You call this entrepreneurship?

Chapter 276 Favor
Liu Mingzu was prepared to be rejected when he visited today, but he didn't expect that after the secretary went to inform, he came back and said that Mr. Qin wanted to see him.

He was naturally overjoyed. A big boss like Qin Shaoyan must be very busy with all kinds of affairs, but he could actually meet him, an acquaintance they only knew by name.

Liu Mingzu carefully adjusted his suit and followed Secretary Qin to the president's office.

As soon as he entered the door, Liu Mingzu saw Qin Shaoyan, with a haggard face, sitting on a chair. Behind him was an iron rack with empty medicine bottles and infusion sets on it.

"Boss Liu is here, what a rare guest." Qin Shaoyan coughed a few times, greeted him with a smile, and gestured with his hand, "Please sit anywhere, Xiao Chen, make some tea for Boss Liu."

"I don't have any good tea here, just Longjing or something like that that someone gave me as a gift."

"If you're not used to it, I still have coffee."

"No need to bother, just have some tea." Liu Mingzu said quickly, and walked to the sofa and sat down. "Boss Qin, are you sick?"

"It's just a cold." Qin Shaoyan raised the back of his hand that was still bleeding in self-mockery, "The ice bucket challenge was popular a while ago, and Bill Gates from the United States asked me to join in."

"In the middle of winter, this bucket of ice water poured down on me. I froze when the wind blew over me. I didn't take it seriously at first, and the situation got worse the longer I put it off."

Liu Mingzu asked with concern: "Is it okay?"

"I've been on IV drip for a few days and I'm much better." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "Besides, I'm a young man and my body can handle it."

"You still need to take care of your health. Mr. Qin, you just don't take care of yourself." Liu Mingzu said with a smile, "I have a few boxes of wild ginseng. I'll have someone send them to you this afternoon."

"No, it's not appropriate for me to accept your gift for no reason." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand.

"Why is it inappropriate? Don't you recognize me as your friend?"

"If I refuse again, I will seem distant, so I will accept it." Qin Shaoyan said casually, "When I have some free time, we can have a drink together."

"Sure, sure." Liu Mingzu agreed happily.

But he didn't take it to heart, nor did he say anything further. Qin Shaoyan was just being polite. If you took it seriously, you would seem foolish.

"Mr. Liu, you are usually very busy. Why did you think of me? You are not coming here specially to give me a gift, are you?" Qin Shaoyan asked with a smile.

"The last time I received the guidance from Mr. Qin, I was enlightened. I have been busy with the website financing since I returned." Liu Mingzu said quickly, "But I am not smart, and there are many things I don't understand. I was thinking about asking Mr. Qin for advice someday, so that you can take time to give me some advice."

"I came here a few times before, but you were not in the company. I happened to meet you today, and I can't let go of this good opportunity."

"I was so busy recently that I wasn't in the company." Qin Shaoyan was a little confused. "Did you make an appointment to come to the company? The secretary didn't tell me that you were here."

"Xiao Chen is so rude. He didn't even register such an important guest."

Liu Mingzu quickly interrupted, "It's not Secretary Chen's fault. I told her not to disturb you, President Qin."

Qin Shaoyan sighed and patted his forehead, "I've been busy with Qvod recently and can't take care of anything else."

"Oh, is Qvod going well?" Liu Mingzu continued, "I saw in the newspaper that Qvod and YouTube are collaborating again."

"Huh, you know about this too?" Qin Shaoyan was a little surprised.

"The biggest things on the Internet recently are YouTube and Qvod. I've been following the news in newspapers." Liu Mingzu sincerely admired, "Boss Qin is really amazing. He can sell a website for $300 million."

"If it's not sold, the three hundred million dollars is just a false name." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand and said modestly.

"You must be more optimistic about the future development of Qvod and don't want to sell it." Liu Mingzu flattered, "With the current momentum of Qvod, even three billion dollars will not be able to stop it in two years."

"Alas, the capital market is overly optimistic about the video website market." Qin Shaoyan paused for two seconds and said, "It's hard to say what the future of video websites will be. Everyone has excessive expectations, and the media has also exaggerated."

Liu Mingzu said seriously: "I am not complimenting you. I also highly respect Qvod."

"Video websites will definitely be the new trend of the Internet in the future. They are much more interesting than portal websites. Watching short videos is always more interesting than reading articles."

"Even my father, a local boss, is familiar with Qvod. He has mentioned Qvod to some celebrities he knows and recommended them to register an account on Qvod to make themselves familiar with the site."

When Qin Shaoyan heard this, he suddenly realized that it was you who invited these stars.

Qin Shaoyan had previously speculated that among the people he knew, there were only a few who had connections with film and television stars.

For example, the Hairun Company that I dealt with before and Director Meng from the cultural department.

But these people are not very familiar with Qin Shaoyan, and their cooperation is purely for profit.

It would be fine if Qin Shaoyan took the initiative to contact them and asked them to help invite the celebrities.

As for automatically finding a celebrity to help Qin Shaoyan, that is basically impossible, as neither the relationship nor the benefits are that high.

Excluding everyone else, the only person left is the son of the coal boss who is suspected to have connections with the film and television industry.

At first, Qin Shaoyan was only after the coal boss's money, but now that he found out that the other party actually had connections in this area, he couldn't let him go.

"I was wondering why so many celebrities suddenly joined Qvod.com. It turned out to be the work of Mr. Liu." Qin Shaoyan stood up and walked to Liu Mingzu enthusiastically and shook his hand. "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your strong support for Qvod.com. I'll definitely make you my friend."

"When your father has time, I will thank him in person."

"It's just a small favor, not worth mentioning." Liu Mingzu said with a smile, "Besides, we are just the icing on the cake."

"This is more than just icing on the cake." Qin Shaoyan said solemnly, "I'll remember this favor."

"Mr. Liu, isn't your audio website looking for financing? Are there any difficulties?"

“Which venture capital firm have you contacted?”

"I contacted two companies, but the talks didn't go well." Liu Mingzu said frankly, "Now I'm pinning my hopes on IDG. I met with Mr. Zhou twice, but he didn't give me a clear answer."

"Zhou Dao from IDG, right?" Qin Shaoyan said generously, "I'll help you make an appointment with him. It's just about financing. I'll go and talk with you when the time comes."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin." Liu Mingzu was overjoyed and stood up excitedly.

With Qin Shaoyan offering his help, this matter is almost certain to succeed.

"It's just a small matter." Qin Shaoyan said nonchalantly, "Your audio website is actually quite good. I am also optimistic about it. There is nothing wrong with this project."

"Oh, by the way, I remember telling you before that you should spend some money on advertising to improve the website data. Have you done it?"

Liu Mingzu was a little embarrassed and looked away, "We are still preparing."

"Don't prepare, just get started." Qin Shaoyan said angrily, "The Internet is all about improving efficiency and reducing time costs. Don't dawdle."

"Okay, I'll start making the advertisement when I get home today." Liu Mingzu agreed quickly.

"Now we are looking at the website data. As long as the data is good, venture capitalists will definitely be willing to invest money." Qin Shaoyan said, "And doesn't your website have paid projects?"

“That’s even better. It means the website has its own business model. Can it make a profit?”

"There is no problem with profitability." Liu Mingzu said quickly, "We can make a lot every year."

"How much can you earn?" Qin Shaoyan asked.

"Well, maybe two or three million." Liu Mingzu estimated a rough figure. "That shouldn't be the case." Qin Shaoyan frowned, "Two or three million is a bit small. If you can do this, 20 million a year won't be a problem."

"We still need to do more advertising to make the website more well-known and attract users with paying ability to come in."

“We need to put more effort into website content, pay close attention to users’ pain points, find new hooks, and accurately identify users’ preferences.”

"We should create more books of the type that pays the most. We should not only create the content ourselves, but also build a platform to attract creators through profit-sharing cooperation."

"With a large number of creators coming in, do you still worry about not having content? Just sit back and collect money."

Liu Mingzu felt as if he had been enlightened by Qin Shaoyan's words, and all his meridians were opened up.

What do users like to listen to nowadays? They like to listen to erotic, horror and suspense stories, so why not just make more of them?

Missing content?
How can there be a lack of content? Just search online and you will find that there is a lot of content on the Internet.

There are a lot of passionate novels on novel websites nowadays, some of which are no different from erotic novels.

Find a popular novel, hire two cute chicks with sweet voices, and have them read the novel aloud.

You don’t even have to pay copyright fees, the money will just come in.

"It has to be President Qin." Liu Mingzu admired sincerely, "No one knows more about the Internet than you."

"These are just some tricks, not worth mentioning." Qin Shaoyan waved his hand. "Internet stuff is just that. If you explain this clearly to the investors, they will basically stop hesitating."

"It sounds complicated to say that financing is a complicated matter, but it is actually quite simple. The difficulty lies in the negotiation of details." Qin Shao said seriously, "Experienced investors will set some favorable clauses in the financing agreement, and these clauses can easily trap novices."

"I'll give you a document later. You can take it back and take a closer look."

"It's better to find a larger law firm to help you check the terms of the contract. They can save you a lot of trouble."

Liu Mingzu wanted to take out a notebook to write it down. What Mr. Qin said were all top-notch secrets and valuable information.

……

Liu Mingzu, who had gained a lot, came out of Qin Shaoyan excitedly and drove straight to a teahouse.

After going up to the second floor, the waiter led me into a private room decorated in an antique style.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw my cheap father, who was holding a tea bowl and discussing the tea ceremony with a tea artist wearing a high-slit cheongsam.

The tea artist sat on Liu Yuanrui's lap, giggling and twisting her body to avoid Liu Yuanrui's hand. "Boss, have a sip of tea."

"This tea requires precise cooking time. If it's not cooked enough, it will taste bland." Liu Yuanrui said with a smile. He turned his head and saw Liu Mingzu coming in, then he pushed the tea artist away.

Liu Yuanrui straightened his clothes and regained his serious demeanor, "Ming Zu is here, please sit down, Fengxian, pour the tea."

The tea artist quickly picked up the purple clay teapot and poured tea into the teacup.

Liu Mingzu pretended he saw nothing and sat down opposite Liu Yuanrui. "Father, I'm back."

"You've been away for so long, and you finally got to meet President Qin?" Liu Yuanrui picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and waved his hand to let the tea artist leave.

"Yes." Liu Mingzu told the details of his meeting with Qin Shaoyan.

Liu Yuanrui nodded with satisfaction and said with emotion: "I have finally connected you with this line. It depends on your performance from now on."

"Thank you, father." Liu Mingzu hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively, "What about the website advertising?"

"I'll give you 10 million." Liu Yuanrui said calmly, "I'll transfer it to your company's account tomorrow. Just do as Mr. Qin said, put out the advertisement and make that dish happen."

"Thank you, father." Liu Mingzu was overjoyed. It was not easy to get money from this stingy old father.

"Don't thank me yet." Liu Yuanrui said slowly, "This money is not for you. You need to write an IOU."

"Ah?!" Liu Mingzu was stunned.

"Let me see how well you can build the website." Liu Yuanrui took a sip of hot tea and said slowly, "If you can really build the website, you don't have to pay me back."

"Don't worry, Dad. My website still has great potential." Liu Mingzu said quickly, "Boss Qin said he is optimistic about my website."

"He was just being polite, but you took it seriously." Liu Yuanrui glared at him. "Whether it's good or not depends on what the investors say. They are the ones who pay you real money."

"I came to the capital this time just for you, to see if you are cut out for business."

"If you can't do your job well, don't ask me for money again."

"I understand." Liu Mingzu suppressed his dissatisfaction and said honestly.

Liu Yuanrui scolded his son and changed the subject, asking: "How far do you plan to develop this website? Do you have any goals?"

"This is what I think." Liu Mingzu answered seriously, "The first option is of course to go public. Only after going public, that's when you can really make a lot of money."

"If going public doesn't work, then just sell the website, cash out and leave."

"Going public?!" Liu Yuanrui pondered for a moment, "Going public is not easy, you need people, but if you can really do it, I can help you find people."

"Father, when I said we were going to go public, I meant we were going to go public in the United States," Liu Mingzu said quickly, "not the domestic stock market."

"Hmm?" Liu Yuanrui looked at his son in surprise. "I'm glad you have this idea. Then you should try your best."

Liu Yuanrui was drinking from the teacup when his cell phone suddenly rang. He took it out, took a look at it, and frowned.

"Lao Wang, what's the matter?" Liu Yuanrui answered the phone and asked, "I'm in Beijing..."

Lao Wang laughed from the phone, "Why are you so cool in Beijing? I have something to discuss with you."

"I am planning to invest in a big project called a video website."

"Video website?!" Liu Yuanrui was very surprised, "Why are you interested in the Internet?"

"The Internet is very popular now. I heard that if you set up a website, you can sell 300 million US dollars in three months." Lao Wang said excitedly, "It's faster than robbing money. I'm thinking of investing some money to try it out."

"Accountant Jia just found me. He wants to set up a video website, so I thought I'd ask you."

"Accountant Jia?!" Liu Yuanrui was puzzled. "I don't know him."

"I'm not asking if you know him, I'm asking if you want to invest together." Lao Wang asked tentatively, "He is also our fellow villager, he is reliable."

Liu Yuanrui hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll discuss this with you when I get back."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yuanrui fell into deep thought.

The Internet is so attractive that even a stingy guy like Lao Wang can't sit still.

Would you like to try it?

(End of this chapter)