Actor: Thank you.

"can."

"it is good!"

Li Xuelin, who played games a lot, called Zhang Yuan and wanted to invite him to discuss the investment in detail.

Zhang Yuan put down his phone, knowing that since the other party called him, it meant that the matter was settled.

But it is done, and dealing with the specific details is not so easy.

An Internet company is not a crosstalk club, and it is not made up of a bunch of ordinary people who dropped out of junior high school.

Those who could start their own Internet companies in 06 were basically the top students from famous universities, the most talented among the talented, and the best among the best.

To deal with Yu Zheng, Zhang Yuan had to ask Zhao Decai, the coal boss, for help.

It would be too easy for him to suffer a loss if he dealt with them alone.

Therefore, he has to seek advice from an expert!

Zhang Yuan first called Huang Weimin from the animation company.

"The new version of the animation settings have been completed. I can send it to you for review first."

"Okay...By the way, are you working on the theme song?" Zhang Yuan asked.

“The lyrics and music are already done, and we can actually record it now.”

“But you said you wanted to keep it.”

"Okay, send it to me. I can use it."

Not long after, Zhang Yuan received the documents.

Picking up his laptop and taking the lyrics and music, he went out to a villa community in the suburbs of the imperial capital.

After one hour……

"Come, drink some water first." Aunt Liu poured him a cup of tea.

Liu Xiaoli was very surprised at Zhang Yuan's arrival.

Xiao Longnu, who was preparing her graduation thesis at home, was extremely happy.

"Old Chen will be here soon. You can tell me what you want first."

What made Liu Xiaoli even more puzzled was that Zhang Yuan not only came to look for his daughter, but also to look for Boss Chen.

"Okay, let's talk about Xixi first." Zhang Yuan took out his laptop.

"It's like this. I previously worked with someone to open an animation production company..."

At this point, Liu Xiaoli interrupted in surprise.

"Animation company?"

When did you do it?

What on earth are you tinkering with usually? Why do you come up with something every now and then?

"It was held in the second half of last year, and then an animated film was released. The ratings were very good and it also won an award from Shanghai TV."

As he spoke, Zhang Yuan used his computer to find the broadcast information of "My Baby Daughter, Good Mom".

The mother and daughter of the Liu family leaned over and took a closer look.

"Okay..." Seeing that it was true, Liu Xiaoli looked at Zhang Yuan curiously.

He has done so many great things quietly.

"The animation company is about to release a new work."

"I saw that Xixi has been learning singing recently, so I thought, why not let her sing the theme song, what do you think?"

"It's the theme song of a cartoon..." Liu Xiaoli lowered her brows and thought for a moment: "Sony wants her to go for a youthful and fashionable style."

“Isn’t the cartoon a bit too childish?”

Zhang Yuan: …

Your daughter even sang the ending song of "The Powerpuff Girls", and you tell me I think cartoons are childish?
Zhang Yuan came to Liu Qianqian's house holding the song "Don't Look at Me Just a Sheep" in his hand, intending to let her sing it.

Firstly, cartoons also need a big selling point. If the theme song is sung by the currently popular Little Dragon Girl, it should be able to attract a wave of traffic and also attract the interest of TV stations.

Secondly, it is also for Liu Qianqian's own good.

All the crappy songs prepared by her island company together are not even enough to beat "Don't Look at Me As Just A Sheep".

What is the national divine song?
It is true that everyone, from an eight-year-old kid to an eighty-year-old man, has heard it, even if they cannot sing it. After all, this song is played when they take their grandchildren on the rocking car.

I'm here to stack up your daughter's health bar and get her pension insurance, okay?
You are still hesitating...

I'm here to give you a dog-head gold. Can you treat it as a dog-head emoticon?

Liu Xiaoli is a dancer, she really can't do anything else.

Just like planning the acting career, it is indeed not professional enough.

This is also a common problem in most home-based brokerage models.

Zhang Yuan had no choice but to explain it to her slowly.

“Although it’s the theme song for an animated film, the composer, Gu Mingqian, is very talented.”

"Jacky Cheung's "Legend of Immortality", "Dust".

“Your Eyes Betray Your Heart by Zheng Zhongji.”

"Wang Jie's "Black Joke" and many of Leon Lai's songs are his works."

“So you don’t have to worry about the quality.”

"Really..." Liu Xiaoli became interested after hearing the background of the composer.

"I have a DEMO, you can listen to it."

Liu Qianqian stood up, took the computer, turned on the speaker, and listened to the accompaniment.

Light and cheerful, the melody is simple but very catchy.

Liu Xiaoli also thought it was good after listening to it, and she could remember the general melody after just one listen.

Liu Qianqian also smiled as she looked at the lyrics.

It’s not that the words are good, it’s that they are simple and easy to remember.

At least it's much easier than singing Japanese songs.

I have been learning Japanese every day recently, and I have to write papers in Chinese, and I often need to look up information in English...

The grammar of these three languages ​​is completely different, and her mind is almost confused.

He often speaks Japanese with some English thrown in.

Seeing such simple lyrics, she was almost moved to tears.

"But Xixi has been busy lately..." After hearing this, Liu Xiaoli did not disagree, but considering her daughter's recent workload...

"Mom, it's just a simple nursery rhyme."

"It won't take long." Liu Qianqian interrupted her mother.

After saying that, he winked at Zhang Yuan again.

"Okay, as long as you're willing." Liu Xiaoli looked helpless.

"Okay then, we also need to talk about the compensation first."

"It's just a nursery rhyme. Why talk about compensation?"

"That's not what I meant. Even if we have a personal relationship, when it comes to work, we have to make it clear and put it in writing."

"Okay." Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli actually agreed.

She was very satisfied with Zhang Yuan's attitude towards work. He said, "It's best to put things into context and make them clear."

The most annoying thing is that everything is fine before the work is done, but there is always a lot of wrangling after it is done.

Speaking of this, Boss Chen happened to come to the door.

As the owner of an agency, I joined the discussion.

"Singing fees, song distribution rights, online copyrights, performance usage rights, how do you consider these? Is it a buyout or profit sharing?" Zhang Yuan raised the questions all at once.

But he quickly added: "My suggestion is a profit-sharing system. If there are subsequent gains, you can also make a profit."

That's Liu Qianqian. If it were someone else, Zhang Yuan wouldn't even ask for a share.

After a long discussion, the singing fee was set at a friendly price of 100,000 yuan, and the rest of the copyrights were split 50-50, with each side taking half of the profits.

After getting a satisfactory result, everyone chatted for a while.

"Okay, it's settled. I wish your animation will sell well." Boss Chen shook hands with him enthusiastically.
"I wish Liu Xixi's singing career will be a big success."

"Hehe..." Xiaolongnu laughed foolishly.

"That's it, I'll treat you to a meal, let's go together." Boss Chen knew that he was doing very well in the entertainment industry, so he also wanted to have more contact with him.

"I'll treat you, because I just need your help with something."

"Isn't it just about singing?" Boss Chen was surprised.

"still got more."

When we arrived at the restaurant, Liu Qianqian had already grown up and we were finally able to drink together.

My mother was right next to me, so I felt more at ease and poured her a glass of red wine as well.

After the pleasantries, Zhang Yuan got down to business.

"Internet company?" Liu Xiaoli was very confused after hearing his words.

"Good, you're smart." Boss Chen praised him.

"Internet companies are very popular right now, and ordinary people don't have a chance to invest."

When Boss Chen saw that he had the idea of ​​investing after making money, he thought that he was a smart guy.

“Yes, it is difficult to enter the market, especially for promising companies, so I also made a lot of concessions.”

"For example, I will buy shares, but I will let the company owner hold them on my behalf."

"Oh..." Boss Chen nodded, thinking that this made sense. Only by investing money and not doing anything else, those Internet companies would have the possibility of opening their doors to welcome customers.

Boss Chen also wanted to invest, but those big Internet companies were not short of money. He invested in several small companies, but they all went bankrupt within a year or two.

He has the ability and background, but he is not from the same circle, so people won’t let him join.

If there had been no concession on equity holding, even if Zhang Yuan's image matched Duowan and could provide advertising effects, the other party might not necessarily take up the cause.

But the problem is that holding shares on behalf of others is actually a very complicated and dangerous matter.

The most basic method is to pay your own money, sign a contract with someone, and transfer the shares to the other party's name.

But doing so is very risky.

Whether the other party tears up the contract or finds an opportunity to secretly sell your shares and cash them out, it will be difficult for you to protect your rights.

That's why Zhang Yuan came to find Boss Chen, the old wizard.

"Oh, there is a way to do this." Upon hearing this, Boss Chen became excited.

He is not familiar with other things, and he is half an outsider when it comes to the entertainment industry.

But investing and handling financial matters are his forte.

“You can set up a shell company in an offshore tax haven like the Cayman Islands.”

“Put the shares in the company’s name.”

"Then hire the boss of the Internet company and let him take over the management of the company."

"This is also considered indirect proxy holding. The actual operation process will be much more complicated, but this is roughly the idea."

"The advantage of doing this is that with the shell company as a medium, it is like having an extra layer of insurance."

"At the same time, these assets can be hidden in multiple shells to avoid being traced back to you, which is convenient for operation and will not be counted as your personal property."

"Especially if the other company is listed, it can avoid most taxes even after cashing out."

Look, this is how people become billionaires. You know it all.

With Liu Qianqian's face, Boss Chen will not cheat him, so he is trustworthy.

That's why he forced the song "Don't Look at Me as Just a Sheep" into Xiao Long Nu's hands, a song that was sure to be a big hit and generate huge profits.

Personal feelings are one aspect, but interests are also a big factor.

An alliance will be solid only when there are connections in interests and emotions.

In this way, he will be able to deal with the complex background of Duowan Games.

Zhang Yuan asked Boss Chen to help him deal with investment and equity matters. Of course, he had to pay a generous consulting fee.

It's better to spend this little money than to lose your assets.

It’s always better to be more careful.

The meal lasted a long time before it ended.

Zhang Yuan personally escorted the three of them to the car.

After the vehicle started, he waved until the tail lights turned on.

"He's so bold!" After the car drove away, Liu Xiaoli muttered, "Two million US dollars."

“It’s not a small amount of money.”

"He has done the gambling with Huayi. Is there anything strange about doing this?" Boss Chen looked calm.

"He plays it this way, just like the agreement with Huayi."

"Once the other company is successfully listed, he will get hundreds of millions in returns."

"While other actors are fighting tooth and nail for pay and roles, he has long since disdained this little money."

"And with his brain, we might have many opportunities to cooperate."

"That's why I'm willing to help him with this proxy holding matter."

Having said that, Boss Chen, who was sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at Liu Qianqian who was sitting diagonally behind him.

"Xixi, you should get in touch with him more and keep in touch."

"Okay!" Xiaolongnu agreed immediately.

Liu Xiaoli looked worried.

More contact?

He glanced at his daughter's beaming face.

If I get to know him more, maybe one day I’ll have a grandchild...

The next day, Zhang Yuan took a plane to Guangdong Province.

I went to the animation company first.

"You, you, you... ask Xiao Long Nu to sing the theme song?" Huang Weimin trembled when he heard his plan.

No wonder he said he would give me a big job.

It’s really big!

Now that "The Return of the Condor Heroes" has been aired, Liu Qianqian has become extremely popular.

If she sings the theme song, won’t our animation be popular before it even airs?

[Received thanks from Huang Weimin, storyboard skills +1! ]

Huang Weimin discovered that after working with Zhang Yuan, he really just needed to do his job well.

The other party took care of all the promotion and sales, which used to be extremely troublesome for him, and handled them perfectly.

"Just like before, we'll make three to four episodes of animation for the pilot. The quality needs to be higher so I can negotiate the price with the TV station."

"understand!"

After giving the instructions, Zhang Yuan took the elevator to Duowan Game.

I talked to my boss Li Xuelin about my proxy holding plan.

"Uh, I..."

He is a management talent with a literary bent.

This guy graduated from the Philosophy Department of Renmin University. When it comes to playing with people and their brains, he is a professional.

But when it comes to financial services and financial management, this person is a layman.

So he was a little confused about what Zhang Yuan said.

But we also know that there is definitely an expert guiding this person behind the scenes.

"Isn't he an actor..." Li Xuelin has always believed that actors are just good-looking but not brainy.

"But Mr. Lei said that those who can think of investing in e-sports and can give full play to their strengths and cooperate with Duowan are not ordinary actors."

“And his profile will really help the platform.”

“And the company does need money.”

"After all, the cost of developing voice communication software is very high..."

Li Xuelin had some concerns at first.

But big investor Lei Jun felt that the other party was willing to pay money and not participate in management, which was already quite suitable.

Because for Lei Jun, this is just one of the companies he invested in to test the waters.

With Zhang Yuan's capital injection, the company's valuation will increase, which is good for him as an investor.

Moreover, he has an anti-dilution agreement. Even if the shares will be diluted a little, the investment returns will still increase as the company appreciates.

Those investment funds will provide money, but they also require participation in management and will put forward very stringent performance growth requirements and listing timelines.

After all, people invest in you just to cash out through listing.

Zhang Yuan would not participate in management, and his generosity could bring positive publicity to the company. After a rational analysis, Lei Jun felt that there was no reason to reject his investment.

After drafting an investment agreement with Li Xuelin, Zhang Yuan promised to pay the money in three installments after the contract was formally signed.

Of course, he also added an anti-dilution agreement, which was also a reminder from Boss Chen.

Otherwise, once large institutions enter the market in the future and frantically issue additional shares, their stakes can easily be reduced to less than 1%, making all his previous investments go to waste.

This is how Zuckerberg later diluted his entrepreneurial partner Savin's 34% stake to less than 5% and kicked him out of the management.

Investment institutions and Internet companies are places where evil people gather!
If it weren't for Liu Qianqian's relationship, and the help of Boss Chen, an old wizard who has been helping state-owned enterprises to go public overseas since the 1990s, he really wouldn't dare to participate in this level of investment.

I thought about it after I got home.

"I just received the money a few days ago, and now I have to pay out a large sum of money again."

"Counting the 800 million from Soldier Assault and the 200 million U.S. dollars from Duowan, it's about 1600 million Chinese yuan."

"Together, it's close to 2500 million."

"I also have to prepare 1000 million to pay off the mortgage I owed when I invested in The Lotus Lantern."

Zhang Yuan thought about it and realized that there was only a turnover of more than 30 million in his account.

As soon as the money arrived, he went to Zhao Decai and said that he wanted to buy an office building.

Luckily I didn’t buy it, and I couldn’t afford it…

But he still spent tens of thousands of dollars to buy several houses.

He thought that having more than 20 million left was already very wealthy, but he did not expect the "big account clearing technique" to appear.

Now, not only is there no money in the account, but I also owe the bank a loan.

I can only wait for the payment from "The Lotus Lantern" and the payment from "Crazy Stone" to be settled after its release before I can become financially comfortable.

"The landlord doesn't have any surplus food!" Zhang Yuan covered his face with emotion.

It seems that I have made a lot of money, but I am spending it faster and faster.

"I have to save some money for the next period of time."

After staying at home for a day or two, Zhang Yuan, who was incorruptible, boarded a plane and came to Anji Bamboo Sea to shoot the remaining scenes of "The Banquet"... (End of this chapter)