Actor: Thank you.

The next day, Demon City.

Zhang Yuan led Yang Siwei and the two of them flew to the Magic City early in the morning.

After lunch, we arrived early at the Creative Park on Xietu Road in XH District of Shanghai.

This is the current office of the famous Tudou.com.

Nowadays, Zhang Yuan has some face wherever he goes.

Basically, you can get special treatment just by scanning your face.

He also understood why celebrities would be so intoxicated with sensual pleasures and even become so arrogant.

Wherever you go, you are praised, treated differently, and fawned over as if you were a superior person. Anyone would feel proud of it.

For example, today, Zhang Yuan felt a little "floating".

After all, he was warmly welcomed by a large number of workers at the Niangziguan Power Plant a few days ago, and everyone wanted to strip him naked and take a closer look.

The treatment they receive is almost the same as that of the national treasures at the Chengdu Giant Panda Base.

So when he arrived at Tudou.com, Zhang Yuan confidently told Yang Siwei that he would go meet the boss later.

I taught her an example on how to deal with the boss of such an Internet company.

Let her learn a little bit.

And then... no more.

Zhang Yuan raised his hand and looked at his watch.

When he came to this place to discuss business, he even brought his most expensive piece of Vacheron Constantin.

It was the one Liu Xiaoli gave him.

It's been two hours, and apart from a female staff member who brought tea and snacks once, no one else came.

He was just waiting in a lounge.

It was still a small room, without any luxurious private room or anything.

Click...the door opened.

Yang Siwei went out to gather information for the third time but returned empty-handed again.

She looked at him with a "haha" look in her eyes.

Look at you pretending...

She also wants to come to class with her boss.

As a result, the boss himself was taught a lesson...

"They said their boss was busy in a meeting."

"What about the manager and supervisor?" Zhang Yuan asked in a deep voice.

"They said they were all in a meeting."

"I said I was here to discuss investment cooperation matters, but in the end I couldn't even see a decent person." Zhang Yuan tapped the table with his fingers, making a "da da da" sound.

The memory of the death attacked him again.

It was obvious that no one took him seriously at all.

Just like the crew of "Home with Kids" a few days ago.

No matter what kind of star you are, in other people's eyes, you are just a nobody.

Look down on it.

I definitely feel uncomfortable.

But you can't just make a scene in the office just because you're uncomfortable. That would be too undignified.

But since he is the former director of CCTV, I will admit that he is awesome.

Not to mention myself, even the two brothers Wang from Huayi would act like grandsons when they saw him.

But your attitude as the boss of a video website...

"Boss, what are our plans?" Yang Siwei also felt that the two of them were being ignored.

"There is an old saying in China." Zhang Yuan clenched his fists.

"I don't want to leave you here, I have my own place to stay."

"If you don't want me anywhere, I'll go to Youku!"

"Let's go!" Zhang Yuan stood up and straightened his suit.

"He ignored us, and we ignored him."

"Back to the capital!"

Open the door and go out now.

It's not that I'm angry.

If the other party has this kind of attitude and you refuse to cooperate with them, you will suffer a loss.

The relationship is not equal.

"Hey?"

"Zhang Yuan?"

He walked forward with big strides, and when he was about to reach the door, a gentle female voice with a broadcasting accent and exceptionally standard Mandarin suddenly came from behind him.

"Who?" Zhang Yuan thought he had met a fan.

Looking back, he found that the person who called him was a "only slightly familiar friend".

"What a coincidence, you are here."

The one who called him was Yang Lei, the female host of Modu TV Station.

"Yes, what a coincidence, meeting you in Shanghai." Yang Lei came forward.

The two had met before when he went to Shanghai TV to discuss "Come on! Good Man" and even had a meeting together.

Oh!
Zhang Yuan calculated that it was reasonable for her to be here.

By now she should have known Wang Wei, the owner of Tudou.

"Long time no see, let's have dinner together." Zhang Yuan invited enthusiastically.

"Great, it would be great to have dinner with a big star." Yang Lei immediately replied: "It would be even better if you could give me an exclusive interview."

"That's just a matter of words. I'm always at your service."

“Hehehe…” The other party saw that his fame was growing, but his attitude was no different from before. He still spoke and acted straightforwardly and was very happy.

"By the way, what are you doing here?" the other party asked curiously.

Zhang Yuan deliberately told the man in detail the purpose of his trip and why he had waited for several hours without seeing anyone.

"Oh, sorry, he's always like this." After hearing this, Yang Lei hurriedly greeted and apologized.

"The first time I met him was for an interview, and I waited for several hours."

"In the end, there was no one there. I ran around for several days and got rejected countless times."

"In the end, we met and they only gave me 10 minutes to do the interview. I was so angry... If it wasn't for the station's work requirements, I would have left long ago."

Oh, it's not me, it's everyone.

Zhang Yuan knew that the other party was trying to comfort him and also to explain to Wang Wei.

"Don't wait, I'll help you find him."

Then he led Zhang Yuan to the door of the general manager's office.

When he saw the secretary, he asked.

"Where's my husband?"

Zhang Yuan: …

Why are you stealing Yang Mi's lines?

"Sister Yang, Mr. Wang is resting."

"Tell him, I'll bring my friends to see him." Yang Lei ordered generously.

Zhang Yuan narrowed his eyes and understood what was going on.

This person acted in this way to give himself face. After all, he had a good relationship with Li Ruigang.

Mr. Li is also her boss.

Another thing is that she is also showing her strength to herself.

She can call the person I can't find with just one word.

But this old guy Wang Wei is really a jerk. He even held a meeting!
I would rather sleep than see me.

Well, one day I will let you know what it means to “offend the abbot and then try to run away”.

"Are you married?" Zhang Yuan asked.

"Not yet." Yang Lei "inadvertently" smoothed the hair on his shoulders with his left hand, and showed off the big diamond ring on his ring finger.

"Your forehead is bright red and there is light between your eyebrows. Good things are about to happen."

"Congratulations in advance." Zhang Yuan understood at once and hurriedly sang a wedding song.

"Hahaha, thank you."

"Honey, you're here!"

Soon after, Wang Wei, the founder of Tudou.com, opened the door and called Yang Lei enthusiastically.

"Darling, this is my friend Zhang Yuan." She first hugged her boyfriend, or fiancé, and then introduced him while half-hugging him.

No matter who sees them like this, they would think they are a perfect couple who will grow old together.

It's both darling and honey, and it's quite disgusting.

But the more disgusting we are now, the uglier it will be when we fall out.

"Hello, Mr. Wang." Zhang Yuan suppressed the sneer in his heart, put on a kind smile and walked forward to shake hands with Wang Wei.

"Hello, hello. I didn't expect you to be our Lei's friend. I've heard a lot about you."

"I didn't expect that Mr. Wang and Teacher Yang Lei would get married, otherwise I would have come to visit a long time ago."

There is no need to waste time on greetings.

After arriving at the office, the guest of honor took a seat.

Wang Wei still didn't have much enthusiasm for him, he just smiled faintly, as if he was giving face to his girlfriend.

When Yang Siwei saw this situation, he felt that there was little hope of getting anything done.

But at the same time, they thought that if someone else came, they might be like them just now and not even be able to get through the door.

It’s already very good to be able to meet with the other party’s boss here.

My boss has quite a lot of connections and is quite capable.

After chatting about film and television dramas for a while, Zhang Yuan mentioned that he had invested in film and television dramas and also held the online copyrights of many TV dramas, and the two sides could cooperate.

But Wang Wei was obviously not interested.

Zhang Yuan understood immediately that he didn't take copyright seriously. Nowadays, there are pirated and reposted videos everywhere on the Internet, and no one cares about the copyright of movies and TV series.

This person is still short-sighted and has not seen the future development trend at all.

Boss Jia at this time was the one who later said he would return to China every week.

I have already started hoarding copyrights.

But then I thought about his behavior again, and it was consistent with Wang Wei's character.

This person is a rather arrogant person.

It's the kind of arrogance that comes with an inferiority complex.

"The investment you mentioned, do you mean investing in our Tudou's advertising to promote film and television dramas?" Wang Wei asked subconsciously after hearing his purpose.

"No, the investment I'm talking about is investing in potatoes themselves."

Zhang Yuan replied very seriously.

But just as he finished speaking, he saw a disdainful smile on Wang Wei's lips. Although it was suppressed in an instant, he still caught it.

It seems like it’s a very funny thing for a male actor to say he wants to invest in Tudou.com.

"Mr. Zhang, you are a friend of our Jia Lei, so I'll be frank." After thinking for a moment, Wang Wei replied in a seemingly sincere tone.

“The amount of money that comes in and out of our potatoes every month is very large.”

“It’s a drop in the bucket for us for a small investment.”

"Well, you won't have to make a wasted trip. I'll treat you to dinner tonight and leave everyone to friends."

This was a polite yet arrogant refusal.

Yang Siwei, who was standing by, didn't say anything, but his palms were already sweating.

"There's no rush for eating."

Zhang Yuan continued to answer calmly: "Also, we haven't talked about funding issues."

"Neither side is clear about where the line is between small and large amounts of money."

“Maybe everyone has a different understanding, but I think the amount of money I can bring is not too small.”

"Oh, then tell me about it." Wang Wei picked up the Biluochun tea that Yang Lei had just brewed for him and spoke while blowing the tea leaves.

"300 million..." Zhang Yuan said.

"Heh..." Wang Wei chuckled and continued drinking tea.

Just as I expected, how much money could a small actor make.

"Dollars."

"Puff... cough cough cough..." Wang Wei, who was drinking tea, choked when he heard the sound.

300 million RMB is a small amount of money, but 300 million USD is not a small amount of money!
Yang Lei hurried forward to pat her boyfriend on the back, while at the same time using a tissue to wipe her mouth and the front of her clothes.

Yang Siwei, who was standing by, lowered his head and tried to suppress his laughter.

Because she heard that her boss deliberately took a deep breath when he was talking about the price just now, and he took two or three seconds after saying the number before saying the unit.

This is a mischief.

Sure enough, my boss would take revenge on the spot if he had a grudge, and if he didn't, he would be waiting for an opportunity to do so.

But then I thought, 300 million US dollars would cost more than million!
Considering the endorsement fees from luxury brands that have just come in and the investment and profits from "Big Movie: Billions", it is just about enough.

This is an all-in game!

She didn't dare to speak again.

The company's financial situation has just improved, and my boss is about to do something big again.

Don’t even be able to pay salaries before the New Year.

But at the same time, he looked at Wang Wei, who had finally recovered.

His cough choked him, and all his domineering momentum disappeared.

My boss is really bad, but as long as his methods are useful, it's fine.

"Are you sure you have 300 million US dollars?" Wang Wei gave Lu Yu the same look.

Really? I don’t believe it?
"If you want, you can verify your capital on the spot." Zhang Yuan replied without hesitation.

“This…” Seeing him so confident, Wang Wei felt more confident.

Weird, do actors make so much money now?

Millions of dollars are available at your fingertips.

"Hiss...Okay, we can talk." Wang Wei became interested.

"Forget it today." Zhang Yuan looked at his watch in a pretentious manner: "I have something else to do tonight."

"How about we make another appointment tomorrow?"

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay, it's a deal. I'll have to get busy now. See you tomorrow." Zhang Yuan stood up, shook hands, turned around and left.

"Boss, what are we going to do tonight?" Yang Siwei asked puzzledly after leaving the door.

"We'll eat and drink, take you around the Bund, and then go to bed early."

"Nothing?" The fat woman widened her eyes and said, "You didn't tell me you were busy."

"Isn't it okay to play?" Zhang Yuan snorted coldly: "The other party has taken the bait."

"Just leave him alone."

"Play with him."

“Give him some time to reflect on his attitude towards investors.”

"Oh..." Yang Siwei understood, it was another negotiation tactic.

In the evening, Yang Siwei and I had dinner at a high-end restaurant near the Bund.

Looking at the river view and the bright lights and nightlife outside, he also saw the Tomson Yippin that Li Ruigang pointed out to him when he first came here.

Compared with the luxury houses whose highest bids now exceed 300 million US dollars, his million US dollars is indeed not much.

But he came at the right time.

Zhang Yuan remembers that Tudou.com would complete its third round of financing in April 07.

The total amount is 1900 million US dollars.

Among them, Shanghai's Today Capital and the US lead investor each put in 600 million US dollars, making them the two largest investors.

The remaining five investment companies invested a total of US$700 million.

Later everyone knew that Tudou and Youku were the two largest ones, but at that time there were dozens of video websites, large and small, in China.

These companies place bets on many sides and share the risks, so naturally each company won’t get much.

The two largest companies only took 600 million each, but Zhang Yuan asked for 300 million.

Wang Wei is still negotiating the third round, so he was shocked when he heard the number.

And these seven are all investment companies. It is not easy to get money from them!
You need to exchange a lot of things.

Zhang Yuan once joked that at worst he could invest in Youku.

But this throw is different from the throw of potatoes.

Investing in Youku is relying on others, while investing in Tudou is investing.

Because Youku really can’t invest in it!

Youku’s CEO Gu Yongqiang comes from a background in financing operations and was previously the vice president of Wells Fargo Venture Capital.

His financing and asset management abilities can beat Wang Wei.

The difference between the two is basically equivalent to the difference in bust between Zhou Dongyu and Yang Mi.

This can be seen from just one point.

Before the two companies went public, they were the founders.

Gu Yongqiang holds 47% of the shares, while Wang Wei only has 8% left!

Their abilities and connections are simply not on the same level.

Therefore, Youku’s victory is actually inevitable.

It’s not that Zhang Yuan doesn’t want to invest in Youku, it’s that there is simply no chance at all.

Unlike potatoes, there is still a chance.

If you buy in now, even if Tudou is later acquired by Youku, you can still get at least 10 times the return, which is still a good profit.

And his chance only lies in this narrow gap.

Now Tudou’s second round of investment is about to run out, and the third round of investment has not yet been negotiated.

Those agencies are waiting.

Only when he runs out of ammunition and food can he get more returns with the least investment.

Video websites are extremely expensive, and once their capital chain breaks, they will instantly fall behind in the fierce competition, or even be swallowed up.

Those investment companies will only take action when you are starving to death.

Wang Wei is a conceited and arrogant person with a quick temper.

During Tudou's angel round, this man invested nearly 50% of the shares for an investment of only US$40!
Therefore, those institutions have already figured out his character of selling anything when he gets angry.

Zhang Yuan's arrival and the funds he brought just gave Tudou a break.

300 million US dollars can probably keep Potato going for two more months, or at most three months.

Although it’s not much, but if he can hold out for one more quarter, Wang Wei will have more bargaining chips and time to negotiate with institutions.

This is why he changed his attitude instantly after hearing the numbers reported by Zhang Yuan.

He is really hungry!
After Zhang Yuan caught him, he was naturally not in a hurry.

When we met the next day, we just had a brief chat.

And he deliberately offered a condition that was absolutely difficult for him to accept.

300 million US dollars in exchange for 10% equity.

This price was acceptable before the second round, but it is impossible now.

And the value of all video sites is skyrocketing.

Tudou Tricycle only received 1700 million US dollars.

A year later, when we did the fourth round, we had raised nearly 6000 million US dollars!
It can be seen how fast the valuation of video websites is growing.

Seeing that Wang Wei was indifferent the day before, Yang Siwei took the initiative to invite Zhang Yuan for a drink and a meal.

He even had his girlfriend present to help him get close to her.

Just as the boss said, the offense and defense have changed.

Once we turn passivity into initiative, this matter becomes very easy to discuss.

But in just over a week, this big deal was almost settled... (End of this chapter)