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Chapter 669 Youku
Yang Siwei was on pins and needles.

She was very worried that she and her boss would end up like the last time they went to Tudou, where no one paid any attention to them for a long time.

And this time the boss seems to have learned his lesson.

Last time before I went out, I said I would give myself a lesson.

This time I was much more stable.

She asked specifically before coming.

"Boss, what are our plans this time?"

And Zhang Yuan’s answer was.

"We'll see what happens."

At the same time, his face was serious.

Yang Siwei looked at his boss who was usually successful in everything he did. At this moment, he felt weak and suddenly felt a sense of relief in his heart.

It's the same look as when his peers saw him get humiliated.

Your boy also has today!
It's the same in life, everyone has times when they envy others.

This kind of emotion arises when you are envious.

Yang Siwei thought to himself that except for my appearance, I was the best among my peers in all other aspects since I was a child.

Almost getting admitted to Peking University is no joke.

Even when I was with Sister Hua, I just watched and learned.

I always think about it in my heart.

"I can take your place!"

But after coming to Zhang Yuan's side, she was often in a daze.

I can’t keep up with Zhang Yuan’s thoughts and I don’t know what he wants to do.

What often happens is...

what?
what?
what?
Oh……

She always reflects on herself.

Am I not good enough, or is my boss too abnormal?
Now, seeing that he also lacked confidence like ordinary people, she felt relieved.

Zhang Yuan did indeed "restrain himself".

The key point is that we suffered a blow from potatoes last time.

If Yang Lei had not appeared, it is estimated that the 3% stake would not be possible.

He feels that these bosses of Internet companies are really difficult to deal with!
They are indeed the new-age rich who can create a market value of 30 to 50 years of real industry in just three to five years. They are all shrewd people.

With the "psychological shadow" of Tudou last time, both the "master" and the servant felt that the days were long like years.

Zhang Yuan would raise his wrist to look at his watch almost every five minutes.

Not long after he lowered his wrist for the third time...

"I'm so sorry, I was in an important meeting just now."

"Sorry sorry!"

A middle-aged man with a neat shaved head, wearing a neat shirt and grey trousers, and speaking with a Cantonese accent, put his hands together as if apologizing, and walked into the room with a smile.

This person is the leader of Youku, Gu Yongqiang.

Zhang Yuan took a look and found that the man was quite polite.

The contrast with the previous Potato Wang Wei is huge!

However, he looked a bit like a smiling tiger. At the same time, his dress and feeling gave Zhang Yuan a feeling that was a bit similar to Steve Jobs.

It's the kind of person who is actually quite arrogant by nature, but for the sake of work, he deliberately puts on a humble and approachable attitude.

Zhang Yuan doesn't dislike people who are willing to pretend.

It's better than someone like Wang Wei who is too lazy to even pretend.

When they met for the first time, Zhang Yuan could feel that this person's level was much higher than Tu Dou's.

"Hello, Mr. Gu."

"Hello, I've heard a lot about you!" Gu Yongqiang shook hands with him happily.

The strength of the handshake seemed to have been trained, gentle and powerful.

"I'm very sorry for the poor hospitality and for making you wait here."

"Come to my office."

"Let's talk about this in detail."

He didn't even ask what the matter was, and led the two people to his office.

Yang Siwei looked at me and saw that my boss had made progress again?

This time is completely different from last time!

This person is very polite and enthusiastic.

This has to do with a question of one’s origin.

Gu Yongqiang's family conditions are much better than Wang Wei's.

When he was young, his family moved to the Lighthouse Country.

He originally studied civil engineering from his father, but changed his major to economics after arriving at Dengta.

After working for a few years, he saved up enough money to get admitted to Stanford.

Where is Stanford?
That is a nesting place for entrepreneurs from all over the United States and even the world.

People inside are always wondering how to start a business and attract investment.

After leaving school, most of them set up their own businesses.

But at this point, it became clear that Gu Yongqiang was different.

He felt that it was not time for him to start a business yet, so he did not choose to start a business directly after graduating from school like his classmates.

Instead, he started out working his way up from consulting firms and investment companies, and eventually became the head of the investment department at Wells Fargo.

When he was representing Wells Fargo to discuss investment with Sohu, he was noticed by Zhang Chaoyang.

He was directly brought to Sohu to be the Chief Operating Officer, and later he was promoted to the position of President.

The reason why Zhang Chaoyang asked him to come here was very simple.

Help Sohu with its IPO and post-IPO operations management!
After Sohu successfully listed on Nasdaq and entered into stable operation, Boss Gu withdrew.

He felt that it was about time to start his own business!

So he is much older than Wang Wei.

I have accumulated a lot of connections along the way.

Moreover, he has worked in almost all management positions in a company over the years.

And take Sohu as a "practice", it already has experience in operating and listing Internet companies.

Compared with him, Wang Wei is really a greenhorn!
This boss Gu is a typical example of a man who has accumulated a lot of experience and is calm and sophisticated.

How sophisticated are you?

After sitting down, he asked someone to make some good tea for Zhang Yuan.

It's the kind of tea that smells good as soon as you smell it, and is not much different from the one you serve to guests in your own teahouse.

After that, there was no real topic, just small talk.

And he is not like Wang Wei, who always talks about himself and brags about his life experiences and potatoes.

This person, on the contrary, kept bringing the topic back to Zhang Yuan.

And I am very familiar with most of Zhang Yuan's works, especially his recent works.

Yang Siwei felt that this boss had a pretty good attitude and paid a lot of attention to his boss.

But soon, he showed off his wrist a little.

"You've become quite popular recently."

"Many employees in our company like to see your work."

“Especially the female employees.”

“Hehehe…” he said while laughing.

But he immediately added another sentence.

"What a pity! A young talent like you should be performing on a big stage like the CCTV Spring Festival Gala."

"It's such a pity that we have no chance to meet each other."

Hey!
Zhang Yuan raised his eyebrows, knowing what was going on.

He seemed to be sighing, but in fact he was telling himself the truth.

"I know you were banned from the CCTV Gala!"

Not many people know this news yet.

That is, the senior management of CCTV, people within his company, and a few people who are close to CCTV.

After the other party said this, he understood.

"I have people up there too!"

This is what Gu Yongqiang wanted to express.

Then the meaning of his previous words about Zhang Yuan's works, which were full of details, also changed.

It wasn't a compliment to him, or an expression of affection, at least not entirely.

At the same time, the other party said, I have checked you!

On the whole, Boss Gu’s attitude is.

I know you and what you did.

So don't play tricks on me.

We are just dwarfs compared to the giants!

Compared to Big Dog's way of pinching his hands and pretending to be powerful.

This guy's way of showing off his power is really advanced, with hidden power.

Those who can deal with finance and play it well are all brave and courageous, and none of them get it for free.

Zhang Yuan also analyzed it secretly in his mind.

"He is so powerful, but he is on guard against me."

"That means you're afraid I'll do something tricky!"

The opponent's trick actually exposed his own hidden nervousness and anxiety.

So Zhang Yuan smiled secretly in his heart.

"Since he is uneasy, he needs to find a reason for his uneasy feeling."

He understood it as soon as he thought about it.

The reason that makes this person uneasy is actually very simple.

It’s the 3% of Tudou shares that he holds!

You took Tudou’s shares and now you come to my Youku?

And you are not an investment company or a private equity fund, what do you want to do?
Zhang Yuan thought again that he had appeared on CCTV news for two seconds just a few days ago.

Since the other party was investigating him, they must know this. He was not afraid of himself, but who was behind him.

Whether it is the ones above or the Huo family.

If you take him as a pioneer, come to "cooperate".

In the eyes of some top second-generation people, cooperation means that you give the company to me and then work for me.

This must be what he is afraid of!
Especially since this person is actually from Guangdong Province, the one he should be more afraid of is the Huo family.

The Huo family just eats in a good manner, they don’t mean to be cannibals.

It seems that I am now somewhat famous. Before I even opened my mouth, the other party became nervous.

Since you are trying to intimidate me, I will do the same to you.

Zhang Yuan immediately responded.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Gu, I’m not here to discuss investing in Youku today.”

"Uh..." Gu Yongqiang was stunned.

Good guy!
He saw through my worries!
You set up a maze for me, so I'll make it clear to you!
"Why, is it that our Youku has no appeal to Mr. Zhang?"

"Or do you think Tudou.com is better?"

He reacted immediately and simply made it clear!
Yang Siwei, who was standing by, shuddered all over.

They were chatting harmoniously just now, why did they suddenly become so tense?

She felt herself entering that "Huh?" phase again.

"No, quite the opposite."

“I think Yoku has a big advantage over potatoes.”

"Why do you think so?" Gu Yongqiang found it funny.

Since you think our Youku is good, why do you invest in Tudou?

"Because there are so many video sites nowadays."

"But as the general trend of the world goes, long periods of unity will inevitably lead to division, and long periods of division will inevitably lead to unity."

"In the early days of the Three Kingdoms, many heroes stood out, but eventually the three kingdoms returned to the Jin Dynasty."

"Now there are many heroes fighting for their own country, but the most important thing is to see who can survive to the end."

"And there is actually only one condition for survival."

"money!"

Gu Yongqiang's eyes lit up.

I didn’t expect this person to see things so clearly!

Even more thorough than most of my peers!

After all, video websites are just a way to burn money!

It should be said that any Internet company is burning money!
"And as far as I know, no video website has found a sustainable and reasonable way to make profits."

In the early days, video websites were all created for fun and were gathering places for piracy. There was no such thing as paid membership at all.

Given the market environment at that time, no one would open a business even if there were members.

There are pirated copies everywhere on the Internet, who would spend money to watch you!
In the early days, we could only make money through advertising.

In the medium term, there was stable membership income, and then in the live broadcast era, new models such as live streaming, e-commerce, and knowledge payment emerged.

Streaming media is still in its infancy.

In troubled times, heroes emerge from all directions, and anyone with a gun can become a king!
Still at this stage.

However, advertising revenue is completely unable to cover the website's expenses. It is not even enough to pay the Internet fees to major operators, that is, the usage fees of communication nodes in various places.

"With money, you can survive to the end."

"And you, Mr. Gu, are the richest among this group of people."

"To you, I am poor."

“How can a poor person invest in a rich person?”

"Hehehe..." Gu Yongqiang chuckled again after hearing his words.

And my impression of him changed greatly.

Nothing!
Have ideas and have abilities.

No wonder he can get in touch with CCTV.

See it thoroughly.

The most important thing is that you have the same idea as me.

When Gu Yongqiang was communicating within the industry, he proposed the theory of burning money, and many of his colleagues disagreed.

I think he comes from a financial investment background and only cares about money.

The most important thing for a video website should be creativity and content...

These people are not wrong, but creativity and content cannot make a living.

When the granaries are full, people will know etiquette, which is the same for being a person and building a website.

You have to survive first, then talk about the content.

When no one was using QQ, Pony Ma was dressing up as a cross-dresser to attract users.

Make money, don't shiver.

At that time, QQ was not surviving, so Pony Ma found Ding Lei.

I want the other party to buy QQ.

In the end, Ding Lei didn't buy it.

Of course I regret it.

Later, Ding Lei also had difficulties, and the one who extended a helping hand to him was the cash king of the capital, Jun'er.

The asking price was 1500 million, but Brother Sanshi was reluctant to sell it.

As a result, a few months later, it raised 4000 million yuan and NetEase’s market value soared by over million yuan.

Jun'er regretted it again.

These big guys are all going around in circles helping and regretting each other.

Ultimately, it's all about money.

Money and survival are the only themes of every startup company.

Zhang Yuan grasped this point, which made Boss Gu think highly of him.

However, he thought he understood Zhang Yuan's metaphor of "Three Kingdoms Returning to Jin".

I feel like I am Jin.

But he didn't know that his maximum score was three points...

As for Wang Wei, he is not even considered one of the Three Imperial Families. At most, he is the Skeleton King of Huainan.

The real Jin is still Jack Ma.

And that person is just like Sima Zhao, his intentions are clear and known to everyone.

Finally, it led to "heavenly punishment".

what?
Yang Siwei has reached the second stage.

Why were they suddenly so tense just now and now they are suddenly laughing and cheerful?
I was there, I didn't leave?
What exactly was missed?
Although she didn't fully understand it, when she found out, her boss had "dealt with" the other party.

"Since you are not here to discuss investment, what can I do for you?"

Boss Gu's attitude became gentle again.

"I would like to discuss a long-term cooperation with you."

"Deyuan Society, you should know it."

"Of course!" Boss Gu replied with a smile, "It's very popular recently, especially on the Internet."

“There are quite a few jokes and videos, and they have been played a lot.”

"Well, I have shares in this crosstalk group."

"And I am also an insider of crosstalk and storytelling."

"He is also a member of the Chinese Folk Art Association." Zhang Yuan told the other party directly.

Boss Gu also knew this, but he did not pay much attention to it.

However, this person's father is from Guangdong Province, while his mother is from Tianjin.

Everyone in Tianjin is a master of folk art, and this guy also has a bit of a fondness for it in his heart.

That's why he is very familiar with the videos of Guo and Yu.

"Next, Deyuan Society will start a series of commercial performances."

"There are five or six cities tentatively selected."

“There will also be performances by storytelling houses.”

“I want to cooperate with Youku and turn commercial performances and storytelling into a series of programs.”

“Even Youku can do live webcasts.”

"This should be able to attract a lot of users to your website."

After listening to what he said, Gu Yongqiang felt a little moved.

Because the traffic of Guo and Yu is quite large.

But to be honest, there are a lot of TV series and movies that come to him for investment.

He pushed countless.

Crosstalk...

Boss Gu said calmly after he became serious.

"The cooperation you mentioned is paid?"

"Of course." Zhang Yuan responded with a smile.

"But nowadays, there are countless crosstalk videos shot by the audience themselves on the Internet."

"At least several hundred people upload Deyuanshe's programs on our platform every day."

“These are all free.”

“Then why should I pay to work with you?”

"Good question!" Zhang Yuan clapped his hands.

Gu Yongqiang was stunned.

Not only was he not annoyed, he seemed quite happy.

Wouldn't most people be angry if I asked them this question?

"Mr. Gu, I want to make a bet with you." Zhang Yuan answered.

"bet?"

"Yes, let's make a bet." Zhang Yuan pointed at the ceiling.

"Let's bet on how long it will take for the higher-ups to start cracking down on online copyright issues!"

(End of this chapter)