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Chapter 519 Big Net Drama (Second update please subscribe!)

In March, after the Spring Festival stalls, the entertainment industry was not calm.

Actor BJ was assassinated by her husband, who then committed suicide.

The action blockbuster "Special Identity" invested by Starlight broke out in a scolding battle between the two leading actors Donnie Yen and Zhao Wenzhuo.

The scolding battle between the two sides also involved many other artists in the circle, and the momentum was not small.

As for movies, "Sister Tao", which swept the Golden Horse Awards and the Academy Awards last year, was released, but the box office was mediocre.

The box office of the Hollywood blockbuster "Alien Battlefield" is heading towards [-] million.

The major companies also have their own movements, gearing up to prepare for the next May Day, Dragon Boat Festival, summer vacation, National Day, and Lunar New Year competitions.

Everything in the Hantang Group is on the right track. Basically, Tang An doesn't need to worry too much, and it is enough to control the decision-making of the general direction.

He lives in seclusion and has been busy writing scripts.

However, something happened to Tudou recently, and he had to come forward.

Wang Wei, CEO of Tudou, established Tixian Digital Technology Co., Ltd., preparing to enter the animation production industry.

However, COO Zhou You's plan to develop online dramas and online movies on a large scale was rejected by him.

Flying from the capital to Shanghai early in the morning, Zhou You was already waiting, got off the plane and boarded the car directly.

"Tang Dong, Wang Wei is a typical literary youth. Sometimes he thinks that the Tudou Film Festival can be held in Moganshan. This is not what I didn't know before. I want to enter the animation film industry. clamoring to become the Pixar of China."

Zhou You shook his head again and again, and hurriedly reported to Tang An.

In China, only the "Pleasant Goat" series of animated films can sell money, but the action of this series has been broadcast on TV series since 2005, and it has accumulated four years of visits. The first film was produced in 2009.

This is the only series that was successful, and the movie version of "Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit" failed miserably last year.

Tang An wasn't too excited, Wang Wei is such a person, Wen Qing.

He used to plan to open a winery and make wine, so he read a lot of related books and studied wine making methods, but he gave up soon.

After that, seeing the bodiless Fuzhou lacquerware that he was used to from childhood gradually disappearing, he felt it was a pity. He wanted to open a lacquerware workshop and become a traditional craftsman, but soon found that he was not good at hand-made.

There are many ideas, maybe when you see carp flooding in the United States, you will start ocean transportation.

Tang An asked, "Does he want to make animated movies or anime?"

"It should be an animated movie, and his goal is Pixar."

Zhou You replied, and then said anxiously, "It's okay to make cartoons. After all, it can attract young users, but animated movies will not help the business of video websites. He is completely different!"

Tang An motioned him to feel relieved, "Okay, let me talk to him."

It didn't take long to come to the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, where Tudou's headquarters are located.

Han and Tang literature is also in the park, and it is still a neighbor.

Zhou You led Tang An and his party into the company. Along the way, employees kept casting curious glances at this side, obviously recognizing the major shareholder of the company.

Arriving at the CEO's office, Zhou You knocked on the door for Tang An and entered.

"Director Tang is here." Wang Wei was obviously not surprised by Tang An's arrival.

"You guys go out, I'll talk to Mr. Wang." Tang An nodded to Zhou You and Xiao He.

They closed the door and left Tang An and Wang Wei in the huge office.

Tang An sat down on the sofa and said with a smile, "Boss Wang knows I'm coming?"

Wang Wei poured Tang An a cup of tea and smiled, "Mr. Zhou has been arguing with me for a few days recently. I guessed it because he didn't come to the company this morning."

Tang An didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point.

"Mr. Wang, have you already thought about the animation film company?"

Wang Wei didn't answer, but instead asked, "Is Director Tang involved in the company's development as a major shareholder of the company?"

"No, friend, the identity of a colleague."

Wang Wei said seriously, "I want to be an extreme individual."

Tang An was stunned for a moment, and then understood.

No wonder it's an animated movie, not a movie.

Wang Wei still has a lot of pursuits, he wants to do things that others haven't done, he can't do the ultimate in film and television dramas, but domestic animation films are still blank.

It's no wonder that after he left Tudou, he still opened an animation production company, invested 7000 million to film "Little Door God", and acted as the director himself.

In the final analysis, he is still Wen Qing, who works with passion.

Tang An shook his head and asked, "The reason why Mr. Wang doesn't do web dramas is because Ai Qiyi has already produced the web drama "Online Love" ahead of others, and invited the well-known Japanese girlfriend Aoi K. It was a great success. Do you want to leave?" One's own path, instead of following others?"

Wang Wei said quite confidently, "There is a shortage of Hollywood-level animation films in China."

Tang An asked, "So what? Not to mention how long it will take you to reach that level, what are the benefits to Tudou, and how much traffic and capital will it bring?"

"Aiqiyi has shifted part of its focus to self-produced dramas, and Sohu has already begun preparations for two online dramas. When other websites attract a large number of traffic with one online drama, what does Tudou rely on? You are here. You can watch it in cinemas, you can watch it on TV, and online piracy is everywhere?"

Tang An is getting more and more disappointed with Wang Wei now, such a person is not suitable for managing a large company at all, so he kept opening his mouth.

"Renren.com has acquired 56.com, Suning is already in contact with PPTV, Ahribaba is negotiating with several shareholders of Youku about the acquisition, and Fujixun just injected another 5 million into Fujixun Video!"

"All video sites are making big moves, but Mr. Wang, you are now setting up an animation film company that has nothing to do with video sites, and rejected the proposals for online movies and dramas?"

A series of questions made Wang Wei stunned.

Originally, he founded Tudou as a simple platform, where everyone can upload their own works, showing the power of individuals.

As he himself said, he wants to be the ultimate individual.

But now Tudou has gradually become a brand, and it is not an individual, but Tudou as a whole, which is "boring" and "contradictory" to Wang Wei.

Tang An looked at him, and for Tudou's development, he couldn't be soft-hearted.

"Mr. Wang, I will immediately hold a shareholders' meeting as a major shareholder. Before that, I hope you can think about selling your shares."

After finishing speaking, he left the office regardless of his reaction.

For other shareholders, Tang An has full confidence.

Those shareholders invest in Tudou for profit, and anyone with a little foresight knows how to choose.

A well-produced animation film has an investment of more than 6000 to [-] million, without any audience base, and the risk is too great.

Video sites already burn money, not to mention if they want to invest in the film industry, why don't shareholders go to other companies.

Two days later, Wang Wei finally sold his 10% stake in Tudou to Hantang Media for $7200 million.

So far, Hantang Media has controlled 34.7% of the shares of Tudou.com, and has more than 30% of the voting rights. It has relatively controlled the second largest video website in China.

Zhou You officially became the CEO of Tudou. Tang An didn't ask about the specific handover, and he didn't attend the press conference, which was left to them.

I stayed in Shanghai for an extra day, went to Hantang Literature, and talked with Wu Wen about wireless operations, full copyright development, and film and television development in cooperation with Hantang and Tudou.

Now that Tudou is done, it's time to reorganize the company and its studios and companies.

The animation company Tudou still needs to do, not only animation films, but also animation.

With so many novels in Singularity, animations and film and television dramas adapted from super popular novels can bring many users to Tudou and greatly increase the value of Singularity’s IP.

And Sohu's "Diaosi Man" is about to start production, and the era of web dramas and web dramas is coming soon.

Later, Aiqiyi was the first to pay attention to this area. When it broke out in 15, there were 650 online sites in the entire network, and 622 Aiqiyi online. In the following years, it has maintained a ratio of about 90%. Aiqiyi Yiyi is one of the three major video websites by virtue of web dramas and Wangda.

(End of this chapter)