At the Chang'an Club, Zhang Ran met with Wu Ruide of IDG to discuss the issue of share redemption. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Two years ago, Zhang Ran mortgaged his creative advertising shares to IDG and borrowed $20 million from IDG. The two parties agreed to repay 30 million within two years. If Zhang Ran is unable to repay, the shares go to IDG.

After sitting down, Wu Ruide spoke first: "I read the newspaper just now, your movie "The Aviator" won 11 nominations at the Golden Horse Awards, congratulations!"

Zhang Ran smiled and waved his hand: "There's nothing to congratulate, if it weren't for Hou Xiaoxian's call to invite, I wouldn't have thought of signing up." Let's get down to business, the two-year appointment is coming soon, and I have enough funds in my hands, it's time to redeem my shares!"

Wu Ruide sighed and said: "The last thing I want now is for you to repay the money! The preparation for the listing of creative advertising is almost complete, and it will be listed in December! If you repay the loan, the cooked duck will fly!"

Zhang Ran smiled: "Don't just see the immediate benefits, I said at the beginning, almost a year and a half, or two years later, I will start the first step of my own plan." Now I have enough money in my hands, but what I said back then is still valid. If you invest 10 million dollars, I'll give you 5% of the shares. ”

Wu Ruide was stunned: "Oh, the conditions you need are ripe?"

Zhang Ran smiled and nodded: "I originally planned to do this at the beginning of this year, but because I was going to shoot "The Aviator", it was delayed until now!"

Wu Ruide shook his head, if it was himself, he would definitely do the project first: "You really like movies!"

Zhang Ran said: "Walt Disney once said that I don't make movies to make money, I make money to make more movies. I think about the same as him, I don't make movies to make money, I make money to make movies I want to make. ”

Wu Ruide said: "At the beginning, you kept saying that the conditions were not ripe, but you refused to reveal more, can you say any conditions now?"

Zhang Ran did not hide it: "Broadband technology has now become popular, flash technology has been popularized, with a market share of 92 percent, and video equipment and technology have also begun to be popularized. Those are the three conditions I need!"

Wu Ruide immediately reacted: "You want to make a video?"

Zhang Ran nodded secretly, this Wu Ruide has a really good eye, and gave a thumbs up: "Yes, a website that is as simple as possible, easy to use as much as possible, can be uploaded in the shortest time, and will never be down." He is not afraid to divulge his plans, and if someone is doing a video site at the same time as him, he believes that his opponent will not be able to do it.

Wu Ruide's eyes lit up, Zhang Ran's vision was really amazing, he expected all this two years ago, and said sincerely: "With you to do it, I believe it will definitely succeed!"

Zhang Ran has been a film and television website for several years before, and he is really confident in doing this: "My interest is film, and being a company is not what I want." In fact, I am looking for you today, in addition to repaying the money as agreed, there is another reason, I registered the company in August, mainly doing genuine film and television dramas, and in the past month or so, I have been busy with the acquisition of film and television dramas. I needed someone to manage the company, someone who knew the internet and, ideally, the film industry. ”

As an angel investor of IDG, Wu Ruide maintains close ties with domestic Internet companies, and he knows many company executives: "You want me to help you find a CEO, if you only ask for easy access to the Internet, such as Cao Guowei of Xinlang, and easy to find if you only know movies, such as Gao Jun of the New Film Association, but there is almost no understanding of both." After all, the Internet and movies are completely different industries, and this is too separate!"

Zhang Ran took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I know one!"

Wu Ruide thought to himself, you know that you can just look for him, why did you come to me? Suddenly, a spiritual light flashed through his mind: "You don't mean me, do you?"

Zhang Ran smiled: "I like to talk to smart people, and I don't have to waste my tongue." ”

Wu Ruide shook his head with a smile: "I'm a lazy person, I'm too tired to do business, it's still suitable for me to be an angel investor, and I don't have management experience, you are looking for the wrong person for me!"

Zhang Ran initially planned to wait for the company to have a certain scale before finding a professional manager to be the CEO. But now he found that it can't be done, LeTV's website has been launched, and the vice president of LeTV used to be a CCTV person, and his connections are very strong, Qiu Yuanxu's acquisition work has encountered some resistance, and he can't spare time for the company's management. Therefore, Zhang Ran plans to find a professional manager to be responsible for the operation of the company, and Qiu Yuanxu is responsible for the film and television part.

However, Zhang Ran never found the right person until the repayment date of IDG was approaching, and he suddenly thought that Wu Ruide was an excellent candidate.

Zhang Ran said lightly: "It doesn't matter if you have no experience, Ma Yun and Ma Huateng were inexperienced at the beginning. It's not like you haven't thought about starting a business, you just haven't waited for the right opportunity. If you were asked to be the CEO of Tencent and the president of Alibaba, would you refuse?"

Wu Ruide said unceremoniously: "I can't refuse." But your company is not Tencent, nor is it Alibaba!"

Zhang Ran was not angry, and said with a smile: "At the beginning of Tencent's establishment, Ma Huateng wanted to sell QQ for 1 million, but the senior management of China.com and Sina refused, and in the end Ma Huateng could only continue to do it himself, which is why Tencent is there today! Let me ask you a question, comparing the Internet to a troubled era, and now the heroes are rising together, competing for the world, how many people do you think can become kings?"

Wu Ruide muttered: "Shanda has been listed on the NASDAQ in the United States, and now his net worth has exceeded one billion US dollars, and now he has a large amount of money in his hands, and he wants to build his own empire, and he can be the king! Alibaba's Ma Yun is the leader of e-commerce, and no one can beat him, and he can become the king! Tencent's Ma Huateng has hundreds of millions of users, which is his biggest capital in the world; Xinlang is the number one web portal, and its influence should not be underestimated, and NetEase's Ding Lei and Sohu's Zhang Chaoyang should not be underestimated!"

Zhang Ran shook his head slightly: "Chen Tianqiao is a master of playing capital, but he is not a person who does things in a down-to-earth manner, he gambles too much." Now that he's concentrating all his strength and preparing to build an online Disney, it's another gamble. He won the bet on Legend, but can he still win this time? The core of Shanda is games, but games are basically not developed by Shanda itself, and it is difficult to form a real competitive advantage. On the contrary, Baidu's search, Tencent's social networking, and Alibaba's e-commerce are all basic functions in the Internet era, so I believe that the future is their third of the world. Speaking of this, Zhang Ran paused, stared at Wu Ruide, and said seriously: "But we also have the incomparable advantages of others, if we can develop steadily, we have a chance to divide the world!"

Wu Ruide was stunned: "Then what is your advantage?"

Zhang Ran smiled and spoke slowly.

The two of them talked for nearly four hours, from the Internet to film and television, from online to offline, from China to Hollywood. In these four hours, Zhang Ran exerted his flickering skills to the extreme, and he could literally bring the dead to life.

Wu Ruide is the manager of IDG, an angel investor, and has seen all kinds of fools. In his opinion, Zhang Ran is a little different from these fools, his understanding of the Internet has reached a terrible level, and more importantly, he has an extremely clear understanding of what he has to do, knowing where his advantages are and where his shortcomings are.

Wu Ruide has never been a person who admits defeat easily, he has a sense of arrogance in his bones, but after talking about it for four hours, he is really convinced by Zhang Ran. He really couldn't understand how a person who came out of the directing department could have such an in-depth study of the Internet? He really couldn't think of a better reason than a genius!

If it was the Three Kingdoms era, Wu Ruide would probably clasp his hands into fists and shout that the lord was on top.

Wu Ruide took a sip of coffee, looked at Zhang Ran, and talked deeply: "Do you know how you feel to me?"

Zhang Ran groaned: "You think I'm a monster?"

Wu Ruide couldn't help laughing: "So you know it yourself?"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "I just think a little bit more than others." To be serious, you and I are actually the same kind of people. We are not willing to be mediocre, cooperate with me and you can get what you want!"

Wu Ruide said: "My position and rights?"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "I am the chairman, and you are the president and CEO, fully responsible for the company's daily management, long-term strategy, group operation, foreign investment and capital operation!"

Wu Ruide didn't have any expression on his face, but nodded firmly: "Then thank you Zhang Dong for your trust, I will definitely live up to expectations." By the way, I don't know what the name of the company is?"

Zhang Ran said: "The pinnacle of the century!"

In this way, nearly two months after the establishment of Century Peak, the personnel of the core management were finally finalized. Zhang Ran served as chairman, Wu Ruide served as president and CEO, and Qiu Yuanxu served as vice president. Wu Ruide is in charge of the website, Qiu Yuanxu is in charge of the film and television part, and Zhang Ran is the shopkeeper.

In terms of treatment, Zhang Ran did not treat Wu Ruide badly, and offered an annual salary of one million and a share option of 2 million.

After the matter was finalized, Zhang Ran took Wu Ruide to visit the peak of the century. The company's office address is in Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, and Tiangong Chongcai is in a building. But at this moment, the entire company is empty, except for the sign with the four big characters of "Peak of the Century" hanging at the door, and there is not even a table.

Wu Ruide was a little dumbfounded, he thought that the company had been established for more than a month, at least the prototype should be there, and now it seems that it is still in an embryonic state!

Zhang Ran smiled: "You, me, Qiu Yuanxu!"

Wu Ruide almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, and there were three people in the whole company, a chairman, a president, and a vice president, which is even more leather than a leather bag company!

Seeing Wu Ruide's depressed face, Zhang Ran put his arms around his shoulders and said with a smile: "What, is there a feeling of falling into a pit?"

Do you know that? Wu Ruide looked at Zhang Ran speechlessly, and said: "I feel like I've fallen into the fire pit! Forget it, it's okay, starting from scratch, and doing it little by little is more fulfilling!" He looked up, the signboard of the pinnacle of the century, and when he saw this signboard, he seemed to see a large company in the future rising.

Although Wu Ruide has no experience in managing companies, he has been an angel investor for several years and has invested in many Internet companies. In a very short period of time, he recruited a group of people with experience in the online video industry and started the construction of the website.

Zhang Ran has always believed that for film companies, directors are much more important than stars. In 05, Orange Sky almost hollowed out Huayi's actors, and many people thought that Orange Sky would rise strongly, and Huayi Club collapsed. However, only after five years, Orange Sky was finished, and Huayi became the leader of domestic film and television. The difference is that Huayi has a director headed by Feng Xiaogang, and the stars are poached, and they can continue to hold them, while Orange Sky has stars, but there are no good directors, they can't get good works, and the stars can only gradually become outdated, so after the company officially opened, the first thing that Century Summit did was to sign a contract with Ning Hao.

After completing the signing, Ning Hao quickly put his new film plan in front of Zhang Ran and them. (To be continued.) )