Chapter 42: Decisive Investors

"Mr. Li, you have come from afar, why don't I take you to visit our company first?" Jiang Tenglong, the founder, stretched out his right hand to invite Li Hao to inspect the company.

Li Hao nodded slightly, and then followed Jiang Tenglong, Yuan Mingfeng, and Qin Lu to take a general look at the various departments of the "Wanshu Tangmen" Literary Company, such as the Business Operation Department, the Copyright Department, the Review Department, the Signing Department, etc. During the period, the three also chatted with Li Hao about the key word distribution of the content page of the novel website, the design of the column page, the user experience of readers and other details.

After a round of visiting, Jiang Tenglong led Li Hao and Gu Tiancheng to the multi-functional conference room to discuss the investment matters.

As soon as he took his seat, it didn't take long for the founder Jiang Tenglong to go directly to the topic and asked Li Hao, "Mr. Li, you should have already read the investment plan I provided to Mr. Gu before, right? I would like to take the liberty of asking you, what kind of investment philosophy do you uphold for investing in an original online literature website? After all, you also know that the investment benefits in the early stage of opening an original literary website will not be as obvious as that of the profiteering industry. ”

Jiang Tenglong, Yuan Mingfeng, and Qin Lu are most afraid that Li Hao, like the investor last time, will withdraw funds at a critical moment, which will directly lead to his efforts being in vain.

Hearing the other party ask about his investment philosophy, Li Hao smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, before answering your question, first of all, I have to correct the inherent concepts of many people. Investment is not about giving money to people, nor is it as simple as doing a win-win project. Investing is a way for businesses to make strategic decisions. As an investor, I'm happy to invest in early-stage startups that have the potential and give me hope for the future. Generally, it takes 5-10 years, or even longer, for such a company to achieve real success. So you ask me what kind of investment philosophy I uphold? Invest in the long term, that's my investment philosophy. ”

As Li Hao spoke, Jiang Tenglong, who was sitting across the conference table, suddenly nodded frequently with a deepened impression of him. Li Hao's investment attitude coincides with the strategic development of his company. That is to continue to make an original literary website for a long time.

"Mr. Li, I think your investment philosophy is very correct, I would like to ask you again, do you think you have any questions or opinions on investment in our Wanshu Tang Sect literature?" Since the novel website needs to operate for a long time, Jiang Tenglong wants to find an investor who can reach a consensus to cooperate. According to Li Hao's current concept and background identity, it is very much in line with his expectations.

At this time, Li Hao put his hand in front of the conference table and said casually, "Mr. Jiang, instead of talking about questions or opinions on investment, let's talk in detail about the basic operation, operating costs, and sources of profit points of your original online literature company." In order to test the other party's personal ability, Li Hao directly asked Jiang Tenglong to elaborate on the three aspects of the company's operation.

Hearing Li Hao's three requirements, Jiang Tenglong said after a brief thought, "Mr. Li, you have put forward these three points very well. The basic operation of our Wanshu Tangmen literature mainly revolves around the author, the work, and the reader's audience. Regarding website authors, we are categorized as gunners, novices, ordinary authors, excellent authors, boutique authors, great god authors, etc. Regarding the works, we mainly include the two categories of modern city and suspense and supernatural. As for the readership, since we are a newly founded literary website, the audience is mainly composed of novice readers and Chinese and white readers. ”

"As for the operating costs you just mentioned, there are mainly three major parts: copyright signing costs, office costs, and website costs. The cost of copyright signing is the payment of the manuscript fee of the contracted author. Office costs include personnel costs, administrative costs, and channel operation business costs. The cost of the website is the network master site plus the WAP mobile client ......"

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Li, I would like to add one more point to you here, that is, the most critical thing about the original literature website is that it is difficult to find a good editorial team, and the editor-in-chief level salary of more than five years of experience in the current market is 30,000-50,000 yuan, the salary of the editor in charge of more than three years of experience is 9,000-20,000 yuan, and the salary of a content editor with one year of experience is 6,000-15,000 yuan. Although the salary price is here, the problem is that there is no way to hire people. But fortunately, our editorial team is built by Mr. Yuan himself, and in terms of business ability, it is absolutely reassuring!"

Jiang Tenglong explained all the problems in the company's operation to Li Hao. And at the end, I deliberately mentioned the company's advantages.

However, at this time, Yuan Mingfeng, the deputy general manager and editor-in-chief who was sitting next to him, said to Li Hao with a little addition, "Mr. Li, what Mr. Jiang said just now are indeed the problems we need to face. Including the professional editorial team mentioned at the end, this is also an important resource that is very scarce in the industry. One more thing I'd like to add here is that it's actually the CEO of an original literary website that is more difficult to find than a professional editorial team. For example, take our Jiang Zong, the price offered to him by the headhunting company before, the annual salary is at least this amount!"

Yuan Mingfeng stretched out his finger and compared the number "2", signaling that if Jiang Tenglong didn't jump out and work alone, then with his current ability, the annual salary would start at least two million.

Seeing that Yuan Mingfeng sang and shook out the old bottom with himself, Jiang Tenglong, the founder of the literary website, waved his hand and replied modestly, "Mr. Yuan, it's far away, it's far away! In front of Mr. Li, what kind of headhunting company do you mention? If I want to agree to headhunting, then why should I come out and lead the team by myself? Are you right, Mr. Li?"

Jiang Tenglong and Yuan Mingfeng, what they said are indisputable facts in the industry. If it weren't for the sudden rupture of the capital chain, they had to find a new investment. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so enthusiastic and received Li Hao.

Li Hao heard Jiang Tenglong ask him if he was right, so he replied with a smile, "Instead of having the ability to work for others, it is better to come out and fight yourself." Mr. Jiang, Mr. Yuan, you are doing the right thing. ”

As he spoke, his fingers tapping at random. Inadvertently, the silver-white watch on the wrist was revealed at some point...

Jiang Tenglong, who was sitting in front of him, usually loves famous cars and watches, but he has studied all those who are ranked in the world.

When Jiang Tenglong, the founder of the literary website, inadvertently caught a glimpse of Li Hao's left wrist, and caught a glimpse of the Patek Philippe Ref.2499 watch worth 24 million yuan on his wrist...