Feng Yasong and I were sitting in Sister Miao's café, and when there were still five minutes left before the appointed time, we pushed the door to the expedition and came in, saw me and Feng Yasong, and waved to us with a smile on our faces.

"Mr. Gao, don't come unharmed!" He stretched out his hand to me from afar, and he seemed very enthusiastic, and he could see that he was in a good mood.

After shaking hands with me, he nodded to Feng Yasong, who was sitting next to me, and Feng Yasong also responded with a smile.

After ordering a drink, he sat down, unbuttoned his suit to the expedition, sat down and said: "Mr. Gao, thanks to your support this time, the box office is very gratifying, as of today, there should be six or seven billion!" There are still two weeks to go, and it is estimated that there is no suspense about this film exceeding one billion! ”

I smiled and complimented: "Mr. Xiang is too polite!" We're not begging for food from Mr. Xiang yet! Anyway, you can play a few more days in Dragon City this time, right? The film is waiting for the money. Come here this time, please Xiao Song to accompany you for a walk? ”

Xiang Yuanzheng waved his hand after hearing this: "How can it be so easy, I have to fly back tonight, and I will fly to the United States next week to deal with the company's affairs!" Time is short, so I'll have something to say! ”

"Mr. Xiang, what do you say, if you're too busy, you can let us fly over?" I said politely.

Although I have dealt with Xiang Yuanzheng a few times, I have always been business-like, and I haven't had too in-depth personal relationships, so both me and Xiang Yuanzheng are still very polite.

"That's right, Mr. Gao, I came to Dragon City this time because I wanted to communicate with Mr. Gao about something. Half a year ago, we were fortunate to be invested by you, and everyone was very happy as a result, both our company and your company have made a lot of money. This time, although the drama "33 Days of Love" is very torturous with twists and turns in the middle, the result is still good anyway. Now it seems that there is no suspense in recovering the investment, it is a matter of earning more and earning less. Xiang Yuanzheng said quickly.

"Mr. Gao knows that we moti started as a writer, first in traditional publishing, then in online literature and animation, and it was only by chance last year that we got involved in film and television investment, but I didn't expect these two films to be very competitive in a year. If calculated according to the total box office, we can only rank among the top five in China with the total box office of these two films. ”

"The market response is also relatively good, Moti's stock has also risen a lot, and shareholders are quite happy, but I am still a little worried."

Xiang Yuanzheng said this, paused, took a sip of coffee.

"Mr. Xiang, there are not many companies like Moti that have successfully transformed in the past two years, what do you have to worry about?" I wasted no time in asking, knowing that the expedition was about to get to the point.

Hearing Xiang Yuanzheng say this, I vaguely felt that Xiang Yuanzheng asked us this time not just to talk about movies.

Sure enough, Xiang Yuanzheng paused for a while and then said the key point: "Mr. Gao, I won't tell you, I was really anxious some time ago. You know that we are a public company, all kinds of information need to be disclosed in a timely manner, and the company has other shareholders. When I was arguing with Mr. Qin some time ago, I really had insomnia all night, and you can see that this hair is a lot grayer! ”

Xiang Yuanzheng said and tilted his head to show me a few handfuls of white hair in his ears, indeed, compared to when he first saw Xiang Yuanzheng half a year ago, this half year is still a lot haggard.

"To the president, those who can work hard! But what is a few more gray hairs, it is still a talent! I smiled and complimented.

Xiang Yuanzheng shook his head and smiled: "Mr. Gao is really good at talking!" Back to the point, in the past, several friends of Moti thought that IP was the focus, but after these two operations of film investment, we found that the market scale of online articles and publishing is still too small, and 'pan-entertainment' is the top priority in the future! ”

"Pan entertainment?" Feng Yasong interjected and asked, saying that he didn't quite understand the word.

"Oh, pan-entertainment is also simple, that is, entertainment and entertainment peripherals, and related to the entertainment life of the people can be called pan-entertainment. For example, movies, TV series, variety shows, animation, games, publishing, literature, etc. can all be called pan-entertainment. ”

"At present, the best in the field of pan-entertainment in China is the Penguin Group, you think that Penguin is doing instant messaging, but it is not. More than 60% of Penguin's cash flow comes from games, about 2% comes from video and value-added services, and less than 1% of other cash flow including media. Among the most profitable Internet companies in China, there are not a few that rely on the pan-entertainment field to make money. "Expedition to the road.

"Moti is also part of the pan-entertainment industry, right? I remember you said that you are the source of the IP! "I remember the first time I met the expedition, he talked to me about the concept, but he had high expectations for the Moti literature section.

Xiang Yuanzheng asked me a question, shook his head and smiled: "Mr. Gao said that he laughed, we are compared with penguins, and the distance is thousands of miles!" However, the popularity of the two films "Universe" and "Love" has given us new hope. That is, in addition to controlling the front end, we must also control the middle and back end, which means that we need to move the center of gravity further down! ”

"What does Xiang always mean to continue to invest in films? Is there a new plan? I wasted no time in asking.

"The movie will continue to be cast, and I'm talking to a few authors about adaptation these days, but it's not just about casting a movie. "33 Days of Love" is really a desperate situation this time, and I have also thought about a lot of questions during this time, making movies is a long-cycle, high-reward, and high-risk industry, but the opportunities in it are also quite large! Xiang Yuanzheng said slowly.

"Mr. Xiang, do you have any good suggestions, you might as well say directly, let's see if we can help?" I said.

"It's good! Then I won't beat around the bush, Mr. Gao, we plan to re-establish a company outside the listed company moti, specializing in the pan-entertainment industry, I wonder if Mr. Gao is interested in playing together? ”

I was taken aback by throwing an olive branch directly to the expedition.

It turned out that Xiang Yuanzheng came this time, not only for the account sharing of the drama "33 Days of Love", nor simply to talk about continuing to invest in new films, it seems that it is a new entertainment company.

"Mr. Xiang, we have cooperated twice and we are very happy, and we are also looking forward to continuing to cooperate with Mr. Xiang. But...... There is something I would like to ask Mr. Xiang for advice, Mr. Xiang's current moti can continue to work in this industry, or simply acquire a company? I thought for a while and said, after all, with the strength of Moti now, it is not impossible to acquire ready-made mature companies.

"It's not like we haven't thought about it. However, some listed companies attach great importance to performance, and Mr. Gao also understands that our company's equity is relatively scattered, so many times the opinions are not unified. As for the acquisition of ready-made companies you mentioned, we have also discussed internally that the risks are greater than those of newly formed companies, and the premiums of mature companies are relatively high, and from the perspective of income ratio, it is not very cost-effective. ”

"What does Xiang always mean is that instead of buying from others, it is better to do it yourself?" I asked, a little confused.

"Yes, that's what it means! This is also the reason why I made a special trip to discuss with Mr. Gao, the film and television investment company is originally an asset-light company, in fact, it is more important to pay more attention to the vision, pattern and talent of the company's managers, as for the capital, it is easy to say, the early investment is not large, and the market valuation is not bad. At present, several well-known listed companies in the country are valued between 300 and 50 billion, and their annual revenue ranges from 30 to 6 billion. ”

"If we want to make a direct acquisition, although it is simple and crude, the amount of capital required is very high, and we will also face problems such as corporate culture and business philosophy."

After Xiang Yuanzheng said this, I finally understood his difficulties: the cost of acquiring existing mature companies is too high, and the integration is too difficult; Let moti continue to exert its strength here, and it is subject to the many shareholders who are crowded.

Therefore, the plan for the expedition is to build a new company outside of moti and start singing again!

In this way, the impact of stock price fluctuations of listed companies can be avoided, and there is no need to report to existing shareholders, and related capital operations do not need to be included in the company's financial reports. Second, Xiang Expedition can expand new industries in addition to moti, and when the conditions are right, you can choose to directly let moti acquire it.

In short, Expedition wants to do something of his own way outside of moti! And he can't come forward directly in this matter, after all, he is already the founder of a listed company, and if he comes forward to make another company directly, it may involve related party transactions!

Thinking of this, I also asked directly: "Mr. Xiang, as far as I know, whether you or moti, you have very good network resources in Kyoto and even in the whole country, why did you ask us to cooperate?" ”

"Mr. Gao, I'm not afraid of your jokes when I say it, because the circle in Kyoto is too small, so I think it's better to cooperate with you. One is that we have worked together twice and know each other well. Second, I feel that you, Xiao Song, and Mr. Xia are all practical people, and they are very interested in this industry and have a lot of vision. ”

Xiang Expedition was polite, but also blunt. Xiang Expedition's words are translated as looking for us, which is less likely to attract the attention of others, and he is more relieved.

"I understand what Mr. Xiang means, we are still very interested in this matter, but I don't know what specific arrangements Mr. Xiang has for this matter?" I said with a smile, thinking that since Xiang Expedition came to the door, it could be regarded as a good look at us, but I still need to understand what kind of thing and method this matter is.

"Since Mr. Gao is interested, then I won't hide it from you, at present, we have the following advantages: first, we have MOTI's IP resources; Second, I talked to Zhang Delun two weeks ago, Zhang Delun and Wen Qianqian do not have a special brokerage company now, and they are very interested in joining the new company as partners; Third, in terms of funds, there is basically no need for any money in the early stage, and the later stage depends on the situation of the project. Xiang Yuanzheng said.

It turned out that Xiang Yuanzheng had already made some arrangements in Kyoto in advance before approaching us, and then he gave some ideas about forming a new company.

In terms of shares, although there was no final agreement, it was basically agreed that each party would hold 40% of the shares according to the actual amount of capital contribution, and the remaining 20% would be subject to the situation, and if Zhang Delun and his wife were willing to join, this part of the shares might be given to them.

After chatting for a while, he apologized to the expedition and said that he was going to catch a plane back to Kyoto, "Mr. Gao, I continue to communicate about the things in Kyoto, in short, I am looking forward to you and Qingtian Investment joining us!" ”

"Follow Mr. Xiang to make a fortune together! We're still interested! ”

I smiled and waved goodbye to the expedition.

Sent to the expedition and got into the car, Feng Yasong looked at me and said, "Brother Gao, sometimes I really don't understand!" ”

"Don't understand what?" I asked, turning my head in surprise.

"You said that people like Xiang Yuanzheng already have a net worth of hundreds of millions, and there are listed companies under him, why do you still fight so hard?"

"Perhaps, the stronger the ability, the more the so-called sense of mission! For people like Xiang Yuanzheng, money is no longer important, money is just a number for them. The most important thing is to be able to do something different and leave a name in history. I said.

"Brother Gao, what about you? Are all men the same? Feng Yasong said.

"Most men are the same! As long as you live, you have to fight forward, just like a shark. If one day, a man can't fight anymore and doesn't want to move, this man is really old! I said.

I used to think that when I had 10 million, I would definitely retire, buy a house, buy a car, marry a wife, have children, travel the world or something.

But now that I really have tens of millions, I feel that my perspective on the problem is also changing.

Money, it's just numbers!

It turns out that there is something more important than money!

……

chatted with Feng Yasong for a while, to see that the time was not early, and when he was about to get up and go home, the phone rang, it was an unfamiliar number, and after picking it up, a delicate voice came from the opposite side.

"Brother Gao, is it convenient now? I said that I would invite people to dinner, but they have been waiting for a week! ”

"I'm sorry, you are?" I asked, a little embarrassed, feeling unfamiliar to the voice.

"Brother Gao is really a noble person, I'm Siqi!"

Last time I chatted with Wang Siqi for a few words, I thought it would be enough to chat, but I didn't expect this Wang Siqi to be serious, it's okay to talk, but what can I talk about?

I hesitated for a moment, should I take this trick?