Chapter 375: How did financing turn into selling the company?

Lei Binyi was a little baffled.

was busy in the company, and suddenly received a call from a person claiming to be [Wei Mingxia Film and Television Company], saying that he wanted to talk to him about buying shares.

He thought it was a liar, but the other party said that it was on Panda TV to get his call, and said that it was the company of the big star Gu Wei.

Lei Binyi is a practitioner in the video industry for more than ten years, with experience in products, operations, copyright and marketing, etc., and has been working in a live broadcast company in recent years, so he has some understanding of the entertainment industry.

He was a little familiar with the [Wei Mingxia] mentioned on the other party's phone, but as soon as he said Gu Wei, he completely remembered it.

In the past two years, the popularity of the name Gu Wei in China is basically unparalleled, no matter what age group he will always watch, his film and television works.

Even if you don't watch movies and TV, or watch the news, you always have to watch the Spring Festival Gala, his songs have become the most popular singing and dancing programs in the Spring Festival Gala for two consecutive years.

So even the elderly know that there is such a young offspring, who is handsome and sings well, and the songs are full of positive energy, all of which are patriotic feelings.

As a company owned by Gu Wei, [Wei Mingxia] now has a certain reputation inside and outside the circle.

Lei Binyi has also seen related reports on the news before.

Although he was very curious about why Gu Wei, a big star, was interested in such a small company as him, he didn't dare to slack off.

Because he has seen the news that is more popular on the Internet recently, [Jiaxing Media] raised 300 million yuan, with a valuation of 1.5 billion, and the major shareholder Gu Wei took out 150 million in cash.

It doesn't need 150 million, a few million is enough for him to be happy.

Lei Binyi graduated from university in 2000 and has been a part-time worker for 16 years, and has been working in the video industry, and in 14 years, he served as the department manager of the YY Entertainment Channel Promotion and Cooperation Department, which is a formal contact with the live broadcast industry.

After more than two years of exploration, he has figured out a set of the whole process of Internet celebrity live broadcast operation and marketing, and later because there was no hope of promotion and salary increase in his old club, he was unwilling to be a part-time worker forever for the rest of his life, so he simply resigned in March this year and came out to do it himself.

Relying on the savings of more than 100,000 yuan in his hands over the years and the connections he has accumulated in the industry, he quickly pulled a group of people and founded the small company [Worry-free Media] at the beginning of this month.

Although the company is a start-up, there are two or three big cats and kittens, and there are few anchors who have signed contracts, but he is confident that as long as he becomes popular with an anchor, he can make more money every year than he earns working in the company.

[Wei Mingxia] company.

"Boss, there is an endorsement looking for you over there in Fuji Xun Games~"

"Which game? League of Legends? ”

Gu Wei was a little surprised, he was still playing yesterday, could it be that he was about to become a spokesperson.

"No, it's a new mobile game that came out last year called [Glory of Kings].

Tengxun has just contacted us to convey the intention of cooperation.

Although it is a new game, the momentum of this mobile game is very good, and Fuji Xun means to use the popularity of the boss to completely bring the game to life. ”

Yang Liwen said.

"How much does it cost?"

"60 million for two years, in addition to basic publicity and shooting advertisements, I also have to cooperate with the activities of attending some game competitions."

"The sincerity of the game is very high, and the cost of other endorsement products is higher than that at the beginning of the year, this price is the top in terms of domestic product endorsement, right?"

Gu Wei didn't expect Teng Xun's shot to be so generous.

"Indeed, but considering that this is a game endorsement, it may have a certain impact on your image, and [Glory of Kings] is a key project of Tengxun, this price is reasonable."

Yang Liwen explained.

"Haha~ What age is it, in the past, there was a risk of being scolded by parents for celebrity endorsement games, and now universities are going to open special e-sports majors, and in a few years, e-sports may be listed in the Olympics with a new competitive project, are you still afraid of the risk of endorsement games?"

Gu Wei smiled and didn't care.

Now the post-80s and even post-90s generations have become parents, and they have grown up in an environment where they play video games, and their concepts are naturally different from those of the older generation.

Gu Wei remembers that Cheng Long, Gu Tianyi, Zha Zahui, Donnie Yen, etc. have endorsed the kind of web games that look very low, except for netizens spraying them too dirty, no parent has ever said that they should not endorse games to affect children.

After all, times are different.

"You can talk to Tengxun about the specific conditions, and if there is no problem, just sign the contract."

Gu Wei finally made up his mind for this endorsement.

"Understood, boss"

After Yang Liwen left, Gu Wei sat in the office, thinking about things with one hand on his head.

The endorsement of [Glory of Kings] said by the agent reminded him of a TV series he had watched before.

Although it was not a big hit, it was definitely a hit at the time, and it once paralyzed the website when it was broadcast on the Tengxun video platform.

All the results are very good, especially the advanced on-demand broadcast of the TV series, which made the platform earn 200 million.

But now in this time period, even the adaptation of this drama has not been written by the author.

If he remembers correctly, the original version should have been written by Gu Man in 19 years, but it doesn't matter, the plot of the TV series is very simple, and there is no problem at all in writing a script for this kind of sweet drama with the strength of his company's screenwriting department.

Do what you think of and call the assistant in.

"Inform the people in the writing department that the big conference room will meet in 10 minutes."

After a while, in the large conference room.

Gu Wei sat in the main seat, and the screenwriters of several other companies were sitting on both sides of the lower hand.

"I'm calling you here today, because I have a good script idea for you to complete.

The story is about a love story between an astronaut and a big star.

The actor's name is Yu Tu, graduated from Tsinghua University, he is the pride of the sky, and he is also the unattainable god of learning in the eyes of everyone

In the end, the rocket was successful, and Yu Tu and Qiao Jingjing also hugged each other tightly.

Okay, that's all for the basic storyline, is there anything you don't understand? ”

After spending a while, Gu Wei retold the main line of the story and the characters involved.

"Mr. Gu, your story has been told very clearly, and it is very easy to have such a main outline and a rich plot behind it."

Chen Xiang, who was sitting in the first position on the left, was the head of the screenwriting department, and he said with a smile.

"Okay, Lao Chen, then this project will be handed over to your group, and it will be given to me for review after completion, and it will be revised if there is a problem in the future."

Speaking of which, the door of the conference room opened from the outside, and the assistant walked in and whispered in Gu Wei's ear.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Lei of [Worry-free Media] has arrived, in the reception room"

Gu Wei nodded.

"That's okay, that's all for today, I'm waiting for everyone to deliver the manuscript"

"Boss, what's the name of this script?"

"[You are my glory]!"

In the reception room, Lei Binyi was a little nervous.

Although it was confirmed by phone that he should not be a liar, when he actually arrived at [Wei Mingxia]'s company, he was told that the big star Gu Wei would come to see him, and he was still a little apprehensive.

At this moment, the door was opened from the outside, and a handsome figure walked in from the outside.

Lei Binyi hurriedly stood up, although it was the first time he had seen the person, he had seen it countless times in film and television works, it was the big star Gu Wei.

"Mr. Gu, hello, my name is Lei Binyi, the first time we met, you are much more handsome than on the big screen."

Gu Wei stretched out his hand and shook his hand, smiling.

"Hello, Mr. Lei, you're welcome, sit"

"Okay, okay"

After the two sat down, Gu Wei didn't directly talk about financing, but asked about the live broadcast circle.

The first time Lei Binyi saw a big star like Gu Wei was relatively novel, he would say whatever Gu Wei asked, and the two talked happily for a while.

"Mr. Lei, since you have such a good job and so rich experience, why did you think of picking out from a large company to start your own business?"

After listening to Lei Binyi's work experience, Gu Wei asked curiously.

"Mr. Gu, I won't tell you, I am 38 years old this year, and I am about to run 40, although I have so many years of work experience, and I have made some achievements in my own industry, but in the original company, middle-level leaders are the limit.

To put it bluntly, I have no room for growth.

But I'm really unwilling, to put it mildly, I feel that I still have some ability in this industry, no worse than those senior leaders in the company.

Even if I don't have a platform from a big company, I can eat a bite of food outside.

In that case, why not come out and give it a go! ”

Lei Binyi said it impassionedly, but in fact, it also expressed the voices of many middle-aged workers.

Career development has reached a bottleneck, and there is no channel for promotion, either come out and fight like Lei Binyi, or you can only live until retirement.

Gu Wei nodded.

"I see, let's get down to business.

I have also heard of Mr. Lei's company, which was just established this month and is still relatively small. ”

Lei Binyi smiled embarrassedly when he heard Gu Wei say this.

"How much do you value your company, how much cash do I have to pay to raise money, and how many shares can I get?"

Gu Wei asked.

Lei Binyi hesitated.

"Although my company is still in its infancy, I have also invested a lot of real money, and now the main framework of the company has been set up.

Of course, it has been established for less than a month, and there is definitely no profit. ”

Speaking of this, he glanced up at Gu Wei and gritted his teeth.

"If Mr. Gu can come up with 2 million, I can give you 40% of the shares, and I will support the development of the company on the angel wheel."

Gu Wei thought for a moment.

"I can get 40% of the shares by investing 2 million, which means that the valuation after financing is only 5 million.

Are you valuing your company at $3 million right now? ”

There is a two-second pause.

"I would venture to ask, how many employees does Lei's head office have now?"

"Count me 12 people"

"How many anchors have signed up?"

"Two."

"It shouldn't be famous, right?"

Gu Wei guessed.

"It's really not well-known now, but with my years of experience, their qualifications are good, and even if they can't become head anchors in the later stage, there is no problem in being a small Internet celebrity."

Lei Binyi emphasized.

Gu Wei listened to his words and was silent.

There was also silence in the reception room.

To be honest, he took it for granted at first.

Because Gu Wei knew that [Worry-free Media] would become the No. 1 MCN company in China in a few years, he thought that people would start well, and thought about joining a share when the other party was not too powerful, but now it seems that it is not the case at all.

"What does Mr. Lei think of the size of my company?"

Gu Wei asked suddenly.

"[Wei Mingxia] is now an absolutely big company in the film and television industry, there is no doubt about that."

Although he didn't know what Gu Wei meant by asking, Lei Binyi still held it and said.

Gu Wei nodded.

"The office building we are staying in was bought by me last year and belongs to the company's fixed assets.

Several companies under my name are in this building, up and down several floors, about a few hundred people.

The other floors are not yet available, so they are temporarily rented out to other companies.

In 2015, the film and television dramas invested by [Wei Mingxia Film and Television Company] alone had a revenue of several billion yuan and a net profit of nearly 1 billion.

How does Mr. Lei think my company compares to your old employer? ”

Gu Wei looked at Lei Binyi and asked.

"This

YY can have more employees, but the profit can't catch up with you. ”

Lei Binyi told the truth.

"Originally, I was just interested in the live broadcast industry, thinking that if I plugged in now, I might be able to use it in the future.

But today, Mr. Lei, the scale of your company is too small.

Even if I invest 2 million, it is too far from the MCN company in my heart! ”

After Lei Binyi heard this, his face immediately turned gloomy.

"However, if you don't mind, Mr. Lei, you can sell [Worry-Free Media] to me, of course, you are still the general manager, your position will not change, and the company will always be under your leadership in the future.

In terms of salary, I will give it to you according to the top standards in the industry.

Then I will immediately inject 50 million into the new company to expand the scale of the company.

Even in terms of talents, there is no need to worry, directly from the financial, legal, administrative, marketing and other departments of my company to enter [worry-free media], build the skeleton, and the rest of the personnel will be recruited externally.

A large MCN company took shape in no time.

In the future, as long as you focus on the discovery and training of Internet celebrity anchors, you can do it. ”

After Gu Wei finished speaking, he picked up the water cup in front of him and took a sip.

And Lei Binyi on the other side was still digesting Gu Wei's words in a daze.

"By the way, Mr. Lei, the valuation of your company is now 3 million, and I can add 1 million and 4 million to acquire.

Actually, there is nothing in your company, I mainly value you as a person, you should be able to understand."

Gu Wei added.

After a long time, Lei Binyi came to his senses.

"That, Mr. Gu, can you let me go back and think about it?"

"No problem, Mr. Lei just think about it, I'll wait for your reply.

But don't delay it for too long, if you don't agree, Mr. Lei, I'd better find someone else as soon as possible.

After all, it takes time to find a headhunter. ”

Gu Wei finally put a little pressure on him.

Lei Binyi, who came out of the [Wei Mingxia] company, was still in a trance.

He didn't expect that he would negotiate a financing and eventually become someone who wanted to buy his company.

But then again, the conditions given by Gu Wei were indeed too tempting.

He originally invested in a company of 1 million, but it changed hands and quadrupled in less than a month, is there any faster money than this?

And according to the process that Gu Wei said, he will soon be able to become the general manager of a large company with dozens or even hundreds of people, and he has fully realized his original wish.

Although he is also the boss of his own company now, he is still a small workshop with more than a dozen people, and it is difficult to say whether he can get up in the end.

Now with Gu Wei as the backing, even if [Worry-free Media] encounters any difficulties in the future, it can completely ask the parent company for money and people.

After returning to the company, looking at the office space of more than 100 square meters he rented, sitting in his cubicle office, Lei Binyi silently made up his mind.

"This business can be done!"

(End of chapter)