Chapter 572 Investment Layout

Pintuan's investment in Huaying Entertainment went smoothly, and after Lv Zhichuan got the agreement, Dong Wenhao and Shi Miaomiao also rushed over.

The executives of the two companies shook hands warmly and hugged each other. The scene was very harmonious.

Afterwards, Huaying’s boss Xu Xuan took them around and talked about development issues.

"Mr. Dong, is the third school beauty competition being held?"

"Yes, if the winner later wants to enter the entertainment industry, he or she can sign a contract with Huaying."

"That's really great. Campus auditions have been quite popular in recent years. Many directors in the industry like to go to schools to look for actors."

Xu Xuan took a few steps forward on her high heels and said again: "By the way, Mr. Dong, does Mr. Jiang have any instructions for Huaying's development direction?"

Dong Wenhao pondered for a moment and then spoke: "The boss said that everything should continue as usual. We should continue on the path of idol trainees and sign more beauties and handsome guys, preferably those with talents."

"clear."

"By the way, Miaomiao has a lot of copyrights to be developed, which are very popular among students. There was a movie called "Those Years" some time ago. I wonder if Mr. Xu has seen it?"

Xu Xuan shook hands with Shi Miaomiao: "I have seen it. After all, it is a very good film and television work."

Dong Wenhao nodded: "The boss said that the track for youth commercial films has opened up. If Huaying's entertainment department has plans to invest in filming, they can try it in this field and give the company's artists some opportunities to show their faces."

"OK."

"Miaomiao, show your work to Mr. Xu later."

Dong Wenhao walked forward as he spoke, met Lu Zhichuan, and returned to the hotel together.

During this period, Lu Zhichuan looked through the shareholding agreement in his hand, his eyes still somewhat blank.

Huaying Entertainment is only slightly famous in the industry.

It has several leading actresses and several second- and third-tier male actors. It has invested in and filmed eight film and television dramas, but there are very few successful works.

Talent shows have become popular in recent years, and Huaying is also thinking about transformation.

Since 2006, all they have signed are idol trainees who took the draft route.

The requirements for signing the contract are also very simple, that is, good appearance, good musical notes, and the ability to sing and dance. As for acting skills, you can have them or not, it doesn't matter.

Therefore, when Zhihu’s school beauties competition became more and more popular, they immediately took the initiative to go there and signed some of the school beauties.

This kind of company doesn't have many bright spots. I really don't know why the boss is interested.

But Dong Wenhao said that the boss was very interested in the company when he came to China Entertainment last time for a casting meeting.

He even wandered around, visited practice rooms, recording studios, and finally got caught while learning how actresses shoot shower gel commercials.

But Dong Wenhao was actually at a loss. His boss’s next move after entering the information industry was to invest in an entertainment company that had no industry relevance at all.

Like Lv Zhichuan, he also couldn't figure out how this company would help the ecological chain Jiang Qin was currently laying out.

Zhihu is a traffic pool for the younger generation and has a very powerful ability to attract traffic.

Group buying is a sales platform and the most promising industry.

The group-building supply chain serves as the source of supply, which can continuously reduce costs for group-building and bind users more tightly. In addition, it also has huge profitability.

Tonight Toutiao controls public opinion channels and plays a promotional role in all products of the Group Group.

Can an entertainment company?

While eating at the Linda cafeteria, Lv Zhichuan specifically asked Jiang Qin if he wanted to enter the entertainment industry.

But Jiang Qin said he was not interested and said that this company was just for him to practice.

But as the former manager of Alibaba’s investment department and a veteran investor, it is actually not necessary to practice.

Neither of them could figure it out clearly, so they thought about it all the way, but still couldn't figure out the underlying logic of investing in Huaying Entertainment.

But at this moment, Wei Lanlan called to inquire about the progress. Hearing their questions, he gave an answer that was an answer but not an answer.

"You should know that the boss doesn't like doing things in order."

"Group buying websites have just emerged in 2009, and no one knows where the future will be, but we have already negotiated third-party payment with Alipay."

"What was the situation of Alipay at that time? It couldn't get a payment license and couldn't develop its business independently. Everyone thought it would be a failed product."

"So, have you ever thought that maybe this company will be useful in the future?"

"The times are undergoing drastic changes."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Zhichuan looked at Dong Wenhao.

Dong Wenhao pondered for a while and then said: "Sister Lanlan used to be the boss's personal secretary. Apart from the boss's wife, she should be the person who knows the boss best. This may be the answer."

Lu Zhichuan nodded, put away the investment agreement, and took out another document, which was the information of the next target company, Gaode Map.

Gaode Maps and group sharing are old friends. Once the GIS service for group sharing was launched, it almost killed many websites such as Laishe and Volkswagen.

But because of the emergence of this incident, many investment institutions have set their sights on Gaode.

Therefore, compared with Huaying Entertainment, which has no one to rob it, Lu Zhichuan's pressure is even greater.

Especially when Lao Lu knew that he was eyeing Ali, who was so tall that he also had his old club, he felt even more sweaty.

Everyone knows that Alibaba is a big company, and under the same investment conditions, there is not much chance of winning in a group fight.

In fact, Cheng Jun, who is so tall, has been struggling with this matter.

Choose Alibaba or join a group tour?

The terms of investment offered by the two companies were similar, but neither of them allowed Gao Da to accept the other's investment. It was clear that they wanted to compete with each other.

Most of the company's voices hope to be integrated into the Alibaba ecological chain, because Alibaba is obviously more promising than group-building.

But Cheng Jun had different ideas.

In 2010, Wei Lanlan, the executive officer of the group, came to Gaode and described the future for him as mentioned by Jiang Qin.

After the incubation of the group buying war, the group buying database has been established very well. Which street and which store can be found in minutes.

In just two years, many things that were originally thought to be the "future" are slowly beginning to come true.

So Cheng Jun has been wondering if he should follow Jiang Qin, and the future will be brighter.

That's right, what Cheng Jun is thinking about is not going to Ali or joining a group. What he is thinking about is whether to follow Lao Ma or follow Jiang Qin.

"Our cooperation with Pintuan has always been very good, and the number of users of Amap has been constantly rising."

"But Alibaba actually does not rely on the map business, and we are also a relatively embarrassing presence in their ecological chain."

“If you move toward group-building, you may have a broader sky, but if you move towards Alibaba, the future is still unknown.”

Cheng Jun stated his views at a high-level meeting, but soon encountered opposition.

Zhou Qing, the company’s veteran, is more partial to Alibaba: “The group building has just started, and I’m not even sure yet. If I choose them, I’d bet a bit big.”

"Yes, Mr. Zhou is right. With your back against a big tree, you can... enjoy the shade better."

"I think Tuan Tuan and Alibaba are not comparable at all. Why should you hesitate? Of course, choose Alibaba!"

"There are rumors that even the headquarters building of the group was borrowed from the government..."

While everyone was talking about it, Lu Zhichuan came to Gaode and was invited into the high-level conference room by Cheng Jun's secretary.

When he entered, the debate inside had not stopped. There were loud calls to accept Alibaba's investment, and he heard it.

The situation is quite unfavorable for group joining.

But Lu Zhichuan did not panic and sat down calmly. With just one sentence, many veterans present who wanted to accept Alibaba's investment were shaken in their thoughts in an instant.

"Hello everyone, I am Lv Zhichuan, the investment manager of Pintuan. I used to be the investment manager of Alibaba."

"Everyone should know me, right? I'm quite famous."

"I have managed the investments of LaShou.com, UC Browser and Wandoujia for Alibaba. They are all very good companies. They are as good as Gao De."

"..."

After the words fell, Zhou Qing looked at Cheng Jun, and Cheng Jun also looked at Zhou Qing.

Everyone is hesitant about which company to follow has a better future, but they ignore one thing, and that is real cases.

Alibaba bet on LaShou.com, which was the dominant group buying company at the time, but was eventually beaten by group buying and is now about to close its site.

UC Browser became famous some time ago, but it was quickly beaten by Toutiao. Its current user ranking has dropped to third place. I heard that it is stepping up its self-media model of copying Toutiao.

After thinking about this clearly, they felt a little confused.

Seeing that no one spoke in the conference room, Lu Zhichuan took a deep breath.

On the way to Gaode, he was still thinking about a breakthrough in the negotiations, and then he received a text message from Jiang Qin.

It said, "Introduce your investment project in Alibaba to Gao De".

And when he saw the reactions of the people in front of him, Lu Zhichuan quickly understood why Jiang Qin wanted to bring him into the team in the first place.

This is to make every company that is targeted by the group think clearly with whom it has a better future.

Damn it, the boss is such a dog, I was taken advantage of!
To be continued...