Reborn Entrepreneurial Giant

Chapter 61 Investing in Youku

The inspection was really just an inspection, and I was still curious. Qu Li's "Comet" is now close to being sold. The North American box office has exceeded 150 million US dollars, and it has surpassed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to become the best Chinese film. This honor is too great. If it is Professional directors can immediately be compared with directors such as Little Poetry Master and Xiaogang, and they are just a step behind Zhang Guoshi after the Olympics.

But Qu Li is an amateur director who was born as an amateur actor. This has aroused huge discussions both at home and abroad, which intensifies the legendary nature of "Comet".

Qiao Booth also mentioned him in an interview, saying that he went to see this movie on purpose, and the idea is very good! Then the media reported: "Comet" is very good! Chen Shijun, the founder of YouTube, watched it, and then the founders of Google and Yahoo watched it. Everyone wanted to watch this "super movie" that claimed to be able to defeat Bill Gates, including Bill Gates himself.

There are Lions Gate and Qu Li. No matter what the reason is, this movie is very successful anyway. Several main actors are on the hot search, and Youku Tudou is down again because you can watch the movie online.

"Your movie is down again, what are you going to do with the loss we have caused?" Youku founder Gu Yong jokingly found his phone number from nowhere

"Oh, when will Youku raise money next time, give me a chance to follow along."

"You have money? We just closed a round of financing, $12 million."

"Then how about I invest 12 million soft sister coins at this price?"

"Are you really rich?"

"I don't have one, but I know a rich friend who has a lot of money. Oh, Youku is going to be listed overseas, will it accept Ruanmeibi fund? If not, I will find another Xiangjiang fund, and this is not a problem."

"You are so optimistic about Youku?"

"No, I like the first one to call me."

"..." Qu Li's invisible disguise hurt Gu Yong.

"I have no problem here, let's discuss it and tell you the answer." Gu Yong secretly wondered, did this movie make him a lot of money?

"Comet" has a box office of 150 million in North America, and the subsequent box office can offset the cost of publicity. Qu Li accounted for 30%, which is 45 million US dollars. When Lionsgate vigorously promoted it, it sold the DVD film and television for 15 million US dollars. In the end, it is difficult to estimate the global box office revenue. Qu Li plans to sell it to Lions Gate for US$20 million, and we will talk about it when he goes to the United States in January.

Because it is believed that the box office of this movie may be very high, Qu Li hardly pays taxes through the design of the offshore company, but how to give good red envelopes to the main creative staff is a problem. The main creative and publicity focus of this movie is Qu Li. Domestic actors are basically tool people, and it won’t make any difference if they change a group of people. Moreover, the domestic box office allows the main actors to earn more than one million yuan, which is worthy of them, and From the very beginning of signing the contract, overseas film and television copyrights were excluded.

"You said how should I deal with this situation, should I give a red envelope?" Qu Li asked Wang Zhongjun of Huayi, he has experience in this area.

"No?"

"Will they have any objections?"

"There will definitely be, but it doesn't matter. You said that you signed the contract long ago. If you want to give red envelopes unless you distribute dividends according to the domestic proportion, they will not be satisfied. But if you don't give a penny, they won't think too much. The movie made money and fame."

"Thank you Mr. Wang for making me make up my mind. I won't have the right to vote this time when I invest in Huayi. I hope that I can ask Mr. Wang more in the future."

"What is it called Mr. Wang? It's called Brother Wang. Feel free to ask me if you have anything to do in the future. If you can't spend money, you can contribute. There is no need for voting rights." Wang Zhongjun was a little happy

"I mainly don't think it is necessary. Film and television companies regard content creation as the king, and talents are the most important company assets. Unless they become a big company like Disney, getting voting rights is just a decoration, and it is thankless." Qu Li is really think so

"Hahaha~~ then it's up to you!" Wang Zhongjun didn't refuse again, which is good for him

The news of Qu Li's money-making could not be concealed from netizens, but could not be concealed from stakeholders. Shen Nanpeng was worried about the sudden wealth, worrying that Qu Li would no longer focus on running Jumei.

"Don't worry, I will be more patient and confident to stick to long-termism when I have money." Qu Li is full of confidence

"I heard you asked IDG to invest in a game company?" Shen Nanpeng asked again

"Don't worry, this is my personal fund. I mainly want Jumei to cooperate with it, but the risk is too high, so I didn't use the company's funds, and I didn't participate in the management of this company."

"I think some of your ideas are too advanced and may not be useful."

"There is this possibility, and other people don't understand it, but I think it is enough to control the risk. If you are not willing to take any risk, the enterprise will lose its imagination."

"Well, I'm not accusing you of doing something wrong. Forget it. Next time you can find me in any company you want to invest in. Sequoia can also invest." After Shen Nanpeng said this, he hung up the phone not long after.

Qu Li recalled that he did have some problems in the management of Jumei. Before he had built a team for Ah Li, he had the problem of Ma Baba walking around the show. After visiting Silicon Valley this time, you must take care of yourself.

Gu Yong quickly called him: "Why do you want to invest in Youku?"

"You are from Sohu, and you have rich experience in the Internet. I know the founders of YouTube. They have given me a great impact. Secondly, I will invest in Huayi Brothers next year. Although Youku can grow by piracy in the short term, in the long run There must be genuine movies and TV dramas, and you have a great chance of success, so..." Qu Li said a few words that they have the possibility of cooperation, and they are also optimistic about the future development of Youku, and want to make money.

"We raised 12 million US dollars this time, and the total equity is from..." Gu Yong said about Youku's first financing, "You invest 1.5 million and take up 5% of the shares, if you can..."

"Okay, let's do it like this." Qu Li heard that only 1.5 million US dollars is required, and there is no counter-offer. The domestic video website is not a good business, but as an early investor, it is basically impossible to lose money. If so, then invest. Anyway, he has a lot of money.

With an income of nearly 80 million U.S. dollars, if you can’t find out how to pay taxes, let’s assume that you don’t have to pay taxes. It seems that Hollywood movies don’t pay taxes on the domestic box office revenue. It's a pity that the time when all the money will be credited is unknown, and Qu Li is not going to transfer the money into the country. Once it is in, it will be difficult to get out. He is not so stupid.

After deciding on this investment, just as Qu Li wanted to return to work, Wu Hongning came.

"Do you think there is a future for investing in photovoltaic and wind power generation companies?"

"New energy, how did you think of it?" Qu Li was surprised, this person's vision

"Wuxi Suntech is so popular, and the European market has exploded. It's hard for me to know. The person at the headquarters had planned to invest in a company in Xinjiang before, and now I know about it."

"Golden Phoenix Technology?" Qu Li asked curiously

"You know that too?"

"..." How could he not know that such a well-known company is listed on the peak, with a drop of more than 80%. What a conscientious stock, but it is actually a good company, regardless of its technical strength or market share. The same situation It also appeared on BOE. This cheating company has been ridiculed by the market for more than ten years, and finally became the pride of Chinese women.

"Are you also optimistic about this company?"

"Well, I am optimistic about the new energy power generation industry. Photovoltaic and wind power are good, but they are matured in the EU market. If they launch anti-dumping one day, will these domestic companies survive? Also, we are not talking about this year and next two years There will be a big market for A-shares, and if you do PE, there will be a limited sale period, will the bulls turn into bears before the expiration?"

"What do you think?" Wu Hongning still asked

"I think you can make money no matter what you choose, isn't that enough!"

Wu Hongning shook his head, it's not nice to meet people, so it's possible to withdraw from the IPO?

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