Chapter 347: Founding Hualuo.com and Huang Xiaoming Yang Tianbao's Test

Wei Yang did not lie to Wang Xing. He really only had a few shares of Meituan.

He got on board too late. As early as 2010, Meituan received angel and A rounds of financing. In 2011, the B round of financing amounted to 50 million US dollars.

Wang Xing is not an unknown person. In the early years, Renren.com and Fanfou.com accumulated a lot of reputation, and many investors were willing to invest money.

Wei Yang got a little share in a small round of financing after the B round, and naturally became the spokesperson of Meituan.

Yes, the reason why they let Wei Yang raise funds is because of his influence. Otherwise, even if Wei Yang got the money, he might not be able to join the game.

This little share of Meituan is nothing to Wei Yang. After all, there are still many rounds of financing in the future. Even if he continues to add to the list to keep the shares and finally go public, the return rate is just so-so.

The reason why Wei Yang invested in Meituan is mainly because of its platform and channels.

To put it bluntly, Wei Yang wants to run a movie ticketing website and plan movie distribution.

The famous Maoyan Movies in later generations was originally built by Meituan. Wei Yang joined Meituan with the purpose of replacing Maoyan.

Meituan did not attach much importance to Maoyan, on the one hand because their main business had nothing to do with the entertainment industry.

Meituan provides online services such as takeout, reviews and group buying, and movie ticketing only occupies a very small part.

If this sector wants to grow and develop, it must cooperate with the entertainment industry, or even participate in the film and television business, which deviates from Meituan’s main business direction.

So in the previous life, Meituan let Maoyan be independent, or even completely separated, giving up the main control and only maintaining relevant channel cooperation.

It’s not that Maoyan is not good, but it doesn’t match Meituan.

Another reason is that Maoyan didn’t make money at the beginning.

The only way to make a profit is service fees, some of which still need to be reduced or exempted, which is very laborious and not much money is earned.

Even for these hard-earned money, a lot of resources and energy must be invested, and in many cases even money has to be lost.

Of course, the future is bright.

If the website grows and can even cover the entire cinema chain, then resources can be integrated and enter the upstream industry, that is, film distribution.

At that time, it is very likely to become the largest online film distributor by exchanging interests with cinema chains and producers in various ways.

But again, Meituan cannot be small, but it is useless to be big.

In the future, it still needs to be combined with the entertainment industry and may be competed by other websites.

In the previous life, Maoyan reached a bottleneck in its development and faced competition from Alibaba Tao Piao Piao. Meituan did not want to invest resources in it and finally gave up and let Guangguang invest.

When Guangguang became the largest shareholder of Maoyan, combined with its own distribution resources and advantages for many years. It also joined Penguin and eventually became one of the best distribution giants in the industry.

Judging from the data of the past few years after 2020, Maoyan is already second only to China Film, and can compete with Wanda and Bona for the top three, with a market value of over 10 billion.

For Wei Yang, market value is still a small matter. What he really values ​​is that he can rely on the ticketing website to overtake others and get a share in the distribution and even cinema fields.

Wei Yang started too late!

China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Huaxia Film Group, Guangguang, Bona Film Group, Wanda and other companies have almost divided the plate, so it is not possible for him to intervene.

Wei Yang has studied it carefully. Even if Blue Whale is doing distribution now, it can only follow Guangguang and Shanghai Film Group. At most, it can achieve some success. It is difficult to be completely independent or even become a giant.

Therefore, abandoning the traditional distribution model, opening up a new track, and laying out online ticketing are the key to Wei Yang's entry into distribution.

That's why he found Meituan. Meituan can't do without a ticketing website for online services, but it is worried that the initial investment is too much and it will become a burden in the later stage.

But Boss Wei is not worried about this. He is willing to set up a ticketing website and cooperate strategically with Meituan.

In this way, Meituan has a ticketing website, and all the investment is borne by Boss Wei. Wei Yang has a website and can also use Meituan's channels, which is a win-win situation to some extent.

So Wei Yang incorporated Meituan's relevant team and online ticketing business, and founded Hualuo Film, with Blue Whale holding 75% and Meituan holding 25%.

With the help of Meituan's channels, Hualuo has a traffic entrance. The next step is to contact all major distributors and theaters.

As Wei Yang's important allies and distribution masters, Guangguang and Shanghai Film Group are naturally valued by Boss Wei and are ready to deepen cooperation.

Of course, what Wei Yang wants to win over the most is actually Penguin.

This is the largest traffic pool on the Internet, and it also has its own entertainment strategy needs. Everyone can cooperate, keep control, and let it be the second largest shareholder.

Forget about Alibaba. The high or low traffic is still a small matter. The main thing is that the style is too bad and likes to mess things up. It is not a good partner.

Wei Yang chatted with Lao Wang for a while. Although the latter felt that his luck was taken away, he could see that there was a way to do this. He was ready to go back and discuss it, at least to test the water.

"I'll wait for your good news."

Wei Yang didn't really care whether Guangguang agreed or not. At least he could convince Shanghai Film Group. Hualuo is not large at present, and it has not even been fully laid out. Blue Whale + Shanghai Film Group is enough for the time being.

When Hualuo grows up, it will not be him who will seek cooperation with Guangguang, but various companies will be waiting to cooperate with Hualuo.

…

After parting with Lao Wang, Wei Yang calmed down. He glanced at the Wang brothers at the center of the celebration party, but did not join in the fun. He found a corner to sit down, waited for the time to come, and then left.

However, when he calmed down, a group of people were staring at him. Seeing that he was alone, someone came over immediately.

"Brother Xiaoming."

"I don't deserve it."

Huang Xiaoming stood up and shook hands, with a very humble attitude: "Mr. Wei, this is my girlfriend Yang Tianbao, you can just call her baby."

"I've met her before."

Wei Yang shook hands with Yang Tianbao in a friendly manner, without beating around the bush, and asked directly.

"What do you two want to talk to me about?"

Although Wei Yang and Huang Xiaoming have never had much dealings, they have actually met on many occasions, otherwise Wei Yang would not call him Brother Xiaoming.

Age is one aspect, but the main thing is that the name was decided when they first debuted and met. He can't change [Brother Xiaoming] to [Mingzi] or [Aming] now that he is awesome.

No one changes his face like that. Besides, Huang Xiaoming is not a small star even now. His qualifications and status can barely support Wei Yang's "brother".

However, Wei Yang's giving of face does not mean that Huang Xiaoming will just accept it carelessly. He lowered his posture and changed the address from [Wei Yang] and [Xiao Wei] to [Mr. Wei].

"It's like this, I heard that Mr. Wei is going to do "Running Man", and it just so happens that Baby is a die-hard fan of the Korean Running Man, and she also has a certain popularity base in Japan and South Korea, so I think..."

Huang Xiaoming's words did not surprise Wei Yang. When he saw the two people coming, he roughly understood what was going on.

But what surprised him was that normally, it would not be done this way.

Such important resources should at least be prepared. He and Huang have no friendship, so he should at least pull in a middleman to mediate and increase the chance of success. Even if it doesn't work, it won't hurt the face of both parties.

However, seeing Yang Tianbao's eager look, Wei Yang vaguely understood something.

It is estimated that Huang Xiaoming knew from the beginning that there was no hope, but he couldn't stop his girlfriend from begging, especially today, so he simply played a straight ball to make his girlfriend give up.

Wei Yang made up his mind and politely declined: "Sorry, we have already decided on the candidates."

Yang Tianbao was anxious and blurted out a sentence regardless of Huang Xiaoming's instructions before coming.

"But I heard that the Korean side has drawn up a list of guest suggestions, and I am on it."

"Ms. Yang is well-informed."

Wei Yang smiled. The Korean side did have suggestions for guest candidates, especially the team involved in the preparation of the domestic "Running Man". Wei Yang also asked for their opinions.

But suggestions are just suggestions. These people are not familiar with the Chinese entertainment industry.

Most of the actors they recommended are actors that Koreans are familiar with. Some are not suitable for variety shows, some cannot be invited, and some do not meet the interests of Blue Whale. It is completely contrary to reality, so they can only be suggestions.

In the previous life, many people said that Zhejiang Satellite TV was able to get the copyright of Running Man because of Yang Tianbao. The Korean side asked that if Yang was not allowed to appear, they would not give the copyright.

This is nonsense!

Wei Yang did not deny that Yang Tianbao was popular in Japan and South Korea, but he could not interfere with the operation of a project of this size.

It's either the team's hype or the fans' nonsense. They want to get rid of the background of relying on Huang to get to the top. Maybe in two years, even Huang will be supported by her.

In this life, the Korean side also gave suggestions. Yang Tianbao was also on the list, but there was never a so-called must-be-on-list, and even if there was, Wei Yang would not care.

The copyright has been sold. The Korean side has the right to participate because of the terms and production, but not the main control.

Who to use and who not to use, the boss Wei has the final say!

So Wei Yang and Yang Tianbao said very clearly: "Running Man is Blue Whale's Running Man, not the Korean side. Their list is the same as the list of netizens and can only be used as a reference."

"But..."

Yang Tianbao wanted to speak, but was stopped by Huang Xiaoming.

Now the two have not made it public, Yang Tianbao dare not say that everything is the result of my hard work, but Huang Xiaoming likes nightclubs, so she replied on Weibo that she is a nightclub.

When Huang Xiaoming stopped him, Yang Tianbao flashed a flash of reluctance, but still stopped talking. Instead, Wei Yang glanced at Huang and took the initiative to pass the way.

"If Miss Yang is interested, you can also come as a guest on the show later."

"That's great."

Huang Xiaoming smiled and said in return: "If there is a chance later, I can also try it. I haven't played a reality show yet."

With Yang Tianbao's current fame, she came to "Running Man" to show her face, but Huang Xiaoming is different. With the uncertain future of "Running Man", he came to bring traffic and topics.

"That's a good appointment, so you don't regret it in the future."

"That can't be done. I'm looking forward to this good opportunity."

There are many people in the circle who are known for their high emotional intelligence. Huang Xiaoming is one of them, and he is even called a "good person."

For example, it is rumored that Huang Xiaoming will give red envelopes to artists and even staff members who have a relationship with Huang after working with him on their birthdays.

You can say that this is the team responsible for statistical operations, but there is this intention, and it has been doing this for more than ten years. Who wouldn't remember it in their hearts?

It's actually very comfortable to get along with such people. The two sides were not familiar with each other before, and there were more conflicts of interest.

Huang Xiaoming was the top actor in the mainland a few years ago, and Wei Yang was his strongest challenger. However, with the change of Wei Yang's status at this stage, this conflict is gradually fading.

Even Huang himself, now his acting career is only one of his priorities, and he focuses more on the business direction.

In this case, the so-called "top actor in the mainland" competition is just that, and the two sides do not have such a direct confrontation, and the relationship will naturally ease.

While Wei Yang and Huang Xiaoming were talking, Yang Tianbao calmed down, knowing that she had been a little anxious.

He was not her boyfriend, so she was willing to coax him if he was a little bit petty. To put it bluntly, if it wasn't for Huang Xiaoming, who would Wei Yang care about her.

Wei Yang was lustful, but not a bootlicker. It can be seen from his deeds of hanging out with women that ordinary women could not deal with him.

So Yang Tianbao sat obediently next to Huang Xiaoming, playing the role of a wife and girlfriend, which made Wei Yang look up to her.

No wonder she was able to get promoted, she was very patient!

It was not until Wei Yang and Huang Xiaoming separated that Yang Tianbao took the opportunity to leave her business card.

"I was too anxious just now. I hope Mr. Wei doesn't mind. This is my mobile number. If you need it in the future, I hope you can give me a chance."

Wei Yang did not answer, but looked at Huang Xiaoming. His reputation made him pay attention to his dealings with women who had someone else, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

Huang Xiaoming's expression did not change. Instead, he followed Yang Tianbao's words and made a joke: "Mr. Wei should think more about the two of us. I'm counting on you to lead the way."

"Brother Xiaoming is polite. Cooperation is win-win."

Wei Yang took the business card and waved away. He was not interested in Yang Tianbao, not to mention that he was taken.

Wei Wu's legacy is not to be missed!

After Wei Yang left, Huang Xiaoming frowned and looked at Yang Tianbao, who asked innocently: "What's wrong? Did I do something wrong just now?"

Looking at Yang Tianbao's innocent big eyes, Huang Xiaoming put aside his little thoughts and shook his head.

"Nothing, but don't talk too much in private, this guy's style... is not very decent."

Yang Tianbao finally realized it, full of annoyance: "I forgot about this, he won't harass me."

"Not really, if he really comes to you, tell me and I'll deal with it."

"Then I'll be relieved."

Yang Tianbao showed a sweet smile and took her boyfriend's hand: "You have to protect me."

"..."

Boss Wei didn't know what happened after he left, otherwise he would have to take back all his comments and slap everyone.

Snap~

You are not decent!

You have several ex-girlfriends, who have played more fun in nightclubs than me, you dare to say that about me?

Snap~

And harass you?

I'm too busy with so many beautiful women harassing me, who do you think you are, you ordinary girl, you are really stupid!

After leaving the celebration banquet of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Wei Yang flew directly to the Magic City. After wasting the Spring Festival holiday, it's time to get down to business.

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Not long after, Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang's new movie "Time Travel" started shooting in Shanghai...