Who are you calling powerful?.

Chapter 500 Although there is too much money to spend, I have lost the feeling of struggle

In late May, the finale of "Ode to Joy" aired.

In the end, its average ratings remained at around 2.41, temporarily ranking first in this year's ratings list.

There are many people cheering, but more people still see the decline of the TV platform.

You know, "Ode to Joy" premiered at nearly 1.8, broke 2 in four days, and surpassed "The Pretender" to reach the top spot in less than a week. It is faintly the most popular phenomenon-level TV series this year.

According to the original TV ratings rules, it was a drama that had such a strong growth at the beginning, and then the popularity of word-of-mouth kept up.

The ratings of 2.5 are just a guarantee, and there is a certain chance that the ratings will break 3.

However, the current results are not due to the lack of performance of "Ode to Joy", but because the overall environment has caused the TV platform's ratings to continue to shrink.

Some pessimistic practitioners have already said that "breaking 3 will be a ratings miracle" in the future.

This statement is recognized by most people, but some people think it is exaggerated. We are not even halfway through 2015, and there are still some popular dramas that have not been released.

For example, Wei Yang's "Nirvana in Fire" is well-known as the king of ratings. Breaking 3 is basically his operation.

But even so, it is still difficult to suppress the voice of criticism, and there are even sharp expressions from sensible people.

Even if Wei Yang's new drama can break 3, and even the subsequent dramas can also break 3, he is only one person, how many dramas can he make in a year?

The general environment is in a recession, and no matter how powerful Wei Yang is, he can't bring back the TV station's hundreds of millions of lost viewers.

Unless, he stops broadcasting online from now on, broadcasts new dramas exclusively on TV, and concentrates on the TV platform, but this is too unrealistic.

In the past, he might have been able to spend a lot of money, but now that he is the boss of PPTV, he is probably one of the people in the world who is most looking forward to the collapse of the TV station.

Some are uncomfortable, and of course some are happy!

Compared with the declining trend of TV platforms, the performance and traffic of major video websites this year have reached a higher level.

At present, some video websites have released data for the first quarter of this year and monitored by relevant third parties.

There are already five video websites covering an average of 3000 million PC users per month. According to ranking, they are iQiyi, Youku, PPTV, Penguin and Sohu.

On the mobile side, there are three companies with an average monthly coverage of more than 1.5 million people, ranked in order: Youku, iQiyi, and PPTV.

This data has increased significantly compared with last year. Although many companies have not announced profits, it is speculated that many websites have also experienced an increase of more than 50%.

Youku, in particular, has performed extremely well in the stock market due to its two major shareholders, Xiaomi and Alibaba.

The current situation is that Youku, the established leader, and iQiyi, which acquired PPS and is developing rapidly, are competing for the top spot in the industry.

The above data basically means either Youku remains the number one, or iQiyi overtakes it.

Youku has always occupied the number one position among video websites before, and later even ate the potatoes. It has a strong foundation, but there is no big capital behind it.

Although iQiyi has only been established for a short period of time, with the support of Baidu and PPS, its strength has greatly increased, and it has formed a first-mover advantage in content production.

It can be said that if PPTV did not intervene, iQiyi would be the leader in self-made content on the website.

Even now, strictly speaking, PPTV relies on Blue Whale blood transfusion, and the website's own production capabilities are not as good as the other party.

However, the nature of the two websites is different. iQiyi is self-produced and sold, while PPTV and Blue Whale are from the same family, complementing each other and achieving win-win cooperation.

It’s hard to say which of the two mechanisms is better, but the PPTV model is more in line with Boss Wei’s interests and control. As long as there are no big loopholes, this model will continue for a long time.

It is precisely because PPTV has become the representative of self-made content that it has weakened iQiyi's advantages to a certain extent, resulting in it not yet suppressing Youku as it did in its previous life.

At this time in my last life, although iQiyi was not far behind Youku, it had an overall advantage and basically ranked first in various data.

This also caused Youku to accelerate its cooperation with Alibaba, and was eventually acquired and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alibaba.

In the end, with the collapse of LeTV and the decline of Sohu, a three-legged structure of Kuyougo was formed with the three major Internet giants BAT as its backing.

At this stage, although iQiyi is performing strongly, Youku has not yet been defeated. The data of the two sides are very close, and they have repeatedly competed. The competition is still in the fierce stage.

Because of this, although the overall situation of welcoming capital into the market is inevitable, Youku has a lot of room for negotiation, and even has the intention to sell at a price. While cooperating with Alibaba, it also does not forget to tease Xiaomi.

And just when Youku and iQiyi are competing most vigorously, PPTV is also rising rapidly under the attention of many people.

Around April, someone made some changes in the past year since Wei Yang took over PPTV, which can be described as earth-shaking.

The actual controlling shareholder changed from Suning to Wei Yang, and through continuous large capital injections, he finally obtained more than 65% of the approximately absolute controlling stake.

The website has also jumped from the original second-tier website to a first-tier upstart. Although it still has some disadvantages in some aspects, its advantages are also extremely obvious. Its development speed is astonishing and its prospects are broad. It is surprising that Penguin and Sohu are under pressure.

According to 2015 data, PPTV ranks among the top three in all aspects, behind iQiyi and Youku.

Although there are a lot of luck and non-objective factors in this, it is also part of the strength.

In the Internet era, data takes precedence. PPTV has this data performance. As long as there is no fraud, it will truly be the top three in the industry.

Within one year, a video website jumped a big step and entered the top three in the industry. Its losers included subsidiaries of Internet giants (Penguin) and established and powerful websites (Sohu).

We should not take it for granted as an industry miracle. The Internet has far more outrageous things than this, but anyone with a discerning eye can see its performance, strength and prospects.

This has also caused another small miracle, that is, PPTV’s valuation of about 30 billion before Wei Yang took over has now increased by at least 6 to 7 times.

This is not a vague valuation like before, but a price given by real capital financing.

At present, PPTV is still in the stage of rapid development and has some funds on hand. It has not yet made clear public financing, but the wind has already leaked out.

Interested capital and investors are welcome!

Among them, two investment institutions and funds have contacted PPTV and have made offers.

The specific terms are very complicated, and the target share share, capital investment method and other requirements will not be elaborated in detail.

To put it simply, the highest bidder gave PPTV a total valuation of 192 billion yuan, and the other one’s valuation was not less than 180 billion yuan.

And this is only the initial contact. It is obvious that this cannot be the lowest price, and there is still plenty of room for negotiation.

Not to mention, there are many other capital institutions that are eyeing it.

There is no way, Youku in the US stock market is almost reaching 300 billion yuan, and domestic LeTV is like a rocket, aiming for the billion mark.

You know, many of LeTV’s current data are not as good as PPTV.

Of course, LeTV has the suffocating bonus of ecological countermeasures and Accountant Jia's "switching the sky", which Boss Wei can't compare with.

But no one expects PPTV to become a monster stock like LeTV. With the current development of the entertainment industry and the fierce momentum of PPTV, as long as it can reach half of LeTV, it will be tens of billions, and everyone will still make a lot of money.

To put it bluntly, Boss Jia’s style is not something no one can recognize, and it’s so exciting to play.

No one can guarantee that playing drums and passing flowers will not blow up a mine in their hand.

In comparison, PPTV’s methods are much more upright. Although Boss Wei also has some tricks, they are harmless. As long as they can make money and are safe, no one cares.

iQiyi is Baidu’s food, Sohu and Penguin are out of reach for most people, and Youku is also in love with Alibaba. It can be said that PPTV is the only large-scale video website that allows everyone to eat cake together.

Not to mention that this website is developing rapidly and has a bright future. No one can guarantee whether there will be another round of financing. This is likely to be the last chance to get on board.

Therefore, although formal financing has not yet begun, everyone in the industry understands that this financing of PPTV will definitely be a battle between dragons and tigers.

Needless to say, the competition is fierce. There is a high probability or even a certainty that there will be a premium, but I don’t know to what extent.

200 billion will definitely not be able to stop it!

300 billion is hard to say.

The possibility of 400 billion is relatively low, but who can guarantee that no ruthless person will gamble all his money!

The Internet investment community has never been short of legendary stories of “paper for a thousand dollars”, and there is no shortage of people who have taken advantage of such dreams.

Of course, there are also courageous people who buy horse bones for thousands of dollars.

In this round of financing, PPTV is actually second, and many people value Wei Yang more.

This young man, who is less than 30 years old, has become an important business tycoon in China.

His companies Blue Whale, PPTV, and Red Shark have performed brilliantly, and his business management capabilities have been widely rumored by many people. However, the investment community is actually more concerned about Boss Wei’s investment vision.

Needless to say, Bilibili and Toutiao are enough to make most investors slap their thighs with regret.

The Green Crab Venture Capital Company under the name of Wei Yang is not well-known in the industry, but its strength is not weak. It has cooperated with many well-known and emerging companies.

Although it has not disclosed the specific situation to the outside world, its specific assets do not exceed tens of billions, and it may be several billions.

It doesn't matter if the PPTV project can't make money, and you don't have to worry about losing money. The key is to make good friends with this young business giant. If there are any good projects in the future, everyone can make a fortune together.

So don’t look at the fact that PPTV is still in the public release stage. When it starts to raise funds, Boss Wei’s ranking in Forbes will jump up again.

However, Boss Wei is very Buddhist about these things, and is even a little melancholy.

"Ugh."

In the rest area of ​​the "White Night" crew rest area, Wei Yang put down his cell phone and sighed sadly.

Nazha had other scenes today, but Pan Yueming and Qin Lan had a scene opposite each other. Hearing Wei Yang sigh and being a little curious, Qin Lan asked a question that she would regret for the rest of her life.

"What are you worried about?"

Wei Yang showed the page on his mobile phone to two people. There was a news item on it. It said that due to the popularity of "Ode to Joy", PPTV had outstanding performance and its valuation had increased. From this, an estimate of Wei Yang's net worth was derived. The amount obtained was praised by others. tongue.

"You tell me, if I really become the richest man in China and even Asia before the age of 40, and I have so much money that I can't spend it all, then what's the point of life?"

Pan Yueming: "..."

Qin Lan: "..."

Don't be impulsive, he is the boss, and the bodyguards are right next to him. If you take action, you will be killed. If you are really angry, you can go back and stab the villain.

Qin Lan wished he could slap himself in the mouth and make you ask more questions, forgetting that this bitch is a famous pussy king.

In "Let's Talk" back then, Wei Yang almost said "I don't care how much money I have, I'm not interested in money" and "Making 1 million or 10 billion is just about completing a small goal and a big goal for me." Didn't drive the host crazy.

At that time, these two sentences were included in the Quotations of the King of Biwang and became an Internet buzzword for a time. The words small goal and big goal also had an additional reference.

Wei Yang looked at the two people who were silent and remorseful. He felt that the stimulation was not enough, so he furiously dealt out last-minute hits.

“Money is just a number when you have too much, and it becomes a worry that burdens you.”

"The world will play tricks on people. Sometimes I want to lose some money and increase my motivation to fight, but it doesn't work. I make money no matter what I do, and the more I make, the more I make."

"Sometimes I envy you, who can taste the sweet fruits of hard work, unlike me, who feel like dying after making hundreds of millions."

"If I had a choice, I would just be a little actor in my next life and not start a business. It would be too much fun to work hard."

"..."

Wow, oh, oh, the dog capitalist is going to die for me, kill, kill, kill! ! ! ! !

Pan Yueming stood up suddenly. Wei Yang instinctively leaned back slightly with a wary expression. The bodyguard Huo Jun who was silently clenching his fists beside him also became more energetic. He moved his steps slightly, ready to take action at any time. Qin Lan looked at Pan Yueming with admiration and excitement.

The day has come for heroes to eliminate harm for the people!

Under the gaze of the three people, Pan Yueming's face turned red, and finally he coughed lightly and said the next sentence.

"I'm going to the toilet."

waste!

Although Qin Lan could only get angry, she couldn't help it, but she still despised Pan Yueming in her heart. When she saw Wei Yang's eyes turning around, she immediately jumped up.

"Ouch, I feel a little uncomfortable. I'll take some medicine."

After saying that, Qin Lan ran away quickly, and Wei Yang lay on the beach chair boredly, his voice erratic.

"If you don't have fun, just find some fun by yourself, and the effect will be good."

"It's easy to get beaten."

Huo Jun added faintly: "Next time you show off again, tell me in advance and I'll call more people, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to control the situation."

"Be loyal."

"It's hard to say. It's easy for us to rebel if you act like this. I clenched my fists just now."

"Is it so powerful? I'm not just pretending to tease them. I do have some real feelings. Money..."

Before he finished speaking, Huo Jun took a step back and covered his ears with his hands, refusing to listen. When Wei Yang saw this, he could only shut up.

Although Huo Jun was an old man who had followed him for many years and was loyal to him, but he was always so irritating, no one could say that the brakes suddenly failed that day.

Sighing, Wei Yang did not continue to torture Huo Jun, but opened Li Jiahang's WeChat.

[Brother, brother is in trouble]

Li Jiahang responded quickly: [What's wrong? 】

[Accidentally, my net worth has increased by hundreds of millions. I have bought all the high-end residential areas in Shanghai. I have also booked a private jet. I have everything at home. My girlfriends don’t need to spend money on me. You help me pay for it. Idea, how can you let me enjoy the pleasure of squandering, I am almost dead]

There was silence on the phone for dozens of seconds, and then several 60-second voice messages were sent. You could hear Li Jiahang's furious voice without even clicking on it.

Wei Yang came to Ge You and lay down comfortably: "Oh, I feel comfortable."

(End of this chapter)