Chapter 386 There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain

Now when it comes to the Internet, as long as you are in a slightly larger second- and third-tier city, there are almost no people who don’t know about the spread of personal computers into individual households.

Even if you don't have a computer at home, going to an Internet cafe for an hour only costs two or three yuan, which is not a big deal at all. But in 1999, even in big cities, such as Beijing and Shanghai, there was no saying that every household had a computer. At that time, Internet cafes almost said that they didn’t have computers, and they were more about games. Just the hall.

At that time, not many people dared to bet their own wealth on the Internet, an industry that seemed to have no future, but many of those who dared to bet like this would reap huge rewards. The Ma Huateng in front of me was actually one of them, and later became one of the big names in the Internet industry. Ye Ming pondered for a moment and said, "You said this yourself. You can't prove yourself. No wonder no one believes in you. Please tell me how much investment you hope to attract."

Ma Huateng originally had no hope and planned to go to the port city to see if there was any connection that could attract investment. But when he heard Ye Ming say this, he immediately became energetic: " Mr. Ye is also interested in this industry. I believe that this industry will not disappoint Mr. Ye. Now, our company is in the growth stage, so the expenses required are relatively high.

Several people in our company discussed it and believed that 10% of the company's shares should be worth about 10 million. If someone is willing to invest, we are willing to sell some of our shares. "

Ten million was a very large number in 1999. Even if you wanted a three-bedroom apartment in the Third Ring Road area of ​​Beijing, it would only be five to six million. Ye Ming himself likes to buy real estate, especially the kind of courtyard houses that have since disappeared. At this time, he has already said that he has purchased three sets of courtyard houses through an intermediary company, and they are all within the scope of the protected area. There is no need to worry about it. The kind that have been demolished, but even in this case, the price of these three courtyard houses is only more than 3.2 million.

Ma Huateng asked for 10 million. With this price, it’s no wonder that the boss in the lobby sneered at this young man. Who is too worried about having money? Anyway, it means that no boss will be optimistic about Tengxun Company at this time.

Ye Ming pondered for a while and said: "This price is too high. Not many people in China will accept such a price. There are considerable risks in investing in your company. The Hu Liang.com bubble on Wall Street just burst." I don’t have much time. If you are like this, I want to develop in a new field. I want to be a venture capital investor. It costs 18 million. I want 20% of the shares. You partners should study this. , if you like, then we can discuss the next thing,"

In fact, Ma Huateng originally wanted to ask for a high price. When he discussed with several partners, he said it was 10 million and 10% of the shares. It was just a test. He simply said that he did not expect such a high price. The price, eight to nine million, is within the range they can accept. When doing business, there is always a bargaining process. At this time, Ye Ming gave such a price. In fact, Ma Huateng himself could make the decision.

Therefore, when he heard the price mentioned by Ye Ming, he was afraid that the cooked duck would fly away again. In the past few days, he traveled from Shanghai to the capital, but he met no less than a hundred bosses, and no one was willing to calm down and listen to his introduction. Now that he finally had a reason to invest, he naturally had to grasp it firmly.

Therefore, at this moment, Ma Huateng said very happily: "There is no need to discuss this at all. As the chairman, I still have this right. Eighteen million is eighteen million. Mr. Ye, when can we sign the contract?" ." With such a sum of money, Tengxun will be able to replace it with a bigger and better server at this time, and it can also increase its efforts in publicity. With money, everything will be easier to handle.

Ye Ming thought for a while and said: "Sign the contract. Let's prepare the content of the contract tomorrow. It's probably that we will give you nine million first, and then give you the remaining nine million before the end of the year. Don't worry about it, Mr. Ma." , after all, it is an Internet company, we must treat it with caution, and the investment money will be given to you in two batches."

In fact, Ye Ming was also very helpless. It didn't mean that he couldn't get the 18 million, but he still had to make a movie. If he gave it to Teng Xun all at once, then the movie wouldn't need to be made.

For nine million, it would be very easy to shoot a movie. As for the additional nine million that will be given at the end of the year, after the Lunar New Year film, will Brilliant Film and Television still be short of money? There was no shortage of money at all, so Ye Ming had the confidence to give away the remaining money.

The two-time clearing method that Ye Ming mentioned is actually the same way for general venture capital funds. If it is said that it is an investment of two million, it will not give you two million immediately, but will give you a part first and review it. After knowing the use of this part of the expenses, lend the remaining money. Therefore, Ma Huateng was not surprised at all by Ye Ming's move. Since he said he would give nine million first, Tengxun was not afraid that Ye Ming would not give him the remaining nine million.

Ye Ming is not sure how much investment New Film Alliance has attracted this time, but seeing Liu Dong's beaming smile, it seems that he has gained quite a lot. Anyway, he is the kind of person who no longer has to worry about money. Looks like. The next day, in the Huihuang Film and Television office, Tengxun's Ma Huateng and Ye Ming signed a contract, and 9 million was transferred to Tengxun's account. Sister Fang Fang naturally said that she saw all this, but she didn't say anything. The boss has the airs of a boss. As for the things he decides, it is best for the subordinates to just ignore them honestly. In this situation Regarding a question, no matter how she said it, Sister Fang Fang would not offend the boss's dignity in front of outsiders.

But after Ma Huateng left, Sister Fang Fang was a little unhappy: "Boss, the company is using money now. You directly gave money to an Internet company for a key matter like this. Film is an industry that cannot be broken into, what is the difference between it and nothing."

Ye Ming said with a smile: "You should worry too much about this. Tengxun is a very promising company. In fact, I also intend to get involved in this industry. In the future, the film market and the Internet will be very closely related." , planning in advance is the way to go. Not only Tengxun, but also Qianbaidu, please collect information about this company for me, and if you have the opportunity, buy the shares of this company immediately. There is no limit to the amount."

Hearing that Ye Ming still wanted Jixi to invest in such a problem, Sister Fang Fang immediately objected: "We still need to invest in movies. The theater chain also needs money. It is a money-burning place. Where can there be so much?" Money is invested.”

Ye Ming said with a smile: "The filming of [People on the Road] didn't cost much. Besides, after our Lunar New Year holiday, the company will have money. I didn't ask you to take action immediately. I just said that you Just pay attention to yourself and find a suitable opportunity to start. In addition, if you are interested in something, you can also invest at this time. I promise that I will not let you down when the time comes. See Ye Ming's attention has been decided.

Sister Fang Fang knew that she could not change Ye Ming's mind.

He immediately changed the subject and said: "Forget it, the company only has a small amount of money anyway. You are the boss and you have the final say. I will make people pay attention to it, but we don't have the time now. [People on the Road] is about to start." The filming has just been completed, and the New Year film directed by Feng Xiaogang has already started. If we don't hurry up, we won't make the trip."

Ye Ming nodded. After all, the company's main business is actually making movies. Therefore, he thought for a while before nodding and said: "That's no problem. How much liquidity does our company still have in its account now?"

Sister Fang Fang didn't even need to read the information. What she recorded was very clear. She opened her mouth and said, "Three million. You can't say that the company won't keep a penny. I think we can come up with two hundred and sixty." If you want to shoot "Good People on the Road", I calculated that you need about 5 million in funds. We still have a shortfall of about two million. "

The big housekeeper is the big housekeeper of the century, and she knows very clearly about such things. She just said that she should tell Ye Ming about the difficulties encountered by the company. Savior is not that easy to do.

Ye Ming pondered for a moment after receiving the goods: "Three million is enough. Let's start shooting first. If it's really not enough by then, it's not too late to think about other things. At worst, we can just go to the bank for a loan then." "

The production budget of "Crazy Stone" is even less than this, but Ye Ming is still able to shoot a high-box office movie. It's hard to say it's a classic, but at least after watching it, people feel that the money spent to buy the ticket is worth it. of.

Therefore, even if there was a difference of two million, Ye Ming did not hesitate to start filming "People on the Road" at this time. The production cost of "People on the Road" is indeed relatively high. Roads, railways, shipping, etc. are all used. It may even include scenery from various places. Obviously, it cannot be shot in one place.

Therefore, Sister Fang Fang gave a price of five million, which was already the price for professionalism that day. And if something happens in the middle, then under such a situation, the possibility of the price rising cannot be ruled out.

When making a movie, all aspects must be considered.

Because no one knows what will happen next second when making a movie. (To be continued)