Chapter 1055 Cash is King

Today, there is a flight at noon.

Go back to the northeast.

The exciting moment is coming again. This morning, Zhou Buqi's mind is full of the ignorance of the junior high school, and the charming and plump figures are lingering for a long time.

Teacher Han Yan who teaches English, teacher Chen Yan who teaches history, and an unknown Chinese teacher from another class...

Zhou Buqi and Teacher Han Yan already have a very deep friendship.

This time I went back to donate to my alma mater, trying to catch up with Mr. Chen Yan and recall the good times of the past.

He Yang came over to give some investment reports.

In the first half of this year, the financing case that received the most attention should have been 51 Community.

But because of Zhou Buqi's participation, it got mixed up.

The Internet financing case that has attracted the most attention and shocked the most has become Tudou.com. A month ago, they had just raised $57 million in Series D funding.

It seems to set off a new round of video site competition.

Youku, which is as famous as Tudou, is naturally not to be outdone.

They also acted immediately, and they are going to launch a C round of financing. Fundraising is expected to reach $40 million.

This is the focus of He Yang's report.

Youku is about to start its C round, will Ziweixing follow?

The biggest obstacle is Boss Zhou, only he seems not to be optimistic about this industry, and he is unwilling to follow up all the time. Even Ziwei Star has not launched its own video platform for a long time.

At the beginning, Ziwei Star held a 25% stake in Youku, which was diluted to 20% after the B round.

If Ziweixing still wants to regard Youku as an important strategic layout of its subsidiary, it must follow up. Once the shareholding drops below 20%, it will lose control.

Zhou Buqi had a headache, "How much money is in the account now?"

He Yangdao: "Not counting the working capital, the reserve fund is 2.5 billion, and there is another 1.5 billion US dollars in foreign exchange."

"Not much more!"

Zhou Buqi was a little embarrassed, and the speed of spending money was too fast.

It's only the end of May!

It stands to reason that the financial crisis will not erupt completely until August, sweeping the whole world like a tsunami. Now there are only some signs of economic downturn, and it has not yet completely collapsed.

As a result, Ziweixing has already spent a lot of money.

Investing in Changyou, it cost 2.3 billion. This deal is a bit fucked up, and it feels a bit reckless.

He Yang sighed, "Domestic business is fine, mainly overseas business, spending too much money. This is only the Japanese market, and it has encountered such a big obstacle. If you go to the European and American markets...the pressure will be great."

Zhou Buqi saw that he was a little shaken, so he straightened his face immediately, and said firmly: "Developing overseas markets, no matter how difficult it is, I will continue to do so. I already have a plan for the money issue. As for Europe and the United States, I also have a plan." , My dad plans to go to the Premier League to buy a club, and he will use the influence of football to radiate Europa."

"OK."

He Yang smiled.

Secretly surprised in my heart, I feel that the big boss is getting bigger and bigger now, and the layout is getting wider and wider.

Engage in football, this is really an important wealth code.

It's not that playing football makes more money, but that it has great influence and can preserve wealth and make your own money your own. The owner of Chelsea, Abramovich, was almost taken down as an oligarch. He immediately bought Chelsea, which was heavily in debt, and spent money to win the championship.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Youku wants to raise funds, so follow up. You don't need to invest too much, just keep 20% of the shares from being diluted."

He Yang said: "It will cost about 8 million US dollars."

Zhou Buqi made a bold decision, "It's only 60 million, it's not a problem. Hmm... what's going on? Are Tudou and Youku the only ones that want financing?"

Now there are three major video sites in China, Tudou, Kuliu and Youku.

Cool six ranked second.

Ziweixing still holds 10% of the shares.

"There is no movement on Kuliu for the time being." He Yang knew what he was thinking, and asked tentatively, "Do you really want to sell it?"

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "It's fine that Youku and Kuliu are both small websites, let's vote casually. Now both of them are in the leading position in the industry, the model is the same, and the competition is fierce. The left hand is the son, and the right hand is the daughter. Everyone is blamed. Sell one quickly and get rid of the relationship."

He Yang nodded, "The reason why Kuliu has not started new financing is mainly because of Shanda. Shanda already holds more than 30% of the shares, and they plan to merge Kuliu into Shanda's system to further deepen cooperation .”

Zhou Buqi said bluntly: "Then it's settled. Go talk to Shanda and say... 25 million US dollars! Ask Shanda to pay 25 million US dollars, and we will transfer the shares of Kuliu!"

"25 million dollars..." He Yang frowned, "Is it a little less? After this round of financing, Tudou's valuation has exceeded 300 million US dollars. Kuliu's traffic is not as good as Tudou's, but Kuliu has already made a profit. Tudou Still burning money. From a market perspective, Kuliu’s model is better.”

Zhou Buqi didn't take it seriously, and snorted, "You've said it all, Shanda holds more than 30% of Kuliu's shares, which has seriously affected Kuliu's decision-making policy. That person Chen Tianqiao... Hehe, but something happened It’s famously indecisive. Tudou and Youku will definitely start a new round of market competition after they get huge financing. But Kuliu has changed its thinking and wants to make a profit instead of burning money. Do you think this is possible?”

"Um?"

He Yang's eyes lit up.

Zhou Buqi said indifferently: "Because Tudou and Youku have not yet exerted their strength, Kuliu's shares must be sold as soon as possible, the sooner the better, lest Kuliu's market share will drop sharply."

Based on his prophetic experience, he hadn't heard much about Ku Liu. This means that the Ku6 website will die at some stage in the future.

In this life, Zhou Buqi had dealt with Shanda and Boss Chen a lot, and it happened that Kuliu had inextricable relationship with Shanda. Combining the two, the reason for the failure was found.

Both Tudou and Youku are burning money crazily, grabbing the market crazily, and expanding their territory.

Kuliu is already cashing in, and wants to make money on his one-third of an acre of land. He is really too optimistic about this industry.

Zhou Buqi owed Chen Tianqiao a favor in the matter of the game copyright of "Three Kingdoms". This time, it's better to take the opportunity of Kuliu to return the favor!

Sell ​​Kuliu's shares to Shanda at a valuation below the market price.

Reciprocity!

Zhou Buqi went on to say: "The economic downturn is getting worse and worse. Let me give you an example and you will know. I am not going to make a blind box. In the Yangtze River Delta, there are more than 20 factories that produce gashapons. Orders. They are no longer making money to take orders, as long as they can keep their capital and keep the factory alive, they are willing to take orders.”

He Yang sighed, "Yeah, I thought it was the year of the Olympics and the year of prosperity, but it turned out to be a snowstorm and an earthquake, and the economy also suffered major problems."

Zhou Buqi waved his hands, and said with a relaxed look, "Don't be like some economists who want to be bearish on China, but have firm beliefs. Whoever is bearish will be unlucky. However, the economic crisis will inevitably intensify, and even in a certain The time point may completely collapse. We must plan ahead, and cash is king. Sell the shares of Kuliu as soon as possible, and make some price concessions. Holding cash is the greatest confidence."

He Yang nodded, "Okay, I'll discuss this with Nie Caijun later, and try to finalize this matter within the next month."

Zhou Buqi added, "Financial spending needs to be tightened."

"OK."

He Yang accepted the order and planned to leave.

When I walked to the door, I suddenly thought of something, turned back and asked with a smile: "By the way, didn't you buy a private equity fund on Wall Street? You were shorting it. The economy is going down, so it should be profitable, right?"

Zhou Buqi was very happy, "It's okay!"

"How much did you earn?"

"$310 million."

"How much is the principal?"

"$330 million."

"hiss!"

Even the well-informed He Yang was dumbfounded when he heard about it, and took a breath of surprise.

I rely on!

Is it too exaggerated?

This is doubled?

No wonder people say that they are going to the Premier League to buy clubs. This is making money on Wall Street!

Finance is really bloody.

Under the general trend of the global economic downturn, how many companies have gone bankrupt, employees have lost their jobs, how many people have to live on relief funds, and how many people have invested their life savings in the stock market crying...

For some sharp-eyed business leaders, it was a carnival of capital feast.

There is no fairness in this world.

...

Back to the northeast.

I feel that the sky in my hometown is extraordinarily blue, and the air in my hometown is extraordinarily fresh.

so easy!

So comfortable!

Mainly for mental stability.

Zhou did not pay attention to living a lifetime, and the most important problem was solved - the complicated family background.

The uncle's family immigrated abroad.

Zhou Buqi's hometown in the Northeast has become Zhou Buqi's real hometown. When his uncle was there, he didn't dare to come back, and he had to be fully armed when he came back.

Of course, there are more comfortable.

Walking out of Longjia Airport, Zhou Buqi saw a charming and charming young woman, waving from a distance, with two iconic dimples at the corners of her mouth, cute and charming.

It was Teacher Han Yan.

Early summer is here.

Teacher Han Yan was dressed very refreshingly. It looked like she had dressed up specially. She was wearing a long light pink suspender chiffon skirt, giving her the feeling of a delicate little woman.

It presents an elegant and ladylike style.

This color will not appear too girly, nor will it appear too mature, highlighting a sense of tenderness and grace. The pleated layered design on the skirt makes the whole person very three-dimensional.

Teacher Han Yan trotted forward a few steps.

When he found that there were five or six attendants around Zhou Buqi, his expression flashed a little awkward, and his pace slowed down.

There are even more embarrassing ones.

Teacher Han Yan was stunned, stunned, and at a loss.

Beside Zhou Buqi, she saw a familiar face... That girl, she... She seems to be her student too, right? On the day of the class reunion, she appeared... yes! It's her, her name is Sun Guanran!

Han Yan's back felt cold, her brain became hot, and she secretly yelled that it was bad!

Subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave.

Just pretend not to know each other.

How embarrassing!

"Mr. Han, where are you going?"

The next moment, Zhou Buqi called her to stop from behind.

The voice was heard in Han Yan's ears, like a devil, making her wish to find a crack in the ground and hide.