Chapter 2272 Alliance

Today, Snapchat is still in the early stages of development and is still a million miles away from success. The future is very unclear.

If you make an offer for purchase during this period, the possibility of closing the deal will be greatly increased.

Facebook in its previous life also wanted to acquire it many times, but all failed later.

Firstly, because the quotation was made late, Snapchat has become a hot product on the market, and it is possible to be launched independently or even become a prince.

I don't want to be dependent on anyone else.

Secondly, there is a conflict between the core of Snapchat and Facebook. The former is a voyeur who avoids history, while the latter is the largest platform for peeping at history.

This is a completely contradictory ideological difference.

At this time, Ziweixing International has no worries about this factor at all.

Another point is the advantage of Ziweixing.

Although later Snapchat was an excellent product that attracted the love of young users around the world and was one of the most popular social products on the market, the entrepreneurial team of this company was all product-oriented.

In fact, it’s not just this company. Most startups in Silicon Valley have entrepreneurial teams that are product- and technology-oriented.

This can easily lead to a drawback.

The products are very well made and the technical level is quite high, but they just don’t make money!

In the final analysis, the purpose of running a company is to make profits.

Later, there was no other way. The Snapchat team racked their brains and couldn't find a monetization strategy. The product was praised but not popular, which was a headache.

Later, they set their sights on the other side of the ocean.

So I came to the Eastern Land to learn Buddhist scriptures.

I went to Penguin Company to study and research on WeChat and study the business model of this product. Next, the two parties reached a cooperation. Penguin made a strategic investment in Snapchat and began to guide the other party's commercialization.

This put Snapchat on the right track and achieved development at the commercial level.

Now with Ziweixing, this is no longer a problem.

"By the way, there's one more thing."

"Um?"

"The dust has settled here at Yahoo. All we need to do next is to complete the process." Yang Zhiyuan wants to fulfill all his commitments at Yahoo. "At the beginning of the year, I had an agreement with Alibaba to hold Yahoo. of Alibaba shares and let them buy back half of it.”

Now the Yahoo thing is settled.

It's time to fulfill this old agreement and negotiate with Ali to allow Ali to repurchase 20% of its shares.

Zhou Buqi understood immediately after hearing this. After all, the two companies have merged and everyone has formed an alliance. He smiled and said, "Okay, how about... why don't you work harder and keep an eye on me?"

This is what Yang Zhiyuan meant. He has been away from the main line of the Internet for a long time. Now he finally has the opportunity to return to the core area with the help of the Ziweixing platform, so he happily said: "Okay, then I will promote this matter."

…

At night, in the study.

Zhou Buqi was on the phone, a little frowning, "Real Madrid is offering Gareth Bale? How much is it?"

David Gill said: "The sincerity is very high. The first offer reached 80 million pounds, which has reached the transfer price for Ronaldo that year."

"Where's Bell?" Zhou Buqi then asked, "What's his opinion?"

David Gill sighed, "There are two clubs in Europe that are very special. Almost no player can refuse them. One is Real Madrid and the other is Barcelona."

Zhou Buqi said: "I know Bale's character. He is very humble and not quite the same as Cristiano Ronaldo. He is a bit like Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo's style of play."

David Gill said with a smile: "Indeed, I talked to him on the phone and talked to his agent. He really wants to join Real Madrid, but he also understands that Manchester United trained him, and Manchester United is in the process of transformation. A transitional phase. He said he would not embarrass the club at this time."

Zhou Buqi nodded, "Where's the head coach?"

David Gill said: "Both the head coach and the sports director do not want Bell to leave the team, and he will stay in the team at least next season. Bell is the core player of the team. This season Manchester United won both the League and League Cup, but The team's playing style is still being adjusted, and the departure of core players will bring great trouble to the work of the coaching team."

Zhou Buqi said: "Then don't sell it yet."

David Gill said: "Real Madrid's attitude seems to be very determined and sincere. I estimate that the offer can even reach 90 million pounds. In this year's Champions League, Real Madrid eliminated Manchester United in the semi-finals, but in the final, Real Madrid lost to Chelsea. Real Madrid has not won the Champions League for ten years, and now they have seen the light. They are eager to bring in Bale and help them win the Champions League."

Zhou Buqi said: "It's not a matter of money. Manchester United still cannot destroy the existing team building ideas. Bell is Manchester United's No. 7. It is not easy to find a successor to the No. 7 jersey in the transfer market in a short period of time."

"Then wait until next season?"

David Gill is not the kind to settle down and respects the players' personal attitude. If a player wants to transfer and leave, even if the team can force the player to stay by relying on the contract, it is not a glorious thing.

Gareth Bale wants to go to Real Madrid.

Even if Manchester United doesn't want to, they can't force him to stay, just like they didn't force Ronaldo to stay in the first place.

Zhou Buqi said: "Then next season, within a year, can we find a suitable replacement player?"

"In the past two seasons, Manchester United has been working hard to promote commercial development in the South American market." David Gill is really an excellent CEO, resolutely implementing the big boss's decisions, "However, if you want to further promote the market, it is best to The key is to have star players.”

"From South America? From Brazil?" Zhou Buqi thought of it immediately, "Neymar?"

David Gill said: "Yes, European football has been paying attention to him, but he has stayed in Brazil in the past few years. A very important reason is that part of his personal property rights are in the hands of the team, and part is in his hands." In the hands of his family. They have been trying to get a sky-high transfer fee."

The current football bubble is not that serious. An annual salary of 10 million yuan is a top salary, and a transfer fee of more than 50 million euros can cause a sensation in the world.

Zhou Buqi asked: "Do you know the situation? How much is the transfer fee?"

David Gill said: "It is said that the transfer fees and commissions they asked for totaled more than 70 to 80 million euros. This is the price of a top player in Europe. A kid who has never been to Europe is still full of doubts. Certainty, it’s difficult for a club to be willing to pay such a large fee.”

Zhou Buqi said decisively: "Manchester United can take action."

"Sure?"

David Gill took a deep breath.

Neymar is currently the biggest star player in the Brazilian team. Once the deal is completed, it will greatly promote the development and promotion of Manchester United in the Brazilian market.

Manchester United is the dominant team in English-speaking countries.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are the hegemons of Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking and other language-speaking countries.

If Manchester United wants to further expand its influence, it must go to Real Madrid and Barcelona to grab territory within their sphere of influence.

Taking Neymar is a good strategy.

Real Madrid wants to buy Gareth Bale, the Premier League's best player for two consecutive years.

Then Manchester United will go after them.

Zhou Buqi said: "It's settled! Don't move this year, communicate with all parties, and let Bell stay with the team for another season. Wait until next summer, and then introduce Neymar to wear Manchester United's No. 7 jersey to replace him. Bell.”

It's just a small matter in the team. Zhou Buqi can just make a phone call and briefly talk about it.

People in the United States should pay more attention to American business.

Don't tell me, the linkage effect has started.

Marvel Studios, owned by Ziweixing Universal, launched a super blockbuster "Avengers", which detonated the entire summer season and even revived the North American box office market, which had been sluggish for several years.

The movie market became very popular immediately.

This new movie model of heroes gathering has also been strongly sought after by thousands of movie fans and comic book fans.

Then, a mobile game quietly became popular in North America.

The name is also called "Avengers".

As you can tell from the name, this game must have been developed by Changyou. Under the operation of Boss Zhou, only Changyou can obtain such top-notch IP.

This game was launched in February last year.

It was officially launched on May 1 this year.

It is a tower guarding game.

The flow of the game is also simple. The villains attack, and the Marvel heroes use their skills to fight the villains and prevent them from breaking through the earth's defense... It is essentially a tower defense game.

However, some heroes require money, such as "Spider-Man"; some skills also require in-game purchases, such as group defense, group damage, etc.

Riding on the popularity of the movie, this mobile game quickly dominated the charts in the United States. It ranked among the top 5 free games in both the Apple and Android app stores.

Today is June 12th.

This game has been online for more than a month and has already generated US$210 million in revenue, with the number of paying players reaching 4.23 million. In the North American market, the game revenue of "Avengers" is almost equal to the box office revenue of the movie.

This is a mobile game planned, developed and promoted according to the will of Boss Zhou.

The market has proven it again.

The big boss is the big boss. He seems to be omnipotent, and he has actually promoted the in-depth integration of games and movies at the operational level. The effect is surprisingly good. With the longevity of the "Avengers" series, it seems that similar games will have a long life.