Qidian had been acquired by a company called Shanda Technology. The previous founders kept some shares and received a sum of cash.
That's why they need Shanda Technology's approval to invest in this website.
Sun Lijie made a few calls and arranged a meeting with the CEO of Shanda Technology.
… …
The CEO of Shanda Technology, Chen Daqiao, was sitting in his office. He was about to welcome the CEO of Taihua Consulting, Sun Lijie. This person is one of the top investors in Hua Xia's investment circle. Sun Lijie is going to invest in Shanda Technology?
They had received their first round of financing not long ago, but they had already invested. After the second round of financing, they can wait for their initial investment to make a profit, and the company will be on the right track. Maybe the company will be listed in less than two years.
A middle-aged man was brought into the office by his secretary. Chen Daqiao quickly walked out from behind his desk and stretched out his hands. "Welcome, CEO Sun. Sorry for not going out to meet you."
"I don't come here for no reason. I'm here today to discuss business with you, Mr. Chen."
Chen Daqiao was secretly delighted. As expected, Director Sun was here to invest. This could be considered as hitting it off, right?
"CEO Sun wants to invest in our company?"
"That's right. We are interested in a website under your company. If you are willing to part with it, we can buy it." Sun Lijie did not beat around the bush.
"Which website?"
Although Shanda Technology was established not long ago, they have a few websites. They include game agents, online novels, and online services.
"The Qidian website that you have just acquired. We are interested in this new industry."
Chen Daqiao thought Sun Lijie is interested in a game agent. After all, Taihua Holdings owns Wind and Rain Games, and they are one of the agents of Wind and Rain Games.
Or online services. They are the most advanced in China in this aspect. But Chen Daqiao did not expect Sun Lijie to be interested in this online novel website!
"Director Sun, as you said, this is a website that we have just acquired. We won't sell it immediately."
"I will increase the price by 20%!"
It hadn't been long since the acquisition, and they were already able to make a profit of 20%. It should be a very good investment. However, Chen Daqiao and his team were very optimistic about this new industry. They believed that it would revolutionize Hua Xia's novels.
"Director Sun, I'm very sorry. We really can't sell this."
"If that's the case, then let's invest. We will become the controlling shareholder of your online novel website or Shengda Technology. "Sun Lijie immediately threw out the second proposal.
"Director Sun, it is impossible for you to have the controlling stake in our company. We still have other shareholders, and they might not agree. If Taihua Consulting only wants to be a shareholder, then we can talk about it. "
Chen Daqiao will not sell the company. This is his career. At most, he will go through a second round of financing. He must hold the voting rights in his hands.
"If we participate, our investment won't be too high," Sun Lijie said with a frown.
Actually, the reason why he said he wanted to be the controlling shareholder was to lower the price. If he really wants to be the controlling shareholder, he can accept a higher price. But if he only wants to be a shareholder, the price will be lower. Sun Lijie does not even want to increase the price.
Since both parties had reached an agreement, it will be easier for them to continue the negotiation. One party wants to be a shareholder, and the other party needs money. The negotiation went smoothly.
Sun Lijie represented Taihua Consulting and invested a sum of money in exchange for 33% of Qidian's shares. At the same time, he also got a management position.
To be honest, Sun Lijie does not know anything about this online novel website. Even under Taihua Holdings, no one dares to say they know anything about it. Maybe Hu Lian and the rest know a little. After all, Hu Lian's job is related to publishing.
… …
"Boss, we had invested a sum of money and got one-third of the shares. Is it enough?" Sun Lijie called Feng Yu.
"It doesn't matter. But is it included in the rights to adapt the novel?" Feng Yu asked.
"It is included in the rights. They did not object when I mentioned this condition. I don't think there are any rights to adapt online novels now. "
"Not now, but that doesn't mean there won't be any rights in the future. Don't forget we are still making games. In the future, we can let these online novel authors write the background story of our game. This will increase the exposure of our game. If their stories are well written, why can't we adapt them into games? "Feng Yu asked.
Sun Lijie finally understood Feng Yu's motive. But he still felt it is impossible to adapt a novel into a game. A novel is just a story or a long story. Adapting it into a movie or television series is more reliable than adapting it into a game.
Sun Lijie is the same as the rest. He had never read online novels before. He does not know the potential of online novels in the future. Also, there are precedents for novels to be adapted into games. Harry Potter already has a game.
There are also adaptations of comics, animations, movies, etc. Nothing is impossible.
There are no Xianxia or Xuanhuan novels now. Most of the novels are based on urban novels. But the audience of online novels is diverse. There are no such categories now, but it can be guided.
Feng Yu believes that although it is still early and online novels are still in the transition from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age, it is possible to bring the Bronze Age earlier.
For example, if someone writes a novel similar to the Legend of the Sword and Fairy, it can be adapted into a Xianxia online game. If someone writes a modern mercenary novel, it can be adapted into a gunfight adventure game. If someone writes a football novel, it can be adapted into a football game.
There are many categories suitable for adaptation. The main thing is whether the novel is attractive enough.
"Boss, what novels are suitable for adaptation now? Wind and rain games have no experience in this area. "
Feng Yu thought for a while. "It's okay. I will go through the selection myself. I will definitely find suitable ones. Also, there are some problems with the current pay-to-play model. We must think of a way to attract more readers. Without readers, it is useless no matter how good the novel is. "
When Sun Lijie heard that Feng Yu is coming personally, he is more confident in this online novel website. General Manager Feng is coming personally. How can they lose money? They will definitely make a lot of money!
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