novelsite Chapter 581 Investment Methods
Chapter 581 Investment Methods
Chapter 581 Investment Methods
Suzhou, Lingjing Media.
"Mr. Tang, what you just saw is our company's artist management department. Is there anything else you would like to know about our company?"
Song Bin, the general manager of Lingjing Media, gave a professional smile that was neither enthusiastic nor indifferent.
Although Mr. Tang Yijing, the man opposite me, comes from the global financial giant Gaosheng Group, which of the investors who have come and gone these days is not a well-known figure?
Thanks to the huge success of the film "Pegasus," Lingjing Media has gained a small reputation in the industry.
In addition, as a subsidiary of Gao Yuan, Bai Ye Ji's AIGC popularity combined with its entertainment and film media gives it tremendous potential for growth.
Since Gao Yuan announced her intention to raise funds, several groups of angel investors have come to investigate and seek investment opportunities.
However, the conditions offered were either too harsh or the prices simply did not meet Gao Yuan's expectations, so she basically returned empty-handed.
Gao Sheng is considered one of the more prominent investors.
But it's just relatively large.
Gao Yuan only gave him the instruction to "proceed as usual," so naturally he wouldn't treat her any differently.
"Hmm... It's clear that your company's various businesses are all well-organized. Manager Song is indeed a seasoned professional in the industry, and Chairman Gao has a keen eye for talent."
"Haha! Mr. Tang, you flatter me too much."
Everyone flatters a beautiful sedan chair, and since the other party was praising him, an unknown nobody, Song Bin naturally didn't think he had any real ability.
Looking back on the changes during this period, even Song Bin couldn't help but sigh at the twists and turns of life, truly a case of "a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."
Back when I first started my business, I founded May Film & Media.
With about twenty brothers and seven or eight guns, they had to bow and scrape and greet any ordinary investor with a smile. Despite their best efforts, they still ended up going bankrupt and being acquired.
Who would have thought that in just a few months, he would go from being an unknown nobody to being sought after by top investors from all walks of life.
These investors were so polite to him not because Song Bin was particularly capable, but entirely because he had the powerful backing of Wanwu Holdings...
Although the "child" changed his surname, he was sent to a wealthy family... Could this be considered a case of a father gaining status through his son?
Starting a business is out of the question anymore. Isn't working for someone else better?
"By the way, Manager Song, I heard that your company recently established a game department, but I haven't seen the office area for this department."
Tang Yijing glanced around, then casually asked in a nonchalant manner.
Song Bin chuckled inwardly, thinking to himself that this old bastard was indeed after it too...
Since Hu Yifei announced at the press conference that the game map of "Honkai Impact 3rd" is a proportional virtual reality generated using AI technology, many industry insiders have developed a strong interest in their game division.
As a result, even though no games have been released yet, Lingjing Media has already generated some buzz in the gaming community.
Top investment banks like Goldman Sachs have indeed noticed the hidden business opportunities here...
"I'm sorry, Mr. Tang, the game development is still in the early, confidential stage, so the game department downstairs is not open to the public at the moment."
"This..." Tang Yijing's expression was quite strange.
"Manager Song, as you know, big-budget games usually require huge investments. Even if it's just a regular AAA game, the funds needed are not small."
Without knowing the specific projected inputs and outputs of this department, it would be difficult for us to conduct a comprehensive assessment of your company's existing assets.
"Then there's no point in even discussing the investment!"
“Yes! Mr. Tang is right…” Song Bin nodded in agreement.
Tang Yijing smiled, but just when he thought he had convinced the other party, the other party said something that left him speechless.
"However, I have no choice but to accept the decision made above. Perhaps Mr. Tang could wait until the game is completed and the risks are assessed before deciding whether to invest."
Tang Yijing: "..."
Tang Yijing: "###"
Waiting until the game is finished?
Can I possibly choose to come today?
Before coming, he naturally investigated the company's details.
Formerly known as May Film and Television Media, it was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management. It was acquired by Gao Yuan for 50 yuan and then injected with 2 million yuan.
Duan Xiaoxian is currently the only signed artist.
The only investment to date is in the film "Pegasus".
The company's documents were practically nonexistent, and they had signed a contract with a virtually unknown new singer...
Not to mention the media giants in the industry, even a slightly reputable film and television media company can easily outshine it in terms of the richness of its introduction.
Even though the return on investment for the first investment was remarkable, in the eyes of Tang Yijing, a professional, this company had no investment value whatsoever.
After all, film investment is a highly unpredictable matter; one film might be a huge success, while the next one could flop.
A single success story is not enough to tell the whole story.
What Tang Yijing truly valued was the game "Honkai Impact 3rd" that Hu Yifei had mentioned briefly at the press conference!
According to Hu Yifei, the game's map modeling not only utilized their AI content generation technology, but also extensively applied automated programming.
It has even been hailed as the first step towards the digitalization and virtualization of the world...
Even if there are exaggerated elements, a thorough understanding of the game's production investment and specific production effects is enough for them to analyze just how far White Night Chronicle's AI technology has progressed.
But the problem is...
They won't even let you in the door now...
What's the point of analyzing this?!
However... the more mysterious the game was, the more he felt there was probably more to it than met the eye.
So even though he couldn't get in touch with the game department, Tang Yijing was still somewhat frustrated and secretly started to make plans in his mind.
Judging from Lingjing Media's current asset situation and the box office performance of "Pegasus", it should be no problem for Gao Yuan's initial investment of 2 million yuan in filmmaking to double in return.
However, it takes time to recoup the box office revenue, and it cannot be reinvested in the expensive game development in the short term.
Recalling Gao Yuan's extreme leverage in the funding chain, this is probably also an important reason why the other party chose to raise funds separately for this company.
Well... plus the so-called artist management department, which has almost no presence.
Even with a high estimate, Lingjing Media's current net assets would not exceed 5 million yuan.
However, considering the special technological premium of the gaming division, and the subsequent plans to acquire shares in the other party's core company...
Tang Yijing gritted his teeth and prepared to offer a sky-high valuation of 10 billion yuan to acquire 20% of the other party's shares.
It's worth noting that the other party initially acquired May Film & Media for only 500,000 yuan, plus an additional 200 million yuan in investment.
With just one transaction, they made nearly five times their initial investment!
Even Gao Yuan would be tempted by this price, right?
Just as he was thinking this, the receptionist at the door suddenly led in an old man and a young man, and then he felt a gust of wind blow past him.
The manager, who had just been indifferent to him, had already trotted up to the old man in the Tang suit and warmly shook his hand.
"Oh my, you must be Mr. Yan Feng, the old man who came here today to investigate investment opportunities, right?"
Nice to meet you. I am Song Bin, the general manager of Lingjing Media. You can call me Xiao Song.
Chairman Gao has already instructed me to make sure you, our distinguished guest, are well received.
By the way, have you eaten yet? Should we eat first or... oh, let's do the inspection first! Okay, okay, no problem.
Would you like to visit our film and media department first, or would you like to go downstairs to the games department?
Tang Yijing: "..."
They're all investors, why is there such a huge difference in treatment?!
To everyone's surprise, the old man who came in frowned and showed a look of disgust.
"A game division? Aren't you guys in movie making? How come you have a game division? That's so unrelated to your main business!"
She also muttered a few things under her breath, such as "That brat is really unreliable" and "This is a total rip-off."
Song Bin was also taken aback by this "not doing his job properly" comment, but since the other party was the big spender, he forced out a very worldly smile.
"The old man is right. We still have a lot to improve, and we need more guidance from experienced elders like you. Haha! This way, please~"
However, as he passed by Tang Yijing, this top-notch worker, who considered himself impeccable in his composure and manners, finally couldn't help but reveal his resentment and, barely suppressing his anger, questioned him.
"Manager Song, didn't you just say that the game department is still in a confidential phase and outsiders are not allowed to visit?"
To everyone's surprise, Song Bin paused for a moment, then revealed a strange smile.
"Uh... Mr. Tang may have misunderstood. This old man Yan is not an outsider. He is our newly appointed second largest shareholder, so he is naturally free to visit."
what?
The second largest shareholder?
Tang Yijing was completely stunned.
Looking at the little old man who was looking around curiously, as if he were a complete novice, Tang Yijing had a series of question marks on his forehead.
"That's not right. The information your company gave me a few days ago said that there are currently no other shareholders."
Song Bin chuckled.
"As you said, that was information from a few days ago. To be honest, Mr. Yan's funds only arrived yesterday, so we haven't had time to update the information yet."
That's why Mr. Yan came here today specifically to conduct an on-site inspection.
Oh, I see.
Tang Yijing was relieved, but soon he was stunned again.
What did you just say?
Did you come here specifically to investigate?
But the funds arrived yesterday...
Tang Yijing rubbed his forehead.
Wait a minute! My timeline is a bit messed up.
He believed his professional knowledge was extremely solid, including common venture capital investments such as "seed investment," "lead-in investment," "development investment," and "venture capital investment."
He is very experienced.
But this involves investigation first, followed by investment...
What kind of crazy investment method is this?!
(End of this chapter)