Huayu: From Prisoner to Movie King

Chapter 613 The Tenth Time

At the same time that Liu Qiangdong was calling Xu Kun, Wang Xing was also excitedly discussing his latest entrepreneurial plan with his partner, Fanfou's third largest shareholder - previously the second largest - technical director Mu Rongjun.

"Let me tell you, group buying definitely has a future. Think about it, big companies can find celebrities to endorse and promote their products, but small companies or individual merchants don't have this ability. However, they definitely have this need, and I dare to conclude that their needs are more urgent than those of big companies with wide reputations!"

Wang Xing was talking with saliva flying and gesticulating, and his two eyes, which were red from staying up late for several consecutive nights, were also shining.

But Mu Rongjun on the opposite side seemed a little absent-minded. He was Wang Xing's junior at Tsinghua University and also Wang Xing's most valued deputy and partner, so he participated in almost all of Wang Xing's entrepreneurial plans.

Ten times, this is the tenth time!
Including those projects that died shortly after being launched, Senior Wang has started a business nine times, and now he actually wants to start a business again!

"Rongjun, Rongjun?"

Wang Xing talked excitedly for a long time before he realized that Mu Rongjun had been distracted.

However, he did not find it strange. When he failed in his previous business venture, Mu Rongjun had also been depressed. But as long as he blew the horn to start over, this little brother would take the lead without hesitation.

So he stretched out his hand and put it on Mu Rongjun's shoulder, looked directly into Mu Rongjun's eyes and said earnestly: "Rongjun, this is a real blue ocean, a vast world with great potential, we must not miss this good opportunity!"

Mu Rongjun looked away unconsciously at his eyes full of fighting spirit, and said helplessly: "You said the same thing when we founded Fanfou last year."

“Hasn’t Fanfou’s Weibo model already taken off?” Wang Xing said disapprovingly, “It’s a pity that I took a detour. If we had discovered the Weibo + celebrity development strategy in advance, we wouldn’t have… But don’t worry, I will definitely learn from this lesson and make careful plans before taking action.”

As he spoke, he clenched his fist excitedly and said, "And this time, Fanfou's shares will definitely sell for a good price, so we don't have to worry about our start-up capital at all!"

You said the same thing when you created Fanfou last year.

Mu Rongjun moved his mouth but was too lazy to repeat his complaints.

At this time, Wang Xing finally noticed something was wrong. Mu Rongjun's reaction was too depressed. Even if he complained a few more words, it would be more positive than such silence.

He thought Mu Rongjun was worried about encountering setbacks again, so he half-jokingly offered up metaphysics: "It is said that there is a narrow escape from death. I don't believe that we will not be able to find this last glimmer of hope after learning from the experience of the previous nine times."

“The problem is that Fanfou has already succeeded!”

Mu Rongjun finally couldn't help but speak out his true feelings: "Brother Xing, I know you are unwilling to be forced to sign a humiliating agreement, but after more than two months of getting along with each other, I feel that Mr. Xu, as an investor, has done everything he can and is worthy of the title of angel investor!

It has helped us straighten out our thinking and put Fanfou on the right track, and it also does not interfere with our management of Fanfou. I think it is good now. As long as we continue to develop step by step, our future will definitely be better than that of Sina Blog!"

After a pause, he cited Liu Qiangdong as an example: "Look at JD.com, Mr. Xu also took the lion's share, but Mr. Liu..."

"That's different!"

Wang Xing interrupted him and said in a deep voice: "Liu Qiangdong took the initiative to come to us for help, what about us? We were doing well, but he suddenly..."

"Senior!"

Mu Rongjun interrupted him and asked, "Do you really think that situation can continue? Even if there is no President Xu, when Fanfou grows to a certain scale, Sina will definitely take action against us, and then we will catch all those messes!
Mr. Xu just wanted to invest in Fanfou to realize his creative idea of ​​chain development of e-commerce + Weibo + celebrities, but if it were Sina, there would be no way for us to survive!"

Finally, Mu Rongjun said earnestly and emotionally: "Brother Xing, stop struggling. Isn't Fanfou your ideal? Besides, Fanfou and JD.com are already doing group buying..."

“This is different!”

Wang Xing raised his hand to pull open his collar, but found that it was already open, so he rubbed his Adam's apple instead, hesitating for a long time with a gloomy expression, and finally said decisively: "The Fanfou now is not the Fanfou I want, and it is not my Fanfou!"

Mu Rongjun sighed and said nothing more. After all, the two of them were fundamentally different, and Mu Rongjun's family was just an ordinary family.

And Wang Xing...

The Wang family is the largest cement manufacturer in a certain province. The worst possible outcome for him is to return home and inherit billions of dollars in assets.

It is because of this confidence that Wang Xing perseveres in his efforts time and time again, and is very frustrated with the current situation. Even though he knows that Fanfou has a bright future, he still wants to start a new business.

But what about Mu Rongjun?

If you fail, you will have nothing!
It would be fine if it hadn't succeeded before, but now Fanfou obviously has all the conditions to become bigger and stronger. If he follows Wang Xing to gamble again...

"Rong Jun."

At this time, Wang Xing patted Murongjun on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, since you want to stay in Fanfou, I will definitely discuss it with Xu Kun and Liu Qiangdong and will never delay your future." Murongjun responded with a helpless smile. Although he was unwilling to follow Wang Xing to gamble again, he did not hold much hope for his future development after Wang Xing left.

After all, everyone knows that he is Wang Xing's die-hard supporter and the key to Wang Xing's control over the entire Fanfou. After Wang Xing leaves, he will most likely be marginalized. If he can keep some shares at that time, it will be a blessing.

As if he had seen through Mu Rongjun's concerns, Wang Xing added, "I'm serious. I plan to get another investment from Xu Kun, and then I can also borrow some resources from Fanfou and JD."

"what?!"

Mu Rongjun's eyes widened in surprise, and he was a little confused about Wang Xing's train of thought. He had obviously left Fanfou because of Xu Kun, and now he was saying that he wanted to get Xu Kun to join in the group purchase. What was the difference between this and now? !

"Of course there is a difference."

Wang Xing pointed at himself and said confidently: "This time I took the initiative to drag him into the water, instead of him forcing me to sell my shares!"

…………

It's early morning.

Liu Qiangdong and Wang Xing, with red eyes, along with a group of JD executives who also had red eyes and dark circles under their eyes, welcomed the dusty Xu Kun with warm applause at the elevator entrance.

Most of the goods have been shipped out in the past two days, so JD.com finally has time to take stock of the specific gains from this '618'.

The more I take stock, the more I admire Xu Kun's planning and layout.

This time, the 618 event not only completely revitalized JD.com, but also allowed Fanfou to show its difference from other portals, and allowed the two companies to see the opportunity to turn losses into profits.

The stars who participated in it also benefited a lot. The popular ones took the opportunity to consolidate their fame and gain a good reputation among fans and passers-by; those who were not so successful also took the opportunity to make some extra money.

There was a small celebrity who was lucky enough to earn 20,000 yuan. He was so excited that he posted more than a dozen Weibo posts on Fanfou, saying that it was more than what he earned from acting in a movie for half a year.

Normally, people who make quick money by taking advantage of the price difference would definitely be criticized, but when I heard that she, a star, could not even earn 20,000 yuan after acting for half a year, I really didn't know what to say.

This piece of news also triggered extensive discussions among fans about the huge gap between popular stars and flop actors.

Let’s not talk about these episodes.

From the "薅羊毛" in April to the current "celebrity group buying", after several activities, the feelings of JD.com towards Xu Kun are far beyond what can be summed up by the three words "major shareholder".

This certainly made Dong Ge a little wary, but fortunately Xu Kun chose to leave after the matter was done, and he was obviously more interested in the film and television industry than the business circle, which made Dong Ge secretly relieved.

And his initiative to "report" Wang Xing this time was also intended to test the waters.

However, after Xu Kun was welcomed into Liu Qiangdong's studio like a star, the executives quickly returned to their respective positions, leaving only Wang Xing and Liu Qiangdong.

Xu Kun was just thinking about how to ask a question when he heard Wang Xing say calmly, "I want to use the next round of financing to sell all my shares in Fanfou, and then focus on group buying. I wonder if Director Xu is interested in taking a stake?"

"Um?!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Qiangdong sat up straight. Although he judged that Wang Xing should be interested in group buying, he did not expect that he would say it so bluntly and even wanted to drag Xu Kun into it.

Are you kidding? Celebrity group buying is now JD.com’s pillar business!
Wang Xing glanced at Liu Qiangdong, and then continued to talk to Xu Kun, who was not in a hurry to speak: "My development direction does not conflict with JD.com. It is mainly in the field of 'eating, drinking and having fun'. To put it bluntly, it is the three fields of movies, catering and tourism."

In his previous life, Wang Xing didn’t set his sights on movie tickets until 2012, but now it’s different. With the resources of Xu Kun, a big shot in the circle, movies are even put at the forefront by him.

This is also to gain more support from Xu Kun. After all, everyone can see that what Xu Kun cares most about at the moment is the entertainment industry.

However, Xu Kun remained unmoved.

In his previous life, he had never heard of the name "Fanfou". Although he did not underestimate Wang Xing, the defeated general, he did not take Liu Qiangdong as seriously as he did.

Until Wang Xing said, "I plan to name the new company 'Meituan'."

"I, Xu, have invested in this project!"

(End of this chapter)