Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 182 Obtaining the power to deny the world from outside the world
Liu Tao acted quickly. Within a few days, 50 million yuan of funds arrived in Qiming Venture Partners' account.

Next, of course, is the joyful process of dividing the money.

According to the initial investment ratio, Meng Bai had the largest share.

The 200 million yuan of funds plus the 200 million yuan "gift share" given by Leshi.com accounted for 2000% of the total investment, which is million yuan.

The second place was Qin Lan, who received 1500 million.

Then came Wu Bai, Li Qin and Zhang Ruoyun, who each divided the remaining 1500 million in proportion.

When they heard the news that Meng Bai was going to share the money, the three of them were very surprised.

During the call, Wu Bai mentioned the animation called "The Bad Guys" that he had mentioned before, and said that he had already negotiated with the producer and obtained the rights to adapt it into a web drama.

With this money coming in, we can start the project.

Of course, the investment from the Arclight Alliance is also indispensable.

Zhang Ruoyun was both happy and regretful. If he had known that the return would come so quickly, he would have invested more no matter what.

Of course, he was just talking. He really didn't have any money at the time, and he couldn't borrow money to invest.

But overall, these two people are emotionally stable. After all, one is older and the other earns less.

Only Li Qin was as excited as Qin Lan at that time when she heard that millions of dollars in revenue had been credited to her account.

“There are so many!”

Li Qin said excitedly on the phone.

When Meng Bai approached her, she hadn't actually thought about the specific benefits. She just wanted to help Meng Bai and see if she could make some pocket money.

Unexpectedly, the final profit far exceeded her expectations.

If you only earn a few hundred thousand or a few hundred thousand, then it’s actually not that bad, it’s just friends helping each other.

But the return of several million in one go cannot be described as just a "normal investment"; it is clearly led by a big boss.

Really, I suddenly feel like I owe this guy a lot.

Meng Bai didn't know the complicated thoughts in this girl's mind, so he gave a brief account of what happened.

Of course, the content related to Qin Lan must be hidden.

"But, if as you think, there really are problems with Leshi.com, will people have any opinions about you?" Li Qin asked worriedly.

"Well, logically speaking, this matter has nothing to do with me." Meng Bai said.

As for the situation of Leshi.com, even taking into account Liu Jun's "inside information", he was just guessing.

In fact, until now, he still has some doubts about his own ideas.

Since it is just speculation, everyone has different cognition and naturally has different views on the same thing.

Apart from the 5000 million yuan she invested in Meng Bai, Liu Tao herself invested 1000 million yuan in the last round of financing. In addition, she also invested nearly 2000 million yuan in Leshi Sports.

It can be seen that this sister is really optimistic about the development of Leshi.com.

Meng Bai estimated that even if he told the other party about his speculation about Leshi.com, it would not discourage the other party's enthusiasm for investment.

Besides, this kind of investment transaction is a matter of mutual consent. If the investment appreciates in value later and Meng Bai is not given a share, why should he be blamed if something goes wrong?

Meng Bai said indifferently: "It's just the truth anyway. As for whether people will think this way, I can't control it."

"Well, okay." Li Qin responded, and then asked: "When do you have time to come to Shanghai? You must at least express my gratitude."

Compared to usual days, the girl's tone today was lighter and softer, and even seemed to have a hint of coquettishness.

"It's hard to say now. I have some things on hand." Meng Bai said with a smile: "Maybe after a while. I will contact you if I go there."

"Okay, it's a deal then." Li Qin suddenly became cheerful, "I'll wait for you in Shanghai."
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After all the money was divided, only Meng Bai's own 2000 million was left in Qiming Venture Partners' account. In fact, this company was originally established for the Leshi Films project. Now that the project is over, it should also "die a natural death".

But what is puzzling is that Meng Bai did not transfer the money out of the account.

After Qin Lan, Li Qin and others withdrew from the company, he added another 1000 million.

By the way, the nature of the enterprise and the scope of business were also changed.

Then, he found Chen Jing with the newly established Qiming Venture Partners.

"Wait, Boss."

In the office, Chen Jing, the "bespectacled lady" who always keeps calm, said in surprise: "You mean, you want to do VC business?"

"Yes." Meng Bai nodded and said with a smile: "Why, does it sound unbelievable?"

"Not really..." Chen Jing regained her usual calmness, "It's just that it feels a bit sudden for you to jump from working in the film and television industry to working in venture capital."

The so-called "VC business" refers to "venture capital for start-ups." Simply put, it is to provide venture capital such as "seed round" and "angel round" to those companies that have just started and have not yet shown actual results.

In the investment field, there are many investors or venture capital companies who like to invest in these start-ups.

The view they hold is "cast a wide net to catch big fish", throwing a sum of money at many companies at a time. As long as one of them succeeds, they can make money.

In most cases, you just make a quick buck and leave, but occasionally you might bet on a future "unicorn".

After several rounds of financing or listing, they cash out and make a fortune, and then start the next wave of "casting a wide net".

In fact, before the shares of Leshi Pictures were sold, Meng Bai thought about using the money to buy shares in Arc Light Pictures, or investing in other film and television projects.

After all, he is most familiar with the film and television industry, and the investment risk can be minimized.

But after actually getting the money, he suddenly realized that his vision seemed a little small.

Indeed, if you continue to invest money in film and television, you will definitely make steady profits.

But as mentioned before, the film and television industry is an industry with a very slow capital turnover.

Once you invest a sum of money, not only will it take a year or two to see returns, but the rate of return is not that high.

More importantly, looking at the development of the film and television industry over the years, we can find that among the capital parties that are truly at the top, basically none of them are purely engaged in film and television.

From the early years of the real economy, to the later "coal bosses", and then to today's real estate and the Internet, the top bosses in this circle have always been outside the circle.

Meng Bai thought about it for a long time and slowly understood this truth.

Just like a tree growing in a cage, no matter how hard it tries to grow, its upper limit is the size of the cage. The "nutrients" inside are not enough for it to break through the cage.

Therefore, if the tree wants to "break" the cover, it can only find a way to extend its roots outside the cover and rely on more abundant nutrients to feed itself.

Just like the sentence I forgot who said it -

Only outside the world can you gain the power to deny this world.

Therefore, Qiming Venture Partners is equivalent to an attempt by Meng Bai to see if he can absorb broader "nutrients" from outside the "shell" of the film and television industry.

Of course, there are risks, and they are huge.

After all, it is a startup, and 99% of the players in it are cannon fodder who cannot survive the down payment of rent.

What's more, ArcLight itself is not in the investment field and lacks channels and connections for high-quality projects, which makes it even more difficult.

But having said that, Meng Bai still doesn't intend to give up.

It's just 3000 million anyway, and Arc Light can afford the loss now.

(End of this chapter)