417 Swift Knives
Chen Jianzhong nodded and said, "This is no problem, I will definitely tell Mr. Wang. If he has the intention to do so, I will arrange for you to meet.
But the biggest problem of Kuaibo is the legal level. On the other hand, what is Toutiao going to do on the government?”
Xu Weihua smiled and said: "Kuaibo has two legal problems, one is SQ, and the other is piracy. This is the fundamental reason for the encirclement of the government and all parties. Therefore, the only way is to cut off the mess and directly cut off all links between Kuaibo and external companies. In the short term, Kuaibo can only be used as a player and cannot link any external videos. Only in this way can the hidden dangers of Kuaibo be eliminated."
"But if this happens, the Kuaibo market will collapse." Chen Jianzhong had to remind him.
As early as 2012, Kuaibo senior executives led by Wang Xin knew that Kuaibo’s business model could not last long, so in order to change careers, they also began to try to introduce genuine content to crack down on illegal downloads.
However, the long-term industrial chain has been formed, and it is not easy to change it. After burning 100 million, there is no effect at all. Instead, it suffers heavy losses due to cracking down on piracy. In the end, the senior management had to default on the former business model and just shouted to support the authentic version in the slogan.
Kuaibo also wants to make genuine versions, but the cost is too high. In addition, You, ICBC has risen and there are support from giants behind it. Kuaibo basically has no chance.
Xu Weihua said: "The market share will definitely be affected, but this is a necessary sacrifice. After Kuaibo joins the headlines, he can quote the content of the headline video, which can also alleviate the urgent situation of Kuaibo's lack of video content.
In the future, Toutiao will also do its best to attract traffic for Kuaibo, striving to transfer Kuaibo's position from the PC to the mobile terminal. On the current Internet, the mobile terminal is the future."
Chen Jianzhong nodded and said, "Okay, thank you Mr. Xu."
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Deep Sea City, Detention Center:
After listening to Chen Jianzhong's report, Wang Xin sighed and said, "I didn't expect that in the end, the only one who could help me was Zhou Yujie, who had never been in contact with me."
Chen Jianzhong said: "Mr. Wang, Toutiao promised that if the transaction is completed, you can join Toutiao and even other businesses other than videos when the matter is over.
If you still want to start a business later, Toutiao will also give priority to your project."
"There is no need to enter the headlines." Wang Xin shook his head and said, "If I were willing to work for someone else, I would not have left Shanda at the beginning.
As for investment, it’s too far away. Let’s talk about it later. What is the quote from Toutiao?”
Chen Jianzhong said: "10 million yuan, but they promised that everyone in Kuaibo would join the headlines and would have a certain amount of bonuses, and the company's headquarters would also remain in Deep Sea City."
"10 million!" Wang Xin sighed and said, "Okay, there is nothing to negotiate now. It would be good to keep the company. That's it. The negotiations with Toutiao in the future should focus on your own benefits and authority."
10 million is actually optional for Wang Xin. The sales of Kuaibo in one week exceeded 10 million during his peak period. Moreover, over the years since his business started, his own assets have far exceeded this number.
Nowadays, Kuaibo is in a life-and-death crisis. It would be great if he could survive. If a company comes to acquire it, the price will go with the flow.
On the contrary, Wang Xin valued Toutiao's resources more. Kuaibo was in the hands of Toutiao. Even if he was forced to cut off all previous business models, Toutiao should have the ability to save it, otherwise Toutiao would not spend any effort to acquire it.
Chen Jianzhong nodded and said, "Okay."
No one can help Wang Xin now. Even if Zhou Yujie and the two horses and one Li come, they can only wait until the trial comes before talking.
Kuaibo is eager to obtain funds and confidence to save himself, while Toutiao is also full of sincerity and is seriously negotiating various details. After a week of negotiations, the two parties reached a formal acquisition agreement.
Toutiao acquired Kuaibo for RMB 10 million, and all the founding teams including Wang Xin and early investors cashed out and left the scene.
The first action of Kuaibo after entering the headlines was to cut off all external links. From December 15, no user can use Kuaibo to download videos from any channel. As a video playback, Kuaibo will not be affected by any influence.
In the eyes of countless people, this is a trick to survive with broken arms. KuaiBan, which loses the video download function, will inevitably be gradually eliminated from the market.
But in the government's view, this is a good ladder. Whether it is pirated or sq videos, Kuaibo has been the target of attack because of its powerful download capabilities. Kuaibo has directly cut off external links. At the same time, the senior management of the original Kuaibo company has also been brought to justice. In addition, the company has changed hands and fines will be submitted. Basically, the government has no reason to continue to target Kuaibo.
And this is what Toutiao wants. If the market is gone, you can attract traffic and you can buy copyrights for content. However, if the legal issues have not been resolved, there will be no chance.
Just as Toutiao was preparing to slowly integrate Kuaibo into its own system, Ma Huateng welcomed a mysterious guest in a five-star hotel in Shenhai City.
If Ma Yun was here, she would definitely find it incredible, because Wang Xin, who thought he was already very obedient, would sit with his old rival Ma Huateng.
Since Tengxun acquired a stake in Dianping, it has begun to combine flash send and Dianping's resources, coupled with QQ's traffic, which has made Tencent's offline o2o field increasingly high.
With the success of Quxin and the gradual strengthening of Toutiao, Today Youxuan has been gaining huge traffic for a long time.
Although Meituan is strong offline and its opponents are driving traffic in the short term, Wang Xing doesn’t care, but after a long time, who can stand it? Alipay does not have such strong traffic. This kind of competition is simply to put Meituan on the fire and slowly roast it.
However, for Tengxun, the combination of Dianping and Flash Express is still not as good as Meituan and Today's Preferred. When social, traffic and payment are challenged by Toutiao, Tengxun urgently needs stronger allies.
So, after the introduction of the middleman, Meituan and Teng Xun began to test slowly, and finally, the two big guys sat together.
After chatting casually for a while, he got to the point. Ma Huateng said: "Mr. Wang, after the merger between Meituan and Dianping, Teng Xun will invest 10% again, but Mr. Wang is worried that this is just a financial investment and will not require any voting rights."
"Investing is OK, but in addition to merging Dianping, I also want to merge and send it out." Wang Xin said solemnly.
Chapter completed!