Chapter 47

On the afternoon of January 24th, Wang Zixuan arrived in the capital city on Wang Liangming's private jet.

Exiting through the VIP channel, more than a dozen reporters who had been waiting at the entrance rushed forward but were held back by the bodyguards.

"Is Prince Wang here to attend the 'China's Got Talent' celebration?"

"Will there be red envelopes distributed at the celebration?"

"May I ask..."

These reporters, unwilling to have waited in vain, shouted their questions despite not being able to get close to Wang Zixuan.

After the ratings for the second episode of 'China's Got Talent' were released, Evolution Media began preparing for the celebration and announced the news to the public.

As the celebration drew near, many reporters started tracking Wang Zixuan's movements.

This month, Wang Zixuan had been hiding in Sanya, except for one day when he went to the Sanya orphanage and nursing home with Yu Suting, Wang Zihao, Liu Lin, and Wang Ke. The rest of the time, he stayed at home and the Predator Fund, only posting a few Weibo updates, leaving the reporters with no leads.

The reporters only found out about the visit to the orphanage and nursing home after the fact.

This time, they finally managed to catch Wang Zixuan, and naturally, they were determined to ask their questions, even if it meant shouting at the top of their lungs.

Wang Zixuan, with a charming smile, waved to the reporters, stopped, and gestured for everyone to be quiet.

Two Mercedes-Benz cars and a Rolls-Royce were already waiting at the entrance, and Wang Zixuan could have left directly.

Seeing that Wang Zixuan was about to answer questions, the reporters immediately quieted down, not wanting to anger him and have him leave.

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "I'll answer one question."

He pointed to a man at the front and asked, "Does this reporter have any questions?"

This man had been waiting at the airport for two days, held back by the bodyguards, and thought he would have to wait in vain, as he had done with many other celebrities.

Unexpectedly, Wang Zixuan was so kind, and the only good fortune fell on him.

The male reporter was taken aback for a moment before hurriedly saying, "Thank you, thank you. May I ask how many red envelopes will be distributed at the 'China's Got Talent' celebration?"

Wang Zixuan smiled and said, "This time it's just for fun. We have prepared 50 million yuan in red envelopes, with each ranging from 100,000 to 1,000,000 yuan, depending on luck. After the peak night, we will distribute red envelopes from the director and mentors."

After saying this, he waved to the reporters and walked towards the Rolls-Royce.

Impressive.

Too impressive.

50 million yuan in red envelopes was just for fun.

Watching Wang Zixuan leave stylishly, the reporters were all in awe.

At that moment, what they most wanted to ask was, "Is your company hiring?"

Wang Zixuan left the airport and went straight home.

Although the Wang family was in Sanya, some of the staff were still left at the Beijing villa.

After having dinner at home, he took a walk in the garden.

Of course, he also took a few photos and posted them on Weibo.

Now, using Weibo could also be considered a way to make money for himself.

After a period of negotiations with Sina and Sohu, Wang Zixuan's company finally reached an agreement with Sina.

Wang Zixuan's company invested 100 million yuan in Sina Weibo, holding 40% of the shares.

In 2014, Sina Weibo was listed on NASDAQ with a market value of 4 billion US dollars, making 40% of the shares worth 1.6 billion US dollars. Although Sina Weibo would still incur losses for a few years, and Wang Zixuan's company would need to make additional investments, the return on investment could still reach several dozen times.

Although it couldn't compare to the speed at which Wang Zixuan made money in the capital market, it was still a very successful investment in the business world.

If it were anyone else, Sina would never sell the shares of Weibo at this stage.

Now, Sina Weibo has over 10 million users, and the company's market value has far exceeded 250 million yuan. Weibo has already shown great potential, even though it is still in the loss-making period. Sina has enough funds to nurture it, and no other investment institution would sell the shares of Weibo at the seed stage.

However, Sohu also saw the great potential of Weibo. Under Zhang Chaoyang's urging, the internal testing was almost complete, and it would soon be officially launched. Sohu directly approached Wang Zixuan, wanting to cooperate to promote Sohu Weibo.

Sina Weibo already has nearly 20 million users, and almost half of them follow Wang Zixuan.

Of course, not all of those who follow him are his fans, but the proportion is not small.

If Wang Zixuan switches to Sohu Weibo, he could directly bring several million users to Sohu.

This would shift the balance, and Sina would completely lose its leading advantage.

Wang Zixuan now has a huge influence in China, often referred to as the "National Husband," and he likes to play Weibo, frequently posting messages on it.

With Sohu's heavy promotion, Sina Weibo might be overtaken by Sohu Weibo.

After a series of analyses, Sina believed that Weibo might be a winner-takes-all market, similar to the instant messaging market. If Sohu Weibo overtakes Sina Weibo, Sina Weibo might eventually disappear from the market.

At that time, Sina would face huge losses.

After careful consideration, Sina had to accept Wang Zixuan's "extortion."

Wang Zixuan's investment included 100 million yuan and his significant influence.

In fact, Sohu's offer to compete for the Weibo market was not much worse than Sina's, but Wang Zixuan considered that switching to Weibo would make his influence more visible, potentially causing him to lose some fans, so he chose to cooperate with Sina.

After the 'China's Got Talent' celebration, Wang Zixuan will attend the signing ceremony with Sina, adding a boost to Sina Weibo.

After that, Evolution Media will auction the exclusive online rights to 'China's Got Talent.' Given the current popularity of 'China's Got Talent,' selling it at a high price is almost certain.

Before 2008, China had no concept of online copyright, and major video websites were rife with piracy. It wasn't until Sohu entered the video website market that it advocated for the industry to strengthen online copyright self-discipline, leading to a craze for content copyright purchases among major video websites.

However, at the beginning of 2009, online copyright was almost given away for free, with a TV series costing only a few thousand yuan. By the end of the year, the price of copyright began to rise, and it started to be charged per episode, but even popular TV series cost only a few thousand yuan per episode, with the highest record being the new 'Dream of the Red Chamber' at 200,000 yuan per episode.

Wang Zixuan remembered that the online rights for the third season of 'The Voice of China' were sold to Tencent for over 200 million yuan, and the second season also exceeded 100 million yuan.

The current market has not yet reached the 100 million yuan mark, but he was unwilling to sell it for a few million yuan, so he had not mentioned selling the online rights until now.

Even if it were a bet like advertising, the starting price would not be high, as a few million yuan was already a sky-high price. Therefore, Wang Zixuan decided to wait for the ratings to come out before letting the video websites bid.

Given the current popularity of 'The Voice of China,' selling the online rights for tens of millions of yuan should not be difficult.

Wang Zixuan had quite a few things to arrange during his trip to the capital city.

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I woke up at 5 AM this morning and spent the day drinking laxatives and using the toilet. I finally managed to write one chapter. Now I'm going for a colonoscopy and will return in the evening to write the second chapter. If my health allows, I will not skip today's two updates.)

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