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Entering the box, the two people took off their heavy coats and hung them up, taking off layers of disguise.

Zhang Tianai ordered some of his special dishes at Gu Wei's suggestion, and soon a table full of delicacies was served.

The two of them chatted and tasted the food.

Zhang Tianai eats more restrainedly. She basically only eats some vegetables and rarely eats meat.

"I remember you didn't have this eating habit?"

"I want to maintain my weight. If I eat too much, I will gain weight. If I gain weight, I won't look good."

As he spoke, he took a small piece of broccoli and put it in his mouth.

Gu Wei looked at the beautiful Zhang Tianai in front of him. Compared with a year ago, he had indeed lost some weight. The baby fat on his cheeks was all gone.

After Zhang Tianai became famous, he knew that the audience liked his current image, so he naturally tried his best to maintain it.

"Are you tired from work lately?"

Gu Wei expressed concern.

Zhang Tianai raised his head and looked at him with a smile.

"Fortunately, Sister Yang has arranged a lot of activities for me, but I like this rhythm. I feel very busy every day."

Gu Wei thought for a while.

“In a while, the TV series [Yu Zui] produced by the company will be launched.

Although this is a men's drama, I am optimistic that it will be as popular as "The Princess".

Acting well will be of great benefit to your popularity and further development. "

"Well, I know that the company attaches great importance to [Yu Zui], and I will perform well."

The two of them had a very happy meal. Gu Wei could tell that Zhang Tianai had been in a state of excitement since he became popular.

"Gu Wei, thank you very much. Thank you for remembering me. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."

After chatting for a while, Zhang Tianai put down the chopsticks in his hand, looked at Gu Wei, and said seriously.

"It's nothing. It's just you who performed well. Everything you did today was achieved through your own efforts. I just gave you a little push."

Gu Wei looked at her with a smile and said softly.

"After I entered the industry, I had two opportunities to change my destiny. One was when I met you in [Xiu Chun Dao], and the other was when you asked me to shoot [Princess].

How can I not be grateful to you? "

Zhang Tianai said with some emotion.

"Xiao Ai, we still have a long way to go in life, and now is just the beginning, so we should try our best to look forward. I helped you today, maybe I will need your help one day in the future~

After all we are friends. "

As he spoke, Gu Wei raised the juice in his hand and clinked the glasses with Zhang Tianai.

Neither of them ordered wine, just some drinks.

Zhang Tianai didn't say anything when he heard what Gu Wei said.

Both of them enjoyed the meal. At the end of the meal, Gu Wei sent Zhang Tianai home.

The place where Zhang Tianai lives now is no longer the original rental house. Since "Princess" became popular, she has moved to a more high-end community.

This house was provided to her by the company. The community is more private and the living environment is much better than before.

The car drove to the downstairs of the community, and the two people got out of the car to say hello and separate.

Zhang Tianai took two steps forward, suddenly turned around, and said with a smile to Gu Wei, who was still standing by the car: "Would you like to go upstairs for a glass of water?"

To be honest, it was difficult for Gu Wei to refuse this request, after all, he was indeed thirsty.

That night, Gu Wei experienced the long-lost passion.

To his surprise, Zhang Tianai actually had a costume of [Princesses] at his home.

It is said that he also participated in this drama. He was the "Zhang Peng" in the previous life and Zhang Tianai is the reincarnated "Zhang Pengpeng".

The two were originally one person, and they have gone through thousands of sailings, and now they have become one again.

Even in the most exciting moment, Zhang Tianai did not forget to say something to Gu Wei.

"Gu Wei, I finally became a big star."

Gu Wei also understood instantly. It seemed that becoming a big star was already her obsession, and Gu Wei helped her fulfill her wish.

Early the next morning, Gu Wei still got up early on time.

After arriving at the company, he received two pieces of good news.

Zhao Mingcheng has already negotiated with the dumpling director of the "Dumpling Keli" studio, and the other party agreed to bring his team to join Gu Wei's [Wei Mingxia Animation Production Company].

In this way, the animated film "Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World" can be officially launched.

This animated film is expected to require an investment of 60 million to 100 million, and the entire production cycle is expected to take about 3 years.

Of course, this money has been invested bit by bit over three years, so the company does not need to spend such a large amount of money all at once.

Yang Liwen received news from Shanghai that the game company called [MiHoYo] that Gu Wei asked her to find before was a little loose on financing and she could talk about it in detail.

At the animation company, Gu Wei has transferred some people from the film and television company to serve as the backbone. As for the venue, the company has rented out the entire floor below the current floor. They are just waiting for Director Dumpling to bring his team to start work.

[MiHoYo] Over there, Gu Wei needs to make a trip in person.

Shanghai MiHoYo Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a two-dimensional cultural Internet company established in 2011 with animation, comics, games, novels and other products as its carrier.

In 2011, 24-year-old Shanghai Jiaotong University graduate students Liu Wei, Cai Haoyu, and Luo Yuhao received 100,000 yuan from the Shanghai Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Center College Student Entrepreneurship Foundation's "Eagle Plan" to found MiHoYo.

In 2012, [MiHoYo]'s first product in the "Honkai" series, "Honkai Academy", was launched.

In 2013, [MiHoYo]’s total revenue for the year was only 1.3 million, and its net profit was only 284,000.

In early 2014, the 2D shooting game "Honkai Academy 2" developed by "MiHoYo" was just launched.

Now this is just a little-known small company, because [MiHoYo]'s products are mostly two-dimensional products and are not popular products, so many game companies in the market are not optimistic about it.

After all, if the target group is too narrow, it will also affect the company's future development.

However, what no one knows now is the rapid expansion of the domestic online game market in 2015, especially the explosive growth of mobile games.

[MiHoYo] targets the ‘otaku’ group who are enthusiastic about buying games. The game company’s sales data are increasing year by year, becoming a ‘cash cow’ with no shortage of money.

As of 2023, the market value once exceeded 100 billion yuan.

Gu Wei wants to invest in this company, hoping to make money along the way.

On the other hand, some of the films his company shoots can be gamified.

For example, the IP "Detective Chinatown" has huge popularity due to the movie's popularity. In the future, it can not only develop TV series, but also games. Taking advantage of the huge popularity brought by the movie, it can easily attract players to get started. .

In this way, the value of truly hot IP can be maximized.

After getting off the plane, Gu Wei went directly to the [MiHoYo] company.

Cai Haoyu, the general manager of [MiHoYo], and his two partners Liu Wei and Luo Yuhao were waiting to greet Gu Wei at the entrance of the company.

"Lao Cai, do you think it's reliable for the big star Gu Wei to invest in our company?" Liu Wei asked suspiciously.

The three of them were classmates at Jiaotong University, and they started a business together because of their common hobbies.

However, Cai Haoyu was superior in terms of technology and ability to treat people, so he became the general manager of the company and held the largest share in the company.

“The other party’s company has communicated with me several times before, and I have confirmed through multiple means that it is definitely not a liar.

And won't you be able to see me soon? Didn't you two go see "Detective Chinatown" some time ago?

I will be lucky enough to see the 'live' 'Qin Feng' in a while. "

Cai Haoyu said jokingly.

"[Tang Detective] This movie is really good-looking, and the box office of the movie is actually 1 billion. How long will it take for our company to make such money?"

Luo Yuhao also answered the conversation and said enviously.

"Haha~ With our company's sales last year, even if we increase it 100 times, we still can't keep up with others by a fraction."

Liu Wei was a little discouraged, and then he said again.

“If we could make a detective game using the theme of [Tang Detective], it would be a big hit~”

"Okay, don't talk anymore, people are here."

Cai Haoyu straightened his clothes and reminded his two partners in a low voice.

Gu Wei was wearing a suit and a mask, followed by people from his team, who came to the door of the [MiHoYo] company in a crowd.

Walking in front of Cai Haoyu, he first reached out and took off his mask, and then extended his hand to him.

"Hello, this is Mr. Cai, I'm Gu Wei. I've known you for a long time~"

Cai Haoyu's eyes lit up when he looked at Gu Wei's face, and he quickly reached out his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Gu, welcome to [MiHoYo]."

When the two friends saw Gu Wei, their faces showed the excitement of ordinary people seeing a big star.

Following them into the company, [MiHoYo] is really small. There are only about 10 people in the whole company. The employees who were originally in the company looked over curiously when they saw Gu Wei and his group coming in.

"Is that Gu Wei?"

"Why did the big star join our company? I especially like [Detective Chinatown]!"

"I'll go! It's really Gu Wei, I love listening to his songs!"

Liu Wei came up from behind, "Okay, okay, it's time to go to work now, everyone is working."

After hearing what the boss said, everyone stopped talking, but they still couldn't help but look here curiously.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, you are a big star, and my employees are all young people. I guess many of them are your fans."

Cai Haoyu said sheepishly.

"It's okay, I can understand." Gu Wei smiled and didn't care.

Cai Haoyu led Gu Wei and the others into a small conference room, and brought in a few stools from outside, and everyone sat down.

"Mr. Gu, I have a question? Why did you think of investing in [MiHoYo]?

We are just a little-known company. "

Cai Haoyu came up and first asked his questions.

Gu Wei smiled slightly

"Mr. Cai, I am 22 years old this year. I should be younger than you all. I also like two-dimensional games. I have played your company's game [Honkai Academy]. To be honest, it is really good.

It just so happens that my own company will have some film and television IPs to be gamified in the future. I will either set up my own game company or find other game companies to cooperate.

After all, I am a layman in the gaming industry, so I thought of your company. "

"Then how do you plan to invest in our company?"

"If your company intends to sell, I am willing to fully acquire it."

Gu Wei looked sincere.

"This is absolutely not possible. We have no plans to sell the company. [MiHoYo] is not only a company, but also the dream of several of us."

Cai Haoyu looked determined. It seemed that the acquisition was absolutely impossible.

"Whatever your company's current valuation is, I can also invest. As long as we become our own people, I can authorize some film and television IPs to you. By then, even if it is made into a simple web game, relying on the fame of film and television dramas, players will No less.”

What Gu Wei said was very tempting to Cai Haoyu. He lowered his head and thought about it, and then discussed it with two partners.

"Mr. Gu, the sales performance of our company's newly launched [Honkai Academy 2] this year is very good, so we value the company at 50 million."

Gu Wei lowered his head and thought for a moment, "Well, if I provide 50 million in financing and hold 49% of the shares, it will not affect your control of the company."

"Mr. Gu, you gave too much, and [MiHoYo] doesn't need that much money now. We don't want to take out too many shares at this stage. We can accept up to 30%."

Cai Haoyu smiled bitterly and refused the 50 million 'big pie'.

"Well, you don't have to insist on 30%. I will put together 25 million. After financing, [MiHoYo] will be valued at 75 million, and I will hold 33% of the shares."

"Mr. Gu, please wait a moment. I'll discuss it with my partners."

Cai Haoyu was obviously tempted, and sure enough, within a short time, the three partners of [MiHoYo] came over.

"Mr. Gu, we agree with your financing plan."

Gu Wei smiled and shook hands with him.

"I hope we can have a happy cooperation in the future!"

Once the financing plan is finalized, the rest is much simpler.

[MiHoYo] is a small company to begin with, and its accounts are very clear. Gu Wei brings people who can handle everything from finance to legal affairs.

With the assistance of Cai Haoyu, these professionals quickly conducted detailed due diligence on [MiHoYo].

Gu Wei didn't waste any time and signed a financing agreement with Cai Haoyu on the same day.

After all the matters were dealt with, Cai Haoyu and others watched Gu Wei and his party leave.

"Dawei, we have 25 million here? Why don't you pinch me to see if it's true?"

"Ah~ you really pinch me!"

"Okay, the money hasn't arrived yet. I was told that I would get it back within 3 working days." Cai Haoyu felt very happy watching his two friends playing tricks there.

"When the money comes, we will definitely change to a bigger venue."

"Yes, we still need to recruit people, and we need to upgrade the equipment and everything to the latest ones!"

The three of them have already started talking to each other about how to spend the money.