Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 687 The one who divides the cake
At Yinian Media, Zhou Dongsheng sat in Xu Ruoan's seat, talking on the phone leisurely.
"You are really making a big splash, if I wasn't short of money recently, I would have had a hand in this financing matter. After all, your Yi Nian Media is a hot commodity."
On the other end of the phone, Principal Wang said with a slightly regretful tone.
As one of the earliest investors in Zhou Dongsheng, Principal Wang is obviously the biggest beneficiary of this potential stock, the only one.
Whether it was as an early investor in Little Man Media, or later benefiting from the stock market, or the establishment of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
As the interest relationship between the two people became more and more solid, Principal Wang gained more and more benefits from Zhou Dongsheng and tasted a lot of sweetness.
If viewed from an investment perspective, the unintentional decision to invest in Little Man Media may be my most successful investment to date.
With the help of this investment, I got to know Zhou Dongsheng.
As the actual controller of Pusi Capital, when Yinian Media released the news of its financing intention in the industry, it was impossible for Principal Wang not to have heard about it.
Given his current friendship with Zhou Dongsheng, it would be natural for him to come and help as soon as possible. Even if he simply acts as a sedan bearer, it would not be an exaggeration at all.
Just consider it as returning the favor.
At present, Principal Wang has high hopes for the development of the Panda platform and is ambitious to use it to build his own pan-entertainment empire.
The energy and funds required to realize this ambition are obviously enough to keep Principal Wang busy, so he has no time to take care of other things.
The art of investment is also about making choices. Although Yinian Media is indeed a popular company, it is obviously not as important to Principal Wang as his own career.
Although Principal Wang is known as an "Internet celebrity harvester" and is also a major beneficiary of the Internet celebrity economy, his focus has always been on gaming, e-sports and live streaming.
Compared with the internet celebrity media business, he is not very concerned about it and has no intention of incorporating it into his own pan-entertainment empire.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this priority that Principal Wang did not show any determination to win this round of financing for Yinian Media.
Of course, the overvaluation of Yinian Media may also be part of the reason.
Even though he is the prince of Yida and has a father who is the richest man to look after him, the landlord has surplus food, so what does it have to do with the landlord's stupid son?
After all, the silly son still has the idea of proving himself, that he can have his own future even if he doesn't need to go home to inherit the family business.
Zhou Dongsheng didn't think much about it, but just smiled and said jokingly: "No money? That's not easy to deal with. How about a direct equity swap? Panda Platform is your favorite, and I am a gentleman who doesn't take away what others love..."
"Or, you can exchange it for shares of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. If that doesn't work, shares of Little People Media will also work. Of course, if you are willing to exchange it for shares of Yida, we won't mind."
Zhou Dongsheng joked bluntly.
"Okay, so that's what you are planning. Your appetite is getting bigger and bigger. You even want Yida's shares? But this is easy. Doesn't my father like you very much? He will definitely be happy to make this deal..."
Principal Wang scolded with a smile, but he didn't take it to heart. After all, the friendship between the two of them was at least two of the four strongest relationships among men.
There's no harm in joking at this level.
"That's easy. I'll ask you in person next time I have the chance." Zhou Dongsheng said happily.
"I'm going to teach you a lesson, but you're really going to take advantage of me, right? I haven't even settled the score with you for the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds tournament yet, and you just started it, and you're just throwing the whole thing to me, right?"
Principal Wang said unhappily.
"But it's true, the team you formed is really good, especially Wei Shen, whose e-sports talent is really amazing."
"Not only can he become a top-tier professional player in the LPL, but he can also bring his talent to PUBG and still be the leader..."
Principal Wang marveled at this and said that since their strong collaboration, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has taken a crucial step towards the e-sports sector.
Since the establishment of the league, it has been developing at a rapid pace, with major clubs competing to form teams to participate in the competition in an attempt to get a piece of this new e-sports pie.
Among them, as one of the initiators of the establishment of the Chicken League, Zhou Dongsheng's role is naturally unquestionable.
Whether it is his status as a major shareholder of the game itself, or the Dongsheng Cup named after Zhou Dongsheng, or the chicken-eating team formed by Zhou Dongsheng's club, which is leading the league...
To describe it in one sentence, Zhou Dongsheng is no longer in the world, but his legends are everywhere in the world.
"It is a rule that those who are more capable should do more work. I am an outsider and I will not make comments. With Principal Wang in charge, I feel completely at ease..." Zhou Dongsheng said with a grin.
"But the development of the league is on the right track. Shouldn't we also organize a world championship next? Let's learn from League of Legends and create a world championship first..."
Zhou Dongsheng said excitedly.
"Given the current popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds overseas, it would be more than enough to hold a world invitational tournament to test the waters. This is a good idea, we can consider it..."
After hearing what Zhou Dongsheng said, Principal Wang, who was particularly interested in e-sports, couldn't help but think about it further, but after a moment, Principal Wang quickly came to his senses.
"You kid, are you setting a trap for me again? Are you thinking of adding burden to me and then running away?" Principal Wang scolded with a smile.
"Hey, what are you saying? Am I such an irresponsible person? How can you vilify someone's innocence out of thin air?" Zhou Dongsheng said seriously.
Just at this moment, there was a knock on Zhou Dongsheng's office door, and Xu Ruoan pushed the door open .
"Okay, I have something to do here, so I won't serve you for now. Please do as you please..." Then, without waiting for Principal Wang to say anything, he hung up the phone at lightning speed.
I could vaguely hear warm greetings coming from the other end of the phone.
"Boss, the equity incentive plan has been preliminarily drafted. You need to review it before making a decision..." Xu Ruoan said very concernedly.
As the news of Yinian Media's intention to raise funds spread, Xu Ruoan, as the manager of Yinian Media, naturally could not help but pay attention to the news in this regard.
In particular, the first round valuation of Yi Nian Media will most likely start at US$500 million. For a manager who is about to receive equity incentives...
Is there anything more exciting than the real money figures?
Based on the valuation of 500 million US dollars, the value of 1% of the shares has reached 5 million US dollars, which is equivalent to a market value of more than 30 million RMB!
Xu Ruoan naturally didn't dare to hope to get so much equity incentives at once, but even if it was only one-third of 1%, the value would definitely exceed tens of millions.
Rounding off, I am only one step away from becoming a multi-millionaire. Moreover, the valuation of 500 million US dollars is just the starting price, and there is still a vast space for future growth...
It was not until this moment that Xu Ruoan felt like never before how honored it was to be able to board such a huge ship with unlimited financial prospects.
The only remaining entrepreneurial idea in Xu Ruoan's heart was completely thrown out of his mind. Is there any project with higher returns than the equity incentive of Yinian Media?
Even starting a business has risks and rewards that are not proportional compared to this, especially now that Xu Ruoan is already the manager of Yi Nian Media!
Since you are already qualified to share in the first round of equity incentives, why go further?
When Zhou Dongsheng heard this, he did not hesitate. He took the document from Xu Ruoan's hand and began to read it carefully.
Zhou Dongsheng is obviously not unfamiliar with the issue of equity incentives, and he can even be said to be experienced in it.
After all, as a hands-off boss, Zhou Dongsheng has a lot of experience in the principle of "persuading people with emotions and tempting them with benefits", and has effectively applied it in Little People Media and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
To persuade people with emotion is just drawing pie in the sky, while to lure them with benefits is to fulfill the promise. If you draw too many pie in the sky, you naturally need to let people really taste the sweetness, so as to more effectively stimulate the subjective initiative of subordinates.
A blank check that cannot be cashed, no matter how attractive the number on it is, is no different from ghost money, so naturally no one will be tempted by it.
Zhou Dongsheng obviously knows that you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. He would naturally not be reluctant to do something big with a small amount of money and gain more benefits with a small profit .
The equity incentive plan given by Xu Ruoan was very similar to the version previously formulated and applied by Zhou Dongsheng. It was basically full of strict rules and regulations, restrictions on the conditions for the beneficiaries, etc.
For example, getting equity incentives means being bound to the company for a certain period of time. If you fail to fulfill it, it will be regarded as giving up the equity incentives.
These are obviously mature clauses that have reached a certain consensus in the industry and are reviewed by professionals. They are generally the same and there is no need to elaborate on them here.
What Zhou Dongsheng needs to decide are naturally the conditions of equity incentives, the beneficiaries, and the shares of the option pool, etc.
As a long-term incentive mechanism, it naturally needs to continue to play a role rather than simply dividing the spoils.
"For the first round of incentive plans, we will use 1% equity incentives as the benchmark. In the next three to five years, we plan to put 5% of the shares into the option pool as a long-term incentive. All outstanding employees who can provide support for the company's development will be within the scope of the incentive..."
Zhou Dongsheng thought for a moment and methodically set the tone for this equity incentive plan. Although a mere 5% equity incentive was already a huge investment worth over 100 million yuan.
But for Zhou Dongsheng, this is just the beginning. After all, if he wants to retain talents, equity incentives are indispensable.
A 5% share can only temporarily cope with the current situation. As time goes by, whether it is [Papi Jiang] or [Mu Ziqi], the value of IP will continue to rise...
Naturally, there must be returns that match the value they create, otherwise it will inevitably end up in court.
Equity relations are just a manifestation of the interest relationship between people. The most important thing is to divide the cake well.
As for how to weigh the pros and cons, Zhou Dongsheng naturally needs to grasp the scale.
Fortunately, Zhou Dongsheng has never been a stingy boss and has never thought of exhausting all resources. Sustainable development is the right path.
Just as Zhou Dongsheng was considering it carefully, Xu Ruoan, who was sitting in front of him, couldn't help but feel excited.
Although it was completely within expectations, Zhou Dongsheng's "generosity" was like a shot of adrenaline for Xu Ruoan, and she sincerely felt the joy of being affirmed.
"Since there are only three people who meet the requirements in the first round, and you are the only manager, we will allocate them in a 433 manner. Although it is not much, I hope Mr. Xu will not despise it. In the future, Mr. Xu will have to take care of the management of Yi Nian Media."
Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile that although it was only a difference of 0.1%, it was still millions of real money, which would make Xu Ruoan uneasy.
Xu Ruoan couldn't help but say seriously, "Being recognized by President Zhou is the greatest value of my work. President Zhou, please rest assured that as long as I am still in this position, I will spare no effort for Yi Nian Media."
"Of course I believe in Mr. Xu's ability." The smile on Zhou Dongsheng's face became brighter.
As the person who divides the cake, this identity brings Zhou Dongsheng an extremely pleasant sense of accomplishment, which makes him enjoy it.
"By the way, Mr. Zhou, several capital institutions have contacted us, hoping to discuss financing matters with you..."
The issue of equity incentives came to a temporary end, and Xu Ruoan immediately talked about financing.
"Then let's meet them together and see their sincerity." Zhou Dongsheng nodded slightly and said undeniably.
"Oh, boss, there's one more thing. The cosmetics salesperson you asked me to pay special attention to has arrived at the company. The contract signing department is already in contact with him, and he should have signed the contract by now..."
After talking about the important things, Xu Ruoan mentioned such a trivial matter, which was evident from the fact that he put it at the end.
If Zhou Dongsheng hadn't instructed him to do so, Xu Ruoan probably wouldn't have asked about it personally, let alone reported it.
"Oh? They're here? Why did you wait until now to tell me it's your turn? Come on, let's go and take a look..."
Upon hearing that another powerful general was about to join his army, Zhou Dongsheng was in a very good mood. As for the importance of this female friend, Zhou Dongsheng felt that it was not an exaggeration to welcome her and to show respect to her.
However, he didn't expect that Xu Ruoan had just mentioned it, which made him miss the opportunity to express his sincerity, which made Zhou Dongsheng somewhat unhappy.
Fortunately, once you enter the company, there will be plenty of opportunities to continue to use your status difference to improve your favorability.
For some reason , Zhou Dongsheng felt that compared to the thief Cao, he seemed more like the big-eared thief, who was thinking about fooling people all day long.
Xu Ruoan seemed to have noticed Zhou Dongsheng's displeasure, and her heart skipped a beat. It seemed that... the boss attached even greater importance to the sales of cosmetics than she had imagined.
I didn't expect that I would make a mistake. This shouldn't affect my equity incentive, right? After all, it hasn't been signed in black and white yet...
But considering the boss's stubborn personality, he shouldn't go back on his word...right?
Zhou Dongsheng naturally didn't think much about it. He couldn't wait to walk out first. No matter what, he just wanted to gain some favorability first.
