Wang Qian had a very quiet time these two days.
This was the most peaceful time he had had in more than half a year.
No more disturbance!
Just two people at home, cooking, eating, and doing things we like...
certainly.
What Wang Qian likes to do now is typing on the keyboard.
This made Wang Qian feel as if he had returned to the time when he first came to this world a few years ago.
At that time, he and Li Qingyao had just been married for a short time and were in the honeymoon period. They were not busy with work every day. They spent most of their time together at home, doing what they loved to do!
Wang Qian thought that such days might never come again.
Unexpectedly, I enjoyed it briefly again these two days.
If you can…
Does he really want to live a simple life with Qin Xuerong and concentrate on being a writer behind the scenes? It seems like a good idea too
Two days.
Wang Qian wrote down the entire Romance of the Three Kingdoms from his memory.
When he finished writing the last few lines, checked for typos and uploaded it, Wang Qian suddenly felt empty inside.
It's like I lost something precious.
Qin Xuerong sat quietly beside Wang Qian and looked at his phone. Suddenly, she sensed Wang Qian's emotions. She looked up at Wang Qian's slightly disappointed expression and said softly, "What's wrong? Do you feel disappointed after finishing a work?"
Wang Qian took his hands off the keyboard, leaned back gently on Qin Xuerong, closed his eyes slightly and said, "Well, I feel a little lost and a little tired."
After all, I am a little tired.
Now that he had finished writing The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the energy in his heart was released all at once, and a lot of fatigue rushed out, making Wang Qian feel weak all over. He just wanted to lie down and have a good sleep, not thinking about anything, not doing anything, and emptying himself.
I haven't felt this tired in a long time.
I vented out all the fatigue I felt in North America some time ago and the fatigue I felt from writing these two days...
Qin Xuerong stepped back a little, letting Wang Qian lie in his arms, gently rubbing Wang Qian's temple, and said softly: "You should have a good rest. When my sister was writing a book before, she felt very tired after writing just a little bit every day. It took her a long time to finish a book, and she would rest for a long time after finishing it."
"My sister said that she could never finish writing a book like your Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Your crazy updates and maintaining the quality and quantity will definitely consume a lot of brain cells. My sister said that she is worried that you will suddenly die in front of the computer and ask me to stay by your side in case something unexpected happens to you."
Wang Qian opened his eyes and said in surprise: "So, you have been staying by my side for the past two days because of what your sister said?"
Qin Xuerong nodded and said seriously, "Well, she knows better than me, so of course I will listen to her. Besides, I am definitely worried about you getting into an accident. In recent years, there have been frequent news reports on the Internet about writers dying suddenly in front of their computers. It's not new at all. Now that you've finished writing, why don't you take a good rest for two days? During these two days, you should turn off your phone as usual, and I won't talk to you about work."
Wang Qian closed his eyes again and shook his head gently, "I do want to! But the Central Conservatory of Music may not be able to wait. They have spent a lot of time practicing the song "Butterfly Lovers" and are preparing to play it when I give a lecture. It is impossible for me not to go and see it in advance. I will be facing the whole world by then."
Qin Xuerong wanted to tell Wang Qian to stop interfering, but the words didn't come out of her mouth.
She knew that Wang Qian would never let it go.
Moreover, it is impossible for the Central Conservatory of Music not to let Wang Qian review it in advance.
After all, the Central Conservatory of Music does not have enough confidence to face the criticisms from music masters from all over the world. Without Wang Qian's approval, they may not dare to go on stage to perform.
This was the first time that CAFA performed in front of the world music and art world. No one dared to go on stage to perform without being fully prepared. If something went wrong, no one would be able to bear the consequences.
The lectures at the Central Conservatory of Music this time are no longer just academic matters, but carry a heavy national mission and are also a political responsibility for the students and their leaders.
so!
Wang Qian knew that he wouldn't be able to stay free long enough to give lectures.
The couple chatted for a while, and then Qin Xuerong went to make dinner for Wang Qian.
Wang Qian lay on the sofa and looked at the messages on his mobile phone. As usual, he replied to his parents to let them know that he was safe. He also received news from He Dongming and Zhou Qinghua, who had already returned to China together.
Zhou Qinghua: "The World Championship program team has entered the liquidation stage, and your prize money has been paid into your account. However, it may take a little longer for our Huaxia program team to get their share, so it would be great if we can get it within half a year."
It is inevitable that it will take a long time to settle such a large amount of funds.
In particular, Zhou Qinghua became the biggest winner among the top ten copyright holders of this world game. Naturally, the other nine copyright holders would suppress them intentionally or unintentionally, and it is reasonable for them to deliberately suppress their funds.
Zhou Qinghua and the domestic program team were not too anxious about this, as they couldn't escape it anyway.
Wang Qian replied: "Got it, thank you Director Zhou."
Zhou Qinghua replied immediately: "No need to thank me, I didn't do anything. I'll treat you to a meal when I have time. You helped us get the greatest benefit."
Wang Qian: "Haha, let's talk about it later!"
Ended the chat.
Wang Qian looked at Qin Xuerong in the kitchen and asked, "Xuerong, Director Zhou said the prize money for the world championship has been paid out. Did you see it?"
Qin Xuerong stuck his head out and answered, "Yes, I know. The money that came into the account this afternoon was a total of 1.5 billion US dollars, which was beyond my imagination. The accounting firm I hired said there was no problem. It was this much."
Wang Qian was calm and said with a smile: "We only get a small portion, the production team will definitely make more money."
Qin Xuerong nodded: "That's right, but they want to distribute the profits among the top ten copyright holders, the program team, the TV station, and the big-name host Jennifer. They all have the right to distribute the profits. No single party can make as much money as you do. In addition, next month, the sales share of the North American online download platform will begin to be settled, and a large sum of money will be deposited into the account at that time."
“At this point, we won’t be short of money.”
When it comes to work.
Qin Xuerong, wearing an apron, came out and said, "I have arranged for professionals to go to all first- and second-tier cities to look for stores in good locations. We are going to expand Haidilao first. Now is the best time for us to expand our business. Ninety percent of the money we brought back from North America this time will be used for this purpose."
"Secondly, Qianqian Jingting has already achieved profitability, so we don't need to invest any more money. I asked Lao Xu to keep the money and prepare for your next phase of the plan."
"As for the contracts with Douyin, Tencent, and Alibaba, they have also come to an end for the time being. With the end of the World Championship, our cooperation period has temporarily ended. The new contracts they offer have all dropped significantly. My idea is to temporarily end the cooperation and talk about it later. Or, if we are not short of money, there is no need to continue cooperating with them."
"You are now a national treasure-level artist recognized by the country. It would be best if you could maintain your mystery and style."
Mystery and style
All right!
Wang Qian nodded to show his understanding.
For most people, being in the spotlight all the time is not what an artist should do.
An artist should have some style, remain mysterious, be rarely seen, and keep a certain distance from the public.
Wang Qian frowned slightly, somewhat disagreeing with this, but did not refute.
Qin Xuerong continued, "Also, ByteDance is urging us to sign a transfer contract for Feiyue's equity. Now that the World Championship is over, Feiyue's traffic remains stable. It is currently the second largest social platform in the world after Facebook and the largest short video social platform. It has great potential."
"Last time, after Mark's fund offered a valuation of $100 billion, it was quickly recognized by the European and American capital circles. Now, several major angel funds have offered a valuation of $100 billion and want to raise funds. ByteDance can still withstand the pressure for the time being, but when Feiyue needs further development and needs support from European and American capital, it must make concessions and let those capitals join in to share the benefits."
"So, ByteDance wants us to sign the contract quickly so that it can first ensure its voice, and then consider letting other investors join in."
Wang Qian asked curiously, "What is the valuation of ByteDance's contract?"
Qin Xuerong smiled slightly and said proudly: "They wanted to insist on a valuation of 60 billion US dollars before. However, after I delayed for a few days and European and American capitals recognized the valuation of 100 billion US dollars, they also made concessions yesterday and directly gave a valuation of 110 billion US dollars."
"For our equity transfer, they will give us half in cash and the other half in equity, either equity in ByteDance's parent company or equity in DouYue, which is set to be listed on the Hong Kong stock market next year. We can choose whichever we want."
Wang Qian knew that it was unrealistic to ask ByteDance to come up with hundreds of billions of dollars at once.
Even for Tencent, it is impossible for them to come up with hundreds of billions of dollars in cash at once. Of course, if Tencent is given time to prepare, it will be able to raise the money quickly. After all, the so-called Tencent Empire is not just talk.
ByteDance is still a level lower than Tencent.
However, if we exchange equity!
Wang Qian said softly: "If we want to exchange equity, then we will only accept half of DouYue's external valuation! Our FeiYue equity still has a lot of room for appreciation, and DouYue is about to go public. The valuation has reached a peak, and the room for appreciation after the Hong Kong stock listing is relatively small."
"So, if we exchange shares based on the respective public valuations, we will suffer a loss. Then I won't exchange..."
Qin Xuerong understood this better than Wang Qian, and was even less willing to suffer a loss: "Yes, I told them this. They said they would work out the result as soon as possible and contact us tomorrow at the latest. I think they will give us a satisfactory answer. They really can't afford to delay any longer..."
"DouYue will be listed next year. If we exchange a large number of DouYue shares, we can sell them on the market to cash in, and the funds we get in return will be more than the cash we get now."
If the listing time is uncertain, Qin Xuerong will definitely refuse to exchange Douyue's shares.
But if it's only a year, then it won't be a big problem.
Wang Qian: "Then the exchanged shares should have no restrictions. If the listing restricts trading, it will extend the time for cashing out the funds, which is not cost-effective for us."
Wang Qian's career is now in a period of rapid development, and cash will bring him greater benefits.
If the only consideration is value preservation and appreciation, then Wang Qian will directly hold Feiyue shares and not sell them to ByteDance, which has the greatest room for appreciation in the long run.
After all, Feiyue is now the second largest social platform after Facebook, and it is the world's number one in the field of short videos. Its potential value is immeasurable.
Wall Street has already estimated that Feiyue’s market value may exceed one trillion US dollars after its listing, and it is not impossible to surpass Facebook in the future!
Although DouYue is the largest short video social platform in China, its potential is still far behind that of FeiYue, which has now become the world's number one.
Therefore, if he wants to exchange shares, he has to cash them out in the short term, otherwise Wang Qian will lose money.
After a discussion, the couple decided on the tone of cooperation, and then Qin Xuerong continued to negotiate with ByteDance.
I think ByteDance doesn't want to drag things out and will definitely make concessions.
After chatting about work for a while, Qin Xuerong went back to the kitchen and started to get busy.
Wang Qian went to the backstage of Qianqian Wenji to check the data of the completed version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
After two days of non-stop updates, the data for Three Kingdoms is even more exaggerated. The subscription data for the latest chapter has just exceeded 10 million. The subscription data for the chapter that was updated yesterday for a full 24 hours has reached a frightening 50 million, and the data for subsequent chapters has not been lower either.
Wang Qian once again achieved the terrifying achievement of earning hundreds of millions a day by relying on his writing.
With a proud smile on his face, Wang Qian posted a simple message on Weibo: "I have finished writing The Three Kingdoms. Thank you for your reading and support."
Click Send.
In an instant, Wang Qian clearly felt that the Weibo page was slightly stuck.
Then, he saw that countless messages, likes and reposts immediately appeared below his homepage.
For someone like him, who has more than 150 million followers on Weibo alone, his every word and action can be said to affect the entire Weibo traffic.
Therefore, Weibo offered Wang Qian hundreds of millions of dollars in promotional expenses, hoping only that Wang Qian would keep updating his status on Weibo and not completely change his position.
These 150 million followers are all real people.
Weibo is most aware of this and knows that Wang Qian has never spent money to buy any zombie fans, so they attach great importance to Wang Qian.
The Weibo post published by Wang Qian instantly topped the list of hot topics on Weibo, with an extremely exaggerated popularity value that crushed all other topics that followed.
In just one minute, the number of people who liked and forwarded the post exceeded 10 million, and the number of people who left comments exceeded 1 million.
And, it happened in just one minute.
There are a lot of discussion topics about the completion of Three Kingdoms on Weibo.
Obviously!
Many self-media bloggers and entertainment media are always paying attention to Wang Qian's book "Three Kingdoms". With such a major topic being concluded, they will naturally come out to take advantage of the popularity...
at the same time.
A large number of topics discussing the completion of Three Kingdoms have also appeared on several other major social platforms.
Wang Qian was just about to take a look at everyone's discussion on the Three Kingdoms when his cell phone vibrated!
After looking at the name, Wang Qian smiled helplessly.
I was just talking to Qin Xuerong about the Central Conservatory of Music...
Now, He Chaohui called.