Chapter 147 Little Ma

Although the film has just been completed, there is still some time before it is released.

But the promotion had already begun and there was news when the filming started.

People who follow movies or Chen An’s movies naturally know that although there has not been large-scale publicity, a lot of news has been reported.

The news that Chen An was with Van Long in Hong Kong Island was released, and it was even more outrageous when he mentioned that his partner was Van Long.

But this is just the beginning.

The Internet Bully Penguin was born in February last year, and now the number of people online has exceeded 2.

It is estimated that it will soon occupy the entire online instant messaging market.

Chen An has been eyeing this piece of meat for a long time. After Pony Ma occupied the entire market, his business was temporarily fruitless. The number of users gradually increased, but there was no consumption, and he still had to maintain the broadband fees.

As for Chen An, he didn't want Penguin's communication service. It would be useless to buy it because everyone had left.

I just want to transform myself into an angel investor and give the other party some friendly help.

Now is the time when the other party is busy and exhausted. Penguin can't make any money, and the company's business has to be subsidized, and it's not good either.

Pony Ma has visited many companies and wanted to agree many times, but the price was too low. He now has over 10 million users and over 100,000 online users. Naturally, he is unwilling to sell the software at such a low price.

Some time ago, we received a lawyer's letter from AOL, which really gave us a headache.

Sitting in front of the computer desk, chatting with his unknown netizen Penguin, telling about his troubles, but he only escaped from the side.

At this moment, his employee suddenly barged in and frightened him so much that he immediately closed the pop-up window and then pretended to be calm and looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, someone called and said they want to talk to you." The employee pointed with the phone in his hand.

Brother Xiao Ma took the phone and asked, "Hello, I'm Tony Ma, who are you?"

"Hello Tony, this is Chen An. I heard that penguins are being sold everywhere recently. Are you interested in talking about it?" Chen An's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Xiao Ma Ge, who arrived in Beijing alone by plane, finally met Chen An at the Light Year Media company.

"Hello Director Chen, I'm Tony Ma."

Chen An looked at the thin and bespectacled Xiao Ma in front of him and said with a smile, "Hello, I heard that you were selling penguins, so I asked Mr. Ding for your contact information. Are you interested in receiving investment, Tony?"

"Investment?" Xiao Ma's eyes lit up. The other party didn't seem to want to buy the penguin.

Chen An nodded and directly pulled the other person's shoulder with his hand and said: "Yes, it is an investment. I am very optimistic about your product, and I think you are a suitable investment target for making this product."

"I'm sorry, Director Chen. Although the number of users of this product has been growing, it is still losing money, so I originally wanted to sell it."
"We also received a letter from a foreign lawyer, saying that we need to change our name, which may affect our original growth."

At the moment, Pony Ma is still in the early stages and has not yet mastered the art of consumption. Even he himself is not optimistic about this product.

However, Chen An, a user who once immersed himself in the clutches of Penguin's consumption magic, does not think so and continues:
"Users register to use the software not because of the name, but because of the excellence of the software. I have also registered. I think it will soon occupy the entire domestic market."

"I'm very optimistic about it, but I'm a director and I don't have that much time. Instead of selling it to me, why don't I invest in you and you handle it. This is your strong point."

Brother Ma pushed his glasses and said, "But even if Director Chen did that, he would still lose money in the end, so I want to sell it." "Tony, I want to invest in you because I think your product can make money and you have the ability to do it well. How about I invest 15 million to buy a % stake in your company?"

Compared to the already mature QQ Mill, the current Tencent is much worse. The richest man in Hong Kong once bought a 20% stake for US$ million. Chen An naturally cannot compare with the other party, but it is also much cheaper than investing in the QQ Mill.

When Xiao Ma Ge heard Chen An's offer, he blinked calmly and thought. He originally came here to sell Penguin Software but unexpectedly he ended up investing in his own company.

If Penguin Company's other projects were sold, it would be normal and no financing would be needed. However, Penguin Software has been making losses and the company is unable to make ends meet, so I gritted my teeth and sold my hard work.

As for Chen An's investment, he was thinking about it in his heart. Finally, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Why did Director Chen, who is optimistic about this software, not buy it and let others manage it, but invest in my company?"

"Again, as the founder, I trust you more, and you don't want to see your hard work being sold. And it would be a better choice if I invest in your company because I have a way to make it profitable, but I have to make it bigger first."

When Xiao Ma Ge heard that Chen An had a way to make Penguin make money, his eyes lit up, but then they dimmed again when he knew that the other party would definitely not tell him for nothing. Finally, he said, "Then let me think about it, Director Chen."

"No problem Tony, I'll be waiting for your notification at any time." Chen An nodded and let the other party leave.

Xiao Ma Ge first expressed his gratitude and then left.

After returning to my residence, I have been thinking about whether I should agree or not. No company boss wants others to occupy his company's shares in the early stage, but when I think about the possibility of success of my hard work, I can't bear to do it.

Finally, I called Chen An in the evening. Chen An happily agreed after answering the call and agreed to meet tomorrow.

In the evening, Chen An arranged a restaurant and brought a lawyer to sign the contract.

After confirmation, both parties signed their names and Chen An officially became a shareholder in Xiao Ma Ge's company.

When there were only two people left in the room, Chen An picked up food for the other person while chatting with him, "I know what you want to ask most now is about Penguin's profitability, but what I want to tell you is that the most important thing at the moment is to expand the user base after the name change."

"The number of customer registrations has been increasing. Now with your investment, Director Chen, we don't have to worry about the operating expenses." Xiao Ma nodded without eating a single bite of the rice in the bowl, waiting for Chen An to speak.

"Tony, do you like watching movies, such as Hollywood movies?"

"I've seen it, but I don't understand it. Director Chen is a professional."

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. Have you seen the 007 movies? Why do the agents in those movies dress up in suits and ties, look handsome, and drive luxury cars to carry out secret missions?"

Hearing Chen An's question, Xiao Ma tilted his head and said he didn't understand what this had to do with penguins. Chen An saw his doubts and said, "Because the audience likes to watch it, it looks cool. Who doesn't want to drive a luxury sports car and look handsome to save all kinds of beauties and the world, and then appear in front of the audience in the movie to perform."

"I generally call this kind of situation showing off. Everyone wants to show off, including me, so you have to grasp this point to make users willing to spend money."

"for example?"

"Don't you think your chat box looks a bit monotonous? You can add two models next to it, one for the other person and one for yourself. Both parties can see the two models. Initially, each user's model is the same, but he can buy other costumes by paying money."

Hearing Chen An's story, Xiao Ma's eyes lit up on the spot, but Chen An did not stop and continued: "For example, you design a level for users, starting with a star."

"Every time you log in for a while, you will get a star. Four stars become a moon, four moons become a sun, and four suns become a crown. The difficulty increases exponentially."

"However, in order to give users a perfect experience, if you recharge Penguin membership, you can get accelerated leveling, upgrade faster than others, and your level will be higher than others. Moreover, this Penguin membership can be displayed in the window."

After that, Chen An said something else, which made Xiao Ma Ge not eat a single bite of his food. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Director Chen is really a genius!
(End of this chapter)