novelraw Chapter 144: An exceptionally high investment report!
Chapter 144: An exceptionally high investment report!
Chapter 144 Extremely High Investment Returns!
At that moment, Tang Lou sat in his office, scrolling through these comments.
Outside the window, the city was still brightly lit.
He picked up his phone and sent a message to Mao Buyi: "Write good songs, live a good life. Congratulations on winning the championship!"
The reply came quickly: "Mr. Tang, I will. Thank you for giving me this opportunity."
Mao Buyi is very grateful to Tang Lou. It was Tang Lou who gave him this opportunity, and it was Tang Lou's support that allowed Mao Buyi to confidently and steadily perform his original songs on stage.
Tang Lou put down his phone and looked up at the night sky.
He knew that this was only the second victory in his three consecutive variety shows, and that there was still a final, epic performance to come.
The success of "The Coming One" and the explosive popularity of "Cat Not" are not only victories for a variety show, but also a testament to values. In this noisy era, sincerity remains the shortest path to people's hearts.
The next show, "The Rap of China," is a completely different track and field.
For niche hip-hop culture to succeed, a completely different approach is needed.
Fortunately, the experience gained from shows like "The Big Band," "Rock & Roast," and "Roast" has given Tanglou's team enough experience in promoting and popularizing niche cultures.
This time, it was also through a program that a niche cultural industry was brought into the public eye.
In order to enable "The Rap of China" to reach the heights of its predecessor and even go further, Tanglou began to make targeted plans.
Of course, during this period, in addition to doing self-service, my investments also yielded substantial returns.
After completing his plans for "The Rap of China," Tang Lou began to check on the recent investment returns.
Tang Lou arrived at the president's office of his entertainment company. Two latest financial reports were placed on the table, exuding the scent of ink.
The document on the left is a valuation report for Candy Culture:
Following the immense popularity of shows like "Roast" and "Rock & Roast," the company's valuation has exceeded 20 billion yuan, making it an absolute unicorn in the domestic comedy content field.
As the controlling shareholder, Tanglou and its investors saw their shareholdings increase in value several dozen times.
The document on the right is Wajijiwa's performance report:
The first season of "The Coming One" not only produced the phenomenal star Mao Buyi, but also boosted the valuation of this newly established idol management company to 17 billion yuan.
Longdanni is also an elite company founder who led Wajijiwa to achieve a surge in valuation.
Tanglou's insightful decision to sign Mao Buyi ahead of time has now become a legendary case in the industry. The direct benefits and indirect brand value brought by this investment are immeasurable.
Long Danni never expected that a contestant she hadn't paid much attention to at the time would become the biggest winner of the show "The Coming One".
All the artists that Longdanni pays special attention to and signs, even if they were all bundled together, still couldn't match the commercial value of Mao Buyi alone.
"Tang Lou, you really are an admirable investment genius."
Longdanni couldn't quite understand Tang Lou's unfathomable decision.
Back then, Mao Buyi clearly didn't show much talent or potential; it can only be said that Tang Lou's Midas touch has been proven true once again.
The financial director of Tanglou Entertainment Company reported the good news to Tanglou: "President Tang, the market valuation of your personal equity in these two companies has now exceeded 35 billion."
The CFO's voice was filled with awe.
Tang Lou simply hummed in response and turned his gaze to the window.
35 billion? This is just the beginning. Next, he plans to create more top-tier IPs through his entertainment company.
Having secured sufficient copyright reserves, Tang Lou has now risen to the position of Vice President at Kugou Music. His next steps could be to either continue his promotion to President of Kugou Music or even join the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group leadership team under Shen Yan as a senior manager.
Either a leader is parachuted in from Alibaba Group, who is then stripped of power and reaps the benefits.
Therefore, Tang Lou must make backup plans no matter what. By then, even if Tang Lou leaves KuMiao Video, he will be fully capable and ready to start a second business!
Industry connections, sufficient funds, and top artists—these are the foundations for Tanglou's second venture.
In order to accumulate enough wealth, Tanglou will continue to occupy the KuMiao platform and make great strides.
The next show, "The Rap of China," was also produced by Tang Louzhu, Che Zhe, and Chen Wei's team.
If successful, Tanglou will be able to make a fortune.
The success of two consecutive projects has brought unprecedented attention to "The Rap of China".
People have become accustomed to Tang Lou's success and are really curious about his limits, whether he can fail even once.
Could it be that Tang Lou is truly the god of variety shows himself?
Within KuMiao Video, the explosive popularity of Tanglou's two variety shows has already helped KuMiao meet its performance targets for this year.
The success of the first two projects earned Tanglou almost fanatical worship and trust within Coolcat.
When Tanglou officially launched its third variety show mobilization meeting, everyone waited for Tanglou's announcement as if on a pilgrimage.
"Project name: 'The Rap of China'." Tang Lou's voice was calm at the mobilization meeting, but carried an undeniable power. "What we are going to do is not a simple talent show, but a movement to break out of the circle of youth subculture."
He played the PowerPoint presentation:
Program positioning: The first Chinese rap music competition reality show, focusing on underground hip-hop culture.
Core format: Celebrity producers (Ouyang Jing, Zhang Zhengyue & MC Hotdog, Pan Weibao) + contestant teams + brutal Freestyle Battle (improvisational rap battle).
The original star producer was Wu Yifan, but he had already been sent to Tanglou ahead of time.
So this time, Tang Lou chose another Ouyang Jing.
Ouyang Jing is a leading authority in the hip-hop music scene with a strong professional background. He once defeated his opponents to win the championship on the American black entertainment television program "106 & Park", which makes him convincing on a professional level and qualified to serve as a mentor.
The production team felt that Tang Lou's choice of Ouyang Jing, rather than popular young actors such as Huang Zitao and Lu Han, was a wise and farsighted move.
Compared to popularity, Ouyang Jing's abilities are clearly more likely to go further.
Especially after the phenomenal success of Mao Buyi, the production team of "The Rap of China" realized that popularity and external conditions alone are not enough to create a classic.
At this mobilization meeting, Tanglou put forward a terrifying goal:
The goal is to reach 3 billion+ views, create at least 30 viral hit songs, and launch 1-2 hip-hop stars with national influence.
Everyone was somewhat surprised and shocked by Tanglou's ambitious plan.
As the finale of three variety shows, Tanglou has unexpectedly placed high hopes on it.
Only a legendary building company like Tanglou would dare to make such a demanding statement!