Chapter 114 Internet Radio, a Prototype of an Internet Media Company

Chapter 114 Internet Radio, a Prototype of an Internet Media Company

Rong Li seemed to be very smart at this time. He had already seen that Li Mo had a very good relationship with Zeng Xiaoxian, so he decisively mentioned Zeng Xiaoxian when he spoke.

Of course it was okay to take photos, but how to layout the photos and how much space to give Zeng Xiaoxian was the magazine's own problem. Rong Li's purpose was only for Li Mo from the beginning.

The facts were basically the same as Rong Li predicted. After Zeng Xiaoxian heard this, he sat up straight involuntarily, with excitement in his eyes.

But that's all. Zeng Xiaoxian didn't force Li Mo to do something he didn't want to do just because of his own wishes. This is what a friend does.

"Thank you, President Rong, but I'm not really interested, so forget it."

Although Li Mo knew that this men's magazine did have a lot of development prospects, he was not very interested in it, so naturally there was no question of cooperation.

"Well, this is really a pity. I have listened to your ideas and watched your videos. Although I agree with most of the concepts, I still think that you should not limit yourself to the radio. Although you said that this is your passion, there are many ways to realize your passion. I originally planned to promote this matter on the Internet radio. Well, it's also my fault for talking too much."

President Rong was also disappointed at this time. He felt that the matter was completely over. Li Mo was slightly stunned when he heard this.

"Wait a minute, President Rong, what did you just say, online radio?"

"Yes, of course it can't be compared with a regular radio station. One of our magazine's assets is an online radio station. Although it can cover the whole country, due to its limitations, the income has not been very good."

Li Mo, who heard this, did not think so. The reason why online radio could not rise was mainly because of the problem of the carrier. In fact, there were online radio stations in this era, but the disadvantage was also very obvious, that is, the audience was too small. However, this was not a problem with online radio stations, but because there was no promotion channel. As long as it was appropriate, online radio stations would have great potential, and this was originally a prototype of online live broadcasting.

In fact, the prototype of online live broadcasting already existed at that time, but due to the limitation of the audience, it could not really rise for the time being. Li Mo had been considering waiting for a specific time to consider starting the radio live broadcast mode, but he forgot that online radio had already appeared at this time, but due to various restrictions, the audience was relatively small.

"President Rong, the online radio station you mentioned, is there a company or something more specific?"

"Oh, Mr. Li Mo is interested in this?"

"That's right"

"Yes, it is one of the magazine's expansion businesses. At the beginning, we hired a lot of people to build the website, but the effect was not very good, and the number of views was very low. To be honest, I have always wanted to realize it, but I invested a lot at that time, and now there are too few people willing to take over, so I have been struggling."

"How much money does President Rong want?"

After hearing what Li Mo said, President Rong was stunned, and even Zeng Xiaoxian on the side was slightly stunned. After all, Li Mo's words now clearly meant that he was very interested in this online radio station.

"Mr. Li Mo is interested?"

"That's right"

"In that case, five hundred thousand."

"Five million?"

Hearing this, Li Mo frowned slightly. If it was ten years later, let alone 500,000 yuan, it would not take long to find someone who knows how to use a computer to apply for it, and build a website. However, in this era, it would cost 500,000 yuan.

"I know the price is quite high, but when I was working on this online radio station, I also found a lot of people to use their connections to get the operating license for this online media company."

"Ok?"

Li Mo immediately became alert after hearing this. It was still quite difficult to process this at this point in time, mainly because the management was quite strict.

Just building a website, plus a series of things like servers, is definitely not worth half a million, but if you add this type of license and a more mature team, then the price is obviously much more reasonable.

"Xiao Mo, you are not kidding, are you really planning to buy it?"

"Of course, it will be useful in the future, but..."

Listening to Zeng Xiaoxian's words, Li Mo also had his own difficulties, that is, the money on hand was not enough. Li Mo had spent more than 800,000 yuan on the Huashan incident. Although the TV station compensated part of it afterwards, it was not much. Fortunately, due to the benefit of increased fame, the Three-Body and song copyrights made a lot of more money, especially his father's song, which was very popular and directly appeared on the major hot search lists.

However, Li Mo also has his own way of spending money. The first is the issue of the physicalization of the studio. In the previous studio, only Lin Wanyu could work from home, and it would be the same even if Wang Zijian was added.

However, after Li Mo was completely exposed, various things obviously increased. Some people from the Industrial and Commercial Taxation Bureau called to check Li Mo's financial transactions and whether there were any illegal activities.

Li Mo knew very well that there were all kinds of birds in the forest, and it was inevitable that there would be jealousy. However, it was obviously inappropriate to set up a studio without even a decent office location. In addition, there was the release of the second part of The Three-Body Problem, which was a problem. So he basically spent all the money he had just received, rented an office building of not too big, about 300 square meters, and let his studio start formal business.

However, this is a place in Shanghai where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. The rent alone is close to 300 million yuan, not counting the water, electricity, property, staff salaries, basically liquid assets, and the advance publicity and marketing investment for the second part of The Three-Body Problem, as well as the investment in printing. The money that Li Mo can spend is only a few hundred thousand yuan.

The current 500,000 yuan made Li Mo feel somewhat embarrassed, so at this time Li Mo also showed a hesitant look. 500,000 yuan is indeed not much for Li Mo now, but taking over this online radio station and company, the subsequent investment will be more, at least more than 2 million will be needed in the future.

"Mr. Li Mo, I actually have another idea. You can become a partner of Pretending to Be a Man. If you sign a contract, your compensation will not be less than 500,000. And it will only be for three years. You will also enjoy a certain percentage of sales dividends. How do you think?"