In fact, at that time, Bilibili was not called Bilibili, but the old name Miku Fans.
Nanaya remembers that it would take more than half a month for B station to actually start using the familiar name Bilibili.
As far as Nanaya can remember, Bilibili was renamed on January 24, 2010.
Although the idea of investing in acquiring Bilibili came to me when I saw the Miku Fans website.
But the idea of acquiring a Chinese website or Internet company actually existed in Nanaya a long time ago.
After all, the environment in China is rather special. If Washimine wants to make money here, he definitely can't do it by doing it himself.
Therefore, if Washimine wants to carry out business activities in China, especially publishing games, he will only have two options.
One way is to find an agency distribution company.
But Nanaya knew the situation of China's game publishing companies.
From the top Penguin Network downwards, each one is darker than the last.
Basically, these publishers will not stop until they squeeze every last penny out of players' pockets.
If Nanaya was Aniplex in his previous life, he would publish games just to make money.
Then there is no big problem in finding a strong publisher.
But the problem is that in Nanaya's plan, making money by playing games is naturally the core, but these games also play some promotional roles.
In other words, what Nanaya really wants to do is to make the game a part of the entire Type-Moon film and television empire.
Of course there are things like krypton gold, but in order to ensure the popularity and traffic of the game, there are definitely certain discounts and concessions given to players.
If we choose the distribution company here, it will become a big question whether the other party can keep up with Washimine's footsteps.
Although Nanaya had never been involved in the gaming industry in his previous life, as a good brother in the film and television industry, Nanaya still has some understanding of it.
Basically, most game companies in China only care about KPI, the only difference is which one is more deceptive.
It's not that these companies are conscienceless, but basically they are either too small or have died.
Just think about the various limited skins that Penguin.com has launched on League of Legends and you will understand.
Nanaya is well aware of the leading role that industry leaders play in the entire industry.
If the big boss is so treacherous, how good can the younger brothers under him be?
Since having an agent doesn't work, Nanaya can only try to let Washimine do it himself.
But China's requirements for foreign-funded enterprises are very strict.
From the very beginning of the establishment of [See Moon], Nanaya has been trying to find a way to bring this website to China.
But until now, there is no chance to enter.
This is just a video website. China's management of other types of foreign websites is much more stringent.
Therefore, if Washimine wants to enter the Chinese market himself, he can only learn from Ubisoft's approach next door - using a vest.
In 2009, Ubisoft registered a company called Bi-Han Network to manage Ubisoft's gaming business in China.
But the problem is that Washimine has too many things to do in China.
If everyone wears a vest, who knows if they will be targeted.
Therefore, acquiring several existing companies in China with full ownership is obviously a good approach.
Especially a video website.
If there were a video website in China, it would obviously be much more convenient to promote games through live broadcasts and videos in the future.
As for why Nanaya's first choice was A B instead of A.
Nanaya naturally has his own considerations.
Although based on the current number of registered users, Station A is indeed much stronger than Miku Fans.
But don't forget why the Miku Fans separated from Station A and set up their own website.
If it is just a server problem, it is easy to deal with. At most you can just spend money.
Anyway, Washimine is so poor now that the only thing he has left is money.
But the problem is that the original team of Station A is too lazy to operate Station A well, so there is nothing that can be done about it.
Washimine Entertainment has a lot of businesses to develop in China, and talent is already scarce.
Things like developing a website can only be done by the original founding team of the website themselves.
All Washimine could do in the early stages was to pay money.
From this point of view, the motivated A B team is obviously much better than the Buddhist A station.
"Let Bali learn about the situation of this website first."
Nanaya pinched his brows and wrote down everything about Bilibili in a notebook so as to avoid forgetting anything later.
After finishing these things, he turned off the computer and went to the floor-to-ceiling window in the living room of the suite.
Nanaya quietly watched the vehicles coming and going on the road.
Although it has not yet reached the kind of congestion of "leaving home when young and returning when old" in the future, we can still see some similar clues.
To Nanaya, Beijing is undoubtedly a strange yet familiar city.
It felt strange, not only because it was the first time he came here in his life, but also because it was the first time in two lifetimes that he saw Beijing around 2010 with his own eyes.
You have to know that Nanaya's first visit to Beijing in his previous life was after 2014.
For this rapidly changing and developing city, four years is enough time for big changes to take place.
The reason for his familiarity was that he had seen the details and panorama of Beijing during this period on TV countless times during the Olympics in his previous life.
The hotel booked by Washimine Entertainment happened to be in the center of Beijing. Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, Nanaya could still vaguely see a corner of the famous palace.
Nanaya looked at it for a long time before he put away his complicated emotions and sat back down in the living room.
Then I called Ryougi Ori and Kevin Feige respectively.
Although he left North America, it was impossible for him to abandon his work.
Nanaya first asked Kevin Feige about the filming progress of "Avengers".
As the most important movie in Marvel's first phase, its success or failure directly affects the future status of the Marvel series in the world.
Therefore, no matter how busy he is, Nanaya will regularly confirm the progress of the film with Feige.
As for Ori, Nanaya confirmed the current box office situation of "Madoka Magica" and "Avatar" in North America.
As expected by Nanaya, following the 3D movie market trend opened up by "Madoka Magica", the early development of "Avatar" was much smoother than the previous life.
From December 18th to now, "Avatar" has been the box office champion every day.
There is no doubt that "Avatar" is indeed a strong opponent.
But the performance of "Madoka Magica" is not bad either.
Needless to say, the total box office results, the single-day box office results are not much behind "Avatar".
Due to time differences, global box office data is not very accurate.
But at least in North America, "Madoka Magica" still firmly holds the second place.
At the same time, Nanaya also asked about the preliminary preparations for FGO.
"At present, the preliminary scripts for the prologue, the first singularity, and Shimosa Province have been completed." Ori reported to Nanaya, "Senior, have you confirmed the actors?"
Nanaya replied: "Not yet, but I will come up with a list of candidates as soon as possible."
"You'd better hurry up. There are many characters in these three movies that overlap directly with each other. We need to prepare in advance."
Nanaya heard the dissatisfaction with himself in Ori's words.
It seems that Ori probably thinks that Nanaya is just slacking off again.
"Don't worry. After this is over in China, I'm going back to Japan. We can all meet there for a meeting then."
Nanaya replied with a wry smile.
Although it was a good thing to have such a serious and responsible junior brother, he always felt that he seemed to be controlled too strictly.
Ori was a little worried about Nanaya's suggestion: "Senior, won't you and Mr. Emiya quarrel during the meeting in Japan?"
Since Nanaya mentioned everyone, it was clear that he was referring to all the partners of FGO.
Apart from Washimine Entertainment and Erque Studio, Peter Jackson and Lin Bao should naturally be included.
As for the meeting in Japan, Ori didn't think Kiritsugu would not be present.
"Ori, you are too worried~"
Nanaya laughed: "It's been so many years, Kiritsugu has let it go a long time ago... maybe."
"I hope so."
From Ori's tone, Nanaya could tell that he was not optimistic about this matter.
"I still have work to do here, so I won't bother you any more."
Ori was about to hang up the phone.
"Um."
"Then, Senior, I hope Madoka Magica will be a big hit in China as well."
Ori knew that Nanaya attached great importance to the Chinese market, so he used this as his closing remark.
"Is it a big hit..."
Nanaya fiddled with his cell phone and spoke slowly.
How much can the box office here be?
The box office revenue of "Avatar" in China is 1.379 billion. Nanaya thinks it is quite remarkable that "Madoka Magica" can get 1 billion.
Even 1 billion is a bit difficult to estimate.
It's not that Nanaya is belittling himself, but he is very clear about the viewing habits of Chinese audiences.
Compared to movies with heavy themes like "Madoka Magica" and "The Dark Knight".
Pure popcorn movies such as "Avatar", "Fast and Furious" or "Transformers" will be more popular.
Of course, it's hard to say what the box office will be like before the final results are released.
After all, for China, "Madoka Magica" is undoubtedly the "first 3D movie".
This gimmick will obviously help the box office.
Everything should be considered from a practical perspective.
Considering the current film market in China, it is already a remarkable achievement that Nanaya was able to achieve a box office of 1 billion RMB.
It is even possible that due to the lack of the gimmick of being the "first 3D movie", "Avatar" will not be able to reach 1 billion yuan at the box office in China.
Overall, Nanaya thinks that "Madoka Magica" still has many advantages.
Nanaya, in a good mood, walked out of the room while humming a little tune.
The sun had already set and he was going to the hotel restaurant for dinner.
Prepare sufficient energy for tonight's nightlife and entertainment.
After all, the last time I was intimate with Shion was a long time ago.
Without adequate preparation, Nanaya didn't think he would be able to subdue the charming female fairy.
"We ordinary people are really happy today~"
Nanaya's unpleasant singing voice rang out in the corridor, causing the waiters passing by to look at him with strange eyes.
[Where did this stupidity come from? Have you never stayed in a luxury hotel? ]
Although he was severely despised by the waiter, Nanaya was still in a good mood.
That night, he and Shion had a great time in the room.