Text/Yang Jiefeng

It is a trend of the Internet when everyone laments that Gu Yongqiang sells Youku Tudou. When everyone was sorry that another entrepreneur had left his own territory, Gu Yongqiang stood up: This should be something worthy of praise.

Gu Yongqiang-at the age of 14, she became a young student studying in Hong Kong, Australia and the United States for 15 years. Someone gave him a nickname-"Shenzhouxing Global Connect". However, when the Global Connect returned to Hong Kong, he was embarrassed to say that he was from Hong Kong, and he could not remember the way to his hometown.

You make your own decisions from study to occupation. Gu Yongqiang always insisted on doing what he liked, and because of this insistence, he "donated" all his possessions, paid Bain's breach of contract, and went to Fuguo Group.

because of this insistence, I reached an oral agreement with Zhang Chaoyang for a cup of coffee and became the first executive of Sohu-senior vice president and CFO.

Because of this persistence, six years later, Gu Yongqiang thought that his original goal of joining Sohu had been achieved, so he left his job and founded Unite Network.

Now, because of this insistence, he has given his "baby" that he has raised for ten years to Ali Entertainment Group.

bankers look at money, while Gu Yongqiang looks at feelings.

Gu Yongqiang said that he has only two hobbies: entertainment and travel. From the very beginning, he made a publication and made an underwater world, and he had a deep interest in culture and entertainment. If he only looks at money, he will not do entertainment, but do e-commerce and play games. It turns out that these two are the most profitable businesses.

for 22 years, Gu Yongqiang has been choosing his favorite industry based on his hobbies, including leading the Heyi team and Youku to join Alibaba Entertainment Group.

from a global perspective, Gu Yongqiang thinks that the future of the entertainment industry is "looking for content, finding content and calculating content, including interaction, including production and shooting", and he has natural interests and hobbies in these dimensions.

On the other hand, he thinks that not only video websites, but also the period of rapid development of Internet demographic dividend has passed, and the growth of users has obviously slowed down. Now it's the time to need "concentration effect" and "cluster fighting", and to open the way and create more value with ecological play. Moreover, the growth of the demographic dividend is not in quantity, but in quality.

Gu Yongqiang thinks that Ali's achievements can be evaluated by "eco-enterprise". He thinks that Ali Entertainment has a lot of imagination. At the same time, he also attaches great importance to Yu Yongfu, He Xiaopeng and Yang Weidong.

"They are all people with achievements and entrepreneurial spirit in the entertainment industry and the Internet industry. Such a team can lead Youku Tudou or New Youku to a higher level in the next decade".

Now that Gu Yongqiang has joined the Strategic Investment Committee of Grand Entertainment, he proposed to be the chairman of Ali, who thinks that he is not suitable for pure investment. He doesn't want to be an antique.

"There are two things you can't do if you are surnamed Gu. First, you can't be a teacher and you can't be a chairman and you can't be an antique.

After Gu Yongqiang left office, news of "entrepreneurs leaving" and "retiring" kept coming out. Gu Yongqiang said that although he will no longer serve as the chairman of Youku Tudou, he will definitely not retire. I am a horse and want to run.

Even if Oneness and Youku are handed over, he thinks he has bigger things to do.

Gu Yongqiang said that he and the Ali team have the same understanding of the values and the judgment of the future industry. He has also contacted many entertainment platforms. From the initial venture capital to Sohu for 11 years, he will be integrated with Youku for 11 years. The third 11 years will focus on ecological construction, including ecological investment, ecological empowerment and ecological connection, which will enable everyone to see the new Youku and the new Ali entertainment.

With regard to some comments made by many media about his resignation, Gu Yongqiang said that he just had a different way of thinking. Everyone thinks it's a pity that he left Youku Tudou, but in fact, such a choice is always praised in Silicon Valley. The more knowledgeable people are, the better they will feel.

Gu Yongqiang has always paid close attention to the trend of the overall situation. When he found the trend, he always took the initiative to change and was very aware of the development of the situation.

Besides, he thinks it's only just beginning now, so it's normal to have doubts. However, he is very assured of the future development of Youku Tudou in Ali Entertainment, and he is also very happy to have such a joint with Ali. "Everyone can't understand but I can understand that time will represent everything."

"As I said before, I am naturally active. It is rumored outside that I will retire, and I will definitely not retire. I am a horse and want to run. " (Article source: Interview with Nancai)