Station A management has been adjusted again, Mo Ran resigned and Liu Yanyan took over

The reporter learned from Station A on the 1st that the company's senior management had undergone adjustments. Mo Ran, former chairman and CEO, resigned, and Liu Yanyan, former editor-in-chief of Station A, took over as CEO.

As a landmark company in the domestic secondary economy, rumors of a series of personnel adjustments have been rampant on the barrage video website Acfun (commonly known as "Station A"). On July 1, the reporter learned from Station A that the company's senior management had undergone adjustments. Mo Ran, former chairman and CEO, resigned, and Liu Yanyan, former editor-in-chief of Station A, took over the position of CEO.

Station A said that Mo Ran submitted a resignation application to the board of directors for personal reasons and decided to resign all positions. After consultation, the board of directors of Station A decided to respect his decision and announced that Li Bin, chief strategy officer of Aofei Entertainment, would take over as chairman, and Liu Yanyan, the former editor-in-chief of Station A, took over as CEO.

"Life is a second dimension, and death is a second dimension." A senior executive in front of Station A made this footnote for Station A. As a member who was once forced out by the management, he seemed not very surprised by the recent so-called "strange phenomenon"."Every time the management changes, everyone will say that this is a new beginning, but in the end, everyone will become the beginning itself."

Mo Ran, who resigned this time, had been at the helm of Station A for less than a year, and he quickly resigned. After successfully joining Aofei and Unity, in early 2016, Station A announced that it had received US$60 million in financing from Softbank China, and also announced that Mo Ran had officially become CEO of Station A. Reports show that Mo Ran graduated from Imperial College in the United Kingdom, entered an investment bank after returning to China, and then went to the United States to establish an Internet of Things sensor manufacturing company. Before joining A, he served as a co-founder of a startup that owns Marvel's offline experience hall. Previously, Station A had stated that Mo Ran was responsible for completing Softbank China's financing.

In May of this year, Station A exposed rumors of "large-scale layoffs and infighting among executives." An internal email shows that Station A made a large-scale adjustment to its management at that time. Liu Yanyan, the former editor-in-chief of Station A, was only responsible for self-made business and was no longer responsible for other businesses. Zhang Xia, the former vice president of products, was only responsible for the development of skirt products and was no longer responsible for other businesses. It is widely believed that Liu Yanyan and Zhang Xia have been marginalized in this round of adjustments. Liu Yanyan immediately chose to stand on the side of the major shareholder, and he also received the support of the major shareholder when he took over the position of CEO.

The newly appointed CEO Liu Yanyan is a veteran in the animation industry. He has founded China's first anime information publication "Dream Story", the first anime themed online community NEWTYPE, and served as the editor-in-chief of "Anime Vendor."

"In fact, the major shareholder of Station A is still Aofei." People familiar with the matter said.

The reporter inquired about the industrial and commercial information of Guangzhou Bullet Network Technology Co., Ltd., a company affiliated to Station A. The data showed that among the directors of Station A, Cai Dongqing, founder and chairman of Aofei Entertainment, and Chen Derong, CEO of Aofei Interactive Entertainment Group. At the same time, the reporter found that although in 2015, Aofei Entertainment publicly stated that it was not a shareholder of Station A, in the industrial and commercial information, Aofei Entertainment founder Cai Dongqing was a shareholder of Station A.

"After Liu Yanyan becomes CEO, he can help Aofei control Station A." The person familiar with the matter further disclosed.

At the same time, there are rumors that the real mastermind behind Station A is Yang Xinmiao, who is also the "Prince Meow" who became popular on Weibo through lottery draws. According to public information, Yang Xinmiao came from a family of giants in Shandong and is now the founder of Jinghe Sidong, a mobile game company.

Previously, a senior executive of Station A revealed that its Series B financing will also officially open in July this year. Regarding whether this management adjustment will affect the financing process, Station A told reporters that no relevant information has been disclosed yet.

Editor: vian