As Li Dong and Qi Yunna were chatting, a shout suddenly came from the entrance of the restaurant.
"Li Dong, Li Dong, are you here?"
Li Dong's face turned bitter, and the crowd in the restaurant instantly quietened down. Then, many people whispered, "Li Dong, Far away from Li Dong?"
"I heard that Li Dong came to Beijing and checked into the InterContinental Hotel?"
"…"
The InterContinental Hotel was a five-star hotel after all. Other than a few tourists, most of the people who came here were businessmen or government officials.
Everyone naturally knew about Li Dong's name.
Hearing the shout, many people looked around.
After looking around, some people saw Li Dong and quickly nodded at Li Dong. They did not go up to disturb him.
Li Dong also nodded in response. He did not care if he knew them or not. Then, he got up and waved at Hu Xiaorui.
Hu Xiaorui saw Li Dong and quickly ran over.
Then, she said embarrassedly, "I called you, but you didn't answer. Bai Su said that you went downstairs for tea. I didn't see you, so I shouted …"
It was not that she did not know that this would attract attention. It was mainly because she had not seen Li Dong for a long time and could not wait to see him.
However, seeing that everyone in the restaurant was focused on, Hu Xiaorui also knew that she had caused trouble.
Li Dong said with a bitter smile, "It's okay. It's not a secret. I didn't intend to hide it. The main thing is that you should pay attention to your image. After all, you are the boss of a big company. Now that you have acquired New Films Alliance, you can be considered the godmother of entertainment. You are still acting like a child. "
Controlling the cinema chain was better than controlling the entertainment company.
New Films Alliance ranked second in the national cinema chain last year, losing to the Shanghai United Cinema Chain.
But this year, New Films Alliance was doing well. It should be possible to beat the Shanghai United Cinema Chain. In other words, New Films Alliance was likely to become the top cinema chain in the country this year.
If East Star Entertainment won the New Film Alliance, their status in the entertainment industry would be elevated.
Even if East Star Entertainment had not been established for long, it was not the main point. No matter how much you invested in a movie, how big the stars are, how good your acting skills are, if the cinema doesn't give you any screenings, or if the number of screenings is low, or if the screening time is not good …
In the end, no matter how good your movie is, it will fail.
The box office of 2008's movie was not considered high. According to estimates, it was only around 4 billion yuan.
New Films' box office earnings this year were estimated to reach 400 million yuan. They alone accounted for 10% of the domestic box office earnings and 60% of the market share in Beijing.
If they wanted to make a name for themselves in the Imperial Capital and influence the entire country, the New Films Alliance would definitely be in a dominant position.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Hu Xiaorui seemed a little embarrassed, but she quickly recovered. She sat down beside Li Dong and said with a smile, "Alright, alright. Be careful next time.
Besides, it's not like I want to be the godmother of entertainment.
Recently, I've been so annoyed. The people from New Movies Alliance are so annoying.
Not only do they have a lot of shareholders, they even ask for an exorbitant price. The total assets of the company seem high, reaching 1.2 billion yuan.
But the debt is also quite high, more than 50%.
In the end, these people still dare to ask for 1 billion yuan. Dream on! "
When Li Dong heard that, he could not help but say, "It's indeed a little high. New Films Alliance's equipment is already old. If we really want to take over, we'll definitely have to replace the equipment. 600 million yuan isn't a loss. It's acceptable if it's slightly higher. After all, it has a great influence in North China and is also a traditional cinema chain of an old brand. But 1 billion yuan is too high. How's the negotiation going? "
Hu Xiaorui giggled and said, "Of course it's impossible for 1 billion yuan. After so many days of negotiation, we're almost done. I did some calculations. If we want to get everything, it should be around 700 million yuan. Now that we've already negotiated more than half of it, all that's left is grinding. Once we get the 700 million yuan for the merger and acquisition, we'll need at least 200 to 300 million yuan for the renovation. We'll need to prepare 1 billion yuan. I wonder if the renovated cinema chain will be able to meet expectations. "
The profit margin of a cinema was not low. Under normal circumstances, a net profit of 10% was stable. If you played some tricks, it was even possible to get 20%.
Stealing the box office was too common in this era.
There was no unified electronic ticketing website. The cinema had the final say on how much the box office was.
Of course, if there were too many small tricks, it would be bad for their reputation.
In short, the profit margin was definitely above 10%.
According to New Films Alliance's current revenue, the annual net profit could reach 50 million yuan, which was not considered low.
Moreover, after the renovation, the revenue would definitely increase, and the annual investment return could reach more than 8%.
This was still under the current situation of the overall market situation. In a few years, the domestic film box office would skyrocket, and the return would naturally be higher.
When Li Dong heard that, he pondered for a moment and said, "It's not a loss to spend this price to acquire New Films Alliance. Earning money is secondary. The key is still to build East Star's reputation. But if that's the case, the total investment is about 1 billion yuan, which is a little higher than I expected. "
1 billion yuan was not a small amount.
Even if he paid half of it, it would still be 500 million yuan. For the current Li Dong, every penny had a place to go. It would not be easy to dig out so much money.
Hu Xiaorui roughly understood what he meant. She giggled and said, "Don't worry, it won't be done in one go. It'll take a few years. This year, about 400 million yuan will be more than enough. You pay 200 million, I'll pay 200 million. If you don't have enough money, I'll make up for it first. "
The corner of Li Dong's mouth twitched. Who was the richest man in the world, or was she the richest man in the world? To this girl, 400 million yuan was about the same as 4 yuan.
Qi Yunna, who was at the side, could not help but be speechless. CEO Sun's daughter was really generous.
Just listen, 400 million yuan was taken out just like that. The children of the rich were indeed different.
However, the Hu couple only had one daughter. She was rich and willful, and there was no way to be envious.
Of course, Li Dong was embarrassed to ask her to pay. He smiled and said, "There's no need. I'll be tight on my side. It won't be a problem to gather 200 million yuan.
We should get it as soon as possible. Some of New Films Alliance's current equipment is old. If we don't upgrade it over time, its reputation will be weak.
When that time comes, the added value will be much lower. The sooner we get it, the better it will be for us.
Coincidentally, we have recently reached an agreement with Longhua. When the time comes, New Films Alliance can enter the Hua Dong region to develop.
In addition, our Far away City plan has also begun. In a few years, our cinema chain will be able to expand to the entire Hua Xia region, and not just in Hua Dong region like now.
In three to five years, if we can occupy 30% of the national market share, we can just wait and count the money. "
The box office of Hua Xia's movies would increase explosively in the next few years.
In 14 years, it would reach 30 billion yuan. In 15 years, it would break through 40 billion yuan and approach the 50 billion mark.
If they really wanted to occupy 30% of the market share, it would not be empty talk.
Of course, the possibility was not high. Li Dong's target was not high either. He wanted to maintain the current trend and occupy more than 10% of the market. They could not lose the market.
Moreover, with the expansion of Far away City and Longhua, the cinema chain would also expand. It should be higher.
Even if they occupied 15% of the market, the revenue would be very impressive. It would reach at least 5 billion yuan.
Li Dong could still vaguely remember that a few years later, Wanda Cinema Chain's revenue would only be slightly more than 4 billion yuan, but its market value would actually exceed 100 billion yuan.
It might be a little high, but it also meant that the cinema chain would still be very promising in the next few years.
These thoughts flashed through Li Dong's mind. Just as he came back to his senses, he heard Hu Xiaorui say, "Li Dong, my mom will treat you to dinner tonight. It's at my house. Why don't we go later?"
"At night?"
Li Dong was stunned for a moment. Then, he said apologetically, "I can't at night. I have an appointment with someone else."
Hu Xiaorui was a little disappointed. She mumbled, "It wasn't easy for me to convince my mom."
Li Dong really had no choice. Before he came, he had already made an appointment to go to Du Anmin's place at night.
Old Du had something to talk to him about, and he also had something to talk to Old Du.
Compared to Sun Yuehua, Du Anmin's schedule was a little tighter. If he stood up today, he might not be able to find the time in the future.
Besides, Li Dong did not dare to stand him up.
In Hua Xia, there were really not many people who dared to stand Old Du up. Even if Sun Yuehua knew about it, she would not say anything.
Li Dong was just about to comfort her when Hu Xiaorui recovered again. She said with a smile, "Then forget it. If I can't do it today, can I do it tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow …"
Li Dong was just about to say that it might not be tomorrow. After all, it was the first day of the Internet Conference. He might have to talk to Ma Yun and the rest at night.
But after thinking about it, Li Dong still nodded and said, "Alright, I'll pay a visit tomorrow night."
Sun Yuehua's side was also more important.
Li Dong had to talk to her about Tian Fang's matter. He also had to talk about the continued cooperation between the two sides.
Moreover, since Hu Xiaorui had said so, it would be embarrassing not to go.
In the past, Li Dong did not like to attend dinner parties. Now, he had no choice but to do so.
Not only did Old Du and the Sun family want to visit, but the members of the Entrepreneur Club also invited him to dinner. There were also people from his classmates' association, and other messy business partners and government agencies …
They had all sent invitations. If he really stayed in Beijing to eat, he would not be able to finish it even by next month.
Seeing that Li Dong had agreed, Hu Xiaorui's face became even more happy. She grinned and said, "Then don't forget, I'll come and pick you up tomorrow. Also, do you want to go and meet the original shareholders of New Films Alliance … "
"Forget it. You can be in charge. I won't be involved. These few days, there are more things to do. I'm afraid I won't be able to find time. "
"En, then I'll do it myself."
"…"
The two of them chatted for a while. Seeing that Li Dong still had things to arrange, and Qi Yunna was still waiting, Hu Xiaorui did not stay any longer.
After she left, Qi Yunna smiled and said, "General Manager Li, Miss Hu is really lively."
Li Dong smiled and shook his head. "She's a child who can't grow up. You haven't seen her lively side in the past. Guess where I saw her for the first time? "
"Where?"
"When she smashed the Qi Family Clubhouse, she brought a few friends and smashed seven or eight cars …"
Qi Yunna: "…"
After a long while, Qi Yunna smiled bitterly and said, "That's because I'm ignorant and inexperienced. I underestimated Miss Hu."
Li Dong also smiled and said a few more words to Qi Yunna. After drinking his afternoon tea, he went upstairs to rest.
He still had to go to the Du family at night. He had to be in a good state of mind.
…
Night gradually fell.
When Li Dong woke up, Liu Hong had already gone to attend the Internet Association's dinner.
When Li Dong woke up, Bai Su told Li Dong that someone would visit him in the afternoon.
However, knowing that he was resting, he left his name card and left.
Li Dong took the name card and looked at it. After a long while, he said, "It's him. He's here too?"
Bai Su was really not familiar with this person. She asked curiously, "General Manager Li, do you know this Wang Xin?"
"I've heard of his name, but I've never met him. He's an awesome person."
People who could be called awesome by Li Dong were usually not simple.
However, Bai Su was really not familiar with him. She could not help but look a little surprised.
"Do you know about the school intranet?"
"Yes …"
"He founded it."
"But the name card says CEO Fanno …"
"Ignorant!"
Li Dong shook his head and said as he walked downstairs. "Fanno is the founder of China's Weibo. Our Weibo was launched a few months later than Fanno.
But Fanno's marketing efforts are small, and their investments are small. Their technologies are not up to par, and we overtook them very quickly.
After that, our Weibo became bigger, and Sina and other companies also launched their Weibo. He does not have a strong capital to support him, and his reputation is not as good.
Of course, I don't care about Fanno.
Wang Xin himself is an awesome person in the SNS industry. He dares to fight and has a lot of creative ideas. He has a good understanding of the development of the internet in China and overseas.
Unfortunately, his luck is not good.
If the school intranet was more powerful, there will be no room for others to survive. If Fanno had strong support, there will be no room for our Weibo to survive.
Also … "
Li Dong did not continue. He wanted to say that Wang Xin was very resilient.
After the school intranet was acquired, he immediately set up a Fanno website. Not long after Fanno failed, he set up a famous website in the future — Meituan website!
That's right. Meituan was also set up by Wang Xin.
Although Meituan is not the first group buying 2.0 website in China, it is the largest and best group buying website.
This guy will be known as a "professional entrepreneur" in the future, and he is also on the Hurun List with a net worth of 10 billion.
Of course, that is when Meituan succeeds in the future.
Wang Xin is still in dire straits now. He finally set up the school intranet, and his popularity soars. Users are flocking to him.
But in the end, the reason why he sold the school intranet is laughable. No money!
Yes, there are too many people, and there are not enough servers and broadband. He needs to invest more money.
Logically speaking, there will be people investing in such a popular website.
Strangely enough, no one was willing to invest in Wang Xin. In 2006, Wang Xin sold the school intranet to Thousand Oak Interactive with a heart full of anger and reluctance.
In the end, Thousand Oak Interactive changed its name to Renren and increased its investment. Now, investors are very enthusiastic.
Fanno did not cook for the same reason. No money!
Still, no one is willing to invest in him!
It is not that no one is willing to invest in Wang Xin's organization. Wang Xin himself is not willing to invest in it, or the organization is too small and does not have enough funds. If they take out a few hundred thousand, they will intervene in Wang Xin's management.
After a few times, the timing has long been missed.
In the future, Wang Xin has to thank Sequoia Capital for Meituan's success. Sequoia is probably the only big capital organization that is interested in him. At that time, they invested 10 million US dollars to let him start a new business.
Thinking of this, Li Dong is a little interested. "Did he say why he came to see me?"
Bai Su shook her head and said, "No, he only said that he wanted to visit you. I said that you are resting, and he left his business card and said that he will visit again next time. "
Li Dong did not blame Bai Su for not waking him up. Now there are too many people who want to visit him, and it is impossible to receive everyone.
Generally, people who are not well-known will leave their contact information so that they can contact him in the future.
That said, in fact, Li Dong has not contacted many people.
Wang Xin is not famous now. It is normal that Bai Su did not wake up Li Dong. If it is Ma Yun and others, then Bai Su will definitely call him.
This is also human nature. If you don't have the status and fame to match, why do you come to visit Li Dong? Li Dong is not someone anyone can see.
Many big shots, when they are not famous, want to visit someone, but they can't get in.
When Ma Yun didn't get up, he wanted to see the investor, but he begged his grandfather to tell his grandmother, and they only gave him a few minutes.
Society is like this, and it is no wonder that others have high standards and arrogant attitudes.
"If not, then forget it. He should also come to participate in the Internet conference. If he doesn't meet, then call him back and say that I will invite him to dinner."
"Okay."
Bai Su did not ask why. In her opinion, it is nothing more than Li Dong wants to recruit the other party. The founder of the school intranet still has some value.
Li Dong did not say much. He got in the car and drove to Du's house.
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