Chapter 516: Unexpected, yet reasonable
Luo Yang arrived at the company a little after 9:30.
As soon as I entered the office, the pace picked up. Not only were there documents piling up for several days that needed to be signed and approved, but there were also several department heads in the group waiting to report on their work.
Assistant Yu Haiping did not stand in front of Luo Yang again until a little after eleven o'clock.
“江小白的乔总约了下午2:00以后汇报工作，3:00~4:00的时间段里，安总也有重要事项汇报.”
Luo Yang had a rough idea of what these two people wanted to report.
Qiao Zhiyuan was here to report on the plan to acquire the winery, while An Ying was here to report on the coordination with assistant Shen Nanpeng.
"Originally, Mr. Tan Ying was also supposed to come over to report on his work, but because you have to attend an investor reception tonight and need to leave early, Mr. Tan's report has been postponed to after 10 . tomorrow."
Yu Haiping continued, "In addition, the Minhang High-tech Zone also called and wanted to discuss the implementation of the investment with you. What time do you think would be appropriate to arrange it?"
At the end of last month, Luo Yang and Jiang Yuanshan agreed that he would invest 3000 million yuan in this project and hold a 30% stake.
At the same time, considering that this company will definitely be incorporated into the new energy vehicle manufacturing project in the future, Luo Yang will concurrently serve as deputy general manager, in charge of research and development.
"Isn't the person in charge of the preparatory team already negotiating with the High-tech Zone?"
Because of this, Luo Yang felt strange: "Besides, I'm not the main investor, why did the call reach you?"
"The High-tech Zone said that the negotiations encountered some obstacles. The preparatory team consulted the main investors and received a reply that they can directly come to you for the final decision."
Luo Yang "."
He really wanted to call his father-in-law right now. Why did he have to do something that they had clearly agreed on?
It’s not that far from Yang City to Mo City. Is Lao Jiang so unwilling to come?
"Okay, please help me set the meeting time after 11 o'clock tomorrow morning."
After thinking about it, probably because he felt that he had no ability to persuade his father-in-law, Luo Yang reluctantly told Yu Haiping: "I will call you later and ask the person in charge of the preparatory group first. Since they are going to make a decision, I must know the situation. I can't just listen to the one-sided statement of the high-tech zone."
After saying that, Luo Yang took out the number from his cell phone.
Yu Haiping then wrote it down in his notebook.
"Is there anything else?"
"Boss, who will you arrange to accompany you to the investor reception tonight?"
"You, Mr. An, Mr. Song."
Luo Yang thought for a moment and said, "When we set off, you and Mr. Song will share a car. Mr. An and I will pick up a friend and meet at the cocktail party later."
I promised last night to bring Dong Xuan to this investor cocktail party, so I must keep my word.
"Okay, boss."
Yu Haiping nodded and left the office.
Luo Yang immediately immersed himself in dealing with the backlog of affairs, trying to resolve them all before 12 noon.
The reason I'm in such a hurry is that I was very tired last night and didn't get enough sleep. I need to take a nap after dinner to restore some energy.
Qiao Zhiyuan arrived at the company headquarters more than ten minutes early.
"Chairman, this is the acquisition plan proposal."
At the group headquarters, Qiao Zhiyuan of course addressed Luo Yang as the chairman: "The general framework of the proposal is based on what you said last time, and the relevant data of the research company is filled in, plus I polished it myself."
In fact, Chu Jing woke Luo Yang up at 1:30. He had been drinking tea for more than ten minutes before meeting Qiao Zhiyuan.
Luo Yang, whose mind had come to its senses, took the plan and looked through it carefully.
"If there are no major errors in the data, there is no need to adjust the plan. If there are no major errors in the data, there is no need to adjust the plan."
After a while, Luo Yang raised his head and looked at Qiao Zhiyuan and said, "Actually, I've been thinking about it these past few days. If I really want to make it more perfect, I think I can find a public relations company to help."
"PR firm?"
Qiao Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it for a moment and his eyes suddenly lit up.
To be honest, during his last inspection, he was really scared by the local people and also felt the difficulty during the initial contact.
Now Luo Yang's proposal was obviously very much to his liking.
"Come to think of it. We have to form a negotiation team for the acquisition anyway. So we might as well find a public relations company to handle it."
Qiao Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Use professionals to defeat non-professionals."
An acquisition negotiation team includes not only public relations personnel, but also legal and other professionals. Of course, as the president of Jiang Xiaobai, Qiao Zhiyuan must also participate. After all, many things require his final decision.
"Chairman, if you have time, please take the time to help support the company."
"If it's just for show, I can take the time to go, like the final signing ceremony."
Luo Yang was not willing to be fooled by Qiao Zhiyuan: "I said I would not get involved in the specific operation and management, but it would be bad if I got involved in the middle of the process."
"That is, that is."
Qiao Zhiyuan said with a smile on his face: "I just want to invite you and Director Cai to go to Anhui Province to relax."
This can be done.
After talking about the acquisition of the winery, Luo Yang mentioned Qiao Zhiyuan's entrepreneurial business.
"I'm going to invest in a movie this year, which will involve a lot of peripheral products. Are you still interested in taking it on?"
The movie he was talking about was "Fleet of Time". This nostalgic love movie has one most important peripheral: the theme song "Fleet of Time".
Luo Yang remembered that the original version was sung by Faye Wong, and the theme song of that movie became popular at the time, so of course she will not let it go now.
"Why didn't you answer?"
Didn’t Jiang Xiaobai originate from the peripheral products of the movie “Love Is Not Blind”?
In this regard, Qiao Zhiyuan fully trusts Luo Yang's vision.
"Okay, Tan Ying will come to report the progress to me tomorrow. I'll mention it to him and you guys will go and coordinate then."
Luo Yang was thinking about whether he should release this song in the near future, and he also wanted to contact Faye Wong and ask her to sing the theme song.
Who should I contact specifically?
Tan Ying?
Or through He Maosong’s connections?
For no reason, a person's shadow suddenly appeared in Luo Yang's mind.
I still remember that Liu Haishan and Cai Fujun took him to a cocktail party. It was at this cocktail party that he met director Teng Huatao and formed a bond with him, which led to their later investment in his filming of "Love Is Not Blind".
That night, in addition to Teng Huatao, Luo Yang also received a business card from another woman named Zhou Yifen.
According to Cai Fujun, this woman has considerable influence in the entertainment industry and should know many celebrities or their agents.
Thinking of this, Luo Yang opened the top drawer of the low cabinet on the side of the desk.
There was a stack of business cards inside.
After flipping through it for a while, he found the business card with Zhou Yifen's name on it.
"Chairman, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."
When Qiao Zhiyuan saw Luo Yang flipping through business cards, he knew that today's report was about to end and offered to leave.
"Well, the group's board of directors will be convened next week. The specific time will be notified by Yu Haiping."
Luo Yang nodded and said, "This acquisition plan will be reviewed by the board of directors. After approval, you can officially launch the acquisition."
As Qiao Zhiyuan walked out of the office, Chu Jing walked in and cleared the teacups.
"Boss, you have a cocktail party today. Do you need me to pick you up later?"
The salary in February exceeded 2 yuan, and Chu Jing really wanted to increase his overtime hours. When he asked the question, there was expectation in his eyes.
"There won't be much wine to drink at this drinking party tonight."
Luo Yang certainly understood the little thoughts of his personal secretary, and said with a smile: "Now, help me get the clothes I'm going to wear tonight and iron them."
"Oh!"
There was 80% less light in Chu Jing's eyes.
Luo Yang didn't have the time and energy to worry about a secretary's affairs. He was holding Zhou Yifen's business card and hesitating. Should he make the call?
Should I say hello to Cai Fujun first, and then contact him after the song "Fleeting Time" is released?
Or you can call directly.
After thinking for a moment, I felt annoyed and lit a cigarette involuntarily.
"Go ahead and fight. At worst, I won't talk about the specific things directly."
After smoking half a cigarette, Luo Yang said to himself, "I have the resources of the movie "Fleeting Time" in my hand, which should be enough to exchange for what I want. There is no need to go through Cai Fujun again."
Now that you have made up your mind, just do it.
Luo Yang directly dialed Zhou Yifen’s number.
Perhaps because the number was unfamiliar, the call was not connected until it was almost disconnected.
"I'm Zhou Yifen from Changkong Entertainment. Who are you looking for?"
In my memory, Zhou Yifen was in her thirties with a charming figure, but the voice coming from the phone was a little hoarse.
"Sister Zhou, I'm Luo Yang, a friend of Director Teng Huatao. We met at a cocktail party on the Bund two years ago."
Luo Yang did not bring up Liu Haishan and Cai Fujun, but directly used the names of Teng Huatao's friends.
Because he had a feeling that people like Liu Haishan and Cai Fujun were just playing around in the entertainment industry, and even if he wanted to contact Zhou Yifen, he might have to go through his friends at Hengdian Film and Television.
Instead of doing that, it would be better to just talk about Teng Huatao. At least in the circle, Teng Huatao is considered to be a little famous.
"Oh, so you're Director Teng's friend!"
Sure enough, after listening to Luo Yang's first self-introduction, Zhou Yifen's tone became much more enthusiastic.
Moreover, this woman had a very good memory. With the help of the few tens of seconds of greeting, she actually dug up her impression of the party that night.
"Are you Mr. Luo who invested in Love Is Not Blind?"
Zhou Yifen was certainly deeply impressed by this miracle movie which had an investment of no more than 2000 million yuan but earned over 3 million yuan at the box office. There were also many rumors in the film and television entertainment circles about how Teng Huatao got the investment and the simple information of the investors.
"Sister Zhou is so kind to remember."
Luo Yang's praise came completely from the heart.
"It's hard not to remember a young and handsome boss like Mr. Luo."
Zhou Yifen on the other end of the phone smiled softly, then asked casually, "Why, Mr. Luo wants to talk to me about something?"
The two had no personal acquaintance, and the only time they met was two years ago. At that time, they just chatted briefly and exchanged business cards.
So the question is very direct.
"I was originally a person who had nothing to do with the film and television industry, but I met Director Teng at that cocktail party and invested in a movie by chance."
Luo Yang said more tactfully: "I became interested in the movie Love Is Not Blind, so I decided to invest in a movie after the beginning of the year. It was my first time, so I was not familiar with it. I asked around and heard about Sister Zhou's name, and then I remembered that I had met you once."
There is a hidden meaning in his words: I have something to ask of you.
But after all the talk, nothing was said.
In fact, it is not impossible to make a request directly, but if it is rejected politely, it will be a slap in the face.
So throw out the bait first to let the other party have some ideas, and then when you make your request later, it will surely be much better.
"Boss Luo, are you planning to officially enter the film and entertainment industry?"
Zhou Yifen is no naive person and she has created such a great reputation in the circle. Although Luo Yang did not explain everything clearly just now, she has already roughly grasped the clues.
She was not so stupid as to think that Luo Yang was asking her for help in contacting celebrities to play the male and female protagonists in this movie.
With a script and funding, in today's film and television industry, except for a very small number of stars or those whose schedules cannot be renewed, few people would refuse to play the male or female lead.
So in Zhou Yifen's opinion, Luo Yang tasted the sweetness of investing in a movie and planned to enter the film and television industry.
But this layman boss didn't have any connections in the circle, and it was quite difficult for him to run a good film and television entertainment company, so he somehow found his way here.
"That's not true."
Luo Yang's answer was a little unexpected to Zhou Yifen: "In fact, I set up a company called Guobao Film and Television Investment last year, and invested in several movies and TV series last year."
As he was saying this, there was a knock on the office door.
An Ying has arrived.
"Come in!"
Luo Yang deliberately asked An Ying to come into the office while answering the phone: "Please sit down for a while and wait for me to finish this call."
After saying this, he continued his conversation with Zhou Yifen.
"I'm sorry, Sister Zhou."
After apologizing, Luo Yang immediately said, "I wonder if Sister Zhou is in Shanghai. If you have time, can you spare some time in the next two days to meet and chat?"
If An Ying hadn't happened to happen, it would have been difficult to turn around.
The person on the other end of the phone was indeed confused.
If it was just a simple phone call, Zhou Yifen might have declined, but there was a movie that was about to be invested in and filmed, so she was reluctant to refuse.
"I'm in the capital, and I happen to be going to the Magic City to do some business the day after tomorrow."
Zhou Yifen smiled and replied to Luo Yang: "Let's contact each other on Friday?"
It's Friday again
But the words have been spoken, what else can I do?
The two exchanged a few polite words and then hung up the phone.
"Boss, I have almost completed most of the coordination with Sequoia Capital. The only thing left is the valuation. You and Mr. Shen need to negotiate on this."
An Ying got straight to the point in her first report.
"Valued based on the scale of 2000 directly-operated stores?"
Luo Yang looked at An Ying and said, "You should know that, except for the capital cities in the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and other regions, the monthly sales figures of Lemon CC's direct stores will be very low in any city with a smaller level."
"Yes, Mr. Shen's assistant and I gave the store parameters when we were judging this."
An Ying nodded and said, "Using the secondary commercial center of prefecture-level cities in southern Jiangsu as the standard, the parameter value is 1. For other regions, different coefficients are given to direct-operated stores in different regions based on factors such as city level, economic conditions, and personal consumption market."
"What is the current monthly sales volume of direct-operated stores in secondary commercial centers in prefecture-level cities in southern Jiangsu?"
"Based on the 10 stores, the average is ."
An Ying casually quoted these data: "Annual sales can reach million, with a gross profit of million."
“This data is about the same.”
Luo Yang nodded, and then asked the most important question: "After taking into account the coefficients for 2000 directly-operated stores, what is the number?"
An Ying was not so direct this time.
She looked at Luo Yang, and after a moment she reported a number: "."
"Why so little?"
When he heard this number, Luo Yang was stunned.
"In southern Jiangsu, including Jinling, the total number of directly-operated stores with a coefficient of 1 or above is only 1. After multiplying by the coefficient, it can be calculated to 45. Shanghai has a little more, exceeding 63. Adding the directly-operated stores in Zhejiang Province, and including those with a coefficient below 100 in the Yangtze River Delta, it can't even reach 1."
An Ying explained the reasoning to Luo Yang.
"Boss, this data is actually not bad."
She added an explanation: "According to this final value, the annual sales volume will exceed 35 billion!"
That's right.
With this sales volume, assuming the profit margin does not drop, the gross profit margin would be 15 billion yuan a year.
Luo Yang tapped the table with his fingers.
He was thinking about how to chat with Shen Nanpeng tonight.
(End of this chapter)
