Chapter 367: The Inexplicable Four Hundred Nineteen

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"Less than 3%, the valuation is approaching 5 billion so quickly?"

Amanda is also dissatisfied with this result, but at least she can reluctantly accept it, "Let's see if we can get more share in the next round of financing. After all, the private car market in country Z is now at a time when the three pillars are competing, and we need to spend a lot of money to subsidize it." Users, subsidized drivers, and the founder’s shares are bound to be compressed.”

Yang Cheng thought about it for a while, "This investment is just for us to make a quick buck. After it's listed, there should be a wave of gains. Just sell it while it's high."

He is still not optimistic about the long-term development of this industry. The ceiling is too low, and you can easily encounter bottlenecks. After breaking through one or two, there are three or four bottlenecks waiting for you, but now is the era of online fast-moving consumer goods. , any pan-Internet company with a novel concept, a huge business scale, and certain expected profits can receive widespread attention from the stock market, and thus use this channel to raise large sums of money and then transform into the capital field. This has almost formed a fixed model.

But everyone in the industry knows that this model is quite dangerous. As the sun shines brighter, the bubble is more likely to burst. It is better to withdraw decisively when the bubble is at its best.

The two enjoyed the food while chatting. After a perfect dinner, they drove to Broadway Avenue, which used to be the entertainment center of New York spanning a century. In the age when there was no Internet or even TV, Broadway Avenue was like a perfect Hollywood In general, there are dozens of theaters on both sides of the street. The theaters on Broadway 44th Street to 53rd Street are called Inner Broadway, while the theaters on Broadway 41st Street and 56th Street are called Outer Broadway.

On Broadway, there are classic, popular, and commercial plays, while off-Broadway shows are some experimental, unknown, and low-cost plays, but this distinction is getting weaker and weaker, so " Off and off Broadway", of course, its viewpoint is more novel and pioneering.

After Yang Cheng got out of the car arm in arm, there were mounted policemen on tall horses patrolling the street in front of the theater. Some tourists who came with their children asked for a group photo. The mounted policemen did not refuse anyone. Appearing here is more similar to a characteristic landscape of New York than the function of traffic police.

Without staying at the door, the two walked into the theater side by side. The internal structure of the theater was similar, with a semicircle wrapping the stage, and there was a place for the symphony orchestra in front of the stage. Yang Cheng reserved a box on the second floor in the front row. , the field of view is very good, and the whole stage is unobstructed, and it will not be troubled by the huge accompaniment of the symphony orchestra.

In fact, "Beauty and the Beast" has always been the bottom of the classic Broadway opera, but there are too many audiences who can't stand the hearts of girls, which leads to the enduring performance of this opera.

The opera officially opened at 8 o'clock, and there were also classic plays from other theaters, such as "The Phantom of the Opera" at the King's Theater. In fact, Yang Cheng wanted to watch this one more, but Amanda almost vomited after watching it.

Before the two came, they went to the LV flagship store on purpose, and each changed into formal clothes. Yang Cheng's was better, but Amanda didn't know which muscle was wrong, so she chose a set of British retro tutu skirts, and walked It was very troublesome, Yang Cheng paid attention to his feet from time to time, for fear that someone would accidentally step on the skirt and let Amanda put on a scenery show that was more exciting than an opera in front of everyone.

Fortunately, no accident happened, the two arrived at the box smoothly, and the performance began immediately.

As the tacit accompaniment of the symphony orchestra sounded, all the audience held their breath unconsciously and entered the atmosphere created by the musicians. The complex and ingenious scenes changed on the stage, switching from time to time in forests, tree houses, etc., and the sound reverberated throughout. The theater, like the scenes in the play, can be seen that the stage design makes full use of high-tech effects.

As long as people with normal eyesight can see the faces of the actors in the box reserved by Yang Cheng, it is not a problem. Although the most important charm of opera is reflected in the voices of the actors,

But the facial expressiveness is not weak at all, and even in order to make the audience feel empathetic, many actors' acting skills are not much better than those of Oscar winners.

Immersed in the charm of the opera, the spectators don’t even need the intermission time, they are eagerly waiting for the second half. However, this is for ordinary audiences or tourists from other places, like Yang Cheng, a group of New York natives, really grew up playing on Broadway since they were young. They are familiar with every play, and there are even some powerful people who can even recite their lines backwards.

Of course, in the century-old Broadway, it is impossible for the actors of various classic plays to continue to perform. Therefore, after each play is replaced with a new batch of young actors, it will always attract a wave of fans to return to GC. The expressiveness of each actor is different. , just like human fingerprints, which cannot be copied, so whenever it comes time to replace new actors, old audiences can always find a different side of the familiar repertoire. I have to say, sometimes, this is also a kind of joy in life. You're still growing, but the repertoire is always fresh.

At 10 o'clock, the two-hour opera finally came to an end. Yang Cheng and Amanda had already quietly exited the box and left the theater when the actors collectively said goodbye. It was because of the stimulation of alcohol that the arousal in the body was amplified infinitely. From the initial physical friction, to exhaling hot air in each other's ears, the four lips intertwined with each other, there was no war on the spot, which was already a tribute to the actors on the stage. Respected.

Twenty minutes later, in the private room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, handmade retro princess dresses worth tens of thousands of dollars were scattered on the carpet miserably. One white high-heeled shoe was on the porch while the other was missing. The black ** Hanging on the TV, men's black suits and bow ties are spread on the ground along the road to the bedroom. The half-covered bedroom door is pitch black, but the faint rhythmic sound still makes people think about it.

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The next day, the second day of the new year, Yang Cheng, who was sleepy, propped himself up and got up, looking around for something, frowning and touching the bed beside him, feeling the slightly cool temperature in his palm, and the wrinkles on his brows A few more layers.

He sat up completely, rubbed his messy short hair, and wondered if this woman Amanda left very early, otherwise the sheets should at least be warm.

I took out my phone and looked at it. There were a lot of missed calls and text messages, but none of them were from Amanda. I really didn’t understand what this crazy woman was thinking. She pulled him into the bed for no reason, and then sneaked away inexplicably. He didn't think of a reason for a long time, so he had to ignore it. Anyway, he had nothing to lose. He went to the bathroom to clean himself, changed into a clean suit and went to work in the Maybach.

The car was blocked two streets away from the company. The irritable Yang Cheng took out his mobile phone and browsed the news on his own app. Liverpool news, which he paid special attention to, released a transfer news. The Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah, who is not the main force, was transferred to Liverpool with a worth of 12 million pounds. The new contract was signed for 4 years. The news said that this transfer will provide a strong support for the Red Army's wing. Support, this is a very cost-effective transfer operation.

Yang Cheng remembered that Ian Ayer called to report this matter a few days ago. He seemed to be busy with something at the time and casually said that he knew it. He heard good comments from the unscrupulous media, which also made Yang Cheng feel relieved. , At least on paper, Salah's arrival is helpful to Liverpool, so the money is not wasted.

The only thing that makes Yang Cheng unhappy is that Salah's reputation is not big enough. It seems that he does not meet his previous promise to the fans. He promised to bring a real star to Anfield.

After picking out a few related news articles and reading them for a while, Yang Cheng saw that the car hadn’t moved forward, so he simply got off the car. It’s not too far from the company anyway. Under the protection of Hansen and bodyguards, he took out his mobile phone while walking Called Ian Air.

"Boss, have you seen the news?" Ian Al asked happily as soon as the call was connected.

Yang Cheng naturally couldn't let his subordinates feel cold, "Of course, you did a good job. The media gave a very high evaluation of this transfer operation. You are worthy of the salary I paid Ian!"

Ian Al was praised by the big boss, and he was even happier, "This is my job boss!"

Yang Cheng hummed, and changed his tone, "So, is our winter transfer over? We only brought in Salah as a winger?"

Ian Ayer quickly said, "Of course not, we are still secretly contacting Real Madrid's vice-captain Ramos. The position of central defender has always been a common problem in the minds of the team's management and coaches, so we have never given up contacting the world's top central defenders." We just received the news that Ramos’ contract has expired and there is still no news of contract renewal negotiations with Real Madrid, so we are going to contact the other party to see if Ramos has an idea for a better environment, our Liverpool is his No other choice."

Yang Cheng has heard of the name of Ramos, and the reputation is big enough. If he wins Ramos during the winter transfer period, at least in the first season of taking over the team, he will have enough rewards for the fans." Then hurry up and talk about it, money is easy to talk about, and aren’t we going to give the players in the team a unified salary increase? To reach the world’s top level, so the arrival of Ramos, shouldn’t destroy the salary structure and cause dissatisfaction among other players?”

"It's such a boss, but the problem is that Ramos' sincerity to Real Madrid is beyond doubt. I am worried that he is taking this opportunity as a means of negotiating a salary increase with Real Madrid." Ian Ayre was worried. Said.

Yang Cheng didn't understand these things, so it was inconvenient to intervene blindly, "How to transfer and negotiate is your job. I am only responsible for signing checks. Anyway, I only have one principle. As long as the money is beneficial to the team, I will not pay a single point." Province!"

Encountering such a club owner who trusts his subordinates, doesn’t express opinions casually, and is generous with his actions, Ian El feels that he saved God’s daughter in his previous life. Otherwise, why is he so lucky to usher in a career when he reaches middle age The second spring?