Chapter 353: Acquisition and Excavation! Training New People! Tonight's "Not Short of Money" (Asking for Monthly Tickets)
Chapter 353 Acquisition and Excavation! Train new people! Tonight..."Not Short of Money" (please vote for me)
"Fei, what do you want from me? Is it about financial issues?"
Facing Chen Fei's sudden invitation, Yirona Berglova was still a little curious.
She is currently working at Marvel, and she is still responsible for very important financial issues, which means she controls the lifeblood of the entire Marvel company.
Therefore, she subconsciously thought that Chen Fei was doing things for Marvel, so he asked her to meet alone.
However, her idea was obviously wrong.
"I'm looking for you for another reason."
Chen Fei did not explain the incident in a tactful way. He directly talked about the problem of SBS TV station and said that he wanted the company to pay some price.
This matter was far enough along that he never had time to deal with it. Now that he finally had some free time, he wanted to get it done as soon as possible.
It was just a public apology, and in his opinion Yi Luona should be able to do it.
But he never thought that when he made the request, the girl opposite with a 75E and extremely hot body suddenly lit up and asked: "Fei, are you interested in acquiring this company!?"
"Huh? Ah!"
Acquire SBS?
This idea has never occurred to Chen Fei.
In fact, he is not very interested in South Korea, otherwise he would have already opened a branch there.
The film market share there is too small. It's okay to make pocket money, but there's no need to work hard.
A country that is not as big as a province in China can have a direction for Mao's development?
But then again, if a strong monopoly is formed in an absolute sense, there will be development opportunities there. It is still a developed country, and the revenue composition will be quite considerable.
Moreover, Chen Fei has always wanted to build a global film distribution channel, and South Korea is definitely a link that cannot be avoided.
If SBS can be acquired, it will save a lot of effort, and it can even be considered to be done in one step...
Thinking of this, Chen Fei already had a decision in his mind!
However, he was still a little curious, "Has Grandpa You decided to sell SBS?"
"That's right." Yirona Berglova did not hide it, explaining: "The subprime mortgage crisis has greatly affected the company's operations, and we need to withdraw some funds to deal with possible troubles in the future. "
Chen Fei didn't know much about the real estate industry, but he knew that this industry required a lot of cash flow, otherwise it would be difficult to operate.
Just like Evergrande Real Estate later, as long as there is a slight problem in the capital chain, the company will directly declare bankruptcy!
Real estate is indeed very profitable, but if there is a financial problem, a "dyke burst" will happen in an instant!
After pondering for a while, Chen Fei said directly: "I will let Natasha contact you. This company should be acquired by Volton Pictures, which can just expand the distribution channels."
‘SBS Co., Ltd.’ is the only private company among the four major national wireless television and radio networks in South Korea. The process of acquiring such a private company is very simple. To sum up, just give money.
"Okay, I'll contact grandpa."
Yi Luona also had a smile on her face. She was very happy to be able to negotiate this cooperation. She could not only help her family, but also contribute to her lover's company.
The two chatted for a while and then said goodbye.
Watching her figure leave, Chen Fei couldn't help but have a somewhat complicated look in his eyes.
He looks like a normal person, why is he curved?
It was really hard for him to understand, what on earth could a woman have to talk about before? What's the point of grinding?
How can the pleasure of blending be compared to grinding?
Shrugging, Chen Fei didn't think too much, and while hailing a taxi, he called Natasha to talk about the matter.
On the other end of the phone, Natasha sounded a little surprised, "Fei, so our second branch will be opened in South Korea?"
"Well, yes, it's still the same old rules, and distribution channels also need to be expanded."
"OK, I will contact Yi Luona immediately to handle this matter."
…
By the time the call ended, the taxi had already appeared downstairs at Longxiang Capital.
Chen Fei first went upstairs to find out about Leon's current work progress, then gave him some details, and finally drove a company car straight to the outskirts of New York.
The white paper was released in November last year. In order to better carry out mining, Chen Fei rented a factory in the suburbs and simply decorated it.
The location here is very remote, and because we have said hello in advance, no outsiders come close to us on weekdays.
It took an hour to arrive at the factory area. After verifying his identity, Chen Fei walked into the factory under the watchful eye of security personnel.
In order to maintain security and privacy, there will be no personal rights here, and everyone here must verify their identity before entering the factory.
"Crunch!"
Opening the door, Chen Fei did not feel the heat wave in the computer room as he imagined. He only saw Eric busy with something in front of a rack.
"what's the situation?"
"Boss!" Seeing that the person coming was Chen Fei, Eric quickly put down the graphics card in his hand and walked over.
Chen Fei glanced at the object in his hand, and then pointed at the dense rows of racks, "Why aren't there many machines running?"
“We don’t need too much for the time being, because not many people know our stuff yet, and not many people are mining it. Although I designed a total of 21 million coins, and the minimum unit is 0.00000001 BTC, we can now mine 80 coins in 24 hours with one computer. Or so, if so many computers mine it at the same time, all the coins will be ours soon.”
Chen Fei smiled slightly. Indeed, you can't play with this thing by yourself.
He thought for a while and then asked: "According to the original plan, we must hold at least 5 million coins. How do you plan to arrange the time?"
Eric Kerger replied without hesitation: "I plan to finish it within two years. In order to prevent a collapse, the speed cannot be too fast at the beginning. Only as more and more people join in, can we gradually invest in more machines. "
"Okay, let's follow this strategy." Chen Fei nodded with approval.
After carefully inspecting the factory buildings, Chen Fei left the mining area.
Mining requires a long time to run, and this thing is not in a hurry.
The originally planned 5 million coins would take at least two years, and he had plenty of time and patience.
As the old saying goes, never be too late for a good meal!
This sentence can actually be used here. After all, only by investing enough time can you reap more benefits!
…
Without staying in the United States for too long, Chen Fei took a flight directly back to China after arranging the follow-up matters.
Ning Hao and the others are still in Berlin and should be back in two days.
New Year's Eve is quite important to Chinese people. It is the annual reunion day. Unless there is something very important going on, everyone usually chooses to go home to celebrate the New Year.
Chen Fei returned to the company first.
"Have all the year-end bonuses been paid out?"
"Uh-huh," Su Guohai responded: "All the things that need to be distributed have been distributed. Some people have already gone back for vacation in advance."
"How is the settlement in the new company going?"
"It's almost there. It will be officially put into use at the beginning of the new year. Can you set a time and let's hold an opening ceremony?"
"Okay, let's choose the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Send invitations to other companies in the circle and make it more grand. It's a new year and a new atmosphere."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
After staying in the company for a few hours, Chen Fei got up, went downstairs, and drove straight to Nortel.
The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I have to bring some gifts back to school to see Lao Zhao and the others. This has been the case every year in the past. I can't just not go back after graduating this year, right?
In the huge film and television industry, if we divide it by school, Nortel is definitely the toughest one.
Feiyue Film and Television recruits so many employees every year, almost all of them from Nortel, and he is quite comfortable with using these people.
In order for future cooperation to be smoother, we must maintain this line.
But he never thought that when he returned to school, before he had time to find Zhao Zhenyang, he would meet Tian Zhuangzhuang, who had just been promoted to the position of director of the directing department.
"Chen Fei? Are you coming to school to see Lao Zhao again? He has gone out and may not come back for a while. Come to my office to sit for a while?"
"OK."
Chen Fei was quite surprised. He didn't expect to meet Tian Zhuangzhuang at Nortel.
"Hello! Mr. Tree! "The promotion of "The Movie" has been gradually started, and it will be released in more than a month. However, as the director, Tian Zhuangzhuang is still in school. Does this seem to be a bit lazy?
But thinking about his status as the director of Nortel's directing department, Chen Fei quickly felt relieved.
The work of the school must not be left behind too much.
The two of them sat down in Tian Zhuangzhuang's office. After chatting for a few words, the topic of film investment came up again.
"What? Director Tian has a new script?"
"Not at the moment. It's one of my students. He wrote a book and wanted me to help him find a reliable investor."
"Oh? Who is it? Do you have any masterpieces?"
If it's a script that looks like a field, then of course there's no need to think about it, just cast it without thinking.
But if you are a student, you still have to be careful. If there is content that cannot be broadcast, it will be troublesome.
"His name is Lu Yang. He doesn't have any masterpieces yet. I have a copy of the script here."
As Tian Zhuangxu spoke, he took out a script from under the table.
""Cinema for the Blind"?"
Chen Fei's heart moved slightly. After reading the script, he looked up at Tian Zhuangzhuang and asked, "Can I meet this person?"
"I'll contact him right away."
As soon as he heard Chen Fei's words, Tian Zhuangzhuang knew that there was definitely something going on.
On the other end of the phone, when he heard that Chen Fei was willing to see him, Lu Yang was extremely excited and immediately said that he would fly back to the capital from Hengdian immediately.
In the afternoon, Chen Fei met Zhao Zhenyang and gave him all the gifts he brought from Los Angeles.
"Huh? Is it still a foreign thing?" Lao Zhao's eyes lit up and he found it quite useful.
The two just chatted in the office for a while, during which time Lao Zhao started talking about the performance again.
"You said that you, a person with an acting background, have produced a few masterpieces and won a few acting awards. What's the use of pursuing those directing awards all day long?"
"Hey, didn't I just get nominated for the main competition section of the Berlin Film Festival? Isn't that enough?"
"If you can really get me a Silver Bear Best Actor, I promise I will never mention this again when we meet again!"
"I can't guarantee that to you."
Chen Fei was quite dumbfounded. He was confident of winning the award, but his goal was only to win the film award.
As for the Best Actor Award, it is not something you can get just because you want to. The difficulty is even higher than that of the film award!
After chatting with Lao Zhao for more than half an hour, Chen Fei went to Wang Jinsong's office and sat for a while before leaving Beijing Film Academy.
There are still many people who need him to greet the New Year, and they must all be dealt with before New Year's Eve.
The next day, in a tea restaurant, Chen Fei met Lu Yang who flew back from Hengdian.
"Director Chen, I have heard of your name for a long time. This is our first meeting. Please take care of me."
Although he is older than Chen Fei, he is very humble and modest.
"How much money are you going to invest in this movie?"
"Three million is enough."
Lu Yang answered seriously. The story of his play is very simple, and it is essentially an art film that sells films at film festivals.
Chen Fei asked again, "Have the actors been decided?"
"Teacher Wang Jinsong from the acting department has read the script. He is very interested and promised me that I can join."
Chen Fei smiled immediately. His graduate supervisor likes this type of art film and is also happy to support his school.
"Okay, I will invest in your play."
"Ah? Thank you so much!" Lu Yang stood up excitedly and stretched out his hands to Chen Fei.
Chen Fei smiled slightly and threw out a big temptation, "Are you interested in trying Feiyue Film and Television? We have a professional screenwriter team here, and I will write some scripts from time to time. It just so happens that we are in need of excellent directors here. I think you are quite good."
"I...can I?"
Lu Yang swallowed his saliva, with a little bit of unconfidence in his tone.
Feiyue Film and Television currently has four directors, Chen Fei, Ning Hao, Kang Honglei, and Wang Shiliang, all of whom are well-known directors in the circle.
Especially Ning Hao, who is now the only director of a commercial film with a box office of 500 million yuan in the mainland. He is so high-profile!
He couldn't even imagine how high his status in the circle would rise if he joined Feiyue Film and Television?
"Why not?" Chen Fei smiled and took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to him: "If you are interested, you can call this number. He will answer all your questions.
Oh, by the way, I will also tell him about the investment. You can contact this number to sign the contract when the time comes."
"Thank you for your approval, Director Chen."
Lu Yang hurriedly ran to buy the bill.
After getting in the car, Chen Fei specially called Tian Zhuangzhuang back and told him that he was willing to invest in Lu Yang.
On the other end of the phone, Tian Zhuangzhuang smiled brightly, "If there are good seedlings in the future, I will definitely recommend them to you as soon as possible. Beijing Film Academy will not forget your efforts."
...
This kind of time cannot be concealed, and the news spread quickly.
"Feiyue Film and Television invested in a new movie? And signed a new director?"
Several professional film and television investment companies immediately set their sights on this matter and began to inquire about the news, all with the idea of getting a piece of the pie.
"Mr. Zhong, it's an art film, and the investment is only three million."
In Xiaoma Pentium, Zhong Lifang listened to the words of her subordinates and immediately lost interest.
The company raised hundreds of millions of yuan, and the purpose must be to make money. This kind of art film will not be taken seriously by them at all, and the return cycle and risk are too high.
"Is there any news from Jiang Wen?" Zhong Lifang asked again.
"Emperor Entertainment invested 100 million, Feiyue Film and Television and Director Jiang each invested 50 million, and Director Jiang said that no other external investment would be accepted."
"Don't want any premium?"
"Yes! Don't want it!"
Zhong Lifang frowned, the development of the matter was somewhat beyond his expectations, and Xiaoma Pentium seemed to be in a state of isolation and helplessness.
...
Ning Hao rushed back from Berlin and brought back good news.
"Many film producers have offered high prices. They are very convinced of this story. Several judges have even publicly stated that this film is very good..."
"What? Are you confident that you can win the Golden Bear?"
"Anyway, I am confident that I can beat "Mei Lanfang". Brother Chen Kai is just boasting loudly, but his film is just so-so."
"Haha, don't let him hear what you said. He is a face-conscious person. Be careful not to target you."
"I'm not afraid of him!"
Ning Hao curled his lips in disdain.
This period of time in Berlin has greatly boosted his confidence. "Departures" is so popular that he himself has been treated as a guest of honor and has heard too many compliments.
"Wait for the closing ceremony. Even if we can't win the Golden Bear, we can at least win a Silver Bear." Chen Fei made the final decision.
"Okay, I'll leave first and go back to have the New Year's Eve dinner."
"Happy New Year."
"Haha, Happy New Year!"
After seeing Ning Hao off, Chen Fei looked at Liu Yifei on the side, "What about you? Today is New Year's Eve, aren't you going back to celebrate the New Year with your aunt?"
"My mother went to England, and I'm the only one at home. I'm going to wait for Shu Chang, and the two of us will celebrate the New Year together this year."
"You two together?"
"Yes." Liu Yifei nodded gently, "We're going to watch "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Bull's Glory", do you want to go with us?"
"..."
Chen Fei was slightly startled, his face speechless, "Who's going to watch cartoons on New Year's Day? And what's fun for you two little girls? You can't even cook a New Year's Eve dinner, you can't go out to eat, right?"
"Yes, I've booked a restaurant."
"Okay, I guessed it right." Chen Fei shook his head helplessly and said, "Refund the restaurant and come back with me. The old man has prepared a lot of dishes. Let's have the New Year's Eve dinner together."
"Ah!?" Liu Yifei's pretty face blushed slightly, "Is this... is this appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about this? It's settled. You call Shu Chang and ask her to go directly to the Siheyuan. Now you go to the mall with me to see what you want to eat and buy some vegetables and snacks."
"Well... okay then."
Liu Yifei didn't say much. She was not good at rejecting others. In addition, Chen Fei's tone was too decisive, so she couldn't find a reason to refuse.
And... she didn't seem to want to refuse in her heart.
In this way, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang came to the Siheyuan together.
When the old man heard that these two beautiful girls would come to have the New Year's Eve dinner together this year, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
"Please sit down, hurry up, I'll go get two more dishes and heat up your drinks."
"Grandpa, don't bother me, we two don't eat much." Liu Yifei stood up and declined.
Shu Chang nodded repeatedly, smiling in her eyes. This kind of scene was something she hadn't experienced in many years.
Especially this year, with her cousin entering the entertainment industry, her presence in the family has become increasingly low.
"How can I do that? I have to prepare it. It doesn't matter if I can't finish it. I just want to have fun tonight!"
The old man didn't say anything, and soon prepared three more dishes, and even heated up drinks for the two girls.
"Happy New Year!"
The four sat at the table and toasted together.
On the TV, Uncle Benshan led two newcomers from the company to the Spring Festival Gala stage, and the name of the skit "Not Short of Money" also jumped out from the lower left corner of the screen.
Chen Fei's eyes swept across the screen, his eyes moved slightly, but the first thing he thought of was the name of Lao Mouzi.