Chapter 411 The First Investment in Southeast Asia
Zou Wenhuai then introduced: "Yang Sheng, this is Lu Yunsheng, Mr. Lu Yuntao's brother. Lu Sheng is in charge of this theater transaction. "
"Hello, Lu Sheng, I am deeply sorry for your brother's passing," Yang Wendong said politely: "Your brother is also a very accomplished person in the Hong Kong film industry. "
"Thank you." Lu Yunsheng nodded slowly and said, "Our family was also very sad when we received the news. No one knows which one will come first, the accident or tomorrow."
"Yes, there is no way to predict this kind of thing." Yang Wendong agreed. Even if he devoted all his resources to protecting safety, he could only avoid accidents to the greatest extent.
Lu Yunsheng said: "Well, it's meaningless to talk about the past. Let's discuss the business."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Lu Sheng, I know you are planning to sell it in one go. I can also take over all the theater chains at once. This is much better than other merchants who want to buy some, right?
Both of us are also big business people, so I also I don’t want to waste too much time on this. Even if we can’t set a price today, we should negotiate all aspects so that we can trade directly after the price is negotiated.”
“Okay, Yang Sheng is happy.” Lu Yunsheng smiled and said: "What's Yang Sheng's price?"
He also understands how precious time is for a big boss. In a small business, wasting time is meaningless;< br>
Although the person in front of him is young, he has developed rapidly in a few years. In terms of net worth and influence, he is no less than his own Lu family.
Yang Wendong said: "You can quote your own price for your goods."
"That's right." Lu Yunsheng paused and said, "My brother had a total of 82 theaters in Nanyang during his lifetime. 55 are in Singapore, and the others are mainly in major cities in Malaysia, close to local Chinese residential areas.
The other 5 are in the Philippines. Bin, the total area is 1.66 million square feet. According to the land prices in various places, my total quotation is US$14.6 million. Here is a list. Yang Sheng can send someone to do a detailed investigation. "
said. After he finished, he took out a document, and Yang Wendong took it and took a look. It was indeed a detailed list, including the location, area, local land price, number of seats, etc. of each theater.
After taking a look, Yang Wendong handed the document to Zou Wenhuai and said: "Immediately arrange for people to investigate. If there are more people, it is best to confirm it within a few days."
"Yes." Zou Wenhuai agreed after taking the information.
Lu Yunsheng said with a smile: "You can check these information casually. Except for the land prices that may fluctuate, there is one wrong specific information. I personally apologize."
"Okay, I believe this. No one would write a false story about this. "Yang Wendong also said: "As for the price, we should wait until the data is confirmed, but after all, we are buying in large quantities, so there must be a discount. "
More than 10 million US dollars is not a small amount. In this era, this amount of money is considered a large investment in Europe and the United States.
However, more than 1 million square feet of land in Singapore + some core areas in Nanyang cities are themselves very high-value commodities, and they will not be a loss. When Nanyang's economy develops in the future, the value of these properties will also rise. And more importantly What's more, with this theater chain, we can use them as a basis to expand in Southeast Asia, which is of great significance to Changxing Film and even the entire Hong Kong film industry.
Lu Yunsheng said: "Yang Sheng, our quotation actually includes discounts. We understand the rules when selling so many properties at once."
"Well, wait for me. Let’s discuss the price after confirming it.” Yang Wendong nodded and said no more.
Lu Yunsheng said again: "However, Yang Sheng, I can also help you with finance."
"Does your Lu family still have a bank?" Yang Wendong asked.
In this era of limited information, Nanyang has a lot of power, a very large area, and many countries. If it is not listed, it is difficult for outsiders to know how much business a company has; this is still different from a small Hong Kong.
“No, our Lu family does not have a bank, but we have a cooperative bank.” Lu Yunsheng said: “In this cooperation, my bank can also provide sufficient US dollar loans, which is also convenient for Yang Sheng. Fund pressure."
Yang Wendong asked: "Which bank?"
"Overseas Chinese Bank." Lu Yunsheng continued: "Yang Sheng, have you heard of this bank? "
"I've heard of it, you can find out more," Yang Wendong nodded and said.
If it were an ordinary Southeast Asian bank, he would not dare to cooperate casually because there might be pitfalls; but for a relatively well-known bank in the previous life, he should have much less worries in this regard.
OCBC Bank was also very famous in Southeast Asia in its previous life, especially in Singapore. Its size is second only to DBS Bank. However, since DBS Bank has not yet been established, OCBC Bank will indeed be a good choice.
You can tell from the name that this bank mainly serves the Chinese. If you establish a good relationship with this bank, it will be of great help to your future business development in Southeast Asia.
Lu Yunsheng said with a smile: "Okay, I will ask people from Overseas Chinese Bank to come to the hotel to visit you."
"Okay." Yang Wendong also agreed.
When it comes to loans worth tens of millions of dollars, I am a customer of any big bank wherever I am, even the top banks in Europe and the United States. Even if the big banks don't care, the bank manager won't
After chatting for a while, Lu Yunsheng said goodbye, and Yang Wendong and Zou Wenhuai sent him to the door of the hotel.
After the people left, Yang Wendong said to the assistant beside him: "Contact the people at Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank, inform them of our cooperation, let them participate, and then we will choose the most suitable one. Partner. ”
Although OCBC Bank is a good partner, you need to shop around for any business. Besides, several other banks are also good and have a long history in Southeast Asia.
The assistant also understood what the boss meant and agreed: "Okay, I will contact these banks right away."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
I came here for a big deal, so in addition to Zou Wenhuai and a few of his people who knew the theater industry, people from the headquarters also brought a few people who were proficient in finance, law, and business. Make sure you can make some basic decisions quickly in the early stages.
However, such a large transaction cannot be finalized in just a few days. The decision to buy or not is only made from the perspective of the boss. A professional team will be needed to conduct in-depth investigations in the future. research and business talks.
In the next few days, Zou Wenhuai and the people at the headquarters began to be busy with their own work. In order to get the results quickly, they even asked Hong Kong to send 20 people to Seek to be able to collect more detailed information in the shortest time and then make decisions for the top leaders. Yang Wendong, the leader at the top, took Bai Yujie to visit various prosperous areas in Singapore. Relatively speaking, there were basically no major safety risks in these places.
After arriving at a private room:
"Brother Dong, are you planning to invest on a large scale here in the future?" Bai Yujie asked.
Yang Wendong asked curiously: "Why did you say that?"
Although he was preparing to make a large investment in Singapore in the future, he did not tell any of his family members about this.
Bai Yujie said with a smile: "I noticed that when you go out to play, you always ask the people next to you about the economy, development, and local wages. You have never done this in Europe and Japan before, so how do you go about it? , there must be a reason.”
"Haha, you are quite observant." Yang Wendong smiled and said: "I am planning to invest here, and I am also more optimistic about Singapore."
"Is it because the people here are mainly Chinese?" Bai Yu Jie followed and asked.
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "Yes, this is one of the main reasons. Among the various ethnic groups in Southeast Asia, I am naturally more optimistic about the Chinese. You should also know that there are particularly many wealthy Chinese groups in Southeast Asia. ”
The fundamental reason why the mainland was able to develop in the previous life was the innate character of the Chinese to be inferior to others. The same is true for Hong Kong, Bay Area, and Singapore.
And for hundreds of years, Nanyang has been further away from the mainland than Hong Kong Bay. The Chinese who can immigrate here may have higher abilities and requirements, and the number is also larger. Therefore, many Chinese rich people in Southeast Asia have been created. Take control of the local economy.
And Singapore is a gathering place for Chinese people. In the future, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it will become a place for massive capital investment, and then it will become a developed country in 20 years.
Bai Yujie also said: "I see."
"Also, the geographical location here is excellent and it is also a top port." Yang Wendong added.
Bai Yujie said: "That is indeed similar to Hong Kong."
"Yes, it can be said to be equivalent to Hong Kong around 1950." Yang Wendong said with a smile: "You said such a place, Can I let it go? It just so happens that I estimate that after five or six years of rapid growth, the real estate market in Hong Kong is about to come to an end. I will also be cashing out my funds in Hong Kong, and I can transfer some of it to invest at that time.”
The economic fluctuations in Hong Kong, Bay Area, and Singapore occur at different times, which allows him to perfectly stagger his investments. Of course, the core is still Hong Kong. This is the base camp, and he knows it best. For Bay Area, he probably knows At one point, I am not familiar with Singapore, but investing in it just after the founding of the country is definitely a good deal.
Bai Yujie nodded and said: "It feels like everything is under your control."
"Of course." Yang Wendong said, "But I also really value building cinemas throughout Southeast Asia. , which is also a good business in itself, and can also help the development of the Hong Kong film industry;
Imagine that we have hundreds of theaters here or even more, then investing in movies in Hong Kong can simply make a lot of money. At this time, hundreds of schools of thought are contending, and many of our Chinese cultures can be brought to these wild places like Southeast Asia.”
Although it is a bit exaggerated, many places in Southeast Asia are indeed modern versions of “barbaric”, and many countries have hundreds of millions of people. As a result, by the 2020s, it had not yet developed its own cultural industry, including movies and TV series. It has always been the main exporter of Hollywood, Hong Kong dramas, Korean dramas, Japanese dramas and even mainland TV dramas and movies.
You know, even Wanwan has been exporting TV series for some time, but there are almost none in Southeast Asia. Thailand may be slightly better.
"Haha, I also hope that our Hong Kong movies and TV series can become popular throughout Asia." Bai Yujie said with a smile: "By then, I will watch many good programs every day."
Yang Wendong smiled lightly and said: "Sooner or later this day will come."
When he traveled to Hong Kong, his goal was to provide basic jobs for the bottom class in Hong Kong. Today, it’s almost the same. Of course, this is not just my own credit. Social development is the most important thing. I just participated in it and made a small contribution
And now In addition to being successful in your career, you also need to do a good job in Hong Kong's cultural industry and leave an industry that doesn't care about housing prices for Hong Kong's future. The film industry is one of them.
The peak of Hong Kong culture in the 1980s and 1990s proves that Hong Kong has no shortage of talents. After the reform, it can also attract people from the mainland, so Yang Wendong does not need to worry about this; instead, the market is the most important. With enough market, Then countless capital and manpower will enter it to produce more high-quality products, thereby further promoting cultural output.
Of course, in the 1990s, Southeast Asian countries will use policies to restrict Hong Kong films. This problem will be discussed later. There is no solution, just open up the mainland market.
The time soon came to September 28th:
Various information was gradually gathered into Yang Wendong's hands.
Zou Wenhuai introduced: "Yang Sheng, according to the information we have, the original value of these real estates is about 12 million US dollars, but this is only calculated directly based on the exchange rate, without considering the exchange rate. Difficulty question.”
"Well, it doesn't matter. This is not a short-term investment for me." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "If we look at the data in your report, the other party quoted more than 14 million US dollars, which is not very expensive. These theaters , the value is also very high.”
In addition to its own building, seats, air-conditioning equipment, etc., the most precious thing is the projection equipment. These equipment are imported and very expensive. A better set costs hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars and requires maintenance.
The talents of the team within the theater chain, the reputation of the neighborhood, etc. are more or less valuable. After all, what you are buying is property, not just the property.
Zou Wenhuai said with a smile: "From our point of view, this is indeed true, but from another perspective, people who buy these theaters for other reasons are not for the theaters. Many are real estate developers who want to demolish the buildings. building, then these theaters will have negative asset value.
Again, they real estate developers will not buy them all, they will only buy a few, and some of them will not be wanted yet;
If the Lu family wants to sell them one by one, it may not be possible within a few years. Our one-time purchase saves them a lot of time, so I think we still have a lot of room to lower the price. "
"That makes sense. "Yang Wendong said with a smile: "In that case, let the Hong Kong headquarters send an international affairs team and find a lawyer team in Singapore to negotiate with the Lu family on price. "
It's one thing to be optimistic about it, but the seller may think it's a burden, so naturally you will have to lower the price.
"Yes. "Zou Wenhuai happily agreed.
Now that we have reached this point, the only issue left is the price. Once negotiated, the strength of Changxing Film Company will greatly increase.
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