Chapter 600 Los Angeles Investment
That night, Yang Wendong called Zou Wenhuai, who had just started working, and informed him of the matter.
The phone call was opposite, and Zou Wenhuai was overjoyed and said, "Yang Sheng, I will call up the company members immediately and then go to the United States."
Combining with a Hollywood company is also his goal. 1. Even if there are only a few Hong Kong people and a few Hong Kong movies in the movies they collaborated with, this will be an important symbol of Hong Kong movies entering the world;
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Yes, but don't be anxious." , In the future cooperation, we must also show equality. We cannot follow Fox's request. We must strive for the benefits we should strive for;
Remember, both of us have their own requirements for this matter, we also have enough capital, and Fox also has requirements for us. ”
”Yes, Yang Sheng. "Zou Wenhuai agreed.
The next day, after arranging the cooperation negotiations with Fox, Yang Wendong no longer paid special attention to this matter. When the future cooperation negotiations are almost the same, or they may be in a deadlock, Then maybe he will participate.
After all, it is just a collaboration for a movie. The box office of Hollywood's top movies is only tens of millions of dollars, and the profits are only tens of millions of dollars. If you want to join the business, you will actually only have millions of dollars. The profit of the US dollar is not small but not large;
If it weren't for the beginning of a new cooperation, he wouldn't have cared too much about such profitable projects.
On September 16, Yang Wendong came to a place near the sea in the west of downtown Los Angeles. In front of him was an old 8-story building with a considerable area.
Zheng Zhijie next to him said, "Yang Sheng, the building in front of him is an office building built in the 1930s. Later, because it was dilapidated, it turned into a hotel; but because it was too old, mice were rampant, so The business is getting worse and worse;
But the location here is still good, only 1.8 kilometers away from the seaside. You can see the seaside by standing on the 8th floor, and the sea breeze is also suitable."
Yang Wendong looked around and asked, "So you want to buy this old property and build a Four Seasons Hotel?"
Zheng Zhijie said, "Yes, we need a Four Seasons Hotel that we own, Then prove to other local investors that we have the ability to run a hotel, and Los Angeles is where we choose;
One is that this is the third largest city in the United States, with a developed economy, and the second is that Chinese people from Hong Kong and even Asia will be given priority to Los Angeles or New York when they come to the United States. Los Angeles is closer to each other, and there are many businesses in our group in Los Angeles, just for their own use. , can save a lot of money. "
"Well, Los Angeles is indeed a good place. "Yang Wendong nodded and said, "In the future, my investment in the United States will be centered on Los Angeles. If there is an additional large hotel here, it will also have many benefits for us. ”
The future of the United States has two cores, one is the finance represented by New York, and the other is the electronic technology and entertainment industry represented by Los Angeles. Other automobiles, heavy industries, etc. will be eliminated in the future, and a small number of industries such as medicine , retail distribution is evenly distributed and not concentrated together, and time travelers in these fields have no advantages. After all, he only knows the most profitable Viagra, but he doesn't know the ingredients, and he can't even make it.
As the largest commercial place in the future, this place is just a place where you dump a variety of products, but if you make a lot of money, you have to leave a part of it here. Investing in Los Angeles is also the best choice. Many industries here are their most suitable goals. .
Zheng Zhijie smiled and said, "That's good, it's much more convenient. ”
Yang Wendong asked again: "How big is this Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles? How many suites?" Zheng Zhijie replied: "I am going to build a medium-sized five-star hotel with about 400 suites." , This number was evaluated based on the traffic of Los Angeles and other hotel businesses last year. "
"400? That's smaller than that of Hong Kong?" Yang Wendong asked back.
Zheng Zhijie shook his head and said, "The number of rooms is indeed smaller than that of Hong Kong, but the price of the hotel in Los Angeles is much cheaper than that of Central Hong Kong, so the area of a single room is much larger. The area of hotels in the United States is not small. , different from Hong Kong;
So in terms of total area, the two are similar, and with some supporting facilities, it may be a little larger."
Hong Kong's current economy is far less than Los Angeles, but one is an island and the other is a normal land city. Therefore, in addition to the city center, Hong Kong's housing prices are more expensive than Los Angeles. At the same time, Hong Kong's culture also makes people feel the area of a single room in the hotel. The requirements are far less than those of the United States.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "So that's the case, but 400 rooms are still too few. Build more rooms. I am also very optimistic about the future economy of Los Angeles, especially Silicon Valley."
The wealth created by Silicon Valley alone may exceed that of Hong Kong. Although most of these wealth is earned by capital, a small part will benefit the entire Los Angeles;
Since you want to build a hotel, then build a big one. Yes, with the future he knows, Los Angeles will hardly be short of travelers or business people. Unless he runs poorly, there is nothing he can do. "A little more? How much does Yang Sheng think fit?" Zheng Zhijie asked.
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said, "Double it, 800 rooms."
"800? Yang Sheng, this number, the cost of the hotel will have to be several times." Zheng Zhijie replied, "Generally, five Star-rated hotels are generally four or five hundred hotels."
Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "It is precisely because common hotels are four or five hundred suites that we need to do differently. My idea is In the future, the Four Seasons Hotel will be positioned as a super high-end hotel. Only in this way can it have its own unique advantages.
Even if the price is expensive, as long as the service is better than other hotels and the living environment is better, it will always be There are high-end consumers who are willing to consume." Zheng Zhijie thought for a while and said, "Yes, Hilton Intercontinental is already very mature, so it may be more suitable for us to build super high-end hotels. But in this way, there will be a lot of quantity. The maximum limit is now."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "The positioning is different, and the upper limit is fine. If you have the opportunity in the future, you can just directly acquire some other brands with different positioning."
Coca-Cola has been maintaining 2.5-3 yuan in the mainland in the previous life, so other Many beverages are on the high-priced route because they can't compete with the same price;
The same is true for other industries. In traditional industries such as hotels, many brands have been operating for a hundred years and are rich in experience, so they do the same type as them. It will inevitably be difficult, investors will definitely choose old hotels;
So you need to take a different approach. InterContinental Hiltons are ordinary five-star ratings, the market is the largest, but they are already mature, so you can do more high-end , just like BBA vs. Volkswagen Toyota.
When you succeed later, you have enough money and business team to acquire a brand hotel with normal positioning. Just as Porsche once intended to acquire Volkswagen, it was only if it failed and was counter-acquisitioned.
Zheng Zhijie nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. If this happens, I will buy the land larger. Otherwise, building too high will not be economically cost-effective."
Ground When it is not worth it, it is more appropriate to buy more land for the same size of the building area.
Yang Wendong agreed: "Yes, buy the land larger, the ground floor inside the hotel should be more spacious, add some greening, etc., but you must also care about the height. If the height is high, the customer's vision will be better and the feeling will be better. OK, so you need to find a balance in this regard."
Zheng Zhijie smiled and said, "I understand, if this is the case, then you have to find Bei Jinming to design it well."
"Yes Anyway, Kangle Building has been designed, and he doesn’t need to follow the construction in person.” Yang Wendong nodded and said, “Let him design a high-end hotel for us in the United States.
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However, the climate in Los Angeles is not very good. You must pay attention to wind protection, fire protection, and energy conservation. Hotels are more demanding than office buildings in these aspects. ”
The requirements of large hotels are naturally higher than office buildings, which is why many Hong Kong real estate developers like to build office buildings. Hotel management is too cumbersome and wastes energy. It is enough to have a few meanings for large consortiums. br>
Zheng Zhijie nodded and said, "Okay, there is also a problem with water. Los Angeles has always been short of water, and our hotel also needs to pay attention to it. ”
”Scarce water? "Yang Wendong immediately remembered the famous fire in his previous life;
In fact, it’s not that Los Angeles has no water at all. If this is the case, it’s a natural disaster. The core reason is that half of the water in Los Angeles is controlled by a family of large capitalists, and then used to plant pistachios on a large scale and then sold to the mainland.
There was a joke online during that time: Every pistachio you eat was burning the mansion of the rich Los Angeles ~
If you need to invest in Los Angeles in a large scale in the future, you have to consider this There is a problem.
Then Yang Wendong said, "Your Ma, please help me check the water use in Los Angeles, or the water rights, whether you can build a reservoir by yourself, similar issues."
The future electronic technology of your own Researching these, hotels, Best Buy chain store headquarters, entertainment industry or other businesses in the United States is very likely to be in Los Angeles.
Other issues are easy to talk about. Even if the land cannot make money, it cannot be burned, so water must be paid attention to.
A day later, Lin Youqi brought the information he found: "Yang Sheng, the water in Los Angeles is indeed a bit nervous now, but there are basically no major droughts, and there are many reservoirs. Look, the Los Angeles government is doing well in this regard. "
"Oh? How is Los Angeles' agriculture now?" Yang Wendong asked again.
Lin Youqi said: "Agriculture? Not very developed, because cities are developing too fast, and agriculture has also been greatly affected."
"Okay, then this is the case for the time being. Also, pay attention to the farm here and there is water rights. If it is appropriate, we also need to buy some." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Things will happen 50 years later, unlike now. The water in Los Angeles has not been monopolized yet;
I don’t need to stop this monopoly giant from appearing, but I just need to be able to protect my own interests.
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