Chapter 326 Long-term Planning
Five games, "Tianxia", "Legend", "Miracle MU", "Bubble Hall" and "Bubble Show", account for 80% of Hongmeng Japan's game business.
The remaining 20% is the development of game peripherals.
"How is the development of "The King of Fighters", "Samurai Shodown", "Metal Slug" and "Hungry Wolf" going?"
Hideo Fukunaga quickly said: ""The King of Fighters" and "Hungry Wolf" "Legend" will be released by the end of this year, while "Samurai Shodown" and "Metal Slug" will have to wait until next year."
Xu Liang nodded. He did not ask about the online version of "The King of Fighters".
It’s less than a year from research and development to now, so it’s definitely not the right time.
Second only to games is Bing search.
There are currently 30,000 companies that have signed bidding ranking and advertising alliance contracts with Bing Japan. Although the total number is small, it is growing rapidly.
In the first quarter of 2002, revenue exceeded 6.8 billion yen, a year-on-year increase of 210%.
It can be said to be the fastest growing business of Hongmeng Japan.
“How is Google developing in Japan?” Xu Liang asked.
“The market share is very small. It is only used by some Westerners working in Japan. The mainstream search engine in Japan is Bing, which already accounts for 80% of the entire search market.”
Xu Liang nodded, because Bing developed early, and he also paid more attention to it.
Has already occupied the mainstream in the Japanese search market.
But he couldn't take it lightly.
The United States has many disgusting methods, and the best way is to win over more allies.
"Bing China has developed more business models. Can Japan copy them?"
Hideo Fukunaga shook his head.
“President, Japan’s economy has developed very early. Now the outdoor advertising market has been divided up by Dentsu Corporation, Asahi Advertising and others. Unless we spend huge sums of money to acquire it, we can only cooperate.
In the field of television, Japan is a small country and does not have that many TV stations. Although it is not impossible to develop, it is not as promising as China. ”
Xu Liang nodded in agreement.
National conditions are different, and specific matters must be analyzed in detail. This is why he gave the subsidiary independent management rights.
Consider a Afterwards, Xu Liang didn’t make too many demands.
Although Hongmeng Japan’s foundation is now much more stable, it has only been around for two years and the accumulation is not substantial enough. It wants to expand in the outdoor advertising market. It's a little early to show off your skills
After Bing comes the music business.
After acquiring 30% of the shares of Aihui Music, Hongmeng Music’s copyright library has become much richer. In particular, the addition of many popular song copyrights has led to a surge in the number of Hongmeng Music members.
Now it has exceeded 15 million.
It is the largest online music website in Japan.
First quarter revenue exceeded 4.7 billion yen, which is approximately equivalent to 240 million Chinese dollars.
Xu Liang was not satisfied with this result.
Compared to Japan’s huge music market of over 10 billion U.S. dollars, revenue of less than 30 million U.S. dollars is not even a drop in the bucket.
However, this phenomenon is about to change.
Apple’s iPod has set an example for the world.
I believe there will be many compact MP3 players entering the market soon.
At that time, the online download business will be truly activated.
Hongmeng Music will truly usher in an opportunity for rapid development.
After Hongmeng Music, the revenue of Pangu Browser and Hongmeng Comics are about the same.
The remaining Hongmeng Literature, Hongmeng Pay, etc. account for a small proportion.
In addition to revenue, Hongmeng Japan also has 6.5 billion yen in cash, equivalent to 320 million Chinese dollars.
It should have been more than this.
But in order to acquire Ai Hui’s shares, all the money was spent.
Xu Liang put down the information.
“The company is developing well.”
“Thank you, Chairman, for the compliment.”
Xu Liang nodded slightly and said, "Hongmeng Japan does not have a big acquisition task this year. It will just develop step by step according to the previously established plan."
Hideo Fukunaga nodded.
I felt relieved.
In the past two years, the company's new businesses and acquisitions have emerged one after another.
He felt like a clockwork, running all the time.
Among the presidents of large companies in Japan, there are probably not many who are as busy as him.
Now I'm fine, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Seeing his relieved look, Xu Liang couldn't help but smile.
Under the pressure of Google, his requirements for Hongmeng Japan have indeed been higher in recent years, but fortunately everything went as he wished and he successfully captured this huge market.
Otherwise, the poor guys in Southeast Asia will have no chance of competing with Google in Europe.
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Fukuda Xinmei lay down on the bed next to her.
Seeing her like this, Xu Liang smiled and nodded.
But soon his brows furrowed.
There are not many women around me.
Qiao Yuhui, An Kaiyue, Futian Xinmei, Sun Mingzhen.
When I was with them, I never took any protective measures. As a result, no one is pregnant so far.
"Is there something wrong with my body?"
Xu Liang couldn't help but think.
It is impossible for all four women to be unable to get pregnant, so it can only be his problem.
I couldn't help but worry for a while.
If you have no descendants, your career will encounter many unnecessary twists and turns. The motivation to fight will also be reduced by half.
"When you go to the United States next, find a private hospital and check it out." Xu Liang said.
One night passed quickly.
The next night, Xu Liang and Futian Xinmei visited the Futian family again.
This time he was solemnly received by Fukuda Iwaji and Fukuda Hideo and his son.
"Mr. Fukuda, this is a small gift I brought."
Fukuda Iwadera took it with both hands.
"Thank you. Xu Jun, this is not your first time here. You don't need to bring such an expensive gift. Just take it as you wish."
"You are an elder, and this is what you should do."
"Please come in."
Lead him to the living room.
Futian Xinmei was quickly called away by her mother and sister-in-law.
Only Futian, his son and Xu Liang were left in the entire living room.
Looking at the smiling and calm young man sitting opposite, Fukuda Iwadera couldn't help but feel emotional.
As early as the first meeting between the two parties, he concluded that the other party would definitely achieve great success in business.
But I never expected that the other party’s business talent was so dazzling.
I won’t say anything about Hongmeng Company.
Now it seems to be the world's top Internet company alongside Yahoo, Amazon, and eBay.
In the field of online games and online search, it dominates the world.
If that’s all.
He never expected that the other party had such an amazing talent in finance.
In 2001, its net revenue reached US$3.72 billion, ranking third among global hedge funds, second only to Bridgewater Associates and Man Group.
Finance and business have both blossomed, and both have achieved such amazing achievements.
The most important thing is that the other party has just turned twenty.
"There is no one in Japan who can find such a stunning and brilliant genius. China is full of outstanding people and talented people. It is really enviable." Fukuda Iwadera thought to himself.
Hideo Fukuda's mood was the same as his father's, but compared to Fukuda Iwadera's simple sigh, he had more flattery in his heart.
"Xu Jun, how long do you plan to stay in Japan this time?"
"As short as a week, as long as half a month." Xu Liang said with a smile.
Hideo Fukuda nodded clearly, "Let Xinmei accompany you. You haven't had a good stroll in Japan several times. ...By the way, you haven't been to my house yet. Let Xinmei take you here tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Well, Keiko cooks very well, I believe you will also like it.”
Fukuda Keiko is his wife, and she also comes from a famous family.
Looking at the flattering smile on the face of the man opposite, Xu's conscience moved slightly.
After nodding.
"Fukuda-san is still working at Goldman Sachs?"
"Yes... It's a pity that Hongmeng is not a Japanese company, otherwise we can cooperate."
Xu Liang smiled and said: "There are many ways to cooperate."
Noted Hideo Fukuda's attention Behind the look in his eyes, he didn't hold back.
“We at Hanhua are planning to enter the Japanese market, but we have little foundation and connections here. In contrast, Fukuda-san, as the manager of the Japanese private banking department of Goldman Sachs, has deep connections, which can greatly make up for our Defects.”
“Xu Sang wants me to work in Hanhua?”
Xu Liang shook his head.
"To be precise, it should be a cooperation between both parties. ... After Fukuda-san resigns from Goldman Sachs, he can establish a wealth management agency. You are responsible for raising funds from Japan, and we, Hanhua, are responsible for investing, and both parties will share dividends according to the contract. ”
Hideo Fukuda has been engaged in the financial industry for many years, and coupled with Fukuda Iwaji’s background, it is more convenient to raise funds here in Japan than in Hanhua.
In this way, Hanhua can not only raise money, but also save the administrative expenses of opening a branch.
Of course, for Xu Liang and Hanhua, the best choice is to cooperate with local investment banking giants such as Daiwa Securities and Nomura Securities.
Commenting on their large customer base, they can raise the funds Hanhua needs in a short period of time.
However, Xu Liang was also afraid that their store would bully customers.
Hanhua’s foundation in Japan is too shallow.
After thinking about the pros and cons, Hideo Fukuda was instantly moved.
These days, who doesn’t want to be their own boss?
Coupled with the investment ability of ‘brother-in-law-to-be’ Xu Liang, the possibility of the company losing money is very small.
"Xu Jun, can you let me think about it for a few days?"
Although he was very excited, the matter was so important that he had to think more.
“Of course.”
Xu Liang smiled.
Over the past two years, he has learned a lot about the energy of the Fukuda family.
The Futian family, which is not famous in the outside world, is actually one of the "Chinese" in Japan.
The so-called ‘Chinese’ are aristocrats, divided into five levels: princes, princes, sons, and sons. Members of the Chinese ethnic group formed the ruling class of Japan before World War II.
After World War II, although the ‘Chinese’ ethnic group was nominally abolished.
But in fact, their descendants still firmly control the political situation in Japan, but they only have the title of "Chinese" in name.
The Hosokawa family, the Onii family, and the Fukuda family are all representatives of the Chinese ethnic group.
After the ‘Chinese Association’ was renamed ‘Xia Association’, it is still in operation.
Befriend the Futian family and slowly connect Hanhua’s tentacles with all Japanese Chinese through them. At that time, Hanhua could really lay its foundation in the Japanese market.
(End of this chapter)