Chapter 255: Ambitious and not afraid
When love is strong, it tastes delicious!
The communication between body and mind is the eternal topic. All in all, it was a wonderful night and two thousand words can’t be used to praise it enough!
The next day, Zhao Hong called Cen Jianxun after entering the company. He basically talked about what happened to Debao and Huang Huangbao yesterday.
"Jianxun, just follow up on the signing. After reaching an agreement, just sign it here." Zhao Hong is now more and more satisfied with Cen Jianxun and finds that he is really eating this bowl of food. In recent years,
He managed the DreamWorks theater in an orderly manner, and handled all aspects of interpersonal relationships very well.
You must know that DreamWorks Theater is not a small company. Not only the local theaters have to be managed, but also the theaters outside Hong Kong are left to him to take care of. It is difficult to sort out the clues in such complicated things, let alone
Be clear and organized.
"Okay, boss!" Cen Jianxun said with high spirits. He is now full of confidence. He has never dreamed of being able to manage such a large company before.
In the past, when others called me, I always had curly hair. Although there was no discrimination, it was not a modest word, and my status was incomparable to what it is now.
Now when he goes out, no matter who doesn't give him some respect, it's normal to call him Brother Xun, and some people even call him Master Xun. But he is still a bit of a 13-count person, and he doesn't get dizzy. How did he get here today?
, so I cherish the hard-won opportunities now even more.
Now he has a net worth of more than 20 million, part of which is the salary he receives from his position as general manager, and part of which is the stock of Suzaku TV.
In terms of houses, the company got one when it built a villa for high-level executives, and also got a house in Tin Shui Wai as a company veteran, but like other employees, he had to pay a price that was far below the market price.
It can be said that Shun Jianxun is now a winner in life. What is there to be dissatisfied about? Thinking about the fact that people like him are still hungry for food in the entertainment industry, he is extremely lucky that he can climb up to DreamWorks before it takes off.
This thigh.
The reason why Zhao Hong likes him is that he is unambiguous about small things and lets him know about big things. Such subordinates are good subordinates.
"Is the company's situation okay now?" Zhao Hong said casually. Although he also knew a rough idea of the theater chain's affairs, after all, it was in writing, so he still had to listen to it from the mouth of the person involved.
"Boss, the current theater chain in Southeast Asia is already saturated. There are already 305 theaters in total. We will not build theaters on a large scale in the future. We will only build sporadic theaters as the city develops."
"Also, the theaters in Australia are also coming to an end. All 50 theaters will be completed in a month. Now only a few theaters are still being renovated, and the others have been put into use." Cen Jianxun said very much.
Excited, the growth of DreamWorks Cinemas was developed bit by bit in his hands, with the drive to grow up as a child, and the love and affection of an old father.
"Do theaters have so much money?" Zhao Hong said doubtfully. You must know that for more than a year from last year to this year, the head office did not make any money for the development of Australian theaters. All funds were provided by the theaters.
The line is solely borne by the proprietor.
You must know that theaters in Australia are not just a theater, they are fifty buildings!
When Cen Jianxun heard Zhao Hong's words, he said proudly: "There is no problem at all! Boss, after the theater is completed and put into use, the inflow will be gold! The theater's box office must be at least half of the movie's box office. This year, in
The total box office of movies released in theaters is around HK$2.5 billion, which is still increasing year by year. This is a gross profit of HK$1.35 billion."
"Furthermore, the snacks we sell have a gross profit of at least HK$780 million. Finally, there are peripheral products, which are also huge profits from selling on behalf of others. This is about the same as the box office of a movie."
"After a rough calculation, the gross profit is more than 3 billion Hong Kong dollars. As for the expenditure items, there are very few items. We own our own house and do not need to pay rent. We only need money for water and electricity bills, projection equipment and labor costs, so the calculation is at least
There is a net profit of 2.5 billion."
Zhao Hong was a little shocked after hearing Cen Jianxun's words. No wonder during the golden age of Chinese-language films, capital poured into building theater chains like crazy. Isn't this a golden rice bowl?
With this money, it is not enough to build 50 buildings in Australia, but the more than 300 buildings in Southeast Asia are not just as simple as theaters, but property rental collection is the big part. In addition to satisfying the occupancy of other subsidiaries of DreamWorks,
We have also recruited some big brands to move in, and powerful companies can also move in. All this is money!
It seems that it is time to separate the building property and cinema chains. Although a separate company is now established to manage this matter, it still serves the cinema chains more.
"Haha, I really didn't expect theaters to be self-sufficient now." Zhao Hong couldn't help but sigh after hearing Cen Jianxun's words.
At this time, Shun Jianxun flattered him at the right time and said: "The boss is so wise and powerful, and the theater chain has laid a good foundation in the early stage. You must know that more than 9 billion Hong Kong dollars were invested in the early stage alone! This company has such a big deal."
It is true that this investment was a joke to many Xiangjiang bosses at the time! At that time, they said that this was a stupid investment. What if they had the money? It seems so ridiculous now, and their faces are now swollen.
Zhao Hong's investment now seems to be a super-return investment. If expansion is not considered, it will only take less than two years to pay back the capital. What's more, this amount of money can be used to build so many buildings at that time.
, don’t even think about it now, it’s not feasible to double the money again.
At that time, the economy in Hong Kong was very unsatisfactory, and many big real estate developers were in the dilemma of being unable to sell their houses. DreamWorks gave them a chance to make a living, and they continued to build houses for DreamWorks, but
Didn't make much money.
Also, a few years ago, the economy in Southeast Asia was not as good as it is now, so land was not valuable and labor costs were low. This is no longer the case now. The Asian economy is rising rapidly, and labor shortages are occurring in many places. Of course, labor costs are not what they used to be.
Same thing.
Looking at Cen Jianxun's admiring eyes, Zhao Hong was also secretly proud. He said: "Jianxun, this is not the credit of one person, but the efforts of all company personnel!".
The two of them talked about the theater chain for a while. When Zhao Hong heard that she had eight vacant theaters in Xiangjiang, of course these were not DreamWorks' current theaters, but were acquired by DreamWorks from other scattered theaters.
Now that DreamWorks' development in Hong Kong has become saturated, and directly-operated stores have spread all over Hong Kong, these eight theaters have been put on hold, and they have no idea whether to consider renting them out or renting them out.
Zhao Hong thought for a while and said: "Renovate these eight theaters, divide the theaters into smaller ones, and use them as a theater chain for literary and artistic films."
"Boss! This isn't profitable!" Cen Jianxun said a little puzzled.
"Haha! I have to make some contribution to the development of Hong Kong films! Besides, I often receive complaints from some directors of artistic films in the company, saying that theaters have short release times for their films." Zhao Hong glanced at Cen Jianxun pointedly.
This made Cen Jianxun blush. Although he did not take any action in this matter, he still ignored it. After all, theaters also have to make money. Although literary and artistic films can also make money, during the peak period of wonderful movies, many
He didn't like the money that could still be used to earn three melons and two dates.
This resulted in art films that were obviously good enough to be screened without any explanation. This naturally caused dissatisfaction among the directors. You must know that even directors of art films who have signed contracts with DreamWorks still have to guarantee their films.
On the basis of not losing money, you can invest better next time.
After thinking about it for a while, Cen Jianxun felt that this was not a bad idea, as he would not have those directors to bother him. To be honest, he himself was still a literary young man!
"This matter needs to be done as soon as possible. The year is approaching and there are a lot of movies released. This theater chain can help share some of the pressure." Zhao Hong said.
Nowadays, the film industry in Hong Kong is becoming more and more prosperous, with more and more good films, and film companies are willing to hand over films to DreamWorks for screening, which makes DreamWorks' 25 local theaters a little nervous.
Both Jiahe and Princess Jin were a bit confused about this matter. Their conditions were not attractive enough! Therefore, they had to make some adjustments, which resulted in the movie environment in this time and space being completely different from the original time and space.
"Boss, our theater partners in South Korea and Japan all want us to invest in more shares. What should we do about this matter?" After the matter was explained, Cen Jianxun raised another question.
DreamWorks participates in theater chain affairs in South Korea and Japan through equity participation. The main reason is that these two places are a bit xenophobic, and Zhao Hong plans to slowly encroach.
This is not the first time that DreamWorks has reinvested in these two theater chains. Now the shares of the South Korean theater chain have increased to about 40%. There are about 50 theaters there. This is the result of the two years of hard work.
As a result of the expansion, there were only about twenty companies in the past.
This is also the case in Japan. DreamWorks Cinemas already accounts for 41%, with more than 100 theaters. These two companies have tasted the benefits of crazy expansion and cannot stop.
Zhao Hong is happy to see this matter come to fruition and is not afraid of their ambitions. As long as they want to expand, DreamWorks' shares will only increase.
Dekang Bookstore's original main business was book distribution and publishing, but now it has begun to pay attention to theaters. To be precise, they saw the dividends of real estate, so they entered real estate.
After Zhao Hong learned about this situation, he felt happy. This is a dead end. No matter how exciting it is in the early stage, it will be painful in the later stage. The golden period of real estate in Japan is too short. Flowers bloom and fade. Sometimes they are caught off guard.
Chapter completed!