The first to arrive in Tokyo was Baron Berg of KPMG, and Xu Guoping who came with him.

The doctor who graduated from Stanford felt that the new boss's headquarters in Neon was a little shabbier than he thought. After all, it was just a 12-story old building.

But naturally he will not look down upon it, but will become more aware of the rapid development of his boss.

It was only after Tao Zhiming left the United States that he saw him appear on the cover of Forbes magazine and became a hotly discussed figure.

To become one of the world's richest people in such a short period of time, and still so young, is indeed very topical.

In particular, he knows better that the boss is not on the list mainly because of real estate, as the magazine said. The boss's strength should be much stronger than the so-called "more than 1 billion yuan."

In the conference room, he sat upright.

How come the boss’s headquarters here in Neon are all women, and all the important financial figures are women? And they’re all very beautiful...

Tao Zhiming sat at the top, next to Kumina Maehara, and now there was one more person: Riko Fukaya.

She still looks very calm, but her attitude is very serious, holding a pen ready to record at any time.

Barron Berg introduced with a smile on his face: "Mr. Tao, all the procedures for RIVA will be completed soon. Mr. Tao, you are suddenly famous now, and the acquisition of Blockbuster has caused some bad things."

Influence."

"Do you want to kill me?" Tao Zhiming knew what he was talking about, "Is the current quotation more than 20 million yuan?"

"Indeed." Barron Berg was helpless, "Please believe us, according to our agreement, there will be additional compensation only if the price is lower than this price. But now, a buyer who was originally interested seems to have decided that

Mr. Tao had a combative mentality and quoted a price of 21 million yuan."

"Do you think he will raise the price in the future?"

Baron Berg shook his head: "It's hard to say. According to our investigation and research on Blockbuster's current business situation, the reasonable price should be between 16 million and 18 million. Now he is paying 21 million yuan.

, has already had some intention of fighting with Mr. Tao, and has also encouraged some local media to say that Neon people want to occupy the cultural market in the United States, which puts a certain amount of pressure on the founder..."

"...it's just a video rental business. I'm not buying a Hollywood film production company. I dare to say that." Tao Zhiming shook his head in amusement, "I remember you said that the buyer's name is Wayne. His strength is

How about it?"

"He is also a legendary rich man." Barron Berg introduced the competitor, "Wayne Huizenga started from a waste management company. He is not a powerful person, but he is really good at

Blockbuster is determined to win and seems to want to expand its business territory. According to our investigation of him, he is also seeking financing and may offer a higher price."

Tao Zhiming frowned.

Blockbuster flourished in the hands of this person, so the other party was not just trying to be competitive.

For the video rental industry at this time, Blockbuster had three major advantages. First, it had innovations in management and business models. The founder himself knew programming, and he was the first to use software systems to manage video tapes in stores.

Secondly, Blockbuster has established a video supply channel in the United States, and the cooperation is good. Finally, Blockbuster has initially established a brand, especially because of its awareness of data management, it can always identify which movies are more popular.

, so the supply is sufficient and the reputation is very good.

Tao Zhiming thought about it and smiled calmly: "Since Blockbuster is only worth 18 million yuan now, if he wants to spend 3 million more, let him do it. Blockbuster's main development area now is Texas.

?”

"Yes, there are only 19 branches now, mainly scattered in major cities in Texas."

“So will the founder exit completely?”

"Mr. Wayne's request is indeed a 100% acquisition."

Tao Zhiming nodded: "Then let him acquire it. It's the same thing if we start from scratch. Lao Xu, are you confident?"

Xu Guoping nodded affirmatively: "This will make it easier for me."

"That's fine." Tao Zhiming knew better than Wayne when it came to fighting for financial resources and business methods. He just didn't need to spend more money just to "fight for reputation".

Baron Berg couldn't help but feel a little disappointed: "Mr. Tao, have you decided to give up?"

"Unless it doesn't exceed 20 million yuan, I said this." Tao Zhiming looked at him and said, "Don't worry, the consulting service fee in the early stage will still be paid."

Barron Berg wondered how much that could be, but he was unwilling to give up. After thinking about it, he said: "I will talk to Mr. Cook after I go back. Mr. Tao, if you are not obsessed with 100% acquisition,

, this should be more advantageous.”

Of course Tao Zhiming knew that, but since the founder was ready to quit completely, he probably felt that 21 million yuan was enough. After all, the company had only been founded two years ago.

"I also plan to acquire 100%, but I can give him another condition." Tao Zhiming thought for a while and said, "Mr. Barron, I have been very busy recently and it is difficult to leave Tokyo. You can contact him. If he feels...

If you are interested, you can come to Tokyo and talk to me, and tell me that I can talk to him about the technology company he wants to build in the future, and if the project is suitable, I am willing to invest."

"Mr. Cook has not mentioned subsequent plans..."

"Is he so young and ready to retire after making a lot of money? He must have a plan. Just ask him about his intention. If he is not willing, then we will create a company specifically in the video rental industry in the United States, and

There's nothing wrong with Blockbuster competition. You can also reveal that to Mr. Wayne."

"...The scale of Mr. Tao's investment will not be small, right?"

"It's not important." Tao Zhiming would never say anything bold, but since he already has the title of a billionaire, he buys yachts for 200 million yuan, so he uses this method to "be competitive".

I'm afraid that Wayne was more frightened than the irrational bidding in the Blockbuster acquisition.

After all, the heroic behavior of neon people in the United States is really scary now.

If Tao Zhiming invested another 100 million yuan in the United States, he could open hundreds of stores in the blink of an eye, squeezing Blockbuster's development space.

Of course, the premise is that his team and resources are very powerful.

So what Wayne Huizenga has to consider is: for a billionaire, are the team and resources sufficient?

Anyone in their right mind has the answer.

Baron Berg could only quickly contact the founder of Blockbuster and other friends.

Anyone who can help him get it within 20 million yuan must be Mr. Tao's first choice.

"Lao Xu, stay in Tokyo for two days, and then go to Idali. Have you found the engineer friend you asked to find?"

Xu Guoping immediately took out a piece of information from his bag: "I found it. This is his resume."

Tao Zhiming took it in his hand, looked at it, and asked in surprise: "Are you from Xia too?"

Xu Guoping took a deep look at him and nodded: "That's right, one of the people who went abroad with me. He went to a civilian shipyard in the United States, which is about to close down now."

Tao Zhiming was convinced: "Obviously Neon and Zhouguo are the largest in the field of civilian shipbuilding now, but you are all focused on staying in the United States."

Xu Guoping could not refute this, but as they were just out of school at the time, they had little in-depth research on the so-called international structure and future of the industry.

Tao Zhiming just looked at it briefly and said: "You are responsible for the person you find. I only need to build a yacht with good quality. What about Bravo Peach's office in the United States? Have you found a location?"

"I think you will need a scene in the future, so I found a high-end office building in San Francisco, which happened to have one floor for rent. If you want to buy it, there is another office building..."

"Don't buy it!" Tao Zhiming immediately shook his head. Now that Neon people used to wave banknotes, they all raised prices from the ground up. If you want to buy it, you have to wait until Neon's economy collapses. If someone else buys something like this, you have to sell it later.

Buy the dip.

Now it's just a start-up there. It's time for Tao Zhiming to spend a lot of money in Neon. If he continues to buy a house in the United States, won't he reveal that he has more money than others think?

Tao Zhiming asked Maehara Kumina again: "When will Yang Shui arrive?"

"The afternoon flight departs from Hokkaido. If we arrive here, it should be after dinner."

Tao Zhiming nodded and said to Fukaya Riko: "Then you should talk to Mr. Xu first, and then take him to our Dimension Bookstore and Wander KTV to have a look and let him see how we operate here.

.Then I will contact Sun Jun and arrange a dinner for Mr. Xu to ask him for advice. By the way, I will also invite President Yoshida of Coldplay Digital Entertainment."

After that, he told Xu Guoping: "Video tape rental will involve the management of many stores in the future. For my store, you have to learn how to use software to manage it. Sun Zhengyi is Neon's master of software.

Someone who knows, he studied in the United States. Now doing software distribution also involves cooperation with multiple suppliers and retailers, so you can ask him for more advice."

"I understand!" Xu Guoping looked at Fukaya Riko, "Will this Miss Fukaya be the financial director of the US office of the head office in the future?"

"Yes, you should cooperate well and get things done in the United States."

Tao Zhiming stood up, and then said to Kumina Maehara: "Yang Shui has made an appointment with Miss Sawaguchi, right? Has Jennifer Aniston, who is coming from the United States, arranged to pick her up at the airport tomorrow?"

“It’s all arranged!”

"As for Miss Sawaguchi's endorsement and subsequent commercial shooting, Yang Shui is not familiar with these matters yet. You have transferred Makino Yui to be your assistant. She knows the media better. You just need to handle these things well."

"You...don't see them?" Maehara Kumina was a little surprised.

Tao Zhiming glanced at her with a smile: "I don't need to handle these tasks specially."

At this time, Baron Berg also came back and said: "Mr. Tao, I made an appointment with Mr. Cook. He can come to Tokyo the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, let's talk then." Tao Zhiming said to Maehara Kumina again, "Let President Origuchi arrange the reception for Mr. Barron today. Mr. Barron, take a rest first and wait for two days.

My husband and some of my friends from Xiangdao are here, and there will be other things I need your help with."

Barron Berg was looking forward to it. Is there also business on Xiang Island?

…

Tao Zhiming's schedule became even busier from this day on.

The Tokyo Fashion Festival is about to be held, Black Monday is approaching without the knowledge of the world, and private communication and planning around the development of the Tokyo sub-city are also in progress.

Asking Yasuko Sawaguchi to speak for the soon-to-be-founded Bravo Sport and to shoot Jennifer Aniston's commercials, for Tao Zhiming, it is just a job, and it is a job that he does not have to appear in person.

Although Bravo Sport's yacht and golf business has just begun, the yacht has not yet been delivered, and the golf course has just secured land and planning but has not yet started construction, in an era of exaggeration, Tao Zhiming wants to be the first to build momentum.
To be continued...