Watch him build a tall building, watch him entertain guests, and watch his building collapse.
This may be how most people feel about Yida. After all, there was a time when Lao Wang, who had won the title of China's richest man three times, was unparalleled, and even surpassed Li Chaoren to become the world's richest Chinese man.
Coupled with the title of the only son of Principal Wang, the "National Husband", Lao Wang was once nicknamed the "National Father-in-law" by the melon-eating masses. From the perspective of a wealthy family, this is probably the limit of ordinary people's cognition.
After all, the scope of what the general public understands is limited to those things that are on the surface. As for the deeper levels, naturally there is no way to know. If it is purely based on fantasy, it will inevitably have a bit of "the emperor's golden hoe" meaning.
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Last year, Lao Wang's momentum reached a climax, winning many awards at home and abroad. Not only did he become "The Most Influential Person in the World" by Time Magazine, he also won the Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award.
As the saying goes, shopping malls are like battlefields, and these many achievements are like military medals, which to a certain extent represent that Lao Wang's business height has reached the true peak in ordinary people's perception.
As for the richest man in the world, the last time China aspired to be the richest man in the world, it probably dates back to the Qing Dynasty...
Ahem, so it is very reasonable to say that Lao Wang has reached the peak of his life.
However, as we all know, after reaching the peak of life, it often means that it will begin to decline. In fact, this is indeed the case. 2017 is undoubtedly a subtle turning point.
As the saying goes, nothing freezes three feet in a day. The crisis has already begun to show up over time.
Zhou Dongsheng had naturally heard about such an interesting event, but his understanding was basically within the scope of ordinary people's cognition, so it was naturally impossible for him to understand such profound things.
Naturally, it is even more impossible to achieve such a great achievement as "supporting a building that is about to collapse". Even if he has made some achievements now, he still pales in comparison to a behemoth like Yida.
But today, with the accumulation of experience, Zhou Dongsheng's vision has gradually broadened, and he can vaguely grasp the context of the times, especially when looking back...
Just as the essence of business is information gap, Zhou Dongsheng's advantage in this aspect is enough to "unique in the world".
As for the turmoil in Zhou Dongsheng's heart, Zhang Xiaoguang was not a roundworm in his stomach, so he naturally had no way of knowing.
It was simply because of Principal Wang's relationship that Zhang Xiaoguang noticed the changes in Yida and wanted to report it to his boss as soon as possible for the boss to make a decision.
After all, don’t forget that although Dongsheng Group is absolutely controlled by Zhou Dongsheng, Principal Wang still has a seat on the board of directors...
For this reason, as the general manager of Dongsheng Group, Zhang Xiaoguang would not turn a blind eye to this. After all, he had finally found a place on this ship that had just set sail and was full of potential.
Naturally, he didn't want to be implicated. After all, after so many years of ups and downs in the workplace, Zhang Xiaoguang had reached the point where he had to consider whether this would be his only chance in this life...
Although thousands of thoughts flashed through their hearts at the same time, everything was just between the flashes of lightning.
"I haven't paid much attention to the news in this area recently. Please tell me." Zhou Dongsheng said with a smile. After all, the power of an individual is always limited, and what Zhou Dongsheng knows and thinks also has its limitations.
In addition, since the beginning of the new year, Zhou Dongsheng has focused almost entirely on overseas investment. He even made a cameo role in a movie when he took some time off. He really knows very little information about this aspect.
Even with Principal Wang's relationship, it is naturally impossible for Principal Wang to reveal all the details about his family when the matter is so important.
"It's like this. In recent years, Yida has been focusing on the layout of its globalization strategy. The previous feat of winning overseas theater chains, which was the first in the industry, is a record that Yida is proud of..."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoguang began to speak eloquently. Zhou Dongsheng nodded from time to time to express his agreement and signaled to continue talking.
"But just winning theaters is obviously not enough to meet Yida's strategic plan. Therefore, as early as last year, Yida had already announced that it would acquire the DCP Group on the other side of the ocean for US$1 billion!"
"DCP Group is an American TV program production company with a long history. It owns many world-famous IPs, including the familiar Golden Globe Awards, American Music Awards and other award ceremonies and rights..."
In order to make Zhou Dongsheng more aware of the importance of this transaction, Zhang Xiaoguang also made a special effort to popularize the value of this acquisition. There is no doubt that this is equivalent to a ticket to the American television content production industry.
Although it is worth a lot of money, once it is won, it means that Yida's film and television industry chain will be more complete after opening up the upstream and downstream, and its cultural and entertainment territory in its global layout can also be further improved.
After all, long before this, Yida's vigorous overseas acquisition strategy was unimpeded. After acquiring the second largest theater chain in the United States, it became the world's first multinational theater chain group. This alone is enough to be proud of.
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After that, it even reached out to Europe and successively acquired three theater chains, completely establishing its position as the largest cinema chain operator in the world. It is indeed a very ambitious strategic plan.
In short, it was a good move by Lao Wang.
"However, after several months, the deal has never been concluded. In the end, the news was revealed that the deal had collapsed for unknown reasons, and Yida Group was also silent on this, so there was even more publicity.
There are rumors everywhere, full of all kinds of rumors..."
Zhang Xiaoguang went on to say that although the amount involved in this transaction was as high as 1 billion U.S. dollars, it was not an astronomical figure in Yida's overseas acquisition strategy, and it was not to the point of breaking one's muscles and bones.
After all, it even successfully acquired the second largest theater chain in the United States, and the three theater chains it subsequently acquired also cost nearly US$5 billion. There is absolutely no reason for Yida, which has unimpeded access, to stop there.
Therefore, the suspension of this transaction is full of strangeness and it is difficult not to arouse the imagination of the outside world.
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but feel his heart move when he heard this. He felt as if he had touched a key thread. There was a key variable in the entire transaction process.
It is precisely because of the emergence of this variable that there is a huge disparity between before and after, and even Yida was only affected.
The reason why it has become the center of attention may be just because Yida is too conspicuous, not because of the so-called "shooting the first bird"!
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but feel a sense of enlightenment. Although he was not sure whether the thread he caught was the key, from Zhou Dongsheng's perspective, this was the deepest main reason he could think of.
And what is this key variable?
It is not difficult to find that Yida's overseas strategy was unimpeded throughout last year, but it suddenly came to an abrupt end after entering 2017. Therefore, this key variable obviously occurred at this point in time.
From this point of view, the answer comes naturally.
Far across the ocean, a spiritual leader of the Red Neck Legion emerged. Is there any key variable with a greater impact than this?
There should be no more. Since then, the international situation has taken a turn for the worse, and with the sudden change of generals, the strategy has also undergone earth-shaking changes under the leadership of the general.
If before this, it was just a matter of concealment, then the commander-in-chief simply "showed his cards, I won't pretend anymore" and put everything out in the open.
Although the form has changed, the essence is still to implement it to the end, and even intensify it.
If it hadn't been for a major turning point that could be recorded in the course of human history, the impact would have been even more far-reaching...
Although Lao Wang played a good chess game, on a higher chessboard, even Yida was playing a chess piece.
However, to be able to play as a chess piece on that chessboard is undoubtedly an honor in some way!
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng inevitably felt a little excited. He wondered if he would have the chance to become a pawn now?
After all, the life and death of a country depend on profit...
"I know, if there is any news about this in the future, you can notify me as soon as possible. This is very important to me..."
Even though his thoughts were racing, it still did not prevent Zhou Dongsheng from multitasking, and gave Zhang Xiaoguang another cake with chicken soup, "The current snail noodle business is an important project for our group to develop new businesses and explore the value of IP. This important task is left to you.
Already..."
Zhou Dongsheng knocked on the desk meaningfully and entrusted Zhang Xiaoguang with important tasks.
"I know Chairman! I will follow up carefully and make sure to implement this matter in place..." Zhang Xiaoguang couldn't help but feel shocked and said with confidence.
Zhou Dongsheng nodded lightly, and Zhang Xiaoguang walked out of the office in high spirits.
Zhou Dongsheng continued to tap on his desk. Although he was not sure whether he had grasped the key, there was no doubt that this was an information gap...
As the saying goes, a wise man will always make mistakes. In addition, the authorities are obsessive. Even an old fox may not be able to think carefully and grasp the key at once...
Therefore, how to do something with this information gap naturally became the first question Zhou Dongsheng considered.
Although the essence of business is that information is accurate, the value of the same information in the hands of different people is naturally completely different.
To put it bluntly, one has the ability to do great things, so after thinking about it, Zhou Dongsheng felt that the person who could maximize its value had to be the person involved.
In addition, this is just the beginning. After all, after taking office, these three fires have not yet started to burn.
As a person who has experienced this, Zhou Dongsheng can still see how powerful these three fires are, even if he only looks at it from the perspective of an ordinary person.
Obviously, the imperialists are still determined to destroy themselves, and they must always be vigilant.
In a competition at this level, the role of individuals is undoubtedly negligible, but isn’t the collective made up of individuals one after another?
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but gain some clarity, and gradually gained a clearer understanding of what he wanted to do.
So I didn't think too much and made a call directly to Principal Wang.
On the other end of the phone, Principal Wang's nonchalant voice remained the same, nothing unusual at all, and he even had the time to tease Zhou Dongsheng.
"Hey, aren't you off filming? Why do you have time to talk to me? How about it? If you want to enter the entertainment industry and develop, then I, the secretary, will make arrangements for you..."
Although Principal Wang once played a cameo role in a movie and got addicted to it, after the film was released and the response was mediocre, Principal Wang completely gave up the idea.
However, I didn't expect that Zhou Dongsheng's first movie hadn't even been released yet, and he had already picked up the second one. Apparently he was planning to play some tricks.
"Oh? What Secretary Wang means is, do you want me to visit your back door?" Zhou Dongsheng even changed his title and started joking.
Although the news that Principal Wang is having a lot of fun has been circulated more than once, and the Internet celebrity girlfriend who is like running water is regarded by the public as a means to hide from others...
Coupled with the occurrence of something, it seems to provide strong evidence for this statement.
However, after having dealt with Principal Wang for such a long time, Zhou Dongsheng can give a fair evaluation of this, that is... Principal Wang is really playing a big role.
"O'Neal did it too!" Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but think of this and almost laughed out loud.
"Get out! I'm a straight man. Tell me what you have to say. You've always been the kind of guy who doesn't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything..."
It was impossible for Principal Wang not to hear this in his foreign voice. After cursing for a few words, he asked straight to the point.
"This is not the last time I met your old man and we had a good conversation. I thought of striking while the iron is hot and settling the matter of becoming my brother. Then we will discuss our own affairs..."
Zhou Dongsheng was full of jokes about running trains, but Principal Wang was used to this, and he immediately caught the key point.
"It seems that you also know that there is something going on at Yida recently. The old man is very busy. Even I dare not touch his bad luck..." Principal Wang said meaningfully.
Although he was a bit cynical, he felt like a mirror in his heart. The reason he was able to be so carefree was not because he could enjoy the shade under the big tree.
It is precisely because of his confidence that Principal Wang dares to be so unscrupulous.
Therefore, when it comes to his own core interests, Principal Wang naturally has no intention of joking and rarely speaks seriously.
"I just learned about it, and I have made some small discoveries about this matter, which may be able to provide some reference for the old man, so I thought I would let you say hello and see if I could meet..."
When it came to this matter, Zhou Dongsheng simply opened the sky and spoke frankly, speaking directly.
"Oh? Then let me tell you something, I won't dare to guarantee whether the old man sees you or not."
If an ordinary person had said such a thing, Principal Wang might have scoffed and dismissed it, but when it came from Zhou Dongsheng's mouth, it still had to be taken a little seriously.
After all, facts speak louder than words, and my old man also gave a very high evaluation, not to mention that I also tasted a lot of sweetness from Zhou Dongsheng...
"Okay, just bring the words to me!" Zhou Dongsheng didn't force anything, just let it happen naturally.
Well, life is unpredictable. My father-in-law has already metastasized to his liver, and I guess he doesn't have much time left. I have been traveling between two places recently to do my part.
After reading this book, I have experienced a lot and am filled with emotions~
