"I have a very important matter to discuss with you this time." Zou Heming raised his body and put one arm on his armrest, looking at Fang Yi and said very seriously.
Fang Yi naturally knew that there was something important. If it were just the above trivial matters, why would Zou Heming have to take a few hours' flight from New York to Los Angeles? He was panicking all the time!
Looking at his friend Fang Yi, he smiled: "Just tell me what you have to say, why are you so serious? Are you getting married? Which family does the girl belong to, and why are you so unlucky?".
Fang Yi saw Zou Heming being so serious and immediately joked to Zou Heming.
"Getting married is never a big deal to me!" Zou Heming smiled, then put away the expression on his face, looked directly into Fang Yi's eyes and asked: "How much do you think my Lawrence Gallery is worth now?
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After hearing Zou Heming's question, Fang Yi was a little confused and couldn't help but froze for a moment: "Why do you think of asking this? You are the boss yourself and you ask me? How do I know how much your gallery is worth?
Money, I’m not the boss and you’re asking for nothing!”.
Fang Yi was a bit confused when he asked this question. How much is a gallery worth? Then again, this thing has nothing to do with him!
Without directly answering Fang Yi's words, Zou Heming said to himself: "Now the gallery is not only profitable in the US business, but also in the French business. Only the Chinese business has just started, but the profit prospects are also good.
It is expected that the income of galleries here in North America last year was US$30 million, and in Europe it was a little more than US$10 million..."
Zou Heming reported to Fang Yi the total income of the gallery last year and the income from this year to the present. After almost five minutes of talking, Zou Heming explained the main income and business of his Lawrence Gallery in such a comprehensive way.
Read it again.
"What you said is quite clear, isn't it? Why are you still asking me!" Fang Yi's brain was a little numb after hearing this. Fortunately, Zou Heming had already finished speaking. If Fang Yi hadn't raised his hand to interrupt, Fang Yi would have raised his hand to interrupt.
Master Fang really has no interest in this right now. If he doesn’t even bother to look at the accounts sent by his sister, how can he want to listen to other people’s accounts?
Zou Heming heard Fang Yi ask this question, and then asked: "Now you know the details. I just want to ask you, are you interested in investing in my gallery?".
"What?" Fang Yi became even more confused when he heard this. The gallery also made a net profit. Why does it sound like Zou Heming is short of money?
With such doubts, Fang Yi asked Zou Heming: "Are you short of funds? If so, tell me. Is there more? If you give me 40 to 50 million, I can give it to you if I wait for two months."
, In fact, if you are in a hurry, I will take a few paintings from my collection and go to the bank to pay for them, and the money will come out! Why sell shares in the gallery? What makes money is not money-losing."
As he said this, Fang Yi's face became even more confused, and he thought to himself: This shouldn't be the case! Zou Heming doesn't have too extravagant hobbies, and even if he did, he wouldn't be short of too much money at once.
With a yearly income of more than 30 million US dollars, he can't afford to sell personal consumer goods, which are really rare in this world! Fang Yi knows that this kid is just a pervert, and with his personality, he probably won't be able to use this thing even if it lasts a lifetime.
One year's income.
"I'm not short of money!" Zou Heming said to Fang Yi: "I just want to introduce more capital into the gallery. The gallery is no longer my gallery! It has become our gallery. If you are right
If you are interested in the name, we can change the gallery to Lawrence Y. Y. Gallery. Or Y. Lawrence Gallery. Of course, Y. Lawrence Keshma will also work, or simply use y.l.c so that everyone can use it.
Initials!".
Zou Heming said it very sincerely. Zou Heming was really a good friend to Fang Yi and Kesima. He had previously said that he would give Fang Yi and others some shares, but Fang Yi and others always refused.
In the eyes of ordinary Chinese people, if they have been receiving 40% commission from galleries, they are afraid that they would have replaced the gallery with their relatives and friends. Zou Heming has heard of this example more than once. But Fang Yi is not
It's different. Let alone changing galleries, I haven't even mentioned it.
Fang Yi himself has heard such a story. A gallery made a Chinese painter famous. After he became famous, the painter felt that 40% was too much, so he started his own business, and then he couldn't sustain it within a year.
After I moved in, I signed a contract with another gallery. After the price went up again, I broke the contract again.
I started to work alone again, and within a year I could no longer sell my paintings. However, when I wanted to sign with a gallery this time, no gallery was willing to sign this person again, so I had no choice but to run back to China in despair.
Because this person has already been blacklisted by European and American galleries, no one is willing to sign him again.
"Aren't you losing money in vain?" Fang Yi said.
Fang Yi extrapolated the business experience of Westerners from the perspective of a Chinese and a Chinese who had never done business with him. He thought that if the business could be done well by one person, there was no need to bring in other shareholders. I don’t know.
This is the principle of not putting all eggs in one basket, which is not the same thing as the Chinese people's idea of keeping wealth and water in the hands of outsiders.
Look at most companies in China. The shares of a family's wife and children together only account for less than 50%, and some even have 70% or 80%. The family looks very rich, but they are used as sacrifices.
When the flag is raised, it is very convenient for others to use their swords and drop them. Because if your family is killed, your family will also suffer losses, and the losses of others cannot be enough to fight with you to resist.
Whether in history or now, the killing of fat pigs is always a common occurrence in history books.
Europeans and Americans have done a good job in this regard. When a company becomes strong, it does not mean that it becomes a monopoly, but that it spreads its capital and invests it in other industries by exchanging shares for capital, or directly exchanges shares for shares to penetrate into other industries.
company.
On the one hand, this approach increases the investment diversification of the business owners themselves, and on the other hand, it increases the company's ability to resist risks.
The most successful ones are the major financial groups in the United States. The U.S. government has nothing to do with them, because there is one among them, one among them, and one among them. If they touch them all, it will affect the whole body. If they touch all of them, no matter which U.S. government, they will only
The end of the game.
Or take Microsoft as a company. Americans have been calling for it to be broken up for many years, but it is still doing well. If it were Bill and his family who held all the shares in their hands, they would have been broken into pieces long ago.
If it did this, Microsoft would have no chance of becoming so big.
Of course, the matters between the consortium and Microsoft are too far away for Zou Heming's small gallery, but Zou Heming's actions still have great practical significance. That is to combine Fang Yi and Keshima, plus the current performance
Excellent gallery employees are tied together, so at least you don't have to worry about Fang Yi and others moving to other galleries. Because this gallery belongs to you, why are you running? Is it necessary to run?
"Do you think that even if I bought shares, I would change my name in such a boring way?" Fang Yi couldn't help but pull his face and said.
After thinking for a while, he asked Zou Heming: "How are you going to divide your shares?" When it came to the shares of this gallery, Fang Yi was really interested. Because many large galleries in Europe and the United States can be passed down to three or four generations.
Over a hundred years. Although Fang Yi left a lot of life-saving "hard currency" to his descendants, this gallery that can make money is indeed a good investment.
"I own 22% of the shares. If you want, you can choose between 15 and 18 first. In addition, the capital raised through other channels is 25%, and 20% of the remaining 35% will be given to Ke.
The four people from Xima, and the existing employee shares!" Zou Heming said to Fang Yi.
Fang Yi was stunned when he heard this: "I have 15%?".
"I hope you take the shares of Shiba! It's not given to you for free. You have to pay for it. How about converting 18% to the 15 million US dollars you have? It's not much!" Zou Heming
He looked at Fang Yi happily and said.
When Fang Yi heard this, he did a little calculation in his mind and felt that it was a very good deal. Fifteen million US dollars were exchanged for 18% of the shares of Lawrence Gallery. The deal couldn't be more cost-effective. And Fang Yi believed in the additional % of financing.
Twenty-five, I'm afraid it will be at least tens of millions of dollars.
Zou Heming's doing this can be regarded as giving some dividends to his friends. The shares in his hands were transferred at the best price, and if people like Fang Yi and Keshma who are now famous stay, it is a wealth in itself for the gallery.
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In a substantive sense, the most valuable thing about a gallery is not how much money it has, nor how famous it is now, but how many famous contracted artists it has. If Popile now also belongs to Lawrence Gallery, then Zou Heming believes that this time
The amount of 25% of external financing will probably be doubled again.
"If you really want to sell your shares, then I want these 18%." Fang Yi saw that he had nothing to say, so he immediately agreed: "Leave the rest to Ai
Posido and Charlie do it!”.
"Then it's settled!" Zou Heming nodded immediately after hearing this. Although he only has 22%, Zou Heming believes that he will still be the loudest person in the gallery because of the shares he and Fang Yi share.
That adds up to 40%. In addition, the foreign capital introduced, let alone divided into two or three companies, even if there is only one company, it will not have any impact on its power structure.
As for the future? With this in mind, Zou Heming looked up at Fang Yi, who was only in his early thirties. If you couldn't tell at first glance that Fang Yi was this age, and Zou Heming thought that Fang Yi could do nothing.
With an indifferent attitude that cares too much, there is no problem in living for eleven years. By the time Fang Yi can no longer support him, he has been dead for I don’t know how many years. As for him, he still cares about Donghui after his death!
"Then let's just wait for those vampires from the insurance company to get the money back, and then we can start working on this matter!" Zou Heming patted the armrest of his chair and said to Fang Yi.
Fang Yi didn't say anything after hearing this, but nodded to express his agreement with Zou Heming's arrangement.
"Okay! As agreed here, I will go to the Keshima trio to finalize this matter!" After saying this, Zou Heming stood up.
Upon hearing this, Fang Yi felt that there was nothing to do today, so he stood up together: "I'll follow you around, it's been a while since I've seen Rude and the other three!".
"Then let's go together." Zou Heming smiled, and when he and Fang Yi walked to the door of the studio, he said: "Let's go riding. I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and I'm a little itchy!".
"Then let's ride a horse!" Fang Yi had no objection.
The two arrived at the stable, saddled themselves, led the horse out of the stable, and got on the horse.
"Have you ever thought about getting a good horse?" Zou Heming, who had just stepped on the horse, patted the neck of the maroon quarter horse he had stepped on and asked Fang Yi.
"Isn't my Mr. Wen Shun a good horse?" Fang Yi reached out and gently touched Mr. Wen Shun's neck twice with his palm.
Zou Heming looked at Mr. Wen Shun, who was sitting next to him: "Mr. Wen Shun is a well-trained horse, but it's still far from a good horse! You know the Wang Fan from last time? His friend has a purebred horse."
, I’m going to buy a small ranch like yours after I get the money from the shares. I don’t want one as big as yours, just about a hundred acres or so, and then I’ll buy one of its foals!”
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"How much does a foal cost?" Fang Yi asked casually.
"About two million US dollars, but it depends on the condition of the foal itself! A good one may be a little more expensive," Zou Heming said.
"Holy shit!" Fang Yi couldn't help but say after hearing this, two million dollars for a horse, that's really a millionaire, and it's still a pony!
Seeing Fang Yi's expression: "Don't frown, that's much faster than your horse here!".
"No matter how expensive it is, I'm not very interested! That thing is just a trashy thing. A horse has to choose the place to ride. How can it be considered a good horse?" Fang Yi said with a bit of disdain.
Fang Yi still knows a little about the so-called pureblood horse. Although this kind of horse can run fast, it is not only expensive but also requires a lot of care and attention. If it starts running on your own grass, a small piece of dirt on the ground will be able to take care of it.
Its slender legs and neck are ruined, so it is really not suitable for me here. (To be continued...)