This celebrity is too rich

Chapter 404: Affiliate

Author: No wine on the table

Chapter 404: Affiliate

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, three days have passed.

On the morning of May 29, Li Chuan received good news - the new office location of Muzi Times was found.

The office is located in the landmark office building in Gongshun District - Ocean International Center, 13.6 kilometers from Chichuang International Building, where Sanmu Network is located, and it takes about half an hour to drive.

The reason I chose this place is because it is closer to Sanmu Network.

There are many landmark office buildings in Hangzhou, but most of them are located in Qianjiang CBD.

Qianjiang CBD is too far from Sanmu Network, which is inconvenient to move.

Thinking of this, it is more suitable for the nearest Ocean International Center.

Ocean International Center was built in 2017 and is only two years away. It has been well decorated, equipped with facilities and facilities, and has a very modern style. It is a very good office space.

Moreover, since the location of Ocean International Center is slightly off, the rent is relatively cheap, and it only costs 4 to 7 yuan per square meter per day.

After learning about this information, Li Chuan went to the site for a visit and finally rented two floors in Block A, Ocean International Center.

The 22nd and 23rd floors have a total area of ​​5,572 square meters. Based on the unit price "4.5 yuan/square/day", the annual rent is 9.152 million yuan.

After a simple bargaining, the property company erased the fraction and charged only 9 million yuan in annual rent, and attached a 63-day rent-free period.

The lease term agreed by both parties is two years, starting from August 1, 2019 and ending on July 31, 2021.

Why only rent for two years?

Because in two years, the headquarters building of the "Sanmu Group" will be completed.

The headquarters building of the "Sanmu Series" is built and well decorated, and the conditions will not be worse than that of the Ocean International Center, and will even be better in some aspects.

At that time, Muzi Times will most likely move to the headquarters building, so there is no need to rent office buildings outside.

However, this matter cannot be completely certain.

It is possible that in two years, the headquarters building will not be able to be built... It is hard to say what will happen at that time if the epidemic occurs in the next few years.

It is also possible that in two years, the Muzi era will embark on its own development path. At that time, they will give up the binding relationship with Sanmu Network because of their own strategic choices. In this way, they will not be suitable to move into the headquarters building.

Go.

All of these are possible.

Therefore, Li Chuan requested to add a priority renewal clause in the contract, that is, after the contract expires, Muzi Times can renew the original office space under the same conditions, and Ocean International Center property shall not conceal or forge rental information.

It was almost noon and the contract was signed.

Afterwards, Li Chuan asked his company's conscription to take the property company's people to the bank to make a deposit (deposit), and he took a group of people to a nearby hotel for a big meal.

After dinner, they found a decoration company and began to arrange subsequent decoration matters.

In the evening, the decoration contract was signed.

The decoration company will issue a decoration plan within the next month and then carry out construction. The construction period is expected to be completed in September.

The matter was handled properly, and Li Chuan had another supper outside, and then drove back to the Taohuayuan Villa alone.

When he returned to the Taohuayuan Villa, he did nothing and just rolled onto the bed with Cheng Lulu.

Recently, Cheng Lulu learned a trick to sleep from somewhere. She used tools such as fleece brush, cream, bubbles, etc., and combined with a soft and glutinous mouth, making various sounds in people's ears, from time to time

Will kiss you.

Two days ago, Li Chuan enjoyed it once, and it felt so refreshing that it was difficult to add.

Since then, he has become a little addicted.

These days, he has been running to the Taohuayuan Villa every day, and even his work has been a little lazy.

Spend a happy night.

The next day, after Li Chuan went to work, he received another good news - Jiang Zeyu was back.

Jiang Zeyu previously led the investment department to Shanghai to pay duel Wenlan Culture. This time he came back, it was obviously the duel end.

At around 9 a.m., the Chairman’s Office of Sanmu Network.

Li Chuan sat on the sofa, took a sip of tea, then put down the tea cup, looked up at Jiang Zeyu next to him, and asked, "How is the result?"

“Better than I thought.”

Jiang Zeyu also took a sip of tea and replied: "Shouweida is a person who is quite particular. Although the company is small and he doesn't have much money, he has not used Yang Chaoyue to borrow money or loan... Wenlan Culture currently has only two small loans.

, which adds up to less than three million, basically means no debt.”

"Well, how are their profits?"

“Not very good.”

Jiang Zeyu shook his head and said, "The whole company, except Yang Chaoyue, everyone else is losing money. Last year, the girl group named 'CH2' took on several business transactions based on Yang Chaoyue's popularity when he was just popular.

, earned hundreds of thousands, but that was just a short-term business. When "Creation 101" was still on the air, they could receive some business. After "Creation 101" ended, no one would look for them. Now, it has been completely

There is no work to do."

"Is they just a combination?"

"Just one group, there are a few trainees... The trainees are not well trained, they are very famous, and they have almost never been popular. They are all money-losing."

“How many of them have?”

"The employees are twenty-eight, plus the artists, thirty-six, and the office is quite large, with a whole floor of two thousand square meters. I just rented it some time ago and the decoration is pretty good, probably to make a storefront."

"How are their financial situations? Are they profitable?"

"The financial situation is pretty good, and the company is also profitable, but Yang Chaoyue alone makes a profit. Last quarter, Wajijiwa gave them 9.2 million yuan in profits... This money is enough for them to open the company.

It went down, but there was no future in development...Shouweida wanted to sell the company because of this."

"How much does he want?"

“150 million.”

“150 million?”

Li Chuan frowned: "Is this what you talked to him?"

"Well, I talked to him several times, and he killed 150 million and refused to go any further."

"Is 150 million... worth?"

"According to our estimates, the overall value of Wenlan Culture should be between 100 million and 120 million, but this is the artist brokerage industry... You also know that the entertainment industry is mostly because it attracts attention.

They are all premium, and Yang Chaoyue is also popular, and the future potential shown is not bad at present. Given the above situation, it is basically unlikely that we want to win the price range of 100 million to 120 million."

"What do you mean is 150 million acceptable?"

"If we judge the normal industry value, 150 million is indeed acceptable, but it depends on our actual situation."

Jiang Zeyu paused and said, "If we were an artist agency or a film and television company, we would definitely not lose money if we won 150 million yuan, but we are an e-commerce company, which mainly works in the Internet celebrity industry, and the adaptability is much worse.

, It’s hard to judge whether it’s worth it or not.”

"I don't think it's worth it?"

"I didn't say that."

Jiang Zeyu shook his head and said, "Is it worth it? It depends mainly on whether Yang Chaoyue's live streaming sales can be done and how stable she will be in the future.

If she can do it and maintain a stable live broadcast rhythm, then 150 million will probably not lose, and she may even make several times more profitable. But if she can't do it, or if she does it, but if she is unstable live broadcast, then 150 million will be

There is a high probability that you will lose.

It is difficult to make this money back by relying solely on the income from artist brokers. Moreover, artist brokers are not the field we are good at, and we may not have the energy to do these things."

Li Chuan pondered for a moment and waved his hand and said, "Yang Chaoyue has good conditions. Even if the live broadcast is later, there is a great opportunity to do it. As for stability, you don't have to worry. She is a little money fan, as long as she can make money.

, I will definitely stick to it."

"If that's the case, I think 150 million can be won."

"Can't you press down any more?" Li Chuan frowned slightly.

"I'm afraid it won't work." Jiang Zeyu shook his head.

"Why? Shou Weida disagrees?"

"This is a secondary reason, the main reason is Houhai Culture."

"oh?"

Li Chuan raised his eyebrows.

Of course he knew about Houhai Culture.

Previously, he called Shouweida and learned about some situations. One of them was that Shouweida had contacted a company called "Houhai Culture" two months ago, and the two parties have reached a preliminary stage.

intention.

Houhai Culture wants to acquire Wenlan Culture, and in this regard, it is considered a competitor of Sanmu Network.

"Is Houhai Culture a high price?" Li Chuan asked.

“145 million.”

“145 million?”

Li Chuan frowned and asked again: "Did Shou Weida agree?"

"I didn't agree, I'm still talking."

"Does Houhai Culture have any plans to withdraw?"

"No, just dragging."

Li Chuan was silent.

He now understands why Shouweida bit 150 million to death and refused to let go.

Houhai Culture has opened to 145 million, and we will continue to talk and have no intention of withdrawing.

According to this trend, as long as Shouweida continues patiently, the quotation will reach more than 150 million sooner or later.

In this way, he insisted on a quotation of 150 million, which was not an exaggeration at all, and some of his subordinates even showed mercy.

In this case, it is basically impossible for Li Chuan to lower the price.

Shouweida is not stupid, and a high offer is in front of him. Why doesn’t he accept it and choose to accept a low offer?

It is impossible for normal people to do this.

Li Chuan could understand it clearly. The quotation of 150 million yuan has been determined to be dead. Now there are only two ways in front of him. He either chooses to accept or give up.

Give up is impossible.

He had agreed to Yang Chaoyue before and had also gone to bed with the other party.

He is too flirting with his reputation after getting into bed, and he can't even get through when he goes out.

In this way, he must accept it.

However, he was a little unwilling to accept it.

His idea is to lower the price to less than 100 million as much as possible. More than 100 million is acceptable, but it cannot exceed 120 million at most.

One hundred and twenty million is his lowest price.

However, Shouweida's offer was 150 million yuan, which was 30 million yuan different from his reserve price.

Thirty million is enough for him to open a company.

The office space of Muzi Times has two years of rent, plus decoration, equipment, office supplies, etc., which is only about 30 million yuan.

Although he was not short of money, it was still a bit uncomfortable to ask him to take out a company in vain.

Jiang Zeyu also saw Li Chuan’s thoughts, and immediately thought about it, and said, “If you think it’s expensive, we can think of other ways.”

"What method?" Li Chuan raised his head suddenly.

"We can choose to acquire only part of the equity, such as 51%... As long as this equity is obtained, we can transfer Yang Chaoyue's brokerage contract."

"This...can't work. Shouweida is not stupid, so it's impossible to agree."

"As long as we get the controlling stake, it's not his final say... At that time, I can give him some financial compensation and reach a settlement with him. If he does not agree, we can also operate with a third-party company..."

"He is not a rookie, he is not that easy to fool."

Li Chuan shook his head and said, "It's not that he won't give up his controlling stake if he doesn't have the price in his heart. Even if he gives up, it will come with various terms and restrictions. With these terms and restrictions, it will be difficult for us to operate."

"I know it's difficult, but you can try it."

"If you want to try it, try it."

Li Chuan waved his hand and said, "I don't have any hope."

Jiang Zeyu curled his lips and said, "No, let's use another method to get Yang Chaoyue involved."

"What does it mean?" Li Chuan raised his eyebrows.

"We first bought Wen Lan Culture, and then sold part of the equity to Yang Chaoyue. While we reduced the cost, we also made her a partner, managed the company and team by ourselves, and enhanced her own initiative."

"You mean...associate?"

"right."

Li Chuan fell into deep thoughts.

Affiliation is indeed a new idea.

What is affiliation?

Simply put, a small company is dependent on a large company. Generally speaking, a large company will occupy part of the equity of a small company to establish a subordinate relationship. A small company operates independently and bears its own profits and losses, but can obtain corresponding resource support from a large company.

, Large companies can also share their profits from small companies.

The biggest benefit of this model for large companies is that it can effectively reduce operating costs.

If a small company operates independently and bears its own profits and losses, then its employee salary, social security, daily losses, etc. will not be responsible for the large company. Correspondingly, the recruitment of small companies, daily management, etc., there is no need for the large company to arrange the employees.

As the controller, large companies only need to provide corresponding resources, guide the business of small companies, and monitor real-time monitoring.

Doing this will be equivalent to cutting off all the operating expenses and management costs of small companies at once.

While reducing costs, it can also increase efficiency.

The operating entity of a small company occupies a part of the equity, operates independently, and bears profits and losses at your own expense, which is equivalent to working for yourself.

Working for yourself and working for others is completely different.

When working for yourself, people usually use twelve points of strength, and working for others is considered to be eight points of strength.

With high autonomy and initiative, many things will be done well without reminding others.

If you do your job well, the company will naturally develop better and better.

This is also very beneficial to small companies.

From this perspective, affiliation is a win-win situation, which can not only reduce operating costs for large companies, but also allow small companies to gain better development prospects!

(End of this chapter)