Chapter 362: Paramount?

In the group buying track of Huaguo, Chen William's Huaxia Future Capital has also been deployed for a long time. They have invested in the two websites of Dianping and Meituan.

At the earliest, he got 20% of the shares of Dianping.com, and participated in the seed round investment of Meituan.com, and got 15% of the shares.

In the A round financing of Meituan at the end of last year, Huaxia Future Capital invested 20 million US dollars to expand its shareholding in Meituan to 35%.

Therefore, at this time, William Chen mainly focused on watching the lively battle of the Thousand Regiments. Anyway, in the end, Meituan.com, which he wanted, would merge with Dianping, thus opening the way for Meituan to become a giant.

If the two companies need funds during this period, William Chen will not refuse to continue investing, but based on his understanding of Wang Xing, the other party does not intend to blindly engage in a money-burning war, but will focus on moving from the PC side to the The transfer of the Internet finally proved that his decision was correct, and Meituan would have the last laugh.

In the face of this kind of war against thousands of groups, Dianping couldn't sit still. They are also preparing to start a new round of financing. This time, Huaxia Future Capital will also participate, and the goal is to expand their shareholding to more than 30% share.

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Different from the battered economic situation that Europe needs to deal with at the moment, Huaguo has started a strong economic recovery at this time, and commercial real estate has also ushered in a new round of development, especially office buildings in excellent locations in first-tier cities, which are very popular. .

After all, capital is mobile, and they will always gather in the depression of value. In the current global environment that has been affected by the European debt crisis after the subprime mortgage crisis, the rapid development of China has made many companies see the opportunity.

According to the forecast of TC Business Management Company, according to the current business situation, only two buildings in Yangcheng and Shenzhen have not been completed in the buildings in Baoyou District, Yanjing and Guangdong Province - they will also be delivered in one or two months. , the other buildings have been delivered and will soon be rented out.

Under such circumstances, within 5 years, TC Commercial Management Company will be able to repay all the Huaguo Bank loans, and within 10 years, it will be able to repay the current debt plus financing.

On the one hand, thanks to the re-heating of the property market, the rental price of office buildings has begun to rise sharply; on the other hand, the three landmark skyscrapers of Modu, Yanjing and Yangcheng have extremely low financing costs. And the current profit situation is very good, which is the main component of TC Business Management Company's income.

Not only TC Business Management Company, but also HT (HeyTea) Asset Management Company, benefited from the recovery of Huaguo Real Estate. This company was used to acquire the stores of HeyTea Company. It has already held more than 100 prime location shops, which are leased to HEYTEA at a low price, and this number is still expanding.

After completing the layout of the first-tier cities, HEYTEA continues to rapidly open branches in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. While occupying the market, it also begins to expand into new first-tier cities. In large cities such as Jiangsu and Zhejiang, at least three HEYTEA stores will be opened in each city.

Chen William intends to merge HT Asset Management Company into HEYTEA after there are more than 200 HEYTEA branches in China, and when HEYTEA has 200 self-owned stores as its support, HEYTEA will not be limited to self-purchasing. Shops can develop rapidly by leasing shops and entering large commercial centers.

Now Yang Mi is already the spokesperson of HEYTEA, and after she participated in the founding of HEYTEA, in terms of film and television, only two TV series have been filmed this year. For the record, it can really be called salted fish.

However, because of her success in HEYTEA and the difference in current resources, her popularity does not have much impact, and she is still one of the most popular flowers in China.

After meeting Boss Ma, William Chen also met Wang Jianlin, the boss of Yida, at a later reception.

Chen William had had several contacts with Boss Wang before, and the relationship was not bad, so Boss Wang took the initiative to arrange a private meeting with Chen William.

This time, William Chen brought Yang Mi with him, because he would also talk to Boss Wang about the establishment of Heytea Company in Yida Plaza in various cities.

Boss Wang brought Xiao Wang together, and everyone mainly chatted, just to exchange feelings. And Boss Wang obviously hopes that Xiao Wang can have more contact with Chen William. After all, they are all young people, but Chen William's identity is not ordinary. If Xiao Wang can have a good relationship with him, he is a very strong one. network.

During the chat, William Chen brought up the fact that HEYTEA company and HC Fashion Group's exclusive store will be located in Yida Plaza, and Boss Wang naturally agreed.

After all, HEYTEA has become a trend at this time. This innovative milk tea is very popular among young people. Even now, there are more than a dozen stores in various first-tier cities and even dozens of branches in Modu and Yanjing. Hey tea shops in prosperous areas are often not available to buy when you go there, and you have to wait in line for a while, which shows the popularity of Hey Tea.

This kind of popular brand staying in Yida Plaza can also contribute to their increase in passenger flow. Naturally, Boss Wang will not refuse. This can be said to be a win-win situation.

As for HC Fashion Group, it may not be well-known in China at this time, but Hermes under this group is a top luxury brand. Therefore, I heard that not only HC brand stores will be located in Yida Plaza, but Hermes brand will also be opened adjacent to each other. In the store, Boss Wang was also very happy to agree.

Boss Wang is more interested in the film and television industry. Currently, Yida is seeking to acquire AMC, the second largest theater chain in the United States. He has contacted William Chen before. Relations, it now appears that this $2.6 billion acquisition is about to be completed.

Next, Boss Wang is still not satisfied. He is also interested in Hollywood film companies, so he asked Chen William a lot of relevant information. After all, Chen William himself is the boss of a Hollywood film company, and his 20th Century MGM is a Hollywood film company. After being acquired by Netflix, Netflix's size is already catching up with Disney.

Of course, the big movie companies in Hollywood are either involving Wall Street capital, or there are large media groups behind them. It doesn't mean that you can buy them if you have money, especially a Chinese company like Yida, which is buying Hollywood. When it comes to a company, the first thing it needs to face is the scrutiny of the American government, which is very strict.

And the acquisition target you choose is also very important. Often a company that may seem to be well-run may have intertwined interest entanglements behind it. After your acquisition, you may inadvertently find that you have fallen into a big pit.

This kind of thing is very common in the previous mergers and acquisitions of overseas companies. Therefore, Boss Wang also hopes that William Chen can give him some professional advice, so that he can have a better understanding of the background of these film companies.

At present, the top five companies in Hollywood, Disney, can't be said, it is impossible to acquire it. Even if he were to acquire it, Lao Wang would not be able to make so much money; as for Netflix, it is estimated that this is more difficult than Disney, after all, Chen William is not bad at all; Sony Pictures is backed by the Sony Group. Even if Sony is hit by the economic crisis and the current situation is not very good, there is no hope of buying Sony Pictures from them.

The remaining Universal Pictures and Warner Bros. are also extremely difficult. They are all supported by media groups. Behind Universal Pictures is Comcast. Behind Warner Bros. is Time Warner. They are all American media giants. It will be sold to Yida Group.

The only possibility is Paramount, Paramount belongs to Viacom Group, the owner is Redstone. Viacom Group is also a media giant that can compete with News Corporation in all aspects of the media industry.

Although the market value of Meta Entertainment and Media is not weaker than or even surpassed that of News Corporation and Viacom at this time, one thing is that William Chen's Meta Entertainment and Media attaches more importance to the Internet in terms of media channels, but there is no TV network. It's not like News Corp owns TV networks like Fox; Viacom owns CBS.

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