The next day, work time.
Yang Ruoqian came to the company in his super cool sports car, which cost an untold amount of money when he stepped on the accelerator.
The rate of people turning their heads to look at the street was extremely high, and you could even see some people taking out their mobile phones to take pictures.
When parking the car, he could even see the young men working on other floors staring with their eyes wide open.
This supercar is full of science fiction!
And why is it so similar to the one in "The Black Robe Inspection Team"? However, Yang Ruoqian, who was sitting in the car, was not happy at all.
The cost of driving this car is too high.
Yang Ruoqian got out of the car and just locked the door when the young man who had been watching came up, looking a little embarrassed: "Brother, I just want to ask, is this car modified like in "The Black Robe Inspection Team"? "
Chang Zhiqing, an equally beautiful lady who attracted a lot of attention, walked down from the passenger seat, but failed to get even a single eye from the young man.
Obviously, all people's attention is on this car.
In the ups and downs of life, Yang Ruoqian has long become a master of expression management. Seeing that someone is interested, he said calmly, "It's not a modification, it's the same car."
Since this broken car is 100% a waste, I should at least make the best use of it and install it as many times as possible.
You can't lose both your money and your face.
The young man didn't react immediately: "What?"
Yang Ruoqian glanced at the front windshield of the sports car and repeated, "This is the one in the movie."
The envious young man was shocked.
Is this the prop car used in the movie?!
It wasn't a special effect, but a real thing? And I actually saw it with my own eyes, and I also saw the owner of the car!
The young man restrained his urge to touch the car door and window, and said with some admiration: "What the hell?! May I ask who you are, big boss?"
"I am the person in charge of Kuiguang Group." Yang Ruoqian pretended to be busy and looked at his watch. "I have something else to do. We can talk again when we have a chance."
After saying that, Yang Ruoqian walked into the elevator and returned to his office in a very casual manner.
The young man was left standing there in a daze, forgetting even to pick up his phone to take a picture.
He seemed to have heard that one of the filming crews of "The Black Robe Inspection Team" was in Shengjing Mansion, but he didn't expect to meet him in person today!
Hiss, wait…
Why does this person look familiar?
It seems to have appeared in a certain scene in the movie?! It was the actor who only had a dozen seconds in the scene and shouted "My money"!
It's just that it appeared for too short a time, so the impression is not too deep, and I can't fully confirm it for the time being.
No...I have to take a day off and watch the movie again to confirm it carefully.
Thinking of this, he took out his cell phone and called his leader.
"Mr. Chen, eh, it's me, Xiao Lu... I have a headache today, I think I have a cold. I'm going to the hospital to get some medicine, so I may be late to get to the company."
"Um, um, sorry, go ahead and do your thing."
After saying that, he hung up the phone and went straight to the cinema.
…
Mr. Yang, who had been holding his head high from the beginning, immediately fell in expression as he returned to the office and called Shao Yiqi over.
This quarter's revenue is already in jeopardy, and my own expenses are starting to increase, so new projects cannot be delayed.
After taking a look at the company's financial report, Yang Ruoqian once again felt what it meant to move mountains like Yugong.
The endless money is like a mountain. I am just like Yugong, trying to dig away the mountain of gold with shovel after shovel. However, after digging for most of my life, the mountain has not gotten even half a centimeter shorter.
Even though Yang Ruoqian has recruited a large number of employees and passed on a large amount of the painful act of spending money to them, it is ultimately a drop in the bucket.
After all, there is a limit to the benefits that can be provided to employees.
It is obviously unreasonable and an absolute violation of regulations to directly turn the transportation subsidy into a benefit of giving each employee a luxury car.
Welfare can be high, but it must be kept within a certain limit.
Even though this limit was relaxed as the group developed rapidly, and Yang Ruoqian could set up more and more welfare programs, it was still a drop in the bucket compared to the group's terrifying money-making speed.
There is a cap on employee benefits.
However, there is currently no upper limit to the group's ability to make money.
In fact, from the perspective of spending money, no matter how fancy the names are, they will not be as fast as investment projects.
Because "losing money to gain publicity", that is, spending money to buy word of mouth, may not necessarily be judged as vicious competition.
After all, there are many companies doing this now.
Most of the time, the consumption attracted by advertising is not enough to pay for the advertising costs, but many businesses still flock to it.
What we want is to increase our visibility.
This is not called vicious competition.
All actions of the new project must be benchmarked against those of a normal company, and everything should be done in the direction of profitability, and ultimately, a loss will be reached.
Therefore, the practice of spending money on advertising and losing money to gain publicity will not be completely eliminated, but it will not be as exaggerated as here at the group headquarters.
As for the group headquarters...
The sun is setting in the west, and the mountains and rivers are declining. So far this quarter, all projects have made a total profit of nearly 300 million, showing a declining trend.
If it weren't for the fact that Spark Records, his godson, was still in great form, Yang Ruoqian would have begun to doubt whether the company was doomed.
It's true that a biological son is not as good as a godson.
Look at other people’s children, how sensible and motivated they are!
"Boss Yang, what's wrong?" Just as he was thinking, Shao Yiqi pushed the door open and walked in, his face a little depressed. "What can I do for you?"
Yang Ruoqian was surprised to see this energetic college classmate in this state: "I haven't seen you for a few days, how come you are like this?"
He hasn't been exiled to Chengyu Group recently.
What could have caused Shao Yiqi to be in such a state? Shao Yiqi sat in front of Yang Ruoqian and complained: "Don't say anything, my dad is harassing me again."
Yang Ruoqian immediately became excited when he heard this: "What's the matter? Has your father finally discovered your potential and wants to transfer you back to the company for further use?"
Ever since his company started dealing with Shao Yiqi, no matter he was a passerby, a grassroots employee or a senior leader, he would always find various ways to make the company bigger and stronger.
If I put it in front of him, it would be in the way; if I put it far away, I'm afraid he would cause trouble.
It is no exaggeration to say that the biggest stumbling block on Yang Ruoqian's road to wealth was no exaggeration.
If Shao Yiqi could be caught by his father and brought back to their own company to work, this problem could be solved perfectly.
Go home quickly!
My old classmate, my temple is too small to accommodate you.
"That's not the case. He looked at my development speed here and didn't say anything." Shao Yiqi cruelly killed Mr. Yang's fantasy right away. "It was him who tricked me into going on a blind date under the pretext of having dinner last time. It was really scary."
Yang Ruoqian was not surprised but delighted when he heard this: "That's great, you are not young anymore, it's time for you to get married, have a family, and be more mature."
As long as you don't get caught, you can work in another company and get married.
In short, as long as Shao Yiqi can't be distracted and interfere in the company's affairs, everything will be fine.
"Come on, I'm fine being single." Shao Yiqi shook his head in disdain. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Well, I have some bad news for you."
Is there any bad news? That's great! Yang Ruoqian, who was badly cheated by the supercar incident, said quickly: "What bad news? Tell me and I'll be happy."
Now the group is dragged down by a large number of blood recovery packs and urgently needs a few blood draining slots to survive.
"It's that new project, the 'Shelter Film Company' I mentioned earlier. There's a little problem." Shao Yiqi took out his phone, opened the document and put it on the table. "It seems that because the profitable projects are too narrow, they are now trying to transform."
Yang Ruoqian nodded slightly: "Transformation... As long as they are trying hard to make a profit, transformation is not a bad thing, right?"
Shao Yiqi shook his head slowly: "Logically speaking, it's not a bad thing, but the direction of their transformation is a bit strange. I can't explain why."
"Like what?"
"I heard not long ago that they want to make a movie called Titanic 2." Shao Yiqi replied, "Well... you should know the story of Titanic, right?"
As a box office miracle in film history, Yang Ruoqian had heard a little about it.
In 1997, this blockbuster film cost 200 million US dollars to shoot, but the box office on the first day was far from the expectations of the investors.
Although it is not bleak, compared with the huge investment, the output is too low and far from enough to recover the cost.
Just when the film company and the director were arguing passionately with each other and both sides were waiting for bankruptcy, a miracle happened.
Generally speaking, if the box office fails to exceed 30 million in the first week, it will be difficult to exceed 10 million in the third week.
However, "Titanic" bucked the trend and still had 15 million in its fifteenth week.
It remained the box office champion for 15 consecutive weeks.
It started off moderately but ended up being neither hot nor cold, but it lasted a very long time and became a landmark success story in film history.
If you want to transform in this direction, it seems to be a good way to make money. Why is it not working? Yang Ruoqian now thinks about problems in terms of profit model.
"I think there's no problem. Aren't there successful cases in front of us?" Yang Ruoqian asked curiously.
Shao Yiqi still looked annoyed: "I can't really say what the problem is, but I feel like for such a small company, isn't it a bit too much of a dream to want to make a Titanic 2?"
"The 200 million US dollars back then, calculated based on inflation, is equivalent to 800 million US dollars today! If you want to make a sequel, you can't spend less than this amount, right? Even if the cost of filming in China is not that high, an investment of 500 million RMB is not enough, right?"
"If the group acquires them, it will have to take the risk of losing 500 million. Of course, if they can replicate the miracle of the first film, they will definitely be able to get the money back and make a lot of money... But, again, the risk is too high."
“A miracle is a miracle because it is difficult to replicate.”
Shao Yiqi paused after saying so many words in one breath. Seeing that Yang Ruoqian showed no sign of speaking, he drank another sip of tea to moisten his throat and continued:
"Let's not even talk about where they're going to get that much money. Even if they can scrape together that much money, the film is still facing a huge problem."
"Fuck, I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try. How can we have a sequel to the Titanic when it's already sunk?"
"Originally a small-scale boutique film company is going to make such a big move and transform into a super-large production. I think it's better to wait and see."
After hearing these words, Yang Ruoqian rubbed his chin and fell into thought.
After a long while, Yang Ruoqian raised his head and asked, "Did they decide to make this movie because they are crazy or do they want to make money?"
Shao Yiqi was choked: "Of course they want to make money. I think they should have made a complete plan internally... But, how can plans change so quickly? That's a base investment of 500 million!"
"I'm not saying they can't make money. On the contrary, a project that is willing to risk all of their family's wealth may really have an 80% to 90% success rate. I'm just worried... what if? I'm afraid of a low-probability event."
In fact, when he said this, Yang Ruoqian had already confirmed this project in his mind.
A group of people who want to make money, a movie with a successful precedent, a radical but careful company transformation, a huge investment beyond expectations, and a high probability of profit...
This is the project that Yang Ruoqian has always dreamed of, a project that perfectly fits the "profit template"! He only thought about losing money, and when all the elements of losing money were gathered, he made crazy profits. Now that all the profit elements have been gathered, he is fighting poison with poison, and the final result is nothing but loss.
"I think you should overthink it. There's no need to worry so much." Yang Ruoqian smiled slightly. "The people in the company are not fools. They have to support their families. How could they come up with such a bold plan without the certainty of success? We can just rest assured and make the acquisition."
Shao Yiqi just felt something was wrong intuitively, but he couldn't explain why. He could only helplessly say, "Well, I think we should be conservative and buy 10% of the shares temporarily to see how it goes. If something goes wrong, we will run away immediately."
Even if an extreme situation really occurs and the 500 million investment is lost, the company will only have to bear a maximum loss of 50 million.
For the current Kuiguang Group, it doesn't hurt at all.
If you can make a profit in the end, a 10% investment is not a small amount and you can make a lot of money.
"Why are you so unconfident?" Yang Ruoqian smiled confidently, "If you want to buy, buy them all! Believe in your own vision."
The more you invest, the greater the responsibility you assume.
Mr. Yang is not afraid of not being able to bear the responsibility, but he is afraid that the responsibility is not big enough.
"There's a high probability of making money... I'm just afraid that if I lose money by accident you'll have to skin me alive." Shao Yiqi shrugged. "If you don't mind, I'll go discuss the specific acquisition plan with them."
"No problem, just focus on this matter and don't be distracted by other things." Yang Ruoqian patted his college classmate's shoulder very considerately, "How about this, if you promise me to do this well, I will help you solve the problem of blind dating, how about it?"
In order to eliminate all external interference as much as possible, Mr. Yang plans to be a good person to the end and send his blessings to heaven.
It is too common for a small change to lead to a butterfly effect and cause everything to collapse.
Hearing this, Shao Yiqi stood up from his seat and asked excitedly, "Is it true, godfather?"
"Really? Do you have any requests? I will help you deal with them all." Yang Ruoqian nodded seriously.
At this moment, Mr. Yang's image in Shao Yiqi's eyes suddenly became brilliant. He nodded with great emotion: "I don't have many requests. Just one, under the premise of trying not to damage my personal image, let those who come for blind dates give up when they see difficulties."
No damage to personal image...
And let others back down when they encounter difficulties?
The requirements are not complicated, but the difficulty is not low.
The blind date market is a mixed bag, and there are many people who, although their own conditions are obviously not that good, dare to ask for this and that.
No matter how scary the conditions are, there will always be people who overestimate their abilities and try their luck.
Although describing one's own conditions too lowly could solve all problems, it did not meet Shao Yiqi's requirement of not damaging his personal image.
It's a bit of a dilemma.
Yang Ruoqian thought for a moment and proposed a compromise: "You are too good to be true. It is impossible for me not to belittle you. However, I will not describe you too badly. Is that acceptable?"
"Okay, no problem." Shao Yiqi agreed magnanimously, "How do you plan to describe it?"
Yang Ruoqian tapped the screen of his phone with his fingernails and spoke slowly: "No need to be too detailed. I'll give you some simple information first. Height: 1.78 meters, annual income: 400,000 yuan, honest, not talkative... That's all for now, how about that?"
"Okay, okay." Shao Yiqi stood up and sent his blind date account and password. "Then I'll trouble you to block the blind date for me. Bye."
After saying that, he happily pushed the door open and left the president's office.
After Shao Yiqi left, Yang Ruoqian logged into the blind date APP using the account and password he sent him.
After clicking into the personal information column and taking a quick glance, Yang Ruoqian deleted all of Shao Yiqi's previous personal information.
As a father and son who studied together for four years, Yang Ruoqian felt that he had a great responsibility.
How can we be careless about our brother’s important life event?
So he followed his promise and typed out his new profile word by word.
"Height 1.7 meters, income 400,000 in eight years, old, doesn't speak the truth much."
Finish!
No one should bother you if you describe it this way.
After taking a look at his masterpiece, Yang Ruoqian nodded with satisfaction and closed the background of the APP on his mobile phone.
After dealing with the trivial matters, Yang Ruoqian casually opened a popular social media software and began to browse current affairs, especially hot issues related to the entertainment industry.
The comments from Yuefu praising the movie should have gradually started to ferment. I wonder what the effect is and whether the impact is big?
After taking a quick glance at the comment section of Douchi, Yang Ruoqian saw several comments that were obviously flattering.
However, the popularity is not high yet, and there are only a few scattered reviews below.
There were derogatory, neutral, and approving comments such as "The cross-dressing of the villain was too low-level", "The angle was strange", and "So this plot has this meaning?"
They didn't start a quarrel right away.
Yang Ruoqian was not surprised by this - now that the movie has become popular, there are many more viewers participating in the discussion than during the promotional video stage, and it is not an easy task to guide the direction of the comments.
Yang Ruoqian deleted the app and subconsciously opened Weibo, the largest gathering place for the entertainment industry, to see if there was any interesting news or big melons there.
After all, it’s not uncommon for problems to arise in the entertainment industry every other day.
Watching the excitement can effectively relieve your depressed mood.
However, as soon as I opened the page, I saw several familiar pieces of information on the homepage's hot search list.
#阿祖# #Exclusive interview with pure goddess Shang Qianyu# #黑袍检验队# "...topping the charts, did they buy some money?" Yang Ruoqian almost rolled his eyes, "Can the popularity of this crappy movie fade away soon?"
You have to know that if you want to be in the top 3 of trending searches, popularity alone is not enough.
If you don't pay some operating fees, the highest you can get is fourth place.
Yang Ruoqian was about to click on the second trending search when he suddenly discovered that there was an inconspicuous piece of text at the ninth position on the trending search list.
#Zuoguoxia's real boss# Hmm? Yang Ruoqian's interest was immediately piqued, and he casually clicked on this trending search.
…
The title is very eye-catching.
Guess what I saw while at work today?
There are several large high-definition pictures with watermarks above the main text.
The first photo was taken in an underground garage, and it shows a supercar with a strong sci-fi feel.
The second photo is the entrance of Shengjing Haoyuan office building, which clearly shows that floors 22 to 25 are all owned by Kuiguang Group.
Other photos are of movie theater scenes, movie ticket stubs and the like.
"I saw this car in the underground parking lot while I was at work today. Does it look familiar? Yes, it's the car in "The Boys"! Note that it's not a high-end replica, it's the same car!"
"Most importantly, I was lucky enough to see the owner get out of the car. I thought he looked very familiar... Then I immediately took a day off and bought a movie ticket. I watched the movie twice. Guess what I found?"
"At about the 23rd minute of the movie, isn't there a desktop cleaning master who appears and shouts 'My money'? The car owner is him! He is the boss of Kuiguang Group! The real boss of Zuguoxia and Shang Qianyu!"
“A real-life boss! I suggest everyone go watch the movie again, put yourself in the movie’s shoes, and watch the confrontation between Shang Qianyu and her boss. It’s so fucking exciting!”
“…”
Mr. Yang stared at the trending search in amazement, then quickly scrolled down and turned to the comment section.
There are already four-digit comments under this trending search.
"What the hell?! Is this true?! I'm going to buy a ticket and go see it again."
"Okay, okay, I'll go watch it again too!"
"It just so happens that I missed a lot of details last time, and I was still hesitating whether to watch it again. Now, there is no need to hesitate, I will watch it again immediately."
"Hey, I'm in Jinhai too, is there anyone who wants to meet me and watch a movie?"
"I was thinking of making a ghost video of this scene after the movie is removed from the shelves... I won't be sued, right?"
“…”
After just reading the comments, Yang Ruoqian's face turned black.
Are people nowadays too idle? They have to spend dozens of dollars to watch a clip of just 10 seconds? !
Most of the popcorn blockbuster movies like superheroes start strong but end badly, and few people watch them twice...
As a result, once it became a hot topic, even those who had not originally planned to watch the show twice started to do so!
Just a broken sports car, why did it cause so many problems? Forget it... calm down, there is a big project worth 500 million waiting for me to lose, what does this little money mean to me?
Just when Yang Ruoqian was about to close this Weibo post, he suddenly had an idea.
(Today I have 10,000 words, and I still owe 3 more. By the way, tomorrow the author of "Losing Money to Be the Richest Man from Games" will give a lecture, and I have to attend it, so I may not have time to add more, but the normal 6,000-word update is guaranteed)
(ps: Students who haven’t seen Titanic 2 can go and read the film review, it is guaranteed to make you laugh to death. Boss Yang and Shao Yiqi got the nature of this film wrong from the beginning to the end) (End of this chapter)
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