Fang Yang followed Ouyang Ming to the office. The film screening was over, and the two of them were much more relaxed. They sat down as guests, and the secretary made two cups of coffee before discreetly leaving. The large office was left with just the two of them chatting.
"Mr. Fang, this year is almost over, and you've had a very fruitful year. You've walked a path that others could hardly walk in several lifetimes. The new year is just around the corner. Do you have any thoughts?"
Yes, the new year is just around the corner, and Yuewen Entertainment Media is thriving. Now is the time to plan for the future!
After a long silence, Fang Yang finally looked at me seriously and said, "Next year, Yuewen Entertainment Media may have to move out of Shanghai. The first step is to plan the future headquarters, and this step is urgent!"
"Move out of Shanghai?" Ouyang Ming exclaimed in surprise, "How could you have such an idea?"
Fang Yang said with a wry smile, "Now Yuewen Entertainment Media has over a thousand employees, crammed into several buildings, which is extremely inconsistent with the company's image and also inconvenient for management. Next year, Yuewen Entertainment Media will be in a period of rapid development, and we need to speed up the construction of each department. It is estimated that we need to grow to at least two thousand people to meet the company's needs. The current office space is simply not enough to meet the company's needs."
Ouyang Ming's brows furrowed deeply. "Then you don't need to move out of Shanghai. An international metropolis like Shanghai is the perfect place for you to showcase your talents!"
Fang Yang said helplessly, "Shanghai is good, but the requisition of thousands of acres of land is a big problem! If other places can meet Yuewen Entertainment Media's land needs, moving out is the best strategy."
Ouyang Ming said urgently, "You can buy a piece of land first to build an office building, and we can figure out the rest later."
Fang Yang shook his head. "Compared to land prices in Shanghai ten years ago, they've increased more than tenfold. Moreover, as Shanghai's international development accelerates, land prices will rise, and approval processes will become increasingly stringent. I'm afraid that in a few years, Shanghai will be like Hong Kong back then, where land is extremely scarce!"
Ouyang Ming remained silent for a long time. "What you said makes sense. Who can predict the future? In Shanghai right now, it's difficult to get approval for even 500 acres of land, let alone 1,000. So, do you have any land in mind?"
Fang Yang laughed and said, "I'm still considering it. I'll go and check it out after the holiday. It won't be too far from Shanghai, after all, Shanghai's business district is a golden land for development!"
Ouyang Ming put aside his obsession and said, "Alright then, I wish you a happy new year. I hope our two families will still be as close as one family next year, and that we can have more profitable projects." With that, Ouyang Ming laughed heartily.
Fang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. When Ouyang Ming introduced Mayor Li to him, Fang Yang had outlined the company's grand development plan. Now that he intended to move out of Shanghai, he was worried that Mayor Li might have some reservations. By having Ouyang Ming convey the message and express the company's predicament, he could say that he had come to a conclusion. He hoped that Mayor Li would be magnanimous and not misunderstand Yuewen Entertainment Media.
Ouyang Ming moved to sit next to Fang Yang. "President Fang, are you really going to launch your 500 billion yuan children's theme park project? That funding requirement is a bottomless pit. No amount of money can fill it, not to mention when you'll be able to recoup the costs?"
Fang Yang said seriously, "Director Ouyang, let me put it this way. The premise may be that you have to work hard, and you may even go bankrupt and never be able to recover. But once it is built, it will be a treasure trove. Even a money printing machine can't keep up with the speed at which it makes money. What do you think? Should I take a gamble?"
Ouyang Ming said helplessly, "But you've invested too much. To be honest, Mayor Li wasn't very optimistic about your project last time, and the investment cycle is too long. Not many people will have the confidence to believe in you. I'm afraid that you might accidentally fall into this hole. If the project becomes an unfinished building, it will have a huge impact on the political future of the person in charge. Not many people dare to gamble on it!"
Fang Yang waved his hand, "It's okay, I didn't take it to heart. Besides, Yuewen Entertainment Media never thought about taking out a loan. We just need a piece of land this big to build our headquarters. The children's theme park will be developed step by step, opening as we go. The financial pressure will only be for the first period of time, and it will be much easier later."
Ouyang Ming nodded. "If what you're saying is true, the risk isn't that great. If we proceed cautiously, as long as the project is attractive enough, it's a goose that lays golden eggs, generating a continuous stream of profits. However, there's something I don't quite understand. There are already so many film and television bases in China. What's the point of setting up another one?"
Fang Yang looked at Ouyang Ming for a long time, thinking that there was nothing he couldn't say to others. "Director Ouyang, actually, this film and television base is also part of the children's theme park. The two complement each other."
Ouyang Ming looked at Fang Yang with a puzzled expression. "I know that the film and television base is open to the public for tourism, but it doesn't actually make much money. At most, it can only earn the maintenance fee for the base. Why do you have to invest so much and worry about it yourself?"
Seeing Ouyang Ming's bewildered expression, Fang Yang laughed heartily, "Director Ouyang, you know I'm planning to enter the film industry. Building a soundstage is very expensive, especially for science fiction films, which often require investments of hundreds of millions. After we finish filming a movie, although we can rent the soundstage to a film studio, we won't recoup much money. But if we put it in our film studio and create a scale effect, can you imagine how big agglomeration effect it would have? Besides, we can reuse it repeatedly. You know, an ID can be used to make sequels, and a soundstage can be reused!"
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