In January 1988,
the first karaoke bar in China opened in the Oriental Hotel in Guangzhou. The Oriental Hotel is a long-established five-star hotel and a gathering place for Japanese businessmen in Guangzhou.
In the midsummer of the same year, the first karaoke bar in Beijing opened, heralding the rise of a new form of entertainment.
Karaoke was born in Japan in the 1970s and became popular in China in the 1990s.
At this stage, it is still emerging. Du Shaojie did not expect Xu Bo to have such a vision, which made him look at it with new eyes.
Today's karaoke bar is different from the KTV rooms of later generations. It is open.
The guests are all sitting in a spacious open space with a small stage in the space, and the karaoke equipment is on the small stage.
Guests can ask the waiter to help order songs and then go on stage to sing. It feels like a performance, and even timid people will feel nervous when they go on stage.
"Mr. Xu, your idea is good. If you can handle all aspects, it would be good to open a karaoke bar."
The entertainment industry is very deep, and Du Shaojie never thought of setting foot in it because he thought it was troublesome.
In fact, if you do a good job in a karaoke bar, you can really make money, as long as you can cover it.
"Mr. Du, I beg you to help me find some equipment in Yangcheng? To be honest, I don't even know where to buy it."
Xu Bo is now in the exploration stage. It is not easy to get information these days, especially for emerging industries like this. He became interested in karaoke bars, so he planned to start with the equipment.
"It's a small matter. I'll call Hong Kong later and ask them to send you the equipment information."
Du Shaojie nodded, and then asked Xu Bo for the mailing address.
There are many trading companies in Hong Kong, backed by the mainland, and they are actually engaged in re-export trade. As a window for the country to the outside world, Hong Kong has benefited from the country's reform and opening up.
So, looking for equipment seems difficult, but it is actually very simple.
"Come on, Mr. Du, I'll toast you a glass. Thank you for your help. I think this business is good. Mr. Du, can you invest a little? Don't worry, if you really lose money, it will be my responsibility."
Xu Bo planned to bring Du Shaojie along. It was not because he couldn't raise the money, but because the other party's company had a Hong Kong capital background.
In addition, he had a big heart and wanted to make it bigger and stronger after the initial test. At that time, he would definitely not be able to handle it alone. Having more powerful shareholders would be the right solution.
"Okay, let's talk about it later."
Du Shaojie neither agreed nor refused. He himself didn't want to work in the entertainment industry mainly because he was afraid of trouble, but if there was a good investment opportunity, he would naturally consider it.
The two drank a lot of beer and it was quite late before they finished.
Du Shaojie returned home and the house was cold and deserted.
Wang Yuxiu lived with Xiaoya to help the woman take care of the children. She rarely came over.
After taking a shower, he called Winnie and asked her to find a reliable company and send the information and quotation of karaoke equipment to Xu Bo.
"This is to help a friend. Try to lower the price. You can arrange someone to keep an eye on it."
"Okay, Mr. Du, I'll get it done."
Winnie has always performed well since she came to the company. Although she is an assistant, she actually helped Liang Meiqin share a lot of work.
The next day.
Winnie handed the matter to Fan Shilun, just in time to see his ability to do things.
After Fan Shilun accepted the task, he went to many companies without stopping, compared the functions of the equipment, compared the quotations of the equipment, and mastered a lot of information about karaoke equipment.
Then, he solemnly recommended a small company to Winnie.
At present, the manufacturers of karaoke equipment are mainly Japanese-funded enterprises. Although the scale of this company is not large, it has close cooperation with Japanese-funded enterprises. The quality of the equipment and the quotation are good.
Winnie sent it to Xu Bo according to the address provided by the boss.
Du Shaojie stayed in Shanghai for a week and then returned to Beijing. Because Qi Yan was pregnant, he had to stay in Beijing for a while and couldn't be as free as before.
It's not that Qi Yan put a lot of pressure on him, but he felt it necessary to do so.
During this period, he has been studying the fusion of seafood dishes and traditional Sichuan cuisine. Drawing on some of the seasoning of [Crab Roe Porridge], he innovated the method of [Mapo Tofu] and added the element of fresh crab to the tofu.
After the initial success, he made several innovative versions of [Mapo Tofu] for the chefs in Beijing to taste.
"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it at all, that the freshness of the crab could be perfectly integrated with tofu."
The innovative dish highlights the characteristics of freshness, fragrance and spiciness, with less spicy taste and more freshness. The taste of the finished dish is actually very good, but the cost of the dish has increased significantly. This dish is more suitable for high-end restaurants.
But Du Shaojie is not very satisfied, and will continue to improve this innovative dish.
At the end of the month.
Du Shaojie, as usual, needs to go to the company headquarters in Shenzhen to deal with some things.
It happened that Pang Weidong also had to go to the south to inspect the [Shuweixiang Old Hot Pot] stores, so the two agreed to fly to Guangzhou together.
"Ajie, it's rare that you have stayed in Beijing for so long, are you bored?"
"It's okay. I've been researching some innovative dishes recently. I cook in the kitchen when I'm free. I like this kind of life."
Du Shaojie has not found a breakthrough opportunity yet, but he thinks he should have the strength of a senior technician. However, he is not in a hurry and wants to wait until the child is born.
Pang Weidong can't quite understand this semi-secluded life, so he is very curious.
Du Shaojie responded casually. There is nothing much to talk about on this issue, mainly because the difference is too big.
A few hours passed, and the plane landed at Yangcheng Airport. After leaving the terminal, the two went to [Seafood Restaurant] for lunch together, and then planned to act separately.
"Mr. Du."
Du Shaojie and Pang Weidong were walking out when they suddenly heard someone calling him.
He looked over and found Xu Bo. The other party was also eating here, but he didn't sit in the private room but sat in the lobby. There were three or four people with the other party, but the others didn't know each other.
"Mr. Xu, why are you here?"
"I came here to receive the equipment. Don't you know about this?"
"How should I know? Didn't you contact Xiangjiang directly? Well, let's sit together in the evening. You go and do your thing first."
The two said a few words, Du Shaojie nodded to Xu Bo and others, and left with Pang Weidong.
Afterwards, he sent Pang Weidong to the hotel and invited him to dinner in the evening.
"Who was that person just now?"
Pang Weidong's personality was a little arrogant, and he didn't like to talk to ordinary people.
Du Shaojie had to briefly introduce Xu Bo's situation and inadvertently mentioned the karaoke bar.
Unexpectedly, Pang Weidong was very interested and pulled Du Shaojie into the room and chatted with him for more than an hour.
"Dongzi, let's do this first. You can have a good chat with Xu Bo during dinner in the evening. He knows the business."
Du Shaojie finally got away and hurried home to sleep.
In the evening.
He asked Wang Yongli to drive to pick up Xu Bo and Pang Weidong, and he took Zou Xiaohe's car. The three of them finally met at the fish restaurant.
He did not invite anyone else to this meal, just the three of them, so they seemed more relaxed. The dishes were some common fish dishes, plus some barbecue, and the taste was quite good.
"Boss Du, everything is ready on my side, just waiting for the equipment to arrive before opening. I've left you 20% of the shares, what do you think, do you want to invest?"
No liquor was drunk that night, the three of them drank beer.
When everyone was a little drunk, Xu Bo brought up the old matter again and mobilized Du Shaojie to invest.
"Okay, I'll have someone go to Shanghai to sign a contract with you, and I'll invest in this."
Du Shaojie had no objection, the two had worked together before, and they had always gotten along well. Now that Sunshine Hotel is going to launch the "Karaoke Bar" project, it doesn't matter if he helps out.
Pang Weidong listened to the side, thinking.
"Okay, that's settled. However, Mr. Du, I plan to set up an entertainment company and open the first karaoke bar for the time being. If the effect is good, I may radiate to the whole country, and then we can talk about increasing capital and expanding shares."
Xu Bo's ambition was clearly revealed in his words, and Pang Weidong's eyes lit up immediately.
However, he and Xu Bo were not very familiar with each other, and it would be a bit abrupt if he spoke rashly. Therefore, Pang Weidong kept winking at Du Shaojie, meaning to ask the other party to help say a word.
Du Shaojie understood, and smiled and said: "Dongzi, are you interested in this project? I don't have the final say, you have to ask Mr. Xu to see if he is interested in getting you to do this together."
Xu Bo was stunned for a moment, but immediately raised his glass and clinked it with Pang Weidong.
"If Mr. Pang is interested, I would love it. However, the company is currently small, so I can only give up another 10% of the shares. I hope you don't think it's too little. When we are ready to expand in the future, we will recalculate the shares. What do you think?"
Xu Bo is very good at dealing with people. He knew a little about Pang Weidong's background through introductions before, and he was very happy to have such a powerful shareholder.
It's just that he can't give up too much shares at once, otherwise he is worried that he will not be able to control the situation in the future.
"Give me 15% of the shares, and when I go back, we will start to open a karaoke bar in Beijing. Don't worry, I will take care of all the things in Beijing, and the business will not be bad."
Pang Weidong felt that 10% of the shares was a bit too little. He thought about it and asked for 15% of the shares.
In addition, he also felt that Xu Bo's pattern was problematic and the development speed was too slow. Therefore, he suggested opening a karaoke bar in Beijing and then radiating to the whole country.
Du Shaojie knew that Pang Weidong's personality was very radical, but this time he agreed with his opinion.
"Yes, Mr. Xu, if you want to do it, you must focus on making it bigger. This project can't go wrong, so let's take bigger steps."
"Is that so? Then I have to recalculate the investment amount. How about this, let's follow what Mr. Pang said about the proportion of shares and double the investment amount?"
Xu Bo is also a decisive person. After thinking for a while, he decided to adopt the two people's suggestions. (End of this chapter)
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