Chapter 266 Buying a Piece of Land
In fact, Zhou Anan had thought about this idea a long time ago, but because she had no funds at that time, she just thought about it and put it out of her mind.
When Ying Chengcheng reminded him, he remembered it and his heart was immediately moved beyond words.
Zhou Anan didn’t know whether cinemas in other cities were making money or not.
But he is very clear about the development trend of local cinemas in Lizhou.
Today, there is only one old-style state-owned cinema in Lizhou, with aging equipment and basically no business.
It will be two years before a new Wanfu Cinema opens with facilities and environment comparable to those in second-tier cities. Its business will be so good that it is beyond words.
Even on weekdays, the long queues for buying tickets can make some weak-willed audiences lose interest. Once a popular movie is released, the tickets are almost impossible to get, and there is no discount at all.
What Zhou Anan remembers most vividly is the year when the first part of Stephen Chow’s “Journey to the West” was released.
The movie ticket cost 100 yuan, and there was no discount at all. There were so many people watching the movie that the queues formed four long lines every night. Many people were forced to drive to Ling County to watch the movie.
Zhou Anan spent thousands of dollars to watch the same movie four times, accompanying different backup girls and acting as different backup girls.
That one is sour and refreshing, and that one has good business.
It was not until 16 years later, when a second cinema opened and the old one was renovated, breaking the monopoly of Wanfu Cinema, that the price of movie tickets in Lizhou dropped back to the discounted price of second-tier cities.
I don’t know about other things, but Zhou Anan knows that the Ke family’s new-style cinema has definitely made money in the past two years.
At present, their funds are not enough to open a BMW 4S store, but it is enough to open a cinema.
As for Wanfu, which has blocked the access to other local cinema investors in Lizhou for several years after its opening, Zhou Anan, who has already relied on Chief Minister Zhou's support, said she could give it a try.
"I think it's possible."
After listening to the description of his elementary school classmates, Zhou Xiaoke was quite interested.
The movie theater is also a high-end choice.
As long as it's high-end, any investment is fine.
Is it profitable?
It's funny that you can still make a loss by following this elementary school classmate.
"I'll consult others on this aspect first."
Seeing that Zhou Xiaoke agreed, Zhou Anan began to consult others.
When it comes to opening a cinema, he only knows seven things and nothing else.
The first choice is naturally Feng Datou. This second-generation young man knows a lot of people, and he is also the partner of the film and television company, so he is quite familiar with them. It would not be easy to disturb the others too often.
What's more, Feng Datou's circle is enough to handle such a small matter. It would be too exaggerated to ask Miss Yu to do it.
"Open a movie theater? It seems that the family of a childhood friend of mine owns several movie theaters in Nanhai. I'll ask around for you."
"It's troublesome."
Half an hour later, after receiving a reply from Feng Datou, Zhou Anan directly decided on the strategy of opening a cinema.
Feng Datou is a very reliable person. His childhood friend agreed to send an experienced professional to help prepare for the opening of the cinema and return after the cinema is officially established.
The next priority is to find out the address of the cinema, and the rest is up to the professionals.
"Here, I'll ask someone to see if I can buy it."
After driving around the city of Lizhou, Zhou Anan stood on a vacant lot on Nongmao Road, drew a circle with his hand, and said to Zhou Xiaoke with a smile.
"Isn't this a bit remote?"
Looking at the surrounding environment, Zhou Xiaoke asked uncertainly.
Except for the Experimental Primary School 300 meters away, there are only simple houses around here, which is a bit too desolate.
"Next year, a new agricultural trade city and fruit market will be built here."
Looking around, people who don't know the situation would indeed think it was remote, but Zhou Anan knew where the future was headed.
Two years later, this will be a new fruit wholesale market and farmers' market. By the end of 2015, a Tianxing International Cinema will be built here.
Because of its convenient parking, the newly established Tianxing International Cinema has snatched away more than half of the audience from the old Wanfu Cinema, and has also lowered the ticket price in Lizhou by 60 percentage points, bringing it on par with second-tier cities. This is good news for countless movie lovers and couples.
Buying a piece of land here and building a cinema nowadays is definitely a profitable business.
As for renting, what the hell is that.
Considering the current land prices, it would be a shame not to buy it.
"Okay, let's choose this place."
After hearing what his elementary school classmate said, Zhou Xiaoke became excited and agreed to the other party's plan without any doubt.
When it comes to buying land, Zhou Anan, who doesn't know anyone, naturally turns to the knowledgeable Tong Dami.
Through Secretary Tong, Zhou Anan invited the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau to dinner and acquired a 3,000-square-meter piece of land at a market price of more than 4 million yuan.
No one is interested in this piece of land now, and the price is outrageously cheap.
Zhou Anan, who originally only wanted to buy a house of 600 to 700 square meters, could not bear the temptation and directly expanded it five times.
The cinema was built on an area of 1,500 square meters, which was twice the size of the later Tianxing Cinema. The remaining area was used to build a small commercial area for rent.
It’s beautiful just thinking about it.
"Mr. Zhou is really young and promising."
It was a very pleasant dinner and Deputy Director Mao was very satisfied with the other party's offer.
He originally thought that the other party invited the chief secretary of the capital to get the land at a low price, but he didn't expect that the price was the same as the market price. In that case, this favor of his was very worthwhile.
It's just a piece of cake and it doesn't violate his principles. It's just a joke.
"I hope Director Mao will take good care of me, your little brother, in the future."
Tong Ziqian also admired Zhou Anan's approach and didn't mind using his power to gain favor in front of the deputy director.
If Zhou Anan wanted a low price, there would be no problem considering his face, but he would have to be more careful in future dealings.
Nowadays, the money for buying land is no less, and if you just want to go through the process quickly, then that is within the normal range.
In this regard, Tong Ziqian couldn't help but admire the magnanimity of this little brother.
You know, if he considers his face, even a few hundred dollars less per square meter is a considerable amount.
Most people would definitely do that.
"Brother Tong, you are too polite. If An An has any problems in the future, just come to me."
After hearing what Secretary Tong said, Deputy Director Mao felt very comfortable and spoke politely.
"Thank you, Director Mao."
Zhou Anan, who was very perceptive, stood up and toasted at the right time. Anyway, he couldn't drive tonight.
"Brother Tong, I'm really sorry to bother you."
After seeing Director Mao off, Zhou Anan politely thanked Secretary Tong.
He didn't visit to celebrate the New Year in the past two days, but he asked the other party for help just two days later. Zhou Anan also felt that he was asking for this favor a little too often.
However, there was no embarrassment at all.
"It's just a small matter. Just tell me about this kind of thing next time."
After a few contacts, Tong Ziqian had a very good impression of this little brother.
Especially since he will be accompanying his boss to Wuzhou to take up his new position after the first month of the lunar year, this opportunity is a great gift from the other party.
If you take this step right, the road ahead will definitely be much better than you have ever imagined.
What's more, the strength of the Yu family in Wuzhou is something that even his boss needs a lot of help from.
"Thank you, Brother Tong."
After getting the land documents and standing in front of his own land, Zhou Anan suddenly felt proud.
Once upon a time, he only thought about buying a house to make money from its appreciation in value, but he never thought that one day he would buy land for investment, and buy 3,000 square meters at a time.
"Brother Feng."
After securing the land, Zhou Anan immediately contacted Feng Datou and asked him to help borrow so-called professionals from his friends to start preparing for the cinema.
The earlier the cinema opens, the more money it can make.
It would be even better if we could prevent the Wanfu Cinema from opening.
As for everything else other than investment, he couldn't take care of it.
On the morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhou Anan and Hu Cong met and received a file bag from each other.
"This is hard work pay for that brother. It's New Year's Day, thank you for your hard work."
(End of this chapter)
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