Chapter 498 Peppa Pig's Amazing Profits
Chapter 498 Peppa Pig's Amazing Profits
"Hutchison Whampoa." Yang Wendong looked at the headline of the Oriental Daily in his hand and couldn't help but smile.
"What's wrong?" Su Yiyi, who was peeling walnuts for her son, saw Yang Wendong suddenly laugh and asked curiously.
Yang Wendong put down the newspaper, picked up a peeled walnut, and replied with a smile: "It's nothing. Qi Dezun knows Hutchison Whampoa, right? I am also a shareholder of Hutchison. After this merger, although my share of the stock has been diluted a little, in the end, this investment has tripled."
When he first invested in Hutchison, he only spent 2000 million, but now it has become or million, not to mention that he also secretly acquired some Hutchison shares and Whampoa shares, etc.
Just looking at the income, it is still a lot of money.
"This Qi Dezun is really amazing." Su Yiyi also heard a little about some major events, and said: "After the acquisition of Huangpu, the market value has increased so much."
Yang Wendong said: "Not really. Qi Dezun's most impressive move was last year. He bought a lot of properties and land as well as shares of British companies. Now that the market has recovered, these investments have immediately brought tens of millions of dollars in profits.
Plus, Hutchison is about to develop real estate business. There is too much good news, so the stock price went up. The acquisition of Whampoa Group is just one of the factors. "
Su Yiyi asked again: "Then can you control the Huangpu Group? Aren't you afraid that Qi Dezun won't listen to you?"
"He won't disobey me now." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "He is not qualified to fight me now."
"So what you mean is that he might not listen to you in the future?" Su Yiyi heard the meaning of the words;
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "It's possible. This guy is very arrogant and won't listen to others. You know, he is the only British man who started from scratch.
He is still polite to me now because he knows that he needs to rely on me to gain greater benefits. A smart person knows when to be low-key and when to be high-key. "
In the original history, when Qi Dezun was at the peak of his power, not only businessmen like HSBC and Jardine Matheson, but even the newly appointed Governor of Hong Kong, Murray MacLehose, did not give him face. It can be said that he was so arrogant that there was no limit.
Even though history is different in this life, his character is unlikely to change, and it is hard to say what the future will be like.
"He is able to bend and stretch himself, and is indeed a character." Su Yiyi commented.
Yang Wendong said: "If he is not a person of character, I won't invest in him. His personality is not important. As long as he is useful to me, that's enough. Most capable people in this world have a temper. As long as it doesn't escalate to personal hatred, that's fine."
In his previous life, Steve Jobs was very capable but had a very strange temper, but if he could invest, he would definitely invest. There is nothing wrong with having a little personality, as long as he doesn't offend himself. If he doesn't even have this much emotional intelligence, he will basically not be successful. Even if he has a bad temper, he has to choose the right people.
However, my ten-year business career has had a huge impact on many people around the world. I just don’t know whether people like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will be successful in the future. But it doesn’t matter. In addition to systems and core chips, I can do many industries myself.
Time soon came to April, and the privatization of Whampoa Group was also gradually promoted. The process of privatization and mergers like this is also very long. It is necessary to apply to the Hong Kong Association first, and then to Hong Kong government officials. There is then a half year to give all shareholders a certain amount of time to gradually cash out their stocks before they can officially delist and merge.
The process was long, but Qi Dezun had already obtained the management rights of Huangpu Group, and Edward was very cooperative. Qi Dezun also kept his promise and continued to let the original team manage Huangpu. This could actually make it easier for Qi Dezun in future acquisitions. At least other people's management would not be too opposed to the company being acquired.
Qi Dezun and Edward also cooperated very well with what Yang Wendong needed. Hundreds of people from Changxing Infrastructure entered Huangpu Wharf to learn various things. In addition to traditional loading and unloading, when Kwai Chung Wharf opens in the future, many technical personnel will also go there to ensure smooth operations.
This can be considered as solving a major hidden danger of the terminal. After all, recruiting people alone cannot compare to having full support from a professional company.
One day, Yang Wendong brought Su Yiyi and his eldest son Yang Zhiwen to Changxing Group. As soon as they arrived at the office, Yang Zhiwen went to the rest area and turned on the TV.
"What do you want to watch so early?" Yang Wendong asked curiously.
Yang Zhiwen replied: "It's a cartoon. I didn't see it last night, so I could only watch it this morning."
"You should study hard and don't just think about playing or watching cartoons." Yang Wendong said with a smile, but he did not stop him, as it is children's nature to watch cartoons.
Seeing that his father did not take the next step, Yang Zhiwen started watching happily. Yang Wendong and Su Yiyi began to deal with their own work. After about half an hour, Yang Wendong completed a document, looked up at his son who was still watching TV, and stood up and walked forward.
The animation shown is "Peppa Pig", which was also produced by their own company. This animation was not drawn into a cartoon first, but was directly broadcast on TV because it is a cartoon for young children and is only suitable for dissemination through video.
After watching with his son for a while, Yang Wendong suddenly said, "Zhiwen, we have some Peppa Pig that you haven't seen yet. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"You haven't seen it?" The young Yang Zhiwen asked with his eyes wide open: "Where is it? I want to see it."
"Come on, I'll take you there." Yang Wendong smiled and picked up his son and carried him on his back. He said to Su Yiyi, "Yiyi, I'm going to the office of Changxing Culture downstairs. Do you want to come with me?"
"Okay." Su Yiyi naturally agreed.
The three of them took the elevator to the 17th floor, which was where Changxing Culture worked. As soon as they got out of the elevator, Su Yiyi suddenly said, "Brother Dong, the company is getting bigger and bigger now, and this Changxing Building doesn't seem to be big enough."
"Yes, it is indeed not enough." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "But the buildings in Central are basically of this size. If we want to change to a suitable one, we may have to buy a large enough area in Central and then build higher floors."
As the group's business develops, the number of people in the headquarters is increasing, and each subsidiary also has its own location in the headquarters. For example, Changxing Culture often needs to communicate with Yang Wendong, and the number of people is much smaller than other companies, so half of the company is here, and only the video is in other buildings. Before the 70s, the buildings in Central Hong Kong were generally only 20 floors. Even the three buildings he acquired from Hong Kong Land have an excellent location, but the area is still not as large as Changxing Building; these three buildings are not very old, and it is not cost-effective to demolish them and build a super building now.
Changxing Real Estate has no shortage of land, and Central can also offer some large old buildings, but there is no such land in the core area of Central, because the good locations in Central have already been developed. Although Changxing Real Estate has also acquired some, it has not been able to put them together and have a good location.
Su Yiyi asked, "There shouldn't be such a location in the core area of Central."
"Wait a minute, maybe the Hong Kong government will reclaim land or relocate some government agencies in the future." Yang Wendong said, "Then there will be land."
Since the 70s, in order to maximize profits, the Hong Kong government has begun large-scale land reclamation and relocation of government agencies, resulting in many land kings. The most famous of these is the future Connaught Building (Jardine House). Even in the 21st century, this building is far less tall than the surrounding buildings, but it is still an eye-catching building.
"Oh." Su Yiyi nodded without asking any more questions.
"Mr. Yang, Mrs. Yang."
Zhang Zhiyuan and Wu Hailin from Changxing Culture came out to greet them immediately. Yang Wendong smiled and said, "I'm bringing my son over to have a look. Send someone to take him around and let him watch the animation program you haven't launched yet."
Zhang Zhiyuan quickly said: "Okay, I'll arrange it."
Then he immediately called over a young girl in her 20s and asked her to take the young master over with her. Su Yiyi also followed.
"Since we are all here, let's take a look at the recent achievements of Changxing Culture." Yang Wendong said again.
Wu Hailin smiled and said, "No problem, Mr. Yang, this way please."
Several people came to a meeting room against the glass. Zhang Zhiyuan quickly handed over some information and said, "Mr. Yang, this is the financial data for the last quarter. The total revenue is 1620 million Hong Kong dollars and the profit is 1023 million. The specific items are in the report."
"The profit margin is so high?" Yang Wendong said with a smile.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Yes, it is mainly due to the success of several of our cartoon videos overseas, especially Peppa Pig, which has achieved good results in the UK, and many British TV stations have also purchased the copyright;
The profit margin of copyright is very high, and the later it gets, the closer it gets to 100%. There are also two other countries in Europe that want the copyright. If Peppa Pig can be released in Europe and even the United States, our profits will be very huge.”
"Maybe it can even surpass Changxing Industrial." Yang Wendong said with a faint smile.
A hit cartoon may not be able to match the business scale of a large factory, but it is not difficult to surpass it in terms of profit. The copyright of the cartoon itself can be sold to hundreds of TV stations around the world, making considerable profits. Once it becomes popular, all kinds of derivative products, toys, image licenses, etc. will benefit like a tide and send money to the copyright owner.
Of course, to achieve this result, it must be a super hit. There are not many such cartoons in human history, but "Peppa Pig" can be counted as one of them.
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "It would be great if that were possible."
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Next, we will take the initiative to send people to English-speaking countries to show them the results of British TV stations and try to get them to obtain the copyright and broadcast it on their own TV stations.
Don’t waste too much time. If we can’t agree on the price, I can authorize them to charge a small fee or even free the first ten episodes. In short, TV is the priority.”
Give some benefits for free first, and then wait for charges. This was the business logic of the Internet in the past. Animated newspapers cannot be played this way, but cartoons that have already been filmed can, and the cost of additional broadcasts is infinitely close to 0.
As long as these countries broadcast it, it will not be their turn to choose later.
"I understand." Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said, "We should first conquer English-speaking countries. As long as we have achievements in these countries, it will be much easier to enter other European countries later."
“At that time, maybe we won’t have to go door-to-door to push the products. They may come to their door on their own initiative.” Yang Wendong said with a smile.
If he wasn't afraid of being sued for malicious competition, he would have no problem providing Peppa Pig to TV stations around the world for free.
Zhang Zhiyuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I will send someone to the United States immediately. There are more TV stations there."
"Okay." Yang Wendong also agreed and said, "Contact Lin Youqiang. Several subsidiaries of Changxing Group have been doing advertising in the United States for several years. He may know some major local TV stations."
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