Chapter 585 Little Trouble
It is true that the cost of the Antarctic Spiritual Realm Penguin City project is high, but there are also benefits.
For example, these penguin-shaped buildings can indirectly advertise the Penguin Group, and after becoming landmark buildings in Yanjing, high-end apartment buildings will be easier to sell at high prices.
In the end, the wool comes from the sheep, and the Penguin Group does not suffer any loss. In fact, it is more cost-effective than being stingy and only building some mediocre buildings.
According to the plan of the design company in Yanjing.
There are four penguin-shaped buildings, with floors ranging from 32 to 39, and a total of more than 330 residential units can be planned.
The top and bottom duplex areas of large apartments are up to over 1600 square meters, while small apartments are designed to be around 220 square meters. Most of them are between 430 and 510 square meters, ensuring that all apartments have rooms and living rooms that can get sunlight.
After Fan Wumian carefully studied the sand table, he said to Xiao Ma Ge again:
"Very good, I think it's very good, but I'm not a professional. If you want to sell the house at a high price, you have to work harder on the details and find someone to help check for omissions and fill in the gaps. Once the construction actually starts, it will be too late to make changes. It's best to form a consulting group to be responsible for overall planning and eliminate all problems before construction starts, so that many designers don't have any knowledge and just rely on blind guesses."
Xiao Ma agreed:
"That makes sense. Many designers live in rental houses themselves and may not know much about the needs of luxury houses. They only know about wine cellars, private cinemas, private KTVs, swimming pools, etc. For a house of thousands of square meters, adding these functions is not a big deal, because the area is too large to be used anyway. If it is only 200 to 300 square meters, how to plan it becomes particularly important. For example, a cloakroom, a separate study, and a kitchen island are often used in my family. Otherwise, why not find a few designers from Hong Kong to be consultants?"
After hearing these words.
Fan Wumian shook his head and said:
"No, the housing prices in Hong Kong are high and land is very expensive. Designers are used to being very careful with their budgets and it is difficult for them to create a luxurious feeling for a mansion. I will ask around in the next few days and it should not be difficult to find one. Then our company will find several styles for unified decoration, which will also save buyers from the trouble of being disturbed by noise."
Regarding this point, Fan Wumian discussed it with Xiao Ma Ge the last time they met in Yanjing.
Brother Ma is already very clear that the main purpose of launching the fully-decorated houses is to delay the real estate speculation. Although it is not clear where Fan Wumian's confidence in the real estate market comes from, he is now busy developing it. With the surrounding rough houses priced at 6,000 to 7,000 yuan per square meter, it cannot be sold at all, and not much money can be made.
Therefore, Pony Ma also thinks that as long as the company’s finances are not in trouble, it’s okay to wait a few more years before releasing the product.
Penguin's stock price has soared recently. Its revenue and net profit in the fourth quarter of 2006 were more than double that of the same period last year. Its net profits in the first, second and third quarters also rose steadily. The situation is very good and there is no need to worry.
Suddenly thinking of something, Xiao Ma Ge changed the subject and said to Fan Wumian:
"Mr. Fan just happened to come over. I have something I want to discuss with you. It may be difficult to solve, but it has to be solved."
".What's up?"
"Yesterday, a senior executive went to a restaurant and yelled at the waiter, just because it was lunchtime and the waiter was a little slow in serving the food. The news hasn't been leaked yet, but I have a relative who works at the South China Daily. I heard that a reporter is already paying attention to it. He is an old employee who joined in 2001 and has a decent relationship with me. It wasn't like this before."
Fan Wumian suddenly realized:
"Just because it wasn't like this before doesn't mean it's still the same now. Many executives not only have high incomes, but also get original equity. As their companies go public and they get rich, their mentality has become inflated, right?"
"If he dares to be condescending to the waiter outside, I'm afraid he won't be much better to his employees. If you ask me, I think it's best to punish him severely."
"Before the news is exposed, why don't we break the abscess ourselves and shape the company's image to avoid being dragged down by the other party and affecting the company's reputation in the outside world. Now is a critical moment to expand the market and compete with competitors. Even the slightest mistake can be fatal."
"Ugh"
Xiao Ma took off his glasses, pinched his brows, and said:
"After they became rich, many old employees have changed a lot. Last time I saw a head of the technical department driving a Ferrari to work. What does that look like? I also find this kind of thing difficult to handle, so it gives me a headache." Hearing this.
Fan Wumian immediately asked:
"Head of the technical department? Then you'd better be cautious to prevent layoffs from affecting your main artery and paralyzing the entire department."
"After I became rich, I realized that there were many things I didn't understand. Last time I did some research on hedge funds, but I still only have a limited understanding of them and haven't fully grasped the professional terms involved."
"By the same token, when the company was small, the employees we recruited might not be able to handle the current work of Penguin Group. If we always cherish old ties, the company will be out of control. Besides, that executive has indeed been caught by the tail, so it is reasonable for us, the gecko, to cut off our tail."
It was already wavering.
After listening to Fan Wumian's words, Xiao Ma Ge finally made a decision:
"Okay, let's make him apologize publicly, reduce his salary and rank, and assign him to a small department. What do you think of transferring him to the Computer Manager project?"
There are too many senior executives in the company, and they are often suddenly transferred. Fan Wumian is too lazy to find out specifically. Anyway, when everyone has the opportunity to meet him, they will always introduce themselves first, so there is no need to worry about embarrassment.
Ignoring the hard-working executive who had climbed to the top, he asked for a hammer and then said to Ma:
"This department is pretty good. After raising funds for Sanliuling Company, the computer housekeeper project will be marginalized. But has Mr. Ma ever thought about what the world will be like in the future?"
"The future? How far into the future?"
"Just recently, I have a large stake in Apple. You should have heard about it, right? Mobile smartphones are getting very close to us. When PC Manager develops a mobile manager of the same series, this unpopular department will probably be revitalized. It is actually quite important."
Fan Wumian's representative once proposed at the Penguin Group's board meeting to use 2 million yuan to invest in some mainland Internet companies, including 58 Cities, Qunar.com, Sanluling and Xunlei, etc.
Later, there were no changes. He really tried to contact each of the companies on the list he had drawn up, and successfully acquired part of the equity of 58 Cities, Qunar and Sanliuling. His current shareholdings are 25%, 25% and 20% respectively.
As for Xunlei, it has already obtained financing from other places and its development prospects are very good. It has not chosen to take money from Penguin Group for the time being, but its attitude is still very polite.
Fan Wumian took advantage of the information gap and helped to build bridges, thus invisibly resolving the possibility of possible conflicts between Penguin Group and Sanliuling in the future.
The so-called "Penguin" Internet companies are increasing their external financing.
Last time in Yanjing, Fan Wumian had talked with Xiao Ma Ge about Eastern Fortune Network. Xiao Ma Ge was very interested in this platform that specialized in "stock bar" and was recently trying to contact it to bring it under Penguin News Network as an independent subsidiary, waiting for the opportunity to do external business such as brokerage and fund distribution.
The Eastern Wealth Network is home to a large number of stockholders and fund investors, which makes it perfect for cooperating with Tenpay to align their granularity, connect the underlying logic, and form an ecological closed loop.
If everything goes well, even for Fan Wumian himself, it would be hard to imagine what new heights "Penguin 2.0" would be able to grow to in the future.
He has so many good projects on hand, and they do not affect the development of the main business. As one of the captains of this big ship, he feels a great sense of accomplishment.
Hearing Fan Wumian mention the iPhone, Xiao Ma Ge was curious about it and asked:
"What exactly is the new product released by Apple? When I saw the news, I wanted to call you to ask, but I felt it was inappropriate. After all, it involves such a big business, and I was afraid of delaying your work."
Fan Wumian smiled:
"It's nothing big, it's just the Apple computer operating system that has been modified and ported to the phone. We're going to make a fortune. Can you imagine people using their phones to watch TV shows, read the news, and play games anytime, anywhere? It's different from what we have now. As far as I know, the first iPhone was equipped with a 3.5-inch screen and supported multi-touch."
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Xiao Ma was stunned and asked:
"Has American technology already been able to achieve this? If so, then the share price of Penguin will indeed rise sharply. This is a problem. I have my eyes on a house in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong City, and I have just announced that I will reduce my holdings by no more than 600 million shares." (End of this chapter)