Chapter 597 Hollywood's Active Cooperation Request
Chapter 597 Hollywood's Active Cooperation Request
Gordon Moore readily agreed: "No problem."
Yang Wendong added: "There is one more thing. Intel designs chips after all. It is not a good idea for them to always take my business. How about this? I will ask the staff of Honor's US branch to come here and learn from you. How about that?"
"Study?" Gordon Moore was a little undecided for a moment.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "Don't worry, I don't want to learn your main business. I just want to learn how to use your chips and participate in the game development process."
Regardless of whether he is now a shareholder of Intel or based on Intel's achievements in his previous life, many of his future products will most likely use Intel chips, not just games, but even future home appliances will be like this. At most, using a few generations of old technology will be enough.
And being able to participate in some of Intel’s internal research and development is still very helpful to one’s own people;
Although I need to rely on Intel to develop games or certain technologies now, this is only a short-term solution. In the future, I still need my own team to develop them, and even need the participation of the team in Hong Kong. Only in this way can I be the safest.
Gordon Moore felt relieved after hearing this and said, "Okay, it just so happens that we may not have so much time to do this kind of business in the future."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "By the way, Gordon, Intel should need a professional CEO now, right? Now that it is successful, we can't follow the previous model anymore."
Gordon Moore said: "Noyce and I have also considered this, and we are currently looking for the right person through internal referrals from Stanford University."
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "That's fine. I also hope that Intel can enter the normal development field as soon as possible."
The areas that Intel will enter in the future will not be feasible for Hong Kong companies, nor even European companies, because if you want to successfully form a monopoly in some global technology fields, you must have a strong government behind you, otherwise it will not work at all.
Therefore, just invest in Intel and enjoy some of the economic dividends. Although it is helpless, this is the reality. Even in the mainland 50 years later, many technologies have been very advanced, but they cannot enter the markets of many countries. This is not something that can be decided by business, let alone Hong Kong capital.
"OK." Gordon Moore didn't think this had much impact on him;
Intel's core business is still chips, and its other scattered businesses can also make money, but it is impossible for their team to spend too much energy on them. If Yang Wendong were not a major shareholder, they might not even accept such orders even when they are busy.
After staying at Intel for half a day, Yang Wendong said goodbye and left. This negotiation also marked the beginning of the gaming industry.
In any industry, if there is no new market, such as the reform and opening up of the mainland, or no revolutionary technological breakthrough, it is almost impossible for latecomers to challenge successful predecessors.
Changxing Industrial was able to grow up thanks to some small creative products, and Watsons' food industry was able to rise because of the various new market-type products brought about by its foresight, such as instant noodles, Red Bull, ham sausage, etc., in addition to a certain degree of capital assistance and Hong Kong's low labor cost advantage, etc.
But Honor Electronics, although it is already very large in Hong Kong, is just like a child compared with other electronics industry giants in the international arena. Although it also has new products such as microwave ovens and electric mosquito swatters, these patents are easily circumvented by other companies. In the electronics industry, it is almost impossible for an idea or some patents to prevent other companies from entering the market. Otherwise, smartphones in the past would have been monopolized by Apple, the pioneer.
However, copyright can do this. Once a game is developed, others cannot copy it. In addition to being a cash cow, it is also the best opportunity to build brand awareness. When Honor's game consoles are sold to many households one day, any other electronic products sold will have a high degree of trust.
After returning to his hotel, Yang Wendong looked at Lin Youcheng and asked, "Youcheng, how are we doing in the American bar supply system?"
Lin Youqi replied: "Mr. Yang, through Red Bull's exclusive supply, I have also reached cooperation with local bar product suppliers in more than 30 states. Red Bull will be sold to them at a preferential price, and then they will deliver it to the bars."
"Okay, given the population of bars in the United States, it will only take a while for many people to know the taste of Red Bull." Yang Wendong nodded and said.
Red Bull was very famous in the past, but the cost was also advertising and marketing in the billions of dollars. In the era when the electronics industry had not yet emerged, even Changxing Group could hardly afford such a large-scale advertising campaign in Europe and the United States. In the original history, European Red Bull also gradually developed for more than ten years before it was able to sponsor sports activities on a large scale.
Therefore, choose the right method, gradually increase your visibility and recover costs, wait for the right opportunity, and then make a breakthrough in one fell swoop.
Truck drivers, factory workers and bar customers are the groups that are more receptive to Red Bull, so the first goal is to conquer this market first.
Lin Youqi smiled and said, "Yes, our Red Bull has some hangover-relief effect. Although it is not as good as professional medicine, the taste is much stronger." Medicines that are more effective in sobering up than Red Bull are too unpalatable, and those that are more delicious than Red Bull do not have the hangover-relief effect, so Red Bull will naturally be liked by some people in the bar;
As for the high price, it’s not a problem at all. Since you’re already in the bar, why would you care about a little bit of price?
The United States of this era can be said to be a beacon of human economy. A worker can support a wife, two or three children, a dog, and travel frequently, etc. This is not the case after 2020.
Yang Wendong then said: "Okay, we will continue to operate this channel seriously and let American consumers gradually know about this beverage, so that we can promote it in other areas in the future;
In addition, we need to continue to communicate in depth with the bar channel. In addition to Red Bull, I will use this channel to do another thing, which is also very important. "
When electronic games first appeared, they were extremely expensive. Even the simplest game would cost two to three thousand dollars, and the core was the chip.
This high cost made it impossible to realize real civilian use in the early days, so it could only be placed in public areas and consumers were charged on a per-use basis.
The most suitable public area is the bar. People here have money, seek entertainment, and are more likely to make impulse purchases after drinking. It is perfect. The early arcades in the past life were successful because of the use of bars.
It was not until the 80s, when chip costs dropped significantly, that game consoles began to enter households, such as the most well-known red and white game console.
Lin Youqi agreed and said, "Okay, no problem, I will communicate with bars in all states in the United States through middlemen."
There are tens of thousands of bars across the United States. It is impossible to connect with them one by one. We can only do so through middlemen. This is also a necessary model for many businesses, and it is also the fundamental reason why some channels are difficult to construct.
"Okay, that's it." Yang Wendong said again.
First, use Red Bull's sales to develop the bar channel. When arcade machines come out in the future, as long as it can be proved that arcade machines can make money for bar owners, they will have enough customers.
If there are tens of thousands of bars and 10,000 of them buy it, that would be a very big deal, enough to easily recover various costs and realize huge profits in the electronics industry.
"Okay." Lin Youcheng paused and continued, "Mr. Yang, around 9 o'clock last night, someone from th Century Fox contacted me by phone. He hoped that I could contact Hong Kong and invite Li Xiaolong to come to the United States to make a movie. He also wanted to meet with you to discuss some possible cooperation content."
"20th Century Fox? Interesting. It seems that what we do in Asia has also affected the United States." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
In Asia, Li Xiaolong is still making movies. Just recently, the fourth movie was successfully released and the box office once again exceeded 500 million Hong Kong dollars.
Moreover, this movie is not one of the ones shot by Li Xiaolong in his previous life, but a movie conceived by Li Xiaolong alone. The plot about Hong Kong gangs and the police was not only popular after it was filmed, but also influenced the Hong Kong government's policy on corruption.
On the other side is capital. Yang Wendong used the group's funds to expand cinema chains in Japan and many Southeast Asian countries. Including Japan, Changxing Cinemas now has more than 1000 cinemas in Asia. Although most of them have only one screen, it has become one of the largest cinema companies in Asia and is still expanding, whether it is building or acquiring old cinemas.
Hollywood in the United States does not yet have the strength to dominate the world with blockbusters in the 90s. If it wants to achieve overseas results, it has to rely on overseas stars and theaters.
Lin Youqi smiled and said, "Yes, Li Xiaolong's movies are also very famous in the Chinese American circle. Even some white Americans are interested in them. Several Hong Kong movies have also achieved good results after coming to the United States.
Plus our group’s influence in the Asian film market, it’s normal for Hollywood companies to want to work with us.”
"I've been waiting for this moment, too." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, let's make an appointment. I'll be in the United States for a few days, so any time is fine."
Originally, Li Xiaolong became a top star in Hong Kong under the promotion of Golden Harvest, and then he was eager to cooperate with Hollywood;
Although it finally came through, the conditions were not satisfactory. However, Golden Harvest did not have much capital at the time, so they had to accept it and hoped that after Li Xiaolong's new movie became famous in the United States, they would have the confidence to renegotiate.
This is correct from a business logic perspective, but it’s a pity that Li Xiaolong passed away suddenly.
Now, Li Xiaolong has been making movies in Hong Kong, and Yang Wendong is not in a hurry to get him to Hollywood. Instead, he just needs to do well enough, and there will always be companies in Hollywood that will take the initiative to find them.
Who will find one first is very important in the cooperation negotiations, as it concerns the core rights and interests of future new films and even cooperation models. So it is better to wait and not be impatient. Anyway, relying on the channels of Changxing Group in Asia, the profit of a movie, even if it cannot compare with Hollywood, is much better than other movies, including Li Xiaolong's very high income.
Now that 20th Century Fox has taken the initiative to come to him, and it happened to be the right time while he was in the United States.
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