1834 Shake and Weigh Up
However, Jane Ott was soon relieved that Xingang was a country with the mainland, the same language, and a clash of cultures...... It should be reconcileable. But this did remind him that Xingang had been under the rule of the British for more than 150 years, and it was indeed very different from the mainland in terms of culture, especially political culture, and there would be no cultural conflict, but contradictions would exist. As for the political issues...... Jane Ott felt that such a conflict would be more likely, after all, in Jane Ott's view, China's political system and political culture were clearly an outlier than the mainstream advocated by the United States. The competition and contradictions between China and the United States will be long-term, and this may not affect the fundamentals of the two great powers, but it is difficult to say about the small land of Xingang. Even if a big conflict doesn't happen, some small changes can kill Disneyland.
For example, the Walt Disney Company also found that it was inconvenient for mainland tourists to travel to Newport, which would greatly limit the number of tourists visiting Newport. However, through communication with the Xingang government and the mainland government, it can be determined that the mainland government will continue to relax such restrictions, and this relaxation will inevitably lead to an increase in mainland tourists visiting Xingang. But if this increase leads to some undesirable outcomes, then the mainland government is likely to continue to tighten such restrictions, which will result in a lower than expected number of mainland tourists visiting Xingang......
And this is very likely to happen!
For the first time, Jane Ott agreed with what Bao Feiyang said, that is, instead of choosing a plan full of uncertainties, it is really better to choose a plan with more promising prospects.
"As for the Pujiang plan......"
Bao Feiyang said with a smile: "If you have confidence in the economic development of Huaguo, then you should have confidence in the Pujiang plan, if you have no confidence in the development of Huaguo, then the advantages of Xingang will not have much effect!"
"Of course, we have another plan......"
Bao Feiyang smiled and said: "That is, you can find another partner to jointly build and operate Disneyland, so that Disney can reduce the investment and operation risks of the park." ”
Tang Tian'er on the side smiled and said, "Our Shengtang Company is very willing to cooperate with Disney!"
Of course, the Disney Company has also considered cooperation, which can indeed reduce the cost of investment and share the risks of operation, but it also has to share the benefits of operation. One of Japan's Disneyland is a lesson, when the construction of Japanese Disneyland, Disney did not expect that the Japanese love Disneyland would be so crazy, they did not have a plan to build Disneyland abroad, under the persuasion of the Japanese, they began to consider this plan. In order to reduce costs and risks, they chose to cooperate with the Japanese, and let the Japanese get a lot of rights, as a result, after the completion of Tokyo Disneyland, it became the most profitable Disneyland, and now as long as you think about the money that the Japanese make every day through Disneyland, Disney feels very heartbroken, and of course they don't want to repeat such a thing.
Of course, if they choose to build a Disneyland in Pujiang, they will have to accept the joint venture, because the Chinese government has a hard and fast rule in this regard, which does not allow wholly foreign-owned cultural and entertainment projects.
After a conversation with Bao Feiyang, Jane Ott's confidence in the Pujiang plan did not increase much, after all, they have a full understanding of the situation in the mainland, and have their own judgments on the development trend and consumption situation in the mainland, although Bao Feiyang's prediction is more optimistic, but it is not enough for them to change their judgment.
However, Jane Ott's confidence in the Newport plan has been shaken, which is crucial. Originally, the Xingang plan had some advantages in comparison with the Pujiang plan, but after Bao Feiyang's analysis, it seems that the Pujiang plan has greater advantages.
Jane Ott didn't make a decision right away, and of course, such an important decision was not something he could make alone. The morning after the reception, the Disney Company held an emergency meeting to discuss the new situation.
Most of the executives attending the meeting tend to agree with the situation provided by Jane Ott, that is, in their view, there is a cultural conflict between Xingang and the mainland, and in fact, in the two years since Xingang's return, the clues have been revealed. The mainland and Xingang implement one country, two systems, and Xingang, as a special administrative region, can implement its own laws and policies, but Xingang people are very worried that the mainland will change the current policy of one country, two systems, and some Xingang people are not satisfied with the current situation of Xingang - Xingang has not become worse than the Hong Kong British era, but after the Xingang people become the masters of Xingang, their demands will naturally increase, although they did not get this kind of demand in the Hong Kong British era, but now they think they deserve it.
The people of Xingang showed far more active political behavior than in the British era of Hong Kong, and naturally there were also influences from Europe, the United States and Japan. As for the government in Pyongkyung, they have been guarding against this kind of political evolution, so they have to tighten their control over Xingang, so there have always been contradictions and conflicts between the two systems.
The policy of the Pyeongyong side is very clear, and it is the consistent practice of the Pyeongyong government to strengthen interaction and openness in the economy, and they believe that solving economic problems can solve many problems. The continuous economic interaction between the mainland and Xingang will inevitably affect the interdependence and mutual recognition between Xingang and the mainland. But politically, they will never give in easily.
And once this contradiction really becomes intense, then the restrictions on mainland tourists to Xingang will definitely become more stringent.
Disney executives are well aware that Newport's Disneyland is not just for Newport visitors, and Newport has only a population of seven million, which cannot support Newport Disneyland. Even if the best Japanese Disney can receive 16.5 million tourists a year, Japan has a population of 120 million, a population of 7 million in Xingang, and a maximum of more than 1 million local tourists, mainly by attracting international and mainland tourists, and mainland tourists are the most important. Without enough mainland tourists, Newport Disneyland will not be able to operate smoothly.
The Disney Company has been very concerned about this issue before, and it is also Xingang and the mainland that send more positive signals, so they will finally decide to build Disneyland in Xingang, but now they must consider various variables that may exist in the future.
"If the people of Xingang knew that I was digging their corners, would they give me a disappointment at the airport?" In the hotel, Bao Feiyang and Meng Shuang had breakfast and were about to go to the airport, they would transfer from Xingang and stay in Xingang for a day, and then fly to Pujiang the next day.
Meng Shuang smiled and said: "It shouldn't be possible to get off the horse, after all, for Disneyland, the competition between Xingang and Pujiang is quite fierce, and ...... Are you sure that what you said yesterday will make Disney change its mind? It is said that they have basically reached an agreement with Newport, and they will officially sign a contract and announce it to the public in the near future!"
Bao Feiyang smiled and shook his head: "I'm not sure about this, but the particularity of Newport will make Disney face this issue more cautiously." What they Americans are best at is doing their kind of tricks in other people's countries, so I think they will be more concerned about that. ”
"However, Huaguo is different, isn't it?" Meng Shuang said: "And now the situation in Xingang is very good, after the return of Xingang, Pingjing continues to give various policy support, and the number of tourists from the mainland to Xingang has also increased explosively, and now the implementation of a more efficient and convenient customs clearance policy is being brewed, and the government has also proposed to realize the free travel of Xingang as soon as possible, which is good for Xingang." And our performance in the financial crisis of the previous year was also a big country in charge, and I think that if it were not for some kind of sudden change in the situation, these policies would not have changed overnight!"
Bao Feiyang nodded: "Yes, the Pingjing government's support for Xingang will not change, we hope that Xingang, a place of one country, two systems, will develop better and better, and such a Xingang will become a model and will be conducive to our subsequent solution to the Taihu problem." ”
"However, the tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, the idea of Western liberalism is very demagogic, and Xingang under one country, two systems, the Pingjing government will not directly interfere in the management of Xingang, and the Xingang SAR government's control over Xingang is also lacking, plus the universal suffrage to be implemented in the future, has come to the Internet era, whether the Xingang government can ensure the stable development of Xingang, this is a very huge challenge!"
Bao Feiyang said: "Of course, social problems are still economic problems in the final analysis, Xingang lacks core industries, land prices and housing prices are expensive, development space is limited, and its international shipping industry is increasingly competitive by mainland ports, which will inevitably lead to the future development of Xingang is weak, and the economic development is weak, and there will be many social problems in Xingang's high housing prices." ”
In Bao Feiyang's view, the rise of Xingang is caused by its geographical and political particularity, and Xingang has played a very special and important role after the founding of the People's Republic of China. The current Xingang is indeed ahead of the mainland in all aspects, and the cities in the mainland, whether it is Pujiang, Pingjing or Shencheng, cannot be compared with Xingang in terms of development. Xingang's level of economic development, social security, degree of integration and exchange with international standards, as well as the level of science and technology and culture are all far ahead.
However, the shortcomings of Xingang are also very obvious, there is less land, more people, and land prices and housing prices are expensive, so the trend of hollowing out the Xingang industry in the past two years is very obvious, a large number of Xingang funds have entered the mainland for investment, and most of the labor-intensive enterprises in Xingang have moved to the mainland......