Chapter 432: An irresistible temptation

Alan feels that he has gained a lot from this trip to China!

It's a magical country.

The majestic Great Wall, the beautiful and gentle water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, and the temples of saints with intact cultural heritage are no less than the bustling streets of Manhattan......

The Chinese people are friendly and welcoming, and the exquisite food makes him linger in Jinling.

The only thing that is incomprehensible is that the Chinese people actually eat everything and dare to eat anything!

'Three squeaks' in the south, dog meat in the southwest......

Although the half-month trip to China was a bit of a haste to see the flowers, this country still left a deep impression on Allen.

This is a country that is booming, this is a country where the economy is taking off, and this is a country that is willing to sacrifice the environment to attract investment 'at any cost'!

The reputation is mixed, and the pros and cons cannot be evaluated, so it is not good, but it is not bad.

Sir Sassoon's Chinachem Hotel, which has survived the storm but still stands on the banks of the Huangpu River, has witnessed the changes in this country and the changes in the city under its feet.

As the nominal leader of the expedition team, Allen's secretary raised his hand to look at the time and reminded. "Alan, the time is up, do you want me to go out and meet you?"

His thoughts were interrupted, and Allen, who frowned slightly, still said with a smile. "No, this place is chosen by the other party, if you can't find it, there will be no need to meet......"

The secretary was a little strange, and said that this trip to China was required to give a reminder of the important meeting, could it be that it would be canceled for this reason?

The waiter, who had his left hand behind his back, came over and politely asked if he needed to refill the water, and Allen, who waved his hand, saw that the agreed time was just over five minutes, and waved his hand to refuse.

When the waiter left, a young man in a tracksuit appeared at the table with an apologetic face.

"I'm sorry, I encountered a bus jam on the viaduct, and I can't go down on foot......"

It's not strange to be recognized by the other party at a glance, but the reason why Allen's brain can't turn around is that this young man, whose net worth is no less than himself, how could he take the bus to the appointment?

Seeing that Alan was very surprised, Fu Zhengyi put the textbook in his arms on the table, pulled out a chair and sat down, and said in his heart that if it wasn't for Sophia's nonsense, how could he be late?

The secretary poured tea for the other party, and Alan glanced at the book that had been placed on the table, surprised again. "Are you studying Maupassant in the French version of Pretty Friends?"

"It's not research, it's my textbook, a necessity for the final exam......"

"What? Are you really in college?"

"yes, it's going to take two years to graduate......"

The topic started from the lesson he had studied, and Alan became more and more surprised.

He is only a sophomore, and although he seems to be less talented than Bill, who was admitted to Harvard at the age of eighteen, if you extrapolate according to the time he learned from David, Bill is definitely not as rich as the young man in front of him at the age of twenty-one!

His face was still a little immature, his body was a little thin, he spoke fluent English, and it was difficult to find fault with his funny conversation, demeanor and demeanor, which made Alan feel ridiculous in the face of his peers, so he adjusted his feelings before he asked. "Fu, I heard David say that you had the intention of taking a stake in DreamWorks when you decided to shoot Shrek, can you tell me why you chose such a company, and what is your real purpose?"

"Maybe it's just a little more convenient, because whether it's the animated Shrek or the upcoming Princess Diaries, I want to be able to form a series, and if DreamWorks had my stake in it, it would have been a lot less hassle to shoot the sequel. I don't want to have to renegotiate and communicate with the studio and the production department when filming the sequel......"

Alan was stunned. "That's it?"

"Yes, I don't want to participate in the management and operation of DreamWorks because of my stake in DreamWorks, but for convenience and as a financial investment! Every film shooting means that a lot of money is earned by the studio, so I think it is wise to buy its shares, participate in its dividends, and enjoy the capital return expectations brought by its growth and development!"

"Fu, isn't that the equivalent of buying a cow just to drink milk?"

Allen's ridicule did not make Fu Zhengyi laugh, he said seriously. "No, no, no! If I want to drink milk, I will not only buy a herd of cows, but I will also want to buy a milk processing company, a factory that produces feed, and a pasture where I make feed! If possible, I will buy a company that sells milk, a company that transports milk, and even an entire store that needs to sell milk! Eventually, I will take a stake in all the companies in the entire industry chain to share in the profits brought about by the expansion of the market!"

Hearing the end, Alan was dumbfounded, turned his face to look at his secretary, and saw that he was also staring at him with the same shocked face!

"Fu, you actually want to control the entire industrial chain? This is so large that it is almost impossible to achieve it......"

Picking up the teacup, Fu Zhengyi moistened his throat before spreading his hands. "That's why I'm going to take a stake in DreamWorks as a financial investor, and leave professional things to professional people to operate! I just need to earn enough money to buy shares, otherwise I'm going to be exhausted to death!"

Ahh

Only then did he realize that the question about the 'industrial chain' just now was a joke, but because he preconceived that the other party had sufficient funds to realize such an idea, he would fall into the trap of the other party step by step!

Seeing that Alan understood what he meant, Fu Zhengyi, who laughed, asked about Allen's harvest from this trip to China.

"It's a very magical country, and the media said that there is a very different place, if I hadn't come here in person, I guess in my mind Huaxia is still a backward, corrupt country, and the people live in dire straits......

"It's normal! In the United States that we see on our side of the news network, people are shot innocently every day while walking on the street, demonstrations and protests everywhere are seen every day, and what we see every day are scandals and shady scenes, and the mouthpiece role played by the media, isn't that what we see?"

Actually, after watching your news broadcast, I think living there is the happiest. The situation at home is very good, and the people abroad are either under fire or living in dire straits......"

Fu Zhengyi gave a thumbs up. "I am very impressed by the meticulousness of your observations!"

Being praised can still make people feel happy.

Knowing that the other party's purchase of DreamWorks shares was a simple financial investment, Allen thought to himself that if this was the case, Stephen would no longer have an opinion, and the $500 million he originally invested in DreamWorks also had the possibility of a perfect exit.

Alan was about to continue the discussion about the issue of DreamWorks shares, but a basketball rolled at his feet in vain, so he smiled and asked Fu Justice after returning the basketball to the girl who ran over to apologize. "Do you like to watch football games?"

Fu Justice was puzzled. "What is a ball game?"

"NBA!"

I don't understand Allen's intentions, Fu Zhengyi said. "It's okay, Jordan is amazing......"

His eyes lit up, and Alan said happily. "Would you be interested if I invited you to be a co-owner of a team?"

"You're going to buy a basketball team?"

"Yes, on the one hand, because of hobbies, and on the other hand, because society has developed to a certain stage, there are always a number of industries to be eliminated, but only sports and music and other industries will continue to continue, so even if it is just for the purpose of asset preservation, I want to buy. I'm currently in talks with the Portland Trail Blazers, but the offer is a bit high, so I'm kind of looking for a funder, and David likes to watch the game, but he'd rather put his money into more secure Treasury bonds and stocks than be the owner of a team......

In his previous life, Fu Zhengyi could only watch these games through guò TV broadcasts and even video playbacks, and in vain someone wanted to drag him to buy the next team, he was very moved!

It's like something that was originally very far away from him, but in vain he only needed to take out some money from his wallet to be able to have it, and this kind of temptation was difficult to resist in Fu Zhengyi's opinion!

"And how much are you going to spend on this team?"

"The price to pay to buy the team is not very high, the key is that the follow-up investment can not be too small, the current owner of the Portland Trail Blazers is offering 90 million, but my financial team believes that the Portland Trail Blazers are worth at most 50 million, and the negotiations are currently at a stalemate, and the only concession proposed by the other party is to reduce the amount of the transfer, but the buyer needs to increase the follow-up injection of funds......

With only a difference of 40 million US dollars, Fu Zhengyi felt that if he cooperated with Allen, he would not be able to become the owner of a team for much money, and his interest would become even stronger. "Alan, what is the total investment projection, and what are the input costs and expected profits?"

Seeing that Fu Zhengyi's interest was greatly increased, he took the text from the secretary's hand and opened it, Alan explained. "NBA teams spend between $40 million and $90 million a year, and if they do well, it's possible to make $50 million a year. And if the results are relatively poor, as long as you can participate in the playoffs, then maintaining the balance should not be a problem......"

I like to watch football games, but how profitable the team is, how much it profits, Fu Zhengyi is a pure layman, so he is also a little surprised. "So earned?"

"NBA teams earn from ticket revenue, sponsors, advertising fees, broadcast fees, etc., and the bulk of the expenses are the annual salaries of NBA players, coaches, and venue maintenance, and if the Portland Trail Blazers hadn't been eliminated in the first game of the playoffs last season, their initial price would have exceeded $150 million in ......" (To be continued). )