The yacht did not restart until noon the next day and began to return to the sea, arriving in Los Angeles at 6 a.m. on the 20th. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

These two days were the craziest trips of the trip, and for three nights in a row he was enjoying himself with all the beautiful women, aiming at becoming a Dumas.

Many celebrities who used to be only seen on TV are now allowed to do whatever they want, although it is not so direct, but it is nothing more than putting on an elegant coat on the outside of pleasure, in fact, there is not much difference.

When it comes to sex, these people in the entertainment industry also have a more open concept, although it is not as casual as three meals a day, but it is not much worse.

Only a group of girls who have a boyfriend or male partner will not sleep with Zhou You, but now that so many women Zhou You can't cope with it, of course, they don't want to take the initiative to challenge the high difficulty.

Among these women, the best match with him is the mature beauty Giselle Bundchen, who not only has a beautiful appearance, but also has a wealth of experience, and the two of them complement each other perfectly.

However, they also know in their hearts that this is just the joy of dew, just physical enjoyment, and nothing to do with feelings.

When the yacht arrived in Los Angeles, it was still dark and most of the people were still sleeping. Paris got up early and helped get her bags ready for the trip to Kansas City.

"Megdalena has been arranged to endorse my fragrance brand. She is not pretty, but her perfect back and hips, as well as her slender and perfectly long legs, are full of a childish seduction, which is perfect for my perfume style. Giselle's endorsement fee is more expensive, but I am also ready to invite her to be the face of my fashion next year. As for the others, they are not interested in endorsements, and if they want to enter Hollywood, I will also find opportunities to introduce some roles to them. ”

Zhou You leaned over and kissed her and said, "You are really my sweetest baby...... I'll be back the day after tomorrow at most, you don't go out to play these days, you have to take care of the three children, you know? ”

"Of course, three days will pass soon, and tomorrow Gracia will come to Los Angeles."

Zhou You pinched her face and smiled: "Then you are ready to go skiing, and we will leave on time on the twenty-third." ”

The sun is warm in California, but Kansas City, located in the central United States, has just had a heavy snowfall and the temperature is around 0 degrees. Zhou You didn't add a sweater, but just a mid-length coat over the suit. For him, who has internal strength, as long as it is not extreme weather of tens of degrees below zero, he will not care now.

Since the negotiations have basically been reached, this time the tour was greeted by Sean Stanley, a key member of the Stanley family, the founder of AMC, who is also the chairman of AMC Cinemas.

Demosa, who had already arrived in Kansas City, had already led the negotiating team to negotiate with the AMC many times, and the differences between the two families were now becoming less and less, leaving only the last few major differences, which needed to travel around to make decisions.

First of all, it is the independent operation right of AMC company, although Zhou You is almost a wholly-owned acquisition of AMC, but it does not mean that he has supreme power, the real power belongs to the management, the union and Zhou You three side by side.

Therefore, how much decision-making power and how much personnel power Zhou You has, these need to be measured by Zhou You himself before he can decide.

Secondly, it is the negotiation with the trade union, how much time period Zhou You has, how much power Zhou You has to adjust employees, and the compensation of dismissed personnel, all of which must be decided by Zhou You himself.

Another point is the investment and closure of the cinema chain, the boss of Zhou You wants to invest very simply, but it is very difficult to close a certain theater. This is because it creates complex property rights and personnel disputes.

Zhou You also paid attention to the news of Wanda's acquisition of AMC in his previous life, and there was a piece of news at that time that attracted his attention. Because the news said that AMC closed three movie theaters, it cost tens of millions of dollars, which made Zhou You very puzzled at the time.

In the impression of ordinary people, how can closing a movie theater cost so much? This is completely counterintuitive. But in the United States, this kind of thing seems to be commonplace.

First of all, theater chains in the United States have very few their own assets, and most of them are rented buildings converted into theaters, and then leased for decades or 100 years. During this period, if your cinema is not opened, sorry, the rent needs to be paid urgently, and you also need to pay for the renovation of the building. Add to that the severance pay for dismissal of employees, etc., and the cost of closing a theater is even higher than opening a new theater.

Sitting in the warm conference room, everyone's relaxed smiles at the beginning immediately became serious. Zhou You looked at the people in the room, and he knew very well that his opponent actually had only one group, and that was the manager team.

In recent years, the American film market has been sluggish, and this slump will even continue until '07. During the financial crisis in 08, there were more bankrupt people, and there were more people watching movies, plus the popularity of IMAX and 3D since 09, ticket prices rose, and the income of theaters gradually picked up.

However, there is another very important problem in this process, that is, the renovation of IMAX and 3D theaters requires a huge amount of investment, and it has been difficult for AMC to make a profit because of the heavy burden it bears.

When they were acquired by Wanda, their foreign debt was as high as 500 million US dollars, so although Wanda spent 2.6 billion US dollars to acquire AMC, they also took on 500 million US dollars in debt.

Neither IMAX nor 3D have started yet, so Zhou You was able to pocket the company for $2.2 billion, and now the company has almost $100 million in foreign debt, but the company has about that much money in operating capital.

In other words, AMC is now a company with relatively good assets, but it is difficult to make profits, and even loses 10 or 20 million yuan a year.

The union is an obstacle to others, but Zhou You doesn't feel that way, because he always believes that what kind of game to play, what kind of rules must be followed. Americans play Texas Hold'em, and if you play in the Macau Stud mode, you're bound to lose a mess.

So, a small profit can shut up the union, and maintaining a normal wage level in the United States can satisfy the employees, and traveling around will not challenge their rules.

So, the unions are not rivals to the tour.

As for the shareholder team, they are even more eager to get rid of the unprofitable investment of AMC, and now Zhou You is willing to buy it at a premium, of course, they can't ask for it.

The only opponent in the game is the manager's team.

Zhou You is not particularly satisfied with the current management team, but he will not abandon it. If he wants to have a direct advantage and take the initiative in the years to come, he must solve it in his own way.

Sean was a very amiable old man, and he directly gave Zhou You to the boss's chair at the top of the conference table, and sat on his left hand side.

Seeing Zhou You sitting there in silence, the voices in the conference room almost completely disappeared. At this time, Zhou You suddenly stood up, and his height of 1.96 meters gave everyone a strong sense of impact.

"Many media outlets say that I invested in AMC to avoid taxes, which is why I accepted these shareholders' premium requests to buy the loss-making company. But I would say that they were wrong, just as I invested in the mainland cinema chain, I have a strong confidence in the development of this industry. Since ancient times, clothing, food, housing and transportation have been the basic industries of commerce, and in addition, people mainly have a natural pursuit of cultural industries. Why is it that there are so few century-old clubs in other industries, but in the world of sports, almost all clubs are still around today? In the music industry, the older the venue, the higher the status, and in the film and television industry, the four major cinema chains also have long historical roots. My optimism about this industry is not only limited to whether it is profitable today, but also to the long-term competitiveness. ”

"Therefore, I will not worry about the shareholders, nor will I think about reducing wages to stop the loss, but I will pay more attention to how to broaden our profit channels, only in this way can the company's development be benign." I don't want to harm anyone, including the management team, but for the sake of the long-term development of the company, I will not tolerate anyone who is not capable of doing their job. All along, the union has wanted to cut my personnel rights for various reasons, but is it worth it to keep the improper interests of a small number of people to the detriment of the legitimate interests of the majority? The management not only wants to control my personnel rights, but also wants to restrict my management rights, which is also an irresponsible and pressure-bearing idea. You have not even heard of my management plan, my reform plan, and you are vigorously opposing it, which is also a sign of incompetence. ”

"AMC is a small company for me, but it's a waste of effort for me to spend more energy on this company than Tmall, which has an annual turnover of 100 billion dollars. I would now like to announce a few basic demands, and if these requirements can be met, then the negotiations will continue, and if they are not met, I will simply withdraw from the negotiating team and terminate the negotiations. ”

"First, the interests of any employee who passes the assessment can be protected, and I will not have any idea of cutting wages, but employees who fail the assessment will also face persuasion, which cannot be objected to. Regardless, I can give everyone a three-month grace period, and all personnel changes start three months after I take over. ”

"Second, I'm not going to run a company exactly according to the American-style separation of powers, but I'm not going to be a dictator. In the future, the company will be jointly managed by the management and the union, and I will not be involved in the specific management. However, I need to have the right to make decisions about the direction of the company, and I have the final say, which is not compromised. ”

"Third, I will spend three years stepping up my investment in IMAX and 3D cinema applications, and I expect to invest a billion dollars to build new flagship stores in big cities like Los Angeles and New York. And by 2009, more than 50% of AMC's cinema screens will be changed to IMAX and 3D screens to enhance AMC's core competitiveness. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, spending a billion dollars to build new theaters and renovate theaters, an investment that everyone present did not expect. In contrast, Zhou You's desire to seize power was already expected by everyone.

As the most important manager of the management, General Manager Lopez asked: "Mr. Zhou, you do not participate in the management, but you have the decision-making power and the final ruling power on the company's development direction, which is gambling the fate of the company on one person, and it is also an irresponsible decision." Moreover, there is a three-month buffer period for ordinary employees, so what about managers, how long is the probation period? ”

"The probationary period for managers can be relaxed to one year, because I have no intention of changing the current management. But I want my will to be executed perfectly, so, I need this deterrent. As for betting on the fate of the company on my own, it seems risky because it does not fit the management model of a modern enterprise. However, you must clearly know that I, Evan Zhou, am no one else, not an ordinary person, and I can become the richest person in the world in six years, relying on my foresight and execution. Maybe I'll decentralize power in the future, but for now, I need a voice, a will. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "But I personally think there should be a mode of restraint to prevent the overflow of power. ”

Zhou You measured his body, looked down at him and smiled: "I said that this is not to be compromised, at least within ten years, I need the whole company to follow the development route I just set and move forward, to become the company with the most 3D theaters and IMAX theaters in the world." If you don't agree, then there are only two options, either you leave the company, or I abandon the acquisition. ”

Lopez didn't expect Zhou You's words to be so resolute, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. Because if you say it wrong, it may affect the future development of AMC.

Zhou You also did it on purpose, he did buy AMC to avoid taxes, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to develop this company, after all, it feels better to make money than to lose money.

With memories of the future, he knows how fast IMAX and 3D will evolve in the coming years. Neither of these technologies is new, IMAX has been developed since 2002, and 3D technology has been developed decades ago.

The future of the Internet is developing very rapidly, and without relying on technology, it will not be able to attract audiences to the cinema at all. So Zhou You must go ahead, he is not used to being the second child, before 2010, he must squeeze down the imperial entertainment.

At this time, Sean stood up and persuaded him: "Mr. Zhou, what is the reason why you insist on rebuilding the 3D screen?" I think you can explain that, so that the management will also make decisions that are more in line with your wishes in terms of execution. Is that right? ”

Zhou You nodded and said: "As we all know, since the beginning of the new century, network technology has developed by leaps and bounds. But today, computers have become no less than TV entertainment tools, and the rise of video websites will give viewers more choices. When you can see the movie you want on your computer for just one dollar, would you still want to go to the theater for five dollars, or more? Today's box office slump has already shown this problem, and if we don't reform, we will only be eliminated by the times. ”