Chapter 699: A Trip to New York (Part II)
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York is one of the world's most famous hotels that has witnessed many important events in history.
This is a hotel shared by the common people and the rich, the rooms below the 28th floor follow the standard rooms of New York, most of the standard rooms for 300 US dollars a night, and the suites and luxury rooms above the 28th floor, which are exclusively for the rich and celebrities from all walks of life, among which the suites are more chosen by the rich as the 'permanent address', that is, to live here for a lifetime, the hotel will keep this room for the guest for the rest of his life, until the guest dies. One of the most famous guests, the 31st President of the United States, Herbert Hoover, chose this place as his last address after leaving the presidency.
In order to give himself an advantage in the negotiations, Jin Guofeng specially set the meeting place in one of the 101 suites of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, for which he had to pay tens of thousands of dollars a day.
No matter where you are, when you meet for the first time, you will always carefully look at anyone you meet for the first time and put different marks on the other person in your mind to determine your attitude when talking to the other person.
LiveNationEntertainement, Inc. (LiveNation) is the world's largest live music company and the second largest music venue management company
He needs the help of the company, which has held countless concerts of top singers, to increase his group's experience in this area, and to learn from the other party's venues around the world, especially in Europe and the United States, to build a good foundation for future development.
However, the world's largest music performance company is worried about continuous losses and the shrinking music market affected by the financial crisis, and is busy with company acquisitions and mergers at this time, and the company's top management has no time to pay attention to a South Korean owner.
This meeting made Jin Guofeng more aware of the contempt of European and American entertainment companies for Asian professional musicians, perhaps in their opinion, it is just a place they disdain, and the real money-making European and American markets have long been controlled by them.
However, in the face of this situation, Jin Guofeng is very calm, and continues to meet according to his own plan, even if the other party sometimes releases pigeons, or the person who comes is just an ordinary employee, he needs to understand the most real side of the American entertainment industry, so as to make a reasonable plan for the future of the company.
"Guofeng, you have really changed, you are so patient to gossip with them, not at all like the Jin Guofeng who I used to know with a somewhat hot temper." Han Jun-young had just sent off someone from a music digital company, and he couldn't understand how a company with the best technology in the music industry could send such a stupid person to meet a future business partner with a sincere cooperation.
"Time is the best teacher, he taught us all the knowledge that needs to be based on the needs of society, and besides, they are not all talking nonsense, at least I learned a lot about the latest knowledge of digital music." In the face of his friend's ridicule, Jin Guofeng simply responded, and his attention was on recording the important words in the notebook after each meeting, which was his biggest harvest after each meeting.
"Why don't you let Director Spielberg of DreamWorks introduce you to these companies, I think his fame will make it very easy for you to integrate into the entertainment industry here, instead of receiving this kind of cold reception like now." Han Junying was very puzzled, even though he was a well-known financial talent on Wall Street, he didn't know much about things in the entertainment industry, and he didn't know any friends in the entertainment industry, so even if he made the meeting final, he was not taken seriously by the senior management of these companies.
"You don't understand this, if you don't do this, how can you understand the real side of the American entertainment industry, in the eyes of these arrogant Americans, I am just a son who squandered the wealth of his father's generation." Jin Guofeng showed a sneer, he didn't expect the financial crisis to have such a big impact on the American entertainment industry, obviously a highly prosperous economy, resulting in all walks of life being inextricably linked with the financial industry, so that they were affected and hit hard.
"By the way, did I get the tickets for the New York team that I asked you to buy on Christmas Eve?" It has always been Jin Guofeng's wish to be able to watch an NBA team's game in person, but the time he came to the United States several times was not very coincidental, so he did not fulfill his wish, and only used this time to enjoy a top basketball game on holidays in the United States.
"Of course there is no problem, I can still do this little thing." Han Junying had already asked someone to buy a VIP seat for two people, of course, the price must be more than 50% higher than the actual value, otherwise it would be impossible to buy a ticket temporarily.
"Great, so I can watch the ball and leave." Jin Guofeng's schedule is very tight, and if he can't complete this business agenda before Christmas, then he will leave with regrets, but fortunately, thanks to the arrogant character of the Americans, the time for each meeting and conversation is greatly reduced, so that he can meet more guests in one day.
This year, the NBA held a total of five games on Christmas Eve, one of which was even if the Heat played away to New York, it is the greatest wish of basketball fans to be able to watch a top basketball game on Christmas Eve, not to mention watching it live, and being able to see the demeanor of those top stars in the world is the happiest thing for fans.
"By the way, I will travel more frequently between Korea and the United States in the future, you see if you introduce me to a real estate agent, I plan to buy a temporary rest place in Manhattan." His focus will be here for the next year, and he needs a quiet, safe place to rest.
"That's no problem, I know the best real estate agent in New York, it depends on what kind of house you want to buy?" Han Junying confidently said that as the financial elite of Wall Street, the scene of getting rich overnight is often staged here, and the first thing that the elite who have wealth does is to buy real estate and luxury cars, so that they are the most bold customers in the eyes of real estate agents and vehicle salesmen.
"Let's talk about the information you've gathered for me, I think I still have some free time." At each time they met, Jin Guofeng took enough free time to avoid missing the agreed time and being rude.
As the hardest hit area of the financial crisis, Wall Street's life is getting worse day by day, and every day there are brokers with heavy losses and personal bankrupt investors staging a 'trapeze' drama in this high-rise and prosperous area.
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