Benjamin. Bars is a well-known M&A expert on Wall Street. What he is best at is to engage in mergers and acquisitions, first buy non-performing assets at a low price, and then carry out drastic reforms, eliminate poor performance services, improve the company's accounts, and then sell the company at a high price after achieving profitability.

Previously the CEO of the 0K convenience store chain, it took only three years to grow the chain from 20 to 900 and sell for $120 million. And what Han Jin values most is his speed of mergers and acquisitions.

Han Jin knows that Blockbuster's business model is actually not complicated. The computer software written by Cook is not very high-tech, and it is easy to be copied off.

Therefore, if we want to develop and grow BesTV, we must learn from the Internet entrepreneurial thinking, fast fish eat slow fish, only fast does not break. To develop and grow in the fastest time, even if competitors copy Blockbuster's business model, it will be too late.

Therefore, after taking Blockbuster into his pocket, Han Jin immediately injected $100 million into it to make Benjamin. Bars immediately began the merger. Whether it is to build its own branches, acquire other video rental stores, or adopt the form of joint shares, in short, within one year, we will expand the number of Blockbuster stores from the current 12 to 500.

This means that at least one new branch will be added every day. For Bals, this is a very big challenge. But there will be brave men under the heavy reward, for the sake of the annual salary of two million dollars, Benjamin. Bars also decided to fight.

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Just at Benjamin. When Bars embarked on a long journey of mergers and acquisitions, Han Jin took Zeng Huaqian and his team to Los Angeles, the last stop of his performance in the United States and the last stop of his world tour.

Los Angeles, one of the largest cities on the western coast of the United States, is home to the world-famous Hollywood. In addition, the famous Silicon Valley is also located not far from here.

The first time he came to Los Angeles, knowing that Hollywood was here, Han Jin was naturally very excited.

Zeng Huaqian was even more excited, and as soon as she arrived in Los Angeles, she took Han Jin to the Avenue of Stars.

See the palm prints and stars inlaid on the Walk of Fame. Zeng Huaqian couldn't help but smile and asked Han Jin, "Ah Jin, when can you leave your name here?" ”

Han Jin smiled, "This is not easy, to leave a star here, not only to be popular, but also to contribute." I've only debuted for three years now, and I've only been famous in the United States for two years. At least two or three years later. ”

Britney Spears, the youngest singer in history to be named on the Walk of Fame, was 22 years old at the time, but she had already released an album at the age of eighteen.

Although Han Jin is now popular in the United States, after all, the time is too short and he has not accumulated so much, so the management of the Avenue of Stars has not considered leaving stars for him for the time being.

"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll leave a star here sooner or later." Zeng Huaqian smiled and said to Han Jin.

"Don't worry. I have nothing to worry about. Han Jin said with a smile.

He didn't really care about keeping stars on the Walk of Fame, because in a few more years. The stars on the Walk of Fame are about to start depreciating. At that time, even if it is a female star of a reality show, she will be able to leave stars here, and the price will be very cheap. Han Jin didn't want to look back, his name was side by side with a notorious **, that was really undignified.

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After visiting the Avenue of Stars, Han Jin and Zeng Huaqian entered the most famous café on Sunset Avenue and tasted coffee. While enjoying the scenery of Sunset Boulevard.

Outside the shop window, beautiful and touching girls and tall and handsome guys come and go, endlessly.

This is Hollywood, and there has never been a shortage of people who dream of stardom. They come here from all over the world to make their dreams come true. Some have achieved their dreams. Since then, it has soared; Some dreams are shattered, and they leave this sad place in disappointment; Others are struggling in the mire, wasting their time.

Han Jin looked at the crowd passing by outside the window in a daze, guessing that there might be a big name among them who will become famous in Hollywood in the future.

"Ah Jin, why are you so fascinated?" Zeng Huaqian saw Han Jin's preoccupied look, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It's nothing~" Han Jin waved his hand and smiled, "Hollywood is Hollywood in the end, there are so many handsome men and beautiful women passing by in just such a moment, and there are really many talents." ”

"Hmph, which beauty have you seen again, point it to me, let me open my eyes too." Zeng Huaqian said with a sense of vinegar.

Han Jin smiled, "You misunderstood me, I mean that Hollywood's talent pool is really much stronger than ours in Hong Kong." ”

"Filmmakers from all over the world hate to come here to develop, but we in Hong Kong are not so attractive. According to the Matthew effect in sociology, the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker. Now seeing that Hollywood talent is so prosperous, how can you make me not worry about the future of Hong Kong films?! He sighed again.

Zeng Huaqian knew that he had misunderstood Han Jin, and couldn't help but feel guilty, "Ah Jin, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you." ”

"Why apologize, I know you are unintentional, so how can I be angry with you." Han Jin smiled, "Let's go, let's go back." The longer I sit here, the less confident I am about the future. ”

He originally wanted to revive Hong Kong movies and make them truly the Hollywood of the East.

But just sitting on Sunset Boulevard for a while, he knew he was thinking too simply.

Hollywood has a history of 100 years since its establishment. Generations of talented filmmakers have worked together to create this golden signboard.

No matter how stunning Han Jin himself is, no matter how good he has the memories of his previous life for thirty years, it is difficult to compete with the thousands of geniuses in a hundred years. Therefore, it is really not an easy task to turn Hong Kong into the Hollywood of the East and use it to compete with the Hollywood of the United States.

To be able to fulfill this wish in his lifetime is already remarkable. And to achieve this wish, he must hug the big thick legs of the mainland.

This is because the mainland will be the second largest economy in the world in the future, and it may overtake the United States to become the world's largest economy at any time. If Han Jin wants Hong Kong films to continue to develop, he must take the economic express train of the mainland.

Because making movies is inseparable from money, and it can't be done without money. Johnny. Depp filmed "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: The End of the World", and the whole movie cost as much as 342 million US dollars, and the mainland director Zhang Yimou filmed "The City is Full of Golden Armor", which also cost as much as 360 million yuan, which shows that making movies is a money-burning machine.

No film company in Hong Kong can afford such a big cost, even Han Jin, who is rich in the world, can't afford such a big consumption. (To be continued......)