The next morning, Beijing Chengnan Railway Station near Temple of Heaven Park.
Zhu Momo, who did not go to the acting class today, personally held up a sign with the name of her aunt Mo Wuling to pick people up. Because she was too tall and eye-catching, she soon noticed another person who was also quite tall in the flow of people leaving the station. The rather eye-catching female figure quickly came over with Jill Pecter and Zhao Anni.
Coming closer, Zhu Momo showed a charming smile on her face. She opened her arms and was about to hug the woman wearing a black jacket and tight pencil pants. However, she opened her little paws and covered her face: "I have to pick up new students recently. You know I How busy are you? Pack it up and follow me to Tianjin first, and then whatever my sister wants to do is your own business."
It was obviously not the first time that Zhu Momo had seen her aunt's tone like this. She didn't feel guilty at all. She stepped forward and took her arm and said, "Auntie, please listen to my explanation."
"If you can lie to your mother, I don't want to listen to your nonsense. I don't want to hear the truth or lies."
As Mo Wuling said this, he did not move away from Zhu Momo, but could not help but look at Jill Pecter and Zhao Anni who had obviously come with Zhu Momo.
Jill and Zhao Anni also looked at the woman in front of them who was wearing high heels and was also 1.8 meters tall. She had a capable temperament and looked somewhat similar to Zhu Momo. Jill took the initiative to reach out and greeted in Chinese: "Hello, Miss Mo. , I’m Jill, Momo’s assistant.”
When Mo Wuling heard Jill introduce herself with an obvious accent, her eyes became more and more confused, and she still stretched out her hand to say hello: "I am Mo Wuling, Momo's aunt."
Then he shook hands with Zhao Anni and greeted her.
While the four of them were talking, almost all the people around the station exit looked over. Two tall women and a blonde foreign girl. Even Zhao Anni, her clothing and temperament were obviously different from those around her. To put it more appropriately, Even if they stand out from the crowd, they are still four eye-catching white cranes.
Zhu Momo felt the attention and scrutiny of the people around her. Although she didn't have stage fright, after her aunt and Jill greeted her, she immediately said: "Aunt, let's leave first. The car is outside."
Mo Wuling hesitated a little but did not object. The four of them left the station and saw a Mercedes-Benz S-Class with Zhao Anni opening the door. Mo Wuling, who roughly knew the price of this luxury car, frowned slightly and became more confused. After getting in the car and leaving the train station area, Mo Wuling, who was sitting in the back seat, finally asked his niece, "Tell me, what's going on?"
Zhu Momo held her aunt's arm like a little girl and said, "I told my mother on the phone some time ago that I have a boyfriend, a very rich one."
"Oh," Mo Wuling nodded, noncommittal. The eldest sister suddenly called her and asked her to come over and grab the niece. Other than wishing that Momo went to the United States for her role as a finalist in the Elite Model Contest a few months ago, she didn't know more. , so he asked: "Then why did you come back from the United States and still lie to your mother?"
"I... I'm sorry," Zhu Momo pretended to be shy: "Last time I told my mother that I was receiving training in the United States, and suddenly I came back. It was very embarrassing."
Mo Wuling was keenly aware of the illogical logic and said directly: "Lie."
If there is nothing hidden in it, what's the big deal about coming back from the United States.
Zhu Momo tried to argue: "I didn't..."
"I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore," Mo Wuling interrupted Zhu Momo's words and said, "Today is Monday, and I only asked for a morning off. Either let me see your so-called boyfriend later, or Just follow me to Tianjin."
In the front row of the car, Jill and the two girls were listening to the conversation between Zhu Momo and Zhu Momo in the back row, and they both felt that Zhu Momo's aunt must be very similar to the mother the girls often talked about, especially in terms of personality.
This is really too strong.
Then I became a little curious and even looked forward to it. I didn't know how the other party would react after knowing some inside information.
Along the way, Mo Wuling listened to Zhu Momo chirping about his experiences in the past few months without saying anything more. Until he came to the courtyard of Maoer Hutong and looked at the narrow alley around him, Mo Wuling couldn't help but frown slightly again.
Zhu Momo, who had just gotten out of the car, noticed her aunt's expression and couldn't help but say: "Aunt, don't look at how crowded it is outside. It's really big inside. Moreover, this neighborhood is also very famous, including Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Dun, and Hong Chengchou. , and the last empress all lived here. Even this house has a lot of history. It was originally the residence of a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty. Later, Feng Guozhang also lived here. It was that, um …”
Zhao Anni looked at Zhu Xuezha and started to stutter, so she had to add: "Feng Guozhang, one of the Three Great Heroes of Beiyang, the leader of the Zhili Warlords, once served as the Vice President of the Republic of China."
I wish Momo the little chicken pecks the rice: "Yes."
After saying that, he had already entered the door. However, as soon as he walked around the screen wall and entered the front yard, he was stopped by two female guards in black uniforms walking out of the next room. One of them looked at Zhu Momo and said: "Miss Zhu, in the yard You should understand the rules: you cannot bring any outsiders in without permission."
Mo Wuling looked at the two girls in front of him who looked a bit military, but did not interrupt.
Zhu Momo, who felt a little embarrassed, was a little anxious: "This is my aunt."
After speaking, the female guard looked at Mo Wuling and said, "You can call Miss Chen, otherwise... Miss Zhu, please don't embarrass us."
This means, let alone my aunt, even if my mother comes over, she won't be able to enter the yard.
Come again!
Zhu Momo remembered that she was scolded by Chen Qing last night for coming home late, and this situation happened again today. Well, actually... she also knew the rules, but she just wanted to handle the matter quietly, so she didn't say hello to Chen Qing.
After a little tangle, he decided that he was wrong, so he had to take out his cell phone and dial Chen Qing's number.
There was no difficulty there, they just said a few words and got permission. The female guard who blocked the road took Zhu Momo's cell phone and confirmed it with Chen Qing in person before nodding and letting go. She turned back to the house facing the street next to her. Mo Wuling turned around and glanced when he was pulled by his niece and entered the hanging flower gate. The courtyard facing the street The concierge was originally a temporary reception and residence for servants, but it was changed into a duty room for guards. Mo Wuling also saw the monitoring screen.
So my mood became weirder and weirder.
Zhu Momo was actually a little heartless in her temper, mainly because otherwise, she would have gone crazy facing her mother since she was a child, so she forgot about her discomfort when she entered the door and continued to lead her aunt in. In the inner courtyard, he came to his room, sat down next to the other party, and while diligently serving tea and pouring water, he said: "How about it, this place is very big, in fact, this is only half of it. The garden next door is as big as this one, aunt, Please take a rest first and I’ll take you to see it later.”
Mo Wuling was noncommittal and said to Jill and the others, "Can Momo and I talk alone?"
Jill, who was helping the waiters with the door, nodded when they heard this, and turned to leave.
After the two closed the door, Mo Wuling looked directly at Zhu Momo and said to the point: "Momo, are you being kept by someone?"
"ah… "
Zhu Momo was stunned and almost threw away the expensive Ru kiln celadon teacup in her hand.
Isn't this... too direct
Seeing his niece's reaction, Mo Wuling stood up directly, walked to the phone in the corner of the living room, picked it up and started dialing.
Zhu Momo finally reacted and quickly put down the cup and stepped forward. However, she raised her little hand and didn't know what to do. She had to ask knowingly: "Auntie, who are you... calling?"
"Your mother," Mo Wuling said bluntly, "I can't control this matter. Let your mother take you back."
"No, aunt, let's go..."
Before she finished speaking, the call was connected, and she noticed her mother's voice faintly coming from the phone. Zhu Momo felt like crying without tears, and her temperament suddenly became sluggish, like a kitten caught in a heavy rain.
…
In Xidan, Beijing, after hanging up the sudden call from Zhu Momo, Chen Qing, without thinking too much, walked towards Luo Yan, the president of Jinshu Media, and the senior executives of China Film Group. They were in a newly built building near Xidan Mall, which was very popular in the 1990s. inside the completed building.
The first multiplex cinema in the Jinshu Cinema Line is located here.
According to the plan, this multiplex cinema, tentatively named China Film Jinshu Cinema, will occupy the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of this 12-story comprehensive commercial building. It is planned to build a total of eight halls that can accommodate 2,000 spectators. The first five-star multiplex cinema. Of course, at this stage, China does not have relevant ratings for theaters, and this is just a publicity stunt in the future.
As for shareholdings, Jinshu Cinema Line only holds 35% of China Film Jinshu Cinemas, and does not require official permission for the highest 49% ratio. In addition, China Film Group holds 30%, and the owner of the building property holds the other 35%. Moreover, this building is jointly owned by a state-owned enterprise in Beijing and a Hong Kong investor, with half shares held, so half of the final 35% shareholding is also considered state-owned.
There are some complex equity relationships.
However, although the Westeros system has made concessions in terms of equity, it actually has more plans.
First up is the building’s three-story property.
The Westeros system invested 55 million yuan to buy the ownership of the property through a company in Hong Kong, because both state-owned and Hong Kong investors were eager to withdraw funds, and if they wanted to build a movie theater, they also needed to invest in three-story properties. It is also not easy to make major changes to the internal structure and to do other things in the future. In order to control risks and be able to withdraw a large amount of funds immediately, this business can be said to be a hit.
After receiving 55 million yuan, the building property owner used part of the money to invest in this movie theater with a budget of 20 million yuan, investing 7 million yuan.
As a property holder, the shell company of the Westeros system subleases the three-story property to the cinema project, which is regarded as a long-term investment and some kind of invisible control over the cinema.
In addition, of course it also means investing.
The development cost of this 12-story building was 180 million. The price Simon received for the property was only a little over 20% higher than the cost. It was very cost-effective. It could easily increase in value several times in ten years, and it also avoided another situation. That is, as real estate prices in China continue to rise, movie theaters have been reduced to working for landlords.
At that time, all three shareholders will still work for Simon.
On the surface, Jinshu Cinema Line made a lot of concessions in terms of shareholding, and in exchange, it also obtained the operating rights of the cinema.
Even the name.
China Film originally hoped that the name of this company would be "China Film Jinshu Cinema Line". This was also because of Jinshu Cinema Line's initiative to give in, and as China began to promote the reform of the theater system. In addition to this cooperation, China Film itself also intended to establish a theater. The line company didn’t forcefully intervene.
As for the Jinshu Cinema Line, there are actually only two projects currently under development.
There is one in Xidan, Beijing, and another one in Shanghai. It is roughly the same model. You hold a small amount of shares, buy out the property, and obtain the operating rights. In fact, what Simon wanted to do most was to build the Wanda Cinema model by building his own properties and blossoming across the country. However, even if the subsequent theater chains such as Wanda and Jinyi were very successful, they were actually just exceptions. In the end, most theaters in China were mainly leased and renovated.
In fact, the Westeros system also has plans to build its own movie theaters. For example, the planned Levison International Center will reserve space for the movie theater.
This is also the reason why Simon chose Beijing's first cinema in Xidan, not in Wangfujing and other areas east of the Forbidden City. The Levison International Center is over there, to avoid internal competition in the future. However, the Levison International Center project has a long development cycle, including the planned commercial center project that will also be rolled out across the country, and cannot be completed overnight.
It’s impossible to wait that long for Jinshu Cinema Line, so there needs to be a choice.
In the plan, after the success of the two pilot movie theaters, the Jinshu Cinema Line will be rolled out across the country. It is planned to build at least 20 luxury movie theaters in major cities in China before 2000, truly forming a national chain of "Jinshu Cinema Line" .
After discussing the planning of China Film Jinshu Cinemas with the project team in the morning and having dinner together at noon, Chen Qing rushed to the Beijing data center project site on the banks of the Chaobai River in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing in the afternoon.
After the project was finalized in April, with the green light, the main building of the data center here has started construction and is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Internal equipment will be installed in the first half of next year and is expected to be officially opened next summer.
After Lin Su attended the seminar on the development of the information industry held by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications last Friday, although formal policy measures have not yet been released, several important domestic newspapers have begun to leak in recent days that telecommunications companies under the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications will increase again. Investment in Internet infrastructure has significantly reduced network access costs and further promoted the rapid development of the information industry.
Although the Shanghai data center that has been officially launched is mainly targeted at enterprises, governments and university users, what is surprising is that although the number of network access users in China has just exceeded 3 million as of August, the Shanghai data center has already exceeded 3 million in recent months. quickly reaches saturation.
Even Simon was a little surprised.
However, this has also greatly increased Yigerite's confidence in the Beijing data center project.
After such a busy day, Lin Su, who was invited as a 'follower' in the evening, attended a high-profile investment reception hosted by the city government. When he returned to Mao'er Hutong at about ten o'clock, he didn't expect that someone blocked the door.
After receiving the news about her little sister, Zhu Momo's mother Mo Yiling came directly from Yunnan and arrived after dark. Using the pressure she had accumulated over a long period of time, she easily got out all the inside information from her daughter. Mo Yiling, who was in a complicated mood, made a condition to Chen Qing and asked to talk to Simon Westeros.