Also at another mansion in East Hampton, Chen Qing arrived early. When she entered the door, she happened to see Shirley giving instructions to the waitress about breakfast. The woman looked visibly radiant and was even wearing a men's shirt, which made her disdainful. Chen Qing, who was messing around with these goblins, was a little bit annoyed, so she said angrily: "Where's the boss?"
Even last night, Shirley didn't dare to put on any airs in front of Chen Qing. When she heard this, she said, "Simon is upstairs in the living room. He just got up."
Chen Qing just nodded, ignored the other party, and turned to the stairs.
Soon I found my boss in a living room on the second floor. Simon was neatly dressed and sitting on the sofa by the window, reading some information. He was holding Miu Miu in his arms. The little girl also looked very moisturized. She was only wearing a few clothes. The short nightgown that barely covered anything, with fair skin and red cheeks, curled up in the man's arms, looked like a well-behaved cat.
Seeing Chen Qing, Miao Miao first said hello: "Miss Chen, good morning."
It's in English.
Moreover, compared to Shirley, although the girl's tone was equally respectful, she could not hide her small satisfaction at being favored by a man.
Chen Qingxin said that I don't care about you, and she already picked up Xiao Nizi with her hands: "Get out, the boss and I have something to discuss."
Miu Miu could not resist Chen Qing's strength, which she often exercised, and was not prepared. It was not until she was pulled up that she pitifully asked the man for help.
Simon brought the little girl over, hugged her comfortingly, and kissed her already charming and beautiful face. He smiled and reminded: "Go, remember, don't mess with her even when I'm here, she will suffer." Head."
The man reminded her so bluntly, but Miu Miu, who was actually very smart, wisely did not continue to act coquettishly. She took the initiative to kiss the man, got up obediently, did not forget to say goodbye to Chen Qing, and went out.
Before Xiao Nizi could go out, Chen Qing had already got into the man's arms. Without mentioning the incident just now, she looked at the information in his hand: "Boss, what are you looking at?"
Feeling the warmth of another style, Simon gestured to Chen Qing and pointed to the document cover: "The latest online game project plan for the Warcraft series."
Speaking of which, the once-famous World of Warcraft, the world's number one MMORPG, was originally launched in 2004 and started development around 2000.
In 2000, Chinese legends had not yet become popular.
Among other things, the result of being developed too early was that World of Warcraft continued to use the modeling style of the first generation until many years later. Both the architectural landscape and the characters looked a bit rough.
Of course, this does not hinder the greatness of World of Warcraft in any way.
This time, the online game industry broke out ahead of schedule, and China has demonstrated market potential that cannot be ignored in just a few years. Simon has already owned the Warcraft brand, and of course he will not let this project go.
Since the beginning of the year, Simon has taken the initiative to ask the Warcraft development team to separate a group and select elites from other teams to specifically build the framework of World of Warcraft. During this period, Simon also personally participated in the formulation of details through emails and other methods many times.
Until now, more than half a year has passed, and the preliminary preparation work has been initially completed.
First, as before, the latest project, internally named World of Warcraft, will be a massively multiplayer online role-playing game and will be developed in 3D.
Secondly, it is also the essence of World of Warcraft. Relying on the years of accumulation of the Warcraft stand-alone series, this game will have a very large world structure.
Thirdly, compared to the launch innovations of World of Warcraft in many aspects such as operation, dungeons, and battles, because of Simon, the big butterfly, many online game settings that are commonplace in the eyes of later generations have already appeared, which may make it more popular. Future games will lose some of their first-mover advantage, but at the same time they will also be able to avoid some detours.
Finally, the project will be put into the formal development process next month. The development cycle given by Simon is two years. However, according to the procrastination habit of the Warcraft team, he is also prepared to sharpen his sword for three years or even longer. It is most likely It was only launched after 2004.
With the success of the previous Warcraft series, the Warcraft team also has this privilege.
Of course, it was impossible for Chen Qing to understand that her boss's expectations for this game were far beyond her imagination, but when the topic of the game was mentioned, she immediately became energetic and a little worried: "It's really too profitable. I can feel that now Everyone is a little wary of making money, and they keep mentioning to me that they hope to be listed on the stock exchange. They probably want to be safe and secure."
Simon heard what Nizi said in his arms, and he could actually imagine it.
For example, China's rich list, which can be called a pig-killing list, ultimately reflects China's uncertain attitude towards private wealth.
Now, suddenly there is an industry that can make more money than selling fans directly. Of course, it will inevitably attract strong attention. If you are not careful, you may be extremely happy and sad.
Simon had nothing to do about it. He just said: "The relevant companies all have foreign investment, and we have given away enough benefits, so there is no need to worry too much. Moreover, in another year, when China joins the WTO next year, the situation will be better. . Well, if that doesn’t work, you can also pick one and conduct an IPO so that all parties can see the potential commercial value contained in these companies.”
Chen Qing was a little surprised: "Boss, do you agree?"
"Everything has two sides," Simon said: "Originally I didn't want it to be too conspicuous, but since it has become dazzling in the eyes of many people, let's make it more dazzling."
Chen Qing twisted her body and changed her posture to face her boss: "Boss, which one should you choose? Let's agree first. There is no problem in Suzhou. Don't worry."
Simon looked at Nizi's expression and said with a smile: "You decide for yourself."
Chen Qing blurted out: "Then Xiangshan Network, the person in charge there told me about it last time."
Simon nodded, thought about it and added: "Remember to make enough equity and business adjustments before going public. In addition, if possible, do it as quickly as possible."
Of course Chen Qing understood, nodded her head, and asked: "Boss, how long do you think Nasdaq can last now?"
"I personally think that it will not be until the beginning of next year at most." Simon said, shaking his head: "It may collapse by the end of the year, or it may last longer. The financial market is too random, and everyone can actually judge the trend. But when the specific turning point will occur, it is very difficult to say.”
Chen Qing agreed very much and started to count her fingers: "In this case, I will try my best to control the IPO process of Xiangshan Network within four months and complete it before the end of the year."
The matter of overseas IPO may be difficult for other Chinese companies. If they can't figure out the way, they may not be able to get it done in a few years. However, in the Westeros system, there is no shortage of resources and channels, let alone 4 Months, if it’s urgent, it won’t be a problem to get it done within 3 months.
However, after Chen Qing finished speaking, she suddenly felt a little regretful: "Boss, although it can be listed, if the Nasdaq really collapses by then, the stock price will definitely go all the way down and become ugly, right?"
Simon continued to turn the page of the World of Warcraft project information in his hand, and shook his head after hearing this: "The cyclical fluctuations in the financial market are actually a kind of survival of the fittest. When the Nasdaq collapsed, the first ones to be eliminated were those who lacked substantial revenue and were still there. Compared with companies that burn money to speculate on concepts, game companies in China already have very healthy operating businesses. Even if the stock price will decline in the future along with the general trend, they will only be a group with relatively outstanding performance."
Chen Qing thought about it and felt relieved again.
The two continued to discuss some details. Shirley came up to remind them that breakfast was ready, so she got up and went downstairs to the restaurant. Chen Qing also drove Shirley and her daughter away on the pretext of talking about things, and continued to occupy her own boss.
There is indeed something going on.
China has recently liberalized some small-scale financial policies. One of them has great potential, financial leasing, and it plans to lay out some plans here.
Chen Qing returned to Shanghai for two days after her previous trip to Vietnam to finalize more details with the team there. Because the financial leasing company planned to be established this time will be headquartered in Shanghai.
As for what is financial leasing
Ordinary people often have no idea, but in the West, this is actually a quite mature industry.
In the aviation field, because the price of aircraft is too high, many airlines actually adopt a leasing model for their aircraft. They generally cooperate with powerful financial institutions. The financial institutions pay to purchase the aircraft and then lease them. The aircraft is delivered to the airline for use, and the airline pays leasing fees every year.
Basically, it’s something that all parties can benefit from.
Let’s talk about China’s financial leasing. The model is roughly the same.
Moreover, there is a rather controversial industry slang in China, which is called "it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy." The "rent" in it is not just renting a car or renting a house. It is basically financial leasing covering hundreds of millions of dollars. Billion-dollar large-scale leasing business.
Although the financial leasing project in Chen Qing's hands is still in the final stage of negotiation, his team has already locked in a large order in advance, cooperating with a newly established joint venture airline in Suzhou, with a total of 6 aircraft leasing plans. The total value of small and medium-sized aircraft is US$250 million, which is equivalent to more than 2 billion yuan in RMB.
This is mainly due to the tourist passenger demand driven by Jinshu Film and Television City and the efficient freight demand for electronic products in the industrial park.
After breakfast, the two took a helicopter to Manhattan together.
It’s all a lot of work.
But today, Chen Qing has to coordinate the affairs of the financial leasing company with the Apollo Management Company team, and also has a meeting with the CNOOC team who will try to list the company again in October. In addition, since my boss has given permission, the Xiangshan Network IPO has been immediately put on the schedule, and I plan to spend two hours today on coordination and communication.
Simon's affairs were of course more numerous and fragmented.
Three hours in the morning, one hour to deal with accumulated documents; one hour to meet with James Raybould's team to discuss some results of the previous trip to Vietnam; half an hour to meet with Steve Case, head of AOL, about AOL Broadband network upgrades; half-hour meeting with Raymond Smith, Verizon 3G network upgrades.
There is nothing we can do about the last two things.
Investments in the field of infrastructure construction are large-scale and slow to produce results, which is not in line with the nature of enterprises to pursue short-term profits. It also affects financial report data and even the bonuses of executives at all levels. If Simon does not keep an eye on it and chase after it, it will be difficult for both parties to achieve success. Too much motivation to do it.
At noon, we had dinner with Celia Miller, the head of our military affairs, to discuss various aspects related to the recently passed record 2001 defense budget of US$309.9 billion and even the national missile defense plan.
Simon's attitude on this matter is also very clear.
Since you can't stop it, just participate as much as possible, and the more you share, the more you share. After all, once the money is in your own hands, you can invest it in more valuable areas.
Therefore, after lunch, Simon initially determined that next year he would launch another round of investment in military enterprises.
Why not start immediately
Because it's expensive.
At the peak of a bull market, now is a better time to sell than to buy.
Being so busy and taking care of my personal life, a week passed in the blink of an eye.
The first thing to pay attention to is Hollywood.
During the box office week from August 18th to August 24th, the documentary that received the most attention in the film circle was undoubtedly the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon documentary. After achieving unexpected box office results in the first weekend, the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon had a complete first week. Canyon's box office ultimately reached $20.35 million in its first seven days.
Of course, 20.35 million US dollars cannot be compared with this summer's Finding Nemo and The Hangover 2. However, for a niche documentary with a production cost of only 3.6 million US dollars, this is definitely a dark horse-level small miracle. .
In short, the result is that Yu Xiaomin, who has been involved in the YouTube self-media platform before, as the producer of the project, became famous in the film and television circles and has attracted much attention recently.
In addition, there is Jiang Mi, who is the most eye-catching highlight in the project. Although she only participated in a documentary, she also successfully broke through the circle, so it fed back into her personal modeling career.
Let’s just say that this year’s Victoria’s Secret show, which is undergoing member selection, plans to reserve only three places for Asians, one each from China, Japan and South Korea. For Victoria’s Secret, of course, the big boss personally made the decision, but he still couldn’t help but suggest, The quota in China can be given to Jiang Mi.
As for China, the news of the huge sales of the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon has once again made people excited.
The project had been hesitant before, but with the huge sales of the documentary, it was given the green light and was immediately scheduled for the upcoming National Day of China.
In addition to the Brahmaputra Grand Canyon, another recent Chinese-language film project, Kung Fu, is also gaining popularity.
This is mainly due to the fact that the film has gradually shown box office potential that exceeded expectations.
In the same recent box office week, in the fourth week of release, another US$9.22 million was collected. Although the single-week box office has fallen into the 10 million box office range, the film's cumulative North American box office has reached US$86.76 million, which is far from the previous Hero's box office. The total North American box office is 87 million, leaving only a small gap.
Moreover, according to the current trend, many people had expected that this Chinese-language film would be a huge success as long as it could reach the box office level of Hero. It is obvious that it will become another purely Chinese-language film that has entered the 100-million-dollar box office club in North America.