At this time, Li Mu and Chen Ze had just entered the Sugar Club. A huge sound wave hit their faces, and the bass even shook their whole chests. Under the gorgeous lights, countless young men and women were twisting in the middle of the dance floor. The booths next to them were The seats were also full of people, and the business was extremely booming.
This was the first time that Li Mu came to Sugar Club. He looked around in the lobby curiously and found Chen Ze standing at the top of the stairs waving to him. Then he quickly followed him and went up to the second floor with him.
A circle of boxes was built around the dance floor on the second floor. The dance floor, DJ booth, and T stage on the first floor are seven or eight meters high. You can clearly see what is going on under the dance floor from the corridors and boxes on the second floor. Chen Ze He took Li Mu to a private room with the door number V001, swiped the membership card and opened the door.
Inside is a KTV box about thirty square meters in size. As soon as you enter the box, you feel that the sound outside is immediately isolated. You can only hear a little bit. The entire box is made of soft-packed sound-absorbing materials, so the sound insulation effect is particularly good. There are also four high-power speakers installed inside the box. If they are turned on, they can be synchronized with the DJ's music. People in the box can also feel the warm atmosphere below. However, if the people in the box want to talk about something, the speakers will be turned on. Close, it will suddenly become quiet here.
When Li Mu entered the box, Fatty Wang rushed to the second floor and saw his profile. He was about to follow him, but he suddenly thought about it and used the intercom to ask: "How many guests came in just now for Guest No. 1?"
"two."
Fatty Wang stopped and held his chin to think about it. Chen Ze and Li Mu just came and went directly to the box without saying hello to him. Most likely, they had something to talk about. It would not be good for him to go there rashly, so Then he turned around and walked up, using the intercom as he walked: "Unless Guest No. 1 requests it, don't bother him."
After explaining, he turned upstairs and returned to his office.
Li Mu and Chen Ze sat opposite each other at the table in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window of the private room. Chen Ze pointed to the clear dance floor outside the glass and said, "Fat Wang is quite smart. His private room uses double-layer soundproof glass. The outer layer is made of one-way glass. The outside is not affected from the inside, but the situation inside cannot be seen from the outside. The whole building is soundproofed and the speakers have been rearranged. It is suitable for quietness and movement. It is said that it is very popular with rich people. There are less than twenty private rooms in total, five of which are reserved for senior members. For the remaining ones, if you come here temporarily, the minimum consumption for one night is more than 10,000 yuan. If you want to book one all year round, the minimum consumption is 10,000 yuan a year. million."
Li Mu smiled and said: "He is providing customized services for rich people. Domestic nightclubs are places with obvious consumption levels. People who have no money can just come in and have fun. Those with a little bit of spending power can go to Order a few bottles of wine at the bar, and those with higher spending power will sit in booths next to the dance floor, while those with higher spending power will enter this kind of private room. The division is very detailed and reasonable. "
Chen Ze nodded and said, "He is born to do this. In fact, last time I asked him to make some money and set up two 4S stores to sell cars. He would make more money than him doing this, but he didn't dare."
The development of domestic private cars started to take off after 2000, and started to explode around 2010. It can be said that those who made cars before 2010 made a lot of money as long as they chose the right brand, but those who made cars after 2010, regardless of the It is difficult to make a profit no matter what brand you choose. Chen Ze is optimistic about the current car sales industry, and his vision is indeed very precise. Moreover, if he opens a 4S store now and acquires one or two pieces of land, he will earn a lot of money in a few years.
This is what Chen Ze said again: "Fat Wang can't see the future of the automobile industry. His vision is more suitable for shallow industries such as nightclubs and bars. In this kind of industry, he can give full play to his abilities and Imagination is like a fish in water, which is not bad.”
Li Mu smiled and said: "Since you are optimistic about the automobile industry, why not get involved in it? I think you can make money in the automobile industry in the next five or six years."
Chen Ze nodded: "We both have the same opinion, but I'm not planning to do it myself. My mother owns a trading company and plans to use the shell of the company to transform into imported cars. This year, we should introduce several brands to the North China region. First of all, Open a few 4S stores and slowly spread."
Li Mu agreed very much and said: "This is a good direction. In the future, the profitability of a single 4S store will be limited, but an automobile trading company with many 4S stores can try too much, not only selling cars, but also Auto finance still has broad prospects."
Chen Ze said with a smile: "It's rare for someone to be optimistic about this matter. Nowadays, many people think that the automobile trade does not have much future. With these funds, it is better to do projects such as real estate. However, I think this project is also quite promising. "
With that said, Chen Ze pressed the call bell and called the waiter to order some drinks. The two of them ordered a bottle of whiskey, some soda water and ice cubes. After a few drinks, Chen Ze told Li Mu what he was saying. A project I’m still hesitating about.
"I want to buy a piece of land and build a go-kart park, but I'm a little unsure. Can you help me with my advice?"
Li Mu recalled the go-karts he often played in tourist attractions in his previous life, and asked in surprise: "Does a go-kart park cost much? Just try it if you want to. I think you can get one with a month's pocket money."
Chen Ze waved his hand with a smile and said: "I don't want to build a go-kart track for mass entertainment. I want to build a professional-level go-kart track, even a level higher than that of go-karts. At least it must be A professional-level track certified by the FIA and in compliance with the official requirements of Formula Three competition."
Li Mu was stunned and asked, "What is FIA?"
"FIA."
"What about Formula 3?"
"F3 is an entry-level formula car. After F3, there is F3000, and then there is F1."
Li Mu was secretly speechless and asked him: "Why are you building a professional racing track?"
Chen Ze said naturally: "Build a fleet."
"Then what?"
"Training drivers to participate in competitions." Chen Ze said: "Racing cars is a dream. There is no prospect of driving a racing car at my age. Why not take advantage of the money you have and invest it to build a professional team. Maybe one day I can train drivers." He might even be the first F1 racing driver in China.”
Li Mu knew that Chen Ze was obsessed with F1, but he didn't expect that he was obsessed with it to this extent. He had heard Xu Jiaming mention that he wanted to do things in the racing circuit. Li Mu only thought it was a joke and didn't take it seriously. He didn't expect that Chen Ze would actually do it. I came up with this idea.
Li Mu doesn't know much about racing, but he knows that this thing is the most expensive. It is said that once an F1 car starts running, the cost of running one meter is only a few dollars. The operating cost of a team is terrifyingly high, and it is known as the most expensive sport. , until 2016, China had not been able to produce a real F1 racing driver. Chen Ze actually had this idea at this time. Although he was not sure whether he had done it in his previous life, he could at least be sure that even if he did, It was definitely not successful.
So, Li Mu asked him: "How much does it cost to invest in a racing track?"
Chen Ze said: "I roughly calculated that if the track length is about 2.8-3 kilometers, the standard width is about 12 meters, and the maximum design speed is 250 kilometers per hour, the cost will be more than 100 million, and this does not include the land. cost of."
Li Mu was dumbfounded: "So expensive?"
Chen Ze nodded: "It can't be as simple as building a track. It requires a lot of matching supporting facilities, and the cost of operating it is relatively high."
Li Mu asked him: "How much does it cost to maintain a fleet?"
Chen Ze thought for a while and said: "If we talk about raising a standard F3 team, I will definitely not be able to support it. It will cost hundreds of millions a year. My idea is to first build the venue according to F3 standards while retaining Expand the feasibility of upgrading to the F1 professional track, then form a kart team, select some seed players, start with karts, if the track operation can improve to a certain extent, and if you can also get some sponsorship, you can slowly prepare for F3 It’s about the team.”
Li Mu said cautiously: "I think this investment scale is too big, and there is no profit model. You spend hundreds of millions of yuan to invest in a venue. If the venue is not profitable, you have to continue to invest in basic operation and maintenance costs. This cost should It won’t be low, right? What’s more, if you have to run a kart team or an F3 team, the cost will be even greater.”
Chen Ze smiled and said: "If it were before, I would probably just think about it, but it is different now. I have now bought 5% of your shares in Makino Technology. The development momentum of Makino Technology is so good. I have a hunch." , these 5% shares will become a huge wealth in the future, so even if I burn money for my dream now, I am more confident than before. In addition, after watching your "Oldboy", I feel even more Pursue your ideals while you are young, and don’t regret it later when you can’t get any more done.”
Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. It was because of his appearance that he had the confidence to burn money. Even "Oldboy" became a potential factor that prompted him to build a racing track. In this way, Chen Ze should not have Even if he built a racing track, it would definitely not be as large-scale as what he said today. It seemed that he had a different influence on him subtly.
Li Mu is confident that the valuation of Makino Technology will exceed 10 billion yuan within three years. When Tengxun was listed in Hong Kong in 2004, its valuation was already almost 7 billion yuan. If the valuation of Makino Technology in 2005 does not exceed 10 billion yuan, it will simply be Li Mu's shame, so from this point of view, I can definitely guarantee that Chen Ze will have an abundant source of funds in the future. If you think about it carefully, there are too few opportunities for a person to pursue his ideals regardless of everything.
Chen Ze said: "I have basically decided to do it now, but to be honest, I am not very good at doing business. As you said, if the racing track is built, how to find a profit model in the future will be a big problem. The problem is, I can accept not making money, but if I keep losing money, I’m afraid that one day I won’t be able to resist it, so I asked you for advice to see if you have any good ideas.”
(End of chapter)