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In the next few days, Zhou Buqi stayed in Pengcheng and continued to contact Ren Yuxin. This person has made up his mind to join Changyou, and he is not the only one.

Penguin's game business was basically built by him. He is very prestigious and has a strong sense of teamwork. He plans to take his team of 14-20 people and jump ship together!

Among them, 3 are at the level of vice president of business, 6 are at the director level, and the remaining few are also very creative game designers who have been trained by him.

If this wave of job-hopping plans comes to fruition, the core skeleton of Penguin Games’ business will basically fall apart.

Zhou Buqi will not be lenient this time.

Just do it!

In addition, he also visited Foxconn's foundry and saw the assembly line mobile phone production environment. The efficiency is really high and the management level is really in place.

Zhou Shaoning said that Asda wants to get Motorola's mobile phone business from Google and get Motorola's domestic mobile phone foundry.

Although Zhou Buqi did not visit Motorola's factory, he is basically convinced that no one can rival Foxconn in the field of OEM assembly.

Outsourcing orders to Foxconn is the most cost-effective and efficient way.

The disadvantage is that mobile phones all over the world will give priority to Foxconn for OEM. Once the peak season arrives, Foxconn's orders will be unable to be filled, and many mobile phone manufacturers will not be able to get the goods.

Large companies like Huawei, ZTE, and Coolpad all have their own foundry factories. Only by controlling them can they have more initiative.

Zhang Chaoyang will not stay in Pengcheng for too long. After settling the matter of Ren Yuxin and deciding on a job-hopping plan, he will go north back to the capital to make his next plan.

so awkward.

When Changyou first went public, the market performed very well. As a major shareholder, Sohu's stock price will also rise. Its market value once approached US$15 billion, making it second only to Baidu and Penguin among domestic Internet listed companies.

Unfortunately, the fun didn't last long.

Changyou's stock price soon collapsed.

Sohu has naturally been affected, and its market value has dropped to about US$8 billion.

Zhou Buqi is actually not in a hurry, but Lao Zhang is different. Sohu is everything to him. He hopes more than anyone else to turn Changyou's situation around as soon as possible.

After reaching an agreement with Ren Yuxin, he was ready to return to Beijing to deal with Changyou's management.

Next, it is imperative to reorganize the board of directors and reorganize the management!

It is necessary to ensure the internal stability of Changyou Company before the reorganization so that the new management team can smoothly take over the business without causing chaos at the operational level.

When Zhou Buqi received an impromptu call from Lao Zhang, he and the high-spirited boss Xu Baihui were hosting a banquet for the crew of the recently completed movie "The Thirteen Beauties of Jinling", which was invested and controlled by Jieyu Media.

Xu Baihui is very powerful now.

She was originally a fierce and bold girl from Beijing Dance University, but she unexpectedly joined the "Ten Schools Entrepreneurship Alliance" that year and met some good friends.

In a few years, with the help of Boss Zhou, she actually became a well-known queen of the entertainment industry in China.

Zhou Buqi originally didn't want to participate in such entertainment industry activities, but Jieyu Media had just gone public, and Xu Baihui pulled him to help her.

The main reason is that Jieyu Media and Lao Mouzi have not officially signed a contract. Next, Xu Baihui wants to actually sign him and become a pillar of Jieyu Media's film field.

Anyway, it was just a meal and only took more than an hour, so Zhou Buqi agreed.

Unexpectedly, I was really surprised after going there.

The scene is a bit big.

A total of 6 tables were set up, just like a wedding. It was estimated that half of the crew came, including the main core actors.

There was no choice but to go on stage and give a speech.

Fortunately, Lao Zhang called at this time, like a rescue. Xu Baihui didn't have much to say, so she let him go. She also knows that the business that Boss Zhou is most concerned about recently is Changyou.

This one is nothing.

But something interesting happened when leaving the show. The heroine of this movie, Ni Ning, ran over, her big eyes flashing, "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Zhou..."

"Huh?" Zhou Buqi turned around and smiled, "Miss Ni, what's the matter?"

The two of them were relatively familiar with each other. During the meal just now, Ni Ning was arranged to sit next to Boss Zhou, and they had a pleasant chat.

"Mr. Zhou..." Ni Ning bit her lip lightly before she mustered up the courage and whispered with a flushed face, "Mr. Zhou, if you have something... if you want to find me, you can contact me at any time. I will definitely arrive."

It was said very tactfully and the meaning was very clear. Zhou Buqi didn't seem to understand and said with a smile: "Okay, if I need your help, I will contact you."

Ni Ning felt that Mr. Zhou was too much of a gentleman and might not be able to understand what he meant, so he added another sentence, a little shyly: "Even if you have nothing to do, you can still come to me for anything... anything." Okay. Mr. Xu said that you are the real boss of the company."

Zhou Buqi didn't seem to have reacted yet, and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu is the boss of Jieyu Media, just follow her arrangements from now on. Don't worry, I have talked with her, and we all think you are a good young talent with acting talent. The company will focus on cultivating you. I still have something to do, so that’s it?”

"Oh...oh!" Ni Ning didn't dare to mess around. She felt dizzy and her self-confidence was hit. "Okay, okay, then I won't disturb you. Goodbye, Mr. Zhou!"

"See you."

…

Lao Zhang had already arranged his flight back to Beijing. When he saw Zhou Buqi, he was very anxious and said, "Latest news, on the US stock market, Changyou's stock price has plummeted by 13% today."

Zhou Buqi was very calm and said with a smile: "If it falls, it will fall. What can I do? Waiter, give me a glass of iced Coke!"

"Sir, we don't provide Coke..."

This is a very high-end business club. The beautiful waiter came over. The smile on her face suddenly stopped. She looked at Zhou Buqi blankly and rubbed her eyes, as if she didn't dare to recognize him.

Zhou Buqi looked at her with a half-smile, "No Coke?"

"Oh! Oh!" The beautiful waiter realized it and quickly changed her words, "Yes! There is Coke! Mr. Zhou, I will prepare it for you right now! Do you want Coca-Cola?"

"Well, go ahead."

Zhou Buqi is a young man who is very interested in carbonated drinks. It has little to do with whether you have money or not. What matters is that this stuff really tastes good. Buffett and Bill Gates also drink Coke every day.

Zhang Chaoyang did not have such a relaxed attitude as him, and said with a sigh: "Why don't you take action in advance? You can take over quickly. With your fame and influence, you may be able to bring confidence to the capital market and boost Changyou's stock price. Anyway, now Ren Yuxin has agreed and the management can be reorganized at any time."

"Why are you so anxious?" Zhou Buqi shook his head and didn't think it was a good idea. "The timing is wrong. The economic environment in Europe and the United States has been affected now, and it has a great impact. Today's plunge is so serious, it is probably because there is some negative news in the market. , dragging down the stock market. It doesn’t matter, this is all temporary, as long as Changyou’s internal affairs are not in chaos. When you return to Beijing this time, you must stabilize the management.”

Zhang Chaoyang was helpless, "Then when do you want to take action?"

"September, didn't we agree!"

"Can't advance?"

Zhou Buqi said simply: "No!"

"It's better to go a little earlier."

Zhang Chaoyang's spirit has been shaken by the impact of the stock market during this period. He feels that he is unable to control such a large market with a market value of more than 10 billion US dollars, regardless of his ability, determination or sense of responsibility.

Zhou Buqi said: "No, we must wait until after September. Ziweixing International has a friend's studio. I am planning to sell the friend's studio to EA recently. It is estimated that it will not be completed until July or August. Deal. When the deal is concluded, I will take over Changyou."

"Friends Studio? What is it?"

"It's a studio that makes social games for Facebook and wants to sell it to EA."

Zhang Chaoyang was very interested, "How much does it cost?"

Zhou Buqi said helplessly: "The current situation in the game market is not very good, and the financial industry is also experiencing a crisis. It is difficult to sell at a high price. I estimate... it may only be 2 billion U.S. dollars, or even 2 billion U.S. dollars." Even if it can’t be sold, it’s only 1.5 billion US dollars?”

Zhang Chaoyang's eyes almost dropped to the ground, "Are you kidding me!"

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "Who is kidding you?"

Zhang Chaoyang was a little stunned and couldn't believe it.

Zhou Buqi said nonchalantly: "Isn't this normal? The social gaming industry is so popular right now. It is considered to be a new trend in gaming in the future."

Zhang Chaoyang was probably shocked by this shocking big deal. He was silent for a long time before he frowned and said, "But, what does the deal between Friend Studio and EA have to do with Changyou?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Friend Studio is a studio under the Game Division. After selling this studio to EA and divesting the assets, the merger of Changyou and the Game Division can be implemented."

"Ah?" Zhang Chaoyang was stunned. He had never heard this kid mention this before, and he was immediately shocked. "Merge? Ziweixing International's game division? The business in the United States?"

Zhou Buqi smiled, "Yes."

"Want to merge?"

"Well, merge."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Zhang Chaoyang was a little dissatisfied and felt that this guy was a bit too arbitrary.

Zhou Buqi didn't dare to do this, "I'm not telling you this. Besides, it's pointless to tell you that you don't understand. I have a huge business plan for Changyou, so don't worry about it." "

How could Lao Zhang not worry?

However, at the strategic and business level, he felt that he really didn't need to worry too much and could just let this guy do it. This guy is definitely a rare business genius. Let him do it. The risk is quite high, but you should have 100% confidence in him.

What he really cares about is the financial aspect.

As a major shareholder of Changyou, he must consider his own interests.

Zhang Chaoyang looked at him deeply and said warily: "Business merger... If you think this is okay, I will support it. However, what is the transaction value of the merger? I seem to have heard you say that Ziweixing International I am very short of money and have to rely on debt issuance to survive. Changyou has raised US$2.6 billion through its IPO, so don’t play the trick of pouring all this money into Ziweixing’s account!”

"Damn!" Zhou Buqi almost died of anger, "What are you talking about? I am a gentleman!"