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After a while, a few more people came.

Boss Chen from Kehai, Boss Zhang from Yuanda, Boss Lin from Xinyuan, Feng Lun from Wantong, Li Yanhong from Baidu, and Shi Yuzhu from Giant Network.

At six o'clock in the evening, the banquet officially begins.

Zhou Buqi belongs to the younger generation and sits at the bottom seat.

Surrounding them are also juniors, with Shi Yuzhu on the left and Wang Xiaojun on the right.

"Old Duan has something to do, let's ignore it, let's eat first."

Boss Liu sat in the front seat and picked up the chopsticks first.

Everyone is quiet.

Occasionally there are conversations, but also whispers.

Because everyone knows that this small gathering within the Taishan Society is to discuss major issues.

Sure enough, the group of old-school entrepreneurs expressed their opinions one after another.

It's about the upcoming Entrepreneur Club.

The tone is a bit big.

It is quite a bit of an argument with the government. To run this organization well and strong, it should not be too submissive or follow orders. It should be built on the self-platform of private entrepreneurs.

That posture, as if everything is under control.

Thinking about it again, it seems that this is really the case.

All of you here are considered veterans of the reform and opening up, typical representatives of private entrepreneurs, and pioneers of reform. They certainly don't want to change it and change it, and then change it back.

In this new organization, it is necessary to safeguard the interests of the private entrepreneur group as much as possible and speak out for this group.

Moreover, they have confidence.

Who is the president of this entrepreneurial club?

It can only be Boss Liu, only he has this prestige.

If the officials want to use him to win over this group, they will definitely compromise appropriately.

Zhou Buqi is not qualified to participate in such a big event, not to mention him, the few people around him are not qualified to participate, including Yu Minhong and Li Yanhong.

It must be the seniors who make the decision, and it is enough for the juniors to wave their flags and shout their support.

Sitting next to Zhou Buqi, Shi Yuzhu couldn't help whispering, "Xiao Zhou, I agreed to participate in your job hunting program."

"Thanks."

"There are so many big bosses here, after a while we'll finish the business, you can invite them all over again."

Zhou Buqi laughed and said: "Forget it, they are all seniors, I don't have that face."

Shi Yuzhu said: "What are you afraid of? You know CCTV's "Win in China". They are basically judges."

Zhou Buqi said: "CCTV's is a serious commercial program, and participating in that kind of program will not lose its grade. What we do is an entertainment program, and there is no comparison at all."

The subtext is that generally only Saobao and the younger generation will participate.

Wang Xiaojun on the other side suddenly spoke up and said, "Mr. Zhou, has the program you collaborated with Yanjing TV been set?"

Zhou Buqi said honestly: "The outdoor competitive reality show has been set, and it will be recorded this month. The job-seeking program has also passed the review, and the production team is planning."

"Is there still a chance now?"

"Um?"

"Huayi is very interested in cooperating with Jieyu Media."

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Okay, Hua Yi is a senior in the entertainment industry, and Jieyu Media can't wait for it. I'll ask Jieyu Media's president Xu what he means, and it shouldn't be a big problem."

Give Huayi a piece of the cake, and Jieyu Media's income will definitely decrease.

However, Xu Baihui wants to be the queen of the entertainment industry.

To help her realize this ambition, Hua Yi's help is indispensable. Appropriate sharing of interests can make more friends.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaojun sighed, "Let's forget it, Huayi's current funds... Hey, let's not talk about it!"

"What? Are you having trouble?"

Zhou Buqi felt that his performance was clumsy, so he suppressed a smile and pretended to be surprised.

Wang Xiaojun said distressedly: "Hua Yi is so difficult now!"

"Can't you? Huayi is a big company, the number one private enterprise in the domestic entertainment industry, right?"

"What about the No. 1 giant? In this circle, you can't make a lot of money at all. Especially the risk is too high. If you are not careful, you may lose everything. Huayi is going bankrupt now."

"How to say?"

"Last year, there was internal strife in Huayi, and the top artists were all taken away by Wang Jinghua. Two movies were released, but there was no box office. This year's "Night Banquet" also..."

Wang Xiaojun rambled on, talking about Huayi's predicament in the past two years.

How aggrieved and aggrieved.

Hua Yi can be regarded as a giant in the entertainment industry, but he didn't make any money at all and kept losing money. If it weren't for the advertising business doing a good job, the film and TV drama business could be supplemented by tearing down the east wall to make up for the west wall, maybe it would not be able to survive long ago.

Zhou Buqi said: "I think this is a lipstick effect. After we joined the WTO these years, the country's economy has developed too fast and is booming. It is not surprising that the entertainment industry has no money to make. After a few years, China's economic growth has slowed down. , Overcapacity and excessive currency issuance may cause some economic problems. At that time, the spring of the entertainment industry will arrive.”

The lipstick effect means that when the economy is in recession, the sales of lipstick will suddenly rise.

This is a social psychology phenomenon.

Lipstick is a cheap and extravagant non-essential item. When the economy is not good, it can have a "comforting" effect on ordinary people.

By analogy, entertainment products such as movies and TV series also have comforting properties. When the economy is good, the common people don't need to be comforted, and everyone is happy to make money. When the economy is not good, entertainment programs are needed for psychological comfort.

The current social situation is that when the economic crisis broke out in 2008, the country implemented a 4 trillion stimulus plan... which caused a series of economic sequelae.

Since then, the domestic entertainment industry has entered a blowout period, and even Internet giants have seized the entertainment track one after another.

Wang Xiaojun sighed, and said with a sad face: "I'm afraid that Huayi's winter will be difficult!"

"how?"

"Some investors want to withdraw their capital!"

"Divestment?"

"Well, he invested 500,000 yuan in Huayi six years ago, but after so many years, he didn't earn a penny in dividends. The situation of "Night Banquet" this year is not optimistic. It is estimated that this investment will be in vain again. disappointed."

Zhou Buqi was very surprised, "Hua Yi can't even get 500,000?"

"Disaster!"

Wang Xiaojun has a hard time.

He took all the real estate to the bank for a loan, and the money in the account still needs to be paid to the employees. Whether he can survive this year depends on how much "Night Banquet" loses.

Zhou Buqi suddenly thought of something.

In his previous life, Boss Ma invested in Huayi, and it is said that he earned hundreds of times, which once caused quite a controversy. Moreover, he invested in his own name and has nothing to do with Alibaba. It can be seen that Huayi has reached the end of the mountain.

"What do you want?"

Zhou kept calm.

Wang Xiaojun glanced at him tentatively, "It's best to introduce new shareholders who are interested in the entertainment industry. If "Night Banquet" really fails, the company can't survive. I hope the new shareholders can inject capital and help Hua Yidu Overcoming difficulties. To be honest, I have been looking for such a person. Some people are interested in the entertainment industry, but they are basically coal bosses, and there is no guarantee of credibility; No interest in the entertainment industry anymore."

"Really." Zhou Buqi nodded, "Introducing new shareholders is a major event for the company, so we can't be careless."

Wang Xiaojun gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Zhou, are you interested in investing in Huayi?"

There is no doubt that I am interested. Zhou Buqi and his friends set up an entertainment company called Jieyu Media. Not only did he cast a movie, but he also cooperated with Yanjing TV in two variety shows.

There is nothing to say about character and reputation, Taishan Club is the biggest guarantee.

Zhou Buqi's expression was flat, "How to operate?"

Wang Xiaojun said quickly: "Take over his shares from another investor, and then..."

"What about the price?"

Zhou Buqi interrupted him.

Wang Xiaojun said: "He just wants to get his own money back, so whatever he spent back then, you can spend as much as you want."

"how many?"

"It started out as a 15% stake, then diluted a bit and now it's 10.7%."

"Less."

Zhou Buqi looked dissatisfied.

Wang Xiaojun is a man of great courage. When he made "A World Without Thieves", he put his entire net worth on it, mortgaged his real estate, luxury cars, famous paintings and gold jewelry.

Of course, he would not frustrate the transaction because of such a trivial matter, and immediately stated: "It's okay, I will personally take out another 1.3% of the shares and transfer them to you at the same price."

Zhou Buqi was still not satisfied, "I think the first 15% is a good share."

Wang Xiaojun frowned and looked at him suspiciously.

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "Mr. Wang, I just joined the Taishan Club. I'm new here. I will definitely make the cooperation in the first meeting beautiful. You can rest assured."

Wang Xiaojun adjusted his glasses and said with a smile, "You can talk about the shares slowly. For such a large share transfer, the shareholders must be allocated proportionally, and I can't afford it myself."

"Can."

"Mr. Zhou, after becoming a shareholder of Huayi, we can give you a directorship."

"good."

"But we need an additional supplementary agreement."

"explain."

Wang Xiaojun said: "As I said just now, Huayi's current capital turnover is very difficult. After "The Banquet" is released, if the domestic box office fails to break through 100 million, Huayi will be in financial distress."

Zhou Buqi glanced at him, "What do I need to do?"

Wang Xiaojun said: "As a shareholder, borrow or inject capital into the company to help Huayi survive. This needs to be reflected in the equity transfer contract."

Zhou Buqi couldn't help laughing, shaking his head again and again.

The dignified Huayi Brothers, unexpectedly suffered such misfortune.

This business, really can't just see the glamorous side of the bosses in front of others.

"Is there a problem?" Wang Xiaojun was a little surprised.

Zhou Buqi said: "Huayi is controlled by your brothers. Once the major shareholder increases capital, won't my shares shrink severely?"

Wang Xiaojun was taken aback, "Mr. Zhou, I won't cheat you, right? Huayi's current capital is only 5 million. There will definitely be share expansion and capital increase, but the proportion of shares will definitely remain unchanged. For Mr. Zhou, almost A million is just a trifle, right?"

Over the years, Huayi has been relying on Huayi advertising to borrow money to survive, and the loan amount has reached tens of millions. If the major shareholder forcibly passes the "debt-to-equity swap", even if Zhou Buqi gets 15% of the shares, it can be diluted to 1.5% in an instant.

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said with a smile: "I didn't mean that, they are all friends in the chamber of commerce, of course I believe you. What I mean is...why not solve Huayi's financial crisis once and for all? This is my respect for cooperation. sincerity."