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Chapter 1302 Relocation
Kung Fu Panda was a box office hit!
Upon seeing the news on television, Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian, Chen Tao, Zhang Ao, and others couldn't help but glance at Li Dashanren first, and then at Gao Peng.

Everyone knows that the Kung Fu Panda movie was invested in by companies affiliated with the Dongke Group, including investments in Pingyang Zoo. Although Gao Peng's logistics department was mainly responsible for these investments, Ren Yuefeng and his team were also aware of them.

The huge success of Kung Fu Panda is a significant boon for companies like Bandai, Focus Media, and Pingyang TV.

Bandai is the most representative overseas investment of Dongling High-Tech. At the suggestion of Dongling High-Tech headquarters, Bandai developed two major products, Pokémon and Pop Mart, which directly helped Bandai get out of its slump and its market value exceeded 12 billion US dollars.

By becoming Dongling Hi-Tech's cash cow overseas, Bandai harvests profits from investors around the world every year, and then brings huge returns to its major shareholder, Dongling Hi-Tech, in the name of dividends.

Previously, Dongling High-Tech invested $300 million in Bandai, becoming Bandai's largest shareholder. Subsequently, during Bandai's downturn, it initiated multiple stock buybacks and now holds 37.8% of Bandai's shares.

For Nihon Sekke, whose shareholding is quite dispersed, the shares held by Toling High-Tech make it the absolute majority shareholder.

Together with the Yamashina family, the head of Nippon Bentech, Dongling High-Tech holds more than 50% of Nippon Bentech's shares, which is equivalent to complete control of Nippon Bentech.

With Kung Fu Panda's box office success, it's no surprise that Bandai's stock price is about to skyrocket.

Back then, Dongling High-Tech acquired Bandai for $300 million, but in recent years, the dividends that Nippon Benzos & Bandai has given to Dongling High-Tech have long exceeded that amount.

Not to mention Bandai's market value. The Bandai shares held by Dongling High-Tech are now worth more than $45 billion. That means they got a 15-fold return on $300 million, and they also receive huge dividends every year. It's a goose that lays golden eggs!

Not only is the number of visitors to Pingyang Zoo soaring, but the park's revenue is also increasing. This project, in which Dongling Hi-Tech previously invested a lot of money, is about to start bringing returns to Dongling Hi-Tech.

These returns are not comparable to the profits that selling mobile phones and computers brings to Dongling Hi-Tech, but for other companies, having such a zoo would probably be enough to launch an IPO...

"Is this movie expected to gross 300 million US dollars?" Ren Yuefeng asked Gao Peng.

Although television boasts that Kung Fu Panda's global box office is only expected to reach that level after its release in America and other parts of Europe.

However, none of the people present believed a single word of the media reports. Dongling Hi-Tech had dealt with the media too much and knew all too well what the media's style was.

If they wanted, Dongling Hi-Tech could mobilize public opinion and boast that Kung Fu Panda's box office could reach one billion US dollars. As long as the public relations fees and travel expenses are high enough, what is there that the media wouldn't dare to boast about?

"According to the box office estimates sent by Bandai, Kung Fu Panda should be able to reach more than 200 million US dollars. As for 300 million US dollars, that depends on luck."

We need to see if America, the world's largest box office market, and Europe, will accept an animated film with Eastern characteristics and kung fu elements.

Gao Peng said, "America is now the world's largest consumer market. There's nothing we can do about it. It's a global hegemon, living in an imperial era, able to leech off the world. The income and consumption level of Americans are naturally the highest in the world."

Not only movies, but also cars, mobile phones, home appliances and various other products, the largest consumer country is America.

This is also the source of America's confidence in imposing sanctions on other regions in its previous life. As the largest consumer market, preventing products from any region from entering the country can indeed bankrupt a large number of companies and cause countless people to lose their jobs.

As for what supports this confidence, besides having plenty of money, it also has a strong military, with military bases all over the world and major shipping lanes under its control.

It can not only impose sanctions on other regions itself, but also force its allies to follow suit and impose sanctions.

As for those who are unwilling to follow, that is, of course, the regional leader. They will soon step down, or even be directly ousted. In more serious cases, they might even shoot themselves in the back a few times and then be declared to have committed suicide.

"If this year's Kung Fu Panda can break even, more Kung Fu Panda movies will be released in the future, and box office revenue has the potential to continue to increase."

Most importantly, if Kung Fu Panda merchandise and Dongxing Giant Panda merchandise can be successfully developed, Dongling High-Tech will reap huge returns, with annual profits exceeding one billion yuan or even more in the future!

Gao Peng was naturally aware of Li Dongling's plans for the giant panda research center and knew exactly what the philanthropist Li wanted: giant panda-related merchandise and IP licensing were the most profitable parts.

Moreover, this is a long-term business; if done well, it can generate a continuous stream of huge returns for Dongling Hi-Tech, becoming Dongling Hi-Tech's new cash cow!

Ren Yuefeng and the others couldn't help but turn their gaze to Li Dashan, who was having a meal.

Over the years, they had all known that Philanthropist Li had an exceptional eye for talent, never making a mistake. But now, with the box office success of Kung Fu Panda, the pieces that Philanthropist Li had casually placed years ago were beginning to pay off. This made Ren Yuefeng realize that even though he had tried his best to improve his ability to judge Philanthropist Li's abilities, he still felt he had underestimated him!
As someone from Dongling High-Tech, Ren Yuefeng could feel how sharp Li Dashan's eyes were. Just thinking about what it would be like to be his opponent sent chills down Ren Yuefeng's spine.

Faced with the gazes cast by Ren Yuefeng and others, Li Dashan shook his head helplessly. To be honest, investing in the Giant Panda Research Center was just a trial run for Li Dashan.

Pingyang Zoo was one of Yao Zhengru's flagship projects. The Yao and Li families were closely connected, and Li Dongling could not possibly watch the Pingyang Zoo project fail, or even just be left barely alive.

The introduction of the Giant Panda Research Center was also intended to increase visitor traffic to Pingyang Zoo. The subsequent development of the Giant Panda IP by Bandai, Focus Media, and Pingyang TV was more of a natural progression, but with sufficient funding, the probability of success would have been much higher!
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As the Kung Fu Panda movie swept across Asia and box office revenue continued to increase, a panda craze and a panda economy began to emerge. Large numbers of people, both domestically and internationally, began to pay attention to pandas, and some even flew directly to zoos with pandas to buy tickets to see them.

Since the giant panda became a national treasure, it has experienced national treasure-level popularity for the first time and has begun to be sought after.

Pingyang Zoo, home to Tung Sing Tsai, the inspiration for Po in Kung Fu Panda, has undoubtedly become the biggest beneficiary of this panda craze.

From Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and other places, huge crowds began to fly in to see Tung Sing in person, making Tung Sing the most well-known giant panda overseas. The large number of people queuing up even forced Binh Duong Zoo to implement visitor limits.

In addition, merchandise related to Kung Fu Panda and Tung Sing Chai panda is starting to sell like hotcakes, at least for Japanese fans who are obsessed with pandas.

"To increase the production of Kung Fu Panda merchandise, we must quickly distribute it to Bandai stores in Japan, South Korea, Siam, and other countries."

Furthermore, the scale of derivative products needs to be expanded, not only to figurines, mugs, and clothing, but also to stationery, gifts, and IP licensing collaborations with other companies—all of which should be launched as soon as possible!

At the headquarters of Nippon Bandai, Makoto Yamashina, the head of Nippon Bandai, was issuing orders to the senior executives with great enthusiasm.

Today, Yamakaze is full of vigor and high spirits, a far cry from the dejected state it was many years ago when it failed to develop a game console and stumbled on its inventory of electronic pet machines.

At that time, everyone at Bandai was calling for his execution, clamoring to get rid of Makoto Yamashina. Even his father was quite dissatisfied with him, worried that he would squander the Yamashina family's Bandai legacy.

In order to retain his position as the head of the company, Makoto Yamashina, despite being criticized by Japanese media, introduced Toyoda Hikvision as a major shareholder of Bandai, thus securing his position.

At that time, no one was optimistic about Bandai. Everyone thought Bandai was beyond saving, and some even thought that Makoto Yamashina was a traitor to Japan. This caused Bandai's stock price to continue to fall, and people who bought Bandai stock ran away one after another.

Those years can be described as the lowest point for both Makoto Yamashina and Bandai, with the media expressing pessimism in various ways.

But now?

Those media outlets that previously criticized Makoto Yamashina have all started fawning over him. As long as Yamashina is willing to be interviewed by them, those Japanese media outlets will say all sorts of flattering things.

Those who sold their Bandai shares are now kicking themselves. How many stocks in the entire Tokyo stock market can increase their price fifteenfold in just a few years?

As for the previous introduction of Dongling High-Tech as Bandai's major shareholder, Japanese media have become more understanding, believing that Makoto Yamashina made a grand move, the greatest operation in Bandai's history!
The Japanese people's admiration for strength is ingrained in their bones. America's victory over Japan in World War II directly changed the entire Japanese mindset, and decades later they dared not harbor any dissent.

Bandai is already Japan's largest figure and toy company, holding numerous IPs such as Dragon Ball and Gundam. Now, with the addition of two emerging businesses, Pokémon and Pop Mart, it can almost be said that they have built another Bandai!
With the Kung Fu Panda movie about to hit $100 million at the box office, Bandai's stock price has gone crazy. In just a few days, the stock price has surged by 17%, and the market value has increased by $2 billion, making it the most eye-catching stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Who dares to say that Yamashina Makoto is a spendthrift and unworthy of being the head of the sect for generations? He, Yamashina Makoto, is the most worthy of being the head of the sect.

As for what he said about him clinging to Dongling High-Tech and Li Dashanren, so what? He has connections, but can others do that?

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"Mr. Li, the revenue from Kung Fu Panda merchandise has exceeded seven million US dollars, and sales are expected to continue to rise!"

Li Dongling, who was in Pingyang and preparing to attend the relocation ceremony of Dongling High-Tech's global headquarters, received a call from Shankecheng.

　Sorry for the late afternoon update.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)