After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 119 Has Become a New Force
Lu Liang frowned and searched domestic and foreign websites, and finally saw a piece of news that seemed to be the reason.

Tesla Motors was founded 11 years ago and has delivered 4750 vehicles so far. Its production capacity is seriously insufficient and its deliveries are often delayed.

A few years ago, the stock price was halved when the first sports car called Roadster was released.

Once it was released, it caused a sensation in the European and American car circles. It was priced at US$2100 and received pre-orders on the first day.

Ultimately, due to cost estimation errors and overestimation of production capacity, the actual cost exceeded $12.

Musk could only apologize publicly because he raised the selling price to $11 and was willing to bear the liability for breach of contract and give up half of the orders, a move that caused strong dissatisfaction among customers.

At that time, speculators on Wall Street also smelled an opportunity and began to short Tesla's stock price heavily, with the market value dropping from 98 billion to 42 billion, almost bringing it to the brink of delisting.

Finally, after Lucian and the Secretary of Energy visited the Tesla factory, the Department of Energy granted Tesla a low-interest loan of US$4.65 million, and Tesla was able to catch its breath.

"Is the past going to happen again?"

Lu Liang stroked his chin and fell into deep thought.

After all, the super factory in Shanghai is currently still a wasteland covered with weeds and some self-built houses. It will take at least a year and a half to deal with these trivial matters and start construction.

Tesla cannot enjoy the benefits of a populous country and a mature industrial chain, and the cost of building in the United States is particularly high.

A Maodou X only requires a deposit of US$2000, and the cost should be more than US$.

If a vehicle requires a deposit of 100,000 yuan, once the orders accumulate, it will no longer be red and green banknotes, but a death warrant.

Thinking of this, Lu Liang called Li Bing: "Hello, Mr. Li, has the first-day order volume for Edamame X come out?"

Li Bing was surprised that Lu Liang called him at this moment and asked such trivial matters, but he told the truth: "Not yet."

"Then do you know what the reason is?" Lu Liang asked.

"It's probably because they haven't counted it yet. After all, there will always be some delays online and offline."

"So what do you predict the total order volume will be?"

"Offline orders should exceed 3500 units."

Li Bing was very sure that just because Tesla didn't tell them, it didn't mean they had no way of knowing. For example, Li Xiang was very cunning and directly sent several people to watch in the business rooms of the major exhibition halls.

Whenever staff members and customers came out and smiled and shook hands, they were counted in his count.

Li Bing smiled and said, "I don't know if it's accurate or not, but looking at Li Xiang's expression at the time, it seemed like he was saying it was quite accurate."

"Thank you very much." Lu Liang laughed in surprise, once again experiencing the simplicity of business war.

He drummed his fingertips on the table. Now it depended on whether Tesla would keep the news a secret.

The longer it drags on, the greater the possibility becomes, and when it can no longer hold on, the stock price will explode.

At 12:30, Lu Liang received a call from Zhang Chen, who was so excited that he was incoherent: "Mr. Lu, did you rest?"

Lu Liang laughed: "I haven't rested yet. I just watched a movie. It's very good. How much was the box office on the first day?"

"Mr. Lu, the first day box office was 3500 million, and the Douban score was 8.4 points." Zhang Chen was so excited that he almost cried.

Although the preview of "Charlotte's Troubles" has received very good reviews, there are also movies that are critically acclaimed but not commercially successful.

Only after the film is released, the actual box office will be real.

3500 million on the first day, Maoyan score was 9.4 points, Douban score was 8.4 points, and many media predicted the total box office to be 5.2 million.

This also made him finally put his mind at ease.

In the past week, Zhang Chen had hardly had a good night's sleep, and now it seemed that he wouldn't be able to do so in the next few days.

But unlike the nervousness of the past week, these days are full of excitement and excitement.

"What did Wanda say?" Lu Liang asked with a smile.

Normally, a movie is composed of three forces: production, distribution, and screening. He is an investor in the production. Wanda is wealthy and powerful, and is contracted to distribute and screen.

"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lin from Wanda plans to use the highest budget to promote Charlotte."

Zhang Chen looked a little dazed because he suddenly remembered the day when they signed the investment contract.

At that time, Lu Liang also said that he expected them to increase the publicity and promotion funds to 300% of the cost, which is 6000 million.

Unexpectedly, the publicity and promotion expenses have been fully utilized now.

"You can calculate how much you want, and then just send me what you need when the time comes." After Lu Liang said this, he was about to hang up the phone.

"Mr. Lu, would you like to come over?" Zhang Chen asked hurriedly and cautiously.

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Then I'll ask Mr. Tang to go over there."

Production, distribution, and screening: after a movie is finished, the positions of the three parties are completely reversed, that is, screening has the greatest power, followed by distribution, and finally production. In principle, the box office revenue of a movie is split in a 43:57 ratio, with the producer and distributor sharing 43% of the box office revenue, and the screening party enjoying 57%.

But it's just a principle.

Because cinema chains often use their size to bully customers, the actual revenue generated from productions and distribution is far less than 43%.

After all, compared with Wanda Cinemas, Happy Twist is just a small ant that can be crushed to death at will.

But Lu Liang is different. He is a capital tycoon with money, so even Lao Wang has to treat him with courtesy.

Therefore, Zhang Chen hopes that Lu Liang will come forward to support their producers and try not to let the theaters squeeze them too hard.

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for disturbing your rest."

Zhang Chen was delighted and thanked him repeatedly.

At the same time, the online entries about Charlotte's troubles also overshadowed the sales of Tesla's Edamame X.

A movie ticket costs dozens of dollars, while a car costs millions. Netizens will feel more involved with the former.

"The production cost was 2000 million, and the box office on the first day was 3500 million. The dark horse of the year has been born."

“I didn’t expect that such a clichéd story could be filmed so brilliantly and beautifully.”

"In one sentence, it proves that you have seen Charlotte."

"No~Qiuya~"

The online discussion was in full swing, and some forces lurking in the film and television circles also began to stir.

Although the movie has been released, it does not mean that there is no profit to be made. The publicity and promotion costs can also be compared to a kind of financing.

Happy Twist is a company that has just entered the film industry. They may not be able to afford 43% of the publicity and promotion fees, but they are happy to serve.

Maybe there are some film investors who can’t afford the publicity and promotion fees to follow suit, and they are also happy to help.

At worst, you can at least make friends. The recovery of funds invested in movies is slow and cumbersome, and the box office may collapse in the later stage.

Assuming the total box office is 500 million, and then there is a 70% to 80% discount, they would also be happy to buy back the equity and help bear the risk.

In short, Happy Twist, which has no background in the film and television industry, has made a movie with a cost of 2000 million that may break the 5 million box office, which has become a big piece of fat meat that everyone wants to take a bite of.

So, they searched and searched...

Finally, they found Lu Liang, who accounted for 25% of the investment. They were all as if they had seen a ghost and immediately lost all interest.

After all, the news that Tianxing Private Equity updated its net value in the first month and made a profit of 84% has spread in the circle.

Countless bigwigs lined up and waved their money, looking forward to Lu Liang issuing the second fund.

If he offends Lu Liang now, he probably doesn't even need to do anything, as someone will naturally help him.

He has become a new force.

……

A little after one in the morning, Lu Liang finally finished his work.

He took out two ticket stubs, took a photo, and uploaded it to Weibo: "It's beautiful, I love it, everyone go and watch it."

After all, his investment accounts for 25% and no one can dilute his equity. If the box office is higher, he can make more money.

Lu Liang threw away the ticket stub, put away his phone, and was too lazy to respond to netizens' questions about who he was going to the movies with.

When I walked to the rest area, I saw Su Wanyu curled up like a cat, her eyelids twitching.

She looked like she was asleep, but not asleep. Her eyes were dull and lifeless. “Are you done with your work?”

"When you're done, go back to sleep." Lu Liang laughed and asked softly, "Do you still want me to hold you?"

Su Wanyu suddenly woke up, opened her eyes wide, and perhaps revealed some hesitation in her eyes: "Is it okay?"

"If you weren't too heavy."

"I'm just over a hundred."

Su Wanyu excitedly jumped onto Lu Liang's back, touched his broad shoulders, and said happily: "It's broad and comfortable."

"Let's go, let's go back."

Lu Liang couldn't help laughing. He asked his cousin to close and lock the door, then go back to sleep while he drove back.

(End of this chapter)