Our Rise Era

Chapter 76 Acquisition of a special effects company! (First update)
Early morning on December 12th.

New Year’s Eve in 08 was on February 2th.

It's been less than two months.

The debt crisis and the mess in the company tortured Xu Ziyang to the point of being covered in wounds.

At this moment, he was more like a drowning man grasping at straws...

Xu Ziyang did not sleep all night, so he cleaned the [Magic Core VX] himself inside and out.

After scanning...

He put on a suit and stood guard at the company gate very seriously from four in the morning to eight in the morning.

Zhang Yang’s information flashed through his mind.

In fact, when Xu Ziyang searched for Zhang Yang’s information on the Internet for the first time, he was completely stunned!

Writer, poet, director, producer, CEO of Zhengyang International Food Group, CEO of ZY Toys, general manager of Popeye Animation Company YW Animation...

The string of titles numbering nearly dozens made Xu Ziyang stunned. He even doubted for a moment whether there was something wrong with his cognition, or whether he had been working in a company and had lost touch with society?
Damn it!

How come I haven’t seen such an awesome figure on Forbes website?

Moreover, there is no such person among the capitals that he is familiar with!

But then, after searching for more information about Zhang Yang, Xu Ziyang's confused expression suddenly became extremely interesting, and for a moment he didn't know how to describe his emotions at that time!

These identities were created between November and December, just like Monkey King suddenly popping out of a stone!
It is no exaggeration to describe it as coming out of nowhere!
"call!"

"Go sit down at your workstations."

"The investors will be here soon. After you put on your suits, you should be serious, work when you should work, and introduce when you should introduce..."

"We don't need to brag, just be realistic."

"..."

8 o'clock.

A ray of warm sunlight from the sky illuminates the gate of [Magic Core VX].

Several colleagues who came to work were all wearing neat suits and looked very respectable, standing at the door.

After Xu Ziyang gave a few instructions, the people left.

One of them, a tall and thin young man wearing glasses, hesitated for a moment: "Mr. Xu, is this person reliable? I have also checked the information. This person... there is a lot of controversy about him on the Internet..."

"At least it's a chance..."

"Okay, Mr. Xu, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. The lawyer will be here soon."

"Yeah, okay!"

Just after the tall and thin young man with glasses left, Xu Ziyang saw a lawyer with a briefcase walking towards the door.

Xu Ziyang greeted the lawyer, and then waited in the cold wind until about 9 o'clock.

Followed by a burst of car horns.

After a BMW 7 Series stopped at the door, Xu Ziyang hurried to greet it.

"Hello……"

"Hello, are you Mr. Xu? I am Zhang Yang..."

"Hello, Mr. Zhang!"

"Well, this is Mr. Chen, the boss of our [Huaxia Dajinlong Investment Company], Chen Tiangui..."

"Ah, Mr. Chen, hello!"

"..."

A gust of wind blew, seemingly mixed with some sand, making it difficult for Xu Ziyang to open his eyes.

After finally getting used to it, Xu Ziyang saw a gentle-looking young man wearing glasses and a suit shaking hands with him.

Then...

He saw a middle-aged man with a big belly following behind the young man with glasses.

The first impression the middle-aged man gave Xu Ziyang was that of a "nouveau riche".

Yes!

He almost met all of Xu Ziyang's stereotypes of nouveau riche.

Big gold chain, fat head and big ears...

The only thing that made Xu Ziyang feel disconnected was that this nouveau riche actually wore a pair of black-framed glasses. He looked neither civil nor martial, which really gave him a sense of disconnection.

After the two sides shook hands, the nouveau riche glanced at the [Magic Core VX] sign on the door.

"Mr. Zhang, if we invest in the future, the first thing we have to do is to make this brand bigger. It's so small, how about showing it to children?"

"Okay! Let's talk first..."

"Okay! By the way, Mr. Xu, please don't mind. I'm a very straightforward person. I'll just say whatever comes to my mind. Would you like a cigar?"

"No!"

"It's expensive, and you can't buy it in China..."

"..."

Xu Ziyang was stuffed with a cigar while feeling awkward.

Then, watching the nouveau riche walk into the door with a swagger, he looked around and said, "This place is too small, and it's very cramped to work in. Mr. Zhang, if it's suitable, we can move to an office building in Hangzhou. This way, it will be easier to communicate... I bought a building some time ago, but I haven't visited it yet..."

"Row!"

"Mr. Zhang, do you understand Feng Shui?"

"I know a little, but not much. Mr. Chen, what do you mean..." "Oh, I always feel uncomfortable here when I come in. I feel like I'm being stared at by something. Is it that this aura doesn't suit me? Is there something wrong with the Feng Shui?"

"..."

Xu Ziyang watched the nouveau riche take a quick tour around the company and then made some comments.

The young man just glanced around silently, frowned slightly, and neither responded nor spoke.

"Mr. Chen, let's talk about the company first."

"Okay, you guys chat... I'll just walk around here..."

"Won't you join in the conversation?"

"Professionals should do professional things. I don't understand these things... Oh, my back hurts a little on the way. I shouldn't have driven myself. Oh, I'll go get a massage first. Mr. Zhang, come over after you finish talking. Then we can talk about cooperation..."

"Row!"

With Xu Ziyang looking confused.

The upstart stretched his body and then walked out of the company.

Looking at the upstart's back...

Xu Ziyang took a deep breath: "Boss Zhang, this Boss Chen is a man of temperament."

"Well, he is quite a sentimental person."

Zhang Yang looked at Chen Tiangui's back and laughed.

Chen Tiangui's life is pretty good.

His daily life consists of washing feet, getting massages, wandering around, going to his own company to brag, and occasionally driving around in his car, and then the day passes comfortably.

As for the coal mine, I go there occasionally, but it’s not a big deal…

Recently, the country has been reducing coal mining projects. Chen Tiangui heard some rumors in advance and heard that they also responded to the country's call and started to carry out reforms. They also sold a lot of coal fields at high prices and made a lot of money...

People like this, as long as they don't gamble or invest blindly, can basically live a comfortable life.

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"Mr. Zhang, I believe Director Jiang has told you about our situation. I won't hide it from you. In fact, just yesterday, before you called, I was thinking about selling the equipment and going bankrupt..."

"We have reached the end of our rope..."

"..."

Some people have achieved financial freedom, live comfortably, and live in a flourishing life every day.

But some people are living in dire straits and cannot extricate themselves.

【Magic Core VX】In the office.

Xu Ziyang placed all the financial reports of [Magic Core VX] for the past year in front of Zhang Yang. On his haggard face, apart from sincerity, there was only a hint of embarrassment.

When Zhang Yang learned about the financial situation of [Magic Core VX], he realized that the financial situation of [Magic Core VX] could no longer be described as "bad", it was simply terrible.

This is a sinkhole!
However, after he carefully looked at some of the past works of [Magic Core VX], his expression became serious.

Although the equipment is limited and the technical level cannot compare with those Hollywood blockbusters, even those bad movies have very detailed special effects.

There is absolutely no problem dealing with "Armored Man".

Of course, Xu Ziyang was also very sincere. He did not hide the company's poor situation, but put every debt in front of Zhang Yang...

Zhang Yang was silent for a moment after reading it: "I'll give you the project of Armored Superman. Can you still do it?"

"I can do it, but I have only one request, that the payment be made on time... You are also aware of our previous situation. We have so much foreign debt, and we are now penniless, one step away from bankruptcy. If we continue to owe debts, I can't bear it..."

"If the cooperation is confirmed, we will prepay the special effects fee for one episode in advance. The fee for one episode will be paid to you first, and then you can do it. There is no need to advance the money..."

“That’s no problem…” Xu Ziyang nodded after listening, but then he said, “However, our current costs cannot be reduced. Producing high-quality special effects requires the use of expensive professional software and hardware equipment, such as 3D modeling software, renderers, high-performance computers and servers, etc. The prices of these equipment and software are very high, and they need to be continuously maintained and updated… The subsequent investment is no cheaper than other special effects companies…”

"..."

"In addition, special effects production requires a lot of time and effort. From concept design to final rendering, a perfect special effects shot may take months or even years to complete... Of course, our "Armored Man" does not take that long... But if your requirement is to make top special effects, perhaps the budget must be sufficient..."

Zhang Yang laughed after hearing this: "Don't worry, if we find you to cooperate, we will definitely keep the special effects budget. We won't be like other parties who are both in arrears and submissive..."

"Oh, all right!"

After hearing Zhang Yang's answer, Xu Ziyang nodded.

Immediately afterwards...

The company fell into a brief silence.

Xu Ziyang looked at Zhang Yang, hesitated for a moment, and finally said this: "Mr. Zhang, on the phone, you said you were considering investing in our company. Now that you know the actual situation of our company, what do you say now?"

"Do you think that ordinary people will still invest in your company when its debt system is so bad?" Zhang Yang frowned when he heard this.

Xu Ziyang looked a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a brief silence in the office...

Xu Ziyang suddenly saw Zhang Yang and laughed again: "We are certainly not ordinary people... Let's sign a [Debt Assumption Clause] contract. We don't care about your previous debts, and we won't get involved. For the next project, we will start cooperation again... We need 30% of the shares, I will take 10%, and Mr. Chen will take 20%. I calculated that according to the current market value of the company, it is about 200 million, right?"

"Yes……"

Just at this moment, Zhang Yang's phone rang.

The call was from Chen Tiangui.

"Mr. Zhang, how did the talk go?"

"We were just discussing investment..."

"Oh, come and wash your feet. Bring Mr. Xu with you. I found a good place..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)