Hong Kong Island: From a small stall to a global supplier

Chapter 190: Civil and Military Affairs
"Haha." Wang Yaotang clapped his hands softly. "Don't let your emotions affect you. Mr. Zheng is growing so fast. With Mr. Zheng here, PolyGram will definitely become the largest record label in Southeast Asia in the future."

Wang Yaotang paused for a moment and said, "I integrated the music product stores because other industries have nothing to do with the record industry. It's because I need a suitable sales display platform covering the whole of Hong Kong... Do you know how much loss you have caused me?"

Zheng Donghan frowned and didn't want to answer, but seeing Wang Yaotang looking at him like that, his mind started to work quickly. 200% of the more than 90 music stores in Hong Kong had been harassed by the Donglian News Agency.

Judging from the behavior of the person in front of me who often kidnaps people, I guess he must be buying at a low price, 50%?

If there are 200 companies...

As he counted, Zheng Donghan's face became uglier and uglier, sweat appeared on his forehead, and he suddenly began to feel scared.

Maybe it was really like what the young man said, that he was blinded by the halo of a large international company and was too ambitious. He did not even think about the amount of money involved and made a rash decision.

He glanced at Feng Tianzhi and Guan Weilin who were still a little confused. These two had higher achievements in music than himself, but when it came to business, they had no ability.

Feng Tianzhi and Guan Weilin finally noticed that Zheng Donghan looked unhappy. They ignored Wang Yaotang and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Zheng Donghan took a deep breath and said, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Wang."

Wang Yaotang said sullenly, "You have caused such a big uproar in this matter. There will inevitably be accidents in the subsequent acquisitions. I don't know how many people will die, and I don't know how much the cost will be increased because of this."

"Okay, that's it. I still have to go to EMI and Warner. Pray that everything goes well for me."

After saying that, Wang Yaotang got up and left.

Zheng Donghan stood there motionless, Feng Tianzhi and Guan Weilin were extremely anxious.

"What does that guy mean?"

"Who is he going to kill?"

Zheng Donghan sighed deeply, rubbed his eyebrows with his hand, and sat down on the sofa weakly.

"Please speak."

"Do you know how much the Donglian News Agency offered to those store owners? How much would the price be if those store owners continued to sell after this incident? Multiply this number by 200 and see." Zheng Donghan said weakly.

The two looked at each other, discussed quietly for a while, and then took out the HP calculator to calculate. Their faces suddenly changed, and they began to count the zeros one by one...

"If I make you lose more than 2000 million, what will you do?"

"He threatened to kill you?"

"That's not the case...but the debt will not disappear, and it will have to be repaid sooner or later." Zheng Donghan said with a wry smile: "As for the dead...now that the matter has become so serious, once the market stirs up waves, someone will definitely intervene to buy it. Even if they don't do it, they can take the opportunity to raise the price and resell it."

"No way, you won't make much money, and it will only bring disaster to yourself."

"There are many people in this world who are not clear-headed."

……

"Mr. Lin Zixiang, our boss would like to invite you to have a meal together."

Lin Zixiang frowned at Shaze, who had no expression on his face. Then he looked around at the eight people in black combat uniforms. His heart sank. “Who is your boss?”

"Please!" Shaze stretched out his hand and beckoned.

"Who are you and what do you want to do? I will call the police." The middle-aged agent behind George Lam hurriedly came up to him.

Shaze waved his hand, and his two younger brothers came up and pinned the man down.

"Wait, wait, brothers, let's talk it over nicely." The middle-aged man was lying on the ground, his glasses tilted to the top of his head. He twisted his neck hard and changed his way of speaking. "We don't know where we have offended you. There is no way to solve it. We have to give you a hint."

"It's no use asking me, these bosses will naturally solve it." Shaze stretched out his hand again, "Please!"

“Let him go, I’ll go with you.” George Lam took a deep breath. Since the other party didn’t kidnap him directly and saved his face, he had no choice but to continue.

Watching the Lincoln go away, the agent got up from the ground, not even bothering to wipe his glasses, and frantically looked around for his phone.

"Mr. Wu, it's bad, Mr. Lin has been taken away!"

Wu Zhengyuan, General Manager of Warner Hong Kong.

In a word, Wu Zhengyuan was also panicked. The other party took Lin Zixiang away openly, which made him want to call the police, but he didn't dare to.

It is impossible for the police to protect them 24 hours a day.

what happened!

……

Let’s eat, let’s go to Yaode Seafood Restaurant.

After two trips to the north, Wang Yaotang would make money sooner or later. He felt that the biggest gain was actually eating a lot of delicious food.

I truly understood the meaning of the idiom "one never tires of fine food, and one never tires of delicate meat."

The "delicious food" became concrete, making him realize that the food he had eaten before was, in fact, garbage!
So, the last time I went there, I specifically talked to Director Shi and asked him to introduce a great chef to Hong Kong to help me cook.

Director Shi asked jokingly how much salary he could be given.

Wang Yaotang: 3000.

Director Shi: It’s a bit difficult.

Wang Yaotang: US dollars!

Director Shi: Holy shit!

One table, 8 dishes, delicacies from land and sea.

It’s just that George Lam really had no appetite, including for Danny Chan, one of the ‘Three Kings and One Queen’ who was accompanying him.

There were no Four Heavenly Kings at that time.

"I don't know whether I should admire Ms. Wu Zhengyuan or you, George Lam. I can only say that the world is so big that there are all kinds of wonders!" Wang Yaotang picked up a piece of 'Nine-Turn Large Intestine' with chopsticks and laughed while eating.

“Mr. Wang, excuse me for making fun of you.” George Lam forced a smile.

George Lam, a singer signed by EMI.

Wife, Wu Zhengyuan, general manager of Warner.

The two got married secretly in the United States in 1980.

I don’t know whether it’s because George Lam is too wild or because Wu Zhengyuan is too resourceful.

"I shouldn't have invited you here, Bai Qiang." Wang Yaotang shook his head. "Eat. I specially invited a chef from the mainland. The dishes are great."

"drink wine."

The two of them quickly raised their glasses and clinked them with Wang Yaotang.

"This matter has nothing to do with you. Just help me pass on a message. Of course, although it is a misunderstanding, the loss caused to me is more than 2000 million. I must be very busy during this period. After this matter is finished, I will visit you and discuss the follow-up cooperation issues."

"As a person, you must keep a clear mind. A company is a company, and individuals are individuals. There is no need to risk yourself for the benefit of the company, right?"

"Okay, let's eat."

……

Wang Yaotang was busy, and the 20 lawyers that Jiang Zhizhen helped contact were also busy.

"Mr. Lin Jingyu, let me introduce myself, Song Yanrui, a professional lawyer." Song Yanrui handed over his business card.

Lin Jingyu looked at the two people standing motionless outside the store, and then looked at the man in a suit and tie in front of him who claimed to be a lawyer.

"First of all, I want to say that I don't know them." Song Yanrui said sincerely. Lin Jingyu sneered, "I saw you get off a car."

"That doesn't mean anything." Song Yanrui smiled and looked outside. "My employer is just worried that something might happen to me. In fact, I haven't even met my employer."

This time, Wang Yaotang did not allow anyone to wear combat uniforms.

The title of Little God of Wealth is still very strong, for fear that others will know that there is profit in it.

"I won't sell the store, you can go now." Lin Jingyu pushed the business card back.

"You knew my intention even before I told you. Apparently, your subconscious mind is telling you that this matter has not passed." Song Yanrui smiled and put away the business card. "Business and battlefield are actually similar. First send out the vanguard to test. Winning is the best. Even if you fail, you can find out the opponent's trump card and then crack it in a targeted manner."

"I want to ask you a few questions. Why did the police remain indifferent at first, but suddenly take big action later?"

"PolyGram, Warner, and EMI were just afraid that the other party would monopolize the distribution channels and hinder their future distribution, so they put pressure on the police together. As a result, they found that the opponent did not take any action. There were others who wanted to establish the distribution channels. So it didn't matter."

"A large-scale chain distribution channel can greatly simplify the communication costs of distribution, save record companies a lot of money, and improve distribution efficiency. It will only benefit record companies and not harm them, right?"

"In the sales process, instead of distributing products to each store, large chain stores can place orders in large quantities, allocate supplies internally, and grasp sales data in real time. Once the market is really hot, they can immediately feedback to the record company and increase production immediately, so as not to cause a sales vacuum and affect sales."

Lin Jingyu's face became increasingly ugly.

"Distribution and sales are both beneficial, so why didn't the major record companies do it before? Because the three major companies were in a three-way competition and disrupted each other, and no one could succeed. Now it's different. A new force that has no connection with the record industry has intervened. This is the best opportunity."

“So the three major companies will no longer be a roadblock.”

“That’s from the company’s perspective.”

"From a personal perspective, the general managers of the three companies are all Chinese and have no shares in the companies. It's fine for them to work hard, but would you pay a particularly high price for the benefit of others?"

"Getting a salary of 100 yuan and doing the work of million yuan, that's enough, it should be possible to make people work hard!"

"As for the police, you've seen what they look like."

"If I were you, I would definitely not sell it," Lin Jingyu's expression kept changing, and he became excited when he said this. "What would I do if I sold it? How would I make money to support my family?"

"If you don't want to sell, then don't sell. Young and Dangerous is too crude. In fact, the employer has never thought of buying all of it. The employer wants 7%." Song Yanrui said with a smile: "Monopoly is not a good word. It is easy to be sued and it is troublesome. After this, someone will always sell it. Not to mention more, there will still be half. With money, you can do anything."

"However, I still advise you to sell it while the price is high, otherwise..." Song Yanrui shook his head, got up and left.

"What do you mean?" Lin Jingyu grabbed Song Yanrui's arm.

Song Yanrui looked at the hand on his arm, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, "Let go, let go."

"Explain your words clearly!" Lin Jingyu was anxious. All he could think of was that after the limelight had passed, the gangsters would come to harass him frequently, and Tiantian would not respond at that time.

"Let go!" Song Yanrui shook him off fiercely. "You are a person who doesn't want to sell it and you won't let me go."

"Tell me something and I'll pay you the consulting fee!" Lin Jingyu opened the drawer, took out 200 yuan and slapped it on the table.

It is normal to consult a lawyer when you have something to do.

Song Yanrui raised his wrist and tapped his watch. "300 per hour, thank you."

Put the money away.

Song Yanrui straightened his collar and said solemnly, "Let me introduce myself. I'm Song Yanrui from Wenda Law Firm. I'm a transactional lawyer with 5 years of experience in the industry. I mainly handle commercial legal affairs. I'm good at providing commercial legal advice to companies, drafting company charters, assisting in handling shareholder disputes, directors' responsibilities, and the legality review of company resolutions. I also provide legal services for major matters such as mergers, divisions, acquisitions, and reorganizations."

"I have no business experience. All my business experience comes from the actual cases I have handled."

"You say." After this introduction, Lin Jingyu's expression became serious, and he sounded professional!

It is better to ask a lawyer than to go home and discuss it with your wife who only knows gossip.

Lawyers have no stance and will do work for whoever pays them.

"Based on the business cases I've handled, once this company completes the acquisition, it will definitely change the names of all the stores and turn them into a large chain of music product stores, right?"

Lin Jingyu nodded in affirmation.

"One is a large chain store, and the other is an ordinary small store. If you were a customer, which one would you go into first?"

Lin Jingyu looked unhappy.

"In fact, the client hired 20 lawyers to conduct the acquisition. Our goal is not to sign the contract directly, but to get the intention to sell." Song Yanrui looked up, "Do you have a map here?"

“Yes, yes, yes.” Lin Jingyu quickly took out the map and spread it out.

Song Yanrui took out a pen from his bag and began to draw on the map, "West District, Central District, East District, Tsim Sha Tsui..."

"Do you know the difference between a big company and a small company?" Song Yanrui gave the answer without giving the other party an answer, "Information collection ability."

"They can get information that you can't imagine, such as how many permanent residents there are in the West Ring, how many companies there are, the average age of employees, and the average salary. This information can be purchased from insurance companies, and they can use this data to calculate how many stores are appropriate to place within this area."

"And you small shops like this can only rely on your feel. I feel this place will work."

Song Yanrui began to fill in the numbers in the circle he drew: West Ring 5, Central Ring 6, East Ring 7…

It was so intuitive that Lin Jingyu immediately understood what it meant.

"So I said, they don't need to acquire all the stores, just acquire a certain number in each area, and use the funds to expand the stores, unify the decoration and publicity. That's the right approach."

"Once there is a well-known large chain store in a certain area, your business will definitely be greatly affected. The record company will put all its distribution energy into them. They have more, more complete and faster products. When that happens, business will be bad. What can you do?"

"In fact, in Europe and the United States, there are large music product chain stores, and small stores can only survive in small cities. After all, Hong Kong Island is only a 500 million people, and each person buys 4 boxes of tapes a year, which only costs 2 million. In the past, big companies did not have the energy to pay attention to this small market, so there are small stores everywhere, giving you room to survive."

"Once big companies enter, the market will go from disorder to order, and your living space will be extremely compressed."

"Think about it carefully." Song Yanrui put away the pen, put down another business card, turned around and left.

This time he is not faking it, he really wants to go to the next store.

You get money every time you win a case. There are 20 lawyers and the competition is fierce.

……

8pm, Youlian Building.

20 lawyers met their employer, Wang Yaotang, for the first time.

"You've all worked hard all day. I've prepared a banquet tonight and I guarantee you'll be satisfied. But before that, I still have to take some time to summarize today's events." Wang Yaotang said with a smile when they met.

Everyone has no objection. As long as they are paid for overtime, it is not a problem.

"I went to 10 stores here, 3 agreed to sell, 3 were wavering, 2 were tough, and 2..." At this point, the lawyer frowned, "There must be a problem. The store is closed and no one is home. I asked the neighbors nearby and they said someone was causing trouble here this morning and the store owner's family was beaten."

After that, he handed over the information and said, "Here is the list."

"I have eight stores here. Two of them agreed to sell, two were wavering, three were tough, and I did find the owner of the last store. Someone had thrown paint on their house and threatened that they must sell the store or their whole family would be killed. I almost got beaten when I went there."

"I'm here……"

Wang Yaotang’s brows gradually furrowed. What was going on? Which society intervened?
Is he deliberately framing Lao Dong, or is he trying to jump out and get a piece of the pie?

I just fucking know it's not that simple!
Fortunately, it is not all bad news. There are indeed talented people among these lawyers, and some of them have proposed better acquisition plans.

Don’t pursue absolute quantity, but make reasonable layout and use the big to lead the small.

Do more with less cost.

The only problem is that we need to purchase data from some institutions to cooperate with the investigation, and this work can only be done by these lawyers...

(End of this chapter)