Chapter 990 It’s okay to try (seeking a monthly pass)

  Liu Qingshan went to Motorola, and ended up having another business bet.

  After learning about the agreement signed by his son and Liu Qingshan, Old Bob just shook his head with a smile.

  He felt that he was too wise. He didn't hand over the company to his son now. In comparison, he was still a little tender.

  Even the young founder of Jade Bird, in some respects, seems to be older than Chris.

  In Bob’s view, Liu Qingshan has seen Motorola’s new model, and dared to make a bet, obviously he is sure of winning.

   As for how to win, Bob is currently unknown.

  But he knew that Chris was doomed to lose this time.

  However, it is good to teach young people more lessons, it is still beneficial, after all, the bet is still within the acceptable range.

  Liu Qingshan ate lunch here contentedly, then led Li Tie and the others back to Fengcheng, and then rushed to the next stop without stopping.

  The goal is of course the Aerospace City. On the one hand, they want to visit the new team, and on the other hand, they also want to build a traditional Chinese medicine hospital there.

  Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth largest city in the United States, but its population is less than two million.

  If this were placed in Huaxia, a third- and fourth-tier city with a population exceeding this number would be rare.

  In order to welcome the new boss, the team management made a big move and came to the airport to pick up the plane. The momentum was very large.

   After all, the team has changed owners, so everyone has to show.

   It's just that the players are on vacation, so there are no players present.

  The Rockets in this meeting, the head of the star is Dameng, and Kenny Smith, the famous commentator who later persuaded Barkley to kiss the **** of the donkey, is also a celebrity of the Rockets.

  Liu Qingshan also shook hands with everyone one by one, including the general manager of the team, and the head coach is the young Don Cheney, who just won the best coach of the previous year.

   But in Liu Qingshan's opinion, this guy is still a little tender.

   Later, after changing to Tomjanovich, he won the championship for two consecutive years.

  Liu Qingshan especially appreciates Tang Shuai's phrase "Never underestimate the heart of a champion", it is simply too handsome.

  Everything goes with the flow, Liu Qingshan is not going to make a drastic reorganization immediately, according to the original track, win two championships first.

   Then use his foresight to recruit a group of players to see if he can stop the old hooligan's second three-peat.

   After getting a promise from the new boss that "everything will be as it is", the team management is relieved, at least they don't have to busy looking for new jobs.

   So everyone was happy, took the car, and went directly to the team's home arena.

  The arena here is not the later Toyota Center, but the Compaq Center.

   This arena was first built in 1975, but it was replaced with a new one because it was in disrepair and the equipment was old.

  Of course, that old man in Alexander would not pay for it himself, but build it under the name of Toyota. At that time, Toyota invited Dayao to speak for him, but he seemed to be rejected.

  Because the later gymnasium was in the city center, there were often traffic jams when fans watched the football.

   This also leads to the fact that home fans generally arrive late and leave early, which is actually very disadvantageous.

  When watching the live broadcast, I often find that the game has started, and the audience in the stadium is sparse, and only half of them are seated.

   There is also the famous McGrady moment, because some viewers also missed it because they left too early.

  Liu Qingshan thinks that the Compaq Center is better, with convenient transportation and not crowded at all.

  Although it is a bit dilapidated, it can be renovated on the basis of the original.

  In the press conference hall of the stadium, Liu Qingshan sat and chatted with the team management, and the atmosphere was very good.

   Liu Qingshan said that because he will not stay in the United States, his second sister Liu Yinfeng will act as the owner of the team.

  As for the personnel in other positions, just follow the steps.

  At noon, I had lunch with everyone again, and Liu Qingshan went to do other things.

  For the team management, the new boss is very good and did not dictate to them.

  They didn't know that Liu Qingshan's days of dictating others were still to come.

  In this space city, they also chose a place in the city center as the site of the Chinese Medicine Hospital, and then flew back to Los Angeles.

   Needless to say, here in Los Angeles, the location of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital has been selected long ago. It was originally a private hospital, and it happened to be about to change hands, so Liu Yinfeng bought it directly.

  Of course, the real estate in Los Angeles is still slightly higher than other cities.

  These traditional Chinese medicine hospitals all need to be remodeled. The plan will take half a year, and they will be officially opened around New Year's Day in 1992.

  It happens to be on the domestic side, and it is necessary to mobilize elite soldiers and generals. In addition, it will take time to go through the formalities and training for going abroad.

  During this period of time, the animated film The Lion King was finally released, and the box office was really gratifying. The combined global market just broke through one billion US dollars.

   This shocked many people's jaws: cartoons, when did they make so much money?

  The major film companies are also eager to try, and they have discovered a brand new field.

   It can be said that this Lion King is groundbreaking, and it opened the curtain of an era.

  Although the box office has come out, it will take several months for the share to be credited to the account.

  This time, Columbia, as the publisher, will definitely make a fortune again, basically nearly half of the profit, which is about 500 million US dollars.

  However, the 500 million U.S. dollars has to be distributed to the producer, which is about half of Dashuxia Company.

  When Liu Qingshan called home, he told Wu Tong the good news.

  Wu Tong was also extremely excited: 200 million, the animation department she leads has become the most profitable department of the company under the big tree.

   "Sanfeng, I'm bored staying at home every day." On the phone, Wu Tong acted softly.

  A tender feeling surged from Liu Qingshan's heart: "Xiaotong, after the eleventh, I will rush back to accompany you."

   "I mean, it's too boring, I should find something to do, Sanfeng, do you have any good ideas, we want to make better cartoons!"

   This is Wu Tong's real intention.

  Liu Qingshan also showed a smile on his face: "I'm afraid the family members disagree with you, so you should start busy now?"

  Wu Tong on the other end of the phone nodded: "Sanfeng, don't you know that grandparents, grandparents, and our two mothers stare at me every day, and they are even more precious than giant pandas."

   "Haha, of course you are focusing on protecting animals now." Liu Qingshan was also joking with his wife.

  Just smiling, his heart suddenly moved: "Xiaotong, when it comes to giant pandas, I really have an idea, which is about national treasures."

   "Hmph, you still make fun of people." Wu Tong let out a coquettish voice.

   "No, I'm serious." Liu Qingshan briefly explained the idea of ​​Kung Fu Panda to Wu Tong.

   "Sanfeng, it's great, I'll draw the character first, and try to finalize it, bye!"

  There was a popping sound on the phone, which made Liu Qingshan's heart itch, and he hurriedly told him: "Xiao Tong, pay attention to rest, don't..."

  The phone on the other end has obviously hung up.

  Liu Qingshan could only shake his head helplessly: If he had known earlier, he would have told Wu Tong when he got back.

   As a national treasure of China, Gun Gun has a very high reputation abroad.

   At the zoo in Los Angeles, there are two rented Rolls, which are very popular.

  As early as 1972, China and the United States broke the ice. At that time, the Prime Minister presented two rolls to the United States, namely Lingling and Xingxing, which officially entered the National Zoo.

  At that time, the newspapers and TVs were full of news, which formed a grand occasion of queuing up to watch the news.

  Zoos in other cities can’t be greedy, so they spend money to rent pandas, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.

  At that time, there was a shortage of foreign exchange in China, so I started the business of leasing pandas.

  As for renting out the booming zoo, they are making a lot of money, and the entrance fees are in the tens of millions.

  On the side of the United States alone, there are nearly 20 big cities that are renting from China.

   As a result, it was opposed by animal protectionists, and the trend gradually subsided and did not continue to expand.

  But these animals in the zoo are still doing well in the name of research and protection.

  Especially the first "Lingling", whose every move has attracted widespread attention.

  Lingling has been here for 20 years, and in the coming year, she will complete her life course.

   A few hours later, major TV stations in the United States broadcast the news and expressed deep condolences.

  The next day, major newspapers rushed to report and published a large number of photos of Lingling. The World Wildlife Fund also lowered the flag at half-staff.

   You just say whether the impact is big or not, right?

  Liu Qingshan's plan is to use just over a year to complete the animation of Kung Fu Panda.

   In the coming year, after Lingling passed away, the commemorative version of Kung Fu Panda will be launched, which can be regarded as the best commemoration of this Lingling who left a strong mark in the history of diplomacy.

  After embellishing his wife's boring life with some color, Liu Qingshan was invited by Chambers to Columbia Company to listen to the report.

   All executives from various departments of the company were present, and then Chambers informed Liu Qingshan of the company's plan to establish an animation department.

   Chambers also saw the money of animated movies from The Lion King.

  In the field of animation, Disney is a well-deserved giant. Chambers wants to get involved in this field, which shows that he also has ambitions.

   For ambitious subordinates, Liu Qingshan certainly supports them.

  However, it seems a bit too long to start from scratch. It is best to acquire a ready-made animation company.

  Liu Qingshan first thought of Industrial Light and Magic, but in the past two years, Industrial Light and Magic has become Lucas's non-sale item.

   Instead, Pixar, a "computer animation team" in Industrial Light and Magic, Lucas looked down on Pixar. Two years ago, it was sold to Apple's old Joe for 10 million US dollars.

  Liu Qingshan knew that this animation group later grew into the famous "Pixar Animation Studios", famous for producing 3D animations.

   When it was acquired by Disney in 1996, Disney paid a total of 7 billion shares.

  From ten million to seven billion, that's amazing.

  Liu Qingshan thought about it for a while, and the current Pixar can only be regarded as a small lotus, and its true value has not yet been reflected. I don't know if I can cut off the beard from Old Joe?

  No matter what, try it.

  Liu Qingshan looked through the phone book and called Lao Qiao. The two of them had met twice before, and they had a good impression of each other.

   After connecting, greet each other, and Liu Qingshan went straight to the topic:

   "Steve, I'm interested in the Pixar computer animation group you have, you know, my Columbia Pictures, wanting to start an animation department."

   "Haha, Mountain, you are one step late. Pixar is a hot commodity now. Several film companies are negotiating with me."

  Old Joe did not hide anything, of course, this was not taking the opportunity to raise the price, but was stating the facts.

  Liu Qingshan also laughed loudly: "Blame me, it's all my fault."

   This matter is really his fault, it was all caused by the Lion King fire, which led everyone to focus on the animated movie.

  Liu Qingshan and Lao Qiao didn't hide it either: "Steve, what are their quotations, I will offer the highest price."

   "Now the highest bidder is Disney, with a bid of 80 million." Old Qiao also did not hide it. He and Liu Qingshan cherished each other.

  Liu Qingshan suddenly settled down: "Steve, then I will double the number directly. Are you willing to transfer it?"

   "No, no, Mountain, it won't take that much."

  Old Joe was also a little fooled. Even if the price was premium, he couldn’t add so much all at once, and it would be doubled every now and then. Who could bear it.

   "Steve, we are friends. Pixar is in my hands and can create greater value, maybe billions or even billions."

  Liu Qingshan simply told the truth that doing business is like this, sometimes you need to intrigue, but you can't play tricks when dealing with friends.

The old Joe on the opposite side was silent for a while: "Mounting, how much value Pixar can create for you is up to you. You know, I spent 10 million on the acquisition, and the price in my mind is 100 million. If you agree , we'll make a deal."

   "Okay, then I will send someone there."

  Liu Qingshan also readily agreed, and in just a few minutes, he finalized a deal worth 100 million US dollars.

   It’s the way to negotiate business. It was a bit unexpected. The two sides also had a short bargain, but on the contrary, the buyer wanted to give a high price, while the seller lowered the price.

   Putting down the phone, Old Qiao also showed a smile on his face: "My friend..."

  Liu Qingshan also attached great importance to the acquisition of Pixar studio, and Chambers took people to contact Lao Qiao directly.

   A few days later, the entire Pixar studio moved over and officially joined Columbia Pictures.

  This team has a total of less than a hundred people. The leading brother is John Russell, who is the driver of the entire Pixar creativity.

   "Welcome everyone, welcome to join the Columbia family. I am Liu Qingshan, and you can also call me Mountain."

  Liu Qingshan, on behalf of the company, extended a warm welcome to the new partners.

   "Boss, we are also very happy to join Columbia. The Lion King animation movie is great, but it must be even better if it can be produced with computer 3D technology."

  Russell also hugged Liu Qingshan warmly. Although he was very happy under the old Joe, he always felt a little awkward. After all, Apple does not make movies.

   Now joining Columbia Pictures, they all have a feeling of fish returning to the sea.

  Liu Qingshan also laughed loudly: "Haha, don't worry, everyone, as the boss, I will definitely drive you to work with a whip."

   "Look, this is the gift I prepared for you, the first 3D computer-generated movie, Toy Story, I hope you like it."

  (end of this chapter)