Didn't you say that we would lose money after filming?

But after looking for a long time, he still didn't see any joking in Xia Yuan's eyes. Instead, his eyes were very firm and clear.

John III said in a daze: "Mr. Xia Yuan, do you know what you are talking about? Are you really not kidding?"

It was obvious that he was shocked.

"We are serious." Xia Yuanle said in a friendly manner, his expression exuding kindness: "And the price is easy to negotiate."

John III was silent and began to think.

How can we describe this theater? It is a family business that has been passed down for a long time. Three generations have been running it. To be honest, it has had a glorious period. Even the name of their family comes from this theater. They adopted the inherited name. Now it is the third generation.

However, given the current situation of this theater, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a hot potato. If someone is really interested in taking it away, that would be a great thing. They could even give some concessions on the price. Otherwise, if the situation continues like this, they will be dragged down sooner or later in the future.

However, is it really that easy to be acquired at the right price?

If it was really so easy to sell, he would have packed up and sold it long ago and cut his losses in time. If the price was not too outrageous, he could cash out now and leave with a lot of money left. Not to mention that his family could still live a relatively affluent life in the future, at least he would have more confidence if he wanted to try some new fields in the future to see if he could make a comeback and recreate the glory of his ancestors.

But they are not stupid. Everyone can see the decline of the traditional film industry today. Anyone who knows a little bit knows that the private domain film industry in today's era is a bottomless pit that can't be filled. It's a huge pit that will kill people directly.

Doesn’t this person know?

Forget it, do you know that it has nothing to do with him? What you should think about is to get rid of the hot potato, which is the most beneficial to you. What if the other party knows the difficulty of this and doesn't buy it?
So John had no reason to hesitate: "Sell!"

Things went relatively smoothly afterwards. When it came to negotiating the price, the people from Hanxia were incredibly generous.

He initially asked for $800 million.

Although this price is actually a bit premium, it is still a fair normal price.

First of all, the investment in a theater is actually not as little as people expect. It may only require a few screens and a few rooms.

There are a lot of things involved in this, and the projection equipment alone costs a lot of money.

Xia Yuan also went to check the projection equipment in the cinema in person and finally nodded.

There is really nothing wrong with this offer.

And don't forget that Old John Theater is actually positioned as a mid-to-high-end private theater, and it is located near the Hollywood Hills, where the land can be said to be extremely valuable.

They used this money, the 800 million US dollars, to buy the ownership of the land together!
You have to know that this is America. As long as you spend money to buy it, this piece of land will be your private property forever!
So, although the theater's physical value is only about 360 million US dollars, it would definitely not cost that much if it were moved to another location, but including the land, 800 million is completely reasonable.

Therefore, Xia Yuan did not bargain at all and simply nodded and agreed to the price.

This left John III a little dumbfounded.

Huh? Brother, you really don't want to bargain?

Are the people in Hanxia so rich and so scary? They buy bad assets without blinking an eye?

However, what he didn't know was that if it were a normal situation, Xia Yuan would naturally consider a lot of things. Even if he was negotiating this deal a few years ago, it would be the same. He would definitely lower the price and save money as much as possible.

But the problem is that they have a rebate system!

There is no need to consider the issue of funds, right?

The more you spend, the more rebates you get.

As a result, both parties felt that they had made a profit and were very happy. Without any difficulty, both parties signed the contract very smoothly.

From then on, John III completely withdrew from the stage, ending the family business that had been painstakingly run by three generations of his family, and ended the business gloriously with the money he had earned.

This mid-to-high-end private theater with a history of nearly 80 years has officially been declared to belong to Heye Film and Television!

And this is not over yet, this is just the first stop, just the beginning.

For the next period of time, Xia Yuan temporarily ignored the movie and instead rushed around in Luosheng City. He found one private theater after another.

For example, the Dime Theater, a low-end private theater located in a civilian area with more civilian consumption, is worth $645 million.

There is also the Doppler Theater, a purely high-end, top-notch private theater located near the wealthy area of ​​Beverly Hills. It even has two sets of IMAX equipment valued at $2600 million.

There is also the DeForest Theater in the downtown area near the company, which is worth $1700 million.

Such as now, and so on.

These private cinemas vary in size, positioning and value, but basically most of them can be negotiated once you go there.

Because the traditional film industry is having a hard time nowadays, many people have long wanted to cash out and exit, but everyone has been trapped and cannot get out at all.

The arrival of Xia Yuan, Tang Ying, and He Ye undoubtedly gave them a rare opportunity. Moreover, Xia Yuan and his team's offer was very tempting. They did not lower the price at all and their attitude was very decisive.

So most people will choose to accept it.

Only a small number of people did not agree because they were reluctant to leave, or had already gotten used to it, or were content with the status quo, etc.

Xia Yuan did not force these people.

Anyway, during this period of time I have deeply experienced what it means to spend money like water, and the cash is dropping down at a whoosh.

Soon, they acquired nearly a dozen cinemas, spending hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, this is just the beginning. More than ten cinemas are just a drop in the bucket for those who want to set up a cinema chain.

In fact, they have another route to take, which is to open up franchising and choose to let franchisees cooperate.

But this route takes too long, and franchisees may not necessarily choose you.

Otherwise, if the cost is the same, you can join a big cinema chain and get the name of a big cinema chain, and you can also share the film sources of the big cinema. Why would people choose a small cinema chain like yours that is unknown and has just been established?
Is it that the traditional film industry is doing too well these days? Or is this track still not crowded enough?

And they can't wait, and their movies can't wait either.

So this is not a viable approach, they can only choose direct sales.

So this investment is just the beginning. Later on, it will be a bottomless pit that needs to be continuously filled with money, and it is very difficult to fill it up.

This also made Xia Yuan sigh: "Sure enough, why do people say that industrial bosses are the real bosses and can't be touched?"

Look, this is the value of real industry.

Money is needed everywhere, but doesn't it contain a lot of gold? Can an ordinary person do that?
On the other hand, Louis Liu also heard about the recent actions of Xia Yuan and Heye Film and Television through his connections.

This made him frown despite his happiness.

I was happy because I saw Xia Yuan was really frustrated, and then I went back to those busy days running around.

"Little guy, this is America. I can't beat you in Hanxia, ​​but in America, if you are a dragon, you have to coil up, if you are a tiger, you have to lie down, and if you are lying sideways, keep lying sideways! I can't stop you from running away."

There is a reason why you frown and feel unhappy.

Because he didn't see how frustrated and angry Xia Yuan was, which made him feel unhappy and dissatisfied, and he also felt like he was punching cotton.

Is it possible that he is not anxious at all when his business is facing such a big crisis?
And these recent behaviors.

Buying up private theaters on a large scale?

Even spent hundreds of millions of dollars and acquired more than a dozen companies?

What is this for? (End of this chapter)