After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 468 Spatial Binding
Zhou Haoran and Song Susu went to her house together.

As soon as she got home and picked up her things, her eyes reddened again, and she looked pitiful.

Zhou Haoran reassured him, "Don't worry, I'm here!"

“Producer Zhou, my dad told me that you have the ability…”

Song Susu lowered her head, her voice choked with emotion.

“If I’m capable, you don’t need to worry at all. Just wait for news.” Zhou Haoran waved his hand. “Alright, you can rest at home for the next couple of days. You don’t need to go to work. Maybe your father will be back in a few days.”

He didn't want to step in directly.

Getting involved in this kind of thing can easily lead to a lot of trouble.

But if Zhan Yushan wins, things will get very complicated, not to mention the karmic grudges that might exist from their past lives.

Song Yongjun's choice was also a kind of pledge of loyalty; he didn't hand over such important materials to Gu Hao.

Instead, they entrusted it to themselves.

Zhou Haoran weighed the pros and cons and came to a conclusion.

Song Yongjun's victory may be more in line with his own interests and values!

Relying on connections within Red Star TV to resolve this matter is definitely not going to work.

Left with no other option, Zhou Haoran had to find a business partner.

"Mr. Jiang, are you free tonight?"

"Tonight? I've made plans with friends..."

"I have something very important to discuss with you!"

Zhou Haoran spoke in a serious tone.

Jiang Feibiao laughed and said, "Okay, see you tonight then. I just wanted to tell you that the smart card reader factory is up and running and ready to take orders. Let's take a look!"

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "That's great! Congratulations in advance to President Jiang on making a fortune!"

Such relationships should be used as little as possible.

Jiang Feibiao is easy to handle.

But the one he really needs to rely on is his father.

In his father's eyes, these trivial matters at the TV station were insignificant "grassroots" issues that could be resolved with a few words. Using personal connections on such trivial matters was somewhat wasteful.

However, the situation is now critical.

The arrest of Song Yongjun has caused widespread anxiety among his associates and followers.

Over time, the group fell apart.

We need to put him back right away.

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.

Let justice prevail at Red Star Terrace!

……

It's already December.

The year is drawing to a close.

All companies are undergoing audits, compiling a year's worth of accounts.

Zhou Haoran went to Zhongbo Bookstore.

A comprehensive understanding of the bookstore's development this year reveals that every aspect is on the right track, and the development has been very rapid.

In the past year, Zhongbo's various book series achieved total sales of over 700 million copies and operating profits of over 2300 million yuan. In addition, there were over 150 million copies sold through "brand-licensed sales."

Authorized sales refer to other publishers using the "Zhongbo Zhuangyuan" brand to publish various educational materials. The brand licensing fee is 10% of the sales revenue.

That's not all; the books need to be sold.

Under Zhou Haoran's planning, Zhongbo Bookstore has established a sales system with a strong penetration effect, covering major regions across the country. The establishment of this sales system even sparked controversy.

When Luo Jing, the vice president of sales, was doing this, he imitated the down-market sales model of many health products.

It produced some negative effects.

The market response was remarkably effective!
Now, Zhongbo Bookstore has more than 52 partners! A total of more than 300 million books from other publishers have been promoted to the market through Zhongbo Bookstore's sales channels.

The sales commission is 20%.

This business segment brought in over 700 million yuan for Zhongbo Bookstore in the past year.

In summary, over the past year, Zhongbo Bookstore's total sales revenue from its self-operated books, licensed books, and agency sales reached 1.4 million yuan! Operating profit exceeded 3000 million yuan!

Zhou Haoran was naturally very satisfied with such results.

As a hands-off manager, he hardly gets involved in the business of Zhongbo Bookstore, yet the company still manages to produce such impressive results at the end of the year. The management team deserves immense credit for this achievement.

Zhou Haoran approved the allocation of 220 million yuan as a year-end bonus.

Vice presidents like Qi Deqiang and Luo Jing can receive at least 10 yuan in year-end bonuses.

In this day and age, this is definitely a huge sum of money.

However, Jiang Xiong, who served as both director and general manager, was not satisfied.

He wants a share of the profits.

Now that he's successful in his career, he's sent his son abroad to study, which is very expensive.

Zhou Haoran, however, did not support profit sharing: "Old Jiang, now is not the time to enjoy life. If you are short of money, you can ask the finance department for an advance of 100 million yuan for your child's overseas studies. However, profit sharing is not the best option right now."

"So much money in the account?" Jiang Xiong was puzzled. "This year, Zhongbo Bookstore earned 3000 million yuan, but many things are still not on the right track. Our brand licensing is still progressing, and our sales system is still attracting more booksellers. By next year, we might be able to earn 5000 million yuan!"

Zhou Haoran shook his head. "We can't just focus on immediate gains." Jiang Xiong admired him greatly and said decisively, "Master, just tell me what we should do!"

Zhou Haoran was very satisfied with his attitude and said, "The main business direction of Zhongbo Bookstore going forward is to attract more partners and allow more private booksellers to get on board with 'Zhongbo Bookstore'!"

Jiang Xiong nodded and sighed, "The domestic publishing industry is highly monopolized, and private booksellers are having a hard time. We can't help other places, but in this port area, many private booksellers have realized the reliability of Zhongbo Bookstore and are flocking to us."

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "The so-called platform economy is about attracting enough customers to our platform!"

"The brand system, sales system, and printing system—the 'three-system bundle' you mentioned before—are now showing initial results."

Jiang Xiong's admiration for this great man stemmed primarily from his achievements and tangible market feedback.

The business model he has created for Zhongbo Bookstore is building a cultural industry empire.

Zhou Haoran said, "Zhongbo Bookstore is a real economy business. After all, it's not the internet. The business model of the platform economy is slightly different. It can't just be about binding intangible assets. It needs to bind tangible assets and form a close connection in terms of spatial concept."

"What do you mean?"

Jiang Xiong didn't understand at all.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "I told you before that Zhongbo Bookstore needs to have its own cultural industry park. It should not only serve as the headquarters of Zhongbo Bookstore, but also attract many other companies to the park."

“Yes, I didn’t quite understand before, but now I do. A cultural industry park that can bring together local booksellers in the harbor can achieve economies of scale and better apply to the government for infrastructure support and policy assistance. We are in the cultural publishing industry, which has low profits but high contributions, and we should enjoy the lowest tax rates similar to those of environmental protection and IT industries!”

Jiang Xiong is now considered a qualified general manager.

This is often how people grow up.

I didn't get that position because my abilities grew.

Rather, once they sit in that position, they naturally gain a different perspective and vision, and develop different ways of thinking and ideas.

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "Industrial parks have many advantages, such as policy dividends, including tax breaks, rent subsidies, and equipment purchase subsidies. They also offer a resource-sharing ecosystem, which reduces operating costs, and the synergistic value of the industrial chain, which shortens the industrial cycle. For Zhongbo Bookstore, benefiting more people is the key to attracting more partners to voluntarily join the Zhongbo Bookstore platform."

Jiang Xiong felt a headache coming on and a bit dizzy when he heard the word "platform." "Sir, just tell me, how do I do it?"

"Invest 2 million yuan to build the Zhongbo Cultural Industry Park!"

Zhou Haoran has great ambitions.

"2……"

Jiang Xiong was dumbfounded.

……

Zhou Haoran and Qiao Suiqing bought several down jackets for their elders.

We returned to the alleyway.

Qiao Suiqing is now a daughter-in-law, so she goes to her husband's family home first after returning home.

Zhou Haoran then took a black down jacket and went to find his neighbor, Grandpa Zhang.

This Grandpa Zhang is no ordinary man.

He only found out recently.

Grandpa Zhang is not retired.

Instead, he retired.

This alone is enough to demonstrate his status; his political position was higher than everyone else in Hongxingtai combined. He had two sons, both working in the military, though no one knew their ranks. In any case, the two sons seemed to have vanished; they were never seen in the alley.

"Grandpa Zhang, are you listening to opera?" Zhou Haoran went to his house and first helped him tidy up the house. "I bought you a down jacket. It's been below zero these past two days. I guess it'll snow soon."

Grandpa Zhang didn't seem to care much about the down jacket and asked, "When will your Red Mansion Teahouse open?"

Zhou Haoran smiled and said, "It's set for the 21st of this month. There will be a cocktail party tonight, you must come."

"cocktail party……"

Grandpa Zhang seemed lost in memories, which had been going on for decades.

This is the special feature of the port.

Cocktail parties are still largely unknown in most parts of China, even 20 or 30 years later; people have no idea what kind of occasion they are. It's different in harbors, where they were already popular 40 or 50 years ago.

Zhou Haoran said, "On the opening day, I will invite some business elites to go and make the event more impressive."

"Business elites?" Grandpa Zhang glanced at him. "Who are they?"

Zhou Haoran glanced at him. "Does Bill Gates count?"

"Who?"

Grandpa Zhang was stunned for a moment.

Zhou Haoran laughed and said, "The world's richest man, the big boss of Microsoft in the United States, is coming to China in a few days. Several top leaders in China will line up to meet with him. I will also arrange to meet with him."

Grandpa Zhang was very surprised and said, "He'll come to support us?"

Zhou Haoran nodded. "He came to ask me for a favor."

"Um……"

Grandpa Zhang gave him a deep look and thought to himself that this lad was indeed worthy of inheriting the mantle of the great master of Dream of the Red Chamber.

After giving a pep talk, Zhou Haoran got down to business, "Grandpa Zhang, could you do me a favor? I'd like to meet with Uncle Huai."

"Zheng Xianhuai?"

"Ah."

"Didn't you say you wouldn't see him?"

Grandpa Zhang couldn't help but chuckle.

This Zheng Xianhuai is the most successful one who came from the alleyway; he is now the district head of Pudu District.

(End of this chapter)