Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 128: The purpose of Wal-Mart Group (Part 2)

"Wait!" Fang Mingyuan interrupted in surprise, "Mr. Tom, if I heard correctly, you just mentioned Mr. Cameron. Which Mr. Cameron is it?" The Cameron he knew. Long, there is only James Cameron who directed "Terminator", but how did he get involved with the Wal-Mart Group? The two are clearly two completely unrelated fields. Moreover, , As far as Fang Mingyuan knows, although Wal-Mart Group has other industries under its umbrella, they have always been focused on the retail industry and have not been involved in the film industry.

"Of course it's director James Cameron. Didn't Mr. Fang collaborate with him on the script of "Terminator 2"?" Tom said with a bit of confusion on his face.

Fang Mingyuan slapped his forehead. As expected, it was really him! However, the Wal-Mart Group was well-informed. What about the claim that the script of "Terminator 2" was co-written by two people? Fell into their ears?

It turns out that since Kingfisher Film Company officially announced that it would invest US$100 million to start filming (Terminator 2), it has caused a huge sensation in all walks of life in the United States. This is the first movie with an investment of over US$100 million in the history of human film. This one item is enough to attract the attention of movie lovers all over the world. Not to mention, (Terminator) has become a classic of small-production movies in the minds of many movie fans, and James Cameron is no longer a fledgling novice. The director is considered a well-known director in Hollywood.

Together, Kingfisher Films and Cameron, "Terminator 2" has become an important topic of discussion in the streets of Americans in the near future - people have speculated that "Terminator 2" could be produced with only a few million dollars of investment back then. "Terminator" was so well received and well-received that the box office revenue alone was more than five times the investment. Cameron, with a budget of up to 100 million US dollars, how can this "Terminator 2" be made? Huge The attention of the crowd will naturally attract the attention of capital.

Someone in the management of Wal-Mart Group asked if they could take advantage of this opportunity to advertise for Wal-Mart Group in the movie. After all, this is the first movie in the history of human movies with an investment of over 100 million US dollars. It is bound to be popular. It has attracted great attention from movie lovers all over the world, and judging from the quality of several works directed by James Cameron in recent years, everyone is generally optimistic about the future box office of this movie. Such a movie will be a big success. Naturally, they will not let go of the opportunity to present the MA Group to movie lovers all over the world.

However, from Cameron's past film shootings, it seems that he is quite repulsive to the placement of this kind of soft advertising. Therefore, although the management of Wal-Mart Group is optimistic about this idea, they are still unsure whether they can reach an agreement with Cameron. But there was not much certainty. After Wal-Mart Group sent people to contact Cameron, Cameron did not refuse directly, but he also did not agree.

Later, representatives of the Wal-Mart Group learned from Ms. Gall of Emerald Bird Films that if anyone could change Cameron's mind, it would be his script collaborator. If Wal-Mart could Convince Cameron's script collaborators, and then Kingfisher Films will deal with it, maybe Wal-Mart Group can achieve its goal. After representatives of Wal-Mart Group signed a confidentiality agreement, Ms. Gower told them, Come to Qinxi Province in China to find Fang Mingyuan.

Fang Mingyuan has completely understood at this time that this must be Cameron showing his favor to him again in this way. Such nonsense as "I am the only one who wants to change Cameron's mind" is pure deception.

Wal-Mart Group. Cameron must have learned that Carefour Group intended to acquire his own Carrefour supermarket, and at this time, Wal-Mart Group got involved, so he went along and gave himself another favor. You know, "

The script of "Terminator 2" originally had a scene in a shopping mall, but changed it to a large supermarket and gave the Wal-Mart Group's logo a few shots. For Cameron, as long as he wanted to, it was nothing more than a scene.

It's easy. And since he's the director, there's no need to notify him about this kind of thing.

"This Cameron is still afraid that he will change his mind and Michael Crichton's script will not fall into his hands." Fang Mingyuan was already laughing so hard that he couldn't believe that this script would be so attractive to Cameron.

So big. But that’s fine, it’s a big bargain for myself. This is Wal-Mart Group, the business giant that once reached the top among the world’s top 500 companies in the future. If they can make them get what they want, that’s Fang Mingyuan.

Beautiful things that I never dared to think about in my previous life.

After Tom finished telling the whole story, he waited for Fang Mingyuan's reply with a bit of nervousness.

Fang Mingyuan pondered for a long time, and then said solemnly: "Mr. Tom, I have to admit that you are very well-informed! I did participate in the creation of the script of "Terminator 2", and Mr. Cameron listed me as the script

"Co-author, that's true." For most Americans, those Chinese polite words are incomprehensible to them. Since Cameron has created this opportunity, Fang Mingyuan naturally cannot miss his.

This kind intention. After hearing Fang Mingyuan's answer, although the faces of Tom and the others were expressionless, it could be seen from their small movements that they were obviously relieved.

Compared with the status of Hong Kong screenwriters in the crew, their counterparts in Hollywood in the United States obviously have greater rights. Those well-known screenwriters, it can be said that the big-name directors will also work in order to ensure future cooperation.

Deliberately building a relationship with them, ordinary directors would not refuse such a small request from the screenwriter. This is also the main reason why they believed it after Gower said this. And since Fang Mingyuan admitted it

At this point, there will be something to discuss between the two parties.

"However, I have to remind Mr. Tom in advance that I do not want to abuse this trust in Director Cameron. To be honest, Director Cameron's talent is rare in the world. I believe that this "Terminator 2" movie

The filming of "The Movie" will further his status in Hollywood, and I look forward to our continued cooperation in the future. I believe you also know that Mr. Tom, Cameron does not like too many soft advertisements in movies, because of this

It may cause dissatisfaction among the audience. I deeply agree with his idea. Therefore, although I feel very honored that you can pay attention to my small role, I do not want to be affected by this.

To the current good relationship between me and Mr. Cameron." Fang Mingyuan's words made Tom's hot heart cool down.

"Mr. Fang, you are right. Director Cameron is one of the most talented among the new generation of directors in Hollywood. Our senior executives at Wal-Mart Group are also extremely optimistic about his future development prospects, so we hope

We can use his videos to promote our company. Indeed, the appearance of soft advertisements in movies may dissatisfy the audience. But I believe that with the talents of the two, we will definitely be able to handle this problem properly. We

Wal-Mart Group is the largest retail company in the United States. It can be said that stores are spread all over the country. The appearance of our logo in the movie will not make the audience feel out of place. And we, Wal-Mart Group, are willing to pay tribute to Cards for this.

"Director Mellon will provide all the help he can with the filming work," Tom said with a sincere look. This promise will undoubtedly have a very positive effect on Cameron's control of the film's cost.

"Moreover, Mr. Fang, before coming to China, I was authorized by our president. If Mr. Fang can help us achieve this goal, we are willing to cooperate with your company in many aspects to help your company develop and grow in China."

." Tom said solemnly. Tom knew very well that although he and Sun Zhaolun said that they could help Carrefour Supermarket get rid of the acquisition of Carefour Group, in fact, even without the help of Wal-Mart Group, Carefour Group now has

Carrefour Supermarket is like a dog biting a hedgehog, with nowhere to bite. Before coming here, Tom had carefully studied the information about Carrefour Supermarket. In addition to the information collected from Frank and the local media in the past few days, he

We came to this conclusion. Carrefour Supermarket is not a listed company. Except for the Fang family and the Hong Kong company, there are no shares left outside, and the Fang family still occupies a controlling position. The company has extremely strong influence in Fengyuan and even Qinxi Province.

It has a good public base and has a good relationship with the local government. There should be no shortage of liquidity on hand, the company has good development prospects, and the founder is not a vulgar person without a long-term vision. Carefour Group wants to acquire it, but

It was just an erotic dream. And Fang Mingyuan's answer obviously confirmed his prediction. Regarding the acquisition of Carrefour supermarket by the carefour group, from beginning to end, Fang Mingyuan had no intention of talking to them at all, let alone asking for help. So he

We must come up with the conditions that can really make Fang Mingyuan feel attracted.

Lin Lian and Sun Zhaolun, who had been silent for a long time, could not help but look surprised. They had never imagined that in order to achieve their goals, Wal-Mart Group could actually offer such generous conditions. Although today's Carrefour supermarket and

Wal-Mart Group is still an insignificant small company in comparison, but the two will be competitors in the future. Why would Wal-Mart Group support a rival of its own in China? But no matter what, if Carrefour Supermarket

Being able to really cooperate with Wal-Mart Group and learn from their advanced management concepts will undoubtedly be an extremely important driving force for the future development of Carrefour supermarkets.

"Mr. Tom, can you tell us what kind of cooperation you plan to carry out?" Sun Zhaolun asked impatiently. Being able to cooperate with Wal-Mart Group, the world's number one retail industry, just for this reason, for Carrefour Supermarket,

This is already a great opportunity for publicity! Sun Zhaolun, who has already tasted the benefits, naturally does not want to let this opportunity go.

“First, we can accept a certain amount of dispatched personnel from your company every year to conduct training and internships in various departments of our company. Except for departments involving our company’s commercial secrets, all departments of our company are open to dispatched personnel from your company.

"At the same time, if your company agrees, we will also send personnel to China at your company's request to conduct various trainings for your company's personnel." Tom's first point made Fang Mingyuan and the others gasp.

I breathed a sigh of relief. This condition is not unreasonable.

For Carrefour Supermarket, although the current development form is excellent, it is a new company that has just been established for a few years. The internal corporate culture, corporate system, business philosophy, and management mechanism are still in the process of continuous improvement. Although

Sun Zhaolun, Fang Mingyuan and others are constantly supplementing and improving it, but if we can systematically learn the corporate system of Wal-Mart Group, it will undoubtedly be an excellent opportunity. It will have a great impact on Carrefour Supermarket itself.

The establishment and improvement of corporate culture, corporate systems, business philosophy, and management mechanisms have greatly contributed to catching up with world standards.

"Second, we are willing to help your company establish and improve overseas procurement channels. If your company is willing, we are willing to do your overseas procurement for you." Tom continued, "After decades of efforts by our company, our company has

Our overseas procurement channels are very complete, and you can get very favorable purchase prices, which can play a significant role in lowering your company's purchase costs."

Lin Lian and Sun Zhaolun frowned, but Fang Mingyuan smiled slightly. This condition can be said to be very generous. Wal-Mart Group has been operating for decades. It can be said that its overseas procurement has spread all over the world, and the amount is extremely considerable.

If we can borrow the overseas procurement channels of Wal-Mart Group, for Carrefour Supermarket, the cost of imported goods can be said to have been reduced to the lowest point. Compared with building slowly from scratch, we can obtain more profits.

However, in this way, Carrefour Supermarket’s overseas procurement channels are in the hands of Wal-Mart Group. In the long run, it is never a good thing to put its own purchase channels in the hands of competitors. In any case, in the short term,

From an internal perspective, Wal-Mart Group's commitment still expresses their goodwill.

"Third, your company can make targeted requests for our help based on your actual situation, and we will do our best to help your company complete it." Tom said with a sincere face.

The room fell silent, and Fang Mingyuan and the other three looked at each other. In order to place an advertisement in "Terminator 2", could Wal-Mart Group afford such a high price?