Top of the Great Era

Chapter 2224 Maximization of Benefits

Unsurprisingly, when we met in the theater at night, Carl Icahn's condition was not stable, and he didn't come here to appreciate art.

Because he is a distinguished guest, his seat is on Zhou Buqi's left.

Taking advantage of the opportunity not to start, Carl Icahn couldn't hold back and asked, "How is it? How are you thinking?"

Zhou Buqi pretended not to know, "What?"

Carl Icahn said: "My plan! The acquisition of Ziweixing International by Yahoo! If you can follow this line of thought, then you can handle this matter most efficiently!"

Zhou Buqi laughed and said, "Carl, I told you, you have to think about it."

Carl Icahn is not stupid, how could he fail to hear such an obvious evasion, and said without giving an inch: "This is a good thing, Yahoo is obviously underestimated, and taking Yahoo at this moment will definitely have huge benefits." Potential benefits. At that time, the majority of shareholders in the board of directors will still be people from Ziweixing International, and this is still your company. Doing business, the benefits you get are the most real!"

Zhou Buqi laughed, "It makes sense."

Carl Icahn glanced at him. "You think it's okay?"

Zhou Buqi said: "I'll think about it again."

Carl Icahn nearly died of rage.

Everyone has a position, and from Carl Icahn's point of view, this line of thinking is certainly a good one.Give up the good reputation to Yang Zhiyuan, and give up the benefits to Zhou Buqi.

Yang Zhiyuan likes this kind of empty-headed things.

Otherwise, Yahoo would have been sold to Microsoft that year.

Boss Zhou is the richest man in the world at a young age, so he must be a veteran in the business field.

In business, one should pursue the maximization of profits!

This is also true.

But from Zhou Buqi's point of view, there is a problem.

It is of course right to pursue profit maximization.

But Carl Icahn's method is not pursuing the maximization of interests, but the pursuit of the ultimate interests!

Just like human nature is selfish, everyone is an egoist, unless he can become a Buddha and a saint and reach the state of "selflessness".It's normal to be selfish, but if it's refined egoism, it's very problematic.

Carl Icahn is a typical Wall Street capitalist, too "delicate".

Cooperation in the business field needs to balance all aspects of the relationship, such as brand, network, channel, social relationship, policy influence, public reaction, corporate reputation, cooperation benefits, etc.

Among so many elements, it is necessary to find an optimal balance point and pursue the maximization of interests on this basis.

Instead of discarding all other elements.

Only pursue profit.

If you do this, you will be notorious.

Carl Icahn is a typical person of this type. He can give up everything else and pursue the ultimate profit, so that many serious companies turn pale when they hear that he is here. , hide as far away as possible, and don't want to have anything to do with him.

This is a capital villain.

Bad reputation.

It is worse than Soros who brought up the Asian financial crisis back then.

Carl Icahn doesn't care about the outside world's opinion at all. Fame is all fake, and real benefits are real.Zhou Buqi is different, he is the richest man in the world, and to him, reputation is even more important than profit.

Even a second-tier Internet entrepreneur like Yang Zhiyuan puts fame more than profit, let alone Zhou Buqi?
At this point, Carl Icahn definitely made a huge miscalculation.

Mistakenly thinking that this guy Zhou Buqi has some industries on Wall Street, and his investment is quite good. He has participated in the subprime mortgage crisis and the European debt crisis, so he thinks he is similar to Wall Street.

If they were really the same kind, why would they come to the theater to watch Kunqu opera performances in the middle of their busy schedules?
It costs money to watch a play!

It's not just the $120 ticket price.

The curtain opened.

Zhou Buqi saw that Carl Icahn was still unsatisfied, and said with a smile: "This is not a small matter, I will consider it... Well, the plan you mentioned is indeed very good, but I will go back and discuss it with my team."

Then, he kept his eyes fixed.

The show has begun!

"Youth Edition Peony Pavilion"!
Then, a rather interesting scene appeared. There was a big screen at the back, and on the big screen... there were subtitles, and they were in English.

Ning Lu sat on Zhou Buqi's right hand side, leaned over and said with a smile: "It was the same when I watched it at school, with subtitles...no one can understand what they are singing, and the audience can watch the subtitles." To understand the meaning, and then experience the art through singing, reciting and playing. From this perspective, there is essentially no difference between Chinese and foreigners listening to Kunqu Opera.”

Zhou Buqi didn't take it seriously, "Why is there no difference? "The Peony Pavilion" is written by a great writer. Who can translate this level of writing?"

Ning Lu pursed her lips and said, "Shakespeare's plays are not the same. English in Shakespeare's time and modern English are not the same language."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Let's watch for a while, if it's really amazing...you can go to the backstage to find them with Xiaowan."

Ning Lu asked knowingly, "Why are you looking for them?"

Zhou Buqi sighed, "It's impossible to make money from this kind of tour."

"Look back."

"Ok?"

Don't look back every week.

Ho!
fully!
Ning Lu reminded, "You look upstairs?"

"upstairs?"

Zhou Buqi was a little surprised, and when he looked up, he found that there was also a crowd of people there.

Immediately stunned.

When I watched Shakespeare's play a few days ago, there were no empty seats. When I left, I asked the staff why the upstairs was not opened.

The staff said that the upstairs has been covered with dust for many years. In the early years, someone was watching a drama upstairs and fell to his death. Some even set up a sniper rifle upstairs to commit murder...

In addition, the theater has a history of a hundred years, and the stability of the upper floors is not good enough, and there is a risk of collapse.

So the upstairs was closed.

Unexpectedly, it was opened today!
style!

What a grand!

Before the main show even started, Zhou Buqi felt a sense of enthusiasm, a kind of pride gushing out from his genes, which was a kind of cultural context of hundreds and thousands of years beating in his blood.

These are foreigners!
In Manhattan, New York, USA, Kunqu Opera is even more popular than Shakespeare!
Of course, this is also related to the background.

There are too many cultural exchanges between Britain and the United States. There are various Shakespeare plays on Broadway every day. Many audiences are used to it and have watched it many times.

But Kunqu Opera is different.

Famous, but never witnessed.

To have the opportunity to watch it live is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But even so, I still feel a sense of pride when I see my traditional operas being respected and loved in a foreign country.

There were some tears in my eyes.

……

There is a small problem.

It's just too long!
3 hours tonight.

Performed continuously for 3 days.

It took a total of 9 hours to complete the complete performance of "The Peony Pavilion of Youth".

Zhou Buqi couldn't help asking: "Didn't it be cut? Why is it so long?"

Ning Lu was afraid that the answer would not be good, so she changed places with Li Xinwan next to her. After all, this is a professional boudoir girl, so she smiled and said: "It's already very long, and the original version of "The Peony Pavilion" has a 55% discount. The version of The Peony Pavilion has been cut in half, leaving 27% off."

Zhou Buqi sighed, "Times have changed. The pace of life in ancient times was slow, but it is not the case in modern society."

Li Xinwan said softly: "Even in ancient times, it was impossible to finish the whole play at once, so when the troupe is performing, they will ask the nobles to choose one or two of them, so they are also called excerpts. The excerpts in "Dream of Red Mansions" , they are all Kunqu operas, the kind of rich people who don’t listen to Peking opera or something. They are all country tunes performed on the streets of the rivers and lakes, or something to please the Manchus with little culture. Kunqu operas have a fixed format, and they are all literary dramas. No one dares to change what the writer designed, and many of the lyrics of Peking Opera are pre-made..."

Zhou Buqi saw that she couldn't finish talking, so he raised his hand to interrupt her, and nodded, "It's good to watch excerpts now."

Li Xinwan smiled and said: "Well, the excerpt. In fact, the most exciting part of "The Peony Pavilion" is the middle and front part. After entering the court later, it will be meaningless. It should have something to do with Tang Xianzu's limitations."

"What?"

Zhou Buqi was amused by her.

Li Xinwan pouted and said angrily: "Really, I didn't say it, but many teachers told me. Although Tang Xianzu is very talented, he was suppressed by the prime minister Zhang Juzheng. It seems that Zhang Juzheng wanted his son to be The number one scholar asked him to be a stepping stone for his son. If he disagreed, he would be depressed all his life and never entered the imperial court. So the first part of "The Peony Pavilion" is very good, but the latter part is not so good after the imperial court. Because Tang Xianzu has never experienced it, he can't empathize with it, and of course he can't pass on that emotion to drama actors, so it won't be so wonderful to pass it on."

Zhou Buqi complained, "Well, I'm uneducated."

Li Xinwan felt embarrassed, "How can I... I have lived in the circle of Kunqu Opera since I was a child, and these things have been taught by the elders in my family and the teachers around me since I was a child..."

Zhou Buqi asked, "Have you seen this play?"

Li Xinwan was a little dumbfounded, "She is also Du Liniang, and I have trained with these teachers on stage before... Not only have I seen it, I have also performed on stage in public, and because of that performance, I have won the award. An opportunity for Xue Baochai to star in "Dream of Red Mansions."

Zhou Buqi said: "Since you have seen it, then don't read it, go to the backstage to find someone!"

"Ah?" Li Xinwan was a little worried, "The staff are all foreigners, right? My English is not good..."

Zhou Buqi said: "Go with Ning Lu, and I will give you a task to see if you can do it well."

"What are you doing backstage?"

"Let's make a stop first to understand the situation. After the curtain call, I'll go backstage to meet them."

Li Xinwan said weakly: "Sister Shen got married many years ago..."

Zhou Buqi has a black line on his forehead.

(End of this chapter)