Reborn since 1993

Chapter 608 Cut off the beard
"Create a new Bandai!"

“Redefining action figures!”

After hanging up the phone, Makoto Yamashina shouted to Bandai's executives such as Ikezawa Nao, giving a shot of chicken blood to Bandai's executives.

"When the project goes online, I will apply to the board of directors for bonuses and dividends!"

After getting excited, Yamashina Makoto also painted a rosy picture for his subordinates. Who would be willing to work for him if there is no benefit?

People in Bandai did not doubt what Yamashina Makoto said, even though the outside world was criticizing Yamashina Makoto for his incompetence and for ruining his father's foundation.

There are also many factions within Bandai that are dissatisfied with Makoto Yamashina, but in fact, the entire Bandai is still under the control of Makoto Yamashina.

The Yamaka Makoto family holds about 10% of Bandai's shares. Combined with the 26% stake held by Dongling Hi-Tech, this actually means that Bandai, whose shares are quite dispersed, has complete control.

As long as Dongling Hi-Tech supports Shanke Cheng, basically all other shareholders of Bandai’s board of directors combined will not be able to drive Shanke Cheng away. This is why Shanke Cheng clings to Dongling Hi-Tech so tightly.

Shan Kecheng said that as long as Dongling Hi-Tech supports him, the bonus will definitely be distributed, and these lackeys who follow Shan Kecheng will not be treated unfairly.

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In the courtyard behind the Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters, the cold wind was howling outside, but the heating inside was quite strong. Li Dongling felt a little hot even though he was wearing only a single layer of clothes.

After hanging up the call, Li Dongling looked at the phone next to him. Ever since Dongling Hi-Tech acquired the controlling stake in Bandai, Li Dongling had a clear idea about Bandai's positioning, which was to make Bandai the money printing machine and blood bag of Dongling Hi-Tech overseas.

With the Pokémon IP, as long as it is hyped up, animation, comics, movies, games, action figures, co-branded licenses, amusement parks, etc. can all be developed in the future. In its previous life, it made nearly 100 billion US dollars!

Li Dongling has no doubt about Bandai's ability to reap profits. Just look at the hype in his previous life when Bandai was able to create a wall of action figures and a house in Tokyo. There is no need to worry about Bandai's ability to operate the market, as it will definitely not be worse than Nintendo.

Pop Mart's blind box is more in line with the Japanese's gambling nature. The revenue of gambling toys such as pinball machines in Japan far exceeds that of Las Vegas in one year, which shows how much the Japanese like to gamble.

If they dare to gamble even on the fate of their country, what else is there that the Japanese dare not gamble on? The blind box model of Pop Mart, and the implementation of a model of high-priced recycling of limited edition blind boxes, will definitely make those Japanese gamblers very happy.

With Pop Mart blind boxes and Pokémon, plus the large number of top IP figures that Bandai already has, Bandai's ability to attract money can bring a steady stream of income to Dongling Hi-Tech.

However, the project promoted by Bandai this time is in Nippon Benz, and it also requires professional personnel to operate it. Li Dongling does not have the habit of playing the micro-manipulation master, so he can only wait for the news from Bandai.

Putting the matter of Bandai aside, Li Dongling checked the news on his computer and logged into the Yahoo Hong Kong City website.

The Zhixing Foundation, which holds the brand authorization for Yahoo in various parts of Asia, finally began to gradually license the Yahoo brand to companies in various parts of Asia after Yahoo went public on the NASDAQ.

The Yahoo Japan brand has been licensed to Softbank, which is now actively promoting it. In addition, the Zhixing Foundation has also licensed the Yahoo Hong Kong City brand to Cyberport, which will operate Yahoo Hong Kong City.

In the future, Yahoo Hong Kong City Company will cover Chinese Internet users in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Siam and other Southeast Asian countries.

In addition, the mainland Yahoo brand has also been handed over to Tianya, but it is still in preparation and has not yet been launched.

The Yahoo Hong Kong City website is still very simple. It mainly carries news from major newspapers in Hong Kong City to the website. Most portal websites basically use this method in the early stages.

In the future, Yahoo Hong Kong City and other companies can all go public and cash out, which is equivalent to catching Yahoo, the Internet tiger, and plucking its fur like crazy...

The Internet speed is not fast now. Li Dongling was browsing the Yahoo Hong Kong City website on his computer. There was not much news on it, but Li Dongling read it several times.

"looking at what?"

The study door was opened, and a figure walked in with a cold breeze. Yao Luoying, who was wearing a sweater that perfectly outlined her figure, put down a plate of fruit and couldn't help but blow a few breaths into her hands.

Seeing Li Dongling staring at the computer screen, Yao Luoying hugged Li Dongling's neck from behind and asked him.

"Intercept!"

Li Dongling sniffed the scent of Yao Luoying, scratched her straight nose, and said with a smile.

After hearing what Li Dongling said, Yao Luoying looked at the computer and saw the title on the webpage, "Another company of the Changjiang Li family in Hong Kong is about to go public!" "This month, Orange Telecom, an English company invested by the Changjiang Li family and managed by Huo Jianning, the right-hand man of Changjiang Li, is about to be listed on the London Stock Exchange at a price of 205 pence per share!

After the listing is completed, the market value of Orange Telecom will reach 187.2 billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 24 billion US dollars, and the Changjiang Li family, which holds a 48% stake in Orange Telecom, will see its net worth surge by 90 billion Hong Kong dollars!
Orange Telecom currently has one million mobile phone users and is a global leader in 2G communications technology. In the future, Orange Telecom is expected to become the third largest telecommunications provider in the UK!"

The news was not long, Yao Luoying quickly scanned it, and then she thought of what Li Dongling had just said, and looked at him in surprise, "Are you trying to cut off Orange Telecom?"

"It's out of the question!"

As Yao Luoying exclaimed, Li Dongling held her in his arms and said, "The Changjiang Li family holds 48% of Orange Telecom's shares. It's probably impossible to snatch Orange Telecom from the Changjiang Li family!"

No matter how one evaluates Mr. Li of Changjiang, his investment vision and ability are indeed at the peak of his life now.

There are not many people nowadays who can discover 2G communication technology early and make arrangements in advance. Just using luck to describe it is certainly not enough to explain the investments made by Mr. Li of Changjiang, which are in line with the pulse of the times.

Not only in the 2G but also in the 3G era, Mr. Li of Changjiang also invested early on. However, being located in Hong Kong and being too deeply involved with the UK, Mr. Li eventually misjudged 4G communications.

Boss Li of Changjiang spent two to three hundred billion US dollars to obtain 3G licenses in Hong Kong, England, Finland, Italy and Sweden, and then spent money to lay base stations, hoping to make a fortune.

But who would have known that the 3G era was like a flash in the pan. Before Mr. Li from Changjiang could make his money back, the 4G era arrived, and it was dominated by America and the mainland, completely leaving old Europe behind.

By the time Mr. Li from Changjiang turned back to invest in 4G communications, it was already too late!
It is simply impossible to snatch Orange Telecom from the Changjiang Li family. They hold 48% of the shares, so it is impossible for us to snatch Orange Telecom.

You can’t snatch Orange Telecom away, but you still have a chance by taking a ride!
"The second largest shareholder of Orange Telecom is British Airways, which holds 22% of the shares."

"Even if we can't get Orange Telecom from the Changjiang Li family, we can still have a chance by taking the Orange shares from British Airways!" Li Dongling pointed at the computer screen and said to Yao Luoying.

Looking at Li Dongling's face, Yao Luoying rarely saw Li Dongling showing such an excited look. She tilted her head, glanced at the computer screen, and then looked at Li Dongling, "Will Orange Telecom be valuable in the future?"

"uncertain!"

Li Dongling did not say anything complete, nor did he say that the Changjiang Li family made more than 20 billion US dollars by relying on Orange Telecom and the subsequent operation. He just said, "This is an opportunity!"

"When the 2G communication era arrives, Orange Telecom may be very valuable!"

"But... there is indeed a chance to pick up some bargains!"

Li Dongling looked at the news on the computer screen with a smile on his face, just like in an antique market, he took a quick look at the goods and took away a few valuable items, but he didn't expect that there would be bargains to be found later!
Li Dongling thought for a while, and called Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian and others, preparing to discuss the matter of intercepting Changjiang Li family tomorrow. There is no need to rush this matter, and it will be enough to wait until Orange Telecom goes public and complete the acquisition next year.

After its listing, Orange Telecom has a market value of US$24 billion, which is not cheap, but compared to the US$330 billion spent by Germany's Mannesmann to acquire Orange Telecom, it is much cheaper.

If they can take 22% of Orange Telecom's shares from British Airways and then acquire a portion from the market, the bulk of the money may go to the Changjiang Li family. But Li Dongling, who holds more than 25% of Orange Telecom, will be able to make at least to billion US dollars in profits.

Using 500 million US dollars in exchange for 800 to 900 million US dollars, a return rate of more than ten times, it is necessary to intercept this Hu!

When Germany's Mannesmann acquired Orange Telecom, it used equity swap to take away part of Mannesmann's shares. Then when Mannesmann Telecom was swallowed up by Vodafone at a sky-high price of US$1850 billion, Mannesmann's shares could be cashed in another wave of US dollars, which was equivalent to being able to intercept twice!
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On Li Dongling's side, he called Ren Yuefeng, Hu Zixian and others to discuss how to intercept the Pokémon animation produced by Japan's Bandai and officially began to be broadcast on Tokyo TV.

Thanks to Bandai’s publicity and the fact that Bandai invested a lot of money in polishing the Pokémon series, the plot and picture quality are both quite good. As soon as it was released, the ratings reached 10%!

Among all the current Japanese animations, this has directly ranked in the top ten in terms of ratings. Later, Bandai also began to launch comics simultaneously to continuously build momentum for Pokémon.

By the next day, the ratings for Pokémon on Tokyo TV had exceeded 15%. Pokémon began to gain popularity in Japan, and the media and audiences began to discuss Pokémon.

If it only went this far, the outside world might think that Bandai was just lucky and launched a new IP.

But one week after Pokémon Go was launched and the ratings soared, Bandai announced that it would hold the first international trendy toy exhibition in Tokyo, inviting more than 100 artists from all over the world to participate, and sent invitations to more than 20,000 Bandai fans and model players.

(End of this chapter)