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Chapter 612 Beacon fire plays on the princes

After the interview, Shan Ke Cheng immediately called Li Dongling. Although Li Dongling did not see Shan Ke Cheng's expression at the moment, he could feel from the phone call that Shan Ke Cheng was very respectful.

If Cheng Shanke still felt that the success of the electronic pet machine was accidental, then the two projects, Pokémon and Pop Mart blind box, made Cheng Shanke no longer have any doubts about the strength of Dongling Hi-Tech.

Even Makoto Yamashina felt that it was not unfair for Bandai to lose since the controlling stake was taken away by Dongling Hi-Tech!
In Pingyang, in the courtyard where Li Dongling was, snowflakes were falling outside. This was the first time it had snowed in Pingyang this year. If you looked down from the air, you could see that in the blink of an eye, Pingyang and even Hanxi were wrapped in silver.

Snowflakes were flying outside the window, but the heating in the house was sufficiently strong. The tea on the stove was constantly boiling and emitting steam. There was a layer of iron mesh on the small stove, with some red dates, nuts, peanuts, etc. on it, roasting and emitting bursts of fragrance.

Ren Yuefeng and Hu Zixian were also in Li Dongling's study. Li Dongling picked up the phone, held down the receiver, and whispered to them, "It's Shan Kecheng's call!"

Li Dongling held a Shenzhou cordless phone in his hand, walked to the window, picked up a cigarette, and lit it with the Zorro lighter developed by Torch Group.

At present, Zorro lighters have not yet started to be promoted for sale. A batch of prototypes have been developed, and their performance is being tested and continuously improved.

The mobile phone that Li Dongling is holding is one of the Zorro prototypes, which was hand-polished by Torch Group. It was specially delivered to Li Dongling by the technical department of Torch Group, symbolizing the gratitude of the technical department of Torch Group for Li Dongling's support.

With a crisp sound, flames came out of Zorro. The sound of Zorro lighter is not much different from that of Zippo and Dupont. In the future, we need to see how to blow up the style of Zorro so that users can accept it. After all, style is one of the main reasons for buying this kind of retro lighter.

Stroking the complicated and mysterious patterns on the body of the Zorro, Li Dongling asked Shan Kecheng on the other end of the phone, "It seems that Pop Mart blind boxes are selling well in Japan?"

“Pop Mart’s blind box was developed according to the project given by Dongling Hi-Tech.

Now it is the most popular action figure in Japan. We can even say that it has exceeded our expectations!"

On the phone, Shan Kecheng praised Dongling Hi-Tech to Li Dongling, indicating that he and Bandai's management had not forgotten who deserved the greatest credit for Bandai's current performance.

Li Dongling chuckled and didn't care about Shanke Cheng's flattery at all. Dongling Hi-Tech and the Shanke family were completely an alliance of interests. They were wary of each other, but they had to cooperate in order to control the management of Bandai.

But it would be nonsense to believe in Yamashina Makoto's lies just because of what he said. The only thing that can make Yamashina Makoto afraid of Dongling Hi-Tech is the controlling stake of Bandai in Dongling Hi-Tech's hands!

"Next, Bandai plans to license the Pokémon animation to distributors in other regions, and then fully promote the Pop Mart blind box overseas!" Yamaka Makoto reported Bandai's next plan to Li Dongling.

After hearing this, Li Dongling said directly, "The agency rights of Pokémon and Pop Mart in the Greater China region, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Formosa, will be operated by Dongling Hi-Tech, and the rest of the overseas markets will be operated by Bandai!"

No matter how Bandai reaps profits in other places, Li Dongming will not allow it to do so in the domestic market.

"I see!"

Yamashina Makoto said respectfully, without any fluctuation in his voice, and it was unclear whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied, but Li Dongling had instructed him to do so. Even if he shouted in the Japanese media that Bandai was going to establish a new consortium, he did not dare to refute it in front of Li Dongling.

In fact, it is not only the agency rights of Pokémon and Pop Mart that Bandai has obtained this time, but the copyrights of Gundam, Ultraman, Dragon Ball and other brands in mainland China, Hong Kong and other places are also held in the hands of Dongling Hi-Tech.

“Pop Mart needs to collaborate with more artists and designers, and cannot stick to just one product, but needs to launch blind boxes of more styles.

Different regions will have different blind box audiences with different characters, aesthetics, trends, and designs. Bandai must adjust in time. We cannot let Bandai, as a first comer, be cut off by others!"

"President Yamashina, Japan is one of the regions where the Three Kingdoms culture is most popular. I don't want Bandai to suffer the same fate as Ma Su!"

Finally, Li Dongling said something to Shanke Cheng lightly on the phone, which made Shanke Cheng's hair stand on end immediately.

Japan has developed so many Three Kingdoms games. Two years ago, the TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms produced by the central media was also introduced by Japan's NHK TV station for US$210 million.

After it was broadcast on Japanese TV, Japanese audiences jointly wrote to the TV station and asked it to be shown again. It is no exaggeration to say that it was so popular in the streets and alleys of Japan that thousands of people were gathered there.

The scenes in the Three Kingdoms are completely different from the Japanese-Japanese Warring States Village Wars that are praised by Japan. How could Yamashina Makoto not know about the famous tearful execution of Ma Su in the Three Kingdoms? !
Li Dongling is reminding Yamaka Makoto that Bandai must not mess up the Pop Mart and Pokémon projects. If he fails to do these two projects well, Li Dongling will replace him with someone who can do a good job and take over the position of Bandai's president!
"In addition, Bandai's performance dividends this year must be planned in advance!"

After Li Dongling finished speaking, he hung up the phone. As for Nippon Bandai, its performance in the last quarter of this year is expected to explode, so it must distribute dividends to major shareholders. Makoto Yamashina is not Steve Jobs, so he dare not suppress shareholders and not pay dividends.

But even Apple, after Jobs, the new CEO has been obedient in sharing profits with the Wall Street institutions that invested in Apple, paying nearly $150 billion in dividends to major shareholders each year. If we also take into account the cost of Apple's stock repurchases to maintain its share price, the total amount is more than its R&D expenses.

After hanging up the phone, Li Dongling returned to the tea table. Seeing the eyes of Ren Yuefeng and Hu Zixian, Li Dongling smiled and said, "Bandai's two new projects have performed quite well in Japan. It will take some time for Bandai to send the specific report documents to Ling Hi-Tech headquarters.

But it probably won’t be long before you can see Bandai news reports on domestic news!”

When Ren Yuefeng listened to what Li Dongling said, he clearly felt that Bandai's new project might be beyond people's expectations. You know, the Pokémon and blind box projects were handed over to Yamashina Makoto by him personally.

Seeing Li Dongling's expression, Ren Yuefeng was a little curious for a moment. He wondered how these two projects would perform in Japan!
Hu Zixian is also somewhat curious about Bandai's new project, but what he is curious about is how much dividend Bandai can give to Dongling Hi-Tech this year.

But Hu Zixian and his companions did not come here today to guess how much money Bandai could pay as tribute. They picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and then said, "If you want to get the equity of British Orange Telecom, I think you need to hand it over to a third party. It would be best to find an investment institution with an American background to acquire the Orange Telecom equity held by British Airways!"

"If Dongling Hi-Tech comes forward directly, it may cause unnecessary trouble. Besides... the Changjiang Li family may not allow Dongling Hi-Tech to enter Orange Telecom!"

Hu Zixian said that he had been to Pengcheng, and Ren Yuefeng had been in Gangcheng for many years. They had all heard of Boss Li of Changjiang, or had dealt with the Changjiang Li family, and they knew how powerful the Changjiang Li family was.

This time, Li Dongling wanted to take advantage of the Changjiang Li family, which surprised Ren Yuefeng and Hu Zixian when they first heard the news for a long time.

However, when they learned that Li Dongling was not planning to compete with the Changjiang Li family, but just wanted to take advantage of an opportunity, Ren Yuefeng and the others felt relieved.

As for being afraid of the Changjiang Li family, for Ren Yuefeng and the others, it is not the case at all. However, if Dongling Hi-Tech and the Changjiang Li family really come to a duel, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose.

The Changjiang Li family and Dongling Hi-Tech are taking completely different paths. If they really come to a fight, Ren Yuefeng feels that in the inland, Dongling Hi-Tech will certainly win. Any giant company that fights with Dongling Hi-Tech in the inland will be on Dongling Hi-Tech's side because of the right time, place and people.

But in Hong Kong City, Ren Yuefeng is a little unsure. He feels that the two sides may be evenly matched. After all, the Changjiang Li family has been operating in Hong Kong City for many years and has strong support from HSBC and others, but Dongling Hi-Tech also has support from Bank of China and Yanjing in Hong Kong City.

But in England, Ren Yuefeng felt that Dongling Hi-Tech and the Changjiang Li family were no match for each other. After all, the Changjiang Li family had close ties with England, including the British royal family.

Dongling Hi-Tech's connections and network in England and old Europe are completely inferior to those of the Changjiang Li family. If a fight really breaks out, it will definitely suffer a loss.

Therefore, Ren Yuefeng and Hu Zixian both suggested that if they wanted to take advantage of Orange Telecom, they couldn't do it by force, but should set up a foundation overseas and then entrust an investment institution to acquire the Orange Telecom shares held by British Airways.

"Old Hu, you are in charge of this matter. This acquisition must be completed before the first half of next year at the latest!"

Li Dongling nodded and said, Orange Telecom has just been listed and the stock price is very cheap, but when 2G communications explode and the number of users begins to increase, 2G concept stocks such as Orange Telecom will usher in a big explosion. If you want to acquire it again, the cost will be too high.

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"Bandai Pop Mart blind box, once again a sky-high price transaction, Watanabe Teru, who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, unpacked a rare Pokémon figure, which was bought by a mysterious tycoon for a sky-high price of 1.37 million yen.

The rich man is suspected of giving this rare Pokémon figurine to the courtesan in Ginza, Tokyo!"

Japanese media once again reported news related to Pop Mart's blind box. A wealthy man spent a huge amount of money to buy this figure for the Ginza PR Oiran, just to make the Ginza female PR Oiran smile.

This piece of news almost added fuel to the fire of the Japanese blind box market, and countless gamblers in Japanese pinball rooms began to be attracted to blind boxes.

(End of this chapter)