Can you be called a rich man if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 212 A Gift Worth Tens of Millions

For the next hour or so, these Internet celebrities took to the stage one after another.
It can be said that they all used their best skills to win the 100 million reward, especially the [Big Pendulum] which immediately caught the eyes of the group of perverts in the audience. The two internet celebrities who were dancing seriously afterwards didn't even get half of the [Big Pendulum]'s glow sticks.

Subsequent Internet celebrities also learned their lesson
The main point is to skirt the edge and skirt it to the extreme.

If they hadn't forgotten their public figures, someone would have given them a striptease.
The talent show game completely brought the atmosphere in the SOS bar to a climax, and even the sales of drinks increased sharply. The three-yuan that usually appeared only once every few days or even ten days or half a month suddenly sold out two sets, and as for the big dragon and small dragon, there were seven or eight more sets, not to mention some ordinary drink packages, which were almost several times the usual.
The patrol team in the inner field had no time to rest. They had just finished delivering a set of three big yuan and had to start preparing to deliver the dragon set.
This scene made the SOS boss and shareholders who had been watching the front scene from the backstage burst into laughter.
Taking into account the 168 million that Gu Heng had spent previously, it is no exaggeration to say that tonight's consumption may exceed 500 million, or even more!

This sales volume was nothing in the heyday of SOS Bar. At that time, a bar with a monthly turnover of over 100 million was just an average level. After all, SOS was almost the only one in Hangzhou at that time, and its net profit alone could reach 100 to 200 million a year.
But the current SOS bar is far from what it was back then. It has been a long time since it has achieved sales of 500 million a night.
Thinking of this, the owner of the SOS bar said to several shareholders: "Everyone, you have seen the sales of the bar tonight. Don't you have anything to say?"

Several shareholders had also been working with the boss Qian Haowei for many years. They clearly understood what he meant and quickly said, "Brother Qian, if you have something to say, just say it. We have been together for so many years, don't you know our tempers?"

To put it nicely, they are shareholders.

But in fact, they are all rich second-generations from the surrounding areas of Sujiang Province, following Qian Haowei for a living, and the SOS bar industry is just one of Qian Haowei's. There is a difference in status and identity. In addition, Qian Haowei has been leading them for so many years. This group of rich second-generations have long regarded him as their backbone, so they also spoke up.

Qian Haowei smiled and nodded as he listened to the words of this group of rich second-generations, and said directly: "Since you said so, I won't keep you in suspense.

You all know what the situation of our SOS Bar has been like in recent years, and you have also looked at the financial reports. In the beginning, we could get at least 10 or 20 million yuan a year, but in recent years, I don’t need to say much about how much our income level has dropped, right?
Not to mention 10 or 20 million a year, in the first two years, you even have to invest several million every year.

But today, our bar has only been open for less than two hours and sales have exceeded 500 million! It also made me see something."

As he spoke, he started to keep the suspense again and glanced at this group of rich second-generations.

"Hey, Brother Qian! Stop keeping us in suspense! Tell me what you saw."

Qian Haowei smiled and continued, "That means our marketing strategy is wrong! When nightclubs first started, the top 100 DJs in the world were very well-known, so we invited them to come and perform on the stage to attract a lot of people.

But now, the top 100 DJs are no longer popular in China! And the prices those foreigners charge are more outrageous than each other. If we invite them to perform for one night, the sales of several days can't fill the hole. In the past, we could make some money by inviting the top 100 DJs to perform, but now it's a pure loss!

I used to not understand how the small bar run by Tong Jingcheng and Lao Bai could have sales of over 200 million yuan a month, but today I finally understand.

It’s the internet celebrity effect!

You all saw it with your own eyes tonight. Just a dozen or so internet celebrities shaking their butts and selling their bodies on the stage were able to increase our sales several times. This was without any publicity. What if we had planned the publicity?
Sales exceeded 1000 million! Even more is not impossible!

So I plan to completely revise the promotional route of our SOS, completely abandon the high-end route, and go the way of Internet celebrity marketing! Once this route is taken, even if our SOS bar cannot restore the glory of 10 years ago, it will definitely make more money than 10 years ago!
After all, young people nowadays are very rich.”

After hearing Qian Haowei's words, the group of shareholders looked at each other and made a decision in just a few seconds: "Brother Qian, we agree with whatever you plan to do! We brothers know what we are capable of. Now that you want to make money with us, even if we can't help, we will definitely not hold you back!"

In fact, Qian Haowei said this to them without considering whether they agreed or not.

In the entire SOS Bar in Hangzhou, he alone owns 65% of the shares, almost reaching the conditions for absolute control. It can be said that he has the final say.

The reason why he wanted to bring this group of rich second-generations with him was simply to borrow their network of connections. Now that they were so tactful, Qian Haowei nodded with a smile on his face.
But the next second, Qian Haowei changed the subject and spoke again: "But we may not be able to do this alone. After all, none of us have the channels of Internet celebrity companies. We can't follow the civilian Internet celebrity route like before, inviting top 100 DJs once every one or two months. We must ensure that there are several Internet celebrities with millions of fans every night!

If we simply rely on the advertising model to invite internet celebrities, the cost will be too high, perhaps 20 to 30 million a month. By that time, we will be busy running around, and what's the point of letting these internet celebrities earn all the money?
So we must have a big partner! We can give their company a fixed income every month, and have their influencers come to the platform every day. No company would refuse such extra income, right? "

"Big partner? Who are you planning to cooperate with, Brother Qian?"

"It's far away and yet it's right in front of us. Isn't it Mr. Gu sitting in the president's card?"

"You must be mistaken, Brother Qian? I've heard a little about this Gu Heng. He's in financial investment, so he has nothing to do with internet celebrities, right?"

Qian Haowei smiled mysteriously and said, "On the surface, it is true, but did you see the internet celebrities that Mr. Gu brought? They are all internet celebrities under Wuyou Media.

I was a little confused just now, so I called Mr. Lei of Wuyou to ask around. Do you know what Mr. Lei said? He said that if nothing unexpected happens, Wuyou Media should have a large amount of financing. As for who the target of this investment is, Mr. Lei didn't say, but I guess you should know it, right?"

One of the second-generation rich people who was quick-witted said, "Brother Qian, are you saying..."

Before he finished speaking, Qian Haowei put his index finger to his lips and whispered, "It's okay as long as you know it in your heart. There's no need to say it so clearly."

Towards Gu Heng, this group of rich second-generations were not too awed by him, but they still had due respect for him. A billionaire with more wealth than their parents' combined, they would not choose to offend a tycoon of this level if they could make friends with him.

Although most of the rich second generation are arrogant and domineering, they are very clear-headed.

The objects of their arrogance are just ordinary people. If they dare to be arrogant in the face of someone more powerful than themselves, they are mentally handicapped. Obviously, such mentally handicapped people are rare in contemporary society.

Qian Haowei spoke again: "But this time, I plan to cooperate in a different way." "What way?"

“In fact, when it comes down to it, what we are doing is asking for favors. Even if Mr. Gu joins Wuyou Media, I guess his share won’t be too high, and he won’t get much money. With his status and position, this little profit probably won’t impress him.

I plan to pull him onto our warship and complete a bundle of interests.

So I plan to personally give out 19.5% of the shares, which is 3% of my own shares. You also give out your shares according to the ratio of 3%, and we will put together 30% and give it to Mr. Gu!
If our SOS bar can really achieve the level I mentioned, the annual revenue may reach 4-6 million, and the profit from 30% of the shares is close to 2 million. Even if Mr. Gu is rich, he should not choose to refuse, right? "

As a result, as soon as Qian Haowei finished speaking, several rich second-generations showed surprise on their faces, and then looked unwilling.

They support the bar's modification of its marketing plan and are willing to invest money, but now they are asked to give up 3% of its shares. How can they accept this?

One of them said bluntly, "Brother Qian, we all support the plan you proposed, but isn't it unnecessary to give away 3% of the shares? We invested real money in this bar in the beginning. Even if our SOS is in decline now, it would still be worth more than million if we transfer it, right?

Why should we rush to give tens of millions to Gu Heng when he does nothing?"

"Yes, Brother Qian, we haven't even started yet, so what does it mean for us to give away 30% of our shares? If the news gets out, will we still be able to stay in the circle? Who knows how others will scold us, saying that we gave away tens of millions just to curry favor with others."

Qian Haowei had obviously guessed their reaction. He kept the smile on his face, but in his heart he was full of contempt for these short-sighted people.

"So what if people say I'm sucking up to someone? Let me be frank. I gave away my 30% stake just to suck up to someone! Why shouldn't we suck up to someone?!"

This group of rich second-generations were confused by Qian Haowei's words. They looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a long time.

“Our SOS bar is getting worse every year. If we don’t make changes, it will collapse in our hands sooner or later!
It is indeed worth 200 million now, but what about next year? The year after? The year after that? Do you think it will still be worth 200 million? In my opinion, we don’t even have to wait for three years. In two years at most, we will have to prepare to close down. You should just keep all the so-called shares. When the time comes, we can sell the second-hand items in the bar and each of you can get hundreds of thousands!"

"Uh, it's not that serious."

"How come it's not that serious? Don't you know about the bar's deficit?!

And to put it bluntly, even if the bar can't turn a profit, I plan to give away these shares.

If we give him this share, Mr. Gu will do us a favor no matter what, right? As a big shot in the investment industry, he has projects worth billions of dollars. To put it bluntly, if he gives us a little profit, it will be enough for us to eat our fill!

Do you really intend to stick to SOS bar for the rest of your life? Don't you really want to make some achievements in other industries?
And you still flatter me. Let me say something unpleasant. How many people want to flatter a big shot like Mr. Gu but fail to do so!
And who gave away the most shares? It was me! I gave away 19.5% of the shares alone, and the four of you only gave away 10.5% combined. You're still not willing to give up?"

After Qian Haowei finished speaking, the group of people were still hesitating.
Although Qian Haowei is also a rich second-generation, he has made a lot of achievements in recent years. He opened his own electronics company and also engaged in trade. Although his assets are not much, they are still several hundred million. His current assets are even more than his father's. He is also a representative of young and promising people.

To put it bluntly, this group of rich second-generations are a bunch of good-for-nothings.

He can do nothing but eat, drink, have fun and sleep with women all day long. He has a pitifully narrow vision and only cares about immediate interests.

It is not an easy task to persuade them in a short time.
If there was enough time, Qian Haowei would have the confidence to persuade them, but it was obvious that time was running out. They had no contact with Gu Heng at all. Once Gu Heng walked out of the door of SOS Bar, it might be extremely difficult to contact Gu Heng.

Thinking of this, Qian Haowei hardened his heart and stood up and said, "I want to help you, but since you don't appreciate it, I won't force you. I will pay for the 30% share by myself, but let's be clear, I will still pay the dividends from the bar's business in the future, but I definitely can't exclude your consumption like before!"

Upon hearing this, these rich second-generations became a little panicked.

Someone immediately stood up and said, "Brother Qian, what are you talking about? We have known each other for so many years, and you still don't understand us? We just can't make up our minds for the moment. Since you have made a plan, Brother Qian, I will definitely support you!

My 10% stake has earned me tens of millions from the bar's dividends over the years, and I have made back more than ten times the original investment. This money was earned with the help of you, Brother Qian. Now, Brother Qian, you plan to help me make a lot of money, and I must support you!

I'll pay for this 3% stake!"

With a leader, the others all agreed, even if they were still reluctant.
Just like that, gifts worth tens of millions were gathered together.
Qian Haowei felt relieved at this moment, and stood up and said: "We have known each other for more than ten years, and I have never harmed you, right? It's just 30% of the shares. As long as we operate well, maybe within a year, we can make the money back!
Besides, we haven't even started yet. Even if we rush to offer it, Mr. Gu may not be willing to accept it."

"That's impossible. Is there anyone who doesn't want tens of millions of dollars given to him?"

Qian Haowei smiled gently: "Tens of millions may be a lot of money in your eyes, but in the eyes of some people, it is nothing at all. Xiao Wei, don't think that just because others call you Young Master Wei in Hangzhou, you really think of yourself as a big shot. Our weight is nothing in the eyes of real people."

Having said that, he stopped preaching and turned around and said, "Alright, stop talking. Let's go to Mr. Gu's place to make ourselves known and thank him for supporting our SOS bar tonight. It has increased our turnover fivefold!"

　I had a local anesthesia surgery yesterday, and the aftermath has not yet ended. I forced myself to type this chapter on my phone over the past two days. Sorry.
　　
　
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