Chapter 140 The Maids' Barbecue_2
This naturally was a result of the company's operations. Once the movie Yang Xuan was filming was released, if the box office and reputation were good, then the company's second round of publicity campaign for her would be overwhelming.
At that time, the hope of Ding Xiaoni advancing to the super top-tier would be even greater.
One must know, Ding Xiaoni had been stuck at the top-tier level for two or three years. As a female actress, she faced significant age limitations. If she did not advance during her golden age, there would be basically no hope for her in the future.
Now that the company was fully supporting her, Ding Xiaoni naturally fought desperately to seize this opportunity.
According to Qin Zixuan, Ding Xiaoni had once privately asked her for Chu Mo's contact details. As for the purpose...
It was naturally to climb the ladder and to curry favor with Chu Mo, the big boss behind the scenes.
But sadly, Chu Mo was not interested in the actresses from the entertainment circle.
As time entered mid-July, after Shi Yuan Entertainment had entered a period of rapid and healthy development, news also came from Zhan Bingxue's end that the negotiations with billionaire Zhang Dahua were not going smoothly.
After Zhan Bingxue successfully acquired Tianyi International Hotel for 68 billion yuan at the end of June, Bafang International's next target was the Tianxiangyuan International Hotel owned by the Wanlin Group.
This was also the only seven-star hotel in the entire Magic City, an industry that billionaire Zhang Dahua had been cultivating for four years, with a market value exceeding 195 billion yuan.
Zhan Bingxue started marathon-like negotiations with the other party with a baseline offer of 210 billion yuan, but the attitude on Tianxiangyuan's side was ambiguous.
One moment they would consider it, the next, they would overturn various clauses and start over from scratch.
Backed by the trillion-yuan asset-rich Wanlin Group, Tianxiangyuan had strong financial support. Unlike the previously acquired Tianyi Hotel, as an industry belonging to a billionaire, they had enough confidence to negotiate with Zhan Bingxue.
Zhan Bingxue's indecision was due to the billionaire not giving a clear refusal but also not agreeing to anything, always keeping things in a state of uncertainty.
It was too regrettable to give up, but it seemed powerless to acquire.
When Zhan Bingxue came to consult, Chu Mo was too lazy to bother with it. He simply waved his hand and told her to make her own decision. In the end, seeing Zhan Bingxue's distracted appearance, an somewhat helpless Chu Mo finally gave her some advice.
Continue negotiating with Tianxiangyuan; if they wanted to drag it out, just casually get a team of lawyers to keep them company and talk slowly. In the meantime, Bafang International would start making contact with the next target.
Simply put, bypass Tianxiangyuan, this wealthy stumbling block, and target other financially weaker prospects. Once the dozen or so five-star hotels near Bafang International were acquired, then they could consider taking down Tianxiangyuan bit by bit.
By then, having formed a chain with the dozen or so five-star hotels nearby, with unified command and action, and the support of Chu Mo's limitless credit card, even if they didn't make a profit, pulling out ten or twenty billion to wage a price war with Tianxiangyuan wouldn't be too late. Chu Mo was actually curious to see how long billionaire Zhang Dahua could hold out.
With the instructions received, Zhan Bingxue acted immediately. While Zhan Bingxue's innovative capabilities were limited, her execution was definitely passable, which was something Chu Mo didn't need to worry about.
The development on Jiang Tao's side was also orderly. With the detective agency's staff now reaching a hundred people, Chu Mo injected ten billion yuan into the agency, then started encouraging Jiang Tao to reach out and develop connections within the upper echelons of society.
Once the staff reached a certain level, Jiang Tao's task shifted to expanding his personal connections.
With the detective agency as his foundation, his status was also constantly improving.
Of course, only when his status was enhanced would he be qualified to stand before those real power players.
Otherwise, he would always be a low-level runner.
However, what truly worried Chu Mo at this stage was Yang Xuan.
Without relying on the resources of Bafang International, Shi Yuan Entertainment, or the detective agency, Yang Xuan's development could be said to be not so smooth.
Originally, Chu Mo had planned for her to form a team and establish an investment company, but she had limited personal connections herself.
At her level, the people she knew were just ordinary individuals; she couldn't reach high-end talent, so there had been limited success in the recent month.
However, after the experience with the auction event, Chu Mo's thoughts changed slightly. He realized that his own personal connections were always a weak link, and when he truly needed help, there was basically no one to reach out to him.
Just like the previous auction event, Lin Hongqiang, the only one he knew, had not taken a single step forward from the beginning to the end.
Realizing his weakness, Chu Mo suddenly thought of the plan of billionaire's son Zhang Dongdong.
That was to establish a top-tier private club of his own, where the network of the club would be his personal connections.
Of course, he didn't entertain Zhang Dongdong's idea of gathering the world's top magnates all in one place. Firstly, the task was too difficult, not to mention the huge amount of capital required. Just the various interest conflicts involved would be headache-inducing.
More importantly, at the current stage, even if Chu Mo actually had such a club, he wouldn't have the ability to control the people inside, and there was a chance he could end up being backfired upon.
His goal was clear. The current task was right in front of him, focused on the entire Magic City.
As long as he could encompass the upper circles of Magic City, then at least in the Magic City, no one would dare to challenge his authority again.
He lacked everything but money. Once he made up his mind, he had Yang Xuan shift her focus and start working on establishing a club.