"Sheng Chen, in one hour, 37 people played on the three devices. Some people played several times, almost 60 games." An Qi recorded for an hour, while others ordered beer, popcorn, chicken wings, Sausage and other food, watching a rugby match on the screen that I didn’t understand, and a Red Bull commercial.
"Twenty games per hour for one device, which means an income of 5 US dollars. Counting ten hours a day, the income is 50 US dollars a day, or 1,500 a month?" Chen Zhiwen roughly calculated it orally. This is just a simple estimate, and there will definitely be many inaccuracies. place.
"According to this calculation, the bar will recover the cost in 2-3 months. However, considering the electricity bill and other factors, especially at night, there are definitely not as many people as now. It is estimated that the average bar will recover the cost in 4-6 months." Cheng Weibin also said Then he said that their team had actually collected a large amount of data before.
"But this bar bought three game consoles, and they were all full during peak hours. They were empty at night when there were fewer people, so the average revenue was a little worse. But if you only bought one, the usage rate would be high at night. A lot." Chen Zhiwen said after thinking for a while.
"Yes, if you buy less, you will definitely get your money back sooner. Ted's bar is willing to buy three units because he is confident in the number of customers. Generally, one unit is enough for small bars." Cheng Weibin said.
Seeing that Chen Zhiwen was no longer in a hurry to answer, An Qi on the side said, "One more thing. Just now I differentiated between people who drink and those who don't. Drinkers obviously spend less time playing. That is to say, in the second half of the night, Regardless of whether they are drinking or not, when they cannot concentrate, each game will be shorter, and these people are not very rational and want to continue playing even after losing."
"It makes sense." Chen Zhiwen smiled and nodded.
"There is also this possibility, but the number is not large." Cheng Weibin said.
"Okay, if there are so many people playing in the bar, we won't be short of customers. At least we won't have to worry about it in the early stages. Mingsheng, our business in the United States still needs you to pay more attention." Chen Zhiwen said with a smile.
"You're welcome, Mr. Chen. This is what I should do." Cheng Weibin said quickly. He was originally Red Bull's business representative in the United States and was the best in the bar business. Therefore, Midea's arcades need to focus on bars. When a breakthrough came, he was transferred and promoted, and is now in charge of the arcade business in New York State.
"As for the bar, I know you have a lot of channels. So far, there are no worries about orders. However, the number of bars in the United States has age restrictions. How do you think we can allow American students to come often?" Chen Zhiwen then asked. .
"Student?" Cheng Weibin frowned, not thinking of a solution for a while.
"This problem may appear in half a year, so we have to think clearly." Chen Zhiwen said: "It's not too urgent. When you have free time, you can think about it, or you can go to the local site to see this group of people. Characteristics of students.”
Although we know that the most potential group of students will also be the main customers of our products in a few years or even more than ten years, it seems a bit difficult to get them to play arcades on a large scale.
Due to legal reasons, these students cannot enter the bar, and it is impossible for them to spend 3,000+ US dollars to buy an arcade machine in the retail supermarket they often go to. The supermarket may have more customers than the bar, but the supermarket customers will not last long Stay, and the supermarket is not for leisure and fun, so few people will actually stop by and play a few games.
Many supermarkets in later generations can have arcade machines because the price of arcade machines has dropped a lot, and small supermarkets can afford them, and as long as a few people play them a day, they can make back their money or even make a profit.
But that’s not possible now. The current prices of arcade machines are too expensive. It takes a large number of players to make the buyers of the arcade machines repay their money. Therefore, the arcade machines must be placed in a place that can retain customers for a long time. The best place is a bar. , this was also the development route of arcade machines in the past: starting from the bar
The same principle applies to other gas stations. If you cannot retain users for a long time, then from the current business perspective, it is not feasible.
"Okay, I will do my best to overcome this problem." Cheng Weibin nodded and said.
"Okay, An Qi, you don't need to count anymore. Let's have a drink together. It's rare for us to relax, and it's also rare for the boss to discount us." Chen Zhiwen laughed.
"Okay, I want to drink orange juice." An Qi said happily.
Early the next morning, Chen Zhiwen had just finished breakfast at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel when he welcomed Citibank's guest, investment manager Joey.
"Please sit down." Chen Zhiwen fiddled with the breakfast on the table and said, "You just got up, do you mind?"
"Mr. Chen, you are my client and my God. I will never say no to God." Joey said with a professional smile.
"OK." Chen Zhiwen ate the sandwich that came with the hotel. To be honest, for Chen Zhiwen, these five-star sandwiches or bread are not as delicious as the Xiao Long Bao from some delicious roadside stalls in Hong Kong, and they are not as good as egg tarts. It's okay. When it comes to delicious food, no place can compare with Chinese.
"Mr. Chen, at the end of last month, we have successfully acquired Wal-Mart's stock for you to 10% of your holdings. We also made an announcement to the public in accordance with your request and within the legal requirements. In just five days, Later, we received an invitation letter from Wal-Mart's senior management asking to meet with you. Because you were overseas at the time, we also informed you, so we told Wal-Mart that we needed to postpone it. Now you are in the United States. I don't know. What is your reply? asked Joey.
"Just reply to him, and in three days, I will go to the headquarters of Wal-Mart in Arkansas to visit him in person." Chen Zhiwen nodded and said, coming to the United States to check the situation of the arcade was just a way, some data sent from the American team before, plus With the historical achievements of this classic game, he has no worries that this game will not be popular.
Wal-Mart is the top priority when he comes to the United States. It is the only thing that he needs to focus on because it is related to his business layout in many aspects in the future.
And if you successfully acquire 10% of Wal-Mart's stock, your wealth on paper will be astonishing in the future!
"Okay, I'll call Walmart immediately after I get back at noon." Joey said.
"What is the current market value of Wal-Mart?" Chen Zhiwen suddenly asked.
"Almost 1.6 billion US dollars." Joey paused and said.
"Then the stock in my hand is worth US$160 million. If I remember correctly, I owe Citigroup almost US$40 million, right?" Chen Zhiwen thought for a while and asked.
"Yes, Mr. Chen has a good memory. The amount of your loan from Citigroup is US$38.9 million." Joey said without any pause. The investment he was responsible for involved such a large amount. Of course, he remembered it very clearly. Basic requirements for an investment advisor.
"That means I can still get another mortgage?" Chen Zhiwen asked with a smile.
"Of course, according to the regulations of the banking industry, stocks can be mortgaged at a 30% discount. However, Wal-Mart's stock is rated A+, so I think a 20% discount is not impossible." Joey said with a smile.
The person in front of me is not an old customer at all, and the cooperation has only been more than a year, but the amount involved is not small, and the investment is very successful. His original capital was only 40 million US dollars, all of which was used to purchase Wal-Mart stocks, and subsequently Obtain funds by mortgaging the purchased stock to purchase Walmart stock again.
Today, with Wal-Mart's stock price more than doubling, Chen Zhiwen holds shares worth US$160 million, and his cost is only US$40 million. Counting Citi's US$38.9 million loan, this investment netted him US$80 million. US dollars, and more importantly, Wal-Mart Supermarket has developed very rapidly, and each financial report data is also very exciting. It is expanding rapidly, its financial net profit is getting higher and higher, and its scale is getting larger and larger. It is a very high-quality stock.
In addition, Citi also knows that Chen Zhiwen also owns the Red Bull beverage brand. How could Citibank not pay attention to such a high-quality customer with high-quality assets and high-quality collateral?
PS: Ask for monthly tickets at the beginning of tomorrow!
(End of chapter)
