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"Okay, then go get ready. Is Takizawa Ichiro here?" Xu Zhi nodded and asked.

"Mr. Takizawa is waiting outside the door at the moment." Ma Shimin replied. He had been accompanying Ichiro Takizawa during his previous inspection in Japan, and then the two of them returned to Xiangjiang together.

"Okay, then ask him to come in when you go out." Xu Zhi said with a smile.

"Okay." Ma Shimin nodded, and then left the office. After a while, Ichiro Takizawa walked in, and the first thing he did was bow.

"Chairman, it's nice to see you again."

Xu Zhi greeted: "You're welcome, sit down."

"Thank you." Takizawa Ichiro bowed slightly again and sat down on the sofa.

Xu Zhi asked: "Have you found a suitable bookstore chain in Japan during this period that you are willing to sell?"

"Chairman, according to your request, I contacted several chain bookstores through intermediaries, and three of them were willing to sell. The largest of them is a bookstore called Kadokawa Bookstore." Takizawa Ichiro introduced.

"Kadokawa Shoten?" Xu Zhi muttered to himself. The name is very Japanese. Many companies in Japan are named after the founders, such as the famous Panasonic Electric and Honda Toyota. The name of the company is the founder's surname. Surname.

Ichiro Takizawa then introduced: "Chairman, Kadokawa Bookstore was founded in 1945. It is now headquartered in Chiyoda District, Tokyo. It has a total of 217 bookstores. In addition to Hokkaido, it is basically spread throughout other parts of Japan.

There is just one problem. Kadokawa Bookstores are mainly located in small cities in Japan. Because Kadokawa Bookstores themselves are small and rents in big cities are more expensive, there are only two or three Kadokawa Bookstores in large cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama. Small bookstore.

The current urbanization of Japan has become more and more obvious. Cities such as Tokyo and Osaka are where the largest number of young people live. These big cities are also where the best-selling manga weekly magazines are. "

"It doesn't matter. As long as you have money, opening a store in Japan's first-tier cities is not a problem at all. On the contrary, I pay more attention to the layout of small cities." Xu Zhi waved his hand and shook his head and smiled. The most time-consuming thing in the development of chain stores is to develop a chain store. Another small city, while big cities are much simpler and centralized management is convenient. The only trouble is the high land rent, but as long as you have money, these are not problems.

Ichiro Takizawa took out some photos from his briefcase, handed them to Xu Zhi and said, "Chairman, these are photos I took when I visited more than a dozen Kadokawa Bookstores. Please take a look."

Xu Zhi took it and looked at it carefully. The photos were all of the outside and inside of Kadokawa Bookstore. There were twenty or thirty photos in total.

"The scale of these bookstores is not large. They generally have a facade. They mainly sell student learning materials, comic weekly magazines, music tapes, ink and other materials." Ichiro Takizawa continued.

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if the area is small, as long as we have this stronghold, I don't need too much space."

Japan's comic industry is extremely developed, and the terminal retail sector is also the same. Many large chain comic stores have strategic locations and very large areas. Many Japanese otakus like to go to these bookstores to spend time in addition to staying at home.

But in fact, comic shops are like supermarkets, which have great advantages. They can accommodate all kinds of comics, which can also attract more comic lovers to come and choose.

Being small also has its advantages. Funds for any commercial project in this world are limited. If you want to quickly cover the entire bookstore in Japan, a small store is the best choice.

Ichiro Takizawa continued: "I have communicated with Haruki Kadokawa, the president of Kadokawa Bookstore, several times. He wants a price of 500 million yen. This price is a bit high, and the other party is not willing to lower the price anymore, so I ask the chairman to make it clear! "

"500 million yen." Xu Zhi calculated the exchange rate. The current exchange rate between yen and US dollar is 250:1. In other words, 500 million yen is only 2 million US dollars. So he asked: "Do you rent all the stores in this bookstore yourself? Do you own any of them?"

"Yes, they are all rented, but these bookstores are run by themselves, and none of them are franchises." Takizawa Ichiro replied.

Xu Zhi asked: "Why did the owner of Kadokawa Bookstore want to sell his company?"

Ichiro Takizawa replied: "I'm not sure of the specific reason, but what I know is that as early as 10 years ago, Kadokawa Haruki, the president of Kadokawa Shoten, had already started using the bookstore's funds to shoot movies, and it is said that the box office was pretty good.

I think the return on film investment exceeded that of the bookstore, so he planned to sell it and prepare to concentrate capital on investing in the film industry. "

"I see." Xu Zhi nodded and said. The Japanese film market has always had a very good rate of return. They produce and sell their own products. Like the automobile industry, they are extremely repulsive to outsiders. Even in the 21st century, Hollywood, which is conquering cities and territories around the world, It is difficult to completely enter the Japanese market.

There is not much external competition, and the Japanese people’s spending power is pretty good. As long as the movie is good, it will indeed be more profitable than a traditional bookstore.

"Because Kadokawa Bookstore does not own any properties, and the net profit of the entire bookstore last year was about 30 million yen, so I think the 500 million yen quoted by Kadokawa Haruki is on the expensive side." Takizawa Ichiro said seriously .

Xu Zhi nodded and said, "Then how much do you think it should be worth?"

Takizawa Ichiro said: "About 400 million yen."

"Okay, you can discuss the specific price with Haruki Kadokawa. I will also arrange for some professionals to help you." Xu Zhi said: "You just said that in addition to Kadokawa Bookstore, there are two other chain bookstores to choose from. ?”

Ichiro Takizawa nodded and said: "But these two are much smaller in scale. The number of bookstores in both of them does not exceed one hundred."

Xu Zhi asked: "Are the locations of these bookstores the same as Kadokawa Bookstore?"

Ichiro Takizawa said: "There are some duplications, but not much."

"Isn't that okay? You just said that Kadokawa Bookstore doesn't have many stores. If we acquire these two stores together, wouldn't it be okay?" Xu Zhi said with a smile.

Ichiro Takizawa nodded and said: "I understand. When I return to Japan, I will contact these two bookstores as soon as possible."

Xu Zhi smiled and said: "If you acquire these three bookstores, I estimate that the total number of stores will reach 400, but this alone is completely insufficient, especially in large cities. After you take over Kadokawa Bookstore, I will open more stores in Tokyo and Yokohama You will be responsible for the large-scale expansion of cities like Osaka and Osaka. If possible, it is best to directly acquire existing bookstores. If not, then we will buy the stores ourselves and open new branches? "

"Buy your own property? Chairman, housing prices in big cities in Japan are very expensive. If you invest too much money in purchasing property, it may be difficult to meet the requirements of opening bookstores throughout Japan in a short period of time." Ichiro Takizawa reminded.

"That's true." Xu Zhi also frowned. Now he is buying a store in Japan. In a few years, when the Japanese real estate bubble forms, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money. However, even if the current housing prices are not so abnormal, it will be difficult for him to buy hundreds of stores with funds. Thousands of stores.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Zhi said: "Well, in the future we can start from two aspects. First, I will arrange for Japanese real estate companies to acquire store properties first, and then these properties will be used to build stores.

Second, we can adopt the franchise model and invite some local people in Japan to cooperate, which can also reduce our management costs. "

"Joining is indeed a way, but with the current reputation of Kadokawa Bookstore, it may be difficult to attract people to join." Ichiro Takizawa replied.

"Famous things take time to accumulate, so there is no rush in this matter." Xu Zhi smiled and said: "This is the case for the bookstore for the time being. I will provide subsequent funds. You just need to manage the bookstore first!" "