Hong Kong Stubborn

That night, Luo Junyan was extremely excited and unlocked many new poses. When Luo Junyan lay in the arms of sister army like a tired dog, he felt that his mood was much more relaxed.

Sister Army combed Luo Junyan's hair lightly, her eyes full of spoiling, and said, "My husband, I will never be separated from you for such a long time in the future."

Luo Junyan arched into her arms again, and said: "My wife, I want you to be with me every day from now on."

Sister Army said: "Husband, let's invest in building a movie theater. I'll be responsible for this. Are you okay?"

Luo Junyan raised her head in fright, and said, "My wife, it takes a lot of money to build and operate theaters. You can't build a theater line by yourself with one or two theaters. Moreover, there are now 160 theaters in Xiangjiang, which is already saturated. Bar?"

Sister Army shook her head and said, "Husband, when I was in the United States, I learned about the system of the American film industry. The film industry has only a few key links, such as investment sources, artist resources, creation and production, distribution and publicity, and theaters. String."

She lay down on the bed, and then said: "Different from the monopoly of the American film industry, Hong Kong still follows the large-scale studio system. Several major film companies have all aspects in their hands or invested in stocks. Participate in form. If you are determined to continue in the film industry, you must consider upstream and downstream resources, otherwise sooner or later you will be choked by others."

Luo Junyan thought for a while, and said with emotion: "It would be good if the Shaw theaters were rented, but there was not that much money at that time. Wife, what do you want to do?"

Sister Army sat up leaning on the bed and said, "I plan to buy suitable properties in various business districts of Xiangjiang and build them in accordance with American cinema standards. Comfort."

She obviously planned it, and finally said: "I believe that the property of Xiangjiang will definitely appreciate. Even if the theater can only be operated poorly, it will not lose money in the end. And if you have your own theater, you don't have to worry about the production of Yeti Century Entertainment. The movie that comes out can’t be released anymore, and then use the money you earn to make up for my shortfall.”

Luo Junyan reached out and pinched the two cherries on sister army's chest, and said grinningly: "So you were hitting my idea. Okay, then I support you. At most, you will be completely hollowed out."

Sister Army listened to him with a pun and slapped him with her hand, her eyes filled with Meisi, and she looked very moving.

The next day, the four shareholders of XJ International Entertainment Media, including Army sister, Luo Junyan, Cheng Ge, and Luo Meizi, held an interim board of directors. There are two topics. The first is to propose dividends to shareholders, and the second is that sister army stated the idea of ​​building a theater.

To build a theater, and to self-shopping, the money invested will be a huge sum of money.

This item certainly cannot be contributed in the name of XJ International Entertainment Media, otherwise it will require shareholders to increase their capital, and shareholders who are unable to increase their capital will be diluted. This is very unfair to Brother Cheng.

Therefore, a new company will be established this time, and the equity ratio will be re-established according to their own wishes.

Luo Junyan made up his mind to support sister army. Because sister Army is on the credit blacklist, many businesses in the industry are not suitable for her to intervene in the short term. Luo Junyan is very happy that she can find something she likes to do this time.

Lomézi’s dividends have always been kept in the bank. Counting several years of interest, it currently amounts to nearly 28 million Hong Kong dollars. She never planned to use this money on herself. Luo Meizi always thought he was keeping it for her younger brother.

Brother Cheng is a bit hesitant. He usually keeps his mouth in the air, and when it's critical, he immediately hesitates.

The parent company pays large dividends, which he strongly supports. In the past, most of the dividends were bought by him for antiques. The shareholders were not paid in the company, and he had a relatively tight hand.

However, since the shopping industry built a cinema, Brother Cheng thinks it is also good, but the investment is too large. He doesn't care whether the theater makes money or loses money, but if you really want to buy a property in the core area, it will be worth the money in the future.

Brother Cheng took a sip of tea and said, "Army, you are now on the blacklist. It would be inconvenient to do business in Xiangjiang. This time it is a good idea to focus on operating theaters. We are all in the entertainment industry. Here, I can help more or less. Army, how much money do you plan to spend to complete this project?"

Sister Army said: "Brother Cheng, you also know that properties in core areas are generally only rented but not sold. If we want to buy it, in addition to using contacts, we must also pay a high price."

She looked at Brother Cheng and continued: “At present, I can’t accurately predict how much funds will eventually be spent. The first theater was built in the Snowman Times Building. I will first evaluate the construction and operating costs of a theater, and then base it on The inquiries of various properties have made accurate budgets. However, the start-up capital of the new company must be at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. If the purchase of the property goes well, it will continue to increase capital and shares."

Brother Cheng felt completely cold. Even if he was willing to invest in shares, his final shareholding ratio would definitely not exceed 1%. It is better to continue to buy antiques. After all, there are many antiques flowing out of the mainland, many of which are rare treasures in the pit. Before he traveled, he had only seen photos on the Internet.

Seeing that Brother Cheng stopped speaking, sister army looked at his expression and probably understood his thoughts.

The risk of building a theater from the shopping industry is actually quite large, and it is affected by both the real estate market and the movie market. If it hadn’t been for Snowman Century Entertainment’s roots in the movie circle, even sister army would never have such an idea. It’s not an easy job to work hard to run the theater.

Sister Army continued: "Dear shareholders, there are 37 million Hong Kong dollars in XJ International Entertainment Media’s account. I have discussed with Ajun that Snowman Century Entertainment will reserve 11 million Hong Kong dollars in cash, and the other 53 million Hong Kong dollars will be counted as attributable to the mother. The company’s profits. Snowman Century Entertainment’s normal operations will not be affected. The box office share of "This Killer Is Not So Cold" will be credited before the Spring Festival.

Sister Army turned to Brother Cheng again and asked, "Brother Cheng, I plan to let Snowman Times Media transfer 10 million Hong Kong dollars in cash to the parent company, so that the total amount of dividends this time will be 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Will this affect Snowman Times? The business development and normal operation of the media?"

Brother Cheng shook his head and said: "The expansion of Snowman Times Media has come to an end. It is not a big problem to withdraw 10 million. The company is now profitable every month, and there are more than 19 million Hong Kong dollars left on the account. It's time to deal with emergencies."

Sister Army nodded and said: "Since everyone has no objections, the issue of dividends has been decided in this way. The dividends will be transferred to you before New Year's Day."

Brother Cheng was able to allocate 10 million Hong Kong dollars this time, which was considered as a solution to his urgent need, and he was in a good mood. He asked, "Army, have you thought about the name of the new company?"

Luo Junyan quickly said: "Master, we discussed it last night. Xueguo Pictures Investment Co., Ltd. is registered in the Virgin Islands, and army serves as the general manager of the investment company."

Brother Cheng glanced at Luo Junyan in dissatisfaction, and didn't even leave him a chance to name him, so he said, "The general manager is a bad name, so I'll change to president. Xueguo Films President Tian Xueni, you see how aggressive this is."

Sister Army smiled and said: "Brother Cheng, when I become the president of the company, the first thing I do is to hire you as the president's consultant. Don't refuse me, otherwise I am really a little timid. There are many things in the movie circle. Not as thorough as you can see."

Brother Cheng smiled this time and said, "The three-person group must have my teacher, and we will learn from each other."

Subsequently, the 100 million Hong Kong dollar dividend resolution was quickly implemented. Luo Junyan and his wife received 85 million, Cheng Cheng received 10 million, and Luo Meizi received 5 million.

At the same time, Xueguo Film Investment Co., Ltd. was formally registered and established. The initial capital in the company's account was 150 million Hong Kong dollars, and the army sister served as the company's president.

The 150 million Hong Kong dollar start-up capital was invested 75 million Hong Kong dollars in the name of sister army, 45 million Hong Kong dollars in the name of Luo Junyan, and 30 million Hong Kong dollars from Luo Meizi.

Sister Army holds a 50% stake, Luo Junyan holds a 30% stake, and Luo Meizi holds a 20% stake. At this time, the accounts of Luo Junyan and his wife were completely emptied, and Luo Meizi had no more than 3 million in cash left.

Sister Army and Luo Junyan have decided to sell the old real estate in their hands to withdraw funds, leaving only the wedding room where they lived and the remote villa of the electronic studio.

Now Beyond has already made a name for himself, renting the electronic studio at a price of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars per year. The price Luo Junyan asked for was very low, but there were more than 5 million electronic audio equipment, which is still a very rare creation and practice venue in Xiangjiang.

It is easy to set up a company, as long as you are willing to invest, it is not difficult to even build the first cinema.

The first and second floor stores at the corner of Snowman Times Building have notified the expired lease owners that they will not renew their contracts. The plan design and procurement inquiry are started simultaneously. After the Spring Festival, the stores can be vacated for construction and the construction period is only 3 or 4 months. .

But the establishment of a mature theater operation team is not just a problem that money can solve. All kinds of trivial matters are very complicated, but the army sister enjoys this kind of busy life, and has more energy.

At the same time, sister army also paid special attention to the situation of the Xiangjiang Tianyuan Juncai Educational Charity Fund. This charity fund founded by the couple has been running for two years and has helped over 10,000 young people from impoverished families to re-enter the campus.

However, because Luo Junyan and his wife were created in a hurry at the time, they did not consider the issue of subsequent fundraising. The charity fund no longer has large sums of money into the account, only a few dozen small donations from social charities, and the current balance of the fund is only a few million Hong Kong dollars.

Sister Army plans to wait for the funds to run out, and then take over the Xiangjiang Tianyuan Juncai Educational Charity Fund. The charity fund must realize the function of self-made blood, otherwise charity will not last long. In addition, if sister army wants to purchase a property in a core area, she must first restore her good social relationship. Charity is the best means of communication.

After this adjustment, XJ International Entertainment Media's account was cleared. There are still more than 10 million left in Snowman Century Entertainment's account. Shooting two or three films at a time is no problem, but don't think about big productions for now.

After December 21st, "This Killer Is Not So Cold" was painted across the board in Xiangjiang.

Faced with the front and back sniping of the two big-cassette films "God of Gamblers" and "Hardcover Chasing Girls 3 Clan of Wolves" produced by Yongsheng, "This Killer Is Not So Cold" did not stop hitting the box office record. The film finally received a box office of 40.83 million Hong Kong dollars, becoming the first film in the history of Hong Kong Film to cross the 40 million box office mark.

And most importantly, Luo Junyan's screen image has been greatly changed. Although he is still a killer, he is definitely a touching killer. This laid a solid foundation for Luo Junyan's next plan to reverse the negative public image. This time it can be described as fame and fortune.

After "This Killer Is Not So Cold" was drawn, Hu Xin reported to Luo Junyan her views on the current Southeast Asian distribution market.

Hu Xin believes that the production volume of Xiangjiang movies is increasing every year, and there are many high-quality large-scale productions. The source of films exported to Southeast Asia is no longer a scarce resource. This is the fundamental reason for the reduction of the bargaining power of Xiangjiang producers.

At the same time, Southeast Asian countries have set a limit on the number of films that are imported from Hong Kong each year. The previous practice of dumping bad films and profiting on the quantity of Shaw Brothers is no longer feasible.

In order to maintain profitability and even maintain operations, theater chains in various regions are now paying most attention to the risk of film shooting on the street. The appeal of top celebrities is undoubtedly the best box office guarantee, so cinemas from all over the world are willing to form alliances with film companies that master the resources of top celebrities.

This has led to the current situation where the distribution channels in Southeast Asia are monopolized by several large companies. The cinemas in various regions actually handed over the right to select films to the hands of several large companies with top star resources in Hong Kong. This is the safest choice. .

The film sources produced by these big companies that control the distribution channels are enough, and there is no need to leave too much room for profit for small independent production companies such as Snowman Century Entertainment.

Luo Junyan has basically not paid attention to the Southeast Asian film market in the past two years. Based on the conclusions of Hu Xin's investigation, I am afraid that he will really abandon the distribution channels in Southeast Asia. Without the box office share of the Southeast Asian market, the risk of making movies has increased by a point after that, and the situation of small independent filmmakers will become increasingly difficult.

Hu Xin finally said: "Brother Jun, in fact, the interest alliances between the distribution company and the theaters in various regions are not necessarily monolithic. As long as the distribution company selects a few films in Southeast Asia, then we will have the opportunity to directly interact with theaters in Southeast Asia. Online cooperation."

As for how to make the films selected by the distribution company hit the streets? Hu Xin implicitly mentioned that the business of video studios in Southeast Asian countries is in the ascendant. If pirated video tapes are first listed before the film is released, then few people will go to the theater to watch the original movie.

Luo Junyan probably understood Hu Xin's intentions, but he had to consider the consequences if things were revealed, and Hu Xin's safety.

The girl Hu Xin was going to steal a copy of the original negative of the film, and then secretly threw it to Xiangjiang's underground factory for video tape production and distribution. In this way, the video tape will soon be available in Southeast Asia, and it is definitely not the kind of vague gun version.

Luo Junyan asked about Hu Xin's level as a snitch. Hu Xin didn't answer directly, but just passed by him, and without knowing it, he got the wallet in his pocket.

Luo Junyan herself was a little worried. If Hu Xin wanted to steal his things, he would be unpredictable. Luo Junyan even suspected that the perfume Hu Xin used was actually the bottle of sister army.

No matter what he thinks, Luo Junyan feels that Hu Xin can give it a try, but the suspicion of Snowman Century must be removed beforehand to minimize the risk that Hu Xin takes.

And from now on, Luo Junyan will no longer sell the film copyright at will, or he won't have to play the box office idea of ​​Southeast Asian theaters.

Luo Junyan only told Sister Army about this. Sister Army disagrees in her heart, but now she will never call the shots for Luo Junyan.

After all, no one can say whether the Southeast Asian market will become a life-saving straw for Yeti Century Entertainment in the next few years.