Rebirth: My dad is a coal boss

"Master Xing, will you play the male lead in "The Mask 2"?"

"Master Xing, do you have confidence in entering Hollywood? Director John Woo has already run back to Hong Kong from Hollywood in disgrace."

"Master Xing, what deal did you reach with Mr. Lin for this Hollywood entry?"

"Ms. Liu Siying, what works have you produced before?"

"Ms. Liu Siying, what is your relationship with Lin Hao?"

.....

The reporters asked Stephen Chow questions crazily. There were too many reporters surrounding Stephen Chow, and a few reporters asked Liu Siying questions.

"The script has not been finalized yet, and neither has the lead actor, but you can look forward to it, maybe there will be a surprise. As for whether I have confidence in entering Hollywood, I can only say that I have been preparing. I am very grateful to Mr. Lin for giving me this opportunity. I will bring Zhou's comedy style to Hollywood and show it to the world." Zhou Xingxing calmly answered the reporter's question. He was used to this kind of scene. He really wanted to play the male lead of "The Mask 2" himself, but was directly rejected by Lin Hao. Lin Hao would not take risks. In the original history, the first "The Mask" cost 23 million US dollars and eventually won a total of 351 million US dollars in the global box office, which was a remarkable achievement. With the popularity and influence of the first part, the second part should not be bad, but the second part only earned 59.9 million US dollars in the global box office. The second part failed to meet the audience's expectations in terms of plot and actor performance, resulting in its poor box office performance. In addition, the change of the lead actor may also be a factor affecting the box office. The audience was impressed by the performance style of the original lead actor Jim Carrey. After the lead actor of the sequel was changed, the audience's acceptance and recognition may be affected to a certain extent.

Now, Lin Hao plans to let Jim Carrey be the lead actor. As for Stephen Chow, he can let him play with Jim Carrey and make a double male lead, but Stephen Chow must not be the only male lead.

Chen Long and Li Lianjie's dramas in Hollywood are basically double male leads, and the effect is very good. Lin Hao also plans to continue using them. It is too risky to let Stephen Chow be the male lead right away.

"I play Mu Wanqing in the popular "New Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and I play the female lead Xiaoyu in "New Lotus Lantern" which will be broadcast in the second half of the new year. As for the relationship between me and Lin Hao, I am an artist of Universal Entertainment, and he is of course my boss."

After Stephen Chow answered, Liu Siying also answered the reporter's questions. The answers of the two were quite standard, but they were not what the reporters wanted, so they immediately asked questions again.

.....

At the same time as the press conference was held, Lin Hao was in the presidential suite on the top floor, talking with ATV Chairman Chen Yongqi.

Lin Hao looked at Chen Yongqi sitting opposite him. He had rejected him at the banquet last time, but he didn't expect that the other party would come directly to his door.

"Mr. Lin, the public opinion in Hong Kong is very unfavorable to you now. Do you want us from ATV to help clarify it?" Chen Yongqi said with a smile.

"Just a bunch of jumping clowns, not worth mentioning." Lin Hao didn't care about the reports of some Hong Kong media at all, and let them jump around for a while.

"Mr. Lin, you don't care, but it's not good for your reputation to be slandered all the time. You just need a media channel to speak for you. ATV is very suitable. It is one of the largest free TV stations in Hong Kong and has business in many countries in Asia. If you have the power to suppress it, the current public opinion will be reversed immediately. Why don't you consider buying ATV?"

Hearing Chen Yongqi's words, Lin Hao was a little curious why the other party had to buy ATV. The other party bought ATV in 2000 and became the controlling shareholder in 2002. It's only been 4 years and he's thinking about selling it. Is it so weird?

"Can I know why Mr. Chen is so eager to sell ATV?" Lin Hao asked.

"To be honest, I used to work in the textile industry and never participated in the administrative management of a TV station. It cost 800 million Hong Kong dollars to acquire ATV. Now four years have passed. Except for the program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", the other programs have not improved much. The ratings have been hovering between four and five points in recent months. Not only did I not make any money, but I also lost a lot. Only someone as powerful as you, Mr. Lin, can handle it."

After hearing what Chen Yongqi said, Lin Hao pondered for a while. There is a reason why so many rich people sold ATV after buying it. On the one hand, these rich people's own businesses had problems and had to sell ATV to recover their losses. Another big reason is that ATV has been losing money most of the time except for some years.

In Hong Kong, the first choice of the masses is TVB, and the second choice is ATV, TVB was launched in 1967 and has created countless classics, which have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. It is very difficult for ATV to surpass TVB, and Hong Kong is very small, basically unable to accommodate two TV stations, so it is normal for ATV to lose money.

However, after listening to Chen Yongqi's words, Lin Hao had a new idea, "I wonder how much Mr. Chen plans to sell it for?"

Chen Yongqi immediately became excited when he heard that Lin Hao was interested. During this period, he had found many Hong Kong tycoons, including Li Jiacheng, Li Zaoji, Liu, Zheng Yutong, the gambling king, etc., but all of them were rejected.

Hong Kong's tycoons believe in Feng Shui, and ATV is famous for its bad Feng Shui. All the tycoons who bought ATV have problems. This has been verified countless times over the years. Now no Hong Kong tycoons dare to buy ATV.

So when Chen Yongqi saw Lin Hao at the dinner, he thought about selling ATV to Lin Hao. "I have 52.08% of the shares. For only 800 million Hong Kong dollars, ATV will be yours."

"I want 600 million." Lin Hao said lightly.

"Boss Lin, 600 million is too low. I spent more than 800 million when I bought it a few years ago. Now I didn't make a penny from you for selling it for 800 million. I lost a lot. I lost too much for 600 million."

"It's just 600 million. If Boss Chen doesn't agree, I can only send you away." Lin Hao said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Hao's words, which seemed to mean that he would serve tea and send him away if he disagreed with him, Chen Yongqi thought about it and gritted his teeth and said, "600 million is 600 million."

"Happy cooperation." Lin Hao stood up and shook hands with Chen Yongqi.

"Happy cooperation." Chen Yongqi said, although the price of 600 million made him lose a lot, he would only lose more if he continued to hold ATV. He could still accept the loss of 200 million.

After the chat, Chen Yongqi left first. Although a verbal agreement had been reached, there were still many things to do before the formal signing. Lin Hao would arrange for someone to check ATV's accounts and make sure there were no problems before drafting the contract. The content of the contract also had to be fully negotiated, which would not be done in a short time.