Rebirth of the Strongest Tycoon

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"Dad, Galaxy Films invested in a Hollywood blockbuster and sent Chinese actors in Hong Kong into it. It's a gimmick. When the movie called "Alien E.T" is released next year, if we can't come up with the same A heavyweight movie is likely to lose out very badly.”

"So my thinking is, we're also partnering with Hollywood giants to make a blockbuster against Galaxy."

"As long as we defeat Galaxy Films at that time, then the flag of Shaw Brothers will not only be able to rise again, but it will also be able to rise even higher!"

Speaking of this, Shao Weiming could not help clenching his fists, feeling a little excited.

He has had enough of the oppression of the Galaxy Film Company and Universal Cinema. No matter how he resists, he will lose. The only difference is that the loss is ugly and not ugly. This is a huge blow to a middle-aged man like him.

The Shao family has laid the foundation for the film industry. Although his career is no longer limited to the film industry, and even the film industry is not the only pillar in the entire Shaw family, he still wants to keep this banner.

He can fight a few more!

Shao Yifu frowned, he felt his son's emotions.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk..."

Quickly tapping his fingers on the table, after thinking for a moment, Shao Yifu asked a key question: "It's not impossible to invest in Hollywood blockbusters. The key is can you find suitable investment targets and channels?"

After all, he is also a person who has been in Hollywood a few times, and he has also witnessed how many times wrinkled and pregnant in Hollywood, but except for Bruce Lee's time, the rest are without exception.

Shao Yifu is very clear that breaking into Hollywood is not so easy to break into, and it is useful if you have money.

Good projects have long been wiped out by the Hollywood giants, where can it be his turn?

Unexpectedly, Shao Weiming said confidently: "Dad, I really have a goal, and the prospect is good."

Shao Yifu's heart moved, and he became interested: "What project?"

Shao Weiming eloquently said: "It is a film that Warner Bros. is responsible for investing and distributing. At the beginning of the project, it set a goal to use it to play "Alien E.T" next year with MGM Pictures. Lei, and it has been set to officially start filming on September 1. The name of the film is "", which is a science fiction film.

It is based on a well-known American novel "Robot Dreams of Electric Sheep"..."

"There was no chance for us, but the original main investor filmways withdrew funds because of their own company's business problems, which led to the disruption of the plan, and the film's producer Michael Deely is my friend, know The situation of our family and the competition between our family and the Galaxy Film Company, so he contacted me and asked me if I was interested in investing, and besides our family, he told me that he had contacted two other people…”

Listening to his son's detailed remarks, Shao Yifu's expression became more and more solemn, and he suddenly realized that this might really be an excellent opportunity.

In his perception, Warner Bros. is much stronger than MGM.

Since this "" is used to compete with "Alien E·T", it must not be bad, otherwise the money of Warner Bros. will be lost, and the company's reputation will be damaged.

On the other hand, this movie is backed by Warner Bros., with their strong distribution capabilities, the box office of "" should go almost anywhere.

If we take this opportunity to let Shaw Brothers and Warner Bros. go online completely, then Shaw Brothers Cinemas can fully cooperate with Warner Bros., and the competition with Galaxy Films and Universal Cinemas will have greater confidence and strength... …

Thinking of this series of benefits, Shao Yifu became more and more excited.

However, he also heard what his son just said, the investment gap is huge, at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in investment.

In the current situation of the Shao family, this amount of money is not a small amount. He will not invest in a hot head, at least he has to see it with his own eyes and make a judgment.

"Wei Ming, please contact your friend to see if you can meet me. If he can convince me, I will invest in this project."

Shao Weiming was refreshed and nodded immediately: "Dad, Michael Deeley arrived in Xiangjiang yesterday, and he hasn't left yet. I can contact him now."

"Okay, arrange it, I'll meet him." Shao Yifu made a decision.

A week later, on the afternoon of August 1st…

Xia Yu was inspecting Jiuding Newspaper Company, but got unexpected news.

Thinking that he hadn't paid attention to the film and television industry for a long time, Xia Yu ordered someone to notify Jiang Zhiqiang and Wu Siyuan to come to his office.

"Siyuan, Xeon, just sit down."

"Thank you, Chairman!"

After the two sat down, Xia Yu first asked Jiang Zhiqiang about the situation of the Universal Cinema.

"Xeon, come first, how many theaters are there in the theater chain now?"

Jiang Zhiqiang thought about it and reported to Xia Yuhui: "Chairman, in general, the number of theaters in Hong Kong and Macau has not changed, and the number of theaters in Southeast Asia has increased slightly. U.S. and Canadian markets.”

"It doesn't count as franchise theaters, it's just the directly-operated theaters we own. Now there are 26 theaters in Hong Kong and Macau, 188 in Southeast Asia, 72 in island countries, 365 in the United States, and 365 in the United Kingdom. Thirty-one, eighteen in Canada."

"These theaters add up, and now our company has a total of 700 theaters, with a total of 1,175 screens."

"Now in Hong Kong, Austria and Southeast Asia, our Universal Cinema chain is the largest. In the island market, our Universal Cinema chain can be ranked 14th. In the US market, the number of cinemas and screens we own has jumped to the top. the fifth place."

"..."

"good achievement."

After listening to Jiang Zhiqiang's detailed report, Xia Yu commented immediately, with a satisfied smile on his face.

The scale of the Universal Cinema is the cornerstone of his movie empire, and it is also the basis for his movie empire to wrestle with other movie giants.

And the Universal Cinema is not his real strength. After all, he is one of the giants of the domestic cinema chain in France. It is only involved in the French presidential election. In order to avoid suspicion, he has been secretly controlled by the British Bright Fund and has not been transferred to the Universal Cinema. line banner.

"Continue to work hard, the scale of the company has become larger, and the difficulty of operation has also increased sharply. The output of a single screen should be increased as much as possible."

Seeing Jiang Zhiqiang's happy face, Xia Yu poured a basin of cold water on him again.

Jiang Zhiqiang restrained his smile and nodded solemnly: "Chairman, I will continue to work hard."

"Um!"

Xia Yu smiled and nodded, then looked at Wu Siyuan again.

"Siyuan, what about the Galaxy Film Company?"

Wu Siyuanhui reported: "Chairman, last year's annual report has been reported to you at the beginning of the year, so I won't go into details, mainly to report the situation this year to you."

"As of yesterday, we have produced and released a total of 11 films, the output ranks second in Hong Kong, the Golden Harvest Film Company ranks third with seven films, and the Shaw Brothers Film Company is still the first in production. A total of 17 films have been released. movie."

"It's just that in terms of total box office, we are the highest. The total box office in Hong Kong is 70.6 million Hong Kong dollars, and the average Hong Kong box office of a single movie is 6.41 million Hong Kong dollars, far exceeding the second place of Golden Harvest and No. 1. Three Shaw Brothers."

"Among the films that have been released this year, the top five at the box office are all produced by our company, and seven of the top ten films are produced by our company."

"..."

As Wu Siyuan continued to narrate, the detailed image of Galaxy Film Company as the leader of Hong Kong and Asian films emerged in Xia Yu's mind.

And because Wu Siyuan will intersperse the comparison with Jiahe and Shaw Brothers movies when he talks, Xia Yu also understands the current pattern of the film market.

There is no doubt that Shao Yifu has not completely given up on the film market. It can be seen from the average Shaw Brothers film company that releases more than two films a month.

It can also be seen from this amazing output that Shaw Brothers has accumulated over the decades. Without enough behind-the-scenes personnel, it is impossible to support such a large output of Shaw Brothers.

It’s just that the output belongs to the output, and the quality belongs to the quality. Although the Shaw Brothers movie has a high output, the average single box office is far less than that of the Galaxy Film Company, which focuses on “Galaxy produced, it must be a high-quality product”, and it is not as good as the Golden Harvest movie that Good Steel uses on the blade. company.

"Shao Yifu went to the doctor in a hurry. Too many bad movies will only smash the brand of Shaw Brothers more quickly."

After Wu Siyuan finished speaking, Xia Yu said with a light smile.

Wu Siyuan took over the conversation and said, "Yes, I also have people deliberately guide them. Now that the Shaw Brothers Film Company has been created as a bad movie, the Shao family must know this situation."

"It's just that our film company has been producing blockbuster movies. Even if Shaw Brothers produces high-quality movies, it will not pose a big threat to us. The Shaw family can only use this kind of trick, not this kind of trick, Shaw Brothers Film Company It's faster not to land."

Xia Yu nodded with a light smile, agreeing with Wu Siyuan's statement.

If you don't do this, you will die faster. If you do this, you can occasionally turn around and slow down the decline of Shaw Brothers and buy some time.

It's a pity that Galaxy Films has made almost no mistakes, and Shaw Brothers has not succeeded.

Wu Siyuan suddenly said with a dignified expression: "However, Chairman, just now, Shaw Films held a press conference with great fanfare, announcing that it has reached a cooperation with Warner Bros. Pictures of the United States and will invest 150 million Hong Kong dollars to co-produce a film. For Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters, Shaw Brothers has changed its strategy.”

Xia Yu nodded lightly with a smile: "It's rare that Shao Yifu has such a big hand. He is planning to target our "Alien E·T" next year."

Wu Siyuan said solemnly: "Chairman, do we want to talk to the US side and check more on quality?"

It can be seen that Wu Siyuan is not calm in the face of Shao Yifu's large investment of 150 million Hong Kong dollars.

Xia Yu originally wanted to comfort him not to care, after all, Xia Yu knew that "Alien E·T" would sweep the world.

But he thought about it, it would be good for Wu Siyuan to worry, it could stimulate his motivation.

So he nodded slightly and agreed: "You can have more contact with Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing, but don't interfere with Steven Spielberg's filming, and focus more on Asia."

"You still need to be hard on yourself, and you should focus more on your own business. For example, as you just said, among the movies that have been released now, the movies produced by our company occupy the top five at the box office. This is a good result, but why is it before the box office? Ten occupied seven?"

"There are still five months left at the end of this year. After these five months have passed, can you sweep the entire list?"

Wu Siyuan took a deep breath and nodded his head: "Chairman, I understand what you mean, I will continue to work hard, and announce the good news to you at the end of the year."

Xia Yu smiled and nodded.

...

After chatting for a while, Wu Siyuan and Jiang Zhiqiang left one after another.

Xia Yu was drinking tea and thought of """ which Shaw Brothers and Warner Bros. had cast. The previous life in Hong Kong should have been translated as "Blade Runner". This movie was later considered by many sci-fi fans to be the greatest sci-fi movie, but In history, it was a hit, and the global box office just exceeded the investment cost.

The 150 million Hong Kong dollars invested by Shao Yifu only recovered less than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and the loss exceeded 100 million.

In this life, because of his Galaxy Film Company, the situation of Shaw Brothers Film Company is very difficult.

And because the TV field was suppressed by his Global Satellite TV, Shao Yifu did not make any money in the TV field.

Today, the strength of the Shao family has not grown much, but has shrunk.

Shao Yifu can still spend 150 million Hong Kong dollars to make a movie, it will never be easy, it can be said that he is desperate.

"It's okay to work hard, but after a big somersault, you can recognize the reality better..."

After thinking about it, Xia Yu chuckled lightly, then stopped paying attention to this matter, and put his mind back on this plan.

When the market was on the verge of closing on this day, a news released by the Shi Yahuai family spread throughout the four major exchanges.

The Shi Yahuai Family Foundation disclosed that it holds a 16.4% stake in Swire Industries Group.

Together with the 33.7% stake held by Heung Kong Swire Pacific in Swire Industries Group.

The Shi Yahuai family's equity control over Swire Industries Group has reached 50.1%!

More than 50% of the relative holding line!

The meaning of Shi Yahuai's announcement of this news is obvious. It is a declaration of sovereignty over Swire Industries Group, and it is also telling everyone that it is impossible for Swire Industries Group to be taken away!

As soon as the news was announced, the stock market shook, the upward momentum of Swire Industries Group's share price suddenly stopped, and the share price fluctuated violently.

Fortunately, the time came to the closing point, and the four major exchanges were officially closed, so that the share price of Swire Industries Group was fixed at 29.64 Hong Kong dollars per share, and the market value was fixed at more than 8.45 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Jiuding Securities Co.

Looking at Song Bo, who was a little discouraged and full of unwillingness, Xia Yu smiled and comforted: "Mr. Song, don't worry, the outcome of this war is still early!"

Song Bo thought that Xia Yu was comforting himself, he squeezed out a smile and said, "Mr. Xia, you don't have to comfort me."

"You have helped me increase the shareholding of Taikoo Industrial Group to 44.32%, which has exceeded my expectations. It's just that I was far from the Shi Yahuai family from the beginning. This is not a war. crime."

Xia Yu's smile was still the same, and his voice was soft but loud: "Mr. Song, the next thing is still the same, you just need to pay, I'll take care of the equity for you, and you can just keep watching."

"Not only Swire Industries Group, but also Swire Trading Group!"

"I'm afraid you'll regret not having enough money!"

Song Bo was stunned and looked at Xia Yu suddenly, in a trance, he seemed to see a layer of white light covering Xia Yu.

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