Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

The Mandarin Hotel is also one of the well-known hotels in Xiangjiang.

In a luxurious box, eight of them, Mecca, Huang Baiming, Hong Jinbao, Xu Guangwen, Xu Guangying, Xu Guangjie, Wu Yusen, and Zeng Zhiwei, sat around a dining table, but they did not order, and were obviously still waiting. People.

They all work in the entertainment industry, and most of them work in the film industry. Xiangjiang's circle is only so big, so even if they haven't met each other, they know each other's works to some extent.

A few familiar people started chatting in low voices.

They had communicated with everyone when they came one after another, so they knew that it was the same person who invited them.

"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long."

About ten minutes later, three people followed the waiter and walked in. Everyone in the box recognized at a glance that the youngest man was the leader.

"Waiter, it's time to serve."

Lin Baicheng said to the waiter and then walked towards the dining table.

"Mr. Lin!"

All eight people stood up and nodded to Lin Baicheng.

"Sit down, everyone, let's sit down and talk."

Lin Baicheng motioned for everyone to sit down, and he also found a seat to sit down.

"Although everyone should know me, I still want to introduce myself. I am Lin Baicheng, the boss of Asia Television and Hutchison Whampoa."

Lin Baicheng did not introduce other companies because it was unnecessary. For the eight people in the entertainment industry here, they should be more familiar with these two companies. Needless to say, Asia Television is one of the only three television stations in Hong Kong. Anyone in the entertainment industry will know about it. As for Hutchison Whampoa, this company has appeared frequently in the news recently. As long as anyone reads newspapers and TV news, Everyone will know.

"These two are Wu Siyuan, the head of Xingchen Pictures, and Zuo Xiangqing, the head of Xingchen Cinema."

Lin Baicheng introduced the two people who followed him. Among them, Wu Siyuan was well-known in the film industry. He started directing movies in 1971, and even made a movie that set a box office record in 1972. Lin Baicheng wanted to find the right movie. He asked people who were familiar with the industry and knew management to manage Star Pictures, which he founded, and he finally chose Wu Siyuan.

Wu Siyuan had his own film company, but it was only a small company and was directly merged into Star Pictures. For this, Lin Baicheng paid 1 million Hong Kong dollars plus 2% of the shares of Star Pictures.

Zuo Xiangqing was hired by Lin Baicheng from Shaw Brothers Pictures. He used to work in Shaw Brothers Cinemas and was familiar with the theater market in Southeast Asia, so he was responsible for managing the theater company.

However, Zuo Xiangqing does not have any shares in Xingchen Cinema. Xingchen Cinema and Xingchen Pictures are different. Cinema chains are asset-heavy, and Lin Baicheng will invest heavily. The real estate of the cinema chain belongs to the cinema chain company, so he cannot give it in vain. Zuo Xiangqing's salary is quite high.

Wu Siyuan's treatment, most of the 1 million Hong Kong dollars was used to buy his company. Although the shares were only 2%, Lin Baicheng said at the beginning that he would only inject 20 million Hong Kong dollars into the company. If he injects more funds in the future, he must Provide corresponding funds, otherwise the shares will be diluted.

The reason why Wu Siyuan agreed to join Star Pictures was because he knew that a film company could only truly stand firm and develop its ambitions if it had a theater chain, and his Siyuan Film Company could not have its own theater chain.

Star Pictures is different. The boss Lin Baicheng is rich. Not only did he invest 20 million Hong Kong dollars from the beginning, he also built his own theater chain, so he didn't have to worry about having no place to show the movie after it was produced. As for publicity, there is also Asia Television, which is a complete alliance of powerful forces.

Although the food and drinks have not yet been served, Lin Baicheng still said: "I think you may be wondering why I invited you here today. Let me just say it straight here. I want to invite you to join my Star Pictures and work together. develop."

"In terms of theater chains, I have now asked Manager Zuo Xiangqing to establish them. Although the number of theaters is still small now, it only takes a few months to initially cover Hong Kong. It will definitely cover the entire Hong Kong market within the year."

"So, after you join Star Pictures, you don't have to worry about your films not having a place to show them, or being suppressed by the current hegemons in the film industry, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers. You don't have to worry about this."

The eight people present had some guesses about Lin Baicheng's invitation, so they were not too surprised.

Lin Baicheng looked at Hong Jinbao and the others and said: "I also know that you all have a place to belong to now. Like Hong Jinbao and you, you have joined Jiahe Company, but I can guarantee that the treatment I will give you will definitely be better than what you get in Jiahe." high."

"Mr. Xu."

Wu Siyuan also spoke out. He said to Xu Guangwen, the eldest of the three Xu brothers: "I know that you three brothers are under the name of Xu Films established by you. Now you are not joining Jiahe Company, but working with Jiahe Is it right to cooperate with the company, invest together with Jiahe, and then release the movie in Jiahe’s theaters?”

Xu Guangwen nodded and admitted: "Yes, Mr. Wu is also an old man in the industry. This cannot be hidden from Mr. Wu."

Wu Siyuan said: "So, if the information I heard is correct, Jiahe usually takes more than a year or even longer to give you the income from your investment, right?"

"Indeed it is."

Xu Guangwen did not deny it because it was a fact. Every time you get a movie released by Jiahe Cinema, whether it is an exclusive investment or a joint venture, you cannot get all the box office share at the first time. It takes two or three months to receive the cost, and the profit part requires even more. long time.

However, despite this, the profits are not unobtainable, so Xu Guangwen and others can only endure it. There is no other way. Excluding the leftist theater chains, there are only two theater chains in Xiangjiang, one is Golden Harvest and the other is Shaw Brothers. Shaw Brothers only releases its own movies, so they have no choice.

"Then as long as you cooperate with us, this kind of thing will never happen."

Lin Baicheng had made an agreement before coming, so Wu Siyuan immediately said: "As long as the movie is released in Xingchen Cinema, regardless of whether our Xingchen Pictures participates in the investment, we will definitely share the local box office share after the movie is released. The settlement will be completed within half a month and the box office share will be handed over to the film company."

"is this real?"

When Xu Guangwen heard this, he was immediately moved. Being able to get all the income immediately would greatly improve his capital utilization and allow him to make more money. There was no reason why he should not be moved.

Anyway, Xu's Pictures and Jiahe just have a cooperative relationship, and Jiahe doesn't treat them well. It's not a betrayal to choose someone else, so Xu Guangwen has no shame at all and immediately wants to agree. .