Resource Tycoon Reborn

Fang Mingyuan stayed in Hong Kong for a week and dealt with many matters accumulated by Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company and Kuok Shipping Group Company. Although it is said that with Yu Qiuxia personally in charge, the normal operation of the two companies will not be a problem, but there are many

Affairs still require him as the CEO to make the final decision, and many things are not suitable for discussion on the phone or via email, so we can only wait for him to come to Hong Kong. Fortunately, these matters do not require immediate decision-making.

It has not affected the operations of the two major companies.

After the outbreak of the global economic crisis, although the shipping industry was not the first to be affected, it was one of the first industries to be affected. The result of the sharp reduction in the import and export trade volume of various countries was that a large amount of shipping capacity became excess capacity, and freight rates fell precipitously. This made

Many shipping companies, which have been undergoing rapid expansion in recent years, have been hit hard.

At Fang Mingyuan's request, Guo's Shipping Group Company had already begun to shrink its business before the outbreak of the global economic crisis and eliminated a number of older ships. After acquiring South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine, it also transferred a number of ships to

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. was acquired to replace the old ships and leased ships owned by Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd. Moreover, the management of Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd. also acquired several medium-sized shipping companies in Southeast Asian countries, using the same method to further streamline

The company has acquired the fleet owned by Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd. and continues to receive orders for new ships.

Although the total number of ships of Guo's Shipping Group today is almost two-sevenths less than when the subprime mortgage crisis broke out, the overall age of the ships has dropped by more than three years, and the shipping capacity has remained at 1% of its peak.

Around eighty-four. As for the extra crew members after the elimination of ships, Guo's Shipping Group Company did not lay off employees, but used them for rotation. In this way, these seafarers under Guo's Shipping Group Company were generally more

Had a few days of vacation.

Although the work of a seafarer sounds romantic, it is actually quite boring. I wander at sea and abroad all year round, and often do not see my family for half a month or even a month. Although sailing is now safer than dozens of times,

Things have gotten much better over the past year, but natural and man-made disasters still continue, and the work pressure is very high. During the economic crisis, not only did they not have a salary cut, but they were also able to get a few more days off. Such good days naturally gave these seafarers a sense of belonging to the company.

A few more points. Especially under the influence of the global economic crisis, overseas colleagues have heard from time to time that many shipping companies have cut wages and laid off employees, which makes them feel even more lucky.

The result of being prepared in advance is that although the profits of Guo's Shipping Group have declined significantly, it is still no problem to ensure profitability. If you have money, you will naturally have a stable mind and an orderly assessment of things. And you know what you are doing and what you have in hand.

The result of money is that during the economic crisis, Kuok Shipping Group was able to launch acquisitions of its peers and further expand its market share.

Fang Mingyuan had a long talk with the company's management personnel. The main focus was to ask them to be mentally prepared to fight a long and hard battle. The company must be acquired, but it must also be carefully guarded against those companies that have no development potential.

Acquisitions are about poaching one's own corners. Good opportunities are rare, but things like pitfalls often seem to be good things at the beginning, so you have to go steadily, not fast. Guo's Shipping Group Co., Ltd. is now

It is already a world-class shipping company, so there is no need for those aggressive practices.

At the meeting, Yu Qiuxia also raised another important issue. As the global economic crisis continues to deepen, the global shipping industry has been hit hard and there is serious overcapacity. In recent years, the rapid development of the shipping industry has also driven the shipbuilding industry.

The rapid development of the country, especially the domestic shipbuilding industry, is almost blooming along the coast. The shipping industry has serious overcapacity, and shipping companies have naturally seen a sharp decline in demand for new ships.

Shipping companies do not need to replenish a large number of new ships, so they will cancel the contract, delay the performance of the contract, or even breach the contract. This means that many ships will fall into the hands of shipbuilding companies, and the domestic shipbuilding industry will not be able to build new ships when building new ships.

, it is rare to not get a loan. If the funds cannot be withdrawn in a timely manner, the consequences are self-evident. Therefore, in recent days, there have been many people who have come to Guo's Shipping Group Company to lobby them to purchase new ships. Among them

There are also many people with good backgrounds who come from large state-owned factories in the mainland.

From Yu Qiuxia's perspective, container carriers are just that. After all, it is a fact that global shipping capacity is oversupplied, but oil tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers can purchase another batch. Although during the economic crisis, various countries have increased their demand for crude oil and liquefied natural gas.

Demand is also declining, but as an indispensable energy source for modern society, it will definitely be the first to respond when the economy recovers. Moreover, a large part of Kuok Shipping Group's business serves the mainland. In their view,

The mainland's demand for energy is still expanding rapidly. Therefore, the purchase of some oil tankers and liquefied natural gas carriers should be used in the future.

Fang Mingyuan did not fully agree with their idea. He had been paying attention to the production of shale oil in the United States. Several of the shale oil production companies in the United States actually had shares of the Fang family behind them, so he

It has been noticed that as more and more capital enters this industry, the production of shale oil in the United States has begun to increase rapidly from 2006 to 2007. Although this production is compared with the demand for oil in the United States,

Although it only accounts for a small part, its growth rate is extremely astonishing. Soon after entering 2009, the daily production of shale oil reached more than 100,000 barrels per day!

As far as he knows, the shale oil reserves that have been identified in the United States are extremely staggering, amounting to tens of billions of barrels. Once the production of shale oil in the United States continues to rise, this is very possible in his opinion. The current No. 1

The demand for overseas crude oil from the United States, a large oil importing country, will be greatly reduced. It is difficult to say what changes this will bring to the international oil market price. However, one thing is certain, that is, once the United States reduces

If oil is imported, there will likely be an overcapacity of tankers. A large number of tankers that originally traveled between the Middle East and the United States will be "liberated" and put into other routes! At that time, Guo's Shipping Group will have to face

More competitors! Therefore, it is not necessarily the right thing to blindly continue to expand the scale of Guo's Shipping Group's tanker fleet. On the contrary, there should be no problem in continuing to expand the scale of LNG carriers. In order to solve the environmental problem

To solve the problem of pollution, replacing coal with natural gas is the general trend.

But Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company has to completely reject it, and the consequences will be huge. In China, there are some things that you can’t just avoid if you want to. The shipyard is also an important enterprise for various local governments, and it is related to taxation.

And the jobs of many people are also related to whether the bank can successfully recover the loan! Among the people who greeted Guo's Shipping Group Company, there are also some powerful officials. More importantly, the selling prices of these ships are quite low.

It's basically the cost price! This is also the key to why Yu Qiuxia and the others are so tempted.

In the end, after repeated discussions, it was decided to purchase three oil tankers and three LNG carriers. As for which shipyards to purchase in the end, Fang Mingyuan did not need to worry about it anymore. Yu Qiuxia would do things beautifully.

, and at this time, Kuok Shipping Group Co., Ltd. can also purchase six additional large ships, which can be regarded as giving enough face to the mainland!

Next is the Hong Kong Kumho Film Group. Unlike the Kuok Shipping Group, although the economic crisis broke out, the performance of the Hong Kong Kumho Film Group is still booming. Compared with the same period last year, the performance was 7%

An improvement of ten! This also confirms a tradition, that is, when the economy is in recession, more people will watch movies.

Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company released a total of five films in the first half of 2009, two of which were released simultaneously around the world, and the remaining three were small-production films, with the main market being the Asian market. In the second half of the year,

There are still four movies released, the highlights of which are naturally Cameron's "Avatar" and the animated film "WALL-E" produced by Pixar Animation Studios.

"Wall-E" is a blockbuster work released by Pixar Animation Studio, and it is also highly anticipated by Fang Mingyuan. Needless to say, "Avatar", Cameron has been sharpening his sword for several years, and the investment has been astonishing to 300 million US dollars.

If you include the above and other costs such as publicity, the total cost exceeds US$400 million! It is the most expensive single movie in the history of movies! In fact, when the filming of "Avatar" started, the entire Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company was murmuring in their hearts.

If it were US$100 or 200 million, this would be nothing at all. The box office appeal of Cameron and Franz Mingyuan's collaboration has been proven by the global box office of many movies. But this is US$400 million, and Cameron has always

He has a habit of exceeding the budget. Four hundred million dollars is enough to make another "Lord of the Rings" trilogy!

If Fang Mingyuan's attitude was not extremely firm, and his prestige in Hong Kong Kumho Film Group was not opposed by anyone, it is still unclear whether "Avatar" could have been successfully filmed. However, this movie is also a Hong Kong Kumho film.

This is the film that the film group company has had the fewest partners in recent years.

But now, the sample film of "Avatar", which will be officially released worldwide on August 18th, has naturally been released. The management have already seen it. Although it cannot be said to be the final version, it has completely conquered these management

The people, the dreamlike Pandora planet, as well as those strange animals and tall humanoid creatures, it is simply difficult for them to believe that this is a fictional world created through film technology.

After Fang Mingyuan joined, the original plot of "Avatar" underwent major changes. The original human protagonist was demoted to an important supporting role. Although the love plot between him and the Na'vi princess was retained, it was demoted to a secondary main plot.

, the protagonist is the second son of the leader of the Na'vi tribe, a brave but resourceful Na'vi. He is not hostile to humans, but he is ruthless to the enemies who destroy the Na'vi homeland. In the end, with the help of the original human protagonist

Next, he led the Na'vi people to defeat the greedy invaders. The original human protagonist also successfully became a Na'vi with the help of the mother tree.

Although "Avatar" in the previous life has achieved the highest box office in the world and conquered movie fans all over the world with its pictures, there are still many criticisms about its plot. It is believed that it lacks profound thoughts. This is reflected in the Oscar award for "Avatar"

Although it received many nominations for important awards, in the end, there were no awards such as Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Performance (Actress, Actor, Supporting Actor). Although it can be seen that it has won

The three awards of Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography are enough to be proud of for ordinary movies, but for "Avatar" which has achieved the highest box office in the world and was directed by Cameron himself,

But it’s far from enough!

Although Fang Mingyuan dare not say that the plot he changed will definitely be recognized by the audience and film critics, he feels that these Na'vi people are like the indigenous people of many countries on the earth. When faced with the invasion of white invaders, in their own country

Victory under the leadership of tribal leaders is far more meaningful than victory under the leadership of white people who have discovered their conscience! Moreover, in the plot, he also deliberately emphasized the hints of aggression and counter-invasion.

Although white people account for the majority of moviegoers in the European and American film markets, in today's global environment, it is not unacceptable for the mainstream to reflect on the crimes of white people's global expansion, invasion of indigenous lands, and massacre of indigenous residents.

Fang Mingyuan is also looking forward to the reviews after the movie is released.

Hong Kong Kumho Film Group has another important task this year, which is to start shooting new movies one after another and prepare for movies to be released next year. In the second half of the year, the most important task is undoubtedly the first part of the Infinite Horror series, "Infinite Horror".

The shooting of "Resident Evil" has begun! The reason why "Resident Evil" was chosen as the first part of the infinite horror series is because compared with other opponents, such as aliens, mummies, gods and monsters, the characters in Resident Evil

Zombies are relatively easy to deal with. On the other hand, it is also because its copyright is in the hands of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, and next year, "Resident Evil 2" will be officially released, which can be regarded as a pre-release of this series of movies.

market.

Of course, this pool of fertile water must give priority to taking care of your own family! (To be continued.)