Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning
Chapter 422: Becoming a Big Boss
Chapter 422: Becoming a Big Boss
It makes sense to say that Hong Kong actors participated in "Pacific Rim", after all, the Dome Base where the story takes place is in Hong Kong.
But Japan and South Korea~
Zhang Chen curled his lips and said, "I can't even arrange all the domestic actors, how can I have time to arrange for you?"
These two regions are really always jumping up and down. If they want to participate in international affairs, are you big enough?
And little notebook, you already have Gundam, why are you getting involved in "Pacific Rim"? Wouldn't it be better to save the world by yourself?
Liu Daoqiang is a man with strong execution ability, which is related to his military background. He is decisive and efficient in doing things.
In the past two days, he would call every day to report on the progress of his work, and the work on the theme park was visibly progressing.
After hanging up the phone again, Liu Daoqiang acted quickly. The team has basically been formed and the plan is being perfected in the past two days. It is estimated that there will be results soon.
He mentioned the investment issue indirectly on the phone, and Zhang Chen knew what he was worried about.
Theme parks are typical heavy assets, but Zhang Chen is not worried at all. In terms of investment, the cost of building a Fantawild Park is not even as much as that of a blockbuster movie.
Nowadays, the cost of making a blockbuster movie is about 100 million.
But Fantawild Park can be built with only 60 to 70 million yuan, and there are people to share the investment.
It is 06 now. It is not the time when prices soared and billions of dollars were easily earned. The average worker only earned more than yuan a month.
Zhang Chen can handle an investment of tens of millions on his own.
A series of movies produced by Xingchen Entertainment brought him nearly 4.5 million yuan in profits, including 2.4 million yuan from "Taken" and 1.2 million yuan from "The Shallows," with overseas copyrights making up the bulk of the profits.
The domestic box office share of "The Shallows" is about 3500 million, and the overseas copyright is 8400 million.
The same is true for "Taken". Of the 2.4 million, 2 million came from overseas copyright revenue. This was the first time he tried to sell overseas copyrights without selling them in a package, and it really made a lot of money.
Some money was spent on the acquisition of Golden Harvest, some was spent on the acquisition of American companies, and with the cost of the movie, his final profit was about 3 million.
Of course, overseas companies also made profits. "Eden Lake" earned more than 1000 million US dollars, but the money was invested in the "Don't Breathe" project as cost before it could even warm up.
Now "Hold Your Breath" is also selling well, so profit is a must, but we will have to wait until the revenue is split before we can see the money.
However, some major Hollywood companies have expressed interest in "Hold Your Breath" and want to acquire the copyright outside of North America.
Zhang Chen sold it to Colombia for US$1000 million.
The global box office of "Don't Breathe" is obviously more than this, but who can blame them for not having distribution channels? They are restricted by big companies.
For the first Star Park, Zhang Chen decided to choose Beijing as a location close to him and as it is the capital, it has a huge flow of people.
The project can be divided into several phases. The first phase will cover an area of 500,000 square meters, with five to six theme parks and more than a dozen large projects.
Get your name out there first.
After figuring this out, Zhang Chen immediately called Lao Li: "Uncle Li, are you busy?"
Old Li was not so arrogant: "Director Zhang, is there something good that happened to me, Old Li?"
"Haha, I'm calling to ask, I have a new project, I want to build a theme park similar to Disneyland in China, Uncle Li, are you interested in investing together~"
"Of course~"
Old Li probably didn't even understand what Zhang Chen was talking about, so he agreed right away.
He now understood one thing: if he followed Zhang Chen, he would have meat to eat.
The overseas copyright of "Taken" sold for more than 3000 million US dollars. Zhang Chen made a lot of money, and he also made a lot of money.
Now, let alone building a theme park, he would believe it even if Zhang Chen told him that he could make money by building toilets on the moon.
Liu Daoqiang received another call from Zhang Chen, who told him that the investment was in place. Liu Daoqiang felt like he was in a dream.
How long has it been since I called him?
Do you have half an hour?
Is the investment in place?
But despite the surprise, there was orderly work after the surprise, and the first issue we faced was the site selection.
Zhang Chen wants to open the first Star Park, which is also the flagship store of Star Park, in Beijing.
Liu Daoqiang began to study the divisions of each district.
Since it is a flagship store, it cannot be small.
The first phase is planned to cover 50 square meters, and Zhang Chen plans to build the third phase, which is 150 million square meters.
150 million square meters, there is no need to consider the eight districts of Beijing, only a few surrounding districts have such a large amount of idle land.
"Du Wei, spread the news that Zhang Chen is planning to build the Disney of China. The first store will be opened in Beijing, and they are currently selecting a location..."
"Also, ask the media to hype it up, saying that Zhang Chen's theme park covers an area of 150 million square meters and is expected to generate hundreds of millions of yuan in revenue each year..."
It just so happened that one of the new people Liu Daoqiang hired was someone who was familiar with media publicity.
Liu Daoqiang's idea is very simple. It is not a good deal to be the one who chases after the other. Although the demander is Zhang Chen, it is entirely possible to let the government officials come to negotiate. This way, they will be much more relaxed.
This requires bait, and the bait is hundreds of millions of yuan in revenue.
Hundreds of millions is definitely an exaggeration, but it is definitely tens of millions.
Soon, government teams in several districts surrounding the capital received the news, and they all started to take action.
Zhang Chen is a well-known director. His desire to build a theme park will naturally attract attention.
Winning the theme park is equivalent to introducing a star enterprise into your district. It is not only beneficial to the business environment, but also can promote employment, and most importantly, it can boost GDP.
They said the revenue was over 100 million.
Of course, the reliability of the news still needs to be verified.
Soon the news was confirmed to be true.
This is a serious matter. Several districts, including Fangshan, Changping, Huairou, and Pinggu, have started to take action.
District leaders wanted to contact Zhang Chen one by one, but were told that Zhang Chen was not responsible for the specific matters, which were handled by a man named Liu Daoqiang.
Negotiation, negotiation one by one...
Liu Daoqiang never thought that negotiating with the government would be so easy.
In order to keep the project within their jurisdiction, the district governments of Beijing have resorted to various means, such as preferential land acquisition and promises to provide supporting bus routes.
After contacting them one by one, Liu Daoqiang made a selection and finally selected Huairou and Changping, leaving the final decision to Zhang Chen.
However, Zhang Chen is not in the country now. He went to Hong Kong and made an agreement to buy the shares held by Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang.
……
Golden Harvest
"Congratulations, Director Zhang. We have reached our deal in just one month. Director Zhang is truly a genius in the film industry. I have been in Hong Kong for so many years, and I have never seen anyone as talented as Director Zhang, and he is still so young..."
Chen Guoqiang made an unexpected appearance this time.
Zhang Chen thought that the other party would send a representative this time, but he did not expect that they would come in person and were generous in praising Zhang Chen.
"Mr. Chen, you're too polite. I'm just lucky~"
"Director Zhang is modest. People like him are the ones who can accomplish great things." Both parties exchanged polite words and signed the contract respectively.
Accountant transfer ~
"I wish Director Zhang great success~"
After bowing, Chen Guoqiang said goodbye and left.
From this moment on, Zhang Chen took over the Jiahe shares from Chen Guoqiang.
The next day, the same scene was played out again at Golden Harvest, except this time it was Li Chaoren’s representative who came.
Superman Li did not come in person. Instead, it was his second son, Richard Li, who was the one who was tinkering with Pacific Century CyberWorks.
In addition to being Li Chaoren's second son, this guy is best known for his military achievements.
In 99, he bought 220% of Tencent's shares for US$20 million. In just two years, this investment achieved an astonishing 500% return rate. Then, Li Zekai sold his shares.
From his perspective, it might have been the right thing to do given the circumstances at the time.
But from a historical perspective, it was a very stupid thing to do.
Maybe Superman Li is also feeling lucky that he did not hand over Hutchison Whampoa to him.
"Director Zhang~"
"Mr. Li~"
After arriving in Hong Kong, Zhang Chen's speech and behavior unconsciously took on a capitalist style.
"I've been paying attention to Golden Harvest recently. I didn't expect that in just one month, the market value has increased fivefold. It's simply a miracle..."
"Luck, pure luck..."
Zhang Chen adopted the same strategy and told Mr. Li Er the same way as he told Chen Guoqiang.
"Haha, luck is also a kind of strength~"
How could people like them be fooled by just two simple sentences?
Zhang Chen didn't mind that the other party didn't believe him. He didn't expect the other party to believe it in the first place.
"Second Master Li, can we..."
Zhang Chen just wanted to sign the contract quickly to avoid any further complications, but he didn't expect Li Zekai to be in no hurry.
"To be honest, Director Zhang Chen, I really didn't expect Director Zhang to have such a strong appeal in the film market. Golden Harvest just announced the film list, and the stock price doubled. I really don't want to part with these stocks in my hands..."
Zhang Chen was stunned. Could this guy be going back on his word?
He asked tentatively: "This is not good, the share repurchase was decided by Mr. Zou Wenhuai and your father..."
The implication is that a big star like Li Chaoren would not go back on his word, right?
"Oh, of course my father has no intention of going back on his word. I am more interested in Golden Harvest. I wonder if Director Zhang is willing to transfer these shares to me?"
Zhang Chen didn't know what to do for a moment. He didn't know whether this was Li Chaoren's intention or Li Zekai's intention.
"This... I'm afraid it's not very convenient. Mr. Li should know how important it is for me, a mainlander, to have absolute control over Jiahe..."
Zhang Chen simply told the truth and put all the problems on the table.
Seeing Zhang Chen's attitude, Li Zekai did not continue.
Today he is just acting as Li Chaoren's representative, but is limited to buying and selling shares and is not involved in other matters.
In fact, he had discussed with his father privately whether the shares could be transferred to him, because he was really interested in Golden Harvest.
Unfortunately, Li Chaoren did not agree.
The matter was decided by him and Zou Wenhuai. Now that it has been decided, it cannot be changed. If it needs to be changed, it can only be changed by Zhang Chen.
That's why there was the temptation just now, but unfortunately, Zhang Chen did not agree.
The two signed their names on the contract one after another, and then the lawyer checked to make sure the deal was done. The two sides shook hands again: "I hope we will have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future~"
Li Zekai is really interested in the entertainment industry.
This guy, like Zhang Chaoyang, works in IT, but also like Zhang Chaoyang, he has longed to enter the entertainment industry.
It is said that there was a time when Zhang Chaoyang particularly liked to pay for celebrities he didn't know.
In bars, nightclubs, and restaurants, whenever he saw celebrities spending money, he would quietly pay the bill, and as a result he got to know many people in the entertainment industry.
He is an Internet upstart, he is rich, and people in the circle are happy to support him. He also enjoys the feeling of being a big brother in the entertainment industry.
Li Ka-shing later also entered the entertainment industry. He sold the data center, the main asset of PCCW's IT solutions business, for 58 billion yuan, and then used the money to enter the entertainment industry - streaming platform Viu and TV station ViuTV.
Viu’s activity in Southeast Asia even surpassed Netflix at one point.
After successively taking over the shares from Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang, Zhang Chen finally completed his absolute control over Golden Harvest.
Subsequently, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Securities Regulatory Commission announced the news.
This news did not cause much sensation among ordinary people, but Zou Wenhuai was quite unbelievable when he heard about it.
He helped communicate the repurchase agreement with Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang, and he also knew the specific terms.
This means that Zhang Chen increased Jiahe’s market value fivefold within a month.
"Dad, what are you thinking about?"
When his daughter Zou Chongheng saw her old father staring blankly at the newspaper, she couldn't help but ask him.
Zou Wenhuai said: "Nothing, I just sighed that Jiahe, in Zhang Chen's hands, might be able to restore its former glory~"
After the CSRC announced the news, Zhang Chen also posted a blog post, which basically said that he was grateful to Zou Wenhuai, Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang, and thanked everyone for helping him. He said that he would definitely make Golden Harvest a success.
"Golden Harvest is a part of my youth. When I was a kid, every time I turned on the TV and saw the four squares appear, I knew the movie would be good~"
"Golden Harvest is a great company. It has been glorious and it has also been in decline. What I want to say is that I will make Golden Harvest continue to flourish in my hands. At the same time, I feel honored to be in charge of Golden Harvest~"
This time, whether in blog posts or interviews, Zhang Chen's words were relatively modest, but the Hong Kong media reports generally gave him a false image.
[Zhang Chen finally becomes a big boss~]
[The youngest leader in history~]
【Mainland director, Golden Harvest preaches ~】
The arrogance of the Hong Kong media can be seen just by looking at the words used.
Before moving into Golden Harvest, Zhang Chen was already the head of the largest private film and television company in China and the top director in China. However, according to the Hong Kong media, Zhang Chen was only worthy of being called a "big boss" after he took over Golden Harvest.
At this time, Zhang Chen had already returned to the mainland. Under Liu Daoqiang's arrangement, he met with the staff of the HR District Government and the CP District Government successively, and visited the two districts in person.
Huairou felt that he had a greater chance of winning the project because Huairou itself had a film and television base, which should be more closely related to Zhang Chen's attributes.
But in the end, Zhang Chen chose Changping.
On January 1960, 1, the State Council approved the abolition of the district and the re-establishment of Changping County.
On September 1999, 9, the State Council again approved the abolition of the county and the establishment of a district, and Changping County was changed back to CP District.
The reason why Zhang Chen chose Changping was very simple, because in the original time and space, Fantawild was located in Changping.
(End of this chapter)
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