New Age Artists

Chapter 314 Business is business, but business is also more than business (44)

Before Shen Santong and Zou Wenhuai met.

Shi Nansheng introduced to Shen Santong: "In 97, the big guys speculated in real estate and lost a lot of money."

"Since Jiahe finished filming the Lunar New Year film "The Lucky Guy" in 03, he has not made any new films."

"Now Jiahe no longer produces movies, but has become an asset-light company that makes money through distribution and financing."

"Last year, Jiahe issued convertible notes to Kam Hing, a subsidiary of Chen Guoqiang. It was widely rumored that Chen Guoqiang planned to acquire Jiahe. Later, nothing came of it."

"The boss has the idea of ​​retiring. If he can retire with dignity, it will be a good thing for him."

"Big Brother" is a respectful title given to Zou Wenhuai by many Hong Kong filmmakers.

After all, Zou Wenhuai is a leading figure in Hong Kong films, on par with Run Run Shaw.

Another semi-retirement, only the final farewell is left.

The affairs of the underworld are the affairs of the underworld. Even if there is a quarrel, the situation can be handled smoothly.

Founded in 70, Ka Wo Film Company cultivated Bruce Lee, Jacky Cheung, Sammo Hung, Zhang Anyu, Anita Mui, Jet Li and others during the golden age of Hong Kong films.

Zou Wenhuai also discovered Xu Ke and invested in him.

Support him to remake "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

The investment was 35 million US dollars, the box office in mainland China was 20 million RMB, and more than 11 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.

Lost my pants.

Shen Santong introduced the situation to Shi Nansheng: "I came here with sincerity, and the general framework of the acquisition negotiations has been discussed."

"Two hundred and twenty million Hong Kong dollars, take away Mr. Zou's shares, and cooperate with me in the full acquisition."

Shen Santong is like this, he works very seriously.

Shi Nansheng was temporarily hired as acquisition consultant.

He has no expectations for the acquisition, but he will definitely take the necessary steps.

As a talented woman from Hong Kong, Nansun Shih came from the golden age of Hong Kong films and has rich experience in the media field.

Qualifications and abilities are what Shen Santong needs.

In case the acquisition is successful and a smooth transition is needed, Shen Santong plans to make a few Hong Kong films and use the Jiahe label to shoot them.

Shi Nansheng was given shares and dividends and appointed as deputy general manager of the production department.

If it is useful, Shen Santong is also happy to delegate power.

Hong Kong is very xenophobic, and you can't do without someone who can control it.

Shen Santong remembered something: "Cheng Long has some Jiahe shares. I remember he and Mr. Zou also had a falling out?"

Shi Nansheng said: "Around 01, after "The Secret Agent", Cheng Long and Jiahe parted ways."

"With the death of Ho Kuan-chang, the boss was solely responsible for the production and production of the film."

"It was just when Hongji bought a stake in Jiahe that the Hong Kong film industry was in decline. Hongji wanted to get a piece of the Internet pie and hoped that Jiahe's film market would shift from cinemas to the Internet."

"Jiahe deliberately deleted and modified the film, splitting the story into two parts, "The Secret Agents 2003" and "The Secret Agents".

"'The Secret Agent 2003' is 30 minutes long and was first broadcast on the Internet platform. And 'The Secret Agent' is 108 minutes long and will be released online and in theaters at the same time."

Shen Santong shook his head and said, "It's hard to please both sides."

Not to mention the environment in 01, even after many years, when the infrastructure has improved, this kind of gameplay is still not popular.
Shi Nansheng nodded in agreement: "The Internet and cinemas have very bad reputations."

Thinking of the fact that Cheng Long's movies were all big investments, Shen Santong couldn't help but ask, "How much did you lose?"

Shi Nansheng said: "We invested 170 million, plus more than 200 million for publicity and promotion. We lost money, but not much. Jackie Chan's overseas films make the most money. Now it seems that we should make some money from the copyright of the discs."

Shen Santong still feels like he is losing money: "The subsequent payment will take time into account, and the copyright income is too slow. Did Cheng Long leave because the play failed?"

Shi Nansheng: "Big Brother lost a lot of money in the financial crisis. In addition, Ho Kuan-chang passed away and Jacky Cheung became a top Hollywood actor. Jiahe couldn't afford it."

Then they arrived at Fushan Road Tea Restaurant.

Shen Santong was not in a hurry to get out of the car, so the security personnel went down first.

Asking Shi Nansheng to wait for a moment, Shen Santong explained, "I don't like paparazzi. To be disrespectful, I think Mr. Zou met with me before leaving in order to boost Jiahe's stock price."

"The Jiahe stock price fluctuates so violently, maybe he is cashing out."

Shi Nansheng was secretly observing Shen Santong and was very curious about him.

I found that Shen Santong is completely different from other mainland filmmakers. He is confident, strong, and relaxed.

Only after being reminded by security did Shen Santong and Shi Nansheng get out of the car.

The flash lights were flashing non-stop and the paparazzi were rushing over here frantically.

"Mr. Shen, how are you and Mr. Zou talking? (How is the conversation going)"

There were also mocking comments: "Mr. Shen, you are just showing off. You brought along so many cars. Are you buying like you are showing off your horses?"

Even if there are security guards stopping them, they keep rushing forward.

When it comes to running fast, the paparazzi in Hong Kong are indeed amazing.

Shen Santong walked towards the tea restaurant without saying a word. The assistant who followed him kept reminding the paparazzi not to disturb the store's work. Seeing that Shen Santong did not answer, the paparazzi asked Shi Nansheng again.

Seeing that Shen Santong didn't answer, Shi Nansheng didn't say anything and accompanied him into the tea restaurant.

Zou Wenhuai has arrived, and his daughter Zou Chongyan follows.

Seeing Shi Nansheng and Shen Santong coming together, he looked at his daughter and was a little surprised.

Zou Wenhuai was gentle and dressed in a thin suit.

Shen Santong stretched out his hand first: "Mr. Zou, please wait for a long time."

When Zou Wenhuai heard the title "old man", he was stunned. Some people called him "big brother" and some called him "Mr. Zou", but he rarely heard such a title.

It is exactly the name used to refer to the elderly in the mainland.

After living for so many years, Zou Wenhuai was able to tell that Shen Santong's stance was problematic just from one sentence.

Zou Wenhuai said politely: "What a handsome young man."

After ordering, Shen Santong said politely, "I admire the old man's business ideas back then. He focused on celebrities, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan, two generations of Kung Fu superstars."

“After repeated failures, we fought again and again to expand into the North American market. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became a global hit.”

"It's not only about making money, but also improving the image of Chinese people around the world."

"It shows the sunny side of men, which is completely different from the image of the Mandarin portrayed by Hollywood."

"It has greatly enhanced the pride of the Chinese people. Wherever there are Chinese people, there will be Jiahe Films."

Zou Chongyan was drinking coffee and was not interested in this topic.

Shi Nansheng was a little surprised, his eyes filled with deep thought.

Zou Wenhuai was slightly moved. He was already tired of Chen Si's clichéd praise.

He also has many memories of Jiahe's glory.

Shen Santong's suggestion hit some of his thoughts.

After years of birth, old age, sickness and death, he is already eighty-one years old.

Money is worth spending, and more is never too much.

I have seen the flashing of swords and the flying of sabers, and now it is time to put the swords and guns into storage and think about my affairs after death.

Zou Wenhuai asked: "If you get Jiahe, what will you do?"

Zou Chongyan looked at his father in surprise.

Li Jiacheng did not agree to sell Jiahe to Shen Santong, but Shen Santong was polite and considerate, so he had to meet him to politely persuade him to back out.

She felt that her father really wanted to sell it.

Shen Santong said frankly: "Hong Kong films have their own unique advantages. With the support of the mainland, Hong Kong films have a loose censorship policy compared to mainland films. Gangster films and police and criminal films can be quite explicit."

“Make a few good Hong Kong films to awaken the audience’s affection for the Jiahe label, and then switch to making cool films.”

Zou Wenhuai thought about it and found that Li's worries about Cheng were not unnecessary.

What Shen Santong meant was that the focus was on the mainland, and making Hong Kong films was also to serve the mainland market; Hong Kong Island didn't matter.

But he did want to sell it: "A statement."

"Your stance made the board a little nervous. Your public statements and your film's views were just compromises for the sake of making money."

"Eliminate the shareholders' doubts, and Jiahe will be yours."

Zou Chongyan was shocked.

This is different from what the father and daughter said in private.

Shi Nansheng was also shocked.

We have to witness that the former overlord of Hong Kong films has changed hands and is now handed over to mainlanders.

Shen Santong frowned and said unhappily: "I can't agree to this."

What kind of ridiculous request.

It would be better to let him spend more money.

Zou Wenhuai: “.”

Zou Chongyan: “.”

Shi Nansheng: “.”

It's such a simple thing, and you refused it.

Zou Wenhuai was even more displeased, thinking that Shen Santong was too ungrateful, and reminded him: "Business is business, it's just a statement."

Shen Santong said firmly: "Business is not just business."

He picked up a pineapple bun and said metaphorically: "Even if it is a business, the Hong Kong Island market is just a speck of dregs on this pineapple bun for me."

Shen Santong put the dessert on a plate, pointed at the entire dining table, and chuckled, "The mainland market is this dining table. I don't need to give up such a big dining table for a grain of dregs."

(End of this chapter)