Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 190 [The Development of the Film Company]

"Ah Hong, isn't it too fast? Fujia Newspaper Company may have other problems." Luo Qixing reminded beside him.

Luo Qixing continued to learn and grow in the daily operations of Shengyun Printing Company, and it was easy for him to discover the tricks shown by Zhang Kuisheng. In addition, Shengyun Printing Company's recent business volume was not good, so Luo Qixing was quite concerned about Zhang Kuisheng's performance.

Luo Qihong didn't care. All he wanted was a plate. Even though this plate was small, it had everything he needed. He only needed to keep adding content, and expansion would become a piece of cake.

Luo Qihong was also considering Luo Zegui's face. Zhang Kuisheng had indeed helped the Luo family a lot. Now that this man was in trouble, Luo Zegui must have hoped to help Zhang Kuisheng.

So Luo Qihong smiled and said, "It's a bit fast, but the problem won't be too big. The loss is only a few hundred thousand. After this incident, we have completely repaid the favor we owed to Zhang Kuisheng. We don't need to consider his feelings next time."

"If you calculate it this way, we won't suffer any loss, and we can avoid Zhang Kuisheng causing us more trouble in the future."

Luo Qixing thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case. "Well, Shengyun still has several hundred thousand in liquid funds, which is just enough to take over the management rights of Fujia Newspaper Company. But have you figured out how to save Fujia Newspaper Company?"

Luo Qihong smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I haven't thought about it yet, brother, do you want to give it a try?"

Luo Qixing also shook his head and said, "How can a high school graduate like me run a newspaper company? I just had to bite the bullet to get things done at the printing company."

"Since you haven't figured out what to do, why did you agree to Zhang Kuisheng?" Lin Ya was arranging home-cooked dishes in the restaurant.

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "The main purpose is to allow Shengyun Printing Company to have an upstream enterprise to complete the small closed loop of the industry, which is good for the company. Even if Fujia Newspaper Company suffers losses, it can be slightly compensated by the profits of Shengyun Printing."

"The most important thing is that we can gain some social discourse power and make our opponents a little afraid."

Speaking of this, Lin Ya didn't quite understand, but seemed to understand a little.

However, Lin Ya thought that her younger son had made so much money in other industries and would not care about just a few hundred thousand, so she didn't say anything.

Luo Qixing thought for a moment and said, "I can try to run the business, but I can't guarantee that I can turn a loss into a profit."

"Okay! Then you give it a try, you won't lose much money anyway." Luo Qihong laughed.

Around 11 am on the second day
News came from the representative lawyer that there was no pledge record for the 60% equity held by Zhang Kuisheng of Fujia Newspaper Company, nor any transaction with the financial company. However, the debt of Fujia Newspaper Company was quite serious, so Luo Qihong was reminded to pay attention.

Since there was no problem with the equity, Luo Qihong no longer paid attention to the affairs of Fujia Newspaper Company and left everything to Luo Qixing to handle. After all, Fujia Newspaper Company was too small and it was not cost-effective to take up too much time.

By 3 o'clock in the afternoon, all the Jardine Matheson shares held by Zhaoan Real Estate Company had been sold, making a profit of 9 million yuan.

Luo Qihong immediately ordered Chen Zhilong to hold a press conference to announce this good news in order to raise the share price of Zhaoan Real Estate Company.

According to Luo Qihong's prediction, the market value of Zhaoan Real Estate Company may reach 12 billion yuan before the Spring Festival holiday. This also gave him the idea of ​​raising funds again before September to solve the mortgage loan problem of Dongchang Building, and even allow Zhaoan Real Estate Company to further accumulate funds for "bottom fishing in the future."

News also came from Bai Jinyan that Li Jiacheng finally accepted an interview with reporters and denied on the spot his plan to acquire Jardine Matheson Group, confirming that this was a rumor.

Of course, the reporters were no pushovers either. They questioned Li Jiacheng as to why he had not clarified the matter yesterday, why he had allowed the public to have such a big misunderstanding, and whether he was trying to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.
Li Jiacheng asked the reporter the name of the newspaper he worked for, but he did not want to retaliate, but rather to intimidate him indirectly. However, the reporter was not afraid.

After all, Hong Kong at that time was not yet the Li family's city, British-funded enterprises were still in power, and Li Jiacheng could not cut off the reporters' livelihood, so Li Jiacheng ended up in a somewhat embarrassing situation.

"Haha!! I like reporters like this, they are brave." Luo Qihong said with a laugh to Bai Jinyan on the other end of the phone. He felt very refreshed when he saw the super tycoon in his previous life being humiliated.

Bai Jinyan was also very happy. "If these things get out, many people will think that Li Jiacheng really took action against Jardine Matheson Company. In the future, British companies will be more wary of Li Jiacheng."

Luo Qihong said, "Sister Jinyan, you are wrong. How could Li Jiacheng not know that this would have such an effect? ​​He did it on purpose, playing hard to get."

"Chinese and British capital are now at loggerheads. There is no real reconciliation, only a collusion of interests. People like Li Jiacheng know this, so they put on a show for everyone to see in order to gain greater fame."

Li Jiacheng is a speculative businessman. It just so happens that he has a very good eye and always hits the jackpot.

Even though Luo Qihong was a reborn person, he had to admire his vision, patience and perseverance.

"So that's what Li Jiacheng wanted. No wonder he revealed such an obvious flaw." Bai Jinyan sighed.

"What Li Jiacheng wants to do is none of our business, but if he eats the meat, we must have a drink of the soup. If he wants fame, give it to him. We just need to follow him to make money." Luo Qihong said with a cunning smile.

The two chatted for nearly half an hour before hanging up the phone.

Baoxiang Film Company Meeting Room

Luo Qihong is the major shareholder of Baoxiang Film Company, but he does not have an office within the company.

The reason is that Luo Qihong is not responsible for management, but only for some major decisions. He usually comes to Baoxiang Film Company for meetings and there is no need for him to have an office.

Baoxiang Film Company has not yet completely overcome the difficulties, so there is no need to waste this money.

"Luo Sheng, the filming of Autumn Fairy Tale has been completed and the post-production editing has also been completed. The current plan is to release it in our own theaters." Sammo Hung reported.

Luo Qihong thought about it. He didn't remember the box office of "Autumn Fairy Tale", but it seemed not low. In Hong Kong, the box office is also related to the number of theaters showing the film. Although Shaw Cinema Line is one of the four major theater chains in Hong Kong, the number of theaters is still not enough.

Luo Qihong hopes that the box office of this movie can exceed 3 million and become one of the top movies in Hong Kong, so as to enhance the reputation of Baoxiang Film Company.

"Can we let "Autumn Fairy Tale" be shown in Golden Princess and Golden Harvest Cinemas to increase our box office?" Luo Qihong asked Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham.

Sammo Hung and Sam Sham looked at each other, and Sammo Hung explained, "'An Autumn's Tale' is an art film, and art films have not received very good responses, so we wanted to give it a try in our own cinema chain first."

The current cinema chains have a guaranteed minimum system, where they charge according to the number of theaters they hire; they do not care about the box office revenue of the films.

Luo Qihong knew how popular "Autumn's Tale" was, but Hong Jinbao and Shum Jianxun were unsure. He also understood their concerns and said, "Okay, then we will release it in our theaters first. However, I hope that "Autumn's Tale" will be released in all theaters and at the best time."

"This is natural. We won't treat our own company's films badly," Cen Jianxun assured.

"If the premiere box office of "Autumn Fairy Tale" is good, I hope you can immediately arrange for the film to be released in other theaters. The box office during the Spring Festival cannot be missed." Luo Qihong's tone was unquestionable.

"Okay, Mr. Luo. I will follow up on this matter personally." Hong Jinbao said. He knew very well how much importance Luo Qihong attached to "Autumn Fairy Tale".

"Have you two decided on the next movie you want to shoot?" Luo Qihong asked with a smile.

Cen Jianxun pondered for a moment and said, "Currently, Baoxiang Film's funds are quite tight. It is only enough to make a small movie. However, the disadvantage of a small movie is that it has little box office appeal and may incur losses."

"So you haven't decided what movie to make yet?" Luo Qihong said.

Hong Jinbao replied, "We already have 6 scripts in hand and are hesitating which one to shoot."

"How about letting Luo Shenglai choose one?" Cen Jianxun suggested tactfully. In his opinion, even if the script selected by Luo Qihong made a loss, it would be easier to explain.

"Okay!" Luo Qihong said with a laugh. It's not that Sammul Chan and Sammo Hung are not capable, but that he himself has a God's vision, which is a guarantee of box office success.

Baoxiang Film Company is too small and cannot allow any failed films to appear for the time being, otherwise there will be financial difficulties in the filming of subsequent films.

If Bao Xiang Film Company developed into the scale of Golden Harvest Entertainment Company, Luo Qihong would certainly not care about such things and would let Sammul Chan and Sammo Hung make any type of movies they wanted.

Soon, Hong Jinbao took out the movie scripts and handed them to Luo Qihong respectfully, "Mr. Luo, these are the scripts for the six movies."

Luo Qihong nodded and began to read the scripts, three of which were kung fu comedy movies, which were probably influenced by Jackie Chan.

“Huh?!” Luo Qihong’s eyes suddenly widened. Isn’t this the “The Lucky Stars” that Sammo Hung directed and acted in in his previous life in 83?

The box office of this movie is very good and the cost is not very high, which is very suitable for the current Baoxiang Film Company.

"This movie 'The Lucky Stars' seems to be very good and very suitable for our company."

Sham Kin-Hsun glanced at Sammo Hung and smiled at Lo Chi-Hung, "Mr. Lo, the screenwriter of this movie is none other than Sanmao."

"Oh?! That's great, the company can start filming as soon as possible." Luo Qihong said in surprise, pretending to be unaware.

Cen Jianxun glanced down and said, "Mr. Luo, the production cost of this play is not high, but the cost of the actors is probably not low. We want to invite Cheng Long and Zhong Chuhong to join, which can also guarantee the box office."

Luo Qihong smiled and asked, "How much is the funding gap?"

"About 1 million yuan," said Cen Jianxun.

"Okay, then I will invest 1 million yuan to fill the gap." Luo Qihong immediately decided to take it, "Then how much of the share can I personally take?"

"30%!" Cen Jianxun paused for a few seconds.

"OK! Then it's 30%." Luo Qihong smiled slightly. He knew that 30% was not low. What he cared more about was the development and expansion of Baoxiang Film Company, which could contribute more funds to him in the next two years.

Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham were also very happy that Lo Chi-hong was so straightforward. Sammul Sham was also optimistic about "The Lucky Stars" written by Sammo Hung, and felt that it could have a box office of tens of millions.

Evening, Mid-Levels Garden

Guan Jiahui was lying on the sofa. The filming of "Autumn Fairy Tale" was completed, and she began to have nothing to do again.

In Baoxiang Film Company, everyone knows Guan Jiahui's background. As the girlfriend of the big boss, Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham don't care much about Guan Jiahui. Even if Guan Jiahui doesn't go to work, they won't say anything.

So Guan Jiahui hasn't gone to work at Baoxiang Film Company for several days. She has been hiding in her mansion all day watching TV, movies and reading magazines.

Luo Qihong turned a blind eye to Guan Jiahui's laziness. He wished that Guan Jiahui would stop working at Baoxiang Film Company so that it would not hinder him from picking up girls.

(End of this chapter)