Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 227 [Development Profit and Crisis]

Luo Qihong can no longer remember how much the box office of "Lucky Stars" was, but he has the impression that it seemed good. It is still unclear whether it can compete with "Best Partner 2".

Flipping through the pages, he found the movie "Summer Lucky Stars" among them, and it was marked "The best actress is Guan Jiahui", which made Luo Qihong look deeply at Sammul Chan and Sammo Hung.

These two guys don’t know that Luo Qihong had broken up with Guan Jiahui before.

Sammo Hung and Sammul Chan were quite familiar with the desire for control over the mistresses of wealthy men, and they knew that Lo Chi-hung was reading the script of the movie "Summer Lucky Stars".

Jin Bao quickly explained, "Mr. Luo, the heroine of the movie "Summer Lucky Stars" was not originally Miss Guan's. Miss Guan came to me a few days ago and hoped to act in the movie, so I added her in."

"Oh? Why haven't I heard Jiahui mention this?" Luo Qihong said with a smile on his face.

Before he finished speaking, a beautiful figure followed the voice and walked into the conference room. "I heard you talking about me. Are you saying bad things about me?"

Cen Jianxun laughed and said, "How dare we say anything bad about Miss Guan! Just now, Miss Guan, you wanted to act in the movie "Summer Lucky Stars". Luo Sheng might mind some of the more exposed scenes. In fact, we can use a body double."

Guan Jiahui sat down next to Luo Qihong, with a coquettish look on her face, "I'm so bored at home. The stock market and the property market are both in trouble. I don't know what to do. I can only come out to act to relieve my boredom."

Luo Qihong glanced at Guan Jiahui and said while looking at the script, "Didn't you say last time that acting is hard? This is work, you can't give up halfway."

"I know. It's not like I haven't acted before. Mr. Hong and Mr. Cen offered me 25 yuan for my performance. According to the current property market, I can buy half a luxury residence with this amount." Guan Jiahui explained vaguely.

"It's up to you. Use a body double for those revealing scenes." Luo Qihong didn't want his girlfriend to show too much flesh, otherwise where would he put his face.

"Mr. Hong, Mr. Cen, I think "My Lucky Stars" and "Summer Lucky Stars" can be arranged during the Christmas and Spring Festival periods. Let's use "My Lucky Stars" to compete with "Best Partner 2." Luo Qihong immediately decided on how to deal with the situation.

"Will 'Lucky Stars' retain the original cast? Due to the huge popularity of 'The Lucky Stars', the original actors' value has increased a lot, so the budget needs to be increased," asked Sammo Hung.

"Add more, as long as it's not excessive, agree to it." Luo Qihong waved his hand.

In the past two years, the wages of workers in Hong Kong have increased significantly, and the salaries of actors must naturally increase as well. Otherwise, Baoxiang Film Company will become like Shao Laoliu and become a "stingy guy".

"If there is still energy left, we can stop sharing the profits and continue shooting other movies. What do you think?" Luo Qihong asked in a friendly manner.

He really didn't intend to force this matter. He was not short of money, but that didn't mean that Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham were not short of money. Golden Harvest Entertainment did not want to distribute dividends.

Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham looked at each other, it seemed they wanted to share the dividends.

Seeing this, Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Since you two disagree, let's divide the dividends. What proportion do you think is good?"

When talking about money, Guan Jiahui's eyes lit up. She had heard about the box office of movies produced by Baoxiang Film Company, so there must be a lot of money in dividends.

Hong Jinbao thought for a long time, exchanged glances with Cen Jianxun, and said, "How about 3% of the annual profit as dividends?"

"Okay, then we'll distribute 3% of the profit as dividends, and do the same with the cinema chain," said Luo Qihong.

Hong Jinbao and Sham Kin-hosun immediately nodded in agreement. They understood that the cinema chain’s dividends were so small because Luo Qihong wanted to take the opportunity to expand the cinema chain’s business scope, which would be very beneficial to them.

After leaving Baoxiang Film Company, Luo Qihong and Guan Jiahui came to the teahouse for afternoon tea.

Guan Jiahui took a bite of the bun and pursed her lips and said, "The market is so bad now, I will lose a lot of money."

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "It's a little difficult to make money now, but this is an opportunity. You can make more in the future, so you must seize it."

Guan Jiahui had heard Luo Qihong's analysis on this matter before. Although she didn't quite understand it, she knew that she could make several times more money if she seized the opportunity.

But now she can't stop at all and hopes to keep making money.

"Movies are making so much money nowadays, why don't we start a film company together?" Guan Jiahui expressed her idea, which was partly due to the contribution of her father Guan Shan.

Luo Qihong immediately became alert, thinking that there must be some instigation involved, so he smiled and responded, "Opening a film company may not always make money. Go and find out how many people have lost money opening a film company."

"Don't just look at the money that Bao Xiang Film Company makes. That's because Sammo Hung and Sammul Sham have been in the industry for many years and understand the market demand, which is why they are successful. Look at how much money your dad has invested in the movies."

Speaking of the money Guan Shan lost on the movie, Guan Jiahui's face suddenly darkened. Guan Shan, her father, had caused her a lot of trouble. At that time, she had to hide from place to place and lived in fear.

Guan Jiahui curled her lips and said, "Are there any other money-making projects? I'm not afraid of always making movies. It's a bit tiring to make too many."

After all, Guan Jiahui is still a person who loves money very much. Money gives her a special sense of security, and no one or anything can replace the role of money.

When Luo Qihong saw Guan Jiahui's big watery eyes, he immediately gave up and began to search for a better project direction in his mind.

Soon, I found out from the stars in my previous life that the female stars in Hong Kong seemed to want to start a ready-made clothing or underwear company. This seemed to be a very profitable business. Even in the 21st century, this business has not fallen behind. "How about ready-made clothing and underwear products?" Luo Qihong said, "You are an actress and you know a lot of female stars. You can definitely ask them to be your spokesperson. Such a brand should be able to gain a foothold in Hong Kong as soon as possible."

"Okay, then I'll make ready-made clothes and underwear." Guan Jiahui stood up and kissed Luo Qihong on the left cheek.

Luo Qihong said cheerfully, "You can't chew too much! Just make underwear. You are a woman, you should know better what quality underwear women need."

"Don't underestimate this business. If you can attract 10 women in Hong Kong to support you, your company's annual profit will not be less than million. You can also expand overseas markets in the future. It won't be a problem for you to become a truly wealthy woman."

Guan Jiahui nodded repeatedly, "Okay, then I will only make underwear and must become the underwear queen."

"Have you figured out how to start?" Luo Qihong posed a difficult question to Guan Jiahui.

"." Guan Jiahui was slightly stunned, then hugged Luo Qihong's arm and said coquettishly: "Didn't you say you would help me? How do you think I should start?"

Luo Qihong shook his head gently. "How much money do you have now? Or how much money do you plan to invest?"

Guan Jiahui's eyes sank, and she suddenly said, "I have invested all my money in the Japanese stock market, and I have some living expenses left. Why don't you lend me some first?"

"Okay, but I want to own half of the shares in the new company." Luo Qihong no longer wanted to let Guan Jiahui go. He wanted her to be his long-term lover, so he had to control Guan Jiahui a little financially.

"Okay!" Guan Jiahui recalled Li Qiqi's instructions, 'If Luo Sheng wants to invest in the new company, it's also a good thing. You can ask for a large amount of investment funds at any time.'

"Okay, then I'll ask someone to help you look for a new company in a few days. It's too troublesome for us to set up a new company ourselves, so it's better to acquire an underwear company." Luo Qihong said.

"Then I'll leave it to you." Guan Jiahui started eating happily again. Luo Qihong gave her a lot of sense of security, and he was confident in his appearance and charm.

After losing Wharf Holdings, Hong Kong Land Development successively cooperated with 30 companies to develop more than 70 real estate projects and launched large-scale investment and acquisition activities, including forming a consortium with Sino Land to invest in the development of the Pak Pit Shan luxury residential area on Tai Tam Road, Hong Kong Island, forming a consortium with Carrian Company to purchase the old wing of Miramar Hotel for HK$28 billion, bidding for the Exchange Square site in Central at a high price of HK$51.55 billion, and launching the "Dawn Raid" operation to acquire the Hong Kong Electric Company and the Hong Kong Telephone Company, investing billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Today, Hong Kong Land is in an unprecedented predicament, with long-term and short-term debts exceeding HK$165 billion, which is higher than the market value of Hong Kong Land. However, with Jardine Matheson as its backer and the huge properties in Central as its trump card, banks are not very worried that Hong Kong Land will go bankrupt.

However, banks such as HSBC are already prepared to collect on the debts of Hong Kong Land Development, after all, the debts involved are worth billions of Hong Kong dollars.

In Hong Kong, HSBC is a big boss. Once HSBC starts to collect debts, other banks will inevitably follow suit. The Hong Kong Property Agency can solve the problem, but it will also cost a lot of money and make it smaller.

Landmark Company Taipan Office

Newbijian and Bao Fuda are already in the same boat, and are also the main targets that Simon Keswick needs to deal with.

Since the end of September, the two men have been as anxious as ants on a hot pan, worried about losing power and worried that the Keswick family will hold them legally responsible.

In fact, both of them knew very well that the predicament of the Jardine Matheson Group was irreversible, which meant that Newby and Bowdoin were destined to withdraw from the Jardine Matheson Group and return control to the Keswick family.

"It has been made clear. Chinese companies had already made predictions before the disaster. Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa and New World Development will not be greatly affected. They may be able to acquire the Hong Kong Land Development by joining forces." Bao Fuda said with a very serious expression.

"What do you think are the chances that they will acquire the Jardine Matheson Group?" Newby asked in a deep voice.

Bao Fuda replied, "If I were Li Jiacheng or Cheng Yutong, I would not acquire Hong Kong Land, because Hong Kong Land's debts are too high, and it would be difficult to resolve these debts even if I took over Hong Kong Land."

"Well, then we are not the sinners of the Jardine Matheson Group." New Bijian sighed weakly.

Bao Fuda was still full of fighting spirit. "Boss Newbijian, are you going to give up Jardine Matheson and Jardine Matheson? This is what we fought so hard to get back from the Keswick family."

Newby shook his head. "I no longer have the ability to help the Land Company solve these debts, unless the Keswick family is willing to support me and call on the overseas assets of Jardine Matheson."

If they sell off Hong Kong's assets now, they will undoubtedly suffer a loss of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars. Even if the Keswick family does not take action, those directors will clear them out of the board.

"Captain Niu Bijian, let's think of a way. There will be a way to solve these problems." Bao Fuda was unwilling to give up, but once Niu Bijian gave up, he would be unable to stand alone.

"Those banks are already ready to collect debts from us. Where can we get tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars in such a short period of time?" New Bijian spread his hands helplessly.

"We can find other banks and sell some projects, which may help ease the situation and support the economy until the crisis is over," said Bao Fuda.

"Then you should go find a bank." Newbijian's answer was still weak, without his former vigor and spirit.

"You are the boss of the real estate company. Only if you come forward will the banks consider lending money." Bao Fuda wanted to boost Newby's fighting spirit and try his best to fight Simon Keswick. He had defeated the Keswick family in the past.

"Okay, so which bank do you want to negotiate with first?" asked Newbijian.

"How about Citibank?" Bao Fuda said.

(End of this chapter)