Hong Kong 1980: The Savage Era

Chapter 246 246 [All are untrustworthy]

"Kudo Ueki has worked at Nikkatsu Film Company for many years. Will he put aside his pride and cooperate with Matsushita Sasuke and Jūshita Hachi? In this way, he can get rid of our control." Bai Jinyan asked worriedly.

Luo Qihong responded, "Yes, but the possibility is low. Without my support, how can these two Japanese guys compete with Kudo Ueki? Besides, I have already let the film company go to them. Kudo Ueki can't do it."

"The Japanese can't be trusted. If the two directors are frightened, and our foundation in the company is unstable, even the cinema chain might be taken away."

"This is the worst possible outcome." Luo Qihong smiled. "We are only 5% away from holding more than 50% of the shares. In order to avoid triggering a full takeover, we can use the name of our family to acquire the shares and completely control the board of directors."

“Will that affect Nikkatsu Films’ listing status?”

"Let it have an impact. Anyway, we just want to use this opportunity to enter the real estate industry. Everything else is just a small matter." Luo Qihong waved his hand indifferently. Bai Jinyan was a greedy woman who would not allow herself to suffer any loss.

"Yes!" Bai Jinyan nodded, "Do you want to continue the honey trap that Kudo Ueki is using?"

Luo Qihong took a glance and Bai Jinyan's meaning was very clear. He was testing his thoughts on Akina Nakamori.

"Ms. Akina Nakamori is pretty good. She should be able to become famous."

He said something ambiguous, then closed his eyes, looking like he didn't want to talk anymore.

In the next half month, Luo Qihong had frequent contact with Akina Nakamori, and at the same time took over the music company under Nikkatsu Film Company and managed it personally.

Luo Qihong's Japanese level is also improving rapidly. Now he can understand some slow daily spoken language. Although he still has problems in daily communication with Akina Nakamori, Luo Qihong and Akina Nakamori are also enjoying it.

The acquisition of Showa Real Estate Company was also nearing completion. Since Showa Real Estate Company was not well-known and De'an Investment was a new entrant, it could not create any big momentum at all, so the acquisition was very low-key and had basically no impact.

Nikkatsu Films Board of Directors Meeting
Luo Qihong sat in the first seat and looked around at the many directors. Some directors who were not to be killed had been eliminated and replaced by his, Matsushita Sasuke and Jura Hachiko's confidants. The only one whose strength was greatly reduced was Kudo Ueki.

"I think many people have heard about the news that De'an Investment Company and Nikkatsu Cinema Company jointly acquired Showa Real Estate Company. Yes, this is one of my solutions to the crisis of Nikkatsu Film Company."

"We will raise funds from the stock market and alleviate the company's debt crisis. I also proposed that Nikkatsu develop other business lines, such as music, anime films and focus on small-budget films."

"If the company wants to ease its debt problem, it can simply sell some of its cinemas or land in the city center," questioned a round-faced shareholder.

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Once the properties and land are sold, they no longer belong to Nikkatsu Film Company. However, if the theater chain company goes online, these properties and land can still belong to the company and can also raise funds. Isn't this a better method?"

"Only part of the property is being sold, but the listing of the cinema chain involves all the property, which seems to be even more against the interests of the company."

"Of course it is in the interests of the company. When we have money in the future, we can privatize the cinema chain company, and then all the projects will be restored to their original state." Luo Qihong retorted.

The shareholder wanted to argue, but Luo Qihong interrupted him and said, "Let's vote on the first resolution."

As a result, most of the shareholders raised their hands in agreement. Seeing this, the round-faced director also raised his hand in annoyance. He was not an outlier among the directors on the board.

"In that case, let's first take a look at the plan that Dean Investment Company has created for the theater chain company. If you have any opinions, please feel free to speak up." Luo Qihong laughed.

After 10 minutes
"Mr. Luo, why does Dean Investment Company hold so many shares? Is it because Dean Investment Company is your private company?" A director asked unhappily.

Luo Qihong thought for a moment and said, "No, the reason is very simple. First, we need a controlling stake to issue new shares and clean up the enemies of Showa Real Estate Company. Second, the cinema chain company will need to exchange assets for new shares to become a holding company."

"The assets of the cinema chain are too large, and the shareholding will increase significantly in the future, so it needs to be appropriately reduced. Please rest assured that Dean Investment Company will not respond to subsequent fund-raising, thereby reducing the proportion of its shareholding."

"Will it trigger the bottom line of a full acquisition?" asked Kudo Ueki.

Luo Qihong said solemnly, "Yes, but if the company does not succeed in the full acquisition, Dean Investment Company will not respond."

"Mr. Luo, this is not really a problem of a successful full acquisition, but something that Nikkatsu Film Company needs to pay a huge price for, so I don't quite agree with the plan of listing the theater chain company." Kudo Ueki directly expressed his attitude.

"There are many plans. New shares can also be raised by subscribing from shareholders, and then acquired from theater chains. In this way, the theater chain companies can obtain funds, control a listed company, and also pay dividends to you." Luo Qihong had already thought of such a situation before proposing this plan.

"Isn't Mr. Luo worried about the failure of fundraising?"

Luo Qihong smiled and said, "Mr. Kudo, there is a survey report on the current fundraising attached to the plan. Could it be that Mr. Kudo can only speculate and dare not believe the results of the survey?"

"The Japanese market is booming, and many companies are raising funds for share offerings to provide a large amount of funds for their own development. If we miss this opportunity, Nikkatsu Films will disappear into the dust of history."

"That's just what you said, Mr. Luo." Kudo Ueki continued to trip him up.

Luo Qihong saw that many directors, including Matsushita Sasuke and Jūshita Hachiko, had chosen to stand by and watch, and it was obvious that Kudo Ueki had made some kind of exchange.

"Since no one is willing, De'an Investment Company can only launch a comprehensive acquisition of Nikkatsu Films, or even cancel Nikkatsu Films' listing status. Only then can my plan be implemented."

When these words were spoken, not only many directors but even Bai Jinyan were shocked.

Kudo Ueki frowned deeply. He did not doubt that Luo Qihong had such ability, but he was just wondering whether he had really stepped on Luo Qihong's bottom line.

If Luo Qihong fully acquires Nikkatsu Film Company, then even if the acquisition is not successful, the family will completely lose control of Nikkatsu Film Company and there will be no possibility of getting it back.

Kudo Ueki was very clear about the strength of Dean Investment Company. After all, how could you deal with the enemy if you didn't understand him?

Matsushita Sasuke is very sensible. He has been branded as an ally of Luo Qihong and does not want Luo Qihong to really acquire Nikkatsu Film Company. Otherwise, he will be removed from the company's board of directors because of what happened today.

"I agree with Mr. Luo's plan. This will be of great benefit to our directors."

With Matsushita Sasuke taking the lead, the directors all expressed their approval, and the farce was successfully ended with Luo Qihong's intimidation.

"Okay, Director Bai Jinyan will be in charge of the implementation of the specific plan. Director Bai Jinyan will also be in charge of Showa Real Estate Company in the future and will be directly responsible to me." Seeing that the situation was getting ugly, Luo Qihong simply swallowed the whole thing.

Kudo Ueki remained silent, and the other directors chose to acquiesce. "Okay, now that the resolution has been passed, let's start discussing the second matter." Luo Qihong's face was stern, and the smile just now was gone. "Regarding the expansion of the company's business scope."

Directors such as Matsushita Sasuke and Jura Hachiko looked at each other. They all understood that this was a big piece of fat meat, and the right of distribution naturally lay in the hands of Luo Qihong.

"Mr. Luo, I was previously in charge of the company's film soundtracks. I think I have some experience in the music business. Why don't you hand this business over to me?" Shuxia Bahe said humbly.

Luo Qihong had never been in the habit of tolerating such allies who were fence-sitters, so he did not answer Shuxia Bahe, but looked around and asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to be in charge of this business?"

Hearing this, Bahe's eyes darkened, and he was obviously resentful of Luo Qihong.

Sasuke Matsushita, the round-faced director and others all wanted to take over this business and improve their status in the company.

"Okay, let's leave this matter to Miss Bai. I will also help." Luo Qihong made the decision directly.

"Another clear expansion direction is animated films. This business is more important than music. It requires negotiations with comic companies and overseas development rights." Luo Qihong did not wait for the directors to object and immediately threw out a bigger piece of fat.

If anyone opposed the previous resolution, he would have no share in the current business, so the competing directors looked at each other and still wanted to take a bigger piece of the fat.

"Mr. Luo, I have always been personally responsible for the company's film business. Why don't you let me take over? This way, we can quickly open up the market." Kudo Ueki spoke first.

"Mr. Kudo, that's wrong! I think anime movies are very different from ordinary movies. I have a relatively good understanding of the comics industry, and I have many friends in comics companies. I have advantages in this area, and I am more suitable to be responsible for this project." Matsushita Sasuke refuted the competition.

In the end, after a fierce competition, it was Matsushita Sasuke who won the anime film project.

As for the small film project, it was taken away by Kudo Ueki, and Yamato also shared some small profits.

Although there were some minor incidents during this meeting, it went smoothly overall and the main members all gained some benefits. Of course, Luo Qihong and Bai Jinyan's group got the lion's share.

In the next few days, Luo Qihong and Bai Jinyan were very busy. They injected capital into Showa Real Estate Company and issued new shares. In one fell swoop, they expanded Showa Real Estate Company by more than 1%. They owned several pieces of land in the core area of ​​Jingdong and three large cinemas.

The market value of Showa Real Estate Company soared by more than 1 million US dollars, making it a rising star in the real estate industry.

At the same time, Nikkatsu Cinema increased its stake in Showa Estate to 42.5%, becoming the largest shareholder, while De'an Investment's stake fell to 22.5%, becoming the second largest shareholder.

Luo Qihong himself still firmly controls Showa Real Estate Company and continues to inject capital in an orderly manner to expand the scale and market value of Showa Real Estate Company.

At the end of May, Luo Qihong officially announced that Showa Real Estate Company was renamed Nikkatsu Cinema Real Estate Company and began to fully enter the real estate industry in the Tokyo area.

The funds raised by Nikkatsu Cinema Real Estate Company were transferred to its parent company Nikkatsu Films, providing a large amount of funds for the expansion of its business.

Of course, some directors raised objections and wanted Luo Qihong to receive a portion of the funds as dividends. After all, the company had not paid dividends for four or five years.

Therefore, in order to appease some small directors, Luo Qihong agreed to take out 3 million US dollars in dividends and at the same time increase the share price of Nikkatsu Film Company. This would also increase Luo Qihong's prestige in the board of directors.

However, this brought about criticism from some creditors, who came to collect debts, making Luo Qihong somewhat anxious, but the matter was eventually resolved.

Luo Qihong publicly promised that the next payment from Nikkatsu Cinema Company will be used to repay part of the debt, and the creditors will first consider those who are willing to believe in Nikkatsu Cinema Company.

Seeing this, the creditors did not dare to make too much trouble, otherwise they would not get the money next time and could only leave in disappointment.

Luo Qihong did not disappoint these creditors. All the funds raised in the second round of fundraising were used to repay debts, and most of the creditors were satisfied.

Luo Qihong also used his spare time to help Hexiang Trading Company obtain the agency rights for two Japanese cars, and expanded the agency rights for these two car brands in the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and some Southeast Asian countries.

In Luo Qihong's expectation, the main sales battlefield for these two automobile agency rights is in the mainland, which should be able to create huge profits for Hexiang Trading Company.

Tokyo Kitano Hotel Restaurant
Luo Qihong made an appointment with Akina Nakamori to have dinner here and also practiced for himself as he would be flying back to Hong Kong the next day.

All in all, he had been in Tokyo, Japan for nearly one and a half months, and had accomplished several things, such as controlling Nikkatsu Cinema Company and Nikkatsu Cinema Real Estate Company, and dismantling the Kudo family's influence in Nikkatsu Film Company.

"Mr. Luo, when will you come to Japan again?" Akina Nakamori asked gently.

In fact, this woman has already been taken advantage of by Luo Qihong, and this is also the result of Akina Nakamori wanting to take the opportunity to climb up the big tree.

Luo Qihong pinched Akina Nakamori's cheek and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will come here often and won't let others bully you."

"No one dares to bully me. They all know that Mr. Luo is my backer." Akina Nakamori said seriously.

Although Akina Nakamori was born into a poor family, she was very knowledgeable and understood that the man in front of her would be her support for a long time and must not be offended.

"Really? Then can I only be bullied by you?" Luo Qihong said in poor Japanese.

There would naturally be no translators in such a gorgeous scene, as it would be a real spoiler.

Akina Nakamori pursed her lips shyly and hummed softly.

Luo Qihong took out a check, placed it in front of Nakamori Akina, and said with a smile, "I know your family is not well off. Take this money first and improve your living environment. You are still in training and it will take some time before your debut."

Nakamori Meicai was stunned for a moment, then pushed the check back to Luo Qihong, "I can't accept it. Mr. Luo, you have been very considerate of me."

"Take it first, and return it to me when you have money in the future." Luo Qihong said this, but in fact he did not intend to let Akina Nakamori return it.

After eating and drinking, the two naturally went up to the room and started some enjoyable activities.

(End of this chapter)