Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 508 Taipei Market
In mid-to-late April, CGV Cinemas, a subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Entertainment, opened its first multiplex cinema in Seoul!
As one of the earliest advocates of multiplex cinemas, Angel Cinemas under the Dawn Group has undoubtedly guided the development of luxury multiplex cinemas.

"You mean CGV wants to collaborate with Dawn International Cinema Company?"

At the Shilla Hotel in Seoul, Lee Mi-kyung, the chairwoman of CJ Entertainment, made a special trip to meet with Aaron.

Li Meijing nodded. "CGV was established two years ago, and we've been learning advanced cinema management techniques from Hollywood."

"And the multiplex cinema model was spearheaded by Dawn's Angel Theater. We've received information that Dawn has just established Dawn International Cinemas and acquired shares of Golden Harvest Cinemas in Southeast Asia from Golden Harvest."

"As South Korea is an important market in Asia, I think Dawn would be interested!"

Aaron tapped his knee. "The Korean market is certainly good, but as a Hollywood company, our focus is still on the European and American markets."

"Is CGV really confident in developing its chain of cinemas in South Korea?"

"Yes, Mr. Anderson, CJ Entertainment not only owns the distribution rights to DreamWorks films outside of Japan, but we also plan to invest heavily in South Korean domestic films."

"If we cooperate with Dawn again, we will definitely be number one in the Korean box office market!"

Li Meijing is very confident. Of course, she also hopes that after cooperating with Shuguang, she can obtain some funds from Shuguang to build CGV cinemas.

At the same time, it also allows for a more intuitive learning experience of Shuguang's advanced cinema management technology. Finally, there are Shuguang's works, which can further deepen the cooperation between the two parties in the film industry.

Aaron thought about it and realized that South Korea, as an important market in East Asia, is also among the top in the global box office market.
After all, South Korea is a developed country with a population of 4600 million!

"I think it should be possible. Dawn International Cinemas will work with CJ Entertainment to develop the CGV chain cinemas in South Korea."

"The specific cooperation details will be discussed with you by the people in charge of the cinema."

Aaron wouldn't object; since CGV was so determined, Dawn could definitely get involved.
Given Dawn's strength, they will definitely gain more benefits from this cooperation. After all, Dawn's money is not so easy to get!
“Mr. Anderson, we at CJ will certainly not let Dawn down…”

Aaron was too lazy to bother with such a trivial matter as collaborating with CGV on a luxury multiplex cinema; others would naturally handle it.

If Aaron hadn't known that Seoul's real estate market would also appreciate rapidly, he wouldn't have bothered to agree to these things.

With South Korea's economy currently sluggish, isn't this helping South Korea increase investment? Besides, it can also help South Korea develop advanced Hollywood cinema management models?
A little bit of profit certainly won't be enough to sway Aaron!

After leaving South Korea, Aaron went to Tokyo, Japan.

"Titanic is really a hit!"

At the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Aaron sat on the sofa with Norika Fujiwara in his arms. He had come all the way from Hong Kong and South Korea, and the popularity of "Titanic" was still very high.

"Yes, it's a huge hit. The Japanese box office for 'Titanic' has already exceeded 140 billion yen, and it's still showing in theaters!"

Norika Fujiwara looked surprised; Titanic was already a shoo-in for this year's Japanese box office champion.

Last year, the Japanese animated feature film "The Princess of the Forest" only grossed 117 billion yen, while the sequel blockbuster "Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World" by Dawn Universal only grossed 58 billion yen!
Aaron sighed and kissed Norika Fujiwara on the cheek. "However, Titanic's North American box office has now reached $5.5 million, a new record."

"Titanic's global box office has surpassed $16 billion!"

The global box office record of $9.8 million set by "Jurassic Park" has long been broken.

Moreover, Aaron also knew that Titanic had been released in mainland China earlier this month;

Now, after being released for more than half a month, its box office in mainland China has exceeded 1 million RMB! "Onii-san, my agency already belongs to me, what are you going to do with it?"

Last year, Aaron supported Norika Fujiwara's acquisition of her agency, since the agency was not large and the price was not high.

“You can handle it yourself,” Aaron shook his head, leaned back on the sofa, and stroked the woman’s 34E breasts in his arms!

"Investing in TV dramas and movies, signing new talent—that's all possible."

"There should still be a considerable amount of money in the company's account, right?"

Norika Fujiwara nodded. "Yes, and there's over 1 million yen in cash!"

The yen is currently depreciating, and the exchange rate is 131 yen to the dollar. 1 million yen is only 76 US dollars.

"I will have Haihua Investment Company prepare another $100 million in funds for your brokerage firm in its Hong Kong account."

"You can withdraw it whenever you need it."

Aaron wasn't really interested in Norika Fujiwara's small agency, wondering if it could develop into something that would attract his attention.

Currently, Wang Zhuxian is negotiating the acquisition with several other minority shareholders of Media Asia Films. It would be ideal if Fujiwara Norika's agency could become Media Asia Films' Japanese subsidiary.

Norika Fujiwara smiled, "My performance in 'Cat's Eye' last year garnered a lot of attention."

"TV Asahi and Fuji TV are planning to collaborate with me on drama series, and my company has also signed several new talents for training!"

Aaron nodded. "You can handle it yourself."

Norika Fujiwara is already 27 years old, so her rise to fame is a bit late, but she joined the entertainment industry late in the first place.

However, Norika Fujiwara's sexy and mature figure is extremely attractive to men!

Norika Fujiwara's alluring red lips brushed against Aaron's ear, and she whispered, "Onii-san, let's go take a shower!"

“Hmm,” Aaron agreed to the request without hesitation and walked into the bathroom with the woman.

"In Japan, there seems to be a music company called Avex that has been growing very rapidly in recent years!"

Aaron embraced Norika Fujiwara as they lay in the bathtub, enjoying the tenderness.

Norika Fujiwara nodded, snuggled closer to the man, her sexy 34E against Aaron's chest, "Yeah, they're developing very fast. Their artists are selling a lot of records."

Aaron caressed the woman's body. "Universal Music's development in Japan is a bit slow!"

Previously, Universal Music acquired other record companies in Hong Kong and Taipei to expand its market and signed top singers at high prices, showing good momentum.
However, the Japanese market is too competitive, and Panasonic didn't pay much attention to this area before. Now, it won't be easy for Dawn to expand into Universal Music Group.

Norika Fujiwara kissed Aaron on the cheek and reminded him, "Avex Music is preparing to establish a branch in Taipei to enter the Chinese-language market!"

Aaron also understood that Asia was currently less affected by the financial crisis, but Taipei was still a major player in the entertainment market, so who wouldn't pay attention to it?

Previously, Taipei's entertainment market was basically dominated by Hong Kong entertainment. Now that Hong Kong entertainment is declining, Taipei has become an important market for various companies to compete for.

(End of this chapter)