Hollywood starts with an agent

Chapter 526 Trip to China
Following the release of Universal's romantic comedy "City of Angels," starring Nicolas Cage and Sophie Marceau, Aaron left the United States and returned to Hong Kong!
At this moment, the financial market in Hong Kong is in the midst of a fierce battle, with a large number of European and American investment banks and hedge funds launching a major offensive against Hong Kong's foreign exchange market, stock market and Hang Seng Index futures market, frantically selling Hong Kong dollars and Hang Seng Index futures in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, contrary to its past passive approach, directly used Hong Kong's fiscal reserves to absorb the funds, stabilizing the exchange rate at 7.75 Hong Kong dollars to 1 US dollar!

At the Repulse Bay villa, Aaron sat on the sofa, and Wang Zhuxian handed him a cup of coffee. "Why did you come all this way again?"

Aaron shook his head. "There's a lot of mess going on in America right now."

Wang Zhuxian immediately understood that the sex scandal involving US President Clinton and White House intern Monica Lewinsky had now been confirmed and sparked global discussion!

Of course, that's not all. A few days ago, the US embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, were attacked by car bombs almost simultaneously.

Aaron took a sip of coffee. "Is the flooding in mainland China very serious?"

Wang Zhuxian sighed heavily, "It's very serious; many people have already suffered."

This year, Wang Zhuxian has already bought back most of the shares of Media Asia Films from other shareholders, and currently holds more than 80% of the shares of Media Asia Films.
She donated 500 million RMB each to the disaster area in the name of Media Asia Films and in her own name, for a total of 1000 million RMB!

In fact, as soon as Aaron arrived in Hong Kong, he had someone donate $300 million to Wuhan, the hardest-hit area, in the name of Dawn Global.

"It seems that Golden Harvest Film Company in Hong Kong did not win the bid for the land to build a film studio, did it?"

Aaron suddenly asked.

Wang Zhuxian nodded. "Golden Harvest failed; the land was acquired by TVB in conjunction with other film companies."

"Jiahe is having a very difficult time right now!"

Aaron couldn't deny that many filmmakers in Hong Kong like to invest in real estate, and this financial crisis has caused many to lose everything.

“I will also take some time to visit the mainland this time,” said a representative from the Chinese government, who last month issued the “Notice on Further Deepening the Reform of the Urban Housing System and Accelerating Housing Construction.”
The explicit proposal to stop the in-kind allocation of housing and gradually implement the monetization of housing allocation marks China's full entry into the era of commercial housing!

"Really?" Wang Zhuxian was somewhat surprised, after all, Aaron had basically stayed in Hong Kong before.

“Of course,” Aaron put down his coffee, pulled Wang Zhuxian into his lap, and began to caress her thighs.

"How's the factory construction going over there?"

Wang Zhuxian nodded, hugged Aaron's neck and nuzzled him, "It went smoothly, I guess we can officially start construction next year!"

Aaron kissed the woman. "Saxophone Fifth Avenue Department Store is expanding into Asia. The first cities to open branches are Taipei, Hong Kong, and Tokyo."

"At that time, we will open one in Shanghai or Beijing as soon as possible to enter the Chinese mainland market."

As he spoke, Aaron kissed Wang Zhuxian's lips... Hong Kong's financial defense battle, after the Russian government allowed the ruble to depreciate sharply and decided to default on its debt and postpone the repayment of foreign debt, dealt a heavy blow to speculators holding a large amount of Russian government bonds, the Hong Kong government continued to inject funds to boost the stock market.
In addition, the yen began to stabilize, and stock markets in Europe, the United States, and Asia rebounded across the board. The Hong Kong government also took the opportunity to launch a fierce offensive, "blocking" international speculators from both the stock market and the futures market!
At this time, orders came in from US President Clinton to launch cruise missile strikes against terrorist targets in Sudan and Afghanistan, codenamed "Infinite Stretch".
External factors led to a weakening of the yen, which also affected Hong Kong's financial markets, prompting international hedge funds to launch another counterattack...

While the battle to defend Hong Kong's financial center raged on, Aaron arrived in Shanghai, the economic hub of China.

Accompanying Aaron was Yang Gongru, who was born in Shanghai!

In a luxury suite at the Kowloon Hotel in Shanghai, Aaron lay on top of Yang Gongru, saying, "Shanghai's development is quite rapid."

“Yes,” Yang Gongru said breathlessly, hugging the man tightly, and smiled. “I used to come back to visit often, and it’s changed every year.”

Media Asia Films invested in and produced "The Storm Riders," starring Yang Gongru, which had just been released in Hong Kong. Yang Gongru was originally attending a film promotion event when Aaron pulled her to Shanghai!
"Yes, I saw a skyscraper in Pudong New Area. Is it the tallest building in Shanghai?"

Aaron stroked the woman's soft skin and asked aloud.

Yang Gongru closed her eyes. "You're talking about the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, which will officially open next spring."

"The Jin Mao Tower is 420.5 meters tall and has 91 floors, including 88 floors above ground and 3 floors underground. It is a modern building that mainly serves as a financial office space and integrates hotels, exhibition halls, conference facilities, shopping malls, and entertainment venues!"

A moment later, Aaron rolled off Yang Gongru. "I see signs of construction on another building near the Jin Mao Tower?"

Yang Gongru nodded. "That's right. It's a skyscraper project developed by Mori Building Company of Japan. Construction just started last year, but it was stalled due to the financial crisis!"

In 1993, Mori Building Group began to discuss the development of a project in the area. The project was a wholly Japanese-owned project, and the developer established Shanghai World Financial Center Co., Ltd. for this purpose.
The Shanghai World Financial Center obtained land use rights at the end of 1995 and started construction last year, but unexpectedly encountered the Asian financial crisis.

"However, Aaron, you should pay attention to the release of 'Titanic' in China; it has a huge impact!"

Yang Gongru couldn't help but remind her.

Not only did "Titanic" gross 3.6 million RMB at the Chinese box office, but its release also sparked widespread discussion in society.
From love and humanity to the meaning of life and disaster response, people of different ages and social classes participated in these discussions, promoting the exchange and collision of social ideas!

"Hey, the international distribution of Titanic was handled by 20th Century Fox, it doesn't have much to do with Dawn!"

Aaron shook his head. "Titanic grossed $6 million in North America, and I'm already very satisfied."

As for its popularity in China, Aaron doesn't really pay much attention to it...

(End of this chapter)