Hong Kong film: Zhou Chu eliminates the three evils, I am the leader of the Sanlian Gang

Shao Yifu smiled and stood up to shake hands with Ren Jiu: "Mr. Ren, hello. I've heard of the Qiangwei Group."

After exchanging greetings, Ren Jiu sat down. In fact, Shao Yifu had also sent people to investigate Qiangwei Group and knew that Qiangwei Group had the background of the Sanlian Gang.

Most importantly, all of Ren Jiu's companies are highly profitable, making him a major businessman. He also has a substantial business presence in Taiwan and is financially well-off.

Shaw then said, "I heard from Mrs. Shen that Mr. Ren wants to buy shares in my Shaw Brothers cinema chain. I wonder how much you are willing to offer?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Jiu immediately revealed his stake:

"I paid 2500 million for the shares of Shaw Brothers cinemas held by HSBC, which was 300 million over the market price."

“Mr. Shao, I will also acquire your 90% stake at a price higher than the market price. I am willing to pay 225 million to acquire it.”

Ren Jiu is rich and powerful, so he doesn't care about tens of millions. He wants to secure the theaters first, and then he can quickly recoup his investment in the future. Making movies is sometimes much faster than robbing money.

Upon hearing this, Shaw Brothers was already somewhat tempted. After all, Shaw Brothers cinemas had been losing money year after year, and even he couldn't hold on any longer. Recently, he had indeed been considering giving up on Shaw Brothers films.

Now that someone is willing to take over the Shaw Brothers cinema chain, he has an idea in mind. The reason why the Shaw Brothers cinema chain is worth so much money is that, in addition to the value of the cinema chain itself, the locations of these cinemas are basically all in good locations.

The real estate properties of the cinemas also belonged to Shaw Brothers. The 225 million that Renjiu paid was not only used to buy these cinemas, but also to buy these properties, which were packaged together with the cinemas and given to Renjiu.

There are many wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong, and many of them are involved in the film industry. Why don't they start their own cinema chains?

This is mainly because there are only 120 cinema chains in total on Hong Kong Island. Of these 120 chains, Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Golden Princess account for more than half, while the remaining small number are independently operated cinema chains.

These cinema chains not only occupy the name of a cinema chain company, but more importantly, the real estate of these cinema chains has also been bought by these people.

The cinemas and real estate are located in the best locations on Hong Kong Island. Others who want to buy property to set up cinemas will find that the cinemas are located in relatively remote areas with virtually no foot traffic.

That's why Ren Jiu directly bought Shaw Brothers Cinemas instead of starting from scratch. Firstly, the cost was too high, and secondly, there weren't any suitable locations. It was better to just acquire Shaw Brothers Cinemas directly.

Ren Jiu calmly sipped his tea, moistening his throat, and waited patiently for Shao Yifu's reply.

After a few minutes of silence, Shaw nodded in agreement:

“Mr. Ren, since you are so interested in the cinema chain, I am also willing to make a move.”

After all, Shaw Brothers was preparing to focus on TVB and was planning to abandon Shaw Brothers films, so selling it to Renjiu now would get him a good price.

Ren Jiu waved his hand with a smile, then asked Chen Guilin to bring the contract over and give it to Shao Yifu to sign. He also readily wrote a check, and told Shao to go to the bank to collect the money together.

After the contract was signed, Ren Jiu and Shao Yifu shook hands and said with smiles:

"I am very pleased to be able to work with Mr. Shao this time."

Shao Yifu nodded slightly; he was very satisfied with the price offered by Ren Jiu.

After the two parties shook hands, the transaction was officially completed. After Ren Jiu left the Shaw Group, he sat in his Mercedes-Benz, smoking a cigar, and then instructed his assistant, Mouse Ming, beside him:

"Amin, after that, you should directly rename Shaw Brothers Cinema Company to Qiangwei Cinema Company, and then register it under the name of Qiangwei Film Company as a subsidiary."

Now that they have acquired Shaw Brothers Cinemas, they naturally cannot continue to use the original name.

Mouse Ming smiled and said, "No problem, boss, I'll take care of it right away."

After returning to the Qiangwei Group headquarters building, Ren Jiu went directly to the Qiangwei Film Company, sat in the boss's chair, waved his hand, and had someone call Wang Jingjing over.

Soon Wang Jingjing jogged over, a smile on her face:

"Boss, what do you want?"

Ren Jiu said to Wang Jingjing, "Wang Jingjing, I've now acquired 40 of Shaw Brothers' cinema chains; they're all ours." 043

"Our Qiangwei Film and Television Company now has its own cinema chain. From now on, we will immediately hold a press conference, start making some regular films, and then go and recruit some well-known film actors and directors from Hong Kong."

Ren Jiu is now rich, with ample funds. Whether it's smuggling, beer, or instant noodles, he has made a fortune, truly a great businessman.

Upon hearing this, Wang Jingjing's eyes lit up, and her plump body trembled with excitement. Now that she had a cinema chain, if things went well, she would definitely become a renowned director in Hong Kong. She then immediately smiled and said:

"Boss, don't worry, I'll take care of it right away."

……

In the afternoon, Wang Jingjing knocked on Ren Jiu's office door, then approached him respectfully and said:

"Boss, I have a friend named Stephen Chow, his movies are amazing."

Upon hearing the name Stephen Chow, Ren Jiu immediately thought of that powerful figure from his past life, then smiled and said:

"Bring him here."

Wang Jingjing nodded and quickly brought Zhou Xingxing over, then said:

"Boss, this is Stephen Chow. His movies are absolutely flawless."

Ren Jiu took one look and, sure enough, it was the big shot from his past life, the King of Comedy, Stephen Chow. A little shy, he looked at Ren Jiu and called out:

"Mr. Ren."

Wang Jingjing then couldn't help but praise, "Boss, his filmmaking skills are very high, especially in comedy films. I hope he can join our film company."

Upon hearing this, Ren Jiu nodded immediately: "Zhou Xingxing, welcome to Qiangwei Film Company. From now on, you will directly serve as the deputy chief director of Qiangwei Film Company."

Upon hearing this, Stephen Chow quickly nodded and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Mr. Ren."

As for the director, it was Wang Jingjing. After arranging everything, Wang Jingjing immediately held a press conference and made her debut on television.

Many people know that a film company called Strong Power Films emerged in Hong Kong Island and acquired Shaw Brothers' cinema chains, thus entering the film and television industry in Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia.

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Meanwhile, at He Xin's villa estate in Haojiang, He Tian'er also saw the press conference on TV and went directly to the garden to find He Xin.

He Xin was having tea with his wife, Madam He, when he saw his daughter arrive and asked:

"Tian'er, is something the matter?"

He Tian'er said coquettishly:

“Dad, I want to go to Hong Kong Island to make movies. Ninth Brother founded a film company called Qiangwei Film Company before he went to Hong Kong Island. I also want to try my luck there.”

Hearing this, He Xin felt a headache coming on; he knew exactly what his daughter was thinking.

Madam He knew that her daughter's true intentions were not what they seemed, and then smiled and said:

"If Tian'er wants to go, then let him go."

He Xinyan sighed, unable to resist his daughter's coquettishness, and then said:

"I understand. I'll let Ren Jiu know later, and you can go to his place to film a movie."

Hearing this, He Tian'er couldn't help but smile and laugh out loud: "Thank you, Dad."