The struggles of a failed college entrance exam candidate in Hong Kong entertainment

Chapter 106 Someone wants to buy 50% of Skyworth for HK$25 billion?

On July 20, (Rescue) continued its relentless bombardment of Hong Kong cinemas.

The quality of this blockbuster has improved along with its box office success, and its reputation has also grown.

Su Nan and Zhou Huimin arrived at Skyworth headquarters at nine o'clock in the morning and walked to the president's office amidst greetings.

Chen Nao and Xiao Chen's parents quickly came out of the waiting room across the hall to greet them.

Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi stood behind Chen Nao's parents, excitedly praising and flattering them.

The girls' emotions were fluctuating greatly. Meanwhile, Skyworth received a new offer: Jeanswest Apparel wanted to pay Chen Nao 30 RMB to be their spokesperson.

In 1993, a guy could earn 300,000 yuan. Even if he paid 70% of that to the gods, Xiao Chen would still get 90,000 yuan before taxes.

This is only the sixth day since (Rage) was released!

Su Nan nodded to Chen Nao a few times, then smiled at Chen's parents, "Regarding GG, the group suggests we wait a bit longer."

"The film has a global run of several months, and Xiao Chen's value has only just begun to emerge."

"Especially since (Rage) sold $450 million in Europe and America, major Hollywood studios will push hard for theatrical release."

"Little Chen's (Kung Fu Little Mute Girl) grossed over $1600 million at the US box office."

"With (Rage) grossing over 20 million US dollars, this would be a representative film that would also have a box office of several hundred million Hong Kong dollars in the US."

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GG's offer was too much of a shock to the Chen family, and even Pang Bing and Zhang Ziyi were getting restless.

That's normal, since most of them still receive a monthly salary.

But for Skyworth, it's just the beginning stage for Xiao Chen, so they can only take a look and wait a while.

Chen Nao and his parents nodded repeatedly, but they still couldn't calm down and didn't even know what to say to express their feelings at that moment.

In the summer of 1993, Lao Mou's business myth of earning 100 million yuan in three years was born.

There are more and more millionaires in mainland China, but this is only true for Qingdao.

Xiao Chen now has the ability to earn a million a year? The young girl has already been registered at the cultural center in her hometown.

This is not limited to film and television stars within China.

After uttering a few incoherent words, Chen Nao suddenly slapped his arm and laughed, "Oh right, President Su, I almost forgot."

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"My hometown, Tsingtao Beer, is willing to offer 500 million yuan a year to have Jun Ge as its spokesperson."

"It's not just limited to endorsements in China, but also includes going to South Korea, Europe and America to play games."

"If the company is interested in cooperation, we can discuss the price slowly. Tsingtao Brewery will only send someone to the company to discuss the matter if you are interested."

Tsingtao Beer has been listed on the Hong Kong Island Stock Exchange. The listing ceremony will be held on July 15th, the same day as the movie "Extraction".

The stock price is just okay.

Su Nan was taken aback. "Of course, this cooperation is possible. Tsingtao Beer is quite bold."

Rosamund Kwan accepted a 500 million yuan annual endorsement deal for Kongfu Banquet Wine? That was six months after the release of (Project Gutenberg).

At the time, the (Dynasty Warriors) videotapes went viral all over the world.

Why is Tsingtao Beer quoting such a high price now? After thinking about it, I guess it's related to the fact that the company has just gone public.

Under normal circumstances, it would take Jiao Enjun at least three to five months to receive this level of GG fee.

Another problem is that they're already spending money to film GG, and the movie is still showing in theaters. One of the hottest topics in Hong Kong is that Jun-ge (Brother Chun) absolutely cannot go to jail.

The faster you generate buzz, the greater the boost to Tsingtao Beer's sales.

Su Nan chatted for a few more minutes and then told Chen Nao and the others to have fun on their own before returning to his office with Amin.

As Amin made him coffee, she laughed and said, "Dongbao also came to offer an offer to raise funds and invest in our group. They quoted a certain amount over the phone..."

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"If the money is high enough, would you agree?"

This morning, someone from Dongbao came to the company for a pre-arranged visit.

Su Nan shook his head. "This isn't just about money. Island nation capital has always liked to do all sorts of rubbish."

"If I take their money, I'll be infiltrated. No matter how much money they offer, I won't budge."

"We're still hoping Toho will help us with (hacking) the box office revenue sharing in Japan before we can meet."

On June 23, Lin Jianyue first went to the film set to offer a price and discuss investing.

Later, Zeng Zhiwei, unaware of the specifics, acted as an intermediary and introduced a wealthy man to make an offer.

Dongbao is a legitimate third party that values ​​Skyworth's future. The price quoted over the phone was HK$6 million, and 20% of that investment equals a total valuation of HK$30 billion for Skyworth.

Offering such a high valuation to a film and television group? Hong Kong-based Hong Kong Capital rarely does this.

The fact that Golden Harvest's total market value was less than 10 billion and ATV's total value was also less than 10 billion are representative examples.

But island nation capital is different; Sony spent six billion US dollars to acquire Columbia.

In 1990, Panasonic also spent $66 billion to acquire American Music Corporation, which owned Universal Pictures and MCA Films.

See, etc.

In 91 and 92, Toshiba, together with Itochu Corporation, spent $10 billion to acquire a 6% stake in a subsidiary of Time Warner.

Therefore, Skyworth's projects have repeatedly impacted East and Southeast Asia, making great strides out of the harbor.

Including its repeated attacks on Europe and the United States, island nation capital has truly set its sights on entering the market.

Su Nan asked Jackie Chan, and Jackie Chan bluntly stated that Toho estimated that (Extraction 1) might only gross around 10 billion yen at the Japanese box office.

It won't be too outrageous or exaggerated, but Toho also has Jackie Chan and Golden Harvest.

Knowing about the major IP collaboration plans of (Police Story), (Outlaws), and (Taken).

There are high expectations for the entire police universe, including the desire to add the new Tokyo Super Cop IP.

Whether (The Matrix) will be profitable or not is uncertain, and the various animated film IPs hoarded by Skyworth, led by Sunan, have also made Dongbao start to pay attention.

Following the huge success of games like "Dynasty Warriors" and "Con Air," the Fast & Furious series has garnered even more attention.

Skyworth's overall valuation exceeds HK$30 billion, which is truly not due to the power of just one or two IPs.

Comparing the power of IP, Skyworth has signed contracts with stars such as Li Ming, Liang Jiahui, Wan Ziliang, and Jiao Enjun, and now includes a star-studded group of celebrities like Rosamund Kwan, Chen Hong, and Joey Wong.

The contribution of celebrities to market value is not significant.

Sunan and Amin chatted for a while. Around 9 a.m., Dongbao's people arrived. After a brief and polite greeting, they simply recited the numbers from the phone call.

Brother Nan calmly refused, saying he was not short of money and had no need to accept external investment.

After some further discussion, Dongbao Laike offered a valuation of HK$8 million for 20% of the company.

This pales in comparison to Toshiba's $10 billion acquisition of a 6% stake in Warner's subsidiary.

Nan Ge refused again.

Around 10 o'clock, Su Nan escorted Dongbao's people to the president's office and then turned to leave, but before they left...

They're still using the island nation's box office revenue sharing as bait, setting up even more traps.

If Skyworth is willing to transfer 50% of its shares for 25 billion yuan, all films mainly invested by the group can be distributed in Japan, starting with a 20% share of the box office data.

Vivian Chow listened in on the whole thing and was deeply moved and confused.

Less than a month later, Lin Jianyue's offer of 3 million was approaching the 10 billion mark.

Is the long-term cooperation model with Toho Cinemas entirely based on revenue sharing?

Taking last year's "Project Gutenberg" as an example, the Japanese box office was 35 billion yen, and 20% of that would bring back more than 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

Su Nan lit a cigarette and complained, "Don't think too much about it. If you really agree, you'll be inviting trouble. They'll interfere a lot with film and television production."

Amin nodded hurriedly, "I wasn't thinking anything. It's just that I feel you're so young and already like this? In ten years, won't our Su family easily secure its place among the top ten wealthy families in Hong Kong?"

"Japanese capital is already betting on (The Matrix) even before it's been released."

"That's too much! Should we celebrate?"

When she talked about celebrating, Vivian Chow's eyes were practically brimming with seductive charm.

She woke up early in the morning sweating profusely from her liver, but that didn't stop her from having new expectations under her new mood.

Amin chuckled again, "I heard that Yuan Jieying is so dieting that she's almost developed anorexia in order to maintain her figure and appearance."

"And with the added tendency towards depression, we really don't have that worry about Nan-ge in our family."

In the early to mid-90s, capital games and wealth myths were the hottest topics in southern Jiangsu, Hong Kong.

Although Brother Nan rejected Dongbao's investment offer.

However, when Dongbao proactively released information to the public, it revealed that it wanted to offer 25 billion yuan for 50% of Skyworth shares, with an overall valuation of 50 billion yuan.

This only added fuel to the fire of the already wildly popular (Rescue in Flames).

Toho didn't say it explicitly, but Jackie Chan was very excited and emotional during an interview, remarking on the price offered by Japanese capital.

Indeed, I was also somewhat affected by (anger).

Countless citizens were even more shocked. Last month, the overall valuation was 15 billion, but due to the slight impact of anger, it tripled.

What kind of amazing movie is this (Taken)?

During the second week of screenings in late July, (Rage) once again experienced a prolonged period of sold-out tickets.

This caused viewers who felt unsatisfied after watching it once and wanted to watch it again to start cursing.

The deadline is July 26, just days before the release of (Jurassic Park).

(Rage) managed to gross HK$2627 million in its opening weekend and second week in Hong Kong.

This number has once again deeply shocked the entire Hong Kong!

Last year, "Project Gutenberg" grossed HK$2400 million in its opening weekend and second week, breaking a series of records, including a final gross of HK$6337 million before ending its run. It is the highest-grossing Hong Kong film since the country opened to the public!

Fury was under the significant influence of a halo before and after its release.

The biggest driving force is the successive rounds of bids from investors, all pushing the founder of Sunan towards becoming a near-10 billion yuan tycoon.

Even on Monday the 26th, the screening room for "Taking Away" at Golden Harvest Cinemas was still packed with people.

It gradually became like last year when "Dynasty Warriors" was watched three or four times by countless movie fans.

At 10 a.m. on July 26, when Joey Wong visited the set of "My Sassy Girl," she happened to find Li Jiaxin on break.

Xiao Xian stepped forward and took Ah Xin's arm, teasing, "I heard you became Li Santiao? That's hilarious, 'one take' is used to describe the acting prowess of veteran actors."

"Isn't the guaranteed minimum of three points a bit of a trap? If he performs poorly, wouldn't it be seven or eight points?"

Xiao Xian started preparing for the role in March to experience life in the film industry. Filming began in late June (after leaving Macau), and the film just wrapped up the day before yesterday.

After she got back and had a good rest, she went to play with her girlfriends.

Ah Xin rolled her eyes. "Three is fine, it's not like Li has five or six."

After saying that, Ah Xin excitedly said, "Brother Nan has miraculously become a billionaire. Wow, why don't we help him get on the right track?"

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"He's not even 25 years old and he's already this amazing. I wonder what those traditional wealthy families think of him."

Wang Zuxian's newfound confidence has strengthened her resolve to work hard for a few more years and become a member of the Wang family's first generation of wealth.

She only filmed one movie (Leaving Macau) in the four months that followed, all in order to win the Best Actress award.

However, she took on many roles in various films and television series, earning tens of millions of dollars in mainland China and five million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong.

The currently in-production film (Green Snake) has an investment of over 2 million yuan and stars Joey Wong as the second female lead.

Li Jiaxin laughed again, "By the way, Yong Sheng cast Zhang Min as the Green Snake in (Green Snake), so they asked me to play Zhao Min in (The Kung Fu Cult Master)."

"Brother Nan said that my performances in period dramas are far less impressive than those in modern fashion films."

"Why don't you give it a try? Sister Xian, with your outstanding ability to juggle multiple projects, playing Zhao Min would be a piece of cake."

Xiaoxian was both amused and exasperated. "You actually started this?"

If the pay is good, it doesn't matter who plays the role.

Ah Xin whispered mysteriously in her ear, "I heard from Brother Nan that once you've mastered the role of the 'savage girlfriend,' you need to prepare for three to five months."

"My film salary will also exceed one million, and my GG endorsement can also reach one million."

"I can't back out of those contracts that have already been signed, and I can't renege on them. If I get another 300,000 or 400,000 yuan for those that haven't been signed, I'll be at a huge disadvantage."

"Before the release of 'The Hacker,' Sister Hong had no interest in taking on regular films and focused on maintaining her action choreography and delivering dramatic scenes."

Ah Xin knew that the movie "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" might become a classic, and even a representative work.

However, the outside world wouldn't give her a boost in status by offering her hundreds of thousands more in film fees.

The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber movie project was filmed by Wang Jing alongside (The New Shaolin Five Ancestors).

As the two were chatting, Ah Xin's assistant ran over to report that Stephen Chow had come to visit the set and got straight to the point: he wanted to work with Li Jiaxin on his next film.

Ah Xin was stunned, but when she asked whether it was a period drama or a modern fashion drama, she learned that it was a modern fashion drama and that filming would start in two months.

That's when she became interested.

Wang Zuxian glanced at Ah Xing, who was greeting the rest of the crew in the distance, and smiled, "I heard that this Brother Xing has been really into the real estate circle lately."

"You're getting very close to the real estate prodigy and Liu Luanxiong. Could it be that Liu is indirectly trying to win back your project?"

Li Jiaxin shook her head, "No matter how roundabout the approach, I'm not going back to that pit."

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"Wouldn't that mean making even more money?"

After saying that, she took Xiaoxian to see Stephen Chow. She didn't know what kind of fashion film project it was, so she had to ask him more.

Of course, she was also certain that as long as she wasn't interested, it didn't matter what the relationship between Ah Xing and Da Liu was like.

Stephen Chow couldn't force a match.

In reality? If Ah Xing knew about Joey Wong, he would complain bitterly that it was snowing in June.

The first time Skyworth was mentioned in the news was when a newspaper interviewed him about whether he would be willing to cooperate with Skyworth to make (Kung Fu 2).

He's not just looking forward to Kung Fu 2; he'd be drooling over any new Hong Kong Island super police project.

Action stars who can achieve international recognition earn the most.

Leaving aside Jackie Chan's multi-million dollar film salary and multi-million dollar GG endorsements, the successive rise of Ah Jie, Leung Ka-fai, and Chiao En-chun has made many Hong Kong and Taiwan male stars envious.

Take Zhang Guorong, Zhong Zhentao, Lu Liangwei, and others, for example, which one of them doesn't envy Brother Jia Hui?

To be able to film peacefully, not be bullied, earn a fortune, and even win awards—that's dream treatment!

The other three of the Four Heavenly Kings all wished they could kill Li Ming and take his place.

Among the rising stars or second, third, and fourth-tier celebrities, how many people are so envious of Wan Ziliang and Jiao Enjun that they cry with envy?

Stephen Chow plans to invite Li Jiaxin to join the cast of the movie "King of Destruction".

He planned to take a two-month break before resuming work after filming "Flirting Scholar" and "The Mad Monk".

When Ah Xing came to the (My Sassy Girl) film crew, he took the initiative to express his desire to play a cameo role, including to cooperate with the publicity plan to promote the My Sassy Girl project.