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

Chapter 107: Brother Nan's Reverse Home Raiding Operation Was Also Quite Impressive

The news that Stephen Chow wanted to invite Li Jiaxin to play the female lead in "King of Destruction" was reported by Ah Xin after she finished get off work on the 26th.

He went directly to the residential area where Sunan and Guan Zhilin lived to relay the information.

Such a minor matter should be settled as it is; there's nothing worth discussing further.

In the days that followed, before the release of (Jurassic Park), (Taken) continued to dominate the box office with the help of various trending topics.

Two to three million Hong Kong dollars are added every day, and as of the new week on the 29th, the total has reached 847 million.

3474 million in 14 days!

On the morning of the 29th, (Jurassic Park) officially landed in Hong Kong Island cinemas, bringing the stunning supermodels and CGI special effects to the people of Hong Kong.

Sister Guan took a sip of tea in Skyworth's president's office, then walked to the window and looked down a few times.

She then complained, "It's almost 3500 million in just 14 days. This trend isn't like the Jurassic Park arc; breaking 5000 million will be a piece of cake."

"Now we can only hope to reach 45 million and break Ah Xing's record for Tang Bohu."

In 1993, the highest-grossing Hong Kong film, not just during the summer season, was Tang Bohu.

Similar to last year's "Project Gutenberg" and "Speed," these two blockbuster films have been wildly popular.

Other movies also have cuts of varying degrees, whether it's a waist cut or a calf cut, it's hard to say.

Rosamund Kwan felt regretful after filming "All's Well, Ends Well" and "Once Upon a Time in China III" before the Lunar New Year.

(Rage 1) is her representative work where she played a proper second female lead with a decent amount of screen time.

Su Nan put down the mouse and laughed, "You think Jurassic Park sniped us, but Universal will complain that (Taken) sniped dinosaur movies."

"Without us, Jurassic Park might have still reached 6000 million in box office revenue."

"Now it's very difficult for the opponent to reach a height of 5500 million."

The types are different, and the giant dinosaur is also incredibly impressive, but as long as the ticket price isn't high, everyone pays around 30 or 35 yuan per ticket.

The overall enthusiasm of moviegoers is also limited.

The Angry Fire campaign almost replicated the popularity of last year's "Teach You How to Print US Dollars" campaign.

It's quite satisfying to still manage to win 45 million after encountering a giant dinosaur in the mid-to-late game.

Around the same time, (Rescue) also raked in over 5700 million New Taiwan Dollars at the box office in Taiwan in about ten days.

The value of the Singapore dollar is far lower than that of the Hong Kong dollar, yet only Hollywood blockbusters can easily rake in tens or hundreds of millions there.

New curved coins.

This explosion of Hong Kong films signifies the birth of a new superstar!

Just like last year when Stephen Chow's "Royal Tramp 1" grossed 6160 million NT dollars in Taiwan? Old Yang and others' first film is still showing and hasn't accumulated 6100 million yet.

They joined forces and relentlessly urged Win's Entertainment to film a second installment.

The first film was taken off screens and the sequel was released in less than a month – how crazy is that?!

Even when (Rage 1) is targeted by Jurassic Park, it can still break 70 to 80 million in Taiwan.

This means that Jiao Enjun has completely exploded.

According to Lao Yang, given Jiao Enjun's current popularity, he would directly send HK$2000 million to buy the port when filming (Rage 2) starts.

Others might raise the price to $300 million.

This is enough to suppress the appeal of the Four Heavenly Kings of the music scene.

If the sequel features a new style of action-gun combat and is just as exciting as the first one, then before others have fully grasped this style...

Su Nan won't make any more bad films; the second film will completely solidify Ah Jun's influence as a kung fu superstar in Taiwan, surpassing Ah Jie's.

Now there are many Taiwanese fans who flock to Hong Kong Island to chase after Jiao Enjun.

As soon as Su Nan finished speaking, his mobile phone, which was placed next to his desk, rang. He answered it casually and a loud laugh came from the other end: "Mr. Su, this is Shark Tong."

"This year, Chow Tai Fook is looking for some internationally influential celebrities to endorse and promote their products."

"Would Mr. Su be interested in having a meal or some tea together?"

Su Nan was slightly surprised, but smiled and said, "Mr. Zheng has business to do with Skyworth, so he definitely has time."

The question is whether to choose a celebrity to continue endorsing and promoting the product. Shark-daring Tong's personal phone call certainly wasn't limited to such trivial matters.

After a brief chat on the phone, he chuckled to Sister Guan, "Shark Tong invited me to dinner. Could this Uncle Tong also have his eye on Skyworth?"

Mr. Zheng invested in ATV and still holds a 47.5% stake.

According to the original plan, Su Nan took ATV from the Lin family and then wanted to cooperate with Shark-Brother Tong.

Rosamund Kwan exclaimed in delight, "Brother Nan, you've already caught the eye of the veteran leaders, and you're quite influential now!"

"Even if Uncle Tong wants to invest in Skyworth, the price he offers is not as high as Dongbao's, but he probably won't try to interfere in our development like Dongbao has."

Even the likes of Sun Kee and Wo Kee, at most, were just doing odd jobs for Old Zheng and his ilk.

They run errands for the other party's transportation, logistics, or land acquisition business.

Can Brother Nan discuss legitimate business with those established tycoons? At present, those established tycoons include Shao Daheng.

These are all figures who rose to prominence in the 1940s and 50s, and none of them are simple.

Su Nan nodded, "He can't help us with the box office revenue sharing in the US and South Korea, but he can contribute his share to ATV."

"Let's have a meal first to formally introduce ourselves."

As evening approached, Su Nan took a car to meet Lao Zheng for dinner.

The other party also arranged the meeting at a popular, long-established restaurant. After a brief greeting, they met in a private room while the food was being served.

Shark-hearted Tong smiled at the Kung Fu tea and said, "Su Sheng, you are truly a promising young man."

"I'm also quite optimistic about the film and television industry. A while ago, Mr. Zou was planning to take Golden Harvest public, and I'd like to buy some of their shares."

"However, compared to Skyworth, Jiahe's valuation is insignificant."

"The people at Toho, the Japanese film company, aren't spending so much money just because they can make a lot of Hong Kong dollars from each blockbuster film, are they?"

That's definitely not just about money; the Japanese have malicious intentions, that's just part of their nature.

Su Nan smiled and accepted the cup of tea. "Mr. Zheng has a good eye, and I won't agree to it easily."

Shark-like Tong raised his glass and smiled, "How about I offer 7 million to buy 20% of Skyworth? It was Lin Jia's A-Yue who first came up with that number."

"Your business has doubled in less than a month. I've carefully studied Skyworth's steps towards international expansion, and your development is quite steady."

"Even if (The Matrix) only breaks even at the box office, Skyworth is no small company anymore."

Even if the hackers suffer huge losses, it doesn't diminish the fact that Skyworth holds a large number of valuable IPs.

The value of IP? The Jurassic IP is shining globally, with box office revenue plus videotape sales reaching tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars.

Once (Hacker 1) makes money, and a larger hacker network emerges, Skyworth will become significantly more valuable.

Shark-heart Tong's offer was much lower than the Japanese's, but he had no ill intentions.

After clinking glasses and drinking tea, Su Nan said, "Mr. Zheng, how about I offer 6.4 million to buy your shares in Yali Vision?"

"If you agree, it's a deal that will net you 320 million over four years."

When there is no common ground, one has no legitimate reason to act, and it is difficult to speak up about certain things.

Old Zheng took the initiative to talk business with him, so it was only natural for me to speak up.

Before 90, Lin Baixin and Shadan Tong bought 95% of ATV's shares twice. The remaining 5% was sold by the then-boss, Qiu.

It was given to Lao He from Haojiang.

Shark-Brother Tong doesn't have much influence at ATV, but she is the second largest shareholder.

In 1994, he sold 20% of his shares to the Lin family, which made the Lin family the largest shareholder of ATV, holding 67.5% of the shares.

Shark-hearted Tong was about to brew her second cup of tea when she was completely stunned.

Are the younger generation really this aggressive these days? He was thinking of making an investment, but the other side directly reversed course and bought him out.

A few seconds later, Lao Zheng continued pouring tea. "I'm not particularly interested in television stations. I initially diversified my investments and also used ATV to promote the Chow Tai Fook brand."

"When Mr. Lam took charge of ATV, he also used the TV station to vigorously promote his clothing brand."

Su Nan nodded, "My joint venture emergency radio factory in mainland China sold about 50 units in East and Southeast Asia last year."

"With Nicolas Cage as a spokesperson this spring, the product was advertised on American television and sold more than 40 units."

"In the first half of the year, we continued to sell more than 60 units in East and Southeast Asia, which amounted to tens of millions of US dollars in profit."

The hand-cranked emergency radio, though silent, earned Nan Ge nearly $1100 million in profit in just six months.

Once a celebrity endorses a product, many people in reality also have this kind of emergency need.

Radio manufacturers in Europe and America gradually realized this and began to try to copy their methods, but there were still patent barriers.

Patents can only hold you for as long as they can.

Shark-like Tong: In 1994, the Lin family was able to buy 20% of ATV from him, leaving him with only 27.5% of the shares, which speaks volumes.

ATV had been losing money, and he had long been wavering, even considering selling to cut his losses.

They continued drinking and chatting over shark gall tea as the restaurant began serving its dishes.

He then asked curiously, "Mr. Su, if you joined ATV, would you use your immense screenwriting talent to directly write TV drama scripts?"

"ATV still can't beat Shaw's TVB. The Lam family invests money every year to keep the war going, and I have to do the same."

"Selling shares is not out of the question, as long as Mr. Su has a blockbuster project that can boost ratings, then it's fine."

He doesn't necessarily have to sell what he has to the Lin family.

Su Nan pondered for a few seconds, "Given the current state of the film industry, it's too much to say we should invite Stephen Chow or Jet Li, but if I invest, we can bring back the Four Heavenly Kings to make a high-quality TV series."

Shark-Brother Tong coughed twice, "If Mr. Shao is willing to pay a high price, he can also hire the Four Heavenly Kings of the music scene."

"It's just that Uncle Liu is too stingy; he simply can't bear to part with it."

Among the Four Heavenly Kings, it's no news if Aaron Kwok makes a TV series!

In order to break free from all his contracts with TVB, Lai Ming-Yuan also filmed a series in 93 and 94.

However, in this world, Ah Ming negotiated a contract with TVB for over a year to prepare for the super movie.

He has not had any television projects since 91.

Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung also basically don't have any regular TV drama projects.

Shark-hearted Tong laughed again, "I'm willing to believe in Su Sheng's creativity in the film and television industry. How about this, I'll resell 20% to you for 2.7 million?"

"For television stations, content is king, and quality is the guarantee of viewership."

"Regardless of whether Skyworth's current valuation is inflated, if you become ATV's third-largest shareholder..."

"The media mogul's foundation is now firmly established!"

His ideas have been changing over the years since he joined ATV.

Sunan's attempt to enter the market is disruptive, but introducing a fourth party, Shark Daredevil, is not only profitable but also a win-win situation.

After the transaction, the combined shareholding of the Zheng family, along with Stanley Ho of Macau and Su Sheng of Skyworth, is greater than that of the Lin family.

Shark-like Tong felt more and more that bringing in a new generation of film industry giants would be more beneficial in competing with TVB in the television industry.

Shixiawei Nan Ge, a screenwriter with a nickname of "millionaire," also possesses genuine talent.

If a hit drama like "The Legend of the White Snake" were produced, it would be incredibly effective at boosting viewership ratings.

Su Nan smiled as he poured tea, "Mr. Zheng, selling only 20% isn't worth 2.7 million. How about 2 million? 2 million is still a valuation of 10 billion for ATV."

HK$100 million.

"If I come in, the first plan I want to promote is to break the rule that only Hong Kong Island ID card holders or Hong Kong Island residents can participate in the Miss Asia pageant."

"Since it's Miss Asia, then any Asian can participate."

"Hong Kong Island has a population of less than ten million. This is purely a mathematical calculation. Without the emigration wave of the 1950s and 60s, the Miss Hong Kong and Miss Asia pageants would only have become less and less successful."

"This is a math problem; the larger the base number, the more topics and viewership there will be."

On the surface, only those holding a Hong Kong Island identity card can register to participate in the Miss Hong Kong and Miss Asia pageants.

Is it a restriction imposed by the TV station, or a restriction imposed by higher management?

Shark-heart Tong raised an eyebrow. "As long as you're willing to put in the effort to boost ratings, the price is negotiable. Su Sheng's idea is also acceptable, but this operation will require attending some dinner parties."

Su Nan nodded, "Running to dinner parties is no trouble. The main thing is that Hong Kong films are still able to hold on despite the crackdown by Hollywood."

"Taking this opportunity to spread our influence, mainland China, Taiwan, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand all sent people to participate in the Miss Asia pageant."

"If the runner-up and third-place winners share some of the pie and receive some film and television contracts, it will naturally make it easier for audiences in various regions to favor us."

Regardless of whether there was a higher authority that imposed this restriction in the past.

As the return to normalcy draws closer, some of the terms and conditions are becoming more lenient.

The Miss Asia pageant expanded to a nationwide competition in 2004, with a Kazakh woman winning the title.

But Hong Kong films had been crushed by Hollywood for many years during that period.

If you play like this before you collapse, you can still select a batch of good talents, just like the South Korean film and television industry hadn't risen yet.

Choosing a South Korean girl as the second runner-up in the Miss Asia pageant means that debuting in Hong Kong films is like naturally stepping on South Korean stars to rise to the top.

Island nations and countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand can also try this approach.

Mainland China? With Skyworth's current co-production model with mainland China, there have been many examples such as Chen Hong, Xu Yajun, and Zhou Jie.

Jiao Enjun and Richie Jen are also the best icons on the other side of the bend.

Using the new Miss Asia model, you can select people like Jia Jingwen, Jiang Qinqin, and Li Daran, cultivate them, and naturally spread their influence.

Shark-hearted Tong immediately started urging people to eat. He said that buying 20% ​​for 2 million was negotiable, and he would still make a profit. The key was to have Su Nan contribute his talents to boost the ratings.

With consistently poor ratings, ATV's valuation remained low.

Before the ATV deal was finalized, Shark-Brother Tong stopped talking about investing in Skyworth.

Next, Shark-Brother Tong discussed arranging a time to take Su Nan, Lin Baixin, and Macau casino tycoon Ho for tea.

Everyone here is developing in Hong Kong Harbour Bay, so we need to communicate with each other about any major changes that may occur.

When Su Nan returned home after dinner, Rosamund Kwan and Vivian Chow were very curious and wanted to know how his conversation with Shark Darling went.

When Brother Nan said he would buy 20% of ATV for 2 million, Sister Guan felt a little shocked.

Ah Hong was delighted. "The price is acceptable. The key is that if I become a major shareholder, I can cause some trouble, such as letting Sister Zhi have a director title."

"When I go back to the mainland to do business in the future, my influence will increase dramatically."

While ordinary celebrities have a certain degree of influence in public opinion, they are fundamentally different from high-ranking TV station executives.

Su Nan laughed and said, "We've really gotten involved. Ah Zhi, you should talk to San Mao and ask Uncle Ying to remake (Mr. Vampire) into a TV series called 'Vampire Taoist Priest'."

"This project might not make money from movie tickets in theaters, but it can still be successful on the small screen."

I almost forgot, we should find a master of traditional Chinese medicine to examine Lin Zhengying's qi; it should still be in time.

After he acquired a 20% stake, Shark Darling also supported him in revitalizing the business. He wouldn't be called vice chairman anymore, but it wouldn't be a problem to install a director to prepare for projects.

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