Chapter 401: Donghai Cinema Line
"Cinema line?" Chen Yongjun asked again.
"That's right, cinema line!" Yang Ming nodded in affirmation of Chen Yongjun's answer.
Chen Yongjun looked at Yang Ming with a puzzled expression, he really couldn't figure out how the teenager in front of him, who had made a career with his own whimsical ideas, could suddenly give birth to an industry with no technical content and a low return on investment in cinema lines.
"Yang Ming, how did you think of investing in cinemas? You must know that the rate of return of this industry is not high. Chen Yongjun said his kind reminder.
"Huh. Yang Ming smiled slightly, he naturally knew what Chen Yongjun said very well in his heart.
The pattern of the film industry in China today has not grown vigorously because of the strength of the country, and has become an important industry in the world.
It seems that there is always something invisible and intangible, hindering the development of the film industry, and the current situation of the Chinese film industry has also made many celebrities in the film industry feel distressed.
If you want to talk about the artistry of films produced in China, it goes without saying that the Golden Dragon Award is still one of the three major film festivals in the world, and you know that Chinese films are not lacking in ideas and souls!
However, if it is said that Huaxia films still win awards every year, the proportion of the box office generated by Huaxia films in the global total box office is declining year by year.
Last year, the total box office of Chinese films totaled 3 billion, accounting for less than 10% of the total box office of world films, while the total box office of Chinese films was 15 billion, which was five times the total box office of Chinese films.
More critically, this gap continues to widen.
In the face of the current situation of Chinese films, many experts and celebrities have also taken the pulse of the Chinese film industry, and the biggest problem in diagnosing is that movies are patronizing artistry and lack commerciality.
However, to the embarrassment of many experts and filmmakers, many film companies invested in some so-called commercial films last year, but except for a few films that were able to recover their costs, the other commercial films were all lost, making those well-known people who opened the party hide their faces and be ashamed.
Therefore, in the eyes of some people in China, the film industry is not a good project for investment, because the era of film profiteering has long passed.
Chen Yongjun naturally knows this, and even last year, he listened to others and invested 2,3 million to make a commercial film, but he lost a lot, with this lesson of blood and tears, how could he not worry about Yang Ming's investment in the film industry.
Yang Ming heard Chen Yongjun's kindness to him, and also knew that Chen Yongjun was for his good, he thought for a while, and said to Chen Yongjun seriously: "Brother Chen, don't forget that I am a director, and the ultimate goal of being a director will always be the big screen!"
"Moreover, I believe that the spring of the Chinese film industry will come soon!"
In fact, what Yang Ming didn't say was that even if the Chinese film industry can't make the domestic film market boom, Hollywood in the United States will come in and make the Chinese film industry boom.
And as a theater chain, no matter how you calculate it, it is not a loss.
The most important thing is that Yang Ming never wants to hand over his lifeline to others.
In his previous life, Yang Ming was a low-level character, his own wealth never exceeded one million, Xiaomin's thinking was very strict, and he had seen too many shady scenes in the entertainment industry, so he naturally didn't feel at ease to hand over his lifeblood to others.
Like the giant companies of today's Chinese films, which one of them does not hold the shares of the theater chain, or has a strong relationship.
Therefore, from the beginning, Yang Ming's plan was that if he entered the big screen, he must have a cinema line in his hands.
According to his plan, he originally had to wait until Phoenix TV became formal and could supply its own blood, and then he would shoot a few more classic TV series to lay a solid foundation for his entry into the big screen.
It just so happens that next year is the World Cup in China, and Yang Ming just wants to take this opportunity to shoot a movie about football to ensure that his debut film is foolproof.
However, now that the Zhang family and Zhonghuang Entertainment can be targeted, Yang Ming's plan has completely disrupted Yang Ming's plan, not only Yang Ming's plan to shoot a TV series to make money has been greatly affected, but he is also worried that if he enters the big screen, the other party will make a trick and do something in the theater, so it is very likely that the movie he made will face the situation that he cannot be painted.
Although it is not a 100% thing, but if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, and according to the style of Zhonghuang Entertainment, this possibility is very high.
Therefore, Yang Ming will now make a ruthless loan to acquire a cinema chain.
Chen Yongjun saw Yang Ming's calm and resolute expression, although the two had not known each other for a long time, he knew the temper and character of the young man in front of him well, as long as this young man who was much younger than himself made a decision in his heart, it was impossible for anyone to make him change his mind.
"Okay!" Chen Yongjun shrugged helplessly, and then he continued: "Which cinema chain are you going to acquire?
Hearing Chen Yongjun's words, Yang Ming's heart moved, Zhonghuang Entertainment can be said to be deeply rooted in the film industry, it is estimated that if there is any trouble, they will definitely be clear, if Chen Yongjun is asked to help negotiate the acquisition, it will definitely reduce a lot of resistance, and at the same time, it will also make Zhonghuang Entertainment see him or Oriental DreamWorks acquire the theater chain, and something bad will happen.
"Brother Chen, you have helped with this favor!" Yang Ming said unceremoniously, as for the object of acquisition, he had already decided in his heart, so he told Chen Yongjun about this name.
Tokai Cinemas!
At present, there are a lot of cinemas in Huaxia, but there are 10 relatively large ones, and Donghai Cinemas ranks ninth among the top ten cinemas, with a low market value, only more than 2 billion, Yang Ming has 1 billion in hand, the operation is good, and it is not a big problem to grasp the controlling stake!
According to the information, Donghai Cinema Line has a total of 71 theaters, 439 screens, and 57,376 seats, and this cinema chain is not as good as those large cinemas in terms of the number of theaters and screens, but in the box office ranking of China's top ten cinemas, there are three cinemas that belong to Donghai Cinema Line.
After all, Donghai Cinema Line is also one of the senior cinema chains in Huaxia, and it has not been able to develop rapidly due to financial problems over the years.
Of course, if the Donghai Cinema Line becomes a large-scale cinema chain in China, it will not be Yang Ming's turn to acquire this cinema line.
After Yang Ming and Chen Yongjun discussed the acquisition of the cinema for a while, the two said goodbye respectively, and the acquisition will not be implemented until Manager Cao gets the company's loan application tomorrow.
Leaving the café, Yang Ming looked at the time, did not go back to the academy, drove back to the rented yard, tomorrow is the day when the master and the two senior brothers come back, he has to clean up, and then he will pick them up tomorrow morning.
When Yang Ming arrived at the yard and was about to start cleaning up, he suddenly received a call from Wu Yuanzhi.
"What? Let me make a cartoon?"