Chapter 115: Supporting the Academy Awards
Shopping malls are like battlefields, and the most difficult thing to prevent is the knife shot from behind, especially the Bank of Kowloon embezzled the industry in the name of protection, and when he wanted to save money, he also lowered his voice, Wang Zifan understood that bankers specialize in doing things that harm people's interests, and these people can't believe it, so that they are now very disgusted with Zhou Qingjin's face. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
At the beginning of the showdown, Zhou Qingjin also tried to show up and fought back: "According to the contract, the annual interest rate of financing is guaranteed at a minimum, that is to say, it is higher than 35%, how much is it, and a charter must be taken out today!"
Seeing that the other party secretly changed the concept, Wang Zifan secretly sneered, he promised to earn 35% a year, and he would increase the income as appropriate if he exceeded a year, but now it has only been a few months, how can it be 35% higher, but if he fights back now, he will really fall into the trap of the other party, his eyes looked directly at Li Mingze, and he said straight to the point: "Mr. Li, what should you do?"
Zhou Qingjin raised his eyebrows, and hinted naked regardless of his face: "Mr. Li, please rest assured, our bank is on your side!"
Li Mingze still has that light and light expression, as if everything is under control, in fact, he is also considering the pros and cons in his heart, the meaning of the Kowloon Bank is obvious, wanting to annex the emerging Wang family, this is indeed a big piece of fat, but in his opinion, the reason is too far-fetched, only with a contract to make people comply, it is inevitable to take it for granted, and Wang Zifan defeated the Lei family, and Li Jiacheng did a battle, regardless of victory or defeat, the prestige is like the sky, although it offends some people, but the family heritage has been established, the Kowloon Bank's move is tantamount to taking a chestnut in the fire, although the victory is full, if you lose……
Hit the streets!
Li Mingze scolded secretly, broke out in a cold sweat, his bottomless eyes became cold, and he glanced at Zhou Qingjin, the plan failed, and the Kowloon Bank had nothing to lose, because Wang Zifan had already transferred the funds to the Prince Fund, and the Li family was different, not only missing out on the emerging Wang family, but also offending others, and there was one more fierce rival in plain water.
Lu Yanqun reminded in a low voice: "Big brother, the reason why the Kowloon Bank targeted Ah Fan is the Prince's Fund, we don't need to get involved!"
Li Mingze nodded secretly, this fund has been developing too fast recently, and it has caused many predators to covet it, so he took a sip of tea and put on a posture before he said lightly: "Director Zhou, I understand what you said, but I can trust Afan!"
Zhou Qingjin frowned and said, "The security of funds!"
Wang Zifan smiled slightly at the other side and proposed, "Since we trust each other, there is no need for an intermediate supervisory body to exist!"
Zhou Qingjin's face changed, and he hurriedly interrupted: "Mr. Wang, please pay attention to your words, because of our existence, the Independent Commission Against Corruption has not investigated this financing behavior!"
Wang Zifan's patience had run out, if it weren't for the Hong Kong Electric Light, he wouldn't have bothered so much, turned his head and asked, "Manager Zhao, how much money do we still have in our account?"
Zhao Ning replied without thinking about it: "Five and three billion Hong Kong dollars, Mr. Wang!"
"Impossible!" Zhou Qingjin was shocked, the bank had sent a first-class team to count Wang Zifan's net worth, at most 2 billion in liquidity, and now it has turned its face, how can it be doubled.
Zhao Desheng said with a smile: "What's the fuss about, whether our fund is acquiring Kowloon Bus, Kowloon Development, or blocking the Xu family and Hutchison Whampoa, it is not a loss-making business, and there are hundreds of millions of dollars made by speculating in British foreign exchange in May, especially the recent shorting...... I don't think you know any of that yet. ”
Lu Yanqun said curiously: "Afan, you were shorting the Hong Kong dollar some time ago?"
"No!" Wang Zifan pretended to be confused, this can't admit that shorting the Hong Kong dollar is the enemy of Hong Kong, and although he knew that the value of the Hong Kong dollar would fall, he really didn't give relevant instructions, everything was a secret operation.
Zhou Qingjin's face became more and more embarrassed, according to the original plan, Wang Zifan still has a gap of more than 2 billion yuan to repay the money, and the bank can apply to the court to freeze all the property in Wang Zifan's name, as long as the Wang family is sung down in public opinion, these high-quality industries will no longer be valuable, and even Wang Zifan can go bankrupt after evaluation, but now the prince fund alone can make up for this gap, and the following plan is impossible to talk about.
Li Mingze was secretly glad that if he hadn't changed his position just now, he would have been the opposite of Wang Zifan now.
Zhou Qingjin's face turned red, and he remedied: "Mr. Wang, my intention is not to target you, but to maintain the ...... of both parties."
Wang Zifan looked at the time and said straightforwardly: "Director Zhou, I understand what you mean, I will discuss the next cooperation with Mr. Li before confirming, and now you can go!"
Zhou Qingjin was very embarrassed, and looked at Li Mingze for help, but all he received was indifference, and sighed secretly, although he didn't want to admit it, he really lost, and he lost very completely, if he didn't rush it......
exposed the hole cards, Wang Zifan also became stronger, the Li family was too uninteresting, he didn't need to compromise, picked up the original contract, and said straightforwardly: "Mr. Li, I think you know this contract better than me, now you can make a request!"
Lu Yanqun smiled bitterly: "Ah Fan, we are also bewitched by the Kowloon Bank!"
Li Mingze frowned secretly, although he was old, he was unwilling to let a woman and child intercede, and said, "I want to hear what plan you have?"
Wang Zifan nodded and replied: "I have two plans, first, now end the cooperative relationship between the two parties, I can only give you 15% of the profits, and second, continue to fulfill the obligations of both parties in accordance with the terms of the contract, and I will pay 35% of the profits after the term expires for one year!"
Li Mingze said quietly: "What if it's a year?"
Wang Zifan couldn't help but laugh, this old man is really funny, 35% profit a year, when he is a cornucopia, wishful thinking is good, and said lightly: "A year later, if we encounter a good investment opportunity, I think we will continue to cooperate!"
Li Dingchang frowned and said: "Mr. Wang, now that we are from cooperation and in the past half a year, why is there only 15% profit?"
Wang Zifan said meaningfully: "Why do you think the contract exists?"
Li Dingchang showed an embarrassed look, just now Zhou Qingjin of the Kowloon Bank meant that Wang Zifan broke the contract, and now Zhou Qingjin stands, and the party who breaks the contract will become the Li family.
Lu Yanqun was caught in the middle, as a dilemma, although Wang Zifan was the initiator of this fundraising, but the real person who operated was her, and now Wang Zifan dug a pit and brought her with him unconsciously, or the kind that dug a pit to bury herself, she is not a person inside and out.
The negotiations entered the stalemate stage, and neither side expressed their views again, but exchanged words and whispered in private.
More than two hours passed unconsciously, the secretary He Chaoqiong knocked on the door and came in, walked a little shaky, came to Wang Zifan's side under the strange eyes of everyone, and said in a small voice: "Boss, the first Academy Awards held by "Biennial" is about to start, and our people are waiting for you!"
Wang Zifan pretended to be pretentious and said: "I know, you inform everyone, and you will set off in ten minutes!"
"Okay!"
He Chaoqiong walked out with low eyebrows, Li Mingze, Lu Yanqun, and Li Dingchang were shocked and still on their faces, how could they not know the daughter of the Macau gambling king, Li, He, Gao, and Luo are listed as the four major families in Hong Kong, of which the He family is the head of the four major families, and the Macau gambling king is a branch of the He family, and the gambling king's daughter is a secretary to Wang Zifan, and she is still dressed like this......
Wang Zifan said: "Mr. Li, I'm sorry, I'm still in a hurry!"
Lu Yanqun had a bottom in his heart, stood up and said with a smile: "It's all a misunderstanding, Afan, let's make an appointment another day!"
Li Mingze said with a smile: "Afan, you must notify me when you drink the wedding wine!"
Drinking wine?
Wang Zifan saw Li Mingze and Lu Yanqun smiling tacitly, and the second monk was puzzled, thinking that it was really inexplicable, he hadn't decided who to marry or what kind of wine to drink!
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The Hong Kong Film Awards was held at the Fuhua Hotel, and when it comes to the Academy Awards, we have to mention his origins, the Hong Kong film industry is booming, and there will be film companies rising every ten years, the rise of the Ting brothers in the sixties, Golden Harvest Pictures dominated the seventies, and DreamWorks was born in the eighties.
In the 80s, Hong Kong cinema had developed to a certain scale and had a place in Asia and even the world, but it did not have its own film festival, or even its own official organization.
Wang Zifan wanted "Next Magazine" to do it, but in this way, the Academy Awards will become the master of DreamWorks, Golden Harvest, Shan Shi and other film companies will definitely not buy it, without everyone's cooperation, it is also ridiculous and generous, I don't know if it leaked the news, at this time, "Film Fortnightly" announced that it would hold the Academy Awards, and no one raised any objections.
However, as a non-profit group, and "Film Fortnightly" is already poor to death, the event site is extremely simple, only renting a hall, setting up a rostrum, and there are rows of small benches below, when Wang Zifan saw the trophy, he really couldn't cry or laugh, even if there was no red carpet, even the trophy was made of glass, and he didn't hold a celebration banquet.
The Academy Award has always been sacred in Wang Zifan's heart. I don't know how many actors were moved to tears at the moment of winning the award, if he could win something at the Academy Awards, he would be very happy, but these are all thoughts before entering the venue, the prince decided to participate only when he saw the three words of the Academy Awards, but "Movie Hand Weekly" really disappointed him, this is a film awards ceremony, compared with the Cannes Film Festival, it is like a child's play, and he doesn't even expect to get it, of course, he doesn't have the heart to do anything about the small bench, stupidly waiting for the awards ceremony.
"This is the Academy Awards?"
Not only Wang Zifan complained, but the casual Shi Nansheng, Zeng Zhiwei, and Zhang Aijia also couldn't cry or laugh, everyone has seen the world, no red carpet, no crowd cheers, no fans watching, in the narrow space, there are only dense rows of small benches, the first row is less than a meter away from the podium, and the podium is just a half-meter-long table.
Zeng Zhiwei sighed: "No wonder no one from Jiahe and the Wei family came!"
Wang Zifan said: "I have come here, and if I go back like this, I will be laughed at." ”
The current Academy Awards are both famous and style compared with the American Oscars, it is a heaven and an underground, if DreamWorks is allowed to hold the Academy Awards, at least the pomp and circumstance will not be lost, the red carpet, gold trophies or something, everything, this is simply a shame for Hong Kong, or find an opportunity to buy "Film Fortnightly"!
Shu Qi, who was greeting the guests, looked at the DreamWorks camp stupidly, in his eyes, Zeng Zhiwei, Shi Nansheng, and Xu Ke could all be called big names in the film industry, and Wang Zifan ...... It seems that no one of this level has ever spoken to him.
"Mr. Wang! Hello!" Shu Qi strode over and held Wang Zifan's hands, and in the blink of an eye, tears welled up in his eyes, and his mouth said: "Welcome!
"Who are you?" Wang Zifan wondered, thinking to himself who was this fat and short man?
Shi Nansheng smiled slightly, she knew this person a few years ago, and introduced: "Mr. Wang, this is Mr. Shu Qi, the editor-in-chief of "Film Fortnightly", and the founder of this year's Academy Awards. ”
"Shu Qi?" Wang Zifan remembered the sleek appearance of the star, and then looked at the one in front of him, the change was so beautiful that he couldn't help but want to vomit.
"Honor, Mr. Wang!"
"Fortunately!" Wang Zifan withdrew his hand, there are so many strange things today, the Academy Awards of the family, and the happy Shu Qi.
Shu Qi led Wang Zifan and his party to the front row and sat down, he thought that the entire venue belonged to Wang Zifan's highest status, with the full support of DreamWorks, and it would not take long for the name of the Academy Awards to spread throughout Hong Kong, and when it was held next year, it would be a different scene.
After sitting down, Shu Qi didn't forget to pat himself on the back: "Mr. Wang can participate in the Academy Awards, which is an honor for the Academy Awards." ”
Wang Zifan shook his head and said: "If you do this, if you don't talk about others, I don't agree, this kind of Academy Award can't represent Hong Kong, let alone go out of Hong Kong!"
was counted down, Shu Qi not only did not get angry, but showed a look of shame.
"Mr. Wang is right, this is also what I think in my heart, the Academy Awards represent the face of Hong Kong! Because of the impact of funding, we are really powerless. ”
Wang Zifan is not lacking money now, if he can bypass Golden Harvest and secretly control the Academy Awards, it will definitely be good for DreamWorks, not to mention that he is still burdened with a responsibility, and said with a smile: "This can be wrapped up in me, next year's Academy Awards must be decent, not only to invite celebrities, but also to domestic and foreign celebrities." ”
Shi Nansheng took the opportunity to propose: "We can inject funds into Film Fortnightly." ”
Shu Qi was stunned for a moment, and then his face became ugly, and he said firmly: "Miss Shi, you should know that we don't run "Film Fortnightly" for money!"
Zeng Zhiwei sneered: "As far as I know, "Film Fortnightly" doesn't make much money, if we make a profit, will we take a fancy to it?"
Shu Qi's face turned red, and he said with a weak heart: "This is my dream, Hong Kong filmmakers only care about making money, and the people in "Film Fortnightly" have feelings for Hong Kong films. ”
Seeing that the awards ceremony was about to start, Wang Zifan didn't want to sit here anymore, let the reporter take pictures like a primary school student, and said softly and hardly: "Let me look at this, "Next Magazine" and "Film Fortnightly" will merge, and the profits and losses will be borne by "Hong Kong Daily", and you will be responsible for management with a fixed salary, and you will not be responsible for DreamWorks! Of course, you can also choose to refuse, but I don't know how long "Film Fortnightly" can last!"
Shu Qi's face changed again and again, and the consequences of refusing were very serious, but the promise seemed powerful again, and when Wang Zifan ran out of patience and stood up to leave, he twisted and compromised: "I really don't have to be responsible for DreamWorks?"
Wang Zifan couldn't cry or laugh: "Do you think I will do the thing of killing chickens and eggs, and ruin the entire Academy Awards in order to win one more award?"