Chapter Ninety-Six: Su's Entertainment Media
Shaw Yifu's sale of Shaw Brothers Cinemas has long become a focus of attention in the Hong Kong film industry, and all the bigwigs in the film industry are staring at Shaw Yifu's every move.
The grievances between Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu can be regarded as a "legend" in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and it has become the talk of countless Hong Kong people after dinner.
Zou Wenhuai, who was originally a cadre of the Shaw Brothers, defected from the Shaw Brothers and established Golden Harvest together with He Guanchang and Liang Feng, and after more than ten years of development, he gradually became a well-deserved leader in the Hong Kong film industry.
As the "anti-bone boy" in Shao Yifu's eyes, Shao Yifu's hatred for Zou Wenhuai can be regarded as monstrous.
Of course, Zou Wenhuai is also self-aware, he knows Shaw Yifu's attitude towards him, so he never thought that he would take over the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line. What's more, the current Shaw Brothers Film Company is already in decline, and it can't be compared with Golden Harvest in full swing.
However, Zou Wenhuai is still very concerned about the next home of Shaw Brothers Cinemas, after all, he is not willing to watch the rise of another "Golden Harvest".
"Ah Chang, who do you say Shao Lao Liu will sell the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to this time?"
In the luxurious office, Zou Wenhuai was holding a cigar and discussing the sale of Shaw Brothers Cinemas with his old friend He Guanchang.
"Since Uncle Sixth can lease the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to Debao for use, it should be logical to transfer it to Pan Disheng. He Guanchang touched his chin and said.
"If Pan Disheng is really allowed to take over, then we really don't have anything to worry about. Zou Wenhuai obviously agreed with He Guanchang's idea, so he said with a smile: "Although Pan Disheng's Debao has made a lot of blockbuster films in recent years, he is not a qualified filmmaker at all, and it is difficult to become a big deal." ”
"Yes, I'm afraid that Uncle Six will sell the theater to Xinyicheng, you must know that Lei Juekun is not a simple character, and there are professionals like Mecca under him. He Guanchang nodded and said worriedly.
There's no way, the rise of the new art city in the past few years has been too fast, and the speed has made Jiahe a little breathless. If it weren't for the cash cow of Cheng Long in Jiahe's hands, it is estimated that Jiahe's situation would be even more embarrassing now.
"No one can guess Shao Lao Liu's thoughts, but he often has some unexpected actions, I don't know if there is one this time?" Zou Wenhuai shook his head, and suddenly said with interest: "By the way, Ah Chang, you said that the newspaper reported a few days ago that Shao Lao Liu met with a mysterious rich man, is it about Shaw Brothers Cinemas?"
"Although there are often many things in the newspapers, they are not groundless. He Guanchang pondered for a moment and said, "Sixth Uncle may really be looking for other buyers, right?"
Zou Wenhuai flicked his cigar, and then said: "Ah Chang, you don't know Shao Laoliu, this person is a master who takes one step and sees three steps. I guess that the things reported in the newspaper this time are either him or Fang Yihua's news, and this news is likely to be true. Now it depends on who offers Pan Disheng and the mysterious rich man whose price is more in line with Shao Laoliu's heart. ”
He Guanchang pondered for a while, then nodded, believing his old partner's speculation. If anyone in Hong Kong has a deeper understanding of Shao Yifu, this old friend of mine is definitely one.
There are many people who have the same mind as Golden Harvest Cunzài, and New Art City, as one of the three giants of Hong Kong films, naturally has its own plans.
However, now the infighting in Xinyicheng is becoming more and more intense, and several founders are making trouble over the company's shares. Moreover, the current new art city not only has the problem of equity, but also has various contradictions between the top management.
It is said that Xinyicheng was founded by Mecca, Shi Tian and Huang Baiming, but this equity is not divided equally among the three people.
Because there is a big family in it, Princess Jin and Mecca jointly hold 72% of the shares of Xinyicheng, while Shi Tian is 19%, and Huang Baiming, the "happy ghost", is only a pitiful 9%.
Such an uneven distribution method is naturally not a problem when the company has not yet grown, after all, everyone is working hard for the cause at that time.
But now that the company has grown bigger, and it's time to "divide the fruit", there will naturally be people who are dissatisfied when they turn their heads - well, I work harder than you, and the "fruit" is so small, so I am naturally not convinced.
However, Lei Juekun can definitely be regarded as a hero, although there is no more civil strife in Xinyi City now, but he has never given up the idea of expansion.
So when Shao Yifu announced that he was going to sell Shaw Brothers Cinemas, Lei Juekun immediately had the idea of eating it. However, this matter was strongly opposed by Mecca on the board of directors of Princess Jin, and now Mecca has come up with the idea of withdrawing shares, so he doesn't want to "toss" anymore.
Although there is no communication on the board of directors, Lei Juekun is ready to take over the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line in his own name.
However, this incident was destined to disappoint Lei Juekun, and Shao Yifu simply rejected him, because in Shao Yifu's eyes, this Lei Juekun was not a dry movie material. As a result, Lei Juekun became the first out of the battle for the cinema chain.
Since Pan Disheng met Shao Yifu, he had doubts for the first time that he had always been full of confidence. However, he is determined to win the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, and if Debao wants to continue to grow, then it must not lack the support of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line.
In the past few days, Pan Disheng has been really anxious, and Shao Yifu has not replied to the news for a long time, so he has been hanging.
"Sanmao, what do you think of the sixth uncle? He has rented the theater to us, why do you want to take care of us in the end?" Pan Disheng complained to Hong Jinbao.
Hong Jinbao looked at Pan Disheng, sighed secretly in his heart, took a puff of his cigar and said, "Ah Sheng, the report in the newspaper should be true?"
"Are you saying that the sixth uncle is talking to others about this?" Pan Disheng stood up from the chair suddenly, then shook his head and sat down, and said slowly: "Impossible, it is estimated that the sixth uncle released a smoke-fog bomb to increase the bargaining chips with us." ”
"Actually......" Hong Jinbao looked at Pan Disheng again, looking like he wanted to speak and stopped.
Pan Disheng looked at Hong Jinbao's appearance, so he said very unhappily: "Sanmao, if you have something to say, just say it." ”
"It's okay, it's okay. I just want to ask why I haven't seen Lao Cen recently?" Hong Jinbao shook his head secretly in his heart, and then hurriedly covered up.
"Don't you know? He's on vacation. Pan Disheng stared at Hong Jinbao and said with some disbelief: "You and Lao Cen are wearing a pair of pants, he didn't tell you." ”
"Oh, I forgot. Okay, you're busy, I'll go first. Hong Jinbao couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: He sued me, but instead of going on vacation, he went to do something else.
"Don't go, let's discuss it again. You said that this curly hair is true, and I actually went on vacation at this critical time, and I really have nothing to do. Pan Disheng said very unhappily: "Forget it, forget it, you can go." You won't be able to help much here anyway. ”
Hong Jinbao didn't hear what Pan Disheng said behind him at all, and strode out directly. Although Pan Disheng is the big boss and major shareholder of the company, Hong Jinbao will not hold and pat him like a little actor.
In the private room of the Peninsula Hotel, Cen Jianxun, who Pan Disheng said was "on vacation", was restlessly waiting for something.
After a while, the door of the private room opened, and two people walked in from outside the door, and Cen Jianxun stood up at once to greet him.
"Mr. Su, Honggu, please take a seat. Curly Cen Jianxun smiled and pulled out a chair for Su Chenyu and said.
Su Chenyu didn't sit down immediately, but first pulled out a chair for Zhong Chuhong, and then motioned for Cen Jianxun to sit down. Looking at this filmmaker, who was not too old, Su Chenyu said with a smile: "Mr. Cen, have you figured it out when you asked me and Honggu to have dinner today?"
"How is Mr. Su's affairs going?" Cen Jianxun relaxed again when he talked about business at this time, completely without the anxiety just now.
Su Chenyu picked up the cup, watched Cen Jianxun consciously refill him with water, and then gestured to Zhong Chuhong. Zhong Chuhong took out a copy of the text from the bag beside him, and then said: "Uncle Cen, this is the equity transfer letter of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line signed with Uncle Sixth this morning. ”
Cen Jianxun took the transfer letter and looked at it, then returned it to Zhong Chuhong, and then said: "Then I am honored to be the president of the new cinema company." ”
"Good. Su Chenyu clapped his hands and said, "But I have other ideas." ”
Cen Jianxun was stunned, he thought that Su Chenyu was going to destroy the original agreement, so his face changed. Su Chenyu naturally knew Cen Jianxun's thoughts, so he said with a smile: "Mr. Cen can rest assured, after listening to my thoughts, you will definitely be satisfied." ”
"I decided to set up an entertainment media company called Su's Entertainment & Media. He will mainly include the Shaw Brothers Cinemas chain, and will own some shares in Yongsheng Film Company and Sing Tao News Corporation, as well as a newly formed brokerage company. Su Chenyu said with a smile: "I want to ask Mr. Cen to be the president, I don't know if Mr. Cen is interested." ”
Cen Jianxun suddenly felt that happiness had come so suddenly, and he was hit by a big crumb cake all of a sudden.
So after a moment of recovery, Cen Jianxun immediately patted his chest and promised: "Please rest assured, boss, I will do a good job." ”
"Okay, then let's order food and eat first. Su Chenyu looked at Zhong Chuhong, afraid that she would be hungry, so he said, "Chat while eating." ”
Cen Jianxun naturally noticed Su Chenyu's gaze, so he patted his head and said, "Look at me, patronize and talk about business." Yes, yes, order food first, and chat while eating. ”
During the banquet, Su Chenyu introduced the situation of Su's Entertainment Media in detail, and naturally also talked about the issue of equity distribution. Su's Media is absolutely controlled by Su Chenyu, and Standard Chartered Bank and X Fund also occupy certain shares. The most important thing is that Zhong Chuhong has a considerable share of the company, and Su Chenyu also promised to give Cen Jianxun a part of the shares.
In fact, there is really not much work that Shum Jianxun can do when he takes over Su's Media, and the most important aspect is Shaw Brothers Cinemas and brokerage companies.
You must know that Yongsheng Film Company and Sing Tao News Group, Cen Jianxun is completely different, at most he attends the shareholders' meeting as a shareholder.
However, since Su Chenyu valued Cen Jianxun so much, and it took so much effort to say that he would move him from Debao to jump ship, he naturally had his own plans. You must know that Cen Jianxun is an excellent filmmaker, and Su Chenyu will naturally not waste his talent.
In order to further make Zhong Chuhong popular and push her to the position of the queen of major awards and film festivals, in order to round her regret that she failed to seal the queen in her previous life, Su Chenyu decided to establish a "Zhong Chuhong Film Studio".
Once Zhong Chuhong Film Studio is established, Cen Jianxun, who once had the grace of knowing Zhong Chuhong, is undoubtedly the best manager of this film studio.
Su Chenyu believes that with her own script, Cen Jianxun as the producer, and Zhong Chuhong's more and more superb acting skills, it will be difficult for her to think about it.
Just when Pan Disheng was still waiting for Shao Yifu's news, when Zou Wenhuai was still speculating about who the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line would be, and when Lei Juekun was still lingering, a news broke by Sing Tao Daily completely detonated the Hong Kong entertainment industry and surprised this group of movie tycoons.
"'New in the entertainment industry' Su's Entertainment Media acquired Shaw Cinemas, and the former senior management of Debao Cen Jianxun became the president. ”
There is no doubt that this news suddenly pushed Su's Entertainment Media to the limelight, and also pushed Cen Jianxun to the forefront of the wave all of a sudden......