Jiang Ran naturally saw the eagerness in Stephen and Zhou Rui's eyes, and he also thought a little about their thoughts. After all, if they have the right to invest in films, then their power in the hands of both the group and Hollywood will be greatly increased.

Although Jiang Ran understood the thoughts of these two people, he didn't mean to blame, people's enterprising spirit matched his ambition after all.

Many thoughts instantly turned in his heart, and after Jiang Ran pondered slightly, he smiled and reassured: "Manager Owen, the North American company has just been established now, and the foundation is still poor. Therefore, at present, our main energy should still be on accumulating contacts and laying a solid foundation, and the matter of film investment should be postponed for the time being, at least this year. ”

Looking at Stephen and Zhou Rui's instantly gloomy expressions, Jiang Ran continued: "Of course, this is just an expedient measure at the moment. After all, when we didn't lay a good foundation in Hollywood, if we rashly participated in film investment, we couldn't get good projects and conditions for selling noodles, and on the other hand, I was also very worried that the later income of the film would be eaten up by the distribution company. ”

As he spoke, Jiang Ran said earnestly: "So, don't be in a hurry now." Only the sooner you do this basic work, the sooner we can start the film investment work. After you lay a good foundation in Hollywood, there is a time for you to show your strength. ”

After listening to Jiang Ran's explanation, Stephen and Zhou Rui's faces were slightly better. Finally gave a hope, although I don't know when this hope will be fulfilled.

Jiang Ran is not perfunctory to Stephen and the two, at present, Ranfeng Group does not have any fame and foundation in Hollywood, rashly participating in film investment, others will only treat you as an investment outside the circle.

In this case, a good project Ran Feng will definitely not be able to get it, after all, when the producer or company chooses an investor, money must be considered, but there is another very important factor, that is, whether the investor will help the final profit of the film.

Obviously, for Ranfeng Group, a Hollywood newcomer, there is no channel in this regard. Therefore, when others choose investors, Ranfeng will definitely be ranked among the alternatives, and the benefit distribution plan given is predictable and will be very harsh.

On the other hand, after the final release of the film, it is not easy for investors to get the distribution of benefits in the contract, which must be distributed by the theater company and the distributor in advance before it is the turn of the film investor, and there are many places where you can make a big fuss.

For example, several major cinema companies in Hong Kong, they often occupy the interests of film companies by manipulating distribution costs and publicity costs in Fuwai distribution, and film companies do not have much to do about it, because the initiative of publicity and distribution costs is in the hands of theaters and distribution companies.

Jiang Ran's Ranfeng Group, as one of the four major cinema companies in Hong Kong, naturally understands the Tao of it, and it is precisely because of this understanding that he is more cautious about investing in Hollywood.

One morning, Jiang Ran spent the morning meeting with several company leaders who came back from other places, and in the afternoon, he dragged out of the Burning Maple Building and headed for Asia Television.

"Mr. Jiang, the board of directors will not start for a while, please wait a while. Jiang Ran was taken to the conference room by a staff member.

"Hmm!" Jiang Ran nodded and agreed. Then he shook his hand, signaled that he didn't need to be accompanied by the other party, and walked slowly down on a couch.

Not long after Jiang Ran sat down, the door of the conference room opened again, and a young man walked in.

"Young Master Xu, long time no see!What have you been busy with lately?" Looking at the son of the Xu family, who had constant scandals with female stars in the entertainment industry in later generations, Jiang Ran stood up with a smile and greeted.

Speaking of which, when Jiang Ran first became a shareholder of Asia TV, Xu Jinheng still had some opinions about Jiang Ran, and even had some quarrels between the two sides when they met for the first time, but there were no major contradictions and interests between the two sides, and so much time had passed, and they were both board members, so after Jiang Ran saw Xu Jinheng come in, he politely stood up and said hello.

Jiang Ran just politely stood up and said hello, but he didn't expect Xu Jinheng's attitude to change drastically from the last time. He walked to Jiang Ran's side with great enthusiasm, and smiled almost.

"Mr. Jiang, hello! Hello! It's been a long time. Xu Jinheng said with a smile, "Mr. Jiang's career is getting bigger and bigger, and he will have to take more care of his younger brother in the future." ”

Jiang Ran was a little confused about Xu Jinheng's enthusiasm, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he said with a smile on his face: "Xu Gongzi is polite." The first few times the board didn't see you, I heard that you were studying in the United States, when did you come back to Hong Kong?"

"Yes! When ATV's board of directors met last year, I happened to be in Hong Kong, so I came here to see and learn, and now that I have finally graduated, I will ask Mr. Jiang to take more care of ATV in the future. Xu Jinheng said with a smile.

Jiang Ran understood that after returning from the United States, he was put on ATV as a director.

"Mr. Xu is polite, if you want to take care of it, in ATV, it is Mr. Qiu's territory, in Hong Kong, with the energy of your family, Mr. Xu, I need you to take care of me. Jiang Ran said with a smile that seemed to be true or false.

Jiang Ran didn't know Xu Jinheng's thoughts, but since the other party showed kindness, Jiang Ran naturally would not refuse. After all, the Xu family is deeply rooted in Hong Kong, which is not comparable to Jiang Ran and Ranfeng Group.

When Jiang Ran and Xu Jinheng were chatting, representatives of several shareholders such as Jardine Matheson, the Kadoorie family and Standard Chartered Bank came to the conference room one after another, making the conference room slowly become lively.

Qiu Degen was the last to come to the conference room, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw several directors chatting lively, "Everyone is here! I'm not late, am I?"

"Mr. Qiu is not late!"

"It's early for us. ”

……

After Qiu Degen sat down in the first place, the board of directors officially began, "In the past 1983, our Asia TV station has made great breakthroughs in TV dramas and other programs compared with previous years, in terms of artists and stars, we have established our own artist training class, and in terms of technology, we have become the first TV station in Hong Kong to introduce 2-in-1 Betacam camcorders,......

Qiu Degen sat at the head of the conference room and gave the board of directors a detailed introduction to the operation and development of the entire ATV in 1983.

It took more than half an hour before he concluded: "In general, after the reorganization of the TV station in 1982, with the efforts of our new board of directors, after a year and a half of rectification, now we have made great progress in all aspects, and the financial aspect has been lost, and I believe that after next year, we will usher in profitability will become a reality." ”

In a round of applause, Qiu Degen finished speaking, everyone is still satisfied with the operation of the TV station, at least under Qiu Degen's management, everyone sees the hope of profitability, unlike the period of Lidi and the Australian consortium, Asia Television has no hope of making a profit at all.

"I don't have much to say about the financial performance of the TV station, and Mr. Qiu has done a good job, although we can't compare it to wireless yet. After Qiu Degen, the representative of Standard Chartered Bank spoke. "However, on some issues, I have some doubts about Mr. Qiu's decision-making. ”

When Qiu Degen heard this, the smile on his face narrowed, he stretched out his hand, and said with a straight face: "Peter, please speak!"

Peter nodded, and glanced at a few people in the conference room, Jiang Ran didn't know if it was an illusion, he seemed to feel that when Peter looked at him, there was something different in his eyes.

"In March 1983, Mr. Qiu cooperated with the mainland side and exported our TV series to them, but at the end of the year, one of our programs was questioned by the Taiwan authorities because of the mainland's problems, but Mr. Qiu, you took this program into the TV station. I'm a little worried about that. ”

Jiang Ran finally knew why Peter looked at him differently just now, it turned out that the root cause was on this issue.

Hearing this, Qiu Degen first looked at Peter, then glanced at Jiang Ran, and saw that he had no reaction, so he explained: "Many people have asked me this question, and my consistent view is that we are a media organization without any political stance, and all our programs should treat issues with a neutral and commercial attitude. ”

"For example, when it comes to exporting TV dramas, I don't look at the regions where TV dramas are coming in and their political attitudes, it's just a small business practice. ”

"As for the show Tip of the Tongue, this is the trump card of our TV variety show, and we can't give it up. However, this show is now only recorded in Hong Kong, which can no longer meet the needs of the audience, so we need to make a breakthrough. ”

"I have already explained at the press conference that the recording location of our program is all the Chinese areas, not just the mainland, although the mainland is a place that all Chinese people cannot avoid. ”