Chapter 57: Buying a Cinema Chain
(Thanks to the brothers for the tip, thank you!)
"Sister Hong called me over and asked you, how was our child born?"
"......" Wu Cheng was speechless, grinding his teeth secretly, and swore that he would find a chance to adjust/teach that aunt and grandmother when he turned around, it was really tormenting.
"Brother Cheng, don't you know?"
"This brother Cheng naturally knows. Wu Cheng rubbed his temples, organized his words, and continued: "However, you don't need to think about this question now, because when you are a little older, you will naturally know." If you don't know, when you are eighteen years old, Brother Cheng will teach you again. ”
Wu Cheng smiled strangely, and finally said: "If your sister Hong asks again, you can tell her ......" As he spoke, he bit her ear in her ear.
Lan Jieying looked happy and came back, and Zhong Chuhong asked, "Yingying, what did that big villain tell you?"
Lan Jieying said with an innocent and romantic look: "Brother Cheng said, this kind of problem is naturally to go back to their own homes and find their own mothers!"
Poof!
Zhao Yazhi couldn't hold back and burst into laughter. Zhong Chuhong looked ashamed.
……
Everyone rested for half an hour, and the film continued to shoot.
Zhong Chuhong and Lan Jieying watched silently on the side, "Sister Hong, filming is so fun!"
Looking at Wu Cheng's high-spirited appearance of pointing out the country and struggling vertically and horizontally, Zhong Chuhong nodded thoughtfully, and finally secretly decided that when he graduated, he would also go to filming, so that he could get closer to him. Little villain, see how you escape from the Five Fingers Mountain of this woman!
Just thinking of Zhao Yazhi beside Wu Cheng, her self-confidence was frustrated.
Moreover, it seems that it is not just as simple as just Zhao Yazhi!
As for Lan Jieying, she didn't think about it so much at all, she just felt that she was too handsome to inherit her brother's appearance, so she admired and worshipped...... At this time, her eyes were full of little stars.
In the evening, Wu Cheng and Zhao Yazhi drove the car and sent Zhong Chuhong and Lan Jieying back, and then they went home. Zhao Yazhi looked tired, and Wu Chengzhi felt distressed.
On a whim, he cooked another meal for Zhao Yazhi.
After the meal, Wu Cheng pinched Zhao Yazhi's shoulders and said, "Anyway, you don't have many scenes, if you don't go back, I'll finish filming your scenes first, and you won't have to stay on the set all the time!"
Zhao Yazhi shook his head and said: "Now the company is still small, and there is nothing else to do, you can learn more things when you stay on the set, and it's okay to be tired." After a pause, she added, "Actually, you should be more tired than me! Why are you always so energetic?"
"I said everything, I asked you to learn Tai Chi with me, but you refused!" Wu Cheng pursed his lips and said strongly at the end: "Starting tomorrow, go for a run with me in the morning and learn Tai Chi with me for health." ”
"Just run, I'll just practice at home!" Zhao Yazhi shook his head and said: "If those reporters see it, I don't know how to write it." ”
"What's this, let's live together, they already know!"
"Listen to me or to you?"
"Yes, of course...... Listen to you!"
"Hmph! It's getting naughty!"
“……”
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On the weekend, Wu Cheng asked the crew to rest for a day, and Hong Jinbao called and told Wu Cheng about the release of "Miscellaneous Boy". 'Miscellaneous' is now in the late stage, and it is estimated that it will end in another week, but Wu Cheng did not mention the release of the film, and Hong Jinbao was also anxious.
Donglong International, Wu Cheng's office, Hong Jinbao said straight to the point: "Ah Cheng, what do you think? Uncle Chang called me before and asked, when will the film be completed, I think he thinks he wants to release our film, what do you think?"
Wu Cheng smiled and said: "If it is those ordinary films, they are naturally worried that there will be no theaters, but our films are guaranteed in quality, who doesn't rush to ask for them? Anyway, Uncle Sixth also wants to cooperate with us now, and it's not impossible to drag them first, and we haven't let go of publicity. ”
Hearing Wu Cheng say this, Hong Jinbao finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "I thought you had been busy lately and forgot about the film 'Miscellaneous Family'!" After a pause, he said again: "This time, it's up to you to talk to Uncle Chang and them! You have a little experience." ”
Wu Cheng laughed, threw him a box of cigars, and said, "This is what Manager Shi brought back from Lao Mei, you can take it and smoke it! ”
Anyway, Shi Nansheng came back two days ago, more than a dozen scripts were registered one by one, and even "Jurassic Park" was arranged by her to be published, although the division was okay, but that publishing house was only a small publishing house after all, and Wu Cheng didn't care too much about it at present.
Of course, no matter how small the mosquito leg is, it is also meat, after all, it is a dollar!
The two chatted for a while, Cen Jianxun, who was wearing a lion's head, and Shi Nansheng, who had just returned from California, knocked on the door and entered.
"Sit!" Wu Cheng motioned for the two to sit down, then flipped through the text and browsed, and said, "Brother Sanmao, are you familiar with the boss of Lisheng Cinemas?"
Hong Jinbao was a little surprised, and said, "Ah Cheng, what do you want to do?"
Wu Cheng glanced at Hong Jinbao and said with a smile: "Brother Sanmao, don't you think that we have been pressed by Jiahe and Shaw Brothers like this and do not resist! A film company, if it does not have its own theater chain, it is equivalent to stretching its neck into the other party's hands and letting the other party handle it." Let's cooperate with Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, once or twice, they are willing to give a step, but after a long time, do you think Mr. Zou and Shao Daheng will have other ideas in their hearts? They are not ordinary people. ”
Hong Jinbao, Shi Nansheng, and Cen Jianxun heard this, their eyes lit up slightly, and they felt that this was the real person who did great things, otherwise how could they have the confidence to make Donglong International bigger?
After pondering for a while, Hong Jinbao said: "Lisheng Cinema Line is now in alliance with Golden Harvest, and it is not easy to start there. And Golden Harvest will definitely not give up. At that time, we will be the enemy of Golden Harvest, and you must have considered it. Also, do we have the money?"
Wu Cheng pondered and said, "I took a look at the materials that Manager Cen sent just now, and there are only nine main theaters of Lisheng Cinema Line, and the other eight are all franchised theaters. If we buy the main theater of Lisheng Cinema Line, including those plots, we will need about 40 million, and this price may have to float up a little, after all, Lisheng now has the support of Golden Harvest. ”
Hong Jinbao smiled bitterly: "This depends on whether people are willing to sell it!"
At this time, Cen Jianxun said: "I think the boss of Lisheng will be willing to sell, and the land of three of the main theaters of Lisheng Cinema Line is not in their own hands, but from the Far Eastern Group." In addition, today's film industry is still in a downturn, and the boss of Lisheng Cinema Line also has industries in other aspects. If it weren't for our company's "Five Lucky Stars" that made them a lot of money, their overall income and expenditure were actually not much different, that is to say, they didn't make any money!"
Wu Cheng said with a smile: "I didn't make money, in fact, I was losing money, tens of millions of investments, but I didn't make any profits, this is not a loss!"
Hong Jinbao said helplessly: "But more than 40 million, where can we find it?"
Wu Cheng joked: "This is simple, ask Jiahe to borrow it!"
Hong Jinbao was speechless and said: "You should be Uncle Huai, they are fools!"
"If you sell the distribution rights of the 'Miscellaneous Family', won't you have it?" Wu Cheng said with a smile: "Even if the 'Miscellaneous Family' can't buy the 'Five Lucky Stars' at such a high price, at least half of it will always be there! In addition, we can borrow from the bank! Donglong International, at least we can lend 5 million! This will be 10 million, plus we have more than 3 million left, we will be 27 million, and the remaining 27 million, I will find a way to get it. ”
Hong Jinbao, Shi Nansheng, and Cen Jianxun all felt a little like a dream when they listened to it.
Twenty-seven million, not two thousand seven hundred, such a large amount, even in their eyes, they feel that it is an astronomical amount, but in the eyes of the young man in front of them, they actually said that they could do it, this kind of self-confidence, they sighed to themselves.
Of course, if they are a time-traveler, then there must be this confidence.
Wu Cheng looked at the three of them and said: "I don't want this matter to be spread outside, especially Brother Sanmao, although we are brothers, and your brothers are also their own people, I don't believe them, it's just that they all love to drink too much." And once this matter is leaked and Golden Harvest comes back to its senses, then the price we have to pay may be even higher. ”
Hong Jinbao nodded cautiously and said, "Don't worry! Before this matter is settled, I have also decided not to drink." If we let Uncle Chang and Uncle Huai know that we are calculating them......"
"We're not counting them, but it's just normal business operations, and you don't have to feel guilty. Wu Cheng comforted Hong Jinbao, looked at Cen Jianxun, and said, "Manager Cen, you go to talk about Lisheng Cinema, and if you talk about it within 40 million, let you be the manager of the cinema." ”
"I don't know when the boss will be able to handle the 27 million?"
"Give me three days!"
"Okay, I'll go prepare some materials first!" Cen Jianxun excitedly got up and said goodbye.
He didn't expect that when he came to Donglong International, he would be burdened so quickly, compared with the manager of the Propaganda Department, the rights of the theater manager are much greater. In this Xiangjiang, those small companies that produce independently/independently must look at his face and act.
"Manager Shi, the overseas distribution rights of the film will be handed over to your distribution department, I hope you will sort out the information of those overseas film companies and go back and make a plan. ”
"No problem!"
Seeing Shi Nansheng and Cen Jianxun in a hurry, leaving with great enthusiasm, Hong Jinbao couldn't help but smile and said: "Ah Cheng, you are really willing to let go of power!"
Wu Cheng laughed and said: "Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people! I will give him as much stage as he has how much ability he has." If you don't do a good job, it's not a matter of minutes?"
Hong Jinbao suddenly felt that although he was older than him, he still couldn't compare with this courage. Thinking of this, he felt a little ashamed.