Chapter 37 Cheung Kong Industrial
Money is not everything, but money is often the most direct measure of a person's success.
Twentieth Century Fox's distribution department contacted 1,000 theaters for the opening of "Myth," which was unprecedented for a film dominated by Chinese cast and crew, and other Hollywood studios did not pay attention to this "a rich man's fun" film except for ridicule, but the reality gave them a hard slap in the face.
The North American box office of "Myth" reached $9 million in the first week, and more than 800 new theaters were added in the second week, and because there were no competitors in the same period, the box office increased to $14.2 million, which made other Hollywood companies call it incredible, and "Myth" grabbed $54 million at the North American box office after a month of screening, which made Wang Jie "overnight famous" , but industry insiders don't believe that this is a miracle created by a boy less than ten years old, but only think that the behind-the-scenes team behind Wang Jie helped the boy achieve all this.
In the Asian market, the box office of Xiangjiang alone sold 24 million Hong Kong dollars during the one-month screening period, and the total population of Xiangjiang at the end of the 70s was less than 7 million. The Bay Island box office sold 40 million Taiwan dollars in a month, RI BEN generated 2.8 billion yen at the box office in a month, and the number of moviegoers in Seoul alone in South Korea reached 850,000 in a month.
The follow-up promotion of the film was handed over to Cheng Long and others from DreamWorks and Twentieth Century Fox, and he himself arrived in Xiangjiang on September 20.
More than ten years later, there will be a saying in Xiangjiang: Be Li Superman, sleep Li Jiaxin. Now that Li Jiaxin and Wang Jie are tied to their side, all that remains is to keep an eye on Li Chaoren behind him to earn more funds.
Although Wang Jie sold most of the company after the death of his parents, he retained some of the company's shares left by his parents, including 0.7 percent of the shares of Lockheed Martin Space Systems, 0.2 percent of the shares of Boeing, 0.35 percent of the shares of Raytheon, 0.08 percent of the shares of General Motors, 2 percent of the shares of the Coca-Cola Group, 1.5 percent of the shares of the Pepsi 100 Group, 5 percent of the shares of McDonald's Corporation, 3.8 percent of the shares of KFC, 2 percent of the shares of Wal-Mart, and 15 percent of the shares of Heung Kong Cheung Kong Industrialγ In addition, Wang Jie invested 4 million US dollars at the beginning of Microsoft's establishment in 1976, occupying 49 percent of the shares, and after negotiating with the company's founders, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, no matter how the company financed in the future, he would permanently retain 5 percent of the original shares; Wang Jie also successively bought a large number of scattered shares of Heung Kong Cheung Kong Industrial, so that his shares jumped to 218 percent.
The shares of these companies not only represent the wealth of preservation and appreciation, but also a kind of umbrella, especially after the food service industry, the remaining shares of the arms companies are a symbol of strength and status, which makes everyone salivate. Wang Jie's two uncles in this life, with the tacit consent of Wang Jie's grandfather, want to encroach on the inheritance left by his parents, and the reason why they want to encroach on these shares has a lot to do with these shares. The reason why Wang Jie's Blackwater International was able to smoothly cooperate with the US military is also closely related to these shares, otherwise many things would not have been so smooth with the Bush family alone.
As soon as Wang Jie arrived in Xiangjiang, Li Chaoren sent someone to send an invitation, and the reason why Li Chaoren was so eager was because Cheung Kong Group was about to carry out a major industrial adjustment, and he was going to start with "Hutchison Whampoa".
When Wang Jie drove to the gate of Li Chaoren's mid-level villa, Li Chaoren had already been waiting for a long time with his two sons. Li Chaoren welcomed Wang Jie to the living room and sat down, and after the next person finished tea, he said: "In the past, I used to contact your housekeeper Mr. Jim, but today is the first time I have seen Xiaoyou. β
Wang Jie said modestly: "Mr. Li, you have won the award, I can't catch up with your two sons, they are all masterpieces!"
was praised by Wang Jie, a little boy, and the Li brothers who accompanied them felt extremely painful, so they could only giggle awkwardly on the side.
Li Chaoren waved his hand and said: "Xiaoyou is too humble, if my two sons can have half of your achievements in the future, I will be grateful." I don't deceive you today, I want to buy "Hutchison Whampoa", if you think the risk is too big, I can buy the shares of Changshi in Xiaoyou's hands at the market price. β
Wang Jie raised his eyebrows and said, "I believe in Mr. Li's ability, how can I turn away if I can make a fortune, if Mr. Li doesn't have enough funds, I can help fill it." β
Li Chaoren stared at the beautiful boy in front of him for a long time, and said calmly: "Since Xiaoyou is so supportive, I thank you here in advance." β
Li Chaoren hosted a banquet for Wang Jie in the villa, and after sending Wang Jie away after lunch, Li Chaoren led his two sons to the study.
Li Chaoren asked his eldest son: "Zeju, what do you think of this little young master William not selling shares?"
Li Zeju said tentatively: "Is it something that Shen Bi from the big class revealed!"
Li Chaoren shook his head and said, "Shen Bi and his grandfather don't deal with each other very well, so it's impossible to inform him in advance." β
Li Zekai took over and said: "If you want me to say, you should force this little ghost to give up the company's shares, how capable can a little kid who hasn't grown hair have!"
"Bastard, if this William doesn't have the ability, he can do so many things! You are blinded by jealousy, let me go back to England to study tomorrow!" Li Ka-shing angrily reprimanded his youngest son and then said seriously: "I originally took out the plan to acquire Hutchison Whampoa to make him retreat, after all, there is no precedent for acquiring British-funded commercial houses in Xiangjiang, but this young master William seems to have seen through everything, this is vision and ability." The two of you will have to make friends with him more in the future, and this William's strength background may be even greater than we know. β
Wang Jie returned home, locked himself in the study and pondered for a long time, the corners of his mouth showed a mocking smile, and said softly to himself: "Sure enough, I deserve the title of Superman, I am really an old fox, I think this can scare me away, I am a prophet of rebirth." β