Chapter 571: Acquisition of American cinemas
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On this day, Lu Shuwen, as usual, waited for Chen Derong to go out after breakfast, and immediately came to the mahjong parlor downstairs without stopping.
However, as soon as she moved into the house, she noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
It's already past 9 o'clock, and there are already a lot of people in the mahjong parlor at this time, most of them are neighbors who live nearby.
But today...... Except for the middle-aged man, no one else knew.
And as soon as you look at the appearance of these people, you can know that they are not good goods, and some of them still have knives and sticks in their hands, which are obviously mixed up.
Her first instinct was to turn away.
But as soon as she turned around, two people blocked the door, and at this time, the middle-aged man also spoke, with a look of playfulness on his face.
"Since you're here, don't be in a hurry to leave. ”
In this situation, if Lu Shuwen didn't know that this battle was set up by a middle-aged man, and it was aimed at her, then she would be a fool.
Seeing that all the people in the room were looking at her with a fierce gaze, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva with difficulty.
She is a woman, when has she seen such a battle, her face turned white all of a sudden: "Biao, Brother Biao, what do you mean by this?"
"What do you mean?"
The middle-aged man known as 'Brother Biao' smiled coldly: "You borrowed a total of 1.1 million from me before and after, and you should be able to pay it back today." ”
"When you borrowed it, you didn't say when you would pay it back. ”
Sure enough, Lu Shuwen guessed before Brother Biao opened his mouth, but where did she have the money to pay back, so she could only force herself to say it.
"Bang ......"
Brother Biao slapped it on the table, and then stood up, Lu Shuwen's face suddenly turned pale, and he almost knelt on the ground without being frightened.
But my legs were already shaking.
"What do you mean by this, didn't you say that you don't have to pay it back when you pay it back? Lao Tzu confiscated your interest, you should have snickered. ”
Lu Shuwen hurriedly said: "I, I didn't mean that. ”
Brother Biao snorted coldly with a gloomy face: "Lao Tzu will give you two more days, and if you don't pay back the money after two days, you will blame Lao Tzu for his vicious methods." ”
Two days!
Lu Shuwen looked panicked, where did she take out 1.1 million in two days, and hurriedly begged: "Brother Biao, can you give a few more days, two days ......"
"Smack......
Brother Biao directly slapped Lu Shuwen who was walking towards him to the ground: "How many days of grace? ”
"Don't think about escaping back to Taiwan, Lao Tzu will send someone to follow you in the next two days. ”
After speaking, Brother Biao greeted and walked out of the mahjong hall first, and those little brothers got up and left, and soon only Lu Shuwen was left.
"Ah......h
After a short period of silence, Lu Shuwen's crying and grabbing wails sounded in the mahjong parlor, and now she regrets it in her heart.
It's really a repentance for not starting out.
But what shouldn't be gambled is already gone, and what shouldn't be borrowed has been borrowed, and it's too late for her to regret it, and now she has to think about how to repay the money.
But 180,000 is okay.
The huge sum of millions of Hong Kong dollars, even if she sold everything in their family, was not worth the price, not to mention that she didn't dare to call back.
Otherwise, if Chen's father knew that she owed so much money for gambling, he would have to divorce her.
……
After Brother Biao left the mahjong parlor, he immediately let the little brother disperse, and then took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, but it took a while to connect.
"Hey. ”
Brother Biao said: "Brother Ten, I have already asked the woman for the arrears just now, what should I do if she can't get the money in two days?"
"Don't worry, she'll pay you back a bit. ”
Hearing what the other party said, Brother Biao didn't ask any more, there were some things that he couldn't know: "I know, then I won't bother you." ”
……
After hanging up the phone, Xiang Huaqiang looked at Wei Xiong, who was sailing the boat, and said with a smile: "What is the purpose of what I said you deliberately messed with that old woman?"
"What do you say?"
Wei Xiong didn't look back, and replied lightly, at this time he was driving the 'Black Pearl' yacht towards the high seas south of Hong Kong.
"She seems to have a daughter in your company, and she's quite small, hehe......"
As he spoke, Xiang Huaqiang showed an obscene expression on his face: "Although I haven't seen the photo of that little girl, I guess it should be quite beautiful." ”
"Can you please stop laughing so lewdly. ”
Xiang Hua scolded unhappily: "Damn, you even want to be a 15-year-old girl, I haven't said that you are shameless, you should first say that I am obscene." ”
"You don't want to?"
Wei Xiong turned his head and glanced at Xiang Huaqiang with disdain, which immediately made Xiang Huaqiang speechless for a while, he really didn't think about it like this in his heart.
But being taken the lead by Wei Xiong, he was also a little nervous.
The Black Pearl is speeding across the seas. Half an hour later, the Black Pearl stopped in a wide expanse of sea, with no ships or islands in sight around it.
"Let's go to the bow of the ship. ”
Four women in sexy bikinis walked out of the cabin, and these four women were Zhang Mian, Guan Xiumei, Zhou Haimei and Gao Lihong.
How could they be here together and dressed so sexy?
In other words, Xiang Huaqiang called Wei Xiong last night and asked Wei Xiong to go to sea today, and by the way, he wanted to discuss some serious things with Wei Xiong.
Before hanging up the phone, he specially said that he would bring two women.
And the women he was talking about were Guan Xiumei and Gao Lihong.
As for Zhang Meng and Zhou Haimei, they were brought by Wei Xiong, since Xiang Huaqiang said that he would bring two women, he naturally couldn't just be single.
That's so much for no face.
Originally, he wanted to be called Li Wanhua, but who knew that Li Wanhua just came to his aunt, in addition to Li Wanhua, there were a few more he could choose from.
Zhou Haimei, Wan Qiwen, Mi Xue and Chen Farong, etc.
Zhou Haimei didn't say anything, and several other women have also been trained by him to be as obedient as kittens in recent years, and they didn't dare to refuse.
He finally chose Zhou Haimei for one reason: enough!
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Zhou Haimei and the four girls boarded the ship one after another, and when they saw each other at first, their expressions were a little embarrassed, and they didn't talk much.
Later, it was Guan Xiumei who broke the calm.
But the content of the chat between the four people tried to avoid Wei Xiong and Xiang Huaqiang, and specifically picked some topics that women like or gossip in the entertainment industry.
As a result, the atmosphere is quite warm.
Straight to the point.
At the bow of the yacht there is a small oval pool measuring just over 7 meters at its widest point. At the edge of the pool, there are mats for resting.
As soon as the four women reached the bow of the boat, they all jumped into the water.
It's April now, and the weather in Hong Kong is already very warm, not to mention that they are now on the high seas in the waters south of Hong Kong.
The temperature is much higher than in Hong Kong.
And the weather is nice today, with the sun shining in the sky and the slightest hint of heat, so you don't feel cold even in cold water.
After a while, the two maids brought some drinks.
All drinks are placed on special shelves so that the yacht does not shake and bottles or glasses tip over, which is a thoughtful design.
After putting down the drinks, the two maids walked back to the cabin.
A moment later, two more people came out of the cabin, it was Wei Xiong and Xiang Huaqiang, and at this time the two had already changed their original clothes into swimsuits.
Just a pair of tight-fitting three-corner swim trunks.
Compared with Wei Xiong's dark blue swimming trunks, Xiang Huaqiang is undoubtedly much more stuffy, it is actually colorful, and the style is smaller than Wei Xiong's.
"It's still a nice view from the sea. ”
Xiang Huaqiang stood on the side of the boat and stretched his body, his tone was quite emotional, after living in a noisy big city for a long time, he would especially admire nature.
And the sea has a unique charm compared to the green mountains and green waters.
"Don't make a big fortune, two days ago the newspaper said that Xiang's Real Estate bought a piece of land in Central and plans to build a skyscraper?"
Wei Xiong entered the pool along the stairs in the pool, which was shallow and only waist-high.
And the pool wall is about half a meter away from the bottom of the pool and protrudes about 40 centimeters, and surrounds the pool, and people can sit on it.
Wei Xiong sat on it, the water just reaching his chest.
After he sat down, Guan Xiumei consciously swam over, she told Wei Xiongshao that she had done it more than a dozen times, and 3|p had also experienced it a few times.
Be mentally prepared.
Gao Lihong saw Guan Xiumei's movements, hesitated, and swam over, today is the first time she has been in contact with Wei Xiong so closely.
Compared with Xiang Huaqiang, Wei Xiong is obviously a man who is more attractive to women.
Xiang Huaqiang was damaged by Wei Xiong, and he almost didn't choke on saliva, and then he also went into the water, and it was Zhang Meng who swam towards him first.
Zhou Haimei frowned slightly and glanced at Wei Xiong, and saw that Wei Xiong didn't say anything, so he swam over.
"There is still a lot of room for high-end office buildings in Hong Kong in the future, and although the investment in building skyscrapers is large, in the long run, it is a sure way to make money. ”
Wei Xiong nodded approvingly.
In the original history, in the next 20 years, Hong Kong has never had a large supply of high-end office buildings.
Now, with his involvement, Hong Kong's economic model is undergoing a major shift, and the demand for high-end office space will only increase in the future than in the past.
"Well, is there a plan?"
Xiang Hua said: "Before the land was photographed, several design institutes had been commissioned and several plans had been come up, but they had not yet been decided. ”
"But I like the taller ones. Of course, you can't be taller than you, otherwise you won't be sprayed to death by the media. ”
Wei Xiong nodded again, with a disapproving expression, and then said something that made Xiang Huaqiang depressed: "You are self-aware." ”
Xiang Huaqiang rolled his eyes directly.
"Hee-hee-hee......"
The four women all saw Xiang Huaqiang's expression, and couldn't help laughing, this world can make Xiang Huaqiang deflated, and Wei Xiong is the only one who can make Xiang Huaqiang deflated.
Then Xiang Hua Qiang briefly explained his favorite plan.
It is 555 meters high, with 6 underground floors and 108 floors above ground, with a total of 114 floors, which can park more than 3,000 cars and has 32 elevators.
It is 134 meters lower than the 689 meters of the Weishi International Center.
"At a time when Hong Kong's economy is growing at a rapid pace and its status as Asia's financial centre is consolidating, building a landmark is a good way to do it. ”
"It will help attract more capital into Hong Kong. ”
Xiang Hua strongly agreed: "I think the same way, the skyscraper seems to be just a dead thing that doesn't move, but in fact it can attract popularity." ”
"And popularity means money. ”
The two of them soaked in the water for a while and then went ashore, and as soon as they came ashore, Wei Xiong took off his swimming trunks, and when he was in the water, the giant beast had already woken up.
So much so that the swim trunks have long been a non-existent thing.
As for the initiator, of course, it is Guan Xiumei.
Gambling will be addictive, drug addiction, sex is sometimes addictive, and Guan Xiumei is such an addict, but there is only one object -
That is Wei Xiong, or she was conquered by Wei Xiong.
But usually without Wei Xiong's call, she didn't dare to take the initiative to find Wei Xiong. But Weixiong has so many women, there is no place for her at all.
On average, they are summoned once or twice a month at most.
Therefore, he was naturally extra active in the pool just now, and at this time, his eyes lit up when he saw the hideous desolate beast that was completely exposed to the air.
Zhou Haimei and Zhang Mian's eyes are similar.
Gao Lihong was full of disbelief, could such a big thing really be possessed by a human being? It couldn't be a prop that was installed on purpose, right?
As soon as this absurd thought flashed through her mind, she couldn't help but want to laugh.
Wei Xiong put on his sunglasses and lay down on a mat, letting the slightly hot sun shine on his perfect carcass like an ancient Greek statue.
Xiang Hua Qiang saw Wei Xiong take off his swimming trunks, and he was not to be outdone.
I don't care about being compared to Wei Xiong by four women, in the eyes of normal women, Wei Xiong's size is simply an inhuman existence.
There is no comparison at all, his is normal.
I hadn't been so comfortable in the sun for a few months, and with a beautiful woman to serve, Wei Xiong's face couldn't help but show a pleasant expression.
After a while, he glanced at Gao Lihong, who was serving the giant beast with Guan Xiumei.
"Lao Xiang, I didn't expect you to have such a way to make her come back to make a third-level film, and the newspapers were about to fry a few days ago. ”
At present, "The Sexy Agent of the Naked Lamb" starring Gao Lihong has entered the publicity period.
As early as a month ago, a newspaper reported that Gao Lihong made a comeback to shoot Wang Jing's third-level film, but several parties did not come forward to confirm it.
Until a week ago, the film was promoted.
The newspapers in those days almost scolded Gao Lihong to the point of blood, and some even directly compared her with a generation of lewd women Pan Jinlian.
Fortunately, Gao Lihong had been mentally prepared, otherwise how could she stand such a ferocious public opinion attack.
When Gao Lihong heard Wei Xiong's words, her body immediately stiffened, but she only recovered in an instant, but she felt a little aggrieved.
Listening to Wei Xiong's tone, it was as if she didn't exist, and everyone would feel uncomfortable.
"Hehe, what's wrong with third-level films? As long as they are shot well, third-level films can also sell well, and they can also bring out first-line female stars. ”
Xiang Huaqiang's words were obviously said to Gao Lihong.
But he himself may not realize that what he said is the truth, because in the original history, third-level films have indeed produced first-line female stars.
"Didn't you say you had something to discuss with me?"
At this time, Xiang Huaqiang was already a little anxious to let Zhou Haimei sit on him. In his eyes, Zhou Haimei is still a new product.
It turned out that he thought that Wei Xiong would bring Li Jianhua here today, but he didn't expect to change it to a new one.
It made him quite excited.
"I thought you forgot, it's like this, I plan to buy the GNS cinema line in the United States, and I've started initial contact, how do you feel?"
Acquisition of GNS Cinemas in the United States?
Wei Xiong was slightly stunned, knowing that GNS is one of the three major movie theater chains in the United States, he didn't expect Xiang Huaqiang to want to buy it.
But that's a good thing.
In other words, as early as the silent film era, the Federal Trade Commission began to investigate possible violations by film companies.
They were based on the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
Major studios have their own or partner cinemas to show their own films.
At the same time, major studios employ screenwriters, directors, producers, and actors as their employees, hold films, produce posters, and distribute them through their own theaters.
In other words, the big studios use their vertical monopoly on the entire process to create a de facto market situation where demand exceeds supply and demand to make a profit.
Eventually, unfair trade competition from the big studios led to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. department against all the big studios in 1938.
An independent filmmaker group led by Goldwin, Walter Wange, and others sued Paramount's Detroit-based theater chain in 1942.
This is the first major lawsuit brought by a producer against an exhibitor.
The case, which began to be prosecuted by the federal government in 1938, was appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1948. In the end, the big studio lost the case.
Ask them to give up the business of cinema screenings.
After this case, the projectionists, that is, the theater chains, are free to choose to show films produced by any studio or independent producer.
As a result, box office rents (where most of the box office revenue goes to the producers' pockets) decreased.
Since then, there has been competition between the studios, and soon the independent distribution of the film was owned by the independent filmmaker.
This incident, together with the advent of television, dealt a heavy blow to the film industry.
This is the famous Paramount Verdict
Although Wei Xiong is not an American, if he owns it himself or through other companies, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be topped by the court.
But Xiang Huaqiang is different.
He does not have a production company in the United States, and the acquisition of theatrical chains is not a violation of the antitrust law.
"Actually, I also thought about buying an American movie theater chain before, but because of the existence of antitrust laws, I had to give up. ”
"It's just right for you to do it. ”
"And the world film industry is still on the rise for the foreseeable next 30 years, so cinemas are a good project. ”
Before deciding to buy GNS, the brothers had already done an evaluation.
The reason why I discussed with Wei Xiong was just to let Wei Xiong give him a clear answer, after all, in terms of movies, Wei Xiong is definitely an authority.
In this way, he has the bottom of his heart.
That's a big investment of nearly $1 billion.