Chapter 934 Annual Meeting (4)

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As for the last remaining standard bank, the main shares of Standard Chartered Bank are still controlled by Dingsheng Fund and Hanhua Holdings, respectively!

After this division is completed, all of Liu Dong's industries are basically clear, the China business group led by the Hanhua Bank Group, the American business group led by the Dingsheng Fund, and the Columbia American Bank business group that is still hidden in the shadows for the time being.

Dingsheng Fund and China Bank Group, as well as Bank of America, are 100% privately controlled by Liu Dong and will not be listed in the future, and the shares of the three are intersected with each other, woven into a net, and jointly resist various potential risks!

Since New Year's Day, Liu Dong has been integrating his various companies according to his own ideas, and the documents sent to him from the three major business groups are piled up every day, but fortunately, Liu Dong is full of energy, and there are two confidants with extraordinary abilities around him, so things have been handled smoothly!

As the lunar year is approaching, Liu Dong's government affairs are becoming less and less, and the busiest period has passed!

"Here, this is the statement given to you by Mr. Fei of ATV, he has acquired "Ming Pao" according to your wishes, and the first TV series "Personal Love" and "I Have a Date with Zombies 3" have started filming! This year they will complete the filming of 12 TV series! Also, the negotiations between ATV and the Shenzhen-Shenzhen Municipal Government have ended, and ATV has won the permission to build a film and television city on 1,500 acres of land in Nanwan! ”

In fact, ATV had purchased 250 acres of farmland in Hong Kong's Tsuen Wan District during the period of Khoo Teck Puat to build ATV's film and television shooting base, but the old rival TVB moved into Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City. ATV Tsuen Wan didn't move a shovel of land.

Now, with a number of Hong Kong MTR lines and expressways converging to Tsuen Wan, the transportation is convenient, and the waterfront Tsuen Wan district has suddenly become a thriving place for business.

The value of ATV's 250 acres of land has increased significantly. However, although the place is not small, it is not enough to build a film and television shooting base, and in Hong Kong, where every inch of land is expensive, it is obviously not as profitable as commercial development to build a film and television shooting base, so this land has been left by Liu Dong to Huayang Group, just waiting for Huayang's strength to be enough, with the help of this land to build a comprehensive building containing a five-star hotel and high-end apartments, plus a commercial center!

ATV's film and television base is located in Shenzhen, which is close at hand. Not only is the land cheap, but it is also less than an hour or two away from Hong Kong, which is very convenient!

Looking at the end of the document, Fei Junyi applied for the terms of 800 million Huaxia coins. Liu Dong didn't hesitate much, and directly signed his name on it and gave it to Lin Ling!

And until her man's net worth, Lin Ling, who is wealthy, doesn't attach much importance to the investment of 100 million US dollars.

After putting away the documents, he picked up another new document and gave it to Liu Dong!

"This is sent by New Line Films. Now the global box office of "The Lord of the Rings" has reached 800 million US dollars! Lin Ling's tone was full of surprise. And looking at Liu Dong's beautiful eyes, there is even more obsession and love.

Beauty loves heroes, although Liu Dong is not a hero, but his cheating business talent has convinced Lin Ling's heart as a talented woman, and this is the main reason why Lin Ling, who has a superior family background and is both talented and good-looking, is willing to commit to him, and he will not regret it even if he shares it with others!

"It's already $800 million?"

Looking at the materials, Liu Dong was also a little surprised. Three days after the movie reached hundreds of millions, he received Ivanka. Trump's call. understands that his unintentional investment will definitely make a lot of money, but what Liu Dong didn't expect is that in just over a month, the box office of "The Lord of the Rings" has reached 800 million US dollars, which is enough to shock everyone, and now the movie has not yet been drawn, and even Japan, the world's second largest box office, has not been released, it is certain that the box office of "The Lord of the Rings" will continue to rise!

"It seems that the film industry is really promising!" Liu Dong touched his chin and said.

Unintentionally played idle chess, and it actually burst out with such a huge energy, which made Liu Dong a little impressed by the potential of the film industry!

You must know that this movie can earn nearly 300 million US dollars from the box office, and the later movie peripherals, including TV broadcast rights, video tapes and toys, etc., can also bring more income than the box office of the movie.

The most profitable thing about a Hollywood blockbuster movie is never the box office, but peripheral sales!

It is conservatively estimated that this "Lord of the Rings" can bring Liu Dong at least $1 billion in income, of course, it may take half a year or even longer for all the money to be recovered!

However, looking at the expenditure items on the movie, Liu Dong felt a lot of pain in his heart, because "The Lord of the Rings" is jointly distributed by New Line and Time Warner, so according to the principle of 30% in the United States and 40% overseas, the box office of "The Lord of the Rings" must at least let the other party share nearly 200 million US dollars!

But this is also a helpless thing, who calls New Line Films a small company!

"What are these?" Looking at the bottom of the document, Liu Dong said in surprise.

"It's all about money!" Lin Ling said.

"...... the second and third episodes of "The Lord of the Rings" are filmed in two consecutive episodes, and 200 million US dollars need to be invested!"

Liu Dong doesn't have much opinion on this investment, the first part of "The Lord of the Rings" made a lot of money, and it is a matter of course to make a sequel.

“…… In addition to "The Lord of the Rings", the movies that New Line Films plan to shoot next year are "Christmas Elf", "When Dumb Meets Agua", "Straight In", "Rat Monster", and "Pirates of the Caribbean"! ”

Lin Ling's final accent made Liu Dong feel a little strange, "Is there anything wrong with "Pirates of the Caribbean"? ”

Unlike Liu Dong's indifference to the entertainment industry, Lin Ling, who once studied in Canada, is very familiar with Hollywood.

Hollywood has not had a successful pirate-themed movie before, and there was a pirate movie "Cut Throat Island" that lost tens of millions of dollars before, which made the industry feel palpitations.

If "Pirates of the Caribbean" is just a film project with an investment of 10 million US dollars or 20 million, then Lin Ling will have no opinion, but its investment is 140 million!

Therefore, Lin Ling has an objection to the establishment of this movie, but how to make up his mind with Liu Dong, after all, he is the behind-the-scenes boss of the new line film company!

After listening to Lin Ling's narration, Liu Dong also had some doubts in his heart, but he was cautious by nature and did not come to a rough conclusion, "Is there a script for it?" ”

"Yes, President Xia Ye has already sent the script, but it has not been printed in the company's mailbox for the time being!" Lin Ling said.

"I'll print out the script and give it to me, and I'll give you an answer after reading it!"

Although Liu Dong doesn't know much about movies, the most important thing about a good movie is that the sentences are smooth, the plot is logical, and there is a certain attraction!

Liu Dongtou doesn't invest to see if the story of the script can attract him as an outsider, if he can see it, then ordinary people will definitely be able to see it too, then this movie will also have investment value, and this is how the previous investment in "The Lord of the Rings" came about.

With the jewel of "The Lord of the Rings" in front of him, Liu Dong is more confident in his vision!

Lin Ling has no opinion on Liu Dong's decision, and more importantly, he believes in Liu Dong's vision!

After approving the document, he handed it to Lin Ling, and then said, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Of course there is, one good thing, one bad thing, you plan to listen to that one first!" Lin Ling said with a smile.

"It doesn't matter, whether it's good or bad, you have to know it, it's just a few minutes in the morning and evening!" Liu Dong shook his head.

Hearing this, Lin Ling pouted, and said with a coquettish meaning in her voice: "You are so boring, give it, see it for yourself!" ”

"See what?"

As he spoke, Liu Dong took the magazine in Lin Ling's hand, and when he saw the words on it clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Time Magazine!" ”

"Let's open it, my great genius, this time you are famous all over the world!" Lin Ling's tone carried a strong sense of worship!

Although Liu Dong, as a man, enjoyed the adoring eyes of the beautiful woman very much, the huge logo of Standard Chartered Bank on Time Magazine and the title of "The World's Largest Merger Was Born in 2002" attracted more attention from him!

After turning the cover and title page of Time Magazine, the first page contains the news of Standard Chartered Bank.

"January 1, 2002! Just as everyone was celebrating the arrival of the New Year, Sally the Queen of Wall Street, who had just resigned from Bank of America to become CEO of Standard Chartered Bank. Kraucek announced that Standard Chartered Bank has acquired all the shares of seven small and medium-sized banks in the United States, including Pusparetti Bank, Glacier Bank, Southern Bank, and First Republic Bank, so that Standard Chartered Bank's branches in the United States have risen rapidly from 103 to 665, becoming the 11th largest commercial bank in the United States after HSBC! When we thought that a super bank with 1,242 branches and total bank assets of $300 billion, surpassing the Canadian Imperial Bank and ranking 41st in the world, was born, we underestimated the ambition of Standard Chartered Bank! ”

“…… On January 10, 2002, a week and three days after the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank, they announced the merger with Standard Bank, the largest commercial bank in Africa, at their headquarters in the United Kingdom, since 1987, Standard Chartered Bank sold 39% of its shares in Standard Bank of South Africa due to race in South Africa, after 14 years, the two banks merged again! ”

“…… After the merger, Standard Chartered Bank has more than 2,000 branches worldwide, reaching an astonishing number of 2,032! And in less than a month, an international super banking giant with 80,000 employees and total assets of $428.9 billion was born! (To be continued......)