Hearing that Chen Lang wanted to acquire the copyright of nearly 1,000 films under the Shaw Brothers Film Company, Shao Tycoon couldn't help but feel a little complacent, these nearly 1,000 movies are a testimony of the glorious past of the Shaw Brothers, although the Shaw Brothers Film Company has declined, but these nearly 1,000 movies are a rare wealth.

Although the Shaw Brothers Film Company does not have its own videotape production or rental company, it still cooperates with these companies to sell the copyrights of nearly 1,000 films to the video tape company according to a certain number of years.

However, this money is not very much in the eyes of the current Shaw Group, especially in the eyes of Shao Tycoon, it is more about the memory of the past glory, and the significance of the honor and name is greater than the actual benefits.

"You kid is really greedy, and even the only remaining movie resources of Shaw Brothers want to be packed and taken away." Shao Daheng shook his head with a smile and said, "But most of our Shaw Brothers film rights have been sold to Qiming Video Company, and the copyright period is 3 years, and it will not expire until the summer of next year, so I can't sell it to you if I want to." ”

Chen Lang was overjoyed when he heard this, Chen's father is now buying a video tape production and rental company in Hong Kong, it seems that this Qiming Video Company must be taken quickly, but I don't know if this Qiming Video Company has been acquired by Li Guoxing's Meiya, if that is the case, it will be a little troublesome.

"When the term expires next summer, Uncle Six, can you consider packaging and selling me the copyrights of these nearly 1,000 movies?" Chen Lang hit the railway while it was hot.

"Why do you kid want to get the rights to these movies so much?" Shao Tycoon asked.

In Shao Daheng's view, although these films can get a lot of income with copyright taxes, they are far inferior to the income brought by making new movies, and now Hong Kong's piracy and follow-up are so serious that they can not make much profit, and it is better to spend this money than to make a blockbuster movie.

Because of the limitations of the times, this is also a helpless thing, no one would have thought that the future generations will enter the era of information explosion, and various industries that do not seem to have much relevance now overlap each other because of the development of the times and the progress of technology, thus forming a huge industrial chain with amazing benefits.

In addition to the publication of a novel, it can also be adapted into comics, and then adapted into movies, and at the same time, the resulting peripheral products can also be loved, and at the same time, whether it is a movie, or a comic anime can in turn feed back the novel and peripherals, thus forming a cycle.

Therefore, an excellent novel, comics, or dramas, games, etc. are a huge treasure trove, the essence of this treasure trove is content, with high-quality content, it can be said that it is put on different shapes, and it can be used to make a lot of money, which can not only obtain huge benefits, but also gain the loyalty and reputation of fans, which is also of great significance for the launch of other products.

In a word, content is king, and having high-quality content has changed to a cornucopia, so Chen Lang is very enthusiastic about these nearly 1,000 movies.

In the late 90s, Satellite Television (STARTV, now known as Star Media Group), which already owned the perpetual rights to the films of Jiahe, Golden Princess and Debao, repeatedly bid for the perpetual rights of nearly 1,000 Shaw Brothers films to expand its Chinese film library, but Shaw Brothers refused.

In the end, it was not until 2000 that Shaw Brothers announced that it would sell the perpetual rights to the films for HK$400 million to Celestial Pictures, a subsidiary of Malaysian pay TV station ASTRO, which even spent HK$200 million on digital restoration.

Even if MGM Hollywood is sold here and again, there are still people willing to buy it every time, also because of its huge film library, which shows that these old movies are still worth a lot of money.

In 2000, nearly 1,000 Shaw Brothers movies sold 400 million Hong Kong dollars, but now in the 80s, Chen Lang believes that even if he bids 20 million Hong Kong dollars, it will be considered a sky-high price, as long as he waits for more than ten years, it is an investment with ten times the return, of course, Chen Lang will not give up what he has in his hands.

"Who can see the popularity of the Hong Kong film market now, of course I am no exception, but if you want to dominate the film industry, there is no cinema chain and enough film talents, it is impossible, and in order to stabilize the foundation of the film company, the huge film and television library is also one of the indispensable conditions, and now LL Film Company has obtained a controlling stake in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, and then has the Shaw Brothers Film Company film library, then in fact, LL Film Company is the continuation of Shaw Brothers Film Company, and I am confident that Shaw Brothers will regain its glory." Chen Lang replied half-truthfully.

Shao Tycoon raised his eyebrows when he heard Chen Lang say that LL Film Company was a continuation of Shaw Brothers Film Company, but he quickly regained his composure, and after being silent for a while, he said, "How much can you offer?" ”

"15 million Hong Kong dollars, what do you think, Uncle Six?" When Chen Lang heard this, he said with some hesitation, Chen Lang didn't know whether the price was high or low, after all, it didn't involve the video tape industry, and he didn't have a general understanding.

However, now due to technical restrictions, piracy, following the trend, backward communication and other reasons, although the number of movies is nearly 1,000, the price should not be too high, so Chen Lang tried to quote a price.

Shao Tycoon's eyebrows jumped again when he heard this, this price is honestly a high price, Shaw Brothers through copyright transfer and lease sharing, the annual income is less than 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars, of course, the price will naturally be higher if there are many years of transfer.

This price is equivalent to charging 10 years of copyright tax, which can be regarded as a sincere price, and the restrictions of the era make Shao Tycoon feel that the future value of these outdated movies may depreciate, after all, after so many years, they are not antiques, and the older they are, the more valuable they are.

In another ten years, I'm afraid these old movies will be swept into the garbage heap, so Shao Daheng is still a little excited, but as an old Jianghu, he must maximize his value, so he doesn't have too many expressions on his face.

"The price is a little low." Shao Daheng spoke, and after speaking, he stared at Chen Lang carefully.

Chen Lang, who was looking at Shao Tycoon with hope, was frustrated when he heard this, it seems that this old Jianghu is not so easy to fool, but this should just be the other party's way of bargaining.

Shao Daheng saw Chen Lang's frustration, but found that he didn't have any intention of giving up, and his heart calmed down.

"Then forget it, this price is already the highest I can offer, it seems that it can only be fate." Chen Lang pretended to give up and said, otherwise he didn't know how much this old fox would be raised.

Shao Tycoon was indifferent when he heard this, "Then forget it." ”

Chen Lang's face froze when he heard this, the old fox, he can really bear it.

Shao Tycoon noticed Chen Lang's expression and smiled secretly, The little guy wants to deceive me, you are still too tender.

"Forget it, let's talk about other deals." Chen Lang scolded secretly and opened the topic, "After Shaw Brothers Film Company sold Shaw Brothers Cinemas, the main focus should be turned to wireless, now that Shaw Brothers Film Company's production capacity is so low, it may not increase in the future, so the huge staff of Shaw Brothers Film Company is a drag, I hope that Uncle Six will give it convenience, and it can be regarded as finding a way out for them." ”

Shao Tycoon pondered for a while when he heard this, this is also a big problem after Shaw Brothers sold the theater chain, and now everyone knows the situation of Shaw Brothers Film Company, in the face of this situation, even if Shaw Brothers has contract constraints, it cannot prevent artists from finding another way.

Shao Daheng originally wanted to sign all these filmmakers to wireless, but the film companies that are gradually reducing production obviously can't meet the requirements of movie stars, and they won't be willing to go wireless, so can they go back to make TV episodes?

The possibility is too small, whether it is in Hong Kong, Hollywood, or other countries and regions, who will want to return to the small screen for actors who have already stepped onto the big screen? There is clearly a gap between film actors and TV actors, and although it is not explicitly stated, it is real.

Except for a very small number of artists who are loyal to the Shaw Brothers Group, I am afraid that the vast majority of film actors will not agree, and there have long been many film actors who have violated Shaw Brothers' regulations and gone out to pick up jobs, and Shaw Brothers just turned a blind eye.

"Although Shaw Brothers is not as good as it used to be, it still makes movies." Shao Tycoon snorted coldly, "However, now the Shaw Brothers' investment in movies will indeed decrease, except for some people that the company fancies, if you are interested, you can recruit them, but if there is a contract, you must pay liquidated damages, in addition, you can't directly bypass the Shaw Brothers to contact them directly, and you have to be nice to them." ”

Chen Lang was overjoyed when he heard this, he can finally recruit people justifiably, as for the treatment, it goes without saying that as long as he stays in Shaw Brothers for a few years, everyone will feel that the treatment is much better when he goes to other companies, "Don't worry, Uncle Six, the treatment is definitely not a problem, we will not bypass Shaw Brothers, and we will definitely ask for Shaw Brothers' consent." ”

Shao Tycoon nodded when he heard this, Shaw Brothers has naturally tied up the famous big stars, as for other newcomers or marginal roles have become a burden, it is not a good thing to let LL movies take away, and there are many people who fancy these film talents, in order to rob people, Shaw Brothers can get a liquidated damages, and then Shaw Brothers can not only retain the core, but also streamline personnel, and can also get a liquidated damages, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Chen Lang was also very happy when he heard this, recruiting talents from Shaw Brothers Film Company, LL Film Company can solve the talent shortage problem faced by the company in the process of becoming bigger and stronger in a short time, of course, Chen Lang also knows that Shaw Brothers will inevitably not enlarge the star to leave, but what Chen Lang wants is the leftovers of Shaw Brothers Film Company.

Because, Chen Lang has a pair of Bole eyes, which no one can match, I only hope that the Shaw Brothers will not regret it at that time.