Chapter 504: The Last Feast
"Lang Lang, congratulations, you have become the biggest winner again, it seems that you have the best hope of winning the award." Chen Shufen said with a smile.
"It can only be regarded as a temporary lead, and the final result is difficult to say." Chen Lang looked at the four trophies in his hand and shook his head with a smile.
1984 was the beginning of Alan Tam becoming a myth in the music industry, not only because of the amazing sales of the two records, but also because Alan Tam's Lun-style love songs really matured, forming his own most distinctive and charming music style, but also because he became the biggest winner at the three major award ceremonies in 1985.
Sales, word of mouth, singing skills and trophies have reached the first peak of his music career, January 1985 was an important turning point in the rise of Alan Tam's myth, even if Chen Lang with his innate advantages and unparalleled stunning performance is only one step ahead of Alan Tam.
Now no one will think that Alan Tam can win steadily, even if Alan Tam defeats Chen Lang in the end, I believe everyone can accept it, that is to say, Alan Tam still has the strength to win, and there is a lot of hope.
After returning home, Chen's mother happily took the four trophies in Chen Lang's hand, wiped them clean and carefully put them into the gradually plump window.
Looking at his mother's smug and smiling face, Chen Lang shook his head with a smile.
"Dad, we're going to start the plan to buy Shaw Brothers Cinemas in the next year, how much money do we have now?" Chen Lang asked.
"Just paid the tax, now the capital has 280 million, but Taiwan's record companies have begun to convert vinyl record factories into video/audio tape factories according to your requirements, and Hong Kong has also begun to acquire a number of small video/audio tape factories, and is ready to merge them into a large audio and video company, which requires a lot of investment, and other companies need to keep the necessary capital reserves, and now the maximum amount of funds that can be used is only 230 million Hong Kong dollars." Father Chen frowned and said.
Chen Lang was relieved to hear that he could use 230 million Hong Kong dollars in funds, and the only ones who really competed for Shaw Brothers Cinemas were himself and Pan Disheng.
The 19 cinemas under the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line are actually worth less than 200 million, but now that Hong Kong's real estate industry is heating up rapidly, the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line is not only worth the cinema, but its land has also increased several times in a very short period of time, so the value of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line will exceed 200 million.
In addition to seeing the popularity and huge profits of the film industry, Pan Dickson's competition for Shaw Brothers Cinemas is also a major focus on launching his own various famous brands, but this is all a bottom line, and if the investment is too large, it is a big problem whether he can achieve his goal.
As a successful businessman, he must have a unique vision, which allows him to find business opportunities that others can't see, but a qualified businessman must also know how to make trade-offs, avoid risks, and exceed a bottom line, a qualified businessman must know how to give up.
Although Pan Disheng has a prominent family, he really relies on his own ability and vision to really make his business prosperous, and such a person must be a qualified businessman.
Moreover, in the acquisition of Shaw Brothers Cinemas, although Pan Disheng's assets exceed Chen Lang's, he does not necessarily have 200 million in cash, which will be a great advantage if Chen Lang is willing to give cash directly.
Chen Lang feels that 200 million is probably the real value of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, and now the two companies may compete for more, and the cash of 230 million should be able to take the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line.
"Dad, what's the problem?" Chen Lang was happy and saw Chen's father frowning.
"Now that many young people are starting to use the Walkman, and many families are gradually equipped with video recorders, it should be a good choice to acquire and establish a video tape factory, but when we bought a factory in Hong Kong, we ran into trouble, and some people seem to be eyeing this market, and they are also buying video tape factories, and they are not bad for money, and they are very generous, and our plan is progressing very slowly." Father Chen frowned.
Chen Lang nodded secretly when he heard this, there are many outstanding businessmen, it is impossible that he is the only one who sees this business opportunity, "Do you know who the other party is?" ”
"It's a company called Meiya." Chen's father apparently did some research on his opponent as well.
"Mia?" Chen Lang was shocked when he heard this.
"What's the matter, do you know this company Meiya?" Father Chen saw Chen Lang's expression and said curiously.
When Chen Lang heard the name Meiya, he shook his head with a wry smile.
Founded in 1984 by Li Guoxing, the company's main business is video and film distribution, in just a few years, Meiya has become a Hong Kong genuine video tape distribution giant, in Kowloon Kwun Tong and the New Territories built four factories that produce millions of video tapes a year, and with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia nearly 1,000 shopping malls, video rental stores have cooperation.
Meiya also operates more than 50 Hong Kong films to be released overseas every year, and distributes more than 3 million Hong Kong film cassettes every year, with a production capacity close to 60% of the total distribution of Hong Kong film videotapes.
This company has been able to grow and grow in just a few years, and the relationship behind it is very strong, because he has gone through the road of Taiwan and has ties with the three major associations in Taiwan, and at present, the three major associations in Taiwan are the most powerful in Asia, and even the Japanese Yamaguchi-gumi have to give them three points.
Moreover, Taiwan is the most important box office for Hong Kong films, and with Taiwan's relationship, it can be said that Meiya has gained the right to film videos and overseas distribution rights of major film companies in Hong Kong, which has caused Meiya to become one of the four most powerful overseas distribution companies in Hong Kong, and the other three are the three hegemons in the film industry.
As for the fact that the company Meiya was just established, it seemed to be wealthy, and people who knew the inside story took it for granted, because he was helping Taiwan's gangsters launder money, and he was naturally spending a lot of money, and in the case of money opening the way, he was naturally invincible.
Chen Lang also doesn't care about spending money, but Meiya has the shadow of the Taiwanese community behind him, so he has to be cautious, and it is best to consult Zheng Zhenkun before making a decision.
"The acquisition of the factory can be postponed for the time being, Meiya is a company with the shadow of the Taiwan community, I have to ask Mr. Zheng first." Chen Lang thought for a while and said.
"Taiwanese community?" Father Chen's brows furrowed even tighter when he heard this, "It's really not good, so forget it." ”
For the community, normal people are reluctant to provoke, not to mention that the current Chen family is different from the past, there are many cases of rich people being kidnapped in Hong Kong, and Chen's father doesn't want to hurt his family because of this incident.
"I want to ask the Taiwan side before I talk about it." Chen Lang said helplessly.
The next day, Chen Lang came to LL Records, and every employee sent their congratulations when they saw Chen Lang, "Congratulations! Chen Lang also responded with a smile one by one.
On the way to his office, Chen Lang just passed by the company's practice room when he was hit by a girl who rushed out of it, and then two other girls were also coming out of the practice room.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." The girl who bumped into Chen Lang immediately bent down to apologize.
"It's okay, just pay attention next time." Chen Lang smiled and shook his head.
"Ah, it's Lang Lang! It's Lang Lang......" After the other two girls saw Chen Lang, they screamed loudly.
And the girl who bent down to apologize raised her head when she heard this, and she was also surprised to see Chen Lang, but she didn't expect to bump into her favorite idol.
"Hello, are the three of you a happy girl group that the company is going to launch?"
Chen Lang recognized the two girls who were screaming at him, although the two were still young at this time and looked very young, but their appearance was similar to what he remembered.
"Yes, the three of us and Sister Lizhen will form a happy girl group, I am Yuan Jieying."
"I'm Li Zi."
Chen Lang smiled and listened to the introduction of the two, and then looked at the girl who bumped into him, she should be the lead singer of the group that Chen Shufen is optimistic about, it seems to be called Ji Xuexi.
Yuan Jieying saw Ji Xuexi looking at Chen Lang in a daze, and quickly stabbed Ji Xuexi with her hand, and then Ji Xuexi came back to her senses, "Hello Lang Lang, I'm ...... My name is Ji Xuexi, I am your fan, I like all your songs, I have sung each one countless times, I ...... I ......"
Chen Lang looked at Ji Xuexi and was speechless excitedly, and smiled, "I heard Sister Chen talk about you, she said that your voice quality is very good, your singing skills are good, and you can have such strength without professional training, obviously you have a good voice, and you must love to sing." ”
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm......mmmm
"I remember you, Ji Xuexi, Li Zi, and Yuan Jieying, the company will make every effort to launch your group, not only to release records, but also to star in movies, and filming will start after the year, I hope you can cherish your opportunity and become our company's signature combination." Chen Lang looked at the three invincible beautiful girls in front of him and said with a smile.
"We'll definitely work hard." The three beautiful girls immediately nodded and said excitedly.
"Then you've all worked hard, I want to go to the office." Chen Lang smiled and waved his hand and left.
The three girls watched Chen Lang leave, and did not withdraw their gaze until Chen Lang entered the office.
"Lang Lang is really beautiful, and there is no shelf at all!"
"It's really beautiful, and there's no shelf at all, this is the emperor's superstar!"
"When I was brought into the company by Sister Chen, I felt like I was in a dream, and now that I see my idol Lang Lang again, I feel even more like a dream, I just hope that this dream will never wake up!"
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Chen Lang couldn't hear the voices of the three beautiful girls, he was busy discussing with Xue Tianlan about the acquisition of Shaw Brothers Cinemas.
"Pan Dickson's ambition to enter the film industry this time is not small, and if he wants to acquire Shaw Brothers Cinemas, I am afraid we will encounter great competition." Xue Tianlan said with the information she had prepared during this time.
"The maximum amount of funds used is 230 million, and all of them are cash, are you confident?" Chen Lang said directly.
Xue Tianlan was excited when she heard this, "230 million in cash? That's really good, it's a big advantage, according to my estimates, the psychological price of Pan Disheng and Shao Tycoon is between 200 million and 230 million, if it's cash, we will have a lot of advantages. ”
"It's good to have faith, then I'll wait for the good news after the year."
In the following days, Chen Lang was dealing with various things in the company, and before he knew it, four days had passed, and the last feast of Crazy January had arrived as scheduled.