"How's it going, doctor, is this contract worth it?" Zhang Shaojie handed the list to Huang Tingjun.

Huang Tingjun looked at the list and said, "The price is okay!" If this set of equipment is imported from Europe and the United States, there is no 15 million US dollars, and it cannot be taken! Although the equipment provided by Panasonic is second-hand, most of them were put into production between 75~77 years, which is not outdated. $3.8 million, which is already a big bargain! ”

Zhang Shaojie said suspiciously: "The little devil is really so kind? ”

"That's also forced by reality, if this set of equipment is instinctively making money, they won't transfer it. The only reason for the transfer is that Panasonic will use this set of equipment to produce in this book, and it will lose money! Huang Tingjun said with a smile, "With the rise of the economy, prices and labor wages have grown rapidly, and low value-added industries have gradually become low-profit and loss-making industries." In addition, the company is facing huge competitive pressure from European and American companies, and many old equipment has become a burden after just a few years of production! Therefore, the company is like throwing off the burden, and selling a large number of low-end production lines in batches. ”

When Zhang Shaojie heard this, he thought about it carefully, and it was really like that.

Since the 80s, labor costs have become more and more expensive, not only in the United States, but also in major developed countries such as the United States and Western Europe.

Many huge multinational enterprises find that continuing to engage in low-end manufacturing in developed countries often loses money the more they produce, dragging down the company's operating efficiency.

As a result, many multinational corporations are scrambling to streamline their organizations, improve their operations, and move some low-tech, labor-intensive industries to developing countries with low labor costs.

Because China has multiple advantages such as a good industrial base, low labor costs, and huge market potential.

It has made China the biggest winner in this largest industrial transfer feast in history!

In the 50s of the 20th century, the Soviets gave China $5 billion worth of industrialization, and it took China 30 years to digest the fruits of these industries built with Soviet assistance.

Since the 70s, many multinational companies have transferred industrial capacity to China, which is equivalent to 100 times the degree of industrialization given to China by the Soviets!

It is no wonder that some indignant young people in the United States later joked that the entire White House is a spy sent by China, otherwise, how could they shout about the "China threat theory" while constantly consolidating China's industrial competitiveness in actual actions?

———————— Zhang Shaojie placed an equipment order worth $3.8 million to the Panasonic company of Yuben, and temporarily paid a 10% deposit, that is, $380,000.

The rest of the payment will be paid to Panasonic in batches until Panasonic sends the production line to Guangzhou and the equipment acceptance is completed.

Of course, in addition to installation and commissioning, Panasonic's equipment also includes the dispatch of 3 technicians to Xiaobawang Company for a period of one year to help Xiaobawang carry out necessary production training and technical personnel training.

When all the services promised by Panasonic are in place, Zhang Shaojie will pay all the final payments in full.

At present, Zhang Shaojie only has about 4 million Hong Kong dollars in cash.

Even if the cash flow of companies such as Tianxia Publishing Company and North American ORD Technology is used, it is still not enough to pay the $3.8 million amount.

But

The box office dividends of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" are about to solve Zhang Shaojie's urgent need.

In Hong Kong, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" began to be released on March 15, which broke through the pattern of "Ghost Fighting Ghosts", "A Thousand Kings Fighting a Thousand Tyrants", and "Happy Fairy Nest", and "Datang" won the box office championship in the first week of release. By April 30, when the screen was removed, the total box office in Hong Kong reached 38.765 million Hong Kong dollars. is only second only to the sky-high box office record of 43 million Hong Kong dollars set by "Modern Bodyguard" last year!

In Taiwan, "The Tang Dynasty", which was released on March 25, quickly broke the box office record set by Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Xu Guanwen. By May 10, "The Great Tang" was a standout, sweeping the box office of NT$260 million in the Taiwan film market, setting a new box office record for Taiwan's Chinese films!

In Singapore, "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", which was released in April, caused a sensation on the new island, causing the citizens of the island to queue up and buy tickets outside the cinema. Within a month, more than 4.5 million moviegoers in Singapore, and many overseas Chinese from Malaysia and Indonesia also took planes to Singapore to watch "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", creating a super box office record of 3.7 million Singapore dollars!

In addition to Chinese mainland, "The Legend of the Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has achieved unprecedented success in Hong Kong, Taiwan and New China.

The box office of these three Chinese-speaking regions combined, when converted into US dollars, has exceeded 17 million US dollars!

Zhang Shaojie, as an investor in "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", can actually get 28% of the dividend income. However, even if it is only 28%, it is a huge amount of $4.76 million, which is close to recovering the cost.

In fact, the benefits of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" are not just as simple as barely recovering the cost.

First, through this blockbuster, Bangbaolong Film Company has attracted outstanding film talents such as Tsui Hark, Cheng Xiaolong, Lin Qingxia, Donnie Yen, Wu Dairong, etc.

Second, during the cooperation between this film and Industrial Light & Magic in the United States, not only did it share a large number of technical patents, but also Baolong Film Company recruited more than 10 backbone technicians of Industrial Light & Magic to form the "Baolong Special Effects Studio".

Third, it has started the reputation of Baolong Film Company, making theater operators more enthusiastic about cooperating with Baolong Film Company.

He Guanchang learned that Zhang Shaojie was in urgent need of money.

Beginning on May 12, Jiahe Company began to pay the dividends of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" to Zhang Shaojie.

In some Taiwanese theaters, the box office dividends have not been paid to Golden Harvest.

However, Golden Harvest Company gave Zhang Shaojie a favor and paid the arrears of some cinema operators in advance.

Zhang Shaojie deserved a dividend of 4.76 million US dollars, after paying taxes in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore, and then after bank transfer and foreign exchange exchange procedures, he got a check of 4.017 million US dollars.

"At the beginning of June, "Datang" will be screened in the mainstream Dongbao and Songzhu theaters. I think you should very much go to the book to spread the word! He Guanchang handed the check to Zhang Shaojie and said.

"Why?" Zhang Shaojie smiled.

He Guanchang emphasized: "Golden Harvest, Dongbao and Songzhu joined forces to spend 20 million yuan to hype you in this newspaper, calling you the 'Chinese version of Kadokawa Haruki', which has attracted countless readers' curiosity about you!" If you go to the book to do propaganda now, with your idol temperament, maybe you can cause a sensation in the book! This is not only for the sake of the box office, but also for the sake of the original book of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", if it can be published in a timely manner, you may be able to make a lot of money with the help of media attention and the popularity of the movie! ”

"What do you mean by 'Haruki Kadokawa' in China? Couldn't that Haruki Kadokawa be 'Zhang Shaojie'? Zhang Shaojie said disdainfully.

"Hehe, Haruki Kadokawa, the popularity of this book is like Zhongtian! In his career, he became the unrivaled godfather of publishing and entertainment. In terms of personal and private life, he hugged left and right, and said that the most beautiful girls in Ben, including Yakushimaru Hiroko, are all competing for favor in front of Kadokawa! He Guanchang said with a smile, "Compare your achievements with Haruki Kadokawa, that is the easiest way to understand and worship you in the Star Chaser Clan!" ”

Haruki Kadokawa is known as the "tyrant of the publishing industry" in the publishing industry, and he has the reputation of "revolutionary in the film industry" in the film industry. Whether in the publishing industry or as a film investor, Haruki Kadokawa stands at the pinnacle of the entire book.

Born in 1942, Haruki Kadokawa joined Kadokawa Shoten, which his father founded, after graduating from university, and quickly became the young president of the publishing group. However, after he took charge of Kadokawa Shoten, he quickly began to expand Kadokawa Shoten's business from traditional publishing to the film and television industry.

With Haruki Kadokawa's successive films such as "The Family of the Inugami Family", "Proof of the World", "Proof of the Wild Surname", "Sengoku Self-Defense Force", "Resurrection", "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" and other classic movies, in the late 70s ~ early 90s, the originally sluggish film industry seems to have been re-injected with new vitality by Haruki Kadokawa alone.

Since the end of the 70s, Haruki Kadokawa has implemented the strategy of "words, sounds, and images", and Kadokawa Bookstore has begun to gallop in the publishing and entertainment worlds, with few rivals!

"Words, sounds, images" tactics - words, both; sound, it is media hype; Like, both movies!

Adapt the resources into a movie, and then use the popularity of the movie to hype and boost sales! This advanced model has enabled Haruki Kadokawa to create an unprecedentedly glorious Kadokawa Dynasty!

There are always similarities in successful models!

Haruki Kadokawa's "words, sounds, and images" tactics are essentially the same as Zhang Shaojie's operation of the whole industry chain of music, film and television, animation, and games.

It's just that Zhang Shaojie's field is broader.

"Okay, it's also my duty to cooperate with the promotion of "Datang"!" Zhang Shaojie said with a smile, "What time will you leave for Yueben?" ”

He Guanchang looked through the calendar and said: "It's May 25th now, and the release date of "Datang" in the book is scheduled to be held on June 1, and we are scheduled to go to the book on May 29th!" ”

Zhang Shaojie said: "Okay, I'll prepare!" ”

"Okay, I wish "Datang" a successful start in the market again!" He Guanchang patted Zhang Shaojie on the shoulder and said.

Golden Harvest Company, cultivating the market, started from Bruce Lee movies. After that, Jackie Chan and Xu Guanwen also succeeded in the box office market.

This time, Jiahe Ken paid money to jointly hype Zhang Shaojie on the media of Yueben, and also had huge expectations for the box office data of "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" in Yueben!

It is precisely for this reason that He Guanchang is very pleased that Zhang Shaojie is willing to cooperate with the publicity.

(To be continued)