Chapter 527 Film Copyright

After a day of intense negotiations, the final acquisition plan was finally reached between Shaw Brothers and LL Films, as well as Debao Films.

The Shaw Brothers Cinemas and Southeast Asia Cinemas under the former Shaw Brothers Film Company will be reorganized into LL-Shaw Brothers Cinemas Distribution Company, with a total price estimated at 280 million Hong Kong dollars, and Shaw Brothers Film Company will occupy 20% of the shares of the newly established company, and the remaining 80% will be sold to Debao Film Company and LL Film Company.

LL Film Company acquired 55% of the equity of the new company for 154 million Hong Kong dollars, and the remaining 25% of the equity was purchased by Debao Film Company for 70 million yuan.

Debao Film Company wanted to get more controlling stake in the negotiation process, but LL Film Company did not let go at all, insisting on absolute control and not letting go, Shaw Brothers also wanted to sell at a higher price, so it naturally supported LL Film Company with a higher bid, Debao had no choice but to pinch his nose and admit it.

If you don't admit it, there is no way, when cooperating with Golden Harvest, Debao can be said to have suffered a big loss that he did not have a cinema chain, and Golden Harvest and New Art City will definitely not let themselves become shareholders in the cinema chain, and re-establish a new large-scale cinema line, which takes a long time, Pan Disheng does not have the intention of carrying out the film career to the end, promoting his famous brand and making quick money is the ultimate goal, so Pan Disheng, who is unwilling to give up the sunrise industry of film, can only admit it.

But fortunately, Debao Film Company has become the second largest shareholder of LL-Shaw Brothers Cinema Distribution Company, and has its own right to speak, and now LL Film Company has completed the snake swallowing elephant, even if it wants to become the overlord film company, it will take time to accumulate, as for the other Shaw Brothers Film Company, it has been completely abolished, in the final analysis, Debao Film Company and LL Film Company share important schedules, which is much stronger than before.

As for LL Film Company, it is naturally the biggest winner of this acquisition, although it has not been able to fully control, but it has been successful to occupy an absolute controlling stake, Chen Lang may have some regrets about this, but Xue Tianlan believes that this may be more conducive to the development of the company, which may be the difference between Eastern thinking and Western thinking.

LL Film Company has the foundation to become another film industry hegemon through this acquisition, as for how far the company can go in the future, it all depends on whether LL Film Company can still perform as amazingly as it is now, but in this regard, Chen Lang is full of confidence, and Xue Tianlan is even more confident.

As a seller, Shaw Brothers is also a winner, in fact, since 1980, Shao Tycoon became the largest shareholder of TVB, Shaw Brothers has focused on the development of TV stations, and Shaw Brothers Film Company has begun to reduce production year by year, coupled with backward systems and poor management, in recent years, it has been operating at a loss, and now it has not only got rid of this heavy burden, but also harvested 224 million Hong Kong dollars, which is also gratifying.

The new LL-Shaw Brothers Cinema Distribution Company will be dominated by LL Films, no way, having an absolute controlling stake is so domineering, while the other two film companies will each appoint a person to serve as a board director to oversee the company's operations and finances.

After a day of negotiations, the three parties finally finalized the plan, and after the end, it was already close to night, and then the three of them had dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel, which was a small celebration of the success of the acquisition.

When the three companies were celebrating, they were waiting for reporters outside.

Now the Shaw Brothers Cinemas acquisition case involves the former film kingdom of Shaw Brothers Film Company, as well as the super popular idol LL, and it is related to the reshuffle of the film industry, which naturally attracts the attention of countless people.

"I don't know, how are the negotiations between the three parties?"

"Yes, this earthquake in the film industry is really full of twists and turns, I don't know if the little talent can win."

"You think the little talent will win? Absolutely impossible, his opponent is the famous brand king Pan Disheng, and the little genius can be regarded as an absolute genius, but the backgrounds of the two are too different, and the odds of winning are too small. ”

"That's right."

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While the reporters were still chatting to pass the time, the representatives of the three companies finally walked out of the Four Seasons Hotel, and naturally they were surrounded by reporters as soon as they appeared.

"Manager Fang, what is the result of the acquisition of Shaw Cinemas?"

"Manager Xue, has LL Film Company failed?"

"Mr. Pan, has Debao Film Company completed the acquisition?"

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Facing a swarm of reporters' questions, Fang Yihua pressed down with both hands, making the boiling reporters temporarily quiet, "The acquisition of Shaw Brothers Cinemas has indeed been completed, and the results are not bad, as for the rest, you have to don't ask me." ”

After Fang Yihua finished speaking, with the help of his assistant, he rushed out of the reporter's encirclement, got in the car and left.

The reporters were excited when they heard this, it seems that this sensational acquisition in Hong Kong has come to an end, seeing that Fang Yihua's interest is good, it should be sold at a good price, but Fang Yihua did not say who bought the Shaw Brothers Cinemas, however, the reporters all looked at Pan Disheng, obviously in everyone's hearts, this has the best chance of winning.

"Mr. Pan, how much did you finally bid for Shaw Brothers Cinemas? 250,000,000 Hong Kong dollars? ”

"Mr. Pan, can you tell us about the specific details of the acquisition?"

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Almost all reporters crowded to Pan Disheng, wanting to learn the latest acquisition details from the acquirer's mouth, but Xue Tianlan was snubbed by everyone, and only a few reporters who did not choose a good geographical location and couldn't squeeze in came to Xue Tianlan.

"Manager Xue, may I ask how much Mr. Pan paid to beat LL Films?"

"Manager Xue, in the face of this failure, will LL Film Company have its own plan to build a theater?"

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Xue Tianlan heard the question of the reporter in front of her, with a strange face, and said, "You'll know tomorrow." Then he left, and there was no one around to stop him, so he got into the car very easily.

Pan Disheng, on the other side, looked at the reporter in front of him and couldn't cry or laugh, if he was the final winner, he would forget it, but he could only be regarded as a small gain, "I only spent 70 million Hong Kong dollars on this acquisition." ”

Faced with this answer, all the reporters were stunned, how could there be so few? LL Film Company has raised the price to 23000000 Hong Kong dollars, could it be that LL Film Company won? This is impossible, how could Pan Disheng, the famous brand king, lose? And even if he lost, why did Pan Disheng spend 70 million Hong Kong dollars? The reporters were a little dizzy.

"The specific details will be announced to you at nine o'clock tomorrow, and the location is still here." After Pan Disheng finished speaking, he squeezed away the reporter and left.

As for Chen Lang and Shao Daheng, they have not left the hotel yet, and the two want to wait until the reporters are gone before leaving, and the two still have something to discuss.

"Congratulations to your kid for finally getting what he wanted, and he laid out it more than a year in advance, which can be regarded as having a heart." Shao Tycoon looked at Chen Lang in front of him and said.

Chen Lang was stunned when he heard this, "It turns out that you know everything, and thank you Sixth Uncle for your success." ”

"It's hard to think about your little action, but I can see that you really like movies, and you do have some little talents, I hope you can develop him more brilliantly after getting Shaw Brothers Cinemas." Shao Tycoon said in a low voice.

"I can't say I'm sure I'll succeed, but I'm definitely going to do my best, and for film, it's not my business, it's my career and my dream." Chen Lang replied seriously.

"Well, it's not in vain that I'm optimistic about you." Shao Tycoon smiled when he heard this.

Chen Lang saw that Shao Tycoon seemed to be in a good mood, thought about it and smiled, "Since you are so optimistic about me, it is better to sell the copyrights of all Shaw Brothers movies to me." ”

To say that Shaw Brothers Film Company, as a veteran film overlord, can be described as a profound heritage and huge resources, in addition to the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, which is now sold for 280 million Hong Kong dollars, there are two other resources that are a huge wealth.

One of them is the huge film and television library of Shaw Brothers Film Company, so far, Shaw Brothers Film Company has shot 1,000 films, which can be described as a real heritage, as for the value of these 1,000 films, it can be compared to MGM Films, one of the overlords of Hollywood.

As the absolute hegemon of Hollywood and a representative film company, MGM also has a huge film and television library, which has changed hands several times because of poor investment and management in later generations, among which in the process of reselling, MGM's huge film and television library has always been the focus of contention, because Hollywood's product peripherals, especially the income from video tape rental, is amazing, and MGM's film copyright alone is worth billions of dollars.

And now Chen Lang also covets the huge film and television library of Shaw Brothers Film Company, and obtaining the copyright of these films can not only enrich his own film and television library, but also make up for the shortcomings of LL Film Company's shallow foundation, and Chen Lang is now actively acquiring the videotape production factory, which is a huge treasure trove for the video tape factory.

At the same time, these film and television resources can also get enough benefits by collecting copyright taxes, 1000 movies are definitely a huge temptation, and due to the restrictions of the times, coupled with the backwardness of the development of Hong Kong film products, the current film and television song resource copyright is not as heavy as everybody looks.

Just like when LL Records acquired Jenny's Golden Note Record Company, Chen Lang paid a considerable amount of copyright fees for several of Golden Note's songs, which surprised Jenny and only thought that it was the new owner to show his sincerity.

Similarly, Hong Kong movies are more popular like carp across the river, and some of the more popular works are just different in starring and slightly changing the plot, but they can also be released and get a good box office, and you now ask the film company to buy the original movie rights, isn't it funny.