Li Hualong is a little complacent about making money for every film invested and filmed by Huayi Brothers Film Group, and the number of films may not be as good as that of several companies such as Great Wall Films, but since the establishment of Huayi Brothers, Huayi Brothers has been far ahead in terms of total box office revenue and total profit every year.

"Yonghua Pictures invested heavily in the filming of "Water Margin Heroes" and lost money."

"Heavy money? How much to invest? Li Hualong asked lightly, he didn't know much about the movies invested and shot by other film companies, and he felt that as long as the movies shot by his company were of good quality and could attract audiences to the theater to watch, he was not afraid of competitors.

"500,000 yuan was invested in external publicity, and I heard people who have seen this movie say that the scene of this movie is quite big, but the story is very bad, and the cost will not exceed 300,000."

"How much box office did this movie get?"

"It's been three weeks since it was released, and it seems that the box office revenue is less than 150,000, and even if you count the income from the takeaway film in the magic capital, you can't make back the cost." Yang Meng paused and continued, "Ah Long, although our film company has made money from films, don't blindly think about making blockbusters, you have to control the cost. ”

"Investing five or six hundred thousand yuan to make a movie, I don't think the investment is too big at all. Other film companies are reluctant to spend a lot of money on making movies, but if we make a good movie, we will be able to win the audience. The Hong Kong market is a little smaller, but there are Southeast Asian markets, as well as European and American markets, let's talk about the two "Once Upon a Time" movies, the price sold to the distributors in the United States is 150,000 US dollars each, and the distributors in the United States make money. Hehe, as long as you make a good movie, you will definitely be able to make money, even if you lose a few in the future, we can afford to lose it. ”

"I'll just talk about it." Yang Meng smiled, "If you don't make a good movie in order to pursue the number of films, I will also say yours." ”

"Whether or not the movie can be made well is not up to me. Mengmeng, have you ever thought about becoming a director? ”

"I thought about it, but I knew in my heart that I didn't have the talent for it, but I believed that I would become a qualified producer!"

"When you have a child in the future, you need to spend more time educating your child."

"You don't want to educate your own children?"

"Educate together. For me, family is more important than career. ”

"I hope you'll remember that sentence in the future." Yang Meng said with a smile.

"When did I break my promise to let you say this?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.

"I didn't say that you broke your promise, I just think you are very ambitious. Now that Abba is in good health, he will help you keep an eye on the real estate company, and when Abba is older, Abba can no longer help you, and you will definitely be busier. ”

"Don't worry, Hualong Real Estate Company will be listed in the future, and when the time comes, a professional manager will be hired as the general manager with a high salary, and I will serve as the chairman, and it will be enough to go to the company once a week."

……

On Sunday, November 2, the fifth week of the release of "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu", "Ten Thousand Kinds of Style" directed by Yue Feng was released in Hong Kong.

"All Kinds of Style" was released in Hong Kong four weeks after its release, and achieved a box office of 250,000 Hong Kong dollars, becoming the lowest-grossing film in Hong Kong since the establishment of Huayi Brothers Film Group.

During the release of "Ten Thousand Kinds of Style", "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" was also screened, although the latter has been screened for four weeks, but the box office revenue in the next four weeks is also higher than that of "Ten Thousand Kinds of Style".

The investment cost of "Ten Thousand Styles" is 180,000 Hong Kong dollars, if you don't count the overseas sales income, Huayi Brothers invested in the filming of this film at a loss, because the box office income in Hong Kong is low, and the overseas sales income is also a record low, only getting 170,000 Hong Kong dollars.

……

One night in mid-November, Li Hualong was sitting at his desk in his bedroom writing a novel when the maid asked him to come downstairs to answer the phone.

"Who's calling?"

"Zhao Litong, he said he is an employee of Hualong Real Estate Company."

"Oh!"

Zhao Litong is Li Hualong's classmate during college, after the establishment of Hualong Real Estate Company, he entered the company to work, after graduation, he continued to stay in Hualong Real Estate Company, has not changed jobs, is now the deputy manager of Hualong Real Estate Company.

After Zhao Hualong went downstairs, he came to the living room, saw his parents and others, said hello, and picked up the phone.

"Hey, Litong, what's the matter with me?"

"What are you busy with?" Zhao Litong smiled and asked rhetorically.

"I was writing a novel just now. Just say something. ”

"Do you know the Hang Seng Silver?"

"You know, I remember you said that at the beginning of this year, your father jumped from HSBC to Hang Seng Bank."

"I remember the year before last, the year before last, you said that you made money by running a banking business, and you were thinking about starting a bank in the future. Are you interested in taking a stake in Hang Seng Silver? ”

"I'm interested!" Li Hualong said happily, "Can I buy shares? ”

Li Hualong knows that Hang Seng Silver is the predecessor of Hang Seng Bank, he can remember that decades later, the market value of Hang Seng Bank is very high, ranking very high in Hong Kong, if the market value of Hang Seng Bank is not high now, he is happy to invest in Hang Seng Bank, after all, become a shareholder of Hang Seng Bank, then it will be much more convenient for his enterprises to borrow from Hang Seng Bank.

"My dad said that Hang Seng Silver is ready to be registered as a limited company, with a registered capital of 10 million Hong Kong dollars and a paid-in capital of less than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

"So, if I invest a million, I can get more than ten percent of the shares?"

"Yes. You become a shareholder of Hang Seng Silver, which is beneficial to the development of Hang Seng Silver. ”

"Was it your father who invited me to become a shareholder of the Hang Seng Silver Account?"

"No, it's Ho Sin Heng, the chairman of Hang Seng Silver, he is my father and a friend, he knows that I work in your company, and he also knows that we are college classmates. Although He Shanheng is older than your father's, he admires you. ”

"I'm very interested in taking a stake in Hang Seng Silver. Tomorrow, I have nothing important to do, so I can meet your father. ”

"Let my father tell you." Zhao Litong handed the phone to his father, Zhao Wende.

"Ah Long, I have listened to what you and Ah Tong said. If it is convenient for you tomorrow, please go to Hang Seng Yinhao, and you will meet with the chairman of this silver account and the shareholders to talk about the shareholding matter. ”

"Okay. Tell me about the location. ”

After Zhao Wende told Li Hualong the address, the two chatted a few words on the phone and ended the call.

At around 9 o'clock in the morning of the next day, Li Hualong came to the Hang Seng Silver and met with Ho Sin Heng, Liang Zhiwei and He Tian.

After less than an hour of conversation, Ho Shanheng and others agreed that Li Hualong would take a stake in Hang Seng Yin, and in Li Hualong's establishment, the "Hang Seng Silver Account" was renamed "Hang Seng Bank".

A few days later, on December 5, Hang Seng Bank Limited was registered as a private limited company in Hong Kong, with a registered capital of HK$10 million and a paid-up capital of HK$6 million, and Li Hualong contributed HK$1 million to get 15% of the shares, and he became a member of the board of directors of Hang Seng Bank as a non-executive director.

Soon after the establishment of Hang Seng Bank, Hang Seng Bank bought a five-storey newly completed property on Queen's Road in Central from Evergrande Group through the thread of Li Hualong. After more than two months of renovation, Hang Seng Bank fully opened its commercial banking business in Hong Kong.