Chapter 199: Entering the Golden Harvest
The next day, every citizen was preparing for the Spring Festival, but these high-level officials in the film industry were suddenly busy. For Zou Wenhuai, he has invited many media reporters to come, and he wants to announce that Golden Harvest will greatly increase his salary, and he will also announce that Golden Harvest will invest in ten major productions of more than 40 million this year.
When there was still a minute before nine o'clock, Zou Wenhuai walked into the headquarters of Golden Harvest, he has always appreciated this advantage, and he was punctual enough. It's just that when he entered the company, he found that the employees looked very weird, some indescribable weirdness and sadness.
Zou Wenhuai thought that something had happened to an employee, his heart suddenly tightened, and he returned to the office in a hurry. In the office, He Guanchang was waiting for Zou Wenhuai with a pale face, and in addition, there were several other pillars of the company, and their faces were extremely pale.
"What's going on?" Zou Wenhuai only felt that his goosebumps were about to rise, and he was cold all over. These are all the top executives of the company, and it is impossible to be nervous like this for a small matter. Moreover, he also had an ominous premonition that this incident might have been caused by the Phantom.
"Two minutes ago, the phantom just held a press conference to the media......" He Guanchang's expression was extremely gloomy, and he replied in an almost dreamy tone: "The news of the phantom's official entry into Golden Harvest has been announced!" ”
Although it was not the first time they had heard the news, the other high-level executives still felt the pain of being tightened. Zou Wenhuai was stunned for a moment, the whole person was completely stunned, and his face was full of disbelief shock: "The Phantom doesn't hold a controlling stake in the company at all, why did he become the owner of the company?" ”
"Qingtian Company is absolutely controlled by Phantom, which means that it controls Toei Company and controls the company's twenty-five shares!" He Guanchang wanted to cry a lot, he and these old friends around him had been working hard for more than ten years, and they all became someone else's bag overnight, and they were all making wedding dresses for others.
"However, even so, they only control part of the company's shares, and we don't need to be afraid of them at all!" Zou Wenhuai was shocked, and his mind quickly turned away, when did Xiao Ran acquire Xia Qingtian? But he quickly calmed down and asked questions, after all, he was a veteran of the mall.
"Shimoda Company, the twenty-five ...... controlled by Shimoda Company" He Guanchang couldn't say any more, he knew that Xiao Ran had a follow-up move, but he didn't expect Xiao Ran's actions to be so fast.
"Shimoda Company ......" Zou Wenhuai was cold, only to feel that his heart was thumping violently, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were the size of broad beans: "Is there something wrong with Shimoda Company?" ”
"The equity in the hands of Shimoda Company was sold to Xiao Ran, and now Jiahe has fallen into Xiao Ran's hands!" He Guanchang shouted out with a painful look of sadness: "Old Zou, I talked to Xiao Ran yesterday, if you didn't plan to deal with him, he wouldn't have come to touch Jiahe at all." Why do you insist on going your own way! Now the company we created with our own hands is about to become someone else's bag, and now you are happy! ”
"How...... How could it be ......" Zou Wenhuai only felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest, beating at a very fast speed: "But I investigated before financing, and it is the Tianxia Investment Fund that controls the equity of Xiatian!" ”
"Mr. Zou, yes, it is indeed the world's investment fund!" Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling appeared in this already somewhat crowded office with relaxed and happy steps, and strangely, there were a few unrelated people behind them.
Scanning all the high-level Jiahe executives in this room, Xiao Ran stared proudly at Zou Wenhuai, who was holding his heart, with his hands behind his back, and said word by word: "Yesterday afternoon, I reached an agreement with Tianxia Fund, and they decided to sell the Jiahe equity of Xiatian Company and reorganize Xiatian Company!" ”
Conspiracy! Everything is a conspiracy! Just when Zou Wenhuai's heart was getting more and more painful, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and figured it all out. With all the strength of his body, he rushed towards Xiao Ran and roared: "This is a conspiracy, it has always been a yin ......"
The words that shook in the room stopped abruptly, and Zou Wenhuai's body fell to the ground softly, his hand still holding his heart, obviously having a heart attack. Just as his head was about to hit the ground, Xiao Ran helped him up with his hands and feet, and said to a few irrelevant people behind him: "It's your turn now!" ”
Only then did he turn his head and explain to He Guanchang and the others: "Mr. Zou has a heart attack, and I am afraid that he will not be able to accept this blow, so I asked a doctor to come over in time." ”
He Guanchang and the other high-level officials immediately smiled wryly, confused...... What kind of person is this Xiao Ran, who forced Zou Wenhuai to this road with his painstaking management, and even brought a doctor to prevent Zou Wenhuai from dying. They are really very confused, is there really such a kind person in the mall?
Xiao Ran glanced at him with a serious expression, and said softly: "I admire Mr. Zou for being able to lead you to knock down the Shaw Brothers and establish an almost successful Hong Kong film dynasty." It's a pity, from the perspective of competitors, I have to beat you, but I don't want Mr. Zou to die because of this! ”
These words once again made He Guanchang and them smile bitterly, what happened today, even they themselves were confused. But they can be sure that Xiao Ran, who originally looked extremely hateful, is not hated at all now, because they are all businessmen, and they understand that Xiao Ran's words are sincere.
Few people can hold a grudge against a sincere person. Xiao Ran stared at He Guanchang, with a stern look in his eyes: "Mr. He, I request that the board of directors be convened immediately!" ”
Board of directors! This means that Xiao Ran wants to take control of Jiahe immediately, in fact, he has already obtained it, but he still lacks a name. There are quite a few people on the board of directors of Golden Harvest, but they are all senior executives within the company, including Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao.
The news spread quickly, and no one in the audience now knew about the Phantom's entry into Golden Harvest, so it was not surprising that Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling, the two giants of the Phantom, were present.
Looking at the people sitting around this oval table, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling glanced at each other, and they both saw the desire for victory in each other's eyes. Wei Dongling no longer doubted that Xiao Ran could control Jiahe, and now he even suspected that all this was Xiao Ran's strategy.
Wei Dongling guessed correctly, but there were luck and other factors in this. Originally, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling did have a plan for Golden Harvest, but that plan was a business plan for Golden Harvest with a lot of debt. However, when Xiao Ran learned that Golden Harvest was looking for a financing partner, he was immediately moved.
Shimoda Company was originally a company that was forcibly acquired by Tianxia Fund and was going to be used for spin-off and sale. Just before the preparations, Rong Xiaoyi received a notice from Xiao Ran, asking them to suspend the spin-off plan and assist him in taking down Golden Harvest.
As a result, Rong Xiaoyi asked Shimoda Company to take the initiative to contact Golden Harvest, and finally won 25 shares at a contract price of 3 billion. And Qingtian Company was completely coincidental, at that time Fang Xiaoqiang had not completed the acquisition of Qingtian, and Toei actually tried to invade the Hong Kong market and took the initiative, which was exactly what Xiao Ran thought.
Everything is surprisingly simple, but there is no lack of luck. In fact, even if he didn't control Toei, Xiao Ran could still achieve the goal of controlling Jiahe, as long as he was willing to make concessions to Toei in some places, Toei would definitely be willing to cooperate with him.
It is no exaggeration to say that Jiahe has always been in Xiao Ran's line of sight, and everything Zou Wenhuai has done is just a death struggle. Maybe it can't be said that if Zou Wenhuai didn't take the initiative to seek financing, and moved rescuers to try to deal with the phantom, Xiao Ran would definitely not move Jiahe, after all, he was full of feelings for this company, and how many films he enjoyed when he was a teenager were the works of this company.
In any case, it took a lot of twists and turns for Xiao Ran to win this time, but in this twist and turn, there is still a lot of profit to be made. After the split sale of Shimoda and Qingtian, at least they can earn at least 600 million Hong Kong dollars each for the world and the phantom, and they also take the center of the turmoil, which is worth a thousand dollars.
It's just that for Xiao Ran now, what he enjoys more is the sound at this moment. He liked the feeling of being looked up to, and that feeling gave him the illusion of standing on a high place as an emperor.
For the directors here, Xiao Ran only said one concise sentence: "From now on, Jiahe will stop all business and immediately start rectification and reorganization!" ”
At the end of the meeting, He Guanchang rushed out to stop Xiao Ran, and said with a painful look: "Mr. Xiao, can you not split the company!" ”
"Uncle He, I understand your feelings." Xiao Ran of course understands that if the phantom is about to be broken up, I'm afraid he will also be in pain to death: "However, you know very well that Jiahe is no longer good now, and it can't keep up with the rhythm of the times in many systems." If you want to make a difference, you have to do something! ”
"I know, but it doesn't need to be unbundled!" He Guanchang was really sharp-eyed, Xiao Ran just mentioned the rectification and reorganization and realized the trick of spin-off and sale: "Moreover, Jiahe will definitely be able to grow the Phantom, I think you must need it very much!" ”
"Are you wrong...... Xiao Ran suddenly turned around and stared at He Guanchang proudly: "Golden Harvest is absolutely useless to the Phantom, I just want to control Golden Harvest, just so that Mr. Zou doesn't mess with me anymore." ”
Xiao Ran really doesn't need Jiahe, and the current momentum of the phantom is far from needing Jiahe to set it off. Moreover, at present, Xiao Ran has won Toei Company, which means that he has successfully opened the market, which is a real opening door. In the whole of Asia, no one can stop the phantom.
"Perhaps, you can tell Mr. Zou for me!" Xiao Ran smiled slightly, it was the kind of smile that was very generous: "As long as I am willing, I can make every word of myself a rule, and no one dares to disobey it!" ”
He Guanchang stared blankly at the backs of Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling, and he suddenly felt that time and space had been completely reversed. At the beginning, he and Zou Wenhuai had such grand ambitions, but when they got older, it was always difficult to forge ahead.
Now Jiahe fell into Xiao Ran's hands, and it became Xiao Ran who made the rules, but Xiao Ran and the Phantom were more qualified to say this than they and Jiahe. Isn't it? He stared at the young back gradually disappearing, and thought: Maybe when he goes out, the era of Hong Kong film reunification will come.
In the early years, the Shaw Brothers were not able to achieve unification, and at first there was Lu Yuntao, a very eloquent and strategic big boss, who supported the sky of Dianfan, and stood side by side with the Shaw Brothers. However, Lu Yuntao unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash, and the Dianfan Dynasty collapsed.
Subsequently, Cathay Pacific, which was founded by Li Hanxiang, who defected from the Shaw Brothers, also sniped at the Shaw Brothers for several years, but when Cathay finally couldn't support it and Golden Harvest appeared, the Shaw Brothers have never dominated Hong Kong films, and they have always spent time in infighting. And the current phantom led by Xiao Ran is destined to unify the Hong Kong film industry, and it has been doomed since Xiao Ran defeated the old powerhouse Golden Harvest.
For Wei Dongling, he admired Xiao Ran very much. admired Xiao Ran for being able to lead the Phantom to today, and it only took a few years to unify the Hong Kong film industry, and even the largest and most influential film company in Southeast Asia. Although his credit is definitely very large, he still admires Xiao Ran.
In Xiao Ran's view, all this is just a game, and it is really too easy to win Golden Harvest. He even misses the time when he competed with Fang Ruohai, emotionally, he likes the feeling of having a strong opponent. Intellectually, he told himself that it was best to be able to control everything.
Years later, Zou Wenhuai completely withdrew from Golden Harvest, all of Golden Harvest's businesses were spun off and sold, and its issuance contract and the lease of the land were swallowed by the Phantom. On this, the Phantom only made a profit of tens of millions, but the value of the issuance contract obtained was extremely high.
Interestingly, Lei Kaitai appeared again, this time with more than a billion in cash to find Xiao Ran. In the end, in order to have an assistant like Debao, Xiao Ran decided to sell part of the distribution rights of Jiahe to Lei Kaitai.
During the Lantern Festival, Lei Kaitai wholly acquired the production and distribution business of Golden Harvest and changed its name to Taihang Film Company. A generation of veteran powerhouses finally collapsed vigorously in this universal celebration, leaving behind a completely new generation of film companies, and the media is very interesting to call the current situation in the film industry "the era of phantom chariots and the three musketeers". The Phantom has naturally become the leader of the Hong Kong film industry, and Debao Tianluo and Tai Xing are the three musketeers who rely on the phantom.
At the same time, there was also a shock in the film industry, and the Phantom entered Toei with a strong attitude. After selling off Toei's various unrelated businesses, he finally took full control of Toei and became a subsidiary of Phantom. Qingtian and Shimoda were ruthlessly sold by Power and Tianxia Fund, and finally made a total profit of more than one billion.
The Phantom Age is coming! However, is it really coming, and it may not be as smooth as we expected......
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