Chapter 122: There Are Black Hands
On March 6, less than 10 days before Shaw Brothers announced its liquidation, Debao Film Company held a press conference.
Poon Disheng, Sam Kam Poh, Shun Kin-fun, Michelle Yeoh and others attended the press conference, and Poon Disheng personally announced that Debao Film Company had acquired eight cinemas under Shaw Brothers, and seven independent cinemas, a total of 15 cinemas, to form the Debao Cinema Line, and accepted more than one-third of the Shaw Brothers staff, and welcomed films produced by various independent film companies in Hong Kong to be screened in Debao Cinemas.
This move marks the official beginning of the reshuffle of the Hong Kong film industry after the liquidation of Shaw Brothers!
If this press conference is held by Dark Horse International, everyone can still accept it, after all, everyone thinks that Dark Horse International is the biggest beneficiary of Shaw Brothers' liquidation, who would have thought that the first to emerge was actually Debao Film Company, and it seems that Debao is the biggest beneficiary!
Pan Disheng is a successful rich second generation, earning a rich net worth on his own and having abundant funds; Hong Jinbao is the big brother in the film industry, he is red enough and big enough, Cheng Long has to shout "Brother Sanmao" when he sees him; "Curly Brother" Cen Jianxun is an all-rounder in the film industry, from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, film planning to the script, to the production, and promotion, as an actor and producer, a movie from front to back from the beginning to the end, he is clear.
The combination of these three people, plus Miss Malaysia Michelle Yang, who began to become popular in Hong Kong last year, and Debao Film Company, which has accepted a large number of Shaw Brothers, is obviously ambitious and worth looking forward to!
Could it be that the Hong Kong film industry in the future will enter the era of Golden Harvest, New Arts City, and Debao? No, there is a dark horse international missing, didn't the dark horse international say that it also wants to organize its own theater line...... This is the Romance of the Four Kingdoms, and the competition in the Hong Kong film industry will be more fierce and exciting in the future!
The reporters kept asking questions about the next development plan of Pan Disheng Debao Company; Ask Hung about his next film and his relationship with Golden Harvest; Inquire about the management of Shum Kin Fun's cinema line......
I don't know which reporter mentioned Dark Horse International first, and the on-site reporter immediately shifted the topic to Dark Horse International, comparing Debao Pictures with Dark Horse International and asking various questions.
There are a total of 16 cinemas under the Shaw Brothers, eight of which were acquired by Debao Film Company, and the other eight must have been pocketed by Dark Horse International.
Regarding the question of comparison with Dark Horse International, Pan Disheng smiled and did not answer, only said that the reason for the establishment of Debao Film Company is that they like movies and want to present more and better movies to Hong Kong citizens, and they have never thought about comparing with other peers, nor will they compare with other peers.
In Pan Disheng's words, touching your conscience and making a conscientious movie, Debao Film Company will definitely be able to create its own brilliance!
The next day, after the news of Debao Film Company's self-organized theater was reported, many reporters rushed to Dark Horse International early to interview Chen Ping'an, but found that Dark Horse International was empty.
Where have all the people gone? You won't run away!
From the tenant next door and the property of the building, it seems that Dark Horse International moved a few days ago, but no one knows where it moved. Just when the reporters were like headless flies and didn't know what to do, the pager on their bodies rang almost at the same time as if they had been discussed, and the phone became a luxury for a while.
They received a notice from their editor-in-chief to rush to the World Trade Center at 280 Gloucester Road in Causeway Bay, saying that there was big news there and that they had to get there as soon as possible.
Hula, groups of reporters scattered like birds and beasts, some driving, some taking taxis, and some rubbing cars, rushed to 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay. I was curious about what big news was there, and I actually asked my editor-in-chief to call in person, and it shouldn't be the Causeway Bay Convention Center, how did it become the World Trade Center?
After arriving at the place, these reporters found that there were a lot of people outside the Causeway Bay Convention Center, and many peers had already arrived.
From their peers, they learned that today is the renaming ceremony of the Causeway Bay Convention Center, and the new name is "World Trade Tower".
Hey, has the Causeway Bay Convention Centre changed hands? Who is the buyer? Isn't that Shi Nansheng? Why did the people of Dark Horse International appear? And so much more......
Just in front of the Causeway Bay Convention Center, before the name change ceremony was about to begin, Cen Jianxun walked into the building through the side door with his assistant, and went straight to the manager's room: "Lao Liu, I'll sign it...... Why are you here? β
"Are you here to sign a lease contract for the Palazzo Billet?" The seat turned, Chen Ping'an turned around, and picked up the second half of the sentence that Cen Jianxun didn't say.
"You...... Mr. Chen? How did you end up here? Isn't this the office of property manager Liu Dada? β
"Liu Dada? The people of Landmark? Well, it used to be, but now it's out, the whole Landmark group is out, didn't you see the name change ceremony outside the door when you came in? β
"What's more, the name change ceremony?"
"That's right! From now on, it will be called the World Trade Center, and it will be the industry of Dark Horse International. Go back and tell Pan Disheng that Bili Palace Theater is a theater under the Dark Horse Cinema Line, so tell him not to think about it anymore! Wait, tell him another word for me, I am a particular person, I will not offend anyone if they don't offend me, but if anyone dares to provoke me...... Hehe, I'm always welcome! This time I don't care, if I know that someone is playing tricks with me behind my back, I will definitely accompany me to the end, if you don't believe it, try it, don't send it! β
Shum Jianxun walked away with his assistant quickly, and Chen Ping'an walked out of the property manager's room, took the special elevator to the top floor, and came to his luxury office.
His office is 2,000 square feet long, with a simple but atmospheric dΓ©cor, a desk facing south, a display case on the left side of which houses the trophies won by Dark Horse International, and a sitting area in the northwest corner, leather sofas, marble coffee tables, and Italian carpets. There is a small door on the east side, and inside is a private lounge with beds, furniture, TV, refrigerator, everything you need. In the other corner is the bathroom, which is equipped with a shower and can also take a shower.
At first, he didn't want such a big office, but Shi Nansheng and Ye Zhiming strongly demanded, saying that he was the boss of the company, and his office represented the company's image, which could only be bigger and more luxurious, and he must not lose face of the company in front of visitors.
Walking into the office, the door of the lounge on the east side opened, and Zhou Haimei walked out of it, like a little daughter-in-law waiting for her husband to return home: "Brother An, you're back." β
"Feeling bored?" Chen Ping'an walked over, kissed Zhou Haimei on the cheek, and walked into the lounge with her in his arms.
"No, I'm excited, I didn't expect your new office to be so big."
During the Chinese New Year, because Chen Ping'an has been staying in Taiwan, although he occasionally makes a phone call, he can't resolve Zhou Haimei's lovesickness. As soon as he returned to Hong Kong, Zhou Haimei's phone chased him over, saying whether he had changed his mind, otherwise he would not have seen anyone for more than a month.
In the past few days after returning to Hong Kong, every night he would send a dwarf cow to pick up Zhou Haimei and deliver him to his villa in Mid-Levels. Today, Dark Horse International is settled in the World Trade Building, and it just so happens that Zhou Haimei has been off for the past two days, and Chen Ping'an asked the dwarf cow to take her over secretly.
Women have to be coaxed, after these few days of sweetness, the little resentment in Zhou Haimei's heart has long since dissipated.
"Did Debao do it?" Zhou Haimei sat in Chen Ping'an's arms and asked. Women's curiosity and gossip are innate, and Zhou Haimei is more curious than excited about Chen Ping'an's sudden huge investment in the purchase of Causeway Bay Business Center.
Chen Ping'an didn't hide it from her, and explained the reason for the matter. In order to prove that she belongs to the kind of woman who attaches equal importance to beauty and wisdom and can help Chen Ping'an in her career, Zhou Haimei used her brains very much.
According to her analysis, there are only a few companies and a few people in Hong Kong who have the ability to greet the directors of Hongkong Land Group and at the same time may have conflicts with Dark Horse International. Shao Yifu of the Shaw Brothers, Zou Wenhuai of Golden Harvest, Pan Disheng of Debao, and Lei Juekun of the Golden Princess.
In the end, she concluded that whoever wanted to rent the Bili Palace Theater was behind the scenes.
Today, someone will find the manager of Hongkong Land and sign the lease contract of Bili Palace Cinema, which is the news that Ye Zhiming found out from within Hongkong Land. Ye Zhiming, who has had several ups and downs, has a wide range of people, from gentlemen and celebrities to three religions and nine streams, he can find people, which makes Chen Ping'an admire.
Therefore, the contract he signed with Jardine Matheson has a confidentiality clause attached, and the other party is not allowed to leak the content of the contract before today, he just wants to see who dares to calculate himself!
Shao Yifu doesn't need to do that, if he really wants to make it difficult for himself, just start directly in the theater, there is no need to go around in such a big circle; Zou Wenhuai is even more unlikely; Only Pan Disheng and Lei Juekun are the most suspected. Although there is no direct holiday, peers are born enemies.
Today, he deliberately waited in the manager's office, but he waited for Cen Jianxun, and it seems that Cen Jianxun has a good relationship with the middle and senior management of Hongkong Land. Come to think of it, with the status of Poon Disheng and his family in Hong Kong, it is all too normal to know Hongkong Land's directors.
But this does not mean that it must be Debao who is bad from it, and there is no lower limit in the business world and the entertainment industry, and when the two are combined, anything can happen. What he said to Cen Jianxun was just a warning, if it was really Debao who made it bad, it was a warning; If not, then let the mastermind behind the scenes think that he Chen Ping'an was fooled, and he will show more horses and feet while being proud.
When he finds out who is behind the scenes in the future, he will let the other party understand the price of calculating himself!
"It's a long day, don't you think we should do something?" Chen Ping'an's hands and mouth began to be dishonest.
Zhou Haimei coquettishly in his arms: "Brother An, it's daytime, you still have to work, and don't you want to attend the renaming ceremony below?" β
"I don't like to attend that kind of occasion, so I'll leave it to Sister Nansheng. I'm going to turn on the phone in two days, and I'll be very busy by then, so I won't have time to spend with you. βRS