Chapter 101: An Agreement is reached
"Well, interesting. I heard Ah Xiong say about Wang Yingxiang, when his seventh cinema line was established, in order to compete for the market, he borrowed some official means and really suppressed other peers. In addition to the theaters controlled by the Bamboo Federation and the Heavenly Dao Alliance, Cai Songlin's scholar was the most suppressed. Thinking that he had suffered enough, he heard my name from somewhere, and wanted to cooperate to protect himself. However, this person is really very courageous, and there are countries such as Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia that have strong distribution capabilities, and Li Guoxing of the United States and Asia is a moment of brilliance. ”
Yan Qingyu said thoughtfully.
Zhao Yazhi looked at Yan Qingyu with beautiful eyes and said, "Yulang, where did you know this?" Ah Xiong also said yesterday that he forgot to sue you scholars, these filmmakers. ”
Yan Qingyu was stunned when she heard this, and said, "I already know these news, don't you know?" ”
Zhao Yazhi and Wang Zuxian glanced at each other, shook their heads and said, "I don't know!" ”
Yan Qingyu smiled and said, "That shows that your husband is well-informed, and this era is the era of news." Well-informed people are developed! ”
Zhao Yazhi saw that he was in a good mood, and she was not disappointed, so she joked: "What that Yulang means is that those of us who are not well-informed cannot be developed!" ”
Yan Qingyu laughed and said, "Otherwise! Men are well-informed and developed, while women are well-informed and developed! Sister Zhi, you just need to control me, I will ensure that you are very developed! I will make you the most noble, happiest, and most beautiful woman in Hong Kong! ”
When the two were in a sweet mess, the discord reappeared.
"Brother Xiao Yu, what about me?"
Wang Zuxian pouted and said that you can hang a soy sauce bottle! Yan Qingyu really thinks that the monogamy system is the most reasonable system...... This kind of work with many dragons and phoenixes is really technical work! It's incredibly difficult!
looked at Zhao Yazhi and snickered
He swallowed his saliva fiercely, and then said to Wang Zuxian, who was crying on the side: "Brother wants you to be the happiest baby!" Baby, wait first, my brother cleaned up Sister Zhi's snake demon first! ”
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"Hello Yan Sheng, in Xia Cai Songlin, is the chairman of Taiwan Scholars Company."
A young man with an extraordinary appearance and a very temperamental tone said to Yan Qingyu in a respectful tone.
Yan Qingyu said with a smile: "Hello Mr. Cai, I have heard that there are two rare talents among the cinema distributors in the Hong Kong and Taiwan film industry, Mr. Cai's scholar and Li Guoxing's Meiya Yu Liang for a while. I heard my wife say that Mr. Cai is willing to reach a long-term cooperative relationship with my Tianxia Film Company, which I am happy to do, but I don't know what kind of cooperation Mr. Cai wants. You know, if it's only released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, I don't need to find a third agency at all, I can talk directly to the major theaters. I guess the percentage they won't give is not too high. ”
When Cai Songlin heard this, he said with a smile: "Our scholars also have a strong ability to distribute overseas, and we have connections with theaters in Southeast Asia, as well as Japan, South Korea, and even Europe and the United States. Li Guoxing of Meiya propagated that as long as there are Chinese, Meiya will be released, in fact, this sentence is more appropriate for us scholars. As for the way of cooperation, it is very simple, we scholars are willing to become strategic partners with Yansheng's Tianxia Film Company. We are willing to distribute all the films of the World Film Company, whether in the form of buyout or share. If it is a share, then the scholar only needs 10% of the box office revenue as the basic operating expenses of the distribution. ”
Yan Qingyu looked at Cai Songlin with a smile when she heard this, and said, "Mr. Cai, your price is too big, right?" It's a little too unreliable. One percent? If it's only one percent, then your company won't make money, and it's good if you don't lose money. ”
Cai Songlin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The foundation of a scholar is in Taiwan, but I was born poor and has no foundation. If there is no big tree to rely on, it is difficult to achieve great things. Although President Chiang is eloquent and strategic, vigorously supports enterprises on the island, and prohibits all kinds of difficulties and extortion, compared with people with backgrounds, it is much harder after all. In particular, it is already a matter of consensus that President Chiang's poor health is not good. If his old man had three longs and two shortcomings, the policy might not be as good as it is now. I'm kind of prepared for a rainy day. ”
Yan Qingyu smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Cai's bearing is very extraordinary, how can he be from a poor background?" ”
Cai Songlin shook his head and smiled when he heard this: "Compared with Yan Sheng, it is really not on the table. First held Yan Qingyu, and then Cai Songlin took a long breath and said: "I didn't lie to Yan Sheng, my background in the lower part is really not very good." I am the eldest in the family, a total of eight brothers and sisters. My father died when I was 11 months old. When I was seven or eight years old, my mother and brother and I drove the water and fertilizer cart barefoot every day to water the farm. ”
Cai Songlin seemed to remember some very bad memories, and frowned: "I thought at that time, whether God was trying to sharpen me, or if it was too unfair to me. Because when I was pushing the water and fertilizer cart, I saw my classmates drinking hot soy milk and walking into the cinema with fried dough sticks. Yan Sheng, can you understand how I felt at that time? ”
Yan Qingyu didn't smile, nodded and said, "I should be able to understand some, after all, I believe you also know some about my background." ”
When Cai Songlin heard this, he looked at Yan Qingyu with some good feelings, and then continued: "From then on, I secretly swore that when I grow up, there must be endless movies. At that time, as long as the movie theater was showing, there was always a queue in front of the door all night, and I was very envious at that time, so many people rushed to send money, and they had to queue up early in the morning! Making movies is really more profitable than being a bank! So, when I grew up, I decided to do it. ”
Yan Qingyu smiled: "Congratulations, you have succeeded." ”
Cai Songlin smiled when he heard this: "Three years ago, I founded the first scholar limited company. Then he released his first film, and it has been going down, although it has improved, but it is not big. It wasn't until I found out that some Japanese horror movies were selling well in Taiwan, so I tried my best to buy the distribution rights in Taiwan and succeeded in one fell swoop! In addition to making a lot of money, it has also achieved a good relationship with Japanese film companies and theaters, and completely opened up the Japanese distribution market. ”
Saying that, Cai Songlin said proudly: "I am sure that within next year, my cinemas and cinemas in Taiwan will be able to occupy forty percent of the entire market, and control more than half of the domestic cinema chains." And I can control or participate in the video tape market in Taiwan to occupy 90% of the share. Does Mr. Yan know how many movies I have to release in a year to fill my theater? It's a hundred and eighty copies! And in the whole of Hong Kong, excluding those messy films, there are only 130 movies that are really counted. So, as long as there are films produced in the world, I can release them! ”
When Yan Qingyu heard this, he let out a long sigh and said, "This is really the best era!" As long as you have the ability and ambition, you can stake as much as possible and get drunk! No wonder Mr. Tsai is willing to offer such generous conditions, although Taiwan claims to have seven major cinema chains, but those six cinema lines are estimated to be state-run cinemas in the countryside. Mr. Cai, you control such a large theater chain in such a short period of time, you can't have no one behind you! Why are you looking for me? You must know that even if I go out in person, I won't be able to defeat such a big country in three years. ”
Cai Songlin smiled bitterly: "There are indeed people behind me when I fight the country, and there is an uncle who is a close attendant of the former president, and the relationship with the current president is not bad." Relying on his power, those days were really smooth, and the speed of development was even afraid of me. It's just that the uncle passed away last year, otherwise I wouldn't have given up a large piece of profit to Wang Yingxiang of Longxiang Pictures. ”
Yan Qingyu nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you." At the box office, you are responsible for the distribution in Taiwan. As for the overseas ones, just follow the rules. It will be released during the Spring Festival, so you are ready. ”
Cai Songlin was overjoyed when he heard this, stood up suddenly, looked at Yan Qingyu in disbelief, was a little speechless with excitement, and stammered: "Yan Sheng, seriously? I'm really ...... Is...... I'm really ......."
"What, you think I'm going to take advantage of the fire to rob and ask for your scholar's shares?"
Yan Qingyu smiled faintly.
Cai Songlin was a little embarrassed and said: "I, I thought I had to pay at least some price before I could ......"
Yan Qingyu waved his hand and said, "Your background is similar to mine, the same perseverance and unyielding. You just want to do something about it. Charging such a low issuance fee is already the price of exchange, and I don't bother to make money in this way. Do it well, do a good job of Chinese movies. If someone talks to you and wants to use some improper means to steal your property, you can just report the name of the Zhang family. Sue them, just let them come and talk to the fourth child of my Zhang family. ”
Cai Songlin's excited eyes were red, and his lips trembled and he couldn't speak.
Movies are no different from other livelihood industries, like some important livelihood and chemical industries, those powerful people dare not interfere at will, because it will be taboo.
For example, Wang Yongqing of Formosa Plastics, few powerful people dare to fight his idea, why? Not because he has a lot of money, but because his industry belongs to the chemical and defense industry, which has a very important impact on Taiwan's stability and development.
Whoever dares to touch him, without him opening his mouth, President Chiang can pick up the skin and chop his hands for him!
Another example is the Guo family's manufacturing industry, although it is not a national defense chemical industry, but it can provide Taiwan with a large number of employment units and solve a large number of employment problems.
No one dares to move this kind of industry, because if something goes wrong, it will affect the employment of too many people.
Not only do no one dare to move, but they also have to protect them, and whoever moves will find their death.
But Cai Songlin's film industry is not like this, such a profiteering industry has no big impact on people's livelihood.
The powerful man staring at this piece of fat went to the sea, if it weren't for the old man in front of him, his Cai Songlin's bones might have been smashed and sucked out of the bone marrow.
Meeting today, Cai Songlin's bottom line is to give up 40% of the shares in his hand and retain 60% of the controlling stake.
Who would have thought that this would be the case.
Yan Qingyu is not bad for money, it's just that he is too proud! Zheng Zheng arrogant makes him love money, but he asks himself to take it in a proper way.
Relying on protection money will not make a big deal.