Chapter 171: The Great Reshuffle
"We understand this, after all, Li Sheng, you also said that after the establishment of the United Cinema Line, those movie theaters now need to be renovated. If the directors are not aligned, there will be a lot of trouble in the future. Xiang Huasheng understands Li Mingbao's difficulties very well.
"Well, that's the thing. After all, such a big matter is also a hassle to deal with. If Mr. Xiang and your brothers are not interested in this share, then you can sue us as soon as possible, and we can have more choices at that time. Li Mingbao said helplessly.
"We know, but I also want to know, what needs to be done if we take a stake in United Cinemas?" Although there is no negotiation for the time being, Xiang Huasheng wants to know what kind of conditions are needed after taking a stake in United Cinemas.
Hearing Xiang Huasheng's question, Li Mingbao immediately said the conditions. In fact, the rules are very simple, that is, after taking a stake in United Cinemas, you must abide by the rules of the industry and open your own film company, and don't put the means on the road into the film industry, and even if other people break the rules, they also need to settle down with their families.
To put it simply, it means that you have to abide by the rules of what industry you are in, and the behavior of crossing the industry will definitely not be welcome. Of course, Li Mingbao also made it clear that such rules are not limited to their home, but to all those who enter this industry. If you want to show in this industry, you have to abide by this rule, if you don't follow the rules, when the United Cinema Line shows the movie, it is possible to make a blockade. This is an iron law, and it must be observed by companies with or without cinema shares.
And those who have cinema shares need to pay to become the guardian of the rules, and whoever crosses the line and starts first should be the guardian of the rules. This is also the corresponding responsibility after receiving the benefits of the theater.
After Li Mingbao finished talking about the conditions and left with his two elder brothers, Xiang Huaqiang, who was still listening to Xiang Huasheng's negotiation on the sidelines, said shrewdly at this time: "Li Mingbao, this kid, is not simple." Cinema shares are a piece of fat they threw out, but this piece of fat is not so delicious. The guardian clearly wants us to be thugs, and such a method may have been made by the old fox of the sixth uncle. ”
"No matter who made it, this hand wants to be clever. In the past, there were no such rules in the film industry. But now that a joint cinema chain has been established, they have come up with such a rule, making it clear that they want us to be honest.
If it was not a big deal before, but now Hong Kong cinemas are unified. Unruly people, even movie screenings are a problem, and it can be said that it puts a shackle on the heads of those of us. And they use the cinema chain as a link, basically they can use the power of the entire industry, unless someone comes up with another cinema chain, otherwise no one who will open a film company in the future will not be afraid of this rule. Xiang Huasheng also spoke.
"Yes, with them doing this, the rules of the film industry will be much stricter in the future. If someone stupidly makes some small means, only themselves will suffer. As for creating another cinema chain in Hong Kong, it is basically impossible. Look at Li Mingbao, this kid, he definitely has the money to make a theater on his own, but why did he unite with Princess Golden Harvest in the end? It's just because Hong Kong is too small and there are too many movie theaters, so everyone has to lose money.
A little more than 100 movie theaters can cover the whole of Hong Kong. Too much, that's waste. So as soon as this joint cinema chain was established, Hong Kong's cinemas became a foregone conclusion. Let's take a stake now, for us, it's definitely a good opportunity, if we miss it, we want to have such an opportunity in the future, it's basically impossible. Xiang Huaqiang said with emotion.
"Yes, as long as there is a United Cinema chain in Hong Kong, other movie theaters will not be able to emerge. missed this opportunity, if we want to open a film company in the future, we will be a head worse than Golden Harvest and New Art City. But 50 million Hong Kong dollars is not a small amount, and now we don't have so much money in our hands, so it seems that we still have to find a way to find the second brother. Xiang Huasheng said calmly.
"So, you agree? But that's obviously blackmail. When did we, the people of New Ngee An, also become the target of blackmail? Thinking about Li Mingbao's kid, I'm angry. When we mixed, the kid was still wearing open crotch pants, but in the past two or three years, this kid has jumped to his current height, and even his two older brothers actually have plans to wash their hands, I remember that this kid is just twenty years old this year, right? actually made such a big move, how did the people of their Li family get it? Xiang Huaqiang thought about Li Mingbao's age, and felt that his career, a person who was more than ten years older than Li Mingbao, was so inconspicuous.
"What if you don't agree? We all have the heart to break into this industry, and the reason why we haven't started it yet is because of the lack of conditions. But now getting the shares of United Cinemas is a big opportunity.
With the shares of the cinema chain, when we open a company, we will have an innate advantage over the vast majority of film companies in Hong Kong, at least our films will not have problems in the release, so there will definitely be a lot of people who can be attracted. As long as you do things steadily, you will definitely not make less money. A few of our brothers have many exhibitions, even if something happens in the future, they can still leave their roots, and the film industry has helped us more than other industries. So even if this stake is higher, it has to be eaten.
But I can't let Li Mingbao's kid have a better time, today he is more or less sweeping our face, and when we start a company in the future, we will ask him to help us make two movies and start our company's reputation. Xiang Huasheng said shrewdly.
Li Mingbao, who had already left, naturally didn't know that Xiang Huasheng had hit his own idea. For this kind of unreasonable person, Li Mingbao really doesn't have much to deal with for the time being. Besides, Xiang Huasheng just asked Li Mingbao to help him make a movie, there are no other requirements, and the treatment must be the best. In this way, Li Mingbao really has no way to shirk.
After meeting with the Xiang brothers, Li Mingbao stayed at home honestly for the past two days, and even when the United Cinema was established, Li Mingbao didn't say much at the press conference. He really doesn't have much affection for reporters, and he likes to be behind the scenes, not in front of the stage. So in terms of reporters, he coped with it as simple as he wanted, and he didn't talk if he couldn't speak.
Even as soon as the meeting ended, Li Mingbao left from behind, leaving the sixth uncle alone to support them in front of the stage.
Li Mingbao, who is staying at home, naturally doesn't care about the turmoil outside. The big news that Uncle Six broke out can be said to have shaken the whole of Hong Kong. Whether it is a person in this industry or not, it is incredible to hear that there will only be such a joint cinema chain in Hong Kong.
After all, such a thing had already been born once more than ten years ago. That time it was the sixth uncle to Cathay, but Cathay hung up, and the idea of the sixth uncle to unify the theater line failed completely because of Zou Wenhuai's departure. At the time, this news can be said to be in an uproar, so it was not lively. And this time, it's the news of the unified cinema chain again, and it's already successful, and now it's just an announcement.
For Li Mingbao, who suddenly became the major shareholder of United Cinema Line, those reporters in Hong Kong naturally had the most heated discussion. Because of Li Mingbao's growth experience, it is really emotional, it has not been three years since his debut, but he started from scratch and pulled the entire Hong Kong cinema chain into his own bowl.
Even the high-spirited sixth uncle did not do anything successful, and now he actually let a young man who has just turned 20 years old do it, such news is definitely inspiring for Hong Kong people who are a little confused. Even the British government in Hong Kong has recently said that Li Mingbao is a benchmark for young people, and may be able to win the title of Hong Kong's Ten Outstanding Young Persons next year.
Although the outside world is not lively, Li Mingbao, who is in the center of the storm, has a very leisurely life, there are no endless newspaper interviews, and there is no TV station to record programs, even more leisurely than when he made movies before.
For Li Mingbao, the ups and downs of the outside world are all floating clouds for him, even if it is the title of ten outstanding young people, it is not very attractive to Li Mingbao. With his current status, the honor that the British government in Hong Kong can get in his hands can only be left with the title of Justice of the Peace, or Lord.
But these things, Li Mingbao also knows that the odds of getting them are not too great, and the transactions that need to be made are too cumbersome, plus the Sino-British negotiations that began this year, Margaret Thatcher just fell, and there was a lot of uproar not long ago about the Hong Kong petition group, and the political situation became a pot of porridge.
Being too close to the British government in Hong Kong at this time is definitely not a good thing for Li Mingbao. The glory of Britain has long since ceased, and it is an idiot to roast oneself on a fire for the sake of some British honor.
Li Mingbao avoided interviews with reporters, in fact, there were also reasons for hiding from politics. You must know that it is only mid-October, and the negotiations on Yanjing's side are still hot. The most talked about by the media in Hong Kong recently is the issue of negotiations, and the establishment of the United Cinema Line has added fuel to the news.
Sixth uncle, no one will force them to express their position. But Li Mingbao, a newcomer, does not have such treatment. As long as the media catches it, as the latest figure in Hong Kong, if you don't say a few words about the topic of the return, it seems to be out of touch with the times. Moreover, Li Mingbao must also say this, otherwise the media will be able to say that he does not love Hong Kong.
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