Paper can't contain the fire, some things are better to treat people with sincerity than to hide from people, and everyone will have a suspicion in the future, even if there is a moment of unhappiness, you can also maintain trust between each other. This is a principle that Sun Ziming has always believed in, and it is also one of the reasons why there are often disagreements within the company, but it will always unite with the outside world.

Film is different from other industries, in addition to capital, it relies more often on creativity and talent. No matter how much Sun Ziming has the help of 'memory', it is impossible to make three or four movies a year, and if those 'memories' are to become wealth, he must have a group of talented helpers under him. And these talented guys are all people with full personalities, they don't treat each other with sincerity, and they will fly solo as long as their wings are a little harder.

This is the main reason why Sun Ziming does not control the company with shares, but distributes the voting rights equally to everyone and allows everyone to make decisions together. And the anonymous voting of the screenwriter review committee and the shareholders' council can prevent everyone from disagreeing and completely falling out.

Today's meeting with Jiahe, Debao, and Yongsheng Company was supposed to be attended by Sun Ziming and Uncle Zeng, and it was okay to pick out the matters that could be told to everyone afterwards, but Sun Ziming asked Fa Ge and Zhou Xingxing to listen next door, as long as they did not interfere with the negotiations here.

In fact, Ma Qingwei and Hu Shanlin are not very accustomed to this kind of meeting, the bigwigs here are talking about things, and a large group of juniors are listening there, so they are very cautious in their wording when it comes to critical times.

"Uncle Zou, I also want to ventilate in advance, but it's too late! I was still in Shanghai yesterday, and I heard Alin talk about it, so I hurried back. Ziming is about to go back to the United States, if I don't come back tonight, I won't even be able to find anyone tomorrow, I can't let you all finish talking and come back to participate in this business, right? ”

Back to the United States?

Sun Ziming smiled bitterly and laughed at himself: "I'm not a material to do practical things, if the TV station is handled by Uncle Zeng, why is it so passive?" It just so happens that Wei Qiang's film is about to be released, and I want to go back and stand on the platform for him to see if I can raise the box office. ”

Several people laughed, the matter of the TV station was indeed handled up to a bad standard, it seems that the genius is only a genius in a certain aspect, and this guy is not evil enough to be omniscient. If this is the case, then it can be explained, if he is not present for such a big matter, Zeng Xiang will not be able to preside over it without authorization. It's not a question of trust, it's a question of who is the light and shadow family.

The strange things were explained clearly, and Zou Wenhuai was also relieved: "Ziming, what is your opinion?" Will the four of us unite as one, or will the four cinema chains compete with each other and join forces with the outside world, as in Hong Kong? ”

Sun Ziming took a sip of tea and muttered: "It is impossible to unify into one family, it is too conspicuous." I mean that people secretly cross-invest in three cinema chains, but there is a principle that controls Hollywood films to enter the local market.

Everyone has seen the films made by our North American branch in the past few years. If these films are allowed to enter the Asian market freely, it will be difficult for us to compete with them in a short period of time.

Another point is that our company in Hong Kong does not control the film on the surface, but should build it in the way that the local people control it, but we should pay attention to it when arranging the film. Whether it is our film or the film in other places, only one theater can schedule the film at a time, and not three of them. In this way, even if the Americans want to trouble us, they will not find a reason. ”

Everyone nodded silently, everything was equal. In the past few years, Hong Kong films have begun to enter the American market, although the box office is not high, and the audience is concentrated in Chinese, but they earn US dollars! If Hong Kong films can freely enter the U.S. market, but Hollywood movies are ostracized by the theaters controlled by Hong Kong film companies, the other party will only have a ghost if they don't retaliate!

Hehe, as long as Hollywood movies can be released in one theater, not all theaters, they can only consider themselves unlucky. Even if people know that Hong Kong film companies secretly control theaters in Southeast Asia, they can't find a reason to fight back, and if they don't see Hong Kong movies, they will only be released in one theater? Moreover, you can also arrange for American blockbusters to be released in a bunch and let them kill each other, there are many ways to do this!

is still the same reason, the box office of 100 yuan earned by your own theater is your own, if you release a film from another company, 50 yuan out of 100 yuan is someone else's, and everyone will calculate this account!

Seeing that everyone nodded and looked at the next room, Sun Ziming smiled dumbly, "It's okay, you don't have to worry about having a big mouth." Our company is good on this point, the interests are the same, no one will joke about their own money, and the family members never inquire about the company's resolutions. ”

That's right, the shareholders of Light and Shadow Company mean a lifetime meal ticket, and it is still a status symbol, and the gang next door is not stupid, how can they use this as a gossip topic? Didn't you see that their families were downstairs, or didn't they come with them?

However, Zou Wenhuai and Pan Disheng are not stupid, and now there are the most high-grossing movies produced by North American Light and Shadow, and it seems that only one theater will be released, which will damage their own interests. But as long as they make a little move in the schedule and film arrangement, their interests can be guaranteed, and they also make a stumbling block for competitors.

After solving the prerequisites for cooperation, Uncle Zeng began to elaborate on the plan, "Our vision is that we will first build cinemas in big cities such as Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur, then in second-tier cities, and finally in third-tier cities.

We have calculated that in order to control the Southeast Asian film market, at least 818 theaters and 3,620 large screens will be built, with an estimated total investment of 11.4 billion Hong Kong dollars.

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Of course, this is only a plan based on the current situation. At present, the economy of Southeast Asia is not developed, and the population with consumption power is concentrated in a large number of urban belts, and when their economy reaches the current level of the mainland, the number of cinemas and screens will further increase. However, according to our estimates, they will not be able to reach the economic level of the mainland in 10 to 20 years. ”

Uncle Zeng explained the whole plan in detail, and even Pan Disheng, who had just returned from an investigation in Southeast Asia, looked at him in shock. Last month, everyone was still discussing the establishment of a film and television base in the New Territories, and there was no plan to enter the Southeast Asian market. Within a month, they even did a good job of selecting the location of the theater, and this execution was too scary!

They really misunderstood this, the addresses of those theaters were almost all commercial real estate that David and Steve bought after the financial crisis. At that time, the currencies of Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines were depreciating by 60 or 70 percent, and countless real estate companies went bankrupt, and they held a large amount of US dollars in their hands.

"Rest assured, the address we have selected has already been negotiated with the landlord, and we will refer to our Hong Kong habits to sign a long-term lease contract. The rent during the contract period will be negotiated according to the local rent situation. ”

This is even more terrifying, Zou Wenhuai and they all looked at Sun Ziming dumbfounded, Chinese Freemasonry has such great strength? The economy of Southeast Asia is controlled by the Chinese, and who else has the ability to do this except him?

Sun Tzu waved his hand and put off a smoke bomb, which just happened to explain the affairs of those offshore companies, so as to save everyone from suspicion in the future.

"Don't look at me like that, Freemasonry doesn't have that strength. Some of the properties are Chinese businessmen, and I asked them to talk to them, and it was beneficial for both sides, and they also wanted to rent out those properties when the downturn was down. More often than not, some overseas consortia and funds took advantage of the fire to rob and buy them, waiting for the local economy to recover, and then make a big profit.

As you know, I have some friends in the United States, and I talked to them about the owners, and they basically talked about it. Now that the economy in Southeast Asia is sluggish, many real estate projects are idle, and you will lose a day's rent if you are idle for a day! ”

That's right, after a financial crisis, how many companies went bankrupt and how many buildings were idle. If you can rent it out, you can make money, which is better than not having a penny of rent and paying a management fee.

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Finally, the general framework of the cooperation was discussed, and the rest was for everyone to talk about it in detail, but these were all things for Uncle Zeng and them. Sun Ziming sent off the guests, looked at Li Yingai, who was sleeping, and returned downstairs to play cards with everyone. I'm going back to the United States tomorrow, and everyone is usually busy, so it's not easy to get together.

Seeing Sun Ziming coming downstairs, Hong Jinbao stopped flopping, took the big cigar smoke out of his mouth, and asked with some concern: "Ziming, such a big scene, Ah Xun and I are a little drumming in our hearts." If you want to say that Pan Sheng's vision of doing business, it is really good, but compared to you, it is still a little worse.

Tell us how sure you are, we've thrown most of our belongings into it. ”

How sure are you? Only God knows!

The impact of the TV industry and the Internet on movies has become more and more obvious. If Chinese-language films can't go completely commercial like Hollywood, those investments will not be wasted, but it is certain that they will not make much money. The appreciation of real estate will only bring benefits to Sun Ziming himself and Uncle Zeng, and it has nothing to do with the other three major companies.

However, how can you succeed if you don't do it?

Sun Ziming sat down on the seat reserved for himself, threw a stack of banknotes in his hand on the table, and asked rhetorically: "Sanmao, if the investment fails, will you go to sleep on the road?" ”

"Ziming, that's tens of billions!"

'Hehe', Sun Ziming laughed a few times, pointed to Zhou Xingxing and Fa Ge, and joked: "When I said that I was going to the mainland to build a film and television base, and I was going to South Korea to stake the land, they were just as afraid as you, but what happened?"

Damn, that is, Lao Tzu is soft-hearted, and they have been troubled a few times, allowing them to buy shares, otherwise they don't even think about a hair!

You are different, you haven't helped Lao Tzu earn a dime, if you are afraid, get off the boat as soon as possible. In the future, we will make money, you are not as good as them, and it is useless to make trouble! ”

Thinking of the success of the three major film and television bases in the mainland and South Korea, Hong Jinbao and them finally made up their minds and were ready to gamble.

Fa Ge, the 'hindsight', saw that the big fat man finally got on the boat, and he couldn't remember how he chased Sun Ziming to buy shares, but laughed instead: "You, you are as fat as a pig, but you are as bold as a mouse!" Money is something that you don't bring in life, and you don't take it away in death. If you place a bet, why do you care if it wins or loses? ”

", you don't have a backache when you stand and talk, and with a salary of 13 million dollars, who earns more than you?"

"Phew, Cheng Long still has 20 million!"