Chapter 10: Investing in Golden Harvest
The decline of Golden Harvest is a microcosm of the entire Heung Kong Film Company.
At the end of the 90s, the entire Xiangjiang film market tended to be in a state of decline, and apart from Chen Long's movies, there were no other movies under Golden Harvest that could sell well.
Although the later "The Heroes of the Wind and Clouds Dominate the World" gave Golden Harvest a new breath, Golden Harvest, which saw that this road was working, launched "Chinese Heroes" in 99.
Then, then I went to my grandmother's house.
The huge loss of "Spy Maze" became the last straw that crushed Golden Harvest.
Zou Wenhuai knew that the mainland market had great potential, but he was never able to take this step because of consecutive losses.
Jiahe was about to announce the closure and discontinuation of production, but Zuo Mu's "Horror Cruise" made him milk Jiahe again.
"Hehe, Zou Lao, I won't beat around the bush, I want to take a stake in Golden Harvest!" Zuo Mu said his thoughts straightforwardly.
In the face of a long-established movie tycoon like Zou Wenhuai, Zuo Mu doesn't think that it will be useful to draw big cakes and brag about it.
It's better to say it directly, agree, you make an offer, and if you don't agree, then talk about the conditions.
What Zuo Mu didn't expect was that Zou Wenhuai was actually very calm after listening to his words, and there was no trace of waves on his face.
"Oh? Director Zuo wants to buy me Golden Harvest? Zou Wenhuai cupped his eyes and said calmly.
Zuo Mu was a little unpredictable about his attitude.
"It's not about buying, it's about buying shares."
There is still a big difference between buying and buying shares, Zuo Mu naturally wants to buy, don't look at Jiahe is not in a good mood now, but its actor resources are still very rich.
Not to mention the contacts and channels that Zou Wenhuai has accumulated over the years.
However, there is not enough money.
He estimated that he would not be able to take Jiahe without 500 or 700 million, although he could mortgage the Zuo Ji Industrial stock in his hand, but after the mortgage was completed, it was estimated that Zuo Mi would not even let him in.
"The whole Xiangjiang knows that Jiahe has been out of order in the past few years, but Director Zuo wants to invest in my Jiahe at this time, and bring me, an old guy, to the mainland, it seems that his ambition is not small."
Zou Wenhuai still had a calm face.
"Then is Zou Lao willing to let me take a stake?"
Zuo Mu poured Zou Wenhuai a glass of water.
He did not deny that Zou Wenhuai said that he was ambitious, or that he didn't care.
The filming of "Horror Cruise" and the stake in Golden Harvest are all to pave the way for his future plans.
The horror box office and word-of-mouth of "Horror Cruise" now give him full confidence.
He can completely rely on the excellent scripts in his head to set up a film company.
However, he couldn't wait.
"Hehe, I see, there is no reason to refuse you as a great director." Zou Wenhuai smiled and raised his water glass.
On November 15, the box office of "Horror Cruise" was weak.
As of December 1, "Horror Cruise" went offline, and a total of 181 million Hong Kong dollars was collected in Hong Kong, breaking the box office record of Hong Kong movies and jumping to the top of the Hong Kong movie list.
At the same time, "Horror Cruise" has also received a lot of repercussions in foreign markets, earning $11 million at the box office, and its reputation is also very good.
On December 2, Golden Harvest Film Company announced that Zuo Mu, the director of "Horror Cruise", invested 100 million Hong Kong dollars to purchase 9.8% of the shares of Golden Harvest Company, officially becoming a shareholder of Golden Harvest, and announced that "Chainsaw" written and directed by Zuo Mu is in full swing.
The news was issued, and the stock price of Golden Harvest rose for three consecutive days.
Da Hung Tu Restaurant.
The restaurant that used to be bustling is now extraordinarily quiet.
A bright red banner hung on the wall that read, "Horror Cruises" Crew Celebration Banquet.
The staff of the restaurant are setting up the venue.
As the sun set, a handsome young man led a group of people into the restaurant.
And Zhang Bozhi, who is the most popular in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, is holding the arm of the handsome guy.
She was already bright and moving, but now she is even more charming.
Many male employees stared blankly at the goddess and couldn't walk.
Zuo Mu walked behind Xie Tingfeng in a low-key manner, looking at the two loving people in front of him with some envy.
sighed in his heart, he really wanted someone to hold him!
Then, Xuan Xuan put his shoulder on his shoulder.
The 1.71-meter Xuan Xuan was barely on his shoulder, and said with a wicked smile: "Director Zuo, no, Boss Zuo, can you see if I can play a role in your new play?" ”
Zuo Mu glanced at her and slapped her hand away in disgust: "There are no women in my new play." ”
Xuan Xuan still didn't relentlessly wrap around her right hand and said, "Then Boss Zuo has a new role, you must pre-empt me!" ”
Zuo Mu smiled and nodded her forehead: "If there is a role that suits you, I will definitely not forget you." ”
Xuan Xuan was overjoyed and grimaced at him.
Don't look at her appearance as a cold and glamorous royal sister, the real Xuan Xuan is very ghostly, and it is her arrogant personality that makes Zuo Mu and her become good friends.
"Horror Cruise" Zuo Mu invested 45 million, and finally divided 120 million.
He is not a stingy person, in addition to spending 100 million to buy Jiahe stocks, he also prepared today's celebration banquet very proudly.
Everyone in the crew was very happy, not only because they received Zuo Mu's big red envelope, but also because they made the first step of the local box office to break 100 million yuan, leaving a heavy mark in the history of Xiangjiang film.
After talking a few nonsense on stage, everyone was immersed in a sea of joy, and dozens of people in the crew almost took turns to come up and toast him, and Zhang Bozhi even wanted to blow the bottle with him.
So he was honorably the first to fall.
After that, I forgot how to get home.
The next day, I was woken up by the bright sunshine, and I beat my groggy head to sober up a little.
"Young master, wake up." Liu Chuanfu stood outside the door early with a cup of warm water.
After taking the warm water and drinking it, I felt that the whole person was back to my soul, and got up and stretched.
"What time is Uncle Liu?"
"It's past five o'clock, young master, do you want to call Ah Mei to prepare dinner."
This sentence completely sobered up Zuo Mu at more than five o'clock, and hurriedly ran to the bathroom to wash.
"Uncle Liu doesn't have to wait for me to eat tonight!"
He still has to see a very important person tonight, and he almost delayed himself, drinking and making a mistake!
Liu Chuanfu is used to it.
It seems that since he came back from the young master, he rarely eats at home, and even the young lady complains that the young master is not at home all day long.
Liu Chuanfu saw his young master combing his hair and putting on makeup in front of the mirror, and he didn't know which girl he was going to meet.
"Uncle Liu, I'm leaving!"
Before leaving, he also stinked and tidied up his tie.
Liu Chuanfu concluded that his young master was in love.
After all, although his own young master cared about his appearance before, he never cared so much, and this state would only appear in those men who were in love.
Seeing the rental go away, Liu Chuanfu hurriedly took out the phone and whispered: "Miss, the young master is in love!" ”
Zuo Mi's whole person bounced, startling everyone in the group who was in a meeting.
Then the crowd looked like they had seen a ghost.
When they saw the "Queen of the Iceberg" on the first seat, they were actually laughing?