Chapter 300: Acquisition of the Cinema Chain (Two Chapters in One)

Filming of the music video for "Dream It Possible" began the next day.

The story is very simple, telling the story of a child from an ordinary family who likes table tennis since he was a child and bravely pursues his dream with the encouragement of his parents.

After sprinkling countless beads of sweat, he was selected by the national team, became a member of the national team, and began to win glory for the country.

Chen Qiming is not the protagonist of the MV.

He appeared in the music video as a spectator.

In addition to filming the MV, Chen Qiming also cooperated with the organizers of the World Championships to attend interviews with several TV stations.

On April 9, Tianjin Satellite TV launched an exclusive interview, "World Championships Publicity Ambassador Chen Qiming - Stick to your dreams and be your best self".

In the interview, Chen Qiming was neither arrogant nor impatient, without the pride and complacency of Asian and even global superstars, but like an ordinary big boy, which deepened the impression of the national audience on him again.

At the same time, Chen Qiming also used his spare time to hold several fan meetings in Tianjin to help promote the World Championships.

Chen Qiming spent a total of six days in Tianjin, a few days longer than expected.

In six days, he not only cooperated with the organizer to finish the MV shooting, but also shot a large number of promotional posters, which were distributed to the whole country under the arrangement of the organizer.

On April 12, Chen Qiming took off from Tianjin and landed in Hong Kong.

The reason why I didn't fly directly to Treasure Island.

In addition to coming to Hong Kong to inspect the work of Qiming Film and Television's new film "Python Disaster".

Another reason is that Chen Qiming got the news that Luo Jiechen of Yonggao Cinemas planned to sell Yonggao Cinemas.

The original body of Yonggao Cinema Line is actually Debao Cinema Line, and the original body of Debao is Shaw Brothers.

In that year, after the completion of Shaw Brothers, Debao was established with the cooperation of Sammo Hung, Shun Kin-fun, and Pan Dickson, and leased the Shaw Brothers cinema chain from Shaw Brothers.

In 93, Debao lost too much, and the lease expired, and he didn't want to renew the lease, so the theater was taken over by Huang Baiming and Luo Jiechen.

It's just that these two didn't last long.

In the second half of 93, Huang Baiming had a falling out with Luo Jiechen and founded the Oriental Cinema Line on his own.

Although Luo Jiechen, who was left, did well in the early stage.

But as time passed, his layman's shortcomings became apparent.

In addition, since the beginning of the past two years, Hong Kong films have gradually become less popular than in previous years, and many people who have invested in the film industry have begun to withdraw.

This makes it even more difficult for Yonggao Cinemas.

So, finally, recently, Luo Jiechen planned to withdraw from the film and television industry.

Hong Kong movies are going to fail.

This is what many discerning people agree on at present.

Therefore, even if Luo Jiechen reduced the offer of Yonggao Cinema Line in his hand to the minimum, no one wanted to take over.

In the end, this guy held the idea of being a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and called Chen Qiming and asked him if he was willing to take over the Yonggao Cinema line.

Originally, Chen Qiming was not interested.

Across Hong Kong, a large number of cinemas are now closing down due to the decline of the film industry.

He didn't really want to wade into the muddy waters.

But after some thought, he thought he might be able to try.

Hong Kong cinema is indeed going downhill.

This is the consensus that everyone knows.

But that doesn't mean it will decline immediately, and there will certainly be time in between.

And Chen Qiming himself has a film company, and in the next few years, he will definitely continue to make movies.

If you take over the theater chain and create a three-in-one cinema film company of production, distribution and release, there are still benefits.

Therefore, Chen Qiming finally decided to come to Hong Kong to talk to Luo Jiechen.

If the price is within the affordable range, then he will take over Yonggao Cinemas.

In a high-end restaurant in Kowloon, Chen Qiming met Luo Jiechen.

He is not tall, in his thirties, and looks like Dawn.

Last year, under his leadership, in the 1992-1994 season, Nanhua became the first Hong Kong team to qualify for the Asian Cup Champions Cup finals, and finally lost 2-6 to Saudi Arabian team Al-Qadish, but although he was defeated, he still had a high reputation in Hong Kong.

Last year, the South Chinese football team also made a name for itself by beating Yugoslavia, which was ranked 11th in the world at the time.

It's just that being rich is rich and capable, but in terms of personality, this guy is too confident.

He cooperated with Huang Baiming, and his first film was "Happy Family", which gathered Stephen Chow, Leslie Cheung and other big names.

As soon as the film was released, it won the box office of the year that year, which gave him the idea that movies are nothing more than that.

Then, naturally, he kicked Huang Baiming away directly, wanting to eat alone.

As a result, the few films he personally participated in the production of all lost money.

Later, I had to choose to cooperate with Changhong of Treasure Island, with Changhong in charge of production and Yonggao in charge of distribution.

During this period, it also reached a cooperation with Chen Qiming's Qiming Film and Television, and "New Love" and "Storm and Clouds Dominate the World" participated in the production of Qiming Film and Television were both released in Yonggao.

If it weren't for Chen Qiming's two movies to revive his blood, I'm afraid that last year, Yonggao would not have been able to persevere.

In fact, if the film production cycle of Qiming Film and Television is a little shorter and the cooperation between the two sides is smooth, Luo Jiechen will not want to withdraw.

But after all, Qiming Film and Television is just a small film company owned by Chen Qiming, and almost all revolves around Chen Qiming.

Chen Qiming has no time, the company is idle, and there are not many people to make movies.

Coupled with the previous two cooperations, Yonggao's cinema share was too high, which offended Chen Qiming fiercely.

This made Chen Qiming decide that the new movie would not be released in Yonggao.

As a result, Yongko now has no suitable long-term partners at all.

In the end, Luo Jiechen had to choose to sell the theater at a low price.

After Chen Qiming arrived, he chatted with Luo Jiechen for a few words, and then went directly to the topic and asked about the theater.

Luo Jiechen obviously didn't want to miss the opportunity to sell the theater chain this time, and carefully talked to Chen Qiming about the theater.

When Luo Jiechen finished speaking, Chen Qiming was surprised.

He always thought that Yonggao Cinemas was also a Shaw Brothers Cinema Line rented like Debao.

But what I didn't expect was that Luo Jiechen actually bought it.

Yonggao Cinema Line was bought by him for 130 million Hong Kong dollars.

He had been hesitant before, if it was rented, if it expired later, and he wanted to rent it again, Shaw Brothers or TVB would shout a high price.

Now it seems that there is no need to worry about this at all.

Knowing that Yonggao Cinema Line was really sold in the form of selling, rather than renting, Chen Qiming's intention to buy increased a lot.

Next, the two sides began to negotiate the price of the theater chain and other issues.

The acquisition of a cinema chain is not something that can be completed overnight.

This is a transaction involving hundreds of millions of dollars, and there are many things at stake.

Chen Qiming himself didn't want to buy a big pit to come over.

Therefore, in the next few days, he found a professional team to conduct a thorough investigation of Yonggao's capital account.

The reason for checking the funds.

The main reason is that Chen Qiming is worried about foreign debt.

If the foreign debt is not clarified, when Chen Qiming buys the theater and the creditor comes to the door, it will definitely be a troublesome matter.

Of course, Chen Qiming does not need to do these things himself, just leave them to the lawyer team.

After handing over the matter to a professional, he flew back to Treasure Island to continue the production of the album.

……

"Miss Madonna, welcome!"

At the door of the starting point record, from a distance, Chen Qiming saw the European and American divas who were popular in Europe and the United States, and even had a high reputation in China.

He greeted him with a smile.

The song "Lonely" on the new album is a choral song.

It was specially taken out by Chen Qiming at the request of Warner.

In order to promote Chen Qiming, Warner Records has also made great efforts.

directly arranged the company's No. 1 general Madonna to come over and sing with Chen Qiming.

"Chen, it's a pleasure to meet you! When Mike told me to sing a song with you, I was stunned.

I was like, "Oh my God, I'm going to sing with the king of Asia!" "Really, it's so nice to work with you!"

Madonna was very enthusiastic and hugged Chen Qiming.

"Heh......"

Chen Qiming was a little embarrassed.

He didn't expect Madonna to be so enthusiastic.

For the first time, he thought of some rumors he had heard in the United States.

The entertainment industry is not just a man's world.

Do you think women are all good people?

Then you couldn't be more wrong.

Not to mention Europe and the United States, there are no philatelic women in Hong Kong and Taiwan! Although it only exists in legends, it is not known who it is.

And Madonna, Chen Qiming also heard a lot of rumors about her when he was in the United States.

It is said that this person is very fond of young boys and has dated several at the same time.

Now, this one is suddenly so enthusiastic about himself, he doubts......

Click......

Chen Qiming was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a crisp shutter sound.

He looked in the direction the voice was coming from.

A reporter who was holding a camera was looking happy, and when he saw Chen Qiming looking at him, he also raised his hand.

Seeing this reporter, Chen Qiming couldn't help but sigh.

Finished! In the future, the starting point record will be a gathering place for journalists again.

After the establishment of Starting Point Records, Chen Qiming did not deliberately publicize the company's address, so before, there were basically no reporters who came here to guard him.

But today, apparently, a journalist discovered the company's premises.

If a person finds out, he will definitely not be able to hide it after that.

With his popularity, it won't be long before a large number of reporters come here every day.

Not only journalists, but also fans may also gather here in large numbers.

He didn't think about it, he had expected it, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

He began to beckon Madonna into the company.

"Chen, you are really popular in Japan, your record is so popular, at my concert, there are fans who propose me to sing your songs......"

Led by Chen Qiming, the group began to go upstairs, and as they walked, Madonna talked about Chen Qiming's Japanese record.

Madonna didn't come directly from the United States, she recently flew in from Japan for a concert in Japan.

Therefore, she can intuitively feel Chen Qiming's popularity in Japan.

To be honest, even she has to admire that Chen Qiming is really popular in Japan.

During her time in Japan, she could see Chen Qiming's posters everywhere she went, and Chen Qiming's Japanese songs were played wildly on the street.

She almost sings those Japanese songs now.

From her point of view, Chen Qiming may be more popular than Michael Jackson in Japan now.

No, not only Michael, there is almost no one who can compete with Chen Qiming in popularity in Japan.

This is how Madonna feels.

"I didn't expect this Japanese record to be so popular, I thought it would only be the same as the previous record!"

Chen Qiming said with a smile.

For the popularity of the album "Riding on the Back of the Silver Dragon" in Japan, Chen Qiming himself is still very happy.

Although this record and that Korean record were both released by their old clubs.

But he still has money to take.

At the same time, the success of this record will definitely give Chen Qiming a better boost to his future development in Japan.

With this record as the base, the English album that is being released here at the starting point will definitely be able to achieve good results in Japan.

This is also a big boost to the development of Starting Point Records.

"I can't believe that your record company is so small!"

Upstairs, Madonna glanced around the company and couldn't help but speak.

"This is a new company that I just started, I left my old company, and now I can start my own business!"

Chen Qiming poured Madonna a cup of coffee and explained with a smile.

"Your own record company!"

Hearing this, Madonna was immediately in awe.

"I admire you very much! I also thought about starting my own company, like Michael, but Warner didn't allow it! ”

Madonna does admire Chen Qiming.

As a superstar singer, she knows better than anyone how constrained singers like them can be.

Although Chen Qiming may not be as influential as her in the world.

But he is also a well-known figure, as can be seen from Warner's painstaking efforts to obtain his record agency distribution rights.

And a singer like Chen Qiming, who has appeal and sales, if he wants to stand on his own, he needs not only ability, but also courage.

You have to be prepared for repression from your old club and other records.

"It's alright! It's everyone who gives face! ”

Chen Qiming smiled.

Face, it is indeed someone who gives.

But in the same way, if you don't have the ability and want to start your own business, it is also very difficult.

Chen Qiming was able to become independent, in addition to spending hundreds of millions of dollars to buy out his contract, another reason is that he has accumulated a lot of contacts in recent years.

The upper level, the lower level, Chen Qiming all have dots.

He didn't spend a lot of money on this.

"Do you need a break? If necessary, I'll arrange for someone to take you to the hotel, and the recording will start tomorrow. ”

After sitting and chatting for a while, Chen Qiming asked.

"No, let's record it today! I have to fly to Thailand after I finish recording, and I have a concert over there the day after tomorrow! ”

Hearing Chen Qiming's words, Madonna stood up.

"Okay! Then I'll arrange the recording as soon as possible, don't worry, we won't be long.

In a maximum of three hours, the song will be recorded! ”

Chen Qiming also stood up.

(End of chapter)