Chapter 391 International Business and Popular Movie Results (Requesting monthly tickets)
The real estate crisis that began in 1965, in the first year alone, the prices of many properties were cut in half. The average price of high-end residences in Causeway Bay dropped from 150,000 to 150,000. To about 80,000, other places have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the range is similar.
In 1966, there will be a slight increase, but in 1967, there will be another knee-jerk cut at the same level as that year. Many properties It will fall by 15-20% of the peak period.
In this case, unless it is a large property in Central, Causeway Bay, Admiralty, or a similar rare property, it is valuable to hold; or in another extreme case, it is a large land in the edge area. , even if you can’t sell it for much at the current high price, you can still hold it.
With one year left, Yang Wendong is also preparing to completely clear out the non-reserved properties in his hands and then prepare for the future.
After Zheng Zhijie left, Yang Wendong called Yao Jingyi, the head of personnel at the headquarters.
"Sister Yao, Yiyi is preparing." Yang Wendong also informed her of the general situation and said: "I have arranged for Lao Wei to be responsible for various technologies, equipment, and factory matters. , you can also negotiate with him and work together to form a team for the new clothing factory. Come.”
When it comes to the recruitment of core personnel in subsidiaries, the headquarters will definitely need to come forward. However, the personnel at the headquarters are not omnipotent. When it comes to manufacturing, it also needs to be checked by the subsidiaries below. Once both parties agree, that's basically it.
"Okay." Yao Jingyi agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "In addition, this is Yiyi's industry, so the final person still needs to be approved by me and her. After you confirm, we will also conduct an interview."
Yao Jingyi smiled and said: "No problem, there are many people in Hong Kong who are proficient in the clothing industry."
"I know this, but you also know that when our group participates in an industry, it must be to make it bigger. "There is no such successful precedent in Hong Kong." Yang Wendong paused and said, "Apart from personal use, clothing must be for export, so that's why. The person in charge of this team does not necessarily need to be from Hong Kong, but can also be from overseas, especially practitioners with connections in the European and American clothing industries. I think this kind of person is the most suitable.”
There is no local market and the focus is on the market. Overseas, external relationships are often very important, because clothing, a product with low technical content, relies on channels at its core.
In the past, multiple industries within the Changxing Group were able to help each other to a certain extent in channels and supply chains, but now the clothing industry is completely separated
Everything is needed Starting from scratch, this is the difficulty. Compared with the previous Changxing Industrial It is much more difficult to open up the market, because Changxing Industrial's products are, to say the least, creative enough, and are easy to promote themselves and can be promoted among users. Clothes, on the other hand, have no advantages, so they can only rely on quality and Price and channels are different, which requires the management of high-quality managers.
Yao Jingyi thought for a while and said, "I understand. The clothing industry in Europe and the United States has been declining in recent years. Many factories have been bankrupted by competition from Japanese and even Hong Kong factories. There will also be many unemployed people. I will arrange for international headhunting to check , see if there are any suitable Chinese people.”< br>
“In fact, this does not necessarily require Chinese people.” Yang Wendong paused and said: “Perhaps, it would be more suitable to find a ghost guy.”
“Ghost guy? Be a businessman of our group. The person in charge?" Yao Jingyi felt a little unbelievable.
Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "It's not the person in charge, it's the person in charge of overseas business. The production in Hong Kong is still managed by Chinese people. Our group is now large enough, and it also involves a lot of overseas business. ,
From now on, there will be no need to distinguish between Chinese or ghosts for external business. You can choose whichever is suitable. However, for internal production, priority will be given to Chinese.”
In fact, large groups don’t care much about the cost of hiring a few or even dozens of overseas managers. Especially the more capable people are, the less restricted they are by regional salary levels, because such people can find suitable jobs in Europe and the United States. , then if you want him to stay in Asia, the salary provided must reach European and American levels.
When it comes to international business, it may be more convenient to choose European and American employees. Historically, many Hong Kong Chinese-owned groups in the 1980s also hired British ghosts to take charge of overseas business.
However, in terms of factory production, priority must still be given to the Chinese group. First, it is easy to manage, and Hong Kong itself is also good at manufacturing. Unless it invests overseas in Europe and the United States in the future, this is unlikely.< br>
"Okay, I understand." Yao Jingyi agreed and said, "I will pay attention to the recruitment of foreign-related business in the future."
"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded.
As a boss, it is enough to arrange the allocation of resources, and even his subordinates will have relevant plans. They just need authorization from him as the boss.
Industry will still be the core of his own company, even if one day finance, Real estate or shipping are more profitable than physical factories, but it is always the industry that has a huge influence on the world.
Even if Hong Kong is not really suitable, then he would even want to participate in shipbuilding, but unfortunately, this is impossible. Relatively speaking, oil derivatives are possible. After all, Singapore has learned from the past, and he Even if it cannot be that strong, it is enough to have a certain scale, and there is no need to compare with one country. Moreover, Hong Kong will only have more than 7 million people in the future, and there will be too many industries to let go
And once there is oil Derivative industries, then many of our manufacturing industries will form a semi-closed loop, and we can also significantly reduce production costs in terms of cost. When it is reopened in the future, we can also migrate it appropriately. There are domestic restrictions on the petroleum industry, but derivatives are not a big problem. of.
The time soon came to March 3. On this day, Yang Wendong arrived in front of a 6-story office building in Tseung Kwan O. When the bulletproof Mercedes-Benz convoy arrived, many people were already waiting at the door.
After the bodyguard opened the door, Zou Wenhuai, the leader of the greeting staff, quickly stepped forward and said: "Yang Sheng, welcome to the headquarters of Changxing Film Company."
"Old Zou, this building has enough space for you. "?" Yang Wendong asked after taking a look at the building.
Zou Wenhuai said with a smile: "That's enough. This is much better than when I was at Shaw Brothers before. Moreover, Zheng Sheng also told me that he would look for new land in Tseung Kwan O at the appropriate time. Then build a new building with at least 12 floors, which will be more than five times the size of this place."
"Well, I know about this too," Yang Wendong said with a smile, "But it will take two days. Three years, no I am reluctant to give it to you, but you must make achievements and produce high-quality movies. You must also have data to support the box office and the cultivation of movie stars. In this way, I will naturally provide you with a good working environment.”
Another reason is naturally that we are waiting for the real estate crisis. In the last year of the bull market, non-essential properties will not be approved for construction or purchase. We will make do with it as long as we can.
"I understand, I can't make a good movie, and I'm embarrassed to make demands." Wrinkles said with a smile: "Yang Sheng, now the box office of the movies during the Chinese New Year has been released. Please go upstairs, I will report to you. Take a moment."
"Okay, I heard that the results this month are pretty good." Yang Wendong nodded.
During the Chinese New Year, it is also the most exciting time for film companies, because wealthy customers finally have time, and customers with little money are also willing to spend money during these days, so it is also the most profitable time every year. time.
Whether it is Hollywood, Hong Kong or even the mainland in the future, the Chinese New Year schedule is a top priority, and many film companies are making great efforts to release their films at this time. Zou Wenhuai was a little embarrassed and said: "The results are okay, but there are also shortcomings."
"Well, you're talking about the box office record for a single movie, right?" Yang Wendong also said while walking.
"Yes." Zou Wenhuai nodded.
"It's okay, the previous record is ours anyway." Yang Wendong didn't care. This historical record can't be broken so easily.
Everyone quickly arrived inside the building and prepared to climb up because there was no elevator on these six floors.
Zou Wenhuai said: "Yang Sheng, our office is on the third floor, we can only walk up."
"It's okay, I can just take a look at the first and second floors first." Yang Wendong smiled. He was still young, and the third floor was nothing.
Zou Wenhuai said with a smile: "Okay, Yang Sheng, please come here. ”
Zou Wenhuai also introduced the headquarters office, departments, personnel, various shooting equipment and equipment of Changxing Film Company to Yang Wendong and several people at the headquarters, etc.
It was also the first time for Yang Wendong to see so many strange and weird equipment, and he was very interested, so he asked some questions. It was not until the end of an hour that he came to Zou Wenhuai's office.
A female secretary made tea and left. Zou Wenhuai handed over a piece of information and said: "Yang Sheng, during the Chinese New Year, Changxing Film Company released a total of 5 movies, one of which was a Golden Mr. Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", three martial arts movies, and a modern urban movie
The box office of these five movies is 650,000, 410,000, 360,000, 290,000 and 89,000 respectively. Here is the list record. "
"It seems that urban-themed movies are not suitable now. "After Yang Wendong took the list and saw the form, he smiled and said.
Wrinkle Huai nodded and said: "Yes, my movie is about a love story, but because there are no SQ scenes, in the After achieving pretty good results on the first day, the box office was immediately sold out. "
"Well, the market is like this, don't force it. Even if you shoot urban scenes in the future, don't shoot this kind of pure love. Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "You can develop in a supernatural or funny direction, such as having a gui, or something else. I don't know the details. You can do your own internal research." ”
Although he grew up watching Hong Kong movies when he was a child, he only knows the genre. He can’t remember the specific content, and he can’t shoot it even if he wants to;
Besides, even if he could, with his status, it would be too unassuming to participate in this kind of movie. With this golden finger of memory, he must find a way to make a Hollywood movie. Of course, the premise is that he has the ability not to be cheated by American Hollywood, but this is basically It's impossible, those people in Hollywood are so cruel to deceive people.
"Gui? Funny? Okay, I'll let the screenwriters think about it." Zou Wenhuai nodded and agreed, and then said: "The results of the three martial arts movies in the middle are quite satisfactory, not too good. Not bad;
But the results of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" are actually It's a bit worse. Although the RMB 600,000-plus could be considered among the top five last year, we did a lot of publicity for this movie in the early stage. This result is definitely not good, and it is worse than the previous "The Condor". Far away.”
“Then what do you think the problem is?” Yang Wendong asked.
Zou Wenhuai paused and said: "I think the core problem is that the plot of the novel is too long. No matter how much the plot is cut, it will not be finished. If too much is deleted, the plot will be confused. ”
"Yes, I think so too." Yang Wendong nodded and said: "The reason why "The Condor Shooting" was successful before was because it was the first one. Many people were not clear about the situation and wanted to watch it no matter what;
Now there is another one. Everyone has experienced it, so it will naturally become a success. The performance is not as good as the first one. I predict that if you make a third one, the performance will only be worse.” It's all about being on the street. If it weren't for being famous enough, I'm afraid he wouldn't even be worthy of mentioning his name.
This is also inevitable. The plot of the novel is so long. If it is compressed into 90 minutes, it is surprising that the results can be good.
"Yes, so I am not planning to make money here. "Yong's movie." Zou Wenhuai paused and said, "But I think Mr. Gu Long's movies can be tried. For example, Lu Xiaofeng. Many of his novels are about solving crimes and can be split into parts. One plot is not long and very interesting. Suitable.”
"This is okay." Yang Wendong agreed: "Then let's try shooting one first. If it succeeds, we can continue filming. By the way, we can also train this actor to become our star."
Lean on Film promotion of celebrities can be considered a part of the cultural industry. Because TV series and movies become famous, everyone will remember the plot. But when actors become famous, there will be more things to interact with.
Some stars in the past life were obviously just making TV shows, but they could release records and their singing wasn't very good, but they still had fans to pay for them.
When culture goes overseas, the most important thing is people. Historically, so many male and female stars in Hong Kong in the 1980s were very famous in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. Even Joey Wang was able to make Japanese fans obsessed. This is The most powerful symbol of the cultural industry.
“Understood, I will carefully select the right people and then sign some long-term binding agreements.” Zou Wenhuai paused and then said: “But Yang Sheng, if such a person is cultivated, then he How to determine the income? ”
Yang Wendong replied: "You can give more, but there is no need to refer to Hollywood. The results there are also many years later. Our Hong Kong side is still different;
In addition, it also depends on the person's ability. As long as the ability If he is really outstanding, then it doesn’t matter if he gives a little more. On the contrary, he uses our resources to maintain his reputation, so that’s almost enough.”
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