Chapter 422: Finally Becoming a Boss
If you want to say that Hong Kong actors participate in "Pacific Rim", it makes sense. After all, the dome base where the story takes place is in Hong Kong.
Can Japan and South Korea~
Zhang Chen pouted, I can't even arrange for domestic actors, so I still have time to arrange for you?
These two regions are always jumping up and down. If you want to participate in international affairs, are you strong enough?
Moreover, if you already have Gundam in your little book, why don't you mix in "Pacific Rim" and save the world by yourself?
Liu Daoqiang is a person with strong execution ability, which is related to his military background. He works vigorously and resolutely.
In the past two days, he has called every day to report on the progress of the work. The theme park affairs are progressing visibly to the naked eye.
Hanging up the phone again, Liu Daoqiang acted quickly. The team has basically taken shape. The plan is being refined in the past two days, and the results are expected to be available soon.
On the phone, he mentioned the investment sideways, and Zhang Chen knew what he was worried about.
Theme parks are standard heavy assets, but Zhang Chen is not worried at all. In terms of investment, the cost of building a Fantawild Park is not even comparable to that of a blockbuster movie.
Nowadays, the cost of making a blockbuster film is about 100 million.
But Fantawild Park can be completed with only 60 to 70 million, and there are still people to share the investment.
It is now 2006. It is not the future where prices are skyrocketing and can cost billions at every turn, but the average worker's monthly salary is only more than a thousand yuan.
With an investment of tens of millions, Zhang Chen can handle it himself.
A series of movies produced by Star Entertainment brought him almost 450 million in profits, including 240 million for "Hurricane" and 120 million for "Shark Beach", of which overseas copyrights accounted for the bulk.
The domestic box office share of "Shark Beach" is about 35 million, and the overseas copyright is 84 million.
The same goes for "Taken", with 200 million out of the 240 million coming from overseas copyrights. This was his first attempt at overseas copyrights without selling them in a package, and it turned out to be a huge profit.
It cost some to acquire Golden Harvest, and some to acquire American companies. Adding in the cost of the movie, his final profit was about 300 million.
Of course, overseas companies also make profits. "Eden Lake" earned more than 10 million US dollars, but this money was invested as a cost in the "Breathless" project before it was even hot.
Now that "Hold Your Breath" is also a big hit, profit is a must, but you can only see the money after the accounts are divided.
However, major Hollywood companies have expressed interest in "Breathless" and want to win the rights outside North America.
Zhang Chen sold it to Colombia for US$10 million.
The global box office of "Breathe Breath" obviously exceeds this, but who makes them have no distribution channels and can only be choked by big companies.
Zhang Chen decided to choose the first Star Paradise in the capital. It was close to him and it was the capital city with a huge flow of people.
The project can be divided into several phases. In the first phase, we will build an area of 500,000 square meters, five to six theme parks, and a dozen large-scale projects.
Type out your name first.
After thinking about this, Zhang Chen immediately dialed Lao Li's phone: "Uncle Li, are you busy?"
But Lao Li didn't dare to ask: "Director Zhang, has something good happened to me, Lao Li?"
"Haha, I'm calling to ask. I have a new project here. I want to build a theme park similar to Disneyland in China. Is Uncle Li interested in investing in it~"
"Of course~"
Lao Li probably didn't understand what Zhang Chen was talking about as a theme park, so he agreed immediately.
He understands one thing now, there is meat to be had by following Zhang Chen.
The overseas copyright of "Hurricane Rescue" was sold for more than 30 million US dollars. Zhang Chen made a lot of money, and he also made a lot of money.
Now, let alone building a theme park, even if Zhang Chen told him that he could make money by building a toilet on the moon, he would still believe it.
Liu Daoqiang received a call from Zhang Chen again. Zhang Chen told him that the investment was in place, and Liu Daoqiang seemed to be in a dream.
How long has it been since you called him just now?
Is there half an hour?
Is the investment in place?
However, the surprise was a surprise. After the surprise, there was orderly work. The first thing we faced was the problem of site selection.
Zhang Chen wants to open the first Xingchen Paradise, the flagship store of Xingchen Paradise, in the capital.
Liu Daoqiang began to study the divisions of various districts.
Since it is a flagship store, it must not be small.
The plan for the first phase is 500,000 square meters, and Zhang Chen plans to build the third phase, which is 1.5 million square meters.
With 1.5 million square meters, Jingba District definitely does not need to be considered. Only a few surrounding districts have such large-scale idle land.
"Du Wei, let out the news that Zhang Chen is planning to become China's Disney. The first store will be opened in the capital, and the location is currently being selected..."
"Also, let's get some hype from the media. Let's say that Zhang Chen's theme park covers an area of 1.5 million square meters and is expected to bring in revenue of hundreds of millions of yuan every year..."
Liu Daoqiang's newly hired people happen to be people who understand media propaganda.
Liu Daoqiang's idea is very simple. It's not a transaction. Although the demander is Zhang Chen, he can let people from the government come to negotiate. In this case, they will be much more relaxed.
This requires bait, and the bait is hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.
Hundreds of millions is definitely an exaggeration, but tens of millions are definitely there.
Soon, the government teams in several districts around the capital received the news, and their thoughts started to move.
Zhang Chen is a well-known director. He wants to build a theme park, which naturally brings him attention.
Winning a theme park is equivalent to introducing a star company to your district. It will not only be good for the business environment, but also promote employment. The most important thing is to boost GDP.
People have said that the revenue is hundreds of millions.
Of course, the news is unreliable and needs to be verified.
The news was soon confirmed to be true.
This is a big deal, Fangshan, Changping, Huairou, Pinggu, several districts are in turmoil.
The district leaders wanted to contact Zhang Chen one by one, but were told that Zhang Chen was not responsible for specific affairs, and that a person named Liu Daoqiang was responsible for the specific affairs.
Negotiate, negotiate one by one...
Liu Daoqiang never thought that negotiating with the government would be so simple.
In order to keep the project within their own jurisdiction, the various district governments in the capital resorted to various means, such as obtaining land at preferential rates and promising to provide supporting bus routes~
Liu Daoqiang made the selection after contacting each of them one by one, and finally selected Huairou and Changping, leaving Zhang Chen to make the final decision.
However, Zhang Chen is not in the country now. He went to Hong Kong and made an appointment to acquire the shares held by Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang.
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Jiahe Company
"Congratulations to Director Zhang, for reaching our deal terms in just one month. Director Zhang is really a genius when it comes to movies. In all my years in Hong Kong, I have never seen a talent like Director Zhang, and he is so talented." Young..."
Chen Guoqiang showed up unexpectedly this time.
Zhang Chen originally thought that the other party would send a representative here this time, but unexpectedly he came in person and praised Zhang Chen generously.
"Mr. Chen, you're welcome. It's just my luck~"
"Director Zhang is humble, people like Director Zhang are people who do great things~" Both parties said polite words, and then signed the contract respectively~
Accountant transfer~
"I wish Director Zhang great success~"
After bowing his hands, Chen Guoqiang said goodbye and left.
From this moment on, Zhang Chen took over the Jiahe shares from Chen Guoqiang.
The next day, the same scene was staged again in Jiahe, except this time it was a representative of Li Chaoren who came.
Li Chaoren did not come in person, but his second son Li Zekai, the one who tinkered with Yingke Telecom.
In addition to being the second son of Li Chaoren, this guy is most well-known for his record.
He once bought 20% of Tencent's shares for US$2.2 million in 1999. In just two years, the investment reached an astonishing 500% return rate. Then, Li Zekai sold the shares.
From his point of view, given the environment back then, this might be the right thing to do.
But from a historical perspective, it was a big stupid thing.
Perhaps Li Chaoren is also glad that Hutchison Whampoa was not handed over to him.
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"Director Zhang~"
"Master Li~"
When he came to Hong Kong, Zhang Chen's speech and behavior unconsciously adopted the characteristics of capitalism.
"I have been paying attention to Jiahe recently. Unexpectedly, in just one month, the market value has increased five times. It is simply a miracle..."
"Luck, just luck..."
Zhang Chen adopted the same strategy, telling Mr. Li the same way he told Chen Guoqiang.
"Haha, luck is also a kind of strength~"
How could people like them be fooled by just two simple sentences?
Zhang Chen didn't mind when the other party didn't believe it. He didn't expect the other party to believe it.
"Second Young Master Li, can we..."
Zhang Chen just wanted to sign the contract quickly to avoid long nights and dreams, but unexpectedly Li Zekai was not in a hurry.
"To be honest, Director Zhang Chen, I really didn't expect Director Zhang to have such a strong appeal in the film market. Jiahe just announced the film list, and the stock price doubled. I really can't bear to part with these things in my hand." Stocks..."
Zhang Chen was stunned, this guy doesn’t want to regret it~
He asked tentatively: "Isn't this good? The share buyback was agreed upon by Mr. Zou Wenhuai and your father..."
The implication is that a big shot like Li Chaoren would not break his promise and get rich, right?
"Oh, of course my father has no intention of going back on his word. I am more interested in Jiahe. I wonder if Director Zhang is willing to transfer these shares to me?"
Zhang Chen didn't know what to do for a while. He didn't know whether it was Li Chaoren's intention or Li Zekai's intention~
"This..., I'm afraid it's not too convenient. Mr. Li should know how important it is for me, a mainlander, to take over Jiahe, with absolute controlling rights..."
Zhang Chen simply told the truth and put all the problems on the table.
Seeing Zhang Chen's attitude, Li Zekai did not continue.
Today he only serves as Li Chaoren's representative, but he is limited to buying and selling shares and is not involved in other matters.
In fact, he had discussed with his father in private whether he could transfer the shares to him, because he was really interested in Jiahe.
It's a pity that Li Chaoren did not agree.
The matter was settled between him and Zou Wenhuai. Once it was settled, it could not be changed. If it were to be changed, it could only be changed by Zhang Chen.
That's why there was the temptation just now, but unfortunately, Zhang Chen didn't agree.
The two signed their names on the contract one after another, and then the lawyer checked to ensure that after the transaction was completed, the two parties shook hands again: "I hope we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future~"
Li Zekai is really interested in the entertainment industry.
Like Zhang Chaoyang, this man works in IT, but like Zhang Chaoyang, he has longed for the entertainment industry.
Legend has it that Zhang Chaoyang liked to pay for celebrities he didn't know for a while.
In bars, nightclubs, and restaurants, he would quietly buy the items when he saw celebrities spending money, so he got to know many people in the entertainment industry.
He is an upstart on the Internet, he is rich, and people in the industry are happy to support him. He also enjoys the feeling of being a big brother in the entertainment industry.
Li Zekai later also entered the entertainment industry. He sold the data center, the main asset of PCCW's IT solutions business, for 5.8 billion yuan, and then used the money to enter the entertainment industry-streaming media platform Viu and TV station ViuTV.
Viu was even more active in Southeast Asia than Netflix.
After successively taking over the shares from Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang, Zhang Chen finally completed absolute control of Jiahe.
Subsequently, the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission announced the news.
This news did not cause much sensation among ordinary people, but Zou Wenhuai was quite unbelievable when he found out.
He helped negotiate the repurchase agreement with Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang, and he also knew the specific terms.
In other words, Zhang Chen increased Jiahe's market value five times in one month.
"Dad, what are you thinking about?"
When her daughter Zou Zhongheng saw her old father reading the newspaper and was stunned, she couldn't help but ask.
Zou Wenhuai said: "It's nothing, I'm just sighing. In Zhang Chen's hands, Jiahe may really be able to restore its previous glory~"
After the China Securities Regulatory Commission announced the news, Zhang Chen also posted a blog, to the effect of thanking Zou Wenhuai, Li Chaoren and Chen Guoqiang, thanking everyone for helping him, and he will definitely do a good job in Jiahe~
"Jiahe is a part of my youth. When I was a kid, every time I turned on the TV and saw four Dang Dang Dang squares, I knew the movie would be good~"
"Jiahe is a great company. It has had its glory years and its downturns. What I want to say is that I will let Jiahe continue to be brilliant in my hands. At the same time, I feel honored to be in charge of Jiahe~"
This time, whether he was posting a blog or doing an interview, Zhang Chen's words were quite modest, but Hong Kong media reports generally put a layer of cloak on him.
【Zhang Chen finally becomes a boss~】
【The youngest leader in history~】
[Mainland director, Jiahe Zhengdao~]
The arrogance of the Hong Kong media can be seen just by looking at the words.
Before joining Jiahe, Zhang Chen was already the head of the largest private film and television company in China and the number one director in the country. However, according to Hong Kong media, Zhang Chen only became worthy of the title of 'big boss' after he took over Jiahe~
At this time, Zhang Chen had returned to the mainland. Under the arrangement of Liu Daoqiang, he met with staff from the HR District Government and CP District Government, and went to the two districts for personal inspections.
Huairou feels that she has a greater chance of winning the project, because Huairou itself has a film and television base, and its attributes should be closer to Zhang Chen's.
In the end, Zhang Chen chose Changping.
On January 7, 1960, the State Council approved the withdrawal of the district and the restoration of Changping County.
On September 16, 1999, the State Council once again approved the removal of counties and the establishment of districts, and Changping County was renamed CP District.
The reason why Zhang Chen chose Changping is also very simple, because in the original time and space, Fantawild was located in Changping.
(End of chapter)