Chapter 631 Cooperation with Paramount
Wei Zetao said: "Okay, I will discuss this matter with He Shanheng to discuss a suitable method. If it is successful, it can at least stabilize most of the employees who want to speculate in real estate appropriately."
"Well, that's it. If there are really people who have the courage, vision and ability to make a lot of money in real estate speculation, then we also wish them a fortune." Yang Wendong said with a smile.
People who are truly capable will seize the opportunity to take off and make money once they get rich. This is also their ability;
Think from the perspective of others, any worker will find a way to get rid of working, but most people do not have the ability.
Zhou Haoran nodded and said, "Yes, our group has tens of thousands of employees, and there will always be such people."
Yang Wendong continued, "I guess Hong Kong's real estate and financial markets may be more prosperous in the future. You should be prepared in this regard in the future. Appropriately improve overseas production capacity and production capacity, and you can also add simple assembly plants in the New Territories."
"Yes, Yang Sheng." Everyone agreed.
Changxing Group developed very early, and its early benefits were also good, so many early workers were residents around Tsim Sha Tsui, Kwun Tong and Sha Tin. They had already had houses, even more than one or had shops. Now, with the rapid increase in the real estate market, these people may also be older, and their desire and passion for work will naturally decline.
This is also the norm. Just like the cities such as Shangshanghai and Shenhai in the mainland in the past, after becoming top cities, it is basically unlikely that locals will go to the factory to make screws. Only a steady stream of foreigners have become the main driving force for working.
It was soon mid-January, and another major event happened in the Hong Kong financial industry. The Kowloon Exchange was officially established, which marked that many smaller Chinese-funded enterprises could list and raise funds in Hong Kong, and the financial market was about to develop further.
And another thing is that Li Xiaolong's "Dragon and Tiger Fight: Street Storm" in the United States was successfully released and started to be released in Hong Kong;
Benefiting from the large amount of early publicity and Li Xiaolong's huge fame, even if the background of this movie was in the United States, the box office in Hong Kong exceeded 500,000 Hong Kong dollars on the first day.
"HK$500,000, one day. In the past, if a movie could have such a box office, the film company would have opened champagne." Zou Wenhuai smiled and said after seeing the data.
Li Xiaolong smiled and said, "In fact, it's not that much. If Yang Sheng hadn't doubled the box office, we wouldn't have achieved so many results."
Zou Wenhuai said: "This movie was co-production from Hong Kong and the United States, and the investment is huge. Using this as a reason, the price of movie tickets has increased. It is also said that it is a thing of the past;
In recent years, Hong Kong's economy has developed rapidly, the per capita wages have increased rapidly, and the housing prices and rents have increased several times, but the prices of our movie tickets have always risen even slower, which is not in line with the market economy."
In fact, movie tickets should have risen long ago, but they cannot rise, or they dare not rise too quickly, even the monopoly Changxing Film Company is the same. Shaw Brothers next door even sent someone to discuss price increases together, but it has always been difficult;
The core reason is not that the monopoly is not strong, but that in terms of entertainment, movies have other competitors. The strongest one is TV series, and others are still free. Once the movies increase, the audience will not watch them. The logic is that simple unless the content is really good.
So theoretically speaking, free on TV is a very big boost to the route of fine-quality movies. When TVs in a place are popularized, film companies can no longer film gangsters, otherwise no one will pay for it. Only movies with good quality can achieve results.
"Yes, Hong Kong movies are indeed polarized now. If you don't watch them, you're really going to the sea." Li Xiaolong nodded and said, "So, the price of Hong Kong movie tickets will remain high in the future?" Zou Wenhuai said, "Yes, you can only take the high-price route in the future. The current business logic is different from before. In the past, it was cheaper to let everyone come to consume. Now it must take the high-quality route and the top star route, and then attract rich people to watch it;
Anyway, with the current economy of Hong Kong, as long as the movies are made well, rich people will definitely be happy. Just like the movies you shoot, everyone is happy to spend money to watch."
"Well, let's see if this movie can break the record in Hong Kong." Li Xiaolong nodded and said.
Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Haha, don't worry, the box office of this movie in the United States has exceeded US$23 million, and it will exceed 100 million if it is Hong Kong dollars. The results in Hong Kong are definitely not bad, and it will be released in Southeast Asia and Japan later, and will even go to Europe, South America, and the Middle East in the future;
Xiaolong, you are ready to become a global superstar. Yang Sheng has been waiting for this day for a long time. "
Zou Wenhuai still knows some of the boss' plans. The core of Hong Kong movies going global is to need a leader. No matter who it is, as long as it succeeds, the rest can be followed.
Li Xiaolong smiled and said, "I still have to thank Yang Sheng for his layout in the past few years. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have the results today. "
Being capable is one thing, but if you want to become famous globally, you must have strong enough capital to promote it. Otherwise, even if you become famous once in Hollywood, you may not have the chance to continue to go smoothly. He was like this a few years ago;
Even if Hollywood companies are really ready to support you, there will be a lot of binding conditions;
Although he also has a long-term agreement with Changxing Group, it is relatively fair and not outrageous. While becoming famous, he also has a certain degree of freedom, and he can also obtain enough wealth.
Zou Wenhuai said again: "But this is also the first step. I can only say that I have a little fame. I still have to continue working hard on what I do later. Any Hollywood superstar has been successful after filming many classic movies."
"I know, I heard that there are Hollywood companies coming to Hong Kong, and I don't know how Yang Sheng talks with them." Li Xiaolong said.
Zou Wenhuai said: "Now the boss should discuss capital-level cooperation with them. If the agreement is completed, it will be our turn."
Although they are experts in filming, the cooperation between the two consortiums is not just "making movies" itself, but all-round cooperation, future plans, interest distribution, cooperation between their respective markets, etc. It is not their turn to intervene in these matters.
Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, in a large conference room on the top floor, the sun is shining and the hot light makes people feel comfortable. "Mr. Smith, how did you take a break yesterday?" Yang Wendong said with a smile when he came with several of his subordinates.
Smith smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, I have a very good rest. The luxury of this hotel is no worse than that of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York."
"In the future, you can check in to this hotel at any time when you come to Hong Kong. I can leave you a suite that belongs to you." Yang Wendong said. For super rich people, many people will book a special hotel in some cities they often go to, which means they don’t live there, but they are also empty, so they can stay in when they need it.
Smith shook his head and said, "Mr. Yang, there is no need to be this. I am just a worker, not a boss, there is no need to be so extravagant."
Yang Wendong nodded and asked, "Mr. Smith, time is precious. I think we can negotiate the cooperation between Paramount and our Changxing Group."
Although he is the first partner company in Hollywood, it is just a one-time cooperation. After the work, the subsequent cooperation will naturally be free to both parties;
Li Xiaolong's movies successfully entered the top ten of the year in the United States and became a dark horse movie. His various martial arts tricks have also become the objects of imitation for many Americans, and their fame has increased greatly. Then other Hollywood companies are naturally willing to cooperate. In addition, Yang Wendong has a large number of cinemas and sufficient capital in Asia. Hollywood companies are also willing to negotiate for money.
Smith agreed and said, "Of course, I don't know how Mr. Yang will cooperate with us?"
Yang Wendong said: "Then I'll be more straightforward. First, we can make a movie first as the first step in cooperation, similar to "Dragon and Tiger Fight: Street Storm", and then share the box office, profit, and copyright. I need to see your company's sincerity."
When cooperation with Hollywood companies, the contract cannot be said to be useless, but there are too many tricks in it. Even if you make a profit of tens of millions of dollars, it is completely up to a loss of tens of millions of dollars, which is completely up to them to internally decide; br>
Not to mention overseas investors, even Wall Street is often tricked by Hollywood;
So in order to cooperate with these people, you must have enough trump cards in your hands. Overseas theaters and Li Xiaolong are his foundation, but even so, cooperation needs to be done step by step, because in reality, not everyone will consider the long-term. Many people may just want to make a fortune and run away, especially those who work, who only need to consider their current performance.
Smith nodded and said, "Of course, we can work together first. Mr. Yang will definitely see that I, Paramount, are much better than the 20th Century Fox in all aspects."
"Haha, okay, then I'm looking forward to it too." Yang Wendong continued to ask, "Mr. Smith, besides Blues, I think we may continue to collaborate in other movies."
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Smith asked curiously after hearing this: "What kind of movie?"
You must know that for Paramount, Yang Wendong has two things that are very attractive to them. The first is naturally the film rookie Bruce, and the second is the influence of the Asian tycoon in the film market in some regions of Southeast Asia and Japan;
As even Paramount considers the future, when Yang Wendong's capital continues to expand in the Asian theater market, it will be a very high-quality partner for any American film company;
And beyond these two points, there is nothing to attract people.
Yang Wendong smiled and said, "You also know that I have my own film company in Hong Kong, so I also think that investing in some movies in the United States is just that the filming is simple, and I need a very strong ally for subsequent operations."
"Do you want to invest in movies alone? This is naturally not a problem." Smith didn't care either, and smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, as long as we maintain long-term cooperation, then you can naturally guarantee your rights and benefits when investing in movies in the United States."
Yang Wendong asked with a smile, "Do you need to invest in cooperation?"
Smith said, "This is arbitrary. If you want to invest separately, just invest separately. If you want to cooperate with us, we both negotiate the script and if we like it, you can have a joint venture."
This kind of thing is also normal in Hollywood. Many foreign capitals want to participate when they see the huge profits of some popular Hollywood movies. Paramount has seen too many such things, but most of them end at a loss. It has nothing to do with the setting up of Hollywood companies. Even the major Hollywood giants in movie investment cannot guarantee that their investment will be successful;
Yang Wendong himself is also a movie tycoon-level figure in Asia, and it is normal to want to enter Hollywood movies.
Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Okay, in addition to the movies between Blues and you, I may also invest in American directors alone to make a movie. Let's try it first."
There are still many top movies in the 1970s, but he will not immediately rush to invest in a hit movie, but will try it casually, and feel the operating mode of Hollywood first. Not to mention him, even Zou Wenhuai and Li Xiaolong are not clear about this;
In the previous cooperation with 20th Century Fox, it seems that Fox is quite cooperative, and he has not done anything in the account, and the examiners he sent did not find any abnormalities, but he would not believe it if there is nothing tricky in it;
But if you want to pay tuition, you have to do this. You often get cheated in your life to learn something. Therefore, he is planning to invest in one or two small movies and try it out, so that Zou Wenhuai and his subordinates will have experience and can make up for the future losses to a greater or lesser extent.
Smith naturally wouldn't care and smiled, "Okay, after your movie comes out, as long as it's appropriate, I, Paramount, can use my own resources to promote it."
"OK, thank you." Yang Wendong nodded.
Smith asked again, "Mr. Yang, what are the requirements in other aspects?"
Yang Wendong said, "I also want to learn from Paramount about the development of the copyright around the movie. You also know that I have many movies and comics in Hong Kong, but the peripheral operations are very poor. I hope to learn from the United States' experience."
Not to mention now, even in the mainland decades later, most movies make money by box office, and the little bit around can only be said to be a small supplement;
In Hollywood, some movies have only a small amount of money in the box office, and various peripherals have the largest profits. For many film companies, the peripheral profits are even more profitable than the box office share.
Smith nodded and said, "Mr. Yang, the problem with this is not actually whether we help or not, but the law, with strict legal protection, so the surrounding area will have significant benefits, otherwise everything will be empty talk.
In Asia, Japan may be better, but Japan is not very popular Hollywood movies, but Hong Kong movies seem to be good, maybe you can try it;
Let's do this, let's send someone to study the Japanese market, then make a detailed report, and then our two companies share the results. How about it?"
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