Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-Fourth Victory Stance
"Wait a minute, Uncle Chu, which one do you think is most likely to win the award?" Fang Yuping, who was always very serious on weekdays, suddenly smiled funny, turned to look at Chu Yuan and said, "I am most optimistic about Lin Lingdong, his two films.
I’ve seen them all, and I’m definitely qualified.”
"I'm more optimistic about Xiao Ran..." Chu Yuan's eyes searched the audience, found Xiao Ran, nodded and smiled: "I have always felt that I am unable to keep up with your pace. However, after seeing Xiao Ran's
"God of Gamblers" I just discovered that you can hardly keep up with his rhythm!"
"Stop talking, there will be a riot below!" Fang Yuping made a joke in a very happy mood, opened the post and shouted loudly: "The winner is... Zhang Wanting, "Autumn Fairy Tale"!"
Just before the award was given, Xiao Ran was already very nervous. When he finally heard the result, his whole body relaxed, and he couldn't hide the feeling of disappointment in his expression. In the end, he still didn't get the award, Xiao Ran thought sadly, think about it
It seems that in the history of the Academy Awards, it is rare to award this award when the screenwriter and director are both the same person, so he was relieved.
After congratulating Zhang Wanting, it was soon time to get the last award. There was not much suspense about the best picture, as "Autumn Fairy Tale" won the same prize. The only thing worth mentioning is that this time Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling are the producers.
They were both on stage to receive the award.
The reporters in the audience picked up their cameras and took pictures. They rarely saw the two most important figures of Phantom together like this. If we took this opportunity and didn't take some photos for the cover, it would be terrible.
That's so stupid.
At this year's Academy Awards, there were a total of 14 awards, and Phantom Company won nine, which can be said to be an absolute victory. "God of Gamblers" was the film that won the most awards, winning six.
Award. No matter how you look at it, this success is enough to prove that Phantom Company has the absolute strength and qualifications to become a film company that can compete with Golden Harvest.
At the celebration banquet prepared in advance, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling each congratulated the winners and then went aside to have a detailed discussion. They were talking about the company's progress. From any angle, now is the time to discuss this.
Problem.
Wei Dongling's question was very simple, and he asked it directly: "Now that the company has officially reached a higher level, I think it is necessary to develop other markets. What do you think?"
"That's for sure!" Xiao Ran drank the water in the cup as a drink and gave a confident answer: "There is no need to contend with the four major companies in the local market, so what if we let them go away. We want to go to the mainland
market, as well as the entire Asian market, let’s take the opportunity to beckon to Europe and the United States to test it out!”
"But forget about the local market. We want to attack not only the Asian market but also the mainland, Europe and the United States. Isn't this too extravagant?" Wei Dongling glanced at Xiao Ran suspiciously. This would be like a distraction of strength.
, can easily cause fatal injuries.
Of course, Xiao Ran had not thought about it. In fact, he had always had a plan and had been modifying opportunities as the situation changed. He originally planned to win the Asian market first and then talk about Europe and the United States, but now the remaining time is really
There are not many left, and the situation is different.
The participation of Fang Ruohai and Yang Qi made everything more complicated. Xiao Ran was not sure whether he could really control everything. Moreover, the historical differences were getting bigger and bigger, and he had to control Hollywood as soon as possible.
Strictly speaking, Xiao Ran's original idea of acquiring Hollywood movie companies was to control Hollywood, but now he has gradually changed his mind. Why can't he develop Hong Kong into another Hollywood? Now that the conditions that should have been met are in place, the competition between the five major companies is complete
It can accelerate the development of Hong Kong films and then capture the American film market if the technical strength is sufficient.
Now in his mind, the acquisition of Hollywood is just to capture the huge distribution network in the hands of Hollywood distribution companies, especially North American distribution. To dominate the North American market, that is one thing that must be done. Only by conquering Hollywood
Only then can you conquer the world.
Now the company does not have the ability to do anything to Hollywood, but it does have the ability to do something to the European market. Don't think that Hollywood films have always been deeply rooted in Europe, and European films have been so miserable and beaten.
Before the 1990s, Hollywood's market share in Europe was far inferior to the power of local films. Films from Britain, France, Germany and other countries had developed rapidly after the war. It was not until the 1980s that they gradually fell into trouble.
, coupled with Hollywood's rapid growth in technological power, it gradually eroded Europe's industry in the 1990s.
For Europe at present, there are only undefended cities, and the power of Hollywood has not yet invaded there in a large scale. As long as Xiao Ran seizes the opportunity, it is definitely not difficult to defeat the power of Hollywood in Europe.
However, what Wei Dongling asked was indeed on point. There was no doubt that the company didn't have much money. Don't think that Xiao Ran had a net worth of several billion, which was money that could be spent at any time, but that all assets were included.
But the problem lies here. Phantom has no money, and it is not yet ready to be listed. It is impossible to raise enough funds for more rapid expansion. On normal days, Xiao Ran can march on three fronts without worrying, but Fang Ruohai and
The existence of Yang Qi was undoubtedly a threat, and Xiao Ran did not dare to use all the funds to develop the market.
At present, the funds of Tianxia Fund, which has accumulated more than 500 million, cannot be moved. This is the guarantee for the continued development of Phantom Company. The most important thing is that Xiao Ran wants to use Tianxia Fund to make money for himself and to raise funds when Phantom is in crisis.
Save everything.
"What is the current situation of the stocks of several companies controlled by the company?" Xiao Ran, who had a headache, asked inexplicably: "What is the situation of the two pieces of land?"
"The stocks, real estate and real estate invested by the investment department, even if we sell all the ones that can be sold, will only be about 800 million!" Wei Dongling calculated a little and came up with a figure: "Add in our current working capital, at most
There is only 1.4 billion working capital!”
"What about borrowing from banks?" Xiao Ran didn't trust banks, but in the current situation, it seemed that he had to consider asking banks: "If there is no other way, this is the only way we can do it!"
Wei Dongling hesitated for a moment and told Xiao Ran very frankly: "We can get 20 to 3 billion for a bank loan. And we need to build a movie city, which is initially estimated to cost 1.2 billion to 1.5 billion. Moreover, we
We still need to invest in some projects that can make a lot of money to have any chance of earning 20 billion in the remaining year or so!"
Twenty billion! Xiao Ran smiled bitterly. He didn't even know if this number was enough to acquire a Hollywood movie company. Think about Sony's acquisition of Columbia next year, which will cost more than three billion U.S. dollars, which converted into Hong Kong dollars is a full thirty billion.
Where can he make 30 billion in a year? He is not Superman Li, and this is not the era of the Internet bubble. It is difficult to use the digital economy to make so much money in a short period of time.
He does have a lot of concepts about long-term investment, such as Microsoft stocks and Yahoo stocks, but unfortunately the latter has not yet appeared. However, thinking of Yahoo, Xiao Ran reminded himself that he must remember to find two stocks in 1994.
A founder should invest to prevent the Japanese from taking advantage.
"Brother, so you are here!" Xiao Han's lively voice suddenly sounded behind Wei Dongling, which scared Wei Dongling and jumped up like a rabbit whose tail was stepped on. Seeing Wei Dongling's look, Xiao Han vomited in embarrassment.
He stuck out his tongue and said with a smile: "Brother, what are you doing? Sister Lin is looking for you! What did you say 20 billion just now?"
"Xiao Han, go aside!" Xiao Ran had a headache now, and how could he still have the energy to take care of this little girl who often harassed him: "A Dong and I need to talk about something!"
Lin Qingxia appeared and said something to Xiao Han. Xiao Han jumped away like a child who had not grown up. Xiao Ran smiled bitterly and asked Lin Qingxia who had just sat next to her: "How did you get her?"
Did you bring it?"
"Didn't Xiaohan want to see you win the award?" Lin Qingxia asked back, and then curiously asked: "Xiaohan said you were talking about 20 billion, what is that?"
"We are thinking about how to make 20 billion in one year!" Wei Dongling smiled bitterly, but did not hide anything from Lin Qingxia: "Now it seems that it is very difficult!"
"Twenty billion? You are crazy!" Lin Qingxia was not shocked when she heard this number, but felt dizzy: "How can you earn 20 billion a year?"
"There will be a way!" Xiao Ran murmured to himself. He didn't believe that he couldn't solve this problem with his own understanding. In the past, it was because of the lack of start-up capital for development, but now he has everything he wants and wants to make 20 billion.
It's not like playing.
Suddenly, he thought of the few things he knew about economics and finance. One time, when he was bored and flipping through a magazine in his dream, he saw the general development history of Dell. And there was another one, the same as Cisco.
It's worth considering, because Xiao Ran remembered that this company had several honors, and it was once the company with the highest market value in the world.
Another thing, he vaguely remembered mentioning in a movie review he had read that when Sony acquired Colombia two years later, it was when the yen appreciated the most. The article also mentioned that because of the sharp appreciation of the yen,
As a result, countless Japanese businessmen have the desire to buy everything they see in the United States.
He almost cried out in ecstasy. He suppressed his excitement and thought for a moment. Dell and Cisco are both long-term investments, but the Japanese yen can be used as a short-term investment. Thinking of this, his expression became leisurely: "With three
This way, judging from the current situation, the appreciation of the yen within one or two years is guaranteed, so we can do the yen."
Wei Dongling was startled. The Japanese yen was indeed appreciating, but no one knew whether it could last that long. He hesitated before asking: "Are you sure there is no problem?"
Xiao Ran smiled. This is how business is done. Only with risks can there be profits: "Just find Fang Xiaoqiang tomorrow and leave these things to him. He is a shareholder of the company anyway!"
"Wait a minute..." Lin Qingxia became more and more confused as she listened, and couldn't help but stop: "What on earth are you talking about? Why can't I understand at all?"
Xiao Ran smiled slightly and wished he could hold her hand now: "We are talking about the company's prospects. We need at least 20 billion to acquire a Hollywood movie company, and it must be completed next year. In fact, 20 billion is just a minimum number...
"
Twenty billion is indeed the lowest number. If you want to build a movie empire, this is far from enough. You also need to obtain a lot of technology and companies. Although even a fool knows that this is extremely difficult, Xiao Ran seems to have nothing to do with it.
choose.
A few days later, Guan Xin finally returned from the Mainland, and what he got back was the approval document from the Mainland Film Bureau. The Mainland Film Bureau did not even require a certain proportion of mainland filmmakers to participate in the film, nor did it have any other requirements. However, if you want
If it is to be released in mainland cinemas, the crew will need at least 50% mainland filmmakers.
This made Xiao Ran very depressed. This was simply using Phantom's money to support the film studios in the mainland. However, thinking about the huge market in the mainland and the fact that the film bureau did not make things difficult at all, Xiao Ran was overjoyed.
Now he is absolutely sure that because of his daily pro-communist behavior, the mainland obviously has a great affection for him. In addition, the mainland needs to cultivate some pro-mainland figures outside Yindu, so he has chosen this.
Cheap.
Without further ado, Xiao Ran immediately ordered Chen Kexin to start preparing all the preparatory work. This was definitely a huge undertaking, including equipment and transportation, as well as crew members and subsidies. When the budget came out, even Xiao Ran was surprised. The budget
Astonishingly as high as 12 million.
Twelve million dollars is definitely a very generous production in this era, but this amount of money only costs up to three million for personnel and venues in the mainland. And at least two million is spent on transportation.
The rest is the real production fee.
If two to three million are added to the publicity fee, as well as legal and insurance expenses, the total investment in this film is almost 18 million. It is enough to make at least five low-cost movies like "The Gambler"
above.
But Xiao Ran disagrees. Now is the time to capitalize on the popularity of Hong Kong movies. By then, no region or country in Southeast Asia will be able to catch up with this kind of power. In fact, Hong Kong movies are the best.
If you are unwilling to spend a lot of money to invest 20 times the profit, then you simply deserve to lose the market.
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