Everything went very smoothly. Under the control of Wei Dongling, each subsidiary company slightly adjusted its strategic goals. Take Shuxiang as an example, its publishing houses are working very hard to find breakthroughs that bring Chinese and Western cultures together so as to promote Chinese culture.
Promote it to Europe so that Chinese-language films can have a more favorable impact.
To put it simply, Phantom Group and all its subsidiaries are focusing on the same center - movies. In order to increase creativity or themes, Shuxiang even organized an award, which includes comics and various themes.
Novels and the like are very comprehensive, but the classifications are equally detailed.
Wei Dongling was obviously much happier than Xiao Ran, because he succeeded in extorting a Rolls-Royce from Xiao Ran, no, it was Lin Qingxia. This made Xiao Ran feel sour for a while, and naturally he complained to Wei Dongling.
I won’t mention it anymore.
Finally entering the 1990s, Xiao Ran looked back on everything that happened last year. Last year, Warner Communications and Time Inc. merged and were officially named Warner Times. In fact, not much happened last year, but for Xiao Ran, the most critical thing
It would be fine as long as it didn't happen. And many things last year had little to do with Hong Kong, and their impact on Xiao Ran was minimal.
For Xiao Ran, the biggest gain last year was the successful acquisition of Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Recording Studio, and the reputation of opening branches in Japan, which transferred a considerable number of talents to Hong Kong. At the end of the year, Fang Xiaoqiang also merged in East and West Germany
At that time, he made a fortune in European currency and finance. As for the World Fund, he was even more ruthless. He invested almost all the active funds in it and made more than 2 billion.
Of course, Pixar and Dolby Laboratories are indispensable. However, Xiao Ran has not touched Pixar for the time being, and only sent staff from the animation team to communicate with Pixar. Of course, the current Pixar is not called Pixar, but we might as well call it that.
Phantom, who defeated Haile and became the leader of the film industry, had a smooth sailing in 1989 because he had no opponent for the time being. This was also the main reason why Xiao Ran's story in 1989 was so short. However, you don't know what will happen tomorrow, and Xiao Ran will never
I can't tell when a strong competitor will emerge.
The first three years of the 1990s were the most glorious moment for Hong Kong films, and it was also the era when Hollywood films dominated the world. The confrontation between Phantom and Hollywood has just begun under the undercurrent, isn't it? Xiao Ran thinks so!
The battle has just begun. Now that you have an absolute advantage, you may not be able to have the last laugh! This is Xiao Ran’s idea. Now Phantom has mastered the first step in the history of computer special effects. This technology is controlled by Phantom.
Here, he just needs to be patient now. Before getting the mainland market, it is absolutely extremely dangerous to try to have a fight with Hollywood. Xiao Ran's mind and reason have given him this conclusion.
Not long after the beginning of the year, the branch first submitted its last year's report. In terms of performance, Japan and South Korea both invested in a few films and barely made some profits. Of course, there is no need to mention the profits from distribution. Only the American branch suffered a loss.
Yes, I invested in two films and ended up losing 10 million US dollars.
Xiao Ran had expected this outcome. Hollywood does not tolerate outsiders making money from them. If he hadn't needed to show off his strength in order to attract some potential Western actors, there would be no need to waste money on investment. However, in terms of actors,
, the American branch still sent six or seven pretty good actors, three of whom could speak Chinese.
The European branch chaired by Ge Wenqiu released 21 Hong Kong films in Europe last year. Although many films were not distributed throughout Europe, this achievement is quite remarkable. However, it must be mentioned that the Phantom is in
Branches in various places, except Europe, have no more than ten formal employees.
In the conference room of Phantom headquarters, Xiao Ran sat at the top, and Wei Dongling sat slightly to the right of Xiao Ran. Of course, Fang Xiaoqiang, one of the shareholders, also appeared. Fang Xiaoqiang has done a lot for Phantom.
As a result, if there were not such a sharp securities expert at the helm, many of Phantom's transactions might not be successful.
Of course, the first person to report is the distribution department. It is undeniable that everyone in the company knows that Xiao Ran is most concerned about the movie, not how much money he makes. Lan Hua has been in office for a long time, but this is the first time he has participated in this roundtable meeting.
Can't help but feel a little excited.
Being able to appear here means that he has entered the ranks of Phantom's senior executives. In fact, he himself knows very well that the company's most important thing is distribution. If he can become the manager of the distribution department, he will naturally become a senior executive of the company: "In 1989, the whole company
Annual Distribution Department in Southeast Asia
A total of 67 films were released in Europe and the United States, seven of which were films before last year. Excluding these seven sold-out films, the company released a total of 60 films last year. So far, the total box office in Southeast Asia is 41.
170 million, the total European box office is 1.3 billion!"
The so-called "so far" means that some films have only just been released, and precise box office data cannot be obtained for the time being. The reason why the total box office in Europe is so high is mainly because of "The Love of Ghosts",
This movie took over 600 million at the box office in Europe. But on average, the rest of the movies are a bit miserable.
Speaking of this, Lan Hua couldn't help but feel a little less confident. After all, the numbers for "The Love Between Humans and Ghosts" accounted for nearly half of them. Although it was much better than last year, this result was still not ideal.
ah!
Glancing at his colleagues who were waiting for him, Lan Hua secretly sighed and continued: "Last year, the distribution department's profit in Southeast Asia, including the mainland, was 1.34 billion. The profit in Europe was 350 million.
Ten thousand, the total profit is 1.69 billion!"
Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling looked at each other and nodded secretly. Lan Hua sometimes wasn't very confident, so it seemed like he would have to talk to him to cheer him up if he had the chance. However, as for the figures from the distribution department, Xiao Ran
He is very satisfied, which shows that Phantom's market in Southeast Asia is expanding. The only thing that makes him dissatisfied is the European market.
Nodding to Han Long from the planning department, Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Aaron, how is the performance of the planning department?"
Han Long cleared his throat and stood up, without even looking at the report. Just kidding, he still had to look at all this, so he had worked in the planning department for two or three years in vain. He was considered an old official of the company: "The planning department last year
It invested in 50 films, of which Phantom Pictures accounted for 37, with an average of 15 million per film and a total investment of 620 million. The global average box office of these 41 films was 3.74 billion.
, the total profit is 780 million."
When Han Long was reporting, An Yuxuan was calculating quickly. She wanted to calculate whether this ratio could prove whether the investment project of the planning department was higher than the market ratio. She soon took out the result and handed it to Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran took a look and was very satisfied.
Han Long is a veteran, and he is still very discerning in investing in films, otherwise he would not be able to sit down in this position forever. In terms of the ratio of investment and return, the investment of the planning department is directly proportional to the return.
It just means that this ratio is very high.
Liu Chun, the person in charge of Image, held back his joy. This annual report was a good opportunity for them to show off their achievements. He stood up and said: "Last year, Image produced a total of 37 feature films, nine of which were only screened in art theaters, and the other 28
All have been released in mainstream theaters!”
The feature film Liu Chun refers to is not a feature film in the broad definition, but here it specifically refers to a film with a running time of about ninety minutes. Everyone is very clear about this. Liu Chun lamented that Lu Can's betrayal made him
After obtaining his current position, he was considered one of the early employees of Phantom, but he did not expect that the company would develop to what it is today in just three years, and he is now even the general manager of Image.
"The global box office of the nine art films was 200 million, and the total box office of the other 28 commercial films was 3.19 billion!" Liu Chun was in high spirits. This year's performance of Phantom Video is definitely very good: "Total
Profit of 390 million!"
Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling both frowned at the same time. This number was not even as high as the planning department's investment. If calculated in proportion, it means that Phantom Image's profit has just reached the planning department's investment figure. If it were just like this, it would be
This means that last year's investment was a complete failure and there will still be losses. Fortunately, most of the profits of the planning department come from video production films.
Here, we have to mention the issue of investment. Take the Phantom Group as an example. For example, if the planning department invests in a 30 million movie in Phantom Image, there will naturally be profit sharing. Because Phantom is a wholly-owned investment in Image
, so the planning department must have taken at least 50%, but in fact it was 60%.
Calculated in this way, it means that the planning department will share the profits after the distribution department and the exhibition party. Since they belong to the same company, there are naturally no tricks to deceive people. They will directly divide the remaining profits. In this way,
The planning department mainly invests in video films, so most of the profits naturally come from video.
That's why Xiao Ran paid so much attention to this. Originally, he was considering that if last year's return rate dropped, it would be time to choose financing. Financing is an excellent way to avoid risks, and most importantly, it is an excellent way to
Risk transfer means will be mentioned later.
Lin Wei, the head of Thinking, coughed, took a sip of water, and then stood up slowly and swaying. This always made Xiao Ran find it funny, maybe because post-production is a very particular thing, and Lin Wei's slow and meticulous character
It was so easy to do.
"Last year, Siwei did all aspects of post-production for 79 films in Hong Kong and rented equipment to 64 crews, including video films of course!" Lin Wei cast his eyes on Liu Chun and clicked.
After nodding, he said: "The turnover is 190 million. As for the profit, excluding administrative expenses and other expenses, the total profit is 40 million!"
Xiao Ran nodded, this figure is quite good. After all, Sisi is now an independently listed company, and he has to be responsible for many expenses. In fact, Xiao Ran does not need to be in this department at all, because there are professional post-production companies in Hong Kong
, but Xiao Ran always believed that it was better to have these things under control.
Only Lin Qingxia and Wei Dongling have a slight understanding of Xiao Ran's psychology. The reason why Xiao Ran takes over everything related to movies is that firstly, the company's development direction is to be a comprehensive company that can operate completely independently without relying on any company. Secondly,
, of course because of Xiao Ran's desire, he felt that many things must be controlled in his hands to give him a sense of satisfaction.
Hearing Lin Wei's words, Xiao Ran's heart moved. Tianxia Fund has now also participated in the research of investing in equipment and film of several companies. If Tianxia reinvests in thinking, or even controls a part of it, then it can legitimately take over the development of those companies.
The personnel came over. Thinking of this, he made a decision.
Next is Peng Ge, the proud boss of Sihai. He is not so proud now because he has been authorized by the head office, so as long as the movie is produced by Phantom, he will distribute video tapes and produce peripheral products to Sihai!
As a result, Sihai gradually became the leading video tape distribution company in Hong Kong during this year, and its distribution network gradually expanded to Southeast Asia, and even Europe began to be involved. Because of Sihai's financial resources and distribution network, in addition to Tianlai,
A record company has already begun licensing records to the world.
"Last year, Sihai's sales in video distribution were 1.8 billion, and it lost 240 million in peripheral products. In addition to record distribution and other development, it made a profit of 170 million. Excluding various
A total of RMB 850 million was made from the expenses incurred!" Now Peng Ge is more than proud, he is extremely happy. This is the highest audio-visual sales revenue in history.
Xiao Ran quickly calculated in his mind. Judging from this year's ratio, the proportion of video revenue is getting larger and larger. This is a good phenomenon. Although it is still inferior to the box office (including distribution) revenue,
But it's already rising.
From the looks of it, it doesn't take long for this ratio to reach its optimal state. However, when thinking about the piracy situation in the mainland, Xiao Ran has a huge headache. In this case, this ratio will definitely be different from that in Hollywood. The problem is, this