After Xiao Ran asked more, he learned that there was actually a pretty good road in Clear Water Bay. That road was relatively suitable for racing, and it was also more technical. Knowing this, he felt relieved.
There was no hesitation at the moment and he immediately decided to make the film named "Racing Storm". He warned Chen Jiafeng not to cause trouble and then let them leave. These two people will be the technical consultants of this film. If
If something goes wrong, I'm afraid the filming may not go smoothly.
Just when he was making preparations, one day, Li Ka-shing called and invited him to the racecourse for an interview. When he went to the racecourse and entered the VIP room, Xiao Ran took a glance and was stunned. Li Ka-shing and Lee Shau-kee, the top ten richest men in Hong Kong, actually had ten of them.
Four were present. In addition, there were Huo Yingdong, Pao Yugang and Rong Zhijian.
What day is today? Could it be that Hong Kong has fallen into the mainland, otherwise it would be so neat? Xiao Ran ran through countless thoughts in his mind, and strode into the room with a smile: "A few super rich people are here, are they planning to make a big deal?
Can you please don’t forget my little brother?”
After that discussion with Rong Zhijian, Xiao Ran remembered that Prince Rong would successfully acquire Hengchang next year. However, in the end, Li Ka-shing and the others had to sell their shares to Rong Zhijian, making almost no money.
Speaking of acquisitions, Xiao Ran remembered that Wei Dongling was working on two acquisition plans, trying to acquire Hong Kong's second largest real estate company Land and Wheelock, another famous British-owned company, so as to expand the company horizontally into other industries.
However, it is obviously not easy to acquire real estate. Li Ka-shing launched an acquisition case back then, but unfortunately it failed in the end.
Xiao Ran doesn't care much about this. Wei Dongling only needs to show him the acquisition plan and then decide whether to take action. Anyway, Wei Dongling is basically taking care of the company's affairs.
Seeing Xiao Ran coming, Rong Zhijian walked up to him enthusiastically and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be kidding, you make much more money than us now! I have other things to do today, I think you must be interested.
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Li Ka-shing's speech was very concise. When he saw that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, he smiled: "Everyone is invited to come today. The matter is very simple. The situation in the mainland has stabilized. The central government hopes that we can come to Beijing to stabilize the situation."
It will improve the public sentiment in Hong Kong, and secondly, it will also promote the economic development of the mainland. What do you think?"
Xiao Ran glanced at Rong Zhijian who was smiling slightly, and felt secretly happy for a while. He probably wanted this more than anyone here. Other people's industries could not survive without leaving the mainland market, but Xiao Ran's film industry could not survive without the mainland market.
It's definitely not feasible to go to the mainland.
Just glancing at the crowd, Pao Yugang and Fok Yingdong naturally had no objections. However, the Kwok brothers looked hesitant, and Lee Shau Kee also looked troubled. It's not that they don't care about the mainland market, but they are always concerned about all this.
Just have doubts.
Xiao Ran kept smiling. Neither the Guo brothers nor Li Shaoji were pro-communist businessmen, so it was naturally difficult for them to agree to this suggestion. Rong Zhijian's sharp eyes swept over several people and stopped on Xiao Ran's face. He was about to say something. But he heard
The Guo brothers and Li Zhaoji shook their heads at the same time: "You can just go ahead and do this!"
Li Ka-shing couldn't help but sigh. He hoped to attract all the top ten richest people in Hong Kong, so as to strengthen his momentum and build momentum for the mainland. But this was obviously unlikely to work, as the few in front of him refused.
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Xiao Ran smiled faintly, trying to control the excitement in his heart and said: "Who can I meet in Beijing this time? I think this is very important."
Rong Zhijian was slightly startled, but he didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran meant. Naturally, he didn't know that for Xiao Ran, he needed to meet someone of sufficient importance, such as the chief, to pave a smooth path for his plan.
the way.
Seeing Rong Zhijian's look, Xiao Ran suddenly realized. He thought that this suggestion might not be what Li Ka-shing meant, but what the central government meant. It was right to think about it. The mainland is currently undergoing reform and opening up, and it needs such a powerful consortium to enter.
Brother Guo and Li Shauji were reluctant to accompany them, so they left first. There were only a few pro-communist rich people left. Pao Yugang and the others all stared at Xiao Ran, not knowing whether they hoped to accept or oppose. In a sense
Although Xiao Ran is one of the top ten richest people, his industry and scale are still far behind the other nine rich people.
You must know that CK Hutchison and other Hong Kong Electric are very famous companies in Hong Kong, but Xiao Ran only owns film-related industries and media-related industries, which is really difficult to compare with. If a company like this collapses,
It's not an easy task, after all, Phantom has no debt and huge cash reserves.
But if we just blindly develop the media industry, we may not necessarily be able to reach the scale of a super enterprise. This is one of the main reasons why Wei Dongling is planning to acquire several industrial companies, which is to try to find a new or better company for the Phantom Media Empire.
Many industrial support points.
Just like Li Ka-shing, his Cheung He Group spans every industry, including shipping, retail and real estate. It can definitely be called a corporate kingdom. For Phantom, media is an unshakable core industry, so
Across other industries, the problem is actually not big. There is no problem of too mixed investments, as long as the priorities can be clearly distinguished.
Xiao Ran hesitated for a while, then smiled: "No problem, I will join this group! However, I need to meet someone with enough weight in Beijing."
Rong Zhijian took a breath. The whole world knew that Li Ka-shing and the others were pro-mainland. If the group was still composed of these few people, there would really be nothing to show off. If Xiao Ran, a new rich man, participated, it would be different.
"Now that the decision has been made, let's take a look at the horse racing. My horse is also on the field today. Believe me, it will definitely take the first place!" Rong Zhijian has several horses, which is known to the whole Hong Kong. Of course Xiao Ran
I don't think it's anything surprising.
When leaving, Li Ka-shing invited Xiao Ran to come with him and talk about something. In his car, Li Ka-shing hesitated for a moment and then said: "Xiao Ran, I have an idea. I wonder if you are interested? I want to try to acquire land again.
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Ah? Xiao Ran suddenly felt a little dizzy. Wei Dongling was planning to acquire land. Unexpectedly, Li Ka-shing came up with this plan. He couldn't help laughing a few times. Xiao Ran finally breathed and looked at the strange Li Ka-shing and said
: "Phantom is now preparing to enter the industry, and real estate is my first target!"
Li Ka-shing was startled and couldn't help laughing. What a coincidence. However, Land is not an easy acquirer. It is an old British-owned company that is quite stable and conservative. Last time Li Ka-shing was defeated by
here.
The group of wealthy people who visited Beijing this time was mainly Li Ka-shing, and there were many relatively weak wealthy people among them. Because Xiao Ran and other wealthy people joined the group, the visit to Beijing attracted a lot of attention for a while. Ten days later, Xiao Ran and the others went to
Beijing.
Beijing now is very different from what it was more than ten years ago. It has a bit of the flavor of an ancient city. Although there are fewer buildings than in the future, it is also much more flavorful. Wei Dongling did not follow him, but
I sent an assistant to come with Xiao Ran, hoping to discuss some business or something.
After staying in the hotel, I arranged to meet with the chief in the afternoon. I have to admit that the security was quite tight, and there were several people taking photos at the scene. I think they were from Xinhua News Agency. The chief was not tall and looked very old, but
, the mind is still very clear.
According to the order of identity, Xiao Ran took the initiative to list behind Huo Yingdong and the others, and came to the chief and extended his hand. The secretary behind the chief gently introduced Xiao Ran's identity in his ear, and the chief nodded slowly, looking at Xiao Ran's eyes.
Meaningful.
In fact, there is nothing to describe in such talks. They mainly talk about something in a very formal way. The things that really need to be finalized are actually discussed in private. On the second day, after Li Ka-shing had a private talk with the chief, Xiao Ran was on the phone.
When his wife came to visit him, the chief sent someone to invite him.
He went with the guards, and after going through tight security, he finally met the leader who put China on the road of reform and opening up. Everyone in China knew that this leader was very good at forbearing, and in this regard, Xiao Ran was quite different from him.
There are similarities.
This time the conversation was much more intimate than the last time. When the leader saw Xiao Ran coming, he warmly invited: "Come, sit down and talk slowly!"
How can Xiao Ran have any momentum now? The so-called momentum is nothing more than the support of identity and status. In front of the chief, what kind of status does he talk about? The chief thought for a while and then said: "Xiao Ran, to the mainland, your phantom is very important."
Important, even more important than Li Ka-shing, do you know why?"
"I know a little bit!" Xiao Ran smiled bitterly. He had not felt this kind of restraint for a long time, and he did not expect it to reappear now: "Phantom Management is a cultural industry with great influence."
The chief nodded with satisfaction: "Movies have a subtle effect. If mastered well, they are a means of controlling the direction of public opinion. Just looking at your company's situation, you have done a very good job."
"The chief praised me. In fact, I am still young and I don't understand many things. I still need the chief to teach me!" How often has Xiao Ran spoken in such a condescending manner? However, this cannot be said to be condescending, but to respect. In any case, I am so humble.
More than ten years later, he saw the achievements of this chief.
"Since you said so, let's be more direct. Time is precious!" The chief smiled. His accent was quite thick. Li Ka-shing and the others might not be able to understand it, but Xiao Ran could: "Domestic movies
If the industry is not doing well, in the future when Hong Kong returns, Chinese-language films will still have to rely on you. The market must be free, but it cannot be too free. I heard that there was a movie in Hong Kong called "Hello, Cousin" some time ago, which was an attack on the mainland.
no."
Xiao Ran listened quietly to the wise old man's words. When the leader said this, he suddenly laughed heavily, pointed at himself gently and said: "I don't understand movies, but freedom needs to have a limit. Many things
Everything needs to be treated fairly and justly, right?"
Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile bitterly. The movie "Hello, Cousin" is one of the most famous films in Hong Kong that attacks the mainland. The mainlanders portrayed in it all have rigid minds and only have the stereotype of being fanatical and patriotic. But this movie
Director Zhang Jianting is one of the people who attacks the mainland the most. I really don’t know what that guy is thinking.
"I heard that Phantom has started to communicate with the mainland and brings talents from the mainland to Hong Kong for training and study. This is a good thing!" Seeing that Xiao Ran was still timid and silent, the chief couldn't help laughing: "Xiao Ran, what do you think? What do you think?
Require."
After gathering some energy, Xiao Ran glanced at this respectable old man and then said softly: "Chief, movies are a product of marketization. Government support alone will never work, as you said.
That requires a market economy. The only Chinese-language film left is Hong Kong. The Hong Kong market is too small and it cannot be successful relying on overseas markets. I think if there is a mainland market, Hong Kong-produced films will definitely become a production base for Chinese-language films."
The chief closed his eyes slightly and thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Young man, you have a big appetite. I agree with you, but there are some things that should not be rushed. You can talk about it in detail!
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Xiao Ran hesitated for a moment. At this moment, he really had a few things to say. For example, he wanted to talk about Japan's problems and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. However, he couldn't find a suitable reason and sighed.
I had to give up in one breath.
"You know, South Korea has strict restrictions on foreign language films. It's hard to say that other regions have introduced such protectionism." Xiao Ran carefully collected the words in his stomach and said cautiously: "You also know that film is an art.
Creation, so in terms of censorship by the Mainland Film Bureau, I worry that the strict censorship in the future will strangle creativity!"
This is a very critical issue, definitely more important than the so-called theater chain. Historically, "Big Brother" was forced to delete some plots because it could not pass the film censorship, and it became a bad movie in the mainland.
The direct consequence is that film companies have to actively cater to the censorship system in order to tap into the mainland market.
"Because there is no formalized film market in the mainland, it cannot cultivate professional film talents. I think it would be fine if the policy could be liberalized to allow Hong Kong capital to enter the mainland!" Xiao Ran spoke carefully now.
"Don't be too hasty. It's best to do everything step by step. I heard that you force other Hong Kong film companies to reach a certain percentage of production fees, which is not good." The chief only thought about it briefly and laughed: "After you go back this time, the mainland will
Restrictions on co-productions will be lifted immediately. Maybe in two or three years, the film market will be opened. However, you seemed to have something you wanted to say just now, so feel free to say it!"
It's really amazing! Xiao Ran sighed in his heart, but he was thinking of countless excuses, trying to briefly mention what he knew about politics: "Chief, according to my opinion, the Soviet Union will probably have a big trouble in the next year.
, I speculate that that will cause the United States to rise as a superpower. When their movies are sold all over the world, it will be difficult for Chinese-language movies to catch up!"
Now Xiao Ran somewhat admired himself for unexpectedly thinking of involving these things in a movie, which seemed to have little to do with politics. The chief frowned slightly: "What's the big trouble? Tell me about it?"