Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 342 Entering the Bridgehead of Hollywood

The interference from the Hershey Center and the condescending criticism from the major media quickly made Guo Kongcheng feel overwhelmed, especially the latter, which made him feel like a fog.

You know, he was still the darling of the media a few days ago, and he was even blessed with a happy marriage.

But now, there are verbal criticisms everywhere, and the gap between the two situations before and after is simply inconsequential.

What's more, the Shangri Hotel and Hong Kong Zheru Company suddenly couldn't fight anymore because of the financial dispute over the hotel management system. The judge found that they lacked integrity in the transaction process and despised the spirit of the contract, and ultimately failed.

Originally, this was just an extremely common economic dispute. Xiangjiang did not know how many cases occurred every day, and it was not uncommon for them to go to court.

But now that Shangri Hotel is at the center of public opinion and on the cusp of the storm, any problem will be magnified and over-interpreted, and then there will be an additional excuse for others to stand on the moral high ground.

See, even though it is a trivial matter, it is just a proof of the worrying character.

Seeing the results of the Shangri Hotel, which he worked so hard to manage during this period of time, to stand out from the strong Xiangjiang at the beginning of its opening, the success and failure of the media disappeared, and Guo Kongcheng was anxious in the office like a sleepy man. Turning around like a beast.

What made Guo Kongcheng so depressed that he was about to vomit blood was that Tang Huan's trick of trying to drive him away from Xiangjiang was put on the table in an upright manner, but he just couldn't solve it.

Just when Guo Kongcheng was hot-blooded and malicious, a phone call made him feel like a deflated ball, and he ordered his subordinates to immediately arrange the schedule to go to Singapore.

After several hours of psychological torture, Guo Kongcheng finally came to the helm of the Guo family, his father Guo Henian.

"Look at what you've done, the media in Singapore have been taken aback." Guo Henian casually threw a newspaper in his son's face.

Guo Kongcheng's face turned blue and white, and he muttered to himself unwillingly, "How could this be..."

"Why did I tell you that you can be high-key in business, but you must be low-key in life. Have you ignored it?" Guo Henian had a gloomy face, and he yelled at him.

Seeing that his younger brother and other family cronies had retreated at the opportunity, Guo Kongcheng finally felt that his face was no longer so hot, and he quickly defended in a low voice, "I have always kept your teachings in mind."

"Then you are still jealous and making enemies everywhere?" Guo Henian pointed at his son's nose angrily, "I don't call, do you still plan to continue spending time in Xiangjiang?"

"I'm trying to save the situation." Guo Kongcheng replied aggrievedly.

"Before you destroy the hotel on the Xiangjiang side, the hotel on the Singapore side will be implicated by you." Guo Henian angrily picked up a document and threw it over, "You should take a good look."

Guo Kongcheng took a closer look, and it turned out that it was a reception plan for the Shangri Hotel in Singapore. The specifications were very high, and the senior officials of the Singapore government would attend, but it was noted, "It has been cancelled, and it will be transferred to the Mandarin Hotel."

Seeing the puzzled look on his son's face, Guo Henian had no choice but to explain patiently, "This is a celebration banquet organized by the Singapore government for the successful joint research and development of supercomputers. The Prime Minister will be present, and the guest of honor is Tang, who was fighting with you in Xiangjiang. Huan."

"This guy isn't finished yet." Hearing this, Guo Kongcheng became exasperated immediately, "Who does he think he is, that he can cover up the sky everywhere with one hand."

"Do you think that the other party has suffered from Jardine's hands, and has really become what the media reported is a strong outsider but a mediocre show? You don't think about it carefully. Not everyone has the capital to compete with Jardine."

Looking at his unconvinced son, Guo Henian patted the armrest of the sofa heavily, "Do you know how deep the cooperative relationship is between Tang Huan, Temasek Holdings, and the Singapore Government Investment Corporation, which was just established this year? For this supercomputer, Singapore gave Tang Huan US$1000 million."

Guo Kongcheng was so aggrieved that he almost lost his breath. He collected himself and said in a low voice, "I have already left Xiangjiang. I have agreed to Tang Huan's request. This should be the end of the matter."

"It's not too late to understand the stakes, and cultivate yourself here." Guo Henian nodded, "Let your brother handle the affairs over there in Xiangjiang."

Guo Kongcheng trembled imperceptibly, and secretly hated, "Damn Tang Huan, my status as the prince in the family was originally good, but now it is obviously shaken."

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Xiangjiang's DreamWorks and Hollywood's United Artists are, to some extent, sister companies.

And Tang Huan added a link between the two - Huamei Entertainment, responsible for building "firewalls" on both sides of mainland China and Taiwan.

At present, it seems that this "iron triangle" has its own responsibilities and is still operating quite smoothly.

Hu Yinmeng, who knows Tang Huan's idea of ​​accumulating Chinese-language film production capabilities, has lived up to expectations. Under this framework, he has laid a solid foundation of contacts, and even the newly established New Art City has become a partner.

The reason for this situation is nothing more than the fact that the Shaw Brothers, who have always adhered to the large-scale studio system, and Golden Harvest, which has painstakingly managed the satellite company model, are like two mountains straddling the Hong Kong film industry. The latecomers had to spontaneously join forces to find a breakthrough After all, New Art City is not the emperor of prophecy, so he has no way of knowing that he will be so powerful, and he will soar into the sky from next year, and he can't hold it down.

DreamWorks, which has been full of efforts for less than two years since its establishment, can be said to have caught everything in the production of entertainment content.

In the field of film, in addition to "Unemployed", two more works with DreamWorks as the main investor will be released in the second half of the year. Zhi Duo Xing".

Due to the accumulation of gambling skills and the audience base of the TV series "The King of Thousand Kings" and "A Thousand Kings Heroes", "The Legend of the Sparrow Heroes" was released in Shaw theaters, and its popularity surpassed that of the Shaw Brothers. The film crew was greatly embarrassed, especially since this was Wang Jing's first film.

Seeing that "The Legend of the Sparrow Heroes" surprisingly won a box office of more than 800 million, Run Run Shaw suddenly became interested in talents, extended an olive branch to Wang Jing, and even played the emotional card through Wang Tianlin, everyone They are all from my own family. You have also worked in TVB.

However, Wang Jing, who already has her own studio in DreamWorks, is reluctant to let go of her current career foundation, and only agrees to cooperate, but has no intention of changing jobs.

The black comedy "Ghost, Horse, Wisdom and Stars" is Xu Ke's work that compromised with reality after he suffered setbacks in the New Wave of Hong Kong Films. It unexpectedly won nearly 800 box office. confidence.

Golden Princess Entertainment, which is backed by Kowloon Jianye, is naturally willing to deal with high-quality entertainment content producers like DreamWorks in order to protect the income of its own theaters. He didn't pay much attention to the frequent interactions, even though his just-released "Chasing Girls" earned more than 900 million at the box office.

Because of the practical benefits and long-term benefits brought about by cooperation, everyone's minds are unconsciously opened up.

The two blockbuster films of United Artists in the summer vacation in North America——"The Four Seasons" and "For Your Eyes Only" were introduced to Xiangjiang through Huamei Entertainment. Since the conditions were more favorable than those of the previous Hollywood movies, the participants all tasted the benefits.

"Raiders of the Lost Ark" was released in North American theaters until the 17th week, and it still won the box office champion on the weekend of October 10, earning a box office of 4 million US dollars.

Such an unbelievable performance is really shocking, but this has nothing to do with Hong Kong's interests. Instead, it is the way Huamei Entertainment and DreamWorks do things that allows everyone to see the opportunities and benefits of entering Hollywood.

Many people's desire to hug Huamei Entertainment and DreamWorks has something to do with Golden Harvest's entry into Hollywood.

Zou Wenhuai invested 1800 million US dollars in "Cannonball Run", which won a box office of 7200 million US dollars in the United States. I don't know if it was affected by the bad reviews, but it only had a box office of less than 550 million Hong Kong dollars in the stronghold of Hong Kong.

The depth of the water and the calculation of gains and losses here make outsiders see clouds and mist, and they naturally think that maybe the owner of Xiangjiang DreamWorks, Tang Huan who controls Lianmei, can provide the best bridgehead to enter Hollywood.

Apart from these immediate interests and long-term expectations, the factors that make people in the industry and outsiders respect DreamWorks three-points are Tang Huan's strength.

However, the richest man in the United States, who has never been [-]% sure of his authenticity, first encountered public opinion troubles in the United States, and recently was robbed of the promising Xiangjiang phone by Jardine in Xiangjiang. His strength is really a bit uncertain.

Hu Yinmeng, who saw all the changes around him clearly, was naturally indignant in his heart. Seeing that Tang Huan had arrived in Xiangjiang, he couldn't wait to call a gathering of the film circle, and then pushed Tang Huan to the front desk to face the audience.

Following Hu Yinmeng to the big conference room of Media Asia TV, Tang Huan saw many active people in the current film industry, many of whom came to Xiangjiang from Baodao to seek career breakthroughs, such as Liu Lanxi who starred in "Chasing Girls" .

Tang Huan understands his mission, just bragging and stabilizing people's hearts.

However, it was time for some plans to be disclosed, among which he mentioned special effects.

"My computer company has successfully developed a personal workstation and supporting software products. It can be said that computer special effects can be considered as a means for you to use when making movies in the future." Tang Huan announced solemnly.

"Great." Wang Jing slapped his thigh excitedly, "When shooting "The Legend of the Sparrow Heroes", some effects were always unsatisfactory, and now there is a new solution."

Tang Huan glanced at this high-spirited fat man who had won his first battle in the film field, and said to himself that the "bad film king" who liked to make quick money in time and space is now so obsessed with special effects, which is really strange.

"In addition to your dazzling gambling and juggling, movies with themes of martial arts, mythology, etc. will obviously benefit from it." Tang Huan coughed lightly, reminding everyone so that everyone would not be misled by this fat man.

"Can a work with a theme like "The Legend of the Shushan Swordsman" be moved to the big screen as close to the original as possible?" Xu Ke, who was thinking, suddenly lit up and asked anxiously.

"I'm a film layman, so I can't guarantee how far I can go." Tang Huan smiled and waved his hands, "When I arrange a visit, you will know it."

After talking about this topic for a while, Tang Huan found Cheng Xiaodong and asked how his team was going.

Cheng Xiaodong not only entered the industry early, but also has a rich resume. He has worked in three major TV stations, Lidi, Jiashi, and TVB. The TV dramas he served as a martial arts instructor include Lidi TV's classic TV series "The Change of the Silkworm" and "Tianlong Jue". , "Ouchi Heroes" and so on.

In Tang Huan's view, as long as the two technical reserves of computer special effects and martial arts guidance are in place, some films with special themes of Xiangjiang, such as martial arts films, can be included in the list of vigorous promotion.

While chatting, Hu Yinmeng came over and asked Tang Huan, "We are going to participate in the Golden Horse Awards soon. Xu Ke's "Ghost Horse Smart Stars" has a lot of nominations and is very promising. Contribute your Silicon Valley No. [-] Come out, let us get some fairy spirit and win a lottery."

"Okay, then I wish you all the best." Tang Huan nodded, "I'm going to Singapore first, and then to Baodao. I'm sure I won't be able to keep up with the excitement of the Golden Horse Awards."

Tang Huan kept some things in his stomach and didn't say anything. He had also read the film materials nominated for the Golden Horse Awards this time, and found that there were many political propaganda films that satirized the mainland. Such a deliberate atmosphere was really meaningless.

After dealing with these filmmakers, Tang Huan specifically visited the grassroots positions of DreamWorks and Media Asia. This large group of people is the most susceptible to being deceived by public opinion.

Media Asia TV's news and financial programs, just as Tang Huan expected, are getting more and more recognition from the audience, especially among the elite, many people use this as a reference.

In addition, programs that track social hotspots have also greatly aroused the interest of the people at the bottom.

Selina Chow reported enthusiastically, "After visiting Japan and the United States, I have a lot of new ideas."

"You are a media expert, let's watch the decision." Tang Huan nodded, pointed to the equipment carried by a photographer on his shoulder and said: "It's time to use video tapes to replace film, and after changing to video tapes, things like social hot spot tracking will A program with a strong sense of presence will be much more convenient to produce.”

"I have worked in TVB and Jiashi, but the most comfortable thing is to work with the boss. For example, our equipment is absolutely world-class." Zhou Liangshuyi laughed sincerely, "When I visited other TV stations , found that their live news vehicles are far worse than ours.”

(End of this chapter)