Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 517 The World Discourse Power of Xiangjiang Movies
"It's okay, it's good for them to communicate with each other." Tang Huan nodded indifferently, and then walked into the tea room with Shao Yifu while talking.

"Tang Sheng is so elegant." Shao Yifu praised him heartily as he smelled the faint fragrance of tea.

"The Xiangjiang Club used to be full of foreign stuff, and I guess everyone got tired of it a long time ago, so I added some new tricks." Tang Huan smiled slightly, "But time is still short, and the quality of the hardware such as the tea room decoration is acceptable. Go, but the quality of software such as professional quality needs to be further improved.”

"In recent years, Baodao has basically formed a set of tea ceremonies with its own characteristics. But Tang Sheng's here seems to be quite different." Shao Yifu looked at the interior layout of the tea room and commented seriously.

"It varies from person to person, and it mainly reflects some of my personal preferences." Tang Huan laughed.

After chatting for a while, Tang Huan turned to the main topic, "Does Uncle Liu intend to extend TVB's tentacles to Canada? After all, the audience for Chinese-language content there has already begun to grow."

"What is the risk of Canada's media policy?" Shao Yifu showed hesitation, "More than ten years ago, probably in 1967, Jin Yong and Malaysian businessman Liang Runzhi co-founded "Xin Ming Daily" in Singapore. Due to the brisk sales, three A few months later, they founded the Malaysian "Xin Min Daily News" in Kuala Lumpur. However, in the past few years, the governments of Singapore and Malaysia have amended the laws, and non-nationals are not allowed to hold more than [-]% of the shares of local newspapers. It forced Jin Yong to reluctantly part with his loved ones and quit the "Xin Min Daily" in Singapore and Malaysia."

"There are more and more Chinese in Canada. It is not difficult to find a like-minded collaborator and spokesperson for our interests." Tang Huan looked confident, "It depends on whether Uncle Six is ​​willing to take action, because we have to consider that in the past few years, Engagement phase.”

"Many people don't want to see the immigration wave in Xiangjiang, which will lead to the loss of talents and funds in Xiangjiang. But Tang Sheng's attitude seems a little subtle?" Shao Yifu looked curious.

"If you are not in your position, you will not seek to govern. It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and you cannot force it." Tang Huan yawned lazily, "In my opinion, the Chinese have spread their branches around the world, and there is no What’s not good? In the colonial era, white people relied on advanced maritime awareness to occupy most of the world’s resources, energy, and strategic locations; now more people go to Canada, which is quite lively.”

Shao Yifu was obviously shocked by Tang Huan's unconstrained and unconstrained ideas. He was stunned for a while before asking, "I don't know who Tang Sheng is looking for as a collaborator in Canada?"

"Feng Jingxi's eldest son, Feng Yongfa. In the mid-1960s, there was also a wave of immigration. Since then, the Feng family's children have all obtained Canadian citizenship, and their identities just fit. Feng Yongfa himself is not keen on inheriting his father's financial business. There is strong interest in the industry and we are more accustomed to the Canadian way of life, so we have reached an agreement. As you know, I have injected capital into Sun Hung Kai Bank several times in the past few months. It can be said to be strong." Tang Huan explained in detail.

"Tang Sheng's ability to coordinate vertically and horizontally without changing his voice is really admirable." Shao Yifu sincerely complimented a few words, and then asked, "Since Tang Sheng has already established a plan in Canada, what is the current situation? "

"The service area of ​​the radio station covers Vancouver and Toronto, and the operation is already on track. As for the TV station, it now has a regional pay TV license, and the service area is British Columbia where Vancouver is located, and it has also started operation. In addition, the Canadian Broadcasting and Communications The commission plans to issue a nationwide Chinese-language pay TV license next year."

At this point, Tang Huan shrugged, "Uncle Six could guess from a casual thought that the content production level of Chinese programs over there is far from advanced. We are crushing them by several blocks."

……

"Zou Sheng, I lost Golden Princess Entertainment and Jiulong Jianye; but if you lose Golden Harvest, you will lose most of your hard work for it." Lei Juekun said carefully.

These words made the arrogant Zou Wenhuai feel very harsh. We are all princes. Why did you, Lei Juekun, condescendingly imply that I have no cards to play?
"Jiulong Jianye may not be as stable as Mount Tai, right? The Jiulong Bus founded by Lei's family has handed over the controlling stake to Sun Hung Kai Properties?" Zou Wenhuai pointed out bluntly that everyone is in the same situation. That set of worth.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Lei Juekun's face, and then he laughed, "Since the interests of the film industry are very important to everyone, why not join forces with each other to fight against DreamWorks' ambitions?"

"Are we rivals for financial resources?" Zou Wenhuai snorted, "The theater needs to be renovated, and promotional methods must be used in various ways. The level of film production must not be left behind. How can we get less funds? And even if we invest, it may not be possible. It will pay off.”

"Zou Sheng is an all-powerful hero in the Xiangjiang film industry, how can he be discouraged before the battle?" Lei Juekun came up with a provocative method calmly.

Zou Wenhuai glared at Lei Juekun angrily, "We have nothing in common with you speculators who entered the film industry halfway to make quick money. You'd better do some research on DreamWorks' support in Hollywood."

Seeing that Zou Wenhuai was so rational and difficult to deceive, Lei Juekun had no choice but to show his trump card and lowered his voice and said: "In Xiangjiang, there are many forces that don't like Tang Huan. I am confident that I can also recruit Aoyuan."

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"Boss, Mr. Zou and Mr. Lei are here."

Hearing the report from his subordinates, Tang Huan stopped talking with Shao Yifu and got up to greet him.

Appreciating the dignified and elegant display of the tea artist, Lei Juekun said with a smile: "Tang Sheng really knows how to enjoy it."

"It's good that Lei Sheng likes it." Tang Huan glanced at the three important figures in the Hong Kong film industry in front of him. Shao Yifu was over seventy years old, and Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun were less than 60 years old. It can be said that they are in their prime. .This age difference may not be a hint that their styles of business operations will be very different, or even completely opposite.

"Of course Tang Sheng has leisure and elegance. The recent business of DreamWorks Cinemas is not as usual." Zou Wenhuai said with resentment.

He thought that during the previous meetings with Tang Huan, although no actual cooperation results had been achieved, the atmosphere was very good, but why did DreamWorks suddenly attack.

Since we got to the point so quickly, there was no need for Tang Huan to lay the groundwork. He replied frankly, "I do have an idea, which is to integrate the large-scale theater chains in Xiangjiang into an alliance."

"As expected." Zou Wenhuai glanced at Lei Juekun, whose expression changed, and Shao Yifu, who had a leisurely expression, and felt very depressed.

"Mr. Tang has always been so courageous in his actions, I admire, admire." Lei Juekun's tone was full of sarcasm, and he almost accused Tang Huan of being too domineering.

Tang Huan, who didn't take it seriously, continued on his own: "I don't know if you have heard of it. In recent years, the home video game market in the United States has been booming. However, the development time of the past ten years, the scale of the industry It surpasses Hollywood, which has a history of more than half a century."

"Of course I heard about it." Shao Yifu, who hadn't said anything, laughed, "Tang Sheng should be the biggest gold digger."

Zou Wenhuai also nodded, "I've heard that, after all, Xiangjiang is also very busy here, but it seems that the market in the United States is not good this year."

"Zou Sheng got to the point." Tang Huan sighed regretfully, "It's not just that the market is down, to be precise, it's the collapse of the entire industry, and the market of tens of billions of dollars every year will be gone if it doesn't exist. .”

After taking in the three people's reactions, Tang Huan continued leisurely: "As an industry leader and a person who has experienced it, I think I am qualified to summarize the reasons for this great change, which is the influx of investors. This market has been ruined. This lesson learned from the past is also suitable for the current Hong Kong film market."

"When the home video game console market was at its most prosperous, even food companies joined in desperately in order to give Wall Street a good financial report. You can imagine the endless variety of game consoles."

"This hardware platform is equivalent to a theater, and the game software running on it is similar to a movie."

"Everyone has a very keen sense of business. After decades of ups and downs, the Xiangjiang film market has come to a new round of recovery. As a result, all kinds of hot money will inevitably flow in."

"This conclusion is not my wild speculation. You must know that the economies of Taiwan and Singapore have also developed, and the scale of hot money is not comparable to the era when Shaw Brothers and D&Mao dominated, and Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers competed for the top. Everyone is in the same In the Chinese-speaking cultural circle, it is natural to follow the trend and invest.”

Speaking of this, Tang Huan turned his gaze to Shao Yifu, "Sixth Uncle should have some experience. Over the past few years, Singapore's funds have been very keen on Xiangjiang's TV dramas."

Shao Yifu nodded thoughtfully, "Tang Sheng is worried that a large amount of money will pour into Xiangjiang's film industry, and eventually the market will lose its ability to regulate itself, which will cause our jobs to be ruined, so he plans to use the cinema alliance to build a discourse A barrier where power is in our hands?"

"Jiang is still old and hot. I didn't expect Uncle Liu to see my plan at a glance." Tang Huan gave a thumbs up.

"The two of you play the double reed, who doesn't know that you have already discussed this rhetoric before." Lei Juekun, who was watching coldly, kept slandering.

I have to say that Lei Juekun really guessed wrong. When Tang Huan and Shao Yifu were together just now, the topics they talked about were all about the TV field.

Zou Wenhuai took Tang Huan's words to heart, but just like the forces of all parties refused to bow their heads voluntarily during the period of dynasty change in history, he had doubts about this so-called cinema alliance. The joy of being the emperor of the separatist side.

"Faced with the influx of hot money, the Hong Kong film industry has almost no ability to regulate itself. Think about it, until now, the Hong Kong film industry has not had a purely unified industry association. There may be political reasons for this, or maybe everyone It’s a joy to hear and see.”

Tang Huan chuckled, "But don't forget, if you want the horse to run, how can you prevent the horse from eating grass? If you want to continue to make money from Xiangjiang Films, you must find ways to integrate resources together and hold into a fist."

"You should have noticed that by now, the popularity of video recorders in Hong Kong households has been very impressive. Home theater systems will become a popular form of entertainment consumption, and the market prospects are very broad."

"At this stage, the two videotape formats VHS and Betamax are still competing. The technology is in the hands of Japanese companies, but the right to decide who ultimately wins is decided by content providers such as Hollywood."

"If the Hong Kong film industry can pool its superior resources and gain a world-class voice, it might be able to become one of these decision-makers."

"Video tape is not the ultimate technical solution for home theater systems. It will definitely be replaced by the next generation of digital formats. If we have the right to decide which technical solution to choose, it is tantamount to mastering the industry standard, and the profits will be huge. It’s gone.”

After hearing what Tang Huan said, Lei Juekun showed a disapproving look on his face, "I must admit that the prospects described by Tang Sheng are very beautiful, and they even make me feel unpredictable and profound. Although I don't understand some of the views, they remain true to their principles. , is nothing more than monopoly. I think Sir Shao’s and Zou Sheng’s companies have both been extremely close to this achievement, and Tang Sheng also plans to be the one after them, right? There seems to be nothing new at all.”

"That can only mean that you have only been in the industry for a short time and you don't have a deep understanding of the film industry." Tang Huan ignored Lei Juekun and turned to Zou Wenhuai. The resources on this platform are open to Xiangjiang peers to share. Is Zou Sheng interested?"

"Really?" Zou Wenhuai, whose eyes lit up, asked in silence.

"Of course, do I need to be joking?" Tang Huan nodded slightly.

Lei Juekun coughed and stopped Zou Wenhuai who was about to speak. At the same time, he gave the other party a wink, which meant, "Don't forget, we agreed to advance and retreat together before. If you change your mind in a hurry, you will suffer a loss." Now, don’t come looking for me.”

"Tang Sheng, we need to go back and discuss your proposal before we can give an answer." After holding Zou Wenhuai steady, Lei Juekun spoke as a representative of the two.

Seeing Lei Juekun and Zou Wenhuai getting up to say goodbye, Tang Huan smiled, "That's fine, perhaps the competition between theater chains in front of us can better reflect the advantages of resource integration and deployment after the conclusion of the theater chain alliance in the future. But there are Similarly, I want to explain in advance. Capital and intellectual games, everyone just puts on the show, and the business war is upright. But if anyone can’t use the means to get on the table, even though I don’t stay in Xiangjiang all the time, But I don’t rub the sand in my eyes.”

Tasting the warning in Tang Huan's words, Lei Juekun and Zou Wenhuai's cheeks twitched unnaturally. They didn't know how to answer the words, so they simply walked away.

(End of this chapter)