Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 541 The entertainment tycoons who fight without breaking

Undoubtedly, the first skyscraper in Xiangjiang, once the tallest building in Xiangjiang and even in Asia - Kangle Building, officially changed its name to Qinhe Building, and the official settlement of Qinhe Group headquarters is Tang Huan's further digestion of Jardine's century-old foundation A big sign.

The current status of Jardine can be seen from the flag outside the main entrance of Qinhe Building. To the left and right of Qinhe's flagpole, stand Jardine, Land, Heungkong Electric, Heungkong Telephone, Milk International, Mandarin Hotel, Qinhe Technology, Qinhe Infrastructure.

The position immediately next to it shows that Tang Huan still saved a lot of face for Jardine and the British Far East Consortium, and respected their existing status.

Of course, Qinhe's power structure is not as simple as it seems on the outside. For example, its core holding representative is not only Qinhe, but Qinhe and Qinhe's strategic cross-shareholding. Yu Tanghuan secretly invested in Handing, which was speculating in the capital market.

Tang Huan, who flew to Xiangjiang from the United States not long ago, presided over the flag-raising ceremony and delivered a speech at the dinner.

"... Qinhe will adhere to the business purpose of being rooted in Hong Kong and the inclusive employment policy, and on the basis of consolidating and developing the business in the Far East, it will extend its investment tentacles to other regions in the world..."

Tang Huan reaffirmed Qinhe's rooting in Xiangjiang and inclusiveness in a cliché. The former has little meaning. He is in charge of the house, and others have no chance to interfere in what he wants to do. The latter is more practical. A large number of middle and high-level British employees were laid down.

And Niu Bijian and Bao Fuda, the two former Jardine's top two executives, have become the best explanations of what Tang Huan called "inclusiveness".At this time, they sat there with rosy faces and refreshed spirits, which faithfully reflected how comfortable their little days were.

It can be said that Tang Huan's statement at this time is more authoritative and reassuring. Because this banquet brought together a large number of important figures from the political and economic circles of Xiangjiang, such as Xia Dingji, chief secretary of Xiangjiang, director of Xiangjiang branch of Xinhua News Agency, Chartered Ship King, Feng Jingxi and so on.On such an important occasion, his big boss naturally couldn't talk empty words.

After welcoming and sending them off to the place of entertainment, Tang Huan completely left the task of entertaining to Zhou Mi, and went to a lounge by himself, where there was a special guest——Shen Bi.

Logically speaking, this HSBC executive would not come to join in the fun. After all, Tang Huan had made it clear that he was very dissatisfied with the role played by HSBC during the war between Qinhe and Jardine.

Because of this festival, after Qinhe won, the business relationship between its subsidiaries and HSBC showed a trend of shrinking significantly.

There is no denying the important position of HSBC in Hong Kong, but Tang Huan has never lacked opportunities. Standard Chartered Bank, many Chinese-owned banks, and other major world banks registered in Hong Kong took the opportunity to rush in and compete for the business that originally belonged to HSBC.

Seeing that the relationship with the Xiangjiang No. [-] Consortium was becoming more and more tense, Shen Bi's pressure could be imagined, and he had to let go of his airs and try to reach a certain degree of understanding between the two parties through negotiations.

Fortunately, there has never been an eternal enemy in the market, only eternal interests. Shen Bi did not have any psychological burden to do so.

It's just that Tang Huan was not very interested. It was obvious that these British people's dislike for Xiangjiang was irretrievable, and he really didn't care much about the existence of the other party. This meeting was more to show the demeanor of a mature businessman.

Everyone has a festival, so it can be said that they know the basics, so after a short greeting, they directly entered the topic.

Shen Bi confidently commented on the gains and losses of the current relationship between the two parties, "HSBC has a deep business foundation, which is unmatched in Xiangjiang. Qin He consciously gave up some cooperation, which actually brought unnecessary inconvenience to his daily operation. and costs."

Tang Huan replied lightly: "Qinhe has successfully expanded new business in mainland China and the west coast of the United States, which was what Jardine wanted but could not do before; the upward trend of Qinhe is not the same as before. It is no exaggeration to say that all employees of Qinhe are very satisfied with the working conditions created by the company. After all, the employment environment in the UK may not be easier than here in Xiangjiang, especially in March this year. The year-long general strike has increased all kinds of uncertainties. In contrast, even if the daily work procedures are more cumbersome, it is acceptable."

"As early as 1955, HSBC established HSBC California_Hong Kong_Shanghai Bank in California, U.S.A. It's really a small loss for the sake of emotional conflict if you don't use such a convenient financial network." Shen Bi A heartbroken expression that puts itself in other people's shoes.

"I'm happy!" Tang Huan smiled slightly and squeezed out three words from his mouth.

Looking at the embarrassment on the other side's face, he continued leisurely: "I can guess that you met me this time mainly for the purpose of relocating the salary accounts of British employees to Standard Chartered Bank."

Shen Bi swallowed his anger and nodded, "This action by Qin He has a very negative impact."

Tang Huan thought for a while, "Well, I asked my subordinates to suspend this decision. There is really no need to make things so extreme."

Seeing Tang Huan's positive statement, Shen Bi forced a smile on his face, "I hope we can reach a further understanding in the future."

"I do have a quick way to reach an understanding." Tang Huan looked at Shen Bi with a half-smile, "HSBC will give up the controlling stake in Hengfeng Bank."

Shen Bi's old face suddenly turned livid, "I remember that Mr. Tang once stated that he was not interested in the bank."

"I'm really not interested in banks." Tang Huan waved his hand nonchalantly, "So, I'm asking for a friend."

"Mr. Tang, I want to remind you that your historical liquidation mood is very dangerous." Shen Bi's eyes flashed with sparks, "I can completely understand that you are deeply hostile to Xiangjiang's British capital, including HSBC. .”

Tang Huan crossed his legs and looked at the other party with interest, "What do you mean by historical reckoning? Is it a vocabulary you created? Why don't you explain it carefully."

"You know it in your heart." Shen Bi angrily slapped the table, got up and left.

Tang Huan raised his voice and said: "I don't know what effect your statement will have if it is publicized?"

Zhou Mi walked in and asked curiously: "Isn't the atmosphere of your initial meeting quite calm? Why did Shen Bi leave with such a donkey face?"

Tang Huan laughed to himself for a while, and then replied: "This old man can't help being funny, I just suggested casually, HSBC sold the controlling stake in Hengfeng Bank, and he left like his butt was on fire."

Zhou Mi shook his head with a broken smile, "You have to be careful, don't make HSBC panic."

"HSBC, like IBM, is too conservative and prudent." Tang Huan smiled playfully, "I would like to see it be frivolous, so as to show its flaws."

……

"Xu Ke is the best director at this year's Academy Awards." Zhang Manyu, like a cat, lay obediently on Tang Huan's lap. She accidentally poked her head in and saw the document sent by Chen Baisheng.

"Hush, be quiet, this result should still be a secret." Tang Huan rubbed his fingers, occasionally increasing his strength by a point or two.

"Will you be the best actor?" Zhang Manyu giggled and gossiped.

"Why am I going to join in the fun? Isn't that fighting for a job with others?" Tang Huan patted lightly, "Besides, there is no time to declare for "Love to Protect Flowers"."

"That's a pity, many people want to see this excitement." Zhang Manyu muttered with some disappointment.

"What are you watching? It's almost like booing." Tang Huan snorted softly, "If I really become the best actor in the Academy Award, Chen Baisheng will definitely be talked about and flattered, and there will be no award at the Academy Award." It's authoritative."

Now, the innocent Zhang Manyu couldn't contain all these intrigues in her little head, so she just nodded with a vague understanding.

Tang Huan put down the document casually, took off the pajamas on the other party, and said with a smile: "It's not interesting for me to win an award. I prefer to see you win an award. You must work hard."

……

This year's Hong Kong Film Awards is already its third. The Hong Kong film industry has begun to get used to its existence and hopes to be recognized by this platform.One evidence of its rising popularity is that the red carpet has become more and more lively.

In the final analysis, this is inseparable from the prosperity of Xiangjiang movie market, and it is directly reflected in the movie box office figures.

In 1980, "Junior and Brother" starring Cheng Long topped the list with a box office of over 10 million. Last year, there were more than 3000 works with a box office of over [-] million, and the highest box office exceeded [-] million.

The upward trend of Xiangjiang film market this year is becoming more and more obvious.Deng Lijun and Tang Huan co-starred in "Hu Hua Qing Qing", which can only be described as a phenomenon, and it does not have universal significance if it is used as an example.For a normal production team, for example, the box office of the recently released "Frog Prince" easily exceeded 1800 million.

In Xiangjiang, nothing can explain the problem better than money. More and more businessmen began to pour into this field. Tang Huan was quite surprised to see a person—Pan Dickson.

This young leader who has made great achievements in brand management is sitting with Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao at this time, chatting and laughing with a young girl.

Tang Huan recognized it for a while, then burst out laughing, isn't this Michelle Yeoh.

He guessed right away that Pan Dickson recruited Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao, and Debao Film Company appeared according to the historical track.However, Shaw Cinemas has now been integrated into the system of DreamWorks Cinemas, and Debao estimates that he will only be able to fumble in the production process in the future.

However, Tang Huan didn't need to worry about Pan Dickson. This young man didn't care about drinking, and the entertainment industry was not his main business either.

Sure enough, Yu Teng introduced in a low voice: "Pan Dickson has just acquired the companies of Cen Jianxun and Hong Jinbao and established Debao Film Company. The Miss Michelle Yeoh next to her was Miss Malaysia last year. She has signed with Debao to develop in Xiangjiang this year. , I just collaborated with Zhou Runfa recently to shoot a commercial."

Hu Yinmeng, who was a little pregnant, further delegated the management of DreamWorks, and did not show up at the Academy Awards this time, and Yu Teng has almost become her agent now.

After listening to Yu Cheng's introduction, Tang Huan nodded slightly, and waved his hand to greet Hong Jinbao and Cen Jianxun.

Pan Dickson, who had a good chat with the beautiful woman, was finally startled. He hurriedly got up and came over to shake hands, and said warmly, "Tang Sheng, my brother has also invested in the film industry now. Please take care of me in the future."

"You're welcome." Tang Huan laughed, and said sincerely, "The Xiangjiang film industry needs a discerning investor like Brother Pan."

At the Golden Statue Awards, apart from newcomers like Dickson Poon, heavyweights like Run Run Shaw, Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun also appeared on stage.

Tang Huan looked at it and nodded secretly. It seemed that everyone understood the true meaning of "fighting without breaking". Although Golden Harvest Cinemas, Golden Princess Cinemas and DreamWorks Cinemas were competing on the open side, they did not win because of the Golden Statue Award. There is a shadow of Tang Huan's support behind him, but he refuses to come to join him.

In fact, Tang Huan is also deliberately creating a situation of "fighting but not breaking". Everyone's competition is competition, but when the artists under his banner take on the show, it will not be completely estranged from each other.

It is estimated that Zou Wenhuai and Lei Juekun also saw this clearly, so they are so knowledgeable and interesting.But the premise is that Tang Huan must always maintain a unique deterrent.

"Tang Sheng's footsteps in Hollywood are really getting bigger and bigger. He even ate up 2th Century Fox at once. His strength can be compared with Paramount and Warner." Zou Wenhuai said eagerly: "Unfortunately, although before "Cannonball Drive" was a collaboration with [-]th Century Fox, but "Cannonball Drive [-]" was switched to a collaboration with Warner."

"It doesn't matter, as long as Boss Zou is willing, there will be many opportunities for us to cooperate in Hollywood in the future." Tang Huan said with a smile in his eyes. It was a big hit at the box office, but "Cannonball Run 2" received even worse reviews, and its box office in American theaters also shrunk significantly, not reaching $3000 million, which can be regarded as a bad reputation for Golden Harvest in Hollywood.

However, Zou Wenhuai was not discouraged, and arranged for Jackie Chan to go to Europe to film "Food Truck", continuing to take the international route.

In addition, after Lei Juekun attracted several investors to join Golden Princess Entertainment, he was also not stingy in investment in production.

Therefore, Tang Huan still admired their courage, and when they talked, he would not be as secretly malicious as he was to Shen Bi from HSBC.

The guest performers invited for this year's Golden Statue Awards are unprecedentedly heavyweight, including Deng Lijun and Xu Guanjie's new collaboration "Double Star Love Song", the popular fried chicken Leslie Cheung's dynamic "Monica" and so on.

In this warm atmosphere, the awards of the third Academy Awards were announced one by one.

Zhang Manyu sat in an inconspicuous position, silently comparing with the memory in her mind, couldn't help but whisper secretly, feeling that the entire Xiangjiang movie circle was controlled by that man.

(End of this chapter)