Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 543 [Golden Signboard]

In mid-June, "Resident Evil" began to be promoted in Xiangjiang, and it became very topical for a while.

Of course, this topic does not include the fact that Lin Zuhui played the role of a zombie. It must not be used for publicity, and it cannot even be made public immediately.

The real talking point is that the film has an investment of up to 1600 million U.S. dollars, which is the largest investment in Xiangjiang's history.

However, although it is very topical, the industry is unanimously optimistic that the film can recover its cost.

First of all, this is a movie where the actress will be the absolute protagonist;

Secondly, Liu Dehua does not have the appeal of Cheng Long;

In the end, the subject matter turned out to be a zombie science fiction film.

Of course, everyone was waiting to see the DreamWorks joke.

Lin Zuhui didn't care much about the box office, and didn't even pay attention to news about it.He has decided to spend [-] million privately every year, and join hands with ATV Group to shoot two to three 'big production' movies a year.

I can't say what the picture is, anyway, he just wants to do something, and feels that the memory doesn't need to be lost, it seems a bit wasteful, that's right.

As for those Hollywood blockbusters that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, he certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to invest in filming; if he had that idea, he might as well find a way to buy a Hollywood studio!

Of course, he is not very interested in making movies. The reason why he asked DreamWorks to make some blockbuster movies is because he only needs to give a simple order, and it will not take his time and energy.

But if he bought a Hollywood studio, obviously he would have to spend his time, which would be a waste of energy.Investing in a few technology companies casually, the money earned is not known how many times it is.

DreamWorks.

Lin Zuhui approached Pan Cheng and said, "You are planning another action movie, the content is that a male and female killers meet in Colombia and end up as a couple, but they don't know each other's identities. The two handsome men and beautiful women have been living a peaceful life. But life may be too peaceful, both feel that marriage is like a grave, so that even a marriage psychologist can't solve the gap between them... Simply put, it tells the story of two killers from meeting, falling in love, and then discovering After the target is the other party, a series of absurd and funny stories happened... The script is probably like this, still starring Liu Dehua and Yuan Liangliang, and investing about 1500 million US dollars in a big production...It is still imitating Hollywood shooting, you can even Go to Hollywood to find similar movies for reference."

He thought there was no way to talk about it. After all, he could only remember some general content and style, but the plot of Hollywood blockbusters is simple.

Pan Cheng wrote while listening, and after he finished writing, he asked, "The funds for investment?"

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I'll ask ATV Group to give it to you later. You should make preparations first and try to release it during the Spring Festival. Remember, I gave you the opportunity to shoot a blockbuster movie. I hope your team will grow up. Don't waste the opportunity."

He thought about it carefully, but don't be in a hurry to pay for it yourself, ATV Group is not without money, why bother to pay for it yourself!

What's more, Lin Zuhui plans to let ATV invest in some stocks later, so that he can easily earn back his investment in movies.

After all, it is impossible for ATV to lose money for the long-term benefit of these movies, and there is no need to pay for it yourself.

Pan Cheng nodded seriously, and said: "Don't worry, the boss, our team is seriously learning the new shooting mode, and we will soon be familiar with Hollywood."

"Well, do it as soon as possible, and don't pay attention to the opinions of outsiders. DreamWorks is to have a dream, to be an Asian Hollywood, and the group has sufficient funds to create the gold-lettered sign of 'DreamWorks'."

Pan Cheng's spirit was shaken, and he immediately said: "You have been taught, boss, I will definitely build DreamWorks well."

Of course rich people can do whatever they want, and the mainland has already allowed Xiangjiang movies to be released. Cheng Long's "Drunken Master 2" will be released in the mainland during the Spring Festival this year. Lin Zuhui still remembers that it has a box office of tens of millions.As for overseas markets, South Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, Taiwan Island, etc., can all be screened, as long as you have a big cast.

Jiahe Films.

Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang, Cheng Long and others were also chatting about DreamWorks' "Resident Evil".

A few years ago, DreamWorks had Zhou Xingchi, Li Lianjie, and Zhou Runhua in their hands, and their annual box office net profits accounted for half of Xiangjiang, overwhelming Golden Harvest.Especially when Zhou Xingchi was in DreamWorks, he shot four or five movies a year, and he shot 18 movies in four years, which is simply a box office machine.Li Lianjie signed for three years, and also made nine kung fu films, and he also performed well.Chow Run Wah's several series of films have exploded at the box office.For a while, Xiangjiang Movies only watched DreamWorks performances.

However, after Zhou Xingchi and Li Lianjie's contract expired, they immediately set up their own film company.There was no conflict with DreamWorks, it was a peaceful breakup.

Unlike Cheng Long, these actors have great appeal overseas, so there is no need to become a satellite company of DreamWorks.DreamWorks' overseas releases are generally in the form of buyouts, which is simple, straightforward and hassle-free.

Zou Wenhuai said: "I thought DreamWorks was going to leave, but I didn't expect to make another big production. But the 1600 million principal, can they recover half of the cost?"

He frowned slightly, but he didn't take it lightly. He thought that Dreamworks dared to invest 1600 million US dollars, but Pan Cheng didn't have the right; even the president of ATV Group didn't have the right.Therefore, it must have been approved by Lin Zuhui.

In this way, from Lin Zuhui's perspective, he might not fail easily.

Cheng Long said: "I have seen the promotional video of DreamWorks, and I think it is very creative. In addition, they invited a Hollywood team to participate in the filming. It must be very interesting. I have to go to the premiere to see it."

The past grievances between Cheng Long and Lin Zuhui had already been laughed off, so naturally they would not say petty words.

Wrinkle Wenhuai went on to say: "There is nothing worth discussing about a movie, but Pan Cheng of DreamWorks recently publicly stated on some occasions that Xiangjiang's movies have gone downhill and will die at the end of the 90s. The impact of piracy, and the impact of piracy, coupled with the decline in its own quality. From this point of view, DreamWorks is trying to copy Hollywood, no, it is copying Hollywood!"

He Guanchang said with a smile: "What's the use of copying Hollywood. Only by breaking into Hollywood can you earn dollars. But they don't have a calling star like Jack, so they are all versatile."

Naturally, He Guanchang couldn't let go of what happened back then. Jack was his best friend, and they almost caused resentment back then.

The group couldn't discuss why, but they all undoubtedly wanted to see it as soon as possible. After all, DreamWorks was too aggressive in the past few years.Is it a resurgence now, or is it the last struggle!

Chapter 544 [Donrad begging for help]

Octopus Bank Building, Matrix Partners.

Lin Zuhui called President Lu Bingwen to his office and said, "You have been in Silicon Valley for a while, tell me why Silicon Valley is so successful?"

Lu Bingwen said without hesitation: "Silicon Valley advocates innovation. As long as there are good ideas, the venture capitalists there will create all the conditions to allow these good ideas to hatch. Silicon Valley is not simply a place where some engineers, venture capital companies Mix it up with an electronics store and sprinkle a lot of money. Silicon Valley is a land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It has a lot of talent and a top-notch university. Nearby Stanford, UC Berkeley, and 6 engineering schools Every year, it provides 4000 graduates, including 1000 masters and 400 doctors, which continuously sends fresh blood to Silicon Valley."

Hearing this, Lin Zuhui nodded, but he didn't really care about it.

"I want to combine high technology and real estate to build an industrial city like Silicon Valley in Hong Kong. High technology and real estate are promoted at the same time, which not only takes advantage of Hong Kong's advantages, but also makes up for the shortcomings of Silicon Valley."

Lu Bingwen was taken aback, and quickly said: "The boss said that the Silicon Valley is insufficient, is it because there is a lack of housing?"

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "I heard that many entrepreneurs over there sleep on the road and cannot afford the expensive rent."

Lu Bingwen could only echo: "Indeed, every inch of land and every inch of gold over there is not all paradise."

Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Forget about Silicon Valley, I plan to build a 'digital city' in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong, and package real estate with high technology. You build a team for me, and then hire a consulting company to write a report for me. Then I will pass it to the Hong Kong government."

He is different from Li Zekai in that he will have a large number of technology company resources in the future, and he also has great ambitions to develop Hong Kong's technology industry, so this Cyberport is not just a whim or a bluff.

Not only that, but he did not intend to cooperate with the Hong Kong government and let the Hong Kong government invest in the land. Instead, he planned to spend a huge amount of money to complete it alone, and it was a project of Jingwei Capital.

Of course, all funds have to be in the form of loans.

Lu Bingwen nodded and said, "Boss, this project is very creative. Coupled with the resources of the technology company you have, the Hong Kong government should pay attention to it."

Lin Zuhui said calmly: "There are also many difficulties: first, the Hong Kong government may not realize the importance of technology. Of course, I bought the land directly, and the Hong Kong government sold the land, which is less obstructive; second, the office buildings in Xiangjiang are too expensive. Of course, I can give you a discount, as long as it is a real technology company. In short, this project is handed over to Jingwei Capital, and you plan carefully.”

Lu Bingwen immediately said confidently: "No problem, I will come up with a plan as soon as possible."

Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Well, but it's not urgent, just finish it this year."

"Ok"

It is really not urgent, and it is very difficult for this project to be approved before 97, because Xiangjiang supplies 50 hectares of land every year; once it exceeds the standard, it needs to be negotiated and communicated with the mainland and Hong Kong governments before it can be approved.

And this project has about 25 hectares. If the Hong Kong government approves, then only half of the supply of Xiangjiang will be left in that year, and other real estate developers obviously have opinions.

The important thing is that Hong Kong has not yet experienced a financial crisis, and the Hong Kong government is not aware of the importance of the technology industry, so the Hong Kong government may not consider it now.

The reason why Lin Zuhui proposed it now is nothing more than to put forward this idea first and win the top spot.In the future, when Mr. Dong takes office, Lin Zuhui will be the best choice.

At that time, Jingwei Capital will invest in a large number of technology companies, and Lin Zuhui himself will also own Xiaomi Technology, Wanhui Software, games, telecommunications and other industries. He is a full-fledged technology leader.

Just ask, who is more suitable than him?

Of course, if the Hong Kong government is willing to sell the land in the past two years, then Lin Zuhui will follow without hesitation.Although there will be an Asian financial crisis, Heung Kong Properties will drop by 60% to 70%, but with his strength, there is no need to rush to sell.What's more, the maximum investment for the entire project will not exceed 150 billion, which is less than 20 billion US dollars.

……

Monday, May 6.

Office of New Era Group.

"Winter"

"Come in"

After the office door was pushed open, Li Ke walked into Lin Zuhui's office with a man in his 40s. Lin Zuhui smiled and stood up to welcome the guests.Everyone who comes is a guest, as long as it is not his subordinate, he will get up and accompany him to drink tea on the sofa.

"Mingsheng, welcome!" Lin Zuhui said politely.

The person here is a well-known Hong Kong architect named Ming Jiafu, who has cooperated with New Times Group.

Ming Jiafu smiled quickly and said, "I've disturbed Lin Sheng, and you have to take time out of your busy schedule to receive me."

Lin Zuhui invited him to sit down, and said: "I don't have any friends with what Zhaoming said. Time is just for chatting with friends."

Although he doesn't know what's going on, Lin Zuhui is very polite. He has always been like this. Apart from reasonable competition in the mall, he likes to be kind to others.

Ming Jiafu said in admiration: "I admire Mr. Lin's conduct."

Lin Zuhui waved his hands modestly, and then accompanied Ming Jiafu to drink tea slowly, not in a hurry, which made Ming Jiafu feel good about him.

Then, Ming Jiafu said: "Lin Sheng, I came to you this time to introduce you to a person who needs financing for a project in the United States."

Lin Zuhui said calmly: "You continue to talk, I'm listening."

Ming Jiafu nodded, and then said: "It's like this. I also have a real estate agent in the United States, and his name is Tang Lade. He was originally a big real estate agent, of course, he is far behind you. But there are also many real estate projects. However, in the past few years, American real estate has been sluggish, and several of his real estate projects have gone bankrupt. Now there is a 59-block block from 72th Street to 13nd Street in the West Side of Manhattan near the Hudson River. There is a 77-acre Land. If he doesn't find an investor in time, he may go bankrupt soon."

Lin Zuhui was stunned, not because of the size of the project on the 77 acres of land in Manhattan, but because Tang Lade is not the leader of the future of the United States!

Moreover, he seems to have read the news about this project in his previous life. It seems that Zheng Jiachun, Luo Kangrui and other Hong Kong consortium took over, but in 2005, Tang Lard sued this consortium again, which is a typical kind of revenge.Of course, Tang Lade felt that Luo Kangrui and others sold it cheaply, which caused him a lot of losses, so he asked Luo Kangrui and others to pay him 10 billion US dollars.

As a result, Tang Lade lost the lawsuit because he only had 30% of the equity left, and he had no management rights, because 30% existed in the project in the form of trust.

This is my turn, how should I choose?

Ming Jiafu made it very clear that he hoped to lead this project, and then he could get a commission.

Speaking of this land, it is also quite historical. As early as the 70s, Don Lard got the right of first refusal on this land. He launched an ambitious plan to build 13 houses on these 2 blocks. , this plan is not only generally opposed by local residents, but also by the government planning department. Later, Tang Lade tried to reduce the scale but did not improve, and the right of first refusal expired in 1979.The Macri Group from Argentina bought the land, and it looks like Donrad is out of this project.

Unexpectedly, the peak will turn around soon.In 1985, the Macri Group, also facing financial difficulties, sold the entire project to T Donrad for $1.15 million.

After reacquiring this project, Donrad asked a designer to launch his Television City (TelevisionCity) plan, which will serve as the new headquarters of NBC TV station, and will build a 150-story tallest building in the world, as well as another 6 A 76-storey residential building.As soon as this plan came out, there was a wave of opposition.For the next 10 years, Donrad was stuck in this quagmire and couldn't extricate himself.Even the relationship with Ed Koch, the mayor of New York at the time, was at a standstill. The mayor of New York called Donald a "pig in trouble."Tang Lade made no progress in revising the plan several times. In 1989, a developer offered US$5.5 million to acquire the project, but Tang Lade firmly rejected it.

To make matters worse: most of the funds for the acquisition of Tang Lade came through borrowings, plus related various expenses, Tang Lade's annual interest and related expenses are as high as 2350 million US dollars.By 1994, Donrad had owed the bank $2.5 million on the project.

In addition, the house leak happened to rain overnight, and other projects of Don Lard were not progressing smoothly. In 1991 and 1992, including the Grand West Sun City Casino Hotel, four large-scale projects of Don Lard declared bankruptcy.

In 1994, Donrad was already facing personal financial bankruptcy.At that time, the entire real estate industry in the United States was in a recession, and Donald couldn't find an American buyer to take over his real estate project.

In this way, the only way to find investors in Xiangjiang is through Mingjiafu!

Lin Zuhui thought for a while and said, "You can ask Tang Lade to come to Xiangjiang to talk to me. In theory, I'm still interested in this project."

Ming Jiafu nodded happily, and said, "No problem! Judging from the current situation, it is very unfavorable for Tang Lade, so Lin Sheng can handle him!"

Lin Zuhui said: "That's not necessary. The main reason is that Americans have a sense of arrogance, which is not good for negotiations. In theory, I hope that cooperation will be win-win."

Ming Jiafu nodded, and then got up to say goodbye.

After he left, Lin Zuhui couldn't help showing a smile.For him, this is not a hot potato, it may be an opportunity.

Of course, this opportunity was just to make money, and he didn't want to be friends with Don Ladd, who was a capricious person.

As for the enmity, Lin Zuhui is not very worried. America's leader does not have much right to target him, and he himself will not be worth the loss.

Of course, if Lin Zuhui came to operate this project, Tang Lade would not think that it would be cheaper.

But for the sake of profit, it is up to Tang Lade to make a decision.

……

new York.

Tang Lade seemed very unhappy in the office, and Ming Jiafu told him that the world's richest man wanted him to go to Xiangjiang to talk, and that person was a little interested in this project.

"It's obviously an American project, why go to Xiangjiang?"

"I hate long distance travel, I love America!"

"Xiangjiang? What the hell kind of place is that?"

After a snarl, Donald called Abe Wallach, the executive vice president who handled acquisitions and financial affairs for him.

"The thing is like this... You said, why can't we negotiate in New York, why should we go to Xiangjiang?"

Abbe Wallach said calmly: "They know our situation, so they chose to negotiate in Xiangjiang!"

Tang Lade said dissatisfiedly: "If we go to Xiangjiang, we will be very disadvantaged in the territory of those cunning developers in Xiangjiang, and it will appear that I am weak!" The voice gradually increased.

Abbe Wallach said calmly: "This may be the plan of the richest man in the world. Of course, I hope that BOSS will seriously consider it. After all, no one in the United States is willing to invest in this project, and the banks are pressing very hard. Once this project goes bankrupt If so, then your loss will be great!"

In short, Don Ladd had to go to Xiangjiang, knowing that it would be bad for him.

In the end, Tang Lade had to admit the reality, and said to Abbe Wallach: "Well, you can go with me, we are going faster, and we will save the trouble of Grandet from the bank."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

……

Clearwater Bay Golf Club.

Lin Zuhui, Zheng Jiachun, and Luo Kangrui are preparing to play golf with Tang Lade who is visiting from the United States. Zheng Yutong and Ming Jiafu's father and daughter are also here.