China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 398 Gulfstream G550 Changes in Penguin Shares and Banquets at the Huo Family

After winning 4 Grammys, the domestic media began to report enthusiastically before Cao Xuan went to bed.

Compared with last year, when Cao Xuan won the Grammy, the phone calls of relatives and friends were almost exploded, and he had no time to answer calls from familiar domestic media.

Therefore, the country was excited for a long time, but there was no feedback from the parties. It was not until nearly two days later that Cao Xuan expressed his various thoughts after winning the award through Fengyun Studio.

However, with the Penguin blog this year, the situation is much better than last year. At least Cao Xuan came out to express his opinion immediately.

The photo of 4 Grammys put together on his blog has also successfully occupied the pages of major media.

What made the media even more excited was that with the appearance of the blog, many celebrities also reposted their blog one after another, congratulating Cao Xuan across the air.

[Liu Huohua]: Sofa, congratulations

[Fan Xiaopang]: Congratulations boss, your singing career has reached a new level!

[Zhou Gongzi]: Niu, come back and have a drink to celebrate

[International chapter]: The Chinese have made an important step in the international pop music scene, applaud and congratulate (happy)
[Hu Jing]: (smiling face)
[Little Gardener in Chinese Opera]: (Smiling face × 2)

[Liu Tianxian]: Congratulations, teacher (sprinkling flowers)
[Wang Fei]: Great, come back and play mahjong together (envy)
[Yu Quan]: Brother, let's touch the Grammy trophy later, so we can feel happy

[Cheng Long]: Win glory for the Chinese (thumbs up)
[Jay Chou]: Congratulations Brother Xuan, another big prize!
[A Certain King]: Congratulations Brother Xuan, another big prize!
[Chen Yixun]: Congratulations Brother Xuan, another big prize!
[Chef Xie]: Congratulations Brother Xuan, another big prize!
【…】:……

More than 70% of Penguin Blog's existing stars are recruited by Cao Xuan. When this happens, congratulations must be made.

And the other stars, after all, belong to the same circle, and most of them have dealt with Cao Xuan, except for a few people, they basically expressed their congratulations.

For a while, the entire Penguin blog fell into a carnival because of Cao Xuan's winning of the Grammy, and passers-by and the media once again saw Cao Xuan's influence in the entertainment industry.

Even the Penguin Blog official made a special announcement on this matter, which was congratulations to the major shareholders.

Now the media is happy, they don't need to go to the celebrities one by one for interviews, just go around the blog, it's enough to gather material, and then go to the comment section below, maybe there are new discoveries.

In Asia, the news that Cao Xuan won 4 more Grammys has also been reported on a large scale.

However, compared to last year's breakthrough progress, the momentum this time is a bit smaller, but Cao Xuan has won several Grammys in two consecutive years, and Cao Xuan's reputation and status in Asia have continued to stabilize and improve.

Many people have never even heard Cao Xuan's song, and may not know what he looks like, but they have heard of his name and name——

Asia's number one heavenly king, Cao Xuan

As far as Cao Xuan is concerned, there are many benefits to further expanding his influence in Asia, the most obvious being that "Embroidered Spring Knife" has won the favor of many Asian filmmakers.

"When a Man is in Love" is doing well in Asia, and many Asian box offices are interested in his second film "Embroidered Spring Knife".

Even because it is a popular martial arts theme nowadays, Europe and the United States are also expected to make "Xiu Chun Knife" land in the US and European markets.

After spending two years in the United States, Cao Xuan's connections are still manageable.

Edgar Jr., as the former chairman of the Universal Group, is still able to speak even though he has blown it up.

Let alone Warner Brothers, Cao Xuan himself, Mike, and his current American agent, Jonah Warner, all know some senior executives of Warner Pictures.

After Warner Records changed hands, the little girl Qiao Na did not leave Warner Music Group.

Instead, with the support of Cao Xuan, he became Cao Xuan's agent, in charge of Cao Xuan's European and American teams.

Cao Xuan was afraid of being bought off by little Edgar when someone else took the position, but Qiao Na, as a "direct descendant of the former dynasty", had a sensitive identity, and her thoughts and positions would be biased towards him.

And the reason why Qiao Na is willing to hang out with Cao Xuan is also very simple. As the manager of an international first-line singer, this resume is quite a temptation for her.

Using Cao Xuan's manager as a springboard, after working for a few years, returning to the family business, he can directly enter the management team.

If Cao Xuan's career is more brilliant during this period, it will help her even more, and she might be sent to the core high-level position in one fell swoop.

So Cao Xuan and Princess Warner successfully reached an agreement, and this Princess Warner can also help Cao Xuan win some Warner Bros. resources.

On the other hand, China Film and Columbia Pictures actually have a deep relationship. Most of the mainland blockbusters entering the European and American markets are invested, operated and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Therefore, for others, it is extremely difficult for Chinese films to enter the European and American markets, but for Cao Xuan, although it is still difficult, it is obviously much smaller.

"Embroidered Spring Knife" invested nearly 3000 million RMB, although almost half of it was paid by Cao Xuan himself, but the book value is indeed nearly 3000 million.

If the domestic box office exceeds [-] million, it will "return its capital". If you want to make money, you still have to find a way from the Asian, European and American markets.

Theatrical box office is one aspect, and DVD and TV copyright are also a very profitable way.

Domestic martial arts and kung fu themes have always been favored by overseas DVD and TV movie markets, and the relevant dividend ratio of some films even far exceeds the box office dividend.

Li Lianjie is an obvious example. His Hollywood movies did not have high box office, but his DVDs sold very well, so he was able to get a salary of tens of millions.

It is rumored that the DVD of "Hero" is also selling very well, but unfortunately the new picture has basically not received any money, and the copyright has long been sold at a low price.

Boss Zhang and Lao Mouzi can't be blamed for this. They don't have channels to distribute overseas DVDs, so they don't depend on how much they get.

Of course, when Lao Mouzi made his name later, he would be able to take some initiative. The prices negotiated for the subsequent "Ambush from Ten Daggers" and "The Golden Armor in the City" were all good.

Now Cao Xuan's record in the overseas film and television industry is too impressive. Whether it's talking about dividends or buying out copyright, the big head is his.

These foreign capitalists are all masters who don't see rabbits and don't spread eagles. They can't continue to prove their abilities, but they can't get the treatment they deserve.

But in any case, after the Grammys this year, Cao Xuan's reputation and influence have improved, which will definitely have a positive effect on the overseas release of "Embroidered Spring Knife".

Not to mention "New Police Story", Boss Yang is so happy and crazy.

Now that the film is not finished, I went to Japan to negotiate with the local film studio.

Cao Xuan didn't pay any dividends in "New Police Story", and he didn't care how he operated.

But he still asked Fanxing to send someone to follow him around.

Although Fan Xing also has certain contacts, but Boss Yang is famous for his way of doing things, maybe there is a way to make more money, follow along and see if there is anything wrong with each other, there is nothing wrong with it.

.........

After winning the Grammy, Cao Xuan posted a blog and made a video call to his family.

I celebrated a little with Edgar Jr., a few senior executives, and the brokerage team, and then went to the Gulfstream headquarters.

Gulfstream G550, launched by Gulfstream in 2003, is the first ultra-long-range business jet in history with a range of more than 11000 kilometers.

Let's put it this way, before this private jet, the ultra-long-distance distance had to go through the transit station for resupply.

And this Gulfstream G550 basically satisfies straight-line navigation to most cities around the world. For Cao Xuan, it is very convenient to fly directly from the capital to Los Angeles all the way.

It is also the top luxury business jet with the longest range, the best performance, the most spacious cabin and the best comfort in the world.

Launched in 2003, there are still a large number of Gulfstream G2022s in service until 550. Many wealthy people in China have bought or leased this model for a long time.

Of course, since it is the top private jet nowadays, its price is naturally very touching.

The endorsement fees that Cao Xuan earned from Samsung were basically thrown into it, and even some extra subsidies were added.

This model is quite popular at the moment, and Gulfstream is not afraid of overstocking. Regardless of the order, they will also be building some unowned aircraft, which happened to allow Cao Xuan to grab one.

In this way, it will be faster for Cao Xuan to get the plane, and the construction period will be smooth. If there are no problems with the procedures, it is estimated that the official delivery will be in the first half of 2005.

After finishing this matter, Cao Xuan didn't spend any time in the United States, and directly returned to Xiangjiang by plane.

There was still a little excitement on the way back.

As a rich man under the age of 30, he doesn't play with cars very much. Although no one said he was picky because of this, some people ridiculed him that he only knows how to make money and doesn't know how to enjoy life.

This time it's alright, when his private jet is delivered, he must take the plane and fly over their heads.

What Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, I just play with airplanes...

Although Cao Xuan usually acts mature and stable, he is still under 30 years old after all, and he is still a child who has not grown up in some people's mouths.

He bought something he liked, didn't take a photo of the contract and post it on a blog to show off, but just secretly proud of it in his heart, he was already very restrained.

At Xiangjiang Airport, Cao Xuan, who returned with great honor, was besieged by dozens of media and some fans.

Cao Xuan asked for leave this time to go to the Grammys to accept the award. The itinerary is not particularly confidential, and Xiangjiang is so big, so he can only use snacks, so it is not difficult to block him.

Fortunately, the crew had heard the news, Boss Yang sent some bodyguards, and Cheng Long also took some martial arts, and finally rescued Cao Xuan.

Back on the set, Cheng Long and the crowd applauded Cao Xuan. Chef Xie and other newcomers looked at him with envy.

Cheng Long was also very happy, and put his arms around Cao Xuan's shoulders: "Ah Xuan, you are amazing this time, these reporters blocked you like crazy, I didn't have such a good time when I came back from Hollywood."

"A little false name is not worth mentioning."

"If you have a false name, then we won't be fooling around."

Cheng Long made a joke, and put away his smile: "There will be a reception in two days, all of whom are famous people in Xiangjiang, and the master wants to meet you, are you interested?"

"It can't be the Li family."

Cao Xuan frowned, he was not interested in that Xiangjiang God of Wealth, and he didn't bother to get acquainted.

"It's not the Li family, it's the Huo family. I heard that Mr. Huo will be there, and Mr. Liang should also be there."

"Since the Huo family, I definitely want to join in, but brother, can I bring a few people with me?"

"woman?"

"No, it's a partner. I have a company under my umbrella. It should be listed in Xiangjiang this year. Didn't you say that the big guys are gathering together? I'll bring him here to get acquainted."

"Cao Sheng is not talking about Mr. Ma from Shenzhen City."

Boss Yang hurried over heard the words and asked, Cao Xuan was surprised: "You also know him?"

"I heard that he is from Chaoshi, and many people here in Xiangjiang are fellow villagers. The second son of the Li family seems to know him too."

"That's just right. Since we are acquaintances, there should be no problem."

Cheng Long directly gave the ticket. Although he is an artist, he has great influence. He has already jumped out of the level of an artist. He is also one of the very few artists who can have an equal dialogue with these rich people in Xiangjiang.

Even to a certain extent, Boss Yang may not be able to play with him.

After all, there is no shortage of rich people in Xiangjiang, but there is only one influential Cheng Long in the world.

The same is true for Cao Xuan. His net worth is not low, but it is not enough to be looked at by these Xiangjiang families, but it is different with his fame and influence.

An international superstar + a new business star, he is already qualified to be the guest of the major families in Xiangjiang.

.........

After filming "New Police Story" for two days, at the appointed time at the reception, Cao Xuan changed his clothes and took a car to pick up Ma and the others.

Penguins are going to be listed in Xiangjiang, so it is necessary to get to know the local snakes in Xiangjiang.

Although Xiao Ma and the others themselves have some relationship, since Cao Xuan can help the prestige, why not use it, it will also help Penguin.

In the car, Cao Xuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the slightly nervous expressions of Brother Ma and the others.

"Brothers, you can't do that. After all, you are also masters with a net worth of over [-] million, so there is nothing to panic about."

Penguin has almost completed the relevant listing process, and it is expected to be officially listed in June.

Even for the convenience of listing, before the Spring Festival, the internal shares of Penguin changed again. Xiao Ma and others sold 1.2% of the shares to Cao Xuan for 1 million yuan.

This price is definitely a premium acquisition. At that time, Penguin’s market value had not yet reached this level. Even now that the Penguin blog has become popular, the overall market value of Penguin has not reached 120 billion.

However, Cao Xuan did it deliberately, not only as a cash-out benefit for the founders such as Xiao Ma, but also as a way to buy people's hearts.

Of course, Cao Xuan is definitely not losing money. This 1% share is not worth 1.2 million now, and it will be tens of billions in a few years.

More blood now, and maybe less complaints in the future, at least Boss Cao was loyal enough at the time, in order to benefit his brother, he bought it at twice the premium.

After the change of Penguin shares, the founding members such as Cao Xuan and Xiao Ma each took 50% of the shares.

According to the plan, after the listing, the two parties took a total of 25% of the shares into the market.

That is to say, after Penguin went public, Cao Xuan’s shares were only 37.5%, and he was still the largest shareholder of Penguin, and the combined number of Mr. Ma was also 37.5%.

This amount is not an exaggeration. The original Space-Time South Africa MIH Group also retained so many shares after Penguin went public.

Even the other party has not reduced its holdings much, and will still maintain more than 2022% of Penguin's shares in 30.

The sale of shares by Brother Xiao Ma's team also happened in the original time and space, and even sold more than now, almost more than 3%.

On the one hand, it is to adjust the shareholding structure to facilitate the listing. On the other hand, it also intends to cash out some money before listing.

Cao Xuan is also aware of this, so he bought it at a premium to get more money for his brothers.

Cao Xuan, who knows the value of penguins better than anyone else, has always been generous to the Xiao Ma team.

Although these few have penguin shares, they don't easily cash them out, so although they have a lot of money, they don't have much funds for activities.

Under such circumstances, Cao Xuan often acted as the God of Wealth, and there must be great gifts during the New Year and holidays. He repeatedly proposed salary increases in the name of major shareholders, and he also took care of dividends.

Last year, I even found an opportunity to give away a hardcover large flat apartment in Shenzhen.

Before, two founder shareholders got married, and Cao Xuan personally sent a red envelope of 88.88 yuan...

All these things, Cao Xuan has a very good personal relationship with these people, coupled with tacit cooperation in official affairs, everyone trusts him very much.

Cao Xuan even suspected that it wouldn't be difficult for him to just push Xiao Ma out of the penguin with an order now.

This time Cao Xuan called Brother Xiao Ma, and several people heard that they could see the top family gathering in Xiangjiang, and they all came here in a panic, near the banquet, and even a little restless.

"They are all business legends. With our little money, we are no farts in front of others."

Xiao Ma and these guys are all from the Pearl River Delta region. They grew up listening to the legendary stories of Xiangjiang gangsters, and they have an idol halo in their eyes.

What's more, these Xiangjiang bigwigs are indeed still at their peak. Several of them are at the top of the list of Asia's richest people. Their personal net worth ranges from billions to tens of billions of dollars, and they can mobilize even more assets.

In contrast, Penguin is just emerging now, and its market value will reach 10 billion US dollars, which is not as many as Cao Xuan's independent holding box game.

In the market value rankings of Internet companies released by Forbes at the beginning of the year, Sina ranks first, Box Games ranks second, and Penguin ranks fifth after NetEase and Shanda.

Brother Xiao Ma kept a low profile in front of Cao Xuan not only because he was the major shareholder of Penguin.

It's also because Cao Xuan's box game market value is about to surpass that of two penguins, and even Shanda can be considered to be brought out by Cao Xuan.

Of the top five Internet companies in the mainland, three are deeply involved with Cao Xuan, and two are shareholders.

In the eyes of domestic Internet practitioners who know about it, Cao Xuan is almost a god.

Xiao Ma and others are upstarts in Internet technology in front of others, but they cannot be proud in front of Cao Xuan.

"No matter how legendary they are, they are human beings. Besides, they are all old. The world will belong to us in the future. I'm afraid."

Cao Xuan cheered on Brother Xiaoma and the others, and they gradually became less cautious. They didn't really believe Cao Xuan's words, but Cao Xuan was the one who supported them.

Brother Ma and the others followed Cao Xuan into the banquet hall arranged by the Huo family like younger brothers.

Cao Tianwang's fame was not built on, as soon as he appeared, he immediately attracted 90% of the attention of the banquet hall.

Especially for some wealthy ladies or young ladies, their eyes light up when they see the high-spirited and handsome Cao Daguan in a slim light blue suit.

Seeing that some people were ready to get to know each other, Cheng Long appeared: "You are here, Mr. Huo is waiting for you inside."

"I'm going over here."

Cao Xuan may not care about Li Cucumber, and the two sides have nothing to do with each other, but Mr. Huo dare not neglect him, he is a real figure who can reach the sky.

Not to mention in Xiangjiang, that gangster Zhang Ziqiang dared to kidnap Li Cucuma's son, and he didn't dare to say a fart when he met the Huo family.

And regardless of strength, Cao Xuan's patriotism is also worthy of admiration.

Cao Xuan didn't have much affection for these rich families in Xiangjiang, but only a few families such as the Huo family maintained a certain degree of respect.

When I got to the inner room, I saw a thin old man sitting on the master. The other party saw Cheng Long and Cao Xuan coming in, and helped the reading glasses.

"Aaron, is it Cao Sheng?"

"I can't afford to call you Cao Sheng, just call me Xiao Cao."

"Then let me ask you, Xiao Cao, come and talk."

Cao Xuan squatted forward so that Mr. Huo could look at him. The old man was very angry and took his hand with emotion.

"I read the newspaper. You made a lot of noise in the United States and won an award. Good job. Give us Chinese people a boost."

The old man was born in the war years. He suffered a lot when he was young, and he was used to the suffering of the country's weakness, so he paid special attention to some younger generations who could bring glory to the country.

Later generations can make the Hong Kong media claim that the Olympic champion [marries] the eldest grandson of Huo's parents, which shows the old man's respect for those who win glory for the country.

Huo Lao looked at Cao Xuan differently because of this mentality. He won consecutive Grammys, became famous in Europe and the United States, and defeated many foreigners. Huo Lao likes young people like this the most.

In front of everyone, he dragged Cao Xuan and chatted for more than ten minutes before letting him go. He also asked his grandsons to chat more with Cao Xuan and learn from him.

After chatting with the old man, Cao Xuan met several big brothers one after another.

Including Mr. Liang, the second son of the Guo family who is only ranked below Li Cucumber on the rich list, the fourth uncle Li Zhaoji and others...

These bigwigs also gave Cao Xuan a lot of face, and they talked very happily.

On the one hand, it was because of the Huo family's home court. Huo Lao had just finished praising Cao Xuan, so he threw face at him because he didn't give Huo Lao face.

In addition, Cao Xuan's own influence is also here, and cannot be compared with ordinary artists.

Not to mention that these gangsters are well-informed, knowing that Cao Xuan is young and has a high net worth. In terms of personal assets, Cao Xuan is in the upper middle of the field.

Many so-called bigwigs are not necessarily as rich as Cao Xuan, so looking down on him, wouldn't it be self-inflicted humiliation.

Seeing Cao Xuan chatting and laughing happily with the big brothers, many young masters who originally wanted to learn from him also stopped thinking.

Before, because of Cao's high reputation, he and his gang of Xiangjiang's rich and young had suffered a lot of ridicule from the media, and they had long been suffocating, and wanted to find a chance to try Cao Xuan's weight.

Today's experience meeting learned that Cao Xuan was coming, and several young and old even planned to join forces to find fault.

But when Cao Xuan really came, the big guys turned around, and everyone stopped thinking.

The master who came from a real wealthy family, under the influence of his ears and eyes, there are not many real fools, at least he has some eyesight.

Seeing the big boss who couldn't afford to offend their parents and even their parents talking cordially with Cao Xuan, they immediately realized that Cao Xuan was not that simple, anyway, he was not an ordinary person they could handle.

The young and old rested their minds, but the eyes of many rich ladies and young ladies became brighter and brighter.

The more difficult a man is, the more he will have a sense of accomplishment after winning it...

Soon, after Cao Xuan introduced a few helpful people to Brother Ma and the others, he had several well-known young ladies in Xiangjiang beside him.

As for Kuo Tai, it is naturally impossible to go directly in front of the public, so you have to find other opportunities to exchange greetings and leave notes.

Cao Xuan dealt with the young ladies, listened to the open and secret fights between them, and took a few glances in the direction of the group of rich and young.

It's a pity, he really thought he would be able to stage a wave of pretentious and slapping scenes, but he didn't expect that these dogs were more slippery than the other, which made him feel empty...

(End of this chapter)