The road to becoming a movie star from the villain

Chapter 328 Depends on whether the fish catches the bait or not
During the banquet, they did not discuss business.

Hong Chen sat at the main table, which included people like Yuan Long and Wang Xiaojing. It could be seen that they were very polite and respectful to Yang Cheng.

Yuanlong's attitude is not bad, after all, the status is also there, equal.

But Zeng Ziwei kept bragging about Yang Cheng and kept toasting. The atmosphere was good, but Hong Chen didn't feel particularly comfortable listening to it.

Of course, he showed no sign of impatience at all.

Wine shop culture is a hurdle that adults must go through.

However, there is one thing to say, the current post-90s generation is getting tired of this culture.For a large number of young people, it’s okay to drink with their brothers or go to a bar, but it’s too troublesome to drink with their leaders.

When they become leaders, I don't know what kind of eating scene it will be.

"Hong Chen, you earned at least 10 billion from the movie "Operation Red Sea". It's really awesome." At this time, Yang Cheng and Hong Chen had a drink, and Yang Cheng said with a gentle smile.

Hearing Yang Cheng's words, everyone at the table was shocked.

In fact, some people at the dinner table didn't particularly pay attention to the movies and TV shows in the Mainland. Now that they heard Yang Cheng say that, their eyes widened immediately.

10 billion, what kind of concept is this?
Adding up all the films made by HK in a year, the profits may not be as high as Hong Chen's film!

Of course, Hong Chen has borrowed the wind in this movie.

The maritime administration was involved, the military wanted to promote it, warships and tanks performed together, and the actors risked their lives and endured three months of suffering in North Africa before the film was successfully filmed.

Such a high box office was completely expected.

Hongchen Media, as the main organizer, naturally made a lot of money.

The total box office of 36.5 billion, based on 45% of the money from investors and issuers, is almost 16.5 billion.

Excluding the accounts split between several other small investors and the Marine Administration, Hongchen Media won the bulk, with about 9.5 million.

Close to 10 billion.

No wonder everyone was shocked, because the amount of money was really too exaggerated.

A film earns 10 billion, looking at the whole of Hong Kong, it is impossible for anyone to do this.

Everyone's eyes on Hong Chen changed.

"It's just luck, and I happened to cooperate with the military." Hong Chen smiled very calmly.

Hearing that Hong Chen confirmed this, the others gasped even more.

This is actually true?

This young man actually made a movie and made 10 billion?

Isn't this a number that only appears in anti-corruption movies in Hong Kong movies?
"Haha, don't be humble, your previous movies were all in the hundreds of millions." Yang Cheng continued to praise him.

Regarding this, Hong Chen was very calm, and just said politely: "Good luck, the script has always been good."

Yang Cheng didn't say any more, just smiled.

Wang Xiaojing knows Hong Chen quite well. He is one of the few directors in HK who has his eyes on the mainland. He knows that many actors and singers in HK are resting on their laurels, but they don't know that the mainland is the biggest market.

"Master Hong, do you have any plans for the new year? HK still has a lot of scripts waiting for you." Wang Xiaojing toasted him with a glass of wine and smiled kindly.

"I'm still watching it, but I have a lot of scripts to look for, so I might not be in a hurry." Hong Chen said haha.

Then, the banquet continued, and Hong Chen found time to go to the bathroom. While going to the bathroom, Hong Chen asked Ge Chen to understand what the current situation in HK was all about.

Not long after, Hong Chen was at the banquet when Ge Chen sent a text message.

It turned out that recently a bigwig in the HK real estate industry had set his sights on the film and television industry.

This person is none other than Guo Binglian, the crown prince of the Guo family who ranks third on the rich list.

You must know that more than half of the top ten richest people in the HK rankings are involved in the real estate industry, such as Li Jiacheng, who made their fortunes through real estate.

Although the film and television industry is powerful, it is not enough to compare with real estate tycoons, especially the top real estate tycoons.

Moreover, Dongfang Film, a large film and television company, has been bought by Guo Binglian.

Guo Binglian's approach is also very simple, using his connections to force the bank to collect debts.You know, due to the downturn in the HK market, many film and television companies are heavily in debt, and have to continue to spend money in order to make movies.

In this industry, huge profits are true, but in many cases, the losses are lost, and the pants are gone.

As soon as the bank called for debts, the film and television company couldn't stand it, so it could only prepare to declare bankruptcy. At this time, Guo Binglian reappeared to buy a stake, and the film and television company was easily taken down.

Anyway, his old man is not in good health, so he is really not short of money.

Today, 20% of the theater chains in HK have been taken by Guo Binglian.

If it continues like this, Guo Binglian will have more theater chains in his hands. It is very likely that these film and television companies will depend on Guo Binglian's face if they want to release movies in HK in the future. This will put a lot of pressure on them invisibly.

"So, why did they call me here? Isn't it just for cooperation?"

Hong Chen secretly thought.

He originally thought that Yuanlong organized this bureau to get Hong Chen to sign a certain movie, but now it doesn't look like that.

The influence of HK is complicated and the water is very muddy. In the past, many of them were from associations, and now they are more or less like this.

After the banquet, Yang Cheng and Hong Chen went to the private room at the back, and Hong Chen knew that the negotiation was about to start.

"Hong Chen, I'm looking for you, you must be very strange." Yang Cheng gave Hong Chen a cup of tea, hehe laughed.

Hong Chen remained calm and said, "Mr. Yang, what can you say?"

"Young people are straightforward, so I won't beat around the bush. To be honest, the HK film and television industry is not peaceful recently. Oriental Films has been acquired. Guo Binglian's next target is me." Yang Cheng narrowed his eyes and laughed.

Hearing this, Hong Chen had no expression on his face, he just said: "Director Yang, what are you kidding, the British Royal Family has a great career, and your worth is not as high as the top ten in the HK rich list, and there are also some in the top twenty. How can you want to impress you?" So easy."

"Hehehe." Yang Cheng took a sip of tea and continued, "Of course it is impossible for Guo Binglian to mobilize Emperor Company. Behind this matter, there is Huanya."

Hearing this, Hong Chen understood.

It turns out that Uniasia Films also participated.

You know, everyone knows that HK can make the top five entertainment companies, but there are only a few of them.

Uniasia, Emperor, Huaxia Star Movies, Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Galaxy Impression.

Among them, Uniasia and Emperor are the leaders, and the competition is fierce.

Now the Uniasia Alliance Guo Binglian wants to move the Emperor, so the Emperor came to Hong Chen for cooperation.

Hong Chen didn't speak, just waiting for Yang Cheng's next words.

"So, I want to cooperate with you, Emperor Entertainment, you take a share, and the movies you star in and invest in will be distributed to me in Hong Kong. At the same time, the movies I produced will be distributed in the mainland to you, how about it?"

Yang Cheng said it directly.

Hong Chen Entertainment is also doing movie distribution now, if it can win some Hong Kong film resources, just provide distribution and promotion, and share the bills for nothing, Hong Chen is naturally willing.

It's just that Hong Chen felt that things were not that simple.

Cooperation is not so easy. How to divide accounts and how to coordinate are very troublesome.

"Besides, I also have a suggestion." At this time, Yang Cheng said again, "I will be the introducer, you can buy Meiya Pictures."

Meiya Pictures used to be a giant of HK Entertainment Company, and many classic films such as "Burst Detective" and "Juliet and Liang Shanbo" came from this company.

It's just that the Hong Kong film industry is in a downturn, and Zedong Films can't make ends meet. It has gradually lived up to the glory of the year, and it has even become heavily in debt.

Hong Chen showed interest in this.

After all, although the HK market is not big, it is also a good choice to acquire a film and television company and cultivate one's own HK artists.

"Meiya? How much is their market value now?" Hong Chen took a sip of tea and nodded.

"It's not much, one billion. If I go to lobby, it can be almost eight hundred million." Yang Cheng continued.

"8 million, it's a bit expensive." Hong Chen pondered.

Meiya's current first sister is Yongqi Leung, who includes Fan Shaohuang, Anya, Tan Junyan and many other stars. To be honest, the popularity of these stars is not particularly high now.

"It's not expensive. As long as you use it properly, you can pay back your capital within a few months. In this way, you can also gain a firm foothold in HK." Yang Cheng continued, "It will be more convenient for us to cooperate in the future."

"I'll think about it." Hong Chen said with a smile.

Then the two chatted for a few more words, and Hong Chen left.

After walking out of the villa, Wang Ming had already prepared the car and waited for him.

Hong Chen glanced back at the villa, curled his lips unremittingly, and said to himself, "Do you take me for an idiot? I'm not stupid."

He knew that Yang Cheng said so much because he wanted to buy Meiya Pictures.

To put it bluntly, although Meiya seems to be very valuable now, the company has long been just an empty shell, and whoever takes over will be unlucky.

Yang Cheng probably knew that he had made a lot of money from "Operation Red Sea" and the company had sufficient liquidity, so he turned his attention to himself.

Hong Chen sneered and left immediately.

After Hong Chen left, Yang Cheng's expression also turned cold, and his eyes became sharp.

He is worth tens of billions and is well versed in the ways of a businessman, so he is very good at business activities.Otherwise, no one would be in HK, but his eyes fell on Hongchen Media, the latest rising inland.

To put it bluntly, it was the fact that earning 10 billion during the Spring Festival stalls stimulated these capitalists.

"This young man is somewhat mature and steady."

"However, I have already cast the bait, and it depends on whether the fish will take the bait."

(End of this chapter)