Hong Kong's new giants

Chapter 263 [Strike the enemy in advance] (Ask for a monthly ticket!)

end of August.

On Saturday, Lin Zuhui came to the News Building, which is the headquarters of Wanhui Media, the largest media group in Xiangjiang. Its daily newspapers and magazines are the number one in sales in Xiangjiang, and it is also the overlord of Xiangjiang's comics industry.

Just this month, Wanhui Media announced that the annual profit of the integrated group company will reach more than 2.2 million Hong Kong dollars.In the case of poor market performance, Wanhui Media rose against the market, and its market value was as high as 18 billion at one point, but eventually fell back to 16 billion.

At present, the property value of Wanhui Media has risen to more than 7 million yuan, while its liabilities are at 5 million yuan, all of which are liabilities arising from the acquisition of Yulang Group.

Even Huang Yulang couldn't figure out (the judgment has not yet been made) how Wanhui Media successfully acquired Yulang Group with only 5 million yuan. After all, in his eyes, Yulang Group was worth at least 10 billion yuan.

In fact, in the eyes of professionals, it is to privatize Yulang Group, which has not performed well, and then sell the assets of Yulang Group. The final result is to use the money of Yulang Group to repay the debt of Yulang Group .

Luo Bencheng was recruited and asked about the integration of the comic business department. At the beginning, Lin Zuhui meant to 'delist' the Yulang Group and integrate it into the Wanhui Comic Business Department; Yulang Group' name, in order to facilitate cooperation in foreign countries issued.

After all, many foreign publishing houses only know about the 'Yulang Group', but not the comic business department of Wanhui Media.

Of course, this is just a temporary measure for the past few years, and it will be removed after a few years.

"Our comic business department has integrated Yulang Group and Fengyun Comics. Although the two comic publishing houses operate independently, the business department can already fully manage and manage them. At present, we cooperate with publishing houses in Japan, Southeast Asia, and the United States. , have been successfully negotiated; now there are markets in South Korea and Canada that are being explored, and we will enter these markets one after another.”

"What about Taiwan Island?"

"We have been cooperating in the first half of the year!"

Lin Zuhui nodded. He knew that Huang Yulang's comics could enter the markets of these countries and regions, so he didn't feel that he was losing money at all!
"Is there any hope that the profit of the comics industry will exceed 1.2 million next year!" Lin Zuhui asked hopefully.

Originally, Yulang Group’s comic profit was 80 million, while Fengyun Comic’s annual profit was more than 2000 million; this is already a profit of 1 million. Opening up foreign markets, coupled with local profit growth, how can it be It has to be increased to 20%.

Luo Bencheng promised: "It will definitely increase by 20%, and the annual profit will be more than 1.2 million!"

Lin Zuhui calculated the profit and loss of the acquisition of Yulang Group!
If a certain growth rate is maintained every year, the Yulang Group alone should pay back its capital in four years (costing 20 million).And Huang Yulang estimated that in four or five years, he could go back to the mountain again.Of course, even if Huang Yulang came out, he would at most get a share of the pie, and it would be good if he could capture [-]% of the market!

In any case, there is no problem for Yulang Group to earn another 10 billion yuan in the future; the copyrights of comics such as "Dragon Tiger Gate" and "Chinese Heroes" belong to Yulang Group, not Huang Yulang himself, so they can still earn in the future. point.

Finally, Lin Zuhui took out a stack of materials with some trepidation in his heart, and handed them to Luo Bencheng.

"Here is an outline of a Japanese manga about basketball. I hope you go to Japan to set up a studio and hire a Japanese manga writer to complete it. And cooperate with a Japanese publishing house in the name of the studio."

Luo Bencheng was a little puzzled, how could a Hong Kong comics club still create Japanese comics.

But since the boss said so, he can only work hard to complete it.

"Well, I started preparing recently!"

Lin Zuhui added: "There are a lot of notes on this, which is what the master of this outline pays special attention to me and needs to pay attention to! So, you take care of the main writer and respect the original work!"

"Slam Dunk" is a manga he remembers deeply in his previous life, and it is also the only Japanese manga that Wanhui Comics can "plagiarize".Even if you don't succeed, you won't lose much money.

"Okay, I will take care of it! But boss, if it is published in Japan, the publishing house will definitely make a lot of money!"

"Well, I know! But if we create it, at least it will be more cost-effective than selling "Dragon Tiger Gate"! And once the manga becomes famous, the copyright of the animation can be sold at a higher price! If we can use the name of the studio, then If you take a stake in a medium-sized publishing house, you can also consider it."

Luo Bencheng was taken aback, the boss valued the comic outline so much, thinking of the boss's legendary experience, Luo Bencheng was also a little curious.

"Okay, I will investigate carefully and come up with the best plan for the company!"

After Luo Bencheng left, Lin Zuhui touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed about plagiarizing Riman.

It is mainly a Chinese-funded comic agency, but it is obviously a bit abrupt to go to Japan to set up a studio and create Japanese manga.

But when I think about it, if "Slam Dunk" is successful, I am afraid that its IP value will surpass the sum of "Fengyun", "Dragon Tiger Gate" and other comics!
Although it is impossible to open a publishing house in Japan, the IP is in the hands of the studio after all. Whether it is manga serialization, manga booklets, anime adaptations, peripherals, or future game copyrights, it will all belong to the studio in Japan.If Japanese publishing houses and animation companies want to buy copyrights, they can make a lot of money.

He is also thankful, fortunately, he remembers this manga. If he really remembers a lot, he won’t be plagiarized, and he won’t be reconciled if he doesn’t. Even if others see Huazi behind this studio, they feel very strange.

And "Slam Dunk" is much better. After all, basketball is a popular sport in the United States, and this manga is just a map of Japan; Personality traits, storylines, etc.

If Hong Kong were as big as Taiwan Island, Lin Zuhui felt that he would not need to go to Japan to set a map; but Hong Kong has only three districts, so we can't hold a "Hong Kong Basketball Competition"!

Therefore, the Japanese elements of "Slam Dunk" are relatively small and can be copied.

Long Jingchang, the general manager of Wanhui Media, Zhao Han, the executive director, and Liang Guanhui, the director, came to Lin Zuhui's office together.

Lin Zuhui said: "The three of you are preparing for one thing recently, and that is to discuss cooperation with Zheng Jinghan!"

The three of them were a little confused. Isn't this Zheng Jinghan the boss's defeat, his former opponent?

Lin Zuhui saw the doubts of the three people and explained: "There have never been so-called enemies in the market, and there are only interests. At present, the stock price of Zheng Jinghan's listed company is sluggish, and the market value is only a little over [-] million. At this time, it is a good idea for us to invest in his listed company. Because I have an idea for a magazine, but this magazine will cause too many disputes, so I don't want to let Wanhui Media get into troubled waters, after all, we don't need to take risks!"

The three of them nodded this time. It turned out that they were using others, and of course they were promoting others.

Long Jingchang said: "Zheng Jinghan can be regarded as a talent in the publishing industry. The Chinese version of "Playboy" is a high-end men's magazine second only to our "FHM", with a monthly sales volume of 6 copies ("FHM" sells 16 copies). Ben); "Sunday Weekly" is also the fourth-ranked gossip weekly in terms of sales volume, with a monthly sales volume of 5 copies; he also has several magazines that have sold over [-] copies, and his ability is still very good, but he met the boss."

Zhao Han said: "Zheng Jinghan currently holds more than 40% of the shares of Baile Group. If we support him, at least let Baile Group issue 30% of new shares to ensure our interests. Moreover, Baile Group's The second shareholder was originally the Sing Tao Group, we must let Zheng Jinghan choose an ally again!"

Everyone nodded, but they knew that the boss's idea must be very profitable, and naturally he had to hold 30% of the shares; and after Zheng Jinghan's shares were diluted, it should only be more than 30%.

Lin Zuhui said: "Okay, you guys go talk to Zheng Jinghan! Tell him to let Baile Group issue new shares, and we Wanhui Media will subscribe. Paramount can get a sum of development funds and a good project. Tell him, follow Wanhui Media is far better than being with Sing Tao Group."

Long Jingchang said: "Boss, don't worry, with your influence, Zheng Jinghan will not stop cooperating!"

Lin Zuhui waved his hand and said, "Don't tell him it's my idea, the future development of the company will be decided by the board of directors!"

"Yes!"

Lin Zuhui continued: "Although I came up with this idea, you must keep it secret! Importantly, if we succeed in becoming a shareholder of Baile Group and hand over the plan to Baile Group, Zheng Jinghan must be their idea to the outside world." .”

This time, the three of them were a little confused. Is this doing something harmful?

Lin Zuhui immediately said: "This project is a gossip magazine, imitating the new magazines of "News Weekly" and "Ming Pao Weekly" in the United States. Different from the previous gossip magazines, this magazine first had a budget of more than 4000 million to start publication, so it was named "Next Weekly", it is a comprehensive magazine with rich pictures and texts, readers can obtain information and entertainment. The layout is 16 large, and the printing is exquisite and clear. Its advantage is that it declares that the era of copycat media industry has become In history, the cost of starting a publication is tens of millions, and the advertisements are huge, and talents at the level of editor-in-chief and vice-president are poached.”

Hearing the excitement of the three, Long Jingchang immediately said: "Boss, this idea is very good, and I think it has a market! Why don't we do it ourselves?"

Lin Zuhui smiled and said: "It's very simple. Although this magazine has a lot of information, it is a gossip magazine after all. So in order to get sales, you can ask the Baile Group to organize a team of paparazzi, a team of candid reporters with a sharp nose like a dog, and go to the performing arts The circle digs out the secrets of celebrities. May I ask, can I lose this person? Can Wanhui Media afford to lose this person?"

What's the shame?The first thought of the three is!
But they soon realized that the boss is one of the top ten chaebols, who may be concerned about face; and he controls ATV and DreamWorks, and there are many artists under him.

It seems that there are two other wives who retired from the entertainment industry, so they probably don't want to get involved in such troubles!

Long Jingchang nodded, and said, "The boss's consideration is reasonable! As the largest media group in Hong Kong, Wanhui Media is very wise not to participate in this kind of thing."

Zhao Han also immediately added: "In terms of shareholding, we can also adopt offshore company's shareholding to dilute our presence in Baile Group again. After all, we only want profit!"

Lin Zuhui finally said: "The matter is left to you, and you can talk about it slowly! Director Liang can secretly participate in the preparation of the magazine in the later stage, so as not to let them understand our ideas."

Liang Guanhui nodded. The boss has actually described it very carefully just now, including the packaging, theme, and even marketing.

After the three left, a smile appeared on the corner of Lin Zuhui's mouth.

He doesn't care about the profit of "Next Magazine" at all, it's only tens of millions, what he cares about is hitting his competitor Fat Li!
Leaving aside that he will betray the country in the future, his Giordano and Jeanswest fights so fiercely recently that even small tricks have been used; Lin Zuhui believes that once that kind of person has too much power to speak in the media, it will also pose a little threat to himself .

So, that being the case, let's get "Next Magazine" out first.

Even if Fat Li joins in later, he will only be the second-ranked existence, and his threat will be greatly reduced!
After all, the first person to eat crabs always occupies a larger market.

Lin Zuhui didn't feel guilty for letting the paparazzi of "Next Magazine" come out early, because it was going to come out soon, and he didn't create it out of thin air.

If "Next Magazine" breaks the law in the future, its editor-in-chief and president will be convicted, and Zheng Jinghan's reputation will be damaged in addition.Even Wanhui Media cannot be affected, let alone Lin Zuhui.

For outsiders, although Lin Zuhui is the boss of Manfai Media, he is essentially a public company; moreover, Heung Kong advertises freedom of the press, and the boss should not interfere too much.

Through this kind of desalination, Lin Zuhui has nothing to do, and he can still earn hundreds of millions!

(End of this chapter)