China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 679: Kick the tycoons and punch the rich

Avenue George V, Paris.

This street may not look very eye-catching, but it is home to many luxury brands from all over the world, including the headquarters of Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermès, and Dior.

At this time, several luxury goods bosses were holding a private party here.

"Bob said that Huaxia Cao actually refused?"

"How could he refuse? Did he see our intention?"

"I really can't understand, does he really not want to continue making money? He looks less and less like a businessman."

"I can't figure it out either, but the Chinese market is too important to us. We must expand the influence of our brands in China and make Chinese people willing to pay for them."

"But that Hua Xia Cao has been slandering us online and in TV dramas, and he doesn't allow his artists to endorse our products. The situation is very unfavorable for us now."

"This Chinese"

The head of Chanel was full of anger: "We have brainwashed the Chinese for so many years. Seeing their economy developing faster and faster, it was the time for us to make money, but a Chinese like this suddenly appeared!"

Someone nearby interrupted, "And he also said in a TV series he's currently filming that facial masks are completely useless for hydrating. If this show is broadcast, won't our facial mask sales drop by half?"

“And our diamond sales have plummeted too!”

The head of Dior also started to complain, turning a small industry gathering into a conference to complain about Cao Yu.

But after all the complaints, the final conclusion is that we must continue to increase investment in the Chinese film and television market, subtly change the thinking of the Chinese people, and make them spend money.

Since Cao Yu is not coming to the Fengma Show, it would be better to test the waters for this performance in Hong Kong and Taiwan first, invite some Chinese actors to watch, and test the reactions from all sides.

As for letting Wall Street manipulate stock prices to give Cao Yu some warnings, you can also try it.

Although Cao Yu knew that those luxury goods companies would not give up, he could not guess what cards they would play.

But to him, none of this matters. No matter what move the other party makes, he will just take it.

After leaving California, Cao Yu first went to Tesla.

Last year, Tesla set up 4S stores in several economically developed cities in the United States, selling more than 3200 electric vehicles in total, and has shown a trend of profitability.

With this start, Tesla's stock price also rose a lot, which made Cao Yu see hope for the future of this company.

At the end of February, on a plane to New York, Cao Yu read the script of "Despicable Me 3" and suddenly remembered that before this movie was released, there seemed to be a movie "Minions".

This movie is also good, with a box office of 1.1 billion US dollars, so it can serve as a transition.

I stayed in New York for a week, sorted out the script of the film, and asked the company to start the project, and it will be released during the Spring Festival.

"Iron Man 3", which was filmed last year, will be released on May Day this year, while "Avengers 2" can only be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

“Should we transfer the distribution rights of Marvel movies from Universal to Warner Bros?”

Warner Bros. has long been eyeing the distribution rights for Marvel movies. After all, Marvel movies have all had good box office revenues. Based on a 5% profit, they can easily earn million for a billion-dollar movie.

This is also one of the reasons why Bob from Universal and Cao Yu have a good relationship.

"Forget it, let's wait and see."

Cao Yu thought about it and felt that since he was still cooperating with Universal on the "Fast and Furious" series and "Jurassic World", even if he had to change the distributor, it would be best to wait until "Jurassic" was released.

While I was dealing with these work matters in the office, Jin Guangzhu called from Han Bang.

"President, Minister An of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism wants to see you."

"Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism?"

Cao Yu was stunned. Why did this department want to see him?
He has dealt with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and knows that this department is mainly responsible for the management and supervision of South Korea's radio and television industry, including the production and broadcasting of movies, TV dramas, variety shows, etc., and has great power in the entertainment industry.

After pondering for a moment, he guessed what this department wanted him to do.

I guess the Koreans felt unbalanced after seeing "Gravity" win the award, and now they are looking for themselves, just because they want to win an award too.

Doesn't this just hit the muzzle of the gun?

If I don't do something good, wouldn't it be a waste of time in Korea?

He immediately agreed: "Just say I will be back in three days."

"Ok."

When Jin Guangzhu heard the president's agreement, he felt that there was hope. If Cao Yu could really help South Korea win an Oscar, who in the Korean entertainment industry could challenge FNC in the future?

Before going to Korea, Cao Yu returned to California, met with Disha, and studied yoga.

"Originally, I wanted to shoot the movie Dangal, but now I really don't want to go to India."

Seeing Disha reminded him of a film he had planned to do.

"Since we're not going to India, why not make a Korean version? Anyway, both countries value boys over girls, so I can just change the story a little bit, as for the original."

Cao Yu thought about it and felt that there was a good figure skater named Kim Yeon-ah in South Korea, and he could film the movie based on this girl’s story.

With this plan in mind, he only wrote a story outline on the way back to Korea the next day. When he arrived at the company, he immediately handed it over to several contracted screenwriters.

The next day, Shilla Hotel.

"Congratulations, Chairman Cao! You have won eight Oscars. This is the pride of our East Asian country."

As soon as they met, Minister An, an acquaintance he had met several times, first congratulated Cao Yu on winning the Oscar, his eyes full of envy.

"Minister An, you are too polite. I wonder what instructions you have for me this time?"

Cao Yu drank his tea with a smile, waiting for the other party to state his purpose.

As expected, Minister An's face suddenly became distressed, and he sighed: "Chairman Cao, I find it difficult to say this."

He really didn't know how to start.

Cao Yu is originally from China, so it is only natural for him to help China win the award. If there is a good script, why must it be given to Korea?

Cao Yu also understood his mentality and deliberately said, "We are old acquaintances. Minister An, please speak frankly about my identity as the China-Korea Cultural Ambassador."

"Then I'll tell you straight."

Minister An organized his thoughts and then said, "Ever since Gravity won four awards at the Oscars, the Korean people have been envious of such an honor, so the president put pressure on me and asked me to discuss with Chairman Cho to see if I can help Korea win an Oscar as well."

“This is a bit difficult.”

Although Cao Yu has already negotiated the "Parasite" project, all he needs to do is start the project establishment.

But no one except himself knew that this movie could win the award, so he had to pretend.

"I know it's not easy, but I believe in President Cao's talent. If you agree, we will not only give you some financial support, but also allow you to collect folk songs and find inspiration in major cities."

Minister An felt that the offer was not attractive enough and added: "If FNC needs anything in the future, our Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism can also give you the green light."

Cao Yu felt that these words were empty promises, and said with a smile: "Minister An, you know that I am very busy. I make hundreds of millions of won a minute. I really don't have time to write a script now."

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Minister An was silent for a while after hearing what Cao Yu said, but then he thought about it and felt that there was something wrong with what he said.

It seems really normal for a billionaire with a net worth of tens of billions of US dollars to earn hundreds of millions of won in a minute.

But he received a death order from the new president that he must find a way to win an Oscar within two years. If he fails to do so, he may be replaced.

In desperation, he could only take out his last bargaining chip and gritted his teeth and said, "In addition to providing Chairman Cao with 30 billion won in financial support, we can also help you deal with anything Chairman Cao does in Korea as long as he doesn't kill or burn people!"

“This condition…”

Cao Yu didn't expect the other party to offer such tempting conditions.

Except for murder and arson, they can do everything else. Isn't this the power of the chaebol? Do you really think of yourself as a chaebol?
The boastful Han Bang in the universe is really stimulated this time. He actually put forward such conditions?

Seeing Cao Yu still hesitating, Minister An thought that Cao Yu still felt it was not enough, so he added: "Even if someone dies, as long as the impact is not major, we can help you solve it!"

He actually wanted to use the same privileges as the chaebols to try to keep Cao Yu in Korea.

"The privileges of the chaebols are truly beyond imagination!"

Even Cao Yu was surprised this time. Although he had heard before that Korean chaebols were lawless in Korea, he did not expect that the real situation was even worse than he had imagined.

Moreover, your Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is in charge of the entertainment industry, so this department must be very rich.

You want to get rid of yourself with 30 billion won?

Cao Yu pretended to hesitate for a while, and said: "Actually, I have been in Korea for such a long time, and I like this place. I dare not say that I can definitely help Korea win an Oscar, but I can show you two movies, and one of them should be successful."

"Great!"

When Minister An heard that Cao Yu finally agreed, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

"But it will take me a lot of time to come up with the idea. Thirty billion won is not worth it."

"Then President Cao, tell me the number!"

"How about this? One hundred billion won. I'll write two scripts this year, and I guarantee one of them will win an Oscar!"

"Ten million?"

Chairman An didn't expect Cao Yu to ask for so much. It was completely beyond the budget. One hundred billion, almost ninety million US dollars, this is simply a lion's mouth!
But thinking about President Cao bringing out two scripts and confidently saying that they would definitely win an Oscar, I could only nod my head and say, "Okay!"

"Hey"

When Cao Yu saw that the other party agreed, he pretended to be embarrassed and shook his head.

Chairman An saw this and thought that Cao Yu mentioned the 100 billion won just now probably to scare him and make him give up.

Fortunately, I didn't fall for it and agreed to his request.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Cao Yu take out a bank card from his pocket.

"Minister An, here are three hundred thousand US dollars. If you travel to the United States in the future, buy some things for your family."

"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing."

Minister An was polite in his words, but he quickly took the card and put it in his pocket.

Although the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has money, it is not theirs, but what Chairman Cho gives is different.

Chairman Cao is indeed very capable.

Sure enough, after paying 300,000, 100 billion won was approved and deposited into Cao Yu’s account even after only two days.

Using $300,000 to exchange for $90 million, tax-free, it's a good deal.

The main thing is that after this incident, won’t Minister An be on my side in the future?

Cao Yu immediately called Li Meijing and asked her to suspend the "Parasite" project for a month and continue it after his notification.

"After getting the money, I still have to pretend to be doing it. I'll go around Korea and have fun."

In the FNC president's office, Cao Yu stood in front of a map of South Korea, wondering where to go for fun, when he suddenly saw a tourist sign called Seongju Golf Course.

"This place is very famous. Go take a look. If you want, buy it for him."

This golf course is well-known to many Chinese people, because this place will be donated to the United States by Lotte Group for the deployment of SD in four years.

"Since I'm given this privilege, how can I not do something?"

Cao Yu looked at the map and sneered, "If you want your son to be a chaebol, then you should start with Lotte!"

That night, he met with Lee Boo-jin, and the two discussed until midnight and came up with a plan to attack Lotte Group.

The next morning, Cao Yu took the beautiful Lee Sung-min to Seongju County, west of Daegu.

Although Seongju County was not very famous in South Korea at that time, it had long mountains, especially Gaya Mountain, which was known as one of the eight scenic spots in Korea.

Seongju Golf Course is located on a hillside on the outskirts of Seongju County, and the environment is really nice.

When the staff at the stadium saw a man wearing sunglasses, accompanied by a curvy beauty and followed by four bodyguards, they thought he was the son of a tycoon and hurried to greet him.

But when Cao Yu took off his glasses, all the staff were stunned.

They never expected that the distinguished guest was the world's richest man and the president of FNC who had just won the Oscar for the eighth time.

The staff immediately invited Cao Yu and others into the VIP room, and then asked someone to find the manager.

"Is your boss here?"

In the VIP room, Cao Yu said to a manager while changing his clothes.

"Our boss?"

The manager understood that the richest man was definitely not asking about the manager of the stadium, but the big boss Shin Dong-bin, and hurriedly said, "Our Chairman Shin is in Seoul."

"Let him come to me."

After Cao Yu finished speaking, he took Lee Sung-min to play golf.

The manager immediately felt that Chairman Cao was so awesome. Shin Dong-bin, the big boss of Lotte Group, is one of the top five chaebols in South Korea and South Korea. How could he come just because you asked him to?

But considering that if I didn't pass on the message and something happened, I couldn't afford it, so I called my boss.

"President Xin, Chairman Cao of FNC wants to talk to you. He is now at our Xingzhou Golf Course."

"President Cao?"

The chairman of Lotte Group was also a little surprised when he heard that it was Cao Yu who was looking for him.

He had never dealt with that Chinese man before, but when he thought about the fact that Lotte Mart's sales had been unsatisfactory since entering China, he thought that if he could establish a relationship with this rich man, he might be able to open up the Chinese market.

Thinking of this, he immediately took people to Xingzhou County to meet this legendary Chinese tycoon.

South Korea is not big, and Seoul is only a two-hour drive from Seongju.

In the afternoon, Shin Dong-bin came to the stadium owned by his company.

"nice shot!"

From a distance, Shin Dong-bin saw Cao Yu hit the ball into the hole with one shot and cheered.

"Are you Chairman Shin of Lotte Group?"

Cao Yu turned around and saw that the leader, a middle-aged man in his fifties, was walking towards here with only three people.

Hearing Cao Yu's arrogant tone, Xin Dongbin was slightly unhappy, but still said: "President Cao, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am Xin Dongbin. How do you have time to come here?"

"Come and take a look. This is a nice place with beautiful scenery."

Cao Yu knew that in four years this place would become the SD's deployment site, so he said directly: "I plan to buy this place and use it to entertain friends in the future. Can President Xin give it up?"

Shin Dong-bin also took a golf club from his subordinate and said, "Haha, Chairman Cho is too polite. It doesn't matter whether it's for sale or not. If Chairman Cho likes it, I'll give it to you."

"Then I really won't be polite. We will hand it over in a while."

Cao Yu didn't even bother to be polite and just wanted to hand it over directly.

"?????"

Shin Dong-bin was stunned. I was just being polite, but you actually meant it?

Are you familiar with you? Why are you so shameless?
This stadium is worth at least 10 billion won.

But the words have been said. To take them back is like sitting back on the shit you have already said.

Of course, this wouldn't work. He immediately laughed and said, "Haha, President Cao is such a straightforward person. I'll make you my friend, but..."

Shin Dong-bin said, and he also swung a golf ball and hit it away, then continued: "Our Lotte Group has many industries in China, and Chairman Cho is also a well-known figure in China. I wonder if we can cooperate?"

As long as Lotte Mart can cooperate with Cao Yu in China, relying on the other party's influence, it will definitely become famous. By then, the profits will be incomparable to that of a stadium.
Cao Yu also understood that the other party would not give him this stadium for nothing, and sneered: "What industry does Lotte Group have in China?"

"Lotte Mart, cinema, amusement park, food."

“I haven’t heard of it.”

Cao Yu didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and said: "To be honest, I came here this time not only to buy your stadium, but also Lotte Cinema, Lotte Hotel, and amusement park."

At this moment, Shin Dong-bin was already burning with anger.

You are a Chinese who is rich and has some fame in Korea, but you said you have never heard of our Lotte Group?
Now you are brazenly saying you want to buy our property. Are you dreaming?

But he is a company boss after all, so he is still shrewd. He suppressed his unhappiness and said with a smile: "Chairman Cao is really joking. Although these are not our pillar industries, we will not sell them easily."

Cao Yu said in a very disdainful and provocative tone: "But what if I really want it?"

"Ashiba"

Shin Dong-bin finally couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"Fuck! How dare you scold me!"

Shin Dong-bin hadn't lost his temper yet, but Cao Yu got angry because of this interjection and shouted to the bodyguard beside him: "Hit me!"

Pang Yuan had been to Korea many times and knew a little Korean. He thought that the two company bosses were in business negotiations, but who would have thought that they would suddenly start fighting?
But the boss has already spoken, and Shin Dong-bin's people are on the defensive, so what are you waiting for?
Cao Yu's bodyguards were all former military men. When faced with opponents who also came from the Korean military, they just went up and started fighting.

Lee Sung-min, who came to play golf with Cao Yu, was stunned. Her man actually wanted to fight a chaebol?

Isn’t this too exciting?

Shin Dong-bin thought that today was just a business negotiation, so he didn't bring many people with him. The three bodyguards were all knocked to the ground in less than half a minute.

Shin Dong-bin wanted to run and call for help, but Pang Yuan kicked him over, then pinned him to the ground and punched him several times.

"This guy kicked Korean chaebols and punched billionaires. With this record, he can brag about it for the rest of his life!"

Cao Yu felt itchy to do it, but in the end he resisted the urge to do it himself.

What he wants are the cinemas, amusement parks and hotels under the Lotte Group. With these, plus Lee Boo-jin's existing industries, he can take a further step on the road to becoming a chaebol.

The stadium staff heard the shouting from afar and realized that the boss had been beaten. They didn't dare to step forward to help and could only call the police.

Soon, an explosive piece of news shocked the whole of South Korea.

Lotte Group Chairman Shin was beaten up at his own stadium and his current injuries are unknown!

(End of this chapter)