Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 268 Occupation
If you open a movie theater company on Hong Kong Island and don't have a theater chain, you will be stuck.

It's okay to say that it's a small fight, after all, the theaters themselves have a demand for broadcasting.

But once you want to stand out, or even challenge industry giants, they can use the theater chain to crush you to death.

This is also the reason why Chu Xiangqian focused on movie theaters from the beginning.

In the real world, Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang had a very difficult time in the first one or two years when they opened a film company.

If we hadn't personally gone to the United States to invite Bruce back, let alone becoming one of the three major film companies in Hong Kong, it would be hard to say whether it could be sustained.

And Chu Xiangqian now invited Guo Zhenhua, who looked exactly like Uncle Long and had the same skills, to shoot the snake-shaped trickster.

In fact, it is equivalent to cutting off Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang's future.

Without Bruce Lee's films that were box office hits and even broke box office records, even if Golden Harvest was established, it would not be able to make a lot of money, let alone build such a big name and momentum.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian also controls the Oriental Daily. Depending on the situation, within a few years, it will become the public opinion mouthpiece of the leading newspaper in Hong Kong Island.

It's really not easy to hack someone.

Chu Xiangqian smiled and looked at Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang who looked disbelieving, "Gentlemen, Uncle Bai and I are rich and powerful, but we can only be regarded as laymen in the film industry.

Let professionals do the so-called professional things.And you are my chosen general manager and production director. "

Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang swallowed after hearing this. Hearing what Chu Xiangqian meant, was this about delegating power?
Not to mention the high salary and shares waiting for you.

The two of them thought for a long time and compared their treatment and future at Shaw Brothers. They really couldn't think of a reason to refuse.

Then he thought that Baifanyu’s son-in-law was Lei Luo.And Chu Xiangqian heard that he had a very good relationship with Lan Gang and Fei Bo.

Now he has started to deal with nobles again, and even the Jockey Club has taken the initiative to invite him to join the club, which means that he can eat both black and white.

I don’t know if they will be hacked if they refuse.

But if Chu Xiangqian told the outside world that they were banned, the Shao family would immediately give up on them.

Thinking of this, the two looked at each other and soon saw the determination in each other's eyes.

He took the initiative to reach out his hand, bowed slightly and said, "Boss, please take care of me."

After Chu Xiangqian gave high salary, high benefits, and even equity shares, he forgot to set restrictions and performance that needed to be completed.

I heard Chu Xiangqian say that if the two of them resigned in the future, the company would repurchase the shares at market price.

The two thought about it and realized that this request was normal.

And since he was leaving, it would be embarrassing for everyone to keep the shares, and Chu Xiangqian might even be thinking about him all the time.

Might as well take the money and leave.

As for performance, to be honest, it is the least of worries about Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang.

One of them is considered to be a senior practitioner, the other can be promoted as a publicity manager, and will later become a production manager, and finally the deputy general manager of Shaw Brothers.

If Uncle Liu only trusted his own people and insisted on letting his woman be the general manager, there is a high probability that Wrinkle Huai would not have left Shaw Brothers.

When Ho Chi Chang was in Shaw Brothers, although he didn't have outstanding wrinkles and breasts, his ability as a producer was definitely sufficient.

Moreover, the two of them are just acquaintances at best now, and they will definitely not reach the point where they will have the same ideas and have an excellent relationship 10 years from now.

Chu Xiangqian asked one of them to be the general manager and the other to be the deputy general manager. If you think about it, you will know that from this moment on, the two of them are actually in a competitive relationship.

In the future, maybe for the first few movies, we will work closely with each other because we are in the company.

But when the company slowly develops, you will see if they will secretly compete with each other, or even fight.

This is human nature, and it is also related to power and money.

There is no possibility of reconciliation.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian paid them the same salary and promised the same stock options, but one was the general manager and the other was the deputy general manager.

I will 100% think in my heart that I am obviously more capable and my contribution to the company is greater, so why should I get the same amount of benefits as the other person?
In the future, Xinyi City will break up because the difference in shares between the three founders was too large when the company was first established.

Huang Baiming has created many high-grossing movies in succession, but he only has 6% of the shares.

Although the bald man was very good at the beginning, in the later period he enjoyed life and focused on real estate and finance, basically ignoring the company's affairs.

It's normal for Huang Baiming to feel unbalanced.

There is also the second shareholder Shi Tian, ​​who is good in acting, but can't compare with Huang Baiming in movies.

But even so, he has many more shares than Huang Baiming, so it is normal for Huang Baiming to ask for a share increase.

But it would be strange if other shareholders would not agree with him. Huang Baiming had no choice but to leave in the end.

Of course, if Chu Xiangqian distributes interests like this, there will be hidden dangers in the future. After all, people will never be satisfied.

When the time comes, the most likely thing is to support Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang to start a company, and become a shareholder himself.

And they require that their company's movies can only be shown in their own cinemas.

In disguise, it is equivalent to attracting people to join the team, which reduces competitors and strengthens oneself.

As for holding on to the shares, if Chu Xiangqian is reborn in 00, he will definitely have this idea in his mind.

But after being reborn in 22 years, he knew very well that it was better to eat alone than to eat together and make the plate bigger.

However, theater chain Chu Xiangqian will definitely not give up its shares.

In the future, if movie theaters are demolished and office buildings and shopping malls are built, they will earn more than the entire movie company and theater chain.

To put it bluntly, the movie theater company, except for the old movies in its library, is actually an asset-light company, or even an empty shell.

Otherwise, Jiahe will not be acquired by a mainland company after being sold for only 2.5 million in the future.

What is truly valuable is real estate such as theater chains and real estate.

After taking care of the two generals, Chu Xiangqian set his sights on Baifanyu.

These days, the old man is actually a little afraid of meeting Chu Qianqian.

Chu Qianqian has risen too fast, let alone him now, not even Lei Luo dares to touch him.

Lei Luo was only worried that Chu Qianqian would join the police force before. Unexpectedly, he really had no intention of joining the police force, but he turned around and pushed Lan Gang and Fei Bo to the positions of chief detectives in the two major districts of Kowloon.

Lan Gang also took the position of the leader of the Kowloon anti-gang group, and the other four people who took the position of district detective actually owed Chu Qianqian a big favor.

If Lei Luo makes trouble for him without any reason, at least half of the six regional detectives will object immediately.

Even Yan Tong, although he was transferred from Tsim Sha Tsui, became the detective of the Kowloon City Region.

Let alone grudge Chu Xiangqian, it was too late to thank him.

Therefore, Lei Luo's current situation seems to be more powerful because he holds the three major regions of Benxi Steel in his hands.

But in fact, Kowloon is basically out of his control.

This means that Yan Tong, an old enemy, has greatly increased in strength.Another two, Lan Gang Fei Bo, rushed to catch up.

It can be described as the enemy.

That's why Lei Luo immediately decided to lend money to Lan Gang and Fei Bo as soon as he heard Bai Fanyu's words.

And Chu Xiangqian has been staying in Kowloon, and his business is basically in Kowloon, and even in Yau Tsim Mong, so there is no chance of trouble with him.

So Baifanyu really doesn't intend to continue to get too close to Chu Qianqian.

At least in the short term, we should stay away from him, lest our son-in-law and daughter think that he, the father-in-law and biological father, is looking towards outsiders.

But Chu Qianqian called him and asked him to come to the racecourse to watch the horses, and Baifanyu couldn't refuse.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be obvious to Chu Xiangqian that she had a problem with him and even hated him?
If you really do that, wouldn't you be a pure idiot?
"Ah Chu, you called me here to see the new horse you bought, right?"

Chu Qianqian also did not shy away from Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang, and said with a smile, "Uncle, I have finished filming the snake-shaped villain, and the post-production should not take long.

And with the help of Wu Sheng and He Sheng, they will definitely do better than me in terms of theaters and film distribution.

So, the question now is, when will the 7 cinemas we have joined together, mine 4 and yours 11, open? "Wrinkle Huai and He Guochang couldn't help but look at each other again when they heard that Chu Xiangqian actually had 7 movie theaters about to open.

Once this cinema chain opens, it will immediately become the largest cinema chain in Hong Kong Island.

Seeing that Sanjiang Shui, who had picked them up to the racecourse, was behind them, they couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Naturally, Sanjiangshui would not keep it a secret from them now. When they heard that this theater chain was all located in a prosperous area, the two secretly thought that they really made the right bet this time.

I'm not stupid. A small matter like the opening of a theater can be explained with a casual phone call. There is no need to talk in person.

Pulling Chu forward to the side, he asked in a low voice, "Chu, don't fight with uncle. Just tell me if you have anything to do."

Chu Xiangqian then told the story about Huo Niu and Dakou Ying being found out.

After hearing this, Baifanyu's face changed drastically, and even turned black with anger.

Now is the most critical time for his son-in-law. If Chu Xiangqian falls out with Lei Luo because of this, it would be an unreasonable disaster.

"Don't worry, uncle will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation for this matter."

It had only been less than two years since Lei Luo took the position of Chief Inspector, and his authority and power were indeed not as great as he would be a few years later.

Even the wealth is far from one-tenth of what it was at its peak.

It's completely normal for a white rice fish to give in.

And even when Lei Luo was at his peak, he and Lan Gang still had to control Hong Kong and the other Kowloon.

In the end, the two even interacted with each other.It's definitely not as clear-cut as in the movie.

Chu Qianqian grabbed Baifanyu who was about to investigate, "Uncle, please investigate this matter slowly. There is no need to make yourself so angry. Besides, since I'm here, I don't mind waiting a little longer. I'll finish reading first." My racehorse can run as fast as I can before it’s too late.”

Baifanyu knew that Chu Qianqian was pretending to be a horse racing partner, so he secretly told himself that the previous relationship between them had to change.

Baifanyu couldn't help but sigh secretly, secretly saying that he was actually right.

A Chu is much better than A Luo back then in terms of ability, vision, and methods.

"Okay, let's go after watching this. If you can win the championship tomorrow, Ah Chu, you will be a celebrity on Hong Kong Island from now on. When the time comes, don't you deny your uncle as your old friend?"

"Don't worry." Chu Xiangqian was willing to deal with people like Xiao Ma, so naturally he wouldn't alienate Baifanyu.

Besides, in terms of core interests, he actually has no conflict with Lei Luo, so using Baifanyu can be considered as easing the relationship.

After all, this time he took advantage of it, and Lei Luo was the one who suffered the loss.

At this time, easing the relationship with Lei Luo is the best policy in itself.

After all, Lei Huhu is the biggest financial backer of the ghost policemen.

No one can have trouble with money. In other words, if they want to touch Lei Luo, it seems that there is no chance at all for the time being.

Even if we take action forcefully, the consequences will be too great, and it is simply unnecessary.

After all, Lan Gang and Fei Bo are not his sons. It is actually in his best interest to not let one party dominate.

This is also the result that the ghost guys most want to see, so Blair, Ge Bai and others decided to establish a large region so quickly.

"I'm not in politics, so I don't have so many taboos about who I interact with. Besides, uncle, the higher-ups already know that you donated 10 Hong Kong dollars in food.

Now you are in our eyes, someone who can cooperate and is worth dealing with. "

Baifanyu grinned when he heard this.

Chu Xiangqian's words were more effective than any guarantee he could make.

Pulling Chu forward, he asked in a low voice, "Would you like to get some more food to send over?"

Chu Qianqian naturally had no problem, and said with a smile, "We each contribute 10, you are responsible for buying the grain, and I am responsible for finding someone to transport it away?"

"Okay, that's definitely no problem."

Baifanyu was overjoyed and bought the grain. For him, there was no risk at all.

And 20 is just 242.5 tons in mainland measurement units.

This is not much food. There is not enough food for everyone in Hong Kong Island with a population of 300 million.

Chu Qianqian thought for a moment and decided that not only was he willing to let Baifanyu do this, but he couldn't even quit if he wanted to.

But if it's okay in three to five months, he will have opinions in one or two years.

This principle is the same as that I am willing to help the mainland, but I don’t want to spend my own money to help in vain for a year or two.

"In this way, from now on, I will sell you some tigers, blind bears, other game, and fox skins every month just like you did last time.

Lest you keep having to pay for nothing, this matter won't last long. "

Baifanyu wants to say that he is willing, but if he thinks about it carefully, why doesn't he agree?
Besides, I had previously thought that in the future, when the weather in the mainland would become normal, I would import food and agricultural products from the mainland and sell them on Hong Kong Island.

If you don't agree to this, you won't be able to protect yourself in the future, and you will have nothing to do and just be a bad person.

"Okay, uncle won't make too much, just make enough for the 10 yuan and the hard work of the guys."

Chu Qianqian laughed, stretched out his hand and said, "Happy cooperation."

Baifanyu also greeted me with a smile, "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

When people around them saw the two of them muttering for a long time and shaking hands at the end, they knew that some business deal must have been concluded.

Chu Xiangqian was not worried about being known. Hong Kong Island was definitely eager to import more of wild game.

After all, the consumption of 8 pigs and tens of thousands of chickens and ducks a day has long made Hong Kong want to buy meat with cheaper transportation costs from the mainland.

As for the food, Chu Qianqian had space, so it would not be difficult to transport it without anyone noticing.

On the contrary, I am worried that the mainland will not be able to keep this secret.

But remembering that in the second half of next year, the drought will ease, and the food problem will basically be solved.

At that time, the mainland will not need to import food, but will try every means to export more agricultural products to earn foreign exchange.

Your goal can be changed from food to scarce goods such as natural rubber.

Then, together with Baifanyu, we started the business of importing agricultural products from the mainland.

"Here we go, the test is about to begin."

When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he quickly focused his attention on the starting line.

Then he saw that Lindsay had already ridden the Guardian Knight and entered the temporary starting fence on the track.

The countdown started, and after a few ticking seconds, the fence suddenly opened, and the guardian knight, who had fully warmed up, rushed out of the starting line.

The explosive power seemed a bit unusual at first glance. Sure enough, it was only ten meters away and the horse was already sprinting completely.

It quickly crossed the straight and entered the corner area.

Chu Qianqian only took a few glances and realized that the cooperation between Ma Xiang and Lindsay was uncoordinated.

But this is normal. After all, it is our first time to run on the track together, so it is impossible to have a tacit understanding of cooperation.

And because there are no other horses blocking it, the speed will be much faster.

With this subtraction and addition, Chu Xiangqian actually thought that the result he ran might be the real result of the Guardian Knight when he goes on the track in the future.

"Farke, this horse's cornering speed looks better than the other horses competing tomorrow."

When Chu Xiangqian heard what the Jockey Club ghost guys in front said, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

The better the physique and strength, the stronger the physical fitness of the horse, and the smoother it will naturally be when running around corners.

After reaching the straight, the horse speeds up again, and the blood of those watching is boiling.

(End of this chapter)