Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 278 The collaborator who came to your doorstep

Chu Xiangqian clasped his fists at Hong Zhennan and others again, and then went to find Lei Luo and others with a smile.As for those rich people, since they don't know each other very well, it's natural for them to go and greet them.

"Brother Luo, Brother Gang, Brother Bo, Inspector Yan, you are so negligent and disrespectful. Now that I have the courage to do so, I will drink three glasses of wine in a row to apologize."

Lei Luo and others laughed loudly, "Achu, if I ask you to drink as a punishment, it's like drinking water. If you want to punish me, you have to drink three big bowls."

Chu Qianqian hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, no, don't let me drink the good wine and waste it."

When everyone heard it, their eyes lit up.

With Chu Xiangqian's ability, he said it was a good wine, so it must be extraordinary.

Chu Xiangqianyi said that he had finally obtained several jars of tiger bone Yangrong wine from the mainland and had stored it for several years.

Lei Luo and others immediately became interested.

The so-called tiger bone Yangrong wine is just the tiger bone Peiyuan Dan refined by Chu Qianqian's master Gong Changqing, plus 100 bottles of one-pound bamboo leaf green medicinal wine, plus a whole set of tiger bones. Brewed medicinal wine.

These days' foreign trade Zhuyeqing is itself a medicinal wine with many kinds of medicinal materials added.

Add in the tiger bones and soak them casually to make tiger bone medicinal wine.

As for the Tiger Bone Peiyuan Pill, Chu Xiangqian had already obtained the prescription from his master.

As long as you put all the medicinal materials into the pharmacy in Novice Village, you can create the game version of Tiger Bone Peiyuan Pill.

Moreover, the biggest advantage of the products produced in the game is that all of them have the same medicinal effect, and there is no need to worry about problems with the refined Tiger Bone Peiyuan Dan.

You can tell whether it's good or bad just by looking at the quality.

Lei Luo and others immediately wanted to buy it. Chu Xiangqian smiled and directly said that he would give everyone two bottles. As for buying, forget it.

But the more he behaves like this, the more the big guys think he is a good thing, and they are not willing to let him go.

But Chu Xiangqian insisted that the things were not easy to get, and everyone thought that they might as well have a drink first at night to see if it was good, and then go to Chu Xiangqian to buy it privately.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian was not really reluctant to sell it, let alone couldn't get it.

To put it bluntly, I just want to sell it at a high price.

But tiger bone yangrong wine is indeed a good thing. Let’s not talk about the traditional Chinese medicine in tiger bones and bamboo leaves.

Just for a pair of tiger bones, Chu Xiangqian is now asking for 500 yuan, and a hundred bottles of bamboo leaf green are sold outside for [-] yuan.

10 Tiger Bone Pei Yuan Pills cost one small yellow croaker each, and some martial arts masters with old injuries are willing to buy them.

10 pieces is 10 small yellow croakers, which is equivalent to 2080 Hong Kong dollars.

These alone cost Chen Ben 7580 yuan.

So Chu Xiangqian directly increased by 10 times. The asking price for 100 kilograms is 8, or even 10 before he is willing to sell it.

That’s 1000 yuan per pound.

For ordinary people, this is a sky-high price, but if you think about it carefully, the per capita salary in Hong Kong Island at this time is 100.

One pound of tiger bone Yangrong wine is only 10 months' salary, which is almost equal to the red wine that will sell for [-] to [-] yuan in the future.

For people like Lei Luo, it's really nothing.

After all, when they treat themselves, a bottle of red wine or foreign wine sometimes costs one or two thousand.

When I went to a nightclub, I heard that this guy Lan Gang had spent tens of thousands of dollars.

It's equivalent to spending a house in one night.This has the same meaning as those super rich young men in the future who will spend millions in a bar in one night.

There was also the incident last time when that guy from Lard Boy spent 1 yuan on a box of 10 kilograms of pears just to have a bite of Beijing white pears.

Thinking about it this way, Chu Xiangqian felt that his quote was too cheap.

I immediately decided in my heart, 2 pounds, whether you want to buy it or not.

He even thought about setting his sights on Gui Lao.

2 Hong Kong dollars equals 125 pounds. This is indeed a lot of money for ordinary people, but for nobles, drinking two or three bottles a month is not difficult at all.

Therefore, Chu Xiangqian decided again and sold it to Gui Lao for 150 pounds a bottle.

Just in this way, the bottle containing the wine must be unique and make people feel high-end when they look at it.

I immediately decided to do it in the mainland.

And the more things you make from the mainland, the more money you spend on sending food and other items to the mainland.

It's good for everyone.

Even Chu Xiangqian was still thinking that he had previously planned to sell deer glue to the upper class in London. Should the box containing the deer glue be customized from the mainland?
Just as he was thinking about it, Baifanyu suddenly came over with a middle-aged man in his 30s, "Achu, let me introduce to you. This is Mr. Lu Guohua from Nanyang Cathay Cinemas."

When Chu Xiangqian heard about Cathay Cinemas, his eyes lit up. It can be said that Cathay Cinemas had a lot to do with the popularity of Hong Kong films throughout Southeast Asia in the 70s and 80s.

Coupled with Shaw Brothers and Sons Cinemas, there are two major cinema chains in Nanyang, both promoting Hong Kong films.

Of course, the main reason why the two companies are so active is to make money from Hong Kong films.

But it is undeniable that without these two theater lines, Hong Kong films would not be so brilliant.

But Chu Xiangqian quickly thought that at this time, Cathay Cinemas, in addition to operating theaters and film distribution, the son of the helmsman, like Uncle Shao, ran from Nanyang to Hong Kong Island to open a film company.

Moreover, in the first few years of the 60s, the competition between the two companies was fierce.

Speaking of which, it has only been more than three years since Uncle Shao Liu founded Shaw Brothers Film Company. As for TVB, it is still out of business.

"Lu Sheng is the Lu family in Lion City?"

Lu Guohua was stunned, and Baifanyu also looked at Chu Qianqian with a surprised expression.

After a while, Lu Guohua came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Chu Sheng is indeed a newly rising business tycoon. He has done a really good job in intelligence work."

Chu Qianqian heard the dissatisfaction in this guy's words and said with a smile, "I think Lu Sheng came here uninvited not only because he values ​​the film market in Hong Kong Island, but also because he heard that I will be in the Lion City with the Nanyang Fu family soon." and the opening of a movie theater chain in Kuala Lumpur.

In fact, Cathay Pacific has not been in Hong Kong Island for a long time and has not had time to build a theater chain on Hong Kong Island, so you are targeting the theater line that Mr. Bai and I just opened, right? "

When Baifanyu heard this, his expression immediately became serious.

"Futon" alone, which was screened in six cinemas, had a box office of more than 30 yuan. After deducting the money from the theaters, Hong Kong Island made no less than 20 yuan.

Including the money from sales to other places, he earned 50 million from one movie.

This money is like picking up money, so in the eyes of a freeloader, the movie theater chain is a treasure that lays golden eggs.

Where are you willing to let outsiders interfere?

Not to mention that Chu Xiangqian also said in advance that in the future, as more U.S. dollars in the market will increase, more Hong Kong dollars will be issued, which will cause real estate to rise.

At this time, Bai Fanyu has already regarded the theater chain as more important than his other legitimate businesses.

Lu Guohua was stunned by Chu Xiangqian's words.

The young man in front of him saw through his own and his family's plans at a glance, which made Lu Guohua feel frustrated that he had no secrets in front of Chu Xiangqian.

"Chu Sheng is great," Lu Guohua sighed, "I used to think that my cousin was great enough, but I didn't expect that Chu Sheng was even better than him."

After saying that, he shook his head and said, "It seems that Chu Sheng doesn't intend to cooperate with Lu, so I won't bother you."

"Wait a minute." Chu Xiangqian really did not intend to cooperate with Cathay Cinemas. After all, this company's current ambitions are not small.

But in the final analysis, there are tens of millions of Chinese in Nanyang, and only 300 million on Hong Kong Island.

The potential customer base between the two is simply incomparable.

Therefore, the box office of Hong Kong Island is not even half that of Nanyang.

Moreover, the Nanyang Fu family is really in trouble. All the theaters on their side have opened, but there is no news at all from his side.

Baifanyu even sent them an invitation, but not only did the Fu family and his son not come over, there wasn't even anyone to send gifts or congratulate them.

The second point is that no matter how they reject the Nanyang Lu family, they not only entered the Hong Kong Island film market two or three years ago, but they will not give up this market in the future.

In this case, it is better to bring them together to fight against Shaw Brothers.After all, the enemy of an enemy may not necessarily be a friend, but they can also cooperate.

Moreover, if the Lu family's movies are released in their own theaters, then there is no need for them to build a cinema on Hong Kong Island.

It can be regarded as reducing competitors.

Of course, if the Lu family wanted to invest in Chu's Cinema Line, they would definitely not agree to it.

Lu Guohua, who had turned around to leave, turned around in surprise and heard Chu Xiangqian say, "Lu Sheng, Bai Sheng and I want to send our film to Nanyang for distribution. I wonder if Cathay Cinemas wants to cooperate?"

Lu Guohua almost cursed because Chu Xiangxiang had just refused Lu's cooperation and didn't even let himself speak.

But then this guy turned his attention to his own theatrical distribution rights in Nanyang.

Baifanyu also looked at Chu Qianqian with a surprised look on his face, secretly thinking that this guy is really a born businessman, and he is so thick-skinned that even an old senior like himself would be ashamed of himself.

Chu Xiangqian laughed, "Lu Sheng, we may be competitors in the film industry on Hong Kong Island, but if the movies produced by your company are released in the 'Chu Cinemas'.

I make the decision and give you a 95% discount on the booking fee.

And in Nanyang, there is a high probability that we will be collaborators. "

After finishing speaking, Chu Xiangqian pointed to the equipment of this cinema and said, "Indoor air conditioners, armrest seats, etc., I am actually following your example, Lu.

I believe that with Lu Sheng's perspective, he would not fail to see that the competitiveness of this theater chain is not comparable to those in Hong Kong Island that were built ten years ago. "

Lu Guohua once again looked at Chu Xiangqian with admiration, and he agreed with Chu Xiangqian's words in his heart. At the same time, he felt nervous that he knew so much about Cathay Cinema.

This guy is 100% aware of Cathay Cinemas since he planned to enter the cinema industry.

Lu Guohua was silent for a moment, secretly thinking that the benefits of cooperating with someone like Chu Qianqian should far outweigh the disadvantages.

Moreover, Baifanyu himself is the boss, and his son-in-law is Inspector Zonghua. If such a local snake targets Lu's movies, or even works with Shaw Brothers to deal with him, it will be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Lu Guohua had to nod and said, "Cooperation is okay, but you have to give up the idea of ​​developing theater chains in Nanyang."

Chu Qianqian shook his head, "Sheng Lu, to be blunt, Nanyang is so big, and your Lu family can be considered a big company in the theater chain in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and other places.

Moreover, there are so many rich and powerful people in Nanyang. You can stop me from opening theater chains in Nanyang, but you can't stop them from being jealous of the profits of movies and theater chains.

On the contrary, it is a good thing for you Cathay that a person like me, who has no roots in Nanyang, joins this game.

After all, all I wanted was box office, not local impact.

Moreover, you actually can't stop me from cooperating with the Fu family.Otherwise, you wouldn’t come to the door. "

Lu Guohua couldn't help being silenced by Chu Xiangqian's words, while Bai Fanyu looked at Chu Xiangqian with bright eyes.

Damn it, you don't let people in on your own territory, but you go to other people's territory under the pretext of helping them grab business.

Baifanyu has lived for nearly 60 years, and this is the first time he has seen that negotiations can be done like this.

Lu Guohua thought for a long time, and finally he could only sigh, "Distribution is okay, after all, good movies are in short supply everywhere.

But if Chu Sheng wants to open a movie theater in Nanyang, he has to cooperate with me, the Lu family. "

Chu Xiangqian was not stupid. Although the Fu family was grumbling, if he just kicked the Fu family away, his reputation would be bad.

As for tripartite cooperation, for pure investors who have no intention of doing business in Nanyang, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.

Moreover, I have thought before that there is no need to occupy half of the shares of Nanyang Cinema Line.

As long as you ensure that the movies produced by your own film company can be successfully released in Nanyang and get a share of the box office, you have achieved your original goal.

The most important thing is that at the peak of Cathay Cinemas, there were a total of 80 cinemas opened in Nanyang.

It can be said that in every big city, there is Cathay Cinema.

The Lu family’s future influence and relationship network in Nanyang can be seen.

If you don't win over them now, they will definitely be a formidable enemy in the future.

In the future, Golden Harvest will be able to share the world equally with Shaw Brothers. In addition to being able to compete with local movies, it is also because Cathay Pacific at that time specialized in distributing Golden Harvest movies to compete with Shaw Brothers.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiangqian smiled and said, "I think Cathay Cinemas' biggest competitor in Nanyang, in addition to the cinemas run by some wealthy local businessmen, is Shaw Brothers Cinemas, right?"

Lu Guohua was completely convinced now and nodded helplessly, "Whatever Chu Sheng wants to say, please just say it directly."

Chu Xiangqian didn't hesitate, "I promised the Fu family on one occasion, but now I regretted it. Not only did I lose my integrity, I also made enemies for no reason.

Secondly, for the eight cinemas that I cooperate with the Fu family, I can allocate 8% of my 50% shares to Cathay Cinemas.

Moreover, I persuaded the Fu family to give you about 15% of the shares.

By then, you who own 4% of the shares will not only be the largest shareholders of these eight film companies, but you can also negotiate with the Fu family for management rights.

This is equivalent to the strategic introduction of two shareholders by Cathay Cinemas, and you still take the initiative.

Not only did they gain allies, they also reduced investment and used it to open more cinemas, expanding the scale and influence of the cinema chain.

The Lu family has no reason to refuse such a good thing. "

Lu Guohua fell silent again when he said this, and thinking about it carefully, it was not unreasonable.

"I have to discuss it with my cousin or aunt before I can reply to Mr. Lu."

When Chu Xiangqian heard this, he knew that this guy was actually moved.

To put it bluntly, it was wise for Lu Guohua to strongly support this cooperation for the sake of his status and interests within the family.

Moreover, the Lu family's film company has only been developing in Hong Kong Island for two or three years, and its own interests in Hong Kong Island are not many.

On the contrary, the inherent interests of stabilizing Nanyang are the first priority.

Chu Xiangqian winked at Baifanyu. The old man was startled, then rolled his eyes and said, "Chu, how about we distribute Cathay Pacific's five movies in the future, and Cathay Pacific will also distribute our five movies in Nanyang." How about it?"

Chu Qianqian almost wanted to give Baifanyu a thumbs up.

Once Cathay Pacific agrees, it means that they will not build a cinema on Hong Kong Island in a short period of time.

Moreover, movies from Nanyang have never been suitable for the tastes of Hong Kong Island audiences. On the contrary, movies from Hong Kong Island have a great market in Nanyang.

In other words, Cathay Pacific will only shoot more and more movies on Hong Kong Island in the future.

Then the more he needs the support of local cinemas.

And the trouble is, no one can guarantee that every movie will make money.

The more you shoot, the more likely you will lose.

Then Chu Xiangqian's film distribution rights are even more needed to send the film to Nanyang for broadcast.

After all, the daily maintenance of cinemas, labor and electricity costs are not small.

If no good movies are released, customers will be lost and losses will be incurred.

In this way, it means that to a certain extent, oneself can control the Cathay Cinemas chain.

Moreover, Lu Guohua does not have a God's perspective. I heard that after two or three years, there are many movies that make money, but there are also movies that lose money.

One profit and one loss, but the money earned in the end is actually not much. Otherwise, with their financial resources, they would not have made up their minds to build a cinema on Hong Kong Island in two or three years.

Chu Xiangqian even believed that Mr. Lu Guohua was a core disciple of the Lu family who was sent to Hong Kong Island.

If this is true, then the cooperation with the Lu family will 100% be successful.

Moreover, in the theater cooperation in Nanyang, it is very likely that Lu Guohua started it, and then the Young Masters took away the credit.

In the end, he had no idea.

Therefore, Bai Fanyu said that allowing Lu's movies to be released in his own theaters would be equivalent to helping his film company in Hong Kong gain a stable release channel.

What he paid was nothing but the interests of Nanyang Cinemas, which had no actual relationship with him.

Sure enough, after Lu Guohua listened, his demeanor changed completely.

(End of this chapter)