Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 59 Sanmao and the Walking Banknote
Fang Hexuan was so eager to establish DreamWorks Pictures,
In addition to wanting to make the company's history longer,

There is another important reason - he needs to make money now.

Gold investment would not bear fruit until January 1980.
There is still more than a year left, and the funds on hand are less than 2500 million Hong Kong dollars.
It's totally not enough to spend.

The stock market in 1978 was also a bear market, and there was nothing to gain.

Although the Hong Kong film market is not very big this year,
But Fang Hexuan didn't intend to make money from making movies.
What he is interested in is the gimmick of film and television concept stocks.

Making a movie requires money, people, and distribution theaters.

Money, he has no problem with it for now.

People and theaters need to find a solution.

In early June, Fang Hexuan personally organized a Ningbo hometown gathering at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Central.

In addition to bigwigs in business and politics, he also extended invitations to fellow Ningbo people in the entertainment industry.

The most famous among them should be Sammo Hung.

The invitation letter sent to him specifically stated that many Ningbo-born celebrities would attend the hometown gathering.
The purpose is to make him feel that Fang Hexuan values ​​him.

In addition, it is noted that you can bring friends over.

Anyone who is not a fool should know that such an event attended by many bigwigs is an excellent opportunity to increase your network.

Fang Hexuan didn't believe that Fatty Hong was not tempted.

The reason why I fell in love with him was that he was from Ningbo.

Also, there are only a handful of actors in Hong Kong film history who can carry the box office.

Bruce Lee, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Sam Hui, Michael Hui, Chow Yun-fat, Stephen Chow and Jet Li are the eight real A-listers.

As for Andy Lau, Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung, I'm sorry, their weight is still a little lacking.

The Xu brothers have already taken off and they also have their own film company. We can only cooperate with them but not conquer them.

It was not until the 80s that Chow Yun-fat’s hair became “God-like”, not to mention the other two.

In short, if Fang Hexuan wants to make a movie, it is necessary to get Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan.

But these two people are now starting to gain momentum, and we need to use some tricks to deal with them.

As for what Jiahe will do in the future, he doesn't bother to care.

At the reception, he greeted Pao Yue-kong, Tung Chao-yun, Cao Guangbiao, Chen Ting-hua, Wang Kuan-cheng and others.
She walked straight to Run Run Shaw, ignoring the puzzled expression of Mona Fong beside her.

"Sir Shao, Miss Fang, thank you for attending the first hometown reunion organized by a junior like me."

"Haha, Ah Xuan is just too polite. Don't be so formal. Just call me Sixth Uncle."

"Yes, Xuan is handsome and promising. We old guys can't wait to get closer to him."

"Thank you, Uncle Six. Sister Hua, please don't underestimate yourself. You are both beautiful and intelligent. You and Uncle Six are a perfect match. I, as a junior, am very envious!"

"Haha! Young people really know how to praise others."

"How can this be called praise? Ask all Hong Kong people, who disagrees with what I just said?"

"Okay, Xuan, stop praising Hua. She can't stand being praised."

"Uncle Six, I'm only 18 at the end of August. I'm not good at flattering people. These are all from the bottom of my heart."

"Okay, okay, I believe you. However, you didn't accompany others and came to see me on purpose. Is there something wrong?"

"Sixth Uncle really has a keen eye and a sharp sword!"

"I registered a film company a few days ago and plan to start filming in the second half of this year."

"I have money, but I lack a cinema. I also want to rent Uncle Six's studio and equipment."

"Oh? You're here to make some money too?"

"Alas, there is no other way. I made an investment of several hundred million yuan some time ago. Now I am short of money. If I don't find a way to make money, several companies will fail."

"But Uncle Six just said 'also'. Could there be someone else?"

"Yip Chi-ming of B&B Fashion, Kwok Tak-seng of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Lo Hoi-mok of Cafe de Coral and the Ma brothers of Oriental Daily News."

"Oh! There are really all kinds of monsters and demons." "Ah Xuan, we are from the same hometown. Listen to my advice. Making movies is not that easy. It's like a mountain between two different fields. It's not a lie."

"Thank you, Uncle Six, but I have made up my mind. Even if I lose money, I can still afford it at the moment."

".Alas! Since I can't persuade you, let's follow the rules. It will save both you and me trouble."

"Of course, even brothers should settle accounts clearly!"

"It's good that you understand. You can ask Ah Hua to coordinate the equipment and venue. As for the theater, I won't take advantage of you. I'll split it 40% to 60%, you get 60% and I get 40%. How about that?"

"No problem, that's the best. Thank you Uncle Six and Sister Hua!"

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As expected, Sammo Hung brought his good junior brother Jackie Chan to meet the world.

He is not too fat now, just like Jackie Chan who still has a young face.
They all wore suits and bow ties around their necks.

The two held champagnes and stood in a corner of the reception hall where a huge flower pot was placed.
I really have the feeling of "When I was eighteen, I stood like a minion."

They both felt a little guilty.

Looking at the people at the scene who usually only appear in the political and economic pages of newspapers or TV,

It's inevitable that we feel like we are not from the same world.

You know, the box office of movies nowadays is not high.

Sammo Hung made his debut early and has already made 80 or 90 movies, with his pay barely reaching 30,000 or 40,000 yuan.

But Jackie Chan is still not really popular yet. For a movie, earning tens of thousands is already a high salary.
There is no comparison with the big boss on the scene.

"Brother, shouldn't we have come?"

"Ah Long, look at how little you have achieved! Do you only want to be a fighter forever?"

"What a great opportunity! As long as you know a big moneymaker, you won't have to worry about finding funding when you become a director."

"Hey! Brother, I would like to know them, but they may not want to know me!"

"Wait a moment! Do you know who is the host of today's social gathering?"

"Fang Hexuan?"

"Yes, he was the one who invited me, and he specifically asked me to bring you along."

"What does this mean? It means that people value us."

"I specifically looked up his information. Do you know how much money he has?"

"How many?"

"One billion Hong Kong dollars!"

"hiss"

"His Wanda Real Estate also acquired the Golden Gate Building from the foreigners some time ago. Isn't that impressive?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

"He is also from Ningbo, and we are from the same hometown, so he invited me!"

"Brother, you are so lucky!"

"I told you so much because I want to tell you that we are not redundant here."

"You must learn to be a good person before you can do anything. You must have backbone and not look down on yourself!"

"Brother, you are more talkative than the master!"

"F**k! Don't think you can get away with it just by making a few movies. How dare you find my senior brother annoying?"

"No way! I just feel uncomfortable standing here."

"Have you forgotten what our master taught us since we were little? Stand like a pine tree, sit like a bell, walk like the wind, lie like a bow. Does a green pine tree get tired?"

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　Thanks to Feixiang Feicui and book friend 161015074729649 for their recommendations!
　　

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