The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 528 Negotiations

1980 seemed to be an eventful year. Lili changed owners at the beginning of the new year. After two days of turning around, several large consortiums wanted to acquire Yimei Cinemas, and at the very least they wanted to lease them for a few years.The headaches happened one after another, making Xu Guanwu a little confused.

To be honest, to Xu Guanwu now, the Academy of Fine Arts is actually a rabbit on New Year’s Eve. If there is too much of it, it is a piece of meat, and if it is missing, it is also a piece of meat. It is tasteless to eat, and it is a pity to discard it.

A profit of 5000 million Hong Kong dollars a year may be against the sky for others, but for Xu Guanwu it is nothing more than a piece of cake.The pocket money he gave Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia every year was not only this amount.

Originally, it didn't matter if it was handed over to these consortiums, but he despised the virtue of these consortiums making a mess of everything in order to make money.If the art and beauty theater chain is handed over to them, it goes without saying that in order to make money, all kinds of movies will naturally be shown.For a while, the Hong Kong film industry must be disturbed. What kind of Fengyue movies, Sanji movies, follow-up movies, etc., as long as they can make money, anything can be released.

Just like in the 90s, the five theater lines in the Hong Kong film industry are competing for hegemony, Jinsheng, Yonggao, Golden Harvest, Dongfang, Xinbao, five theater lines are on the way, and each theater line needs at least 250 movies to be successful, and five theater lines need at least [-] movies .Such a huge demand was like a shot in the arm. The stimulated Hong Kong movies developed rapidly in the next two years, and the production of movies increased from about [-] to [-], which was three times the previous output.

But in the past few years, the number of Hong Kong filmmakers has not increased significantly. This is equivalent to dividing each person's talent into three parts, and the movies produced are naturally more ugly than good-looking.So in those years, although Hong Kong movies were infinitely prosperous, everyone, no matter whether they were popular or not, had a movie to shoot, and the stars with box office appeal even ran multiple crews a day. They made money and had no time to rest. The golden age of shark fin fishing.

But for Hong Kong films, those few short years overdrawn all their energy, which made Hong Kong films decline rapidly after a few years, and entered the recession period ahead of schedule.

All of this has factors of one kind or another, but it is also inseparable from the pursuit of profit by the consortium and the competition for theater chains.It can be said that it is the lax management of the theater chains, which allows Hong Kong filmmakers to be unscrupulous and dare to make even the most rotten films.As a result, the reputation of Hong Kong movies was damaged, and it was quickly robbed of the market by American blockbusters.

Xu Guanwu has worked hard for many years, and finally made Hong Kong movies prosperous, and even led them to Hollywood in the United States.Naturally, he didn't want these consortiums to mess around and ruin his hard-earned foundation.Therefore, for him, the art and beauty theater chain must not be lost, which is a gesture.

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Lei Juekun felt very embarrassed. He used to be a super rich man with a net worth of 20 billion Hong Kong dollars, but Xu Guanwu was still penniless, so when he faced Xu Guanwu, he still had a sense of superiority.

Now Xu Guanwu is the leading rich man in Hong Kong, with personal assets of at least 200 billion Hong Kong dollars, which has completely surpassed him.Hong Kong was originally a place to watch people order dishes. Now when Lei Juekun saw Xu Guanwu again, he no longer had the arrogance he had before.

On the other side, Lei Juekun could not offend the big consortiums. There are actually countless consortia in Nanyang, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.But once there is a conflict of interest, these families will immediately reveal their ferocious side.

Although Li Jiacheng has been called the richest man in Hong Kong for many years in a row, he also said that there are actually many people in Hong Kong who are better than him in terms of wealth, but they are not noticed because they are not well-known.Real estate tycoon Wang Dehui didn't even have a good reputation before he was kidnapped. Looking at his usual food and clothing expenses, who would know that he is still one of the top ten millionaires in Hong Kong?
Now that Xu Guanwu, a new rich man, is facing these aristocratic consortia, Lei Juekun also feels that things are a little difficult to handle.

In his opinion, although Xu Guanwu has a lot of money now, his rise is too fast and his foundation is too shallow. Compared with these aristocratic families who have struggled in Nanyang, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for a hundred years, they are still inferior opponents.

On the other hand, think about it, these Chinese families have deep roots, and besides the real estate industry, the largest investment is manufacturing, transportation, etc. It stands to reason that they would not be interested in business such as movies.But now they are running to look for food one after another. Does it also prove that they are not as beautiful as imagined?

Lei Juekun thought about it, but he really couldn't make up his mind. On the one hand, he didn't want to offend Xu Guanwu. After all, he is now a popular fried chicken. The speed of his rise has not slowed down, but is accelerating. No one can predict that he will eventually to what height.Besides, Xu Guanwu is still young, and there is still a long way to go in the future.And from the speed of his rise, it can be seen that even if he doesn't have a dime now, he will make a comeback within two years.

The so-called boxing is afraid of the young, but in fact, is it not the case in the market?Young people have plenty of opportunities, don't bully the young and poor, who knows if the person you look down on now will succeed in the future?Zhou Xingchi was scolded as "like a dog" when he was playing tricks on TVB, and he still remembered it many years later, and he still had a bitter heart.

Naturally, Lei Juekun didn't want to offend Xu Guanwu now and make him compete with him in business in the future.You must know that the most profitable business under your banner is Kowloon Construction Industry, but Xu Guanwu has four major real estate groups, Cheung Kong Properties, Hutchison Whampoa, Hopewell Properties and Henderson Land. If you really want to catch up with Kowloon Construction in the real estate business Not necessarily impossible.

In addition, Xu Guanwu has a close relationship with HSBC, and Lei Juekun has too many businesses that need to be cooperated with the bank. If he offends HSBC, the god of wealth, then Lei's family really should not be in Hong Kong.What's more, Lei Juekun knew that he was old and would definitely pass the position to his son in the future. He also knew that his son's business ability was not as good as his own, and now he could barely cope. If he died suddenly one day, his son could still Can you keep the Lei family's family business? !At that time, Xu Guanwu will be in his prime, and it will not be difficult to wipe out the Lei family casually.

Thinking of this, Lei Juekun couldn't help but secretly regretted that he would have sold the Art and Beauty Theater to Xu Guanwu if he knew it earlier, so he wouldn't be caught in the middle and cause so much trouble now.

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Knowing that with his current ability, he couldn't deal with the two tigers at all, Lei Juekun immediately put oil on his feet, and walked away, leaving the problem to those Chinese consortia and Xu Guanwu.

Yueminglou, Hong Kong, has excellent Cantonese cuisine, especially the steamed grouper, which is said to be the best in Hong Kong. It once set a feat of steaming a [-]-jin grouper. This record has never been broken in Hong Kong.

At noon, Xu Guanwu took Liang Shuyi to the downstairs by car, and was immediately invited to the second floor, the "Toad Palace Zhegui" pavilion.

"Mr. Xu, long time no see." Lei Juekun was sipping tea when he saw Xu Guanwu walking in, he quickly stood up with a smile and said.

"Mr. Lei, long time no see." Xu Guanwu also nodded and said, "Miss Liang Shuyi, manager of Brilliant Cinemas, have you met before?"

"I've seen it, I've seen it." Lei Juekun nodded and greeted Liang Shuyi, and the three sat back at the table again.

"Mr. Lei, I don't know why you invited me here today?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile, "Is it because the Hong Kong film market is doing well now, and the Art and Beauty theater chain has made money recently, so you want to increase the rent?"

"Mr. Xu was joking. In fact, I don't even have the heart to raise the rent now." Lei Juekun shook his head and said, "I feel like I'm carrying a burden. If I had known, I would have sold Lisheng to you that day." gone."

"Okay, if you sell it now, I can buy it now." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "The price is negotiable, how about 1000 million Hong Kong dollars?"

The four theaters in Lisheng Cinema Line are leading theaters with excellent locations. Although the price of 250 million Hong Kong dollars is much higher than the market price, it is still worth the money.

Lei Juekun couldn't help smiling when he heard it, "If I knew you were paying such a high price before, I would have sold it to you a long time ago. But it's not so easy now."

"I know, those financial groups found you, right?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

Lei Juekun nodded, "They also want to buy my theater chain, and the price is similar to yours."

"That's okay, I'll add [-]% to the amount they pay." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"Mr. Xu, don't you know who they are?" Lei Juekun couldn't help asking in surprise when he heard what Xu Guanwu said, "Those people can't be easily dealt with."

"I know a little bit about them. I know that they are rich and powerful in Nanyang, Taiwan, and Hong Kong." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "If I offend them, not only will my business in Hong Kong be in trouble, even if If it is Taiwan, business in Nanyang will also be in trouble."

"Since this is the case, you still have to compete with them. Don't you worry about your own future?" Lei Juekun asked in surprise after hearing what Xu Guanwu said.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "Actually, our company's main market is no longer in Asia but to the Americas. To be honest, the business in Hong Kong is only a small part of my business. The Nanyang market and the Taiwan market are very important to other countries. Film companies may be very important, but they are insignificant to me. If those financial groups want to punish people, let them do it anyway, and I will not compromise with them."

"Young man, don't be so angry." Lei Juekun waved his hands and said, "Business is all about harmony and wealth, why bother with sinners for no reason? Besides, there is no room for change in things, and there is no such thing as killing people. stage."

"What does Mr. Lei mean?" Xu Guanwu couldn't help asking in doubt.

"Actually, I want to be a peacemaker this time, so that everyone can sit down and have a good talk." Lei Juekun smiled and said, "Those consortiums just want to make money, and what they worry about is being caught by the theater operators." neck, that’s why you want your own theater. But if you can eliminate their worries, then you don’t have to fight for this art theater anymore. You don’t have to fight to the death anymore.”

"You mean, let me promise that Brilliant Cinemas will accommodate them in terms of schedule?" Xu Guanwu looked at Lei Juekun and asked.

"That's right, each theater in your Brilliant Cinema Line has several halls, and can show four or five movies at the same time. Even if you give up one spot to those consortiums, you still have three or four spots available." Lei Juekun clicked He nodded and said, "Since there is a solution to the matter, why do you have to make such a fuss?"

"There is indeed some truth in what you said. I'm afraid that people will press you every step of the way. If I nod my head and agree, people will think that I am timid and fearful, and they will definitely eat me." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

"With your current status, Mr. Xu, how can it be so easy for them to eat you? Are you not afraid that your teeth will be damaged?" Lei Juekun laughed.

"Mr. Lei is really joking." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "For your sake, I let you be the peacemaker today."

"Okay, Mr. Xu is really happy." Lei Juekun nodded and said, since Xu Guanwu agreed with him to be a peacemaker today, it proves that he has initially accepted his proposal, and today's negotiation can be discussed.

At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps downstairs, and then a few people came in arrogantly.

(End of this chapter)