Chapter 736 Suggestions
Qin Zhengguo was not surprised by the first thing Luo Yang said, but he frowned when he heard the second thing.
"It's not easy to do, is it?" Qin Zhengguo said, "We can still discuss cooperation. The most serious thing is the bottom line of cooperation and the difference in profit sharing. But if you want to acquire and build your own cinema chain, it's not easy. Now the largest film companies in Hong Kong are also the owners of cinema chains, namely Silver Metro, Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest, and Golden Princess. These are all very powerful. The rest of the ordinary cinema chains basically rely on these big companies to survive. If you want to cooperate, maybe we can talk about it, but if you want to acquire or build a new cinema chain independently, I'm afraid..."
Li Daqi didn't understand these things, so naturally he couldn't offer any opinions.
As for Song Yuanchao, he also had only a vague understanding of the situation, but he still somewhat agreed with Luo Yang's ambition. Luo Yang's proposal to independently acquire or build a new cinema chain was probably carefully considered, otherwise he would not have said so.
From a business perspective, movies produced by a film company are equivalent to products produced by a factory, and theaters are the channels responsible for selling the products.
As an entrepreneur and businessman, Song Yuanchao knows better than anyone the importance of channels in business. Without a good sales channel, no matter how good the product is, it will not be successful.
Although we have cooperated with several major companies, especially Yindu, the chances of success are greater.
When talking about Silver City, we have to talk about its history and birth. Among the major companies in Hong Kong, Silver City is an outlier. It is one of the old film companies and also has certain theater channels, but it has a deep background in the mainland and is fundamentally different from other film companies.
If Luo Yang's identity and background are in contact with Yindu, then the possibility of cooperation between the two sides is very high. But if you think about it carefully, there are pros and cons to doing so.
The advantage is naturally that the film can be released through Yindu’s channels. Even because both parties have the same background, Luo Yang’s company can also gain some advantages from the cooperation with Yindu.
But the disadvantages are also real. Due to its background in Silver Capital, it has a unique position in the Hong Kong film industry, but it is also excluded by other film and television companies.
Once Luo Yang and Yindu cooperate, it will be very difficult to cooperate with other film companies in the future. Luo Yang himself may have realized this and made this decision.
"No matter how difficult it is, I will try..." Luo Yang replied calmly.
His words also confirmed Song Yuanchao's guess. With Luo Yang's temper, he would not hand over the lifeline of the cinema channel to others. Song Yuanchao has known Luo Yang for so many years, how could he not know what kind of person he is?
"Are you saying this to seek our opinions?" Qin Zhengguo couldn't help but ask, recalling what Luo Yang had said before.
"That's fine, but it would be more appropriate to ask you to say a few words of encouragement to boost my confidence."
Everyone laughed when Luo Yang said this, especially Qin Zhengguo, who pointed at him and scolded him, "You are teasing us with what you said. Before, you wanted to hear our opinions, but now you want to hear good things. What? I said I am against it and I am not optimistic about it. What can you do to me?"
"Not very good. I can't force you if you don't think it's good. But then again, it's enough for me to think it's good." Luo Yang shrugged indifferently.
"Your idea is good, but it is not easy to do, and as an outsider you will encounter a lot of resistance if you do this." Song Yuanchao reminded him.
"I have thought about this, but I have to do it. To tell you the truth, I have already taken a fancy to a few old theaters. I plan to start with them, and then slowly acquire a few similar theaters to form a small theater chain. When the time is right, I will find a way to expand the small theater chain."
Song Yuanchao nodded slightly. Luo Yang's operation sounded okay, but there were still some problems, especially the cost of acquiring such a theater was not small. Although an ordinary theater might seem inconspicuous, because of the area it occupied and the license, it would cost a huge sum of money to acquire it.
Luo Yang is rich now. He has made a lot of money in recent years. Although his net worth is not as high as Song Yuanchao and others, he is also a wealthy man. But if he really spends this money, it will be like water flowing. Doesn't Luo Yang know this?
"What's the big deal? Aren't you Shenghua Telecom making money? I'll come to you if I'm short of money." Luo Yang said this to Song Yuanchao and the others with a blink of his eyes. Song Yuanchao and the others realized why this guy had specifically asked about Shenghua Telecom and had been lying in ambush here for so long.
Everyone laughed and scolded again, but then again Luo Yang was everyone's friend and relative. His project cost a lot of money , so if he really needed money, it would be natural for them to lend a hand and they would definitely not stand idly by.
"Stop joking and get down to business." After laughing for a while, Luo Yang coughed and said, "I plan to start this project after the New Year. In fact, I have already done a lot of preparatory work. What I lack now is an opportunity and a good acquisition target. I don't know anyone in Hong Kong, so I still need your help, especially Zhengguo. You must help me with this!"
"It's no problem for me to help, but I don't know much about this business..." Qin Zhengguo scratched his head, thought for a while and said, "Let me ask around first. I'll ask Sister Hui. She's actually in charge of the work at Xiangjiang Company. She knows more people in the business world than I do. Maybe she has some channels..."
"No need to look for Sister Hui, ask Liu Da, he must have the channel." Before Qin Zhengguo could finish his words, Song Yuanchao interrupted.
Qin Zhengguo was stunned and slapped his thigh: "Hey! Yuan Chao is right, I was also stupid, how could I forget about this guy?"
"Da Liu? Who is Da Liu?" Luo Yang asked puzzledly.
The people who knew the most about Liu Da and Shenghua were Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo. Even Li Daqi was not very clear about it. It was not that they were hiding it from him, but Li Daqi had been busy with Shenghua Telecom's affairs in the mainland for more than half a year and had no time to take care of these things.
Song Yuanchao was just about to explain to Luo Yang who Liu Da was when he suddenly saw a newspaper thrown aside. He had a slight movement in his heart and picked up the newspaper to turn to the entertainment page. As expected, there was indeed gossip about Liu Da in today's entertainment page.
"Look, that's the guy." Spreading out the newspaper and turning it in a direction, Song Yuanchao stretched out his hand and tapped a photo on the newspaper. This photo was taken by paparazzi when Liu and a famous actress came out of a bar. There was a huge headline on it: "Old love is not as good as new love? Liu Lianxiong's new girlfriend is exposed, and her body bomb is amazing..."
"Him? Do you know him?" Luo Yang asked in surprise after seeing clearly who the person in the photo was.
Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo looked at each other and laughed at the same time: "I know him, of course I know him, not only do I know him, but I am very familiar with him."
" How did you know him? This guy is on the entertainment headlines every day. You two wouldn't follow him too..." Luo Yang looked at Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo with strange eyes.
"Bah, what are you thinking about? Stop talking nonsense! Be careful or I'm going to sue you for defamation!" Qin Zhengguo quickly distanced himself from the matter and looked around guiltily, as if he was worried that Ying Caixia might overhear and cause trouble for him.
This henpecked look made everyone laugh and cry, and Li Daqi couldn't help but laugh so hard that his face turned red.
Song Yuanchao was also laughing on the side. Seeing their looks, Qin Zhengguo hurriedly explained that he was not the kind of person Luo Yang imagined. The reason why he knew Liu Da had to start from the past. He immediately started talking about the charity cocktail party, and then talked about how Liu Da later caused a stir in the stock market and staged a drama of returning as a king, as well as the details of his current cooperation with Shenghua.
Liu left the company before, but it didn't take him long to regain control of the company. Moreover, his operations in the stock market have been talked about by all walks of life in Hong Kong, and have even been called a classic case that is no less than that of Superman Li.
But Luo Yang didn't expect that Shenghua was actually behind Liu Da's operation to take back the company, especially when he almost fell into the hands of Song Yuanchao. Fortunately, Song Yuanchao let him go at that time, otherwise Liu Da would not be able to take back the company, and he might even lose everything.
Li Daqi had only heard about this matter a little, but it was the first time he knew it so well, and he couldn't help asking for some details. After Qin Zhengguo finished describing it vividly, Li Daqi couldn't help but sigh, saying that this guy was lucky, and it was fortunate that he met Song Yuanchao, otherwise, wouldn't it be miserable if he met someone else?
But it’s better this way. After all, there is no grudge between them. On the contrary, Shenghua not only takes this opportunity to become a shareholder of Da Liu’s company, but also makes Da Liu owe him a favor, which is also a good thing.
"Haha, I didn't think much about it at the time. It's always better not to have grudges in the business world. And although Liu has his own problems, we can't deny that he is good at business. If we really ruin his company, what good will it do us? The money earned in the stock market is only short-term profit. We have to look at the long term when doing business."
"What Yuan Chao said makes sense." Luo Yang agreed. "It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. I think this is a good result. By the way, since he still owes you a favor, this is a coincidence. Yuan Chao said earlier that he is the right person to find. Although I have never met Liu, I have read a lot of news about him. I heard that he has some connections in both the black and white worlds, and he is also familiar with people in the entertainment industry. He is a suitable candidate."
"Okay, if you think it's possible, find an opportunity to meet him. He should give me and Zhengguo face. Besides, if you cooperate, it will benefit both parties. You have connections in the mainland, and he has channels in Hong Kong, which can be regarded as complementary."
Luo Yang agreed immediately. As for how to negotiate and how to cooperate, they would have to wait until they met. But with Song Yuanchao and Qin Zhengguo coming forward, plus what they just said about Liu Da, Luo Yang thought that this matter could be basically confirmed, so he was more confident.
