The annual Hong Kong Film Awards has also come to an end. "Rouge" starring Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui became the biggest winner, winning six awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. Anita Mui also

After winning the Taiwan Golden Horse Award last year, the same movie was used to crown the Best Actress again. In one year, many actresses have completed their lifelong journey, making many people feel envious and jealous, just like when Tony Leung Ka-fai was suddenly crowned, and even

Still have it.

The change brought about by the arrival of Cai Zhiliang is the award of Best Actor. Because "A Lang's Story" was filmed in advance and directed by Zhang Wanting, "Seven Little Fortunes" that was originally supposed to be released last year was not released until the end of last year.

At that time, it was officially launched, but it has not yet been released.

As a result, Zhou Runfa achieved an unprecedented three consecutive wins in the history of the Academy Awards with "A Lang's Story". You must know that this is the 8th Academy Awards, and more people are starting to figure out which movies Zhou Runfa has starred in this year.

, is it possible to compete for the Best Actor, and is it possible to win an unprecedented four consecutive championships?

In this way, it was a wave of publicity for Chua's Pictures and On Lok Cinemas. "God of Gamblers" and "The Bloody Heroes" also began to enter the horizons of Hong Kong people and attracted the attention of more and more movie fans.

Therefore, after the Hong Kong Film Awards came to an end, Chua's Pictures and Anle Cinemas also began to promote the two films.

Before this year's Oscar ceremony, "Rain Man" came to an end after four weeks of screening and exhausting all its potential. The box office finally stayed at 19.23 million, temporarily ranking fourth on the box office list.

In Central, Hong Kong, the Golden Sing Cinema, originally owned by Golden Princess Cinemas on Hong Kong Island, is now owned by On Lok Cinemas. It is currently being renovated and will be expanded into a five-hall cinema, becoming On Lok Cinemas' leading cinema on Hong Kong Island.

The whole Central.

Cai Zhiliang met Jiang Zhiqiang here, who was receiving Peter Liang from the Paramount Pictures Distribution Department in order to distribute the "Raiders of the Lost Ark III: The Last Crusade" produced by Lucas and directed by Spielberg.

", will be released in North America next month and will be released in Hong Kong two weeks later.

"How was your conversation with Peter Liang?"

"Peter Liang said it was 50% of the revenue, and he thought it was the once arrogant Paramount Pictures."

Paramount was once known as the giant among Hollywood giants. Its status in the United States was like that of Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong in the 1960s and 1970s. As it was targeted by the government’s antitrust department, the Federal Supreme Court issued a decree that Paramount

Judgment, so that the vitality is seriously damaged.

But Peter Liang dared to speak, and of course he had his reasons. Although the first part of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" was hardly a success, the second part earned nearly 20 million at the box office, ranking 8th on the 1984 box office list.

Jiang Zhiqiang sneered and said: "I will reduce Paramount's revenue to about 30%. It has always been like this."

Jiang Zhiqiang's confidence lies in the 26 theaters owned by Anle Cinema Line and the reputation of the first theater chain in Hong Kong.

Cai Zhiliang said: "If we can sign a ten-year distribution agreement, that is, if all Paramount movies are distributed by Anle Cinemas in Hong Kong City, there is no harm in increasing it to 40%."

"Why?"

"A Hong Kong film worth 30 million Hong Kong dollars is already considered a big cast, but in Hollywood, this is an ordinary investment. Although you may not be able to make a blockbuster if you have money, you definitely won't be able to make it if you don't have money."

This is the huge difference between Hong Kong films and Hollywood blockbusters. It is like an insurmountable gap. Cai Zhiliang sighed: "You should also have got the news. I have asked George to invest in Cameron's "Terminator II", with an estimated investment of US$75 million.

, may become a benchmark for Hollywood blockbusters. If things go on like this, the investment gap between Hong Kong films and Hollywood films will become wider and wider, and under the impact of Hollywood films, it is likely to gradually lose the Southeast Asian market, and even the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets."

"These gaps existed ten years ago." Jiang Zhiqiang has been in Europe and the United States for many years and understands the gaps. However, he does not think that Hollywood blockbusters can beat Hong Kong films in a short time. After all, Hong Kong films have firmly established themselves in the past ten years.

It occupies the Southeast Asian market and can also be distributed to Europe and the United States. So some people don't take it seriously, but think that Cai Zhiliang is a bit alarmist.

"Ten years ago, there were always three or four, or even half, non-Hong Kong films in the top ten at the box office every year. But now, at most one non-Hong Kong film occupies the top ten at the box office every year. This shows that as long as Hong Kong films remain

The current level will still be enough to defeat Hollywood blockbusters and maintain the Southeast Asian market within ten years. After all, there are still huge differences between Eastern and Western cultures."

Jiang Zhiqiang has been shopping for films in Europe and the United States for many years, and he feels that he understands the differences in the market better than Cai Zhiliang.

Cai Zhiliang said: "The key is that computer technology has developed too fast in recent years. You will see it when "Terminator" is released."

"The US$75 million "Terminator" is the largest investment scale in Hollywood. I would like to see what is the reason that makes you so unsure of Hong Kong films."

There is no point in saying more. Considering the current situation of Hong Kong films in Southeast Asia, it seems hard to believe Cai Zhiliang’s words and inferences.

Cai Zhiliang just asked: "When will the renovation be completed?"

"A total of 7 theaters will be renovated by the end of next month. By then there will be 17 theaters in the Anle Cinema chain with at least two screens, for a total of 57 screens." Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile, there is no more than this.

of theaters.

For Cai Zhiliang, the reason for investing in movies at the beginning was because of the golden decade of Hong Kong films. The ultimate goal is to own a cinema line of his own when the golden period of Hong Kong films ends, and continue to make profits by introducing and screening Hollywood blockbusters. Now it is only three years old.

After more than a year, the layout has been completed, and it can be proud of for at least another twenty years.

Soon, Cai Zhiliang received a call from Liang Botao, who had already arrived at the teahouse.

After Mingxiu Newspaper purchased nearly 40% of Huang Yulang's shares and already held more than 70% of the shares, it immediately launched a comprehensive acquisition in the market. Well-informed people naturally knew that Mingxiu Newspaper was preparing to go public through a backdoor merger.

I have a meeting this afternoon.

"I've been waiting for a long time. I met an acquaintance downstairs and was delayed for a while." Cai Zhiliang said sorry, and then ordered a lotus seed bun and a cup of tea.

"How come you still have time to treat me to tea at the critical moment of acquiring Guang Sang Bank?"

Peregrine, with the support of Cheung Kong Holdings' Li Chaoren, is leveraging its acquisition of Kwong Sang Bank, which has a market value of HK$1.45 billion, with less than 300 million in capital, which is a stroke of genius.

Kwong Sang Bank borrowed HK$600 million from the bank, and together with its own reserves of HK$300 million, a total of HK$900 million was first distributed to the shareholders of Kwong Sang Bank in the form of special dividends. The purpose of this move was to reduce the market value of Kwong Sang Bank.

It was reduced from the original HK$1.45 billion to a level of HK$800 million to HK$1 billion.

Then, the major shareholder Cheung Kong Holdings resold its 55% stake in Kwong Sang Bank to Peregrine International and other investors at a price of HK$860 per share. After the transaction was completed, Cheung Kong recovered the funds for the earlier full acquisition of Kwong Sang Bank.

, and still holds 20% of the shares of Guangsheng Bank, becoming the second largest shareholder.

Peregrine International spent more than HK$200 million to purchase 30% of the shares of Kwong Sang Bank, becoming the company's major shareholder and responsible for the placement of the remaining 25% of the shares, of which Huitai Real Estate accounted for 10%. After all, Kwong Sang Bank is

A high-quality property company, Jinhe Investment also plans to purchase 10% of the shares.

After Peregrine International took over the ownership of Guangzhou Bank, it immediately sold the company's interest in the Wanguo Baotong Center and cashed out HK$625 million in funds to offset the bank's debt. Guangzhou Bank became a debt-free company. After this arrangement, Peregrine International became a debt-free company.

Qin International successfully controlled a listed company with capital three or four times larger than its own.

"Why would Mr. Cai know that Mingxiu Newspaper is planning to go public through a backdoor merger? Doesn't it need an underwriter?"

"The shares of Mingxiu Newspaper are underwritten by Gold River Investment and Goldman Sachs. We don't need other underwriters for the time being. However, there is another matter that we can cooperate with Peregrine." Liang Botao's directness made Cai Zhiliang a little embarrassed, but Mingxiu

Newspapers really don't need another underwriter.

"You were also involved in the acquisition of Hang Lung Bank. You understand the situation. Now I am preparing to list Hang Lung Bank."

Liang Botao's understanding of Hang Lung Bank was not only about the acquisition, but also because when it acquired Guangdong Bank half a month ago, Peregrine borrowed 250 million from Hang Lung Bank. He asked: "As far as I know, several banking groups are interested recently.

Are the acquisition of overseas trust banks and the listing of Hang Lung Bank also related to this matter?"

"Yes." At this point, Cai Zhiliang did not need to deny it, saying: "I met with Financial Secretary Zhai Kecheng last month and explained Hang Lung Bank's intention to acquire Overseas Trust Bank. Now I am waiting for news from the government. Unfortunately,

Are you well-informed?

Only Hang Lung, Bank of East Asia, Bank of China Group, and even HSBC Group have also expressed similar intentions. Nowadays, everyone is vying for the throne, and they can only use their own methods, so Hang Lung Bank needs to introduce strategic partners and go public to raise sufficient funds."

"If it were just Guoco Group or Bank of East Asia, with the strength of Sungei Wang Investment, Hang Lung Bank would be able to fight. But if it competes with Bank of China Group and HSBC, Hang Lung Bank would hardly have any chance of winning." Liang Botao commented.

In a sentence, it was precisely because I understood the situation of Hang Lung Bank that I thought it was impossible, but I couldn't give up on a business involving billions of funds, so I said: "I need to know more about it."

"Yes, you can contact Wen Guoliang directly. He is responsible for this matter. You must have the confidence to win, just like Peregrine can win the Kwong Sang Bank, making the impossible possible." What Cai Zhiliang values ​​​​is Peregrine's ability.

, as well as the various forces behind him, may become a help to Hang Lung Bank. After all, Gold River Investment is also a shareholder of Peregrine.
Chapter completed!