Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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In the 1990s, *********** was frustrated in economic reform, and then turned to political reform, implemented economic reconstruction and open policies in the country, and liquidated historical mistakes. As a result, his old man The reforms had serious and unintended consequences—leaders of the republics began to seek greater autonomy as central authority was devolved. With the deepening of openness, the Soviet Communist Party's historical problems and historical crimes have been exposed, and at the same time it has gradually lost popular support.

On March 11, 1990, Lithuania took the lead in announcing its independence from the Soviet Union.

Then Russia took the lead in issuing the Declaration of Sovereignty, followed by the other nine republics also issued the Declaration of Sovereignty one after another - declaring that their own country is a sovereign state, and its laws are higher than those of the entire Soviet Union. It is legal only if it does not violate the laws of the Republic or is approved by the Supreme Soviet of the Republic.

In other words, the Soviet Union at this time has entered the countdown to complete disintegration.

On March 12, 1990, *********** was elected the first president of the Soviet Union. Although the stock market crash in Taiwan had not completely stabilized, Xu Cun took this opportunity to visit the Soviet Union.

During the few days he stayed in the Soviet Union, Xu Cun, in addition to continuing to communicate with Yeltsin, Pu Jing, and radical officials, also asked Li Yuejin to meet and secretly talk with Sun Yong who had been active in the Soviet Union on his behalf. some.

Contrary to the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the reunification of the two Germanys - on March 18, 1990, the East German general election, the East German Christian Democratic Union became the largest party, and the East German Social Democratic Party became the second largest party. The Socialist Party became the third largest party. On April 12, the East German Christian Democratic Union and the East German Social Democratic Party announced a joint cabinet, and the Democratic Socialist Party became the opposition party for the first time. Subsequently, the new East German government signed a national treaty with the Federal Republic of Germany, which stipulated that the two countries would establish a monetary, economic and social union.

In other words, the countdown to the reunification of the two Germanys has also entered, and progress is rapid.

For Xu Cun, joining the European Union is of extraordinary significance, and the core country of the European Union is actually Germany. Therefore, Xu Cun must maintain a good relationship with Germany before officially joining the European Union.

In order to maintain a good relationship with Germany, and to use the platform of Germany to get in touch with political and business leaders in other European countries, after attending the inauguration ceremony of the first president of the Communist Party of China, Xu Cun flew to West Germany congratulated West Germany for killing the greatest enemy of the reunification of the two Germanys - the Democratic Socialist Party of East Germany.

The 1990s was the best time for any strongman with aspirations in the world market.

Since the 1980s, the economies of most European countries have been in a period of transition. Except for a few countries such as Germany, they are generally depressed at this stage, and the United Kingdom is a typical example of this. The sun never sets on this former invincible The empire also experienced a short-term recovery after the war, but it declined to a low point when it was in the hands of the iron lady Mrs. Thatcher. Not only did the huge colony that had been built for hundreds of years fall apart completely, but the once mighty Royal Navy was fighting against the Argentine horses. The last layer of glory was stripped in the Battle of the Islands, as was the British economy.

However--

Even if the United Kingdom declines again, it is currently the third largest film market in the world after the United States and Japan, and it will still rank among the top five in the world in a few decades.

With such a big film market, how could Xu Cun be willing to reject it?

But in the past few years, because Xu Cun opposed the UK several times, and forcibly acquired the British pride Standard Chartered Bank, the relationship between Xu Cun and the UK was very stiff, very, very, very stiff!

Therefore, Xu Cun's wish to enter the British film market before this is simply a dream!

but--

Today is different from the past—now, Xu Cun finally has a chance to ease relations with Britain.

First of all, the United Kingdom is a member of the European Community and will be a member of the European Union in the future. Xu Cun and his Neverland (after buying Saferadura Island from Spain, Xu Cun renamed it Neverland.) will also be a member of the European Union in the future, so it is inevitable that the two parties will cooperate in the future. The presence of Baye Bank and Standard Chartered Bank outlets around the world is a powerful boost to promote the euro (in fact, there is another reason, that is, Xu Cun has a good relationship with China, the United States, the Soviet Union, Japan, South Korea and other countries, which is conducive to EU diplomacy.), therefore, it is impossible for Britain, which is short of oil and gas and its economy has been declining, not to deal with Xu Cun.

Secondly, the differences within the British Conservative Party over Margaret Thatcher's policy on the European Community have obviously deteriorated, and this has triggered Xia Shunting, a reformer in the party, to propose re-election of the Conservative Party leader. In the first round of voting, Thatcher Mrs. Thatcher had more votes than her only opponent, Xia Shunting, but because Mrs. Thatcher did not get the required number of votes, a second round of voting was required. The incident led to Mrs. Thatcher announcing her abandonment of the party leader and prime minister. It was changed to Xia Shunting, Mei Jie and Han Dade. In other words, the era of Mrs. Thatcher has passed, and the UK will usher in a new era. Xu Cun, who has long been interested in improving relations with the UK, has long since A long time ago, he supported Mrs Thatcher's successor, then British Chancellor of the Exchequer, with 200 million pounds of campaign funds. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Xu Cun's relationship with the United Kingdom will definitely ease a lot.

Of course, even so, in a short period of time, Xu Cun will not even think about entering the UK in a big way—after all, Xu Cun has done too well in the past.

Therefore, if Xu Cun wanted to break into the British film market, he had to adopt a roundabout way—secretly buying a British theater circuit.

In the UK, there are three largest cinema chains - Odeon, Vue Entertainment Ltd, and UCT Cinema Holdings Ltd.

Odeon is a theater giant company that combines cinemas, video games, restaurants, etc. It is headquartered in the United Kingdom and has theaters in many European countries, with nearly 1,700 screens under its umbrella.

Vue and UCT are slightly weaker than Odeon, but they both have 1,300 and 400 screens in the UK and several European countries.

One of the purposes of Xu Cun's trip to Germany this time is to see if he can acquire one of the three cinema lines, UCT, which is controlled by two large companies in Germany and the Netherlands.

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