You don't understand the happiness of the director

Wang Quan understood what Dorothy meant. Jiaheye is the most glorious company in the history of Hong Kong movies. It can even be said that there is no one. It is this company that single-handedly created two international superstars, Bruce Lee and Cheng Long, and established the foundation of Hong Kong Entertainment. The layout of the rivers and lakes, and the four gold bricks in the title sequence are the youthful memories of countless people.

"Why are you interested?" Wang Quan asked with a smile.

Dorothy, "One thing is true. The current market value of this company is not high, only a few hundred million Hong Kong dollars."

It's only a few hundred million. Boss Tao is so loud now that he doesn't take hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars seriously anymore.

However, Wang Quan was also a little curious, "Why is it so cheap? I have the impression that there are many masterpieces in Jiahe's film library. The copyrights of these old movies are worth a lot of money in Hollywood."

And Jiahe also has many cinemas across Asia!

Dorothy is half a Xiangjiang native. She often went to Xiangjiang for short stays when she was a child. She also saw her grandfather cupping Zou Wenhuai. According to her, "Originally, the film industry in Xiangjiang was declining, and the stock price naturally couldn't rise. Plus, people who went to school If you lose money when you play on the Internet and build a video website, the stock price will drop even more."

Dorothy further persuaded Wang Quan, "We want to do global distribution. Asia, especially the Southeast Asian market, is actually not easy. After all, there are many countries in Southeast Asia, which are divided into several markets. The six major countries have been operating for many years to achieve the current results. Rather than starting from scratch, we might as well just buy an existing company, and Golden Harvest is a perfect fit. They have distribution channels all over Asia, and they have theaters in Hong Kong, Bay Area, Mainland China, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia!"

Hearing this, Wang Quan was really moved, "So Jiahe is really good!" Because it developed early, Jiahe's cinemas were all owned by its own companies, and when they first entered the mainland to build cinemas, the policies were quite generous, so they were basically all owned by themselves. Real estate, no worries about rent.

Dorothy, "How about we raise some funds and take it down!"

Wang Quan asked, "What is Jiahe's share distribution like now?"

Dorothy has obviously done some homework, "The largest shareholder is Boss Zou's family, and then Li Jiacheng. Jiahe has encountered several crises before, and it was Li Jiacheng who helped Boss Zou through it for the sake of his friends. Crisis has now become the second largest shareholder of Jiahe, and then there is EMI Records..."

Although there are many shareholders, everyone's willingness to hold it is not strong. Many people, including Li Jiacheng, are looking at Boss Zou's face. If Boss Zou says he quits, everyone will probably be happy to let go of this burden.

Dorothy's idea is that Long Toutou's movie will use Jiahe and Xiangjiang as a springboard to enter Southeast Asia, and with the cooperation of Neon's branch, the mainland and the Asian market will be under control!

Wang Quan, on the other hand, wanted exactly the opposite of what she thought. What he wanted was for Chinese-language films to be exported to Southeast Asia using Xiangjiang and Jiahe as springboards, and to cooperate with Dragon Head to go global.

It will only become more and more difficult for mainland films to go global in the future, but if this film is disguised as a Hong Kong film, the difficulty will be greatly reduced. The West is wary of the mainland, but it has a different attitude towards Hong Kong.

In addition, co-productions enjoy more policy benefits. Some standard films cannot be shot in the mainland. If they are produced by Heung Kong Capital, or the story takes place in Hong Kong, they will easily pass the Film Bureau's review.

For example, Wang Quan once watched Du Qifeng's future movie "Drug War". If this movie was shot by a mainland team, unless there was a big help, it would be tortured crazy by the relevant departments. But with the co-production between the two places, Du Qifeng could easily do it. When it was filmed, the mainland directors even cried with envy.

"Tao'er, are we brothers?"

"Of course, dead brother!"

Wang Quan said, "Well, Jiahe, don't argue with me. This is a golden brand of Chinese-language films. It should stay in China and continue to shine for Chinese-language films."

"Even if we buy it, we will stay in China, and Long Toutou is half as good as you."

"It's a small half."

"Hey, if you tell people this now, they will ignore you."

"Don't drive with me, I'm serious," Wang Quan said, "I am determined to win Jiahe, and with the current size of the dragon raising its head to swallow Jiahe, the debt I carry is too heavy. I don't know how long it will take for Jiahe to be profitable, or even possible You will continue to lose money, so even if it is for Long Tiantou, don’t fight with me. When I get Jiahe, it will be equivalent to Long Tiantou getting Jiahe, and it will not affect your idea of ​​​​distributing in Asia."

"But do you have that much money?" Dorothy looked at him doubtfully.

Wang Quan, "I had no money, so I asked my dad to sell a few antiques. Money has never been an issue."

Dorothy, "Damn it, you've tricked me again, okay, I won't argue with you anymore."

At this time, they had reached the door of the house. Tao Weilong opened the door and saw the two of them, "I thought you fell into the sewer. If you don't come in, the old man is impatient and pulls his hand."

Wang Quan and Dorothy immediately entered the door with their fingers intertwined. Wang Quan wished Tao Daqi New Year greetings in Cantonese. Tao Daqi stroked his long beard and said, "Little Wang, come here, let's meet and take your pulse."

Wang Quan skillfully stretched out his left hand. Tao Daqi looked at Wang Quan, then at Dorothy, and nodded secretly. My granddaughter's strength should not be underestimated. It was a bit overwhelming for Xiao Wang to have such a good foundation. "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. I've eaten." I’ll give you some acupuncture.”

"Ah, Grandpa, what's wrong with me?"

"They are all small problems, not worth mentioning. Eat and eat."

After leaving the Tao family, Wang Quan felt refreshed and his mind was still spinning. He had been thinking about Jiahe. Although he and Dorothy spoke firmly, he was actually beating a drum in his heart.

Buying an old Xiangjiang film company, who will manage it, how to stop the company from losing money, and how to get the company on the right track are all very troublesome issues. In fact, Wang Quan cannot rule out the fact that it will only get worse after buying it. possible.

After all, Wang Quan’s current focus is Hollywood, and his future focus is the mainland. It is impossible for him to invest too much energy in Jiahe, but it is not easy to find management talents who are familiar with the situation in Hong Kong.

Fortunately, Boss Zou only revealed to his old friend that he wanted to withdraw from the film industry. At this time, he had not actually announced the sale of Jiahe, so Wang Quan was not in a hurry.

He also discovered from the film and television library that it was not until 2008 that there was a new company called Chengtian Jiahe. As soon as he saw the name, he knew what was going on. As for Chengtian, he was no stranger.

At that time, Wang Jingchen took away dozens of big-name stars from Huayi Brothers and defected to Chengtian Entertainment. After the establishment of this company, it became rich and aggressive, but behind it was actually Japanese capital.

After thinking about it, Gadot came back and invited her to attend the Oscars. He hoped to be with her on the red carpet.

"Ah, what about Lily?"

Wang Quan smiled, "Lily is the heroine. She has the hero to accompany her. If not, her father will be there."

"But I wasn't invited to the Oscars either?"

"Who said that, you are so popular now, why didn't Oscar invite you? It's just that I asked Anne to give me the invitation letter." Wang Quan took out two Oscar invitation letters from under the pillow.

Although King Power has become a hit this year, Gadot has also become a minor hit with "Escape Room", and her popularity has even surpassed that of the heroine.

Gadot happily kissed Wang Quan on the mouth. Next, she wanted to take a bath and invited Wang Quan to visit.

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Before the Oscars came, Wang Quan was still busy with the post-production of "Twilight", participating in the entire process and being meticulous.

In addition, during this period, he often made phone calls back home, wanting to know more about Jiahe's current situation.

It is not easy for him to eat Jiahe now, and it is even very difficult. Fortunately, he has not used the money yet. When the time comes, he can just mortgage Jiahe and go to the bank to get money.

February 25th was the night of the Oscars, and the movie channel chose to broadcast live this time, only one minute later than in the United States.

Before the broadcast, the movie channel's ratings began to rise. After more than half a month of vigorous marketing by the media, it is now well known in China that King Power has been nominated for seven Oscars. Many people are not interested in movies. People all want to see if the Oscars can be awarded to a Chinese.

Although Li Yin has won it once before, which directly made him a god in the hearts of many movie fans and became the number one Chinese director surpassing several major directors at the same time, most people think that Li Yin and Wang Quan are two different things.

How hot is this matter? Let's put it this way, even Wang Qiankun has kept a low profile.

The last time he was shortlisted for Best Original Screenplay, he almost informed the neighbors, put up banners at Dawang Cinema, and broadcast the Oscar live on the big screen.

But this time he was unresponsive and didn't even accept media interviews. I'm afraid he also realized that the Chinese people have such high expectations for their son. If he didn't win an award again this time, I'm afraid he kept calling Wang Quan the best of the Chinese. The media in the light should turn around and adopt a negative tone. After all, what they feed on is celebrity popularity, and they don’t care about other things.

Moreover, Wang Qiankun also asked Wang Quan, and he said, "The probability of not getting a prize is 60%."

"Why is it so high?"

"Let's just put it this way. The previous "Juno" won the most awards in various weather vanes and film critics for its original screenplay. However, because of my identity as a Chinese, there is a high probability that I will not win this award that I should have won. The other two awards are Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Phil Collins, but because he has won the Oscar before, his probability of winning again is lower."

So Wang Qiankun watched the movie channel alone in the courtyard.

But soon someone came to ring the doorbell, and judging from the surveillance camera, it was Yang Mi.

When she opened the door, she saw Yang Xiaolin and his wife following Yang Mi.

Yang Mi held the fruit in her hand, "Uncle, our TV is broken, can we use your TV?"

Wang Qiankun felt like a mirror in his heart. Mimi is such a nice girl. She also knows how to come and accompany me, a lonely old man. The Yang family's younger siblings are also in good shape. But this old Yang has a droopy face. Is this the attitude of a public servant of yours?

He smiled and welcomed the family in. There were also melon seeds and dried fruits bought during the New Year. "Come on, the sowing will be done in five minutes."

Yang Chunling asked, "Brother Wang, it's such a big event for Quan'er, but Sister Mei didn't come over to watch it with you."

Wang Qiankun waved his hand, "I invited her, but she didn't come because she said her TV is big. No matter how big her TV is, it can't be as big as my movie screen here."

In Wang Qiankun's home, there is a small cinema. You can watch movies with the curtains closed and lowered. There are about a dozen soft sofa seats and Dolby surround sound. It is a pleasure.

It was obviously not the first time for Yang Mi to come here. She took a popsicle from the refrigerator in the screening room. Today was a day where she could eat popsicles, but it was a pity that Brother Quan was not lucky enough to enjoy it.

At the same time, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli are also waiting for the Oscar Awards Ceremony on the Movie Channel.

Liu Yifei originally wanted to fly back to Los Angeles with her mother and find a way to get two tickets for the awards ceremony, but her performance in the Spring Festival Gala was so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that she was deeply loved by children in middle and high schools across the country. It was the second highest-rated Spring Festival Gala this year. Among the programs, the top one was Zhao Benshan's skit, so she received an invitation from the United Nations Children's Fund in China to participate in a charity concert, so she was unable to go to the United States.

"It's good to watch TV," Liu Yifei looked at her mother, "Why aren't you wearing a cheongsam? You're so successful!"

Liu Xiaoli looked at her daughter wearing a cheongsam and said, "You are called superstitious."

"This is a beautiful blessing. There are still a few minutes left. Just go and change it."

Unable to stand Liu Yifei's nagging, Liu Xiaoli had to change into a cheongsam. However, she is a delicate person. Since she changed into a cheongsam, she had to recombine her hair and choose suitable jewelry.

Liu Yifei looked at her mother's hairstyle and then at her scrawled braids. Alas, she was outclassed again.

While sighing, Wang Quan took Gal Gadot onto the red carpet. Liu Yifei immediately raised her chest and raised her head. She can lose to her mother, but she cannot lose to foreigners!

But Gadot tonight is indeed very good. As a newcomer that United Elite Agency is currently promoting, the company has helped her secure a lot of fashion resources. In addition, Gadot has a slender figure, paired with a noble and elegant dress, and The mood of appearing on stage with her sweetheart is a plus. Her whole body is simply glowing tonight!

Wang Quan and Gadot sat down, and soon Lily, Ma Ling and others appeared around them. Lily's father Phil did not come tonight, but he gave Lily an acceptance speech and asked her to open it when she needs it. Burn it immediately.

Wang Quan asked Lily, "Did your father give you two paragraphs or one speech?"

"A paragraph."

"What if he wins two awards?"

Lily, "He said, if that happens, you will receive the second award, and you can say whatever you want."

Wang Quan smiled, "Then I'll thank him."

But he thanked him early, and soon the Best Original Score award was awarded.

From the names read out by award presenters Penelope Cruz and Hugh Jackman, "Tower of Babel" is off to a good start.

"Juno" received only six nominations out of seven.

Next, King Power's good friends Naomi Watts and Robert Downey Jr. presented the award for Best Visual Effects. "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", which has swept the world, won this award as no surprise.

But what Wang Quan is thinking about at this moment is, when will the domestic film awards be able to add such an item? It may be when Chinese-language films really become prosperous. However, even if it is as strong as Hollywood, there are only three candidates for this nomination. It shows where the special effects industry blockbusters are. They are all scarce goods.

Next, there are five candidate songs for Best Original Song, three of which are from "Dreamgirls". This is a musical musical, and music is its strong point. "Juno" is actually not as competitive in this award as most Great soundtrack.

However, the name that came out of the mouth of award guest John Travolta was "YOU"!

Song written by Phil Collins for Juno!

"Juno" finally hit the ground running!

(I have something to do today and won’t come back until tonight. Sorry~)