Chapter 556 Nikkatsu Films

Chapter 556 Nikkatsu Films

Chapter 556 Nikkatsu Films
On January 1, in the top floor meeting room of the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, a large number of middle and senior management staff of Changxing Film Company and some well-known actors in Hong Kong gathered here;

The performance of "Huo Yuanjia" broke the record and was much better than before. Naturally, Changxing Film Company would not be stingy and directly booked the most luxurious hotel in Hong Kong, and then invited people who had made contributions within the company and some media from outside to come and celebrate.

Yang Wendong also participated. 500 million Hong Kong dollars was nothing to him, but it was a start. As long as Li Xiaolong could continue to achieve such results and match his own capital, he could conquer many places around the world.

Moreover, the cultural industry is much stronger in peripherals than the film and television itself. Although it is difficult to make peripherals for Hong Kong films, as long as the people in the films become famous, they can be regarded as one of the "peripheral" products. With them as the core, the development of Hong Kong's entire cultural industry can easily conquer the Asian market and even some countries in the world;

After all, Korean dramas were able to conquer Asia in the past, so Hong Kong dramas can theoretically do the same.

"Mr. Yang, may I ask?" Many reporters, who rarely saw Yang Wendong, came over to ask some questions, many of which had nothing to do with entertainment.
Yang Wendong was in a good mood and responded to some not-so-sensitive questions.

With today's achievements, he is no longer shy about the media and should communicate with the media when appropriate.

After a few interviews, Yang Wendong came to the main table and sat with Zou Wenhuai, Li Xiaolong and others;
Zou Wenhuai said: "Mr. Yang, Huo Yuanjia has been screened in Singapore and Taiwan, and theaters in Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines have also come to buy foreign films."

"Okay, just do the normal transaction." Yang Wendong nodded and said.

Even though Changxing Cinema Line has invested a lot in Southeast Asia, its core business is still in Singapore, Malaysia and the Chinese communities in several nearby countries. Whether it is time, resources or funds, it is impossible to really cover so many countries in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, foreign stocks will always exist. You just need to control the position that you can control. Under certain circumstances, although you can make less money by selling foreign stocks, it will be easier.

Zou Wenhuai smiled and said, "Okay, everything is under control. With the current performance in Hong Kong, it can be sold for at least several million Hong Kong dollars in Southeast Asia alone.

In addition, Xiaolong's last movie was also quite popular in Japan. Although the previous one didn't sell for a good price, the price of this one is much higher. It is estimated that it will be around 2-3 million. "

"Two to three to five million is too little for Japan." Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "With Japan's economy and population, as long as Xiaolong can make a name for himself, he can probably get thirty to fifty million."

Whether in terms of population or economy, Japan's base is dozens or even hundreds of times that of Hong Kong.

Zou Wenhuai nodded and said, "Yes, but no matter how popular the previous movie was, it was just a movie. In addition, the local theaters will not promote it, so its popularity is still limited."

It is difficult to promote anything in a country with a large population, and the same goes for celebrities, because there are too many competitors. Japan has a large population, but also a large number of celebrities. Unlike Hong Kong, Li Xiaolong became known to everyone very quickly after he became popular, because there were no other great actors.

Of course, in a larger country, if you can eventually become number one, the popularity and economic returns will definitely be higher. But no matter what, the time investment will also be greater.

“If we can acquire Nikkatsu, we will not only get a cinema chain, but also a basis for promoting Xiaolong and other Hong Kong actors and movies.” Yang Wendong said with a smile after taking a sip of red wine.

As early as 68, Yang Wendong was thinking about acquiring a Japanese cinema directly through a takeover model. This was because in economically developed places like Japan, cinema chains were already densely populated, and it was not cost-effective to build one on his own. It was just like a supermarket. If Wal-Mart built one and then others came in, it would be difficult for them to succeed.

Acquisition becomes the best model, but this kind of industry is not something you can acquire just because you have money. Although cinema chains are not a core industry that most countries pay attention to and protect, and Japan does not have many major restrictions on foreign investment in cinema chains, at least the acquisition must be made in good faith.

So I waited for two years before I got the chance.

Zou Wenhuai also said: "Yes, Nikkatsu Cinemas has more than 500 cinemas in Japan, which is more than ours in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia combined. However, Japanese cinemas are generally smaller than ours, but for us, it is also a big improvement."

"Okay, then after the Chinese New Year, let's go to Japan together and try to settle this matter." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Also, I have some other business in Japan, so let's take a look at it together."

Nowadays, many industries of Changxing Group have begun to expand overseas. In the early years, they were mainly in Southeast Asia, and later they gradually began to enter Japan, Europe and the United States. After all, these places are the largest markets in any era. Moreover, Changxing Group's industries are also trying to move towards high-end, which involves high technology, and naturally they also need to cooperate with Europe, the United States, Japan, etc.
Any country or industry needs to expand overseas after it becomes big, and the same was true for the mainland in the past.

"Okay, I have already been discussing the specific details of the cooperation with Nikkatsu." Zou Wenhuai replied.

When the boss gets involved in something, basically all aspects are almost the same and he just needs to make the decision. The boss may not ask about the details, but if he does, all kinds of information will have been prepared long ago so as not to waste the boss's time.

"Okay." Yang Wendong nodded and looked at Li Xiaolong: "Xiaolong, you should come with us as well. Just go for fun and bring your family. In addition, there may be opportunities to cooperate with Japanese films in the future. You can go and familiarize yourself with them first."

Although I don't like the Japanese very much, I still have to do business with them. It's a good thing to make money from them. I have been buying ships in Japan, so I have to get some trade surplus to make it worthwhile.

"Okay." Li Xiaolong naturally wouldn't refuse;
He also understood that he could not rely only on Hong Kong or a small number of Southeast Asian Chinese markets, and that cooperation with other countries overseas would become the norm;
Even in the future, he could return to Hollywood, become a real protagonist, and discuss cooperation with Hollywood movie giants on a fair basis. The foundation was that he could become famous in Asia, and Yang Wendong's capital could spread throughout Asia. The Spring Festival in 1970 was also very lively in the Yang family. This was the first time to celebrate the Spring Festival in the Taipingshan Villa.

TVB television station also prepared a high-quality gala for Hong Kong Chinese. Almost all the famous actors in Hong Kong participated in it and even took pride in participating. Even Li Xiaolong performed a martial arts show in front of the Hong Kong audience, which made Yang Wendong feel shocked and excited in front of the TV.

In the previous life, although many people knew Li Xiaolong, not many people had seen his real martial arts videos. Fortunately, Tik Tok is popular, and if you really want to watch it, you can just search for it.

After watching the performance, Su Yiyi asked, "Brother Dong, how did Li Xiaolong develop such strong muscles?"

"It's the result of practice. Talent and hard work are both indispensable." Yang Wendong shrugged and said;

To be honest, he envied such muscles, but envy was useless. There were not many of them in the world. It took an unknown amount of time and practice to have such muscles.
Of course, this is still purely natural. It's not like in the previous life when biotechnology developed, some crazy people injected all kinds of chemicals into their bodies to make their muscles strong. Yang Wendong had seen that before. It was simply outrageous and not "natural" at all. Korean plastic surgery was much better than this. It was so good that there was no abnormality to be seen after a successful plastic surgery.

Su Yiyi nodded and said, "I feel like there are too many muscles. Just enough is enough."

"Haha, yes. One day when I have time I will ask Xiang Xiaolong for advice and practice some martial arts." Yang Wendong followed.

Su Yiyi asked curiously: "Why? You want to practice martial arts too?"

Yang Wendong shook his head and said, "It's not martial arts training, but fitness. People still need proper exercise."

In fact, in the past few years, Yang Wendong would occasionally exercise, but it was always casual, without a strong desire, and because he was often busy with work and didn't have the time;
Nowadays, it is time to transfer part of the work arrangement to life, so you can do some fitness. After all, compared with almost inexhaustible wealth, health is more important.

Of course, there is no need to be extreme. Anything is not good if it is extreme. Even the best things can be harmful if taken in excess. Even Li Xiaolong's death may have been caused by excessive exercise.

Su Yiyi smiled and said, "Okay, let's practice together then."

"Okay, our whole family will go together." Yang Wendong said, "I plan to build a special gym in the north, with all kinds of daily exercise equipment. This will be more convenient for us. Going out for a run always has some risks."

Before the 70s, due to the chaos in Vietnam, many desperate criminals mixed in, which brought great challenges to Hong Kong's public security.

Although he was confident in his own security, he still had to guard against thieves at all times. Thieves would look for a weakness to break through, so he should not take risks unless necessary. It was better to be careful in this regard. In his previous life, many wealthy people in Hong Kong were targeted. Now that his family was the first Chinese consortium in Hong Kong, he naturally needed to be more cautious.

On February 1970, 2, Yang Wendong, Su Yiyi, Li Xiaolong, Zou Wenhuai, Zheng Yuhua, Wei Zetao and others took a private plane to Tokyo, Japan.

Changxing Group has already had a branch in Japan, and the relevant senior executives took Yang Wendong and others to the Imperial Hotel in Japan.

The next day, senior executives from Japan's Nikkatsu Company came to the Imperial Hotel as invited.

"Hello, Mr. Yang." Upon seeing Yang Wendong, several Japanese old men immediately bowed almost 90 degrees and said.

"Everyone, please take a seat." Yang Wendong would not be so polite to the weak among the Japanese;

This is how this nation is. If you are too nice to them, they will not take you seriously. Of course, for people of the same level, just behave normally.

Zou Wenhuai introduced: "Mr. Yang, this is Nikkatsu's president, Jiusaku."

"Yeah" Yang Wendong just nodded.

Two professional Chinese-Japanese translators were also chatting with everyone at this moment;

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Yang Wendong asked directly, "Mr. Juejiu, I want to acquire your Nikkatsu Company. What do you think?"

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