Hollywood New Century

At the Deep Water Bay Marina, Tong Liya took Simon to a yacht.

"This, you bought it?" Simon asked with a smile.

Tong Liya nodded and seemed very satisfied with the yacht. She smiled and said, "Last year, I found someone to order it from Germany. It is 80 feet and cost 35 million RMB!"

"It's not bad. In the future, we can hold various celebration banquets on the yacht. It is also hung under the company, but it is for my personal use."

It was Tong Liya who spent money to buy this private yacht, and then leased it to Galaxy Entertainment Company, and then only Tong Liya used it personally and took the company account.

Simon was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "It's more than five million dollars, so it's not cheap at the moment."

"The company has made a lot of money in recent years, especially last year's profit of 200 to 300 million people, which is a big reward." Tong Liya didn't dare to bow, anyway, thanks to Simon's guidance.

"Also, the Korean girl group has already debuted in RB this year, and they have been active in RB for a while. We will also arrange for them to come to China next month to officially enter the big Chinese market. According to the feedback we received, The response has been good.”

"What about RB, isn't there a company there too?" Simon asked again.

"Hey, I only have a few kittens, and I invested in two RB TV dramas, which are mainly promoted as RB, a Chinese or Korean artist." Tong Liya is basically stocking RB, and RB's manager is managing it.

"Xingchen Records originally only had a branch in RB, and the Asian market has not yet entered. Now it is also planning to enter the Asian market, but I seem to think that the Chinese side now prefers to listen to online music." Although Xinghe Entertainment is Simon helping Tong It was created by Liya, and she also holds a lot of shares through the fund company.

However, now Xinghai Entertainment is its main business, and Xinghe Entertainment is just the company Simon let Tong Liya gain a firm foothold in China.

"Records, it doesn't seem to be very good," Tong Liya knew of course. There are not many people buying records anymore, and the record industry is in decline.

"Stop talking about this, talk about your side, I heard Zhou Lixian say that you established the Galaxy Cinema Company, and now several theaters under our Xinghai International Cinema Company are cooperating with your cinema chain," Simon said.

"Yes, at the beginning of the year, we controlled a small theater chain company, and then we asked President Zhou for help, and introduced the Chinese Cultural Investment Fund to join us. Now there are six multiplex theaters that our Galaxy Cinema Line and Xinghai Cinemas cooperate with. Yes, they all exist as flagship stores of Galaxy Cinemas in various places," Tong Liya said with a bit of embarrassment,

"Even the cinemas invested by Xinghai International Cinema are expensive. Most of them are multiplex cinemas with IMAX giant screen halls. The cinemas of basic cinemas are all large cinemas with more than 10."

"Now the cost of the IMAX giant screen should be reduced," Simon said with a smile. After all, Xinghai owns the shares of IMAX. Xinghai International Cinema is basically rooted in the Chinese market, and it is mainly the mainland market.

"I saw it. The Xinghai International Cinema Company in the hands of President Zhou has invested in the construction of 26 large-scale multiplex cinemas, which are basically multi-functional luxury cinemas. The cooperation with the line is very helpful to us," Tong Liya said. The Xinghai International Cinema Company is a foreign investment, and the cinema investment can only account for half of the shares, and the theater chain company is not qualified to operate.

However, Xinghai International Cinema Company has a lot of money, and now there is Universal Pictures, it is too easy to find a theater chain to cooperate.

Simon smiled, Zhou Lixian seems to have learned his own way well! For those studios with superior geographical locations, the price of land is rising.

"Mr. Zhou told me if there is any idea to continue to expand the number of theaters, of course we have, but we can't just focus on the location in the center of the big city, we also have to develop to other second- and third-tier cities," Tong Liya Before listening to the opinions of the theater representatives, I felt that it was necessary.

Simon nodded and said: "That's right, the Chinese film market is developing very fast now, the annual growth rate of the box office is over 30%, and the demand for the number of screens is also greater. These few years are indeed a good time."

"At that time, Galaxy Entertainment can also seek listing, capital."

Tong Liya's eyes lit up. Just last month, Enlight Media was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Like Huayi Brothers, Enlight Media has a market value of four or five billion people. In terms of profitability, Enlight Media is no better than Galaxy Entertainment.

"I came to Hong Kong this time to discuss his next film with director Stephen Chow. I had participated in his "Tai Chi" before and it was very comfortable to work with him. This time he is the director, and we invested in him to shoot," Tong Li Ya is excited. Now Zhou Xingchi can be said to be a box office guarantee. Although "Tai Chi" is invested by foreign investors, the main body is Chinese participation.

"It turns out that it's no wonder you came to Hong Kong on purpose," Simon said with a smile, which is indeed a big deal.

"If I have a chance, I'll see if Universal has a suitable co-production film, and I'll make a Sino-US co-production film with you." Since Galaxy Entertainment is also going public, the movement can indeed make a big difference. As for Phoenix China Fund's shares in Galaxy, Simon didn't plan to hold much, and when he sold it, he would make a lot of money. Anyway, Tong Liya will be the major shareholder at that time, just let her toss.

Now, Tong Liya is not very interested in co-productions, after all, it is difficult to have a box office. And Simon has always been less interested in co-productions.

While Simon was on a comfortable vacation on a yacht in Hong Kong, RB's Sony headquarters was a little uncomfortable at the moment.

Tokyo, Ginza, in the small reception room of the Sony headquarters building. Sony's current chairman Howard Stringer and vice chairman Hirai Kazuo are meeting a shareholder of the Mitsui consortium.

After all, Sony is also a company of the Mitsui Consortium. The Mitsui Consortium has integrated and married through various resources, and the groups of its series have reached out to all levels. They may not hold many shares in their series, but they have the right to speak, so there are many people here. normal.

"That Mr. Simon Parker is going to target Sony for this trivial matter?" Mitsui shareholders looked at Howard Stringer and Kazuo Hirai with some doubts.

"Yes, the behind-the-scenes boss of Xinghai Entertainment has been working closely with China recently. It should be a small favor." Kazuo Hirai is already the successor of Sony's chairman. Many things are very clear. It's just a movie. It must be a trivial matter for Xinghai Entertainment.

"Xinghai Entertainment, can we?" Howard Stringer quickly reminded before the Mitsui shareholders finished speaking.

"Impossible, not to mention the size of Xinghai Entertainment, the power of Nine Head Bird Capital on Wall Street is also very large, coupled with his political connections and resources, it is really not difficult for him to really suppress Sony. "

Kazuo Hirai also nodded. He often stayed in the United States, but he knew more about Simon Pike's ability than those behind-the-scenes bosses who had been in RB.

"I understand, Columbia Pictures is an asset that Sony cannot give up," the shareholder of Mitsui shook his head,

"Then forget it!"