Chapter 348: Yao Ming's Transaction

After two drinks, Jordan organized a Texas Hold'em game, and He Zhongqiu also participated.

"Wolverine, can you tell me why the mainstream media is targeting you? You don't seem to have any negative news." Jordan asked while playing cards.

Many people at the table knew it, but some didn’t, and they all looked at He Zhongqiu.

He Zhongqiu said: "There is nothing wrong with saying it. Some people don't want me to be an American superhero. It's that simple."

Those who didn’t know looked at each other, thinking that was it.

But those who know know that He Zhongqiu only mentioned one of the reasons, and there is a more important reason that he did not mention.

Especially Arnold, he is the only one who understands the crisis that He Zhongqiu is facing during this period.

The most dangerous place for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival is New York State, which is a major voting base that cannot be lost.

If He Zhongqiu makes the wrong choice under pressure and gets involved as a Chinese, he might even commit suicide. The people who deal with him this time will definitely not show mercy.

Now that He Zhongqiu made the right choice, and with the support of a large group of brand owners behind it, the losses are not too great and the basic base has been maintained.

"Will you continue to make movies in the future?" Jordan asked.

"Of course, but you can't play superhero roles anymore," said He Zhongqiu.

"This is ridiculous!" Jordan said helplessly.

He did not know the truth and thought that some mainstream media really banned the Mid-Autumn Festival greetings. This was what he had experienced in the past. If he knew the truth behind this ban, he would probably be dumbfounded.

An incredible iron jersey performance and a 26-second MMA match made He Zhongqiu's name spread all over the world again.

Even if the mainstream media around the world don't give him front-page headlines, it doesn't prevent him from being the brightest star.

Hong Kong and Yinghuang are already in a state of despair.

The Baby Project invested 1.3 million Hong Kong dollars, but now it seems that the box office revenue in mainland China and Hong Kong will be at most million yuan, which is a huge loss.

The biggest worry is the upcoming release of The Forbidden Kingdom.

This magical blockbuster will be released in mainland China, Hong Kong, and North America, and the box office is crucial. If it fails again, Yinghuang will probably fall into the same predicament as Jiahe.

And it is certain that this movie will be blocked by opponents just like the Baby Project.

When I think of the film Bones, which cost $8000 million to make, my head starts to ache and throb, as if I’m having a stroke.

They wanted to avoid the White Bone Realm, but the mainland is their territory, and China Mid-Autumn Films can influence more than half of the theaters in the mainland, so they couldn't avoid it at all.

Like him, Mr. Wang, the general manager of Huayi Company, was even more worried and anxious than him, even terrified.

Yinghuang has a strong foundation, but Huayi has no foundation and started with only 100,000 US dollars.

The Baby Project and The Forbidden Kingdom not only emptied Huayi, but also mortgaged the entire company. Once the box office failed, Huayi would be completely wiped out. There would be no other outcome.

"Brother, we will lose at least 10 million RMB on the Baby Project. Can we count on Kung Fu King?" Wang Zhongjun asked in panic in Wang Zhonglei's office.

Wang Zhonglei stared at the box office data of Baby Project in his hand and said with great disappointment: "Baby Project's screening rate has been suppressed. Damn Yang Xue, Guns N' Dragon has 30% more screens than Baby Project."

"Brother, I'm talking about the King of Kung Fu." Mr. Wang reminded.

Da Wang said helplessly: "Use your brain, when it comes to Kung Fu King, the film schedule will probably be suppressed even more.

Both China Film and China Film have invested in White Bone World. Even if Yang Xue is polite, Han Sanping will not let her be polite. I am afraid that the screening rate will be..."

Having said this, he couldn't continue.

China Film Group and China Film Group invested a total of RMB 50 million in White Bone Realm. For the two major companies, this is one of the largest film investment projects.

White Bone Realm is the biological son of China Film and National Film. The Forbidden Kingdom has nothing to do with China Film and National Film, and cannot even be considered an illegitimate child. Who does China Film and National Film favor?
"What should we do then?" Mr. Wang asked anxiously.

President Wang is regretting his decision now. He knew that Liu Yifei had a relationship with He Zhongqiu, but he still banned him. Was there shit in his mind at that time?

"How about, brother, we surrender to Yang Xue?"

Mr. Wang originally wanted to say that he surrendered to He Zhongqiu, but when he thought that they had no way to contact He Zhongqiu at all, he changed his words and said that he surrendered to Yang Xue.

"What did you say?"

The king always glared at his younger brother and wanted to kick him.

"Brother, this is better than going bankrupt!" Xiao Wang pleaded.

"Humph!"

The king snorted angrily, "You and I are descendants of a noble family. How can you surrender to a poor native of Yanjing?"

Mr. Wang said hurriedly: "No, brother, Yang Xue is also a member of the compound like us, we can't kill each other!"

The king always looked at his younger brother and for the first time felt that his younger brother was really shameless.

An interview is in progress in Yang Xue’s office at China Mid-Autumn Film Company.

She interviewed all the future senior executives of Zhongqiu Group, but she was not allowed to interview the middle-level managers.

"Hello Xiaoran, I'm Yang Xue."

"Boss Yang, this is what happened. Wang Zhongjun from Huayi wants to invite you to dinner so that we can clear up the misunderstanding. What do you think?"

At this time, the work cell phone rang. When I answered it, I was a little confused. Hua Yi, who had already reached the end of his rope, wanted to surrender?
Li Xiaoran, like her, was also from a compound, so it was reasonable for Hua Yi to ask her to come forward.

But she didn't want to eat this meal. Huayi was about to be defeated. The most important thing to do at this time was to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy, rather than eating.

"Xiao Ran, can I treat you to dinner sometime?" she said with a smile.

"Okay, let's make an appointment when we are free." Li Xiaoran immediately understood what Yang Xue meant, and hung up the phone after chatting for a few words.

Li Xiaoran also informed Xu Jinglei immediately because Xu Jinglei asked her to do so. She said apologetically, "Jinglei, I didn't do it well. I'll treat you to a meal when I have time."

"Okay, let's have dinner together sometime."

Xu Jinglei called Wang Su back, saying that it was Wang Su who asked her to do this.

Wang Su replied to the letter to Wang Zhongjun. After receiving it, Wang Zhongjun was not angry but desperate.

"Brother, it's no use. Yang Xue didn't agree. What should we do?"

"What should we do? Just chill! At worst we can start over again." The King said angrily.

"If the King of Kung Fu fails again, we will lose completely. How can we start over again?" Mr. Wang asked in panic.

"Zhongjun, you haven't had any money in these years. Do you think I believe you?" The king said unhappily.

Mr. Wang said awkwardly: "I don't have much money left. I spent the rest."

"Huh, we started with only $100,000, and I still have a million dollars. How much do you have?" The King said confidently.

Mr. Wang said dejectedly, "One million and a half million RMB."

"$120 million."

Da Wang always considered, "Since Chu Qiu Pictures doesn't make music, we can just stick to our old business."

"Brother, take it easy. This is our last capital. If we lose again, we will jump off the building." Wang Zhongjun said with a lack of confidence.

After the All-Star Weekend, the NBA regular season continues.

On February 2, He Zhongqiu opened his first martial arts school in the United States.

On that day, all 1500 annual membership cards for three modes, from martial arts to fighting to fitness, were sold out.

All three annual passes cost $2 each, and there was a 8% discount on the opening day, so the price is now $1.6. The price is not low, but there are so many wealthy people in New York, and the sales revenue reached $2400 million.

The investment in this martial arts school is 500 million US dollars, and the annual income from rental depreciation, labor and operation is about 600 million US dollars.

"Brother Xia, Wellington, within three years, I will open fifty branches in the United States, fifty in Europe, and at least ten in Japan and South Korea combined," said He Zhongqiu.

"I will immediately recruit martial arts coaches in China and send them to the United States. The domestic branches can take a break for the time being." Xia Song said excitedly.

Judging from this branch in New York, it is much better than opening a martial arts school in China. The profit of ten martial arts schools in China cannot match that of this branch.

There are now 15 stores in China, 5 of which are in Yanjing alone. Annual pass sales are also very good, but the price is far lower than that in New York.

"I will immediately recruit strength coaches and combat and fitness coaches in the United States," Philip said excitedly.

Three years later, the company went public. As the general manager of the United States, he was also able to get shares in the company. Just thinking about it made him feel great.

He Zhongqiu had previously allocated 100 million to Xia Song, and later gave him another 100 million, for a total of 200 million US dollars in development funds.

He now has $4.5 million in funds available, with more than $40 million reserved for income tax, and at least $ million available. In developed Western countries, each branch costs $ million, so he can open branches with this $ million.

But the business was so booming and the money was recovered so quickly that if all stores were like the one in New York, he wouldn't have to invest any more money. With $2 million, he could open another stores around the world.

But New York is New York. Other cities cannot have the same situation, and an annual pass cannot be sold for $2.

So he still had to continue investing. He decided to wait until the 200 million was used up and then invest another 100 to 200 million US dollars.

With an investment of $300 million to $400 million, we should be able to open 100 branches in Western countries such as the United States, and then we can go public.

On February 2, a Houston media suddenly broke the news that the Rockets management and main center Yao Min had an irreconcilable conflict over the issue of his comeback.

Yao Min had surgery on January 1, and now the management asked him to return, but after the doctor his agent Mike Johnson found examined him, he believed that he would need two weeks to recover, so he rejected the team's request.

As a result, the media began to report that the Rockets management was interested in trading Yao Ming.

"Mid-Autumn Festival, I have no choice but to leave the Rockets now. Mike and the management have fallen out."

"Just leave if you want to. The Lakers and Cavaliers are waiting for you, and you won't be short of a new team."

"Ugh!"

"Bullshit! Stop groaning in front of me. What's the big deal? I almost got killed this time."

"No, what happened to you?"

"Hehe, if I tell you it will scare you to death, so I won't tell you."

"If you don't say it, don't say it."

"Now you can recover from your injury, reduce your weight, improve your speed and agility, increase your mid-range and long-range shooting ability and your ability to defend against pick-and-rolls, and you will definitely be a first-class offensive center."

"Uh-huh."

"There are no good centers in the league now. Shaq is old. Apart from me, you are the only one left. Including power forwards, there are only Duncan and Garnett."

"So, do you think I'm a Laker or a Cavalier?"

"We'll go to whoever has the best conditions and the best lineup. In principle, we'll give priority to the Lakers, which is the second-largest market. Wouldn't it be nice for us to meet in the finals?"

"Row."

"In this league, the strength of the teams is not that good. We are sure to win 70 games this season. We may even surpass Jordan's 72 wins."

"You're awesome!"

"What do you mean by count? This is how I think about it. This year is the dynasty. In 07 and 08, we won five consecutive championships. Then I will retire from the NBA. I will try to defend my title at the Beijing Olympics. Then I will retire from basketball."

"what?"

"Don't make a fuss. Being invincible is a lonely feeling. If you always win alone, you will lose your passion sooner or later. It's better to retire."

"You, you are such a boaster. Take the dynasty first."

"That is."

After February, the Knicks had 49 wins and 7 losses, were undefeated at home, and still had the best record in the league.

On March 1st, Tang Yan was about to graduate and returned to China to prepare for the graduation drama.

On March 5th, He Zhongqiu took Bai Bingbing to attend the Oscars.

On March 8, after exactly two months, Yao Min returned from injury.

During the two months of recuperation, he did not eat or drink every day, and he trained while sitting in a wheelchair, so he did not gain weight.

Now I am 136 kg, 1 kg away from the target tonnage. I can complete the weight loss plan before the end of the regular season.

On March 10, Yang Xue called and said that Aftershock, Huo Yuanjia, Guns in Time, and Baby Project were all cancelled.

The box office of Tangshan was 3.5 million RMB, breaking the record of Hero and becoming the No. box office in domestic film history.

Compared to the 80 million investment, it’s a huge profit.

As one of the producers and distributors, China Mid-Autumn Film's profit will not be less than 5000 million yuan.

There will also be some peripheral income, such as television copyright income. The CCTV Six Princesses, which is directly managed by the Film Bureau, has already purchased the broadcasting rights.

Huo Yuanjia's domestic box office was 8500 million RMB, which was only average. It was probably due to the impact of the other three films, otherwise the box office would have been much higher.

But with $2500 million in North America and $2700 million in other overseas regions, the global total box office reached $6300 million, far exceeding Aftershock.

In addition, there will be rich peripheral income from the North American market, which is estimated to be no less than 2000 million US dollars. The income of more than 8000 million US dollars is a huge profit compared to the investment of 1.5 million RMB.

As one of the domestic distributors, China Mid-Autumn Films can earn no less than 300 million RMB in profits from this movie.

As the only overseas distributor, Mid-Autumn Films of the United States will make a lot of money, at least $5 million in profit.

Guns N' Dragon grossed $7450 million domestically and $3500 million in North America, which is higher than Huo Yuan Jia's North American box office, plus $2100 million from other overseas regions.

The global box office is as high as 6400 million US dollars, which is a huge profit compared to the 1000 million US dollars investment, and the profit is even higher than that of Huo Yuanjia.

As the only overseas producer and distributor, American Mid-Autumn Film Company made at least $2000 million in profit.

As a domestic distributor, China Mid-Autumn Film Company's profit reached 500 million RMB.

The Baby Plan grossed 6130 million yuan, and if it is taken offline worldwide, the loss will exceed 8000 million yuan.

He Zhongqiu's two domestic and foreign companies will make a profit of 3200 million US dollars from the production and distribution of the three films, Aftershock, Huo Yuanjia and Guns in Time.

Among them, Yang Xue made a profit of 5800 million yuan, and Ross Lewis made a profit of 2500 million US dollars.

"By the way, Sanjin, the filming of Assembly will be completed in another week." Yang Xue said.

"Give Director Feng a big red envelope. He is quite capable," said He Zhongqiu.

"Guoxiao-Zhongqiu Company also participated in the investment, but it was only 800 million, so it didn't make much money. Should we give him a red envelope of 100 million?" Yang Xue asked.

"Let's make 5000 million, 200 million," said He Zhongqiu.

"Row."

Yang Xue added: "By the way, last time that Forbes company came to consult about our company's assets, Sanjin, the rich list is about to be released, and you must be on the list."

"He will definitely be on the sports celebrity list. He was on it last year and the year before." He Zhongqiu said indifferently.

Yang Xue asked: "Sanjin, the group company has completed the recruitment of senior and middle-level backbones. Now we need to integrate the resources of the six companies. What do you think?"

He Zhongqiu asked: “Sister Xue, I plan to inject another 200 million US dollars, which is the maximum amount of funds I can use now.

One hundred million dollars will be kept for the martial arts school, and the other one hundred million, Sister Xue, which company do you think we should give it to?"

"Well, try to give it to a domestic company. Who knows what kind of trouble you may encounter in the United States in the future." Yang Xue said.

"Does the film company still need funds?" He Zhongqiu asked.

Yang Xue calculated: "The cinema chain invested 10 billion RMB, the special effects company invested 1.5 million USD, the film company invested 3 million RMB in the Qiuxue Building, and the film company itself invested a total of 15 billion RMB.

The film company still has 12 billion in cash and 5 million in accounts receivable. We don’t need it anymore, it’s enough.”

He Zhongqiu heard that, that means he made 200 million yuan from investing in film and television in the past three years, which is not bad, so he asked again: "Can we still invest in real estate?"

Yang Xue said: "Sure, I don't know about other places, but here in Yanjing there are construction sites everywhere, and housing prices are rising day by day, so let's invest in real estate."

"Okay, then let's invest in real estate," said He Zhongqiu.

Yang Xue said, "Mr. Xia directly bought the building and collected rent and increased its value. Sanjin, do we want to start our own project?"

"No need, we don't have the background of those real estate companies, so let's use it to preserve its value." He Zhongqiu said.

"Xia Song recently told me that he can't take care of all the three companies he has, so he wants to hand over two companies. Sanjin, what do you think?" Yang Xue asked.

"Sister Xue, you make the decision. Which two companies does he want to hand over?" He Zhongqiu asked.

“Sports and cultural companies and real estate companies.”

Yang Xue replied, and then said: "I have considered it. The cultural and sports company has no business and its development is average. It is better to merge the company into the film company.

When I integrate the film company, I plan to add some cultural and sports business projects to facilitate the integration into the cultural and sports company."

"Okay, Sister Xue, you decide." He Zhongqiu said.

(End of this chapter)