Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

After meeting Song Yaolian, Wu Chou called Lin Daoqiu to report the current progress.

"Mr. Lin, I'm Wu Chou. I won't disturb your rest."

"No, have you already met Song Yaolian?"

"Yes, Mr. Lin, I have told him about the deputy chief, and he has promised to cooperate with us. At least in my opinion, Song Yaolian has been idle for so many years and has been sitting on the bench for so long. Naturally, he does not want to continue to work. Stay."

Lin Daoqiu was not surprised when he heard what Wu Chou said. After all, he knew Song Yaolian very well. He knew exactly what the other party was thinking and doing, so when Lin Daoqiu extended an olive branch to him Afterwards, adding some implication, Song Yaolian naturally would not and would not choose the opposite path unless he was not an idiot.

"Just take care of Song Yaolian's matter. Let Xie Tongyun get him active. His power in the south is already strong enough. Chief Li will definitely need his help now. As long as Xie Tongyun doesn't reveal that he is our As a person, Chief Li will definitely entrust him with important tasks."

"Mr. Lin, please rest assured. I have sent someone to contact Xie Tongyun secretly and will not let others know that he is in contact with us."

"I trust Boss Wu to do things. If that's the case, I'll wait for your good news."

Xie Tongyun is an important chess piece planted by Lin Daoqiu in the south, using him to control many businesses that are inconvenient for him to come forward.

Although the north is economically more developed, there are also many profitable businesses in the south. The important thing is that as long as you can control the theaters in the south, the theaters in the north will naturally not be a problem.

There are so many people on the island, and so many are willing and able to enter the theater every year. The market size is much larger than that of Xiangjiang. If it is developed well, it will also be a big ticket warehouse, Lin Dao Qiu naturally will not let go of this place that is similar to her own cultural taste and so on.

The island's share of the Asian cinema chain is not small at all, so Lin Daoqiu has to settle the Asian cinema chain's affairs on the island this time.

The next day, Fang Jinsheng came to the island with Lin Daoqiu's order.

As soon as they left the airport, Wu Chou had already brought people to greet Fang Jinsheng's arrival.

"Boss Wu, you're welcome. Just send me a car. I'm really embarrassed to mobilize so many people."

"Assistant Fang said, you and I are both good brothers. We are all good friends who have known each other for many years. It's not good for you and I to be strangers to each other like this. Please get in the car quickly. I have people ready to pick up the wind. Well, please take a rest and we will go to eat after you have rested."

Wu Chou invited Fang Jinsheng into the car, and then the motorcade drove out of the airport.

In the car, Fang Jinsheng couldn't help but said to Wu Chou.

"Boss Wu, this time I came to the island to be responsible for the expansion of the Asian cinema chain on the island. It's best not to be too aggressive."

Fang Jinsheng didn't like such a big pomp. He knew Wu Chou did all this to welcome him, but this time he went to the island under Lin Daoqiu's order, and he still didn't want too many people to notice him.

Sure enough, when Wu Chou heard what Fang Jinsheng said, he also became nervous.

"I'm sorry, Assistant Fang. I didn't think so much before. I just thought I would bring more people to pick you up. I won't do that next time."

"Of course I know that Boss Wu has good intentions, and I am very grateful to Boss Wu for his thoughtfulness, but as you know our current situation, it is better to keep a low profile."

Fang Jinsheng didn't say anything too serious to Wu Chou. He just reminded the other party. The tone and words he used were very moderate, so they would naturally not cause Wu Chou's dissatisfaction.

However, at this time, Wu Chou relied entirely on Lin Daoqiu's food, and Lin Daoqiu had saved him before. Not to mention that Lin Daoqiu had given him the grace to rebuild, he would not dare to offend the other party just by relying on Lin Daoqiu's food.

Not to mention that Fang Jinsheng is the closest person to Lin Daoqiu, equivalent to his eyes and ears. Over the years, others have not known it, but Wu Chou knows it clearly. Fang Jinsheng is almost the incarnation of Lin Daoqiu, and he has a good relationship with him. It will definitely only do you good and no harm.

When they arrived at the hotel, Wu Chou invited Fang Jinsheng to the room to rest.

During the break, Wu Chou made a few calls to his subordinates and seemed to be preparing something.

But in fact, Wu Chou canceled part of the ban and limited the number of people who could greet Fang Jinsheng to only one table. If this were not the case, Fang Jinsheng would probably not only see one table of people, but dozens of people.

"Is the situation like this with Xie Tongyun?"

At this time, Fang Jinsheng suddenly asked about Xie Tongyun.

Hearing Fang Jinsheng's question, Wu Chou replied with a smile.

"That kid has been very prosperous in the south in the past few years. We occasionally have some contact. Although it's not much, he is very well-behaved. He doesn't dare to discount what Mr. Lin told us. He will tell the truth. Completed, in the past few years, the theater chain in the south has basically fallen into the hands of Xie Tongyun."

"He has also been involved in the theaters in the north, but he has controlled the intensity very well and has not launched a large-scale attack, so he has not had any conflicts with people in the north yet."

Fang Jinsheng nodded while listening. As long as Xie Tongyun stays in the southern theater, that will be the best result. As for Wu Chou in the north, he will naturally handle it. When Xie Tongyun in the south and Wu Chou in the north unite, at least 80% of the people on the island will be All the above theater chains will fall into their hands.

But what makes Fang Jinsheng most regretful is that the TV station could not be completed. This was also what Li Zhengnan promised at the beginning, but unfortunately the other party just drew a cake to hang Lin Daoqiu. Fortunately, Lin Daoqiu saw through the other party's trick. I wasn't fooled by the opponent's big picture, otherwise I might have been tricked by the opponent by now.

"Let's go, it's getting late. Let's go eat first and chat while we eat."

Wu Chou said this, and then invited Fang Jinsheng to the banquet.

Fang Jinsheng nodded, and then followed Wu Chou to the restaurant he had prepared for dinner.

In order to entertain Fang Jinsheng, Wu Chou booked an entire restaurant. Originally, he planned to have hundreds of people dining together, but now there is only one table left in the restaurant.

"This is Boss Ji from Xiangfei Cinema, and Boss Liu from Longyao Cinema..."

Wu Chou introduced today's guests to Fang Jinsheng one by one. The owners of these cinemas are usually guests that no one else can invite, but as soon as Wu Chou called, they rushed over.

"This is the boss of Xiangjiang New Oriental Pictures, Mr. Lin Dao Qiulin's assistant, Assistant Fang Jinsheng Fang."

"Oh...it turns out to be Assistant Fang. I have admired your name for a long time. Please give me your advice in the future."

"Hello Assistant Fang, it's a pleasure to meet you, thank you very much."

The theater bosses suddenly became extremely enthusiastic when they heard that Fang Jinsheng in front of them was Lin Daoqiu's assistant.

After all, Lin Daoqiu's name is famous all over the world, and everyone in the Southeast Asian film circle knows it. These people would have been unlikely to come into contact with Lin Daoqiu and the people around him in their lives, but they didn't expect that Wu Chou would give it to him today. How could they not be excited that they created this opportunity.

"Everyone, you're welcome. I'm just an errand boy beside Mr. Lin. It's no big deal. Please take a seat."

Fang Jinsheng said it too politely. He is synonymous with Lin Daoqiu, and everyone still knows this.

Only after Fang Jinsheng sat down did the theater bosses dare to sit down.

"I invited you all here today, firstly, to give Assistant Fang a clean break, and secondly, because I want to discuss something with you."

Wu Chou finally spoke at this time, preparing to tell him the purpose of inviting these people here today.

When the bosses heard what Wu Chou said, they all looked at each other. Everyone didn't know what Wu Chou was going to say, but they always felt that nothing good would happen.

But since they were all here, it was useless to say anything at this time. They could only listen to what Wu Chou planned to do.

"Don't be nervous, everyone. I have brought you all here today because I have something good to discuss with you. Since it is a good thing, I will not let you suffer. Don't worry."

"Yes, yes, boss Wu has said so, so we will definitely not suffer any loss."

Although the man said this, there was almost no difference between the way he smiled and the way he cried.

Everyone knows what Wu Chou is. He says it is a good thing, but it may only be a good thing for him. If he says it to others, it may not be a good thing.

Wu Chou was too lazy to explain too much to the other party. He directly spoke to the theater owners present.

"It's like this. Mr. Lin Daoqiulin of New Oriental plans to acquire your theater chain. Now you can start thinking about how much money you are going to ask Mr. Lin."

"what……"

Hearing what Wu Chou said, everyone present showed shocked expressions. Lin Daoqiu wanted to buy the theater chain in their hands. What should he do?

It's not that they are worried that Lin Daoqiu doesn't have that much money, but that the business of the theater chain can be said to be good or not, which is equivalent to a money printing machine. If they sell the theater chain to Lin Daoqiu at this time, no matter how much the price is, they will think it is It was a loss, so everyone looked like they didn’t want to sell.

"Boss Wu, of course we are very welcome to cooperate, but you also know that we are only in the movie business. If we sell all the theaters, then we really don't know what to do. So we appreciate Mr. Lin’s kindness, but let’s forget about selling theaters.”

At this time, the boss, who was a little more courageous, stood up and declined Wu Chou's kindness.

But now that Wu Chou has already spoken, and this is something Lin Daoqiu has explained, there is no room for these bosses to object.

"Mr. Lin has already figured it out for you. When you sell the theater chain, you can work for Mr. Lin, so you don't have to worry about having nothing to do in the future."

Wu Chou's words made all the bosses present speechless. When he opened a theater chain, he would be his own boss and make money by himself. No one would be willing to sell the theater chain to Lin Daoqiu as a wage earner for him.

"What's wrong? Do you think the solution proposed by Mr. Lin is not good, or do you think I, Wu Chou, don't have enough dignity?"

When Wu Chou said this, he suddenly pulled his face down. It seemed that if they didn't agree to sell the theater today, they might offend Wu Chou.

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit tense, Fang Jinsheng stood up at this time.

"Everyone, Mr. Lin wants to buy your theater chain, which is actually a good thing for you, because if your theater chain is not sold, there will be no business in the future."

Fang Jinsheng's words sounded like he was threatening them. The bosses of these theater chains did not think that their theater chains would have no business in the future. Compared with the current movie world, which is so good, not only every movie can be full, but every year Most of the time, theaters make money, so how could they be out of business?

"I know you may not believe what I say, and may even think that what I say is just to intimidate you, but I can tell you that Mr. Lin's long-prepared Asian theater plan will be officially released. If it is released in Asian theaters If your movie is not released in other theaters, do you think your theaters will still have business in the future?"

"Ah...this...how is this possible?"

Some bosses couldn't help but started shouting. If what Fang Jinsheng said was true, then they would no longer be able to get movies shot by New Oriental. They wouldn't even be able to get those movies made in Xiangjiang. They could only get There are some locally shot movies, but compared with movies from Xiangjiang or New Oriental, the quality is more than one level lower.

When Brigitte Lin left the island to film in Hong Kong, it was because only romance films were filmed here on Baodao. People on the island were tired of watching this type of film, so many of the stars who were popular in the past were now filming romance films. If you don't go on stage, you will either leave the island to develop in Xiangjiang, or you will have retired.

So when Fang Jinsheng said this, everyone already had a premonition that it would be almost impossible for audiences to buy tickets for their theater chains in the future, and the business that was as profitable as before might really be forced to close. Daji, if this is the case, then they really have to sell their theater chain to Lin Daoqiu.

"Don't worry, you have a few months to think about it slowly. Once the Asian Cinema Chain is established, your time to think about it will no longer exist. I am telling you this for your own benefit. Of course, you can also If you don’t listen, keep carrying it on, but I believe you won’t be able to carry it on for a long time, and by then the value of your theater chain will definitely drop to only 10% of what it is now.”

"This time I came to Baodao with enough cash. I will add some more money to purchase based on the market price of your theaters. In this way, you don't have to worry about losing money. What I said today can be done slowly after you go back. Think about it slowly, and I hope you can finally make a decision that suits you best. That’s all I have to say.”

After Fang Jinsheng finished speaking, he said nothing more. Wu Chou also smiled and nodded, leaving only a group of bosses with grimaces on their faces.