this man is not calm

Chapter 517 Billionaire
Huang Zhengkuo could no longer be blamed for many things, even for the marriages of his descendants. He rarely showed up. His poor health was one reason, but the relationship gradually became distant and there was no love between them, which was the most important reason.

At his age, with four or even five generations living under one roof, it's good enough for him to remember the names and appearances of all the family members and match them up one by one. It's impossible to expect deep feelings between them.

Jin Shang's situation is rather special. If he were not the heir to the "ancestral golden finger", he would probably have forgotten that there was such a branch of his descendants. They all changed their surnames and are no longer a family. They have been deliberately estranged for so many years. Who would care about the messy trivial matters?
Father Jin Toki coughed a few times and walked over, saying a little uncomfortably:

"By then... maybe a few relatives who are friendly enough to talk to will come over to show their support?"

"Understood, I will pay attention."

Although he didn't like it, Jin Shang could still say some polite words.

After hundreds of years of reproduction and development, "Jiangxia Huang" has a lot of relatives and friends in the Gyeonggi area. Most of them do not get along with the father and son of the Jin family, but it is not ruled out that there are some who have contacts with Old Jin. Some of them are familiar faces, and Jin Shang also knows them, but he is not very familiar with them.

As for things like weddings, Jin Shang didn't really feel that they were so indispensable or worth remembering. In fact, his fiancée Li Xuan had a similar attitude. For the two of them to live their life together, even if they had very good material conditions, it still depended on their emotional foundation.

There is no problem with this point. Things like "grand scenes" and "sense of ceremony" are all dispensable.

The real reason for deciding to hold a grand wedding is mainly to need an opportunity to gather relatives and friends together, announce to everyone that the two have officially started a family, and have a good time eating, drinking and having fun.

The so-called wedding ceremony of ordinary urban men and women, which is so embarrassing that they have to pick their feet, should definitely be saved if possible.

As for how many people came to get close to him, expand their social circle, and increase their influence, Jin Shang didn't care and was too lazy to care.

In comparison, the large house of more than 6,000 square meters is more likely to attract the attention of the young couple.

The few of them chatted for a while, during which time Nan Xiaobiao came over with his celebrity girlfriend to say hello, and then went to the cabin to rest.

After playing with the submersible, little Jinfeng was reluctantly pulled back by his mother Mei Xinghong. He told his brother Jin Shang about his experiences underwater with great interest. A child of this age can speak very fluently, but his knowledge is limited and his ability to express himself is lacking, but his emotions are already very well expressed.

After a while, the excitement wore off. Xiao Jinfeng, who had been playing for most of the day, was tired and was coaxed back to sleep by his mother.

"Much more noisy than when Ashang was a child."

Looking at the backs of the mother and son leaving, Nan Dabiao said with a smile,

"With one more child who refuses to be lonely, things will be much more lively in the future."

Jin Shang, who was born in Zaohui, was not particularly curious at the age of two or three. He was very quiet and easier to take care of than other children of the same age. However, little Jin Feng was not so easy to coax. When he really got angry, he was very stubborn.

Fortunately, there are housekeepers and nannies to help take care of him, otherwise, it would not be so easy if only his mother Mei Xinghong were there to take care of him.

“After I started kindergarten, things got better.”

Boys of this age are most active and interested in everything. Now they only play with their family members, but they will be more relaxed in the future when they come into contact with more classmates and teachers of similar age.

After basking in the sun for a while, Li Xuan, who felt a little hot, drank some cold drinks, went to chat with Mei Xinghong and the old lady, and helped look after Xiao Jinfeng.

Nan Xianjie, a man of unstable character, had no patience to spend time chatting with adults and talking about everything under the sun. After hearing that the soon-to-be-released hardcover collector's edition of "The King of Fighters 1999" would be in the video game room, he plunged in and didn't want to come out.

"Young people nowadays are really playful. Unlike when we were young, we liked to go out and have fun. Now they all stay at home playing games."

Nan Dalong, who had changed his clothes, faced the sea breeze, took a deep breath of the warm air, and smiled comfortably.

"It's not the first time I've celebrated the Spring Festival in the South Pacific, but this time is very different..."

Nan Dabiao teased his brother's frivolous behavior unhappily:

"Of course it's different when you're standing on a luxury yacht worth billions. You didn't suffer much when you were a child, so why are you so easily addicted to material things?"

"That's all the fun I have. Now that I'm done, can't I enjoy myself?"

"I shouldn't have been so soft-hearted back then. I should have sent you to the army to gain some experience and temper your temper."

"That's not my fault."

Nan Dalong found a reclining chair and sat down, leaning back and saying nonchalantly,
"It's not like I haven't done anything useful. If I hadn't gotten that 'Heipi' drunk, I don't know if the deal could be signed before the Spring Festival..."

The "black skin" that Xiao Biao mentioned is not African black people, but mixed-race indigenous people with Austronesian ancestry. In addition, the sun here is quite strong, and they get exposed to the sun more, so they look darker.

"Well, you're of some use at this time."

Facing his brother's unconvinced look, Nan Dabiao changed the subject and said to Jin Shang,
"The price of 230 million is a bit high, but considering the time cost and opportunity cost, it is still worth it."

This price is obviously a premium for acquiring a cinema chain with branches throughout Southeast Asia and Australia. In addition, the other party's theaters are relatively old, and it will take time, effort and resources to renovate and upgrade them. It seems like a bit of a loss.

But from a long-term perspective, it is still acceptable. When two or three competitors are eyeing it covetously, it is a wise move to act decisively to win it over so as to avoid any more troubles and eliminate any variables.

"I have invested all my hard-earned profits over the past year. I hope there will be some positive feedback."

Riding on the "express train" of commercial real estate headed by Mei Yingnian, the expansion speed of the cinema chain under the Nan Brothers has been significantly accelerated.

In fact, everyone present understood that the cinema industry is essentially a sunset industry. The current development status of its European and American counterparts proves that this view is correct. The reason why huge investments are made in it in China and the Western Pacific is that the development of Eastern films is too backward, resulting in the value of the film industry not being revealed, and assets in areas such as cinemas, distribution and production are seriously underestimated.

What Jin Shang and the Nan brothers did was to "bottom-fish" ahead of time across a twenty-year cycle in the hope of earning excess price differences in the future. Of course, the so-called "sunset industry" is relative to the emerging industry. It does not mean that it does not make money, but it is impossible for it to develop by leaps and bounds like the Internet, new energy, new materials, and innovative medical fields.

Even if movie box office revenue falls from its peak twenty years later, it does not mean that theater assets have no value. On the contrary, with the successful reconstruction of the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, its role in driving the economy and business models will become more prominent.

Take "Nezha 2" as an example. Its global box office is around billion, but the traffic it generated, the sales of drinks, popcorn, toys, image licensing and theme parks, etc., directly and indirectly drove an economic scale of more than billion.

In the past life, the six major Hollywood movie giants only made up 20% of the total revenue of a single film, and other independent film companies that did not have a complete industrial chain would not make up more than 40% of the box office revenue. During the same period, 80% of the revenue of domestic film production companies came from selling movie tickets, copies or copyright transfers, which shows how great the risk is.

At present, not many people realize that there are huge arbitrage opportunities in the film industry.

Even if the industry has hit its ceiling and is experiencing sluggish growth, the cultural attributes of movies mean that the industry's non-monetary income and profits outside of the business model far exceed those of other businesses.

It is certain that the film industry will become bigger and stronger, there is great potential for development, and the cinema business can obviously make a lot of money.

"The entertainment industry is naturally highly compatible with the Internet information age. In the traffic age, the 'eyeball economy' has arrived, and the value it generates is beyond imagination. Relying solely on the income from film and television theaters, it is indeed beyond the ability to horizontally engage in entertainment tourism, special real estate, theme parks and IP development, but... don't I have it?"

After the discussion, Jin Shang shrugged and concluded naturally.

Through Jin Shang's relationship, the Nan brothers' business, following the expansion of Mei Yingnian's Xinghai Plaza and other commercial properties, has blossomed in several major cities in China and gradually become an industry giant of great importance. People who are not in the film and television theater industry may not understand it, but their peers know too well how much trouble a disruptive "big shark" has caused.

After gaining a firm foothold, the Nan brothers naturally turned their attention to overseas. Looking at the entire Pacific Rim region, the first things they wanted to take into their pockets were Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia, two regions with relatively developed economies and large populations.

The right time to intervene is not easy to find, so Nan Dabiao worked hard for half a year and finally "succeeded" it the day before yesterday, successfully taking the first step in "cultural going overseas".

The two brothers were originally planning to go home for the New Year, but when they learned that Jin Shang's family was spending the New Year here, they decided to stay and get together.

Jin Shi, who was listening most of the time and only interjected a few words occasionally, couldn't help but sigh:

"Movie entertainment now tends to be blockbuster movies with special effects, which is different from when we were young."

Xiao Jin smiled and responded:

"Times are changing, and young people's preferences and trends cannot remain unchanged. Just like the 'rock' in the field of popular music, the 'rock music' played by so-called musicians today is completely different from that of more than a decade ago..."

"Yeah, it's different."

The so-called "rebellious", "rebellious" and "spiritual" attributes have long disappeared, leaving only a layer of so-called "rock" skin on the surface. From a technical level, it has been integrated into other styles of music.

Such as pop, folk, electronic and country music.

Let me tell you an "anti-common sense" reality that is different from what everyone knows. For example, the music category of "Chinese style" did not emerge around the millennium and was not promoted by the unclearly articulated JAY. In fact, musicians have been constantly exploring since the 1980s and 1990s, and in the collision of Eastern and Western pop music, combined with local characteristics, they have created many classics that are far beyond imagination.

For example, the theme song, ending song and interlude of the TV series The Legend of White Snake, which are based on new Huangmei tune and folk music, combined with rock and pop, are of this type. The opening song "A Thousand Years of Waiting" that changed the musical aesthetics of a generation is a pop rock with a Chinese style, and the ending song "Du Qing" is a Huangmei tune from opera transformed into pop music.
The twenty or so songs in the TV series soundtrack can basically all be classified as Chinese style. They are popular all over the country and are still being sung more than 30 years later.

As for the core of rock music - the spirit of resistance, it has long been thrown out of the window by the new generation of rock musicians. It was not obvious three years ago, but in 1999, when the century was about to turn, rock musicians who insisted on the original flavor had become marginalized in the industry.

There are many people who add a guitar virtuosity and a bass solo and call themselves rock music. No one should laugh at anyone else. The so-called rock music has long lost its original charm that was sought after by die-hard fans and has become a style of creating modern pop songs that is on par with other music styles.

When he was young, Jin Shi also went through a period of time when he pursued fashion, joined bands, and called himself a musical talent. It was because of this experience that he had the fate to marry Mei Xinghong.

Mei Xinghong was naturally very cultured, otherwise she would not have become a best-selling cartoonist. She could be considered a half-literary girl back then, and she was a good match for the eccentric musical talent.

It seems that Li Xuan is also a little fascinated by the talented man and the beautiful woman. As expected, if they are not from the same family, they will marry into the same family, right?
Jin Shang was daydreaming while listening to other people chatting and agreeing with them in a non-committal way.

"The total sales of Lao Dai's albums have exceeded 100 million? How come it's so fast? It's only been more than three years..."

In less than four years, the average annual album sales are over 25 million, which doesn't seem like that much.

Facing Jin Shang's doubtful gaze, Nan Dabiao answered with certainty:
"After signing with our company, it's definitely not that much, and we have to add to his achievements over the past twenty years or so."

"Oh, no wonder."

It's been less than four years since Dai Yiqun became popular again, but he has been in the industry for nearly twenty years. When he was young, he was very popular and his album sales were not low. Later, he was forced to retire, but his performing activities were stopped and he did not accept any business notices. It does not mean that the albums and discs he released were removed from the shelves and stopped selling.

Over the years, relying on the popularity that exploded more than ten years ago, he still has a large number of fans, and has sold a total of just over 30 million songs. With Dai's revival, a large number of his previously released songs have been re-listed in the name of nostalgic collections and selected albums, and he has also reaped a lot of "bonuses".

The monetization ability of popular "old artists" with long careers is terrifying. No one cares about them after ten years of silence, but they become famous overnight. Even their unpopular songs that did not sell well before have a chance to see the light of day.

"So, in the past four years, Dai has generated more than 2 billion in after-tax income just from releasing albums."

In a big country with a population of one billion, a superstar who is famous all over the country and even overseas has a terrifying ability to make money. Even if he just sings a popular "popular song" and sells ringtone licenses, he can earn at least tens of millions, enough to spend for several lifetimes.

If you add in various endorsements, income from film and television performances, TV drama appearances and commercial performances, making money is no slower than printing.

No wonder all the top stars in their previous lives were tycoons and their tax backpay was calculated in billions.

Dai Yiqun himself must have made a lot of money. Although he is relatively low-key in front of the Jin father and son and the Nan brothers, he is also a real billionaire.

(End of this chapter)