After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 23 Investing in Movies
"Brother Lu, you are truly a god."

While handling the formalities, Zhao Haisheng talked about the market situation of Baofeng Technology in recent days.

Last Thursday, the day after Lu Liang cleared his inventory, Baofeng Technology made trouble again, hitting the daily ceiling and daily floor during trading.

The trading volume on that day was 18.5 billion, and the turnover rate was 65.7%, which is incredible for a new stock.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a complete change of dealers. It has also attracted more radical elements, and everyone is looking forward to the continuation of the Storm myth.

But on the second day and the day after, it completely fell to the ground, hitting the limit down for five consecutive days, and it was only yesterday that it broke through the limit.

The stock price also fell sharply from the highest level of 327.15 yuan to 191.14 yuan as of yesterday's closing price.

The whole market is in mourning. Not everyone is buying at low prices, but more people are buying at high prices.

Among them is Zhao Haisheng.

If the market conditions had not been so good this year, and the income of securities practitioners had not increased several times, he would probably have been heartbroken for a long time.

"I didn't expect that I was so prescient." Lu Liang looked very proud, and as if he was talking after the fact, he said: "I had a premonition at that time that prosperity would eventually decline."

"That's a must. My brother Lu still has talent in this area."

Zhao Haisheng smiled and flattered on the surface, but he was silently complaining in his heart.

He originally thought that Lu Liang might have some inside information, but now his concerns have been completely dispelled.

It's just pure luck. After all, everyone is bound to have some bad luck in their life.

Some people will become rich overnight if they seize the opportunity, while others will continue to be mediocre if they don’t.

Near noon, Lu Liang completed the opening of the new account.

The transaction fee for each transaction is reduced to 1.2 per yuan, and international trading channels such as Hong Kong stocks, US stocks, foreign exchange, and precious metals are opened at the same time.

This account also has an annual exchange quota of 100 million US dollars. You can exchange it independently in the account without going to the bank.

But if you want more US dollar exchange quota, you need to go to the bank to apply.

After all, the domestic foreign exchange management is relatively strict, and ordinary people only have a quota of 50,000 US dollars a year.

Finally, there is the financing service that Lu Liang cares about most. As long as he freezes 200 million, he can have a credit line of 1000 million.

But this money can only be used for investment in the market and cannot be cashed out, which is equivalent to opening a loan limit of 8 million for him.

The daily interest rate is 1.2 yuan, the monthly interest rate is 14.4%, and the annual interest rate is 1%. Just % away from touching the legal red line of usury.

However, strictly speaking, the overall annual interest rate should be more than 14.4%, because 200 million funds are also frozen.

It has to be said that securities firms and banks can always find loopholes in the law to maximize their own interests.

"Brother Lu, if there are no problems, please sign. This account will be available next Monday."

Lu Liang saw through this, but did not raise any objection. Since one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten, there is nothing to say.

Later, Zhao Haisheng took Lu Liang to the Bank of China next door to apply for Bank of China's international bank card.

You can withdraw RMB from any domestic bank, but if you want to withdraw USD, it is better to apply for an international card.

Only the US dollars deposited in international cards are yours. If it is deposited in domestic cards, it is just a credit limit.

Each use will change according to the exchange rate of the day because there is an intermediary, a domestic bank.

But Bank of China is different. It has an independent international department, which is granted great authority in order to go abroad and gain recognition from other countries.

Zhao Haisheng gave an example. If it is a domestic bank card, any branch leader can easily retrieve the fund details, but for Bank of China's international cards, ordinary leaders are not qualified to retrieve it unless there is an official document.

After all, when facing international customers, we need to respect human rights and privacy, otherwise we will be subjected to crazy attacks from foreign media at any time.

After working until 2pm, Wu Tianzheng called to inform that the Mahua team had arrived in Shanghai and was staying at the Tianshui Room in Linjiang Pavilion. Lu Liang's account and international card were basically settled, and he said to Zhao Haisheng, "I'm sorry, I have something else to do later, so I can't treat you to dinner. Next time, next time for sure."

"Brother Lu, you are helping me achieve my sales target, how can I let you treat me? Next time, I will treat you to a meal next time."

Zhao Haisheng smiled. Lu Liang was registered under his name. The more frequent the transactions, the higher the fees would be, and the more bonuses he would get.

"Okay then, I'll let you treat me next time. I have something else to do so I'll leave first."

Lu Liang didn't bother to be polite anymore and drove away directly.

After all, he is an experienced broker with many years of experience and understands that both parties just get what they need and there is no need for anyone to thank anyone.

And if they really wanted to compete, Zhao Haisheng should really treat Lu Liang to a meal and a bath.

Because Lu Liang is the Party A who has the funds, while Zhao Haisheng is a Party B service provider with a large number of employees.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Liang arrived at Linjiang Pavilion, which is located in the lower middle part of the Magic City, near the World Expo Park.

He gave his name and followed the restaurant waiter to the Tianshui room on the second floor. There were six people in the private room.

"Mr. Lu, you are here."

"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Zhang Chen from Happy Twist, this is the director Yan Fei... and this is the famous skit actor Shen Teng, and Ms. Marima."

Seeing Lu Liang come in, Wu Tianzheng smiled and introduced them one by one. They were basically the main creative staff of Happy Twist.

"Hello, Mr. Shen. I saw your skit last year. It was really well performed." Lu Liang smiled and shook hands with everyone, but he only knew Shen Teng among this group of people.

Suddenly I can understand why Wu Tianzheng and many investors in the market are not optimistic about this movie.

Ever since Uncle Benshan retired from the stage, the Spring Festival Gala has become increasingly uglier and its influence is declining year by year.

If it weren’t for the cold weather in the north, and if I couldn’t go out on New Year’s Eve, even the last piece of fig leaf might be torn off.

With such an influential Spring Festival Gala, 99% of the sketch actors produced cannot support the box office of a movie.

Although there is still a 1% chance of becoming a dark horse, investors are not gamblers, which can be seen from the investment structure of this movie.

Of the 1500 million yuan of funds currently being raised, 1000 million yuan is contributed by Mahua Theater, and the remaining 500 million yuan is from independent investors, including Shen Teng, Mary, and director Yan Fei.

When the actors and directors of a movie start to advance money, it means that there are really no investors who are optimistic about it.

The rustling sound of turning pages was heard in the box as Lu Liang flipped through a more detailed script and a business plan.

Except for Wu Tianzheng, everyone looked at him eagerly, waiting for the final judgment.

They really have no money, otherwise the entire creative team wouldn't have come all the way from Yanjing to Shanghai to have dinner with Lu Liang.

Ten minutes later, Lu Liang closed the document with a calm expression, and everyone's heart suddenly fell to the bottom.

They have seen too many expressions like this these days and can guess what Lu Liang will say next.

"It's still five million, right? I'll invest." Lu Liang raised his lips slightly and smiled faintly: "I think this story is good. If it is well filmed, it should have the potential to become a hit."

Shen Teng, Mary and others were all stunned. Shen Teng was the most excited: "Mr. Lu, you...you want to invest in our movie?"

"What? Can you still choose investors?" Lu Liang joked with a smile.

"No... no no, you misunderstood me, I was just too excited."

Shen Teng was incoherent. He is the creator and investor of Mahua, and also the leading male role.

This movie is so important to him that it is no exaggeration to say that it is the most critical moment in his life.

But from the beginning of the project, the film had a bumpy road and was rejected again and again by investors, so much so that the entire team began to doubt themselves: was their script really that bad?
(End of this chapter)