Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 287 298 [Clear the warehouse first and then buy at the bottom, Yinghuang Entertainment Yang Shoucheng]

After settling the publishing issues, Li Yishu declined Zou Wenhuai's invitation to dinner. It would be better to go find Li Jiaxin than to have dinner with a bunch of old men.

"Director Li!"

Just as Li Yishu was walking out of the Golden Harvest Company, Cheng Long caught up with her and said with a smile, "I wonder if you are free tonight. I am hosting a cocktail party at home and would like to invite you to come over and have fun."

"In the evening? I'm afraid I don't have time."

Li Yishu shook his head. He had to go to the Miss Hong Kong pageant in the evening.

Cheng Long extended the invitation again: "No one else, just some friends in the industry, and many Hong Kong filmmakers."

"This..." Looking at Cheng Long's sincere face, Li Yishu didn't want to reject his good intentions. After thinking for a while, she said, "Since A'long is so enthusiastic, I'll go and take a look. But I really have something to do in the evening, so I may not be able to stay for long."

Cheng Long immediately smiled happily: "It's okay, it's okay. Director Li is doing me a favor by coming over."

After that, he winked and said, "Director Li, there will be many beautiful women tonight, so don't be too happy when the time comes."

You told me there was a beautiful lady!
Although it has been several years since Li Yishu was reborn, he has never actually attended a house party. When he was in North America before, Harvey invited him several times, but he was afraid of being set up so he didn't go. This time in Hong Kong, he doesn't have so many concerns.

He nodded: "Aaron, let's contact each other in the evening."

"Okay, Director Li, take care."

After watching Li Yishu leave, Cheng Long took out his cell phone and made a call.

After a few beeps, a deep voice came from the other side: "Along, how are you?"

"Boss Yang, it's done. Director Li will be here tonight."

"Haha, that's great! Thank you for your help, Aaron!"

"You're welcome, Mr. Yang. We are all friends."

After a brief chat, Cheng Long hung up the phone with a smile on his face. This time it worked!
As long as he can get things done with Mr. Yang, Cheng Long can become the boss of a film company.

Although Jackie Chan had already started a company under Golden Harvest, it was more of a studio-like nature. It only had the ability to produce films but no distribution channels, which meant it would always be controlled by others.

But now it is different. As long as he cooperates with Mr. Yang, he will have his own distribution channel. Even if it is only in Hong Kong, Taiwan and parts of Southeast Asia, it is also a distribution channel. With slow development, it may become a big company like Golden Harvest.

Now it depends on whether "Rumble in the Bronx" can make Jackie Chan an international superstar.

After leaving Jiahe Company, Li Yishu drove to her own company.

Arts Entertainment Group Hong Kong branch.

Li Jiaxin rushed over and after seeing Li Yishu, she immediately ran over with a smile on her face and hugged his arms.

"Why are you here?" Li Yishu looked at Li Jiaxin in surprise. She didn't tell her that she was coming to the company.

Li Jiaxin showed a charming smile: "I missed you, Director Li, so I came to your company to try my luck. I didn't expect that I would be so lucky. I really met you."

Seeing her like this, how could Li Yishu not see her little thoughts? However, he didn't say much, just asked: "Have you eaten lunch?"

"No." Li Jiaxin shook her head.

"Then let's go eat together later. I have something else to do. Can I ask someone to take you to the reception room to sit for a while?"

"No, no, Director Li, you are busy. I am just walking around the company. I also want to see your company."

"Okay, then you can turn it yourself."

Li Yishu didn't think much about it and turned around to go to the office with his secretary. It was a rare opportunity for him to come to Hong Kong, so naturally he had to check the accounts and learn about the distribution of "The Unknown".

"Nobody" is going to be released in Hong Kong soon, and the company has put out all the necessary advertisements. However, it is still very difficult for a Sichuan dialect film to get high box office in Hong Kong.

The film itself has many commercial elements, but compared with Hong Kong films which have not yet completely declined, it is indeed difficult to attract too many audiences.

Unless you do Cantonese dubbing, it will be difficult to achieve great success in Hong Kong.

However, Li Yishu has nothing to expect from the box office of this movie. A lot of the production costs have been recovered through copyright transactions in Cannes, and she has made a profit with interest. The box office performance of subsequent movies is no longer important.

In terms of distribution channels, Arts Entertainment Group is not as good as the local Golden Harvest, and it is already very good to break 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

After Li Yishu left, Li Jiaxin carried a bag, clasped her arms around her body, and looked at the employees in the company like a boss lady, not caring about their surprised looks at all, because this was exactly the effect she wanted.

As the art and entertainment group grew bigger and Li Yishu's personal achievements became more and more outstanding, Li Jiaxin had long wanted to take over and become the real Mrs. Li.

So after finishing filming "Rumble in the Bronx" in Canada and returning to Hong Kong, Li Jiaxin has been thinking about how to become Mrs. Li. The normal way would definitely not work, after all, the two of them didn't get together to date in the first place.

At this moment, Li Jiaxin began to regret that she should not have been so proactive at the beginning, and also regretted that her bottom line was too low. When facing Li Yishu, she basically did everything she should do, and the only achievement left was to kill the Kaiju Beast.

So since the normal approach doesn't work, they can only try other approaches, which is to make the outside world mistakenly believe that the two are in a relationship, so as to stop some people from thinking about them, such as Zhang Manyu.

She knew something about Li Yishu and Zhang Manyu's affair, but she didn't say it out loud. So after returning to Hong Kong, she found a way to bribe an ordinary employee of an art film company to find out some information about Li Yishu.

This time when Li Yishu came to the company, it was the employee who called Li Jiaxin. Li Jiaxin happened to be shopping with someone nearby, so she immediately rushed over to answer the phone.

Do I really have to sacrifice my last?
Li Jiaxin bit her lips lightly, feeling hesitant.

"Why are you so obsessed?"

Suddenly, Li Yishu's voice came to her ears. Li Jiaxin came back to her senses and said quickly: "No, no, I was just thinking about what to eat later."

Li Yishu said, "Just eat something nearby. I have some things to deal with in the afternoon."

"Ah? Something this afternoon?"

Li Jiaxin was stunned, and then immediately said coquettishly: "Director Li, you haven't come to see me for a long time, go shopping with me this afternoon~~"

I have to say that it is pleasing to the eye to see a beautiful woman acting coquettishly, and it can easily make a man's inner chauvinism explode.

"Okay, okay, I have no problem going shopping with you, but you have to be obedient."

"Yes, I am a very obedient Director Li."

"Since you're obedient, we won't go shopping."

"what?"

Li Jiaxin was dumbfounded. How could this be possible?

Li Yishu laughed and said, "It was just a joke. Let's go and have dinner."

After the two of them had a meal at a random western restaurant nearby, Li Yishu called her personal financial advisor Chen Jinsheng and arranged to have afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel at around 1 p.m.

Chen Jinsheng hurried over with a large booklet in his hand, which recorded all the information about the properties he had purchased for Li Yishu in the past two years.

"Mr. Li, I'm so sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way here."

After arriving at the place, Chen Jinsheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't stop apologizing.

"It's okay, Consultant Chen, sit down and talk."

Li Yishu smiled and asked the other party to sit down, then turned around and called the waiter to order a cup of coffee for him. Then he looked up and said, "There is a bit of traffic jam in Central at this time. Everything in Hong Kong is good, but this road is not so good. Every time I come here, there is a traffic jam on the way to Central."

Chen Jinsheng nodded in agreement: "The road in Central is going to be repaired. People often talk about this in the newspapers. I estimate that it won't be long before the city government will expand the road in Central after receiving many complaints."

The two of them chatted briefly, and Li Jiaxin, who was sitting next to them, felt a little bored. Although she felt bored, she felt happy when she thought about Li Yishu's promise to go shopping in the afternoon.

After the coffee was served, Chen Jinsheng unfolded the booklet he brought with him and said, "Mr. Li, according to your instructions, the information on the properties purchased in the past two years is already here. Please take a look."

"That's thoughtful. They even made a booklet for it."

Li Yishu took it with a smile. As soon as he opened the first page, Li Jiaxin came over to take a look. He glanced at her but didn't pay any attention and continued browsing.

He asked, "How many sets are there in total?"

"There are 53 houses in total, including two luxury houses in Kowloon Tong, three luxury houses in Repulse Bay, and two single-family villas in Sham Shui Po..."

As Chen Jinsheng began to report on the properties that Li Yishu had purchased in the past two years, Li Jiaxin felt dizzy. 53 properties, many of which were single-family luxury homes or large flats in high-end residential areas. How much would they cost in total?

With so many houses, I can be considered the king of buildings, right?
In the previous life, let alone buying 53 houses in Hong Kong, it was difficult to buy just one. It would cost seven or eight million Hong Kong dollars, and the house was less than square meters. Who could afford this price?
Now, let alone one set, I can afford even a hundred sets!
While Li Yishu was sighing, she also asked curiously, "What is the total value?"

"According to the current market value, the conservative estimate is about 5 million Hong Kong dollars. Mr. Li, the luxury house you own in the Mid-Levels is currently worth about 7000 million Hong Kong dollars. When you bought it, you only paid 5000 million Hong Kong dollars, which is almost half the amount now."

Five...five hundred million Hong Kong dollars!
Li Jiaxin clenched her fists and stared at Li Yishu. In her eyes, the man in front of her was no longer a man, but a glittering mountain of gold.

The house alone is worth 500 million Hong Kong dollars, not including his company assets and personal savings. If everything is included, it would be at least 2 billion Hong Kong dollars, right?

No, not only that, Li Jiaxin remembered that someone from Sony Group came to Li Yishu and offered $1 million to buy shares in an electrical appliance company of Li Yishu.

By this calculation, his personal net worth is at least 40 to 50 billion Hong Kong dollars.

Goulon!

Li Jiaxin's eyes were as hot as a burning flame at this moment, and her ambition to become Mrs. Li spread across her face without any concealment.

"Consultant Chen has worked hard over the past two years. These properties are in great locations and have appreciated so much now. It's really a big profit."

Li Yishu showed a satisfied smile. Not counting the mansion in the Peninsula, he probably spent about 200 million Hong Kong dollars. Now, in two years, it has more than doubled.

It's really profitable! No wonder so many celebrities in Hong Kong like to speculate in real estate. Even Zhou Xingchi is keen on it. He has almost achieved financial freedom by speculating in real estate.

Chen Jinsheng said modestly: "Mr. Li, you are too kind. This is all my job."

"Well, one is one and two is two. Although it is your job, it is good if you do it well."

Li Yishu pondered for a while and said, "Advisor Chen, from now on, you will help me sell these one by one."

"Sell?"

Chen Jinsheng was surprised and said, "Mr. Li, the housing prices in Hong Kong have been rising. The price changes are different every day. By the end of this year, I am confident that this batch of properties will rise to 5.2 million Hong Kong dollars. It is estimated that it will reach 5.5 million next year. Isn't it too much of a loss to sell it now?"

"Sell it. I need the money for other things. But there's no rush. No need to lower the price. These are all high-quality properties. You can set a higher price and sell them slowly. Try to sell them all before the Chinese New Year next year."

"As you said, as long as it can be sold for 5.5 million Hong Kong dollars, I will give you a % dividend."

Even if there is still a big increase next year, Li Yishu has heard an old saying that if you don't make the last penny, you should clear your inventory this year and buy at the bottom in two years.

Hearing this, Chen Jinsheng's eyes immediately lit up. One percent is 550 million Hong Kong dollars, which is not a small amount of money.

Half an hour later, Chen Jinsheng left excitedly. He was anxious to sell the house at a high price.

According to the current market price, 5 million is no problem for this batch of properties. 5.5 million is a bit high, but Li Yishu also said that she will sell them slowly and sell them all out before February next year at the latest.

More than half a year was enough time for Chen Jinsheng to do his homework and sell these houses at high prices. They were all properties in prime locations, so it was normal to sell them at a premium.

Perhaps stimulated by the property worth 5 million Hong Kong dollars, Li Jiaxin did not show much desire for shopping while shopping. Instead, Li Yishu took the initiative to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on her to buy her several bags and a set of jewelry.

After all, she is the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, she can’t keep hanging there forever.

It was that damn Liu who raised the price and started the trend of giving away luxury houses as a reward for picking up girls.

As for now?

Forget it. The cheapest luxury house costs more than 20 million.

In the suite of The Peninsula Hotel in the afternoon, Li Jiaxin was working very hard.

She worked so hard that Li Yishu even suspected that this girl had gone to Japan to study. But fortunately, he was the one who enjoyed it, so he was naturally happy to see it happen.

at dusk.

Cheng Long's luxury home in Kowloon Tong.

When Li Yishu drove over, there were already quite a few people in the house, most of them familiar faces, including Zhang Guorong, Zhang Manyu, Anita Mui and others with whom she had worked before.

While Li Yishu was communicating with them, Cheng Long came over with a middle-aged man: "Director Li, let me introduce you, this is Yang Shoucheng, the chairman of Yinghuang Group."

Yinghuang?

Is there Yinghuang at this time?

Li Yishu was confused, but smiled: "It's Mr. Yang, hello."

"Director Li, I have heard of your great name for a long time. I heard from Aaron that you were here, so I asked him to introduce you to me."

Yang Shoucheng humbly took out his business card.

After taking the business card, Li Yishu realized that it was not the future Yinghuang Entertainment, but a real estate company called Yinghuang.

It seems that Yang Shoucheng had not yet entered the entertainment industry in Hong Kong at that time.

(End of this chapter)