Entertainment tycoon since 83

Chapter 279

"Unfortunately, now is not the time for VCD and DVD to take off. These two things haven't come out yet."

"Otherwise, with the revenue from discs, even if we have to give a large portion of the profits to Warner, the revenue can probably reach 100 million US dollars."

"But it doesn't matter. It'll be the same if I make money after this thing comes out."

Huang Ze didn't care too much about it.

What belongs to you will always end up in your bowl.

After the VCD comes out, they will launch a director's cut version, anniversary editions, and even a deluxe edition, for example, giving customers a small Qingming sword.

Money can be made in many different ways.

Discs can make more money than videotapes, and discs also directly led to the Hollywood giants in the mid-to-late 1990s and early 21st century. Box office revenue only accounted for a quarter of the profits of a film, which was much less than the revenue from discs.

only……

"Should I get involved?" Huang Ze was stuck in a problem.

It’s not that Huang Ze is going to North America to distribute discs.

Huang Ze knew that was impossible.

Some businesses can be done by some people, but it is difficult for some people to do them no matter how rich they are. The business market in this world does not always follow rules.

This is just like playing chess, the competition is not just on the chessboard.

Sometimes, you can win your opponent outside the chessboard.

Even using a chessboard can defeat the opponent.

I don't want to get into this bad luck, especially when I'm still at the peak of my career in the United States. It would be a waste if I died!

What Huang Ze wanted to get involved in was VCD.

This thing was made by Jiang Wanmeng in the previous life, but he didn't pay attention to patents or anything like that, and in the end the pioneer died miserably.

Of course, let’s talk about core technology.

Domestic companies cannot produce a decoding chip or a servo movement because the patents for these things are held abroad.

But if you can think of integrating these things, including the appearance and so on, you can always register the relevant patents.

By then, we will have some constraints on each other and the two companies with core technologies, and then everyone will make money together. This is better than being controlled in the previous life.

Huang Ze tapped his fingers on the table and made a decision.

Do it!
If we don't do this, there will be a lot of pirated discs, and our own film companies and TV stations will also be fleeced.

It would be better to recover some of the money from the VCD business.

You can get free stuff from discs, but you can’t get free stuff from VCDs, right?

And VCD is actually related to the film and television industry.

More importantly, this thing belongs to the science and technology industry, which is high-end enough in China and can also absorb employment, which helps to build one's own golden image!
"But there's no need to rush." ​​Huang Ze patted his head.

If I remember correctly, Jiang Wanmeng will not be able to see the new technology, MPEG, at an exhibition until April next year.

If I do it myself now, I don’t have the technical support!

Let's just let someone keep an eye on Skobo Company. It won't be too late to deal with it when the technology comes out.

……

While Huang Ze was thinking about the future VCD, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was abuzz with a report. It was unknown which reporter had nothing better to do and collected some information about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In addition, Cai Songlin revealed that he had paid 2.8 million US dollars for the distribution rights of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

A report just came out so freshly.

[A film made 300 million yuan, Director Huang turned stones into gold. ]

[This reporter did not find out the distribution conditions between Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Warner Bros., and did not know whether it was a profit-sharing condition or a sell-out. However, Huang Ze had already made a global hit, Pulp Fiction, before releasing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. So, whether Billen sold out or made a profit-sharing condition, the author speculates that the revenue of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in North America will not be less than 10 million US dollars, which is a respect for the director who made Pulp Fiction.]

[Also, I only recently found out that Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was released in Europe and Australia, which is not logical. Warner’s distribution network in these two places is definitely very strong. So, there is only one explanation for why it was not released until now, that they did not have the distribution rights in these places before.]

[Counting the time when these local media started promoting Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, they probably got the distribution rights after the Oscars.]

【Then, considering its awards and box office achievements, this number cannot be less than 15 million US dollars, and should even be higher! 】

[With the revenue from sales in Southeast Asia and the box office revenue that Hong Kong Island may achieve in the future, the revenue of Star Ocean should be around US$7 million.]

[That is to say, Huang Ze earned at least 32 million US dollars, which is more than 250 million Hong Kong dollars. Moreover, this is just my conservative estimate. But even so, the revenue of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" alone exceeded the total box office figures of the top ten box office rankings in Hong Kong Island last year! This is just the box office figures. The box office revenue in Hong Kong needs to be multiplied by 30%.]

"I'm so awesome! The total revenue of the top ten movies combined is not as much as that of Huang Ze's single movie!"

"Director Huang Ze is really fierce. Compared with him, other directors are worse than the others!"

People who saw the report couldn't help but complain.

All the film companies, especially the stronger ones, immediately started producing martial arts films and decided to return to mainland China for filming.

In their opinion, if they had a sip of soup following Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, they should be able to eat a lot, which would be enough for them to eat.

……

"Oh my god, you are really good at calculating!"

There were not many ways to obtain information in this era, so Huang Ze developed the good habit of reading newspapers.

As long as I am in Hong Kong Island and not too busy, I will read the newspapers I have collected every morning.

Hong Kong Island is not big, but because of the existence of various tabloids, there are quite a lot of newspapers, and Huang Ze gets every bit of it, with one in every household.

Of course, because there are so many of them, I basically just look at the titles and read carefully if I see something that interests me.

Huang Ze couldn't help but laugh when he saw a newspaper's estimate of how much money he had earned from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"Oh? What's wrong?" Gong Xian looked over curiously, and after a quick glance, he said, "It seems to be very accurate. So, was he right?"

"That's right, actually. I made at least 32 million US dollars. Well, to be exact, he's half right." Huang Ze smiled, "The figure he estimated is half of my actual profit."

"How much money do you have?"

“……”This question really stumped Huang Ze.

With so many loans, the profits of various companies, and personal income from music, it is indeed a very complicated account.

And Microsoft stock.

Microsoft's stock price is changing every day.

Huang Ze felt that if he added up his entire net worth, it should not be difficult to get several billion US dollars.

As for the specific numbers?

"It's a lot anyway."

After dinner, Huang Ze walked out of the house and went to inspect various companies.

(End of this chapter)