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Chapter 712 Cultural Invasion! (5K begging for subscription!)

Tang An spent the entire afternoon lying down, basking in the sun on the deck, or lying on the drifting boat, letting himself float on the sea.

There is a helicopter following in the air, so you don't have to worry about drifting away and getting lost and encountering danger when you fall asleep.

It is also unlikely that sharks will appear, as in the movie, a human-shark battle will be staged.

They are all busy people all day long, and most of them don't have the energy to go crazy and play, just basking in the sun and enjoying the wind.

There was a chef, a banquet hall, and a restaurant on the yacht, and they had dinner on it. Tang An took a helicopter back to the hotel, preparing to attend the dinner held by the former Prime Minister of Qatar.

I went to the pier by car with Ma Yun. Although the discussion about the cooperation collapsed, it didn't affect the two parties in the slightest.

It's impossible to get angry when you meet because you are an opponent.

Ahli and Fujixun are such a big company with businesses in various industries. It can be said that their opponents are all over the country.

In the car, while chatting for a while, Tang An started talking about something.

"Mr. Ma, I heard that you have formally applied to the China Banking Regulatory Commission to establish an online merchant bank?"

"That's right, it's been formally applied."

Ma Yun nodded, there is nothing to hide.

Tang An said with a smile, "Combining the four private banks initiated by the four major enterprises of Tengxun, Junyao, Zhengming, and North China, there are a total of five private banks waiting for approval this year. It’s really a huge change.”

"Whether it can be approved or not is not certain. The above does not support private banks."

Ma Yun shook his head. Huaguo has been a country for decades, and there is no precedent for private banks. Even Internet banks, who knows if they will be approved.

However, Ma Yun was surprised when Tang An heard about it.

"Tang Dong, why are you interested in the bank?"

Tang An smiled, "It's my first time to open a bank. If possible, I would certainly like to learn from Chairman Ma."

Hearing that Tang An also wanted to open a private bank, Ma Yun also secretly laughed.

Even the trillion-dollar entertainment empire is willing to come here. With this ambition, it is not surprising that they want to open a bank.

However, Ma Yun is not afraid of someone robbing the market. After all, the future is uncertain, and there is no precedent in China. It is different from the national conditions abroad. They are all crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Tang An didn't come on a whim, it was planned to be a private bank.

Moreover, the Han and Tang Dynasties have advantages. Currently, the five private banks currently undergoing approval are located in Tianjing, Modu, Ninghang, Wenzhou, and Shenzhen, that is, they are arranged in order along the eastern coast.

As the capital, the capital just doesn't have one.

In the next two years, private banks will be established successively in major provinces and cities such as northern Hunan, southern Hunan, Chongqing, western Sichuan, Anwei, and southern Fujian.

Beijing moved relatively slowly and established a Zhongguancun Bank.

However, there was no giant to take the lead. At that time, the major shareholder was UFIDA with a market value of less than 500 billion. The second largest shareholder, Bishuiyuan Technology, had a market value of less than 600 billion. Guangxian was the third largest shareholder.

In contrast, Tang An is qualified enough to lead the establishment of a private bank and gain the initiative.

Anyway, no one paid attention to it at this time, otherwise Zhongguancun Bank would not have taken the lead on two companies with a market value of 600 billion.

After all, Smith Barney, with a market value of more than 80 billion, can become the sponsor and the second largest shareholder of Shanghai Huarui Bank.

The possibility of being approved is also very high. The first batch of five companies have all been approved. As the capital, the capital city is estimated to be close to ten.

Banking, finance, and film and television can all be connected in business.

To be an Internet bank, the most important thing is to have a customer base. Although it is not as good as Fujixun and Ahli, after Nuomi.com defeated Meituan, it has a huge customer base.

What's more, the advertising effect of the film and television industry and variety shows is stronger than any other industry. Tang An has a natural advantage in this regard.

As for quickly absorbing savings, Tang An also had an idea, so he learned from Fuminbao, the sixth private bank, Fumin Bank, which was launched in Jingdong Financial.

However, this Fumin Bank is far from being able to compare with the current five. The largest shareholder is a company specializing in small loans. When Fumin Bank was established, its market value was only a little over 200 billion yuan, which is not even as good as Guangxian.

Of course, the main thing is to do Internet banking. It is impossible for offline business to compete with those big banks.

These five Internet banks have lost money at the beginning of Tengxun’s Weizhong and Ahli’s online merchants, and only the other three banks that mainly focus on offline business have achieved profitability at the beginning of their establishment.

However, Internet banking takes time, and a traditional bank may make a small profit, but compared with an investment of 40 billion, a yearly profit of 2000 million is the same as nothing, and there is no prospect. It cannot compete with big banks.

Tang An took Ma Yun to learn the scriptures again, and Ma Yun just said a few words casually, without mentioning important aspects.

Soon came to the pier, a 430-foot four-story ultra-luxury yacht was moored here, brightly lit on board.

It is more than 133 meters long, almost three times as long as the one Tang An rented in the afternoon.

2.5 million US dollars, even in the world, is also a top yacht.

Russian local tycoon Abramovich also owns a luxury yacht worth 11 billion U.S. dollars, plus the private jet worth 10 billion U.S. dollars, these two travel tools alone cost more than 130 billion yuan.

It is said that Abu's yacht was built because he was going to watch the Nanfei World Cup and prevent pirates from encountering pirates on the sea route from Europe to Africa.

With a series of security measures such as missile defense system, intruder detector, anti-paparazzi system, and his own suite is also specially built bulletproof.

However, Abu became an Israeli in the future and changed his nationality.

They made money by extorting Russian oil, non-ferrous metals and other resources. When the Soviet chain disintegrated, they won a lot of state-owned industries and oil companies at less than one-tenth of the price. After making a fortune, they would no longer be Russians.

Wang Jianlin was called the Abu of Huaguo by the domestic media for a while, but the old Wang was very upset and expressed his dislike for Abu without shy away, thinking it was an insult, he and Abu were not on the same level at all.

There are people from all over the world at the dinner, those who know each other and those who don’t, meet and say hello.

"Hello Tang Dong, last time Xiangjiang said goodbye, it's been a long time."

"Hi Dong Yang." Tang An nodded slightly.

The combined market value of several listed companies under Emperor’s Group is about RMB 130 billion, which is less than half of Huayi’s.

His personal net worth is more than 70 billion yuan, which is less than half of that of Wang Zhongjun.

Among Xiangjiang film and television companies, Orange Sky Golden Harvest has the highest market capitalization of over one billion, followed by Bigao Group's 9 million and Uniasia's 6 million, and Yinghuang Entertainment Hotel is much higher, but excluding the hotel business, it is about the same as Uniasia.

After all, Xiangjiang is a city, and it is far from being able to compare with the entire Huaguo market.

And Tang An didn't want to talk to him, so he had nothing to say.

However, he didn't show the slightest displeasure at Tang An's indifference, and he still took the initiative to talk.

"Tang Dong, I heard that your new movie is going to be released in the summer, so let me first wish you a big hit at the box office."

After speaking, he took the initiative to drink.

Reaching out to not hit the smiling man, Tang An also took a sip, waiting for him to continue.

Tang An knew this was the case, and said with a smile, "If there is a suitable role, of course I will consider it."

Apart from the older generation of Xiangjiang actors, basically every one of them is not as good as Baodao artists in the mainland.

However, the development of Xiangjiang artists in the mainland is purely commercial. For Taiwan, there are large financial groups and cultural departments behind the promotion, and it is not just a commercial activity.

This kind of scene is not what I want. Originally, the entertainment industry is not very important to Yinghuang, at least not ranked in the top three.

But now it’s hard to do anything in any industry. Zhou Xingchi’s previous "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" actually increased the market value of Bigao Group by 60% in two months. Even if it slowly fell, the current market value is still close to one billion.

Looking at other film and television companies in the mainland, which one is not dozens of times that of Yinghuang Entertainment and Uniasia Media.

However, I don't expect to be able to cooperate with Tang An with just a few words. It is not ten years ago now. It is no longer possible for Xiangjiang Film and Television Company to look down on mainland film history companies, and instead demand big mainland companies.

Of course, if you send money to others, someone will take the initiative to pick it up.

Not only is he becoming more and more interested in the film industry, Xiang Huaqiang is also the same.

The last time Xiang Huaqiang invested in a movie was "Dragon Phoenix Shop" released in 2010. This time he made a movie again after four years, and he was jealous.

As a former entertainment giant, seeing those film and television companies in the mainland with a market value of 400, [-], [-] billion at every turn, I would be jealous personally.

But now the mainland entertainment industry has no demand for Xiangjiang. Cheng Long runs to the mainland to start a company instead of Xiangjiang.

Even if Xiang Huaqiang wanted to invest, he couldn't find a big company willing to cooperate, so he took out 4 million "money" to make a blockbuster movie, killing two birds with one stone.

It wasn't the same as Xiang Huaqiang, but another matter was proposed.

"Director Tang, I wonder if you are interested in investing in cinemas in Xiangjiang?"

"Oh, what does Director Yang mean?"

Tang An gave him a surprised look. This old guy is not sick. Going to Xiangjiang to do theaters is no different from throwing money in the sea.

He said, "Director Tang, the movie market in Hong Kong is getting bigger and bigger now. Last year, the box office reached 10 billion Hong Kong dollars. Moreover, there are only 44 movie theaters in Hong Kong, most of which are small theaters. If Director Tang is willing to come to Hong Kong If you invest in theaters, such a large market is right in front of you.”

Tang An couldn't stop laughing in his heart. It's true that Xiangjiang had a box office of 10 billion Hong Kong dollars last year. Even in the mainland, it can be ranked seventh or eighth among all provinces and cities in the country.

The annual box office of 44 movie theaters is HK$10 billion, which is indeed much higher than that of the mainland. Even if the ticket price factor is excluded, the box office of a single theater is also higher than that of the mainland.

But the cost of the two is very different. In the 70s, the Xiangjiang Land Law stipulated that cinemas were included as cultural and entertainment facilities. Every time there was demolition or land sale, developers would be required to set aside land for the construction of cinemas.

Moreover, it is stated that there must be 1000 movie theater seats for every 38 population, and they cannot be used for other purposes afterwards.

However, in the 80s, it was changed again, and the cinema was excluded from the entertainment facilities and included in the commercial retail facilities.

However, at that time, Hong Kong movies were in full swing. The highest annual box office in the 90s was 16 billion Hong Kong dollars, half of what it is now.

Up to now, Xiangjiang no longer has luxury theaters like the domestic Wanda Cinemas, and "mainstream" movie theaters no longer have big screens, but mini theaters with multiple theaters and multiple lines.

This has led to a strange phenomenon, there are 44 movie theaters in Xiangjiang, but there are seven or eight theater lines.

Moreover, rents in commercial centers with a lot of traffic are getting more and more expensive. An incident happened in 12. There was a cinema in Times Square in Hong Kong. At that time, the monthly rent was 110 million Hong Kong dollars, and the annual box office was 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

The annual rent of 1320 million Hong Kong dollars, half of the 4000 million Hong Kong dollars box office is 2000 million, plus the income from drinks and snacks, minus labor, water, electricity, and maintenance costs, in fact, there is still some money to be made.

However, in that year, the famous luxury brand LV snatched the store with a rent of 2000 million Hong Kong dollars a month, and the cinema closed down.

2000 million a month, 2.4 million Hong Kong dollars a year in rent, and the annual box office of this movie theater is only 4000 million Hong Kong dollars.

In this case, there is no living space for movie theaters in some commercial areas of Xiangjiang.

Moreover, many districts do not have movie theaters. Sham Shui Po District, Tai Po District and North District do not have a single movie theater. Nearly a million residents need to travel across districts to watch movies.

In such a situation, to open a movie theater is to throw money into the sea.

Rents in commercial centers are too expensive, and suburban locations are not good.

This is really fooling oneself like a fool, and the place of Xiangjiang is unfamiliar, even if there are more than a dozen movie theaters opened, there will be small gangsters going to make trouble every day, what should I do, will I still be able to do business.

Many Xiangjiang filmmakers were unhappy watching Tang An. Tang An knew that he would not dare to fart in the mainland. If Tang An opened the cinema to Xiangjiang, someone would definitely cause trouble.

At that time, even if each movie theater has a team of security guards, it will not solve the problem. After all, it is not good to beat people every day, and it will also affect customers.

Besides, when someone was beaten, the police came and both sides were arrested, the security guard was arrested, and there was another group of gangsters, who would deal with it.

Tang An said straightly, "Director Yang, I think you know the current situation of Xiangjiang Cinemas. The rent of Xiangjiang's stores is too high. It is impossible to make a profit by opening a movie theater. Orange Sky Golden Harvest's 6 movie theaters in Xiangjiang are almost non-profitable."

It's a bit embarrassing now, Tang An didn't expect Tang An to know so much about the Xiangjiang market.

Originally, he wanted to fool around and at least let Tang An go to the outskirts of the city to open a few movie theaters.

As long as Tang An has property in Xiangjiang, the help of him, a local snake, is indispensable.

Moreover, he needs his help to build a movie theater, so naturally he can further cooperate with Tang An in film and television projects.

But Tang An pointed out the most critical problem at once, but he couldn't solve it.

Tang An said with a smile, "If Director Yang can solve the rent and safety issues, it is not impossible to invest in the construction of a movie theater in Xiangjiang. I am waiting for good news from Director Yang, so I will leave first."

After speaking, Tang An walked away.

Although it is impossible to do so at the moment, this is a wake-up call to Tang An.

To build a movie theater in Xiangjiang, if you can seize the downturn in the Xiangjiang cinema market and occupy the market in one fell swoop, you can control most of the Xiangjiang film industry.

Controlling the offline terminals, even if the people in Xiangjiang still don't like mainland movies and are not used to mainland movies.

But it can slowly and subtly change the audience's concept of Xiangjiang over time.

There is nothing that time cannot change. Enough time can change a person's living habits, let alone movies.

But there are still two problems. It would be great if the cinema can be included in the entertainment facilities again, and the cost can be greatly reduced.

The government has to come forward in this regard. Tang An intends to find Huarun, CITIC, and the leaders of the Propaganda Department.

It is still feasible. Similar to Tang An’s approach, Li Ruigang’s Chinese culture will take a stake in Young Lions Company in the next two years. This company has previously acquired 26% of TVB’s shares in the hands of Shaw Brothers Fund, and Shaw Brothers Fund only holds TVB The 3.9% stake in the Shao Yifu era is over.

After Li Ruigang's CMC took control of the company, other shareholders of the company sold part of their shares to CMC. CMC indirectly holds 26% of TVB shares with voting rights and is also the largest shareholder.

Li Ruigang successfully served as the deputy chairman of the TVB board of directors. Zhu Xi is still the chairman of Young Lions Company, and Li Ruigang is also a shareholder of Young Lions Group.

And shortly thereafter, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shaw Brothers Holdings suddenly resigned due to illness, and Li Ruigang took over.

Later, after the news was announced, the Hong Kong media shouted that TVB was "dyed red"!
Li Ruigang is the "Godfather of Media" of Huaguo, known as Huaguo Murdoch.

After completing the integration of Shanghai's cultural and entertainment industries, he withdrew from Wenguang Group in less than half a year, and joined TVB a year later. It's a normal commercial move.

It's just a TVB, nothing to Li Ruigang, it's not as good as half of the Wenguang Group!
Tang An wrote this down for the time being, and went back to the capital to talk to the leaders. As long as the cinema can be included in the entertainment industry and the cost can be controlled to an acceptable level, other problems will not be a problem.

As for someone making trouble, Tang An pulled Huarun, CITIC, and China Merchants into a stake, and there would still be people in Xiangjiang who would dare to make small moves!
How can I use Yinghuang at that time, in front of these three families, even in Xiangjiang, Yinghuang is the younger brother.

Think about it, if after a few years, audiences in Xiangjiang subtly and slowly accept mainland movies, then mainland movies will have another ticket warehouse.

Although it is only a city, Xiangjiang has already reached the capacity of the top ten domestic provinces and cities, which is not small.

And this can be regarded as a cultural influence, plus Li Ruigang was able to control TVB smoothly, realizing a cultural invasion!
(End of this chapter)