Chapter 391 Half of the Country

"The Five Tigers of TVB? Zhang Guorong? Mei Yinfang? Luo Wen? Chen Jieling? Shek Sau? Lu Fang?"

Fang Xiang held the thick stack of contracts in his hand and looked curiously at the list that was so familiar to him from his previous life.

"Where's Brother Fa? Didn't I hear that he's going to collaborate with us to make a movie?"

Fang Xiang looked at the back of the contract for the profile and resume of each artist.

"It's like this. Last time you mentioned the all-round development of film, television and music, so I acquired Huaxing Records.

These singers have now become contracted singers under New Great Wall Films.

The five wireless tigers are now negotiating a contract renewal with TVB. Because the previous negotiations were not smooth and both sides were quite unhappy, I took the opportunity to step in and offered them a high signing fee and a long-term contract, as well as a contract for at least three movies or TV series every year, and they immediately agreed.

Of course, I am now in the process of changing the name of Huaxing and preparing to change it to New Great Wall Records.

As for Chow Yun Fat, he is currently an independent actor, not signed to any company, and only has his own agent.

Besides, I haven’t heard that he wants to cooperate with us to make a movie? "

After Yang Zhongwei explained it carefully, he rolled his eyes, as if he was a little confused about Fang Xiang's mention of Chow Yun-fat wanting to collaborate on a movie.

"Are there many independent actors like Chow Yun Fat?"

Fang Xiang suddenly realized that he had got the time wrong.

Filming in Hong Kong is extremely fast, often taking only a few weeks to complete. The efficiency of post-production editing and music explanation is also extremely high.

The entire process of making a movie can often be completed in two or three months.

A Better Tomorrow was released in the summer of 86, so theoretically, this movie should have started shooting in the first half of 86. It is only the end of May 85, so there is still a year left.

However, it did not stop Fang from thinking that his collecting addiction had suddenly exploded. Since the five tigers of TVB were already under his command, there was no harm in signing more.

Speaking of which, the current five tigers of TVB have just made a name for themselves in Hong Kong Island. The most famous ones are actually Felix Wong, Edwin Tong and Michael Miu.

Hua Zai and Ah Wei were behind the three of them, just like little followers.

They are called the Five Tigers, but in fact they are just there to make up the numbers.

On the contrary, in the 90s, they became more popular and famous than the previous three.

Of course, they took advantage of their age and era, but they also did strive to be good and work hard.

Especially Awei, he completely relies on God for his livelihood.

“It’s still quite a few, but Chow Yun Fat is now box office poison.

His TV series have high ratings, but his movies...

The box office performances of Waiting for the Dawn, The Spirit of the Soul, and Love in a Fallen City in which he starred were all terrible. Should we wait until we acquire the TV station before considering him?"

Yang Zhongwei's expression at this moment seemed a little indescribable.

"Well, okay, don't worry, do as you think."

After a pause, Fang Xiang realized that he was obsessed.

Since you have already planned to enter the entertainment industry in a strong way, won’t these people be yours sooner or later?

To put it bluntly, the total output value of Hong Kong's entertainment industry, including film, video and music, is only about 20 to 30 billion at most.

As long as Great Wall Industrial is willing, even if it is acquired at a premium, it will just be treated as a dessert or a toy.

If by then Great Wall Industries is the only one left in Hong Kong’s entertainment industry, those people will probably have no choice.

But... if everything is monopolized, wouldn't that be a sign of a lack of ambition?

“By the way, let’s also acquire PolyGram.

As for the Shaw family, if they don’t want to sell, there’s no need to force them, just do it according to the circumstances. Shaw and TVB can keep it and serve as a rival and reference.”

Then, Fang Xiang said another sentence.

Compared to its Huaxing Records, today's PolyGram is actually the largest record company in Hong Kong Island, with countless signed singers, composers and lyricists. But PolyGram is not money after all, and it cannot make everyone like it. Therefore, it is not surprising that Huaxing is PolyGram's biggest rival and powerful competitor.

Especially after entering the 90s, PolyGram had even more resources and acquired many record companies and copyrights, making Huaxing so desperate that it couldn't even see its taillights.

This is also one of the reasons why Huaxing sold itself.

Although it was sold a little early, the fact that the acquirer was Great Wall Industrial may not be a bad thing for Huaxing.

After all, compared with Huaxing, PolyGram is a behemoth, but compared with Great Wall Industrial, it becomes a tiny shrimp.

"Okay, professor. Do you want to meet these artists?"

Yang Zhongwei seemed to have misunderstood and thought that there really was a way to chase stars.

"What else can I see? If I have that much time, I might as well spend more time with my family."

Fang Xiang smiled and directly rejected Yang Zhongwei's proposal.

They are grown up now, not ignorant children. They think celebrities are great and look up to them when they see them.

Having lived two lives as a human being, he is already close to sixty years old. Moreover, his identity, status, money and power have already reached a level that ordinary people cannot even hope to reach.

Meeting an artist? Wouldn't that lower your own status?

"Okay, then I'll try to acquire other small companies as well?"

Yang Zhongwei then realized that he had guessed wrong. With an embarrassed look on his face, he came up with another idea.

"It's up to you, the plate is only this big, just have fun.

The bulk of the money should still be put on the TV station, which will be the mouthpiece and important propaganda position in the future."

Fang Xiang nodded. In the past year, Great Wall Industry's business has been shrinking due to John Bull's suppression. In addition to the increasing amount of cash in hand, its influence has almost reached the lowest point in the past decade.

Although Yin Qingqiu is the nominal chairman of Great Wall Industrial, holds all the shares and has a certain say in the group, many people actually know that behind Great Wall Industrial are Dalu and Fang Xiang.

The state never interferes with the actual business of Great Wall Industries. At most, it provides some talents to help Great Wall Industries conquer territories and make big money.

Then take your share of the money you earn.

Therefore, the real person in charge of Great Wall Industrial and the commander of the strategic direction is Fang Xiang.

It’s just that Fang Xiang has been busy with his own affairs in China in recent years. He only comes to Hong Kong once or twice a year, staying for a few days each time to look at the account books and listen to reports.

Most of the time Fang Xiang did not even express his opinion or give any instructions, but mostly let Yin Qingqiu and the management do the work.

After all, Great Wall Industrial's main business is real estate.

Buy land, build houses, sell houses, and then continue to buy land, build houses, and sell houses, in an endless cycle.

As for where to buy land, as long as the money is right, the group has plenty of professionals to take care of it, so you don’t need to worry about it at all.

But now Great Wall Industrial's main business has been completely divested because of this return to Hong Kong Island.

Then Great Wall Industrial will have to face days without business, without instructions, and without strategic direction.

And such days lasted for more than half a year.

Now that Fang Xiang has arrived and given instructions and strategic directions, it is easy to understand why Yang Zhongwei is so excited. With huge amounts of funds in hand, he is eager to do something big.

What? You asked Yin Qingqiu?

She is just a woman who took advantage of the trend of the times and took off. With the support of the country and the participation of a large number of top talents, Great Wall Industry has come to where it is today.

If she were really allowed to take the helm, I'm afraid she could only follow Cheung Kong Holdings and make a little money by picking up the scraps that others don't want.

If we really talk about ability, any of the senior executives in the group would be better than her.

Moreover, Yin Qingqiu has never been a person with great ambitions.

From the fact that she always encouraged Fang to immigrate, it can be seen that she is just an ordinary woman who is content with her small fortune and cannot be relied upon.

But fortunately, she also knew her own limitations and did not give orders recklessly. Instead, she waited for Fang Xiang to come and take charge of the situation.

“I understand. The TV station’s shares have already been acquired since this morning.

We spread out across hundreds of accounts and were extremely cautious and careful.

It may not even be until this weekend that the work can be done.”

Hearing Fang Xiang's reminder, Yang Zhongwei quickly took over.