Chapter 344 Madam Route
Wang Deming smiled and asked the three girls from Shouchun: "Who among you is interested in managing this theater?"

The three girls shook their heads together. They went to work for a company that their family had invested in. On the surface, they were studying, but in reality, everyone knew that they were just going there to be mascots, not even supervisors.

Can one person sort out all the financial data of these large groups, with thousands of employees, hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, and countless big and small financial data? Even if you work yourself to death, you still can't sort it out.

Wang Deming relied on external accounting firms to conduct audits, such as KPMG and Pricewaterhouse. Moreover, his golden finger gave him the ability of photographic memory, so he could spot any problems at a glance, and no one dared to deceive him.

Of course, the current collaborators have not done this.

Wang Deming turned to Mr. Shaw and said with a smile, "Or if you are interested, you can buy it and treat it as an investment property, and let Shaw Brothers run it normally?"

Mr. Shaw thought for a moment and nodded, "Well, that's fine. But the rent..."

Wang Deming waved his hand indifferently: "The rent issue is easy to deal with. We can just arrange someone to contact us later."

Is it the rent that he is interested in? He is interested in the location and the property.

Hong Kong's real estate has been gradually rising since the 60s, which is closely related to Hong Kong's economic development. Mr. Huo's main business now is real estate and construction. In just a few years, his assets have surpassed Hong Kong dollars.

Moreover, real estate in Hong Kong is the same as that in the West. It is said to be permanent, not 70 years, and taxes must be paid every year.

Then he smiled and asked Mr. Shaw: "However, the location of this cinema still needs Mr. Shaw's help. Money is not a problem, I will pay for it. As for the other matters including the location and decoration of the theater, please find someone to help, Mr. Shaw, we don't have much experience."

"There is only one way. First, buy the whole building, then one floor, or buy several tenement buildings and tear them down and rebuild them. Mr. Huo can also help."

"Haha, good!" Mr. Yif also laughed happily.

Currently, Shaw Brothers owns no more than ten cinemas in Hong Kong, and has to negotiate terms with other cinemas when releasing films.

Now that such a big player has come in, it doesn’t take much, just 4 or 5 leading theaters, the box office of Shaw Brothers’ films will increase by at least %!
Suddenly, Mr. Shaw seemed to think of something and asked hesitantly, "Mr. Wang, if we, Shaw Brothers, manage the theater, the films of the Hong Kong Left-wing Film Company may not be able to be shown. Can you explain this?"

"What do you mean by left wing? What do you mean?" Wang Deming responded: "Are you talking about the three film companies, Xinlian, Phoenix, and Great Wall?"

He laughed and asked, "Who do I need to explain to? What do I need to explain? I don't even know them."

"Haha, Mr. Shao, you are a businessman, and so am I. As long as a movie can make money, why do you still distinguish between left-wing and right-wing? Even if Hollywood movies make money, we can buy the copyright and make copies to sell!"

"As long as it's a hit and makes money, that's fine, right?"

"Haha, yes." Both Mr. Yifu and Li Hanxiang had relaxed smiles on their faces.

In fact, many people don’t know that from the 50s to the 70s, Hong Kong films were mainly Mandarin films. Sun Lian, Phoenix and Great Wall were the mainstream Chinese films. Their box office in Hong Kong was higher than that of Shaw Brothers and Dianmao (also known as Cathay after the reorganization of Wing Wah), and they were equally successful in Southeast Asia.

In the top ten box office rankings of Hong Kong in the 60s, these three companies occupied 7 seats.

However, I guess when Ms. Xia Meng is mentioned, many people will know that she is the leading actress of Great Wall Company.

The dream lover that Mr. Jin Yong never got
The atmosphere at the dinner table became harmonious again, except for Miss Fang, who looked at Zhang Shouchun's three daughters with a look of sternness, smiling with her face but not her heart. These three actually disdained what she had been longing for!
Li Hanxiang struck while the iron was hot and eagerly mentioned his idea: "Mr. Wang, you already have a theater, it would be a pity if you don't make a movie!"

"Besides, the ladies are all so beautiful, they can also make cameo appearances in the movies."

"To be honest, I'm currently preparing a series of movies called 'The Allure of the Country', which is about four great beauties. The ladies can just have a passing part, but of course, they can only have a passing part, otherwise there will be too much drama, and it won't be beautiful if they overshadow the main characters."

Li Heizi is really good at this. After this small talk, Zhang Shouchun and the other two girls were all smiling happily, saying something against their will: "Director Li, you are too polite. The three of us are still pregnant. Are we going to play the role of old mothers?"

"Haha, Director Li, you are so funny."

"Hey! That's wrong!" Li Heizi said seriously, "The film is in preparation. In a year or so, the ladies will be in their prime, which is great!"

"Of course, now that you ladies are free, you can also come to the set with Cuiying to visit and watch the filming."

"You ladies and gentlemen are all talented people, so you can have some fun in the play."

These words made Zhang Shouchun's three daughters look at Wang Deming with tears in their eyes, and the anticipation in their eyes was almost overflowing.

After being in Hong Kong for so long, their daily lives consisted of clocking in for work, going shopping with Mr. Huo's wife, and playing mahjong with others. It was really boring.

Especially after everyone in the group was secretly warned, he didn't make any friends. It was completely unlike when he was in Beijing, where he had many acquaintances and friends and lived a comfortable life.

Such an opportunity is rare, even a real princess like Jin Yuqing was tempted.

Wang Deming looked at Li Hanxiang with some amusement and admiration. This big director is different. He is really good at attracting investment. With his wife's pillow talk, how could he not pay?

He directly exposed Li Hanxiang's tricks: "Director Li, tell me, how much money do you need for the movies you are planning? I will cover it all, but only for three movies."

He turned his head and looked at Mr. Yifu: "Mr. Shao, does this count as breaking the rules? Of course, if it doesn't conform to the rules, just ignore what I said."

Mr. Shaw chuckled, "You are so good, Li Heizi. Do you think our Shaw Brothers' props and costumes are too old-fashioned? Or is it that the studio is not good enough? If we really make movies like Wing Wah, all the money we spend will be wasted!"

Seeing Wang Deming was puzzled, Mr. Yifu explained: "Sometimes Yonghua takes several months or even a year to shoot a movie. For location shooting, they have to wait for dozens of days for the sun to shine? Isn't this a waste of money? Can't they just finish the shooting in the studio? Sometimes they even go to Japan. That costs a lot of money!"

"And props? Why make so many sets of clothes? Do we have to pursue historical restoration? Come on, we are making a movie, not doing archaeology."

Li Hanxiang smiled and said nothing. He blinked his eyes and looked at Mr. Shaw, full of desire, begging: "Mr. Shao, art? Haven't you watched our Chinese movies "Dragon Seed" and "Eight-Nation Alliance" made by Hollywood?"

"Except for the fact that all the actors are foreigners, their costumes and makeup are more authentic than ours!"

"It's not like we don't have money now, right?"

(End of this chapter)