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Volume One Chapter 580 Hot Release (Part 2)

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    After staying in Japan for more than ten days, one day before the release of his new movie "League of Assassins", Lin Xiaozhi finally finished his work in Japan and prepared to return to Hong Kong.  He has gained a lot from this trip to Japan.  The wave of publicity in Japan benefited from the reputation advantage that Media Asia and he had built up bit by bit in Japan over the past few years, and the effect was obviously beyond his expectation.  "League of Assassins" not only quickly became a topic here, but also attracted the attention of many media and film critics in Japan.  As of yesterday, relying on the advanced telephone booking system in Japan, "League of Assassins" has sold nearly 90,000 telephone-ordered movie tickets before it was released, and it has received a guarantee of nearly 100 million even before it is released.  The box office success shocked Media Asia.  Judging from the current publicity response of "Assassin's League" in Japan, the results will definitely not be bad when it is finally released. Of course, the biggest gain from this trip to Japan is Song Nianhui's  The Kowloon Bank speculation team led by him gained a lot during his stay in Japan.  After several years of training in the financial markets of Taiwan and Hong Kong, Kowloon cannot say that it has the best investment team in Asia, but the investment team of Kowloon Bank, promoted and built by Song Nianhui, can definitely be said to be the best in Hong Kong.  Thanks to the information provided by Lin Xiaozhi, Kowloon Bank, which is equivalent to getting the banker's ticket to the "European Currency Sniper War," can be said to have weathered the storm and enjoyed unlimited prosperity this time.  Although he was acting behind Soros and other international fast money, Lin Xiaozhi invested almost all the financial resources that the Lin family could muster to participate in this prosperous age. With all his efforts, he also had the golden finger of the reborn person.  Within half a month, the group of people followed the international fast money and successfully ate soup and meat. Finally, when the capital was completely withdrawn from the European foreign exchange market, Lin Xiaozhi had nearly 770 million US dollars in extra money in his pocket.  He suddenly became one of the big bookmakers behind this currency war that is destined to be recorded in history.  As the second largest capitalist power in the world after the United States, Japan also has the largest financial market in Asia.  In addition, under his repeated reminders and requests, Song Nianhui and the Kowloon speculation team also made a lot of preparations. Afterwards, even the British government and international fast money realized that this company had followed them halfway and snatched food from the tiger's mouth.  Asian bookmakers are dissatisfied, but it is not easy to track down Lin Xiaozhi and others.  After deducting the astonishing hush money paid to the investment team, Lin Xiaozhi, who made a lot of money, suddenly became wealthy again.  While in Japan, he first contacted the Japanese electronics giant Panasonic Group on behalf of Media Asia Electronics, and then spent 7 million US dollars to purchase a second-hand production line with Panasonic.  Assembling the previous one has already begun in Shenzhen City, Media Asia Electronics will soon have an annual production capacity of 400,000 CDs.  Lin Xiaozhi knows very well that under his strict requirements, the CDs produced by Media Asia Electronics have a far clearer resolution and more comprehensive functions than any VCD produced in mainland China before 1997.  Historically, the first VCD launched by Mainland Wanyan was so rough and crude, and the picture was so bad that it looked like a semi-finished product. However, it quickly set off a sales boom in mainland China and even Asia.  There is no reason that Media Asia's product, which has more complete and clearer functions and is priced 20 to 30% lower than Wanyan, would have difficulty opening up sales.  If it weren't for Media Asia's lack of confidence and repeated advice to be cautious, Lin Xiaozhi would have even prepared to expand production capacity to more than one million units in one fell swoop.  Fortunately, he is quite self-aware and knows that he is not good at managing this type of industrial company. He finally listened to the opinions of the management of Media Asia Electronics. This time he came to Japan just to add a second-hand production line.  , will produce a mention only.  The annual production capacity of 400,000 units seems to be very high, but in fact it is just that.  You must know that in 2006, Hongtu Hi-Tech was the only company in mainland China with an annual output of more than 1.5 million DR units.  If we include Wanyan, BBK and hundreds of other large and small manufacturing companies, although it is impossible to produce over 100 million TV units per year, they will have an annual output of tens of millions of units after the millennium and can easily complete the production.  At that time, the annual output of Taiwan Province, which was second in the world, was more than ten times that of Taiwan Province.  The money bag has become fuller again, and Lin Xiaozhi¡¯s other major purpose of this trip to Japan has undoubtedly been greatly accelerated.  He didn't have the time in the United States to watch the Kadokawa brothers' ink. After Song Nianhui began to withdraw funds from the foreign exchange market, and after several days of money laundering transfers, the funds were transferred to his own account, Lin Xiaozhi immediately made an appointment with Kadokawa Rikihiko.  .  After some secret talks, he came up with the idea of ??once again providing Kadokawa Rikihiko with a low-interest loan of 500 million to help him fight for power with his brother Kadokawa Haruki.  Kadokawa Haruki, who was originally somewhat weak-tempered, finally became cruel, and soon the evidence he secretly collected about Kadokawa Haruki's multiple embezzlements of company finances and even private drug abuse in the past ten years was exposed through the hands of a third party.  above the media.    On October 1, Kadokawa Haruki was arrested at his home in Chiba Prefecture due to the "cocaine smuggling" incident, violation of the Drug Suppression Law, Tariff Law, and suspected business embezzlement.  Afterwards, taking advantage of the public outcry and judicial intervention, Kadokawa Rihihiko immediately contacted many company elders in the company who were dissatisfied with his brother Kadokawa Haruki, the domineering president, to seize power, and successfully deprived Kadokawa of his power by taking advantage of his imprisonment.  Haruki's position as president, Kadokawa Rihihiko officially took over as president of Kadokawa Shoten.  After getting what he wanted, Kadokawa Rikohiko did not break his promise. The first big move he made when he took office was to contact Media Asia and prepare to sell Kadokawa Pictures to Media Asia.  "Mr. Kadokawa, congratulations on getting what you wanted. I believe that Kadokawa Bookstore will become even stronger under your leadership." Before Lin Xiaozhi was about to return to Hong Kong, he once again visited Kadokawa Rihihiko.  With the previously secretly reached consensus between Media Asia and Kadokawa Rikihiko, it was only a matter of time before Kadokawa Pictures sold out.  Although the negotiation has not yet been finalized, it is just because a few shareholders of Kadokawa Bookstore hoped to take advantage of the opportunity to sell it at a good price, so they took a high price.  Hayashi Takashi holds the handle on Kadokawa Rihihiko, and he is indeed not worried that he will betray him. At least judging from the recent negotiations, Kadokawa Rihihiko has indeed taken the initiative to bring the two sides closer together, which is better than the initial openness at Kadokawa Bookstore.  Out of 27.  The price at which Kadokawa Pictures was sold for U billion (approximately US$30,000) is now approaching the price at Kadokawa Shoten.  8.5 billion (approximately US$190,000).  Even though the yen is worthless, more than 2 billion was by no means a small number in Japan in the 1990s.  The reason why Kadokawa Pictures can command such a high price is not only that Haruki Kadokawa's painstaking efforts over the past decade have helped it establish a reputation and brand in Japan, but also because Haruki Kadokawa once worked in  A few years ago, when we entered the theater chain, we bought and rented some stores at high prices to establish our own theater chain.  Although Japan's property and land prices fell significantly after the Japanese property market bubble burst last year, as the world's second largest capitalist power, Japan's land prices are still very high.  Although this asking price is much higher than the 2 billion quoted by Media Asia, the asking price from Kadokawa Bookstore is almost the upper limit of what Media Asia can accept.  The reason why the agreement has not been signed yet is because of the mess left by Kadokawa Haruki during his tenure. Kadokawa Pictures has four debts totaling 370 million that are about to mature in the middle and end of next year.  For Kadokawa Shoten, Kadokawa Pictures, which has been losing money and making no money, is already a money-losing mess that needs to be sold, and it is obviously impossible for it to bear debts of up to 370 million yuan.  Although Media Asia is wealthy, it is not willing to easily take on these debts, which are mostly borrowed in Kadokawa Haruki's private name. This is why the negotiations between the two parties reached a deadlock.  Maybe it¡¯s because like his brother Kadokawa Haruki, he was the last generation born in Japan before the end of World War II. Kadokawa Rihihiko has the common characteristics of Japanese people of that era¡ªhe is not too tall, and is far less tall than the generation of Japanese people who will be born in the 1990s.  That finally got rid of Japan, the title, whose average height surpassed that of its neighboring countries.  This was not the first time that Hayashi Xiaozhi met him. Even though Kadokawa Rihihiko's performance was far less powerful than that of his eldest brother Kadokawa Haruki, he did not underestimate this man who looked more like an ordinary office worker. He was also attracted by him just now.  He is somewhat wary of his eldest brother Kadokawa Haruki's unscrupulous tactics in seizing power.  Even if he is also one of the masterminds behind this civil strife in a wealthy family, "Jun Lin, thank you very much for your assistance. Your company is worthy of being the largest film group in Asia. I have watched the movie that was recently broadcast on the TV station and was controlled by you personally, Jun Lin."  After shooting the promotional video for your new movie, my daughter and I admired your directorial ability very much. Jun Lin is worthy of being the best commercial film director in Asia. I believe that your new movie "Assassins" will be as good as your past ones.  "Several movies are equally popular." Hayashi Takashi cannot speak Japanese, and Kadokawa Rikohiko cannot speak Cantonese or Mandarin. Fortunately, both of them speak English fairly well. Although it is ironic, for the convenience of direct communication, they have visited Japan several times since arriving in Japan.  During the meeting, everyone spoke in English.  After emerging from the war, Japanese militarism was still suppressed by the United States and only dared to move forward. The rapid economic development after the war also made the Japanese very complacent and proud of becoming a veritable economic leader in Asia.  Regarding the mainland¡¯s roads, railway infrastructure, and national debt, the 1970s was undoubtedly the period when Japan¡¯s attitude towards China was best, and it was also the only window period in which Hong Kong films had the opportunity to completely gain a foothold in Japan.  Lin Xiaozhi smiled slightly, and did not take Kadokawa Rihihiko's praise seriously. After all, everyone can say polite words, and only I know whether it is true or false.  He is about to return to Hong Kong to oversee the release of movies in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The acquisition that was already a sure thing before leaving has been disrupted by someone's interference. Hayashi is preparing for a showdown with Kadokawa Rikihiko.  There was no nonsense at the moment, and he went straight to the point: "Kadokawa Shoten is one of the largest local publishing groups in Asia, and our Media Asia is one of the largest local publishing groups in Asia."??The largest film group, as we all know, there is great potential to be tapped in the adaptation of novels, film and television dramas, as well as the adaptation of film and television works into novels, comics and other text and picture publishing. Therefore, whether now or in the future, the cooperation between our two companies is mutually beneficial and mutually reinforcing.  of.  " Kadokawa Rihihiko nodded. He did not completely disapprove of his eldest brother Kadokawa Haruki's entry into film production. After all, many of Japan's most popular and best-selling movies after the war were adapted from novels. It's just that the general environment of Japanese local film production has changed since the seventh century.  Things have been deteriorating since the 1900s. The new generation of Japanese filmmakers have been deeply influenced by conservative ideas and have been unable to find a new path suitable for the development of Japanese films. In addition, the animation industry has entered a period of rapid development since the late 1970s.  In recent years, the huge profits from a large number of excellent animation movies have also led a considerable number of Japanese filmmakers to join in. As a result, new forces led by the new generation of animation production companies are profiting wildly. On the contrary, a large number of film production companies such as Kadokawa Film and Television that shoot live-action films have fallen into trouble.  Falling into a bottomless pit of losses year after year, coupled with Kadokawa Haruki's stubborn continuous capital injection, by the end of the 1980s, the existence of Kadokawa Pictures had begun to affect the profits of the parent company Kadokawa Shoten, and a large amount of the original capital was lost.  The company executives who support involvement in film production or are ready to wait and see have changed their minds. To put it bluntly, although Kadokawa Haruki has done it, he is just a scapegoat.  Cooperating with film groups that have considerable strength in the area, selling the loss-making package to Media Asia is also an opportunity for both parties to cooperate. He was just about to say a few words, but Lin Xiaozhi quickly spoke again and said: "I am about to do it.  Returning to Hong Kong, the negotiations with your company will be in charge of our Mr. Chen from Media Asia who will arrive in Japan tomorrow.  You and I have been unable to reach a consensus on the sale of Kadokawa Pictures recently, so I have a new proposal. If you can accept it, I think we can reach this cooperation in the next few days." Kadokawa Yukihiko  Yan's face was solemn, he nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Lin, please tell me" "Film production is a rising industry, and your company has a large amount of copyright resources. It would be a pity to sell it out like this.  We at Media Asia are determined to strengthen cooperation with Kadokawa Shoten. Therefore, our new proposal is to acquire the shares of Kadokawa Pictures under your company's name for 1.4 billion, with the debt being halved by both of us, and at the same time providing the new company with 1 billion designated three shares.  A low-interest loan that is repaid after a year.  " Kadokawa Rihihiko was stunned when he heard this. As a subsidiary under his name, Kadokawa Shoten owns approximately 84 shares of Kadokawa Pictures. The remaining shares were used by Kadokawa Haruki to attract funds or cross-shareholding with some theater developers in the past.  Originally, when the two parties negotiated, Media Asia's offer was to buy out all of Kadokawa Shoten's shares, and Kadokawa Shoten had no objection to this. Although the two parties had never been able to agree on the final purchase price, the two companies still had no objections.  The conditions are all getting closer. There is no reason why Media Asia would suddenly change its mind. Now that Media Asia has changed its mind, it only wants to acquire shares of Kadokawa Pictures. Although the price offered is worse than before, it still makes sense.  As soon as the new conditions offered by Lin Xiaozhi passed through his mind, his heart suddenly moved, and he quickly asked: "Mr. Lin, what you mean is that you and I jointly manage Kadokawa Pictures?"  "That's right." Lin Xiaozhi nodded readily, "The new president of Kadokawa Pictures and a vice president will be appointed by us. Kadokawa Shoten can appoint a vice president and a director."  Our Media Asia Group will provide technical support and film production talent management training for the new Kadokawa Pictures. Directors and artists under Kadokawa Pictures will have the opportunity to be selected to participate in the production of Media Asia movies.  We are very sincere in cooperating with Kadokawa Shoten, and if you have high-quality novel copyrights in the future, we can consider selling them to Kadokawa Pictures at appropriate discounts, and you and I will film them together." This condition is actually his real trump card. Hayashi Xiaozhi made it from the beginning  He did not intend to completely buy out the shares held by Kadokawa Shoten, but decided to retain the absolute controlling stake and properly tie Kadokawa Shoten, which will be one of the top publishing giants in Japan and even Asia in the future, to the same tank.  In order to avoid being restricted by the authorities when Japan's domestic policy changes in the future, Kadokawa Rikohiko was immediately moved. Because he had to cooperate with Media Asia before, he had carefully investigated the information of Media Asia and Hayashi Xiaozhi, so he naturally knew Media Asia.  The annual net profit from making movies is higher than that of Kadokawa Bookstore. If Kadokawa Pictures can achieve half, no, even one-third or one-fourth of Media Asia¡¯s level in the future, it will be a considerable investment for the company.  This is a new profit point for Kadokawa Shoten, which owns a portion of the shares, and as Hayashi Takahiro said, Kadokawa Shoten owns a large number of high-quality novel copyrights. If it can really turn these resources into a steady stream of profits after changing to a new owner.  Rather than needing to allocate huge sums of money from the parent company for supplies like during Kadokawa Haruki's time, it was still a good investment. Thinking of this, he already had an idea, but after all, Kadokawa Rihihiko had just brought down his eldest brother.  After Kadokawa Haruki took over the company, he is still unable to ignore the opinions of other company executives and veterans like Kadokawa Haruki did in the past.After pondering for a moment, he nodded and said: "Lin Jun's new proposal really makes me excited, please let me think about it." He didn't finish his sentence, and Lin Xiaozhi also knew the current situation in Kadokawa Bookstore.  But seeing that he was already interested in it, he immediately agreed with a smile.
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