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Volume 1 Chapter 609 Witnessing the Grand Ceremony

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    Swinging ten thousand meters in the air, Lin Xiaozhi sank deeply into the sofa, his face showing exhaustion.  A week ago, he was filming in Egypt. In the following week, he first moved to the UK to negotiate with the record giant PolyGram to acquire UTC Cinemas. After staying in London for a few days, he had to fly to Australia because of a phone call from home.  In just one week, he traveled back and forth to three continents, and also flew across three oceans. If he had not had the iron spirit and will since his rebirth, he would inevitably feel tired.  "Compared with his poor spirit, the spirit of his wife Li Jiaxin, who was sitting next to him in the first class cabin, was obviously much better.  "Husband, do you really want the newly purchased winery to be named after me?" Leaning her head on his shoulder, Li Jiaxin's voice was not loud, but she could not hide her joy in her words.  Lin Xiaozhi responded with a light ¡®hmm¡¯. It seemed that he was still concentrating with his eyes closed, but in fact he was thinking about the recent gains and losses.  Although the filming of his new movie "The Mummy" was temporarily suspended due to his own reasons, the early stage shooting was very smooth. According to the current progress, it should be completed from the end of April to the beginning of May, and then enter the post-production stage.  Although the movie was rushed over time, it could only be released in time for the end of the monster "Jurassic Park" that wreaked havoc around the world. However, Media Asia, which was preparing a year in advance, has other movies to snipe the monster, which can at least ensure that it will be released in time.  It is not the only one in Asia to show off its evil deeds!  As for the acquisition of UTC Cinemas, after he offered a sky-high price of 300 million pounds, PolyGram executives were obviously moved.  After all, the European and American economies have entered a stage of adjustment since the 1980s. Currently, most European countries are in a period of economic turmoil, except for the United States, which relied on the U.S. dollar to be tied to oil and the political dividend economy that brought down the Soviet Union's dominance of the world.  , it is difficult for people to work and make money. Naturally, there is no more spare money to spend on enjoyment, and the profitability of the theater chains is also far lower than in the past.  However, he obviously underestimated the greed of PolyGram. The 300 million pounds was a figure that his investment team had carefully calculated. Compared with the assets of UTC's theater chain, this quotation can only be said to be slightly high, but why is it so good?  An important reason why PolyGram is so excited is that more than half of the theaters affiliated with UTC have facilities inherited from the 'Old Fords' which was acquired by PolyGram in 1988. Even their names have the word "ÀÏ" before them, so you know "ÀÏ Fords".  Fords Cinemas certainly has a history.  According to Media Asia, this cinema chain was founded in 1953 and was an industry run by the old Fords family. By the early 1980s, it had more than 100 cinemas in the UK.  Although I don¡¯t know why the Fords family sold the theater chain a few years ago, most of the theaters in the old Fords were built in the 1960s and 1970s. Not only are the equipment old and the environment not keeping up with the times, but for  UTC owns many of its theater lands in the UK, and Lin Xiaozhi will not even offer it the sky-high price of 300 million pounds.  Although PolyGram is not satisfied with the UTC quotation, as long as they have the intention to sell, the rest is a matter of more money and less money.  Lin Xiaozhi attaches great importance to UTC. His trump card is that as long as it does not exceed 400 million pounds, he would rather spend more money to get a ticket to enter European theaters before Hong Kong's return.  Otherwise, Hong Kong will have red marks on its body after its return in the future. Under the intervention of the anti-China ideology, it will not only be difficult for Media Asia to make a difference, but it will also cost a lot more money.  Even those who have a clear-cut pro-British stance like Li Jiacheng have often encountered interference from European countries in their overseas investments after the millennium. The battle of consciousness is evident.  Therefore, it is important to complete the market layout before the Year of Return.  After sorting out these two items, Lin Xiaozhi thought about it carefully and felt that there were no omissions. He also felt a little itchy on his nose. Then he opened his eyes and immediately saw his wife Li Jiaxin playfully stretching out her fingers to scratch his itch.  .  "Stop making trouble, let me rest for a while" Lin Xiaozhi grabbed her white fingers and kissed her. Transferring to Australia really kept him busy.  As the handover approaches, all the wealthy families in Hong Kong are busy transferring assets overseas.  On the one hand, the demonizing propaganda of the red political parties in the media over the past half century has made most people fear whether Hong Kong will also suffer the liquidation of the 1950s and 1960s after its return to the motherland.  On the other hand, the last British Hong Kong government and the series of preferential immigration and investment policies designed specifically for Hong Kong¡¯s elite since the 1980s have indeed attracted many businessmen to take the opportunity to invest in immigration.  The Lin family is not immune. Although the old man also knows that Lin Xiaozhi's current status in the eyes of Beijing may not be as good as that of Fok Yingdong, but he controls half of the media discourse in Hong Kong. He is not the first person among the top ten richest people in Beijing to strive for.  Too much, and there will definitely be no mishaps.  But putting eggs in one basket is undoubtedly foolish for a prosperous wealthy family.  So the Lin family also took advantage of the current British efforts to make a fortune.The set of preferential immigration policies introduced by the government allowed one of Lin Xiaozhi's sons to obtain Australian citizenship, invest in some land in Australia, and buy some properties, including several small wineries in Hunter Valley.  The Hunter Valley, also known as the Hunter Valley, is the largest river valley in New South Wales, Australia, about 160 kilometers north of Sydney. It not only has charming scenery, but is also one of the most famous high-quality wine producing areas in the southern hemisphere that has become famous in the past decade.  The top-quality wine produced here is very popular in Australia and is also well-known in Hong Kong.  Due to historical issues, Hong Kong people, especially the younger generation, are becoming increasingly Westernized and prefer red wine to white wine. Therefore, since Australia has joined the British Commonwealth immigration preferential countries, some wealthy Hong Kong people who have immigrated to Australia have joined them.  There are some Australian wineries, including in the Hunter Valley.  Although Australian wine is inferior to France and Portugal in terms of traditional heritage, and inferior to the United States in terms of technological innovation, due to its excellent geographical environment, it does have the ability to produce the world's top wines.  There are more than 400 wineries in the Hunter Valley. One of the main reasons that hinders the development of Australian wine is financial problems.  Australia was a former colony where the British exiled domestic criminals. Even if Australians are unwilling to admit it, they cannot avoid the fundamental fact that before World War II, Australia was poor except for the poor, and there were not many decent big capitalists at all.  Although Australia was able to attract many high-quality immigrants from Europe with the help of the turmoil during World War II, because it was only the third choice after the United States and Canada, Australia's private capital was not strong until the 1990s, even if there were some like  Rich people like Murdoch will probably immigrate again for one reason or another.  Insufficient capital has deeply restricted technological change and development in this new year. The area of ??most wine estates in Australia is far less than that of American wineries. Even when compared with some small and medium-sized wineries in Europe, the two  The gap is also obvious, not only the vineyard area is small but also the winemaking equipment is old.  In the 1990s, even Australian wineries in Hunter Valley were selling very cheaply. Lin Xiaoyi¡¯s style is more Westernized than his younger brother. He has dreamed of owning a winery belonging to his family for a long time.  So last year, after the old man Lin Jili persuaded Lin Xiaozhi to agree to invest in Australia, he suggested that instead of buying some properties in Australia and waiting for the appreciation that would come in an unknown year, it would be better to buy some wineries, farms and ranches and run them at home.  Other industries in China are in recession, but at least they can leave some capital for the younger generation to revive.  In recent years, the price of high-end red wine has been rising year by year. Coupled with the fact that it is only a two-hour drive from Sydney, Australia's largest city, the wineries in the Hunter Valley have become one of the high-quality investment options.  After his younger brother nodded in agreement, Lin Xiaoyi personally came to Australia to select a winery.  Unfortunately, after searching all over Hunter Valley, he only liked a few old wineries with a history of more than half a century but were unwilling to sell them. In the end, after more than a month of looking for licenses, he simply settled on fifty-fifty wineries.  With prices ranging from more than one million Australian dollars, six or seven neighboring small wineries with an area of ??less than five hectares were acquired, eventually making this winery the third largest winery in the Hunter Valley after Wyndham and Mankegan.  Three major wineries.  The reason why Lin Xiaozhi and Li Jiaxin came to Australia to sign the contract is because Li Jiaxin has an Australian green card and their youngest son has applied for Australian citizenship. Signing the contract in the name of Li Jiaxin or the younger son can not only waive a large handling fee, but also  It can also save a lot of legal and government issues that foreign investment cannot avoid.  After finishing his work in Australia, Lin Xiaozhi will return to Hong Kong to stay for a while. On the one hand, the crew will make up for the shooting of some scenes in the shooting venue that has been set up in Shenzhen Cinemas, and he is also planning to visit Hong Kong with him.  The senior CCTV executives who communicated with each other met.  Of course, another important reason is that after nearly half a year of preparation, the new Academy Awards ceremony is about to open.  For this Chinese film festival that may be reborn from the ashes through his hands, Lin Xiaozhi must witness it with his own eyes!
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