Chapter 541 History is always an amazing acquaintance!
On the morning of June 11, Alibaba officially announced the establishment of Alibaba Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group.
Although since more than half a year ago, there have been reports that Ali, Tengxun, and Baidu will enter the film and television industry, they have been making preparations.
Today is the first official announcement, and it is not a simple film and television production company.
Two years in the afternoon, Ali Pictures, located in No. 12 Xiaguanli, Xiaoyun Road, Chaoyang District, held a grand press conference at the Pengrun International Hotel next door.
This is one of the few Internet giants in the country, with a market value of tens of billions of dollars, only slightly lower than Tencent.
Such a super giant has a market value of tens of billions of dollars, completely crushing these domestic film and television giants.
It can be expected that this will be a major event that changes the landscape of the entertainment industry.
All of a sudden, all the media, including entertainment media, rushed to the hotel where the press conference was held.
All the major companies in the industry also set out to see what big move they wanted to make to enter the film and television industry.
Tang An also put down what he was doing and came to meet this neighbor.
The distance between Ali Pictures and Hantang Media is only 7 kilometers.
Yu Dong, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Changtian, Li Ming and others came, as did various medium-sized film and television companies.
Not only the entertainment industry, but also the media industry and the Internet industry have attracted many people.
After entering the venue, Tang Anxian met with Yu Dong and the others. They all looked uncomfortable and obviously felt pressure.
Li Ming didn't look good. "The Golden Heist" was far from what he expected.
The same goes for Wang Changtian. "Everyone" invested by Guangxian and Wang Xiaoming's studio also went to his grandma's house.
On the contrary, Wang Zhongjun looked a little unconcerned.
Tang An glanced at Wang Zhongjun. Logically speaking, Ah Li and Teng Xun are both shareholders of Huayi, and they have a lot of shares. Now that they are setting up film and television companies, they are coming to grab food. They shouldn't remain indifferent.
In the past, Ali and Tengxun did not touch the film and television industry, so they would not interfere with Huayi's operations, but now that they hold a lot of shares, there is a lot to say.
Is it possible that Wang Zhongjun has recognized his father?
Tang An's thoughts flashed through his mind, and he smiled at Wang Zhongjun and said, "Director Wang, I still have your shares in my hands, aren't you worried?"
"Those shares have no impact. Director Tang didn't bother." Wang Zhongjun laughed.
Tang An didn't say anything and just chatted casually.
Although competition among domestic films is high these days, the market is still big enough to accommodate it.
Now that the three major companies have joined in, the competition is going to be fierce.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the press conference started on time, and Ma Yun, the leader of Ali, actually attended in person.
Aim no small!
This is the thought in the minds of all film and television company bosses.
As we all know, Ma Yun will only personally inquire about investment projects exceeding 3 billion. He will not even see the investment targets for projects below 3 billion, and the board of directors can decide on their own.
Appearing at the opening conference of Ali Pictures this time is enough to prove that he attaches great importance to it.
Next came Ma Yun's speech, claiming to build a new film and television company and establish a full industry chain of cultural, film, television and entertainment.
Then the senior executives of Ali Film Group appeared one by one.
Zhang Qiang, former managing and deputy general manager of China Film Group, serves as CEO of Ali Pictures.
Zhang Wei, senior vice president of Ahli, serves as president of Ahli Pictures.
Ahlicho Deng Kangming serves as the coo of Ahli Pictures.
Zhang Qiang successfully served as the CEO of the new company, but Shao Xiaoli, secretary-general of the board of directors of Ali, general manager of B2B China Business Unit, and executive director, will serve as chairman of the board of directors of Ali Pictures.
There are people at the top who are in charge, and the president, coo, and cfo below are all from Ah Li.
Looking at the executives of Ahli Films on the stage, Tang Anchong laughed at Yu Dong next to him, "Mr. Zhang is caught in the middle. It's going to be difficult now."
Yu Dong nodded, "At least I got the position of president. I see that Director Shao has not resigned from several positions in the company. I guess the chairman of the board of directors will not interfere in the company's affairs."
Tang An said, "Is it possible that it is just the first few months of stabilization?"
Yu Dong was right when he thought about it. Even if the foundation of the film and television company was established through Zhang Qiang's connections, it would still take some time to burn bridges.
Yu Dong smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang had many contacts when he was at Forbidden City Pictures. He is a capable person. I hope he has not chosen the wrong path."
Tang An said, "Mr. Zhang is almost 50. It is said that at the end of last year he set his sights on the general manager of China Film and Television, but in the end he only got the position of managing director and deputy general manager. This is because he wants to give it a try."
The chairman of the state-owned Forbidden City Pictures, the deputy editor-in-chief of Beijing TV, and the director and vice-president of China Film Group. Holding a high position and jumping out of the system are just for the sake of profit.
On the stage, I began to look forward to the prospects of Ahli Pictures, how to use Ahli's resources, and what to do next year.
Then Zhang Qiang announced another major news.
"Dear guests and friends from the media, I am announcing that Ahli Pictures will spend a huge sum of money to acquire part of the proceeds from the new film "囧" directed by the famous director Xu Zheng. This part of the proceeds will come from the investment of the heroine of "囧" Ms. Zhao Wei
"
Damn it!
The news was revealed at this time, and Tang An cursed inwardly.
Originally, he wanted to wait until "Memory Master" was released before announcing the details of "囧", not only to warm up the movie, but also to help promote "Memory Master".
Well, now, there are still two days before the movie is released. Originally, it was only two days early, so it doesn’t matter.
But now, Ah Li has announced it first. Although no specific details have been announced, the news in the past two days will definitely be dominated by news about Ah Li Pictures.
This is so hot!
Tang An felt unhappy, and everyone else at the scene also looked stunned.
Reporters have been asking for specific details, as well as the share ratio and amount.
Yu Dong and the others immediately asked Tang An, how come Ah Li had a hand in the fact that this "囧", based on the title of the previous films, was basically going to be a big hit.
Could it be possible that the Han and Tang Dynasties went together with Ali?
Tang An explained, "This has nothing to do with me. Zhao Wei has to bring capital into the group, and Xu Zheng has to do it, so I can only give her a few points of share. Who she wants to sell to is her own business. I
I can’t control it anymore.”
A share of 4 points and more than 10 million points can be said to be a huge sum of money.
After releasing a big news and dealing with the reporters, Zhang Qiang announced another even more explosive news.
"Ali Pictures has reached a contract with Cultural China and will spend HK$4 billion to acquire 60% of the shares of Cultural China, a listed company in Hong Kong, and merge Cultural China's film and television culture industry into Alibaba Pictures!"
If Ali Pictures’ purchase of a portion of “囧” is surprising, then the acquisition of Cultural China can be said to have stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.
Damn it!
Tang An shouted a national curse several times in his mind!
What a surprising acquaintance in history, Ah Li acquired Cultural China two years in advance!