At the press conference for the establishment of Ali Film Group, CEO Zhang Qiang was busy accepting questions from reporters.
Cultural China is one of the few listed film and television culture branches in China. Although its impression in the public mind is not as high as that of several major film and television giants, even Sugar Man and Hairun are more famous.
But after all, it is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Although it borrows the shell of Shanghai United Cement, its market value of more than 2 billion yuan is there, so it is not a small company.
Spending huge sums of money to acquire such a company means that Ahli has made a big move as soon as it was established.
At the same time, reporters also have questions. 4 billion Hong Kong dollars to acquire 60% of the shares, which means that Ah Li’s valuation of Cultural China is about 6.6 billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 5.3 billion yuan.
But the current market value of Cultural China is only 2.8 billion, which is already double the premium.
Moreover, Cultural China’s market value of 2.6 billion was partly driven by Tengxun’s investment at the beginning of this year. Otherwise, it consists of several well-known urban newspapers, several not-so-well-known game companies, and not too impressive film and television performances.
, 2.8 billion is too much.
In response to this, Zhang Qiang also said some more official words.
The CEOs of major companies in the audience also frowned. Ah Li's move was 4 billion Hong Kong dollars, which was more than the combined liquidity of all the giants here.
If you don't take action, you will be successful. Once you take action, you will be a blockbuster.
However, Tang An is the one who bears the brunt. Cultural China holds a large share of "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons", and now it is in the hands of Ali Pictures.
During the Spring Festival next year, the Han and Tang Dynasties will face the two major companies Huayi and Ali, one against two.
Tang An retracted his thoughts, turned to look at Wang Zhongjun, and said lightly, "Director Wang must have known about it for a long time, right?"
Wang Zhongjun did not shy away from Tang An's questions, and sighed slightly, "I only found out about it at noon today. Ah Li's big move has concealed it from all of us."
Wang Zhongjun didn't lie. Even if Hua Yi was going to cooperate with Ah Li, he didn't know about it long before they did. Someone only told him at noon.
But this happened, it happened. The growth of Ali Pictures was inevitable. In the past, hadn't they spent a lot of money to acquire a large number of companies?
Moreover, "囧" in next year's Spring Festival is not an opponent that can be underestimated. The two blockbuster movies "囧" and "囧囧: Detective Chinatown" are enough for everyone to see clearly the potential of the "囧" series and its potential in the future.
Bonus for Spring Festival stalls.
Even though "Journey to the West: Conquering Demons" is a masterpiece that Zhou Xingchi has been honing for several years, "Kung Fu" already beat "House of Flying Daggers" in 2004, and "A World Without Thieves" won the annual box office championship.
Later in 2008, "Yangtze River No. 7" even though it was not a comedy, still received 200 million in box office, ranking among the top five at the annual box office, and it was not released during a popular period.
However, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has one biggest hidden danger, Zhou Xingchi will no longer appear in it.
The combination of Wen Zhang, Huang Bo, and Shu Qi, especially the latter two, is not weak, but without Zhou Xingchi, the soul figure, no one can guarantee whether the audience will buy it.
Originally, Wang Zhongjun believed that the outcome of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "囧" was about 50-50. With Ah Li's full support, the chance of winning could be increased by at least 10%.
Yu Dong, Wang Changtian and others feel the same way. As an Internet giant, Ah Li's channels are quite powerful.
Tang An stared at the stage with his usual expression, already thinking about next year's Spring Festival in his mind.
A simple win or loss in a period does not matter to Tang An, but the series of consequences must be carefully considered.
If he loses, Xu Zheng in the series after the "囧" series will not be eligible for more shares, and the Han and Tang Dynasties can get greater benefits.
However, if Ah Li Lai Meng Meng and Hua Yi unite to win this battle, Han and Tang's position in the circle will be more stable.
And this is also a collision between traditional film and television companies and new film and television companies!
Tang An had an idea in his mind and continued to look at the stage with a smile.
Ji'er, Ah Li, who has been throwing out big news one after another, feels a bit like he can't stop talking without making any surprises. Now he announces a big news again.
This time it's a new film.
"A mature film and television company must have films that it invests in and shoots. Although we, Ali Pictures, are a newly established company, we are determined to provide more, better and more exciting works to the audience.
Currently, Ali Pictures is preparing a blockbuster film with an oriental fantasy theme. It is teaming up with Huayi Brothers Group and Wanda Film and Television to adapt the super-popular best-seller "Tomb Raiders" and put it on the big screen, bringing the audience a different mysterious journey. To this end, we have invited the famous director Lu Chuan to direct the film, which is expected to be released in the summer of next year."
"Director Lu Chuan please!"
They have made three big moves in a row, including acquiring a share of "囧", acquiring Cultural China, and now they have hired Lu Chuan to remake "Tomb Raiders".
Tang An also didn't expect that Lu Chuan and Hua Yi would get together again. Interests really come first. 99% of grievances can be solved with interests. There is nothing that money can't solve. If there is, then it is Not enough money.
Ah Li, Hua Yi, Lu Chuan, three bad guys got together, and Wanda was added to the mix.
Tsk tsk tsk
Tang An didn't care much. What if history repeated itself and Lu Chuan made another movie like "The Nine-Story Demon Tower"?
Furthermore, "Interstellar" will be released in the summer next year. As long as the quality of the movie is sufficient and Tang An is now famous, in the domestic market, even if Cameron comes with a new movie, he will not be afraid of a battle!
However, Yu Dong, Wang Changtian, and Qin Hong are not calm. Wanda, Huayi, and Ahli are cooperating. They have the largest theater chain in the country and the top production team in the country. Huayi's publicity capabilities plus Ahli's resources. Simply a perfect partner.
Although Lu Chuan's previous film results were average, the IP of "Tomb Raiders" is no worse than "Ghost Blowing the Lamp"!
"Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Secret of the Dragon" was able to earn 900 million at the box office during last year's National Day release. As long as Lu Chuan doesn't mess around and the quality is decent, with the capabilities of the three major companies, it will definitely be able to earn 1 billion in box office.
"Director Wang, he quietly started a big production again without telling us. He hid it deeply enough." Yu Dong glanced at Wang Zhongjun and said without comment.
Wang Zhongjun didn't take it seriously, but still laughed and said, "This is a place that needs publicity, so I can only cooperate. Please bear with me."
Qin Hong asked, "Didn't the film rights of "Tomb Robbers" be sold to Paramount? When did Wang Dong buy it?"
Wang Zhongjun did not hide anything and said truthfully, "The copyright was obtained by Wanda. A few months ago, Wanda acquired AMC Cinemas, the second largest theater chain in the world, and bought back the film rights to "Tomb Raiders"." Meng had already written an English script and planned to make it into an adventure series like "Raiders of the Lost Ark," but it still didn't happen."
Wang Changtian glanced between Tang An and Wang Zhongjun and said with a smile, "Tang Dong's "Interstellar" will also be released in the summer next year. Wang Dong wants to compete with Tang Dong."
"You have misunderstood. This project is mainly owned by Ah Li and Wanda, and the specific release time has been agreed upon by them." Wang Zhongjun shook his head and took it out.
From his point of view, there is no benefit in going head-to-head with Tang An, but whether it is Ali or Wanda, they have just been established, and they want to defeat Tang An head-on to establish their authority and announce their arrival to the film and television industry.
Although he is not optimistic about their two ideas, Wang Zhongjun doesn't care. He just accounts for 10% of the investment share and leads the issuance. The issuance fee is a large amount of income, and he is guaranteed to make a profit.
As for who wins and who loses?
It doesn't matter!
If Tang An loses, the biggest card of Han and Tang Dynasties will also be lost. Maybe they will be unable to recover, but Huayi will still be the industry leader.
Wanda and Ali lost, and the two large groups that came from across the industry were in a big fight. In the film and television industry, the traditional giants still have the final say.
Wang Zhongjun made some calculations, and whether it was the movie "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons" or "Tomb Raiders", he would definitely make money without losing any money.
The biggest beneficiary of the establishment of Ahli is Huayi!
Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but glance at Tang An, wanting to see his reaction.
But he was disappointed. There were no mood swings on Tang An's face, let alone disappointment, anger or other negative emotions.
Lu Chuan appeared on the stage, appearing in the public eye again since "The King's Feast".
Different from the predicament at that time, Lu Chuan's overall mental outlook is much better now.
Facing these reporters in the audience, senior executives of major film and television companies had faces full of confidence.
Lu Chuan glanced at Tang An from the corner of his eye, squinted his eyes, took it back without any further pause, and turned to deal with reporters.