As the market opened, all the guests present took their seats in the audience, waiting for the official listing of one of the most anticipated stocks on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the beginning of 2016.
Tang An did not steal the show, and the scene was handed over to Wu Wen.
Although after the listing and issuance of 151 million shares, Tang An still holds 52% of the shares of Han and Tang Literature and has absolute control. However, the independence of Han and Tang Literature is still very strong, and the group has not interfered too much in the development of Han and Tang Literature.
operations.
There is no need to interfere. The top management of Han and Tang literature are all veterans of the original Singularity Chinese website, the founders of online literature. In this industry, no one is more professional than them.
No one loves this industry more than they do. Many of the capital that later entered the industry only wanted to make money. The life and death of the industry had nothing to do with them. They just made a fortune and left.
Everything went according to procedure. Wu Wen made a speech on behalf of the literature of the Han and Tang Dynasties, lamenting the development process of the industry and the achievements of the company.
As the biggest beneficiary besides Tang An, Wu Wen did not show much excitement. He had been sitting in the audience before, holding a mobile phone in his hand, looking at the mobile phone, and from time to time looking at the opening of the market on the stage.
Gong smiles.
At 9:30, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange officially opened, and Han and Tang Literature was officially listed.
151 million shares were issued at an issue price of HK$35. It is expected to raise HK$5.285 billion, but the subscription amount has reached more than 280 billion. It is destined to rise across the board as soon as it is listed.
It is no exaggeration to describe it as "grabbing". The winning rate of one hand is very low, and the black market asking price has exceeded 45 Hong Kong dollars per share.
As soon as it was listed, the stock price soared to 50 Hong Kong dollars and continued to rise. At 9:48, more than 18 minutes after the listing, the stock price had exceeded 70, which was twice the issue price.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange does not have a daily limit for mainland securities markets, and only the mainland has a daily limit for global stock markets.
However, after breaking 70, the trend became a bit weak and failed to continue to rise. Instead, it slowly fell back and finally stabilized at around 65.5 Hong Kong dollars.
151 million shares were issued at HK$65.5 per share, raising nearly HK$9.9 billion, or RMB 7.9 billion.
The total market value of Han and Tang literature has reached HK$59 billion, equivalent to approximately RMB 47 billion.
Perfect!
The listing went smoothly, and Tang An then hosted a banquet for the guests present at the hotel next door.
There was inevitably another round of socializing, listening to all kinds of congratulations and the like.
Xiang Huaqiang, Lin Jianyue, and Yang Shoucheng also came to congratulate him with a smile on his face. The market value was nearly 60 billion, and it was only a subsidiary of Tang An. At this time, they felt very unsatisfied.
"Haha, thank you all for coming. Please forgive me for not greeting me well."
Tang An smiled, had a drink with them, said nothing more, and turned to deal with the others.
These capitalists in Xiangjiang also have a keen sense of smell. In just half an hour, many people made millions from it.
Business is not easy to do these days. A landlord who owns thousands of properties even interestedly inquired about setting up a novel website in Xiangjiang.
In fact, there are also online articles about Xiangjiang. The third-level film "All the Way to the West" was adapted from a local online novel in Xiangjiang.
But they are all published on forums, such as the Gordon Forum, similar to how many people wrote books in Tianya ten years ago.
There are also people in Xiangjiang who read online articles from the Mainland, and people from various countries in Southeast Asia. They even go to Bilibili.
However, the Xiangjiang market is too small to support authors. Without authors, there is no content. It is impossible to build a website by oneself. At most, it can be a channel.
Tang An talked to a big landowner about building a channel platform, called the vice president of Han and Tang Literature in charge of channel operations to talk to him in detail, and then dealt with other people.
When Xiang Huaqiang and the other three saw Tang An, they just said hello to them lightly, then turned around to chat with others, their faces a little ugly.
Even if they couldn't join the top group of people in Xiangjiang, they were still among the top people in Xiangjiang, so they were ignored by Tang An.
But I can only hold back my dissatisfaction, and even more dissatisfied are the CEOs of Meiya Entertainment and Oriental Pictures. All they received with smiles in return was Tang An's nod and smile.
I didn't give them face. Not everyone is qualified to have Tang An give them face.
If you have this skill, you might as well fool these landlords.
After the banquet ended and the guests were sent away, Tang An gathered with several senior executives of the company, as well as some influential writers.
"Thank you all. The company's success today is inseparable from everyone. I hope you will grow together with Han and Tang Literature and become bigger and stronger!"
Tang An hesitated for a few words, and then reminded Wu Wen, "Mr. Wu, the company is now listed, and every move has attracted the attention of investors and shareholders, especially in terms of content, Huang Aidu and political issues must be strictly controlled.
Control, you can't wait for the knife to fall before taking action."
"This is natural. As a pioneer in the industry, we must play a guiding and role model." Wu Wen nodded.
Tang An continued, "After the barbaric growth of the Internet, the authorities will only become more and more strict. In the past two years, the requirements for video websites, live broadcast industry, and various playback software have also become stricter. Han and Tang literature has also been launched. Sooner or later, the requirements will be stricter."
Great supervision of online articles.”
Video websites have been legalized, live broadcasts have been cracked down on inappropriate content, and downloaders and players such as Xunlei have also been hit hard.
In the past two years, the Internet was flooded with various Japanese and Japanese movies, and they could be seen everywhere. Take Xunlei as an example. If you just buy a cheap membership account on Xunlei, you will find nearly a hundred unhealthy movies in the offline and playback records.
This kind of account is shared by an unknown number of people. The more people use it, the more movies there are offline and in the playback history. You can buy any one and watch them all in a month.
Now Xunlei has been warned by the superiors and is undergoing comprehensive rectification.
"Remember how Qvod died? Internet supervision is difficult, and the wider the spread, the standards will definitely be stricter." Tang An added.
After hearing this, all the executives complained, "You were the one who led the way in killing Qibo. After that, they left Leshi and Huayi to take the lead and bear the wrath of netizens."
But I just thought about it in my heart and agreed with my mouth.
Tang An said a few words to the authors again, and he was relatively familiar with these authors.
There are some authors who like to write about abusive protagonists and erotic articles. Tang An originally wanted to give some advice, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
Jin Yong wrote that the Shendiao Newspaper was smashed, so he still went his own way.
Fortunately, readers of online articles are not that extreme, unlike readers in Japan. Later, an animation company in Japan was burned down. Tang An didn't remember the specific reason, but it seemed that dozens of people died.
...
The trip to Xiangjiang ended happily. Tang An did not stay long and flew back to the capital that day.
The Spring Festival season arrived soon as promised, and "Kung Fu Panda 3" took the lead. It was released two weeks before the Spring Festival. It grossed 400 million in the first three days of the weekend and 300 million in the second week, setting a new high for the series.
On the evening of February 7th, four blockbuster films, including "Mermaid", "Omen 3", "Journey to the West: Part 3", and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of the Dark", held a grand premiere ceremony in Beijing to announce the Spring Festival release.
’s official arrival.
Everyone at the premiere was full of confidence.
The three sequels have the guarantee of the previous one, and they are all blockbusters with the potential of billions.
"Mermaid" plays the emotional card, and Zhou Xingchi's name is now his appeal.
The Spring Festival is a visual carnival for the audience, and it is also a harvest time for major companies.
However, how much you can gain depends on the box office of the movie.
After the premiere, the movie was officially released. Starting from the morning, senior executives of major companies were paying close attention to the trends of several movies.
"Brother, the box office performance of "Mermaid" is so fierce. Now the audience seems to have been brainwashed. They are shouting that they owe Zhou Xingchi a movie ticket."
Brother Huayi, Wang Zhonglei said worriedly.
How could Wang Zhongjun not know that the pre-sales of "The Mermaid" exceeded 100 million on the first day alone, and the reputation was good at the screenings? Suddenly, the whole Internet began to popularize the saying "We all owe Zhou Xingchi a movie ticket", which became more and more bizarre the more it spread.
The pre-sales on the first day exceeded 100 million, with 68 million for "Three Fighters" and 60 million for "Omen". Each of the pre-sales far exceeded expectations. That is to say, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of the Dark" came close, with only 1,400 pre-sales.
Ten thousand.
Wang Zhongjun was also jealous, and began to feel some regret in his heart.
If he hadn't been greedy for the 80 million, Hua Yi would definitely have had a share in "Mermaid", and he would have received more than 80 million!
But there is no point in regretting. Wang Zhongjun could only say, "The film schedule for "Mermaid" is there. As long as the box office does not exceed 2.6 billion, our goal will be achieved."
Due to the influence of several major companies, the film schedule of "Mermaid" was only 26%, but even so, it still occupied the highest film schedule on the first day.
After all, the reputation of pre-sales and screenings is there. Even if the direct-operated theaters of major theater chains are determined not to schedule films, the large number of franchise theaters will not make them lose money.
"Three Fighters" and "Omen" are about the same, both at about 24%, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Sword of the Dark" only has 13%, another new film "The Battle of the Nian" has 6%, and "Kung Fu Panda"
3" got 4 points, and the rest was divided among other movies.
Judging from the current situation, they are at a disadvantage in all aspects, and the only consolation is that the "Mermaid" film schedule is insufficient.
"By the way, Zhonglei, what happened to what I asked you to check? The Han and Tang Dynasties are still preparing for "The Wandering Earth", but they plan to shoot "The Three-Body Problem" again?" Wang Zhongjun asked again.
As early as two months ago, news spread that China Film Group and Hantang were preparing to develop the big IP "The Three-Body Problem" after "The Wandering Earth".
Wang Zhonglei nodded and said, "I guess he didn't run away, but there is a strange thing. This project is also involved in China Media and Broadcasting. And I heard that a big leader went to China Media and Broadcasting for inspection two days ago and paid special attention to this project. Magic City
The boss will accompany you personally."
"What's going on?" Wang Zhongjun frowned.
"The big leader seems to be a fan of The Three-Body Problem. Some time ago, he held a symposium on popular science and science fiction to have a dialogue with Liu Cixin." Wang Zhonglei said.
After listening, Wang Zhongjun frowned even more tightly.
In this way, this project has been favored by the top leaders, and it will definitely be given the green light by then.
But it was still early and it wouldn't be released soon, so Wang Zhongjun didn't think much about it.
...
The first day of the Lunar New Year has passed quickly, and the box office results for the first day of the Spring Festival are also freshly released.
"Mermaid", which had pre-sales of RMB 100 million alone, was undoubtedly the box office champion of the day, with a box office of RMB 250 million on the first day.
"Macau 3" followed closely with 170 million, "The White Sword" received 160 million, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Sword of the Dark" only received 40 million.
The market price in a single day reached 660 million, setting a new record.
On the second day, after the explosion on the first day, the box office dropped slightly. "The Mermaid" received 220 million, "The Big Brother" and "Omen III" received 130 million and 110 million respectively.
On the third day, the box office tended to be stable, with little difference compared to yesterday.
"Mermaid" has exceeded 200 million for three consecutive days, with a total box office of 710 million in three days, putting great pressure on other companies.
If the trend during this seven-day holiday is stable and the decline returns to normal after that, there is great hope of exceeding 2.6 billion.
Several major companies are discussing again to further reduce the ticket schedule of "Mermaid".
However, before they could take action, the Great Guangming Cinemas, a joint cinema chain affiliated with the Demonic Film Group, increased the film schedule of "Mermaid" without any warning, and 70% of the screenings were allocated to "Mermaid".
The major tycoons who received the news were confused. Although the Demon Shadow Group was not involved, they and Huayi jointly established Jiuzhou Distribution. They were supposed to be on Huayi's side. Why did they suddenly rebel?
Several giants began to inquire in many ways, and after summarizing information from all aspects, they roughly understood the reason.
When the Han and Tang Dynasties wanted to develop "The Three-Body Problem", Wenguang was specially brought in.
There is a senior fan of "The Three-Body Problem" who is a great leader and was born in a magical city. His father also served as an official in the magical city in his early years.
When the big boss went to Magic City before, he stopped by SMG to inspect the work and learn about the progress of "The Three-Body Problem". The boss of Magic City accompanied him.
The Moying Group was previously a subsidiary of China Media Group. Although it became independent and came under the jurisdiction of the Xuanxuan Department of the Magic City, the influence of China Media Group is still there.
Not to mention that compared to the larger China Media Group, Moying Group is just a younger brother, and China Media Group has a greater say in front of the Xuanxun Department.
Maybe the leader didn't say anything or meant anything else, but every move from above will be interpreted in various ways by the people below.
Lu Xun can name a lot with just one exclamation point, let alone a big leader.
Coupled with the participation of China Media Group, the former superiors of the Demonic Shadow Group must have also exerted their influence.
However, even if the reasons are revealed, major companies have nothing to do.
With the support of United Cinemas and Grand Guangming Cinema, the film schedule of "Mermaid" immediately increased to 3.5 points. Some franchise theaters of other theater chains also increased their film schedules by nearly two points due to the high box office of "Mermaid".
On the fourth day, the film schedule of "Mermaid" reached 32%, and the box office returned to 250 million, continuing to crush the Spring Festival blockbusters.
"Mermaid", which occupies the largest number of films in the schedule, earned a total of 1.74 billion during the entire seven-day holiday. This result also broke the box office record for the first seven days of film history.
However, "The White Sword" received 960 million in seven days, "Omen III" received 850 million, and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of the Dark" received a poor reputation, and the film schedule continued to decrease, with the total box office in seven days only being 190 million.
Although it is certain that the two movies "Three Fighters" and "Omen 3" will break the one billion mark, there is no doubt that "Mermaid" is the biggest winner during the Spring Festival, with a figure of 1.74 billion in seven days, to put it bluntly
It is no exaggeration to say that it swept the Spring Festival stalls!