Because of the influence of Western culture, the rich in Xiangjiang like to drink afternoon tea here or talk with others. Some businessmen who are a bit old-school like to go to Lu Yu Teahouse.
For example, Yifu Shao of Shaw Brothers likes to have afternoon tea here, which also leads to some Hong Kong celebrities to like to have afternoon tea here in order to meet Uncle Liu by chance and gain some opportunities.
But Chu Huan came here today, not to meet Shao Yifu, but to meet another person.
Sitting by the window, Chu Huan ordered a cup of coffee and sat there quietly waiting for her goal.
It's funny to say that if other Hong Kong time travelers want to build a new art city, most of them will directly use the Kowloon Bus to force Lei Juekun to give in.
However, Chu Huan now has no such opportunity at all, or in other words, the chance is not great.
When I read online articles before, the main character acquired Kowloon Bus, and it seemed that the only opponent he faced was Lui Kak-kun. However, in fact, the chairman of the board of directors of Kowloon Bus at this time was not Lui Kak-kun, but Tang Shiu-kin.
Even the person responsible for the Lei family's conversation at this time was not Lei Juekun, but his brother Lei Juehua.
In 1932, the Hong Kong government reorganized public transportation services in Hong Kong and granted two bus franchises. The operating rights on Hong Kong Island were won by the China Bus Company co-founded by Yan Chengkun and Huang Wangcai, while the bus operating rights in the New Territories of Kowloon were won by Deng Shiu-kin and Deng Shiu-kin.
The Kowloon Bus Company composed of Lei Ruide, Lei Liang and others won.
Tang Siu Kin, Justice of the Peace, Prime Minister of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Chairman of Po Leung Kuk, Director of Hong Kong University, and was awarded the title of Knight of England in his later years!
After the war, Hong Kong was restored, and several other shareholders of Kowloon Bus planned to withdraw their shares. Lei Ruide then invited fellow residents Wu Shichong and Yu Daosheng to join the company.
It was in 1961 that the Lei Ruide family became the major shareholders of Kowloon Bus. At that time, the Kowloon Bus business was split, and the bus business was still managed by the Kowloon Bus Company.
However, the original real estate construction business is controlled by the newly established Kowloon Construction and is held by the Wu and Lei families of KMB shareholders.
After the business spin-off, Tang Siu-kin listed KMB on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the same year.
Since then, under the leadership of Tang Shiu-kin, KMB's business continued to expand. In addition to building the Lai Chi Kok depot with advanced equipment in 1965, and entering the Hong Kong Island market after the opening of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in 1972, it also introduced the cost-saving "one-person car control system" in the 1970s.
"Concept, rear-engine buses and luxury buses with larger passenger capacity to improve service levels.
According to Chu Huan's investigation, the current chairman of the board of directors of Kowloon Bus Company is Deng Shiu Kin, but the major shareholder of Kowloon Bus Company is Lei Ruide.
This is not a very good time to acquire Kowloon Bus.
Just when Chu Huan was thinking about the situation of the Kowloon Bus, a man and woman walked into the coffee shop.
The man is in his fifties, wearing a suit, and does not look old at all. The woman is in her twenties, wearing large sunglasses that cover half of her face.
Under the leadership of the waiter, the two came to where Chu Huan was.
At this time, Chu Huan had also stood up and said with a smile: "Lei Sheng, Miss Li!"
The person who came was called Lei Juehua, Lei Ruide's eldest son, Lei Juekun's brother, and now the actual helmsman of the Lei family.
The girl's name is Li Jing, a popular actress from Shaw Brothers. She is called the Baby Queen because of her baby face.
The relationship between the two was not just that of a wealthy businessman supporting a female star. In the late 1970s, the two planned to get married. Unfortunately, Lei Juehua died of a heart attack, while Li Jing never married. Later, she suffered repeated blows and became addicted.
gamble.
Li Jing was once the first actress to live in a hilltop mansion in Hong Kong, but after she got into the bad habit of gambling, she died alone in a rental house at the age of 69 and was only discovered a few days later.
The evening scene is desolate...
Lei Juehua looked at Chu Huan, who was not yet twenty years old, and felt a little envious in his heart. Being young is good, and you live up to the beauty!
In fact, he had already guessed Chu Huan's purpose for finding him, but he still couldn't believe it. This morning, he saw the newspaper, which contained Chu Huan's plan to set up a film company.
And their Lei family is planning to rent out its theater chains.
Chu Huan was looking for him at this time. Apart from theater matters, he couldn't think of anything else.
If it were just Chu Huan, Lei Juehua would not have come personally to talk to Chu Huan about this matter, but who would make the current Chu Huan Cao Wenjin's future son-in-law Chenglong Kuaihua.
This face should still be given.
"Mr. Chu, I am afraid that many people have not guessed this step of yours. No one thought that you would enter the film industry!" Lei Juehua said with a smile on his face.
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Lei Sheng is so polite."
Lei Juehua did not exchange too many greetings with Chu Huan. After a brief chat, they started chatting about renting out theaters.
"Mr. Chu, let's make it clear that Jiahe has approached us before, and we have been talking for a while, and we are quite satisfied with the cooperation. Now Mr. Chu suddenly intervenes. If there is nothing better than Jiahe,
Conditions, we are still more inclined to cooperate with Jiahe."
"After all, now that Jiahe has Li Xiaolong, it is the second largest film company in Hong Kong. It will also be a good promotion for our four theaters in the future."
Chu Huan nodded slightly and said: "It is true that our conditions are not as good as Jiahe, but there is one thing. Jiahe is definitely not as good as our company!"
This business negotiation is different from other business negotiations. Both sides have their trump cards open. There is no technical content. It is about who can give more benefits to the Lei family.
So Chu Huan continued: "So, I decided that no matter how much rent Jiahe gives Lei Sheng, our company is willing to increase it by 20% on this basis. What do you think?"
Lei Juehua showed an interested expression, "I thought Mr. Chu just wanted to have fun in the film industry, but I didn't expect him to be so serious?"
Chu Huan laughed and said: "Either don't do it, or if you do it, you have to do it well. This has always been my principle."
"That's true, but as far as I know, Mr. Chu's film company has just been established, and there are no movies released yet. Even if we rent the theater to you, it will be a loss-making deal for you, right?"
Lei Juehua asked Chu Huan with some confusion.
At this time, Lei Juehua really couldn't understand Chu Huan. The newspaper said that the reason why Chu Huan entered the film industry was just to support a little star.
Is it just like supporting a little star?
Chu Huan explained: "Any company starts from scratch. Although we don't have any film sources now, there are so many film companies in Hong Kong, but they don't have their own theater chains. In this case, our theater chain will not be able to do so at all."
Lack of movies.”
Lei Juehua nodded, this was a solution, but he was still a little confused in his heart.
As he said before, Jiahe is now the second largest film company in Hong Kong. Renting their theater to Jiahe will definitely enhance the reputation of their theater chain, but if it is rented to Chu Huan, although
There are some benefits in terms of price.
But if there are no good movies released in the theater chain, it will also have an impact on the reputation of the theater.
When doing business, you should not only look at the immediate interests, but also take into account the future interests!
Seeing Lei Juehua's hesitation, Chu Huan's eyes fell on Li Jing. Chu Huan smiled and said: "In addition, I can also agree to Lei Sheng on one condition. If Miss Li sets up her own film company in the future, their company's movies can be
Prioritize movie release times!”
Chu Huan didn't know much about Li Jing's future plans. If Li Jing hadn't had such a relationship with Lei Juehua, Chu Huan had never even heard of this woman.
After all, she was a star in the 1960s and 1970s, and Chu Huan knew very little about her.
But since Chu Huan decided to open a film company, he immediately began to investigate the situation of the Lei family and the people around them.
Li Jing signed a long-term contract with Shaw Brothers, but at the end of 1976, the contract between the two parties expired.
With such a big tree like the Lei family at her back, Li Jing will definitely have some ideas.
This is also the result of Chu Huan's analysis after investigating Li Jing's situation.
Li Jing, who was only 13 years old, dared to barge into Zou Wenhuai's office and recommend herself when applying for Shaw Brothers' Southern Experimental Theater Company (the predecessor of the Wireless Artist Training Class). Such a character must have his own ideas.
In fact, Li Jing did the same thing. After her contract with Shaw Brothers expired at the end of 1976, she immediately established "Chang Tian Company" with director Roma to prepare for a big career in the film industry.
Sure enough, when Chu Huan proposed this condition, both Lei Juehua and Li Jing showed a smile on their faces.
There are rules in the business world. If Ritz Cinemas is leased to Golden Harvest, then the management of Ritz Cinemas will naturally return to Golden Harvest. Even if Li Jing sets up her own film company and wants to release her own movies, she will still need to cooperate with Golden Harvest.
Jiahe discussed.
Due to the reputation of the Lei family, Jiahe will definitely release Li Jing's movie, but it is unclear how many theaters it will be able to show it to.
After meeting these two conditions from Chu Huan, Lei Juehua was truly moved.
This also shows that he and Li Jing are truly in love.
In fact, the Lei family accepted Li Jing. It was rumored that after Li Jing got into the bad habit of gambling, the Lei family helped her many times. However, seeing that Li Jing never changed her bad habit, they gave up helping her.
After more than two hours of negotiation between the two parties, Lei Juehua finally agreed to Chu Huan's request and decided to lease Lei's Lisheng Cinema to Chu Huan!
"Lei Sheng, thank you very much. I will happily cooperate with you in the future!"
Chu Huan shook hands with Lei Juehua.
Lei Juehua smiled and said: "It's a pleasure to cooperate. I hope Mr. Chu that you can also become a film tycoon in Hong Kong in the future!"
Li Jing also smiled at this time and said: "I hope Mr. Chu can take care of me when the time comes!"
Chu Huan said: "Ms. Li is so polite. You are a popular movie star in Xiangjiang. Having your new film join us will actually be a better help to our company."
After the two parties agreed on the time to sign the contract, they separated!
After finishing this matter, Chu Huan also breathed a sigh of relief. All that was left was to concentrate on the listing of Jiahu Textile!