Later, DreamWorks President Pan Cheng came to Lin Zuhui's office.
DreamWorks has made several classic movies in recent years, taking the high-quality route, unlike Wong Jing who makes a lot of bad movies every year (it is said that he needs to recruit talents to make so many).
Of course, DreamWorks' success cannot be replicated. First of all, DreamWorks has the capital to shoot Hollywood-style blockbusters. Secondly, DreamWorks also has very good IP.
In recent years, DreamWorks has shot movies such as: "Resident Evil 1 and 2", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "The Matrix", "The Fast and the Furious", "My Sassy Girl", "The King of Storms", etc.
All big-investment movies have paid back their capital and generated a certain amount of profit. Of course, the level of shooting is definitely different from that of Hollywood, but there is a market for copycat Hollywood in Asia, not to mention that "The Matrix" was released in the United States.
, earning a box office of US$38 million.
"boss"
"Well, sit down!"
Then, Lin Zuhui asked: "What movies are you filming recently?"
Pan Cheng said in his heart that the boss was thinking of DreamWorks. He even discussed it with himself at the beginning, but he has no intention of doing so in the past year. Fortunately, DreamWorks already has many IPs that can be used for filming sequels.
"Planning to film "The Matrix 2""
"That means we haven't made preparations yet?"
"We are making preparations and the script has been written!"
Hearing this, Lin Zuhui said: "Since we have just come to this point, let's stop now. I recently received a good idea. You ask DreamWorks to prepare this idea!"
Pan Cheng suddenly became very excited because most of DreamWorks' top-grossing movies in recent years were hand-picked by the boss. Now DreamWorks shoots 1 to 2 blockbusters every year, almost all of which are the boss's ideas. Even "My Savage Life"
"Girlfriend" and "Wind and Cloud Dominate the World" are all ready-made IPs from our own company and our brother companies.
"Okay, we must concentrate on shooting first!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and said: "It's probably two men with mixed identities who were undercover agents of the police and the underworld respectively. After a fierce battle, they were determined to find their own stories. Specifically, the boss of the society and the police made separate arrangements.
This movie does not pursue Hollywood-style elements, but takes the twists and turns of psychological confrontation as the starting point. In addition to a large number of entertainment elements, there are also some thought-provoking things related to philosophy. Let’s call the movie "Infernal Affairs"!"
Pan Cheng understood instantly, and said while writing it down: "Don't worry, boss, we will definitely send out high-quality products! This idea is very creative, and it is a little similar to "Face Changing" back then, but face changing in that movie is obviously unrealistic, and this one
The method of sending undercover agents to each other is much more sophisticated."
This is not nonsense. In the previous life, "Infernal Affairs" was almost a beacon for the decline of Hong Kong movies, and it continued to flourish for several years. The movie itself was also released in dozens of countries, and was even bought by Hollywood to reshoot the rights. Although
It’s just less than 2 million US dollars.
Lin Zuhui added: "Hong Kong movies need to be more careful. After all, Hollywood-style commercial blockbusters are just to support the scene and cannot change the entire pattern of Hong Kong movies. I hope this movie can change the impression of previous police and gangster movies and no longer treat Jiang Hu as a gangster movie."
Loyalty, grievances and hatred are put first, but the focus is on portraying the psychological changes of the characters."
Pan Cheng said while recording: "The boss is right. Facts have proved that Hong Kong movies must make changes. Just like the Hong Kong music scene before the emergence of HK-POP, and the same Hong Kong dramas before the emergence of Hong Kong dramas, they have all gone downhill.
In recent years, Hong Kong movies have been affected by piracy, the impact of Hollywood movies, and the lack of local movies. Although our DreamWorks has shot several classic movies, it was not suitable for other film companies in Hong Kong at that time.
If you want to learn, there is a way."
Lin Zuhui nodded. Pan Cheng was right. When he decided to copy previous Hollywood blockbusters, he wanted to keep the "DreamWorks" brand. Although these movies were very successful, they did not seem to have any promotion effect on Hong Kong movies because no one
How dare you spend money like this.
"By the way, we can invite Andy Lau to co-create this movie. The director will also find him, and the leading actors will be Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau."
"Okay, I've written it down!"
After Pan Cheng left, Lin Zuhui was thinking about whether to plagiarize the Korean Bangzi movie in his previous life?
Of course, Bangja Kingdom's "Myeongryang Sea Battle" and "Taegeuk Flag Flying" are naturally a joke. After all, just a few Korean ships engaged in a "village battle" and made the nation proud. As for "Taegeuk Flag"
Although "Flying" is about human nature, based on Bangzi Country's performance in that battle, the flag could not fly at all.
Lin Zuhui would rather copy "The Han River Monster", "Train to Busan", "Snowpiercer", "Parasite" and the like, but the timeline is still a bit early, so don't worry yet.
Once "Infernal Affairs" is a success, it can extend its system and shoot some very good movies, such as "Alone" and "Daisy" and other similar movies.
Just as he was thinking about the problem, Lin Zhilin came to his office again to refill his tea, and Lin Zuhui suddenly came back to his senses.
"If I date another woman, will it be uncomfortable for you to follow me?" Lin Zuhui suddenly asked.
This is a very important question. After all, the personal assistant will know a lot about him, probably more than his wife and concubines. Of course, Lin Zuhui will try his best to prevent Lin Zhilin from seeing his wife and concubines, at least
This is currently the case.
Lin Zhilin still said in a businesslike manner: "No, I'm the boss's assistant!"
Lin Zuhui looked at this woman seriously, showing a playful expression.
Lin Zhilin quickly lost the battle, made a cute face, and then said softly: "I really can't, I will cherish this personal assistant position, you don't have to worry about me. Really, it's better than being assigned to someone else."
Canada’s ok!”
Lin Zuhui's face darkened and he said, "I assigned him to you. He obviously resigned from me and went to study!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As soon as Lin Zhilin saw Lin Zuhui's expression, she immediately walked to his side, rubbed Lin Zuhui's temples with a pair of slender white hands, and then said in a begging tone: "I'm sorry, yes.
It’s my fault!”
Lin Zuhui's bones were almost numb. He reached out to Lin Zhilin's thigh again and squeezed it.
"Ah" the beauty moaned softly as she felt her porcelain skin.
Lin Zuhui then said with a smile: "Well, your probation period has passed and you have officially become my personal assistant. Remember to ask A Fang more about work."
Lin Zuhui has many secretaries and assistants. For example, Li Ke is his secretary and his manager, but he will not follow him abroad because Li Ke will serve as a contact point in Hong Kong. Lin Zuhui’s itinerary and global contact information
Waiting in case there is any emergency in Hong Kong that requires Lin Zuhui to return to Hong Kong to deal with it.
Later, Lin Zuhui had many assistants, and he took two with him every time he went abroad.
To be honest, Lin Zhilin, the personal assistant, only takes care of Lin Zuhui's life matters, and she does not need to be contacted at work.
"Really?" Lin Zhilin said happily.
Lin Zuhui smiled and motioned for her to crawl closer. The woman thought that Lin Zuhui wanted to whisper to her, so she did not doubt that he was there.
As everyone knows, when the woman complied, Lin Zuhui's eyes immediately fell on the front of her white shirt, and then through the slits, the lace bar inside was looming, and a hook was revealed.
Good shape!
"Boss, do you look good?" Lin Zhilin noticed something was wrong in Lin Zuhui's eyes and immediately said coquettishly.
Lin Zuhui immediately said: "Young man, you have crossed the line!"
The implication is, you are my assistant, how can you seduce me with words!
Lin Zhilin blushed slightly, and she immediately knew that she had 'lost her temper'. The two of them had an agreement that if she wanted to become Lin Zuhui's assistant, only Lin Zuhui could cross the line, and she could not. Although the conditions were harsh, she did not hesitate to think that she could always follow this man.
Agreed unconditionally.
This man has a mysterious magical power that makes women unable to overcome him!
"No, I asked the boss, 'Does my dress look good?' If it doesn't look good, it means the uniform is not suitable for me and I have to make it new. After all, the boss has never had a female assistant, so our assistant team has not done well.
That's the place!" Lin Zhilin quickly said in a wise and protective manner.
Although she knew that this man was 'teasing' her, she still wanted to maintain her assistant's demeanor.
Lin Zuhui looked at 'Sister Zhiling' who was close at hand, then kissed her and kissed her. Then, he pulled her into his arms and flirted with her.
Throughout the whole process, Lin Zhilin acted like she was "anything goes", which is something a man doesn't like.
In her previous life, because she changed her surname to "Kurosawa", I don't know how many mainland fans hated her out of love, but her essence was that she was really beautiful, really sexy, and a real goddess.
Lin Zuhui finally stopped in time. Seeing Lin Zuhui stop, Lin Zhilin quickly stood up and stood aside to sort out her clothes. Her cheeks were red and she was instantly charming.
To be honest, being able to kiss Lin Zhilin Fangze made Lin Zuhui not interested in "Hakata" at all. After all, Bodo is just "Dark Chiling", her appearance is only 50% or 60% of the level, and her figure is also that of Lin Chilin, not to mention cultural quality, words and deeds
In terms of behavior, etc., Lin Zhilin is top notch.
Lin Zuhui’s second-generation girlfriends also appeared one after another, Lin Zhilin, Fan Binbin, Lin Xinru
In early March, Lin Zuhui's private plane arrived in Bangzi Country. This time he came to South Korea, but he was full of goodwill.
His first stop was to visit Hyundai Group for inspection. Zheng Mongxian, chairman of the board of directors of Hyundai Group, received Lin Zuhui and his delegation at its headquarters. Many senior executives who came to South Korea with Lin Zuhui this time came to inspect and make the first stop.
The reason why it is said to be the first stop is that Lin Zuhui should remember that South Korea only lifted all restrictions on foreign investment around the middle of this year, and that the stock market bottomed out at that time; therefore, it will take some time for the country to hunt for the bottom.
"Mr. Lin, welcome to Hyundai Group!" Zheng Mengxian stretched out his hands and bowed his waist, looking very "Japanese".
He spoke English and had translators prepared. He obviously attached great importance to Lin Zuhui's visit. After all, Lin Zuhui's influence is no less than that of a modern group.
Lin Zuhui responded politely: "I am honored to come to South Korea's largest consortium for inspection. Chairman Zheng Mengxian is so polite!"
Being fluent in Korean is considered a courtesy.
Zheng Mengxian was surprised and said in Korean: "I didn't expect Mr. Lin to be so fluent in Korean. It's really an honor for our country, Dahanming!"
TUI! I was originally here to pick up girls, what does it have to do with Dahan Mingguo!
After being polite, the two parties switched to English to communicate. After all, Lin Zuhui's men could not understand Korean.
After everyone introduced it, Zheng Mengxian took everyone to inspect the Hyundai Group headquarters.
This time when he came to Hyundai Group, Lin Zuhui brought with him Yuan Tianfan, Morris, the president of Times Shipping, and several senior executives.
Finally, everyone came to the conference room and started the topic.
Lin Zuhui first praised: "It is said that the Korean shipbuilding industry has a lot of orders this year, and our 'Times Shipping' also needs a large number of ships to expand its business."
Why did South Korea’s shipbuilding industry increase during the financial crisis?
It turns out that the depreciation of the Korean won, coupled with the Asian financial crisis, has greatly reduced the price of Korean shipbuilding. European and American shipowners have seen this and naturally want to take advantage of the low price to build ships. After all, at this time, South Korea's shipbuilding industry has already caught up.
Going to Japan.
At the same time, South Korean shipping companies are heavily in debt, and their business is shrinking, so they are in urgent need of injecting funds to revive the company; for this reason, a large number of South Korean shipyards and shipping companies are selling "second-hand ships" at very low prices.
Based on these reasons, Times Shipping does not need to wait until the trough of 1999 to buy the bottom. After all, it takes about two years to build a new ship. If you don’t come to Korea to order a ship now, you will have to queue up later, and the price will also come and go.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for Times Shipping, it is also planning to purchase second-hand ships in South Korea. This is also the reason why it wants to take advantage of South Korea’s currency depreciation and financial crisis to get some bargains.
As for why you don’t go to the mainland to order ships?
Times Shipping also has this plan, but it definitely only has smaller orders. To put it simply, if South Korea’s annual production of ships is 10 million tons, the mainland’s is only about 2.5 million tons at this time, only 25% of others; side effects show that some of them are highly technical.
For ships, mainland shipyards are still unable to do so.
If the technology is sufficient and the price is reasonable, Times Shipping will indeed consider mainland shipyards.
Times Shipping needs about 10 million tons of ships in the past few years (both new and old ships are needed), which is a huge quantity. Based on the current price of a new ship of 10,000 tons of about 9 million US dollars (old ships are cheaper), the total new ship is 9 billion
It is about US dollars, which is a huge investment. Of course, it may be more than this tonnage, but the proportion of old ships is definitely very large, and new ships are unlikely to exceed half.
The reason why Lin Zuhui dares to invest such a huge amount is that in addition to the huge cash flow of the company, the business is also planned to be completed through acquisitions. For example, Times Shipping has set its sights on the largest established shipping company in South Africa. Furthermore, Times Shipping will also expand its 'chartering business'
, the mainland is a big customer for chartering ships.
Generally speaking, after 2001, as long as you have a ship, you will have no worries about business. In fact, shipping has recovered a lot in 2000. If it weren't for 911, this shipping cycle would have started earlier.
Zheng Mengxian immediately said proudly: "Mr. Lin is right. Our shipbuilding technology in South Korea is comparable to Europe and the United States. In addition, the cost of ordering ships this year has dropped significantly, so the business of South Korea's shipyards is very busy."
He did not mention Japan, but he obviously believed that South Korea's shipbuilding industry had surpassed its competitor Japan.
Lin Zuhui pretended to be surprised and said: "Will our queue for ordering ships take too long? After all, our Times Shipping plans to order ships of several million tons!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of Hyundai Group executives opened their eyes wide and looked at Lin Zuhui in disbelief. After all, Hyundai Group's annual shipbuilding tonnage is only more than 2 million tons.
Zheng Mengxian said even more excitedly: "Mr. Lin, you came at the right time. The order delivery will not exceed 2001! The millions of tons you mentioned are..." He was afraid of offending people, so he didn't dare to question, but he was a little uncomfortable.
believe.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "No less than 2 million tons. In fact, our group needs to buy 10 million tons of various ships within three years."
Zheng Mengxian could only bite his tongue to wake himself up, and said: "Mr. Lin, don't worry, our Hyundai Group will take valued customers like you seriously."
Lin Zuhui smiled and nodded, and then asked Morris, a professional, to explain the type of ship, tonnage, delivery time, etc. needed by Times Shipping.
Type, tonnage, delivery time, etc., have been carefully discussed by Lin Zuhui and the senior management of Times Shipping, in line with Lin Zuhui's general view, and based on the needs of the surrounding market, etc.
This meeting was very long, but it was just a discussion between the top management of both parties. Of course, today is just a preliminary cooperation agreement, and more professional people will bargain next.
However, what is certain is that this time Times Shipping will order approximately 2 to 3 million tons of ships in South Korea in the first half of 1998, and the price will be in the range of 2 to 3 billion US dollars.
During this period, Lin Zuhui said to Zheng Mongxian: "Chairman Zheng Mongxian, we at Times Shipping want to invest in the second phase of Gwangyang Port in South Korea. We would like to invite Hyundai Merchant Marine to cooperate with us. We also hope that you can connect with the Korean Port Authority."
Maritime transport alone is not enough, you must also invest in ports.
This year, Times Shipping has acquired the Thames Port in the UK and is also considering acquiring the Dutch company ECT (which holds the Port of Rotterdam); followed by ports in North and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Of course, many ports cooperate with local consortiums. South Korea is a relatively xenophobic country (national pride), and Xiangjiang is also a xenophobic area (local chaebol monopoly).
Therefore, we took advantage of the opportunity to order ships and negotiate a cooperation agreement for Korean ports.
Zheng Mengxian agreed without hesitation and said: "Of course there is no problem. We in South Korea welcome foreign investment. And we especially welcome global groups like New Era Group. The first phase of Gwangyang Port will be completed this year.
We don’t know yet when the government will carry out the second phase, but please rest assured, Mr. Lin, we can reach a cooperation agreement as soon as possible and then propose the development of this project to the Port Authority without any big obstacles.”
Ports are not valuable, unless they are among the top ten ports in the world. Gwangyang Port is the second largest port after Busan Port in South Korea, but it is also the best port to enter.
Lin Zuhui nodded and said, "Then it's a deal!"
“It’s a deal!”
When he comes to South Korea this time, what Lin Zuhui wants is goodwill, because after May, he will show his butcher knife and make purchases in South Korea.
Of course, this is what the South Korean government is happy to see. After all, this country needs foreign investment.
In fact, in May, Lin Zuhui mainly wanted to buy some promising stocks such as Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Amorepacific; there was no possibility of hostile acquisition. Even if there was an acquisition of a company, it would definitely be "taking advantage of others' danger."