Chapter 498: The box office hits the street
"I'll introduce it to you, my friend Han Likai, I asked for the membership card you asked for last time." Jiang Chengyu turned his head and introduced with a smile.
"Mr. Wang, I have been recognizing my reputation for a long time. I have always wanted to know you, but unfortunately I haven't found a chance. Now I've finally met you."
Han Likai smiled and said hello, then pointed behind him, saying, "On the first day of opening, I don't know what to give. Cheng Yu and Youze, I made some plans and finally picked a fortune tree. I wish you good luck in opening and a lot of money in the future."
Wang Liu looked at the huge fortune tree behind him, which was being carried in by two people, and smiled and said, "Then I will lend you a good word. Go in and play casually. On the first day of opening, I'm afraid I'll be a little busy today. I'll forgive Likai for the poor hospitality.
Han Likai waved his hand: "No, I understand everything."
Jiang Chengyu smiled and said, "I know you just have friends. I'll be my own people in the future. Why are you polite? Likai's family has some energy in the financial system. I just asked him to do the approval of Tiansheng's listing last time. If there is such a thing in the future, you can just look for him."
"Is that so? Thank you very much. I can't leave now. I will wait and ask me to give you a drink later. Thank you for your help." Wang Liu glanced at Han Likai again and thanked him.
Han Likai said modestly: "Actually, I didn't help anything. Tiansheng's procedures are in compliance with regulations. Even without me, I can pass it. However, if Mr. Wang needs anything in the future, even if he wants me to help, he will do his best to help."
"Then I'll thank you in advance." Wang Liu smiled, exchanged a few greetings, and sent the three of them into the door.
The company headquarters has something to do. Li Xiangtao returned to the city a few days ago and was unable to attend today. Zhou Zhixiong, Pan Xiaowen, Fan Chaofei, He Liang and other people in the capital basically came to the guild hall to support the opening.
Even Yu Rui rushed over and joined in for a fun time.
They were all from their own company, so Wang Liu was not so polite. He happened to be welcoming and seeing off for a long time. He had basically come and almost all the people he should come. He was really tired. He followed a few people into the yard and found a room. While sitting down to rest, he asked about the company's recent situation.
"Lao Zhou, has the stock been sold?"
"It's changed. It's the day before yesterday. It has risen for more than a week. The stock price has basically stabilized. There should be no room for growth for the time being. The company's funds are tight, so I just changed all of them. The sale price is 88.12, five million shares, and a total of more than 400 million cashed out." Zhou Zhixiong introduced with a smile.
Wang Liu nodded and smiled, "More than 400 million, with this money, the company should be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Have you contacted He Jiayi recently? How is the listing progress of Ctrip?"
Zhou Zhixiong said: "Just just called the day before yesterday, the progress was quite smooth. The listing application has been approved. A roadshow is being prepared recently. The global roadshow will start in a few days. It is expected that you will be able to log in to the Nasdaq to be listed in September at the latest."
Wang Liu smiled: "So, the company will have another money to make money?"
"That's right, but we only have 120,000 shares to be cashed out. Based on the maximum issue price of 18 US dollars, we can only get two million US dollars at most."
Wang Liu smiled and said, "No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still fleshy. What's more, we still hold 1.88 million shares of stocks in our hands. Based on the issue price of US$18, it is worth more than US$30 million, which is nearly 300 million yuan.
Although it has just been listed and has a limited sale period and cannot cash out directly on the stock market, it is still okay to transfer it to other institutions. If the company really lacks money, it will be a lot of money to transfer the stocks."
"I know, I'm really short of money, so I'll consider replacing the stock."
Zhou Zhixiong smiled and said, "In addition, I heard that the guild hall opened today. Jiayi asked me to congratulate you on behalf of him, wishing you a happy opening. He has been a little busy recently and can't get there. I will come to Beijing next time and congratulate you in person."
"Okay, thank him for me, tell him, I'll welcome you anytime."
Wang Liu smiled and looked at Pan Xiaowen again: "Have you seen Lin Feng, have you seen it? How did you two discuss the text message? "
Pan Xiaowen nodded and said, "Mr. Li has introduced me and discussed it a few times a few days ago. I think this idea is good. If it is done well, it may be another profit point.
The company just happens to have a ready-made news team, so it is not difficult to distil news into text messages. You can try it.
Mr. Lin and I have already discussed it. We provide news and information. They provide users and cooperate with SMS information business, making a profit of 50% or 50%.
It was officially launched a few days ago, with a monthly subscription of 30 yuan. Users can enjoy SMS information services as long as they subscribe.
The sales are also pretty good. The business has been launched for three days and the subscription users have exceeded 4,000."
Wang Liu nodded: "It is really good to have such performance when the new business was launched, which proves that there is indeed potential in this area and we can continue to explore it in the future."
Pan Xiaowen smiled and said, "I think so too. I will do more promotions in the future and try to dig out all the potential."
Wang Liu said: "If you need the company's help, tell Xiang Tao, you two will discuss it."
"I understand." Pan Xiaowen responded.
Hongxing's affairs were in charge. He knew everything. Without asking more questions, he just skipped He Liang. Wang Liu looked at Yu Rui and asked, "How is the company's situation? Are you doing well recently?"
"The rest are all fine, just..." Yu Rui smiled dryly, looked at Wang Liu, hesitated and did not dare to say it.
Wang Liu immediately raised his eyebrows: "What, is there anything wrong with it?"
Yu Rui smiled dryly and said, "It's not bad. It's just that Ning Hao filmed the "Incense". After finishing the later stages, it was scheduled to be released, but the box office was a bit unsatisfactory."
Wang Liu frowned and said, "What is the box office?"
Yu Rui pursed his lips and whispered: "Nearly 200,000."
"How many?" Wang Liu said in surprise.
"Nearly 200,000." Yu Rui shrank his neck and his voice became a little less.
OK, as you were modest just now, this is not undesirable, this is a pounce on grandma's house... Wang Liu's mouth twitched slightly, the total box office was only nearly 200,000, less than half of the investment, let alone making money.
But it’s right to think about it. Ning Hao was just starting out. This was the first movie he made. He was not very famous yet. The total investment of the movie was only 400,000 yuan. He couldn’t invite any big names. Except for a few newcomers selected from the company, everyone else basically found extras. With this lineup, it would be strange if the director had no director, actors had no actors, and the box office was not disappointing.
But he heard Ning Hao tell the story. Objectively speaking, it is actually pretty good. The box office is not good, which does not mean it is a bad movie. It can only be said that the lineup is not good, and the subject matter is not right.
"Incense" should be an art film, and art films have always been very popular but not popular.
If you haven’t got the box office, you may try to participate in the competition. If you haven’t got the profit, it’s good to be able to make a name for yourself.
Wang Liu said decisively: "Go and ask if there are any film festivals recently, both at home and abroad. If so, send the movies to participate in the competition. I have heard from Ning Hao that this should not be the only result. The box office will not work, so change the path. Maybe you can win something at the film festival."
Chapter completed!