The reason why Ye Jin recommended Zhao Yazhi to buy Cheung Kong stocks was because he knew that Li Chaoren was quietly acquiring Hutchison Whampoa and has now absorbed nearly 10% of the stocks.

Jardine Whampoa, the current shareholder of Whampoa, holds only 20% of the shares. Therefore, as long as you purchase another 10% of the shares, Cheung Kong can compete with Jardine Whampoa for control of Whampoa.

The assets of Hutchison Whampoa are about 400 billion Hong Kong dollars. Although Cheung Kong's market value is only about 1.5 billion, it is possible to take down Hutchison Whampoa with 2 billion Hong Kong dollars funded by Ye Jin.

Taking a step back, even if the bidding fails, the stock price of Hutchison Whampoa will be hyped up. At that time, Cheung Kong will sell the stocks purchased at a low price at a high level, and you can still make a big profit.

Therefore, in the future, Cheung Kong stock price will inevitably rise. Zhao Yazhi will buy a few moves now, and then she will be able to make a big profit.

Zhao Yazhi was naturally willing to listen to Ye Jin's opinion.

She then bought more than 2.5 million Hong Kong dollars and waited for the appreciation of the stocks that she had grown up.

...

The next period of time will be relatively relaxed and comfortable.

In March and April, Ye Jin was busy with social engagements and actively expanded his connections in both the political and business circles.

At the same time, several movies invested by Myth Pictures and Fox Pictures are also being filmed smoothly.

Among them, "Grease" is filmed relatively quickly. Because it is adapted from the opera "Grease" of the same name, the story has been polished very maturely, and there have been precedents in character creation, so it is easier to shoot.

"Robot" was filmed in Detroit, and the progress was also very good. The local city in Detroit welcomed the film to be filmed locally and provided a lot of convenience.

"The First Blood" was filmed in Canada. The reason why it was there is, firstly, because the customs and customs of Canada are in line with the same line as those of America, so the scenes were filmed there and the audience would not be out of the way; secondly, because in order to develop the tourism and entertainment industries of Canada, there is a tax exemption policy for filming of film and television dramas; thirdly, the scenes in Canada are filmed in Canada, where the venue rent is cheaper, and it can also avoid Hollywood unions.

"The Past of the United States" recently reproduced a New York city in the 1920s in Rome. The set alone cost nearly eight million dollars, which is quite expensive.

However, Ye Jin was mentally prepared. Even if the movie didn't make a penny and lost all the 40 million US dollars of investment, he would not regret it. Therefore, he let Serge Leone make trouble, hoping that the final movie would be good.

"Sky Speed" was filmed in Georgia. Georgia is southeast of America, next to Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina.

The reason for the filming in Georgia is because of tax reduction and exemption. Georgia is a major agricultural state. In order to develop tourism, it imposed tax reductions on the film and television industry.

As long as the film and television series filmed here invests more than $500,000, the tax will be exempted by 20%. If the Georgia logo appears in the film and television series, you can get another 10% reduction.

Therefore, a large number of Hollywood film and television companies are filming in Georgia.

"Alien" is being filmed at the Pinewood Studios in England.

The equipment, props, services and personnel there are all relatively complete. Filming there can achieve twice the result with half the effort, and will not be disturbed by the Hollywood union.

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One day in late April, Ye Jin was invited to attend a dinner hosted by Warner.

Although he has now become Fox Film CEO, thus interrupting his cooperation with Warner Pictures, it does not mean that he and Warner have turned against each other.

In fact, after he became Fox Films, his relationship with Warner went further.

Because the six giants in Hollywood seem to be competitive, but they are actually harmonious but different. There are both competition and collaboration between the six giants.

For example, the schedule of blockbusters is coordinated. At the same time, there will be no two A-level masterpieces released. Usually, the schedules will be staggered to avoid a collision with the other party, resulting in the box office of both movies being not high.

For example, the staff’s pay and share, and the six giants also stand on the united front to jointly deal with the Hollywood union. Very few people reach agreements with the union in private.

It is precisely because of this model of competition and unity that the six giants ensure that they always rank at the top of the Hollywood food chain with both competition and unity. No matter how hard other companies work, they will never be able to replace them.

For example, DreamWorks, which was once popular, was once known as a small Hollywood giant, but it could not escape the fate of being acquired in the end.

Warner hosted a dinner because the movie "Superman" it invested in will be released in the summer season.

Now that the dinner is held, it is also annoying for the industry, so that they can try their best to avoid the limelight of "Superman" to avoid head-on collisions, and no one can fall for it.

Speaking of which, Warner Pictures really has vision.

As early as 69, I acquired the DC Comics that hold well-known IPs such as Superman, Green Lantern, Batman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, forty years before Disney acquired Marvel Comics.

However, after Warner Pictures acquired DC Comics, it did not develop those IPs with great fanfare, but only invested in a few TV series, such as "Wonder Woman", "Shazam", etc.

The reason for this is mainly related to the cost. In superhero movies, if you want to show the protagonist's superpowers, you often need grand and realistic special effects.

In the 1970s, computer special effects were just born, and they were still very simple and could not achieve the desired effect. If you barely shoot, you would only shoot those superheroes as clowns wearing inferior cosplay costumes (I participated in Lao Shi always posted a few videos).

So both DC and Marvel have only authorized to film a few TV series. Because the special effects of TV series can be much rougher than movies, it is okay to barely film them.

It was not until 1973 that Ilya Solkind, a well-known Hollywood producer who once produced "The Poison Killer", "The Lights in the Horizon", "Three Musketeers" and "The Swordsman of Life and Death", finally made up his mind to make the "Superman" series of movies.

He talked to DC for nearly a year before finally getting the right to adapt the film and television of "Superman". He then spent nearly a year writing the script. The casting work was also full of twists and turns, and he found those artists who were unwilling to film "Superman".

Dustin Hoffman, Stallone, and Burt Reynolds (starring the cannonball Speed) all refused the invitation. Paul Newman was still unwilling to take on Superman's father in the face of a $4 million salary. In the end, the role was taken over by Marlon Brando, with a pay of up to $3.7 million, which is the best pay!

The filming was also very difficult. Because "The Last Tango in Paris" caused strong controversy in Italy, Marlon Brando was unable to go to Italy to shoot the drama, so he had to switch to England to London to shoot.

Director Guy Hamilton caused another tax evasion scandal and was refused entry by England, so it was eventually directed by Richard Donner, the director of "The Demon".

He was not very satisfied with the script and revised the script for three months. Finally, he delayed until March 1977 before officially starting filming the movie.

It can be said that it is quite difficult!

As May enters, Fox Pictures has become busy with the completion of "Grease".

Post-production, schedule, publicity and marketing... There is a lot of things to be busy with.

Although Ye Jin did not supervise the battle himself, he also paid great attention to this movie. Because it is directly related to Fox Pictures, can he make a first shot after he takes over?
Chapter completed!