Two days later, the auditions for Sister Ya officially began.

In the first round of auditions, 15,000 beauties will be selected, which means that 135,000 beauties will be eliminated in the first round of auditions.

The cruelty of Sister Ya’s beauty pageant can be seen.

In order to deal with the auditions of 150,000 people, ATV has set up a total of 15 auditions, almost covering all the 18th districts of Hong Kong.

On the day of the audition, there were really crowds of people around the audition site. In addition to the participating beauties, there were also the beauties’ families, media reporters, and the melon-eating crowd who were so busy joining the fun.

It is really lively that so many people gather together. Even the police have to dispatch police officers to maintain order on the scene.

"Dear viewers, I am now doing live coverage for you at the Yajie audition site located in Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Through our lenses, you can see that the audition site is really crowded and lively.

According to police estimates, the number of people gathered here is as high as 50,000, which shows that the third Asian Sister Beauty Pageant is really attracting attention.

This lady, are you the beauties who run for the election?”

"Yes."

"Why do you want to participate in this Asian Sister Beauty Pageant?"

"Because after winning the award, there is hope to enter the entertainment industry to develop. I like Cherie Chung very much, and I want to be a big star like her."

"So that's it. Then how are you feeling now?"

“It’s very nervous and excited.”

"So do you think you can pass the first round of auditions?"

"I don't know. There are too many beauties participating in the competition, and even they have to choose one of the ten auditions. However, it doesn't matter if they can't pass it. I just treat it as training myself."

"Miss, you have such a good attitude. Thank you for accepting our visit. I wish you good luck in being shortlisted!"

...

"Brother Tian, ​​this time the beauty pageant of Sister Ya is really exciting!" Chen Yixin said to Xia Tian with a smile.

A audition site happened to be set up downstairs of Wenhe Group.

Now stand upstairs and look down, densely packed with black people.

People with intensive phobia are scared to death when they see this scene.

"The more lively it is, the better." Xia Tian smiled.

The more lively the game, the more famous it is, the more influential it is, and the more you can take the opportunity to make a fortune. And you can also select talents for my use. Wouldn’t it be a pleasure to win multiple goals in one go?

"That's right." Chen Yixin smiled and said, "By the way, Brother Tian, ​​I heard that you want to build funds. Many banks and securities companies are coming to contact us and want to help us sell."

"Okay, welcome!" Xia Tian said with a smile when he heard this.

Although funds cannot see or touch them, they are actually the same as ordinary commodities. The wider the channels, the more they sell. Moreover, cooperating with large banks and large securities companies means that the credit of the fund is guaranteed, and naturally the more it can attract investors to buy.

"Mr. Xia, how large is the first phase of the fund and how high is the return?" Liang Botao asked him again.

The operation method of Kaitai Fund is like this: Fund companies launch fund products, banks and securities companies promote fundraising, and then use the raised funds to invest in three film and television companies, Tianxia, ​​Jiahe and Xinyi City, to make movies, and then obtain certain returns from the box office and give back to investors.

"It's boring to say too little, too much can't be consumed. I think the first fund will raise 1 billion Hong Kong dollars." Xia Tian thought for a while, "and the return rate is set to 20%, with a term of two years."

The three major film companies and three theaters require at least fifty movies every year. Calculated at the cost of one movie by 10 million Hong Kong dollars, a total of 1 billion Hong Kong dollars is required for two years.

If all of these 10 billion Hong Kong dollars funds are sold, it can meet the two-year capital expenditure of the three major film companies.

In other words, the world, Jiahe and Xinyi City will truly realize the good business of laying eggs with chickens and making money with nothing.

Of course, this business is not something that ordinary film companies can do. World, Jiahe, and Xinyi City are all giants in the Hong Kong film industry. They have a well-known golden signboard and their box office results over the years are also there, so they are naturally attractive to investors. Other film companies are not as good as them, and even if they want to imitate, no one is willing to buy it.

"Brother Tian, ​​the annual interest rate is 10%. Is it too cheap for them?" Chen Yixin asked in surprise when he heard this.

Now the annual interest rate of bank deposits is only 5% but in summer, it is willing to share 10% of investors. Ten thousand yuan will become 12,000 yuan in two years, which is very cost-effective.

"How can we attract people to buy without setting the rate of return a little higher? Besides, I think it should not be difficult to get a 20% return rate in two years. As long as we film the movie well, which drama can't make 30% of the profit?" Xia Tian smiled.

"Mr. Xia is right. He can't bear to give up his children and can't trap the wolf. The stock market and real estate market in Hong Kong are now hot. People have many ways to make money by investing, and the rate of return is not low. If you don't spend some capital, it will be difficult to attract investment." Liang Botao echoed.

"Yes." Chen Yixin nodded when he heard that.

"Botao, how are you registering now? When will it be officially established?" Xia Tian asked again.

"It's going to be done soon. We have prepared enough in advance, but now we are just following the process." Liang Botao nodded, "I guess it will be officially completed in four or five days."

"That's good." Xia Tian nodded with a smile.

...

The first round of auditions of Sister Ya took place for three days.

Within three days, 135,000 beauties were eliminated. 15,000 beauties successfully passed the first round of auditions and entered the second round of auditions.

Because Xia Tian said hello in advance, Chung Chuhong's sister Chung Chuyan was shot down in the first round of auditions. The little girl was very dissatisfied and called Xia Tian to complain.

"Brother-in-law, with my beautiful appearance, how could I be eliminated in the first round? The judges must be blind, you have to make the decision for me!" Zhong Chuyan said aggrievedly.

"Okay, don't be angry. I'll go back and check it out to see who is blind and dare to eliminate my sister-in-law. I won't fire them all." Xia Tian nodded happily.

"Well, brother-in-law, you have to keep your word!" Zhong Chuyan burst into tears and said with a smile when she saw Xia Tian say this.

"Of course, when did I have lied to you!" Xia Tian smiled.

Zhong Chuyan was coaxed by him and immediately stopped making trouble. After a few days, time passed, and she didn't even mention it, and she forgot everything behind her mind.

As expected, Li Jiaxin successfully passed the first round of auditions and entered the second round.

Xia Tian didn't pay special attention to her, but the servant Wu, who was at home, was simply a loudspeaker. As soon as Li Jiaxin was shortlisted, she started broadcasting, which made Xia Tian even more trouble.

The second round of auditions was held again after two days.

This time, 1,500 beauties will be selected from 15,000 beauties.

Although the admission rate is still one-tenth, this time, the best is selected, and the competitive pressure is undoubtedly greater.

...

Just when Sister Ya held the second round of auditions, the US side, the acquisition team of Xia Tian had already written a letter of intent to acquire, and then sent it to Columbia-Samsung Pictures to officially start the acquisition.

The acquisition price is $3.2 billion, including $1.9 billion paid to Coca-Cola and $1.3 billion in debt. This offer also retains $200 million in negotiation space.

Columbia-Samsung Pictures did not respond to the quotation of $3.2 billion. However, according to rumors, the company's shareholders were quite satisfied with the offer.

Because Columbia-Samsung Pictures has a market value of only 3 billion US dollars now, and after deducting 1.3 billion US dollars of foreign debt, there is only 1.7 billion US dollars left. Now that it is willing to buy 3.2 billion US dollars in summer, it is actually a very high price.

But Coca-Cola Company was still unmoved and had no response. She didn't know what they were thinking. Whether to accept or refuse, Xia Tian was a little confused.

"Coca-Cola Company is really waiting for 'Cheng Yaojin'?" he thought with a frown.

3.2 billion US dollars is already a very good price. If Coca-Cola is not satisfied, it will be troublesome. Although summer is willing to spend money, it does not want to be a sucker.

Back then, Shaofu Morita spent a lot of money to buy Colombia and lost 3 billion US dollars in the following five years. However, he was laughed at for several years and was forced to resign as chairman of Sony.

Xia Tian doesn't want to be like him, spending money and being treated as a kid.

"Michelle, using an agency, directly absorbs the circulating stocks of Columbia-Samsung Pictures in the stock market." Xia Tian ordered, "Talk to other shareholders and buy the stocks in their hands."

Since Coca-Cola is shameless, don’t blame him for being tough. 3.2 billion US dollars is enough for him to win a lot of stocks.

"Yes, boss." Michelle nodded.

"By the way, I will take over the shares of Coca-Cola and I will join the board of directors of Coca-Cola." Xia Tian ordered again.

Coca-Cola's market value is about $14 billion now. As long as it acquires Wubaxian's stock, it will have the opportunity to join the board of directors, which means it will cost $700 million. In the summer, I want to join the board of directors of Coca-Cola and put pressure on them.

"Okay, boss." Michelle nodded again, "That funding..."

"I will help you." Xia Tian said, "but when will the acquisition be launched, follow my orders."

As far as he knows, the 87th stock market crash is not only affected by Hong Kong, but also by the United States, Japan, Britain, France... almost the global stock market is robbed. Therefore, during the stock market crash, the US stock market will also plummet. At that time, acquisitions will not only be possible, but the prices are also very cheap. Why not do it!

"Yes, boss." Michelle responded.

...

Just when Michelle represented the summer, he launched an acquisition of Columbia-Samsung Film.

Hong Kong Kaitai Fund Company was officially announced to be established and launched the first phase of the product - Kaitai Phase 1 Fund.

The fund is a closed-end fund with a total amount of HK$1 billion, a term of two years, and an estimated return rate of 20%. The securities firms are responsible for the sales, including HSBC, Citibank, Bank of East Asia, Hang Seng Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Sun Hung Kai Securities, Nanhua Securities, Merrill Lynch Securities, Goldman Sachs Securities and other ten investment banks.

Kaitai Fund Company is headquartered in Wenhe Building. On the day of opening, many bigwigs including Li Jiacheng, Guo Bingxiang, Bao Yugang, Zheng Yutong, He Hongshen and other bigwigs attended the opening ceremony in person. Although Chen Bi, a senior HSBC bank, did not visit, he also sent a flower basket and a plaque with the four big words "Sanyang Kaitai" written on it, which was quite auspicious.

When the media reporters who came to interview saw so many business tycoons supporting this fund company, they couldn't help but fall out of their glasses when they saw that they had so many business tycoons supported this fund company.

You know, rich people like Li Jiacheng, Bao Yugang, and Zheng Yutong are easily unwilling to support others. Now they are all here to carry sedan chairs for Xia Tian, ​​and even Chen Bi is rushing to send flower baskets to celebrate, which shows how strong Xia Tian has in Hong Kong.

"Mr. Xia, why did you think of establishing a fund company?" the reporter said in an interview.

"I set up a fund company mainly because of two reasons. One is that the development of Hong Kong films requires a lot of funds. However, the source of funds for film companies is relatively limited. For example, Xinyi City is supported by Mr. Lei Juekun, and Debao Pictures is supported by Mr. Pan Disheng...

Once there is a problem with their business, the film company's funds will be cut off, which will affect the company's operations at that time. Therefore, the source of funds must be expanded to maintain its stability.

Second, the Hong Kong film market is now very prosperous. Many funds are interested in investing here, but they have no way to invest. Many investors lose money at a loss and are deceived, which not only dampens their enthusiasm, but also brings shame to the Hong Kong film industry.

So in order to solve these two problems, Jiahe and Xinyi City, and I jointly founded this fund company and borrowed funds to raise funds. This not only solved the problem of shortage of funds in the film company, but also provided channels for investors. This is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone," Xia Tian explained.

"Will the funds raised be used to make movies? Will there be misappropriation or fraud?" the reporter asked again.

"Please rest assured, I promise you that all the funds raised will be invested in the production of the video." Xia Tian said with a smile, "The fund company will send people to keep an eye on every project to ensure that the rights and interests of investors will not be damaged."

"Mr. Xia, how to allocate these funds? Can any film company apply for investment?" the reporter asked curiously again.

"Because the fund company has just been established, everything is still being explored. Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of funds and the rights and interests of investors are not damaged, we will initially limit several film companies with excellent industry achievements and reputation, such as Siyuan Pictures, Yongjia Pictures, Film Studios, etc.," Xia Tian explained.
Chapter completed!