Chapter 1060 Questioning (24)

"The box office of "Return to the South China Sea" in its first week exceeded 700 million... Maoyan predicts a total box office of 1.8 billion..."

"Normal phenomenon... The "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series has been filmed for five parts, and each one has good reputation and box office... The cost of "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea" is as high as 500 million, and the special effects are definitely at the Hollywood A-level level..."

"Maoyan also counts overseas box office... South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Germany, France, Spain, and Italy were released simultaneously..."

After a pause, Chen Duling asked: "The overseas box office of the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series is very good, right?"

"It's okay, step by step. The last overseas revenue was US$40 million, and the North American rights were sold for US$11 million..."

"North America? But I haven't seen any reports of it being released..."

Shen Xudong explained: "Sold to Netflix, except for the global streaming rights in Asia..."

“Except Asia?”

"Asia...has PPTV!"

"Is PPTV going to be listed?"

"In preparation..."

"Isn't it unprofitable?"

"Backdoor listing..."

Backdoor listing is actually quite troublesome, but it is easier than domestic approval.

On the one hand, there are many conditions: three-year turnover, three-year net profit, cash flow, equity structure, corporate governance, whether there are any disciplinary violations, etc.

Secondly, the cycle is long. It takes three years to carry out share reform, counseling, financial consolidation, brokerage, and various other things. If you don’t spend tens of millions each in two or three years, there is no hope;

Moreover, the biggest cost is to pay back taxes. Many companies do not pay all taxes before going public.

The final outcome is uncertain.

After struggling for two or three years, the lawyer and accountant spent tens of millions on tax repayment and processing the accounts in order to make the statements look good, and then the approval process began.

As a result, the approval failed and the money was wasted.

In addition, Shen Xudong is preparing to be listed on the Hong Kong stock market. In fact, he originally wanted to merge with Jiahe, but Jiahe’s size obviously cannot support PPTV...

Oh, he was talking nonsense to Chen Duling.

Shen Xudong made an appointment with Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Han Yan and Wen Muye.

She didn't need to bring Chen Duling with her, but she wanted to go and Shen Xudong didn't care, so she brought her...

…

Several people came to the hotel. Ning Hao raised his glass and spoke first: "Congratulations to Lu Yang first. "Return to the Ruins of the South China Sea (Part 1)" has a good reputation. The box office has reached a new high. It is estimated that the next film will be at least 2 billion+..."

Han Yan also picked up the cup: "Well, congratulations to him, even though he is not here..."

A few people clinked glasses in a serious manner, and Xu Zheng was responsible for recording the video. When it was done, Ning Hao asked, "Did you send it to him?"

"already sent…"

Han Yan: "One more thing, I'm going to the Cheng Mansion to have a treat when I get back..."

"add…"

Ning Hao changed the subject: "Why is Xudong looking for us?"

"I heard that Xudong has signed a lot of people recently..."

"Well... I came from "I Am an Actor". My acting skills are good and my image is not bad, but I don't have much chance..."

Xu Zheng interjected: "Xudong recently found a female assistant... the beauty from China Southern Airlines..."

"The one who looks like the milk tea girl?"

"Um…"

"What's wrong? Do you want to imitate Brother Dong?"

"It's not like he can't learn. PPTV raised US$1.5 billion last month, right? What's the valuation?"

"It's over 30 billion US dollars. He personally holds 17% of the shares and Tianmei Group holds 23%..."

"How much is Xudong worth?"

"Last year Forbes announced 7 billion US dollars, and this year it is estimated to be over 10 billion..."

"Not that much." Xu Zheng took out his mobile phone, searched "Forbes China Rich List", and read: "Shen Xudong is worth US$8.7 billion, ranking ninth..."

"Top ten richest people?"

"Um…"

"Tsk tsk..."

A few people were a little emotional. Except for Wen Muye, the others here had known Shen Xudong for a long time...

Knowing that he has the ability and involvement, it is still a bit incredible to be among the top ten richest people in China!

At this moment, Shen Xudong opened the box door and walked in: "Hey, everyone is here..."

"Xudong..."

"Mr. Shen..."

Several people stood up, and then saw Chen Duling following behind Shen Xudong. Xudong pulled Chen Duling over and said, "This is my assistant. I didn't want her to come, but she said that she was a fan of Director Ning Hao and wanted to come together." We took a photo together and I brought her over..."

"Really!"

"Then take a photo..."

…

"Have you graduated?"

"Not yet...I'm here for internship..."

"So do college students like to watch movies now?"

"Fortunately, I used to watch more pirated movies because movie tickets were too expensive... A ticket costs more than 40 yuan, and four people in the same dormitory can watch a movie together instead of having a meal together... Last year, online ticket sales started to subsidize tickets. Movie tickets have become cheaper. On weekends, if everyone has nothing to do, just get together and watch a movie..."

"Then which theme do you prefer?"

"Hollywood blockbusters and Chinese-language films with strong storytelling..."

"What about comedy?"

"Comedy..." Chen Duling glanced at Xu Zheng and answered honestly: "Comedy, unless it is a hit comedy that cannot be found online, we will buy tickets to watch it..."

“The first thing is to find resources?”

"Boys... it's okay to save a little. After all, our college students only have 1,500 to 2,000 a month in living expenses..."

"Then do you watch movies based on word of mouth or stars?"

"It basically depends on word-of-mouth. Nowadays, there are not many who are particularly star-chasing. A few of my classmates like Jay Chou, but except for "The Untold Secret", they have basically never seen any other movies..."

Unexpectedly, Chen Duling was very popular, and a group of people were asking her questions...

After all, they rarely come into contact with college students outside the circle who can tell the truth...

Shen Xudong also joined in: "Would you buy a ticket because of a director you like?"

"No..." Glancing at Ning Hao, Chen Duling said: "For example, "One Shot to the End", I paid close attention to it when it was released. After the movie is released, I will read the Douban film reviews to understand the general plot. If I will buy a ticket only if the plot pricks me..."

"What about the movies of Zhang Yi and Feng Xiaogang?"

"Pretty much," Chen Duling said, "They all pay special attention to it... maybe I don't like watching movies very much..."

"How many times a year do you go to the cinema?"

"I went there last year..."

"Five times?"

"More than five times, I watched almost eight movies in one summer vacation... probably no more than 15 times..."

Hearing this, Shen Xudong nodded: "People like her, who should be considered a relatively mainstream movie-goer, should learn more from her!"

Fumino nodded and then asked: "Besides Hollywood movies, what other foreign language movies do you watch? French movies? Italian movies?"

"Korean movies...We all watch Korean movies recently..."

“Korean movies are really exciting!”

"I watched "The Chaser" and "Horror Live"...it's really awesome!"

"Especially "Horror Live", the scale is so big!"

Shen Xudong waved his hand: "The two points of "dare to shoot" and "large scale" are not decided by filmmakers. Compared with before, we have made progress, at least they are not all model movies...take your time...and these Korean movies Nian is obviously a little obsessed. At first glance, it looks very fierce, but when you taste it carefully, there is nothing... and the Korean market is too small to accommodate all the themes..."