Chapter 704: Every Failure Makes You Wiser

You can ask for anything except money, because it hurts your feelings.

When Su Ming heard Long Wu mention the stock market, he seemed to be asking for his help to buy Huaxia Star stocks to raise the stock price and help him get through this difficult time temporarily.

He immediately became alert instinctively, and his mind was turning quickly.

This is not easy to do.

Firstly, the money he had on hand, more than 100 million, sounds like a lot, but if he wants to participate in the stock market, it is definitely not enough. Even if he puts it all in, it may not play a big role.

Secondly, the stock market is a place for heroes, but also a place for wind and clouds, and the water is too deep.

The rise and fall of stocks is sometimes not as simple as the reasons seen on the surface. The market is an invisible hand, but this hand is visible and even predictable. Even if you lose, you are willing to accept the loss;

However, Su Ming absolutely believes that behind the huge financial funds in the stock market, there must be one, or even many, invisible black hands that are influencing and manipulating the financial market and making huge profits from it.

In front of these "big hands", Taoyuan Group is far from enough in terms of background strength and funds. If you enter the market rashly, you may become a small shrimp in the mouth of the giant crocodile great white shark. More than 100 million can't even turn over a wave and will be swallowed up.

The last point is that Su Ming thinks that in the business world, friendship is friendship, business is business, and you must win-win if you want to do it, and you must never exchange friendship for money. He does this to others and requires himself the same.

If Long Wu is short of money, he can consider lending him tens of millions, but the share price of Huaxiaxing Group seems not to be his business.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Brother Shi, do you need help? You probably know my family background. The current stall is very large, and there are too many places to spend money. If too much money is needed, I can't mobilize it. But..." He paused for half a second, took a breath, and said decisively: "But the money on my account can fully support it."

In just a dozen seconds, Su Ming made a decision: If Long Wu really asked, he would not refuse his face and help him!

Not only help him, but also help him in place! Either don't do it, or do the whole set. Instead of being petty and hesitant to take out 10 or 20 million, and then being complained after taking the money, it is better to help to the end.

Su Ming is ready to take out 100 million yuan and accompany Long Wu to gamble.

He is still young, even if he loses, he can still turn over in the future. If he wins, not only will he have significant gains in funds, but Long Wu will have to owe him this favor for the rest of his life.

But in the future, his personal relationship with Long Wu will gradually fade, and he can only be a close business partner.

Unexpectedly, on the other end of the phone, Long Wu was obviously stunned for a moment, and after several seconds, he laughed.

"Do you think I called you because I can't sit still in the position of chairman and come to you for help to buy stocks?" Long Wu smiled and said, "Don't worry, it won't be so miserable. After all, I have been the chairman of Huaxia Star for decades. If I am kicked out because of a failed investment, I have lived in vain all these years. I am still a listed company. I might as well sell fish balls on the roadside."

Long Wu laughed heartily in his words, neither angry nor overbearing, just like joking with friends. However, Su Ming felt the strong self-confidence of this former underworld boss in controlling the company.

There was still a little bit of displeasure of being looked down upon by the younger generation.

"Tenth brother, just treat it as something I said wrong, I am young." Su Ming laughed. Long Wu didn't mention the stock market, and Su Ming was actually relieved a lot. He took out 100 million to gamble, and his heartbeat was really a bit big.

"I should thank you for your kindness." Long Wu was relatively straightforward. He solved the topic and continued, "But I came to you today because I really want your help. Guess who asked me to call you today?"

Su Ming was stunned. Rich people are different. They have lost so much money, but they still have the mind to joke. Guess, why not play truth or dare.

Unexpectedly, Long Wu's call was made by his wife behind his back.

It's a long story.

Before the mainland market was fully opened, the biggest source of income for Hong Kong Film Company, in addition to paying attention to the Hong Kong box office, was the overseas distribution rights in Southeast Asian countries.

Generally speaking, the income from overseas distribution rights is basically the same as the local box office, or even slightly higher.

And this income is pure profit. Except for paying taxes, the film producer does not need to share the revenue with anyone.

This is true not only for movies, but also for the entertainment industry such as records. Hong Kong's entertainment companies have always attached great importance to overseas distribution and have established a good foundation for overseas relations. Even after the mainland, the big cake, was completely opened to Hong Kong, Hong Kong's film companies still did not relax their distribution work in Southeast Asia.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Moreover, the so-called "mosquito" is only compared with the elephant of the mainland. For most Hong Kong entertainment companies, the income from Southeast Asia is definitely not negligible.

After the failure of Legend of the Gods in the mainland, Huaxiaxing immediately shifted its attention to the distribution in Southeast Asia.

The general way of overseas distribution is generally based on the local box office, and the acquirer gives a corresponding proportion of the price for the buyout, and the subsequent box office has nothing to do with the producer.

Generally, the movies with high box office in the mainland or Hong Kong have high buyout prices, and vice versa.

With the previous experience of the box office in the mainland, the distribution price in Southeast Asia will definitely not be high, but if the reputation can be restored and the audience response is good, it can at least stabilize the stock market decline and lay the foundation for the overseas distribution of Huaxiaxing's next film.

This time, Mrs. Xiang did not stick to her own opinion. Her attitude took a 180-degree turn. She advocated that according to the opinions given by Taoyuan, when the film was released overseas, it should be re-promoted, the name and cast should be modified, and the color of the Investiture of the Gods should be diluted. Of course, the overseas promotion work does not need to be operated by Huaxiaxing. It only needs to re-dub a part and modify the relevant information of the film.

Mrs. Xiang is strong and stubborn, not stupid. On the contrary, she has worked hard in the film industry for many years and has studied this industry deeply.

Faced with the failure of the box office in the mainland and various professional and unprofessional comments on the Internet, Mrs. Xiang had to admit that she was wrong this time. If she had promoted it according to the opinions given by Taoyuan Film and Television, she might not have lost so badly.

At least it would not be like this now. She did not make money and ruined her reputation.

However, she learned her lesson this time. Before implementing it, she hopes to seek the opinions of Taoyuan Film and Television.

Since she had directly rejected Su Ming last time, Xiang Tai was too embarrassed to make this call directly, so Long Wu, who was half friend and half business partner of Su Ming, had to call to "ask for advice".

"Change it now?" Su Ming thought about it and felt that it was definitely a bit inappropriate, but he couldn't say exactly where it was inappropriate.

After all, he was just a half-layman, a boss who spent money to invest.

Professional problems should be solved by professionals.

Xin Linli showed up kindly again.

"Change the publicity? Why do you want to change it?" The little fool asked with wide eyes.