Chapter 101 Ambition

No matter how much Ovitz persuaded her, Su Yun still invested another 300,000 US dollars in the company called "Microsoft" in exchange for 35% of the original shares.

Logically speaking, given her current status as one of the two future giants, if she works harder, she might be able to get a share of more than 50% or even more than 67%.

But the problem is that although Su Yun is rich, her social status due to her race and age is her most fatal disadvantage.

If she dares to stretch out her hands and take up too many shares, then the two golden eggs in which "foreign capital" accounts for too high a proportion of shares will most likely be affected by her, and thus be suppressed from developing and expanding in their home country.

Su Yun also had no intention of spending his entire life holding on to these two golden eggs. After all, America, which is known for its freedom, would not allow a high-tech enterprise of this level to be occupied by outsiders. In addition to worrying about the dilution of benefits, the right to speak on high-tech things must be in the hands of their own people.

Therefore, as the two golden eggs grow and develop, Su Yun's shares will inevitably be diluted for various reasons, thereby replacing a large amount of funds flowing back to the country.

Yes, that's right, domestic.

Su Yun didn't expect to stay in Hollywood forever. She worked so hard like a squirrel, looking for opportunities and gaining knowledge in the future, just to wait for the right opportunity to return to Hong Kong for development.

The 1980s, when the Zhao Film Company began to decline, was a very suitable time.

That was also the heyday of the Hong Kong entertainment industry. She should have been fifteen or sixteen years old at that time, and she could have tried to challenge and climb to the top instead of relying on various bigwigs to survive.

Jiahe allows its artists to set up satellite companies affiliated with them, so there is no need to worry that they will go against Jiahe directly because of seeking independence. Instead, they can rely on Jiahe's protection and gradually develop their own film company.

The most glorious period for Hong Kong films was the decade or so when the timing and location were right. By the time her company had fully grown, it would have probably outlasted most of its peers.

Of course, the fate of the Hong Kong film market was almost over during this period - after all, the fundamental reason for the decline of Hong Kong films was the game of world capital.

Hong Kong's present is actually very similar to Hollywood's past: due to wars and other reasons, a large number of talents from all directions gathered together, thus cultivating the first batch of filmmakers.

Hong Kong films have gained a foothold in Asia, where Hollywood movies are prevalent, by virtue of having the same skin color and ethnicity as those in Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and other regions, as well as stories that are closer to Eastern thinking. However, sooner or later, they will succumb to the situation where heroes are made by the times.

Therefore, Hong Kong films are both successful and unsuccessful because of the times. They rose to prominence during a period when Asia was in urgent need of good films, but there is a high possibility that they will not only be unable to follow up but will also be boycotted by many parties.

From the restrictions in Taiwan to the increasingly tough market protection systems in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, and the delay in handing over to the mainland, a vicious cycle will emerge, leading to a helpless decline.

As long as the market, the main key point, can be solved, everything else is still a secondary issue.

Su Yun has been focusing on overseas development in recent years. She also doesn't want to bring down other Hong Kong film companies before the market declines, and waste her own people's strength in advance. The prosperity of the market ultimately depends on the prosperity of the industry. If she is the only one who stands out while other companies are useless, she will not be able to make much money.

In Su Yun's view, the most fundamental key to revitalizing Hong Kong films and building an Eastern Hollywood is to try to unite Hong Kong's film companies, starting with the integration of the entire Hong Kong region, gradually spreading to the mainland and other regions, and then to gain a foothold in Asia, a market with enormous development potential, to form an Eastern film system that is opposite to the Western film system but also interdependent.

Box office and recognition will inevitably increase as the country's strength increases. Correspondingly, only by relying on such a strong cultural market can the cultural and entertainment industry be developed.

However, the prerequisite for this route is to have a certain status. Unless one is born as a super-powerful descendant of a tycoon, without foreseeing this and deploying the original capital accumulated over the years, one will not be able to resist the suppression of Hong Kong films by the capital market - this is not a question of winning by having good film quality, but rather a market boycott and collusion between government and business where multiple capitals jointly boycott Hong Kong films and vigorously promote domestically produced films.

Faced with such an almost unsolvable dilemma, the only way to survive is to use sufficient capital as a stepping stone.

Once the market is stabilized, the entire Hong Kong region will be transformed.

The power of an international film award of sufficient weight is enough to drive the all-round development of Hong Kong's film-related industries, allowing Hong Kong, a "small place" with insufficient resources and area, to rely on the linkage of the film industry and film-related industries and other entertainment industries to become a new economic industry pillar in Hong Kong and support the millions of people in the entire region.

In this way, when returning, the people above will not need to vacate the best position for Hong Kong as a window to the outside world, but can only choose to reluctantly suppress the development of other regions that are beginning to take off. It is a win-win outcome.

The only problem that needs to be solved is the integration issue. Another reason for the decline of Hong Kong films is that the rise of the real estate industry after the 1990s attracted the attention of most entertainment giants, causing them to shift their attention from making movies to the real estate industry, a terrifying industry that makes a lot of money.

Make money by making movies?

Profit is relative. It is undeniable that the global film output value increases year by year. However, after deducting various shares, even if Su Yun takes on multiple roles from early-stage investment to mid-term director, actor and post-production, it would be a great achievement for her to earn hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

This does not include the super super long profit sharing payment period.

In contrast, if you are engaged in IT or industry, making billions or tens of billions a year is not a problem, and the capital can be returned quickly.

Even the real estate industry has begun to make a profit with almost no investment since the emergence of the "building flower" model that makes people love and hate it.

However, unlike the stock market where the targets include both big fish and small shrimps, the high-rise buildings in the real estate industry have always been built on the flesh and blood of countless ordinary people.

As a social animal who was once cheated by the real estate industry and suffered tears, Su Yun chose to re-enter the IT industry and gave up the safer real estate industry. The reasons were, firstly, IT dogs always love technological development more, and secondly, he could not step on the flesh and blood of countless people to get to the top.

Driven by her background in a public housing estate and her future destiny, she would certainly spend some money to buy houses and land when she had the spare capacity. Even if she could not shake the vast ocean of real estate, at least she might be able to build some small boats to pick up those who were forced to jump into the sea by the high housing prices, so that they could breathe a sigh of relief.

So in the final analysis, her ultimate theme from the beginning has been to make money!

Capital is not only the cornerstone of the entertainment industry, but also the key foundation for all the businesses she wants to do in the future!

This is also the fundamental reason why the system that focuses on entertainment does not interfere with her "side business" - Su Yun's side business is all to pave the way for her future career in entertainment.

So, the extremely ambitious Su Yun took the two document bags containing the contracts and carefully locked them in the safe.

"You know, in the past few days, including the budget for future new film projects, one-third of your total assets have been gone." Seeing her cautious look, Ovitz said after getting the statistics.

The total assets of the Su family converted into US dollars is just over 10 million. If they were ordinary people, they would not have to worry about their lives for several lifetimes. However, Su Yun happened to be in Hollywood, the most money-spending place.

Moreover, this total asset amount is calculated in combination with Su Yun's current share of future film profits - that is to say, at least half of this number is still based on the subsequent sales of the film and has not actually reached the Su family's account.

To sum it up in one sentence: In just a few months, Su Yun basically arranged all the available funds for activities she had.

"If you lose money, you can earn it again, but if you lose opportunities, it's hard to get them back." Su Yun held a pen and scribbled on the manuscript paper. "Don't worry, Japan will start selling two versions of Game&Watch soon, and the funds will continue to come."

"Please, don't mention it. I get a headache when I think of that little gadget." Ovitz recalled that when he was bored, he took Su Yun's Game&Watch to play with it, but he didn't expect that he spent three hours playing with it. He was still worried: this little gadget was too addictive!

He absolutely must not touch this stuff again. Once he does, it's very easy to forget about time and work. It's simply terrible.

Ovitz has no doubt that Game & Watch can make money. After all, game consoles are popular all over the world, and not only children but also adults love to play them. However, now game consoles are large and have many games built in. It is difficult to estimate how much a small entertainment gadget like Game & Watch can make.

Just like most people today are not optimistic about personal computers, when there are already mainframes with a wide range of functions, who would be willing to spend a high price to buy a minicomputer whose functions are relatively reduced due to size reasons?

Su Yun smiled and said, "We need to look further ahead. When many things are first introduced, people often don't like them because they can replace the things they used to use. But in the end, they will gradually become ubiquitous and completely replace the old things without realizing it."

"Just like a telephone?" Ovitz seemed to understand and looked up at the landline next to him.

"Yes, just like a telephone." Su Yun nodded.

"Okay, I won't talk to you about this anymore. The new round of Oscar nominations has come out." Ovitz analyzed the new information with Su Yun, "Because The Sixth Sense was released at the end of the year, it was not able to make it to this year's Golden Globe Awards, but this year's Oscars are still very respectful."

"Three nominations - actually it could have been four, but it's a pity that Al Pacino has already been nominated for Best Actor for The Godfather Part II. Otherwise, with the box office and reputation of The Sixth Sense, he would have won a nomination for Best Actor."

"Oh, then which three nominations did we get?" Su Yun asked curiously.

“Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Editing.” Ovitz glanced at the news on the telegram and shook his head. “You basically have no chance.”

"Being nominated is already a great honor." Su Yun applied for the Best Original Screenplay jointly with Spielberg, and she was thinking of taking advantage of Spielberg's "insider" status to get a nomination - the 47th Academy Awards in 1975 was the year when "The Godfather Part II" swept the awards ceremony, and Su Yun had already won the Best Supporting Actress award last year, so it was basically impossible for her to win an award this year.

However, the script of "The Sixth Sense" is so good in this era that it is very likely to be nominated after the collaboration.

"If I had known that the Oscars would give you such a favor, I wouldn't have pushed you so hard to negotiate a contract for a new movie." Now with a few more nominations in hand, with his shrewd personality and keen sense, Ovitz immediately thought of the negotiation issue for the new movie.

"Don't worry, Alain Delon might be more anxious than us." Su Yun said with a smile.

I don't know whether Alain Delon, who is still in the United States, is anxious or not, but Zhao Rifu in Hong Kong is not anxious at this charity gala attended by many celebrities.

Although the box office failure of the horror film "Seven Golden Corpses" co-produced with the British Hammer Company last year directly led to other Hong Kong film companies not daring to get involved in zombie horror themes, a giant like Zhao will obviously not be defeated by this small failure.

This year, the film version of the best-selling novel "The Big Boss" that Zhao bought earlier is already preparing for filming, and Zhao Rifu has directly invested a huge amount of HK$60 million for this purpose.

While the business outside was developing smoothly, the business in Hong Kong was also relatively smooth: although the box office of a single film was still not as good as Jiahe's "Ghostly Twins", the overall box office still ranked first in the year, and many handsome and agile male stars were discovered to shoot Gu Long martial arts films.

Zhao's previous masculine martial arts films are no longer suitable for today's fashion, and Jiahe's kung fu films have no one to take over for the time being. This gap is a good opportunity for Zhao's new Gu Long martial arts films to take off!

"I heard that you also want to form a new team for kung fu and martial arts films?" As the saying goes, enemies often meet again. Seeing Zou Yunhua sitting not far away, Zhao Rifu said slowly.

Zou Yunhua choked when he heard this: For now, Jiahe's kung fu films have not yet found anyone who can match Lu Shaolong, so it doesn't matter that they can't reproduce their glory. Hong Ganbao is now looking for new avenues, and it's just a matter of time.

However, when his good friend Luo Wei wanted to negotiate the authorization for Chen Xuanlong with Gu Daxia, Gu Daxia mercilessly despised his appearance and bluntly said that his novels were for handsome actors such as Ti Lung, Jiang Dawei, and Zheng Zhaoqiu of Zhao's company, not for people like him...

"Yes, although they are all 'dragons', Dillon and the others are indeed more talented and handsome." Although they had cooperated closely in the past, they are now facing each other, and Zou Yunhua will naturally not show weakness.

The implication of this statement is that Zhao earned his box office reputation by selling the looks of male stars.

Zhao Rifu smiled faintly: "It is indeed rare to find an actor with both talent and good looks. It is not easy to meet someone of Ti Lung's quality."

After hearing Zhao Rifu's thorny reply, Zou Yunhua was upset for a while, but suddenly he remembered something and continued with what he was saying: "Anyone with this name must be talented and good-looking - our Mary is abroad recently, and she also plans to cooperate with him..."

"Don't look at me like that. It's either your guy who's eating two meals at the same house, or the guy from France. Oh, by the way, I remember when you signed that young man named Dillon, he wasn't called this name yet. It was Teacher Zhao and Director Zhang who saw that he was handsome and looked a bit like the French Allen Dillon. They hoped that he could be as famous as Allen Dillon in the future, so they gave him this stage name?"

In Hong Kong and Taiwan, Alain Delon is generally translated as Alan Dillon.

Seeing Zhao Rifu's silent response by sitting a little further away, Zou Yunhua almost laughed out loud if the camera was not filming the philanthropists sitting in the front rows preparing to donate.