blueteamnovel Chapter 82 Investing in Stocks - Director
Chapter 82 Investing in Stocks - Director
Chapter 83 Investing in Stocks - Director
During the Spring Festival holiday, Tang Long spent several days with Liu Jialing.
After Wang Zuxian returned from Taiwan, he went to the Shangri-La Hotel, where the two spent a few days alone together.
Throughout the holiday, the two of them shared the same affections.
They were aware of each other's existence, and Tang Long no longer hid or acted cautiously in front of them as he had before.
However, both of them are moderately famous actresses, and they went out to film before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.
"Swordsman II" will start filming in a little over a week, and Tang Long suddenly found himself with some free time.
This will be a rare period of free time for him this year, so he didn't find anything to do. He just stayed at home reading scripts, practicing martial arts, and drinking tea.
Just as he was clearing his mind, he received a call from HSBC.
Inform him that another HK$2 million has been deposited into his account, and ask him if he wants to invest.
Over the past year, as his popularity has soared, Choi Bo-joo helped him land five or six more gigs, bringing his total number of gig endorsements to fourteen, in addition to those he had already signed.
This brought him another six million yuan in endorsement fees.
In addition to the fees for attending some commercial activities over the past year, as well as his salary for "Swordsman 2", Tang Long currently has more than 11 million Hong Kong dollars quietly lying in his personal account.
He hadn't paid attention before, and had even forgotten about it, but now that HSBC staff had reminded him, he naturally couldn't let the funds sit idle any longer.
After being pegged to the US dollar, the Hong Kong dollar will not depreciate significantly. However, Hong Kong is developing rapidly now and in the next few years, with both the property and stock markets soaring.
Whether you use this money to buy property or invest in stocks, you're almost guaranteed to make a profit.
Tang Long must be crazy to deposit his money in a bank.
After careful consideration, he finally decided to invest his money in the stock market.
While buying property can be profitable, money in the stock market is easier to withdraw if he needs it someday.
As for buying property, you can wait until after 1998, when property prices will plummet, making it a good time to buy at the bottom.
Tang Long only invests in real estate stocks, believing they are a sure way to make money.
He used all of that 11 million to buy shares in Henderson Land Development, Cheung Kong Holdings, and Hutchison Whampoa.
Li Zhaoji is currently the richest man in Hong Kong, while Li Ka-shing will surpass him a few years later to become the new richest man in Hong Kong.
Buying stock in their companies is always a good idea.
After buying the stocks, Tang Long thought Xu Ke would contact him soon, but he didn't expect her to call him after the Lantern Festival and ask him to come over.
Upon arriving at the film studio, they saw Ng See-yuen chatting happily with Tsui Hark.
"Mr. Wu, congratulations on the movie's huge success!"
"Haha, thank you. I didn't expect 'I Love Twisted Shiba Inu' to do so well."
After nearly twenty days of screenings, "I Love Twisted Wood" grossed over 30 million yuan, reaching 32 million yuan.
The film's box office potential has not been fully exhausted, with hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars still being earned daily.
The film's final box office may exceed 35 million.
Wu Siyuan originally thought that the box office of "I Love Twisted Wood" would be affected by the huge success of "All's Well, Ends Well".
In retrospect, he may have been affected, but he is still very satisfied with this result.
"Chow Yun-fat is still very good at fighting, it's just that Stephen Chow is too overpowered."
"I Love Twisted Wood" was a great success, but "All's Well, Ends Well" had an even more phenomenal box office performance.
The film's box office has now surpassed that of "Fight Back to School," reaching a staggering 46 million.
Many media outlets and film critics predict that "All's Well, Ends Well" may become the first film to gross over HK$50 million since Hong Kong opened to foreign trade.
Huang Baiming has also become much more active, investing another sum of money in the film's promotion, hoping to win this honor.
In their first head-to-head showdown, Stephen Chow won.
Many media outlets are praising one while criticizing the other.
"Alright, let's not talk about them anymore, let's talk about our movie," Xu Ke interjected.
"Director Tsui, what else is there to say? Isn't filming about to begin?"
"Filming needs to be postponed for a while, as 'Twin Dragons' is about to be released."
"The Spring Festival film season has just ended, why choose to release it at this time?" Tang Long frowned.
"Do you still want to release the movie during the Spring Festival?"
Caught between "All's Well, Ends Well" and "I Love Twisted Wood", even with Jackie Chan and you starring in "Twin Dragons", the box office will be greatly affected.
The purpose of making this film was to raise money; nothing else mattered.
Tang Long naturally understood this principle, but after the Spring Festival season, audiences' enthusiasm for watching movies was generally low.
Releasing the film at this time will also have a certain impact on box office revenue.
When he voiced his concern, Wu Siyuan smiled and explained, "Ah Long, you may not fully understand the current prosperity of the Hong Kong film market. Audiences' enthusiasm for watching movies has always been very high."
Movies starring Stephen Chow, Jackie Chan, and Chow Yun-fat are generally not picky about release dates.
The decision to release "Twin Dragons" at this time was made after careful consideration by several members of our Directors Guild.
"Since you and Tsui Hark are both key members of the film's creative team, filming for 'Swordsman 2' had to be postponed."
"Understood. Just send me the notification if you need to cooperate."
At this point, Tang Long was quite curious about what would happen if "Twin Dragons" were released during the Spring Festival.
The two teams, Zhou and Cheng, will face off directly.
In his memory, these three had never actually faced off on the same stage, and let alone three people, even two people rarely fought each other.
It seems that the investors behind these three are not stupid.
"You'll be involved starting tomorrow. We're on a tight schedule; the movie is releasing in a week."
"no problem."
Tang Long couldn't help but complain inwardly, wondering how those people in the Directors Guild made such a hasty decision regarding the film's release.
The next day, he saw Jackie Chan again backstage at TVB.
"Brother Long, long time no see! I haven't seen you at all lately. Have you been in seclusion creating something new?"
"Yes, I was preparing the script for Police Story 3 after hearing your suggestion last time."
"Is the script finished?"
"It'll be done soon. When you finish writing it, please give me some feedback."
"Brother Long, do you need my reference for your script?"
"Don't be modest, let's all exchange ideas."
Jackie Chan wasn't just being polite; he was serious. He really enjoys brainstorming with others.
Many of the comedic scenes and action sequences in his movies originated from such collisions.
He had already recognized Tang Long's abilities and wanted to have a good exchange with this popular kung fu star.
"Okay then, but I'll be filming in mainland China soon, so I might not have time."
"If you have time, my movie won't start filming until the summer at the earliest, by which time you should be back by then."
Oh, by the way, let me introduce you to a new member of my stunt team.
Then Jackie Chan called over a square-faced man and continued to introduce him: "His name is Tang Jili. He is not only a stuntman, but also the director of Police Story 3."
Tang Long's eyes lit up, and his interest in his own family member grew.
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