NOVPUB
Chapter 884: Chapter 769 Global Box Office (Please Subscribe)
After the establishment of Myanmar Bank’s Thailand branch,
the pace of expansion did not stop.
Tang Qing specifically approved five hundred million US dollars
for Myanmar Bank to acquire foreign banks specifically to complete the "achievement task." Since banks in developing countries are naturally scarce, many are state-owned and not easy to handle.
Hence, Tang Qing turned his attention to developed countries like the United States.
The advanced finance industry in these countries meant the threshold for establishing banks was frightfully low, and the number was plentiful. However, Tang Qing could not possibly establish one or several new banks.
Because the procedures are slow, or rather, particularly slow, and it has nothing to do with your registered capital. Even stuffing money wouldn’t speed things up.
Thus,
acquisition became inevitable.
Moreover, Tang Qing was concerned with the number of branches, not the size of the bank. As long as he had controlling shares, it was fine. There were many city banks in the United States on the brink of closure. As long as they were considered branches, it didn’t matter if the money was lost.
Five hundred million US dollars.
That would be enough.
Perhaps by next month, the task of one hundred branches could be completed. As for the currency reserve task, it could not be made public yet. The previous two reserve tasks were completed thanks to a natural time advantage, geographical advantage, and harmony of the people.
Huaxia had a demand for this.
Thailand was due to the close trade with the Myanmar Economic Special Zone.
But getting other countries to agree, neither of the two conditions above would be satisfied.
It wasn’t easy to handle in the short term; it required long-term planning. There were many troubles, both internally and externally, troubles that could not be resolved by force but needed time to lay out and manage to reap the benefits.
In general,
it required time.
If most of the targets could be completed before the end of this year, Tang Qing would be quite satisfied.
...
March 3rd.
Friday.
Afternoon.
Tang Qing had no classes all afternoon.
He went to Comet Cinema, which was arranged in the morning. Not only that, Zheng Lin and Chai Ren had also arrived in Shanghai in the morning because today was an important day.
The total global box office for "Civilization: Soul of the Stars" was accounted for first month.
Upon arriving at the company,
as soon as he stepped out of the elevator,
Tang Qing saw many festive decorations around the office—balloons, banners, and some streamers—making it look like a holiday. Tang Qing did not see it as mere formality.
With achievements,
why not show off a little.
"Good afternoon, Chairman."
The receptionist who had her steamed bun snatched last time sweetly greeted him.
"Good afternoon."
Seeing her alone there, Tang Qing responded. Had there been more people, he would at most nod his head. Sometimes, only through experience would one understand why some leaders appear so "aloof."
It’s simply too tiring to respond to everyone individually, and it can become annoying when there are too many.
Watching Tang Qing’s retreating figure,
the receptionist’s eyes sparkled.
Her mind wandered to the evening celebration, where she could feast on various delicacies. The corners of her mouth involuntarily moistened.
Her greeting of "Chairman" also excited the employees in the office area. As Tang Qing passed through the office, he heard a round of applause and was momentarily stunned before he realized they were welcoming him.
This scene,
I’ve never encountered it in the office before.
This just goes to show how excited the employees of Comet Films are.
Tang Qing waved his hand generously at them,
and walked into the conference room.
"Our beloved Chairman Tang Qing, do you feel their enthusiasm? Tsk, tsk, this is a treatment unique to you. Neither of us has it," Zheng Lin teased with a mockingly sour tone.
Tang Qing gave him a look.
"Who else but me, the chairman? I have to sign their bonus sheets. Sigh, it’s really inescapable—I’ve got major responsibilities, and I’m handsome too. Being a good-looking guy is such a tiresome job; I’m the recipient of too many expectant gazes. You wouldn’t understand this kind of trouble."
Show off—who doesn’t know how?
Zheng Lin pouted, "I can’t take it anymore; I’m going to throw up." 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑝𝑢𝘣.𝘤𝑜𝘮
"Haha..."
"Hehe... Little Tang, come on, let’s start the meeting," Chai Ren chuckled from his seat.
"Boss, I’ve recorded this. I’ll send it to sister Jiaxue later to let her have a look," Dou Jiao laughed from the projection screen on the wall. For some reason, she felt that Tang Qing seemed to be letting himself go more and more.
Facing Zheng Lin and Chai Ren,
he could talk and laugh so easily.
"Cough cough, let’s start the meeting."
After the jokes,
Tang Qing took his seat at the head of the table.
"President Pu, you may begin,"
Tang Qing signaled Pu Chaodong to start.
In most companies,
the chairman would surely speak first, reporting achievements, but in Tang Qing’s company, he was used to being a hands-off manager; receiving reports had become his favorite thing. Unless necessary, he preferred to watch and listen rather than read through all that data and figures.
Pu Chaodong hurriedly said, "Yes, Chairman, directors, and all colleagues, allow me to report the box office of ’Civilization: Soul of the Stars.’ The global box office for the first month is out. From its release on New Year’s Day to this morning,
the total box office has already broken one billion USD, reaching one billion and twelve million USD. It ranks eleventh in the global box office records, just seventy million USD away from the tenth spot.
But I believe we will quickly bridge this gap because many countries have chosen to delay their screenings. Given another month, the box office will conservatively break ten billion RMB.
After deducting the share of theater circuits worldwide and various domestic and international taxes, the final box office share we received is two billion nine hundred and thirty-five million and sixteen thousand RMB."
When Pu Chaodong said this, he was almost dancing with joy.
Even his voice was trembling.
To enter the top one hundred global box office records was an honor; thus far, Huaxia had only one movie, ’Hero,’ that had made it, but their Comet Films, with just its first movie, was about to break into the top ten of the global box office history.
Such arrogance!
Especially the box office share credited this time;
it made Pu Chaodong’s heart surge with waves of excitement. This was Comet Films’ first substantial income in the strictest sense, amounting to almost two billion nine hundred million RMB—equivalent to nearly four hundred million USD. It was crazy.
Just like picking up money.
"Mm, not bad. Settle the accounts with the special effects company as soon as possible," Tang Qing nodded with satisfaction. The company had earned over two billion RMB, which seemed like a lot, but it only excited him momentarily.
He really couldn’t get too excited about money; he’d handled too much of it now.
"Yes, we will transfer the money to them tomorrow," Pu Chaodong nodded in agreement. Most of the credit for this windfall went to the special effects company—an undeniable fact.
And if this became a series of movies,
Pu Chaodong trembled with excitement at the thought.
"Mm, after settling with the special effects company, we will probably have over two billion left. All fifteen billion will be allocated to the newly established theater circuit company. Five billion will be used to acquire well-located theater circuits nationwide, and the remaining ten billion will be used to acquire cinema circuits worldwide," Tang Qing decided.
"Understood."
