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Chapter 430 Franchise Films and Star Overseas
"Tell me about what has happened during this period of special permission."
Fu Yibai put the folder aside and looked at Margaret.
"Yes."
"Iron Man 2 was released last Christmas and grossed $9.7 million worldwide."
$3.12 million in North America and $6.58 million overseas, with mainland China contributing $1.8 million. Revenue from merchandise and home entertainment is still coming in.
"The Avengers was released in July this year and grossed $13.66 billion worldwide."
4.52 million in North America and 9.14 million overseas.
This number greatly pleased Marvel, and they have already moved up their Phase Two plans.
Fu Yibai picked up his coffee cup and took a sip.
He knew the exact numbers, but hearing Margaret say them aloud still made him feel good.
"Besides these two, several medium-budget films that were licensed for independent production last year also performed well."
The horror film "Insidious" cost less than $200 million to make but grossed $8000 million at the North American box office.
The drama film "The Help" cost $2500 million to make and grossed $2.1 million worldwide.
There were also two action films and one comedy, which together grossed over $400 million worldwide.
"Did the total box office revenue from licensed films exceed $30 billion last year?"
"31.2 million."
When Margaret said the number, there was a sense of self-righteous pride in her voice.
"here you go.
"Then we can get 'The Martian' and 'The Hunger Games' ready to go."
"Are you planning to direct it yourself?"
"No, just leave some for Chenxi."
The heroine of *The Hunger Games* is left to Anne.
Fan Binbin glanced at Fu Yibai.
"clear."
"By the way, Interstellar has been nominated for next year's Oscars."
There are no limits on public relations funding.
Margaret quickly made a few strokes on the paper.
After leaving the franchise film studio, Fu Yibai asked Margaret to arrange a car to take them to Star Glory Investment.
Chen Zheng had been notified in advance and was already waiting at the door.
He was wearing a dark gray custom-made suit, and his hair was much whiter than when I first met him, but he looked very energetic.
"Mr. Fu."
"Old Chen, you've worked hard."
Fu Yibai shook hands with him and then introduced Fan Binbin and Zhang Xinyu.
Chen Zheng led the three people into his office.
"Let's look at the data first."
Chen Zheng opened a prepared document, a thick stack of papers with the Xinghui Investment logo printed on the cover.
"apple.
Back then, our average cost basis was $78.5, representing a 2.7% stake. Now the stock price has risen to $300, resulting in a paper profit of over 280%.
Fan Binbin paused slightly in the hand holding the water glass.
Amazon.
The average cost was $41.5, representing a 3.8% stake. With the current share price at $162, the unrealized profit is nearly 290%.
"Tesla. We hold it through a combination of private agreements and secondary market transactions, at a combined cost of $3.2 per share, representing an 18.5% stake."
The current share price is $6.8, representing a floating profit of 112%.
Although the gains weren't as significant as those of Apple and Amazon, our high stake resulted in the largest absolute return on this investment.
Chen Zheng turned to the next page.
"Sina. Average cost $22.50, holding 18.3% of the shares. Current share price $58, unrealized profit of 157%."
"NetEase. Average cost of $18.30, holding 6.1% of the shares. Current share price of $47, unrealized profit of 156%."
"The energy and pharmaceutical sectors performed relatively steadily."
Schlumberger and ExxonMobil have unrealized gains ranging from 40% to 60%.
Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson have unrealized gains of between 30% and 50%.
Gilead Sciences saw the largest increase, exceeding 80 percent—due to their breakthrough in hepatitis C drugs.
Chen Zheng closed the report on core holdings and opened another document.
"Besides the US market, you asked me to build a cross-border investment team to specifically find undervalued assets around the world."
We've made quite a few plans over the past two years.
"In Europe, we bought up shares of Louis Vuitton, Siemens, Volkswagen, and Novo Nordisk at bargain prices."
Louis Vuitton's unrealized gains have exceeded 200%.
In Japan, we acquired shares in Toyota, Sony, Fanuc, and Keyence through our Tokyo branch.
In South Korea, Samsung Electronics and LG Chem are our major holdings, with Samsung Electronics showing a paper profit of over 150%.
"In Southeast Asia, we have established a presence in several leading consumer and financial companies in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and currently have an overall unrealized profit of around 80%."
In the Indian market, we also invested in Tata Group and Infosys.
After listening, Fu Yibai picked up his teacup and took a sip.
"What is the total size of the plate?"
Chen Zheng turned to the last page and pointed to the total assets figure.
"As of the end of September, Star Capital's total equity assets worldwide, at current market prices, are worth more than US$40 billion."
There was a two-second silence in the office.
"Currently, Star Overseas has more than four billion US dollars in liquid funds on its books, which can be allocated at any time."
If you have new investment ideas, we can complete due diligence and position building within two weeks.
"very good."
Fu Yibai put down his teacup and glanced at Chen Zheng's face.
"Old Chen, you've worked hard these past two years."
"You've managed the Star Shine business very well."
Chen Zheng smiled. He knew better than anyone that Xinghui's current scale was entirely due to the man's precise management during the financial crisis; his own contribution was actually minimal.