Chapter 14951497【Retirement】
The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games shocked the world. Incomparable beauty.
Zhang Yimou won the title of "National Master" by directing this performance, which is more glorious than filming a hundred "Heroes".
After the opening ceremony, when interviewed by reporters, Zhang Yimou also named the hero behind the scenes - Xiang Nan.
"Most of the performance plans for this Olympics were designed by Professor Cheng Jianjun, and I just rehearsed them. So I think this credit should be shared between me, Professor Cheng, and all the team members." He told reporters.
Zhang Yimou’s self-destruction benefited Xiang Nandu a lot.
?Over the years, although Xiang Nan’s works have been made into movies and TV series, his title as the richest man in China is really dazzling.
So in the minds of many people, Xiang Nan is already a businessman through and through. When people think of businessmen, most of them have negative impressions, such as being nefarious, smelling of money, and full of fat.
So in recent years, although Xiang Nan has become richer and richer, his image has become worse and worse, and he is no longer as noble as the previous writers.
Now, with the exposure of the title of Chief Planner of the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, Xiang Nan’s reputation as a talented scholar has returned, and his reputation has improved again, which can be regarded as unintentional.
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In 2009, Xiang Nan successively sold his shares in Jin Manying and Kunpeng Real Estate.
??Due to the successful hosting of the 2008 Olympic Games, China has gained a high reputation around the world and has even benefited greatly from its economic development.
In 2008, the GDP growth rate reached 9%, and in 2009, the GDP growth rate reached 9.4%. This is still under the influence of the subprime mortgage crisis. In comparison, the GDP growth of the United States in 2008 was negative.
As a result, affected by economic growth, the real estate and catering industries are booming, and the stock prices of major real estate companies and catering companies have soared.
Kunpeng Real Estate’s market value has increased from RMB 105 billion in 2007 to RMB 300 billion, and Jin Manying’s market value has also increased to RMB 50 billion.
Xiang Nandu is a major shareholder, so he has naturally benefited a lot as the stock price has soared. And the market was so good that it became much easier for him to sell his stocks.
Not only are there too many investment institutions willing to take over, but the stock price has not fluctuated much, which is undoubtedly the best thing for Xiang Nan.
After successive sell-offs, the funds in Xiang Nan’s hands quickly expanded to tens of billions. In terms of cash amount alone, it is probably the first in the world.
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In 1010, Xiang Nan was sixty years old and officially went through the retirement procedures with Peking University.
Bei Nature is very reluctant to part with it.
Celebrities like Xiang Nan are of great significance to Peking University. He is a banner of Peking University’s literary world. How many talented people applied for Peking University because of him.
Furthermore, with him at Peking University, Peking University can take advantage of all his works, which can be regarded as its achievements in the field of literary creation.
But once Xiang Nan leaves now, these benefits will be gone.
Therefore, the school tried its best to retain him. After Xiang Nan considered it, he only retained the title of honorary professor. He would occasionally come to the school to give lectures and organize activities, and he was no longer required to teach seriously.
After all, he still has a lot to do after retirement.
Before leaving, Xiang Nan donated 5 billion yuan to Peking University. Among them, 4 billion will be used for scientific research, 800 million will be used for the education of poor students, and the remaining 200 million will be used to establish the Army Founding Scholarship to reward students who have made outstanding contributions in literature.
The donation of 5 billion is the largest donation ever received by a mainland university. As soon as this news came out, everyone in Peking University was shocked.
Today, Peking University’s annual financial allocation is less than 3 billion. Xiang Nan''s donation was much more than the financial allocation. He was really wealthy.
With this money, many projects can be launched in advance, and many projects can be conducted with more in-depth research. This will undoubtedly be very helpful to enhance the scientific research strength of Peking University.
Hence, it was very grateful for Xiang Nan’s donation and held a grand donation ceremony.
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"Students, when I see your youthful faces, I think of my youth. I was among the first batch of college students after the college entrance examination was resumed in 1978. Before I was admitted to Peking University, I was an ordinary worker at Yili Food Factory. staff.
Peking University gave me knowledge and shaped my soul, which enabled me to achieve such great achievements. It can be said that without it, I would not be who I am, so I am deeply grateful to Peking University.
Five billion yuan in donations. Everyone says this is a lot of money. But I feel that compared to what Peking University gave me, this money is too little.
I hope this money can help Peking University’s scientific research, help poor students at Peking University, and help Peking University’s literary talents. This can be regarded as my small contribution to Peking University..." Xiang Nan stood on the stage and gave a speech.
?His words moved every teacher and student present and gave him warm applause. After this video was posted online, Tsinghua University next door almost cried.
Five billion in donations, this is really not a small amount. Colleges and universities across the country may not receive so many donations in a year.
??This news even appeared on the Weibo hot search, making netizens sigh endlessly.
“Five billion, my God. You can’t make that much money in a few hundred lifetimes.”
"He is really willing to donate so much money. I would never give it up in exchange for it."
“The key point is that even if he donates so much, it’s just a drop in the bucket. Last year, according to the Hurun Report, his net worth reached US$60 billion.”
“The key is not only that the person is rich, but that the person’s daughter is also rich. Weibo’s current valuation has exceeded US$2 billion.”
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?After retiring in 2010, Xiang Nan focused his main energy on the management of Kirin Pictures.
In 2010, the film and television drama market in the Mainland has become increasingly prosperous. In 2009, the total national movie box office reached 6.2 billion yuan, a 42% increase compared to 2008.
The TV drama market has also reached a size of 6 billion. However, due to intensified competition, it has become increasingly difficult for TV dramas to make profits.
Out of the TV series produced every year, only 10% to 20% make money, 10% remain flat, and the remaining 70% lose money. Among them, 20% lost all their money.
As a result, in 2009, the production of domestic TV dramas was reduced for the first time. In 2008, the TV series produced more than 14,000 episodes, totaling 460. In 2009, the output of TV series dropped to more than 11,000 episodes and 300 movies.
?Even so, there are still more than 3,000 episodes that cannot be broadcast. Because the prime time period of TV stations is limited, it can only accommodate more than 8,000 episodes at most.
The extra production can either be sold to Internet video websites at a low price, or it can only be stored in the film library and wait for the opportunity to be released.
?However, because the quality of Kylin Pictures'' dramas has always been guaranteed, there has been no backlog for so many years, and each of them can be sold at a high price. It is one of the few companies in the industry that has never lost money.
Now that Xiang Nan is in charge, the probability of losing money is even lower.
(End of this chapter)