Quotable

We are interested not only in Paramount, but in all of them. If one of the Big Six would be willing to be sold to us, we would be interested."

Wang Jianlin, chairman of Dalian Wanda Group Co, which after completing the acquisition of two nonproduction film companies - each worth more than $1 billion - is now targeting one of the big six movie studios in Hollywood.

"The commercial potential of the e-sports industry lies not in a few professional gamers, but in the massive number of ordinary players."

Zhang Pan, marketing director of Hubei Century Network Technology.

"Yinlong's advanced technology in energy storage and new energy vehicles was taken into serious consideration before we launched the plan to buy the company."

Dong Mingzhu, president of Gree Electric Appliances Inc, after the home appliances and air conditioner maker said on Aug 23 it will buy all the shares of new energy vehicle manufacturer Zhuhai Yinlong Energy Co in a strategic move aimed at diversifying its business.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 08/26/2016 page24)