Investors can finance part of the production cost of a stage play produced by film star Louis Koo Tin-lok and featuring award-winning actress Fish Liew Chi-yu, after a Hong Kong fintech firm converts it into tradeable digital units.Esperanza Fintech Group CEO Dan Ronald Leung Wai-tsun said on Monday that the firm would launch its fifth project this year using investment tokens, which convert an entertainment production’s costs and profits into small, tradeable digital units via blockchain.The firm is co-presenting a play titled The Big Big Day in July and August with entertainment production company One Cool Stage, starring Chu Pak-him and Hong Kong Film Award-winning actress Liew.
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Would you invest in a play? Hong Kong sets the stage for tokenised funding
Hong Kong is introducing a new way for investors to fund stage productions through tokenization. Esperanza Fintech Group is converting the production costs and potential profits of the play "The Big Big Day" into tradeable digital units on the blockchain.
Ambrose LiSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-12 · 08:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong is introducing a new way for investors to fund stage productions through tokenization. Esperanza Fintech Group is converting the production costs and potential profits of the play "The Big Big Day" into tradeable digital units on the blockchain. This initiative, co-presented with One Cool Stage, allows investors to finance a portion of the play's production costs. The play, scheduled for July and August, stars Chu Pak-him and award-winning actress Fish Liew Chi-yu, and is associated with film star Louis Koo Tin-lok. This marks Esperanza Fintech Group's fifth project utilizing investment tokens this year, aiming to democratize entertainment funding.
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The play, titled 'The Big Big Day', will be co-presented by Esperanza Fintech Group and One Cool Stage in July and August.
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Esperanza Fintech Group will launch its fifth project this year using investment tokens.
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Investors can finance part of the production cost of a stage play starring Louis Koo and Fish Liew through this tokenised funding model.
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Hong Kong fintech firm Esperanza Fintech Group is enabling tokenised funding for a stage play, converting production costs and profits into tradeable digital units via blockchain.
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