Chapter 1513: Determination
At about twelve o'clock, the luncheon officially began. Everyone paused the conversation, listened to the leader's speech, and then started eating, and continued to chat with the topic.
Naturally, we cannot avoid the recent "To Youth".
The production cost of 20 million is expected to exceed 200 million box office, and the profit of a single project will not be less than 50 million. To be honest, if you don’t mention those large state-owned enterprises, and only talk about private enterprises in China, how many years can you make more than 50 million in a year?
It's really too profitable.
Chinese, Light, Hairun and other companies have focused on TV series in the past few years. Now, the prospects of the film industry are quite bright, so of course they can't be slower.
However, I can't figure out the direction for a while.
Jinshu seems to have made a series of successful examples in recent years. According to Hong Kong, following the trend is just to follow the trend.
The problem is that things are not that simple at all.
In the ordinary people's feelings, Chinese movies in the 1990s should have declined to the extreme. There were few movies a year, and only Master Zhang and Feng Pups could attract some attention.
Actually not.
China's film production has always been low, with hundreds of films every year. Although most of them are water-filled works by major state-owned studios in order to complete the indicators, there are definitely many that hope to emerge and hit the box office of theaters.
However, why are there only a few successes?
The reason is very complicated and I can't explain it clearly in one sentence or two. However, one thing is very certain that movies are not that easy to make.
So what should I do?
"In fact, piracy is still a very important reason," said Mr. Liu of Hairun. "To Youth, this time, can be sold for more than 200 million yuan, which is closely related to the hundreds of people escorting copies. I have talked to Shanlin before, and they plan to increase their efforts to extend the number of piracy in two weeks to one month as much as possible, at least to prevent piracy from spreading nationwide. For this reason, additional personnel have been sent to inspect the escorts to avoid making mistakes."
Mr. Li, the female founder of Rong Xinda, sighed and curious: "A team of hundreds of people should cost a lot, right?"
Mr. Liu shook his head: "It's not as many as you imagined. Based on the calculation of about 300 people this time, one month, salary plus travel and accommodation, each person is about 2,000 yuan, and 300 people is 600,000 yuan. Compared with the box office of more than 200 million yuan, 600,000 is nothing."
Mr. Li found a problem and asked: "Usually, these people can't be quit if they have used them, right?"
Mr. Liu smiled and said, "Jinshu has always been raising veterans, and he can still be a security guard. Shanlin also said that if we need it, we can call it at any time, but the fees will definitely be charged."
Everyone nodded together.
Mr. Wang of the Light sighed again: "Actually, I just thought that the country should spend a lot of effort to completely suppress piracy, just like the United States. I heard that the revenue of genuine video tapes is higher than that of movie box office, and there is also TV broadcasting. If the country can regulate it, the film and television industry will be completely arose."
Mr. Qin of Xingmei shook his head: "Lao Wang, you are a luxury. How can the domestic VCD industry be supported by a scale of tens of billions? With piracy banned, how many people can afford the genuine ones?"
Wang Da also smiled and continued: "And, Lao Wang, think about it again, who is the major shareholder behind the largest VCD manufacturer in China?"
Mr. Wang smiled bitterly, of course he knew: "Anyway, it can be considered as a fat man who doesn't flow to outsiders' fields."
Mr. Li of Rong Xinda said again: "There is still issuance. We should not get the issuance license in the short term. However, do you think Jinshu has a chance this time?"
Mr. Qin said: "Jinshu should be even more hopeless, right?"
After the change of leadership last year, various reforms continued to advance. Regarding the film industry, according to the news from above, the distribution outlets were also planned to be relaxed to the private sector. However, even if they are relaxed, they will definitely be piloted in the short term, and will inevitably be targeted at enterprises with 100% complete mainland capital.
This is the biggest problem that Jinshu has to face.
Jinshu is also a mainland capital on the surface, but in fact, it is well known that it is a VIE architecture enterprise that has gradually become popular in recent years. VIE is the abbreviation of Variable Interest Entities, which is literally translated as "variable interest entity". Simply put, it means that overseas capital establishes wholly-owned subsidiaries in mainland China, and then uses wholly-owned subsidiaries to further invest in related industries in order to bypass the barriers that foreign capital is not allowed to enter in some domestic fields.
On the surface, this approach is a way to cover up the ears, but it is feasible in actual operation.
This is mainly due to the current reform process in China. Many things are not legally convenient to be released immediately, so I turned a blind eye and asked the lower party to try it. If it is done well, it is beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood, then it is put on the table and officially passed. Once it is screwed up, it will be non-compliant, and a ban can be blocked again.
Regarding Mr. Li and Mr. Qin’s doubts, the Wang brothers and others obviously disagree with each other.
Wang Da and other waiters walked on a squirrel mandarin fish and left. They looked at the direction of the main table not far away, lowered their voices and said, "This should be fine," and said, "It should be fine," and said, "You know behind the scenes of Jinshu, it has a good relationship with the above. Moreover, even if you don't let go of the release, anyone who wants to make a movie will never be a problem. It's useless to be too stuck."
Mr. Liu and others nodded in agreement.
Behind the Jinshu system is the Westeros system. How good is the relationship between Westeros system and China? You can see the number of times that a Westeros system-related company or a young tycoon has logged into China's core media in recent years.
Besides, even if you don’t make any noise, in fact, distribution is limited to state-owned studios, and it has been cracked in the 1980s.
It's nothing more than spending money to buy a factory bid.
Just like Jinshu, although he does not have the qualification to release, he has produced several blockbuster films that have caused widespread influence in the past few years. However, on the surface, those films are produced by state-owned studios, that's all.
Everyone also understands the meaning of Wang Da looking towards the main table.
Once Jinshu is qualified for distribution, China Film and Television, which is now quite happy to cooperate, should be under pressure.
China Film Group was established last year to gather a group of top film resources in China as an industry benchmark, which is the kind that takes the mission of reviving China's film industry. If it is left behind by Jinshu in the future, it is reasonable to say that the gap is not big. If the gap is too big, the face will not be too good.
If it is another private film company, just like CCTV is going to local stations, they have to call themselves dads, who dares to provoke you, you can easily deal with it openly and secretly. However, for Jinshu, if you can't compare with the legitimate business, Zhongying will not be able to start from other places.
The same thing, the brocade is really special.
But when everyone thought about this, they soon felt that this would not be a problem.
A big man behind Jinshu is too good at being a human being. Looking at the enthusiastic appearance of Wu Shanlin and General Han of China Film and Television, it is obviously also very good at being a human being. Since everyone can understand the truth, they cannot not understand it. Therefore, it will definitely not let Zhongshu fall into a certain situation.
Just talking about the current "Chu Han" isn't it just that Jinshu took the initiative to give up his dominance and worked with Zhongying.
Then, the topic was still about the most critical part.
What to do and how to do it?
"Actually, first of all, we have to find reliable talents," Wang Da once again talked about his feelings after watching "To Youth" in the morning: "A few days ago, a petition group came to Hong Kong. I think the above will definitely consider relaxing Hong Kong and Taiwan. This is our opportunity. I think we should take the initiative to incorporate that group of people and use them for our purposes, rather than letting them continue to embrace each other and become our competitors."
Wang Da said this, and everyone else nodded.
If it were in the past, facing the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, the mainland would instinctively feel that it was inferior to the other party, let alone the inclusion.
Now, everyone is full of confidence.
Because of the backing of the Jinshu Department, the Westeros system is much more solid than the Hong Kong group. Not only that, the cooperation with Hong Kong and Taiwan in recent years, the strength of the Jinshu Department has set an example for the affiliated companies.
Everyone knows the situation there.
Since you come to the mainland to beg for food, then if you are a dragon, you have to lie down, if you are a tiger, you have to work honestly. No one wants to be an old man, otherwise you will get out.
It is also said that this time, for such a big project as "Chu Han", the initial casting tendency of Master Zhang, and everyone who watched closely also knew about it.
In the end, the four leading actors, one in Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, were useless, they were all from the mainland, and even the supporting roles were all excluded from the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles. Even from a business perspective, they would hesitate if it was not reliable, but in the bottom of their hearts, everyone still felt quite angry.
As a result, Jinshu has been standing for several consecutive years, and everyone has unknowingly lost their previous attitude towards Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.
Everyone nodded, and Mr. Liu, who also thought of something, said again: "There are also the group of exchange talents who have just returned from Hollywood recently. Last year, Jinshu was mainly funding. This year, we also paid a sum of money to fund them three to five million to make movies. In fact, it is also to cultivate talents for ourselves. If we can produce another Cao Jingchu, we will make a big profit."
While sitting and echoing, Mr. Li of Rong Xinda said, "The problem is, who will really get talents?"
Wang Dadao: "Everyone chooses someone to sign a contract, and whoever wins the pressure will of course be whoever belongs to him."
"Then we will definitely not be able to compete with Jinshu," said Mr. Wang of the light to the head table: "Which one is a good seedling and which one has the potential to cultivate, Jinshu can understand clearly, otherwise they would not have chosen Cao Jingchu to direct "To Youth".
Mr. Liu said, "It's better to do this. We have asked Shanlin to have a good talk in the past two days. Everyone knows that the United States has set the tone, and Jinshu cannot eat alone. Even if we can't get the best, we can't pick all the remaining ones."
Mr. Wang of Light echoed: "Ms. Chen said at a party two years ago, haha, it was the meaning of Mr. Westeros. Jinshu's family made rapid progress and its driving force for China's film and television industry is limited. Only when everyone works together can make the cake bigger and everyone can share more."
After Mr. Wang said this, everyone remembered it again.
However, the Ms. Chen was not so tactful at that time, but was a little aggressive. Generally speaking, the Jinshu family made rapid progress, and its driving force on China's film and television industry was limited, and it would also drag people down. In comparison, Jinshu and a group of partners worked together to make the cake bigger and bigger. At the same time, no matter how big the cake was, it was surrounded by its own people. Some people even developed to a certain extent and did not want to be their own people. They wanted to go solo. The remaining forces were mixed up and they absolutely had the ability to easily destroy the betrayer.
This is obviously threatening.
But if you think about it more, it is actually quite exciting to have reached that level. After all, even if they cannot become the Emperor of Zhou, they will become princes in the area.
During the luncheon, everyone was talking about distribution, marketing, talent, future planning, and some specific investment projects that each company had recently started to quietly look for. Finally, the Chinese film and television industry was closely centered on several major mountains of Jinshu Media, and at this luncheon, the basic development ideas were finalized.
The luncheon begins at twelve noon and gradually ends at 2pm.
The Wang brothers left the table in the last time. Everyone bid farewell to the leaders of the China Film and Film Bureau and the core creators of the "Chu Han" crew. Finally, they walked out of the hotel with Wu Shanlin and several senior executives of Jinshu. While walking, they talked about what they had just talked about at the dining table. They also made an appointment with Wu Shanlin to have another dinner tomorrow night and have a detailed chat.
Wu Shanlin also agreed.
In fact, if he could eat alone, Jinshu would of course be willing to dominate the whole family. However, Wu Shanlin's situation in recent years has been so hard-working that Miss Chen, who represents someone on the other side of the ocean, kept staring at him and beating him, and gradually recognized a certain concept.
After all, if the Jinshu family is ahead of the world, it will be too eye-catching.
Chinese people have always been mean. The book of Jinshu is too eye-catching, and it will inevitably become annoying in the eyes of some people. In this way, the scenery may be at the beginning, but the more you go back, the greater the resistance. In comparison, if you can join forces with a group of partners to move forward, the wider the road will be.
Everyone was talking about things and came downstairs. As soon as they got out of the elevator, a middle-aged man rushed over and grabbed Wu Shanlin's arm and refused to let go: "Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu, and, hey, everyone, I must give you a face. I will be the host tonight. How about the heaven and earth? "
It was Mr. Deng, the superstar who was beaten and sneered before the luncheon by Mr. Hairun and Mr. Liu.
Seeing that Wu Shanlin was stopped, no one helped to pull him away. He just smiled and watched the fun. Seeing Mr. Deng talking about the heavens and earth, Mr. Wang, who was standing next to Mr. Qin, also gave him a teasing look. A famous nightclub is the industry of the Qin brothers. Of course, Mr. Wang did not know that the Westeros system had quietly invested in the heavens and earth a few years ago, and Mr. Qin would not take the initiative to say it, but just smiled.
Wu Shanlin was quite patient, but he refused and was not polite: "Old Deng, let's forget about socializing, and I understand that you have worshipped the wrong temple. This matter was not my command. Of course, it was not something that Zhongying said. In short, you should go back to Guangzhou and do whatever you should do according to the rules, and plead for mercy, which is useless."
Mr. Deng was sad and still pulled Wu Shanlin's arm and followed him out: "Mr. Wu, you pointed me at a clear road. You asked me to kneel down here immediately. I didn't blink. You pointed me at a clear road, beg you."
As he said that, he walked through the hotel lobby, Wu Shanlin continued to shake his head: "Old Deng, I didn't lie to you in a word, and I can't point you at the road, otherwise my road will be over. What I just said is your best way out. Go back quickly and handle everything you can."
They pulled and pulled out of the hotel. Everyone separated. When they got on the bus, they looked at Mr. Deng who was hanging on the roadside. Everyone probably understood. After hearing what Wu Shanlin said, it was obviously the cruel Miss Chen who took action. In this case, Mr. Deng would obviously not have anything else.
Everyone even felt a little sorry for Mr. Deng.
If you are not good at provoking someone, you must provoke someone with the worst temper.
However, while being merciful, he also secretly reminded himself not to make the same mistake as that Mr. Deng, even if he provoked Simon Westeros... Well, provoking Simon Westeros, in China, it would be like provoking Miss Chen, and it would be a dead end.
Chapter completed!