1184. Daring
Film and television companies have a siphon effect.
Whether it is an actor or a director, they are willing to work in a better film and television company, because in a good film and television company, you can enjoy the best quality resources.
To give a simple example, the film company that Wang Mo almost went bankrupt before has total assets of only 20 million yuan, some of which are equipment and venues, which are fixed assets, so the usual shooting funds are less than 10 million yuan.
This is also why Wang Mo lost a movie of several millions, so the company's capital chain was broken and he almost went bankrupt.
But what about Huayi, in 2013, the resources invested in film and television were as high as 2 billion, and 2014 has not ended, but the investment has been close to 2 billion, if nothing else, it will break the investment record of domestic film and television companies set in 2013.
A movie with millions of dollars, not to mention hurting the muscles and bones for Huayi, it can't even be considered to break a little skin.
You must know that last year, Huayi used as much as 50 million yuan to shoot literary films and documentaries, and these 50 million were basically wasted, and generally did not see much return.
But in this way, this year, Huayi is also ready to increase investment in this area, just for the dazzling trophies.
At the level of Huayi Company, it has long been no longer accounting for the gains and losses of the box office of a movie, but the pursuit of overall progress, it doesn't matter if the box office shortcomings are good, it is good to win awards, anyway, the box office you lose will be filled by the box office of other movies, so that at the end of the year, Huayi has not only made money, but also won awards, fame and fortune.
This alone is far from being comparable to those small film companies.
In addition, there are also hardware aspects, small companies may not even have their own cameras, and every time they shoot, they have to rent them, and even if they do, they are like lifeblood, and they will not be easily touched except for official shooting.
But within large companies, many small companies are like life-threatening cameras, but they are just some novice photographers' practice equipment, and some of the world's top equipment can be seen everywhere, take Huayi as an example, it is the only film company in China that has 3D cameras, and Huayi's directors are also the first batch of directors in China who really come into contact with 3D cameras.
As for other top photographic equipment, Huayi also has everything, compared with those ordinary film companies, Huayi's 'equipment library' is at least one generation ahead of the average level of domestic film equipment.
And these advanced equipment also make Huayi's directors well-informed, far beyond their peers.
But for film and television companies, the highest value is neither equipment nor strong funds, but people.
There is a saying in the circle that for major entertainment companies, the most worthless are people, but the most valuable are also people.
The three major art schools graduate only a few hundred people every year, which seems to be not much, but the unemployment rate ranks among the top three graduates from all walks of life.
Unemployment after graduation may be a joke for many ordinary college students, but for art school students, it is a serious problem that many people have to face.
Take Wang Zimu as an example, he graduated from the directing department of Mingzhu Film Academy, went out of the school gate to smash the pot and sell iron to make a documentary, and disappeared into the circle without even splashing a splash, of course, Wang Zimu didn't feel that he was out of the circle, but the embarrassing thing was that no one remembered him except for a few of his good classmates.
But some people are different, like Hu Ge and Yuan Hong, who were born in the same Pearl Film Academy, signed an agency contract with Tang Ren in their freshman year, and then the two kept having scenes to film, and later Yuan Hong was also joined by Nie Weixiang Huayi, and now he is also mixing very well, he is one of the backbone representatives of Huayi actors, and his work is full every year.
That's why there is a saying in the circle that 'drought dies by drought, and waterlogging dies by waterlogging'.
For major film and television companies, talents are the most valuable, just like Huayi relied on Director Feng before Nie Wei joined, and it was barely called a first-line domestic product.
After Nie Wei joined, he took Huayi to take off quickly, and in just ten years, the company has gone from being on the verge of dissolution to today's No. 1 in China.
That's the power of talent.
And Wang Zimu, in Nie Wei's eyes, is the talent he needs.
Young, thoughtful, and hardworking, Wang Zimu has a lot of shining points that Nie Wei appreciates, maybe Wang Zimu can't meet the standard of talent in Nie Wei's heart at this moment, but at least the potential shown makes Nie Wei worth cultivating.
So when he saw Wang Zimu, he had the intention of soliciting.
Then, in the surprised eyes of everyone, Nie Wei beckoned to Prince Mu who was not far away.
Wang Zimu thought about many possibilities before approaching Nie Wei, and felt that he was very likely to be ignored by Nie Wei, or he might be coaxed away without getting close to Nie Wei at all, maybe he was cheeky and had a word with Nie Wei, and then Nie Wei responded to him with a polite smile and then ignored him, after all, Nie Wei was so busy......
But Wang Zimu never thought that Nie Wei would take the initiative to wave at him at the first sight of him.
Wang Zimu was directly dumbfounded at that moment, but Liu Yi beside him was almost excited to jump.
At this moment, Liu Yi was finally convinced that his 'investment' was extremely correct, Wang Zimu did fall into Nie Wei's eyes, and he was very likely to soar immediately after tonight.
For this point, Liu Yi doesn't feel that his description is exaggerated at all, after all, Nie Wei's vision is well-known in the circle, and the people he is optimistic about are all things that other companies will compete for.
Now Nie Wei took the initiative to beckon Wang Zimu, even if Nie didn't say a word next, Wang Zimu would inevitably leave a deep impression in the hearts of those big bosses.
But soon Liu Yi's mouth couldn't help but open wide, because Nie Wei not only waved at Wang Zimu, but even called him over.
At this moment, the eyes of the audience were all focused on Wang Zimu's body at this moment.
Wang Mo, who was not far away, was completely dumbfounded at the moment, he couldn't even think of it, how could the director of Xiaopo, who had made a documentary, be favored by Nie Wei?
And while he was dumbfounded, he felt even more regretful, he changed his face too quickly just now, if only he could endure it any longer, and I don't know if he can make up for the relationship between the two later.
The people who were going to watch Wang Zimu's jokes a moment ago have all changed their mentality at this moment, who makes this matter Nie Wei value it.
Wang Zimu walked towards Nie Wei in a daze, and the big stars, big directors and big bosses on the side all made a way for him, all of them looked at this strange young man with scrutinizing eyes, obviously curious about how he attracted Nie Wei's attention.
Liu Yi didn't dare to go over, after all, Nie Wei only greeted Wang Zimu, but looking at Wang Zimu, his eyes were full of fire, which was even hotter than the goddess he saw in his mind when he was in junior high school.
Being watched by so many bigwigs in the circle, Wang Zimu was frightened, and he didn't know why Nie Wei could call himself over, of course, it seemed to be a good thing, and he was faintly looking forward to it in his heart.
"Wang Zimu, are you interested in joining Huayi?" Seeing Wang Zimu coming over, Nie Wei asked directly.
With Nie Wei's words, the eyes around him changed from scrutiny to surprise.
"I... I... I think!" What is there to hesitate about, Wang Zimu immediately agreed, but because of the tense relationship, he stammered a little.
"Okay, I'll find a staff member to leave a number, and someone will come to the company tomorrow to negotiate a contract with you." Nie Wei said with a smile, then patted Wang Zimu's shoulder and encouraged: "I am very optimistic about you, come on." ”
"Thank you!" Wang Zimu's whole face turned red with excitement.
With this thank-you, the conversation between the two ended, and the time of the conversation before and after was more than ten seconds, but Wang Zimu's life has changed dramatically in these more than ten seconds.
Compared with the one-million-dollar bonus that was missed, Nie Wei's solicitation was undoubtedly more precious to Wang Zimu, and when he thought that he might join Huayi tomorrow, he was so excited at this moment that he didn't even know which leg to walk.
Just when Wang Zimu looked at his clothes and stood in place stupidly, being looked at by countless people looking at pandas, Liu Yi also came over, hugged Wang Zimu's shoulders and laughed.
"Brother Liu, you're really right, someone really wants to sign me, and it's Nie Wei who wants to sign me. Wang Zimu was in a good mood and couldn't wait to share all his thoughts at the moment with Liu Yi, the eldest brother.
"Brother, congratulations, flying yellow is just around the corner. Liu Yi also congratulated Wang Zimu with a happy face.
The better Wang Zimu is, the more valuable his previous 'investment' will be, and the more he will gain.
"Thank you, thank you. Wang Zimu was so excited that he didn't know what to say, and suddenly felt a dark in front of him, and when he looked up, he found a tall and fat man standing in front of him with a smile like Maitreya Buddha.
"The contemptible Huang Dong, the yellow of the yellow earth, the east of the southeast and the northwest, I am the general manager of the Northwest Wind Entertainment Company, this is my business card. Huang Dong took out a business card and handed it to Wang Zimu.
"I have admired the name for a long time, hello, my name is Wang Zimu. Wang Zimu took the business card, and then responded politely, although he had never heard of any Northwest Wind Entertainment Company, let alone Huang Dong, but since the other party took the initiative to show goodwill, he naturally had to be kind and polite.
The politeness that anyone can hear makes Huang Dong look extremely useful, and his already smiling eyes are bent into a crescent moon.
"Brother Zimu, you are the one with a bright future. After praising Wang Zimu again, Huang Dong suddenly approached Wang Zimu and whispered, "I just don't know if Brother Zimu is interested in coming to our company?"
"Huh?" Wang Zimu exclaimed in surprise, and then stared at Huang Dong with the eyes of a fool.
You must know that just now, Nie Wei, the boss of Huayi, personally handed him an olive branch, and what is this Northwest Wind Company in Huangdong?
But Huang Dong seemed to have expected Wang Zimu's reaction, and he was not angry when he saw Wang Zimu staring at his suspicious gaze, and continued to persuade: "I know what Brother Zimu thinks, our Northwest Wind Company is indeed far from Huayi, but if you think about it seriously, even if you sign Huayi, will you be able to make a film immediately?"
In a word, Wang Zimu was stunned, he really didn't think about this.
"Large companies do have a lot of resources, but the competition is also fierce, but our small company is different, as long as you nod your head and are willing to come to our company, I dare to make a guarantee here, as long as you want to shoot, as long as it is a commercial movie, we will arrange it immediately, so that you can have your own crew, choose your favorite language, and make your favorite movie." ”
"In addition to these, if you are willing to sign a three-year contract with us, we are willing to give you a signing fee of 1 million, if you are willing to sign for 6 years, the signing fee is 3 million, and we will directly give you 5% of the company's shares in the first ten years!"
"I definitely don't make random promises, as long as you agree, these can be fulfilled in the contract. Huang Dong said his conditions with a smile.
Wang Zimu was indeed a little moved.
Not to mention anything else, just the millions or even millions of signing fees made Wang Zimu very greedy, his father and mother in his hometown only earned less than 100,000 yuan after working for a year, and only 400,000 yuan after saving half a lifetime of money, and he let himself lose half of it at one time.
As long as you sign a three-year contract, you can get money that your parents can't get for ten years of work, and if you sign for six years, you can work for your parents for 30 years.
What's more, there is also the promise of being able to take office as a director directly.
But as soon as he thought of Nie Wei's olive branch, Wang Zimu's heart-warming thoughts were suddenly suppressed again, Huayi, that was the film company they most longed for when all their classmates discussed it in private.
In the hearts of their generation of filmmakers, Huayi is really the holy land of Chinese films, and those who can enter and stay there are the elites of the elite.
Wang Zimu finally had such an opportunity, and of course he didn't want to miss it.
On the one hand, there are potentially lofty prospects, and on the other hand, there are benefits at your fingertips, how to choose, Wang Zimu is also very entangled.
Huang Dong didn't force Wang Zimu to make a decision immediately, and after saying the conditions, he left with a smile.
And he is not the first, and then there is a second, a third...... In just one night, Wang Zimu received twelve business cards, and what he said was similar to what Huang Dong said, that is, there was a gap in treatment.
But even the worst treatment was something he never dreamed of before he came to today's awards ceremony, but now it is all within reach.
The small actions of these little bosses naturally couldn't escape the eyes of so many Huayi staff at the scene, and soon someone told Nie Wei's agent Luo Kai about the matter, and Luo Kai took advantage of Nie Wei's free time to whisper it again.
"Do you want someone to beat those people? Luo Kai said with a sneer.
Digging people under his nose, this group of people is simply bold and reckless, and it is really unreasonable not to teach a lesson.