Today, Hantang Media Group is the largest film and television company in China in terms of volume, scale and valuation.

The downturn in the domestic film market in the first half of the year made the overall film and television cultural stocks in general condition, and Huayi did not have any movies released in the first half of the year, and the market value fluctuated around 10 billion, which could not stabilize at more than 10 billion.

More than 50% of Guangxian's business is in program production, which is quite stable.

Bernard's listing on the NASDAQ is also tepid.

Great Aim is mainly engaged in the production of TV dramas, and although there are not many phenomenal TV dramas, the business is okay.

Moreover, "The Wind Listener", which Great Aim participated in investing, had a good box office, which is considered to be in a relatively good situation.

TV drama production companies have always been a little more stable than movies, find a reliable screenwriter, a somewhat famous actor, the investment is not too big, and you can basically make money if you can go to the stars.

The veteran film company Chengtian is almost finished, and it has changed to a theater chain.

Hantang's current valuation is worth two Huayi, and the company has more than 3,000 employees all over the country.

The company's film distribution team alone has more than 500 people in its headquarters and in various provinces and cities across the country, and the film promotion and marketing team is not less than this.

The TV series distribution and marketing team also has a scale of hundreds of people.

At present, the company is still following the path of an old-school publishing company, and ordinary companies can't play it at all.

After two years, after the Internet was fully matured, the threshold for issuance was lowered, and hundreds of more distribution companies appeared at once.

It didn't last two years, and a large number of people died.

The poor, in times of famine, are the fastest to die, and they die quietly.

The death of a hundred small companies was not as shocking as the collapse of a single giant.

I ate in the company at noon, and it took me more than three hours to take a look at the company's business in the past four months.

At this point, there is no need for Tang An to say which TV series will be a big hit, your TV drama department will make this one, which movie is a big dark horse, send someone to talk about this project, or which director's new film will be a big hit, and get involved in advance.

With the current scale and channels of Han and Tang, a large number of scripts are received every day, and directors continue to come to the door with projects to seek investment.

The films invested by other companies have no distribution channels themselves, and the first thing that comes to mind is these giants, and there is no business at all.

No, the two movies "Little Times" and "Listener to the Wind" in the summer were big hits, and the company's distribution department has received the distribution business of several films in the past few months.

"Witness to the Whole People" invested by Microgram Media.

"101 Marriage Proposals" invested by Xinli Media and Asia Times Media.

"Rooftop Love" invested by Hengda Pictures and Yindu.

Tang An has seen only these three, and there are a few street goods.

With resources and channels, some people take the initiative to send money to the door, and those who do things will never grasp the resources and channels to make money.

There are more to invest, more than a dozen movies, most of which have never even heard of them, and these distribution departments and production departments will evaluate them themselves, and Tang An will take a look at them.

Except for a few box office hits, Tang An will mark them, and the people below will also pay special attention to them.

No, among the more than a dozen movies seeking investment, there is "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage".

It started production a few years ago, and there are ten investors, but only Hengdian Film and Television is a big company, and Ludong Film and Television, which makes TV series, is a little famous, and the others are miscellaneous small companies.

Judging from the documents, Guangxian also participated at the beginning of the year, but later withdrew.

The total investment is 70 million yuan, and there is still a shortage of 20 million yuan.

The assessment given by the production department is also not optimistic, although animated films are now improving, and the Journey to the West theme is also well-known, but it is a problem to recover the cost.

If the issuance income is included, the investment is less than 30%, and the probability of return is still relatively large.

However, the production team gave a cycle of 15 years to complete the production, then at this time, the investment, the cycle of payment is three years.

No matter where you look at it, it's a loss-making deal.

It is also the right thing for Wang Changtian not to participate, after all, not everyone can have foresight.

Tang An thought about it and called Zhao Jun, the director of the production department, in.

"Lao Zhao, this animated movie "Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage" can be given with an investment of 20 million, you go and talk to the other party, press the production cycle for another year, and strive to release it in 14 years, no matter whether there is a shortage of money or people, we will solve it. ”

"Journey to the West: The Return of the Great Sage"?

Zhao Jun was a little surprised, he was not optimistic about this film, the cycle was too long, and it could be seen from the fact that there were few film and television companies in the circle over the years.

However, there is also merit in being able to put it in front of Tang An, and Zhao Jun believes that animated films are gaining momentum now.

And it is said that "Havoc in Heaven" will be released in 14 years, which may be able to drive the hot sales of the Journey to the West theme, which can be regarded as a rubbing heat.

However, all of Zhao Jun's evaluations were written on the document, and since Tang An had read the document and decided to invest, Zhao Jun also responded and was ready to find the producer.

"By the way, our investment should include copyright, discuss with Hengdian, and jointly distribute it. Tang An admonished again.

"The Return of the Great Sage", it is this movie that has completely driven the domestic animated film industry, which can be described as a milestone.

But it's a pity that there is no second animated film with a box office close to one billion.

There is still a difference between the production of animated films and films, and the vast majority of art talents in this area are concentrated in state-owned studios, and private film and television companies have no money and no one.

Stepping on the sky, reckless.

What would happen if "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Havoc in Heaven" collided together!

Donnie Yen, which one do you prefer, the muscular male monkey or this skinny sage, the audience.

However, "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" was invested and distributed by China Film, and even if you win against China Film, you will offend the other party in the future.

However, the Spring Festival file in 13 years should be on "Hong Kong Embarrassment", and the Spring Festival file in 14 years should be on "Detective Chinatown 2".

If "Havoc in Heaven" is still released in the spring of 14, then Tang An can take the initiative to find China Film, lower his posture a little, and say that he does not need to compete with "Detective Chinatown 2" and "Havoc in Heaven", and give the schedule to China Film, and replace it with a movie of the same type as "The Return of the Great Sage" to gain popularity and drink soup.

It's not a problem to release it a year and a half in advance, and the production team has been doing it for eight years because there is no money, otherwise it would not be a masterpiece like "Avatar", where would it take so long.

There are still 15 months, which is enough.

"Detective Chinatown 2" was replaced by a little-known animated movie, and it was too late for China Film to be happy, after all, the first part of "Tang Detective" hit the box office of 1 billion.

Even if "The Return of the Great Sage" kills "Havoc in Heaven", it is unlikely that China Film will hold a grudge against Tang An.

On the contrary, if "Detective Chinatown 2" is released as planned, the two sides will be feuding.

The big sales of Journey to the West-themed movies will definitely drive the rise of the big IP of Journey to the West, and "The Return of the Great Sage", which killed "Havoc in Heaven", will inevitably get more cake in this IP feast.

However, Hengdian Film and Television is the main investor, and it is necessary to convince the other party first.

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After reading these documents, I called the secretary to send them back to the departments.

"Have they arrived?" asked Tang An as he stretched his arm.

"I'm already waiting, chairman, when do you think it will start?"

Tang An looked at the time, "Just like now, help me make a cup of tea and bring it over." ”

It's not easy to work as soon as you come back.

When I came to the No. 2 conference room, I pushed the door open and entered, and the general managers of the four studios, as well as the shareholders and artists in the capital, came.

A total of seven studios, originally Han Tang accounted for 60-80% of the shares, although each studio injected 20 million before, but each shareholder also invested money, and the change in shares was not big.

Yang Mi and Tangyan Studios accounted for 82% and 77% of the shares respectively.

Xu Zheng's studio accounted for 61%, and Wu Ershan's studio accounted for 73%.

Yang Wenjun's studio accounts for 86% of the shares, and he is the least famous in comparison, and Tang An arranged for two other directors to move in.

Chang Jihong's company accounts for 72% of the shares, and Liu Ye and Sun Li are also one of the shareholders.

Zhou Shiwei's studio has a 75% stake.

Seven major studios have established joint-stock film and television companies before.

Today are the general managers and star shareholders of the four major brokerage companies.

Tang An said hello to everyone and got straight to the point.

"From the end of 09 to the present, everyone has joined the group for almost three years, three years have passed, the development is not bad, and this year has also invested in several TV series. ”

Three years in the entertainment industry is not a short time, which is enough to make an unknown newcomer rise, and it can also make popular stars fall quickly.

Four star-based companies have signed a lot of artists, including film and television production, publicity and public relations, etc.

The other three director-based companies are not involved in the artist management business.

Everyone didn't know what Tang An wanted to say, so they didn't say anything, waiting for him to continue.

Tang An continued, "Although the film and television industry was not so hot in the first half of this year, it will definitely usher in a new peak after the Chinese New Year, and the outside world and the media circle will pay more attention to this industry." ”

"Now our companies have a good future, many people are eyeing them, and I have been blocked back before, but for the rapid development of everyone, we must attract capital and resources from the outside world. ”

"Today I am here to talk to you about this, in the next year, your companies will be financing successively. ”

Everyone was a little surprised, Hantang Media never accepted capital from the outside world, how could they use a few of their companies for financing at this time.

Although there were some surprises, the four general managers of Zhou Jia, Chang Jihong, Liu Yan, and Zhou Shiwei were still very happy.

A number of film and television companies have been listed and made a lot of money, and they are not willing to be just a small brokerage company.

If there is no financing, Han Tang will not be able to keep it, unless those artists are willing to be actors and get paid for filming, and at most participate in part of the investment.

Who doesn't want to make more money, and then seven or eight companies owned by a big-name star, who will work for you as your own boss.

Even Wang Baoqiang dared to release Ning Hao's movie with a guarantee of 2.8 billion, once the bet was right, he would make more money than he would make in a few years.

Tang An observed their expressions for a moment and continued, "At present, four companies, Oriental Pearl Group, DMG Entertainment Media Group, Great Wall Film and Television Media Group, and Cultural Investment Holdings, are interested in investing. ”

Oriental Pearl Group is a state-owned enterprise, a subsidiary of Modu Culture Broadcasting Group, and the first listed cultural company in China, with a current market value of nearly 40 billion, which is higher than the combined market value of Gehua under Beijing Optoelectronics and CCTV.

Most of the shares of Fengxing.com are in the hands of Oriental Pearl, and the other party is willing to sell them to Hantang Media, but they also want to intervene in the film and television industry.

DMG Media Group is one of the largest independent communication agencies in China, with a market value of tens of billions, and has participated in the investment of blockbusters such as "The Great Cause of the Founding of the People's Republic", "Resident Evil", "Ring Messenger", and "Iron Man 3", which is in post-production, also has investment from DMG Media.

Jiangsu and Zhejiang Great Wall Film and Television Media Group is one of the largest TV drama production and distribution institutions in China.

Cultural Investment Holdings is also a cultural industry, but it did not do film and television before.

Everyone present immediately weighed it in their hearts, and it was best for the company to accept the investment of Oriental Pearl and SMG Media among these four.

But the decision is in Tang An's hands, and they can't say it in public, so they can only go to Tang An in private.

Tang An knows what they are thinking, and there are far more than these four companies that want to invest, but the first two have the most resources and channels, and the TV production business of the Great Wall Film and Television Group is the top in China, and it has a close relationship with many TV stations including CCTV, and shoots documentaries for major TV stations all year round.

As for Cultural Investment Holdings, he changed his career to the film and television industry, and was not short of money, and later acquired several medium-sized film and television companies in a row, and also acquired shares of Wanda Pictures, becoming the third largest shareholder after Wanda Group and Ahli.

These four companies are the investors found for the four brokerage companies, and as for the companies of several directors, whether it is Xu Zheng or Wu Ershan, their films are all at the level of one billion, and they are held in their hands for the time being.

After two years, when their contract is still one year away, Tang An is ready to learn from Dong Ping, who later became Huanxi Media, and then set up a company to give each of these directors a part of the shares.

It is necessary to make profits, but the big head is still in hand, and there is still distribution.

Dong Ping is a businessman, and Huanxi Media doesn't even have the ability to distribute, so he lets others make a lot of money.

The four general managers thought about it and agreed, and asked themselves to inject capital.

The meeting is just an intention, and the specific ones will be discussed with other companies slowly.

After the meeting ended, Zhou Jia and Liu Yan glanced at each other, chatted with each other very well for a while and left the conference room.

The four studios also compete with each other, after all, many places still rely on the group.

Out of the conference room, Zhou Jia glanced at Yang Mi, who immediately understood and walked towards Tang An's office.

The other three are helpless, Tang Yan is still filming in Xiangjiang.

They also tried to find a few good seedlings to approach Tang An, all heights, body types, and ages, almost all of their artists have tried, but none of them can climb into Tang An's bed, so they can only extinguish this thought.