"What else? They don't just fall in love, do they?"

Shen Huan asked.

Chen Jiakang said: "It's not, I heard that there are a lot of elements, the main line is business war, as well as history, feelings and whatever, they are all separate lines." The content of the whole drama is very substantial, I heard that everyone who has seen it said that it is good, the shooting is very exquisite, everyone is very optimistic, plus the lineup is so strong and the market appeal is strong, which is why many families are grabbing it. ”

When Shen Huan heard this, he didn't say anything more, but remembered the report from DreamWorks.

Judging from the report, DreamWorks' biggest revenue last year was the income related to the "Meteor Garden" project, followed by the F4 activity income.

After "Meteor Garden", Xue Yangze and the three young men used the power of "Meteor Garden" to be the most commercially valuable asset of DreamWorks, advertising endorsements, filming, albums, etc., all brought a lot of income, and some scattered ones came from various investments.

And these incomes are not idle, mainly used for various projects: DreamWorks has flourished in the past year, participated in the investment of 3 TV series and 2 films, and led 2 films himself, and also received 3 independent films for distribution at last year's Shanghai Film Festival, which can be regarded as a comprehensive development.

Some of these projects have already generated profits, some are still in the production stage, and some have tragically failed to invest and incurred losses after entering the profitability stage - this is normal, no film and television company dares to say that all their investments can generate profits.

However, in general, the development momentum of DreamWorks is still good, the stall has been rolled out, and it can be regarded as a preliminary foothold in the industry. However, there is a problem with the current development of DreamWorks, that is, DreamWorks cannot independently come up with a large amount of money to invest in projects.

In fact, this is not a problem, DreamWorks' initial development strategy was originally to mainly invest in small and medium-sized projects, and those projects acquired and produced were all millions of dollars, even if there were some slightly larger projects, DreamWorks also adopted the method of joint investment with other companies to share the risk and financial pressure.

This was not a problem originally, but now it is a problem, because Shen Huan plans to make a movie next.

Shen Huan already has a preliminary idea of the movie he plans to make, and the estimated production cost is twenty or thirty million, and the publicity plan is also to throw twenty or thirty million, which is fifty or sixty million.

Publicity can not be rushed for the time being, but the production cost cannot be bypassed, and DreamWorks is currently unable to support this project on its own.

According to DreamWorks' current development route, in this case, the general solution is to go out and attract investment and pull other investors in, but whether other investors are willing to invest is a problem, and whether Shen Huan wants to have other investors is another problem.

He has confidence in the film he wants to make, and he also has confidence in his honed skills, and he doesn't want others to share this pie.

But fortunately, in addition to DreamWorks, he also has his own personal music studio, which is also very high, with the main income of albums and CRBT, last year's income was about 100 million, but there was a lot of outflow. Among them, there is part of the "Meteor Shower" album that was divided into DreamWorks, there are the operating costs of the studio, and the most important thing is the investment in Guanghuiyun Music.

Shen Huan's determination to make a music website is very strong, and the acquisition of Guanghui is only a small head, and the real big head lies in the later investment and construction.

The return on investment of the film is a long period of time, Shen Huan feels that he really wants to make this movie, and the profit should not arrive until the end of this year, but this year's online copyright legislation is likely to come out, which is the most important year for online music to land on the beach.

In order to ensure that Guanghui Cloud Music can develop smoothly according to his expected goals, he needs to reserve a large amount of funds for Guanghui Cloud Music this year, and use these ammunition to fight the first shot of the beach landing in the most critical year of this year, so there are not many funds that can be withdrawn from this aspect.

DreamWorks and personal music studios are Shen Huan's two main coffers, but from the current point of view, these two aspects are not enough to support his next film, and he needs a new source of funding.

"Don't wait. ”

After thinking about it like this, Shen Huan gave Chen Jiakang a quasi-sentence, "It's better to follow what we said before, take the route of the countryside surrounding the city, and sell it to these ground stations." In terms of price, you continue to negotiate with them, try to get a good price, and negotiate the schedule, and try to avoid "Beijing Dashao". ”

"Beijing Dashao" is a big hot spot, not to mention anything else, just this lineup is destined to have no low ratings.

Of course, this is not to say that Shen Huan is afraid of "The Great Boy in Beijing", he is still very confident in his filming of "Latent": he has invested more in this drama than in another world, and he originally planned to spend a lot of money on the actors' budget, but he didn't expect it to develop into such an actor situation later, and the budget of these actors was saved, allowing him to invest the money in production more freely. Therefore, his "Latent" is more refined than another world, and the plot and rhythm of the main advantages of "Latent" have not changed much.

It's just that although I have confidence in "Latent", I believe that even in the first round on the ground, in the face of "Beijing Dashao", it will be able to shine and sell the second round, but if you face it up in the same period, it will still be affected a little, and it is better to miss it.

What's more, Shen Huan only listened to his words and didn't see his face for this uproarious "The Great Young in Beijing", and he didn't know what kind of drama it was, for the sake of prudence, it was better to dodge, there was no need to be like a hairy boy with strong blood, he had to pointlessly go face to face and compete with the other party, it was really not very wise in Shen Huan's opinion: to fight like that, there is a loss if you lose, and if you win, you just get meaningless honor, it's too stupid.

What he wants is to maximize profits.

"Are you sure?"

Seeing that Shen Huan's last attitude seemed to have come down, Chen Jiakang was still making his last efforts, "I don't think it's better to be so fast, and then think about it and see if there is a better way......

Shen Huan interrupted him, "I need funds, I'm going to make a movie soon." I wanted this film to be an independent investment from DreamWorks, and judging from the financial statements, if I didn't sell "Latent", I wouldn't be able to get the money I needed. ”

This matter was originally going to go from DreamWorks, and Chen Jiakang must have wanted to know, so it's nothing to let him know now.

Chen Jiakang's words came to an abrupt end.

“…… Movies?"

Then Chen Jiakang asked again: "What type?"

Shen Huan said: "Urban comedy." ”

"Urban comedy?"

Chen Jiakang nodded, "This type is good." ”

Comedy is a long-standing genre in the film market, and the investment cost is generally not high, but the benefits are often considerable.

After Chen Jiakang thought about it for a while, although he still felt a little inappropriate, he seemed to be very firm in his intentions, so he stopped persuading him, and the province made the big boss unhappy, which also had an impact on his position. After all, although he is now the president, he is still a senior wage earner after all, serving the boss.

"Alright, just do as you say. ”

The tone of the release of "Latent" was basically set.

After this matter was over, Chen Jiakang did not leave immediately, but talked about what Shen Huan just said: "Mr. Shen, tell me about your movie? How much do you plan to invest? You can talk about it first, so that I can have a bottom here." ”

Shen Huan reported the number he had thought in his heart: "The production plans to invest 20 million or 30 million, and promote 30 million, just taking advantage of this project to further accumulate the company's experience and strength reserves in all aspects." ”

"That's 60 million......"

Chen Jiakang muttered in a low voice.

In terms of overall scale, this is not DreamWorks' largest project since its inception — DreamWorks, as a co-producer, has invested in a film with a production cost of 50 million. But that was to participate in the capital injection, and this time, according to Shen Huan's meaning, it seems to be a full independent investment, and this risk is not at the same level.

"Are you sure we're going to do it exclusively? This is too risky, and the slightest accident may bring down the entire company!"

After Chen Jiakang muttered, the reaction was very intense.

"It's just gambling!"

And for DreamWorks' size, it's a big gamble.

From a business point of view, Chen Jiakang's reaction was normal and reasonable, but Shen Huan was different from him, he had practical experience in another world.

In a way, he can see the future to a certain extent, and he is naturally more confident than Chen Jiakang.

But he couldn't tell Chen Jiakang about this, so he could only persuade Chen Jiakang in the most convincing way: "Drag it down, drag it down, anyway, I have the final say in this company." I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

“……”

Chen Jiakang has never seen such a boss: sometimes Shen Huan is so rational that he admires it, and sometimes he is impulsive and scoundrel so that he feels unreasonable, such as this time.

He really wanted to scold his mother, and argued with reason from a professional point of view, but what Shen Huan said was the truth, and he couldn't refute it, so an evil fire held in his chest and couldn't come out, which made him stand up all of a sudden, and he didn't want to talk to the wayward Shen Huan anymore.

"If it's okay, I'll go first. ”

"This film project is kept secret!"

Seeing that Chen Jiakang was leaving, Shen Huan still shouted behind his buttocks: "Whether it is confidential or not, it will affect the publicity effect very much!"

Well, this movie hasn't been approved yet, this guy has already thought about everything in all aspects, and even the way the film is promoted before its release.

Thinking about such a meticulous overall layout is also one of the reasons why he is so confident, and it is not that his confidence is inflated by the experience of another world alone.

Chen Jiakang said in a muffled voice: "I know." Then he opened the door and went out.