Hearing him say this, all the movie tycoons present couldn't help but show puzzled expressions, not knowing what was going on in the summer. Can he still come up with a solution once and for all?

Summer then told the movie tycoons about her plans he had conceived.

"Isn't this just selling flowers?" After listening to his words, Deng Guangrong suddenly smiled and said.

Everyone smiled and nodded, not thinking that the summer plan was anything unusual.

The so-called selling of film flowers refers to the fact that the producer advances funds to the theater distributor and overseas filmmaker in advance to shoot the film. And before, the film may not even have a script, or even a list of actors.

Because Hong Kong films were relatively popular at that time, no matter whether they were good or bad, they could recover their costs, so many film companies flocked to it. It's still happening sporadically, but it will reach its peak in the late '80s and early '90s.

This system solved the financial problems of producers and greatly stimulated the prosperity of Hong Kong films. But this deformed boom was short-lived, and a few years later, the selling system was completely bankrupt, and Hong Kong films have been in a slump ever since.

Summer has also heard of this system, and knows that the biggest drawback of this system is that the producers have too much power and are not controlled, so that the rights and interests of the film merchants cannot be guaranteed.

Often tens of millions of investments are squandered by producers, but in the end only one bad movie is made. There are even people who cheat the funds and choose to run away without making a movie, which causes the film company to lose a lot. Therefore, this system of selling flowers will not last long.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not like selling flowers. Summer waved his hand and said, "Selling films, the producer will not show you the script in advance, will not show you the actors, and will not calculate the cost for you." He will only ask you for money. As for what will be made in the end, you can't control it. ”

"But my 'crowdfunding' will show you the script, the actors, the bills, and let all your investments be spent in the clear. Moreover, investors can also send people to supervise the filming to ensure that the film is being shot according to the script, rather than the producer's trust. Finally, I will shoot a piece of **** for you. Summer explained again.

Hearing him say this, all the movie tycoons present couldn't help but light up.

To be honest, they have all tried to sell films, and they think that this system is simply too good, and it is too much in the interests of their producers. Take Golden Harvest as an example, as long as they say that Cheng Long is going to make a new film, they will immediately get a large amount of money from Taiwan, Nanyang, and Japanese film companies, and they no longer need Golden Harvest's own funds. And after the movie is finished, Golden Harvest can still take the lion's lead. Get the most benefits.

But listening to what Xia said, they also realized that the shortcomings of selling film flowers are too unfair to film dealers. Of course, the ass decides the head, and of course they are not in a hurry for the filmmakers.

It's just that now if they invest in the summer, they themselves will become filmmakers, and naturally they will have to think about ensuring their power. And the method proposed by Summer just solved their problem.

"It's just that before the movie starts, can you really take out the script and cast list?" Deng Guangrong asked in surprise.

If that's the case. It's not all exposed. When the time comes, what if someone plagiarizes?

Summer nodded. He also thinks about this issue, and to be honest, he doesn't have a bottom in his heart.

According to Hollywood's practice, the film fund is created by an investment institution, which acts as an intermediary and sells wealth management funds at the same time. Absorb social tour capital while investing in Hollywood film companies. And it is not a one-by-one investment, but an investment in many film projects within a certain period of time.

But all this is based on Hollywood's well-established film industry system and Wall Street's financial system. There are strict control measures to ensure the interests of investors and filmmakers.

And the mainland's film crowdfunding is also modeled after Hollywood's style. Investors invest through intermediaries and do not have direct contact with producers, which naturally ensures that no information is exposed.

However, there is no investment institution in Hong Kong to provide this kind of service, and there is no perfect system to ensure the rights and interests of both parties, so there will indeed be trouble leaking news. And this is the reason why only the owners of large and medium-sized film companies are invited to attend the meeting in the summer.

The bosses of film companies such as New Art City, Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, Yongsheng, Siyuan, etc., although they are all businessmen, they are also filmmakers with discipline. They may follow the trend to make films, but they will not blatantly plagiarize, and spreading them will only cause jokes among their peers.

Only those small film companies that don't enter the stream will be shameless and trample on the bottom line, and of course they won't cooperate with them in the summer.

"Yes, I can guarantee that I will provide you with the full script and cast before the film starts. Summer nodded and said, "I also believe that with the status and status of all of you here, you should not do anything that would damage your reputation." ”

Hearing him say so frankly, everyone present looked at each other and nodded.

Those who can sit here today are all leaders in the Hong Kong film industry. To be honest, they are all elites in the industry, not to mention plagiarizing others, they themselves are still the objects of plagiarism.

Of course, it is inevitable to follow the trend and make films, even in Hollywood, and Hong Kong cannot be vulgar. Summer is not afraid to follow the trend, he is only afraid of plagiarism.

"Do you have any other opinions?" asked Summer again.

"Mr. Xia, if we send someone to supervise after the investment, how much power does he have?" asked Wu Siyuan, the owner of Siyuan Pictures, again.

"Let's not interfere with normal movie shooting. "Everyone also knows that there will inevitably be appropriate changes during the filming process, and I think this is also unavoidable, and it falls within the category of normal shooting. But if the film changes too much and deviates significantly from the original script, I think the supervisor can protest and ask the producer for an explanation. ”

"If they are not satisfied with the producer's explanation, the investor can apply for the full investment to be returned. However, in order to prevent anyone from abusing this regulation and interfering with the normal shooting of the film. The refund of funds will not be officially settled until the film is released. Summer explained.

He did not rule out that in the normal filming of the movie, the supervisor would deliberately find faults, pick bones in eggs, and want to withdraw funds from the crew. If you say yes right away, then don't make any movies. And if you wait for the movie to be released before settling it, it's no problem.

Everyone in the audience looked at each other and felt that the explanation of summer was quite reasonable.

The investment pays for itself in the end. It's already good, after all, there are so many things that have been lost.

is like the great director Luo Wei, in order to make Cheng Long popular, he has successively made movies such as "Flying Over Cirrus Cloud Mountain" and "Sword Flower Fireworks and Rain Jiangnan", but he is not popular, and even lost his old book as a result. There are problems with normal funding.

"Do you have any other questions?" Summer asked.

"Mr. Xia, if you are a producer and a director, how much will you be paid? If you set too high for yourself, how can we restrain yourself?" Deng Guangrong asked again.

Everyone nodded in unison. The crowdfunding in the summer is similar to the company's listing, and everyone invests money and leaves it to him to take care of. If he, the "chairman," sets a huge salary for himself, how should these small shareholders limit it? After all, what he earns in the summer is everyone's money, and if he takes a little more, it is equivalent to others earning a little less.

Summer smiled slightly. Know that the moment of truth has come.

Before, we only talked about the possibility of cooperation, and it didn't matter if it was successful or not. It's good to gather and disperse.

But now it's about the distribution of interests, and when it comes to this issue, these bosses are extremely sensitive, lest they suffer a little loss.

"I have a good solution to this problem. Summer smiled and said, "I will use auction to solve this problem." ”

"Before every new movie starts shooting. I will send you the script and the proposed cast list, and you can come and shoot if you are interested. We use a hidden label system. Only I can see your target. Finally, I will announce the list of selected candidates, and if you have any objections, you can file a protest with me. Summer explained.

Seeing that he actually came up with this method to solve this thorny problem, everyone present looked at each other and couldn't help but praise him as a genius, which was extremely awesome.

This method does prevent tearing from happening. If you don't think it's worth it. You don't have to come to the auction. The use of the secret label system also eliminates the possibility that major film companies will secretly communicate with each other.

Sure enough, it's terrifying, powerful, amazing!

"Mr. Xia, come this way. Is it possible that there is only one company that wins the bid?" He Guanchang asked at this time.

Summer shook her head, "No, there will be three winning bidders." Because I'm only going to get 30% of the profits. One percent profit auction is conducted three times over six days. ”

"Little fox!" Hearing him say this, everyone present couldn't help but curse secretly.

Thirty percent profit, one percent bidding, the price will only get higher and higher. This also forced the film company to make a big bet in the first round of auctions. In this way, the price is also pushed up.

In the summer, with this method, you can make the major film companies kill each other quietly.

"Mr. Xia, thirty percent of the profits are a little small, right?" Huang Baiming from Xinyi City said with a frown.

When it comes to investment, everyone wants to take the lion's share. If it's thirty percent, it's not enough to grab it, and it's not enough to stuff your teeth.

"Not too little, Mr. Huang. If you include the income of the theater, the three of you earn much more than me. Summer shook his head and said, "So I have another requirement for the three theater companies, that is, I hope that when my film is released in theaters, it can get a better schedule, a longer screening time, and a generous box office share." Otherwise, under the same conditions, I would prefer to cooperate with other film companies. ”

Hearing him say this, the three theater operators present couldn't help but blink.

"If Mr. Xia's work is really good, then we can consider it. He Guanchang said first.

Subsequently, Shaw Brothers and Princess Jin also agreed one after another.

Everyone is not a fool, if you know that a movie is stable and profitable, you will naturally grab it.

These days, no one will be afraid of having a lot of money. (To be continued.) )

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