Chapter 1164 Trade Union System

Whether it is "The Same Song" or "Happy Comedian", Yang Ming told Wu Yuanzhi about the general program planning, and she will arrange the following people to improve the rest of the program when the time comes.

In fact, for the people below, the difficulty is only the idea, not the detailed steps.

For them, as professionals in the industry, it is enough to be able to come up with eye-catching ideas.

As for how to hype, how to plan to maximize the influence, they are all professionally done.

For a whole day, Yang Ming held a meeting in the company to arrange the company's annual plan.

WeChat, popcorn, and Phoenix TV are okay, they all have professional teams responsible for operation, and he doesn't need to spend much energy, but Oriental DreamWorks is obviously not good.

Whether each movie can start filming basically needs to be reviewed by Yang Ming one by one, although Liu Xinsheng has a lot of responsibilities, but when it comes to the investment of more than 100 million funds, he is also very careful, and Yang Ming naturally can't ignore it.

This year, in addition to Yang Ming's shooting plan, Oriental DreamWorks also has two film shooting plans with a production cost of more than 100 million yuan.

One is Lao Chai, and the other is Bian Mingcheng.

For these two people, Yang Ming still trusts them very much, and the script is also written by him, I believe he will not be disappointed.

Originally, Zheng Wen also had the ability to shoot a film production with a cost of more than 100 million yuan, but after this guy "I Am a Passerby", the young man in his bones had another attack, and he didn't want to make a movie for the time being, so he said that he would travel around the world to relax and find inspiration.

I didn't even come back to this company meeting.

In this regard, Yang Ming didn't say anything, everyone has a variety of different styles, but all successful people will basically have this kind of persistence and alternative from ordinary people.

After a one-day meeting, he arranged for Liu Xinsheng to hold a grand company dinner, which was regarded as the beginning of the year to cheer up the company's hearts and create new achievements this year.

In the evening, after dinner.

Yang Ming didn't go home immediately, anyway, Su Su is still in Guangzhou with his mother, even if he goes home, he is alone.

He called Sister Zhu, and the two found a private room in the hotel, and the waiter made tea for them and withdrew.

"Is there a lot of first-line stars signed by the company now?" Yang Ming rarely lit a cigarette, and at night with his colleagues in the company, he also drank a lot of wine, his stomach was very uncomfortable, smoking a cigarette to relieve hangover, if he didn't insist on practicing martial arts, it is estimated that he would have been drunk a long time ago.

Sister Zhu heard Yang Ming's words, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "It's okay, our own cultivation has not yet come out, at most between the second and third lines, it is Wu Tianhao, Xu Xiaoxi and a few of them, all the first-line who signed a contract with the company were dug up because of your relationship, and there are few more!"

"Hmm!" Yang Ming nodded silently when he heard this, thought for a while, and then flicked the ash in his hand into the ashtray on the coffee table.

He thought for a while before he said, "Then what do you think of the system of star studios?

Sister Zhu was slightly startled when she heard Yang Ming ask like this, and looked up at Yang Ming, not knowing why this person asked this question, so she asked in a low voice: "Mr. Yang, is there something wrong?"

It's no wonder she asked like this, Yang Ming's attitude really made her a little confused.

Yang Ming also knew his words, which caused Sister Zhu to be puzzled, and he couldn't help but think of the reorganization of various trade union institutions in the film and television industry mentioned when he chatted with Tao Lao on the phone the day before yesterday.

Why is Hollywood so powerful, whether in the past life or in the present life, making a steady stream of movies that make the audience applaud, attacking the global film market, and crazy to get the box office.

If the strength of Huaxia in the previous life is not good, the economy is not good, the technology is not good, etc., it is precisely because these Chinese movies are not as good as Hollywood movies, at least Yang Ming also thinks so in the previous life, but in this life, the local Chinese film industry is still disgraced by Hollywood blockbusters and regresses step by step, then obviously these are definitely not the main reasons.

In today's world, the comprehensive strength of the Chinese country ranks first in the world, local enterprises will basically not suffer losses in international trade, and the same is true for the film industry, and the local film industry still can't do Hollywood blockbusters, Yang Ming realized that the weakness of Chinese films is not just a simple superficial reason.

There is no shortage of money in this life, in fact, there is no shortage in the past life and in the future; technology, there is still no shortage in this life, as long as you are willing to spend money in the past life, the special effects of movies are not much worse than Hollywood.

You get what you pay for.

The special effects of five cents and the special effects of hundreds of millions of dollars are completely different things.

Then, the reasons why Chinese films have lagged behind Hollywood in both lifetimes are definitely not superficial.

Yang Ming often thinks about this problem in his mind, the problems that countless filmmakers in the past life thought are not problems at all in this life, but they still cause the situation of the local film industry, which is worth pondering.

Don't look at the fact that he has made several global blockbusters in the past two years, but this only represents his personal success, not the success of the local film industry.

In fact, he is not so noble, he has to have a lofty ideal to save the Chinese film industry and lead the entire Chinese film industry to take off.

It's so tiring.

Now he is more curious about why?

I've been trying to figure out why.

There is no shortage of people, no shortage of money, no lack of technology, and there is more powerful government as the endorsement in this world, the development of Chinese films is still like this, as a filmmaker, although Yang Ming does not have lofty ideals, but it is really like trying to figure out what is going on?

In a meeting with Tao Lao last year, he mentioned the Hollywood film union system, which was an attempt.

Let's see if it is feasible if the Chinese film industry also tries to create such a film union system like Hollywood?

The film industry, today's Huaxia is not inferior to any country at least in terms of hardware, so is it not good in terms of software?

"It is estimated that this year, the Film Association may try to implement various systems similar to the Hollywood Film Union, including the Actors Union, so all actors in the film and television industry will definitely have a rising voice at that time, and we must prepare in advance!" Yang Ming slowly explained, he saw Sister Zhu's enlightened appearance, for fear that the other party would misunderstand, and said again: "It's not about signing a contract, but about making a more promising training plan for potential artists!"

He was afraid that Sister Zhu would misunderstand his intentions, so he learned the news in advance, so he signed a long-term contract with the following actors to raise the threshold for breach of contract.

That's not what he wants.

"Hmm!" Sister Zhu was taken aback when she heard the news, although she had heard it before, she had always thought that it was someone who released the news indiscriminately, but now after listening to Yang Ming's words, she didn't think it was true, it seems that the situation in the entertainment industry is about to change.

"Alas, the whole entertainment industry is too chaotic now, and it's smoky!" Yang Ming sighed.

Tao Lao, as the president of the local film association, could not make a big move and make huge changes because of his words and proposals.

is really all kinds of darkness in the entertainment industry, which has made people of the older generation like Tao Lao unbearable.

If they don't make reforms at this time, then it is estimated that after they are put into the ground, no one will dare to have such a determination to reform, which is too offensive.

Sister Zhu also deeply sympathized with Yang Ming's words, and couldn't help nodding.

The entertainment industry is originally a place where it is very easy to hide dirt and dirt, all kinds of shady transactions happen every day, and all kinds of unspoken rules are carried out every day.

In this regard, Yang Ming has also seen a lot with his own eyes in this life.

Since the success of his first film "My Sassy Girlfriend", countless people will find him every time a new film is filmed, hoping to arrange for their star artists to serve as the female number one, for which he can agree to any conditions.

Even some female celebrities called Yang Ming directly, and there were all kinds of vague ambiguities on the phone.

This situation, after Yang Ming's film entered the international film market, even if he repeatedly refused, not only did not decrease, but became more and more intense.

It can be seen that there is chaos in the local entertainment industry now.

In fact, Hollywood is not much better than China, and there are countless kinds of unsightly insider trading.

This is not to say that Hollywood's various trade union systems are a panacea, and it is impossible to make Hollywood extremely fair and just all of a sudden; no matter in this life or in previous lives, the darkness of Hollywood is not less than that of the entertainment industry in any country, or even darker.

It's just that the existence of these trade union systems in Hollywood more or less gives the whole Hollywood a bottom line to act.

No matter how unfair it is, there is a place for reason.

At least as long as you join the Actors Guild, there will be no arrears of wages, as long as you join the Screenwriters Guild, once your script is registered, at least it will not happen that it will be forcibly seized by others to become someone else's work.

Under the trade union system, although there are still various injustices, at least it is much better.

This is exactly what the Chinese entertainment industry needs.

In his previous life, a director surnamed Yu in the mainland unscrupulously plagiarized Qiong Yao's works, but everyone knew about it.

You must know that it is Qiong Yao!

Even with her status in the rivers and lakes, it still took countless energy and time to face others plagiarizing her works, and it took a long time to finally win the lawsuit, which shows how difficult it is to maintain copyright!

It is so difficult for an author of Qiong Yao's level to maintain copyright, let alone other authors and screenwriters.

The scripts and novels that I worked so hard to write were filmed in the end, but the title of the screenwriter's book was someone else's name, and there are not too many examples of this in the circle.

Those so-called well-known big-name screenwriters have done such things.

Breaking the law?

If there is a screenwriter association, as long as the script is reviewed and registered, then the copyright of the script is in the hands of the original author, and if there are similar and plagiarized works, they will be banned by the screenwriters union, and they will also be banned by the film association.

The ban of the Screenwriters Guild may not be taken seriously by many people.

But what about the Film Society?

The right to review the film rating is in the hands of the Film Association.

This is also the difference between the history of Chinese films in the present world and the previous life.

The radio and television department is subordinate to the Ministry of Culture, but it is mainly responsible for macro-control and grasping the general direction, while the film rating review is in the hands of the Film Association.

Therefore, this also makes Yang Ming see the hope of localizing various trade union systems in Hollywood.

Otherwise, there is no restraining force, just relying on words, hoping to wipe out all the shady scenes in the entertainment industry, it is impossible at all.

Now there is the premise of the film association, at least it is much better.

may not be able to make the entire entertainment industry clear and clean all at once, but at least with a little restraint, there is a sharp sword hanging above the head, if it is really excessive, this sharp sword will fall mercilessly.

Yang Ming communicated with Sister Zhu about the fact that the Film Association would establish various trade union systems, and Sister Zhu was shocked and excited when she heard about this kind of big event.

For a person with a strong ability like Sister Zhu, she is very happy to see such a system appear.

Maybe it's more cumbersome than before, but it's also a lot more steady.

"If this had happened earlier, I wouldn't have been forced to resign in the first place. Sister Zhu said with a rather lonely expression.

She used to be a well-known agent in the industry, and many of her artists were cultivated by her, and the hard work and energy spent can be imagined.

And some high-level executives of Baoli coveted a few cash cows under her, so they used various methods to poach people, poaching is normal for the broker's industry, it really costs a certain price to poach people, Sister Zhu will not say anything.

The key ones are too disgusting, almost forcible grabbing, and her little agent has nowhere to reason.

Even if she fights a lawsuit, she can't afford to put it off.

She trusted Baoli so much that the other party dug a few pits and smacked her hard.

Yang Ming heard the words and persuaded: "It's all over, what do you want it to do, you are now the queen of our Oriental Dream Factory!"

Hearing this, Sister Zhu smiled and didn't say anything, knowing that Yang Ming was comforting her.

At this time, Yang Ming thought of something, and said to Sister Zhu seriously: "In my heart, as long as the brokerage department you are responsible for develops to a certain point in the future, I will spin off this department from Oriental DreamWorks and set up a separate company, and it will not be impossible to go public at that time!"

Sister Zhu suddenly heard Yang Ming's plan, her eyes froze, and her voice trembled and asked, "How is it possible?"

"Hehe, how is it impossible?" Yang Ming said with a light smile, there was an indescribable confidence on his face, and he comfortably pressed and extinguished the cigarette butt, "The brokerage business is not simply an agent for celebrities to receive advertisements and announcements, there are still many businesses that can be expanded, and every star is a brand." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Ming's tone couldn't help but be low: "In this regard, Hollywood has come ahead of us, but I am firmly opposed to the CAA's packaging system, if a person wants to eat all the cakes, it is estimated that it will not be long before it prospers!"

"But for our broker industry, CAA is the object of worship!" Sister Zhu couldn't help but smile and said.

Yang Ming thought about it and couldn't help laughing, it was true.

But he had long had the idea of spinning off the brokerage department from Oriental DreamWorks and setting up a separate company.

It's just that the brokerage department of the company has always been small, so he didn't say it.

"The brokerage department is really going to be divested, and you will have 30% of the shares of the brokerage company at that time!" Yang Ming said to Sister Zhu sincerely.

"Then I'll thank you Mr. Yang here!" Sister Zhu didn't twist politely, smiled very neatly Thank you, Yang Ming knew what kind of character Sister Zhu was, and he didn't care about it, besides, the company's brokerage department was established by Sister Zhu, and if she wanted the horse to run fast and not eat grass, how could it be!

At the end of the chat, Yang Ming said to Sister Zhu again: "If the artists under the company really rise to first-line stars, the company has no objection to them building their own star studios!"