In fact, Chen Jialuo didn't make an appointment with Xian Qiran to have dinner at all, but just politely refused Gao Zhisen to be the middleman to introduce him to Debao Film Company.

Of course, now that "Prison Storm" is such a big hit, there are naturally many people who contact Chen Jialuo. Even if it is Golden Harvest, someone has made contact with Chen Jialuo again through Zeng Zhiwei. Xian Qiran naturally contacted Chen Jialuo, although he shrunk his investment, he mainly controlled the investment in filming and spent a lot of money to invite those big stars.

If he pays to invite capable directors, he naturally likes it. Chen Jialuo is not the kind of actor who relies on big casts to burn money to play big scenes, and the director's ability can be seen from "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Prison Storm".

There are even many film critics who think that even if "Prison Storm" does not use Zhou Runfa, but changes to an actor with good acting skills, he can also control this role. Of course, that's all for later. A role makes an actor or an actor achieves a role, it is something that is not clear.

But in any case, in the Xiangjiang film industry, it can now be said that it is a situation of big casts and big scenes, and Chen Jialuo's movies are obviously representative figures who spend a little money to make a lot of money.

Xian Qiran was very direct, and the price offered to Chen Jialuo was 4 million a movie, plus dividends from Japan and South Korea. This model was rare before, but now Fang Long and Hong Jinbao are treated higher than these, which is actually very common.

In the previous life, many entertainment novels often had the protagonist set up his own film company and invested in it in full, as if no one could stop him in terms of distribution, which was obviously a joke.

In the case of theaters, this possibility is almost zero. Even if you can't look down on the cinema chain in Xiangjiang, you need channels to make money outside of Xiangjiang. For example, in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand or Taiwan, how good your film is, and if you want to make money, you also need the prime time of the local theater.

In whose hands is such a prime time? The same is in the hands of the giant crocodiles in the Xiangjiang film industry, such as Xinyicheng, Golden Harvest, and Debao.

If you make your own films, how many films can you contribute to other theaters in a year? If you make money from a film, is it worth the money that other people's theaters make in a year?

Take 10,000 steps back and say that your movie is really good, but you don't have the ability to open up channels, it's a dead end. It's like in Xiangjiang, the theater boss cards your film, your schedule and show, how much money can you sell?

People just don't let go of your movie, and make money like other movies, and you are the one who really dies.

So there are so many capable directors and capable filmmakers in Xiangjiang, have you ever seen anyone who made a movie and invested it with his own money?

First of all, even the gods are not sure that their movies will definitely make money. Even if it is as strong as Xu Qian and others, they still need to find a boss to invest. If you use your own money to make a movie, you will burn money, and there will be no sound of burning it out.

Secondly, no matter what industry it is, once it is something to make money, it is a move to share the cake. If you have the ability to make good films and make money, then those bigwigs will naturally stare at you. If you don't spread out the benefits, who will let you go crazy to make money? Red-eyed is a common problem, especially when people have the ability to jam you and then make money on their own.

Moreover, all excellent actors are in the hands of various film and television companies, and even if you throw money at it, you can't beat anyone. smashed over, the film can't afford to sell at a price, it's a waste of money. Making a movie is really not something you can do if you have the ability to make a good film.

Even if the Xiang brothers are as strong as Xinji, they will build Yongsheng Film Company, and they can't afford to eat all the money alone. More people still choose to cooperate with Golden Harvest, invest in filming together, make money together, and have a strong cinema boss behind them, so that they can share the cake.

At the beginning, Shaw Brothers strongly implemented the blockbuster studio system, and Uncle Shao and his actors were all in an employment relationship, because Shaw Brothers always required actors or directors to sign long-term contracts with them, and the time limit was often one to several years. During the contract period, the artist's salary has not increased or decreased ($2,000 for a first-line actor, and there is no dividend), and the actors who are "wrapped" under the system cannot go out to take on the play, even if they are successful, they are at most self-contained under the premise that the Shaw Brothers management has full control of the creation and filming rights, so the degree of creative freedom is quite limited.

In addition, although the Shaw Brothers in its heyday had thousands of staff and a very large cinema city, this "unprecedented film kingdom in the history of Chinese cinema" is not open every day after all, so it can not be used to everyone, and then the problem arises.

Some of the staff who can't get into the group are paid their salaries every month, not to mention that many people have to wait for the show to start every day, and as a result, there is often an embarrassing scene of "waiting for the rabbit" in the huge cinema. Coupled with the never-ending expenses of on-set maintenance, machine maintenance, daily necessities and other expenses, it is really a big burden.

Another point is that under the big studio system, producers are constrained by the interference of cinema dealers and the taboo of "crossing the line", so the scope of work is often narrow (such as arranging filming time and finding venues, etc.), and it is not nosy to talk about freedom?

In the case of many factors, this gave Zou Wenhuai their opportunity. Golden Harvest's outsourcing system is the opposite of Shaw Brothers' large-scale studio system, on the one hand, it breaks through the limitations of "contract labor" and actively seeks or accepts cooperation with different cinema operators and producers, in order to achieve "optimal mix" to a greater extent.

On the other hand, it gives stars and producers a more equal creative status in the form of partnerships, that is, they support each other to set up a "satellite company" to start filming independently under the premise that the parent company supervises the script, cost and shooting schedule, so that they can create more diversified genres.

After the film is filmed, it can be directly handed over to the parent company for publicity and distribution, or it can be independently "outsourced" to other film companies, which not only reduces the additional cost investment, but also broadens the space for film production, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

As for dividends, Golden Harvest's outsourcing system is also different from the "established terms" under the studio. In addition to remuneration and production fees, the profits of the film's blockbusters can be distributed according to a certain percentage (up to 55 cents), and the sharing objects also include individual actors and cooperative companies, so that such an "equal and mutually beneficial" model will naturally allow more stars, producers or other cinema distributors to be willing to cooperate.

Of course, more importantly, as the market's requirements for film themes become more and more stringent, assembly line operations have long been unable to meet the audience's vision, and instead of recognition, the creator's recognition and desire.

Therefore, the continuous emergence of creative talents such as Xinyicheng and the beginning of strong intervention have created a situation where a hundred flowers are blooming in the Xiangjiang film industry.

It can be seen that the development speed of the Xiangjiang film industry is so fast, if you are not careful, you will not be able to keep up with the pace and be eliminated. Chen Jialuo's eyes on the Xiangjiang film industry are naturally extremely thorough. It won't be long before another huge change will take place in the Xiangjiang film industry.

There aren't many options in front of him right now. For him, the best choice is to join Debao Film Company and take charge of a cinema giant to increase his experience and qualifications. And another choice is to wait for the upcoming huge storm in the Xiangjiang film industry.

Chen Jialuo's mind was moved: "Gao Zhisen is still short-sighted, although Zeng Zhiwei has the courage to change, after all, he still can't jump out of the control of the cinema giant." Looks like it's time for me to pay a visit to Pandison. ”

It is said that Pandison is very fond of movies, so he invested in the film industry, and his father is also very fond of watching movies, which is a veteran movie fan.

"Ah, Director Chen?!"

Just as Chen Jialuo was thinking about walking out of the café and going to the parking lot to pick up the car, a familiar voice came, with a little joy.