Chapter 52: Hurricanes and Celebrities
In the evening, Tang Feng received a call from Hunter.
Hunter was very angry, he didn't expect Tang Feng, a kid, to dig into the corner of the wall and dig into his house, "You tell me clearly, why do you want to encourage Anne to resign?"
"What's so bad about being a police officer? Is your broken company that hasn't been established comparable to the police station?"
"Do you know, but if she resigns now, she will immediately lose all her salary and subsidies, and even her pension will be ruined, will you pay all these bills?"
"If she resigns now, it means that all the previous efforts have been in vain? I wanted to suggest to the above that she take over my position before I left office, but now you have messed it all up!"
"Don't tell me anything you can't dream of, it's all nonsense! It's all unrealistic fantasies! It's just a pipe dream!"
"You can't just let her quit her current good job and go to your broken company to work for you in order to satisfy your selfishness!"
"Boy, listen to me, I will never allow her to go to your company!"
waited until he was tired of shouting, Tang Feng came to the phone and said calmly: "Hunter, I can understand your current mood." ”
"But Anne is different from you, she doesn't have as many ideas as you, and she doesn't have the same career plans as you. ”
"If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid that the position of director you promised didn't make her change her mind, right?"
"How do you know?" asked Hunter in surprise on the other end of the phone.
Then he chattered and said: "Sean, you also know that Anne is usually very popular, and with my recommendation, she is really hopeful." ”
"Don't persuade her to quit anymore, I'm used to seeing her every day, what will I do if she leaves?"
Even if he began to soften, Tang Feng still did not change his original intention, and smiled into the phone: "Haha, this is what you really think, right?"
"But just because you're used to her presence, you can't just keep her firmly tied to you?"
"Let's not talk about how you operate, even if she becomes the director, is it really the life she wants?"
"Look at you, it's just an audition, and it makes you scorched, are you willing to watch her under huge pressure and can't even sleep well every day?"
"Your arrangement is the life you want, why do you want to impose your will on her?"
"If you love her, you might as well give her freedom and let her choose her own future life, wouldn't it be better?"
On the other side of the phone, Hunter was silent, Tang Feng's words made a lot of sense, he really just took it for granted that the arrangement he made was the best.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Tang Feng continued: "Think about it, Hunter, no matter how strong she is, she is a woman after all. ”
"Whether it's little Ruth or your future children, they all need a mother who can always be by their side, and even the best nanny can't replace motherhood. ”
"Maybe my agency is not as good as the treatment of the police department, but that's just for now, not to mention that she is not only a manager who works for me, but also a shareholder of the company!"
Now Hunter couldn't help but be a little moved, "What did you say? Sean, I heard you right? Do you mean, you want to give her a share?"
Tang Feng smiled lightly: "Why not?"
"I can trust Anne completely, and she'll do her best to help me manage the company, so why can't I give her a share?"
"Well, Hunter, you can now do the math of a 10% stake in a promising brokerage company compared to the pitiful benefits of the police department. ”
"Well, it's better to calculate 1% of CAA's annual profit, I think you should be able to get CAA's profit data. ”
From the phone, Tang Feng clearly felt that Hunter's breathing had become heavy.
Since the 80s, CAA has become the most profitable agency in Hollywood, with profits reaching hundreds of millions of dollars every year!
Even if it's only 1%, it's enough to have a million, how can the benefits of a police officer be compared?
Of course, although his agency has not yet gone through the formalities, and even after it is established, it may not be able to reach the level of CAA quickly.
But even if it's only one percent, it's not much higher than the pitiful salary of a police officer!
What's more, if Tang Feng didn't have his own diamond, he would never promise to run a brokerage company as soon as his mind was hot.
The Hollywood film industry is like a huge cake, if the studio and the theater chain are to divide two-thirds, then among the rest of the other related industries, the most profitable is the brokerage company!
Take CAA, which is now in the limelight, for example, why it can make so many profits, it is nothing more than bundling.
CAA chooses the script itself, then goes to the director, actors, and other cast and crew, and finally finds the studio to take over.
The benefits of this are obvious, not only to strengthen the control and voice of the brokerage company, but also to continuously obtain high profits, but also to create tensions with the major studios.
It is precisely for this reason that Tang Feng wants to establish two companies at the same time, and then split this model into two companies.
The production company is to find a good script and prepare for an excellent classic movie, and the main creative personnel needed can be provided by the brokerage company.
While sending elites to the production company, the brokerage company can also recommend those surplus artists with idle slots to other production companies to expand their own business and achieve profitability.
Although the effect is not as good as the CAA model in the short term, in this relatively fair, open and transparent model, more and more people will definitely join his economic company.
In the long run, his brokerage company will one day grow into a towering tree!
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In the end, Hunter agreed to Tang's suggestion and agreed to let Anne resign to become the general manager of the agency.
And with their help, the whole process from filing to approval took only three days.
"July 18, 1990, everyone should remember this day, because it is the day when our company was founded!"
On Wednesday night, after Tang Feng got his business license, he gathered everyone together and announced the establishment of the company.
In the studio to the left of the office, everyone gathered and was beaming.
Steven prepared a sumptuous dinner, Jossen and the other two department store managers also prepared generous gifts, and Kane was kind enough to bring a lot of good wine.
Hunter also brought Galen, Cook, Brand and others to cheer, and even Robin took the time to congratulate him after hearing the news.
The newcomers who have just joined the company also wore the most solemn dresses to attend the banquet for the establishment of the company.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the banquet officially began.
Tang Feng held a glass of Coke and said to everyone in high spirits: "I announce that from now on, Hurricane Film Company and Celebrity Agency will be officially established!"
"I am the CEO of Hurricane Pictures, and William is the deputy general manager and chief financial officer, in charge of the company's day-to-day administration, as well as the company's finances and legal affairs. ”
Wilton will be the deputy general manager and will be responsible for the production of the film, as well as external liaison. ”
"Hurricane Pictures, in addition to the production of films, will also be involved in a series of related businesses such as film and television equipment leasing and peripheral derivatives development. ”
"And the celebrity brokerage company, Anne will be the executive president, and the general manager of the company, in charge of everything!"
"Colleagues and friends, let's work together to build the best company in Hollywood!"
"Cheers!"
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Originally, Tang Feng asked William and Anne to help him and prepared 10% of the shares for each of them, but later Wilton had to buy shares, and Tang Feng had no choice but to agree.
Out of optimism about the prospects of Hurricane Pictures, Wilton simply converted his rental company, props studio and the part of the initial investment into 15% of the shares, becoming the third largest shareholder.
Tang Feng accounted for 25% and 30% of the shares in the two companies respectively, of course, this is only a nominal share, in fact, shareholders including Wilton know that the two largest shareholders are actually offshore companies registered by Tang.
Pete, Monica, Jennifer and Samuel became the first actors to sign celebrities, and their agent can only be Annie for the time being.
Quentin became the chief director of the celebrity, and Yanusz became the celebrity's first cinematographer after thinking about it.
Affleck chose to go to Hurricane Pictures, and Damon naturally wouldn't part with his good friends, so the two of them didn't sign a celebrity.
For this, Tang Feng can still understand, Affleck is not a peaceful person, he has his own ideals, and he also has his own plans.
Although he got along well with everyone during this time, Affleck still wanted to make his starting point higher, so he naturally hoped to sign a contract with a big brokerage company like CAA.
And the only one who didn't show up was the rebellious Julie, Tang Feng felt that she, a little girl who was only fifteen years old, didn't seem suitable to participate in such an occasion, so he didn't invite her.
As for her signing problem, it can't be solved in a day or two, and in any case, he has to meet Julie's mother first and get her permission.
It was only at this time that Tang Feng really put his heart in his stomach.
Although Pete and his contract are not long-term, at least for the next three years, they are his most valuable asset!
To see the establishment of Tang's company with their own eyes, everyone was very happy and drank a lot of wine.
It didn't take long for Kane, Jonson and the others to drink a little too much, and they all shouted for a drink with him.
Qiao Sen hugged Tang Feng's shoulders affectionately, and said with emotion: "I really envy you, you became a director at such a young age, and now you have established your own company." ”
Tang Feng responded modestly: "Isn't it all with your help, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to set up a company." ”
"Well, your mall must have made a lot of money these days, right?"
Hearing him talk about his department store, Qiao Sen immediately said with a fluttering eyebrow: "Haha, I did make a lot of money, and I was given a large bonus for this." ”
Tang Fengzheng listened to him brag with interest, but he didn't expect that Qiao Sen would start to be indecent next, "Hehe, I said, the chick who went to the office with you that day tasted good, right?"
"It took me a lot of effort today to find an identical red couch that has been moved to your office. ”
Tang Feng's face suddenly pulled down, "Damn, you were almost ruined that day, are you embarrassed to mention it?"
"Hurry up and get your broken couch out of me!"
"That one hasn't been disposed of yet, but you even sent me another one!"