Chapter Seventy-Five: Ning Hao's Courage
Qin Bo was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Ning Hao to come up with such a bold plan, and said, "If you buy an existing film company, it's really an excellent solution." There has never been a shortage of film companies in China that are on the verge of bankruptcy and waiting for capital injection, in fact, we are too, but our current company strength is not even qualified to be acquired. ”
Qin Bo laughed at himself, and then said: "The domestic market is like this, every day companies are established, and every day companies go bankrupt, maybe just because of investing in a movie that failed at the box office, resulting in serious losses for the company, and sometimes there is no investment, just because of lack of funds to sustain it." And these companies are the targets of our acquisition, and these companies have no problems with their internal operations, and they have no debts, as long as they inject capital. It's much more efficient than finding someone to train ourselves. ”
Qin Bo hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Mr. Ning, if you want to buy a film company, then with the current strength of our company, there is no spare money to invest in movies, maybe we can find other investors......
Ning Hao understood Qin Bo's thoughts, afraid that he was too conceited and too radical, but he didn't have the idea of cooperating with other investors, firstly, independent production can maximize benefits, and secondly, he was a simple director in his last life, but when he was on the set, he had many conflicts with the producer, in his memory, when the final movie was edited, the producer did not even let Ning Hao participate, and Ning Hao, who was fed up, swore at that time that when he had strength, he would never be controlled by others again, and he would also serve as a producer and director.
Ning Hao leaned back in the chair and said lightly: "I know, but I'm not going to invest in it, I'm still ready to invest all myself." ”
Uncle Qin said in surprise: "Oh my God, Mr. Ning, I have to say that although I am so much older than you, it is really far inferior to my courage." ”
Ning Hao smiled: "Hehe, I just don't want to fight with producers who like to point fingers, so I still hope to have my own production team and my own film and television company, so I would like you to help me find a financially healthy company." ”
Although Qin Bo admired Ning Hao very much, he was still a little shocked, and even a little skeptical. After all, the acquisition of a company and the investment of a movie of five million will cost almost tens of millions, and if he remembers correctly, this is almost Ning Hao's entire net worth.
Moreover, Ning Hao revealed that his next step was to shoot a campus youth-themed movie, is this young man a little confident.
Film movies are different from DV movies, not to mention this kind of subject matter that even big directors dare not touch, and it will smash into all his net worth at once, Qin Bo out of his own reason, as an elder, still spoke out to dissuade him: "Mr. Ning, are you sure you want to do this? If you fail, you will have nothing again, and the fame and reputation you have accumulated before will collapse!"
Ning Hao said in a firm tone: "Uncle Qin, I have thought it through, so let's do what I say." I need a good, ready-to-sell studio. You know, I don't want a company like ours, but a company that can't be sustained just because of financial problems, and it can't have problems with its internal operations. ”
As an old-timer in the industry, Qin Bo is naturally very familiar with the competitors in this industry, and he is very clear about which companies have just been established, or that company is about to go bankrupt.
"I see, I'll take a look when I get back. Qin Bo thought about it and chose to support this young boss, and his bold and bold efforts really embarrassed the older generation, and also made him sigh, "As the saying goes, blue is better than blue, it seems that I am really old, Mr. Ning, I will take care of it later, and I will give you the information of these companies tomorrow." ”
"Okay, I'm waiting for your good news. Ning Hao nodded and ended the call. Got up and walked around the study, Ning Hao was quite a little ambitious, soon he could have a professional film company, and he could make a film film of his own.
This was another milestone in his life, Ning Hao waved his fist happily, and then frowned again: "Since the new company has been acquired, there should also be a new beginning, so what is the name of the new company?"
"Ning Brothers Film Company?" Hmm, it sounds a bit like competing with the Shaw Brothers. And if it is taken like this, the company's logo Ning Hao has already thought of it, and the big two NBs are just that he seems to have no brothers except for a younger sister......
Ning Hao returned to the computer in a cranky way and continued to write the storyboard script for "Those Years".
The next day, Uncle Qin efficiently sent the list of companies screened out, Ning Hao browsed it roughly, I have to say that Uncle Qin's news network is really strong, in this table, there are a total of more than 20 companies, most of which Ning Hao has never heard of, and some can't even be searched by Baidu.
But in the table given by Qin Bo, the basic information of these film companies, as well as their performance and income, is clear, that is, the movies they have produced before, the films they have released, and the final box office profits.
This is followed by an analysis of the company's current operating conditions and a comprehensive score rating. Of course, it is also noted which companies are now willing to be sold by their general managers.
Ning Hao looked at this information, scrolled the mouse, analyzed it little by little, and after reading it, he had to sigh that professional things really need to be handed over to professional people to do. You can only be responsible for the director's affairs, and as for the company's operation, you can only be a hands-off shopkeeper.
I also have some admiration in my heart, Qin Bo is worthy of being a veteran of the era when his father was in charge of the company. Looking at the information, it can be seen how much Qin Bo usually pays attention to these small film companies, and it is precisely because he always pays attention to these that he has a keen sense of smell and understanding of the market. In this regard, Ning Hao is also more confident in acquiring a new company!
"I don't want to be in debt. Ning Hao frowned slightly and began to sift through it, and eliminated those who marked Qin Bo as having debts, or those who were suspected of having debts. If you buy these messes, you'll really jump into the pit.
Soon, there were only seven or eight financially healthy companies left, and these companies also had their own problems, some only had a production system, no distribution system, and some had a distribution system and distribution channels, and they could also produce movies independently, but because the competitiveness was too small and they couldn't grab good resources, the cinema chain was reluctant to show their small-budget films. The box office failed, and the word of mouth hit the street, under such a vicious circle, it is naturally impossible to maintain.
Of course, a company with a complete distribution system and distribution channels will naturally have a lot more departments, and correspondingly many more employees, such as the department responsible for copying, they will do the processing, storage, and transportation of films; there is also a screening department, they have to deal with theaters, and they also have to contact other screening channels, such as schools, hospitals, and even some trains and planes; in addition, a complete film company also has an administrative department, a sales department, a purchasing department, and so on.
And every additional employee naturally adds an extra expense, which can be fatal for a small company at any time. Therefore, when Qin Bo was rating, he strongly recommended that Ning Hao buy the kind of small company that only produces films, only responsible for the production of films, and then look for distribution companies to cooperate when distributing, they don't need to think about publicity, nor do they need to care about copying and transportation, and they can reduce half of the personnel at once. The risk is smaller, but relatively speaking, if the movie is a big hit, their profit will be much less.
But who can guarantee that the ministry will sell well? Qin Bo naturally chose a conservative but less risky plan out of common sense.