Chapter 434: 500,000

Chen Lang's conditions for Huang Jiaxi's six people are one of the two remuneration systems implemented by LL Film Company, basic salary + post remuneration + subsidy + red envelope.

Of course, this is the salary of the staff who can participate in the production of the film, like the salary of the employees who only sit in the office in the functional department, the basic salary + bonus + subsidy.

In order to balance the salaries of the two parties, the basic salary of the staff of the functional department has risen to 2,800 Hong Kong dollars, and the bonuses and subsidies add up to about 500 yuan per month, which can add up to at least 3,300 Hong Kong dollars a month.

In the past 1983, Hong Kong's per capita income was less than 2,800 Hong Kong dollars, and this average salary is counting the rich, so more than 85% of people in Hong Kong have incomes below this figure, so this salary is considered a high salary in Hong Kong now.

The basic salary of the company's employees who can join the crew has also risen to 2,500 yuan, but there is nothing else, of course, if you can join the crew, the various incomes of that month add up to obviously more than the functional department.

Chen Lang gave film production employees a low salary, but also to encourage these people to be motivated, come up with good scripts and ideas, and it is best to form a crew by themselves.

Chen Lang believes that under the temptation of money, everyone can also think of the Fa to ponder the movie, so that everyone will have money.

At present, the people who have joined the company have indeed been stimulated by various remuneration and subsidies after joining the crew, and they have been thinking about the movie all day long, especially the screenwriting department, which has almost broken the door, and everyone is asking if the screenwriting department can come up with a good script, and everyone's income depends on these screenwriters.

The screenwriting department has now expanded to 15 people, and they also want to write good scripts, but at the same time, they are under pressure to face the green vision of all the other departments in the company.

But writing a script really requires accumulation and talent, and so far, the screenwriting department has not come up with a script that satisfies the production department and Chen Lang.

But fortunately, Wang Jing came up with a script for "The Frog Prince", and now everyone can participate in the production of the film, including the screenwriting department, because Wang Jing's script is very characteristic of Hong Kong movies now, only the main line, and other side details and transitional plots have not been written, and the screenwriting department finally has a place to help Wang Jing improve the script.

When it comes to raising wages, there is no way to do it, because now with the rapid development of Hong Kong's economy, prices are rising, especially the sharp depreciation of the Hong Kong dollar in Hong Kong from the first few months after the first Sino-British negotiations in 1982, which has caused inflation in Hong Kong, and now the purchasing power of 1 Hong Kong dollar has decreased a lot compared with before.

Taking Hong Kong movie ticket prices as an example, in 1980, when Chen Lang was just reborn in Hong Kong, Chen Lang and Tang Peipei went to see a movie, and the price of a movie ticket was 8 Hong Kong dollars.

However, the ticket price of movies is not completely unified, the ticket price of large companies is relatively high, there are no big stars, and the ticket price of films with small investment is relatively low, and the average ticket price of Hong Kong movies in 1980 was about 7 Hong Kong dollars.

But by 1984, the average price of movie tickets in Hong Kong has risen to 13 Hong Kong dollars, almost doubled, which shows the extent of the rise in prices in Hong Kong.

As a reborn person, Chen Lang, especially in his previous life, was just an ordinary person, so he naturally knew that if everything went up, his salary would not rise.

Now Chen Lang is already a billionaire, there is no need to be stingy with this salary, and at the same time, in order to establish a good image of the company, he wants to build his company into one of the most attractive companies, so he naturally has to give a higher salary.

And giving Huang Jiaxi an extra 500 yuan of basic salary to the six people is also to show the sincerity of himself and the company, in order to attract more film talents to join, these small investments are necessary, as for giving a sky-high price and buying horse bones, Chen Lang thinks it is not necessary.

If you do this, it may be perceived as an upstart behavior, and at the same time increase the vigilance of other film companies, before you really get the theater, Chen Lang thinks it is better to keep a low profile.

At the same time, Chen Lang feels that with himself and Wang Jing, the all-round commercial director of screenwriter and director, the road to the rise of LL Film Company will not be too difficult, at least there will not be too many difficulties before it becomes a first-class film company, and there will naturally be a large number of talents to invest at that time.

"Okay, now that everyone has negotiated, as long as you sign a contract with the company, you will officially join LL Film Company, and I will do my best to prepare the contract and strive to complete the contract this afternoon." Chen Lang looked at the six people who were happy, and he was also very happy.

"By the way, have your contracts with Shaw Brothers expired? Will there be any trouble? Chen Lang suddenly remembered Shaw and asked.

"That's exactly what I'm saying, the contract of the six of us will be at least three months, and the longest Liang Shengquan and Liang Director will not expire until September, so we may not be able to sign a contract with LL Films now." Huang Jiaxi said helplessly when he heard this.

"Do you all have a job in your hands now?" Chen Lang was noncommittal.

"No, since the crew of "Happy Ghost" was completed, it has been idle until now." Liang Shengquan had a wry smile and helplessness on his face.

It is also this period of idleness that lets everyone know that Shaw Brothers is really reducing production, and everyone's future has become unpredictable, so there will be today's meeting.

"That's good, I'll talk to Shaw Brothers, and we can sign a contract this afternoon." Chen Lang said with a smile when he heard this.

The six people were stunned when they heard Chen Lang's words, and then they were moved.

Shaw Brothers has always been very strict with employees except for super big names, especially after Fang Yihua took office, everyone's life was even more difficult, and Chen Lang actually wanted to sign a contract before the afternoon, obviously the six people knew that Chen Lang was going to make a deal with Shaw Brothers, which would definitely have to pay some price.

The six people made up their own brains here and felt that Chen Lang really attached great importance to himself, but the six people honestly didn't really have any masterpieces except for a "Happy Ghost" written by Chen Lang, and they could only be regarded as marginal members of the Shaw Brothers, so a feeling of death for a confidant rose in the hearts of the six people.

Chen Lang didn't know that the six people had so many emotions because of his words, but thought of the alliance with Fang Yihua and the matter of poaching people from the Shaw Brothers.

This is just the beginning, it is said that the best way to disintegrate the enemy is to break through from the inside, with Fang Yihua, the leader of the Shaw Brothers, as the internal response, Chen Lang feels really lucky.

"Okay, since Lang Lang said that he can sign the contract in the afternoon, it must be signed in the afternoon, first of all, congratulations to you for joining the LL Film Company, and then we are going to start work, of course, after the New Year, the New Year is about to begin, and ten days after the year, we will officially start to join the new crew, and we can work together again." Wang Jing stood up and shook his script and said.

When the six people heard this, they felt strange in their hearts, they had been idle in Shaw Brothers for nearly four months, and now they had just joined LL Film Company and had a new job, which naturally made the six people feel a little emotional, but they were more happy.

"This movie is written and directed by Director Wang, and the seven have also worked together at least twice, I believe that they also have a tacit understanding with each other, I am very confident in everyone, but I have a requirement for the crew." Chen Lang said.

"What requirements?" Wang Jing was a little strange when she heard this, Chen Lang was very cool in the past, but he didn't have any requirements.

"The crew can be formed by you, but each department of the crew must bring our company employees, I know they may lack experience, but that's why I'm asking for this, and I want you to pass on your experience and skills to them." Chen Lang looked at the six in front of him and said.

The reaction of the six people was a little hesitant, because the six people thought of the ancient adage of the apprentice of the church to starve the master, but it seemed wrong to oppose the boss's request as soon as they joined the company, so they were a little hesitant.

Chen Lang seemed to know the hesitation of the six people, "The company will continue to grow and develop, and it is impossible to shoot only one movie at the same time in the future, so the company needs to reserve talents for each department now to cope with the situation of shooting multiple films at the same time."

Of course, the company will not treat you badly, if you can bring out a group of people, the company will give rewards, and if the two assistant directors train a successor, then you will have the opportunity to take charge of the director and shoot your own movie. ”

The six of them relaxed a little when they heard this, and at the same time they were happy that the company had such ambitions, although they didn't know what the company's future achievements were, but who wouldn't want to work in a company with ambition and potential, especially after experiencing the declining film company of Shaw Brothers, this feeling is even more obvious.

As for the two assistant directors, they are even more excited, as the assistant director's biggest dream is to be able to straighten out, remove the sub-words in front, and really take charge of the director to shoot their own movies, so the two nodded hurriedly.

"With Lang Lang, an expert in making up stories, a big star and a big financier, the development of the company is definitely worth looking forward to, and then everyone will have the opportunity to take charge of the party, congratulations." Wang Jing said with a smile on the side.

All six of them smiled and nodded.

Seeing the six people nodding, Chen Lang was also very happy, and then said, "Of course, if you have any good friends or like-minded people, you can also be pulled into the crew, don't worry about too many personnel, I can guarantee that the funds are absolutely abundant." ”

The six of them looked at each other when they heard this, this is the rhythm of continuing to poach people from Shaw Brothers Film Company, but staying in LL Film Company, which is like the rising sun, is obviously stronger than Shaw Brothers, which is in the waning mountains, so the six of them also moved their minds to bring their friends in.

Seeing the reactions of the six people, Chen Lang felt that it was almost the same, "Now I will ask people to accompany you to your respective departments to report, I hope you can teach them well." ”

"Wherever we are, we just learn from each other and learn from each other."

"yes, everyone should take care of each other."

"We are improving each other and promoting each other."

……

Seeing the reaction of the six people, Chen Lang was quite satisfied, so he asked Cheng Qian to take the six people out and look for his own department.

"Director Wang, thank you." Chen Lang saw the six people leave, and said to Wang Jing, who was hanging on the side.

"Hey, hey, hey...... If you thank you, just give me more money. Wang Jing said with a smile.

"I gave you a salary of 500,000 yuan last time, and 500,000 red envelopes, is it not enough for you?" Chen Lang said angrily.

"All this money was used to pay off my mother's gambling bills, and there is not much left, and I still have to support my family, of course it is not enough." Wang Jing said helplessly.

When Chen Lang heard this, he remembered Wang Jing's bad gambling mother, so he had to say, "The director's salary is still 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, but I can pay you now, and after the movie ends, if the box office is good, I will give you a big red envelope." ”

"Is it bigger than Happy Ghost?" Wang Jing immediately smiled when she heard this.

"As long as you don't lose money, it's absolutely fine." Chen Lang shrugged.

"If you say it, you can see me." Wang Jing swore that she was obviously still very confident in her new film.

Chen Lang laughed secretly, only 500,000 Hong Kong dollars can send Wang Jing away, it's really cheap.