Chapter 63: Digging in the Middle
"Director Lin is modest, I don't know who will win and who will lose in the domestic Lunar New Year competition, but at the global box office, as long as Director Lin does not lose your level, I believe that the final winner will definitely be you, after all, there is no director in China with real overseas box office appeal, unlike director Chen Kaige, Director Lin has become a world-renowned action actor with "Huo Yuanjia", so in North America and other overseas, your box office appeal far exceeds that of Director Chen and the actors in "Wuji". Wang Jinhua said firmly.
Lin Yuquan secretly praised in his heart, he really deserved to be a gold medal agent, and he looked at the problem to the point.
There is a common phenomenon in the film industry, the box office appeal of big-name directors far exceeds that of actors, but if the director is not well-known, then in turn, the box office appeal of actors will overshadow the director of the movie.
In fact, in comparison, the number of big-name directors is very rare, and there are only a handful of directors who can be named around the world, so the current movie box office is almost supported by actors.
At this point, as Wang Jinhua said, he does have more advantages than Chen Kaige, after all, Zhang Baizi, Nicholas Tse, Zhang Dongjian, and Sanada Hiroyuki in Chen Kaige's "Wuji" are okay in China and Japan and South Korea, but they have no influence in Europe and the United States and other places, how can Japan and South Korea be compared with Europe and the United States.
"Thank you, but isn't Sister Hua curious about why I asked you to meet?"
"Of course I'll be curious, but no matter what the reason is, since it's Director Lin who has made an appointment, I will naturally come, and then I have to trouble you to take care of Daoming and Binbin during the filming of the movie." Wang Jinhua said with a smile.
"Teacher Chen and Sister Binbin can take care of me, speaking of which, it is my honor for them to appear in my movie this time." Lin Yuquan smiled.
"Director Lin is polite, "Red Cliff" is not a random movie, anyone who wants to star can star in it, tsk, it is a huge investment of more than 200 million, and our Huayi brothers have never had a big deal for so many years, and being able to play the main role in it is a dream opportunity for any actor." Wang Jinhua shook her head and sighed.
Even now, she is still at a loss for the handwriting of Shuguang Film Company, although Huayi Brothers is currently one of the largest film companies in the mainland, but since Huayi Brothers invested in Feng Xiaogang's "Endless" into the film industry, they have successively invested in nearly 20 films, aside from "Kung Fu", which only occupies a very small share, the biggest investment is 50 million last year's investment in "No Thieves in the World", but this is undoubtedly far from Shuguang Film Company and New Picture Pictures.
"Hehe, for me, Mr. Chen and Sister Binbin are also the actors I dream of working with." Lin Yuquan chuckled, the two chatted for a while, and then he restrained his smile and said: "Sister Hua, don't hide it, I'm going to set up my own brokerage company, but I don't know anything about the affairs of the brokerage company, I don't know if Sister Hua is willing to deign to help me and preside over the overall situation of the brokerage company, you can rest assured, in terms of treatment, I will definitely not treat you badly." ”
"Set up a brokerage company", Wang Jinhua glanced at Lin Yuquan in surprise, not understanding why he had such an idea, although he is now in the limelight, but in the end the foundation is shallow, there are no connections, but the most important thing for the brokerage company is to have contacts, otherwise how can the brokerage company develop, and she is now the head of the largest brokerage company in the mainland, why bother to go to a poor new brokerage company to start from scratch again.
"Director Lin, what do you think of my status as Brother Huayi?"
"Sister Hua, is this testing me? But this is not difficult for me, I still did my homework before I came to see you, Sister Hua, you are now the president of Huayi Brothers Agency, and you have signed dozens of star artists, in Huayi Brothers, the status can be said to be second only to Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei, looking at domestic artist agents, you have definitely reached the highest level that agents can achieve. Lin Yuquan was not overwhelmed by Wang Jinhua's rhetorical question, and said eloquently, and then changed the conversation: "I also know what you mean, Sister Hua, indeed, you are now in a high position, even if you come to my company, I can't give you a higher status than Hua Yi, but I believe that Sister Hua also knows that the digestion of artist resources and the establishment and maintenance of a brand of a brokerage company are inseparable from the support of a strong film and television production department, and I am not only the boss of the brokerage company, but also the boss of Shuguang Film Company, I can assure you that after the establishment of the agency, it will receive the greatest support from Shuguang Film Company. ”
"You're the owner of Dawning Films? You really are the owner of Shuguang Film Company. Wang Jinhua couldn't hide her shock and asked again.
"Of course it's true, I don't think anyone would joke about that." Lin Yuquan chuckled.
Wang Jinhua tried her best to calm the churning feelings in her heart, no wonder Lin Yuquan would have the idea of setting up a brokerage company, now all domestic film and television companies with some influence, there will definitely be their own exclusive brokerage department or subsidiary below, although Shuguang Film Company has been established for a short time, but last year's "Huo Yuanjia" and this year's "Red Cliff" are indicating that the future of this newly rising film company will be limitless, and it is a matter of time before a brokerage company is established.
Looking at the extremely young but confident face in front of him, Wang Jinhua also began to think seriously, if Lin Yuquan was just a director, it would be nothing, just like Feng Xiaogang, after filming "Mobile Phone", after the contract with Huayi Brothers expired, he simply partnered with Zhang Guoli to establish a film and television company, but in the end it ended in failure.
Among them, there are reasons why he doesn't know how to operate, but the biggest reason is that he doesn't have enough funds, so he can only find funds to negotiate the system, but even if it is a big name such as Feng Xiaogang, it is not easy to find someone to invest, which involves the interests of all aspects.
But Lin Yuquan is different, due to the success of "Huo Yuanjia", he has strong financial strength, he can invest in the movies he wants to make, and has complete autonomy, "Red Cliff" is a good example, if this is put on Feng Xiaogang, let him pull 200 million investment to shoot, it is unimaginable, even if he gets the investment, it is difficult to be as highly independent as Lin Yuquan.
A talented director, a film company with strong economic strength, the significance of the combination of the two to a brokerage company, as a senior gold medal agent, Wang Jinhua is naturally clear, to be honest, she dreams that Huayi Brothers can have their own "Red Cliff", their own "Hero", and the starring role is their own artist, it is indeed an opportunity now, but after thinking about it, she finally shook her head.
"Director Lin, I'm really sorry, I don't want to leave Huayi Brothers for the time being, I hope you can find a better manager of the brokerage company than me."
"Sister Hua, do you think that Brother Huayi has more potential than me and is reluctant to leave?" Lin Yuquan then asked, he had expected that persuading Wang Jinhua would not be so smooth, thinking about it, how could she, who single-handedly created Huayi Brothers Agency, leave lightly and start over.
"No, after knowing your identity, I believe that as long as you are a qualified agent, you and Shuguang Film Company can judge that you and Shuguang Film Company are the more potential party, but I have my own reasons, I really can't leave, I'm sorry." Wang Jinhua refused without the slightest hesitation, it's not that she is nostalgic for Huayi's brothers, it's just that she is already unwilling to be a nanny-like agent, she hopes to have greater rights, but she went to Lin Yuquan, Lin Yuquan is both the boss and the core director of the company, in front of him, she will not have any right to speak at all, she can only be a simple manager, which she can't bear.
Although Lin Yuquan has a super-large movie like "Red Cliff", which she has always desired, but recently there have been rumors within Huayi Brothers, Wang Zhongjun and Feng Xiaogang are planning a large-scale production with an investment of hundreds of millions, and she can participate in it if she stays in Huayi Brothers.
"Sister Hua, I don't know how much you earn a year now?" Lin Yuquan didn't give up lightly and continued to ask.
"Is Director Lin ready to hire me at a high price? In fact, if Director Lin wants to set up a brokerage company as soon as possible, he might as well find excellent managers of well-known brokerage companies, rather than a self-made founder like me. Wang Jinhua shook her head and refused again, but she gave a pertinent suggestion.
"Thank you, I will consider Sister Hua's construction, but it's really a pity that I couldn't co-create a brokerage company with Sister Hua, and I hope to have opportunities to cooperate in other places in the future." After several failed attempts to persuade him, Lin Yuquan had to give up, but fortunately, there are three alternative characters in the back! Don't be too disappointed.
"By the way, Sister Hua, can you help me keep it secret for the time being, and don't reveal the identity of my boss of Shuguang Film Company?"
Even though he knew that this identity would not be kept secret for long, he still hoped that he would be able to clear it for a while.
"No problem." Wang Jinhua readily agreed.