Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Plan to Go North
"Want to shoot in the mainland?"
Li Xuechu glanced at Hu Jinquan in surprise.
"Yes, of course, you can shoot in other countries or regions, but then the cost is high." Hu Jinquan had made two movies in South Korea before, but unfortunately both of them failed, which was a pain in his heart.
Li Xuechu did not have any scruples about the locals in Xiangjiang or even the mainlanders who came to Xiangjiang. I wanted to go over and see what the country was like more than 30 years ago, but I didn't have a chance before. This time, the surprise only felt sudden.
Hu Jinquan glanced at the young boss carefully. After all, this is a major event related to the company's future, and if Taiwan is not pleasing to the eye, it will be a big loss, at least the vast majority of film companies cannot afford it. Otherwise, many film companies are afraid that they will have this thought, after all, the cost is too much saving, and the vast territory of China also has a lot of convenience in the movie scene, Xiangjiang is still too small to say.
Li Xuechu pondered for a moment and said: "Let's go, I will go over when the time comes, and I just happened to talk about some cooperation with some domestic companies." ”
Ye Zhiming glanced at Li Xuechu in surprise, and then he was relieved. The boss himself is a mainlander, and his usual speech and behavior are quite close to the country and people from the country, and it is normal to have no scruples compared to others. However, Ye Zhiming, who is the operator of the company, still wants to persuade.
"Chu Zai, there may be no problem in making one or two movies, but if you want to cooperate, I'm afraid that Taiwan won't be able to get by, are you thinking about it carefully?"
"I've thought about it before, and this matter is settled."
Ye Zhiming's anger suddenly came up: "Do you know the consequences of doing this, do you still want this company?" If you don't want to do it, just take advantage of the value to go out. ”
Li Xuechu didn't expect Ye Zhiming's reaction to be so big, it is estimated that the anger in his heart has been held back for a long time, and now his own words have completely detonated others. It seems that he is too arbitrary, and he directly touches the other party's reverse scales.
After thinking about it, Li Xuechu slowed down his voice and persuaded: "Ye Sheng, now that the domestic market is blank, it is a good time for us to harvest fruits in the past." In total, the population of China is dozens of times larger than that of Taiwan, and there are almost no decent competitors, and the prospects are much larger than Taiwan's. ”
Ye Zhiming glanced at him angrily: "Sometimes I really doubt whether you are from the mainland, and I feel that sometimes you don't know as well as I do if you know the mainland." Who do you get by this, do you really believe that the mainland will have better prospects than Taiwan? ”
Li Xuechu was speechless. If it is more than ten years later, it is really difficult to say it now.
In fact, even now, China also has its own advantages. The country that has just come out of the Cultural Revolution is in the midst of a strict culture, and now the popularity of movies is completely unmatched by later generations.
In China now, as long as you are literate, you can't wait to read an old newspaper on the side of the road three times, and as long as the movie is screened, no one will watch it. The demand for cultural life such as film and television, books, music, and even newspapers and magazines was so strong that later generations were jealous. And the competitor of TV is still far from being popular in China.
The competition of TV for movies is not insignificant, for example, as long as Xiangjiang releases a hit TV series, the box office of movies in the same period will decline. Although some people's predictions of checkmate did not materialize when television first came out, the impact was inevitable. Even in Xiangjiang, the TV set is tied to many people, who don't watch movies or only one or two movies a year.
Like the Shaolin Temple that came out this year, the ticket price of a dime actually caused a box office myth of 100 million, and the screening in the countryside has not been counted. Similarly, there are Dream of Red Mansions and tunnel warfare, the craze set off by these old movies of more than six years is basically impossible for later generations of movies to cross, not because of how good they are, the times create heroes.
Of course, the difficulty is not small, first, the national conditions, it will take more than ten years for the country to truly open up the film market. The control of the cultural industry in China is so strict that outsiders despair, and a simple film and television program has to be tried three times or five times, and usually the final result is nothing. There is basically no way for the news newspaper industry to get in.
The second is Taiwan, it's a pity that this market is really closed to itself, although the regional box office market of 20 million people is not as high as that of 5 million in Xiangjiang, and the taxes are heavy, and there are many small actions. But it's a piece of meat, and you can consider throwing it down after ten years.
To put it bluntly, entering the country is completely the result of his own money and willfulness, and it is no wonder that Ye Zhiming will become popular. It's not what a normal company CEO should do.
Hu Jinquan looked at the two bosses crampedly, how could a simple plan to go north to make a film into this situation?
In fact, there is already a precedent for going north, and the Shaolin Temple, which was released at the beginning of the year, made the conservative Shaw Brothers regret it greatly, and missed a good opportunity to rebuild the prestige of the Shaw Brothers. I heard that now Shao Yifu has begun to plan to shoot two co-productions in the mainland, and many film companies are also ready to move, and it is really not risky to simply borrow the venue now.
Li Xuechu glanced at the restless Director Hu: "That's it, Director Hu, I don't think it's a big problem for what you said, I'll give you a reply after discussing it with Mr. Ye, it won't be long." ”
Hu Jinquan breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll go out and prepare first?" ”
"Well, let's do it."
After Director Hu left, Li Xuechu asked: "Put aside the investment in advance, it's always okay to make a film, right?" ”
Ye Zhiming nodded with a dark face, this problem is not too big, it is always good to save some funds. It's something else that makes you uncomfortable.
"It seems that I am still angry." Li Xuechu sighed secretly. That's right, it's really inappropriate to discuss such a big matter without discussing it with others, after all, people are also shareholders, and it is necessary to communicate more about matters related to interests.
"In this way, this time I will invest in my private name, as long as I don't implicate the company." Li Xuechu reassured.
"You think that's going to be fine, huh? You haven't forgotten how my Bangbang fell. Ye Zhiming also has deep resentment against the Taiwan authorities, but he is miserable and afraid. He was really afraid that Li Xuechu would also bring the current company into his old path, and the prospects of this company would be much stronger than his original one.
Li Xuechu smiled.
"My company is different from your Bangbang, you used to basically tie yourself to Taiwan, and it's normal for people to turn their faces down. What about my company? In Taiwan, it accounts for the proportion of the company's profits. How much, is there a tenth? ”
Ye Zhiming thought about it, but he really didn't. Most of the money comes from Europe and the United States, and if you want to do it in Asia, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even Xiangjiang have more money than from Taiwan. Even for toy production, Li Xuechu gave up the more preferential Taiwan and insisted on local production in Xiangjiang. At the time, this guy said that it was beneficial to supervision, and now it seems that he has long been wary.
"Then you can't mess around." Although he was unconsciously relaxed, Ye Zhiming still persuaded him. "It is not a trivial matter to offend the Taiwan authorities, and when the time comes, the mainland will not be able to do business, and Taiwan will be yellow again, and the gains will outweigh the losses. Even if you earn less in Taiwan, it's still money. How can there be a reason to push money out of business? ”
Li Xuechu waved his hand: "Don't worry, just be careful." When I played finance with them, I learned a few tricks, set up an offshore company, set up a nominal legal person, and then twisted and turned, and then who knew that I opened it? Even if I knew, there was no evidence, would they still send agents to spy on me? ”
Ye Zhiming smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You are making such trouble just for this?" I really don't know why you are so optimistic about the mainland, they can't afford to eat. ”
"Suffering now does not mean suffering in the future, I am really optimistic about the country. Besides, it's not troublesome, there is someone to do this, and I don't need to cāo heart. How's that, are you interested in getting involved? ”
Ye Zhiming hesitated for a moment and shook his head.
Li Xuechu sighed secretly, it would be too late if he didn't come in. He is not a philanthropist, and he will share benefits for the sake of favors.
In fact, there is not such a big risk, and it is enough to hide it from the Taiwan authorities for five or six years. In later generations, so many Taiwanese companies ran to make money in the country, and the government moved it, and they still pointed to the money that others brought back to live. Speaking of which, foreign companies in the later world really took advantage of a lot of cheapness, and the country could afford it, and it would have turned its face long ago when it changed countries or regions. Like Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, foreign companies that are not nutritious directly kick into the Pacific Ocean, and they don't give you the opportunity to gain a foothold.
Since it comes to this, Ye Zhiming doesn't have it, and he has a position to oppose it anymore, after all, he can't control other people's private behavior.
persuaded his partner, Li Xuechu had more expectations for the upcoming trip to the north, in fact, it was better to eat alone alone. After all, the Cultural Revolution has not been long in coming, and the country has just opened its doors, and the eyes of the country are still full of tension and vigilance.
But there's no need to rush, even if it's ten years later, it's full of opportunities. Take your time, at least you really want to do practical things, start with a small cooperation, and don't mind careful temptation.
The big time is coming!
Of course, this has to be done quickly. Gotta get back by September. Now no one in China has come to contact me, so it shouldn't be? His position is obviously close to the country, and his net worth is not small. Now the country, which lacks friends, actually leaked itself?
If you don't come, I'll go, it's all the same anyway. And half a year later, I'm afraid no one in Xiangjiang will be able to ignore me.
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