Chapter 460: A Novel Way of Cooperation
"Guozhong, Mr. Wu is going to start filming a new drama recently, and he just needs a few actors. {3. You help him find a good look and see which artists in the company are suitable for Mr. Wu.} Han Jin commanded.
As soon as Zhang Guozhong heard it, he knew that this was the trick that Han Jin said about packaging and selling. Package and send him all the actors, screenwriters, directors, etc. that the producer needs, and the film dealer only needs to pay for it, and then everything will be done. This kind of cooperation is indeed very trouble-saving and labor-saving, saving a lot of time for film producers, and it is a very good business model.
Zhang Guozhong nodded, "I know, Jin Shao." ”
"Well, then you sit down next to you first, and then accompany Mr. Wu to choose, and make sure that Mr. Wu is satisfied." Han Jin asked with a smile again.
"Yes, don't worry, Jin Shao." Zhang Guozhong responded with a smile.
Wu Siyuan glanced at Zhang Guozhong in surprise, feeling that he had really become uncomfortable. Zhang Guozhong before was not as docile as he is now, he was a very talented person, although he could not be said to be aggressive, but there was always a sense of confidence between his eyebrows, as if there was nothing in this world that he couldn't do.
But now that I see Zhang Guozhong again, I see that when he faces Han Jin, he seems to have such a sense of awe, which makes Wu Siyuan feel very curious. It stands to reason that even if Han Jin is the boss, he can't be so humble to him, right?!
Just when Wu Siyuan was wondering, he heard Han Jin say with a smile again, "Mr. Wu, this drama is ready, and it will be released in our theater." ”
"Okay, Mr. Han will help me arrange a better schedule when the time comes." Wu Siyuan nodded with a smile.
He previously cooperated with Golden Harvest Cinema Line. The filming of "Dangkou Beach", "Hungry Tiger and Dragon", "Seven Million Robbery", "Serpentine Trickster", "Drunken Fist", etc., were all smash hits at the time, and they were one of the most important film sources for Golden Harvest in the late 70s and early 80s.
But with the Hong Kong Film Festival, Golden Harvest has gradually become bigger and stronger, and the films produced by its own satellite company alone are enough, so the life of independent producers like Wu Siyuan is not very good. The films produced by companies like Debao, Darong, and Siyuan, even if they are very well shot, it is difficult to get a good schedule.
Several films produced by Debao were released in Golden Harvest Cinemas. was deliberately suppressed by Golden Harvest. is obviously a very good film, but it can't sell high box office, which makes Pan Disheng lose a lot, which is why he wants to build his own theater.
Although Wu Siyuan was previously the leading independent producer in Hong Kong, Golden Harvest's most important film supplier. used to be Zou Wenhuai's guest. But he knows his own thing. The shoe is on the other foot. His status in Jiahe's heart has plummeted, and now people no longer urgently need to supply his own films, so he will never be as good to himself as before.
And comparatively. Han Jin has just taken over the cinema chain, and it is when there is a lack of stable dìng film sources. Sending charcoal in the snow is much stronger than icing on the cake, and you can enjoy better treatment than in Golden Harvest when the time comes! Han Jin got a stable source of films, he got a good schedule, and everyone made money together, why not do it?!
"Don't worry, Mr. Wu, I will definitely help you make arrangements when the time comes." Han Jin smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "We have a happy cooperation!" ”
"Happy working together!" Wu Siyuan also stretched out his hand and smiled.
"Okay, Guozhong, you take Mr. Wu to choose actors." Han Jin then said, "Be sure to satisfy Mr. Wu." ”
"Don't worry, there is little strength." Zhang Guozhong agreed and took Wu Siyuan to his office.
Wu Siyuan was surprised to see a group of young people in uniform suits studying in front of the small blackboard through the transparent glass door, looking like they were in full swing in class.
"Hey, Brother Guozhong, your company still holds training courses?" He asked curiously, "Why do you plan to train your own rookie actors?" ”
Zhang Guozhong waved his hand, "Brother Siyuan misunderstood, they are all star assistants recruited by the company, and they are now learning how to be a qualified agent." ”
Wu Siyuan was surprised, "It's so formal, there are even special courses, amazing!" ”
"Yes, the textbooks are all written by Jinshao, to be honest, I really benefited a lot after learning it." Zhang Guozhong said with a smile.
Wu Siyuan became more and more curious when he heard him say this, he knew that Zhang Guozhong was a well-known agent in Hong Kong before, and he was very capable. But inferring from the tone of his voice, Han Jin was even more powerful than him, which made Wu Siyuan even more puzzled.
"Isn't it really that powerful?" Wu Siyuan asked curiously, "Can you lend me your textbook?" ”
"I'm sorry, Brother Siyuan, these textbooks are all business secrets of the company, and they are not allowed to be leaked." Zhang Guozhong waved his hand and said, "But I can tell you that this textbook is really good." ”
When Wu Siyuan heard him say this, he had no choice but to smile and nod. He wanted to borrow the textbook just because he was curious, and he didn't mean to steal the teacher. Because now Siyuan Film Company has no signed artists, it is naturally impossible to engage in any brokerage company.
Zhang Guozhong led Wu Siyuan into his office, his office and the conference room next door are only separated by a glass wall, and the situation next door can be clearly seen. It was the first time Wu Siyuan saw this kind of office, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Zhang Guozhong saw that he was curious, but he didn't explain anything to him, because this office was designed like this, and it also had ulterior motives. With the setting of transparent glass walls, the operation of the artist department is completely transparent, there will be no black box operation, there will be no private teaching, even if you want to do something bad, it is difficult to continue to implement it under the situation of dozens of pairs of eyes staring. Naturally, such a celestial opportunity cannot be leaked to the outside world at will.
"Brother Siyuan, please take a seat, I will give you the roster of actors immediately." Zhang Guozhong said with a smile, and then handed over the roster of actors.
Wu Siyuan took the roster of actors and couldn't help but be stunned, and saw that the roster was a thick photo album. When I opened it, I saw that there were life photos and art photos of the actors. There are also names, ages, talents, works, box office, etc., which are very detailed.
Wu Siyuan had never seen such a complete roster, and he couldn't help but feel fresh and surprised. He flipped through the pages one by one, and suddenly felt that these stars were so handsome and beautiful.
Not to mention young male and female stars, they are originally beautiful years. But artists like Qin Pei, Luo Lan, Jiao Jiao, and Zeng Qi, who are over forty years old, take photos that are so pleasing to the eye, so that Wu Siyuan can't help but feel surprised.
"Brother Guozhong, who took the photos of you artists, they are too beautiful." Wu Siyuan asked in surprise.
Zhang Guozhong smiled. "I asked Mr. Yang Fan to help them shoot."
"Wow!" Wu Siyuan's mouth opened wide in surprise.
Yeung Fan is one of the most famous videographers in Hong Kong. Specializing in cooperation with major magazines and shooting cover photos of celebrities, his works have even won international awards. The cost of asking him to take a photo is really expensive, I really didn't expect Yongsheng Entertainment to be so extravagant. It cost so much money to hire such a good person. Just to take photos of its artists. It's too tyrant.
However, the effect of inviting famous photographers is really good, and even after Wu Siyuan saw it, he felt that the male and female stars under Yongsheng were extremely high. It seems that any person you find is more beautiful and handsome than Miss Hong Kong and Mr. Asia.
Wu Siyuan looked at it carefully, and soon he opened a very beautiful girl, and the beauty made him feel amazing. "Lan Jieyuan?!" He looked down and saw the girl's name, and immediately remembered the movies she had acted in, "Color is Empty" and "Mr. Zombie". In my impression, this is a girl with very good acting skills, and the key point is that she looks really pure, which makes people feel amazing at first glance.
"Okay, the heroine will choose her." Wu Siyuan made a decision in his heart, and then he selected Qin Pei and Wu Qiwei, so that the main actors were almost there.
Zhang Guozhong waited for him to finish choosing the role before he talked to him about the salary with a smile.
"Brother Siyuan, Andy's current external salary is 300,000 Hong Kong dollars, Wu Qiwei's external salary is 150,000 Hong Kong dollars, Lan Jieyao's external salary is 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, and Qin Pei's external salary is 150,000 Hong Kong dollars. So the total is 800,000 Hong Kong dollars, of course, Brother Siyuan, you are not an outsider, let's give a discount like this, and ask for an auspicious discount, how about it? Zhang Guozhong asked with a smile.
Wu Siyuan was stunned for a moment, hesitated, and still felt that the price was a little high. The salary of 800,000 yuan, even if it is 88% off, it will be 700,000 yuan. And now only four people have been invited, and three more important actors will be invited for this play. If the salary is the same as theirs, then at least another 500,000 Hong Kong dollars will be added. The total is 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars, which is an unknown investment for him.
"Brother Guozhong, can you reduce it a little more, I have to hire other actors, and I have to rent the behind-the-scenes staff, the cost is really high." Wu Siyuan thought for a while and said.
"Well, we also have a lot of behind-the-scenes staff in our company, if you lease with them, I'll help you reduce it a little bit at your discretion." Zhang Guozhong smiled, "And the salary is counted as a film investment, and it will be taken from the box office income later, what do you think?" ”
Wu Siyuan couldn't help but clap his hands and smile when he heard him say this, if he could really do this, then he would save a lot of money. You don't have to pay much in the early stage, just wait for the time to divide the money.
"However, Brother Guozhong, if you do this, don't you worry that I will make trouble from it, inflate your investment, and then squeeze out the proportion of your dividends?" Wu Siyuan said a little strangely.
Making movies is the best way to launder money, and you can easily launder millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars into legal income. Among them, inflated investment is one of the means.
For example, if a movie claims to invest 30 million, in fact, 10 million may be done, but it can inflate 20 million votes, and this money will be laundered into legal income.
If Wu Siyuan is willing, he can inflate the investment of two or three million at any time. At that time, Yongsheng Entertainment Company may have accounted for 40% of the dividend ratio, but because of this, it was compressed into 20%, and naturally lost a large amount of dividends.
Therefore, Wu Siyuan is very curious about how Yongsheng Entertainment Company can ensure its own interests, after all, wealth is moving, and no one will be unmoved in the face of hundreds of thousands or even millions of profits.
Wu Siyuan himself believes in his conscience and knows that he will not do things with his conscience for the sake of this money. But there are not many conscientious filmmakers like him in Hong Kong, and some are the kind of people who want to change places with one shot and get a ticket.
Zhang Guozhong couldn't help but smile when he heard him ask, "Since we also invested in this movie, we will definitely send someone to supervise it during the filming process." At that time, the approval of all funds must be signed by the representatives of both parties before they can take effect. ”
Wu Siyuan heard Zhang Guozhong say this, and couldn't help but smile and nodded, if this is done, it is indeed possible to avoid the situation of inflating costs. Although it is a little troublesome for him to add a person to supervise, it saves the capital to start investing, and it is quite cost-effective to sum up. (To be continued!)
ps: It's time to recommend it on Friday again, ah, I'm very worried, I hope I won't be disappointed in the afternoon!
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