Chapter 52 Dinner and Dividends

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When it comes to dividends, if you wait until the box office of "Baby Smart Stars" comes out before paying dividends, there is actually nothing wrong with it. But if you have to wait until this movie is painted, it will take at least a month or two, and the Spring Festival has passed, and there will be no such festive atmosphere.

In view of this situation, it happened that the manuscript in hand was also finished, and the new book had not yet been written, so after Li Mingbao faxed the manuscript to Ming Pao, he found his second brother and went to the Shaw Brothers studio.

Li Mingbao's second brother Li Minghui is very busy on the Shaw Brothers set now, so busy that the crew has just finished it, and he has to run the crew non-stop. As a person who is very compatible with the director's talent, when he didn't release his brilliance, the second brother's life on the set was not so easy, if it weren't for Wang Tianlin, I don't know how long he would have been silent.

But since becoming the director of "Happy Ghost", Li Minghui's status on the Shaw Brothers studio has risen, and now he can produce independently, although at this time, the films that Li Minghui has done more as a director are all serials, not movies, but the second brother can also complete it properly, and in recent times, many TV series produced by wireless have the words Li Minghui. Although the ratings of these series are not as good as Wang Tianlin, they can also be regarded as the top series directors in the second tier of Shaw Brothers.

Dividends are such a thing, in addition to the people who give dividends will not like it, the people who get the dividends must be quite satisfied, for the dividends of the behind-the-scenes personnel, Li Mingbao handed over this task to his second brother, he doesn't really need the gratitude of those behind-the-scenes personnel.

Because he is backed by six uncles and six aunts, it is actually very easy to get a good behind-the-scenes team, plus he is now the producer of a blockbuster movie in Hong Kong, and those behind-the-scenes personnel are also happy to work for Li Mingbao. But Li Minghui does not have such convenience in wireless, although Li Minghui is Li Mingbao's brother, it stands to reason that he can also get the attention of the wireless executives, but in fact, although the sixth uncle and six aunts also have an impression of him, but the impression is not very deep.

Among them, there is the reason why the sixth uncle invested, on the Li family's side, it is enough to invest in a Li Mingbao, plus a Li Minghui, the sixth uncle is not working for the Li family, so naturally he will not do such a loss-making transaction. In addition to this reason, in the eyes of the sixth uncle, investing in Li Mingbao is more able to recover the cost.

If they invested in Li Mingbao just because they wanted to befriend the people behind Li Mingbao, but after Li Mingbao's two movies were released, Uncle Six paid more attention to Li Mingbao himself. Not everyone is so good at making movies, whether it is at the local box office in Hong Kong or overseas, they have achieved a lot of results. And if Li Mingbao can do it, he will definitely make Uncle Six look at him differently.

Shaw Brothers' movies have not been sluggish in the past two years, and even Chu Yuan, an old courtier like Chu Yuan, who has not produced any particularly outstanding movies in recent years. Before the release of Li Mingbao's movie, Shaw Brothers' theater chain had actually begun to lose money every year.

Shaw Brothers Cinemas and Shaw Brothers Studios, for Uncle Six, are a complementary consortium, Shaw Brothers Studios releases films, and then Shaw Brothers Cinemas sells them for money. But now because the quality of the films produced on the Shaw Brothers studio is very poor, it will not sell well in the Shaw Brothers Cinemas, which will form a chain reaction, the quality of the films is not good, and it will not sell well in the theaters, and it will take a few days to paint, and the old films must have new films released, otherwise the Shaw Brothers Cinemas will become no films to be screened. And the new film continues not to make money, becoming an old film and then painting, under the vicious circle, making movies at a loss, the theater chain is also at a loss, and the two sides are losing money, and the money lost here is not a small amount.

That is, the sixth uncle's foundation is thick and can withstand tossing, if he changes to another person, he will have to go bankrupt in this case. Before Li Mingbao's movie appeared, not only did the sixth uncle have a headache for this problem, but the sixth aunt was also anxious. And after Li Mingbao's movie came out, it gave Shaw Brothers a big chance to breathe.

Due to the popularity of Li Mingbao's films, the release time is very long, and on the Shaw Brothers side, the first "Happy Ghost" Shaw Brothers was directly released for three months, and in this case, the Shaw Brothers theaters still have money to make. In this way, invisibly, the loss on the Shaw Brothers set has become less, after all, there are movies released, and there is no need to rush to make bad movies on the set, you can take your time.

Li Mingbao has made achievements by relying on his own ability, and he will naturally be good at talking on the Shaw Brothers' side, but Li Minghui is not so good, although he can also be taken care of, but the wireless executives are not nannies, and everything is done for Li Minghui. Li Mingbao let his second brother do such a good thing as dividends, and invisibly, it can be regarded as making the second brother's wireless road smoother.

Although for outsiders, how about a movie or TV series, mainly depends on the stars and plot, and they don't know much about the behind-the-scenes. But everyone in the circle knows that if you want to make a good film, you can't make a good film without the right behind-the-scenes personnel. Li Minghui helped Li Mingbao with dividends, although he didn't pay for it himself, but those behind the scenes also have to accept Li Minghui's favors, and if Li Minghui wants to do things in the future, those behind the scenes will not fail to repay.

Doing things in Hong Kong, especially money, is relatively simple, and getting a cashier's check from a bank can solve most problems. Li Mingbao was not qualified to open a promissory note before, but after the manuscript fee and box office income, Li Mingbao's cash flow exceeded 10 million level, and he was eligible to apply for a promissory note in the bank.

Naturally, using cashier's note money is not as effective as using cash money. But Li Mingbao doesn't want to make himself like a tyrant now, running around with two million in cash, so that he won't gain anything other than looking more like a Kaizi tyrant. Therefore, Li Mingbao directly divided his troops into two ways, one was his second brother's side, and used the promissory note to give money to those who made zuò for himself behind the scenes, and all the way was himself, giving money to those celebrities.

There are a lot of people behind the scenes, but in fact, there is not much money used to pay dividends to them. The dividends of two million are only about 800,000 at most. Everyone gets a few hundred Hong Kong dollars, thousands of dollars, and tens of thousands of dollars. But even with such a small amount of money, it is a very good windfall income for those who are behind the scenes.

Especially for those in the crew of "Happy Ghost", they didn't expect that after such a long time, Li Mingbao would still remember them and give them dividends. This kind of thing is definitely the first time for them to enjoy such treatment. In the past, there was absolutely no such thing in Hong Kong.

For these people, the general crew or boss, even if the film is a blockbuster, has little to do with them, at most, the boss is very excited after the box office comes out, and it is almost the same as inviting them to have a meal, there is very little money like Li Mingbao, and after so long, there is no red envelope. After receiving this money, those people are naturally grateful, especially Li Minghui who has money, and those people even patted their chests and said, if there is something to say, they promise to be on call.

Li Minghui is flattered on his side, but Li Mingbao's side is a hard job, although the people he wants to pay dividends are much less than those behind the scenes, but these people are now stars, and the dividends naturally can't be done by giving the money directly, at least they have to meet and talk. And giving dividends in wireless is not very good, so in the end, Li Mingbao can only call, or personally invite, so that those who have starred or made cameos in his film can have a meal together in the evening.

For Li Mingbao's sudden invitation, even if Li Mingbao didn't say that he would give dividends, other people were happy to accept it. After all, the current Li Mingbao is very different from the previous Li Mingbao, after the first movie was filmed, everyone can say that he was lucky, but the second movie was also popular, so it can't just be said to be luck, such a person has a treat, of course everyone has to give face.

In the evening, Li Mingbao arranged the banquet to a quiet but elegant hotel. This hotel is not well-known to ordinary people, but in some circles, it is very popular. With Li Mingbao's current net worth, even if the banquet is arranged at the Peninsula Hotel, there is no big problem, but that place is too much attention, and naturally it is not as relaxing as this place.

After everyone arrived, Li Mingbao raised his glass first: "There are two reasons why I invite everyone to come over for dinner today, one is that since I entered this circle, everyone has helped me a lot, and now it happens to be a festival, and many people have not seen each other for a long time and miss it, so I asked everyone to come out for a gathering." If it weren't for everyone's wonderful performances, I might not have been able to gain so much.

The second point is dividends. Although I only have two films in my hands now, I am very lucky that I have made money, although the box office of the movie "Baby Wisdom and Stars" has not yet been calculated, but now depending on the situation, the box office will be very optimistic.

In this world, it is difficult to get fat alone, although everyone here is a little easier to walk because of the popularity of the movie, but when I first made the film, I was under the pressure of the bottom of the salary, so I am here to accompany you.

In fact, I couldn't help it at the beginning, when I made the first film, I had less than one million Hong Kong dollars in total, and money had to be used everywhere, and in terms of salary, I could naturally save money. And when it came to the second film, although I was no longer so short of money, and the box office income had already reached my hands, the original idea was a little stereotyped, and the salary was naturally not much higher.

Speaking of this matter, everyone actually has to thank this guy Wang Fatzi, if he hadn't thought about it every day, saying that his child's milk powder money was almost gone. I wouldn't have figured it out that quickly. Money is such a thing, there are flowers to earn, and it is impossible to pick out two money, and it makes everyone's feelings uncomfortable in vain.

So, I made money, and on this festive day, I want to make up for what I owe to you before, and I hope it's not too late. If you have any ideas in mind, please bear with me. ”