Chapter 488: Back to Hong Kong
Han Jin proposed to find a copyright management company to take care of his music copyright, which made Su Xiaoliang feel a little surprised.
Because the so-called copyright management companies are generally relatively small companies. There may be a few bulls in the company, but the overall strength is always inferior to Sony, Universal, Warner and other first-class companies.
Because the most important thing in a music company is connections, if the network is wide, even if it is a bad song, it can be sold.
It seems that companies such as Sony, Universal, and Warner have their own record labels, film companies, TV stations, radio stations, magazines and other media, and even internal digestion can solve a lot of bad songs, not to mention that they have a lot of influence in the United States and even the world. Only by handing over the copyright of the song to them can the value of the song be squeezed out to the greatest extent.
Su Xiaoliang felt sorry for Han Jin, if he really handed over these songs to the management company, his income would really be reduced by an order of magnitude.
"Ah Jin, think about it again. European and American countries are different from Hong Kong, and their copyright protection is very strict. If you hand over the song to a big company, the income will definitely be much higher. Su Xiaoliang persuaded Han Jin.
"I know, Mr. Su, but if I can't control my own works, it's like my own boy has to be raised by others. Even if he can be raised for nothing, it will be a very painful thing for me. Han Jin said with a smile to Su Xiaoliang.
Su Xiaoliang also nodded when he heard Han Jin say this. "Alright then, I'll get you in touch again." He could understand Han Jin's distress. But all creators have a special affection for their works. Because each work is the crystallization of the creator's brainchild, it is like their own child to them.
If you sign a contract with a music company, it is indeed like giving your child to someone else to raise forever. At that time, the copyright of the work belongs to the company, and they can use it as they want, without giving face to the creator.
"Well, please Mr. Su." Han Jin also smiled.
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After returning to Hong Kong from the UK. Han Jin was greeted by countless flowers and applause.
The news of his return was carried in the headlines of the major newspapers. "Ming Pao", "Oriental Daily", "Sing Tao Daily", ...... It was as if the heroes of the expedition had returned triumphantly, which made Han Jin feel a little embarrassed.
He returned to Hong Kong this time mainly to promote the release of "Modern Cinderella", which was released at the time of its release. It has been renamed "Sky Stealing Project". It sounds a little cooler that way.
"Sky Stealing Plan" is the successor to Golden Harvest's "Weilong Detective". The film was invested by Golden Harvest and shot in the United States, which was also a failed work of Cheng Long's entry into Europe and the United States in the 80s.
Even in Europe and the United States, it did not cause much repercussions. The word-of-mouth in Hong Kong was similarly poor, but the film was still a two-line co-screening, achieving a box office of more than 14 million Hong Kong dollars, almost ranking among the top 10 of the annual box office charts. And this film was also the source of inspiration for Cheng Long's later filming of "Police Story".
Now that "Dragon Detective" has been released in Shaw Brothers theaters for two weeks, it is time for Yongsheng's "Sky Stealing Project" to take over. This film was filmed by Han Jin with an investment of 8 million Hong Kong dollars, and 16 million was used for external publicity.
One side is to inflate the cost and convince people that this is a real blockbuster. On the other hand, it is also convenient to make money laundering for the filming of movies and pass.
The propaganda slogan of 16 million Hong Kong dollars, the actual investment is only 8 million Hong Kong dollars, of which 8 million can be made through guΓ² films, and launder into legal income. Because this trick is convenient, fast, simple and effective, it has always been the best way for Black X to use to launder money.
At that time, MGM Pictures in the United States was accused by the Italian mafia and was responsible for helping them launder money. uses the way of making movies to launder all kinds of illegal income.
"Sky Stealing Plan" is the first blockbuster invested by Yongsheng Entertainment, so the company attaches great importance to this film and started a publicity offensive early.
In order to promote this film, Han Jin also rushed back from the UK. Although the income of this film may not be as good as the income of his song, for Han Jin, the meaning is very different.
After having assets of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars, Han Jin now prefers to follow his own temperament rather than care about the amount of money. To put it simply, he is not short of money now, so he wants to do something he likes.
This "Sky Stealing Project" is the first action blockbuster filmed by Han Jin himself, and the wonderful Cheng dΓΉ is definitely better than Xinyicheng's "Best Partner". Moreover, this film is also the first blockbuster invested by Yongsheng Entertainment, which is related to the prestige of this entertainment company in the industry. It is also the first blockbuster released after the theater chain changed hands, and whether it can make this theater chain a golden theater line is a matter of doing so.
Therefore, the significance of this film to Han Jin is very important, and it cannot be measured simply with money.
"YT, how is the promotion of Project Stealing the Sky?" After Han Jin returned to the company from the airport, he called the people in the company to a meeting.
"It is in full swing, traditional media and television media, two-pronged, publicity effect to ensure first-class." Yu Zheng said with a smile.
After "Mr. Zombie" set a precedent for TV to broadcast highlight clips to attract audiences, now major film companies in Hong Kong are starting to follow suit. After all, no one is a fool, the box office popularity of "Mr. Zombie" is obvious to all, and behind such a high box office, Yongsheng Entertainment's willingness to spend money on publicity is also the main reason.
In particular, the trick of showing the highlights of the clip on TV is even more stunning and effective. According to the survey, three-thirds of the people want to come to the theater to try it out because they see the advertisements on TV are too exciting.
Like Golden Harvest's "Summer Lucky Star", "Weilong Detective", Xinyicheng's "Happy Ghost Crashing Ghost" and "Four-Eyed Boy" have all been advertised on TV, and the results are not bad so far.
However, because the cost of advertising on TV is a bit large, it is not something that ordinary film companies can afford, and at present, only Yongsheng, Golden Harvest and New Art City are willing to do so. Other companies are still on the sidelines.
"Very good, don't be reluctant to spend money." Han Jin smiled and said, "Only by paying can there be returns, now adult audiences are relatively lazy, and they won't come out of the house if they don't urge." β
"I see, Jin Shao." Yu Zheng nodded.
Han Jin also smiled, "Brother Jing, Miss Lin Qingxia has been exercising about the same these days, right?"
"Listening to Xiaodong, Miss Lin is really working hard, and she should be able to bluff people." Wang Jing said with a smile.
"Good. Wait until she finishes "Police Story". You're ready to shoot a new film with her. Han Jin nodded.
Lin Qingxia was invited by Han Jin to shoot "Royal Senior Sister", and has been training for a month now. For an actress who is not from the ranks herself, such intense training is really rare. To be honest, Han Jin heard that she was able to persevere. I can't help but be amazed by her dedication.
You must know that many stars in their previous lives once they became popular. began to be disrespectful. It is trivial to roll several sets of scenes at the same time and play big names when filming. The key is that even filming is not serious. did not memorize the lines before entering, resulting in frequent NG on the scene. has been wearing contact lenses to act, without any eye contact during the whole process. I don't even spit out the gum. It's strange that an actor like this can speak his lines clearly.
"I've been waiting for a long time with itchy hands." Wang Jing said with a smile. He is the person who likes to make money the most, and movies are a tool for him to make money, and naturally the more the merrier.
Wang Jing once tried to shoot four movies at the same stage, and his tired bile was about to vomit, and he was about to vomit when he heard the sound of the camera roll rolling, but he endured it in order to make money.
"Liu Sheng, how did Mr. Zheng's "Why Have Me" go?" Han Jin asked Liu Zhenwei with a smile again, he is now the producer of "Why Have Me", assisting Zheng Zeshi to start filming that ethical film.
"Jin Shao, most of that film has been filmed." Liu Zhenwei said, "The progress is very good so far, and Mr. Zheng is also working very hard and has taught me a lot of things. β
"Well, Zheng Sheng is a veteran actor, he has been in the film industry for many years and has rich experience, so it's good for you to learn more from him." Han Jin nodded, "When this drama is finished, you can also think about starting a new film." β
"Okay, I'm working on the script right now." Liu Zhenwei said with a smile.
Han Jin also smiled, "What type of new drama do you plan to film?" β
"Well, I think it's better to make a ghost movie, I want to make a story about a police ghost hunt." Liu Zhenwei said with a smile.
"Oh?! Why don't you make a zombie movie, it's zombie fever right now! With your current fame, you should be able to make a zombie movie. Han Jin asked in surprise.
"It's just because of the zombie fever now, everyone is following the trend to make movies, so I don't want to join in the fun." Liu Zhenwei said disdainfully, looking quite resentful of those who follow the trend.
"Sure enough, if you have ambition, in that case, then you should tinker with your police ghost hunting movie. The police and the ghost, well, kind of interesting. Han Jin nodded and said, "By the way, is Wang Jiawei still tinkering with his script, he hasn't finished writing it yet?" β
Liu Zhenwei nodded, "He now locks himself up at home all day to ponder the script, and I think it should be almost written." β
"Wow, he's been writing for months, why hasn't he finished writing yet, it's too exaggerated." Wang Jing couldn't help but complain.
A fast gunner like him can have an idea in a day, a script in almost three or four days, and a good script in a week even if he polishes it carefully. Otherwise, when "Happy Tonight" was broadcast live every night, if he was in charge of writing the manuscript like Wang Jiawei, he would have been beaten to death.
Han Jin also smiled, thinking that fortunately Wang Jiawei now has a fixed salary every month, otherwise it would be difficult to support himself with his snail-like creativity.
"Forget it, Brother Jing, don't complain, just let him write slowly." Han Jin waved his hand and said, he knows Wang Jiawei's ink style, let him grind it slowly, work slowly and carefully, maybe he can make a classic.
Seeing Han Jin say this, Wang Jing had no choice but to nod.
"Zhang Sheng, how are the artists of the company taking care of, and are there any artists complaining about anything?" Han Jin asked Zhang Guozhong again, he is now in charge of the company's artist department.
"No, they're all very satisfied." Zhang Guozhong waved his hand and said, "Jin Shao, now the batch of twenty agents has been trained, and they are all in practice." β
"Well, you keep an eye on these intern agents, and if there are outstanding talents, they will be promoted in time. If there is merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. Han Jin nodded.
"I see, Jin Shao." Zhang Guozhong was also busy admitting.
"Well, Miss Ji, what's the news from the theater chain now?" Han Jinyou, cinema manager Ji Fanghua, said.
"We have now renovated the Palace Cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui and are now renovating the Kyoto Cinema in Mong Kok, with a total cost of HK$3 million for the two cinemas, and we expect to complete all 19 cinemas by the end of the year." Ji Fanghua reported.
"Well, it's still going fast, not bad, not bad." Han Jin nodded, "What about the schedule?" (To be continued!)
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