After Chen Mingzhu finished reading the script, Jiang Qiang said with a smile: "Although you are too big in the film factory, don't be afraid to spend money, don't have any scruples, I will do my best to support your work." As long as you have any needs, just ask, and promise to ask for money, money, and people. "Thank you, Brother Jiang! It's good to have you, I'm so happy these days! ”

Chen Mingzhu's happiness burst again, and then he shook his head with a smile and said, "However, I am very satisfied now, and I don't need to spend too much money on this at all." Now it's a war year, and we still have to fight the little devils to the end, so you should use all your money on military and people's livelihood! As a wife who shares weal and woe, Chen Mingzhu is not a loser, and the biggest motivation for taking the initiative to apply to run a film studio is not pure hobby and playing tickets, but because Jiang Qiang needs to make more anti-Japanese war movies.

Otherwise, Chen Mingzhu, who has always been diligent and thrifty, would never spend so much money and materials to build a film factory that doesn't seem to be of much use. Jiang Qiang said with a smile: "Mingzhu, don't underestimate the film entertainment industry, in addition to making exciting anti-Japanese war movies, it can also make a lot of money."

I let you do it, and you just put your heart in your stomach, and you don't have to look ahead and backward like that! Chen Mingzhu blinked and said, "Really? You didn't say that to amuse me, did you? Jiang Qiang said very seriously: "When did I lie to you?" Let me first tell you about the box office of our domestic film industry.

At present, our Chinese films are mainly imported, of which American films account for more than 80%, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are completely the world of American films. Shanghai has the largest number of cinemas and movie audiences in China, and is the most important market for Chinese and foreign film entrepreneurs to compete for, and Shanghai has become a barometer of the Chinese film market.

Taking the Shanghai box office as an example, there are 26 theaters in Shanghai that screen foreign films, with a total of 37,208 seats, and the ticket price is between 2 jiao and 1 yuan, and if the seating rate is 60%, 3 screenings per day, and the average ticket price is 6 jiao, the daily income can be 128,000 yuan, and the annual income is more than 1,650 yuan.

The annual box office revenue of American films in Shanghai alone can account for 21% of the national government's fiscal revenue, not to mention the huge market in other cities in China and the United States, making a good movie is enough to earn millions or even tens of millions of dollars!

When I say that, do you still think I'm joking with you? "For the film industry, which is more expensive than robbing banks, Jiang Qiang has no reason not to be extraordinarily high, not only a large number of pirated classic films are released in the United States, but also spend huge sums of money to build Oriental Hollywood.

With a large number of good scripts and advanced shooting equipment, you don't have to worry about not being able to make good movies, not to mention that the entertainment industry is highly underdeveloped, even if the movies on the bad streets in the 21st century are now full of people.

In addition, I can deliver the film to my door through the Shanghai Film Company, so I don't have to worry about the release of the film in the United States. After a pause, Jiang Qiang asked with a smile: "Do you know how much money we have made now from filming "Eight Hundred Heroes", "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon", and "Sanmao Wanderings"? ”

Chen Mingzhu suddenly became curious, grabbed Jiang Qiang's arm and asked urgently, "How much money did you make?" Brother Jiang, say it quickly! "Hey, hey!" Jiang Qiang raised his eyebrows proudly, and then stretched out three fingers and said, "Due to the turmoil in our country, we have only earned 300,000 oceans at present.

But on the U.S. side, we've already made more than $2 million, and there's room to continue to make a profit, and even if these three films are released in the future, we can sell the rights for more money. Chen Mingzhu's eyes widened and said, "Wow, did you really make so much money?" Am I really that good? ”

Jiang Qiang nodded affirmatively and said: "Yes, I really didn't make you happy, I originally thought that I would wait until the next screening to tell you the good news, but today, I will make you happy in advance!"

I am very responsible to tell you that these days not only have you not spent money in vain, but you have made a lot of money, which is enough to arm two American standard divisions, are you happy? "Wow! It's amazing, it's so cool! I was able to make so much money! I'm so happy, I can finally share my worries and sorrows with Brother Jiang! "Great, I'll be able to do it in the future!" Don't be afraid of this or that again! Hee-hee, Brother Jiang, I'm really happy! ”

Looking at Jiang Qiang's serious eyes, Chen Mingzhu finally dared to believe that what he heard was the truth, and he immediately jumped and jumped with excitement, he was really happy! After Chen Mingzhu calmed down a little, Jiang Qiang said with a smile: "Therefore, I have been planning to expand the scale of the film studio recently and carry out the reform of the relevant wage system. If we want the horses to run, we have to let the horses graze! ”

Chen Mingzhu asked a little wrongly: "Brother Jiang, do you mean that there is also an increase in their salary?" No, now the salary of ordinary actors is at least 400 yuan, and the protagonists such as Butterfly, Zhou Xuan, and Yang Huimin are as high as 14,500 yuan a month, and the salary of screenwriters, directors, producers and other positions is not low!

Now that our studio is eye-catching enough, if we increase wages significantly, will it make other departments gossip? In fact, Jiang Qiang's previous salary was not high, but it only referred to the current salary level and salary of the same industry. In the 20s and 30s of the 20th century, the salary of female celebrities was basically the same as that of university teachers. For example, the most popular female stars in the Republic of China are none other than Hu Die, Ruan Lingyu, and Zhou Xuan!

Hu Die is one of the most famous actresses in China during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, and Zhang Xueliang and Dai Li have scandals, Hu Die's salary was also the highest at that time, Hu Die's salary was between more than 400 yuan and more than 1600 yuan, and please note that the salary is paid monthly. Ruan Lingyu's salary is more than 800 yuan, Jin Yan is a male star, his salary is more than 300 yuan, Yuan Meiyun's salary is 200 yuan to 500 yuan, and Zhou Xuan's salary was only 40 yuan at the beginning, and after she became famous, her salary reached 200 yuan.

At that time, American Hollywood directors came to China to shoot movies and hire Chinese actresses, what was the salary? 12 yuan a day, a month based on 30 days, is only 360 yuan. But what is the salary of an average worker?

The daily wage of a coachman in Peking and Tianjin is 0.8 yuan, and he can earn about 25 yuan for 30 days a month, so an ordinary coachman who pulls a car for a year is about equivalent to a month's salary of an ordinary female star.

Similarly, the salaries of actors in the studio, especially the salaries of several popular stars, are much higher than those of ordinary workers, and one salary is equivalent to the annual salary of ordinary people. Therefore, Jiang Qiang has always been very unconfident, although she herself likes the film industry very much, but she deeply believes that actors are just a ninth-rate business, and to put it mildly, they are a group of actors!

If the salary is too high, will it cause adverse social reactions, and make people in other industries and positions feel unfair and dissatisfied? And now Jiang Qiang is going to raise his salary further, Chen Mingzhu is really a little difficult to accept, for fear of provoking gossip, turning good things into bad things, and adding unnecessary trouble to Jiang Qiang.

To be honest, in addition to money, Jiang Qiang also used means, which was able to poach these two most popular female stars from Shanghai to Shandong. Jiang Qiang worked hard to poach people, but he didn't have any bad intentions, the most important thing was for the box office and efficiency, and of course there were some small factors of "chasing stars".

"Jiang Qiang, what you said makes a lot of sense, then listen to you!" Chen Mingzhu habitually nodded, in her eyes, what Jiang Qiang said was an out-and-out golden rule, even if it was wrong, it had to be resolutely implemented. "Don't worry, I know it!"

Jiang Qiang cast a positive look, and then said: "In addition to film production, you can also gradually focus on music production, and records are also a big cake, let's seize the opportunity to become bigger and stronger." After a while, we still need to hire more foreigners to be the protagonists and shoot films that meet the tastes and values of foreigners.

Our country's market is still too small, and the foreign market, especially the American market, is the focus we need to grasp! We will strive to develop our studio into a world-renowned film company in three to five years, and then the money will roll in on its own, and it will not be able to stop it.

As for the film studio, you don't have to do everything yourself, you can cultivate a team that can take on great responsibilities as soon as possible, you just need to manage the management. "Since Chen Mingzhu likes to do this industry, Jiang Qiang simply continued to increase the burden, and by the way, instilled management concepts and values." Well, I know, Brother Jiang, you have to teach me more in the future! ”

Chen Mingzhu listened and took notes very seriously, as if he was still a primary school student. Jiang Qiang smiled evilly, if it weren't for the fact that it was daylight, I am afraid that he would have entered the adult teaching mode at this time. After a short break after lunch, Chen Mingzhu came to the film studio with the script in a hurry.

At this time, Yang Hansheng, Ying Yunwei, Hong Shen, Butterfly, Zhou Xuan, Yang Huimin, Li Feng, Yan Caixue, Qiu Dan, Xuan Yishi and others, who had already received the notice, had already gathered together, just waiting for Chen Mingzhu to come to preside over the meeting.

"Sorry to keep you waiting! I have called you to a meeting today because I have good news to announce! After taking a seat, Chen Mingzhu began to speak, every word was sonorous and powerful, full of confidence, and had the aura of a strong woman.

Men conquer women by conquering the world, women conquer the world by conquering men, although Chen Mingzhu does not have much time to start an independent business, but the man behind her is the master of this land, and she will naturally have no stage fright in the face of anyone. roughly described the grand blueprint, Chen Mingzhu smiled at Hong Shen, Butterfly, Zhou Xuan, and Yang Huimin:

"The general seat is very satisfied with our work some time ago, and for this reason, the general seat specially mentioned a few of you, saying that not only will we increase the allocation of filming funds, but also greatly increase the remuneration of actors! If you have anything to say, you can say it now! As long as it is a reasonable request, we will try to meet it! ”

Yang Hansheng immediately answered: "We are very encouraged by the chairman's words, as long as we can have enough funds, we will ensure that we can shoot enough excellent films." As for the treatment, we are now very satisfied! Ying Yunwei hurriedly seconded: "Yes! The head office has always taken good care of us, we can not only have no worries about food and clothing here, but also engage in the most beloved film business, we have nothing to be dissatisfied! ”

Last year, Yang Hansheng and Ying Yunwei became professors of Gaomi film and television under Jiang Qiang's lobbying, and were also appointed as the director and deputy director of the film company, and their salaries were top-notch in the entire defense area. Now their families have also taken it over, enjoying the modern living environment of Zhaoyuan, and the life is boundless and beautiful, so naturally they have no opinions, and they directly raise their hands and feet in favor without saying a word.

Hong Shen, who had just arrived not long ago, also nodded hurriedly and said: "I have no opinion, I also like the current working and living environment very much, I will definitely do my best to make up a good drama and make a good show!" Hong Shen was a director, playwright, educator, and social activist during the Republic of China. In 1912, he was admitted to Tsinghua University, in 1916 he was admitted to the Department of Chemical Engineering of Ohio State University, in 1919 he was admitted to the drama training class of Harvard University, returned to China in 1922, and joined the Drama Association in September 1923.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, Hong Shen immediately threw himself into the anti-Japanese torrent. In April 1938, the Third Department of the Political Department of the Military Commission of the National Government was established, and Hong Shen served as the head of the drama section, and together with Tian Han, he formed ten anti-enemy drama teams.

In the original history, he committed suicide by taking poison in 1940 due to financial constraints, and was rescued from danger. When Jiang Qiang sent people to find him, he was in a difficult situation, and under the promise of the Shandong Group Army's prestige and heavy money, Hong Shen did not hesitate to bring his family to Zhaoyuan.

"Yes, we are all very satisfied with the living environment here, and it is our greatest honor to settle here! We don't have any opinions on salary! Although they are also high-income people in Hong Kong, they have always been a colony of the British, and they usually have to face too many complex social problems, and even personal safety and personal freedom are difficult to guarantee.

Now that they have come to the Jiaodong Group Army Defense Zone, they no longer have the feeling of being under the fence, they no longer have to worry about personal safety troubles, and their living standards are better than those in Hong Kong.

It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, with Chen Mingzhu as the chairman of the film producer, it is natural to have the wind and the rain, where will everyone be dissatisfied, and the faces of the room are full of excited smiles. "Very good, our film studio will not only make more excellent anti-Japanese war movies in the future, but also make good movies that foreigners can like!

We not only have to change the passive situation that Chinese domestic films basically rely on imports and foreigners make our money, but we also have to go out of China and face the world, and make a lot of money from foreigners, in the final analysis, this is also for the glory of the nation and make due contributions to the rejuvenation of our Chinese nation! ”

Looking at everyone's smiling and satisfied expressions, listening to the endless praises, Chen Mingzhu was full of sense of accomplishment, and after telling some inspiring official words, he said loudly and energetically: "There is still more time to celebrate the New Year again, let's hurry up and make two or three more good-looking New Year films." As long as everyone works hard and makes achievements, I will give you a big red envelope at the end of the year, so that everyone can have a good year! Okay, now I'm going to lay out the priorities for the near future......"

"Howler! Please rest assured that we will work hard to ensure that the task is completed according to quality and quantity! "We have such good conditions and resources, if we can't make a good movie, how can we have the face to continue to stay in the factory and get a high salary!" "Yes! The few movies we are preparing and shooting are all classics, and they can definitely be released before the Spring Festival! ”

Yang Hansheng, Ying Yunwei, Hong Shen and others patted their chests again to assure that the actors and actresses were full of yearning and hope, they were not afraid of making many movies, they were afraid that they would always play supporting roles. "Chairman, when can you consider letting us play a good role?" "Yes, chairman, we have been in the factory for almost a year, and we have played a few small characters so far."

"I envy the two big stars of Butterfly and Zhou Xuan, who will be the heroine as soon as they come, and the salary is still several times that of us!" "Sister Mingzhu, we were brought out by you, although the acting skills are not too good, but no one is trained out?" At the end of the more than an hour meeting, Li Feng, Yan Caixue, Qiu Dan, and Xuan Yishi deliberately grinded foreign workers, and waited slowly until everyone gradually dispersed, and then looked at Chen Mingzhu with a smile.

These four people are all Chen Mingzhu's best friends, and they are even related to each other, and the relationship has always been very good. They can come to work as actors in the film factory that everyone envies, and they also follow Chen Mingzhu's path, so they are usually coquettish and cute and hugging their thighs.

Butterfly and Zhou Xuan's high salary are not so popular, but the most popular thing is their fame and ubiquitous fans and star chasers! "Alright! I knew you were waiting for me here! ”

Chen Mingzhu scolded with a smile, and then said with a smile: "I can completely understand your mood, but you still need to be hard to strike iron." Your personal image is very good, there is no problem in this regard, the key is that the acting skills are still lacking, and you still need to polish it for a while.

When you're usually fine, just read more of the books I give you, and see more of how others act, as long as your ability improves, there will definitely be more opportunities! If you want to, I can also let you go to the film and television academy for further study, and it will be very useful for you to learn more professional courses! ”

Chen Mingzhu doesn't want her little sisters to become big stars as they wish, but she has always been strict with the law, if they don't have enough ability, Chen Mingzhu will never blindly employ cronyism. "Well, that's it!" "The chairman is right, we really need to exercise more!" "We will do our best to improve ourselves!"

Li Feng, Yan Caixue and others immediately went down the pole, they didn't expect to be the protagonist and a big star in just a few months after they became a monk halfway, and they just made such a fuss just thinking that "crying children have milk to eat". Chen Mingzhu nodded with satisfaction: "That's right, the ultimate goal of our film company is to develop into a world-renowned film manufacturer, and we will need countless excellent actors in the future."

As long as you are willing to improve, I guarantee that you can all become household names, and you will have a lot of honor and wealth when the time comes! With Jiang Qiang's allocation and full support, Chen Mingzhu untied all the knots in his heart, and no longer had to worry about the future, and had already made up his mind to enter the film and television industry in accordance with Jiang Qiang's plan.

"Sister Butterfly, Sister Xuan, congratulations, there will be a new movie soon!" After walking out of the conference room and following Butterfly and Zhou Xuan back to the lounge, Yang Huimin said with envy: "Sure enough, gold will shine wherever it goes!" You guys are so good, a movie has not yet been made, and a new script is ready for you!

In history, Yang Huimin once sent the national flag to the Sixing warehouse, and became famous during the screening of "Eight Hundred Heroes", and became popular for a while, not only traveled abroad to give speeches for more than a year, but also was received by many important members of the Kuomintang after returning to Chongqing. Later, Kong Xiangxi arranged for her to be registered and receive a monthly salary of 500 yuan.

Under the interrogation of the chairman's wife, Yang Huimin first went to the Central University to audit and the Central Technical College, but died of no illness. Eventually, an expatriate from the United States helped her apply to Columbia University. In order to make up for the travel expenses, Yang Huimin directly found Kong Xiangxi and asked for 3,000 US dollars, and during the period when she went to Hong Kong to prepare to transfer to the United States, Yang Huimin made a strong match with the big red female star Butterfly and circumference.

Three months ago, Jiang Qiang sent an action team to Hong Kong to persuade them to settle down and develop in Zhaoyuan. Out of curiosity and admiration, coupled with an invincible money offensive, Yang Huimin gave up her plan to go to the United States without too much hesitation. And Chen Boer, who played Yang Huimin in "Eight Hundred Heroes", had already gone to the Party School of Yan'an Marxist-Leninist University to study at this time and was directing the famous anti-fascist drama "Professor Mamen".

Therefore, Jiang Qiang did not go there to dig the foot of the wall. Butterfly said with a smile: "You don't have to worry, you are still young and have time and opportunity, didn't the chairman say it, our company will further develop and grow, and will shoot a large number of films with different themes, and may even make more than a dozen movies at the same time."

When the time comes, as long as you have the ability, you are not afraid that you will not have the opportunity to be the heroine! Zhou Xuan nodded and agreed: "Yes, the living and working environment here is so good, there is no need to worry about public security, war, bullying men and women and other bad things, we just need to work with peace of mind!" ”

Yang Huimin hurriedly smiled and said, "What Sister Butterfly and Sister Xuan said is very true, then I will have to learn more from you in the future!" You've always been my idol! After speaking, Yang Huimin clasped her fists with both hands and saluted to the butterfly and Zhou Xuan.