Chapter 107: Popularity (Part 1)
"Isn't it hot?"
"Hmm..." Shen Changlin thought for a moment and said, "Does our company lack Mesozoic people?"
Guo Songjiang smiled: "Being an artist manager starts from scratch. Besides, how many front-line agents don't have their own studios now?"
This is true.
Lao Guo added: "However, Reba and Nazha are obviously the same way, which is a bit of a waste of resources."
"It's okay, our company doesn't have much else but a lot of resources...and when they become famous, they will definitely want to terminate the contract and leave..."
"ah?"
"Nonsense, are you willing to give half of the money you earn to others?"
"But we make them famous!"
"You didn't make any money from them?"
Changlin Film and Television signed a full contract with these artists. The full contract means that the entertainment agency obtains all the exclusive management rights of the artist in one package.
There is another type called sub-contract, which means that a performing arts agency obtains the artist's management rights in a certain field, such as "record contract", "film and television contract", "variety show contract", "live broadcast contract", etc.
For example, Zhang Xiaofei and He Song signed a sub-contract, a film and television contract and a business contract...
According to Shen Changlin's estimation, within three years at most, these signed artists will almost become popular. By then, they will have to help manage the artists, and there will definitely be a lot of noisy fans... It's a big headache just thinking about it!
We might as well fund them to build their own studio, and then look for them if there are suitable roles...
Shen Changlin changed the subject: "Who did you find as the director of "East Palace"?"
"Director Li Muge..."
Having never heard of this person, Shen Changlin asked decisively: "Who is that?"
"The executive director of "New Three Kingdoms" is quite capable."
"Is the executive director... taking too many risks?"
The production cost of "East Palace" was also 30 million!
After all, there are many characters, and the show also has desert locations and war scenes, so we have to set aside millions for post-production!
"Don't worry, we have found Zhu Ruibin and Xu Huikang as co-directors,"
Zhu Ruibin and Xu Huikang are relatively senior Hong Kong TV drama directors. They were in ATV before, but later ATV collapsed and they followed Wang Jingbei to make a living...
This group of people have one thing in common: they are familiar with the work, have a high degree of cooperation, can ensure efficiency, do not exceed deadlines and do not overspend; and then the salary is within a reasonable range.
Zhu Ruibin's representative works: "Sweet Honey as Ashes as Frost", "Dating Expert";
Director Xu Huikang's representative works: "Everyday Happiness", "The Land of the Earth"...
With the cooperation of three people, "East Palace" can at least be guaranteed to be above the standard...
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Shen Changlin turned on the computer and prepared to look at the company's financial report. It was okay, and the income and expenditure were normal - he received 200 million yuan from CCB Cultural Investment half a month ago...
The shareholders of CCB Culture include not only China Construction Bank, but also China Publishing Group and Film Group...
It is a pure trust investment that can be repaid in seven years with an interest rate of 5% per year.
After watching for a while, he looked up and noticed that Guo Songjiang was still there: "...Old Guo, what's the matter?"
"Ah... "Xiuchundao 2" will be released at the end of the month. Can you help promote it?"
"Of course, this is my series!"
"..."Left Ear", Su Lun said it was almost finished and asked us about the release date."
"You should communicate with Guang Guang about this. My opinion is that this year's Lunar New Year holiday..."
"Lunar New Year period?"
Guo Songjiang was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to say something, Shen Changlin added: "Of course I know that the leading roles in this year's Lunar New Year show are "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". We will be on New Year's Day!"
"It's not as good as the Spring Festival period..."
"Spring Festival? Didn't Director Han tell you? XX is going to the United States for negotiations, including a renegotiation of film shares. It is estimated that next year's blockbuster quota will be doubled!"
"Doubled... wouldn't that be forty... Damn it, now the wolf is really coming!"
Well, Hollywood blockbusters…
In 1995, Hollywood films occupied 6 of the top 10 box office rankings in China.
In 1996, among the top 10 box office rankings in China, Hollywood films occupied 8 seats!
At this stage, blockbusters are something to look up to.
Shen Changlin smiled: "So, if it can be released this year, let's schedule it this year."
"Okay, I'll go talk to Guang Guang about this right away!"
Guo Songjiang turned around and was about to leave, then thought of something: "Boss, "Search", do you want to consider Wanda Investment?"
"What?"
"Wanda Movies, they talked to me and said they wanted to participate in the investment of "Search". The conditions they gave were very favorable - they guaranteed the film schedule for Wanda's theaters!"
"Wanda?"
Well, Lao Wang finally took action on Chinese movies!
China's film industry is about to enter the real estate era...
Public information shows that in 2011, the total investment in the film industry was less than that in 2010. This was considered a signal for coal bosses to exit. However, hot money is still flowing because real estate is coming.
In fact, Wanda Film and Television Media was established in 2009, but they have always focused on theater operations.
It was not until 2012 that the original time and space began to create its own movies, such as "Police Story 2013" and "Palace Lock Agarwood".
This time, I may feel that Shen Changlin has more prospects...
However, Wanda Cinema is indeed a force that cannot be ignored - "Big Shot" has a box office of 820 million, of which Wanda Cinema contributed more than 100 million!
Shen Changlin frowned slightly: "How much investment do they want?"
"I just want to participate in the investment. I mainly want to write my company's name in the producer column..."
"Then... let's give them 10% of the investment!"
"…OK!"
"Right...forget it, I'll post it on Weibo myself!"
Shen Changlin originally wanted Guo Songjiang to post a Weibo post in the name of the company announcing the premiere of "Bu Bu Jing Xin", but after thinking about it, he decided to do it himself!
Yes, Liu Shishi's "Step by Step" will be broadcast tonight.
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"Step by Step", Mango Channel is fully promoting it.
On the one hand, I am optimistic about this drama, but on the other hand, I am taking a gamble!
This year, Mango Channel lost its spot as the summer ratings champion - August's "The Princess of Pearl" ranked second in ratings, losing to "Chinaland".
It doesn't matter that the ratings were lowered by "China Land". After all, it is broadcast exclusively on CCTV, "China Land" is broadcast in prime time, and "The Return of the Pearl" is in the 10 o'clock time slot.
Therefore, they are all ranked first in the same period, and there is no conflict.
The problem is, the reputation is extremely bad, and the complaints are so loud that it’s really hard to stand...
Moreover, the search volume was lost to "Eternal Number", and the Internet popularity was even hit by "Number".
Mango Channel has lost this summer!
"Bu Bu Jing Xin" succeeds "The Return of the Pearl", Mango Channel has deployed a large amount of resources like never before and launched the largest publicity campaign.
Not only did rolling promotion begin a month in advance, more than ten versions of promotional videos and trailers were bombarded during prime time, which made people addicted to the eyes. Two ace columns, "Everyday Upward" and "Happy Camp" successively invited the crew to participate in the recording programme…
Become popular before broadcasting!
There was no such treatment before "Palace" was aired.
Not only that, Sohu Video also bought out the online copyright of "Bu Bu Jing Xin" for 1.35 million per episode.
Chapter completed!