Chapter 21 Times Film Company (Part 1)
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While writing the script "Brothers in Desperate", Lin Wei was waiting for news from Leslie Cheung and Li Zhi. The reason he chose this script was because it was the third place in the box office in 1982, and its investment was very small. The other two films "Best Partner" and "The Dragon Master" not only invested heavily, but also started filming.
Lin Wei can still afford the investment in "Brothers and Brothers". The original cast of this movie is extremely strong. Chung Chuhong, Tan Yonglin, Zhang Aijia, Tsui Hark, Ye Liyi, etc. are all big names. Lin Wei naturally can't afford to invite them, but Lin Wei has no idea who to be an actor.
On the third day, Leslie Cheung and his mentor Li Xiaotian came to the record company and successfully signed a contract with Dingsheng Records. With the senior Li Xiaotian joining, the record company does not need Lin Wei to worry about it. As long as the song score is given to them, Li Xiaotian will definitely do a good job. Liu Bingjin happily held a press conference and announced the news that Leslie Cheung joined Dingsheng Records.
Because she was going to write the script, Lin Wei did not go to the press conference. On the fourth day, Li Zhi and her father came to Dingsheng Records. When she heard that she was coming, Lin Wei was very happy and rushed from home to the record company quickly.
Today, Lizhi dressed up specially and looked even more charming. The male employee of the record company couldn't help but secretly look at her when he passed by, and then left reluctantly. Lin Wei and Lizhi and his daughter greeted each other and handed the script to Lizhi: "This is the script I just wrote. You can read it first. If you want, let's talk about it."
After arranging Lizhi and her father to sit in the reception room, Lin Wei called Liu Bingjin by the company phone. When Liu Bingjin heard Lin Wei look for him, he came quickly. Seeing Lin Wei, Liu Bingjin smiled and said, "Xiao Wei, what's the good thing to look for me?"
"It's indeed a good thing. I plan to set up a film company. Should Uncle Liu participate?" Lin Wei smiled.
"Do you still have money on hand?" Liu Bingjin asked with some surprise. You know, when investing in an electrical appliance factory, Liu Bingjin has basically used all the funds that he can use. Based on his understanding of Lin Wei, Lin Wei should have no money on hand.
"I have about 300,000 yuan left on my hand, and I plan to take out a loan. The Xiangjiang film industry is booming now, which is a good opportunity to make money. I don't want to miss it." Lin Wei explained the situation slightly.
"Okay, but I can't afford much money. Even if I have a loan, it's probably only 200,000 yuan. How much do you plan to invest?" Liu Bingjin was very convinced by Lin Wei, the monster. Lin Wei said he would invest in whatever he wanted.
"I should be able to raise 800,000 yuan, plus your 200,000 yuan, a total of 1 million yuan. Uncle Liu, I think, can I borrow 200,000 yuan from the record company? This way, the funds of 1.2 million yuan should be almost the same." Lin Wei estimated the money he could invest, and felt that it was still a bit insufficient, so he decided to let Chen Yijing's father join.
"This is the best, this record company is ours anyway." Liu Bingjin agreed, and the two of them mentioned the share allocation ratio of the film company. The company was named Times Film Company. This time, the company's manager is Lin Wei, and Lin Wei will invest ten scripts as shares. With 800,000 yuan of funds, Lin Wei accounts for 75% of the company's shares, Liu Bingjin's 200,000 yuan of funds account for 10% of the company's shares, and the remaining 15% of the shares will be used as dividend shares for talents entering the company.
Liu Bingjin may not be optimistic about other people's scripts, but although he did not see Lin Wei's scripts, he believed it very well. You should know what Lin Wei is? He is a little evil person. His songs he wrote are popular in Southeast Asia and his novels he wrote are also popular in Southeast Asia. One investment is accurate, which is a very profitable business. Therefore, Liu Bingjin's 200,000 yuan of funds were very willing to only have 10% of his shares.
After agreeing to this, Liu Bingjin and Lin Wei met Li Zhi and his daughter. After reading the script, Li Zhi knew that it was indeed a serious movie script, without the kind of erotic content that was worried. As for the quality of the script, Li Zhi couldn't tell it. However, she and her father agreed to star in the movie, so they signed a formal contract and signed a formal contract after the Times Film Company was established. Then, Liu Bingjin said goodbye first and he was going to prepare for the registration of the film company.
Lin Wei sent Li Zhi and his daughter out of the company. With her father present, Lin Wei couldn't say anything to Li Zhi. After sending Li Zhi and his daughter away, Lin Wei entered the company again and saw Leslie Cheung and Li Xiaotian in the recording studio. They were studying how to record the songs of the album "The Wind Continues to Blow".
"Master Li, are you busy?" Lin Weixian greeted Li Xiaotian. They had met once yesterday. When Li Xiaotian saw that it was Lin Wei, he also smiled and said hello. He had a good impression of Lin Wei, the little boss. Not only did the conditions given to them on the contract were the best in Xiangjiang, but he also completely let them play their freely in some things such as song recording. Almost all but not other things will not interfere with them except for paying money and selling records at that time.
Lin Wei turned to Leslie Cheung again and said with a smile: "Brother Guorong, are there any difficulties? If you have any difficulties, you will definitely help you solve them."
"At present, I'm just preparing for it. I don't know what difficulties there are, but I think since the funds are provided so sufficiently, I shouldn't encounter any difficulties." Leslie Cheung said with a smile. Although Dingsheng Records is not as good as the old record companies in Xiangjiang, the conditions and treatment here are very satisfying. Especially the small boss Lin Wei, who treats people very well, has made Leslie Cheung send Lin Wei a lot of good person cards in his heart.
"That's good. Uncle Liu and I don't have time to manage the record company. So, you can make your own decisions about many things. In addition, Brother Guorong, I am going to open a film company. There is a movie called Brother Guoliang. I want to invite Brother Guorong to play a role at that time. I don't know if it's OK." Lin Wei told Leslie Cheung about the opening of the film company, that is, he was going to invite him to play the Wu Zhi (Ahan) in the play.
"Okay, Xiaowei, just say that when you go." Leslie Cheung agreed.
Lin Wei talked to Leslie Cheung and the others for a while, then said goodbye, and went to find Wang Jing with the script of "Brothers and Brothers".
Wang Jing's father Wang Tianlin is a celebrity in Xiangjiang. It is actually very easy to find their family. Lin Wei knocked on the door. The door opened a not-so-large gap, and a fat face was exposed behind the door: "Children, who are you looking for?"
The fat man was Wang Jing. His image was really easy to recognize. Lin Wei smiled and said, "I'm here to find you, Director Wang, are you interested in making movies?"
"Pick, which little kid are you from? I know I am the director, and I also asked me if I am interested in making movies. Isn't this pointing at the monk and asking if he is interested in being a bald donkey?" Wang Jing cursed and let go of the door. He didn't need to be too cautious about a child.
Lin Wei pushed Wang Jing away on his own, walked in, and sat on the sofa in the living room: "Director Wang, that's right. My name is Lin Wei, and I'm the boss of Dingsheng Records Company. I'm here to find you this time because I want you to help us make a movie. This is the script I brought. You can read it first."
"Are you the boss of Dingsheng Records?" Wang Jing looked at it in surprise for a while, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "This little kid is not a dwarf, right?"
"Yes, there is no doubt that Director Wang should read the script first." Lin Wei smiled, with a very graceful look that made Wang Jing feel more and more like a dwarf, otherwise how could he be so mature in temperament?
Wang Jing sat down on the sofa on the other side, picked up the script and read it for a while, put the script back on the coffee table, and said, "The script is a good script, but I remember, your Dingsheng Records Company is a record company, when did you change to make a movie?"
"We are going to set up a film company. This time we are looking for you Director Wang. We are going to start filming the first movie after the company is established. You don't have to look at me like this. I'm not a liar. This is my ID card, this is my novel contract, this is my share certificate in Dingsheng Records. You can take a look." Lin Wei took out the method to deal with Leslie Cheung and placed a bunch of proof documents in front of Wang Jing.
Wang Jing picked up the document and started reading it. After a while, he asked suspiciously: "Are you thirteen years old? Why do I think you are just over ten years old?"
"Of course I am thirteen years old, it's just a late development." Lin Wei defended.
Wang Jing nodded and asked again: "Are you the author of Qianqianquege half a step into an immortal?"
Lin Wei nodded: "Yes."
"Are you the author of the Legend of the Two Dragons in the Tang Dynasty, half a step into an immortal?" Wang Jing continued to ask with a serious look on his face.
"Yes, is there any problem?" Lin Wei continued to nod and asked.
Chapter completed!