Chapter 35 Huo Mingda
() Found the way home!
"October 25: Be sure to remember those who chat with you until late at night. It is because of them that you stay up late, causing you to have such heavy dark circles and such poor skin!..."
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have dark circles (T_T)~~"
Qin Mohan has been back in Shanghai for more than half a month. Chen Fang will send her jokes or jokes every day, and she will reply to him and chat with him for half a day. The classmates around her all felt that she seemed to be much cheerful after a holiday, and the girl who loved to laugh before was back. Although the rumors in the past still existed, her mentality has changed. Those people are purely jealous, just like Chen Fangfa said to him, "Jealousy is a kind of weak arrogance and should be despised." Since they are weak, they should be even more proud of themselves.
No one else knew about her signing a dealership contract in Yanjing, except for Teacher Liu. During this period, she only read the script except for class. Although the role of "Yuan Yi" is just a small supporting role and has few scenes, it is already good for her who has not had any scenes in three months.
"Please come in." Chen Fang put down his phone.
In one month, the office of Wangjing Rongchuang Center has been basically renovated. Working decoration is not as troublesome as home decoration. All decorations are basically modular and can be assembled.
Chen Fang's car also mentioned that the 6.0-horsepower Aston Martin attracted passers-by to look back as soon as it got on the road. The president of the Yanjing Sports Car Association also went to the bar to recruit him, but in the end he fell in love with the good wine in his bar and became a regular customer of the bar. Recently, there have been many customers coming for piano music on the bar. Chen Fang also went up to play it several times, which attracted more attention.
Today is the first contact between Chen Fang and the headhunter company and several company management personnel who were looking for. There are four people in total. The first one to meet was the general manager candidate, 42-year-old Huo Mingda, former marketing director of Shanghai Film Group.
"Hello, I'm Chen Fang." Looking at a tall middle-aged man walking in with Linda, Chen Fang knew that this should be Huo Mingda, so he reached out to shake him.
"Hello, I am Huo Mingda." Without saying much, Huo Mingda was also looking at the young man in front of him. Although he was young, he was very confident and had a sense of grandeur in every move.
"Mr. Huo must be curious why we did not make an appointment at a club or a cafe for the first time, but instead made an appointment to our office building that has not been renovated yet." Chen Fang asked Huo Mingda to sit down and asked.
"I just came upstairs with Assistant Lin, and she has introduced me to me. The top three floors of the Rongchuang Center were all bought by Mr. Chen, so I think Mr. Chen, you asked me to come here to negotiate to express your confidence in this company." Huo Mingda sat opposite Shen Fang. His years of experience quickly made him guess Chen Fang's intention.
"Yes, because we are a newly established company. When there is no other aspect that can attract talents, the strong capital is also considered a kind of capital." Chen Fang laughed at himself, and he praised the other party's keen thoughts.
"I have read Mr. Huo's resume, and it is very rich. I used to be the marketing director of Shanghai Film Group. I want to know what Mr. Huo thinks about China's film and television industry?" Chen Fang asked bluntly.
Huo Mingda knew that the test was coming, so he thought for a while and said: "In 2012, the current domestic movie box office has accumulated to 14 billion yuan, and it is estimated that it will exceed 17 billion yuan by the end of the year. "Painted Skin 2" has even reached more than 700 million yuan. Many people think this is the rise of the Chinese film market, but they don't see that there are big problems."
"What's the problem? Let's hear it."
"Among the 14 billion box office so far in 2012, the box office of domestic films was only less than 6.5 billion, less than half of the total box office. This is still the quota for only 20 imported films this year. By the further relaxation of policies next year, the imported films will reach more than 30, which will further compress the box office of domestic films. Many traditional film and television companies have compressed their investment in films and switched to TV series."
"What do you think should be done? There is no way out for domestic films?" Chen Fang asked at Huo Mingda with a playful face.
"Mr. Chen entered the film and television industry at this time, and must have seen the turning point in the current crises of the film market." Huo Mingda had his own opinion on the current market situation. "It was a crisis, but it was actually a turning point. The top 'Titanic 3D version' of imported films this year was obviously here to make money. The 'Fantasy Drift of Pi' was influenced by Ang Lee. Although the reputation of "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" was a hit abroad, the domestic box office was not satisfactory. The real thing worth noting is that a series such as "Avengers" has formed a fixed viewing group. The situation of a film sweeping the box office in the past has been no longer seen. After so many years of training, domestic movie fans have become more rational in their appreciation of movies. Therefore, although foreign films will be relaxed next year, the impact on domestic films is not as great as they imagined."
"The future development of domestic films should be more in line with the market. Take "Lost in Thailand" which will be released at the end of this year for example. I guess it will be a hit. With the foundation of the first "Lost in Thailand", plus the cooperation between the three comedy stars Xu Zheng, Huang Bo and Wang Baobao, if there is a suitable schedule, the box office will not be worse than "Painted Skin 2".
"Then what do you think you need to pay attention to in the future filming?" Chen Fang nodded. It is estimated that only Chen Fang knows how popular the movie "Lost in Thailand" can be. It is not easy for Huo Mingda to see that the movie has a good prospect.
Huo Mingda only said after considering it: "First of all, in terms of film production, there is still a big gap in the technical quality of domestic films compared with imported films. We must first work hard on the script. Small-cost comedy films can be invested. Medium-cost feature films need to be content. High-cost movies that require a large number of special effects must be cautious." After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "Secondly, he must have the right to publish the film and television. If there is no right to publish the film, the producer will just drink some soup, and the big ones will be taken by the publisher and the theater chain."
"What else?" Chen Fang signaled.
Huo Mingda paused for a while, "Finally, there are theaters. If you have the strength, I suggest you can build your own theaters. Now Wanda Group has established Wanda Pictures and has laid theaters across the country. I can basically predict that Wanda Pictures will definitely be the leader in the industry in the future. The film market in China is different from that in the United States. Only by having complete production, distribution, and theater chains can you go more solidly in the future."
"Then I don't know how the TV industry will develop in the future? Do Mr. Huo have any ideas?" Chen Fang was basically satisfied with Huo Mingda.
"The TV industry has not had much contact before, but looking at the current market development prospects, the company can appropriately increase copyright investment, online literature IP, and game IP. It is also recommended to acquire or invest in some celebrity studios, etc., and increase cooperation with TV stations. In the early stage, it can actively undertake investment in film and television production, and strive to establish a brand in the industry as soon as possible and establish a reputation."
After preliminary communication, the two had a good chat and had lunch together. They recruited a company helm, and Chen Fang did not make a decision just by making a date with one meeting. Instead, they first gained a further understanding of Huo Mingda's resume in Shanghai through the relationship between the Shen family in Shanghai, and learned about his character, work ability and family background.
Two days later, Chen Fang finished reading the information fed back in Shanghai and decided to hire Huo Mingda as the general manager of "Wild Fox Film and Television Production Company" and be responsible for the company's relevant preparations.
"Mr. Huo, through these two days of contact, I feel your candidness. Your plan for the film and television industry has also given me a clearer direction for future development. I sincerely invite you to join our "Wild Fox Film and Television Production Company". Our company's CEO position is waiting for it." Chen Fang looked at Huo Mingda slightly excited and continued, "In the next two years, I will invest 200 million yuan in film production, and this investment does not count for returns. I hope you can increase your support for the new director. The famous directors now have no shortage of investment. My suggestion is to find a different approach and intervene from the first movie of the new director. As long as there is a good script and creativity, we can invest."
Chen Fang waited for him to slow down and continued, "You have great investment rights. You can make the decision directly for projects with an investment of less than 5 million. Projects below 20 million can be approved by me. Projects with more than 20 million will be decided after discussing. I need you to use this fund to promote the title of "Wild Fox Film and Television" within two years." Chen Fang granted Huo Mingda a great power. I believe that with his connections in the circle, as long as he reveals it, there will definitely be many producers who come to him with projects to invest. If you invest 200 million in two years, you can at least make your fame in the circle.
"In addition, I will spend 300 million US dollars to invest in and acquire some film and television companies and artist studios, such as Liang Hui's studio and Niu Hao's studio. If you have good recommendations, you can come up with a acquisition plan." Then Chen Fang also missed his background. "If you find out that Yanjing film and television industry has a company that needs funds for projects, tell me, I'll talk. I will slowly introduce my connections in the Beijing film and television industry. I hope you can help me support the film and television industry at that time."
Later, Chen Fang talked with Huo Mingda about remuneration. He had an annual salary of 5 million plus the 5% option of the company three years later. Huo Mingda was also very satisfied with this salary. He dared to earn more than one billion to make a name in the film and television industry. He knew that he was not a stingy person. He was young, knew people, had ideas, and the most important thing was to have a background. These are the keys to the success of young people, so Huo Mingda was full of confidence in the company in the future.
Chen Fang arranged for Linda to arrange a house and car for Huo Mingda, and then he identified several other department heads in the next few days.
Dai Shanshan, 35 years old, a beautiful married young woman, formerly the human resources director of Xinghe Securities, resigned because she could not stand the sexual harassment of her leader. Chen Fang asked her very simply, and the relevant personnel of the company should be supplemented as soon as possible and the salary structure was established;
Planning Director Sui Dong, who was poached by a headhunter company from a 4A advertising company, is 38 years old this year. Chen Fang gave him several names of online literature and asked him to communicate first to see if he could get the copyright. In addition, he hopes that he can recruit screenwriters as soon as possible, collect scripts, and establish the shooting of the company's first film and television drama as soon as possible.
Lin Ziying, a manager of the public relations department, was from Xiangjiang. She used to be a PR manager at Xiangjiang Film and Emperor Film. She was familiar with the rules of the game in the industry and helped Emperor Film and Emperor handle the public relations crisis many times. The most important thing is that she is Cai Ruiheng's fiancée. The two have been talking for several years. It was inconvenient to be separated from the Pacific Ocean. Now Shen Fang has pulled Cai Ruiheng to Yanjing, and Lin Ziying can no longer hold it back and chased him directly to the capital.
Cai Ruiheng was temporarily recognized as the Financial Director because he had other jobs, mainly responsible for Chen Fang's private investment and financial management and related affairs in the United States. So when Chen Fang finds a suitable Financial Director, he will hand over the work and re-in charge of investment and financing.
Since the company has not signed an artist contract, there has been no artist management department for the time being, and Chen Fang intends to cooperate with other artist studios.
Chen Fang arranged for Linda to cooperate with the Huaxia Conservatory of Music as soon as possible to decorate the recording studio on the 21st floor so that he could record a few songs, especially in "People Like Me", Qin Mohan has been asking him for a long time for the audio source. He recorded several live versions and was not satisfied with it, and he didn't want to give her flawed music.
Chapter completed!