On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Gao Jin went to ATV and listened to Li Xuejian’s report on the development of ATV.
The TV series that started filming last year has been completed and is currently in post-production. Li Xuejian came up with a plan on how to balance the interests of the TV station and the interests of the artists.
If you film a TV series according to the current market price, you will lose money no matter how high the ratings are.
If you are offered a basic salary, the actors will definitely not be willing to accept it. They are people who have just filmed a TV series and performed unpaid friendships. If you pay less, you won't be able to get away with it.
People have been kind enough to help you shoot one film for free, and it is impossible to do it for free in the next step.
In order to resolve this matter, Li Xuejian discussed the matter with Zhou Ziru, Guan Hongsheng, Zheng Shenzhi, and Wei Baoling.
Of course, I also discussed this matter with more than 40 actors, basically covering actors from high, middle and low-income groups. After considering the opinions of all parties, a plan was formulated.
Compared with TVB's salary system, this plan is a big improvement.
Young actors like Raymond Lam and Kevin Cheng, who are being highly praised, only get 6,000 Hong Kong dollars to film an episode for TVB.
The same is true for actresses. Hua Dan, such as Myolie Wu and Charmaine Sheh, who have already "become more involved", charge 12,000 and 50,000 Hong Kong dollars for an episode of TVB dramas respectively.
As for other third- and fourth-tier actors, they basically receive a monthly salary, or their salary may include the cost of attending events.
The cost is so low, there are still many people who cannot participate in the filming of a TV series in a year, because TVB has compressed the filming of TV series too hard, and only one or two dramas are started in a year.
This kind of income is too shabby compared with that of mainland celebrities.
Li Xuejian's plan also adopts a monthly salary method for third- and fourth-tier actors, but later adds activity subsidies and program subsidies.
This year ATV will create three high-quality variety shows, which will require the participation of a large number of celebrities. The more these third- and fourth-tier stars participate in more activities, the more their income will increase.
It’s a lot easier for first- and second-tier stars. The remuneration for filming TV series has increased. The fans who are highly praised start from 10,000 per episode. In addition, by attending various events, endorsing products, and participating in variety shows, the income will also increase significantly.
You will definitely earn more than these people in TVB, at least double.
Step by step, when the TV series produced by these people are broadcast in the mainland and have an impact, they will arrange to go to the mainland to participate in various commercial performances.
Income will further increase.
Correspondingly, when a group of actors with acting skills enter the mainland, it will create a catfish effect, and competition in the entertainment industry will increase a lot. Only by making yourself better can you stand out.
ATV has a production plan of 20 TV series this year, and Zheng Shenzhi's Starlight Film and Television Company also has a production plan of ten TV series this year.
All of them adopt new models. We don’t produce those TV series that are often rated in the 50s and 60s. We adopt a Western shooting model, calculated on a quarterly basis.
There are about 20 episodes in a season, which strengthens the compactness of the plot and reduces those verbose and meaningless lines.
Regardless of the outcome, start changing now.
As long as Gao Jin approves this plan, Li Xuejian will launch a poaching operation, holding a hoe high to poach TVB's corners.
There are so many actors with experience and acting skills that you don’t need, but I do!
There have been a lot of changes this year, and Li Xuejian's goal for himself is very simple: to reduce losses as much as possible.
Not to mention other things, the filming of just twenty TV series requires heavy investment, which ATV's profitability alone cannot afford.
ATV was stable last year and will make an impact this year.
As the influence increases, advertising revenue will also increase. In the future, once the grid connection in Guangdong is approved, revenue will also increase significantly.
"Lao Li, we can't be the only ones investing in this matter. You can contact the SAR government and ask them to express their opinion. We have invested so much, and the relevant departments can't justify it at all."
"Especially the artist association, we should make good use of it and get more benefits, and our losses will be reduced a lot."
After Gao Jin finished speaking, he looked at Li Xuejian, who nodded with a smile.
"Chairman, to tell you the truth, as long as you approve this plan, I will contact the relevant departments."
"What we do will increase the number of jobs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Relevant departments have support funds, and they don't invest in who we invest in."
After Li Xuejian said Gao Jin, he laughed. Yes, this is a veteran. From now on, ATV will not need to invest more energy.
After handling the ATV matter, Gao Jin rested at home for a few days, and then chartered a flight with his father back to the imperial capital Shangjing.
After two days of rest, Gao Jin started working.
In Spain, Wei Yanlin Jiji joined the green channel to officially become Spanish nationality. After Xingling reported this matter to Gao Jin, Gao Jin started to take action.
After calling Guan Hongsheng and Ge Gongming to the office to explain things, they left the company and took a car to Dafang City.
In the afternoon of that day, the Dafang Agricultural and Plant Research Institute went to security in the name of stealing research data. Guan Hongsheng went directly to Guo Yanzhi, a senior official of Dafang City, with relevant evidence.
At the same time, Wei Yanlin was notified of his naturalization as Spanish nationality. Guo Yanzhi stated that anyone who violates the laws of the Celestial Empire must be punished by law.
A few days later, a wanted order for Wei Yanlin was issued. Even if you become a Spanish citizen, it will not work. China has an extradition treaty with Spain.
At the same time, Gao Jin first arranged for Xingling to transfer the bank deposits of Wei Yanlin and Shen Xueming, including Shen Xueming's parents, and then announced the rewards for Shen Xueming's family and Wei Yanlin through the killer dark network.
The order was taken instantly.
These days, it's hard to get a lucrative deal.
You plotted against me and sent your whole family to hell to repent!
This is the advanced mentality.
Only kill Shen Xueming's family and Wei Yanlin, but not Wei Yanlin's family.
Anyway, they no longer have Chinese nationality, and they have no money. Waiting for them will be more painful than death.
No one knows that it was Gao Jin who did it. The order placed on the dark web was processed through an IP address in the United States. If you want to trace it, you can't find Gao Jin.
A few days later, in a farm on the outskirts of Toledo, the bodies of a family of three, Shen Tianwen, Chu Qingqing, and Shen Xueming, were buried in a pit in the backyard of the farm.
Each corpse was infected with bacteria, and after the landfill was completed, the ground was sprayed with nutrient solution to stimulate plant growth.
In a few days, this place will be covered with green plants, and everything will be gone.
Wei Yanlin was drinking alone in a bar and felt very depressed. The one million euros given to him by Shen Xueming was inexplicably transferred from a bank in Canada.
I intend to go to Canada to handle this matter, but unfortunately my passport has not been issued. The official passport will not be issued until a few days later.
It is not possible to use the Chinese passport. The Xingling Group has reported the case. Once the passport is used, the identity will be discovered. According to the law, the wanted person will be arrested.
The money was gone, Shen Xueming couldn't be contacted, and the money he had wouldn't last long, Wei Yanlin began to worry.
It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when I came out of the bar. I was walking on the roadside when two black men, one behind the other, crossed paths with Wei Yanlin. They stabbed Wei Yanlin several times in the body at a very fast speed and left quickly.
Wei Yanlin was so weak that he held on to the street lamp and looked at the sky in the distance, as if he saw Gao Jin's cold eyes.
Immediately afterwards, the vision slowly turned dark, the powerlessness and consciousness in his body slowly dissipated, and he fell to the ground. The passersby looked in a hurry, and no one cared about Wei Yanlin who fell to the ground.
It was not until dawn that anyone reported the crime, and the police sent personnel to collect the body.
In early February, Gao Jin received people from relevant departments in his office.
After being told that the suspect Wei Yanlin had died abroad, Gao Jin had a shocked expression on his face when he received the news.
"Have you got the data he stole?" Gao Jin asked eagerly after being shocked.
"This has not been discovered yet. According to the news from the police station over there, Wei Yanlin does not have any electronic items except his mobile phone."
"His family members cannot be contacted, so this is all we can do for the time being."
The staff said helplessly.
With a pensive expression on his face, Gao Jin took out his mobile phone in front of the staff and called Heideshier in Germany to ask Heideshier to speed up the application for an international patent.
The three staff members looked at Gao Jin and understood why Gao Jin was anxious. To be honest, they were shocked when they saw the relevant information.
I really didn’t expect that Xingling Group would have such a high-tech project.
Once data loss is patented by foreigners, the huge early investment of Xingling Group will be completely wasted.
After making the phone call, Gao Jin chatted with the three staff members for a while, and then the three of them left. Gao Jin personally escorted the three of them to the elevator before returning.
I came back and poured a cup of tea. I picked up the tea cup and took a sip. A smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.
After thinking for a while, I called Zhao Hansheng again. The number of security personnel at the Agricultural and Plant Research Institute and the Comprehensive Research Institute was increased.
Twenty people were added to the Institute of Agricultural and Botanical Research, and fifty people were added to the Comprehensive Research Institute. Researchers are prohibited from bringing any photography and storage equipment into the institute.
It's better to do a full set of performances than nothing.
While slowly drinking tea, Duan Daolin came to Gao Jin with a plan and applied for a fee of 20 million, which was mainly used to promote the Starlight Video website.
Gao Jin read the report, took out his pen and signed and approved it directly.
"Dowlin, if you don't get a passing grade under such conditions, it would be really unreasonable."
After listening to Gao Jin's words, Duan Daolin nodded seriously.
As the general manager of Starlight Video, Gao Jin provided funds to purchase film and television dramas and publicity funds, and supported everything that should be supported.
If he cannot exert enough influence under these conditions, Duan Daolin himself will have no shame in staying any longer and cannot afford to embarrass this person.
The two chatted for a while, and then Duan Daolin left. He submitted the report to the finance department first, and once the finance funds are allocated, Starlight Video's promotional activities will begin.
This time, we want to make Starlight Video famous in one fell swoop.