Tianmi Film and Television Production Company, Cai Runping and Da Mimi are sitting in the office with sad faces.
"The story behind this matter is not that simple. There are reports everywhere on the Internet advocating that the boss has become inflated and the company is in decline." Cai Runping frowned.
"Have you told Zhang Hao about this?" Da Mi Mi asked.
"No," Cai Runping shook her head and said, "I haven't told my boss yet. I don't want him to be distracted by this matter."
"That's right, you did a good job. Zhang Hao is filming Batman, so we can't distract him now." Da Mi Mi frowned and started to think about a solution.
Because Zhang Hao took his team to Hollywood, Guo Fan, who had experience in independent film directing, also followed him to learn and became Zhang Hao's deputy.
Therefore, there are no new projects in the company at this time, and it is completely supported by the previous capital.
The reason why he was not aware of it was because the capital accumulated by Zhang Hao was so rich that Cai Runping ignored the crisis, which was revealed as soon as the partner withdrew.
The withdrawal of Wanda and Huayi is not as simple as it seems on the surface, and involves many aspects of the company's business.
Take Zhou Yutong as an example. After Wanda and Huayi announced that they would not cooperate with the company, the position of the second female lead in a youth movie was immediately eliminated. This was the chain reaction caused by this incident.
Similarly, new people signed by the company are faced with the dilemma of insufficient resources.
In addition, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company has a large amount of funds in hand and is in urgent need of finding other investment projects. However, popular investment projects have turned Tianmi Film and Television Production Company away.
This is a very serious problem. As a newly established company, the entire company relies on Zhang Hao's projects, so it is in urgent need of other profit points.
Da Mi Mi has always acted like a little woman in front of Zhang Hao, but she is not stupid at all, on the contrary, she is very smart.
Da Mi Mi analyzed: "Logically speaking, even if Zhang Hao's movie does not make a lot of money, it will not trigger such a large-scale divestment wave. Someone is obviously instigating it."
As for who it is, I don’t have to guess who it is.
Although Zhang Hao is a good leader as a new director, when it comes to the management of personal relationships, he is no match for what he has been doing for decades.
Moreover, in the magical land of China, ability is not often valued very much, but qualifications and status are more valued.
Although Zhang Hao has passed his twenty-sixth birthday and has never failed since his acting career, his qualifications that appear to be too young still make the elders in the industry instinctively distrust him.
This is not an exception, but a common phenomenon.
To be a star, it is of course better to be young and handsome, but as a director, being young and handsome has turned from an advantage into a disadvantage.
Society is changing, and the entertainment industry is also changing, but these people still control most of the resources in the entertainment industry, and their ideas are still the same.
In the past, when Zhang Hao was very successful, these people were suspicious, but they couldn't say anything.
But as long as there is a slight setback like this time, even if it is insignificant, even if the project is still profitable, it is enough to induce this group of people to distrust Zhang Hao.
This is the fundamental reason for this wave of divestments. Zhang Hao is too young, and people always feel that he is not able to do things with his words.
Moreover, what Zhang Hao did was too radical, he was always trying new things, and he was daring.
Old people represent conservatism and unwillingness to change. When Zhang Hao leads the film industry to carry out new trends and changes, the old party of the era naturally looks down upon Zhang Hao.
As everyone knows, it's not Zhang Hao who is changing, but the times. It's just that the direction of Zhang Hao's change is different from what they see, so he seems alien.
Once you find a problem, you need to solve it, so we plan to find a solution in this regard.
Of course, it is not to please the old gangsters in the circle, but Zhang Hao would have to be submissive and accept their arrangements.
Based on what I know about Zhang Hao, it is impossible for Zhang Hao's character to tolerate someone pointing fingers at him and interfering with his projects.
So Da Mi Mi asked Cai Runping: "How much funds are available on the company's books?"
"It's a lot, take a look at it yourself!" Cai Runping handed the financial statements to Da Mi Mi.
Da Mi Mi looked at it and was surprised: "So many? It's enough to make five or six "Butterfly Effect" movies."
"That's it. Soon there will be income from the copyright of "The Butterfly Effect". No matter if they withdraw, all the income from the company's projects will belong to themselves." Cai Runping joked.
In fact, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company will still look for new partners in the future. After all, in the entertainment industry, it will not work alone.
Da Mi Mi was very satisfied and had sufficient funds, so Da Mi Mi said: "Let's first find ways to find new profit points and do projects ourselves."
"How to do it?" Cai Runping asked.
Big Power has wanted to do it for a long time, so it was logical at this time: "Zhang Hao has mentioned it to me a long time ago. I have also accepted several projects, and I will work on this one first."
Cai Runping opened it and took a look, and the four characters "Gu Jian Qi Tan" came into view.
As mentioned before, the entertainment industry is not monolithic. Those old film and television production companies do not trust Zhang Hao because of his age.
As for Mr. Cong, he was simply irritated by his father's nagging, so of course he didn't want to cooperate with Zhang Hao. Instead, he wanted to compete with Zhang Hao to prove that he was the best.
But emerging entertainment companies don't have that worry, especially Internet companies with a very adventurous spirit. After entering the entertainment industry, they encountered obstacles everywhere.
Because resource projects are all controlled by established companies, they can hardly find an opportunity to break in.
But this wave of divestment has allowed the film and television production companies owned by these Internet giants to see opportunities.
You are worried that Zhang Hao won't be able to do things well at a young age, but we won't. Being young is actually an advantage. Taking a step back, it would be easier if Zhang Hao's company went bankrupt.
I will directly buy Tianmi Film and Television Production Company. This company has so many high-quality copyrights. Wouldn't it be nice to let Zhang Hao work for us?
The abacus crackled so loudly that Zhang Hao could hear it across the Pacific Ocean.
He was far away in North America and beyond reach. We only communicated with him after Da Mi Mi discussed the solution with Cai Runping.
"You guys did a good job, very good." Zhang Hao very much approved of the big power plan.
"Then the company will start the project "Gu Jian Qi Tan", and I will be the lead actor and producer." Da Mi Mi was very excited when he heard that Zhang Hao supported his idea.
"Go for it, I support you. As for Penguin Pictures and Alibaba, we will contact them first," Zhang Hao said.
"Okay," Da Mi Mi nodded in agreement, and then asked about another thing: "By the way, can you come back for this year's Golden Horse Awards?"
Zhang Hao thought about the arranged itinerary, shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not, you can go and participate on my behalf!"
"Okay..." Da Mi Mi immediately had a plan in his mind, what to say if he got the award.
After receiving instructions from Zhang Hao, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company contacted Penguin, which resulted in a very strange phenomenon: most of the established entertainment companies planned to wait and see, but Internet Capital, which had just entered the entertainment industry, actively cooperated with Tianmi Film and Television.
Contact the production company.
However, upon contact, Penguin revealed its ambition. They planned to directly acquire Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.
It is not difficult to understand. The newly established Penguin Pictures is completely new to the industry and has no experience in film and television project production.
If we can acquire Tianmi Film and Television Production Company, we will have these production experiences and a group of mature talents, and we will be able to reach the top in one step.
But what Penguin didn't expect was that Tianmi Film and Television Production Company flatly rejected the acquisition proposal, saying that it was not short of money, cooperation was possible, and acquisition was out of the question.
Because it is not a listed company, the operating conditions of Tianmi Film and Television Production Company do not need to be disclosed to the public. Therefore, Penguin made a mistake in judgment and believed that Tianmi Film and Television Production Company was in a financial panic, so it was anxious to find a partner.
In fact, this is wrong. Tianmi Film and Television Production Company is not facing a money crisis, but a resource crisis.
Having money but no resources and not being able to spend it is the dilemma faced by Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.
But now that Da Mi Mi is determined to produce his own TV series projects and create resources, this dilemma no longer exists.
The reason why we urgently need to seek cooperation with other companies is nothing more than to reveal a message to the outside world: Our company has no problem. Those who want to cooperate can continue to discuss cooperation. Multiple friends have multiple paths.
But this friend wants to be a father? This is not possible, because Tianmi Film and Television Company is not short of money, and it is not short of projects now.
Although after the TV series project is completed, it will still face channel problems, but that will happen later.
It was this wrong judgment that killed Penguin's acquisition ambition.
But it doesn’t matter. If the acquisition fails, we can still be friends. We Penguins are very good friends of your Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.
When a friend is in trouble, I naturally want to help him, but it is also natural for me to repay him.
Therefore, Penguin Pictures proposed a gambling agreement. If the requirements of the gambling agreement could not be fulfilled, Penguin Pictures would be given corresponding shares of Tianpower Film and Television Production Company.
Cai Runping, who was in charge of the contact, rejected Penguin flatly, saying that she would not agree to the gambling agreement.
"Why? Mr. Cai, this gambling agreement is completely beneficial to both parties' cooperation. Why are you so resistant?" The person in charge of Penguin who came to negotiate was quite puzzled.
Cai Runping said frankly: "Our boss is Zhang Hao. Director Zhang hates so-called gambling agreements. He doesn't want any company to interfere with his project."
"But this gambling agreement does not interfere with Director Zhang's project. As long as we sign the gambling agreement, we will have a foundation of trust, and the subsequent cooperation will be no problem."
"What if it can't be completed? The one-year profit requirement is too outrageous. If you can't complete the gambling agreement, you will need 51% of the company's shares. You might as well initiate an acquisition." Cai Runping curled her lips.
She is not a fool and will not believe the nonsense of Internet capital.
Faced with Cai Runping, who was unable to get enough oil and salt, the person in charge of Penguin had no choice, and the curved acquisition plan also declared bankruptcy.
For Penguins who believe in winner-take-all, Zhang Hao's win-win cooperation strategy is obviously not in line with their strategy. What is win-win cooperation? I just want to win for myself.
That's why Penguin found this opportunity and planned to acquire Tianmi Film and Television Production Company in the name of cooperation.
This is the same thing as what they do in the gaming industry. They acquire first, then suppress them if they can't acquire them. Then their own company immediately copies them, launches new projects, and crushes the original ones.
Relying on this set of rogue strategies, Penguin has become a giant in the domestic gaming industry and is deeply hated by players.
But this strategy seems to have run into some trouble in the entertainment industry, because the film and television production industry is not an industry that relies on copying codes and then relying on its channel advantages in the social field to achieve success.
You can copy, you can follow the trend, but there is no one inside Penguin who can meet the future and cannot predict the future direction, so looking for industry veterans has become a necessary choice.
The first person who caught his eye was Zhang Hao.
This director is so special. In the current entertainment industry environment, Zhang Hao is like a unique flower that blooms so beautifully that it tempts penguins to pick him.
If Penguin knew about the future, he would not have contacted Zhang Hao at all and would have just started a talent show and a traffic drama.
By doing this, Zhang Hao can make more money than Zhang Hao, who has been working hard on big projects. He can also continue to make stars and harvest leeks, which is a pleasure.
Unfortunately, Penguin did not anticipate this, so after launching various attempts to acquire Tianmi Film and Television Production Company but failing, they planned to cooperate with Tianmi Film and Television Production Company first.
Zhang Hao didn't have any objections. Let's work together first. Penguin's appearance in the film and television industry is not as ugly as in the game industry.
To do the necessary supervision, Penguin is a good helper.
You must know that a movie is not just a movie, especially for a large-scale project. A movie project can spawn a variety of peripherals, such as series, games, animations, books, theme parks, etc.
In this Chinese-language film industry whose timeline has been changed by him, these peripheral profit points are areas that Zhang Hao will focus on in the future.
But these areas cannot be promoted by his Tianmi Film and Television Production Company and by cooperating with Bona Pictures.
The progress of the industrial chain requires the participation of many parties, and Penguin is undoubtedly a good scapegoat. Penguin has broad channel advantages and huge funds. Zhang Hao can feel at ease with Penguin's money to open the way.
Some people always say that developing these peripheral industries in China is unrealistic and will result in losses.
But that’s because they haven’t done it yet, so they think it’s not feasible. It’s like saying the grapes are sour when they can’t eat them.
How can you know it's not working if you haven't done it yet?
And this is not Zhang Hao's money, but the expansion with the help of Penguin. If it succeeds, Zhang Hao needless to say, smart capital will pour in crazily and expand the surrounding market as quickly as possible.
If he failed, it would not be a waste of his own money anyway. It would just get rid of Penguin, a notorious Internet capital, and he could continue to make money by making movies.
Anyway, it's a good deal.
So, after several rounds of negotiations, Cai Runping received instructions from Zhang Hao and signed a 1+4 cooperation proposal with Penguin.
Penguin Pictures will participate in the next project of Tianmi Film and Television Production Company and will have priority investment rights in the following four projects.
Tianmi Film and Television Production Company requested that Penguin Pictures not interfere with the creative requirements of Tianmi Film and Television Production Company, and Penguin Pictures requested to supervise the production of the project.
After some back and forth between the two parties, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company agreed to the supervision of Penguin Pictures, but it was not allowed to interfere in core project areas such as casting and content creation.
At the same time, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company will also communicate with Penguin Pictures on the core areas of the project and let Penguin Pictures know these situations.
So after Wanda and Huayi withdrew, Penguin Pictures immediately took over and became a partner of Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.
The first project the two parties collaborated on was "Gu Jian Qi Tan" led by Da Mi Mi as the producer.