Chapter 478 The Tongji Company Building Project Begins
“Is post-production on Pirates of the Caribbean completed?”
When Youman received the news from Xu Ji, he was a little surprised.
It has to be said that among Tongji's current many projects, the one she is most concerned about is "Pirates of the Caribbean".
It’s impossible not to pay attention. After all, the investment in the entire movie is as high as 150 million US dollars.
The total should be equivalent to the sum of all other Tongji projects currently.
The film's final box office results and profits can be said to have had a huge impact on Tongji.
If we talk about the past, this movie was even equivalent to determining whether the entire company could continue to maintain healthy cash flow.
But now, Youman's mentality has become much calmer.
She had to admit that although the boss Xu Ji spent a lot of money, his ability to make money was indeed very strong.
Whether it’s the box office share of the next few movies that hit the box office, or the share of copyright fees and broadcast revenue received by several dramas on Station G.
It's all a huge income.
Especially for the two dramas "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "Wulin Gaiden", due to the length of the series.
Therefore, according to the previous contract signed with Station G, the period of sharing has also been extended quite a bit.
It is no exaggeration to say that Tongji is really a wealthy person now.
It is estimated that among all Chinese film and television companies, it has the largest cash reserves.
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"Sister Man, do we really not wait for Mr. Xu to come back?"
The assistant knocked on the door and came in, and couldn't help but ask.
Youman shook his head.
"Mr. Xu himself has already seen the place before, and he probably doesn't have many suggestions."
Youman knew more about Xu Ji's hands-off shopkeeper than anyone else.
So when he said these words, his expression didn't change much.
Although it was said to be the construction of a very important company building for Tongji Entertainment, after Xu Ji found out about it, he still handed over all the work to Youman.
The only thing I have to do is make a few requests for my office.
There are still some requirements that are a bit strange.
For example, the office should be located in the entire company building and appear remote.
It's best to make it more difficult for others to find.
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"Rongcheng officials are very supportive of us."
"Originally, this land was planned to be put out to bid, but after learning that we planned to build the company's headquarters building, they came directly to talk to us."
The assistant told Youman the news he got.
Youman also nodded at this, but he didn't feel too surprised.
Tongji Entertainment has been in Chengdu for several years and has indeed become a star company in Chengdu.
Let’s not talk about taxation. Tongji’s current fame and popularity alone have improved the city’s reputation a lot.
Moreover, coupled with the number of employees under Tongji, the crew filmed in Chengdu many times, which indeed boosted the city's economy.
The officials in Chengdu are indeed very cooperative, and basically everything that can be given the green light has been given.
A special film and television city for filming was even built in a certain local county.
It is obvious that there are plans to develop the film and television industry in Chengdu, and the benchmark is the model in Hengcheng.
"Have you received any response from the designers you invited earlier?"
Youman asked.
Although Youman is responsible for the matter, the design of Tongji's company headquarters building definitely still requires professional designers.
"Yes, all the four top designers you asked me to invite have agreed."
The assistant's answer stunned Youman for a moment.
These are considered to be the top designers in China. Previously, Youman had actually planned not to invite them.
Otherwise, we wouldn’t invite so many people at once.
Although Tongji is not short of money now, the planned construction of the company building that was originally delayed has also been advanced.
But in terms of design fees, it cannot be said that he is too wealthy.
What's more, these designers can't be hired just by having money.
One of them, in particular, is actually semi-retired.
Now I basically don’t accept projects anymore.
"It seems to be a bit of a coincidence. If the teachers are not fans of the boss's movies or music, when they heard that the company building was designed for Tongji Entertainment, they all agreed happily."
The assistant answered.
Youman was stunned for a moment, but soon felt that this seemed reasonable.
Considering Xu Ji's current reputation and popularity in China, and the fact that he is involved in so many fields, it is really a mystery how many fans he has, especially casual fans.
The number of Xu Ji's fans on Weibo has now exceeded 90 million, and it is only a matter of time before it exceeds 100 million.
Of course, this number of fans is not yet the largest number of fans in China’s WeChat account.
Some time ago, the management of WeChat was relatively loose, and it was popular for celebrities and artists to buy followers.
Therefore, the number of fans of many people has exceeded 100 million early.
Xu Ji has never done anything similar, and his fan base is probably the highest in the entertainment industry.
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"Let's get in touch first. Anyway, the design of the company building will take a long time."
"If possible, I hope the four of them can help together."
Youman said.
After all, the four designers are the best in China.
Without exception, I have full decision-making power on the projects I am usually responsible for.
Now that four people are asked to take responsibility together, it is a question whether they will agree.
Of course, Youman wasn't too worried about this issue at this time.
At the very least, the company headquarters building project has officially begun.
It's not like before when I put it on hold for so long because of lack of money.
For some other companies, repairing the company building is actually a way to show their strength.
But Tongji Entertainment is different. For Tongji, both Xu Ji and Youman are actually pragmatic.
So if you don’t have money, you can really consider not repairing it.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But now there are too many Tongji offices in various offices throughout Chengdu.
Rented offices, recording studios, singing studios and other places are almost everywhere in Chengdu.
It's really troublesome for Youman, the manager, to travel around every day.
Having it all in one place saves a lot of time and energy.
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The announcement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has already begun in the United States.
Although Tongji Entertainment has a tradition of not putting too much effort into movie promotion, it can even be said to be somewhat Buddhist.
But the market for the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" itself is not limited to a certain country or region.
With such a large investment, necessary publicity is indispensable.
Moreover, Martin himself is actually very familiar with the process of promoting and building movies.
The filming and production of the movies he made money from back then may have been very perfunctory, but he definitely had to put in a lot of effort in publicity and distribution.
After all, the greater the momentum, the easier it will be to get investment from your father when the time comes.
Unexpectedly, all these experiences have been put to use by him now.
In almost less than a week, the entire United States knew the news that the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" was about to be released.
Coupled with the various wonderful special effects in the trailer and the intriguing suspense of the plot, it has indeed received a lot of attention.
There are actually quite a few adventure-themed movies in the United States and even throughout Blue Star.
The box office of movies with this type of theme is generally not very low.
But this is indeed the first time I've seen something like "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Martin is also a complete propaganda genius, which is completely opposite to Tongji's own approach.
He almost never misses any opportunity to gain popularity and improve the film's publicity effect.
This point caused resentment among some American netizens.
Of course, the advantage is that it really makes everyone remember the existence of this movie that has not yet been released.
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However, although the publicity effect is good, the speed of spending money is also exaggerated.
In less than a week of publicity, more than 10 million US dollars in publicity fees have been spent.
Fortunately, the funds are quite sufficient, and Martin does not feel that his hands are tied.
He is even more confident about the movie itself.
Compared with "Pirates of the Caribbean", Paige's new movie seems to have received less attention.
Paiqi invested nearly 200 million in a new movie this time. It is a science fiction film with a doomsday theme. It is called "Survival of the End of the World".
Paige's own efforts to promote the film were actually equally strong.
Even the cost of publicity and distribution is more than that of Tongji.
But comparing the two, the effect is much different.
Mainly because Caiden Mason himself is not familiar with these.
He had never been responsible for so many film projects before, and he had never done related publicity work.
This time is unlike before, where Caiden offended too many people in Paige because of this movie.
He was determined to have his own way and implemented every decision he made like a tyrant.
In this case, even some experienced people in Paiqi were not willing to help him.
Kaiden can only arrange various publicity and other work by himself.
Of course the effect will only be unsatisfactory.
Of course, even under such circumstances, Caiden still believes that his movie will definitely be a blockbuster.
From then on, he became famous and was able to step on his younger brother Martin and better obtain the inheritance rights of Paige Pictures.
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"Why is the effect of our announcement not as good as that of "Pirates of the Caribbean"!"
"Is it because I have no money?"
"Then continue to increase the budget for publicity and distribution. I want the media to start reporting on our "Survival of the End of the World"!"
In Paige's company building, Caiden was losing his temper.
Because of his appearance, most of the people in charge of the previous project have completely changed their roles.
At this time, the people here are all obedient and listening to his words.
"Manager Kaiden, our publicity efforts are actually very strong."
Before his subordinate finished speaking, Kaiden interrupted him directly.
"Then why doesn't it work?"
"What do you do for food?"
Kaiden's temper before was actually not like this.
At the very least, he still appears polite and polite in front of others.
His reputation at that time was also very good, and basically the entire company believed that Caiden would become Wesker's successor in the future.
But now, I don't know whether it's because I'm under too much pressure or because I gained power and exposed my true nature, so I seem to be getting more and more irritable.
Any disagreement will result in direct dismissal.
If the position is too high and he is not qualified to fire, he will directly force people out of his film projects.
Hearing Kaiden's roar, everyone present fell into silence and did not dare to answer.
"Since the effect is not good, we should increase our publicity efforts."
"I don't believe it. Even if you pile up money, it's not as good as the other person."
Several people present were speechless.
Although the promotion of a movie is very important, it is obviously a wrong decision for people like Kayden to make promotion everything.
In fact, it is still very particular about how much publicity should be used for a movie.
Even if it is a movie with a huge amount of investment, you must know how to exercise restraint when it comes to publicity and distribution.
It doesn’t mean that you can spend it casually if you have money, without any rules.
And it’s still some time before the movie is released. After the movie is released, although the investment in publicity and distribution will be reduced, it still needs to be done.
"Manager Kaiden, we..."
Someone suddenly spoke.
Kaiden looked at the other person.
They are the producers and finance persons of the film project.
At this time, the producer bit the bullet and continued:
"Manager Kaiden, we don't have enough money."
"Now the budget for the entire project is only over three million US dollars."
After hearing his words, Kaiden was not angry for the first time, but was stunned.
"No money?"
"But we don't have a budget of 200 million this time..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Halfway through Caiden’s words, he suddenly remembered that he had not paid much attention to the issue of movie budget before.
I always feel that I am not short of money.
After all, the investment of 200 million is completely inexhaustible in Kaiden’s opinion.
Who knew that now he suddenly said he had no money.
"I see."
"I will solve the issue of publicity and distribution expenses."
"Let's break up the meeting first."
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After everyone left, Kaiden completely collapsed in his chair.
He looked very tired, both physically and mentally.
Obviously, for such a big movie project, he wants to do everything himself, and is always worried that the people below him will go against his decision.
Under such circumstances, it was really too difficult for him.
After resting for a few minutes, Kaiden stood up from his seat.
Then he walked out of the conference room, and walked to the elevator amidst the secret looks and whispered discussions of other people in the company.
After a while, the elevator stopped at the floor of Chairman Paiqi's office.
First, he signaled to Wesker's assistant at the door not to report.
After waiting at the door of Wesker's office for a few more minutes, Caiden took a deep breath and finally opened the door and walked in.
Wesker didn't seem surprised at all when he saw Caiden's arrival.
Kayden himself didn't even know the movie project was out of money.
But Wesker knew this clearly.
Even every decision Kaiden made and other things he knew.
"I can give you the publicity fee investment."
"I've asked the finance department to allocate funds."
"If there's nothing else, let's go out first."
After hearing Wesker's words, Kaiden was stunned for a moment.
Then he nodded.
"I know father."
——"In the company, call me Chairman."
Kaiden's face looked a little ugly, but he still said: "Yes, Chairman."