On January 3, 2001, Cao Xuan returned to Beijing from Malaysia
Jiang Yue, Fanxing's deputy prime minister and agent, came to pick him up in person, but saw Cao Xuan looking disgusted.
"What's the matter? Didn't you just appear on "News Lianbo"? Good guy, my old man even watched it."
"What's the use of being on it? It's all been deleted and the title is gone."
Cao Xuan complained, but didn't talk much. He told Jiang Yue about the current situation and went to the company first.
That's right, Fanxing has moved again.
With the continuous big moves this year, the company has hired a lot of people one after another. The number of regular employees has exceeded 50. Together with the temporary team and some cleaning and security personnel, the previous yard can no longer hold it.
After consulting Cao Xuan, the company moved again, from the courtyard house to a commercial building in Chaoyang.
Fanxing is so wealthy that it directly occupied two floors, one for administrative offices and one for meetings, behind-the-scenes creation, equipment storage, artist makeup, and editing room for miscellaneous matters.
We even built a small recording studio, which can be used for post-production dubbing of company films or singers' auditions.
At present, the two-story office building is very suitable for Fanxing, and it can be enough to double or triple the number of employees.
Therefore, this is basically Fanxing’s third to last move.
Even if it expands in the future, it would be enough to just rent another floor in a commercial building, but the greater possibility is that Cao Xuan buys a piece of land and builds his own building.
Cao Xuan came to the company once before, and it was not decorated yet. This time he came here a second time, and it was indeed much brighter and more refined than before.
In particular, his general manager's office covers an area of nearly 80 square meters, which is much larger than the original company. It has a two-meter-long log desk and a wall-sized "Yellow River Rush" behind it. It is very impressive.
There is also a special rest room and restroom inside. Although Cao Xuan only uses it a few times a year, his treatment has indeed improved a lot.
It’s just that the annual rent of hundreds of thousands is a bit distressing...
Cao Xuan was sitting on the boss's chair. Before he could feel the rich man's style, several vice presidents and department heads came to kill him one by one.
First, the Finance Department reported the revenue for the whole year of 2000.
It has been said many times before that the net profits of the two films "Young Bao Qingtian" and "Journey to the West" were around 22 million.
As for the remaining artist endorsements, commercial performances, remuneration, albums and early concert dividends, it is mainly Cao Xuan himself. Putting aside taxes and various costs, the net profit is more than 25 million.
Rounding off, it’s barely 50 million!
Of course, he spent a lot of this money. Penguin alone took away 20 million, and he also spent some money on buying a house and various investments.
There is also the agency right of "Legend", which cost him 300,000 US dollars, which is more than 2 million yuan in RMB.
But the bulk is still in film and television investment
The investment for "Love Across Time and Space" is 5 million, the first part of "Swallow Eagle" is 6 to 8 million, "The Golden Family" is roughly estimated to be more than 5 million, "The Passion Burning Years" is 1 million, and "Li Wei is an Official"
》And Zhou Yi invested 2.5 million in half.
The total amount is almost 20 million, which basically consumes all the capital reserves. It is a huge gamble for Fanxing at this stage.
If everyone makes a profit, everyone will be happy, but if one or two of them are lost in the middle, even if other projects make money, it will be in vain.
Even several vice presidents suggested that we see if we could appropriately reduce two projects to avoid taking too big a step and causing trouble.
Cao Xuan also knew that this was too risky, but he had confidence.
Apart from other things, he is the king of Asia and has received countless movie offers and TV series appearances. Unless "The Golden Family" sells for a sky-high price, it will not be able to live up to Cao Xuan's reputation.
With this one in mind, as long as the other projects are not fully compensated, Fanxing will not fail, not to mention that Cao Xuan is already thinking about restoring blood in "Legend".
If this game is completed, he will dare to play it if it is a multi-billion-dollar production...
Not to mention, the stars can’t wait.
Film and television companies such as Rong Xinda, Zhouyi, Tangren, Xinbaoyuan, and Hairun have emerged one after another, and people from Hong Kong and Taiwan are also coming to the mainland to grab food. If Stars develops slowly, all the meat will be robbed.
Therefore, time does not wait for us. Now Fanxing must first stabilize a certain territory in the field of TV dramas, and wait for the mainland film market to develop before entering the film industry.
Before that, if you have sufficient funds, you can try to lay out a theater chain.
In the film industry, as long as you have a theater chain, you are the boss. Except for a few official companies of China Film and Television, no one in the private sector is worth it...
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Currently, Fanxing is leading several projects.
"Love Through Time" has been confirmed to start filming later this year. The female lead Hu Jing will join the cast in March and will first film the scenes with the male lead Pan Yueming and others.
It is worth mentioning that Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally played by Li Xuejian, was "forced" to be replaced by Cao Xuan because of his recurring illness, and he was replaced by the original Sun Baoguang.
This is a professor of military arts, and the students he has taught include Liu Peiqi, Wu Ruopu, Liu Lili and other well-known actors.
The other party has a good relationship with Zhou Yi and has appeared in many Zhou Yi works, so it was easy to hire people.
"Swallows and Eagles" started shooting about a month later than "Love Through Time". It was not filmed in Beijing, but in Dunhuang Film and Television City, pursuing a desert style.
Cao Xuan finally figured out that Lao Qian was born with a destiny for Dunhuang. Even if he turned around in circles and scratched his little butterfly wings, his love for Dunhuang did not change.
As for "The Golden Family", which Cao Xuan will star in personally, the script has been roughly written and is still undergoing final rest. The director has also been invited.
It's Li Dawei, the director of the original version...fucking Liu Guoquan.
There have been rumors in the market that the real director of "The Golden Family" is Liu Guoquan, and Li Dawei is just pretending to be a director.
I don’t know whether this is true or not, but the shots and plot style of "The Golden Family" clearly have the unique delicacy and beauty of female directors, and Liu Guoquan is the first screenwriter of this drama.
In addition, Liu is a veteran director of Beijing Film Studio, and Li Dawei had no independent directing experience at the time, so it was difficult for him to get the directing job immediately.
Therefore, the idea of paving the way for his son may not be groundless. After all, it is not a new thing in the entertainment industry.
Well, I definitely don’t mean to allude to a certain great director, don’t think about it...
Cao Xuan personally had a chat with director Liu Guoquan and felt that her ideas were very close to the original time and space version, so he finally asked her to be the director.
It just so happens that Li Dawei is currently working on the "Hero Zheng Chenggong" project and has a love-hate relationship with Jiang Qinqin.
Yes, this is Jiang Qinqin's ex-boyfriend. It is said that they are still their first love, but now they are basically on the verge of breaking up...
His son was busy with his career and relationship, and Liu Guoquan didn't do anything in the name of his name. When he heard that Cao Xuan, the king of stars, was starring, he quickly accepted the role and even participated in the final revision of the script.
During this period, I have to come to Fanxing every now and then to hold a script creation meeting. I will review the script from the perspective of a female and an experienced director. At the same time, I will discuss the character styling and setting with the stylist and artist.
If nothing else happens, "The Golden Family" will start shooting in almost April, but the key now is casting.
Everything else is easy to talk about, but the heroine Leng Qingqiu is not satisfied no matter what choice she chooses, forcing Cao Xuan to almost go to Dong Jie.
Although the project of "Golden Fen Family" has not been approved yet, there are no secrets in the industry. Now there are rumors outside.
Playing the heroine with the popular Asian king, all the managers and female artists went crazy.
It is no exaggeration to say that Si Dan Shuang Bing or her agent's phone numbers have all been in contact with Cao Xuan or Jiang Yue, and many other well-known domestic female artists have also inquired about information through various channels.
Even some female artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan couldn't hold back. Hong Kong's most famous little girl, Zhang Baizhi, was willing to "condescend" to come to the mainland to act in TV series.
There is no way, Cao Xuan is now so famous, so popular, everyone wants to follow the popularity and take off directly.
However, Cao Xuan never let go. Even friends like Mr. Zhou and Li Bingbing only said that they would consider it.
I chatted with several senior executives of the company and worked out matters such as annual leave and year-end bonus.
Fanxing has made a lot of money this year. Everyone has worked hard. Cao Xuan is not a stingy person. Even if there is a lot of investment in the future, he will not deduct money from his employees.
It was simply formulated that ordinary employees would receive an additional two months' salary, and veteran employees who had been employed for more than one year would receive an additional month. In addition, there would be special fixed bonuses for some outstanding performers.
Probably before the annual vacation, I will bring all the employees together for dinner and have an annual party to relax.
Sing songs, draw raffles, and get some affordable prizes such as mobile phones, DVDs, TVs, shopping mall vouchers of various denominations, etc.
Not only Fanxing, Caoshangfei Restaurant, Fengyun Studio and Jiaoyang Venture Capital will hold similar activities, but even Penguin, Cao Xuan personally sponsored 20 mobile phones, which can be regarded as the major shareholder's support for the company.
In today's corporate environment where hard work is still important, Cao Xuan's move can be described as a generous move.
Even the senior executives were beaming, after all, everyone likes to have a generous boss.
Cao Xuan himself didn't feel bad. He couldn't save what he needed to spend. It only happened once a year. Everyone had a good year, and it also improved the company's centripetal force. It was money well spent.
After leaving the company, Cao Xuan returned to Dashizuo Hutong.
The environment will change people. My parents have lived in the capital for a long time, and they have begun to meet some new friends one after another.
For example, Sun Lan became obsessed with dancing yangko with a group of old men and women during this period. She would not dance every day except when it was windy or rainy.
Cao Shuangguo didn't care about her, he was having more fun.
Every morning I would buy a blackbird from nowhere and go to the alley or Beihai Park to find someone to play chess and brag about my skills. In the afternoon, I would sometimes wander around the capital with some old Beijing residents and taste authentic Beijing snacks.
Even though Cao Xuan has been in the capital for so many years, I guess if I want to talk about the gastronomy and geography of the capital now, I really can't talk about the old man.
The last time Cao Xuan called, I heard that the old man went to Beijing Film Studio to work as an extra for two days. He played the role of a rural old man and was even praised by the assistant director.
Life in old age is colorful, and I have never mentioned anything about returning to my hometown. Cao Xuan is envious of how he is living his life.
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ps: I want to ask for advice, who should Leng Qingqiu look for (Gao Yuanyuan, He Lin, Dong Xuan, Mr. Zhou)...
