At noon that day, Tang An had a meal with various executives and artists from Huayi.
The remaining actors in "The Wind" were also handed over to Chen Guofu, and he was asked to send people to contact other actors.
Ni Dahong at Forbidden City Pictures.
Yingda opened a studio under Huayi.
Wang Zhiwen at the Chinese Academy of Drama.
Duan Yihong at the National Theater
And Wu Gang, who Tang An specially warned, is still in Ciwen Dongfang at this time!
There shouldn't be any problem in finding these actors. For the other minor supporting roles, Liu Tao will be asked to select some people from his company.
However, Tang An left the role of a female killer for Tang Yan, who can be regarded as the third female lead...
Originally, this role was the girlfriend of the film's director, Uncle Gao, who played Li Mei in "Conquest". What a coincidence!
As for Yang Mi, there is no suitable role for her. She probably doesn't like ordinary supporting roles now, and she can't play important roles.
One day, let’s see what TV series Huayi is preparing, and they want two heroines to come over.
The script is first sent to Optoelectronics for review. A month later the storyboard script is ready. Once the cost is assessed, the project can be approved!
Two days later, on August 19, Huayi will hold a press conference at the China World Hotel and has sent invitation letters to major film and television companies and various media.
...
China Film Group and Han Sanping had heard from Tang An as early as yesterday and were not surprised by his choice.
There are so many film and television companies in China, the only ones that are really possible to go to are Huayi, Bernard, Chengtian, and Guangxian.
Huayi's strengths are in film and television production and artist management, and its distribution is second only to Bernard!
Bernard has the strongest distribution channels in China, but it has no experience in film and television production and does not even have a team!
Chengtian has money and people, but it has shortcomings in distribution and film and television production. For "Red Cliff", China Film and Moying hired people, and China Film was responsible for the distribution.
Guangxian only entered the film and television industry this year...except for the strongest publicity resources, it really doesn't have anything else.
Obviously, it's either Bernard or Huayi, and "Super Body" has accepted Huayi's investment again!
But no matter where I go, it has nothing to do with Han Sanping!
Han Sanping felt a headache looking at the pile of reports on the table and made a phone call.
"Director Lin, please come to the office!"
Not long after, Lin Sheng, deputy director of the distribution department, knocked on the door and came in.
"Director Han!"
Han Sanping handed over the invitation letter, "Lin Sheng, Huayi will hold a press conference at the International Trade Center tomorrow morning. Go and have a look!"
"What press conference? Chen Guobo's signing ceremony?" Lin Sheng asked.
"Not only Chen Guofu, but also Tang An!"
"Tang An really went to Huayi?"
Lin Sheng said with some pity that he originally thought that Tang An would continue to fight alone. At that time, the only one he could rely on was China Film.
It is the time when young people dare to work hard. If it were the same person back then, he would definitely not bother to work for others.
"Yes, but it's not an appointment from the director!"
"What? If you haven't signed a directing contract, it's not an agency contract?" Lin Sheng asked in shock.
"Ordinary labor contract, art director!" Han Sanping nodded.
Generally, actors and directors sign an agency contract, and the director will stipulate a specific number of films and a stricter number of years, whether one film a year or two films every three years.
Tang An means that even if he doesn't make a single movie during the contract period, there is nothing Wang Zhongjun can do against him.
"This Director Wang is really sincere!" Lin Sheng sighed.
Then he said with some worry, "What should we do, Director Han? With Feng Xiaogang and Tang An, Huayi will be a strong opponent in the summer and New Year movies every year. Aren't they dominating the domestic film market?"
"Tang An will not be able to get his share of the film investment. He must get half of the distribution rights. Wang Zhongjun and Tang An are both smart people. Go talk to them!"
"Go ahead, I still have things to do."
"I understand, Director Han!"
...
Bernard Group.
Yu Dong looked at the invitation and sighed.
He made two calls in succession.
"Old Zheng, come here!"
"Lao Zhang, come to my office!"
In the past few years, Bernard has been distributing films from Poly Huayi Group and Heung Kong, and has rarely participated in some mainland blockbusters.
Originally, Xiangjiang movies accounted for a large proportion of the box office in the mainland in the past few years, and there were only one or two movies in the mainland that grossed over 100 million yuan a year.
Zhang Yimou didn't get his turn, and the same went for Feng Xiaogang. Most of his other films were directed by China Film.
But now, in the first half of this year alone, two movies have exceeded 100 million. He only got half of the distribution rights of "Super Body", and "Huo Yuanjia" was taken away by China Film.
Only when blockbusters become big hits can distributors make money. This is the iron law of the film market.
And blockbusters are produced by those major companies, and the distribution rights will not go to Bernard.
Poly Huayi’s share in film and television production is getting smaller and smaller now!
It’s time to officially start the film and television production business!
Zheng Ye, director of Bernard's production department, and Zhang Ziming, director of the distribution department who has been promoted, came to Yu Dong's office together.
"Old Zheng, Old Zhang, sit down!"
"Dong Yu, did you come to us?"
"Tang An has joined Huayi. As the artistic director, our strategy will also change in the future!"
Yu Dong briefly explained the matter and started talking about the serious matter.
"Old Zheng, please contact Chen Kexin, Liu Weiqiang, Mak Chaohui, Er Dongsheng, Chen Jiashang and other first-line directors in Hong Kong to see if they have any projects..."
"Lao Zhang, I will double your distribution department's budget next year, and all the major theater chains will feed me..."
The two of them also knew something about Dong's plan, but the steps were taken too fast, making it difficult to turn around.
"Dr. Yu, we'd better be cautious. After all, this is our first time involved in film and television production. The production department only has a framework. I haven't even found a few qualified producers." Zheng Ye said with some worry.
"Time waits for no one. Huayi has Tang An, and Guangxian is here too. If we wait a little longer, the market will be gone!"
Yu Dong said extremely decisively, "We will bring in at least 4 projects in the next two years. Don't be afraid of losses. This is inevitable in the early stage!"
"No matter what, there will always be people who can make money, kick those who can't make money away, and those who can make money will continue to cooperate!"
Survival of the fittest, survival of the fittest!
The simplest and crudest way!
"Dr. Yu, I have an idea!" Zhang Ziming spoke up at this time.
"explain!"
"I have been working in Xiangjiang for the past few years. There are several companies there, and even some investors from Southeast Asia want to invest in blockbusters in our mainland, but they have never been able to find a way.
"We can cooperate with them to reduce risks, and secondly, we can borrow their money to distinguish which directors can make money and which ones cannot!" Zhang Ziming said in a low voice.
Yu Dong's eyes lit up. If he roped in those companies in Xiangjiang, they had no personal connections in the mainland, and the investment sharing ratio would naturally be diluted. As long as Bernard didn't invest too much, he could maintain his capital by relying on issuance fees, and he could also gain experience!
"Well, don't let go of these two things. If necessary, I will talk to you personally!"
"Dr. Yu, there is another one. In the past two months, Singapore Star Pictures wanted to buy the Southeast Asian rights of a batch of movies for operation. When the time comes, I will go find them and see if I can get them to join them, and I will share the Southeast Asian box office.
Give it to them!"
...
Chengtian Entertainment, Wu Bo clutched the invitation letter tightly.
Snap!
He slapped the table hard and immediately made a call!
“￥*……)*——&——*+@——%*(@&+——(@#&#……(——%#……&()……——)+”
A lot of jabbering Japanese.
You dare to fool me!
Let’s wait another two years for the box office share in Asia!