A year has passed, and it is time for major companies to take stock of their gains and losses over the past year.
Some people are happy and others are worried. The Huayi Brothers have just experienced a disastrous box office failure of "1942". Their stock price plummeted by nearly 20%, and they saw their market value evaporate by 2 billion.
However, with the box office success of "Zodiac", the downward trend was finally stopped.
Wang Zhongjun finally felt relieved. He was even more nervous before the release of "Twelve Zodiac Signs" than when "1942" was released.
If "Twelve Zodiac Signs" were to attack again, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Fortunately, 25 days after its release, the box office has exceeded 800 million, and Huayi's market value has returned to 9 billion, and is still rising as it gets closer to 1 billion.
It is foreseeable that as long as the box office exceeds 1 billion, it is possible to reach the 10 billion mark.
The box office hit of "1942" also made Wang Zhongjun increasingly wary of the Spring Festival release.
Feng Xiaogang has jumped on it, so probably no director except Tang An dares to guarantee that he will be a hit.
I held a morning meeting to fully prepare for the release of "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons".
At the same time, "Zodiac", which is currently in theaters, has not been put down.
"No matter what, we must ensure that the box office of "Twelve Zodiac Signs" exceeds 1 billion, and we will negotiate with the theaters to reduce the subsequent share. We must ensure that it reaches 1 billion!"
Wang Zhongjun ordered with a serious face.
One Billion is a watershed moment. There are currently only five movies in China, and they are all produced by Han and Tang Media.
If Huayi can produce and distribute a billion-dollar movie, its influence will definitely be extraordinary.
Breaking one billion, creating a wave of momentum and stabilizing the market value to over 10 billion or even higher in one fell swoop.
Currently, investors and speculators who hold Huayi shares are waiting for the number to exceed 1 billion. Once it fails to reach 1 billion, it is likely to have a considerable impact.
"The production department is ready to cooperate with Director Feng in preparing the next movie. Wang Si is already working on re-polishing the script of 2008's "Aristocrats". There will be absolutely no room for any problems this time!"
This year has already been considered a failure. The "Tai Chi" series was a hit, "1942" was a hit, and only one "Zodiac" was successful, which made last year's financial report look better.
When the Wang brothers returned to the chairman's office, Wang Zhongjun still looked sad.
Wang Zhonglei thought he was worried about the company's next projects, so he advised, "Brother, don't worry too much. "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has a great chance of winning against "囧", and Zhou Xingchi is also the real king of comedy.
Feng Xiaogang's "Aristocrat" this time is a comedy. If the cost is controlled, advertising placement may be able to recover the cost, and this year there will be "Di Renjie" by Xu Ke."
"That's not what I'm worried about."
Wang Zhongjun shook his head. Feng Xiaogang failed in the disaster theme this time, but what he is best at is comedy. For the movie "Aristocrats", Wang Si re-polished the script, so there is nothing to worry about.
Needless to say, "Di Renjie", Xu Ke's previous "Empire of Heaven" and "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" were all big sellers.
"Zhonglei, haven't you noticed that since Tang An and Chen Guofu left, the company's film projects have been getting worse year by year." Wang Zhongjun sighed.
Wang Zhonglei nodded, "Relying on just one Feng Xiaogang is indeed too risky, but there are only a few directors who can sell box office at the moment, so you have to dig and make up for it."
"Not only that, Tang An has nothing to say. Just talk about Chen Guojia. In the past few years, he was responsible for all the films that made the company money. There were only a few films in the company that lost money. Now, except for Feng Xiaogang,
Out of several movies, only one, "You Long Xi Feng", made a profit." Wang Zhongjun said helplessly.
Wang Zhonglei said, "But where can we find a top producer? It's impossible for Bernard's Shi Nansheng, and China Film's Huang Jianxin can't be hired either."
How can a top producer be so easy to find? This is not the kind of producer who just names himself. He can handle everything from film preparation to post-production, which is even more difficult than a director.
Producer, as the name suggests, supervises the quality of the film, which is not just about tedious preliminary preparations.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it for now. How was your discussion with Teng Hua?" Wang Zhongjun asked about another matter.
Huayi now not only lacks a top-level producer who can control the overall situation, but also has very few good directors.
In the past two years, we had an H plan. In addition to Xu Ke's "Di Renjie" and "Twelve Zodiac Signs", there were also "Global Love", the sequel to "Love in the City", Feng Delun's "Tai Chi" two-part series, and "Starry Sky"
All rushed to the street.
Wang Zhongjun doesn't have much hope for the remaining films "The Yang Family General" and "A Coquettish Woman Has the Best Life" that are currently being produced.
The former costume films no longer have a market.
The latter title doesn't look like it can be sold for money.
Since there was no director, Wang Zhongjun asked Wang Zhonglei to ask Teng Huatao if he had any film projects.
Although "Waiting for the Wind" failed, "Thirty-day Love" is enough to prove Teng Huatao's ability, and it is also a director that Hua Yi can handle at the moment.
Wang Zhonglei said, "He is currently supervising the production of the TV series "Little Daddy". I chatted with him for more than half an hour, and he has no intention of returning to the big screen."
"waste!"
Wang Zhongjun couldn't help but curse.
After the failure of "Waiting for the Wind", Teng Huatao was so depressed that he didn't even have the courage to pick up the guide tube again.
Wang Zhonglei also said with some pity, "It was also because "Love Is Not Blind" was too successful and praised him too highly. That's why he couldn't accept the failure of "Waiting for the Wind," and the media also stepped down even harder."
"It's useless. I went to find him personally just to keep him, so I left him like this!"
The more Wang Zhonglei thought about it, the angrier he became. Feng Xiaogang shouldn't be so bold. He was more courageous than the sky. He just refused to make comedy films, wars, earthquakes, disaster films, and other unpopular films.
Teng Huatao, a person who should be bold enough to try, was so discouraged that he did not dare to make a movie.
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Each major company has its own difficulties. "Bernard" invested 100 million in "Big Shanghai", but the box office is estimated to be less than 150 million.
This was all invested by Bernard himself. Even including the income from the issuance, he still lost 40 million.
The less than 10 million earned on "The Great Magician" is not enough to compensate.
The same goes for Guangxian. He made a small profit from "Four Famous Catchers" but lost all of it to "Tongque Terrace".
The two major companies' money-losing films all starred Chow Yun-fat, and they will never be able to shake off their reputation as a box-office poison.
Back then, "A Better Tomorrow" turned box-office poison into a fairy. Now, where can I find such a movie?
Xiao Ma went on the market after the summer vacation, but "The Golden Heist" was not as good as expected, and life was not easy. Ning Hao planned to find other people to invest in and distribute his new films.
On the contrary, "The Listener" invested by Huace was a great success at the box office, and the TV series business is also developing very well.
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The biggest winner in 2012 is probably Hantang Media. All the movies released within a year were box office hits, the TV series business was also good, and two variety shows have already started recording.
Tang An was also having a meeting that day to take stock of last year.
The atmosphere was different from that of all company meetings. There was joy in the conference room.
The business of all departments is very good. It’s a good year, and naturally there will be no shortage of bonuses and dividends.
Tang An arrived late in the end, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then started the group directly.
Let me first report on the results of the second half of the year.
In terms of movies, "The Stolen Five Years" had a box office of 340 million, and the company invested 70% of it. In addition to the 25 million publicity costs paid, the mainland box office was able to recover a total of 86 million, making a profit of 51 million.
Baodao has 18 million yuan, and can get almost 3.5 million yuan.
Including other pre-roll advertisements, TV, Internet copyrights, etc., Lin Lin can always get 3 million.
"Kuaiben: Happy Home" has a box office of 150 million. This bad movie requires a 12-point distribution share. Adding 1,500 in publicity and distribution costs, it can recover 33 million.
As for "The Mysterious Cave of Longling", it has not yet reached the settlement time, but the box office is set at 1.26 billion.
The distribution share is 126 million, the production income minus 80 million publicity and distribution expenses, Wu Ershan's 5% share, Wu Ershan's company's 30%, and there is still 223 million income.
The total income is 429 million. The pre-roll advertising and other copyrights were sold for a total of more than 20 million, and I can get 15 million.
There was also a lot of overseas box office. The global market sold 60 million U.S. dollars, and the share was nearly 17 million U.S. dollars. Various copyrights were 6 million U.S. dollars, a total of 150 million yuan, and the company took 105 million yuan.
With a revenue of 534 million, in addition to the production cost of 140 million and promotion and distribution of 80 million, the profit was 314 million.
There are only two movies, and TV series have received another 160 million in revenue in recent months.
In terms of variety shows, mainly Dongfang Popular's original business has been invested in new variety shows.
820 million in cash, let the finance department first repay the loans for "Longling Caves", "囧囧", and several TV series. The rest plus the original funds on the company's books, there is still 550 million, so we can live a good life.
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After discussing the time and place of the annual meeting and what activities to hold, the meeting ended.
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At five o'clock in the afternoon, Tang An came to the Beijing Performing Arts Center to attend the 2012 Economic Figures of the Year Award Ceremony.
Having reached this point, various activities outside the entertainment industry are inevitable.
But Tang An is just here to make soy sauce, and the size of the company is only over 10 billion.
In terms of social influence, it's not that big either.
I was quietly sitting down there as a crowd, chatting with people I knew and didn't know next to me from time to time.
This year’s character selection is “Taking Industry as Mission”
Opening words:?
Electric light illuminates our lives - Edison used electricity to light up the world's first electric light.
The steam engine freed our hands - James Watt Industrial changed lives.
Then there are a lot more: Industry is the foundation of the national economy and the mainstay of the national economy. Industry is the foundation of the economy. Industry creates the future...
After talking about a lot of industries, seven industrialists finally won the award.
Song Ziping, chairman of Huaguo Building Materials Group, the world's largest construction company.
Hu Wenming, Chairman of Huaguo Shipbuilding Industry Group, the largest shipbuilding company in China and the second largest in the world.
Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda Group, a traditional retailer and real estate giant.
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Of course, Ma Yun, chairman of the board of directors of Alibaba, is indispensable. This man was regarded as a liar at first, then as a madman, and today as a madman.
This man who borrowed money from his employees to pay their wages has now become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country.
The richest man Wang and the richest man Ma both appeared, and of course Rebus, who would suppress the four powerful kings in the future, was also indispensable.
Lei Jun won the 2012 Annual Economic Emerging Award. Although Xiaomi was founded only a short time ago, it sold 7 million units in 2 years, with annual sales exceeding 10 billion yuan. Apple has a version every year, Google has a version every quarter, and Xiaomi has a new version every week. This The award is well deserved.
After the awards were awarded one by one, the organizer CCTV also held a dinner to entertain the big shots.
The dinner party is a place where people interact with each other and build relationships, and Tang An also got to know a lot of people.
After chatting with Rebus for a while, he is also one of the shareholders of Xiaomi.
The banquet lasted until half past nine in the evening. Tang An had already received a bunch of personal business cards and was invited to join several clubs.
Just as he was leaving, Ma Yun took him in his mouth.
"Dr. Tang, I haven't seen you for a few years. Do you have time to chat?"
Tang An was a little surprised, but he still nodded and said with a smile, "Director Ma invited me, of course I am free."
The first face-to-face contact with Ma Yun, Tang An also wanted to see what he wanted to do.