Tang An met Han Sanping in a courtyard club in Xicheng District.
This was the first time Tang An saw Han Sanping after a month since the premiere of "Interstellar".
"Director Han, I haven't seen you for a while. You seem to be troubled recently."
They met for two drinks first. Tang An saw that Han Sanping didn't look very good.
Han Sanping shook his head and said with a smile, "I'm busy with the handover. The two companies have a lot of things to do. I guess I won't be free until next year."
Although no large company can be sustained by one person, without the boss above, the company will still survive.
However, the positions of the chairman of China Film Group and China Film Co., Ltd. are too involved. It is not only the internal affairs of China Film Co., Ltd., but also intertwined. A smooth handover will not be accomplished in a short time.
Tang An nodded and asked, "Director Han, how will the business of China Film Group and China Film Co., Ltd. be divided in the future?"
China Film Group and China Film Co., Ltd. are two companies, the latter was established for the purpose of listing.
As early as 2005, China Film Group planned to integrate its high-quality assets and list them in Hong Kong. However, the listing plan was ultimately scrapped due to the country's decision to restrict foreign investment from entering the mainland media and entertainment industries.
In 2007, calls for China Film Group to restart its IPO were revived, but in the end no real results were seen, and they were postponed again and again.
The cultural media industry has too many restrictions on overseas capital. In the past, Warner was forced to withdraw from the Warner-Wanda Cinema Line, which gave Wanda a big advantage.
China Film Group's attempt to go public in Xiangjiang was delayed due to similar issues, otherwise it would have been listed long ago.
Going forward, Canxing Productions, the largest variety show production company in the country, will not be able to go public due to the media giant News Corporation, the major shareholder behind it.
This program production company that produced "The Voice" even had a valuation of 21 billion during its IPO five years later. It is the largest and most professional variety show production company in the country, no one.
Originally, Canxing Production had planned to go public in the past two years. In order to cope with the policy, Canxing Production planned to separate Dream Qiangyin, which is responsible for the artist management, brand management and Internet derivative business of "The Voice", into a separate company.
Company News Group goes public in Hong Kong.
Canxing Production, on the other hand, stayed listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and took advantage of the policy loopholes.
But somehow it still didn't work out. News Corp. withdrew next year and management took over.
Another shareholder, Shanghai Media Group, became the biggest winner, and the management left from China Media Group.
Foreign capital worked hard to build the company, but when it came time to reap the rewards, they had no share.
China Film Group was not listed on the market due to various reasons, so it joined forces with Gehua Cable, Xiangnan Television, Jiangning Radio and Television, International Television Corporation, Changying Group, China Unicom, and China Central Television to establish China Film Group.
China Film Group holds 93% of the shares, and each of the other companies has 1%. It has already launched a listing plan, but it is not on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
It is very important to know exactly how many businesses China Film Group has divested and how many shares the company has injected into China Film Group, and what the future positioning of the two companies will be.
Han Sanping pondered for a moment, looked at Tang An, and didn't hide anything.
"China Film Group has retained its import and export branch, film and television base, film equipment company, production branch, marketing branch, and distribution and screening branch, all of which have been injected into China Film Group."
This is production, distribution, and marketing. Although the theater chain is controlled, it is all operated by duli.
This means that except for the film and television base and imported film rights, all other businesses have been injected into China Film Group.
China Film Group is going to retreat behind the scenes, and China Film Group will take over.
Although China Film Group holds 93% of the shares, it is nominally the largest shareholder of China Film Group.
However, the management of China Film Co., Ltd. are appointed by the Optoelectronics and Propaganda Department, and China Film Group does not have absolute control.
What a trouble!
Tang An thought for a while and said, "How about I give up on "The Flowers of the Heart"?"
"Beautiful Heart" was originally invested and released by China Film Co., Ltd. to steal food from Guo Zitou. It was a time when a new official took office, so don't cause a stir.
"It's up to you whether you accept it or not. I'll discuss it at the meeting with the 600 million yuan. It should be passed. If you want 700 million yuan, just take it. The risk is too great. I don't want to leave a mess before I leave." Han Sanping shook his head.
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Tang An thought the same thing, it was just business competition, to see who offered the higher price.
If you are afraid of taking risks, don’t be jealous when you make money.
"By the way, Zhang Ping will serve as the general manager of China Film Co., Ltd., and Lin Sheng will serve as the vice president and concurrently as the general manager of the distribution and screening branch." Han Sanping added.
Before leaving, you must arrange for close associates. When Han Sanping was still the vice chairman, Lin Sheng was from his group when he was the team leader of the distribution department, so he should move to another position.
Next, Tang An learned about some personnel changes. Jiang Defu, general manager of the Marketing Branch of China Film Group, is still the general manager of the Marketing Branch of China Film Group.
This is Han Sanping's old subordinate at Beijing Film Studio and Yu Dong's old boss.
When Yu Dong was assigned to Beijing Film Studio, Jiang Defu served as the director of the Publicity and Development Department and was Yu Dong's direct boss. When Yu Dong became the section chief, he was still working under him.
But then he went to Wanda Film and Television as the general manager, and then Wanda naturally became a shareholder of Berner, and all of Berner's cinemas joined Wanda Cinemas.
Among them, the role played by Yu Dong's old boss Jiang Defu is worthy of discussion.
Tang An also inquired about Kang Pei, the new boss of China Film Co., Ltd., about his personality and personal preferences.
Kang Pei was the deputy director of the Film Bureau before, and Tang An had a good relationship with him. He had always tried to establish a good relationship with another deputy director, Zhang Hongsen, who had been reorganized.
"You will have many opportunities to make contact in the future. You will know when the time comes." Han Sanping waved his hand and said nothing.
Tang An didn't ask any more questions, he probably understood somewhat.
Then he talked about another topic, "Director Han, "Havoc in Heaven" has been decided to be released during the Spring Festival next year?"
Han Sanping nodded, "It's confirmed, but Xinghao will control the distribution, and we will just cooperate."
"This is a bit difficult to handle. "Detective Chinatown" will go to Singapore to shoot in a week. It was originally intended to be released in time for the Spring Festival. As you know, I plan to separate "Detective Chinatown" into a series, and
The "囧" series is released every Spring Festival." Tang An said with some embarrassment.
"The Spring Festival schedule can accommodate two billion-dollar movies." Han Sanping said nothing.
"But the two movies "Wind in Macau" and "Where Are We Going, Dad" will also be released during the Spring Festival. "Wind in Macau" is supposed to be a gambling film. It will definitely be promoted under the banner of "God of Gamblers 3", and "Where Are We Going, Dad" will be released during the Spring Festival.
The variety show is too popular, and if "Tang Detective" is added to it, it will be too crowded."
When "Omen" is released, it will definitely be promoted with the title of "God of Gamblers". As long as Yu Dong is not stupid, he will not miss this good opportunity to show off his feelings.
As for "Where Are We Going, Dad", it's hard to say, variety shows and movies are two different things after all.
The three blockbusters are a bit crowded, and the Spring Festival period only lasts for seven or eight days. Once the holiday is over, the box office will be unavoidable, and it will be difficult to have the opportunity to make a comeback.
If there are three blockbusters, then all three parties will be affected during the holidays, which is not good for anyone.
But since Tang An took the initiative to mention it, Han Sanping was waiting for him to continue.
Tang An didn't hide anything, smiled and said directly, "Director Han, I didn't want to please anyone at that time. I thought about it and planned to put "Detective Chinatown" in the Lunar New Year next year, or the Spring Festival of 2015.
I’m going to be on "The Return of the Great Sage" during the Spring Festival of 2014. I just want to take advantage of the success of "Havoc in Heaven" and have a sip of soup behind China Film Group. What do you think?"
Before Tang An finished speaking, Han Sanping was slightly surprised.
Voluntarily giving up the Spring Festival schedule and moving it back a year, what is this?
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Han Sanping asked.
Tang An joked, "It doesn't matter if it's a year late. I don't want to offend you."
Han Sanping shook his head, not because he didn't want to offend himself, but because he didn't want to offend Kang Pei.
"Well, at the film industry seminar in early September, Kangpei will come on behalf of the film bureau. Then you can take the time to come and tell it yourself."
"Okay, I'll definitely go there then."
In order to do well for Kang Pei's new appointment, he took the initiative to withdraw the sequel to "Tang Detective 2", a billion-dollar blockbuster. This is enough to give him face.
As for if "The Return of the Great Sage" becomes a big hit and accidentally overtakes "Havoc in Heaven", then you can't blame Tang An, after all, no one expected that this movie would become a hit.
Compared with "Tang Detective 2", people are definitely willing to face "The Return of the Great Sage".
Furthermore, China Film Co., Ltd. did not invest much in "Havoc in Heaven", nor did it control the distribution, so it would not lose money no matter what.
If you want to blame then, you can only blame the poor filming of the movie!
After talking about business, let’s eat, drink, and chat.
Tang An implicitly said that even if Han Sanping retreats, he will still stand with him.
It is not uncommon for people to drink tea while walking, whether they are in politics or state-owned enterprises.
Some people can still maintain great influence after they retire, and some people have become ordinary old people. It is normal for others to support you on the surface, but if something happens, they will ignore you at all.
Han Sanping has retired and has no real power. Apart from a few die-hard old subordinates, he still needs more support to maintain his status in the Chinese film and television industry instead of becoming a mascot.
Tang An also needs official connections. In addition to the Director of the Film Bureau, who has always been in contact, China Film Co., Ltd. cannot be left behind.
Kang Pei's attitude was unclear and there was no contact. General manager Zhang Ping was still Uncle Zhao Wei's old subordinate and could not be considered a friend. This required Han Sanping's reputation!
Of course, Tang An still owes him a lot of favors.
mutual benefit
Next, China Film and Beijing Tourism and Culture jointly offered a guarantee of 600 million for "The Road to Flowers". Tang An pushed the price to 700 million and won the project.
Then, "Beijing Love Story" has also been discussing distribution matters with investors such as Chen Shicheng, Wanda, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV Lan Tianxia.
The minimum guarantee of 150 million was rejected, and the increase to 200 million was also rejected. Until the high price of 300 million was offered, Wanda and other investors began to quarrel.
Films produced by large companies generally do not have guaranteed distribution, because they have a good distribution and publicity system and can control risks by themselves.
Even if it reaches 300 million, Wanda still wants to issue it on its own.
But other investors quit, and the cost was just over 3,000 points. With a guarantee of 300 million, they can recover the cost now and make a lot of money.
If we wait until the movie is released to make a penny, there is no doubt whether it can sell so much, and there is still half a year before the movie is released. In half a year, these tens of millions invested in other things can make a lot more money.
Ye Nian now hates Tang An in his heart. The guarantee of 300 million for such a film is completely destroying the market and creating malicious competition!
And the one in "Heart Blossom Road" dares to offer a guarantee of 700 million, and is not afraid of dying!