Ah Li Pictures, Fan Luyuan, like everyone else, also thought that Tang An was anxious.
Before the fight between the two sides even started, Tang An was forced into chaos, and Fan Luyuan couldn't be happier.
However, some people are still more concerned about what Tang An said. Coo Deng Kangming said with some doubts, "The "Legend of the Gods" project does have many problems, and the quality still needs to be controlled."
Fan Luyuan nodded, "I also know that, the two directors are indeed not very good, but Xiang Huaqiang hired Ye Weixin to produce, and I also asked Chen Kexin to go there. Plus Ye Nian, the filming shouldn't be too bad."
Ye Weixin is one of the few directors who has come to the north to achieve success. A few action films made about ten years ago did well at the box office, but the cost was high.
"Slaying the Wolf 2" also sold 700 million yuan. Although it had the bonus of Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" being a hit, the film itself also had a very good reputation.
There is also the "Ip Man" series. "Ip Man 3", which will be released at the end of the year, is estimated to have a stable box office of 1 billion.
Not to mention Chen Kexin, he has also made war blockbusters, and his control over large-scale productions is among the best among Hong Kong directors.
With two professionals, plus Ye Nian as the big housekeeper, and powerful actors like Li Lianlian and Liang Jiahui, even if the director is not good, he will not be far behind.
In terms of cost, Xiang Huaqiang also spent a lot of money in order to board the two express trains of the domestic film industry. Of the 400 million originally raised, 300 million was spent on production.
Deng Kangming said, "If that's the case, I'm not worried. I'm afraid that Wang Zhongjun will take advantage of the money. This movie was shot in the Mainland, and Fu Huadao and others behind the scenes were all contacted by Huayi. If those two directors want to develop in the Mainland,
It will be easier to win Huayi."
"You mean?" Fan Luyuan said with some uncertainty.
It's very common for film and television companies to trick investors. It's hard to say if Huayi will take advantage of Xiang Huaqiang's 300 million yuan.
Although the production rights are in the hands of Xiang Huaqiang, in the mainland, Huayi has many means.
As for whether the two directors will sell Xiang Huaqiang, there is no telling. When the time comes, they will run to the mainland and have nothing to fear.
Moreover, one of the directors runs a special effects company, and some of the special effects for the movie were contracted to him. For some of the more difficult shots, he also contacted the special effects company in South Korea.
The cost of special effects for a blockbuster like this can easily reach tens of millions or hundreds of millions, so it’s hard to be tempted.
For such a large project, if the investors lack deterrence and effective supervision, then countless people from top to bottom will come up to take a bite, and half of the three hundred million yuan will be eaten.
Wang Zhongjun had cheated Zhou Xingchi for 80 million before. Considering his urine quality, it’s really hard to tell.
"Legend of the Gods" is an important project, and Fan Luyuan doesn't want to see it become so obsolete, but for a while there is no better way to prevent it.
After all, the main controller is Xiang Huaqiang and the main operator is Huayi. Ahli only invested a little symbolically and jointly issued it with Huayi.
Deng Kangming thought for a while and suggested, "How about reminding Xiang Huaqiang?"
"No, no!"
Fan Luyuan immediately denied it, "It would not look good if it reaches Wang Zhongjun's ears. The most important thing at the moment is to maintain the alliance of the eight major companies."
He stewed and said, "Xiang Huaqiang is of no importance to us. It doesn't matter what he is like, but the alliance cannot do without Huayi."
It's not ten years ago now. Whether it's Yinghuang, Huanya, or Xiang Huaqiang, they are no longer taken seriously by major mainland companies.
Of course, unless you give money, then everyone can still be friends.
Fan Luyuan then chatted with Deng Kangming about the future development of the company, and soon received a call from Zhang Wei.
"What!"
"New culture?"
"What's going on?"
Fan Luyuan hung up the phone with a gloomy look on his face.
There is a saying that goes, "If you give it a try, a bicycle will become a motorcycle; if you bet, a motorcycle will become a Land Rover." Nowadays, more and more people in the film and television industry are betting on guarantees.
Not only in the film and television industry, performance betting exists in almost all industries.
At the beginning of the century, Mengniu made a bet with Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong CDH and England's English Football League, using Mengniu's annual compound growth rate as a financial indicator of no less than 50%, and Mengniu won.
Yongle Electric and Dinghui, which were once among the top ten in the retail industry in the country, bet on their net profits in 2007. The bet failed, resulting in the loss of control, and was eventually acquired by Gome.
The founder of Tai Zi Nai liked to gamble a lot. In 1993, he borrowed 100,000 from the bank, printed a batch of famous wall calendars, and became rich overnight.
After founding Taizi Milk, he spent 8,888 Marriott on the CCTV bid. In 2007, he signed a betting agreement with three foreign investors, guaranteeing a performance increase of more than 50% within three years. In the end, the bet failed, and Taizi Milk was taken over by three major foreign investment banks.
Even the giant Hua Yun suffered a loss of 900 million due to failed bets with Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.
In just one or two years, the film and television industry has already signed gambling agreements with more than 20 stars, directors and major film and television companies and investors.
Regardless of the stars or directors, the bet has not been completed. Anyway, the film and television company must have made a profit.
Following the precedent set by Huayi, other companies are looking for people to bet on, and directors and celebrities with charisma are the most popular.
Ah Li set his sights on Zhou Xingchi, but there was nothing he could do about it. Ning Hao, Wu Ershan, and Xu Zheng had their agents in Hantang, Feng Xiaogang signed with Huayi, and Zhang Yimou's contract was with Leshi.
Fan Luyuan is very confident about winning Zhou Xingchi. The lottery and betting are all about money, and the thing that Li is most in need of is money.
In terms of related resources, Ahli is not lacking either.
However, Zhang Wei, who was now in charge of negotiating with Zhou Xingchi, actually told him that the negotiation had failed.
It's normal for the negotiation to fail once or twice. A big director has the capital, so it's important to be careful about bargaining.
But not only did the negotiation fail, Zhou Xingchi had already signed a contract with another company, and there was no more negotiation.
Sensing that Fan Luyuan's expression was obviously wrong, it must be no small matter to make him lose his composure like this, Deng Kangming immediately spoke.
"Director Fan, what's wrong?" Mobile::
"Zhou Xingchi didn't talk about it yet!"
Fan Luyuan's tone was a little solemn, and he sat up straight unconsciously, "Zhou Xingchi has signed a contract with New Culture in Shanghai. There are few directors with box office appeal in the film industry now."
"It shouldn't be."
Deng Kangming looked puzzled, "Mr. Zhang went there in person. We showed our utmost sincerity. In terms of resources and prices, no one can offer more than us, let alone a new culture."
The senior management of Li Pictures are very confident about binding Zhou Xingchi.
First of all, Zhou Xingchi is not a pure director. He spends as much time on real estate speculation as on movies. In addition, under the impact of capital, there are basically no pure directors in the entire film and television industry who are capable. They all
There is another identity merchant. PC::/
Zhou Xingchi has been speculating in real estate for more than ten years, which at least proves that he is not the kind of person who has no desires and desires and only has movies in his life.
Moreover, the first time Zhang Wei contacted her, the conversation went smoothly.
With Zhou Xingchi's temper, being able to talk means that he also has that idea.
As long as Zhou Xingchi has that will, Ah Li will not be afraid of any competition.
As for the bad results, they have also imagined that after all, Tengxun and Wanda are not bad at all. Directors who are equally capable will not be worse in terms of bonuses and resources than Ahli.
It would be fine if Zhou Xingchi cooperated with Wanda and Tengxun, but what about New Culture?
Fan Luyuan shook his head, "I don't know the specific situation. I can't explain a word or two on the phone. Let's wait until Mr. Zhang comes back."
Regardless of background, financial resources, and resources, Fan Luyuan thinks that New Culture and Ahli are completely comparable in any way. That is not the factor in this aspect. There must be something hidden in it!
That afternoon, Zhang Wei flew back to Beijing from South Korea.
The special effects of "Mermaid" were made by South Korean Macrograph Company, and Zhou Xingchi was still in South Korea at this time.
After getting off the plane, Zhang Wei hurried back to the company. Fan Luyuan and other senior executives of the company were waiting in the conference room.
"Director Fan, everyone!"
Zhang Wei didn't waste any time, and after saying hello, she got down to business.
"The situation is almost clear. Zhou Xingchi has signed a contract with New Culture. He signed it before I went to South Korea. I also met Yang Zhenhua in South Korea."
Before Zhang Wei could finish speaking, someone immediately said, "In other words, Zhou Xingchi had already signed a contract with New Culture before talking to Mr. Zhang, which means he has never considered us at all!"
"Yes, what happened? What conditions did Yang Zhenhua give?"
"New Culture's main business has always been TV dramas, why did it disrupt the situation this time?"
Fan Luyuan frowned and said louder, "Mr. Zhang continues."
Zhang Wei said, "I didn't understand it at first. Zhou Xingchi didn't say anything. I knew it from his assistant. It was because of Huayi and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" that he was somewhat repelled by Huayi, including several major companies. This I just found New Culture, which has been producing TV series before, and New Culture also invested in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and it seems that there is also the influence of Xu Ke."
Is it also related to Huayi?
A rat's excrement ruins a pot of porridge, and the stupid things Wang Zhongjun did actually made Zhou Xingchi have bad feelings towards several major companies.
Fan Luyuan never expected that this was the reason.
Others in the senior management of Ah Li Pictures also didn't expect this to be the reason, so they almost cursed him outright.
"But what does this have to do with Xu Ke?" someone asked again.
"I don't know the specific situation, and his assistant didn't say much."
Zhang Wei then told everything she knew. New Culture acquired more than half of the shares of Zhou Xingchi's Quality Data Co., Ltd. at a high price. Although the price was uncertain, it was at least one billion or more.
I don’t know the performance of the gambling, but High-Quality Data participated in the investment in "Journey to the West: Demons", and will definitely participate in Zhou Xingchi's other films in the future.
Also, Xu Ke and Yang Zhenhua were acquaintances. When Yang Zhenhua was still working at the Cultural Publishing House under the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Bureau, he once led people to block the airport to get a video copy of Jin Yong's martial arts drama.
In the 1980s, Jin Yong's martial arts dramas were the most valuable thing in the TV drama industry.
Yang Zhenhua himself has been to Xiangjiang and has been in contact with some directors and companies who have adapted Jin Yong's martial arts novels into movies, so naturally he also knows Xu Ke.
Xu Ke was also there when Yang Zhenhua went to South Korea, but Zhang Wei was not sure whether there was such a relationship. After all, Yang Zhenhua also participated in the investment of "Mermaid".
However, judging from Xu Ke's recent movements, in order to win over Chen Kun, he gave up part of the share of "Journey to the West: Demons" to Chen Kun's Dongsen Pictures, which opened in Shanghai.
There was so much information that Fan Luyuan couldn't sort it out. After a while, he said, "So, Xu Ke and Zhou Xingchi don't want to be tied to any big company, and they want to form their own group?"
Zhang Wei nodded, "Xu Ke had been trying to get things done between major companies before. It is very likely that he had this idea. After Zhou Xingchi was tricked by Wang Zhongjun, he probably also had an idea in his mind."
"I really thought everyone was Tang An!"
Fan Luyuan shook his head ridiculously. There are always some people who are not willing to be subordinate to others. They think that they can make a career on their own without relying on anyone.
Fan Luyuan has met too many such people over the years, all of them ambitious and talented.
But it was useless. Facing a behemoth like Ah Li, one by one either lost to money, or left the game in despair without even getting any money.
In his opinion, both Xu Ke and Zhou Xingchi would eventually lose to capital. Otherwise, why would Zhou Xingchi accept the gambling agreement?
Since binding Zhou Xingchi failed, Fan Luyuan no longer struggled with the matter, and then held a meeting to discuss the upcoming National Day schedule.
Within two days, the listed company Modu New Culture Media Group issued an announcement announcing that it would acquire 40% of the shares of Zhou Xingchi's Quality Data Co., Ltd. at a price of 1.25 billion, becoming the major shareholder of Quality Data. Quality Data will have the right to control the data in the next four years.
No less than 20% of the investment rights in Zhou Xingchi Films.
Zhou Xingchi also held 49% of the shares, and the other 11% was acquired on the same day by a 100%-controlled company in Xiangjiang owned by New Culture Chairman Yang Zhenhua.
In other words, New Culture has already taken control of high-quality data.
1.25 billion to acquire 40% of the shares, and the valuation of Quality Data in this round of acquisitions reached 3.125 billion.
Immediately, a professional provided high-quality data on the assets, with total assets of approximately 85 million.
An acquisition with a premium of 36 times. Huayi’s previous acquisition of Dongyang Latin America worth 14,000 yuan at a valuation of 1.5 billion reached a premium of 107 times.
Although judging from the premium ratio, Huayi was even more exaggerated that time.
But Zhou Xingchi sold 51% of the shares and received nearly 1.6 billion in cash, which was far more than what Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Guoli received that time.
He made 1.6 billion in cash at one time, and the entire film and television industry turned their attention. They had to lament the madness of capital and envy of Zhou Xingchi.
It is almost unimaginable to make 1.6 billion based on the salary alone. Even if one movie is 20 million, 80 movies will have to be made!
Of course, this is also conditional. Capital is not a philanthropist.
There was also a performance bet announced together with the acquisition, which basically stated that Quality Data would achieve a net profit of 1.25 billion in the next four years.
If it cannot be achieved, the original shareholder, Zhou Xingchi, will provide cash compensation or buy back shares.
A net profit of 1.25 billion in four years and 300 million a year is simply a fantasy for a company with assets of less than 100 million.
"That's crazy!"
Tang An, who was in the company, also learned about the news immediately. Fortunately, he had some culture and could not just say "fuck".
It’s not surprising that Zhou Xingchi bet against Capital. This is what Yuanshikong did, but the amount increased by 200 million, making it more difficult to complete the bet.
In order to complete the bet, Zhou Xingchi opened "Mermaid 2" after the box office of "Journey to the West" was not satisfactory. It was also a rare sequel. Zhou Xingchi did not film "Kung Fu 2", which was highly praised by the audience.
However, the cycle of "Mermaid 2" was a bit long and could not be released on the scheduled schedule, so we made another temporary "The King of Comedy 2".
Zhou Xingchi, who has been sharpening his sword for four years, has also begun to become more productive. When "The King of Comedy 2" was released, he had almost completed the post-production of "Mermaid 2" and announced that preparations for another "Kung Fu 2" would begin.
Another director "degenerated" and ultimately lost to capital's money.
Tang An sighed and checked Weibo again.
Zhou Xingchi's fans are still very happy. Many of his fans left messages saying that they are grateful to New Culture for signing the contract with Zhou Xingchi. Zhou Xingchi will have to make more movies. They don't have to wait four years for one. It is best to make one in the next year.
You can see Zhou Xingchi's movies every year.
Be very happy and just don't curse people when the movie comes out.
Tang An shook his head. The reputation of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was also far worse than that of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and the box office was not as good as expected.
"The King of Comedy 2" was even worse, with Jiang Langcai saying such things.