"Oh, Jimmy, the company is going to enter the record business? Then you have to think about it. I don't know anything about making records, but I do know some elements. First, you have to have a group of songwriters to write original songs for you. The songs have to be good.
The most important thing is to sign an artist, this is the most difficult thing, it’s not that easy to become famous in Hollywood!”
George Lucas said with some worry.
"George, don't worry about this. Since I brought it up, I am absolutely sure. You spent 5 million to buy 10% of the shares last year. Don't you want it to become 50 million next year? You don't want me to
Still thinking about it!”
Liu Lang joked.
"You are a genius, I can't compare with you. You can say so, but I will not make records. Animation production alone makes me crazy busy. Now we are making Toy Story. This is the company's top priority. Everything else
I won’t care about the matter!”
Shengtang Company is now focusing all its energy on the production of the animated film "Toy Story", and Lucas is in charge of this matter, while Chengxian is in charge of software development. The two work together perfectly, and no one
What kind of record work are you willing to do?
"Yes! Who is going to do this?"
Liu Lang has no shortage of songs. His "music library" contains nearly a hundred classic tracks. What he lacks is someone who is familiar with production.
As CEO, Lin Guodong is responsible for all-round work, organization, coordination, and communication, which consumes most of his energy. Besides, he knows nothing about record distribution, so it will take him a while to get used to it.
Only Ye Jinsheng is the most suitable candidate, but he has not replied to himself yet.
"Ye Jinsheng! Do you really want to stay in Hong Kong Island for the rest of your life?"
At this moment, the phone on the table rang.
Lin Guodong picked up the phone.
"HELLO!"
Lin Guodong greeted in English, but it immediately changed into Chinese.
"Looking for Mr. Liu? Oh... you are Mr. Ye, right. Mr. Liu is next to me. Please wait!"
"It's that Ye Jinsheng!"
Although Lin Guodong has never met Ye Jinsheng, he also knows that he and Liu Lang jointly opened a company on Hong Kong Island.
"Brother Ye, is something wrong?"
Liu Lang quickly answered the phone.
"Liu Lang, I called your home and said you were in Los Angeles, so I called Shengtang Company. Sure enough, you were here...I figured it out. Hong Kong Island is too chaotic, and I'm still a little uncomfortable with it.
So I decided to come to the United States for development!”
Ye Jinsheng's words made Liu Lang let out a sigh of relief.
"Brother Ye, your decision is right. Welcome to Los Angeles!"
"Haha, I'll have nothing when I get there, but I believe I can regain my footing with my own skills!"
It was not an easy decision for Ye Jinsheng to make the decision to give up everything he had gained in Hong Kong Island.
"Brother Ye, just now the directors of Shengtang Company and I were discussing the establishment of a music recording business department. We were just struggling with the choice of the person in charge. Now that you want to come, this position must be yours!"
Liu Lang was worried about being unavailable, and it happened that Ye Jinsheng decided to come to the United States to develop. It was a perfect coincidence.
"Okay...! By the way Liu Lang, Jingsheng Culture is not for sale. I hired a general manager with a high salary and asked him to be responsible for everything. He is a native of Hong Kong Island and is familiar with all the rules. Anyway, Jingsheng Culture
Now we are on the right track, there is no problem in following the steps!”
He talked about this matter with Mr. Shao before leaving Hong Kong Island. Mr. Shao proposed to buy Jingsheng Culture Company for 50 million Hong Kong dollars. The price of 50 million is actually not high. Ye Jinsheng has become popular with several young stars in the past two years.
, Liu Fuhua, Li Tianming, Wang
Feidu became famous through Jingsheng Culture. In just two years, they turned from a small actor to a popular leading actress. They can bring tens of millions of income to Shaw Brothers Group in a year. This is a credit to them.
Ye Jinsheng wants to take the lion's share.
Everyone knows Mr. Shao's stinginess. Although Liu Fuhua and Li Tianming are very popular now, they are as obedient as grandsons in front of Mr. Shao. They don't even dare to show off. Ye Jinsheng can cooperate with him because he has official
With his background, others could only work obediently and would not even think about starting their own business, so for him to spend 50 million to buy Jingsheng Culture is actually quite friendly.
But in the end, Ye Jinsheng did not sell Jingsheng Culture. He was still very attached to the company. In addition, he also left a way out for himself. If he couldn't stay in the United States, he might have a chance to make a comeback.
Jingsheng Culture has no feelings for Liu Lang, and 10% of the shares is not much. After one year, it is only one to two million Hong Kong dollars in dividends, which is only a few hundred thousand US dollars. This amount of money does not mean anything to Liu Lang at all.
Not worth mentioning.
The market determines the scale, and a small place like Hong Kong Island determines that the entertainment industry cannot expand.
In Liu Lang's previous life, in the mid-1990s, with the rise of mainland entertainment industry, Hong Kong Island immediately began to decline. In the new century, Hong Kong Island's entertainment industry is like an isolated island with no successor, like the "Four Heavenly Kings"
Many celebrities have already gone to the Mainland to develop their careers. As long as they can get recognition from the Mainland, they can make money.
The actors who stick to Hong Kong Island are thousands of miles apart. Their annual income is only a few million. A movie that is only distributed locally can be considered a hit if it can reach a box office of tens of millions. How can it be compared to the hundreds of millions in the mainland?
Or even compared to billions or billions of box office? It's not even on the same order of magnitude.
There are only two places where you can make big money in the entertainment industry. One is the United States and the other is mainland China. There is no other place. Of course, making big money in Liu Lang's eyes refers to the scale of tens of billions of dollars, not that kind of
Hundreds of millions of "small fights".
Liu Lang put down the phone, and all the worries in his heart disappeared. With Ye Jinsheng's help, he believed that within a year, Shengtang Company would dominate all the major singing awards in the United States.
"Jimmy, I have to remind you that although Shengtang Company has developed rapidly with Transformers, it still lags behind companies like Marvel and DC. Our current cash flow is only about 10 million US dollars.
Our current key project is the movie "Toy Story"
Movie, if this movie is made according to your request, the budget cost will probably exceed this figure. If you want to go into the recording industry, how will you arrange the money? You will not cancel the "Toy Story" project, right?
If this is the case, as a member of the board of directors, I will not agree to it!"
Lucas looked at Liu Lang with a gloomy face and said.
Not to mention Lucas, even Chengxian also has doubts. He is currently leading a dozen people to create corresponding computer programs for the "Toy Story" project, and has made considerable progress. I believe it will take another
It can be successful in one year, but this project is very expensive, with a budget of three million US dollars. If Liu Lang decides to reduce investment now, it may be aborted.
Not only Chengxian, but also Edward Camotel, who is directly responsible for "Toy Story", naturally does not want this project to end without any problems.