"I know someone who might be suitable for this." Fa Ge interjected after hearing the two of them talking enthusiastically.
"Okay, Brother Fa, please tell me about the situation." Upon hearing this, Sun Dahai immediately became energetic.
"His name is Gabriel, and he is the Asian director of a European film company. He is responsible for film investment in Asia. Or buying potential films for distribution in Europe.
I had previously participated in two films that he had invested in, so I got to know him.
He came to me not long ago and told me that he had resigned because of his different film concepts, and now he wants to take a break and look for opportunities to be an independent investor in the future."
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Gabriel was in his rented apartment, looking boredly at the night scene outside the window. Next to the TV in the room, there were a pile of video tapes placed in a mess, and the video recorder was buried underneath.
Gabriel's original company is an old European film company, following the path of European art films. With the rise of Hollywood, commercial films have become popular.
Mainstream film companies and filmmakers in continental Europe, in order to maintain their traditions and status, have gone even further, infinitely improving the status of art films and devaluing commercial films.
Through his own work, Gabriel has gained a deeper and deeper understanding of movies. He feels that the positions between artistic films and commercial films should be reversed.
Art films that do not make money can be made for the sake of art, feelings, and criticism... but commercial films that can make money can allow more viewers to spend money to go to the cinema. This is the basis for the continued development of movies.
The difference in philosophy caused Gabriel's work to stutter. Several investment plans he proposed were rejected by the company headquarters.
Some of the Asian films he purchased did not receive publicity support from the company, resulting in unsatisfactory box office results. Often the films were hastily withdrawn before their potential was fully realized.
Frustrated, Gabriel resigned. Over the years he had worked, he had made a lot of connections. So Gabriel was ready to adjust his situation and start over.
He has a good reputation in the circle and has met many potential directors, screenwriters and actors. During this period, he tried to contact as many potential stocks as possible, hoping that these potential stocks could be turned into his help.
"ring bell"
Gabriel, who was deep in thought, was interrupted by the ringing of the phone. He followed the ringing to find the eldest brother who had been thrown into the pile of clothes.
It's already this time, who will look for him, don't call the wrong number again, Gabriel muttered in his heart. You know, mobile phone charges in both directions, as long as the call is connected, the money will start to be calculated.
"Mr. Gabriel? I'm Chow Yun-fat."
Fa Ge's voice came from the microphone, but the Big Brother signal was so distorted that if you didn't call each other often and didn't sign up, it would be difficult to tell who the other party was just by listening to the voice.
Fa Ge is one of the young actors that Gabriel is very optimistic about.
The tall and handsome Fa Ge also has many advantages such as humility, studiousness, and diligence. It would be unreasonable for such an actor not to become popular.
In the past few years, Fa Ge's acting career was not smooth. He became famous very early, but he fell into the strange circle of popular movies but not popular ones.
Although he continues to work hard and his acting skills are getting better and better, his reputation as a "poison hair" makes investors avoid him.
When everyone talked about this matter, they all said that Fa Ge's fate was bad, but Gabriel keenly analyzed that this was caused by the limitations of Xiangjiang movies.
Low-cost investment, unoriginal scripts, settings full of flaws, repetitive plots, crews rushing to schedule, and shoddy post-production. Although Xiangjiang Film's annual output is extremely high, it is difficult to produce classic films, and
Top directors, actors, and related film workers.
After the Spring Festival, Fa Ge's new film "A Better Tomorrow" was released in Hong Kong. Gabriel was very optimistic about the film. Unfortunately, the purchase plan he made was stopped by the headquarters, which was one of the main reasons for his resignation.
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After hanging up the phone, Gabriel's mind had not turned around for a moment. He spoke Cantonese very well, so he understood what Fa Ge said very clearly.
The investors of "A Better Tomorrow" want to set up a company to specialize in film investment. Fa Ge has a good relationship with them and may also become a shareholder and invite him to become the general manager of the company.
Because the company's largest shareholder is not from Xiangjiang and will be leaving in a few days, I invited him for an interview tomorrow morning.
On the phone, Gabriel agreed to meet tomorrow, but he was still a little unsure. He had heard some rumors about the investors of "A Better Tomorrow". It was said that they had taken the initiative to increase the amount of investment, increase the salaries of the actors and actresses, and
The production budget is very non-mainstream.
Moreover, Gabriel also heard an inside tip.
Before holding a celebration party to celebrate "A Better Tomorrow" becoming the No. 1 box office hit in Hong Kong film history, this employer once wanted to join forces with New Arts City to distribute a huge bonus of HK$2 million to all crew members in proportion to their investment.
As a result, this proposal caused great disagreements within Xinyi City and was ultimately not implemented.
Gabriel knew that if this rumor was true, then this boss was really courageous. As long as he did not interfere too much in his work, it would be more comfortable to work for such a boss.
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After Fa Ge made the call, the matter ended like this. Everyone decided to invest in the shares, and the ratio was also discussed. Sun Dahai invested 4 million Hong Kong dollars, accounting for 40% of the shares, of which 10% was used as management shares to invest in the film.
After the company is established, it is transferred to the management.
Ren Kuei invested 3 million Hong Kong dollars, accounting for 30% of the shares. Fa Ge, Leslie Cheung and Hong Gu will all invest 1 million Hong Kong dollars and get 10% of the shares.
Sun Dahai will advance Honggu's share of the principal, and Honggu can pay it back within one year.
Hong Gu has the lowest salary among several people, and she only acts in movies and does not accept TV series, so her income is also the lowest. I am afraid it will be difficult to come up with one million Hong Kong dollars at once.
Sun Dahai took the initiative to advance the principal for her so that she would not have to raise money everywhere.
Honggu didn't want this, but Sun Dahai said: "Honggu, this money is only lent to you for turnover. At the beginning of next year, when the dividends of the years are paid out, you will have the money to pay me back, and it will only take half a year."
Our friendship, don’t worry about this little thing with me."
Honggu was very grateful to Sun Dahai for his understanding. Although she didn't say anything, she kept this feeling firmly in her heart.
Fa Ge and Leslie Cheung saw this and knew it. They both felt that although Sun Dahai was young, he was generous and loyal and was a very good friend.