Tenth Floor Television Production Center, Director's Office
Zuo Le looked at Lao Fang, who looked calm, and was a little confused.
He originally thought that Fang Weimin would be shocked, stunned, or even furious when he said he wanted to go out and work alone.
But I didn't expect that Lao Fang could be so calm and calm.
Zuo Le suddenly doubted his position in Dongshantai. Is it just that he has no cards?
"Director, are you not surprised at all when I leave the stage?" Zuo Le asked.
"What's the surprise?"
Fang Weimin smiled calmly: "I have expected this day for a long time."
Lao Fang crossed his legs leisurely and said: "The online copyright of "Underground Traffic Station" was sold for 200 million yuan, "No. 2 Traffic Station" was sold for 360 million yuan, and "The Story of the Cooking Class" was conservatively sold for 2 yuan.
100 million.
This is only the Internet copyright. If you add the TV copyright and rebroadcast rights, it will be worth hundreds of millions at least.
Although it is said that these TV series are investment promotions by Taili, and you will be given a lot of bonuses afterwards, but in comparison, the biggest contributor to the popularity of these TV dramas is you Zuo Le. Without you, Taili would not be as successful as it is now.
You have done the most credit, but in the end, you eat the meat and you drink the soup. As time goes by, if I were you, I would go out and do the same."
"Director, don't say that."
Zuo Le looked a little emotional and sighed: "Without the support from Taiwan, "Underground Traffic Station" would not have been filmed, and I, Zuo Le, would not have achieved what I have today. This is a gift from acquaintances, and I will always remember it.
Heart.
As for money, the station actually didn’t treat me badly. I knew that if I switched to another TV station and company, I might not even be able to save enough money for a house."
This is Zuo Le's true words.
Dongshan TV made a lot of money from the Traffic Station Duology. The Internet copyright, advertising fees, plus the saved TV broadcast and rebroadcast copyright fees, at least no less than 10 figures.
With so much money, if you want to say that Zuo Le has no ideas at all, that would be a lie.
But if you want to say that he is so jealous that he can't sleep and feels that Dongshantai has robbed him of his money, Zuo Le is not so ungrateful.
Dongshan TV invests money in TV series. No matter how much income the TV series earns, it is what they deserve, and it has nothing to do with Zuo Le, the director and screenwriter.
Zuo Le received salary and remuneration, and Dongshan TV paid him an additional high bonus based on his performance. This was already a relatively kind approach.
To seek more is to be greedy.
Therefore, Zuo Le did not choose to go it alone for money. Of course, he definitely had the idea of investing and selling TVs to earn more, but it was not the decisive factor.
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"Director, now that things have come to this, I will tell you the truth. This time I want to go out and set up a separate business. I want to make more money only partly. More importantly, I want to seek autonomy and creative independence.
Working in Taiwan, I encountered too many constraints."
Zuo Le confided his feelings to his old boss: "Now in our station, many people are staring at me, and they want me to be a bully to make money for the station and let them gain political achievements.
Previously, I created a bridge for Tai Li and Kong Wen to collaborate on "The Story of the Cooking Class". Many people in Tai Li had objections. They wanted me to make the third part of "Traffic Station" instead of filming a military sitcom.
Don't rush to explain. I have been in Taili for so many years and I have some connections. Although I am in the capital, I still know things about Taili.
If it hadn't been for the director, Mo Tai and you to support me, "Story of the Cooking Class" would never have gone so smoothly."
Zuo Le had some confusion on his face: "The filming of "The Story of the Cooking Class" has just been completed, and the post-production has not yet started. Someone is starting to get involved and let me shoot some subjects that I don't want to touch.
Just two days ago, someone from our station called me and asked his relatives for a role in a roundabout way, and the one who came up was the heroine. What the hell do you think I am, Zuo Le?
If things continue like this, either I won't be able to withstand the pressure, lose my principles, and make a big bad movie, or I won't be able to make a living, offend a lot of people, and be judged by others everywhere in the future.
Director, I'm not being alarmist, I'm just doing some low-budget sitcoms right now. If I want to set up any big production in the future, I can't let these people kill me.
Even if the results are not good, I might become cannon fodder and take the blame.
You and the station director can protect me for a while, but they cannot protect me forever. I feel that I am too restricted in the system, so it is better to go out and work alone.
Although it is not as stable as in Taiwan, the advantage is that it is free and unrestrained. You can shoot whatever you want, and whether you make money or lose it, it is all yours."
After listening to what Zuo Le said, Fang Weimin had a wry smile on his face. He could understand the situation Zuo Le encountered. This was a common problem in the system, even in some large companies.
Some people swallowed their anger and obeyed; some people pretended to surrender and ignored them, waiting for the opportunity to kill them; and some people just flipped the table and left.
Zuo Le obviously chose the third one. With his ability, he would not be short of food after leaving Dongshantai, and he would even be able to live better.
In fact, after "Traffic Station No. 2" was broadcast, Fang Weimin had thought that Zuo Le would leave sooner or later. Not only him, but also Chen Changshan, Mo Dashan and others also had this idea.
The stage at Dongshan Terrace is too small to hold this real dragon!
But Fang Weimin did not expect that Zuo Le's choice to leave was not because of money or being poached with huge sums of money, but because he could not stand the turmoil inside Taili.
He did not doubt what Zuo Le said about the virtues of some people in Taiwan. He knew better than anyone else that if they did not do the right thing, they would do a lot of nonsense.
He estimated that Zuo Le had originally wanted to go it alone, but he hadn't fully thought about it yet. Now that he was forced by this group of people, he made up his mind.
After all, who wants to be told what to do every day? Although it is harmless, it is often disgusting...
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"Don't worry, I'll help you talk to the director."
After figuring out Zuo Le's idea, Lao Fang took the initiative to help his old subordinate.
"You are the main contributor to Taiwan's current achievements, and the director of the station will appreciate your kindness and will not force you to stay.
Besides, it’s a good time for everyone to get together and part ways, and the people you left behind have a close relationship with each other, and they might work together more often in the future.”
"It won't be needed later."
A smile appeared on Zuo Le's face: "I have a project now that I'm looking for cooperation with Taili."
"What project?" Lao Fang asked in confusion.
Zuo Le took out a folder from the bag beside him and said with a bright smile: "I don't have enough funds to start a company, so I want Taili to invest some money to support it. I will give Taili 15% of the shares here.
In the future, for TV series produced by the company, Taiwan and Taiwan will have first priority under the same conditions. Both parties will share resources to a certain extent and carry out comprehensive cooperation.
Of course, there is a prerequisite here that Taili cannot interfere with the company's operations, and I have the final say on how the company develops."
"Good boy, you still hide such a skill."
Lao Fang's eyes lit up and he praised him. Any lack of money to attract investment is just an excuse. Zuo Le has a net worth of tens of millions. As long as he doesn't make any big productions, it will be enough for the company to start.
The reason why he came to Dongshantai to "attract investment" was to find a backer and silence him.
Needless to say, Zuo Lexin's company is based on Dongshantai, which other places dare not mention. The entertainment industry in Dongshan Province is full of people, and some competitors in the circle have to think carefully about any dirty tricks they want to use.
And those who are blocking the tongue are those who saw Zuo Le leaving Dongshan Terrace and chirping.
Zuo Le and Dongshantai parted ways and never saw each other again. The two families had a good relationship. Dongshantai was a shareholder of Zuo Le's new company. The two parties cooperated closely and were as close as one family.
With these two points alone, Zuo Le's shares are worth giving away for free.
It seems that Zuo Le has taken a lot of advantage here, but Dongshantai has not lost either.
At the cost of a small amount of money, an alliance was formed with Zuo Le, a popular director. The two parties were firmly tied to the same boat, and the relationship was even stronger than before to some extent.
In the past, Zuo Le could change jobs and leave, but now unless the new company goes bankrupt, neither party will separate.
A win-win situation!
Lao Fang's smile grew wider and he took out the phone without saying a word: "Please wait a moment, I will call the station director immediately to report."
