The road to becoming a movie star from the villain

Chapter 128 Terminate the contract and set up a studio
Next, Hong Chen and Yan Chi started filming "Detective Chinatown".

The first step is to set a budget, clarify how much money will be spent, who to invite, etc., so as to determine the approximate investment.

Yan Chi is in charge of the crew. He is the director, so it's easy to find a reliable crew.

As for other preparations for the crew, Hong Chen called Ge Chen and Wang Shaoqi to help.

Ge Chen is conscientious as an agent, and she is also very clear about the process of making movies, but she is better at coordinating resources, managing teams, and promoting artists.

In the preparatory work for filming, it was Wang Shaoqi who played an important role.

This person is very capable, and Hong Chen also plans to reuse him.

That night, Hong Chen called Ge Chen and Wang Shaoqi together to discuss matters.

Hong Chen directly expressed his thoughts:

"I plan to set up a studio and become independent from the company. What do you think?"

It seemed that Hong Chen would have such an idea long ago, Ge Chen and Wang Shaoqi were not surprised.

In the entertainment industry, it is not uncommon for artists to establish their own studios.However, the establishment of a studio means that the entertainment company will not provide you with resources. If the artist himself has no ability, his popularity will plummet.

After all, not every artist has endless dramas.

And the risk is very high, one mistake, you may be shot to death by the big waves in the entertainment industry, and there is no room for recovery.

Such examples are not without.

There are many successful people, such as Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Fan Xiaobing, who was once a smash hit, all rely on the studio to grow bigger and bigger.

Of course, the studio also depends on its ability. If the studio's ability is not good, it will only harm the actors.

Take Parallel World as an example. The young actor Wu Lei, a child star who debuted, has a high EQ, is very polite, and is outstanding in all aspects.

But he is not signed to a brokerage company, and his studio is run by his mother.

That is to say, when he participated in the program and received the script, his mother was in charge of reviewing it.

Therefore, Wu Lei's character that is really impressive and has received constant praise is the role of "Fei Liu". The rest of the scripts like "Asura" are generally rated between 3-5 points.

This is a question of the ability of the studio, and has nothing to do with the actors.He was outstanding and should have had a higher stage.

Compared with other artists of the same age, such as Wang Junkai, backed by Li Bingbing's studio, he has a lot of fashion resources, variety show resources, and film and television resources, and is developing in the direction of an all-round artist.

Therefore, the risk of setting up a studio is high.

"I support it. In fact, with your current popularity, you can terminate the contract with Huahai in advance." Ge Chen said.

In fact, Ge Chen is also a little disappointed in Huahai. She has seen too many intrigues and commercial faces in it, and it is too tiring to deal with it.

"Will Huahai agree to terminate the contract early?" Hong Chen asked.

He didn't want Huahai to suck blood from him again, especially after what happened last time.

"Of course not. After "I'm Not the God of Medicine", your commercial value is very great. I have received dozens of notices about Yuexi operas here. Huahai will definitely not let you go as a cash cow." Ge Chenyao Shaking his head, he said.

Hong Chen knew that she had more to say, so he listened quietly.

"But he can't help it." Ge Chen said again, in this regard, Ge Chen is very aware of the situation.

"According to the liquidated damages of the contract, you need to pay ten times the resource compensation given by the company before you can terminate the contract. In other words, you only need to return ten times the amount Huahai invested in you this year."

"But in fact, Huahai didn't spend much on us. I calculated, except that "The Best of Us" was produced by Huahai, and there were some advertisements and magazine expenses. The value of this investment was about 800. Around ten thousand."

"If the compensation is based on the price, 8000 million, you can recover your freedom."

"And your current worth, in the long run, is far more than this amount."

"8000 million?" Hong Chen was a little surprised, because this figure is not much in terms of artist termination.

The termination fees for first-line artists are often sky-high, on the order of hundreds of millions.

Hong Chen remembers a stipulation in the contract signed by B: to invest no less than 500 million in film and television resources on artists every year.

Looking at it now, it is a good thing to have less resource inclination.

In the current situation, even if Huahai wanted to sign a contract with him and split the bills, Hong Chen would not be willing.

In fact, Hong Chen's choice at that time was also right. At that time, he was alone, without any support, and it was difficult to get ahead on his own without signing a contract.

Signing the contract is much better. Now after seeing the restraint and darkness that the entertainment company has on the artist, he realizes that the entertainment company only wants to suck blood from the artist, and doesn't really care what the artist thinks.

"However, the best situation is to set up a studio." Ge Chen explained again.

If the contract is terminated, no matter what, there will be some lawsuits, which will cause serious trouble with the company.In the office, it is much simpler.

The so-called studio, in simple terms, means that Hong Chen is still under Huahai's banner, but he has regained his freedom, his salary will not be drawn by the company, and he does not need to consult the company for some decisions.

The thing refers to gossip and hype. The company has the right to decide the celebrity's gossip and hype, and the star must cooperate.But this hadn't happened to Hong Chen yet.

The sea of ​​flowers is just a name, which can attract investment and so on.Of course, if Hong Chen declares to the public, he is still called an artist under Huahai, and this will not change.

Under normal circumstances, Huahai is of course unwilling to terminate the contract, but if Hong Chen chooses to compensate for the termination fee, Huahai has no choice.

So, after deciding to open a studio, Hong Chen and Ge Chen went straight to Huahai Building, Wang Yao's office.

"Are you going to open a studio?" Wang Yao's face was a little ugly when he heard the news.

After "I'm Not the God of Medicine", Wang Yao actually has some admiration for Hong Chen, and it can be seen that Hong Chen has a lot of ideas.

But now that Hong Chen wanted to open a studio, wouldn't he be a little arrogant?

It's normal for a star to open a studio, and basically the current first-line stars are more or less like this.It's just Hong Chen, can he do it now?

"Have you considered it clearly? This matter has a great impact, and you will not get any resources from the company after this." Wang Yao frowned and said.

"Manager, I'm sure, thank Huahai for taking care of me during this time." Hong Chen said calmly, "I am still under Huahai's banner, and this will not change, except that the account sharing contract and the resource tilting contract will no longer be fulfilled, in name I will still be The employees of Huahai are just more like cooperation."

"I see. I'll think about it. Give me a few days to reply." Wang Yao's eyes were slightly deep.

It's a bit of a coincidence, because Wang Yao is planning to change Hong Chen's manager.He said before that Ge Chen wasted Hong Chen's commercial value.

A young, good-looking and powerful actor like Hong Chen, if used well, will definitely be a cash cow.Of course, the method used may not be as Hong Chen thought.

It's just a pity that this cash cow is not willing to be manipulated.

"Hong Chen, one last piece of advice to you, if you really open a studio, you may not be able to bear any risk." When Hong Chen left, Wang Yao said something later, the meaning of the threat in the words was very strong .

After hearing his words, Hong Chen left without looking back.He has a system, even if there are storms in the future, he can withstand them.

Since "Zhu Xian", Wang Yao and Hong Chen's ideas have diverged.Now that the contradictions are on the table, it is quite normal.

Wang Yao knew that he could not stop Hong Chen from establishing a studio.

Because the company does not have enough resources to invest in Hong Chen, Hong Chen has the ability to terminate the contract with the company.He regretted a little, why didn't he give Hong Chen a few valuable top resources in the early days, and lock Hong Chen in the company.

After that, Hong Chen started to set up a studio. Yan Chi was his partner and joined his studio.

And his team, Ge Chen, Wang Shaoqi, etc., joined in one after another.

The biggest difference is that Hong Chen is now the boss, and Ge Chen is his subordinate, a member of his company.

Including the whole team, it no longer belongs to Huahai, it all belongs to him.

This is just the beginning. Afterwards, the studio still needs to improve its legal, financial, and public relations teams, but Ge Chen and Wang Shaoqi have handled these matters very well.

Hong Chen only needs to focus on filming.

Five days later, Hong Chen signed a new contract with Huahai to cooperate with Huahai in the form of a studio.

At this point, Hongchen Studio was formally established.However, few people know about this matter, and there is no need for both sides to publicize it.

And this studio has just been established, and it will face a difficult test.That is whether the first film released as a producer-"Detective Chinatown" will achieve the expected effect.

Success or failure, in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)