There is a bar in Houhai

Chapter 35 Huo Mingda

"October 10th: You must remember those people who chatted with you until late at night. It is because of them that you stay up late, resulting in such heavy dark circles and poor skin!..."

"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have dark circles (T_T)/~~"

Qin Mohan has been back in Shanghai for more than half a month, and Shen Fang would send her jokes or jokes every day, and she would reply and chat with him for a long time.The surrounding classmates felt that she seemed to be much more cheerful after a vacation, and the girl who loved to laugh before was back again.Although the previous rumors still exist, her mentality has changed. Those people are purely jealous, just like the words Shen Fang sent to herself, "Jealousy is a kind of weak arrogance and should be despised." Since they are weak, I should puff up my chest and despise them.

No one else knew about her going to Yanjing to sign a contract with a brokerage company except Teacher Liu.During this period of time, apart from attending classes, she just read scripts. Although the role of "Yuan Yi" is only a small supporting role and there are not many scenes, it is considered good for her who has not filmed for three months.

"Please come in." Shen Fang put down the phone.

In one month, the office decoration of Wangjing Rongchuang Center has been basically completed. Tooling is not as troublesome as home decoration. All decorations are basically modular and can be assembled.

Shen Fang's car was also mentioned. The 6.0-horsepower Aston Martin attracted passers-by to look back as soon as it hit the road.The president of the Yanjing Sports Car Association even went to the bar to recruit him, but in the end he fell in love with the good wine in his bar and became a frequent visitor to the bar.Recently, there have been many customers coming to the bar for the piano music, and Shen Fang also went up to play a few times, attracting more people's attention.

Today is Shen Fang's first contact with several company management personnel that the headhunting company helped find.There were four people in total. The first person to meet was the candidate for general manager, 42-year-old Huo Mingda, the former marketing director of Shanghai Film Group.

"Hello, I'm Shen Fang." Looking at a tall middle-aged man who walked in with Linda, Shen Fang knew that this should be Huo Mingda, and reached out to shake his hand.

"Hello, I'm Huo Mingda." Without saying much, Huo Mingda was also looking at the young man in front of him. Although he was young, he was very confident, and his gestures and gestures carried an atmosphere.

"Mr. Huo must be curious why we didn't meet at the club or coffee shop for the first time, but invited you to our unfurnished office building." Shen Fang asked Huo Mingda to sit down and opened his mouth.

"I just went upstairs with Assistant Lin, and she has already introduced to me that the top three floors of the entire Rongchuang Center were all bought by Mr. Shen, so I think Mr. Shen invited me here to negotiate. Express your confidence in this company." Huo Mingda sat across from Shen Fang, with years of experience, he quickly guessed Shen Fang's intentions.

"Yes, because we are a newly established company. When there is no other way to attract talents, strong capital is also a kind of capital." Shen Fang laughed at himself, and he appreciated the other party's keen mind.

"I read Mr. Huo's resume, which is very rich. He used to be the marketing director of Shanghai Film Group. I want to know what Mr. Huo thinks about China's film and television industry?" Shen Fang asked straightforwardly.

Huo Mingda knew that the test was coming, thought for a while and said: "In 2012, the current box office of domestic movies has accumulated to 140 billion, and it is estimated to exceed 170 billion by the end of the year, and "Painted Skin 2" even reached more than 7 billion. Many People think that this is the rise of the Chinese film market, but they don't see that there are big problems in it."

"What's the problem? Let's hear it."

"Of the 2012 billion box office so far in 140, the box office of domestic films is only less than 65 billion, which is less than half of the total box office. This is still a quota of only 30 imported films this year. When the policy is further relaxed next year, imported films There will be more than [-] films, and the box office of domestic films will be further compressed. Many traditional film and television companies have reduced their investment in films and switched to TV dramas."

"Then what do you think should be done? There is no way out for domestic films?" Shen Fang looked at Huo Mingda playfully and asked.

"Mr. Shen entered the film and television industry at this point in time, and he must have seen a turning point in the crisis-ridden film market." Regarding the current market situation, Huo Mingda has his own opinion, "It is said to be a crisis, but it is actually a turning point. "Titanic 3D" which is the top box office of imported films this year is obviously to make money, "Life of Pi" is due to the influence of Ang Lee, and "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" has a good reputation abroad But the domestic box office is not satisfactory. What is really worth noting is that a series like "The Avengers" has formed a fixed audience. The previous situation where one film swept the box office is no longer seen. After so many years of training, movie fans have become more rational in appreciating movies, so although the number of foreign movies will be released next year, the impact on domestic movies is really not as big as imagined."

"The future development of domestic films should be more in line with the market. Take "People on Journey in Thailand" which will be released at the end of this year as an example. Coupled with the cooperation of the three comedy stars Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Wang Baobao, if there is a suitable schedule, the box office will not be worse than that of "Painted Skin 2."

"Then what do you think you need to pay attention to in filming in the future?" Shen Fang nodded.It is estimated that Shen Fang is the only one who knows how popular the movie "Lost in Thailand" can be. It is not easy for Huo Mingda to see that this movie has a good prospect.

After thinking about it, Huo Mingda said: "First of all, in terms of film production, there is still a big gap in the technical quality of domestic films compared with imported films. We need to work hard on the script first. Small-budget comedies can be cast, and mid-budget feature films need to be cast. When looking at the content, you should be cautious about high-cost movies that require a lot of special effects." After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "Secondly, there must be film and television distribution rights. Distributors and theaters have to go."

"What else?" Shen Fang gestured.

Huo Mingda paused for a while, "The last is the theater chain. If you have the strength, I suggest that you can build your own theater chain. Now that Wanda Group has established Wanda Films, and has laid out theater chains across the country, I can basically predict that the future of Wanda Films will The industry must be regarded as the leader in the industry. The film market in China is different from that in the United States, and only those with complete production, distribution, and theater lines can go more solidly in the future."

"The TV industry doesn't know how to develop in the future? Does Mr. Huo have any ideas?" Shen Fang is basically satisfied with Huo Mingda.

"I didn't have much contact with the TV industry before, but looking at the current market development prospects, the company can appropriately increase investment in copyright, web content IP, and game IP. In addition, it is recommended to acquire or invest in some star studios, etc., to increase cooperation with TV stations. Cooperation, we can take the initiative to undertake the investment in film and television production in the early stage, and strive to establish a brand and reputation in the industry as soon as possible."

Initial communication, the two had a good chat and had lunch together.Shen Fang did not make a decision on the recruitment of a company helm just based on a one-sided acquaintance.Instead, through the relationship with the Shen family in Shanghai, they had a further understanding of Huo Mingda's resume in Shanghai Film, his character, work ability, and family background.

Two days later, Shen Fang decided to hire Huo Mingda as the general manager of "Wild Fox Film and Television Production Company" after reading the materials fed back from Shanghai, and was responsible for the company's related preparations.

"Mr. Huo, through these two days of contact, I have felt your sincerity, and your plan for the film and television industry has also given me a clearer direction for future development. I sincerely invite you to join our 'Wild Fox Film and Television Production company', our company’s CEO position is waiting.” Shen Fang looked at the slightly excited Huo Mingda and continued, “In the next two years, I will invest [-] million in film production, and this investment does not count for returns. I I hope you can increase your support for new directors. There is no shortage of investment for famous directors. My suggestion is to find another way to intervene from the first film of a new director. As long as there are good scripts and ideas, we can invest. .”

Shen Fang waited for him to slow down, and continued: "You will have great investment rights. For projects with an investment of less than 500 million, you can directly call the shots. Projects with an investment of less than 2000 million can be submitted to me for approval. Those with an investment of more than 2000 million The project, we decided after discussion. I need you to use this fund to make the name of "Wild Fox Film and Television" out within two years." Shen Fang promised Huo Mingda a lot of power, and I believe that with his connections in the circle, As long as it is disclosed, many producers will definitely come to him for investment with the project.Investing [-] million yuan in two years, at least he can make a name for himself in the circle.

"In addition, I will use 3 million US dollars to invest and acquire some film and television companies and artist studios, such as Liang Hui's studio and Niu Hao's film and television studio. If you have a good recommendation, you can come up with an acquisition plan " Then Shen Fang also left out some of his background, "If you find out that there is a company in the Yanjing film and television circle that needs funds for a project, you tell me, and I will talk. Let me introduce it to you, and I hope you can help me support the film and television business."

Later, Shen Fang talked with Huo Mingda about the remuneration. The annual salary of 500 million plus the company's 5% option after three years. You can know that he is not a stingy person if he smashes his name.Young, know people, have ideas, and most importantly, have a background.These are the keys to the success of young people, so Huo Mingda is full of confidence in this company in the future.

Shen Fang arranged for Linda to arrange a house and a car for Huo Mingda, and then he identified several other department heads in the next few days.

Human resources manager Dai Shanshan, 35 years old, a beautiful-looking married young woman, the former personnel director of Galaxy Securities, resigned because she couldn't stand the sexual harassment by the leader. stand up;

Sui Dong, the planning director, was recruited by a headhunting company from a 4A advertising company. He is 38 years old this year. Shen Fang gave him a few names of online literature and asked him to communicate first to see if he can get the copyright.In addition, I hope that he can recruit screenwriters and collect scripts as soon as possible, and establish the shooting of the company's first film and television drama as soon as possible.

Public relations manager Lin Ziying, from Xiangjiang, used to be the public relations manager of Xiangjiang Film King Films, familiar with the rules of the game in the industry, and helped Movie King deal with public relations crises many times.The most important thing is that she is Cai Ruiheng's fiancée. The two have been talking for several years. It was inconvenient to be separated by the Pacific Ocean. Now that Shen Fang has dragged Cai Ruiheng to Yanjing, Lin Ziying couldn't bear it anymore and went straight to the capital. Come.

Cai Ruiheng was temporarily appointed as the chief financial officer because he had other jobs, mainly responsible for Shen Fang's private investment and financial management and related affairs in the United States.So when Shen Fang finds a suitable chief financial officer, he will hand over the work and take charge of investment and financing again.

Since the company has no signed artists, it has not set up an artist management department for the time being, and Shen Fang intends to cooperate with other artist studios.

Shen Fang arranged for Linda to cooperate with Huaxia Conservatory of Music as soon as possible to decorate the recording studio on the 21st floor so that he could record a few songs, especially Qin Mohan had been asking him for the sound source of "Someone Like Me" for a long time. After recording a few live versions, I was not very satisfied, and I didn't want to give her the flawed music.

(End of this chapter)