Entertainment, I only like to make movies

Chapter 427 "Mermaid" Project Approval

Imperial Capital, the headquarters of Alibaba Pictures.

Fan Luyuan got out of the car with a gloomy expression, and strode into the office building.

Today's movie schedule meeting is really useless, dignified Ali, only one movie will be released this summer.

It was still a Hong Kong film, and Alibaba Pictures didn't even have an investment share, and only got a guaranteed release.

Before going, Fan Luyuan still had the idea of ​​studying.

Only after I went there did I know what to learn. In the field of film, it is the best thing to have works every time it is hot.

The reason why Hengyu and Bona are so arrogant today is not because there are several movies released from June to August.

Other film and television companies have no movies, so they can only stare aside!

Compared with Tengxun Films and iQiyi Films, although Ali Films has nothing to do with it, what's the use of that.

Do you still expect to use the hard steel of "Anti-Corruption Storm" and "I'm Not the God of Medicine", but it's just disgusting Fang Ziheng.

in the elevator.

Fan Luyuan's eyes were focused, and he quickly thought about what to do next for Ali Pictures.

From Alipay cross-border to big entertainment, he came with the belief that he must win, thinking that the film and television industry is nothing more than this.

Before entering the arena, Hangcheng Ma had a special chat with him, and after making some achievements, he handed over the entire Ali Entertainment Group to him.

The meaning is obvious, Fan Luyuan is a contributor to the rise of Alipay, and handing over the Ali Entertainment Group to him is tantamount to letting him come to enjoy the blessings in advance.

However, what Fan Luyuan didn't expect was that he fell into the quagmire as soon as he entered the game, and was repeatedly taught by Hengyu Media to be a man.

Could it be that the chosen opponent is wrong?
Fan Luyuan murmured in his heart, wondering whether he made a wrong choice to regard Hengyu as Ali's biggest rival in the industry!
No, you made the right choice!

Only the newcomers laugh and the old ones cry. Only by overturning Hengyu can Alibaba Pictures have a broader space in the future.

He is very clear that the three BAT companies have the same attitude towards Hengyu Media.

If you can win, you can win, if you can't, you can suppress!

Whether it is Ali or Teng Xun, they all follow the path of courtesy first and soldiers later.

It's just that Ali Pictures did a reverse operation not long after wooing Hengyu, secretly mixing up Hengyu's movies, and was discovered.

In a fit of rage, Fang Ziheng suspended the cooperation with "囧囧 in Thailand", and counterattacked Ali's "Seven Star Lu Wang" produced last year.

So far, the relationship between the two parties has reached a freezing point.

Fang Ziheng's attitude towards Alibaba Pictures even pretended not to pretend on some private occasions, and his attitude was extremely bad.

"In the final analysis, there must be potential works!"

Fan Luyuan snorted coldly, and took the elevator straight up to Ali's office area.

"Hello, Chairman."

"Hello Fan Dong!"

"Um"

After getting out of the elevator, the employees greeted him cordially along the way.

Fan Luyuan restrained his expression, nodded slightly, and went straight to his office without speaking.

Passing by the outside secretary's area, he gave instructions to the secretary: "Notify all executives, and have a meeting after work in the afternoon."

"Okay, Chairman"

The young secretary hurriedly got up and responded respectfully, and then notified the senior executives of the group using the landline, and asked, "Chairman, have you had lunch yet?"

"Not yet, ask the cafeteria to send me a copy."

With that said, Fan Luyuan kept walking, pushed the door open and walked into his office.

The young secretary looked at the closed office door, blinked, and felt that something was wrong with the chairman today.

Chairman, I'm not in a good mood!
.........

Two in the afternoon.

Fan Luyuan took a rest for a while, and came to the No. [-] meeting room of Alibaba Pictures with some documents.

Zhang Qiang, Zhang Wei, Yang Wei, Deng Kangmin, and the directors of the group's publicity and distribution departments were all present.

"Everyone is here, the meeting is now."

When he came to the main seat in front, Fan Luyuan glanced around, knocked on the table and sat down indifferently, leaning on the boss chair without saying a word.

Everyone looked at his expression, and they all jumped in their hearts, feeling that today's enlarged meeting was not satisfactory for Alibaba Pictures.

Everyone looked at Zhang Qiang and Zhang Wei. One of them was the CEO, and the other was the chief financial officer of a big entertainment company. They had the most say.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Qiang first cursed 'sly' in his heart, then smiled a little, and asked Fan Luyuan: "Chairman, did something happen at today's meeting?"

"It's okay if something happens."

Fan Luyuan scanned around again, and found that everyone was cautious, and suddenly fell silent.

It's still not practiced enough, and I brought my emotions to the meeting.

Fan Luyuan took a breath, let himself relax completely, and said in an introductory tone: "Everyone, after today's enlarged meeting, China Film Group called all the film and television companies to hold another small meeting to discuss the upcoming summer vacation.

This summer, our group has only one "Anti-Corruption Storm" released, which is very abnormal. "

As soon as his words came out, everyone suddenly realized.

No wonder, it turned out that the dissatisfied group didn't do anything in this year's summer market!
In the second half of last year, Ali Pictures launched several attacks on the film industry after "Seven Stars of Lu King", and the harvest was not insignificant. It successively finalized the investment rights and distribution rights of many films.

But unfortunately, among the many movies, few will be released in the upcoming summer.

Some of the works approved by the group this year have just started, and some are still in preparation, and the release time will have to wait until next year.

A group of executives understood Fan Luyuan's mood, but they were helpless!
It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice, which means that at this stage, Alibaba Pictures has huge resources for publicity and distribution, but has not produced a few blockbuster movies.

The company has been established for two years, and only Zhao Yanzi's "To Youth" is considered to be the best in the industry.

As everyone expected, after being silent for a while, Fan Luyuan informed everyone of the meeting process for discussing the schedule.

Hengyu, Bona, and China Film became the winners of today's small meeting. All three film and television companies have more than three movies released during the summer vacation, enjoying the feast brought by the hot schedule.

Ali, almost nothing.

Except for Zhang Qiang's senior qualifications, the rest of the people present have only been in the film and television industry for two years.

But no matter how short the entry time was, everyone knew very well that they had the same thoughts as Fan Luyuan came back just now.

work!

Without works, everything is empty talk!
No matter how rich and resourceful you are, you have to have works in your hands to achieve the ultimate effect.

For a while, the meeting room fell silent.

Everyone lost interest and was shocked by what Fan Luyuan said about the meeting process.

at this time!

Ali's leader, Zhang Wei, broke the silence with a smile.

"Chairman, I just received good news that the project of "The Mermaid" directed by Zhou Xingchi has been approved."

"Oh, it's finally time to start filming!"

Fan Luyuan's spirit was shaken, he sat up straight suddenly, and his energy soared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The rest of the people were also dumbfounded by the sudden good news.

I thought I didn't have a blockbuster movie just now, but now I have a sleepy pillow, this is luck, quack!
In an instant, the sluggish atmosphere in the conference room was swept away, and everyone chattered and discussed.

For one purpose, it is absolutely necessary to win the investment of "Mermaid".

Fan Luyuan listened for a while, interrupted everyone's discussion, and said to Zhang Wei: "When Zhou Xingchi revealed the news of a new movie last year, everyone flocked to it. Now that the project is officially approved, other film and television companies must have gotten the news.

You investigate and see who got in touch with Zhou Xingchi himself first. "

"Okay, we'll find out soon."

Zhang Wei nodded, took out his mobile phone in front of everyone, and quickly made a few calls.

After a while, the news came together.

"Chairman, in addition to Xinghui Film and Television under Zhou Xingchi, China Film, Hengyu, and Guangxian have also obtained investment shares in advance!"

Zhang Wei narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the message on the phone and took a light breath and said.

So far, three companies have received investment from The Mermaid.

Zhang Qiang frowned, and hurriedly said: "Why so fast, do you know the specific share?"

Fan Luyuan also looked over, with a look of worry on his face.

He has been waiting for Stephen Chow's next project, and for this reason, he contacted the other party in advance, promising to invest at a premium if possible.

I thought I had the chance to win, but I didn't expect that the opponent had already made a move.

Thinking of today's conference room, Han Dong, Fang Ziheng, and Wang Changtian didn't show any traces, and Fan Lu didn't show any vitality.

Even Zhou Xingchi was complained about.

Skipping Alibaba Pictures and accepting investment from three companies, this is looking down on him!

Hey!
However, Fan Luyuan could only suffer from the qi returning to the qi.

There is no shortage of investors for Zhou Xingchi's movies. Ali can pay a premium, and so can others.

What's more, the publicity capabilities of the three companies, China Film, Hengyu, and Guangxian, are already at the top of the industry.

In addition, the three-party companies all have theater chains, which is the biggest weakness of Alibaba Pictures.

"Chairman, "Mermaid" has a total investment of 3 million yuan, Xinghui investment accounts for 20%, China Film 15%, Hengyu 20%, Guangxian 30%, and the remaining 15% share."

Only 15% left!
shit
Fan Luyuan felt dangerous, turned his head suddenly to look at Zhang Qiang, and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Zhang, make an appointment with Zhou Xingchi immediately, and we will have an interview with him in person."

"No problem, I'll contact him right away."

Zhang Qiang had a good word, he took out his mobile phone and dialed Zhou Xingchi's number.

Of all the people present, only he, the former deputy general manager of China Film Group, had Zhou Xingchi's personal contact information.

Doodle
In the eyes of everyone, the phone was connected quickly, and a sentence in Hong Kong Island dialect came from inside.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang?"

"Hello, Director Zhou, I'm Zhang Qiang from Alibaba Pictures!"

Zhang Qiang laughed out loud, and then, under the gesture of Deng Kangming beside him, turned on the external playback of the phone.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang, what's the matter?"

The second sentence came out of Zhou Xingchi's mouth and quietly changed into Mandarin.

At the same time, Zhou Xingchi also knew the purpose of Zhang Qiang's call.

"Director Zhou, I heard that "The Mermaid" is officially approved, and there is still a lack of investment. Our Ali Pictures is very interested in the remaining share."

"No problem. I just arrived in the imperial capital. I have time tomorrow. Let's meet and talk then."

"Director Zhou, can we meet tonight?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, the people from Wanda Film and Television invited me out tonight!"

"Mr. Zhang, see you tomorrow."

Doodle
In everyone's dumbfounded, the other end of the phone quickly hung up.

quiet!
very quiet!

Everyone could hear the contents of the phone clearly, Wanda Film and Television, they made an appointment with Zhou Xingchi first.

Zhang Wei's eyelids twitched, his complexion changed drastically, he stood up and looked at Fan Luyuan and said: "Chairman, you must not wait until tomorrow."

"Wanda Film and Television's capital is also very strong, Zhou Xingchi is likely to accept the other party's investment tonight!"

Reminded by Zhang Weiyi, everyone came back to their senses and looked at Fan Luyuan anxiously.

Even Zhang Qiang showed some eagerness.

After all, Zhou Xingchi's project is the most potential movie that Ali Pictures has access to so far.

He stared at Fan Luyuan and said loudly, "Chairman, we must act immediately."

Fan Luyuan was not a procrastinator, he patted the table and said, "Okay, without further ado, let's rush to the hotel where Zhou Xingchi is staying."

As he walked out, he explained to Zhang Wei who got up after him.

"Zhang Wei, prepare an investment contract right away, and come to the hotel to find us later."

"Understood, I'll do it right away!"

Hengyu headquarters.

Fang Ziheng also received news from Zhou Xingchi North God Capital, and immediately called Lin Wei, director of the distribution department, and Guo Fan, deputy director of the film business department.

"'The Mermaid' has been submitted for review and will start filming in a few days. The two of you will meet with Zhou Xingchi tomorrow to discuss the guaranteed release."

Fang Ziheng let the two sit down while explaining matters.

"Issuance with minimum guarantee, you, the chairman"

Lin Wei and Guo Fan were taken aback, not understanding why Fang Ziheng was in such a hurry.

The group just talked about the investment in "The Mermaid", and the money was transferred to Xinghui Film and Television in less than three days, and now they are talking about guaranteed release?

too fast!

"Quick? Not fast at all!"

Fang Ziheng smiled, and said to Lin Wei and Guo Fan who were puzzled: "You guys, you only saw that the movie has not started shooting, but you didn't see Zhou Xingchi's influence."

"Let me tell you this, Zhou Xingchi's most important purpose in coming to the Imperial Capital this time is to sell the movies with guaranteed releases, besides selecting the main film creators!

Whoever quotes the highest price will win the distribution rights of "Mermaid"! "

This is the reality. Even if the film directed by Zhou Xingchi is not as popular as that directed by Fang Ziheng, it can definitely be called one of the most capital-popular projects in the Chinese film industry.

The movie of the king of comedy is not worried about selling at all.

Among the four main controllers finalized by "Mermaid", Xinghui seems to have a small proportion, only 20% of the share.

But they didn't have any money, so Xinghui invested in Zhou Xingchi's director fee, producer fee, and screenwriter fee.

A total of 6000 million soft sister coins!

It's not the film salary, 6000 million is included in the investment of "Mermaid", and enjoys 20% of the film's static box office income.

The actual cost of 6000 million will be borne by Hengyu, China Film, Bright, and subsequent investors.

This is not over yet, in order to get the investment share, Hengyu and Guangxian had to pay a premium to impress Zhou Xingchi.

Hengyu accounted for 20%, with a production investment of 6000 million and a premium of 3000 million.

Among them, 2000 million is considered the real premium, and 1000 million is considered to make up for the proportion of Xinghui Film and Television.

China Film is quite special. Zhou Xingchi did not ask for a premium from China Film. In addition to the 4500 million real production funds, he made up for the 1000 million Xinghui Film and Television's proportion, and invested a total of 5500 million.

Light and bright accounted for 30%, the highest proportion, with a production investment of 9000 yuan and a premium of 3500 million yuan.

Similarly, 2000 million is the real premium, and 1500 million is considered to make up for the proportion of Xinghui Film and Television.

In other words, Hengyu, China Film, and Guangxian made up a total of 5000 million soft sister coins for the proportion of Xinghui Film and Television.

Xinghui invested 6000 million yuan, and there is still a shortfall of 1 million yuan, which will be made up by subsequent investors.

The real premium of 4000 million for Hengyu and Guangliang went into Zhou Xingchi's personal pocket.

As soon as the movie was approved, it made a lot of money!

It can be seen how strong Zhou Xingchi's current appeal is.

It was for this reason that Fang Ziheng wanted to get the guaranteed release of "The Mermaid" earlier, and the day lily was cold when the movie was released.

Only then did Lin Wei and Guo Fan understand the chairman's hard work, and they patted their chests and expressed that they would definitely complete the task.

Guo Fan rubbed his hands, licked his face and smiled: "Chairman, the highest bid for "Mermaid", you give us the bottom!"

"There is no bottom line!"

Fang Ziheng waved his hands violently, looked at the two with burning eyes and said, "In the next two days, other film and television companies will definitely offer guaranteed releases in addition to competing for the remaining investment share of the film.

After you go over, first, as the master controller, see which companies offer offers, and everything will be under my command when the time comes! "

(End of this chapter)