This star is wrong

Chapter 553

With the completion of the first phase of the Ark Cultural Headquarters Park, the company began to slowly move to Ningyun Cultural Industrial Park.

The first phase of the project is the headquarters building and the Xingyun animation building.

On the day of completion, Fang Xing took the company's senior management to cut it.

Many economic channel news reporters and entertainment reporters came to interview.

However, the completion of the Ark Cultural Headquarters building is strictly speaking not entertainment news, so it did not attract widespread attention.

With the completion of the first phase of the company's headquarters park, the scale of the company is also growing.

The entire company can't just revolve around Fang Xing's projects, but will develop more projects.

After all, Fang Xing may only make one film and television drama a year, and when he is not making dramas, the company cannot shut down.

Therefore, the company's investment department, like other film and television companies, has been investing in film and television projects since last year.

Since it is an investment, there are naturally gains and losses.

The revenue of the investment department last year was considered a small profit, so there were no surprises.

In fact, for other film and television companies, as long as they don't lose money, they make money.

After all, no one in the film and television industry can guarantee to make money forever, except Fang Xing.

Sometimes, when the investment department finds a project with good potential, it may directly take the project over for production.

Zhang Yigao has been in the company for more than three years. Most of the time he worked as an assistant director for Fang Xing, and occasionally as a director, mainly shooting MVs.

Although he is an assistant director, his resume is quite scary.

The names of TV series such as "Wulin Biography", "The Beginning", "The Pretender", "Hurricane", "Langya Bang" and "Dark Glory" are written on the resume. In the film and television industry, it is quite scary.

There are often film and television companies looking for Zhang Yigao, wanting to invest in him to make dramas.

However, Zhang Yigao basically refused.

He knew very well that the TV series he made before became popular because of Fang Xing. Without Fang Xing as the director, he would have no idea at all.

In fact, Zhang Yigao's director experience and knowledge are sufficient, but he lacks a little market vision.

In the past few years with Fang Xing, there must have been some progress, but it's hard to say whether he can make a hit drama.

It is impossible for Ark Culture to shoot only Fang Xing's drama, so when they see a suitable script or project, they will consider taking it and producing it themselves, and let Zhang Yigao be the director.

This year Fang Xing did not make a drama, but the company's film and television production department was not idle, and filmed a web drama directed by Zhang Yigao.

A-level production, Ark Culture led the investment of 3000 million, and also recruited 5000 million investment from film and television investment companies such as Penguin and Qingti Film and Television.

This investment scale can be regarded as a medium level in the A-level.

If it is another film and television company, if it wants to prepare such an A-level production, it may take a long time to recruit investment.

After all, the film and television investment company's money does not come from strong winds. Every time they invest, they only sell it because they think it will be profitable.

However, this drama is produced by Ark Culture. Although the director is not Fang Xing, but Ark Culture’s name is there, even if the director is not Fang Xing, it should not be a loss.

What's more, the crew of this TV series only lacks the director Fang Xing. The other directors, Fu Huadao and other crews are all members of Ark Culture.

It may have been reduced, but the foundation is still there.

Therefore, it is very easy to recruit investment for this project. Almost as soon as the news is released, it has already received investment from a number of film and television investment companies.

After all, this project is an 8000 million project. Although Fang Xing is not a director, the project should be discussed at the company's regular meeting.

Therefore, Fang Xing read the script a little bit.

The script is a solid old puppet.

This type is indeed stable, even if the shooting is average, there is not much loss.

Even if the filming is really bad, the loss will not be much.

When casting, the director team found the middle school actors who had previously filmed "Dark Glory".

Since the actors who auditioned for the role back then went to school to find current students to audition for the role, these young actors had already filmed "Dark Glory" and gained a little fame, but they hadn't yet starred in a hit drama, so their pay was not high.

Although the salary was not high, these actors had all been auditioned by Fang Xing, and their acting skills were all passable.

Therefore, in terms of remuneration for the leading role, a lot of money was saved, and the money saved was used on service and scenery, so that this A-level production could be shot with an entry-level S-level texture with an investment of 1 million yuan.

This drama was aired in the summer in July, and the airing performance was not bad.

Although it is not at the level of hit dramas, it has made a profit visible to the naked eye.

Although it didn't become a big hit, this drama was produced by Ark Culture, and it wasn't the first TV drama directed by Fang Xing, so it was quite important to be successful.

……

With the completion of the first phase of the construction of the Ark Cultural Headquarters Park, the funds for the second phase have also been in place one after another, and the banks have offered looser loan conditions.

This allowed Ark Culture to have a lot of money, and the number of investment projects began to increase.

With the increase in investment projects, the three major video sites in China all hope to have in-depth cooperation.

Ark Culture has always had an in-depth cooperative relationship with Penguin Video, but the depth is relatively limited.

After all, Penguin Video belongs to the Penguin Group, and many decisions cannot be made independently by Penguin Video.

As for the other two video sites, in the past three years, they have been rubbed against the ground by TV series produced by Ark Culture in turn. It must be a lie to say that they are not uncomfortable.

In business, though, there are no real enemies.

Even if they are commercial rivals, it doesn't mean they can't become partners in the next second.

Especially for a company at the level of Ark Culture, no one wants to be an opponent of such a company.

Therefore, Fang Xing would occasionally be invited by the presidents of Taro Video and Pea Video to participate in dinner parties, anniversary celebrations and other events.

Of course, Fang Xing went there when he had time, and sent Qiao Yinghong to socialize if he didn't have time.

……

Three years ago, when Fang Xing was filming "Wulin Biography", he had sought out Pea Video, but was tricked by the Director of Film Selection Department of Pea Video.

Then, that year, Penguin Video released the hit "Wulin Biography". Three years later, this drama is still number one on the comedy list.

At the time of Pea Video, the director of the film selection department was fired.

It's just that this pain has not completely healed for Pea Video.

Of course, that incident was an exception.

In the past three years, Pea Video has been bombarded by Ark Culture and Penguin Video in turn, and now it is still stable in the position of the three major video sites, which also shows that this company is still strong.

Moreover, Pea Video is still competing with Penguin Video.

"Boss, Gong Jianbin, the president of Pea Video, invites you to dinner for the third time. Do you want to meet? Mr. Gong is very sincere. I used to use the boss to accompany the proprietress to compete, and I didn't have time to shirk. I can't push it away." After the regular work meeting, Qiao Yinghong went to Fang Xing alone to report the invitation.

"Pea Bean Video? Have I met their president before?" Fang Xing was not sure, he had heard the name before, so he couldn't match his face.

The main reason is that the president of Pea Video is relatively low-key and rarely appears in the news.

"I've seen it before, at a dinner party." Qiao Yinghong took out her phone and found a photo to show Fang Xing.

"Oh, it's him, I have an impression. I talked a lot with him at that dinner party, and he's not bad in the world. No wonder Pea Video can firmly sit on one of the three major video sites." Fang Xing commented.

Qiao Yinghong briefly introduced the president's information: "Gong Jianbin, the founder and CEO of Pea Video. He currently holds 32% of the shares and is the largest shareholder of Pea Video."

Under normal circumstances, when a company develops to a valuation of 10 billion, it will encounter a bottleneck.

If the company wants to continue to develop, it is an inevitable choice to introduce investment, expand the scale, and occupy the business territory.

Therefore, a company with a valuation of 200 billion like Pea Video will have a more complicated equity structure.

Fang Xing holds more than [-]% of the shares like Ark Culture, and the valuation can exceed [-] billion, which is rare.

Moreover, Ark Culture has not really entered the capital market, so there is no accurate valuation. If it really wants an IPO, it will be considered small if the valuation is tripled.

"Boss, do you want to go to the appointment?" Qiao Yinghong asked again.

"When?"

"Tomorrow night, Pea Video's anniversary celebration, Mr. Gong said that he can bring his wife to the banquet."

"You agree to come down first. I have time to go, whether Lu Xianger will go, I will go back and ask." Fang Xing agreed first.

"Okay, then I'll call Mr. Gong back." Qiao Yinghong agreed.

"Did Gong Jianbin call to invite him personally?" Fang Xing asked again.

"Yes, it was Gong Jianbin who made the call himself, not his assistant, that's why I said Mr. Gong is very sincere." Qiao Yinghong replied.

"Okay, I see." Fang Xing nodded.

……

The next night.

Pea Video Anniversary Dinner.

The website's anniversary event started a week ago, and there are also offline events.

Of course, Fang Xing didn't participate in the anniversary celebration, but attended the dinner at night.

06:30 in the evening.

Fang Xing took Lu Xiang'er's hand and came to the dinner party together.

The waiter at the door should have been instructed in advance, and when he saw Fang woke up, he didn't ask for the invitation card, and led him in directly.

However, Fang Xing took out the invitation card from the inner pocket of his suit and showed it.

Entering the dinner venue, a female assistant in a beige skirt greeted her warmly and said, "Mr. Fang, Mr. Lu, I'm Mr. Gong's assistant. You can call me Xiao Tang. Mr. Gong is talking to some of you over there." Boss is drinking tea, can I lead Fang Boss over there?"

Assistant Xiao Tang led the way very enthusiastically, and praised as he walked: "Ms. Lu is so beautiful tonight."

"Call me Mr. Fang, call her Teacher Lu, what kind of seniority is this?" Fang Xing joked.

Assistant Xiao Tang hurriedly explained: "Because I admire Teacher Lu so much. I also learned the violin for a while when I was young, but I didn't have the talent and couldn't persevere. Teacher Lu is simply the light of the people of the country."

Lu Xiang'er hurriedly said modestly: "I don't dare to take it seriously, I boast too much, I can't bear it."

"I can afford it."

While talking, the three of them came to a reception room next to the venue.

As soon as Fang Xing and Lu Xianger entered, Gong Jianbin hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Welcome, welcome, Mr. Fang. There is also Miss Lu Xianger, gold medals in two international competitions, Paganini and Tchaikovsky, and glory in the field of violin performance. "

"Don't dare to take it, don't dare to take it." Lu Xiang'er hurriedly waved her hand, still a little uncomfortable with this kind of compliment.

Sitting in this reception room, besides Gong Jianbin, was a middle-aged man.

Gong Jianbin introduced: "This is our president of Pea Films, Zhou Ning."

Wandou Film and Television is a subsidiary of Wandou Video, responsible for producing Wandou's self-made dramas.

In the past two years, the reason why Pea Video has developed so well is that they have taken the lead in setting off a wave of self-made dramas.

For the TV series produced by other film and television companies, in order to maximize profits, when they can choose to broadcast on multiple platforms, they will basically not choose to broadcast alone.

Unless the exclusive broadcast price is high enough.

It's just that the major video platforms all pay 70% of the accounts for popular dramas, and the video platforms only take 30%.

Excluding the operating costs of video websites, the profits of video websites are actually very low.

Don't look at the growing scale of video sites, which look very beautiful, but in fact, some of the three major video sites are still burning money.

The reason why Pea Video is firmly in the position of the three major video sites is that its self-produced dramas are relatively successful and already profitable.

Moreover, self-made dramas have an advantage, that is, they can be broadcast independently.

Exclusive broadcasting means that if viewers want to watch it, they can only register as a member of Pea Video.

This makes Pea Video the largest number of members among the three major video sites.

It has the largest number of members, but it is not the first among the three major websites. That is because Penguin Video is backed by Penguin Group, which has a huge flow of traffic and has a natural advantage.

In addition to the three major video sites, there is another video site that is quite special, that is Xiangguo Video.

Xiangguo Video has the exclusive resources of Xiangjiang Satellite TV. The cost of purchasing film and television dramas and variety shows is very low, so it is also profitable.

Among the three major video sites, Taro Video is not in a good situation. It burns money to maintain, and also follows the trend to produce self-produced dramas, but it started late and the team is not good, so the performance of self-produced dramas is not good.

Of course, Pea Video is also facing very big challenges.

Pea Video is able to stand firmly on the three major video sites, relying on self-made dramas, that is, stable content output.

However, as Penguin Video, Xiangyu Video, and Xiangguo Video began to invest in self-produced dramas, the advantages of Pea Video will be gradually diluted.

Moreover, relying on content to develop a website, if the content is good enough, it will win every battle, but no one can guarantee that every self-produced drama produced will become a hit.

Therefore, Pea Video is also under great pressure.

Pea Video gained a firm foothold by relying on its exclusive broadcast content. In the past few years, Penguin Video has a series of Ark culture, and it has conquered cities and territories along the way.

As a result, the pea video was also in trouble.

On the battlefield of video websites, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. If you want to earn money, you must wait to be eliminated.

That's why Gong Jianbin wanted to "visit the thatched cottage three times" and personally called to invite him. Finally, for the third time, Fang Xing was invited.

In the reception room, it was obvious that the bosses of the two parties wanted to talk about business.

At this time, family members usually go outside to socialize at dinner parties.

Gong Jianbin's assistant Xiao Tang was very clever. After leading Fang Xing and the two to the reception room, he went to report to Gong Jianbin's wife.

So, just finished saying hello here.

Gong Jianbin's wife went to the reception room and greeted her generously: "How was the chat?"

"Come here, let's get to know each other. This is my wife. These two are Fang Dong of Ark Culture, and Miss Lu Xianger, a violinist from our country." Gong Jianbin introduced.

Mrs. Gong stretched out her hand, took Lu Xiang'er's hand, and praised dignifiedly and gently: "I have long admired your name, and I said last time that I wanted to go to Moscow to watch your game, but the old Gong company's business was delayed."

"Thank you, Mrs. Gong." Lu Xiang'er agreed with a smile.

"Let's go, let the men talk about things. I'll take you to the ladies tonight. They are all your music fans." Mrs. Gong took Lu Xiang'er away.

Fang Xing watched their leaving backs, and said with a smile, "President Gong's wife is really a good wife."

(End of this chapter)