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Chapter 17 Cooperation
  On March 3, Yishu Film and Television announced that it would be preparing to produce a TV series.

For a while.
  No one takes it seriously.

a tree?

Where did it come from?

never heard of that.

Pheasant Company.

Just when Wang Shu was bored, Enlight Media came running over.

Wang Shu invited people to the office. The person in charge of Enlight Media first discussed the script with Wang Shu, and suddenly asked in confusion: "Director Wang's movies are so good, why did he suddenly start filming a TV series?"

These days, the status of film directors is much higher than that of TV drama directors. Even TV drama actors are rushing to join the film industry.

Therefore, Producer Luo from Enlight Media was a little confused.

It stands to reason that Wang Shu's first self-written and directed film won an award in Berlin. Now he should be chasing success in the film field. Why did he suddenly turn around and start filming a TV series?

Isn't this losing your mind?
  Of course Wang Shu would not tell the truth about this question, but would give a half-truth explanation: "We will shoot TV series and movies."

"I'm going to shoot a TV series now, and I should be planning to shoot an award-winning film around September."

"Oh?" Producer Luo suddenly became interested when he heard that Wang Shu said he could make movies.

"The time is set in September. Does Director Wang want to fight in Berlin again?"

"Haha." Wang Shu smiled and said without any concealment, "I have already thought of a script and plan to go to Berlin to try it again."

These words immediately made Producer Luo excited.

Enlight Media's business in the field of TV programs was severely hindered last year, and it has decided to invest, produce and distribute movies.

The main purpose of his coming to Wang Shu Company was not TV series.

And in the movie!

Zhang Yimou is bound to New Picture, and Feng Xiaogang is bound to Huayi. Looking at the mainland, there are only a handful of directors who can make it to the stage.

Some still rely on their seniority to put on airs and make it difficult to deal with them.

On the other hand, the Wang Shu in front of me is not only a vibrant young man, but also capable of writing and directing his own films.

The future may be limitless.

Therefore, Enlight Media turned its attention to Wang Shu, hoping to fight a good fight in the first year of entering the film industry.

This time when I came to Yishu Film and Television in Wangshu, I was not interested in drinking.

"I wonder if Director Wang is short of investors for movies?" Producer Luo asked tentatively.

Nowadays, famous directors in the film industry all like to engage in large-scale productions. With limited lighting capabilities, they can only covet and dare not get involved.

Even if you make up your mind to get involved, you won't be able to get involved for a while.

"If I didn't lack investors, I wouldn't have released news to seek investment." Wang Shu said with a smile.

Producer Luo savored this sentence carefully and asked with eyes brightening, "What is Director Wang's budget for this TV series?"

"600W, accounting for 60% of the total investment." Wang Shu calmly spit out a number.

After hearing this, Producer Luo flipped the script on the table and asked with a slight hesitation: "In a 16-episode TV series, does 600 million only account for 60%?"

"That's right." Wang Shu took a sip of tea and then confirmed with a smile, "I personally participate in the project as the script, director and male lead, accounting for the remaining 40%."

Producer Luo was stunned when he heard this. He made some mental calculations, and then asked in surprise: "Director Wang wants to star himself?"

Wang Shu asked a little embarrassed, "Don't you think my image is okay?"

Producer Luo looked at it twice, then nodded, and replied without knowing whether it was true or not, "Director Wang has a very good image, and there is really nothing wrong with the starring role."

After speaking, his voice paused, and then he said: "600W, 60%, we at Enlight Media can provide it."

"only."

At this point, he showed a hesitant expression and said no more.

Wang Shu also understood and said at the right time: "The movies in September will leave some investment share to Enlight Media."

When Producer Luo heard this, he couldn't help but smile on his face, and asked persistently: "I wonder, Director Wang, how much can Guangguang Media account for?" "No less than 25%." Wang Shu thought for a while and said. Producer Luo seemed dissatisfied and quickly added, "China Film Group will also invest, not just your company."

Hearing this, Producer Luo's tone was stagnant, and he did not ask any more questions, but said with self-pity: "25% is just 25%. Who makes us, Enlight Media, not as big as other film makers?"

After saying that, he asked again, "In addition to making films for awards, does Director Wang have any plans to make commercial films?"

"Right now, let's finish the TV series and the award-winning films for September. If it's a commercial film, we'll watch it next year." Wang Shu said half-truthfully.

When Producer Luo heard this, he was very interested and said quickly: "When the time comes, Director Wang, don't forget about our lighting."

"Of course I won't forget it." Wang Shu answered with a smile.

Then, the two chatted for a while, and then the two teams signed a contract.

In addition to investment contracts for TV series, there are also share agreement contracts for movies.

Producer Luo is a master who will not let go of the rabbit until he sees it. 600 million only accounts for 60% of the TV series investment amount, but he is not willing to take it out without saying anything.

It requires sincerity on both sides.

Wang Shu had no choice but to secretly make an agreement with Enlight Media regarding the investment share of the next film.

Enlight Media occupies 25% of the investment share and can decide whether to invest or not based on the company's evaluation of the script. The deadline is within ten days after the script is approved for filming.

Wang Shu politely sent Producer Luo out of the company. Although this was not Wang Changtian, he couldn't neglect it.

Producer Luo was in a good mood after coming out of Yishu Film and Television. He took a rough look at the script of the TV series. Although it was not long, it should have a good market.

A script like this could have been cast.

Not to mention that the script was written, directed and acted by a director who won an award in Berlin, which is even more worthy of belief.

Now, not only is the TV series script worthy of investment, but Wang Shu's next award-winning film has also been agreed upon.

Although Wang Shu did not invest a single cent in the TV series, and only participated in the script, director, and male lead actors, which accounted for 40% of the investment, it seems that Enlight Media's 600 million was taken advantage of.

But, isn’t there an agreement on the investment share of the movie?
  Producer Luo thought of the decision made at the company’s meeting not long ago that Enlight Media will be involved in the film field starting this year.

They are serious about this.

In ancient times, there were people who bought horse bones for thousands of dollars. Can't Guang Guang learn from this?

"If it were a commercial film, I would still be a little hesitant."

“You can still believe it if you’re competing for awards.”

Producer Luo thought of Wang Shu. Although he was young, since the film he wrote and directed had won an award in Berlin, he must be good at winning awards.

As for commercial films.
  He was skeptical.

"Last year, the highest box office in the mainland was Zhou Xingxing's "Kung Fu", with 1.73 million."

"Let's not talk about this."

"The second is Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers, 1.56 million."

"The investment was 2.8 million, the box office was 1.56 million, and the producer lost money to grandma's family."

"The second most popular film is "A World Without Thieves" by Feng Xiaogang, with an investment of 3000 million and a box office of 1.26 million."

"After careful calculation, Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Guoli should be able to get a few million each in terms of box office split."

"Coupled with other copyrights, I should have made a lot of money."

"The one ranked tenth has only 2000 million left at the box office."

"Although films competing for awards may not be released, or the box office may not be satisfactory after release."

"But they are often the favorites of film buyers at major film festivals."

"The actual profit you can get is no worse than that of commercial films."

"'Buried Alive' is released in China this time, with a box office of 150 million on the first day. It should exceed million by the time it is released."

"It's his first time directing a film, and he still writes and directs it himself. To have such a record already shows that this young man has something."

"Even if you make a mistake, it's not a big problem."

(End of this chapter)