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Chapter 21 Han Sanping’s phone call
  After seeing Yang Wei off, Wang Shu answered another call not long after.

"Hello." He glanced at the unfamiliar number and chose to answer it.

"I'm Han Sanping." A confident voice sounded on the other end of the phone.

"Hello, Director Han." Wang Shu said in a serious tone and said hello quickly.

He knew Han Sanping's voice so he wouldn't hear it wrong.

The current vice chairman and deputy general manager of China Film Group has room for advancement and is currently very motivated.

In 07, he will serve as chairman of China Film Group Corporation.

In the film industry, he is an absolute boss.

"Haha." Han Sanping smiled, and then asked straight to the point, "I heard that you are going to co-produce a TV series with Guangguang?"

"Buried Alive" was purchased by China Film for 260 million yuan from Wang Shu and was released on March 3. The box office on the first day after the release was 11 million yuan. In just a few days, it grossed nearly 150 million yuan.

As the film producer and distributor, China Film Group enjoys 41% of the box office share, and currently has a box office profit of almost 180 million.

According to estimates, the box office of "Buried Alive" can exceed 180 million, which means it can still get a box office share of nearly million.

After deducting the distribution cost and the 260 million film purchase cost, China Film Group can already make a small profit through the theater box office alone.

Then, there are distribution in various fields such as television, Internet, aviation, railways and so on.

"Uh" Wang Shu opened his mouth and responded truthfully without hiding anything: "I do have this plan, and I will make a TV series next."

"Why don't you make a movie?" Han Sanping was a little angry, "You just won an award in Berlin. You should pursue your victory when you return to China. Why are you working on a TV series?"

"What's the point of the TV series?"

"Film and television industry, film and television industry, why does film come before vision?"

"Think for yourself."

"Haven't you seen those TV drama actors desperately trying to get into the movie industry?"

"Haven't you seen those TV drama directors dream of directing a movie?"

"It's so good. We've obviously made a good start, so why did we take a detour?"

Han Sanping hates the fact that iron cannot become steel. As the deputy director of China Film and Television, he has always wanted to make mainland movies bigger and stronger.

At present, the film industry is reforming and commercial films are on the stage. Looking at the mainland, except for Feng Xiaogang, who is bound to Huayi, he is somewhat accomplished in commercial films, and everyone else is hard to say.

Commercial films shot by Zhang Yimou
  The investment was huge, the scene was grand, the box office was huge compared to the investment, and the producers were in tears.

Except for these older generation directors, none of the young directors can take advantage of it.

Han Sanping felt that if things continued like this, if he got a high position in the future, he would have no choice but to turn his attention to directors from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to support mainland directors, it’s just that none of them live up to expectations!

As for Wang Shu, as a young director who can write and direct himself and won an award in Berlin, if he can make two commercial films to practice his skills first, he might be able to stand alone in the future.

By then, when he takes the position at China Film and Television, and cooperates with Wang Shu, who can stand alone, he might be able to create a good story.

As a result, instead of making movies, this kid turned to TV series instead.

Where did the mallet come from?
  So stupid!
  Faced with such a big boss, Wang Shu explained in a low voice: "Director Han, I am not giving up making movies, but I plan to make both TV series and movies."

"Right now, I will shoot a TV series, and then I will shoot an award-winning film around September."

"I've already written the script."

Han Sanping was stunned, and suddenly asked calmly: "Fight Berlin again?"

When filming an award-winning film in September, he knew without a second thought that he was going to Berlin. "Yeah." Wang Shu quickly repeated what he had said to Guangguang's Luo Filmmaker before, "I plan to try it again."

Han Sanping was silent for a while and asked: "Did Guang Guang participate in the investment?"

"25%." Wang Shu told the truth.

"Where's the rest?" Han Sanping asked, squinting.

Wang Shu stated his plan: "I plan to invest in the script and director, accounting for 15%."

Before Wang Shu could continue, Han Sanping's voice rang out, "You should have made a lot of money in Berlin, right? Don't you invest money?"

Wang Shu explained bitterly: "I spent the money elsewhere. Now I don't have much money in my hands at all. I don't have the capital to invest."

At this time, Wang Shu only had about one million in working capital, which he needed to keep to maintain the company's operations.

As for the TV series jointly invested and produced by Enlight Media, not to mention that the production has not yet started, even if it is broadcast, the payment will not be so fast.

Therefore, for the award-winning film that was going to be shot in Jiufeng, he simply could not come up with the funds and could only seek investment from outside.

"Ha." Han Sanping smiled and couldn't help but joked, "I thought you chose to cooperate with Guangguang in the TV series because you understand the world. It turns out that you have no money."

He didn't ask much about where Wang Shu spent the money.

Nowadays, all walks of life are booming, especially the Internet, which is developing rapidly, and there are many places to invest.

It's just that investment is risky, so you need to be more cautious.

These words made Wang Shu a little embarrassed and he couldn't answer for a while.

Han Sanping then said in an unquestionable tone: "The remaining 60% is invested by China Film."

"You can make a budget then and just contact me."

"Okay." Wang Shu nodded without any hesitation.

In fact, his initial plan was to attract Shanghai Film and Television, and the investment share would be divided into 30% for China Film, 30% for Shanghai Film, 25% for Guangguang, and 15% for him.

Now Han Sanping expressed that he would eat the remaining portion in one go, but Shangying had no choice but to refuse Han Sanping without a suitable reason, so he could only agree.

"What about commercial films? Do you have any plans?" After confirming the investment share of an award-winning film in a few words, Han Sanping asked again with some unfinished thoughts.

In a year or two, the person at the top will step down.

At this time, he really wanted to make some achievements.

"I have plans, but I want to hit the top three in Europe first, and then move to commercial films." Facing the future boss of China Film and Television, Wang Shu has no need to hide his inner thoughts.

Han Sanping's eyes lit up when he heard this. He suddenly realized something and said with a smile: "Listening to what you said, it seems that you are deliberately trying to hone yourself when filming TV series."

"It seems to be a plan to make both award-winning films and TV series."

"Haha." Wang Shu flattered him, "In the end, I still couldn't hide it from Director Han."

"I think you, Director Han, also know that I am not from a professional background. I was able to produce the film "Buried Alive" only because of my passion and talent."

"So I thought it would be better to film a TV series to hone my abilities."

"No matter what happens in the end, it won't ruin my reputation in the movie, right?"

"Ha, that's true." Han Sanping was happy and said with a smile, "There is a saying circulating among all the crews."

"A production crew can still operate normally without a director. If it lacks male and female leads or other personnel, it will have to stop."

"Although this cannot be said to be absolutely correct, at least it makes sense."

(End of this chapter)