I started out as a criminal, and the police relied on me to solve countless cases.

Chapter 85 One-day Tour of Hong Kong
The next morning, in the lobby of Victoria Hotel.

All members of Jiang Hanwen's crew gathered, including Zhou Nana, Wang Fatty, Wang Xiaolu, Sun Xiaoyi, Wu Lei, and several extras.

There is also Zhang Songwen, a househusband who rushes home as soon as the filming is over.

This time, Jiang Hanwen forced him to stay by threatening him with a bonus.

Everyone sat on the sofa, forming a circle, all staring at Boss Jiang.

I don’t know if this person didn’t sleep all night last night, he was sending red envelopes in the group at five in the morning.

Red envelopes worth 200 yuan each were sent out like a flood on the screen. A total of one hundred red envelopes were sent out. Girls like Zhou Nana and Wang Xiaolu who like to have beauty sleep and silence their phones when sleeping were in trouble.

It was not until dawn that I saw the red envelopes in the group, and almost all of them had been received.

The only one in the crew who didn't get a red envelope was Fatty Wang, who was holding an emo backpack at the moment. According to him, he was also getting a beauty sleep and his phone was on silent mode. However, for a land immortal whose snoring could be heard from the third floor to the downstairs and trigger the electric car alarm, all the crew members agreed that even if Fatty Wang didn't get a beauty sleep and didn't turn on silent mode, he wouldn't be able to grab a penny.

As for the person who got the most out of Jiang Hanwen, the black-hearted capitalist, it was surprisingly the oldest person in the crew, Zhang Songwen. This guy actually didn't go to bed until five o'clock and grabbed the red envelopes in seconds.

According to him, this was a habit he developed when he was trying to grab the spotlight in Beijing. He would put his phone on his pillow, and as soon as the assistant director showed up to play a role, he would immediately get up and sign up.

However, as a veteran with extremely high emotional intelligence, Zhang Songwen received a total of 18,000 red envelopes. He kept 2,000 for himself and forwarded the rest to everyone in the crew.

In the end, he gave the credit to Jiang Hanwen, saying that it was Director Jiang who was generous and he was just lending a hand to help pay the money.

"Ahem, everyone, you've worked hard on the Special Forces shoot. The shoot in Jinling just ended a few days ago, and now the shoot in Hong Kong is coming up again. It's still a high-intensity shoot in two shifts."

Jiang Hanwen's words really hit the spot for everyone. It was really tiring to shoot two movies in a row.

"Considering that everyone is really working hard, I have decided!"

Jiang Hanwen paused slightly, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

"I decided to continue with a new film next week!"

"what!"

"Director Jiang, are you going to release a new movie? No, please give us a few days off."

"Director Jiang, I really need to go home to see my kids, and my wife has also said that I must go back."

"Brother Jiang, if you make me stay up late to edit the video again, I will die suddenly in front of you. I can't take it anymore."

"Brother Hanwen, everyone is really tired. We have been doing several night shows in a row without a break. How about we take a break for two days?"

Even Wang Xiaolu, the hardworking ox, spoke up.

It can be seen that the crew is indeed tired of the old soldiers.

"Hey, everyone has worked hard. How about this? For the next film, we will double the bonus. The production staff will get 40,000, the main actors 100,000, and the supporting actors 80,000. After the filming is over, we will give you two weeks of paid vacation."

Jiang Hanwen raised his eyebrows with a sly smile on his face.

That piano manufacturer called Steinway is indeed very wealthy.

The first price he asked for was 250w, including all the shooting costs. Jiang Hanwen originally wanted to confirm whether the other party's quotation was wrong, so he hesitated for a moment. Unexpectedly, the old man directly raised the price to 300w.

Jiang Hanwen's heart was beating fast with shock.

A short film of about ten minutes, with a quoted price of 300 million yuan, and this is for a small fledgling crew. Doesn't this old man understand the market conditions?

But no one would think that money is too hot to handle. If someone dares to make an offer, Jiang Hanwen will dare to accept it.

This script is extremely difficult.

As a crime filmmaker, it is a professional match for him to make films for people who sell kitchen knives.

Making a commercial for a piano is totally irrelevant.

Jiang Hanwen racked his brains and pondered for a whole night, thinking through countless cases, novels, animations, and movies from his previous life, before he came up with a suitable script.

I hastily wrote an outline, and when I looked up it was already five in the morning. Seeing that I could not sleep anymore, I started giving red envelopes to the crew members.

The money is not much, but my attitude is there. My Jiang Hanwen crew and this team make money, and he is absolutely clear when it comes to paying money.

"Director Jiang, what I said just now was a bit inappropriate, I take it back, hehe."

Zhang Songwen was the first to step forward and grabbed Jiang Hanwen's hand to express his willingness to work hard without complaint or regrets.

"Brother Jiang, you are not my boss, you are my brother. Apart from your own brother, who else can take such good care of the brothers?"

Fatty Wang dropped his bag and ran over, grabbing Jiang Hanwen's other hand. The two guys grabbed one side each, making Jiang Hanwen feel awkward.

"Director Jiang, I'm actually a little addicted to editing videos. Now I can't fall asleep if I don't edit some videos at night."

"Brother Hanwen, I've actually been saving money to buy a house recently. I'm going to buy the same neighborhood as yours. It doesn't matter if I can make more money and be busier, hehe."

Jiang Hanwen smiled bitterly. These guys were masters at changing their expressions and were not reserved at all.

"Okay, okay, the good news has been announced. Today is a one-day tour of Hong Kong. Let's go eat, drink and shop. Ask Accountant Wang to reimburse the expenses!"

Jiang Hanwen quickly sent everyone out, as he would be embarrassed if they continued talking.

He did make the bulk of the advertising money, and bonuses and benefits should be paid out. You can never expect your employees to be grateful to you.

Making money together was Jiang Hanwen's original intention for setting up a team, and he has no intention of changing it.

To take a step back, the advertising fees were all paid into the public account managed by Wang Xiaolu, and it was impossible for Jiang Hanwen to spend it all.

After paying employees’ salaries, bonuses, and performance bonuses, and paying five insurances and one housing fund, enough money must be left for filming expenses, logistics support costs, and reserve funds.

This is just like living as a family. First, you can’t spend money before it’s due, and second, you can’t leave money to guard against risks.

At this time, Jiang Hanwen thought of Mr. Kobayashi again.

It would be nice if I could have this female boss with a finance background as my housekeeper.

The crew is responsible for finances, external relations, taking business orders, coordinating with various aspects, logistical support, and most importantly, development planning.

Mr. Kobayashi, as a professional, is definitely several dimensions stronger than this makeshift team.

Even if Jiang Hanwen became an award-winning actor in his previous life, he was still an actor.

When it comes to team building and company operations and development, he knows nothing about it.

However, it is impossible for the daughter of a big company to come to work in such a small temple. Even if she is willing, her father is not willing.

Before leaving, when Lin Leqing mentioned to him the idea of ​​setting up a film and television company, Jiang Hanwen simply thought she was just playing around.

There are too many twists and turns in this matter, all kinds of human relationships, interest exchanges, relationship connections, things like buying box office, inflating box office, shady battlefields, and yin-yang contracts.
There are so many that she can’t even count them all. How can she, an amateur, handle this?

However, Jiang Hanwen has never played any of these things.

His previous pay was clearly marked in the industry. He didn't have an agent, he was his own agent, took his own roles and arranged his own schedule, and rode an electric bike to the set.

But now we are working as a team. If Jiang Hanwen continues to manage the film in a laissez-faire manner, there will definitely be trouble when there are more people on the crew in the future.

"Mr. Xiaolin, Mr. Xiaolin, I miss you so much."

Jiang Hanwen was muttering to himself and didn't notice Zhou Nana beside him at all.

"Brother Hanwen, are you thinking about Sister Lin?"

"Ah? Haha, no no, I'm just thinking of finding a general manager for our crew. Hey, I'm jealous of people like Mr. Kobayashi, but he has a big family and a big business, he won't work for us."

Jiang Hanwen waved his hand and said it was just something he wanted to think about.

"Brother Hanwen, although I don't have Sister Lin's brains, I am still very hardworking when filming. No matter where you film in the future, I will follow you and always be your leading lady."

Zhou Nana smiled faintly, this was what she really said.

"Sister, don't say that. With your condition, you will be famous in the future and have many acting opportunities. I won't be able to pay you then. People always want to move up, don't hang yourself on a tree."

Jiang Hanwen acted like a senior.

In his previous life, his acting range was too narrow, so he never played a good guy in his entire career. It makes me cry when I think about it.

With Zhou Nana's figure and temperament, if she dresses up a little, she can definitely become a leading lady.

Jiang Hanwen also had no intention of using a contract to tie the girl to his side for the rest of her life. First of all, it was impossible for him to do so. In the future, as the actor becomes more famous, he will naturally get more roles, and with the increase in pay, it would be normal for him to change jobs.

Secondly, Jiang Hanwen sincerely feels that an actor like Zhou Nana who is down-to-earth and not afraid of hardship or fatigue should not be buried.

"Who says you can't hang yourself on a tree? There are so many trees in the forest. I'll be satisfied with just one that belongs to me."

Jiang Hanwen went up and slapped Zhou Nana on the head: "I've never seen anyone as stubborn as you. Are you a rabbit, bumping into a tree?"

"Hurry up and go, you guys have all been to Disneyland, I want to go there too."

(End of this chapter)