Big names rise

After He Mu, Huang Xiaoming, another popular mainland idol, embarked on the road of film investment. Soon, the hot-blooded movie "Pimp" he invested in and starred in will be released on the big screen.

In fact, as actors, they are basically aware that they can’t work for others all their lives, they have to take advantage of their current influence to start some business, so Yan Bingbing established a studio long ago and was crowned Master Yan, and He Mu created Shuimu Forest has become a giant in the film industry today.

As a favorable competitor for the top brother in the mainland, Chen Kun is busy traveling in China and trying to catch up with He Mu in the field of Weibo, while Huang Xiaoming quietly became the boss. Bought the film adaptation rights of Guo Jingming's famous novel "Fantasy City" and the commercial war novel "Doing Orders", and his ambitions for the film investment industry are clearly revealed. It seems that he is not reconciled to being just a small shareholder of Huayi Brothers.

In fact, Huang Xiaoming invested in business a long time ago, even earlier than He Mu, and Boss Huang has become a well-known diamond king in the circle. However, his previous investment has basically nothing to do with movies except for the shares of Huayi Brothers. They are all industries of eating, drinking, drinking and playing, but they have accumulated hundreds of millions of net worth.

After all, film production is a money-burning industry. The cost of a decent movie can range from tens of millions to over [-] million. If it is not for local tyrants, it is really unaffordable, and there is no reliable distribution company. It is difficult to sell just relying on the influence of the leading actor. With a good box office, Huang Xiaoming only dared to enter this field after reaching an agreement with the equally ambitious Enlight Media on the premise that he had a lot of money, trying to follow the example of Boss He Muhe.

He Mu appreciates actors who are down-to-earth, but in today's society where money is paramount and status theory is very marketable, the status of a boss and a working environment in which he has the final say are also what many successful and famous actors desire, which is understandable. So Huang Bo set up a personal studio to be his own boss, and Yan Bingbing set up a studio, not only to package himself.Also signed Wang Xueqi, an old drama player.

Even next to He Mu, Xiao Hetang's contracted artist, Wu Xiubo, who He Mu admires very much, has participated in Happy Blue Ocean Film and Television Company, and his friend Sun Li also holds shares in Hairun Film and Television.Han Geng, who starred in "To Youth" with He Mu, participated in the creation of the online business brand Jumei Youpin. Even Zhao Wei, who has never been financially minded, set up a company for "To Youth" and signed the film's heroine Yang Zishan, this made He Mu always regret that it was too late.

So when Tao Quduo embarrassedly mentioned to him that he wanted to start his own film studio, He Mu was not surprised and expressed his support.

"Old Tao, it's normal for you to have this kind of thinking. Your success is firstly due to your talent as a director, and secondly to the strength of Shuimu Forest. Now you are the number one director of horror films in China, and you can even say that you are in Asia. Rubik's Cube Films also invited you to direct the third part of "Cold Heart". This is a good opportunity for you to enter Hollywood and go global. If you fail, you will stay where you are. If you succeed, you will be a world-class director. Like you Great directors at the same level should be treated equally."

"Old He, I'm really not complaining about my treatment. I'm already very satisfied with the treatment you gave me now. The high box office of "Zhang Zhen Tells Ghost Stories" is mainly due to you, but I got more than your salary. I am already very sorry for the high share. So I am not fighting for anything, I just want to have a more free creative space. I am not saying that I was suppressed in Shuimu Forest, but it is better to lead my own team in my own place after all. Freedom makes it easier to inspire creative ideas, and you also know that Shuimu Forest can’t focus on niche horror films. The company’s top priority is blockbuster special effects films that burn money.”

"I understand what you mean. The core team you work with is basically formed by yourself. Although they are employees of Shuimu Forest, they are united around you in the final analysis, including the "Art School Girl 3" in Tsing Yi. The team is supporting her behind the scenes. It can be said that this is the best horror film production team in China. The company is too big and has many rules, which requires overall planning. It is impossible to tilt the main resources to your team. In a small group with so many rules and regulations, it is easier to achieve results."

"That's right, and this small group is only responsible for film and television production. We only do what we are best at. As for capital operation, publicity, and distribution, we still have to leave it to Shuimu Forest. We just earn hard money. In this way, there is another The good thing is that if we shoot too many things that exceed the distribution limit of Shuimu Forest, we can still find some less excellent works to find other companies to cooperate with.”

"Don't worry about this, as much as you shoot, we can distribute as much. Shuimu Forest's distribution capacity has no upper limit, and there is no company in the mainland that is better at publicizing and distributing horror-themed films than Shuimu Forest." So it's settled, He Mu also untied Tao Quduo's knot, "Actually, I think this kind of film studio model with the director as the core is still good, especially if you have a very thorough grasp of genre films. The director is very suitable for this model."

"I once imagined that in the future, your director Tao's studio will provide sources of horror movies for Shuimu Forest. Xu Zheng or Huang Bo's studio can cooperate with Mizuki in comedy films. If you have a studio, you can produce crime movies for the company." Movies, and the body of Shuimu Forest can produce and shoot those difficult magic blockbusters, sci-fi blockbusters and other types of movies that require high technical and financial requirements."

"Relying on the advantages of a large company and strong publicity and distribution capabilities, Mizuki strives for more film arrangements for the works cooperated with the studio and earns more box office, while the director, as the brand core of the studio, directly participates in the profits of the film In the share, only you good directors who can make good movies will get rich first, and those directors who don't care will understand that they can get more by making one good movie than they can get by making ten bad movies. It is also good for the atmosphere in the film industry, and it can also attract more director talents for the company."

"I don't think as much as you think. I just think that I can have my own studio. Everything is up to me. I'm both apprehensive and excited. Scary ideas keep popping up in my mind."

He Mu said with great interest, "Sure enough, you are indeed a genius horror director. Let me hear what ideas you have."

"That's too much, I don't even need to think about it myself. The stories and legends I heard in my head are good script materials, such as the ghost faces on the pillow of Fengmen Village, the first ghost village in China, and the four major haunted houses in China: the capital facing inward No. 81, Linjiazhai on Wuning Road in Shanghai, Jinling Daili Building, etc. Among them, Chaonei No. 81 is the most legendary; there are also the Chengdu zombie incident and the Pisces jade pendant incident. Every story sounds so hairy !” Tao Quduo eloquently said.

"But these basically involve ghosts. If the ghost elements are erased in the adaptation, the domestic audience will definitely scold the director and scold the radio and television again." He Mu promptly poured cold water on the excited director Tao.

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