Gold Investor

Chapter 42 Asset Restructuring (6)
Lu Wenjiang said: "Jiangzhou is busy dealing with the commercial real estate under the Jinsheng Group. Buyers are interested, and it is estimated that the contract will be signed soon."

"I said Lu Wenjiang, can you give me some good news?" Yan Fei lit a cigarette, "After a while, won't you tell me that Fang Yubin has rejuvenated and Jinsheng Group has come back to life? If that's the case, Sending you to Jiangzhou is useless!"

Lu Wenjiang rubbed his hands together and said, "That's not right! As for the big hole in Jinsheng, it can't be plugged by selling a few hotels and department stores."

Yan Fei said: "How did I hear that Ding Yifu contacted a buyer who intends to acquire the oil assets of Jinsheng Group? If they let them sell the oil assets, the situation will be different."

Lu Wenjiang murmured in his heart, I said "I heard" just now, and you severely criticized me. Now, aren't you also "I heard"?But with his mouth, Lu Wenjiang had to say respectfully: "There is such a thing."

Yan Fei took a deep breath: "We all know the situation of Jinsheng Group. Fang Yubin's reorganization of assets is nothing new. To put it bluntly, it is just playing Tian Ji's horse racing game. For Jinsheng, oil assets are out-and-out Wait for the horse."

Of course Lu Wenjiang understood what Yan Fei meant, if the low-grade horses could successfully untangle, let alone the high-grade and medium-grade horses.He said: "It is estimated that the two parties have some contacts, and it is still far from a deal."

"This matter should not be careless, we must pay close attention to it." Yan Fei stubbed out the cigarette butt, "Also, we can't just watch the show from the sidelines. When the opportunity is right, we might as well sing a few times on stage."

"You mean?" Lu Wenjiang asked.

Yan Fei smiled slightly: "You are in Jiangzhou, you should find out the situation first, then I will give you my own instructions."

6 There are no stars who cannot be hired, only prices that cannot be negotiated

Yuan Ruilang's funds were transferred to Haochen Film and Television's account the day after the signing ceremony.After Jinsheng sold the shopping mall in Jiangzhou, it also fulfilled its promise in time.With the injection of new capital, Zhao Xiaoyu immediately devoted himself to the filming of the film.This film, which has been filmed for most of the time, will soon enter the finishing stage.On this day, Zhao Xiaoyu came to the office of Haochen Film and Television to participate in a discussion meeting on the new film that had just been edited.

The new office is located near Xintiandi, Shanghai. Although the area is small, the decoration is quite elegant.As soon as Zhao Xiaoyu sat down, Yuan Ruilang smiled and said, "I have good news for you. The Jinsheng Group transferred another 1000 million yuan yesterday."

"Okay. With this money, the later promotion funds will be settled." Zhao Xiaoyu said happily.

"We will arrange special funds for later promotion and marketing. The 1000 million will be used for film production," Fang Yubin said.

Zhao Xiaoyu was a little puzzled: "The filming work has been basically completed, even if there are some minor repairs, it will not cost so much money."

"I'm afraid it's not just minor repairs." Fang Yubin took out a cigarette and handed it to Yuan Ruilang and Zhao Xiaoyu.

Zhao Xiaoyu frowned: "Why, you are not satisfied with the film?"

"That's not what it means." Fang Yubin lit a cigarette and said, "I watched the edited new film with Mr. Yuan and felt that the overall effect is very good. Mr. Ding is attending an important meeting in Beijing these days, and he took a break to watch it." After the film, there are also many compliments."

"Of course," Fang Yubin continued, "We have some suggestions on the details, and I invite you to discuss them today."

Zhao Xiaoyu took out his notebook: "You tell me, I will write it down."

Fang Yubin said: "Let's talk about the actors first. The acting skills of the people you selected are not bad, but unfortunately they are too small. There are no big-name stars in the lineup, which is not good for the later marketing and promotion."

Zhao Xiaoyu was somewhat disdainful of this opinion. He put down his pen and said, "As a director, who doesn't want to invite big-name stars? The key is that there is not such a big budget."

Yuan Ruilang interjected: "We used to have no money, but it's different now. We don't need money."

Zhao Xiaoyu shook his head: "What do you mean, is it possible to replace both the hero and heroine, and find a few big-name stars to reshoot?"

Fang Yubin has already adapted to Zhao Xiaoyu's barbed style of speaking.After all, he is an artist, so it's not normal to have no edges and corners!He smiled and said: "Of course it's not to do it all over again. First of all, the time cost of doing it all over again is too high; second, it is a selling point to use a group of new people for low-cost production. Today's people, for those who are full of grassroots There is often a sense of intimacy with things that taste good.”

"Why do I get more and more confused the more I listen to it?" Zhao Xiaoyu said, "Isn't it contradictory to say that the audience likes grass-roots things, but also that there are no big-name stars?"

Yuan Ruilang shook the soot: "Stars and rookies each have their own strengths and weaknesses, what we have to do now is to make use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses."

Fang Yubin explained: "We think this way. The main frame of the film does not touch it, but a few small clips are added outside the main line. And for these small clips, big-name stars are invited. In this way, it can be called Kill two birds with one stone.”

Zhao Xiaoyu took a deep breath and said: "This method is possible, but the schedule of big stars is full, and some films invite them to appear in a few shots, it is for the sake of the director or producer. I don't Such a big face."

"If you don't have enough face, you have to collect money." Fang Yubin said, "There are no celebrities who can't be hired, only prices that can't be negotiated. You just make a list, and we will be responsible for contacting them. In addition, these celebrities will be paid through other channels. It will be listed in the budget of the film. When publicizing, it will be said that they are starring in friendship."

"Why?" Zhao Xiaoyu asked.

Fang Yubin said: "Didn't I just say that low-cost production is one of our selling points."

Zhao Xiaoyu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's really embarrassing for you."

"There is no way." Fang Yubin said, "The audience's appetite is there, so we can only make do with it. People like to eat abalone, even if it is made with dough, we still call it abalone; people like porridge and side dishes, even if After pouring abalone juice, we also say that this is a bowl of millet porridge."

"Any comments?" Zhao Xiaoyu asked again.

Fang Yubin said: "Almost all 3D movies are popular in the market now. Our movies are not 3D, that's not acceptable!"

Hearing this, Zhao Xiaoyu almost took a breath, and shook his head vigorously: "Why do you mention it all after the fact?" He continued: "3D movies have a whole set of standards, for the type of camera, when shooting There are strict requirements for the orientation of the film. Now that the filming is over, how can we fix it?"

Zhao Xiaoyu refilled a cigarette by himself: "Besides, I don't think it is necessary to use 3D for this movie. For those action movies with big scenes, 3D can indeed increase the realistic effect. We are not shooting action movies, why bother?" Go parrot."

Fang Yubin said: "I know what you said. But it's still the same sentence, to satisfy the appetite of the audience. Since 3D movies are the mainstream of the market, we can't stay out of it. What the audience likes, we have to do it. Don't talk about 3D. , one day the audience likes to watch outdoor movies, the theater will dare to lift the roof, believe it or not?"

Zhao Xiaoyu is still insisting: "It's too late to do 3D now!"

"Why is it too late?" Fang Yubin said, "I heard that there is a movie that was not shot according to any 3D standards. Just before the release, a Hollywood special effects team was invited to tap on the computer keyboard, and finally he insisted on making a movie. A 3D movie."

Zhao Xiaoyu closed his notebook and said, "There are quite a few such shoddy 3D movies in China. As for the Hollywood team you mentioned, I knew the leader in the United States. This kid has been in Hollywood for many years, and he hasn't grown up. Promising. Over the years, I have made a fortune by helping a lot of Chinese movies with 3D special effects, but do you know that the quality of this kind of 3D produced through post-production is completely substandard. The audience sees half of it, even if they take off the 3D glasses , There will not be much difference when looking at the screen directly with the naked eye. This kind of pseudo 3D has long been reduced to a laughing stock in the international film industry."

Fang Yubin's tone also became tougher: "For a movie, the most terrible thing is not to be a laughing stock, but not to even have a chance to make people laugh. After the release, it was deserted and the box office was dismal. Is this the result we hoped for? "

Zhao Xiaoyu was still shaking his head: "You are looking at the problem from the perspective of a businessman, regardless of the artistic effect."

Fang Yubin smiled and said, "The film and television company itself is an enterprise. What's wrong with thinking about it from a commercial perspective? Xiaoyu, this is not the first film you directed, so you can't suffer from the success or lack of success."

Zhao Xiaoyu's face was tense, and he stopped talking, and the office suddenly fell into silence.A few minutes later, Yuan Ruilang spoke slowly: "Xiaoyu, I know you have a persistent pursuit of film art, which is why I invested in this film. However, art does not mean self-admiration. At least, any film Works of art should pursue more audiences. Religion is holy and noble enough, but when people preach, they still have flexible ways to attract more believers.”

"Boss Yuan is right, that's what he meant!" Fang Yubin quickly agreed.

Zhao Xiaoyu took a deep puff of a cigarette, and his face looked a little tired: "Since you are so persistent, I will give in for a while. But for 3D special effects, you can't leave it to some Hollywood team. Those people's skills are too rough. I I know a studio in New Zealand, they have more professional skills, but the studio charges about twice as much.”

"Money is not a problem." Fang Yubin immediately expressed his opinion.

Zhao Xiaoyu yawned: "Is it almost today?"

"There is one last question." Fang Yubin said.

"What?" Zhao Xiaoyu asked.

Fang Yubin said: "President Yuan proposed this matter, let him tell you." Yuan Ruilang took a sip of tea: "I think the ending of the movie needs to be changed. The end of the story is too sad, let's have a happy ending .”

"Isn't tragedy more shocking? Why do we have to change it?" I don't know if it was because I didn't sleep well last night or for other reasons, Zhao Xiaoyu yawned one after another.

Yuan Ruilang said: "We have communicated before that for Chinese movie audiences in this era, comedy is just what they need. The usual pressure is enough, and we come to the cinema to have fun. Our movie, although it is not a comedy, But we can make the ending a little bit more satisfactory, don’t make it a tragedy.”

Yuan Ruilang went on to say: "The last time Mr. Ding came to Shanghai, didn't he talk about "Spring in a Small Town"? What an excellent work, because of the psychological gap with the audience of that era, people had to wait decades before it was accepted. Rediscover value. We must not repeat the same mistakes!"

"Okay! You can change it however you want!" Zhao Xiaoyu answered bluntly, which surprised Fang Yubin.Among the few comments made today, only changing the ending involves adjusting the structure of the story, and I left it to the end because I was worried that Zhao Xiaoyu would strongly oppose it.Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaoyu, who was still stubborn about the sidelines of 3D special effects, would agree to modify the ending without hesitation!
Zhao Xiaoyu rubbed his eyes vigorously, then got up and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Fang Yubin asked with concern: "It seems that your complexion is not very good, is there anything wrong?"

"It's okay." Zhao Xiaoyu said, "I stayed up late last night, probably sleepy bugs are making noise."

A few minutes later, Zhao Xiaoyu returned to the office.The previous sleepiness was gone, his face was radiant, he sat back in his seat and said, "Does the ending have to be changed?"

"Of course." Yuan Ruilang said, "Didn't you agree just now?"

"Okay." Zhao Xiaoyu hesitated to speak.

"In today's meeting, all the problems that should be solved have been solved." Fang Yubin said with a smile, "Xiaoyu has worked hard on the film production. In addition, Mr. Ding called yesterday and asked me to accompany him to Singapore. Probably talking about the sale of the oil assets of the Jinsheng Group.”

Yuan Ruilang said: "Don't worry. There's nothing serious here, besides, Xiaoyu and I are still watching."

(End of this chapter)