Director’s Legend

()October 2004 has passed, and the north wind blows in November, and the capital has begun to enter the cold. Standing in front of the 11th floor of Qiaohengyuan Community, Shao Shuaijun feels that everything in life is getting better. In the past October days, happy events continued one after another.

First of all, of course, "Crazy Racing" has been filmed for half a month, and the cast and shooting location have been confirmed. It is currently shooting on the road around the island in Ludao City (referring to Xia~~~~~~ Gate). What made Shao Shuaijun overjoyed was that before the filming of "Crazy Racing" started, many merchants had come to their door, asking for advertisement placement, and the final negotiation was 18 million yuan. This alone earned back most of the capital.

"Crazy Racing" Huayi Brothers and Huayi·Shao Shuaijun's studio each invested half and half. It was originally planned to invest 10 million yuan, and an additional 20 million yuan in publicity fees will be added. Both parties will share 15 million yuan equally, but now they only need to share 6 million yuan equally.

The second thing is that Shao Shuaijun's studio has finally settled down. It is on the 11th floor of Hengyuan Community in this bridge, and three units 101, 102 and 201 are leased. Because it is in Chaoyang District, not far from Huayi Brothers Fenglian Plaza, the rent is very expensive, more than 20,000 a month.

The staff didn't find them all, and they didn't have time to look around. For the time being, Liu Sanxi, Anan, Sishui, and Zebra were asked to come over to look at the door. Shao Shuaijun also asked the old lady to take care of the studio's finances by the way. Make the accounts of "Crazy Racing" and "Source Code" first.

The third thing, the investors of "Source Code" have already negotiated. Huayi Brothers invested 25 million and was responsible for distribution, taking 35% of the box office; Poly Bona invested 20 million and took 26% of the box office; Media Asia Variety invested 18 million and took 22% of the box office; Shao Shuaijun invested 5 million to take 7% of the box office share, as director, screenwriter and starring at the same time, occupying another 10% of the box office share, a total of 17% of the box office share.

These investments add up to 68 million.

The contract also stipulated that once the film's box office in the Mainland is less than 100 million yuan, Shao Shuaijun's 10% director's share will shrink to 5%, and the other 5% will make up for the losses of the three investors. Correspondingly, Shao Shuaijun's studio is solely responsible for the production and shooting of the film, and investors have no right to interfere.

At the same time, the overseas box office, because several film companies do not have very good overseas distribution channels. Therefore, a third-party distribution will be sought. Except for the agency fee, the three companies and Shao Shuaijun will each have 25% of the profit distribution.

The fourth thing is that Huayi Brothers has reached a financing agreement with Tom Group. On the basis of the original Huayi Brothers Taihe Film and Television Investment Company, they will repurchase 45% of Taihe Investment's shares and form a new company - Huayi Brothers media group. Tom Group acquired 30% of the new company's shares with US$10 million in financing, brothers Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei won 65% of the new company's shares, and Shao Shuaijun acquired 5% of the new company's shares at a price of 30 million yuan.

The new company, Huayi Brothers Media Group, has a registered capital of 126 million yuan and has truly become a giant in the mainland entertainment industry.

Everything went smoothly, which made Shao Shuaijun feel very comfortable. After being reborn, he has not had any big ambitions so far. It seems enough to enjoy a happy life with his family while making his favorite movies.

On the first Monday in November, in Hong Kong, Huayi Brothers Media Group held a grand press conference. Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Shao Shuaijun, and Tom Group's resident representative Stephen sat down on the rostrum. For this action, almost all the well-known media from all over the country, whether it is entertainment media or economic media, flocked to it.

Today's protagonists are brothers Wang Zhongjun and Tom Group. As the first domestic private entertainment company's IPO move, the impact must be far-reaching. With the rapid development of the domestic economy, the entertainment industry has also continued to prosper, and will surely occupy a greater position in the lives of the people and the economy of the country in the future.

It can be said that the IPO of Huayi Brothers is not only the advancement of Huayi Brothers, but also the advancement of the entertainment industry in the Mainland. It indicates that the mainland is opening up its own entertainment industry, and will exude a fatal temptation to capital from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries.

Feng Xiaogang, who is promoting the new drama "A World Without Thieves" in Hong Kong, also attended the press conference with Ge You, Xu Fan and Li Bingbing. Looking at Shao Shuaijun who was sitting stupidly on the stage, Feng Xiaogang was not jealous, that would be a lie, but it is a pity. Although Feng Xiaogang is more famous than Shao Shuaijun, he does not have as much money as him.

Feng Xiaogang made movies, earning hard money, and spending money lavishly. Every time he made a movie, he had to find money everywhere to invest. He really didn't have much money to buy shares in Huayi Brothers. Shao Shuaijun's success was too fast, especially "Crazy Stone". He invested in it himself and earned more than 20 million yuan in the mainland alone.

It can be said that he made a crazy profit of 40 to 50 million, and had enough money to invest in buying shares.

Why is there such a big gap between people? Feng Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

At the same time, Shao Shuaijun also sighed with emotion: "The current entertainment industry is really making money. Huayi Brothers has only a capital of more than one billion yuan, and the market value of future generations will be tens of billions. Think about it. Now that stars are making movies, the superstar level is only a few With a net worth of one million, the second and third tier starlets of later generations will cost tens of millions to appear on the stage, which is incomparable!"

Time flies.

After dealing with the IPO of Huayi Brothers, Wang Zhonglei announced on the spot: "Huayi Brothers Media Group has a bright future. We have already invested in music, brokerage, TV, film, advertising and other businesses. As a new company after its establishment For the first business plan, I am here to solemnly announce that Huayi Brothers Media Group, Poly Bona, and Media Asia Variety will invest 100 million yuan, and the latest movie "Source Code" directed by Shao Shuaijun is officially approved!"

Crash!

The flashlights of the entertainment media suddenly exploded, 100 million. How many domestic films have an investment of over 100 million yuan?

"Red Fan District" and "Thunderbolt" in 1995, "A Good Man" in 1997, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000, "Hero" in 2002, "New Police Story" this year and the upcoming "House of Flying Daggers", next year's "The Promise", "If Love" has exceeded 100 million, other than that, there is no one left!

There are actually only nine Chinese-language movies, and they claim to have invested more than 100 million yuan, but in fact, less than half of them actually exceed 100 million yuan.

"Source Code" is also an investment of more than 100 million yuan. The media naturally knows that there is water in it, but it is definitely a large investment, and it is definitely breaking news.

"May I ask Mr. Wang, is it too hasty to invest more than 100 million yuan in a rookie who has only made two films?"

"It's not hasty. This is a decision made by the company after discussion. We are optimistic about "Source Code", and we are even more optimistic about the director Shao Shuaijun. This will be a movie that will make money and earn word of mouth."

"Director Shao, as a newcomer, the cost of shooting sci-fi movies is still so high. Are you ready? What gave you such confidence, have you ever thought about what to do if you fail?"

Shao Shuaijun picked up the microphone and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "To be honest, I am a very commercial director, or I am a director who likes to watch the market and make movies. Now, what makes the most money for Chinese-language movies? It can be clearly stated Comedy and romance films are the most profitable, as long as I think about it, I can make a movie that sells well at the box office..."

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