Chapter 503: Why is it like choosing a concubine?
Domestic China Film, Huayi, Orange Sky, Enlight, etc. are all unified film and television companies that oversee films.
In this way, artists are being squeezed to the extreme, and the resources of major film and television companies only support their own artists.
Under this monopoly and lack of competitiveness in the film and television industry, it is difficult for a hundred flowers to bloom.
In Hollywood, it is rare for artists to fall out with their agencies, and they always continue to cooperate for a long time after signing a contract.
In China, artists and management companies are either falling out or on the way to falling out.
There has even been a bizarre incident where an actor failed to make any money after a big hit, and instead owed millions to his agency. He had no money to compensate and could only fulfill his contract and quit the entertainment industry.
Liu Yifei actually had this consideration in choosing a Hollywood company for her agent appointment.
Hollywood’s brokerage companies have a service-oriented model. Not only do the artists get the lion’s share of the profits, but they also allow the artists to feel like they are being treated like masters, and the brokerage company also earns hard-earned money.
It is different in China. Various harsh conditions trap artists, making them like slave resources of these companies.
Wang Shu is not currently an artist manager, not only because he doesn’t like this, but also because he doesn’t want to limit the casting of movies after becoming an artist manager.
If you are an artist manager, then the movies he makes will definitely use the artists of the company instead of giving resources to others.
Of course, he can also provide resources to others while being an artist manager.
Among the artists who can sign with Yishu Company, who is not interested in signing with Wang Shu?
If he does this, it will definitely affect the emotions of the contracted artists.
Finally, there is another piece of chicken feathers.
For example, she signed contracts with Mei Ting, Yang Mi, Liu Yan, etc., but did not sign contracts with Zhou Xun and Gong Li.
There happened to be a script in hand that he felt was more suitable to star Gong Li or Zhou Xun, so he invited Gong Li or Zhou Xun to star.
Mei Ting, Yang Mi, Liu Yan and others must have opinions about this situation.
Because they are the contracted artists of the company, no matter whether the role in the film is suitable or not, they will be chosen from these contracted artists
Wang Shu took this into consideration, and the fact that artist management was a real blessing for someone like him who was preparing to make money in the stock market.
No need to bother.
Of course, if necessary in the future, he will still be an artist manager.
Now, he doesn’t want to limit the scope of film casting just because he is an artist manager.
Influenced the box office performance and awards of his films!
Since he is not an artist manager, he can cast whomever he wants in a movie.
As an artist manager, you have to consider the emotions of your artists and lead the team well.
In this case, it is inevitable that the actors can only be selected from artists signed by their own company.
As for casting in one’s own company, problems will still arise even though the range of actors is limited.
Wang Shu, he alone, can only make one movie at a time.
If he were an artist manager and signed contracts with Mei Ting, Sun Li, Zhou Xun and others, who would be the first sister?
There is only one heroine, who plays the heroine? Who plays the supporting role?
This is another series of questions.
People are all independent individuals and will consider their own interests. How can they obey Wang Shu’s arrangements in such a genial manner?
If this kind of good thing could happen, Huayi and Chengtian would not have big sister disputes one after another.
Now, Wang Shu is not an artist manager, so there is no need to think about this at all.
However, Wang Shu is not an artist manager, but Wang Jinhua is an artist manager.
Now, she has obviously understood the difficulty of being an artist manager without the backing of a film and television company in the domestic environment.
Major film and television companies only use their own artists, making it difficult for Wang Jinhua, who only acts as an artist manager, to consume a large number of artist resources.
Over time, even artists who were once willing to follow her will run away if they have no resources for a long time.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Jinhua also contacted Wang Shu in this way.
Because Wang Shu’s Yishu Company does not manage artists, it is bound to cast its talents externally.
As an artist manager, she also happens to have a large amount of artist resources that she cannot consume.
Therefore, Wang Shu is an excellent partner for her.
The premise is that Wang Shu is willing to use her artists.
Now she has understood that it is not because she has many artists that she has the right to speak.
Wang Shu can find other artists to cooperate even if she doesn’t use her artists.
So Wang Jinhua kept a low profile and always spoke politely.
Wang Shu did not directly accept Wang Jinhua, but said: "Sister Wang, if there is a co-production project, we will definitely cast external actors, whether it is your artists or artists from other companies. I welcome everyone to come and audition.”
Auditions are always an opportunity to hype up a movie.
Therefore, Wang Shu has already thought about it. If he really wants to make a Sino-US co-production, he will hold a grand audition session to hype up the film's popularity in advance.
Wang Jinhua's face dimmed slightly when she heard this. She had many artists but no resources to consume, so she really wanted Wang Shu to only audition her artists.
However, she also understood why Wang Shu only used her artists.
Immediately responded: "I feel reassured by Director Wang's words."
After saying that, he complained again, "This time after coming out of Chengtian, I felt that I only wanted to do The hardships of artist management. "Without film and television resources, no matter how many artist resources we have, we can't use them up."
“Not only can we not consume them, we also have to take care of their emotions.”
“After much thought, I realized that Director Wang’s Yishu company not only does not act as an artist manager, but also has a reputation It’s also big, so it’s an excellent partner.”
“It’s just that now that Director Wang has gone to Hollywood, Yishu Company has few film and television projects.”
“So, if Director Wang does something. When you go back to China to film, just call me if you need artists. I have many artists for you to choose from.”
Wang Shu felt a little emotional after hearing what Wang Jinhua said.
To be honest, Wang Jinhua’s nanny-style agency is similar to the current Hollywood artist agency model.
In other words, Wang Jinhua is copying the Hollywood model.
Under this model, the interests and rights of artists are greatly protected.
It is precisely because of this that Wang Jinhua left Huayi and Chengtian respectively, and there is always a reason why a large number of artists follow her.
It's just that this model doesn't sit well with movie companies.
The film company signs its own artists. A contract can not only restrict the artist and make him obedient, but also make a lot of money through the artist.
With Wang Jinhua’s model, not only can the film company not be able to restrict the artists and make them obedient, they can only make small profits from the artists.
For the film company, a small profit means a loss, so naturally they are not happy about it.
In addition, I am not happy about not being able to control the artists.
Naturally, Wang Jinhua will be kicked away.
Hollywood nanny-style agency companies are possible because if a film company unifies production, theater chains, artist agents, etc. and violates monopoly laws, it will be punished by law.
Coupled with the fact that trade union representatives collectively fight against those film companies, this not only allows artist managers to become independent, but also evolves into a nanny style of artist services.
In China, there are no relevant laws restricting monopoly, nor is there any ground to protect the rights and interests of artists.
Yang Wei listened to the conversation between Wang Jinhua and Wang Shu and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
What does it mean that there are many artists for Wang Shu to choose from?
Why is it the same as choosing a concubine?
Wang Shu said with a smile: "Sister Wang, don't worry, if there is a need in this regard, I will definitely call Sister Wang."
Wang Jinhua didn't know that Wang Shu had been talking for a long time, saying They were all polite words, but she couldn't do anything about it, so she said: "When will Director Wang have time? How about having a meal together?"
"I will call the artist on hand to Wang when the time comes. Take a look.”
The purpose of these words is not only to invite Wang Shu to dinner to deepen their friendship, but also to create opportunities for his artists to win Wang Shu's favor based on their abilities.
If it were any other director, Wang Jinhua would naturally not do this.
But Wang Shu is different. He is the youngest person in history to win the Oscar for Best Director.
These are not the key points either.
The point is that Wang Shu can now bring people to the international stage just like Li Yu.
Wang Jinhua believed that if there was such a dinner party, as long as she told her artists, a bunch of people would rush to go.
Because everyone knows that being favored by Wang Shu may not only become the next Zhang Ziyi.
Even, he can go further than Zhang Ziyi.
In addition, Wang Shu’s Yishu company does not act as an artist agent, so it would have chosen external actors.
In other words, as long as you are favored by Wang Shu, you will actually have such an opportunity, instead of just trying to win in vain.
For example, Yishu Company acts as an artist manager and has contracted artists.
From the perspective of everyone in the industry, even if there is such an opportunity, Wang Shu will give it to the artists of Yishu Company, not to outsiders.
Yishu Company does not act as an artist agent, which means that Wang Shu can only cast actors from outside.
In this case, anyone has a chance!
"Uh" Wang Shu pretended to hesitate for a moment and said, "Sister Wang, I just took a break from my busy schedule to have a late-night snack with Yang Wei. The actual schedule has been very full."< br>
"But since Sister Wang kindly invites me, I'll check it out then and see if I can squeeze in some time."
Wang Jinhua knew that what Wang Shu said was just prevarication, but the artists under her It is difficult to have film and television resources, especially for big-name artists. There is a lack of excellent film and television resources. There is an urgent need to find partners to cooperate with to solve this problem.
Looking at the entire entertainment industry, only Wang Shu can not only help her solve this problem, but even has better film and television resources than Huayi and Chengtian.
So, she really didn’t want to give up.
Knowing that Wang Shu was prevaricating, he still said with a cheeky smile: "Then Director Wang, let's see if we can squeeze in some time. I'll be here anytime."
After Wang Shu heard this, he did not solve it directly, but continued to say politely: "Don't worry, Sister Wang, I will take a look when I get there."
If he remembered correctly, Wang Jinhua ran away from Chengtian, although she took him with her There are many artists, but compared to Huayi's time, they are quite dim.
Many established and well-known artists did not run away with her.
However, Li Xiaolu, one of the most famous and popular TV drama actors at the moment, ran away with her.
Wang Shu couldn't help but think, if he agreed to go, wouldn't he have to see Xiaolu again?
(End of this chapter)