Chapter 193 Adaptation of "The Donkey Gets Water"
Tomorrow the film company will make a lot of money, and I don’t know how many people will be jealous. At the beginning, people from the society wanted a share of the pie, so Wang Yaowei found someone to solve the problem.
Then there are those film companies. Because Tomorrow Film Company is not listed, they can only deal with Tomorrow Film Company by poaching people to grab projects and controlling theater chains. As long as the studio loses money on a few movies tomorrow, they can make acquisitions.
Only after I started working, I discovered that Tomorrow Film Company’s projects were all initiated by themselves and then cooperated with the mainland, and they couldn’t compete at all. Not to mention Liu Hongmin's huge influence in the mainland, it means that Tomorrow Film Company would rather give up the Green Island market and lean towards the mainland, which they cannot do.
So, they could only poach the people behind the scenes of Tomorrow Film Company with high salaries, but they soon discovered that it was of no use at all. The real foundation of Tomorrow Film Company is Liu Hongmin's script, the cooperation of the three giants, and the good relationship with Beijing Film Studio. As long as these three points are still there, it will be fine even if the film company is poached tomorrow.
Those film companies also want to deal with Tomorrow Film Company in theaters, but Tomorrow Film Company's movies can get high box office, so it's too late for theater chains to curry favor with Tomorrow Film Company!
All means have been exhausted, but no one can deal with Tomorrow Film Company. They can only watch Tomorrow Film Company getting stronger and stronger, gradually climbing over them and suppressing them.
At this time, Tomorrow Film Company came into the eyes of capital, and capital wanted to control Tomorrow Film Company. Making money is only one aspect, but on the other hand, they also want to control public opinion by controlling Tomorrow Film Company.
When film companies become bigger tomorrow, they will inevitably move toward formalization and hire professional managers for management. At this stage, we have only hired a few senior executives, but they have been mixed with sand.
In this case, there will be no formalization.
Liu Hongmin made a decision in his mind and immediately said to the two of them: "After the matter is resolved, change the company's strategy and no longer formalize it. Small workshops can also produce high-quality products, and there is no need to formalize it."
Wang Yaowei nodded, "Okay, I will adjust the development strategy."
Zou Shifang said: "How about we develop separately, the production department will still retain the working system of a small workshop, and the publicity department will be formalized ."
Liu Hongmin waved, "The propaganda department is very important and cannot be left to others."
"Okay!" Zou Shifang gave up his idea, he just gave his opinion. Even if Liu Hongmin doesn't accept it, he won't force it.
The next day, Wang Yaowei went north to Beijing and contacted China Film and Beijing Film Studio. With Liu Hongmin's face, the cooperation was quickly reached.
The three parties signed an agreement. Beijing Film Studio and Tomorrow Film Company each proposed two projects, and China Film participated in the investment. The distribution in Hong Kong and abroad will be handed over to Tomorrow Film Company, and the three parties will share the box office accounts at a ratio of 2:2:1. Distribution in the mainland was handed over to China Film Group Corporation, and a box office accounting system was piloted on a 1:1:1 basis. In order to comply with this co-production policy, the revenue sharing ratio between the producer and the publisher was deliberately set at 45%, which means that each of the three parties will get 15%.
However, the profits of Tomorrow Film Company can only be kept in the mainland for investment or consumption.
Liu Hongmin has already found a place for the money, which is to find a place to build a film and television city on the outskirts of Beijing. Nowadays, court dramas filmed in the Mainland are all filmed in the Forbidden City. During the filming of "Under the Curtain", a lot of damage was caused to the Forbidden City, which made Liu Hongmin very dissatisfied. It's just that he couldn't get in the middle of the matter, so a Forbidden City film and television city had to be built specifically for filming. After the film and television city is built, all palace dramas can be filmed in the film and television city.
Wang Yaowei discussed with Beijing Film Studio again and decided to adapt "The Donkey Gets Water" first.
However, in order to ensure the smooth progress of this project, Beijing Film Studio suggested that Liu Hongmin should watch it in person.
Liu Hongmin also knew that the matter was important. After receiving the news, he returned to the capital from Xiangjiang. When Lin Yong saw Liu Hongmin, he immediately held his hand apologetically, "Hongmin, I'm so sorry, I have to trouble you this time!"
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: " Brother Yong, we don’t need to say these polite words.”
After everyone sat down, Liu Hongmin asked: “How is the production going?”
Lin Yong introduced: "It went very smoothly. We have cooperated many times, and this time it is just a step further. The scene has been chosen, in Dahebao, Pinglu County. The character has almost been chosen, and it is Zhang Yiman's We still have some hesitations about the candidates."
Liu Hongmin: "Tell me about it!"
Lin Yong handed several resumes to Liu Hongmin, "These are all Zhang Yiman's. The candidates are all top performers from all over the country, and their acting skills are very good. But one of them, Gong Li, was sent by Yang Opera. Their teacher said that you are very optimistic about her. "
Liu Hongmin selected Gong Li. I found her resume. Compared with several other actresses, her resume was blank, except for one who participated in the Yangzhou Opera version of "The Donkey Gets Water" and played the A role of Zhang Yiman.
I haven’t seen her for a year, but I didn’t expect her to get Zhang Yiman’s A role. I wonder how her acting skills are now.
"Then call all these people together and conduct unified auditions, each based on his or her ability."
Liu Hongmin is indeed very optimistic about Gong Li, but he will not open a back door to her. If she wants to get ahead, she needs to hone her acting skills. If she can get the role of Zhang Yiman, Liu Hongmin would not mind taking her to Xiangjiang to develop.
Two days later, Gong Li came to Jingying Film Studio anxiously. She knew that she had to compete with many seniors and was afraid that she would not be chosen. If her teacher Wang Yongde hadn't been encouraging her, she would have given up, just like she gave up contacting Liu Hongmin.
Watching the seniors go in one by one, and then come out with complicated expressions. She wanted to ask about the result, but watching them leave in a hurry, she was too embarrassed to interrupt.
Soon, it was her turn. Taking a deep breath, he opened the door and walked in. He was shocked when he saw Liu Hongmin sitting in the middle of the judges' table.
She was a little afraid to look at Liu Hongmin, because when teacher Wang Yongde asked her to contact Liu Hongmin, she once fantasized about seducing Liu Hongmin in the past. Now that I see the real owner, I feel embarrassed.
Liu Hongmin said nothing, just looking at her. I have to say that the young Gong Huang has the beauty of a traditional woman.
Lin Yong said: "Gong Li, you have acted in "Donkey Gets Water" many times, and you should have a deep understanding of Zhang Yiman. So, you should show your performance according to your own understanding. The Zhang Yiman in my heart."
Gong Li nodded quickly, closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After opening her eyes again, she seemed to become another person, stroking her side with one hand. , twisted and sat on the chair, looking charming.
Liu Hongmin smiled, just this moment, Gong Li could win the role of Zhang Yiman.
When the previous actresses auditioned, although they were also charming, they were not as good as Gong Li.
(End of this chapter)