Chapter 809 Millions a Year
In mid-April 1985, Director Yang Jie returned from Japan.
This dusty female director only made one trip back to her home in Beijing.
There was no time to meet with the crew and arrange the follow-up shooting work.
She was so impatient the next day that she took the deputy director and some information to the Temple of Heaven Park to meet with Ning Weimin.
After all, we have to talk about co-organizing an exhibition. Since the venue is going to be located here, it is the most convenient place to talk about it.
The director and deputy director of the Temple of Heaven personally came forward to warmly receive Ning Weimin.
They are all happy people, and everyone is quite busy. Besides, except Ning Weimin, no one else has any business acumen.
So in front of each other, with gongs and drums, Ning Weimin gave his general idea of how to organize the exhibition, and then took Yang Jiehe to Nan Shen Kitchen, which was under renovation, to look at the venue.
The matter was almost settled on the spot.
It really can't be said that it was hasty, but Ning Weimin's idea was really too thoughtful, and it was too cost-effective for either party.
First of all, Ning Weimin grasped the core issue of the "Journey to the West" crew's urgent need for funds.
He and the Temple of Heaven Garden had a tacit understanding and jointly made a promise that the crew of "Journey to the West" would not bear any cost risks.
As long as tickets are sold for this exhibition, one-third of the money will go to the crew.
This means that once a cooperation is reached, no matter whether Pierre Cardin Company and Temple of Heaven Park lose money or not, the crew will definitely not lose money and will get money.
And the income is very transparent. Based on the current average daily attendance of the Temple of Heaven, which is 35,000, the trial price of tickets is 1.5 yuan.
As long as one-tenth of the tourists are willing to visit every day, the crew can earn more than 50,000 yuan per month.
That’s 700,000 yuan a year, and this money will continue to flow from now on.
In order to catch up with other cultural activities in the Temple of Heaven, I am afraid there will be a surge, perhaps double, and it is possible to reach one million a year.
In addition, Ning Weimin also promised to give Yang Jie an advance payment of 200,000 yuan, and previously promised the deputy director 180,000 yuan.
The 380,000 yuan obtained in advance is enough for the "Journey to the West" crew to meet their urgent needs and shoot two and a half more episodes.
How could Yang Jie not be tempted?
Secondly, the venue provided by the Temple of Heaven Garden is also really good.
Nan Shen Chu and Bei Shen Chu are about the same size. Even the room and courtyard are several hundred square meters in area. The space is definitely enough.
And since October 1984, Nanshen Kitchen has been under construction.
The repairs so far are just interior decoration work, which can be completed in a month.
Especially when Ning Weimin and the Temple of Heaven Gardeners jointly planned to set up Nanshen Kitchen as a book club and a teahouse.
The decoration is naturally antique and elegant.
As long as professional lighting is installed, it will be the best exhibition hall.
In addition, in order to place Gu Si'er here and let him raise fish, fish ponds were built in the house and courtyard.
It adds more vitality to the place, which is a bit like a Dragon Palace.
Finally, Ning Weimin and the Temple of Heaven Park have unique resources and rich experience in operating cultural activities.
Don’t forget, Ning Weimin and Temple of Heaven Park have successfully held sculpture art exhibitions, New Year garden parties and summer book fairs.
These three cultural activities are well known in Beijing.
Especially Ning Weimin has a close relationship with him in the industrial art industry and the two art schools in Beijing.
He described it to Director Yang, saying that as for the costumes, he didn't want to display them rigidly. He just hung the costumes on the wall and that was it.
He wants to discuss with the Sculpture Department and the Puppet Theater of the Academy of Fine Arts to see if they can come up with some dynamic display methods.
Even manual operation is better than dead objects.
Even if it really doesn’t work, at the very least, you have to make a wood sculpture or wax figure according to the actor’s appearance, and then put on the clothes.
Listen, how big a deal this is.
It remains to be seen whether this idea can be successfully realized.
At least once I heard it, I realized that this was not just a random thing. They had some ideas and had to spend a lot of money. They really wanted to make the exhibition a success.
In addition, Zhai Palace and Beishen Chu Banquet Hall are the most vivid business operation examples.
In front of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, the costume rental business for the two dramas "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Curtain Behind the Curtain" is also booming.
The big bundles were stuffed into the cash box one after another, which made Yang Jie very happy.
Then can she still disbelieve Ning Weimin? Do you still think Ning Weimin is bragging?
To put it bluntly, Pierre Cardin Company and Tiantan Garden, one is the most famous foreign businessman, and the other is a local park in the capital, their reputations are fully guaranteed. Moreover, it is powerful, well-known, experienced and full of sincerity.
Yang Jie, who had to worry about funds every day, did not trust them and did not regard them as life-saving straw.
So when Tan Gong finally had the reception meal, the matter became a foregone conclusion.
Even the responsibilities have been divided between the two parties, and supplementary conditions have been negotiated regarding meals.
This is roughly the case. All commercial operations and capital investment, as well as exhibition construction work, are the responsibility of Pierre Cardin and the Temple of Heaven.
The crew of "Journey to the West" only provides exhibition materials and provides necessary consultation and technical guidance for the exhibition content.
In terms of time schedule, it is expected to start at the end of May, but after May Day, the crew can deliver the props and costumes by car.
After that, it will be delivered as needed, and Tiantan Park is responsible for receiving and placing them.
This even includes animals that have appeared in TV series.
For example, the white dragon horse was painted with brown horse paint at the beginning, the rabbit in Chang'e's arms, and the monsters and ghosts that showed their true colors in the future.
As long as they are not ferocious beasts or poisonous insects, but are docile and cute, you can send them to the Temple of Heaven Park. There is a zoo here.
What Yang Jie and the crew need to do most is actually sorting out text and photos.
It is best to provide some behind-the-scenes stories, as well as evidence of hard life and difficult filming.
Ning Weimin planned to get it to a photo agency for enlargement processing. This is the material that is easiest to impress the audience.
In addition, in order to create realistic sculptures and wax figures to display the costumes, the crew also needs the main actors to put on their costumes.
By the way, take photos of the front, back and sides of these actors’ faces and whole bodies for use by the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts.
Furthermore, I just hope that the crew can provide some latest clips.
Ning Weimin plans to set up TVs and video recorders in Nanshen Kitchen to play them in a loop, so that the content can be updated in time and be more attractive to tourists.
As for director Yang Jie, director Yang Jie was asked to use the pine forest in the Temple of Heaven to shoot a scene during the journey of the four masters and apprentices.
After the exhibition is set up, the main actors of the crew are invited to visit the Temple of Heaven, eat at the Temple of Heaven, and see the Nan Shen Chef live.
Then we took photos at several places as a souvenir.
It’s all trivial matters that should be taken for granted.
In fact, it’s not even a request. Yang Jie also understands that as long as it helps sell tickets for the exhibition, it is equivalent to helping herself.
What's rare is that someone has thought of everything for him, planned it out, and handled everything so flawlessly. All he has to do is just follow the instructions and cooperate, and he can almost sit back and enjoy the results.
So at this time, if anyone says that he can introduce a better partner to Yang Jie, even if he is willing to give Yang Jie one million, he will not do it. Yang Jie will not change her mind.
Because in Yang Jie's mind, this is no longer a matter of more money and less money. The key is to find reliable people to do things.
What she values more is that Ning Weimin is reliable and has both ability and political integrity. Only with such a partner can she rest assured.
So at the end of the meal, when Yang Jie took the initiative to toast Ning Weimin and thanked him, she jokingly said to him.
"Manager Xiaoning, our crew is in short supply of talents like you. If I hadn't known that I couldn't afford to pay you, I would have hired you to be the production director. This would have saved me another headache. What a pity, we The six-year-old boy who plays the role of the monkey in the crew only earns 70 yuan a month, and the four masters and apprentices together make less than 300 yuan. Hey, it’s such a pity.” >
The deputy director also joined Ning Weimin's army.
"Yes, yes, if Manager Ning is willing to come, I will definitely be convinced and let you be my leader. I will be relaxed. What about, Manager Ning, can you give up your high salary?"
However, Ning Weimin was not allowed to be humble. At this time, the principal smiled and said again.
"Hey, Director Yang, I'm a little unhappy. This is poaching. It's too damaging to unity. There's nothing we can do about Manager Xiao Ning's return to their head office now. We all have All the employees are hoping that he will come back. If you want to recruit people, you have to ask us if we agree. Forget about your production director, if he is willing to come to our park, I will report it to his superiors. If you take over my job, I will retire immediately. How can you compete with me, an old man?”
This time, it was like putting Ning Weimin on the fire.
No matter how crazy he is, he dare not respond to these words, so he can only take turns to toast, feeling ashamed.
Originally, he wanted to tell Yang Jie that after the exhibition was held, he could consider increasing the salary of the crew and adding another camera, but he swallowed it in his stomach.
After thinking about it, it was really a shame that I didn’t say anything. Not only did I look frivolous, but it would also mean ruining my own business.
It would be better if we didn’t add another camera, so what are we going to do if we finish filming so quickly?
Serialization is the only way to maintain popularity.
Slowly shoot, I think the crew will be able to shoot thirty episodes if they have the money, and it will be better to wait until 1990.
After he has collected enough props and costumes and is familiar with the operation of the exhibition, he will also hold a national tour exhibition.
Now that such a big IP is in his hands, he has the right time, place and people.
If he didn’t earn 10 million, it would be a disgrace to the time traveler.
(End of this chapter)