A few days later, in Xiangjiang, inside a splendid restaurant.
“Try it, the shrimp dumplings here are very authentic.”
Besides Zhang Yuan, there were also Mr. Xie and Boss Yang, the boss of the entertainment, sitting at the table.
Boss Yang is quite generous.
It shows how much Boss Yang values Mr. Xie.
Basically, they regard him as the future leader of Xiangjiang and hope that he will succeed the four kings.
That’s why I personally entertained Zhang Yuan today.
However, Zhang Yuan is a junior and not a big boss, so although Mr. Yang entertained the guests in person, he did not invite a dinner party, but morning tea.
Then he only brought Nicholas Tse, which seemed private but not particularly grand.
The size of this reception is very good.
Zhang Yuan tasted it with red vinegar. The shrimp dumplings here are indeed fresh and sweet.
But he looked at the food on the table again and couldn't help but sigh.
“The portions of meals in China really decrease from north to south.”
The Northeast and the Northwest discuss basins.
Discussing bowls in the south of the Yangtze River in Sichuan and Shu.
When we get to Xiangjiang, let’s just talk about the cup… it’s a small bone plate.
A total of three shrimp dumplings would cost dozens of Hong Kong dollars.
For the same price in Northeast China, you can get a pot of meat wrapped in a pot, stewed goose in an iron pot, and a plate of dumplings with pickled cabbage and meat.
Gold is precious.
Why else would so many mainlanders go to Xiangjiang to pan for gold in the 1980s and 1990s?
There are even cases where people would rather work as mistresses or mistresses for truck drivers in Xiangjiang than marry ordinary young people from mainland China.
The female love and marriage market has always directly reflected the economic situation of a region.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Yang." Zhang Yuan picked up the small tea cup and toasted with tea instead of wine.
“No, you young people should communicate more.”
Boss Yang raised his tea cup and took a sip, and the waiter next to him immediately stepped forward to fill it up.
"You are very popular recently. I watched "Kung Fu" and you did a good job in it."
"If you are interested in coming to Hong Kong to develop, I can help you arrange it." Boss Yang casually chatted.
"Mr. Yang thinks highly of me, of course." Zhang Yuan replied, but in his heart he didn't take it seriously at all.
It would be nice to make some films about cooperation between Mainland China and Hong Kong. I would wholeheartedly come to Hong Kong to develop. I would only do this unless I was crazy or blocked by a Mainland company.
"Okay, there happens to be a drama recently, you can make a guest appearance." Boss Yang said smoothly.
But if you eat your shrimp dumplings, I will let me film...Zhang Yuan smiled on his face, but in his heart...
As expected, these old guys have no profit and can't afford to go early.
"No problem, I will definitely come."
"Hahaha...Okay, happy!" Boss Yang also hopes that the films he invests in can be sold at a good price in the mainland, so he can find a mainland Xiaosheng's guest appearance is also a selling point.
"This drama is called "Project BB". It only has a few scenes. If Ting Fung lacks a guest star, just come to Hong Kong and have fun."
"BB Plan"... Zhang Yuan reacted for a while.
Damn it, it’s Big Brother’s “Baby Project”.
The Hong Kong dialect mixed with English is really difficult to understand.
This film stars Big Brother and Hei Gu.
Okay, you won’t suffer a loss if you make a guest appearance in a popular work like this, and you may even make a small profit.
"By the way, Mr. Yang..." Zhang Yuan took advantage of the situation and mentioned the need for guests for the "Dance Forest Conference" of Shanghai TV Station.
After thinking about it for a while, Mr. Yang found it interesting.
Zhang Yuan has helped the company, and now he has agreed to make a guest appearance, so naturally he can't refuse.
This guy is quite good at picking the right spots when he speaks, and the timing is just right.
Lao Yang glanced at Mr. Xie, who was silently eating pork ribs with black bean sauce, and thought to himself that it would be great if Ting Feng could learn from his friend in talking to others.
At least save me from trouble.
Furthermore, Boss Yang also thought that with Zhang Yuan as the middleman, he would have long wanted to communicate more with mainland TV stations.
"Okay, I understand." Mr. Yang thought about it.
"I'll go back and talk to the people in the company to arrange the artist's schedule."
Zhang Yuanjian agreed and felt a lot more relaxed.
After breakfast, Mr. Xie took him to his high-end apartment to play.
"Hello."
Not long after arriving, he was chatting with Nicholas Tse when another acquaintance arrived.
And this person did not knock on the door to enter, but opened the door directly with the key and entered the house.
“Hello, it’s been a long time since we said goodbye to each other in the imperial capital.”
The visitor was Zhang Bozhi, his ex-girlfriend who had just reunited with Mr. Xie.
The two have been together several times.
In the past few years, Nicholas Tse was basically surrounded by Lao Wang and Lao Zhang.
The two came together again because of the filming of Poet Chen's "The Promise".
"Yes, thank you for your help last time. You guys talk first and I'll change clothes." After Cecilia said a few words to him, she went straight to the bedroom.
Apparently, they already lived together.
"Did you go to Jing Wen's wedding?" Ting Feng suddenly asked after seeing his girlfriend leave.
“Why, I didn’t send you a wedding invitation?” Zhang Yuan looked at him with a squinted smile.
Mr. Xie took a deep breath, and then punched his arm.
“Hahaha, I’m going.” Zhang Yuan patted him on the shoulder: “It’s quite lively.”
"Why do you care about this? When others start a new life, you start a new life too, right."
"Yes." Ting Feng's smile was a little bitter.
Zhang Yuan knew as soon as he heard this that Mr. Xie had not completely let go of Lao Wang.
"It doesn't matter. Even if you are married, you can get divorced. As long as you are alive, there will always be a chance?"
"Really?"
"Of course, it all depends on people."
"What are you talking about?" At this time, Zhang Bozhi, who changed into casual clothes and wore a white T-shirt and short skirt, came over.
Zhang Yuan took a look and saw that this man really didn’t regard himself as an outsider.
It’s time to relax when you go home.
The upper body is directly vacuumed, and the white T-shirt he wears is so transparent that Zhang Yuan can see two big dates directly through the clothes.
The skirt was short enough. As soon as this person sat down and crossed his legs, Zhang Yuan could see the stripes of his underwear.
This woman is so open-minded.
“It’s okay, let’s talk about photography.” Zhang Yuan hurriedly excused himself.
“Photography.” Cecilia hugged Ting Fung and said, “I like it.”
“If you want to take pictures, I will be your model.”
Zhang Yuan: ...
Yes, you are indeed good at this job.
"By the way, I heard that you offended the Xiang family?" Cecilia asked, leaning on Ting Feng's shoulder.
“It’s just a little contradiction.” Zhang Yuan replied disapprovingly.
Zhang Bozhi is a contracted artist of Xiangjia.
Back then, Cecilia's father offended the Hong Kong underworld and even issued a "murder order" against her, but he still came forward to Hua Qiang to help her settle the matter.
Originally, their relationship was very good, but the Xiang family was very dissatisfied with Cecilia and Ting Fung's relationship, so the relationship has weakened recently.
"Be careful, especially when you are in Xiangjiang." Cecilia reminded Zhang Yuan kindly, considering that Zhang Yuan had helped him in the imperial capital before.
"I know that I won't wander around, so I won't end up in a dark alley and get beaten up with a hood."
"If something happens, it's up to you two to save me. ." Zhang Yuan joked.
In the evening Mr. Xie treated me to two heads of Tangxin abalone.
The price of this thing is extremely high, but it really tastes like that.
Whether it is shark fin, abalone, sea cucumber, fish maw.
As for the four items of Abalone, Ginseng, Wings and Belly, in the final analysis, what you eat is actually the flavor of the broth.
As the saying goes: The tune for singing is the soup for cooking.
That's it.
If the soup stock is cooked well and the ingredients are well prepared, it can sell for a sky-high price.
And these ingredients may look high-end, but in fact their nutritional value is just that.
Zhang Yuan doesn't understand why people in Xiangjiang still eat abalone and shark's fin.
Especially shark fins. Seventy percent of the shark fins in the world are consumed by people in Xiangjiang. However, the mainland advertises "No buying and selling, no killing".
I just eat fried dough sticks and drink soy milk, it’s none of my business!
A few days later, after Zhang Yuan received Boss Yang’s reply, he went to the Magic City TV station again.
With "Come on!" The production team of "Good Man" held a brief meeting. After deepening the details, he went straight to Li Ruigang's office.
"Rong Zuer, TWINS, Chen Weiting, Zheng Xiyi..." Mr. Li looked at the list of personnel brought by Zhang Yuan.
【Received thanks from Li Ruigang, logical ability +1, analytical ability +1! 】
Of course, Boss Yang not only cares about his face, but also wants to be on good terms with Modutai. But in Mr. Li's eyes, this is mostly due to Zhang Yuan.
Li Ruigang's original hope for Zhang Yuan to go to Xiangjiang to "move in rescue troops" was not high.
I think it would be good to bring in a few second and third tiers.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Qian left the fortress and was escorted back by the Huns...
This isn't Zhang Qian anymore, it's Huo Qubing!
These people are all first- and second-tier artists in Xiangjiang, especially Joey Yung, who just attended the Spring Festival Gala at the beginning of the year and is very popular.
"Okay, okay, okay..." Li Ruigang said three good words in a row.
Besides saying hello, he can't say anything else now.
"In addition to these few, there are Xu Jingjiang, Chen Zihan, Wu Jing, Meng Guangmei, Sun Honglei and others. There are already about a dozen prominent people, who should be enough to attract business. ”
"That's enough." Li Ruigang looked at him with a smile.
I asked Taili to contact me for a long time, but in the end, the artists were all evasive.
This is good. As soon as Zhang Yuan took action, he attracted a bunch of people.
In fact, the main problem of Modu TV is that there is little money, and people are not very interested in dance programs.
When Zhang Yuan communicated with them, he said that he had participated in the planning of the program. This group of people felt relieved and were willing to give him face.
Mainly, everyone knows that he and Hua Yi are deeply bound, and many people want to use him to get close to Hua Yi.
The entertainment industry is all in the same circle. There are very few fools. Most of them are making connections everywhere and constantly looking for a way out for themselves.
Li Ruigang looked at the tired young man in front of him and said to himself that he was really lucky to meet him by chance.
After this guy came, he helped lay the foundation for two important reality shows on the station in a short period of time. His work efficiency and ability are amazing.
Mr. Li thought, this person needs to be won over.
Maybe it will be a sharp edge for our SMG to fight against other TV stations in the future.
Thinking of this, he spoke.
"By the way, that "Wulin Gaiden" that we all participated in investing in has now entered the final stage."
"I heard from Hao Yaning that it should be on CCTV around New Year's Day -1."
"Isn't it broadcast on Modu Channel?" Zhang Yuan asked curiously.
"Hahaha... CCTV wants the right to premiere, and local stations like ours can't compete." Although Li Ruigang said this with a smile, he was obviously unhappy with CCTV.
"And as long as the investment can make a profit, it doesn't matter where it is broadcast. I don't live up to expectations, I only strive for wealth."
Zhang Yuan leaned back in his chair and laughed, the leader of Shanghai Magic City and Imperial Capital are really completely different styles.
"One more thing, the animation you gave me before was "Baby Girl, Good Mother". We piloted the first three episodes, and the screening was OK."
" So I told the TV station that I planned to buy the subsequent episodes.”
"Baby Girl, Good Mother" was aired on Oriental Children's Channel in Shanghai and received good ratings.
How nice it is.
When the third episode was broadcast, which was the last episode of the pilot episode given by Zhang Yuan, the ratings exceeded 13%.
The person in charge of the children’s station was stunned by this result!
Children love to watch animations, and their customer stickiness is higher than that of adults.
But this is a bit too high.
Three episodes aired, directly defeating all animation works in the same period.
Li Ruigang couldn't believe his eyes when he got the report.
He originally planned to purchase the follow-up animation in return for Zhang Yuan being a consultant for the Magic City TV program.
After all, the salary of a consultant is only tens of thousands of yuan. For a popular actor like him, the economic benefits he can generate in the same period are far more than that.
But after seeing these results, Mr. Li felt that he didn't know who was repaying whom?
This guy can do whatever he wants.
Variety shows are also acceptable, as are animations.
And if you don’t do it, you will do it to be the strongest.
However, Li Ruigang is the leader of SMG and has a clear mind.
Since you plan to buy subsequent episodes, you have to have a good discussion about the price.
Since you have to negotiate the price, you cannot reveal your desire for the work, otherwise the other party will definitely raise the price desperately.
So he only said that the broadcast effect was "okay".
Zhang Yuan is not stupid, he knows that the other party is playing tricks on him.
But this is not important. He does not value the income of this animation, as long as it can support the animation company.
After all, the "heavyweight" in animation is still to come. Now this is the prologue, just let the other party have a taste of the sweetness.
When the sheep and the wolf appear, that’s when I’ll negotiate the price with you.
Not only will the price be negotiated, Zhang Yuan also plans to let the TV stations bid!
"As long as you are satisfied with the broadcast effect, I will ask the company to come up with a plan, decide on the number of episodes, and then communicate with you."
"Okay, cooperation Pleasant.”
"Happy cooperation."
Zhang Yuan knew it from the other party's smile and the strength in his hands.
The other party's attention to him has reached a new level.
He turned around and contacted Huang Weimin.
The animation company did not stop production and only produced two more episodes.
The series outline currently set can produce a total of forty episodes.
"Okay, then I will give the proposal to the other party."
"After the broadcast on Modu Channel is completed, if the ratings are good enough, other TV stations should come to buy the film. . ”
Huang Weimin was very surprised. He did not expect Zhang Yuan to secure the sales of the film so quickly.
This is great news for the company and can boost the morale of the employees who work overtime day and night.
"By the way, Director Huang, since the work is about to be sold and the company will have income, we should consider expanding our recruitment."
"The current people working overtime should be enough." Director Huang was so poor that he had to work to support the company, so he naturally wanted to save money if he could.
“You have to think about the future. Talents are cultivated in advance. It’s too late to find them now.”
“And you should start planning your next project in advance. I think the animation market is There is a future.”
“Okay, let me think about it...”
Huang Weimin put down his phone and felt a sense of unreality for a moment.
I worked so hard in the first two years. After taking over this small and broken stall, I couldn't even pay my salary.
But after meeting Zhang Yuan, he suddenly discovered that his life curve seemed to have suddenly changed from Yin to Yang.
Zhang Yuan invited Li Ruigang to dinner again.
The two of them drank the special rice wine from the Magic City and chatted while eating.
In the end, the deal was negotiated for 50,000 yuan per episode.
In terms of production costs and the market per episode, it is already very good that an animation with a single episode of 11 or 12 minutes can sell for this price.
Furthermore, Li Ruigang was very sensible in calculating the price of forty episodes, and did not spend the first three episodes in vain.
In the end, this work was sold for a total of two million, which was a huge return to the animation company.
Zhang Yuan is still beautiful.
As a result, Shu Chang, who had already signed up to study accounting, helped him keep an eye on the accounts and found that, including Zhang Yuan's investment and the company's daily expenses, he still lost more than 600,000 yuan.
This made him feel bad instantly.
“By the way, Chang Chang, where is your financial accounting level now?”
When contacting Shu Chang, Zhang Yuan asked.
She is very hard-working, filming during the day and studying Chinese opera courses by herself at night. When she is free, she has to sign up for classes to learn accounting and management.
Zhang Yuan was very suspicious of how her brain grew and why it worked so well.
"I...I am already good at making false accounts." Shu Chang replied with some trepidation.
Zhang Yuan: ...
That level is quite high!
It’s easy to get it in for me.
"Okay, who taught you, I'll give it to him!" Zhang Yuan complained.
"I'm joking, but I'm really studying hard. I want to help you and make it easier for you."
When Zhang Yuan heard this, he felt a little moved.
Shu Chang has a stable temperament and is very quiet. He has no hobbies and few friends.
Because of this, her interpersonal relationships are actually very simple, and Zhang Yuan is most at ease with her.
In addition, she has the head of a top student and can learn everything quickly.
He thought that since his business was now complex, it was time to form a dedicated office team.
Among them, financial work is the most complex and cumbersome, and it is easy to go wrong. It can only be left to the people you trust most.
After chatting with Chang Chang, we made an appointment to take her to visit all the companies in which she owns shares after the Gregorian New Year.
First let her get familiar with these companies.
Secondly, with her own personal support, people in these small groups will be more polite to her.
After all, auditing is a job that can easily lead to conflicts.
At the same time, checking accounts is also a job that can be used as a sword.
Let go of whoever you let live.
Whoever disobeys will get stuck.
The person who does this work must be a lonely minister.
After finishing all the matters in the Imperial Capital, Zhang Yuan came to the Pinggu Feilong Film and Television Base on the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.
Visit the crew of "Wulin Gaiden"... (End of this chapter)