Chapter 886: Investment, Gambling, Acquisition, Gambling; Huabiao
After just one night, the gambling agreement between Jiaxing Media and Shangshi Pictures spread throughout the entire film and television industry and entertainment circle.
According to the gambling agreement, Shangshi Pictures invested 300 million in cash in Jiaxing Media, accounting for 20% of the shares, and provided the latter with necessary channel resources;
However, Jiaxing signed the contract on its own From the date of the contract to the end of 2017, the company's after-tax net profit indicator must reach more than 95%, and the after-tax net profit must be more than 310 million;
If the target is not achieved, the company will be compensated in accordance with the contract. According to the terms of the bet, Jiaxing Media must repurchase the 20% shares of Shangshi Pictures at an annualized rate of 15%.
And the most core and critical additional clause in the agreement is aimed at the cash cow Yang Mi:
That is, during the execution of the gambling contract, Yang Mi, the core contracted artist of Jiaxing Media, shall not terminate the contract!
In the eyes of most companies in the film and television industry, Jiaxing’s financing bet can really be described as “bold.”
There is no doubt that 300 million in cash is really a lot, but in comparison, the requirements for Jiaxing in the gambling agreement are more stringent and perverted.
It is said that pressure creates power, but Jiaxing and Yang Mi can no longer call it pressure, but they are carrying two huge mountains on their backs, and it was Yang Mi and Zeng Jia who took the initiative and voluntarily carried them!
"I'm afraid it will take three years without a day off, right? The workload will have to be doubled many times?"
While Lin Nan hung up Yue Jun's call, Liu Yifei was also browsing the relevant news about Jiaxing, looking shocked. A scared look.
With her rather Buddhist character, she is determined not to put such a heavy burden and workload on herself, otherwise her life will definitely lose its color and sunshine.
“The greater the ambition, the greater the motivation. Although Jiaxing is not a traditional production company, Yang Mi is very popular. As long as you work hard, there will be no problem.”
Lin Nan smiled and joked that he admired Yang Mi very much;
If the latter can put this energy and determination elsewhere, such as honing her acting skills, tsk tsk tsk, that's not possible, but it is a pity...
"Be diligent? How diligent must she be to complete it? Is it a bet? "
Liu Yifei compared herself and couldn't imagine how diligent Yang Mi, whose commercial value was far less than hers, must be to achieve her goals? And Jiaxing, doesn’t it rely on Yang Mi?
"The diligent one...turn into a working machine completely."
Lin Nan nodded and said with great certainty.
Apart from this, which company would dare to take on such a huge gambling bill with only one first-tier artist?
Furthermore, Jiaxing Media is not a serious production company, nor can it exclusively produce a low-cost blockbuster movie or a hit TV series and directly earn hundreds of millions!
"Working machine? Thinking about it makes me feel depressed. Huh? Then can she still guarantee the quality of filming?"
Liu Yifei curled her lips and thought of the key point instantly.
“In the past few years, except for the two months when she was on the set of "Love in Seattle 2", when have I ever seen her have such a thing as "filming quality"?"
Lin Nan was amused.
Any normal person in the industry at this time should be able to predict that in the next two years or so, Yang Mi will only be more crazy about acting, running announcements, accepting endorsements...she will not refuse anyone who comes. !
"This will be very tiring...The soulless repetition and going through the motions year after year...will only continue to wear down and overdraw oneself until it burns out..."
Liu Yifei did not To put it too seriously, I can only describe it this way.
"Have you two rested enough? The crew can start filming! Who dares to believe it? Directors and producers are the most lazy!"
In the distance, Ning Hao complained about Lin Nan and Liu Yifei without any hesitation, without saving any face.
All the actors around, including Zhang Hanyu and Zhu Yawen, as well as the crew, Jindun, and people from relevant departments couldn't help laughing.
“Come on, come on, let’s turn on the phone.”
Lin Nan stood up from the folding chair and walked out of the tent with a smile; while Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Ning Hao in annoyance. , when she is free, she must "murmur" next to that sister!
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While Lin Nan and others were filming a large scene of rescuing a tainted witness, news also spread from several movies in the film industry.
"Co-produced by Huayi and Dongyang Mira, directed by director Feng Xiaogang and written by Liu Zhenyun, the film "I am not Pan Jinlian" has announced the completion of casting..."
"After Li Bingbing received the After Lin Nan directed "Operation Mekong" as the female lead, Fan Bingbing, the second half of the duo, won the female lead in "I'm Not Pan Jinlian"! "
"Actors Fan Bingbing, Guo Tao, Dong Chengpeng, Yu Hewei and others! Will star in the movie "I'm Not Pan Jinlian"; director Feng Xiaogang said that the movie will be officially launched after the release of "Old Paoer""
"In the morning, the popular actress Jingtian appeared in the capital. Airport, he will depart for Hollywood to join Warner and Legendary Pictures’ US$185 million fantasy blockbuster "Kong: Skull Island"..."
"It is reported that Jing Tian will play the second female lead in the film; she is one of the few domestic actresses born in 1985 who has appeared on the international stage several times..."
"Marvel The imported science fiction blockbuster "Ant-Man" will officially hit theaters nationwide on the 16th of this month..."
Huayi, in the large conference room.
In front of the huge long table, Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei sat on one side;
Sitting on the other side facing each other were Feng Shaofeng, Li Chen, Du Chun, and the ones who had just got married. The flying Yang shadow.
She has not been affected by even a little bit of negative public opinion on the Internet, and now that she is the boss of Huang Xiaoming's company, her status in the industry is not low.
Several lawyers were reading and checking contracts nearby, but this did not affect their chatting and laughing.
“The market in the film and television entertainment industry is booming now. Things like performance betting are absolutely easy and not difficult for you; now you just get the benefits in advance, and at a premium!”
Hua Yi has always been Wang Zhonglei in charge of the outside world and Wang Zhongjun in charge of the internal affairs. At this moment, the former was "complimenting" the people in front of him with a smile.
“We definitely believe what Mr. Wang said, and we are very grateful to Huayi for giving this opportunity.”
Without waiting for the others to speak, Yang Ying took the lead in speaking. She had a feeling that she was already a capital, and now she was different from the past, and she took the stance.
No one here felt that Yang Ying's attitude was wrong at all. The entertainment industry is inherently realistic. Huang Xiaoming is capital, and of course his wife is also capital!
“The contract is correct.”
“No problem!”
“You can sign it.”
The lawyers brought by Yang Ying and others reported back that they were finally relieved and a little impatient.
"Then sign it. If you sign the contract today, the group will officially make an announcement tomorrow, and the funds will arrive within this week." Wang Zhongjun spoke.
“Well, sign!”
“Sign.”
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Blank bullets can also hurt people!
Ning Hao carried the camera and took a close-up shot, and then he was hit on the head by a bullet casing ejected from a blank cartridge. He almost died from laughter.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, now you have a horn on your forehead, and it's still a single horn! Haha..."
"You'd better pray that I can reduce the swelling within two or three days. How else will others see the school anniversary in a few days? Ning Hao came out of Lin Nan's crew injured? What a bad crew!"
Director Ning sat there, applying an ice pack, cursing.
"Then you don't have to worry, two days is definitely enough, and you will definitely recover; even if you are not completely healed, you will definitely not be able to see it."
Liu Yifei said quite confidently, helping Lin Nan to speak to the outside world in unison. ; She has filmed a lot of fighting scenes, so she has experience!
“Hey, forget it, let’s talk about the progress. According to your shooting plan, we can complete all the scenes in Yunnan before the morning of the 16th. After going back to attend the school anniversary, Yifei Are you really not going to follow? "
Hearing this, Liu Yifei immediately looked at Lin Nan, with some expectation and warning in her eyes.
"If you don't want to come with me, let her stay in the capital. If you have nothing to do, you can go out with Shu Chang and Na sister. They just got married. Besides, the script of a TV series should be ready, Red Star Wu just took over.”
Lin Nan shook her head at Liu Yifei and dismissed her idea; Miss Liu had been having so much fun these days that she didn't want to go back.
"If you don't follow me, you won't come. It sounds like I am a rare person." Liu Yifei rolled her eyes with "disdain".
Looking at the time, Lin Nan shouted to the logistics team, "It's almost six o'clock. That's it for today. The crew needs to clean up and go back to the hotel!"
In When everyone was packing up, Lin Nan had a catkin on her waist and whispered sweetly: "Director Lin, you are dead!"
"I am very tired after a day of filming. .”
"Humph, I'm not tired!"
"Uh..."
Liu Yifei is indeed a hero among women. She does what she says, but she also takes advantage of others' danger... In the evening, Lin Nan Got taken care of!
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The next morning, the entire film and television entertainment industry was dazzled by Huayi’s announcement.
The night before yesterday, Jiaxing held a celebration dinner, and the announcement of the gambling agreement was still on the hot search!
Hua Yi followed closely behind and also made something happen? Moreover, it is an acquisition plus a bet, which is exactly the same as the company that originally acquired Zhang Guoli; except that the scale of funds used for the acquisition this time is far more than the total amount of funds used for the original acquisition of Zhang Guoli's company, which is three times!
"Huayi Group issued an announcement:
As approved by the full board of directors, Huayi is now acquiring Yang Ying, Feng Shaofeng, Li Chen, Du Chun, etc. for RMB 756 million in cash. People hold 100% of the shares, 70% of the shares of Dongyang Haohan Pictures; both parties voluntarily signed a performance gambling agreement..."
"It is reported that the contents of the gambling agreement signed by Huayi and Dongyang Haohan are briefly summarized as follows ：
The star shareholders of Dongyang Haohan Pictures must complete quantitative performance targets every year within the next five years, that is, the deadline of December 31, 2019, for five consecutive years. The performance targets increase by 15% year by year. %; if it cannot be completed in any year, you need to make up the profits yourself and hand them over to the company..."
"According to the information query on the official industrial and commercial website, Dongyang Haohan Pictures was established less than three days ago! ”
“According to analysis by industry insiders, Huayi acquired Dongyang Haohan Pictures at a premium of nearly 100 times, which is completely unreasonable...”
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“ The word "bet" suddenly became the most talked about word on the entire Internet.
A company that was founded less than three days ago sold 70% of its shares for 756 million? Nearly a hundred times the premium?
Not only are there a lot of doubts on the Internet, but even people in the industry think this is a ridiculous joke, it is simply outrageous!
Isn’t this just trying to turn the stock market and investors’ money into their own private money? !
But this is a conspiracy and there is no way to "convict" it!
Because Huayi’s operations are legal and compliant, that is, acquiring companies and betting on performance! As for the valuation of this company, Huayi will decide it himself!
It's just that the market is changing rapidly. In five years, who can guarantee that those stars will always be on the front line and make money?
But it is undeniable that no matter what the final result of the bet is, investors will not see any gains anyway;
And no matter whether the bet loses or wins, it is Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei who make money, and even There are so many stars in the East, but the former will definitely get the big deal!
Taking a step back, considering the high remuneration and high endorsement fees in today’s film and television entertainment industry, stars’ money must be more stable than production companies’ money!
In other words, even if Dongyang Haohan's bet fails and needs to make up for the profits, the gap will definitely not be much.
The 756 million that Yang Ying and others received in the early stage was already a huge profit!
So, the final ones to fill the gap must be Huayi’s shareholders!
"It's really amazing, easily hundreds of millions!"
Ning Hao, the crew of "Operation Mekong" said with emotion. "It's amazing, haven't you noticed? Only Huayi does this in the film and television industry! The front foot is Zhang Guoli's company, and now it's Dongyang Haohan. It doesn't even pretend to be pretending now, and directly acquires the newly established shell company !”
Lin Nan said pointedly.
“How do you say it?”
“Isn’t this what Internet companies and the financial industry do, and Huayi does it even better!
Shangshi Film Investment Jiaxing, others also provide channel resources and equivalent exchange; the fundamental purpose is to hope that the latter can be successfully listed in exchange for greater benefits, including the previous investment and gambling of CCB Culture!
But look at Huayi, they are not betting on investment, but betting on acquisitions! They are not aiming to make the other party develop better and go public, but they directly want performance and beat around the bush to their own investors. Knocking on the bones and sucking out the marrow..."
"This, from what you said, it seems to be true! Isn't this digging the roots?"
Ning Hao was able to say the word "dig the roots", which Lin Nan did not expect, but he also They are indeed right:
Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei were "de-filming" before, that is, using Huayi's money to develop other businesses. Although it is unreasonable, it will not damage Huayi's foundation too much;
But now there is a trend of "going crazy", that is, directly inserting a tube into the root of the big tree Huayi to suck blood, sucking blood in big mouthfuls!
“We are digging for our roots. When Huayi one day digs himself out of the leading position of listed companies in the film and television industry, the industry will almost be wiped out...”
Lin Nan joked with a faint smile. By then, small capital in the film and television industry will definitely bloom everywhere!
“Even if it’s still a long time to wait!”
Ning Hao didn’t have high expectations, he already had capital.
"Director Lin, Li Bingbing is here." At this time, the assistant ran into the tent.
“Are you at the hotel or the crew?”
"Just outside, talking to Producer Liu."
"Good attitude, dedicated!" Ning Hao couldn't help but praise with a smile.
Lin Nan and Ning Hao walked out of the tent and saw Li Bingbing in sportswear and two assistants joking with Liu Yifei on the grass in the distance. Zhu Yawen also said something there The shooting progress was introduced without a word.
“Are you here early?”
“Director Lin, it’s not early. Come here in advance to adapt to the crew, and leave a good impression on Director Lin and Producer Liu. You may not know in the future Can you ask me to act again?”
As expected of a long-famous big flower, she just knows how to talk.
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Starting from the afternoon, "Operation Mekong" once again entered into intense shooting.
Lin Nan wanted to rush as much as possible to see if he could finish the scene in Yunnan on the afternoon of the 15th, which only took two and a half days.
In this way, he can stay with Liu Yifei in the capital for one more day. After attending the school anniversary on the 17th, he will fly over on the morning of the 18th, and then set off with the crew to Bangkok and the Golden Triangle... Of course, the relevant departments will confirm To accompany.
Capital, Enlight Pictures.
Today is the 20th day of the release of "Embarrassed in Hong Kong". This movie has shown obvious signs of fatigue and is unable to succeed.
"Director Wang and Director Xu, as of this morning, the total box office of "囧 in Hong Kong" is 1.745 billion. The daily box office..."
Hearing the number 1.745 billion, Wang Changtian and Wang Changtian Xu Zheng is both happy and regretful; happy because of the high box office, but sad because he missed the 2 billion.
“Tell me, how much is left at the daily box office?”
Wang Changtian knew what the secretary was hesitating about. The daily box office data should be very poor!
"There are only more than 5 million. The prediction given by Wanda Cinema is that in the remaining 10 days, the box office will most likely not exceed 30 million."
"That is, Speaking of the final total box office, there is a high probability that it will not reach 1.775 billion?"
Xu Zheng sighed reluctantly, and then asked: "What about "Charlotte"?"
From what he saw, "囧" and "Charlotte" have a feeling that they are better than each other. If they were not in the same time, the box office of "囧" would definitely be higher.
"In the two weeks since its release, the total box office has exceeded 1.53 billion, and the daily box office is still around 40 million."
"Lin Nan really made it right, a comedy movie with a box office of 1.5 billion+, Not inferior to "囧 in Hong Kong"!"
Wang Changtian couldn't help but smile, and looking at it like this, the total box office of "Charlotte Trouble" may really exceed "囧 in Thailand"! But fortunately, I gained all the light.
Unlike Wang Changtian's smile, Xu Zheng was really a little aggrieved.
My own film "囧" is a series. It has such great momentum, but it is unexpectedly counterattacked by a movie with no big names and only small actors!
At this moment, he thought of Bao Bei'er, who had the most negative reviews of "囧" on the entire Internet. He really regretted using a bag!
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Lin Nan Pictures.
Jiang Yuerou is on annual leave, and the only executive left in the company is Yue Jun, which makes him even busier.
“Go and notify Reba and ask her to fly to the set tomorrow morning. Her scene is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, or the morning of the day after tomorrow at the latest.”
"Okay, Director Yue."
The assistant turned around and was about to leave, going to the artist studio floor, but was stopped again.
"I would like to inform all the brands that have come to inquire about the news before that the advertising investment for "The Secret of the Dragon" and "Detective Chinatown" has officially begun, and you can submit bids. We will spread the news later. ..."
After Yue Jun finished speaking, he waved his hand, and the assistant left with peace of mind.
The reason why he arranged this was because the people who took the initiative to inquire about investment advertising were all brand owners that they had cooperated with before or had never successfully cooperated with each other. They must have priority.
As for Lin Nan's first commercial film after winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the Golden Bear Award, and the Academy Award for Best Director, and it is also the first time he has dabbled in detective, action, and comedy films, I think the brand owners The level of looting will definitely be intense!
Because the gimmicks of "Detective Chinatown" are already full, this movie doesn't even need any more promotion!
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“The box office market in general has entered a sluggish stage, but the majority is still in the hands of "Charlotte"... We will have to wait until the Lunar New Year period.< br>
In addition, so far this year, among the total box office output of the film market, films participated by Lin Nan Films account for a large proportion, which can even be said to be very large, reaching 12.2%..."
The General Administration, a group of state-owned enterprises, production companies, and theater chains are having a meeting.
After all, it is already October, and we still need to hold a few small meetings to prepare the ground before the year-end meeting. As for Lin Nan Pictures, because Yue Jun couldn't leave, only a middle-level person came.
“As for Lin Nan Pictures’ unilateral ‘blocking’ of Anle Cinemas, the Bureau really needs to resolve it; facts have proven that they are capable of achieving ‘box office monopoly’!”
"First of all, there is no such thing as a 'monopoly' at the box office; secondly, choosing which theater chain to exclude other people's movies from is a private matter; both parties can resolve it privately and don't bring it here to discuss it."
Tong Gang interrupted the speech of the Hong Kong film circle representative angrily, and many people at the scene were happy to see the joke.
Please understand, this is the capital, not Hong Kong. Why do you come here to give Lin Nan Pictures eye drops?
At least 99% of the theater representatives present were on Lin Nan's side. Firstly, Lin Nan Pictures is a big box office player, and secondly, we are competitors with Anle Cinemas, and we hope that the other party will die.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the meeting adjourned.
“Today is the 13th, and it’s only four days since Nortel’s 65th anniversary on the 17th. Lin Nan will probably receive an Outstanding Alumni Award, right?”
Ren Zhonglun and Han Sanping walked side by side. It made La Peikang in the distance feel a little "chest tight".
"Isn't this obvious?"
Han Sanping replied that he and Han Jianu were also arriving that day.
"Director Han?"
Before Ren Zhonglun could speak, La Peikang's voice floated over from afar.
“La Dong, what’s going on?”
Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun both stopped, waiting to accompany Kang.
“It’s time to sign up for the Huabiao Award. It’s better for Lin Nan to be reminded by Director Han.”
“Huabiao?!”
La Peikang said this, Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun reacted instantly.
Originally, the biennial Huabiao should be held this year after 13 years. However, due to some reasons, the decision was postponed by one year, which means it will be postponed to June next year.
The registration time is almost at the end of this month or the beginning of next month!
"Lin Nan said that he would go to Huabiao."
Han Sanping emphasized. For China Film, if the Golden Rooster is a small glory, then Huabiao is a political achievement that can really be written into the archives!
"It's better to remind you." After La Peikang finished speaking, he walked away.
“Hey...”
Han Sanping looked at the figure walking away and couldn't help but sigh.
When he looked back at Ren Zhonglun, he found that the other person's expression was not very good either.
"What's wrong with you? Suddenly your face turned dark, as if I owe you money?"
"I almost forgot about "Taking the Power of the Tiger" if it wasn't for La Peikang's reminder. "Mountain" is going to the Huabiao Awards.
You are such a bad guy. You were the one who excluded Shanghai Film from this film project in the first place. Otherwise, how could there be no Huabiao next year? For the sake of Shanghai Film Industry..."
"Hey, it's been two years. I'm really a devil of a man, with a small belly..."
Han Sanping joked with a smile.
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(End of this chapter)