Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

Chapter 1 Yan Danchen’s surprise
1997 6 Month 1 Day.

A small office of more than 20 square meters not far from Nortel.

On the door it says "Jingcheng Venus Film and Television Production Co., Ltd."

Standing in front of the company sign, Gu Ming looked proudly at the beauty Yan Danchen on his right.

She also entered Class 96 of the Nortel Acting Department last year. At this time, her face was still a little chubby, but she had lost a lot of weight under her skin, and she gradually looked like the fairy Chang'e in the TV series "Lotus Lantern" in the future.

"How? I didn't lie to you, did I?"

"This……"

Yan Danchen looked at the handsome young man next to him in shock.

I was speechless for a while.

Although her boyfriend often went to the directing department, she really didn't expect this day to be so close.

Without paying attention, my boyfriend even established a company.

I gave her a little scare today!
"Are you really going to make a movie?" Yan Danchen could not hide his surprise in his tone.

After all, in this era, making movies is still a very high-end thing, especially for students studying acting, it is basically the highest level goal in life.

When it comes to movies, TV shows, and songs, movies come first.

"That's natural!"

"The company has been established, and there is 100 million in the account. How can we still have false claims?" Gu Ming said with a straight face.

"Today is Children's Day, not April Fool's Day."

"Where did you raise the money?"

"Secret!"

Faced with this question, Gu Ming did not answer.

Money is a long story.

……

Gu Ming actually traveled back in time.

In his previous life, he was also a serious filmmaker. He first worked as an actor, but before he could make a name for himself, he relied on family resources to become an assistant director, and then became a director. However, after working for more than ten years, he became a director for almost ten years. For the past [-] years, I have mostly been filming TV series, and later some online movies.

You can also make money. Relying on wages and various industry practices, even if the cost of the film is not high, you can still make tens of millions in revenue every year.

I can also often discuss scripts with the actresses in the evening.

That is a beauty!

What's even more beautiful is that in 15, a company invited him to shoot a movie with an investment of tens of millions, which would be released in theaters.

however……

Accidents will happen.

Before the excitement could subside, he was involved in a car accident and was paralyzed from the waist down.

The plan to shoot a theatrical movie also fell through.

Gu Ming could only fight against the disease while watching movies every day, lost in the world of light and shadow.

There is no need to think about studying or box office. Gu Ming watches all the movies he likes. Most of them are movies ranked before 250 on Douban. They tend to be more artistic. There are also some commercial movies with relatively high ratings. He watches them over and over again and pulls out the movies.

It's also fulfilling.

Gu Ming thought he would be like this for the rest of his life.

But within a few years, something big happened. Gu Ming, whose body was weaker than ordinary people after being paralyzed, was dying after falling ill once.

Before he died, he had an idea.

regret!

Deeply regret it.

If I had not taken that road that day, I would not have encountered that drunk driver, and I would not have been paralyzed and ruined my career.

If not for this, I might be able to succeed and discuss the Luminous script with some big stars.

Four Danshuangbing, the poet of the Tang Dynasty.What a pity!
Just when Gu Ming was melancholy.As soon as his vision darkened, he went back to the beginning of 96, when he was lining up to take the re-examination for the Nortel Performance Department.

In his previous life, Gu Ming failed to pass the admission test for the acting department of Nortel China Drama, so he gave up on himself, and his cultural classes were mediocre, so he went to a local school through connections.

In this life, thanks to the accumulation of more than 20 years in the previous life, I successfully passed the Nortel Performance Department recruitment examination. In addition, I like to learn foreign languages ​​​​like Dean Chen Qingquan. I rely on my strong English foundation to raise my total score to a level that is more than adequate. Entered the school of Nortel and became a member of Class 96 of the famous Nortel Performance Department.

Huang Xiaoming, Chen Kun, and Zhao Zhetian became classmates in the same class.

As for where the money came from.

Gu Ming only knows how to make movies, write scripts, and edit movies.

As someone who was in the industry in a previous life, of course I also know that making money by writing scripts is simply not feasible in this era.

Before large amounts of capital entered the film and television industry, most of the industry was state-owned studios, which required qualifications.

There are some private TV and film production companies, but there are only a few.

Here comes the problem.

Who are you holding?
There are so many scripts every day, why should I read yours?

Even if I saw it, why would I spend millions of dollars on an unknown newcomer like you?

There is a high probability that this road will not work.

Gu Ming simply didn't try.

Instead, he chose another path.

Let mom make progress.

In the previous life, in order to help my aunt who was married to Shenghai, my mother bought a 92 fortune certificate that could not be sold at first and made a lot of money. However, she lost all of it in the big market that started in 96.

Then I kept thinking every day that I would have bought Changhong if I had known better.

I have been talking about it for several years.

Gu Ming, who had never been interested in stocks, knew that Changhong's market had improved in the past two years.

So Gu Ming, who returned from time travel, tried so hard to get his mother to give up the stock she had chosen and invest in Changhong instead.

All in.

After more than a year, plus leverage, I made 200 million.

I heard that my son wanted to make a movie and he doted on me so much that in his previous life, he even gave up 100 million to his mother who forced her father to sell her house to buy the role in order to get a role that looked promising for her when she was an actor.

And put it down, don’t feel any psychological pressure, we still have 100 million in our family.

Gu Ming used the 100 million as starting capital and hired two employees, one as a financial officer and one to answer the phone, and first established the Venus Film and Television Company, which was no different from a leather bag company.

My mother holds 90.00% of the shares, and I hold [-]% of the shares.

"Then have you decided what movie to make?" Yan Danchen believed Gu Ming's words and asked curiously.

"Of course he's the type to win awards."

Gu Ming had already thought about this problem.

It’s only 97, and these few years have been the darkest moment for Chinese-language commercial films.

Commercial films or something like that, just thinking about it makes me put it down.

In last year's box office rankings, there were two Chinese-language films in the top ten. One was "Kong Fan Sen", which was the main theme film. Some units rented the theater to watch it, with a box office of 3600 million, and the other was "Police Story 4", but these The movie stars Jackie Chan. Can I afford it?
100 million, I’m afraid it’s not even enough to hire Jackie Chan to shoot a shampoo commercial.

Besides, Zhang Yimou's series of costume blockbusters starting with "Hero" have not raised the share of the producers and distributors to 40.00%.

If you make a movie now, you can only get 30.00%, and you have to throw away the distribution fee. It would be good if you can get a quarter of the box office in the hands of the producer.

You also have to consider whether it will steal the box office. How many years has it been since Chen Xiaoer was cheated?
All things considered, it would be better to make some art films with a small investment and test the waters at the three major European film festivals. As long as it can enter the main competition section, the copyright will be sold for tens of thousands of dollars in this country and tens of thousands of dollars in each country. , which is enough to recoup the cost and make another profit.

"Hey, that's it! It's already been filed. Once you apply for a filming permit, you can start filming."

"We will show it to Teacher Cui later to see if we can get some investment from Qingying Film Studio. It will gain the respect of the school leaders and it will be easier for the film to pass review in the end, so as not to get stuck."

Gu Ming walked into the office, took out a stack of scripts and storyboards from his locked desk, and placed them on the table.

Yan Danchen looked down and saw six words written on the cover of the script.

(End of this chapter)