China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 157 Emperor Entertainment, jointly produced! (Please subscribe!)
As the old saying goes, if you want to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach.

Fan Xiaopang always sneered at this sentence.

What's the use of grabbing the stomach? The key is to grab a man's kidneys.

Just like the skills she had just learned, they were so impressive to Lin Xuanmei that she got the role easily.

As for the cooking skills, it’s just the icing on the cake.

It's okay to learn a few specialty dishes and cook him a meal occasionally.

No matter what, Fan Xiaopang is willing to learn anything as long as it can gain points in Lin Xuan's heart.

"time to eat!"

It's time for lunch.

Fan Xiaopang went upstairs and called Lin Xuan down.

"smell good."

"I just learned a few dishes, you can eat more later."

The two sat side by side in front of the three-meter-long slate dining table.

Fan Xiaopang helped him get the bowls and chopsticks, and then they sat down at the dining table to eat.

In the past, Lin Xuan always had meals with his three assistants.

But today Fatty Fan is here, and the two young lovers will definitely have sex with each other while eating.

The three assistants were very sensible and stayed away early in the morning.

Lin Xuan tasted the food, chewed it a few times and nodded:

"It tastes good, and my craftsmanship has improved a lot."

Fan Xiaopang smiled and said, "If it tastes good, just eat more."

Lin Xuan's expression was stunned, thinking that this was not your line.

After lunch, the assistant came in to clear the table.

Fan Xiaopang did not leave, but packed up things in the villa and asked him to send some pots of green plants.

It seems that he doesn't plan to leave tonight.

Lin Xuan ignored her and called Qian Ze to the study.

"Boss, I received a total of 33 calls this morning.

There are actors who want roles, camera operators who want to join the team, and film and television companies who want to invest.

So I record all the phone calls. These are notes with their needs.

Also, here's what I've collected about everyone's public profile. "

Hearing this, Lin Xuan looked at him and his eyes lit up.

Collecting information is very important, and Qian Ze has considered it very carefully.

Lin Xuan didn't mention this request at that time, he had already thought of it in advance and made it.

He is worthy of being a top student at a key university.

"Good job, thank you for your hard work."

"Thank you, boss. I'll go out first."

"Well, you go to rest."

After Qian Ze left, Lin Xuan opened his notebook and looked at the information.

He focuses on film and television companies with investment intentions.

Unfortunately, most of them are new companies established within two years.

He is only slightly famous within the circle, and almost no one outside the circle has heard of him.

Several of these companies are very well funded and must have bosses behind them.

But no matter how rich you are, if you don’t have other advantages, it will be of almost zero help to the show.

That still doesn't meet Lin Xuan's requirements.

After looking at several companies, the one with the best conditions was willing to invest at a double premium.

That is an investment of 2000 million, but only half of the investment share is counted.

The remaining money can easily go into his pocket as long as Lin Xuan makes simple operations.

Although this company does not have the resources in the industry, it is still very sincere.

Lin Xuan is more inclined to choose generals from Zhizi.

Until he saw the name of a company.

Emperor Entertainment!

Last year, the female vice president of Emperor Entertainment bought the Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas copyrights of "Adult Style of Love" from him, as well as the remake rights.

It was originally a small gamble, but she turned out to be right.

The film's performance in Hong Kong and Taiwan can only be considered average, after all, Lin Xuan's reputation there is not good.

But its performance in neighboring countries, especially island countries, is very impressive.

The people of the island country like suspense and reasoning films and television works very much, and many classics have been produced.

For example, the longevity TV series "Furuhata Jinsaburo" started filming in 94.

The remake rights of the movie were also bought by Toho Co., Ltd. of the island country.

Emperor made a lot of money from this movie.

Now that Lin Xuan is filming a TV series, they naturally want to get a piece of the pie.

As for the conditions, Emperor can sell the TV series to TV stations in Hong Kong and Taiwan at a price no lower than the first-round price in the Mainland.

Nowadays, the normal price for the first round of mainland TV series is 10 per episode.

Works with big-name stars, directors, and screenwriters can buy an episode worth 12 to 15 yuan.

"The Best in the World" will be filmed this year and will be broadcast next year.

Taking into account the annual price increase and his personal influence, 20 per episode is a relatively reasonable price.

The TV series has a total of 40 episodes. Selling one TV station will cost 800 million. Selling to five TV stations will make the money back. The remaining two and three rounds will be earned.

Lin Xuan took a pen and circled the names of the two companies.

He can personally earn 1000 million as a family.

The other company can only earn 400 million, but it can help him enter the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets.

This time Lin Xuan didn't hesitate for too long and made a decision quickly.

He took out his cell phone and dialed the number of the Vice President of the Emperor.

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Two days later, CCTV finally responded.

They are willing to invest in this TV series, but the plot of this TV series is a bit out of the ordinary, and it has also magically altered history to a certain extent.

Some leaders are afraid of taking responsibility and dare not use the funds of the Ministry of Literature and Art and the Ministry of Film and Television.

Instead, let International Television Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CCTV, invest.Hearing the name of the company, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered.

When he was preparing to film "Detective Di Renjie 2", he met the deputy general manager of this company at the CCTV building.

He admired Lin Xuan very much and wanted to invest in his drama, but unfortunately he was preempted by someone above him.

As a result, after going round and round, the two companies finally cooperated again.

As for Huayi, let alone that.

Wang Zhongjun called him that night and asked what proportion of investment Huayi could take.

Lin Xuan also told him the truth.

Wang Zhongjun felt a little dissatisfied, and after a few words of Lin Xuan's persistence, he had no choice but to give up.

At this point, the four producers have finally gathered together.

Lin Xuan called them and arranged a time to meet.

The meeting place was not in Huayi, but in his shabby studio.

Although the studio is not big, its meaning is profound.

First of all, this is the first time "Lin Xuan Studio" has invested in a film and television drama since its establishment.

Secondly, he must clearly tell the three families through the meeting place.

You are only responsible for investing and distributing money, and are not allowed to interfere with other matters of the crew.

Especially important roles in the play must be selected through auditions.

Even though Fan Xiaopang had helped him, he still refused to let go, let alone other people.

"Lin Xuan Studio" only has three or two kittens.

When it was first established, several employees were working with pay every day.

The little days are very nourishing.

There are computers in the studio and they can surf the Internet every day.

At that time, the studio was just a shell company with no business, and there was nothing else to do except fish.

When Lin Xuan's team is successfully established, he will be Qian Ze's escrow for the studio.

Qian Ze was indeed a top student and directly arranged jobs for them.

One group is responsible for collecting public information on the global entertainment industry.

Including stars, directors, film and television companies, etc., and summarize and organize these information.

Another group of people are responsible for monitoring online forums and chat rooms, and always pay attention to Lin Xuan's reputation.

Since Qian Ze took over, their fishing life has come to an end.

However, these jobs are very easy, and the salary given by Lin Xuan is high, so they have no complaints.

The day before the four families met, Lin Xuan went to the studio for a walk.

Check out the work and make some purchases along the way.

There are big shots coming tomorrow, so we can't make things too shabby.

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At nine o'clock the next morning, Lin Xuan was waiting at the studio door on time.

"Mr. Wang, we haven't seen each other for several months...are you still studying art?"

"You still have the nerve to say that you haven't seen me for such a long time and you don't know how to go to my office."

"The main reason is that I'm afraid it will delay your work. Please go inside. The place is a bit shabby. Don't mind, Mr. Wang."

"Don't worry if the temple is small, as long as you are a Bodhisattva."

Wang Zhongjun came first, and Lin Xuan took him into the reception room to drink tea.

The tea was given by a friend, and it was worth thousands of kilograms.

Lin Xuan drank two taels and didn't feel anything special.

Within a few minutes, Mr. Chen from International Television Corporation and Mr. Zhou from Emperor Entertainment came to the studio one after another.

The four of them drank tea and chatted for a while in the reception room, and then got down to business.

"Three bosses, this is the budget table I made. Please take a look at it."

Lin Xuan handed over the three documents and said:

"I wrote the script for 100 episodes of the drama "No. 4000 in the World". The production fee for each episode is [-] million, and the total is [-] million."

The three of them opened the budget sheet and looked at it carefully.

They are all experts in the industry, and they can tell if there is anything fishy about the budget at a glance.

It’s almost impossible to make a lot of money by manipulating your budget.

Anyone in the industry can see it.

Unless you imitate some directors and don’t hide or tuck your food at all, but just lie on the table and eat it, the appearance of eating it will be too ugly.

Lin Xuan's budget was very detailed.

After all, he has also made a movie, and he knows where to save money and where to spend money.

Even if the budget goes over budget during the actual shooting, the situation will not be particularly serious.

After reading the budget table, the three of them had no objections.

Lin Xuan continued: "The total investment in this drama is 4000 million, and each of the four of us invested 1000 million, and we will share dividends according to the investment ratio.

Of course, the King's Week always comes with strings attached, and I told you all. "

For them, the Emperor is a foreigner, and they must pay an entrance fee if they want to enter.

Everyone knows this.

In fact, to be honest, all three companies feel that their proportion is too small.

Huayi is the largest film and television company in the mainland, Emperor is the giant in Hong Kong and Taiwan, not to mention CCTV.

If it is a small company without strength, they can still grab some share, but we are all important companies in the industry.

This kind of thing is definitely inconvenient to do. You can't lose a big deal for a small amount.

Seeing that they had no objections, Lin Xuan asked the lawyer to bring in the investment agreement and give it to the three of them to sign.

Wait until everyone signs the agreement.

Lin Xuan stood up, drank tea instead of wine, and said:
"From today on, the TV series "The Best in the World" will be considered a successful project.

If you have something else to do in the afternoon, let’s have tea instead of wine. I wish us a happy cooperation and a successful TV series. "

"Happy cooperation!"

The four of them smiled, clinked glasses and drank the tea in one gulp.

After signing the contract, it stands to reason that everyone should leave.

But none of the three people left, they were still sitting on the chairs drinking tea and chatting.

It was obvious that they were holding something back and had something to say to Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan is not stupid. He knows what they want, so he just pretends to be stupid and continues to play Tai Chi with them!
(End of this chapter)