The Bourne Counterattack

Chapter 206 Theater Issues
"Lao Wang, I told you that I can trust you. If anything happens, you can just decide it yourself." Cheng Mo trusted Wang Hai very much.

This man's character has been tested by history, how could he not trust him?
Otherwise, Huajianshe and Loulan Film Studio would not be left to him. Of course, Tang Tao is basically in charge of the film studio.

But Cheng Mo usually only draws a frame, and they do the rest. He has too many things to do and has no time at all.

"You must decide this matter yourself. Neither Tang Tao nor I can make the decision." Wang Hai said.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"The casting for the movie "Ghost Husband" has already begun. We have chosen a person, but we can't decide." Wang Hai explained.

"There's not enough money, or there's no schedule?" Cheng Mo asked. These days, it takes a few months at most to make a movie. This is already a slow and meticulous job.

If it's quick, it will be released in a week.

"neither."

"Then why?" Cheng Mo asked.

"No more..." Wang Hai and Tang Tao looked at each other. This is not enough. Doesn't it mean that the control of the film is handed over to others? Why set up a film studio?

In business, he agrees with cooperation to make money, but if you want to swallow yourself whole, do you have a good mouth?

"You probably don't know yet. After all, your relationship with us has never been announced to the public." Wang Hai said.

"What's the problem between the Liu brothers and Yanhua?"

"What do you mean, the theater chain has not been negotiated?" Cheng Mo asked. According to his idea, the production company would shoot the movie and hand it over to the theaters for screening. Using a share-sharing model, there should be theaters willing to do it. Of course, there would be no need to worry about the film being screened. Cinema is another story.

Not to mention that he still has the power to censor movies.

"The Liu brothers are preparing to set up a new film company, and they want to use our film to carry the banner. After the film is completed, they hope to screen it exclusively in cinemas under their name. In addition, they also want to take over the production and distribution." Wang Haidao.

"A theater problem."

"You have a big appetite. Don't the Liu brothers know that there is someone behind you?" Cheng Mo sneered. The two major companies, Mingxing and Lianhua, left and dispersed. Now the film companies in the concession have sprung up, and there are still worries. Can't find anyone to cooperate with.

This is not borrowing a chicken to lay eggs, this is borrowing a chicken, laying eggs, and taking the hen away together. This is too much for your appetite.

"anything else?"

"We have talked with several movie theaters and all of them are interested. However, our actors have now signed contracts with film companies. They use this as a threat and want to work with us alone."

"Have you signed the contract?"

"We haven't decided yet. We want to cast Zhao An and Zhou Xuan as the leading actors. Zhao An doesn't have a big problem, but Zhou Xuan is a bit difficult. The conditions we gave are good, and Zhou Xuan is also interested in starring, but the problem is behind Zhou Xuan's back The Liu brothers and her husband Yanhua." Tang Tao said.

Even if Cheng Mo starts his own film company, he can still get investment. Not only does his father-in-law have money, but he himself also has money.

As soon as a new book is published and put on the market, money will come pouring in, not to mention that as soon as many authorizations are signed, money will come in on the spot.

"Has Zhou Xuan signed a contract with a film company?" "As far as I know, not yet. She and Yan Hua have just returned from a tour in Southeast Asia. I heard that several top bands are approaching her and want her to join , one of the 'jazz choirs' has been contacted quite frequently, and it seems that they are interested in joining."

"Find a way to contact this jazz choir and see if you can acquire it or invest in it." Cheng Mo ordered.

"Will this cost a lot of money?"

"Believe me, 'Golden Voice' Zhou Xuan is a cash cow, but it is definitely not a good thing to fall into the hands of the Liu brothers. They must find a way to sign her to our film studio, and her husband Yanhua, sign her first Come down." Cheng Mo said.

It's okay if Cheng Mo doesn't know about the tragic fate of this movie queen. If he knows, he will still help if he can.

"We don't have any reputation. We can just pay people to make movies, but if we sign a contract, the treatment will be different." Wang Hai said.

"I will go personally to sign Zhou Xuan. You don't have to worry about it. Just focus on building a shooting team." Cheng Mo said, "If we don't have enough people, we'll go poaching people. But I don't want to be fake, I want the best."

"As for the directors, we have two. One is Fei Mo and the other is Yuan Mei. Both of them are very good. The latter even made a well-received and well-received movie like "Angel", but he is a star in the movie. We have contacted the company, but I am afraid it will be difficult to recruit him, but Fei Mo is confident that we can even sign him to come to our place," Wang Hai said.

"Then let's decide on Fei Mo first. Yuan Mei can also fight for it. If he is willing to come, let him be the director and Fei Mo can be the producer."

"This is a compromise. If we take the lead in filming ourselves, I'm afraid the cost of filming will be very high, and we don't have our own theater chain. Asking others to show our movies is much worse than having our own theater chain."

"Let's talk to the Liu brothers first. If that doesn't work out, we'll acquire a few theaters and build our own theater chain," Cheng Mo said.

The plan to make money in the stock market has begun. It will take at least three or four months from the filming of the movie to its release. During this period, as long as two or three theaters can be acquired or controlled, the movie will be released without worries.

As a soul from the 21st century, isn't playing this a dimensionality reduction attack?
"In addition, I will invest all the income from the sales of my "First Dream" into this film and the film studio. If there is a suitable land, we can buy it first and build our own studio." Cheng Mo said.

"That's a lot of money to spend."

"This is for the future, not for you to realize it now." Cheng Mo said, "Now is the stage of primitive accumulation, reserve talents and resources, do you understand?"

"clear."

"Tang Tao, if you don't have enough people, you can recruit more people, poach them, whatever. Even if you don't come, you can still build a good relationship. Don't stick to a single cooperation model."

"it is good."

"I let you spend money, but I don't let you spend money indiscriminately. You have to spend what you should spend, but you should save what you should save. My goal is to strive for our movie to be released during the Spring Festival!" Cheng Mo added another sentence.

After the meeting, Tang Tao stayed alone and whispered in Cheng Mo's ear: "Du Juan wants to see you."

"When?" Cheng Mo was slightly shocked. "Dujuan" is the code name of Isao Nakamura. Didn't he go on a business trip a while ago? Why did he have to see him as soon as he came back?

"Depending on your schedule, he can do it."

"Well, help me make some arrangements. I'll go over there this weekend." Cheng Mo nodded and ordered that he couldn't just run around unless there was a special emergency.

"Okay." Tang Tao nodded.

(End of this chapter)