During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 17 Expansion and Investment

As time entered 2004, some of Wei and Jin's plans were gradually put on the agenda.

The first is the expansion of studio business. Wei Jin plans to get involved in the field of TV drama investment and production.

Since the 2002th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in , the cultural industry has been clearly included in the macro-strategic pattern of national development by the government, and the television industry has begun an ice-breaking journey.

During this period, the art of TV drama creation became increasingly mature, and the interest of popular culture and the professionalism of artistic works began to be compatible, creating a new pattern of diversified creation of domestic TV dramas. This was the time when mainland TV dramas were booming, as long as the studio could go smoothly in the early stage Participating in a few hit TV series is enough to gain a foothold in the industry.

After the production experience and team mature, supplemented by the ideas in Wei Jin's mind, he can lead the hit project by himself, completely gain fame and become an upstart in the industry.

The film and television industry is a highly complex and closed circle. Wei Jin is not used to being humble and small. He wants to be his own group.

The top priority is to recruit talents related to film and television dramas. Through the relationship of teacher Jiang Wei, a senior insider was introduced.

This man's name is Chen Zhiming. He was born in 65. Both his parents work at Beijing Film Studio. He is still a disciple of Beijing Film Studio.

After graduating from high school, I worked at Beijing Film Studio and worked my way up from the grassroots level. I am still quite familiar with various film businesses and have participated in many projects in the factory.

After the state-owned studio was restructured, he joined a private company and started in the field of TV dramas. He has a close relationship with major local TV stations, has his own connections in the Beijing film and television circles, and is very kind-hearted.

Today was the first time the two met. When they arrived at the appointed hotel box, Chen Zhiming was already waiting inside.

Wei Jin raised his wrist and looked at his watch. He had arrived ten minutes earlier. This person seemed to have arrived earlier. Wei Jin felt a little more confident, and his first impression was good.

"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry, I'm late." Wei Jin came in and greeted:
  "Wei Jin, right? Come on, come on, please sit down, it's not too late, I just arrived, haha"

Chen Zhiming stood up from his chair with a smile and asked Wei Jin to take a seat.

After Wei Jin took his seat, he began to look at this man. He was about 1.7 meters tall, with a medium build, wearing casual clothes, with short, lean hair, an elegant face, and a somewhat approachable smile.

"Don't call me Mr. Chen. You can call me Lao Chen or Brother Chen. Don't tell anyone else. Your teacher Jiang Wei and I almost fell in love."

Chen Zhiming smiled and said:

"Okay, then I'll call you Lao Chen. Don't be polite. Let's order food first and chat while we eat."

Wei Jin also responded with a smile. Both parties knew the content of today's meeting. They called the waiter, ordered the dishes, and the two began to chat.

While the food was being served, Wei Jin introduced to him in detail the current main sectors and benefits of the studio, as well as its future plans.

To retain talents, you must give them a pie, but it cannot just be a pie, so it is necessary to show the studio's revenue.

At first, Chen Zhiming came to the appointment just to save face, and never thought about what career a sophomore could have. But when he learned that Wei Jin Studio's revenue exceeded 20 million in less than half a year, he stopped being contemptuous. A good heart and a correct attitude.

Through continuous in-depth communication between the two, Wei Jin highly recognized Chen Zhiming's professionalism.

Chen Zhiming also highly praised Wei Jin's forward-looking and unique insights into the film and television industry.

After Wei Jin offered an annual salary of 500,000 yuan and project incentives, Chen Zhiming happily accepted the new job and became a glorious migrant worker.

"Old Chen, you may need to go to Berlin with me after the new year."

After finalizing the cooperation, Wei Jin was not polite.

"Is it something about the previous film being shortlisted?"

Chen Zhiming had heard Jiang Wei mention this matter before he came. If it hadn't been for this, he wouldn't have even been given a chance to meet.

"Well, we need to do some public relations work here. Although Mr. Jiang Wei is a producer, he is a school teacher after all. This kind of work may not be easy to get started with. Well, how about your English?"

Wei Jin explained:
  "It's okay. I have done overseas projects before and stayed abroad for two years."

Chen Zhiming has been in the film and television field for so many years, and he also understands what Wei Jin means. Public relations are very important for winning awards at film festivals. “The other side of the studio is currently focused on music and novel copyright operations, supplemented by appropriate investment in TV projects.”

Wei Jin also began to explain the focus of the next work.

"By the way, can you get in touch with the Magic City Candy Man?"

"It should be possible. Does Mr. Wei want to cooperate with Sugar Man?"

Chen Zhiming is very smooth about the change of identity.

"That's right. I heard that they currently have a project that is a game film and television project. I am more optimistic about it and am ready to get some share."

"No problem, I will implement this matter as soon as possible."

"You can discuss the specific plan. The larger the share, the better. My bottom line is 10%. You can pay a premium."

"Okay, Mr. Wei, I will report the progress of the project to you at any time."

As the first thing after joining the company, Chen Zhiming planned to do it beautifully.

After the meal, the two came to the studio. Wei Jin began to hand over some work, and Chen Zhiming quickly got into work.

From the moment he received the notification of being shortlisted, Wei Jin began to study English and German. With his super memory and learning ability, foreign languages ​​​​were too easy for Wei Jin.

In less than a month, Wei Jin could already communicate fluently in spoken language, which amazed Sister Li so much that she even joked that if his movies hit the market in the future, he could support himself as a translator.

Zeng Li received a call from her mother a few years ago and hurried home to celebrate the New Year.

Wei Jin was not used to being alone in the capital, so he returned to his hometown.

Long time no see, Wei Xingbang has not changed much, he is very happy to see his son.

I stayed with my father for a few days, chatted a lot about everyday things, and briefly reported on my work achievements, which made my father look happy.

Later, Wei Jin brought gifts and went to visit his uncle Wei Anguo, who lived alone at home. The uncle had no children and treated Wei Jin even better than Wei Xingbang. He took Wei Jin and chatted with him for a long time.

The Spring Festival atmosphere in this era is still very strong, and it also brought a rare experience to Wei and Jin.

On the fifth day of the lunar month, Wei Jin returned to the capital and began to consolidate his connections. He visited the teachers at the school and began to practice code writing in retreat at 501. There are a total of twenty volumes of "Swordsmanship in the Snow" and the eighth volume has been written.

Wei Jin made a three-chapter agreement with Zeng Li and promised to finish it. After all, this novel can be regarded as a testimony of their relationship.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, news came from Chen Zhiming in the Magic City. After many negotiations, Sugar Man agreed to transfer 300% of the investment share for a price of million, which was claimed by Weijin Fengliu Studio.

At this point, "Legend of Sword and Fairy", a TV series regarded as a classic by later generations, has officially been marked by the Wei and Jin Dynasty Fengliu Studio.

In fact, this drama was not well received before it was aired in its previous life, and its overall revenue was actually not high. It was only in the later rounds that it set off a ratings frenzy.

The main purpose of Wei Jin's investment is to plant a flag in the industry, and the other is to target the production team of Sugar Man.

As the tool for Hua Entertainment's novels, Tangren has had a lot of trouble, from the artists to the behind-the-scenes team, and even the boss Ms. Cai herself, basically everything has been taken away from her.

Wei Jin is not that cruel. He only plans to slowly discover some behind-the-scenes talents and gradually build his own production team.

The process of coding in seclusion was boring, and soon the day came when the crew gathered and headed to Berlin.

　Thank you all for your support. We have officially signed the contract. Three updates today.

　　
  　
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