Chapter 1308: Respect Depends on Money

Hina Company held a general meeting at the end of the year. First, all shareholders sat in the conference room to listen to the report. Yang Dongxu made some decisions on the spot. And the general plan for the company's development next year, and then the people below started to get busy.

Some things that are not easy to say at the meeting, Liu Zongsheng will sit in Yang Dongxu's office to talk privately. For example, the two are now talking about the matter of acting as a director.

If you are a good director, you can act, if you are a good singer, you can act, and if you are a good actor, you can sing. The entertainment industry is indeed a circle. Many people stay at one point for their whole lives. And many people always want to complete this circle.

In recent years, the domestic film market can be said to be booming, so many actors have the idea of ​​directing and acting in their own movies.

In the entertainment industry, such things are not uncommon, but at present, there are several successful cases of directors who are good at acting. To be honest, there are very few successful actors who are good at acting.

Although there are several successful examples in Hong Kong and Taiwan, such examples cannot be copied as references. For example, director Wang Jing, although he directs the movie himself, he will also play a role in it.

But before he became a director, he was a minor character in the crew for many years, and he also played many roles to have this foundation.

Later, when he became a director, he worked hard again, and then he had some successful cases of directing and acting in big-selling movies.

But basically, he played supporting roles in these movies. The main characters need to invite some big names to support them, so basically, some of the movies made have a big box office, and some can recover the cost even if the response is mediocre, which gives people a very successful feeling.

Now, there are several people in Haina who want to be good actors and directors, and they are all absolute big names. First, they play supporting roles for others and put more energy on directing.

These people who want to be good actors and directors must be the director and the protagonist. At present, there is only one outstanding representative of successful cases, Stephen Chow.

But Stephen Chow was indeed an actor before, but when he was an actor, he started to participate in many production work of the crew, such as discussing the script with the screenwriter and director, and even many movies were still assistant directors, doing the work of assistant directors wholeheartedly.

What about other stars who want to be directors?

Most of them probably just discussed the script with the screenwriter, and basically did not provide much constructive suggestions for the script. In fact, they just discussed with the screenwriter based on the script.

With the screenwriter and director stuck, these changes may look a little weird, but at least they are still within the audience's acceptance range. If the director also becomes these leading actors, then he will really let himself go.

"It's not good to refuse directly. After all, they are all big stars, pillars, and some are shareholders of the company. So it's not good to refuse directly.

And many people think that they can do anything, especially for those who have succeeded, their self-confidence is overflowing. So if you don't let them hit the wall, they won't know how hard the wall is."

"Then this matter"

"The company supports, not only in terms of investment, but also in terms of film approval and release. We provide all-round support with a set of dragon services.

But it's not unconditional support. First of all, in terms of investment. No matter which big star wants to be a director to make a movie, the company only invests 20% of the investment, and the remaining 80% is whether they go to attract investment or pay out of their own pockets, we don't ask.

As for the film approval and the subsequent film release promotion, as well as the tilt of resources such as theaters. Give an internal price and give a 30% discount, all of which are included in the film cost. It's not that the company has invested, and these are thrown to the company's logistics to act as a nanny for them.

If the first movie is successful, then when they want to shoot the second and third movies, they are willing to let the company continue to invest and increase it as appropriate. But the script must be controlled well, and don't let the first movie be successful, and then use any messy script for the second movie for us to increase investment. "

"I understand." Liu Zongsheng nodded.

This matter is indeed better to block than to relieve. After all, everyone has two shoulders and one head. Why can he succeed but I can't?

But the fact is that others can do it, but you can't.

But this statement obviously cannot be said so bluntly, and things cannot be done so bluntly. They need to hit their heads and bleed before they can recognize the reality.

Otherwise, you come up and stop him. In your heart, you are doing it for his good, but others may not appreciate your kindness. Maybe they think you are preventing others from becoming successful and having a better life.

So don't you think you can do it?

OK!

The company also thinks you can do it, and they stand in the same trench with you, providing you with various funds and resources. In the end, the movie failed, so will you just be more at ease filming in the future?

As for the money lost by the company, those who are preparing to become directors after being good actors are basically big names with self-confidence. After a few more movies, they will make back the money and not lose money. On the contrary, they will make a lot of profit, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

"How are the artists in the special training class?" Yang Dongxu flipped through the documents in front of him and asked casually when he was ready to start working.

"Very good, a few of them have basically stabilized their foundation with a few good plays, and can play the leading role in a big play. As long as one role is successful, they are basically stable first-line stars." Liu Zongsheng's face was full of joy when he said this.

Although the artists in the special training class began to burst out with unimaginable energy, every day they can see the fruits of their harvest expanding again and again with their naked eyes.

But every time the artists in these special training classes can still surprise Liu Zongsheng, so when it comes to the special training classes, he is simply overjoyed and feels that the model he created in the first place is really awesome.

"The benefits that should be provided keep up, and others train him, but he pays liquidated damages and becomes a pillar of other companies." Yang Dongxu reminded.

Although the liquidated damages in the contracts signed with the students in these special training classes were higher each one. But when some of these people want to leave even if they are willing to pay liquidated damages.

No matter how high the liquidated damages are, it is basically the company’s loss. Because if the other party stays in the company without leaving, the value it can create for the company will definitely exceed the liquidated damages.

"I have already begun to formulate new contracts for several special training class students who have performed very well." Liu Zongsheng nodded and said that he had been paying attention to this matter.

Before the contract signed before has expired, the company will cancel the previous contract that seemed a bit harsh and sign a new contract with you with significantly improved benefits and benefits.

Regardless of whether the company is just looking at the dishes, this is a kind of kindness. If something happens after this, I'm sorry to let you see the friendly side of Haina before, but you seem to have misunderstood.

Next, let me show you how sharp the knife in the hand of Haina Entertainment, which is the overlord of the Asian entertainment industry and has branches in Hollywood and has achieved great results, is when it bans a certain celebrity artist. .

It wasn't until after eight o'clock in the evening that Yang Dongxu had processed all the documents piled up on his desk, and left the rest to Liu Zongsheng.

It was up to him, the big boss, to make the final decision. He basically gave instructions, and the rest of the company executives just had to hold meetings and discuss it themselves.

Yang Dongxu returned to Li Li's residence in the evening. Fortunately, Bai Qian was not in Yanjing now. She was traveling to Sanwan to raise her baby quietly. Otherwise, Li Li, who is accompanying Bai Qian today and Bai Qian tomorrow, can't help but feel like a scumbag.

Li Li opened the door and entered the house, still wearing an apron, and hurried out from the kitchen to give her slippers. Then he started serving tea and pouring water.

"As long as you're busy, be careful of the vegetables getting burnt. I have hands and feet and I don't need to take care of you." Seeing that Li Li wanted to peel a banana for him again, Yang Dongxu waved his hand.

"That's not okay. You are the eldest man and you have to be careful. You don't have to keep an eye on the fire when making soup." As she spoke, Li Li put the peeled banana into Yang Dongxu's mouth.

It can be seen that she is indeed willing to do these things and enjoys them. It's not some pretentious pretense.

"I've thought about opening a store. It's too noisy to open a brand clothing store. It's too noisy to open a pet store." Li Li said.

Yang Dongxu glanced at her speechlessly. The pet shop is noisy, but the cafe is quiet. Putting a piano in the middle is both quiet and stylish. Moreover, the clothing store option does not seem to be in the list of stores you want to open before, right?

However, Yang Dongxu has long understood that women are fickle when it comes to multiple-choice questions, so at this time, he will definitely not turn the point questions into propositions.

"As long as you like it. Since you want to open a brand clothing store, have you decided which clothing brand to represent? If you have thought about it, tell me and I will help you find someone to get it.

Also think about the agency brand before looking for a store. Some brands have requirements for store size and decoration. Although these can be changed, since they are other people's rules, let's not bully others into being special. "

"I like how domineering you are." Li Li hugged his neck and kissed him on the face, "But I'm not looking for a store, but an office building to rent."

"Huh?" Yang Dongxu was stunned for a moment and couldn't figure out what Li Li was planning to do.

"I open an online store for brand clothing. I shop online and open a store on Diobao. You know Diobao, right?" Li Li said with bright eyes, as if a child was not only happy but also very happy to get a new toy he likes. It's excitement.

"You know, I am still a shareholder of the treasure." Yang Dongxu, who was a little slow to react for a while, nodded blankly.

"Really?" The light in Li Li's eyes became brighter.

"I'm not pretending to be the president of the World Bank. Why are you lying to me? But if you really want to open an online store, don't be an agent for big-name clothing. Instead, be an agent for some small brands. Or it's better to start your own brand than to be an agent. ”

After adapting to the surprise brought by Li Li's new brain circuit, Yang Dongxu began to give some suggestions for opening an online store.

"Why? I made a special investigation and found that Diabao has a good reputation. If I want to open a brand clothing store there, first of all, the trust of customers is still very high. And there are not many brand clothing stores here, most of them are small Brand-name clothing, this will definitely make money." Li Li looked puzzled.

"It's because we must make money, so we can't be agents. Or even if we get agents, it's not enough to make money in the long run. Nowadays, many big international brands just haven't reacted yet.

Therefore, we are still operating as before by selling agency rights and opening physical stores offline. After they discover the fertile ground for online shopping, do you think they will open a flagship store there?

And you compare an agent with a flagship store. Even if the other party unintentionally gives you some price discount to suppress you. But when the time comes, will those who shop online trust you more as an agent, or the Xinrenjia brand’s own flagship store? "

"This can be avoided by writing it into the contract in advance. You also said that they don't pay much attention to online shopping now, so it shouldn't be difficult to negotiate, and then extend the agency period." Li Li said.

"First of all, you may not know that brands you have represented before are not stupid about agency periods, and they will not sign a long agency period with you.

Five years at most is already a long time, and they will not agree to it if you pay more. As for taking over the online shopping agency rights in advance and operating it alone.

This can be negotiated, but don't underestimate the shamelessness of the brand. If you really make a lot of money, they will definitely think of various ways to open a flagship store online. As long as the benefits are enough, it is not uncommon to sue and pay liquidated damages."

"How can they do this?" Li Li pouted and was unhappy for a moment.

I finally came up with a golden idea to make money, but before I could show it off in front of Yang Dongxu to satisfy my vanity, a lot of troubles were stillborn.