Chapter 831 Hengdian Takes Action
Yang Dongxu returned to Hangzhou on Monday, but he did not stay there. Instead, he drove directly to Hengdian. After several years of development, Hengdian has developed rapidly with the support of his large amount of funds.
At present, there are various shooting areas such as Guangzhou Street Scenic Area, Qin Palace, Hong Kong Street, Qingming Shanghe Tu, Qingming Palace Garden, Jiangnan Waterscape, etc., which are also tourist attractions.
Last year, under the leadership of Sanwan Tourism, the first "China Farmers Tourism Festival" was hosted. And this year, in order to attract more domestic and foreign crews to shoot in Hengdian Film and Television City, all shooting scenic spots in Hengdian are exempt from site rental for the crew. And the National Tourism Administration's Excellent Tourism City Inspection Team will also come to Hengdian for inspection.
At the same time, two super-large modern studios will be put into use in the first half of this year. This can be said to be crucial to the domestic film and television industry. At the same time, Hengdian Film and Television City has also gained the reputation of Oriental Hollywood.
So Yang Dongxu, as a major shareholder, must be present in person to watch such an important matter. After all, in addition to being a major shareholder of Hengdian Film and Television City, he is also the boss of Haina Company and the boss of Sanwan Tourism.
At present, most of the costume dramas of Haina are shot in Hengdian, except for some mountain scenery that is learned from other places, and the palace architecture is basically shot in Hengdian. Sanwan Tourism is preparing to build Hengdian into a national 5A-level scenic spot, so the boss Yang Dongxu, who is the intersection of the three parties, naturally cannot be idle.
After driving to Hengdian, we rested for a night and started the shareholders' meeting the next day. After all, there will be a team inspection from above, plus the free business and free venue rental. Although this is a plan that has been made long ago, the management must hold a meeting to study possible emergencies before implementation.
At present, the share structure of Hengdian Film and Television City is somewhat complicated. The local government occupies a part of the shares by providing land, Haina and Sanwan Tourism occupies a part of the shares by providing money, and Yang Dongxu occupies another part of the shares by providing private money, plus the shares of several rich second-generations who played with him before.
The company's management only occupies two-thirds of the seats in the conference room, and there are more than 20 shareholders, big and small. At present, Hengdian is under the jurisdiction of the local government, and then supervised by multiple shareholders.
The situation seems to be good according to the current sobriety, especially the government also intends to build this place into the Oriental Hollywood. Therefore, the management of the film and television city, the extras gathered outside the film and television city, and the food and accommodation problems of large and small crews have all been solved tolerably well. Hengdian Film and Television City has developed much faster and more on track than in the previous life.
Yang Dongxu's young face was very conspicuous in the entire conference room, and because it was an internal meeting of Hengdian Film and Television City, he did not refuse to sit directly in the main seat as a major shareholder, which made many people curious whether their big boss had any powerful background.
In addition to him, Chen Hong and Chen Xin, who ranked relatively high, also attracted the attention of many people. After all, whether it is Haina Company or Sanwan Tourism, they are the well-deserved bosses in their current industries. Haina is even known as the first domestic film and television company and can compete with Warner and Sony internationally.
Not to mention Sanwan Tourism, the sea view tourism created by Sanya has promoted the entire Hainan tourism. At present, it is the first choice for domestic tourists to travel to the seaside, and then West Lake, now Qiandao Lake, investment in Huangshan, and even investment in Miao villages and ethnic minorities in Yunnan and Guizhou, etc.
Although Chen Xin is currently mainly responsible for the Qiandao Lake project, Sanwan Tourism is not blooming all over the country. The cooperation with the National Tourism Administration has made both parties smile. In recent years, the domestic tourism industry has been rising year after year and has instantly become one of the hottest industries that attract people's attention.
So one is the representative of the largest film and television company in China, and the other is the representative of the most powerful tourism company in China. It is difficult for both of them not to attract attention because they are both top-notch beauties.
The meeting process was very fast. After all, a strict implementation process had been formulated before, and the work had been divided. Now it is just to find the gaps and make up for them. It was originally a decision agreed by everyone, and there was no need to raise hands or vote or commercialize it.
After the meeting, the big and small shareholders sat together for dinner, and the second-in-command of the municipal government was present, so it can be said that both the host and the guests were happy.
It was a bit awkward after dinner, because Chen Xin and Chen Hong looked at him, and then he could only go back to the hotel alone to change his clothes. Accompanied by the staff, the shareholders and the company management began to visit everywhere to see if there were any preparations that were not in place.
Chen Hong was pulled away by a group of directors and crews of the film and television company. The venue was free of rent, which was too happy for them. But they couldn't help but feel a little worried. As a colleague, this was Haina's territory, and Haina had a good reputation in the industry, so they naturally had to find Chen Hong to inquire about the specific situation, even if the specific situation had been indicated in the public announcement.
Needless to say, Chen Xin was taken away by a group of people from travel companies and the Tourism Bureau, and there were many government officials following. There was no way. Compared with the free rent for the national crews and the modern studio that was about to be put into use, the inspection team of the National Tourism Administration was a political task.
So the officials had to pay attention, and as a new attraction of the film and television city type, major travel companies also needed to come and see, and at the same time learn from the boss of Sanwan Travel Agency to see if they could get a share of the pie.
Whether it was a film and television company and crew, or these other travel companies. Chen Hong and Chen Xin's attitude was particularly welcoming. After all, eating alone was not only ugly, but also the cake could not be made bigger, so everyone had to be pulled in.
Although their share may be reduced, the profit is greater because the pie is bigger. At the same time, if they eat meat, others can also drink soup. In this way, everyone can benefit and this industry can be prosperous and long-term.
Yang Dongxu is more concerned about the lives of the extras around the film and television city. The more people there are, the more chaotic the place is. This is not a fallacy, but a probability theory. If there is one bad person among ten thousand people, then there are hundreds of bad people in a big city that sniped millions of people.
Hengdian was originally a township. If there was no film and television city, they would be mainly engaged in farming like many towns across the country, and then go out to work to earn money.
But now the number of foreign population in Hengdian has exceeded 50,000. During the peak shooting period, even the number of people in the film and television city can exceed 100,000.
With so many foreign population impacts, whether it is the pressure on supporting facilities for food, clothing, housing and transportation, or some vicious bullying and market domination, as well as exploitation of extras, etc., it can be said that it is not uncommon.
In terms of infrastructure, Yang Dongxu knew that Hengdian would be popular, so the preparations for hotel accommodation and food were quite comprehensive. In addition, the locals saw that the small restaurants and family hotels that were opened were profitable, and they also solved some food and accommodation problems. So far, no major incidents have occurred.
And this year, many hotels have chosen locations in Hengdian, including the Xinghai Hotel. However, the Xinghai Hotel mainly takes care of first-tier cities, and this place is still under planning.
But it can be foreseen that the surrounding areas of Hengdian Film and Television City will be more prosperous and developed in the next few years. Even if the government manages such a profitable place with high pressure, the sewers are still dirty. These are undoubtedly things that Yang Dongxu needs to eliminate.
It's not that he is a saint, but he knows that when Hengdian makes money, those big guys who have never lacked rich people in the country may build a horse inn, a long store, or a short store in other places. Since he has taken the lead, he naturally needs to strengthen the management of the brand and reputation, and do a good job of the role model and advantages of this boss.
In addition to local officials and Hengdian management, most of the people around Yang Dongxu are from Haina Film and Television. But they are not stars of Haina Company. Although they want to get close to their big boss, maybe they can get a popular song, or become the protagonist of a popular movie or TV series.
But now, obviously, no one is tactless enough to move forward. So basically, the people following him are the behind-the-scenes staff of Haina. Compared with the glory of movie stars, even computer screenwriters can become famous, but the behind-the-scenes staff of these crews are much more miserable. They can't make much money and have no fame. If something goes wrong, they will be dragged out to take the blame.
But it is precisely this kind of hard work that allows them to have a common language with the grassroots extras and the masses, so they know some dirty things that the management doesn't know.
Yang Dongxu didn't think that he would sweep away all the scoundrels at once. Let's not talk about whether he has the ability. Just the fact that the profit-seekers emerge in waves like weeds is not something he can completely solve.
What he can do is to clean up all those who emerge and draw a bottom line for them.
"How are the contacts with major art colleges?" Yang Dongxu walked and looked at the residences around him that were a bit like shantytowns. There was not much expression on his face, but for some reason, the Hengdian management behind him had sweat on their foreheads. Some of the people in Haina's logistics had sneers on their faces, while others were watching the excitement.
"It has been arranged. As soon as they graduate in the summer vacation, at least half of the graduates from five art schools in the country, including the Central Academy of Drama, Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Nanjing University of the Arts, will come to Hengdian for auditions." The speaker was Li Changchuan, the current general manager of Haina Film and Television.
Chen Hong is the chairman on the surface and seems to be in charge of everything, but it is the general managers who do the actual work. Li Changchuan currently manages Haina's logistics department and is also known as the general manager. He is responsible for the collective audition of art school students in Hengdian during the summer vacation. The food, clothing, housing and transportation of the students who have come here are originally under the management of him, the general manager of the logistics department.
"How many extras are there in Hengdian now?" Yang Dongxu continued to ask, standing on a high slope, looking down at the various clothes hanging in the dilapidated courtyard below, the shirtless men and the men and women coming in and out.
"It has reached more than 10,000 people, and as the scenic spot in Hengdian becomes more and more famous, there are hundreds of thousands of tourists every year, and among these tourists, there are occasionally some who are curious and follow the large group to shoot some large crowd scenes, so the specific number is a little higher, but these are very mobile." Li Changchuan said.
"How is the classification of the extras done?"