Chapter 384 Camping [Thank You for the Big Chapter]

Wang Yan's character is a typical one: "It doesn't matter if I take the initiative and suffer a loss, but you can't take advantage of me."

If An Xiaofang wants to participate in the project, she can, but she must show sincerity in cooperation.

Wang Yan was very wary of hearing about the trappings of amateurs in the film and television industry.

Therefore, An Xiaofang's first proposal was declined by the young master.

Dasheng Media invested 20 million, accounting for 50% of the shares, and was responsible for the production and distribution of the film, as well as all publicity and distribution work, which will be deducted after settlement.

At first glance, it seemed fair, but Wang Yan always felt that something was not right, so he kept calm.

As a layman, you have to listen more, see more, and think more, and don't be in a hurry.

Wang Yan never expected that he would be open and honest as soon as he came up, show the best attitude and the greatest sincerity, and do his best to help us with the project.

Who are you?

Where is the big one?

When you first enter an unfamiliar field, you have to fight for everything by yourself.

Money is not the most important thing, the important thing is respect.

Only when you have respect can you be a big shot, not a second-generation coal worker who is cheated and laughed at at the same time.

…

After communicating for almost an hour, no results came out. An Xiaofang still had something to do at the company, so he took the initiative to leave and agreed to talk again in two days.

As soon as An Xiaofang withdrew, Li Yixu suddenly became active.

"Brother, when other people try the water for the first time, they enter the swimming pool with a swimming ring. It's a bit scary for you to go directly into the sea..."

You just went to the sea to film!

Wang Yan was complaining in his heart, but on the surface he remained calm and suddenly changed the subject.

"Brother Xu, are you familiar with Mr. An?"

Li Yixu didn't hide anything and confessed quickly: "Li Li is my cousin."

Knowing that Wang Yan had no idea about the entertainment industry, he explained it in detail.

"My cousin owns two film and television companies. Among them, Heli Chenguang is about to be listed on the New Third Board. It has produced and released "Moaning Era 1234", "Old Boy: Raptor Dip", and "The Best of Us". It will be the focus of next year. The project is "Chewing Traces".

The Hobbit Four has a very good relationship with my cousin, and they are shareholders of Morning Sun. Let’s hang out together.

When I was working on Moaning Times 12, my cousin and An Xiaofang had a great time working together.

As for now, my cousin is busy with the IPO and working on "Chewing Tracks" and has no energy to start new projects, so I introduced you to Sister An, who is more advanced. "

Wang Yan understood. It was a company that tied to Hobbit and specialized in making bad movies.

But I still have awe for Li Yixu.

These real second-generation people always have various relationships hidden behind them. If you look around, you can connect with anything.

The upper class society is a network, and there are always connections between nodes.

If you don't step in, you can't imagine the celebrities that people interact with on a daily basis.

In comparison, my personal connections are really thin.

But it doesn’t matter, you can’t rely on a wealthy family, I can be a wealthy family myself!

No matter how strong Li Yixu’s background is, doesn’t he still have to beg his brother to take him to play?

Wang Siming is stronger. Wang Ting Entertainment is encircling and suppressing the panda. See if he has a headache!

…

"Is Guo Yuting good-looking in person?"

"ah?!"

Wang Yan's sudden jump in thinking stunned Li Yixu.

Finally reacting, he nodded dumbfounded.

"It's good-looking, but that girl's personality is a bit... well, it's hard to describe..."

"Um?"

Wang Yan looked up in surprise.

Li Yixu has always been a very calm elder brother. I rarely see him hesitating when his balls hurt. It seems there is a story?

"Of course I have nothing to do with her. We haven't had much contact with her. We had dinner twice and met her once at the celebration banquet."

Li Yixu shook his head, thought about it, and finally decided to remind Wang Yan.

"Brother, if you have any ideas, I can help you get acquainted. But, she is really cold to men, but not so cold to girls. It's not just a matter of personality... Do you understand what I mean? ?”

Damn it!

What is that? !

Wang Yan understood and was shocked.

The advertising goddess in childhood, actually...

So exciting!

Li Yixu looked at the inexplicably excited Young Master Wang, and his heart moved.

"Brother, if you are really that interested, I will ask my cousin to help you find out more about it, okay? He is very familiar with that group of actors, especially the big secrets."

Wow!

What else did you reveal? !

Wang Yan stared at Li Yixu with wide eyes. Young Master Li, who was rarely lively, smiled evilly, nodded, and spoke leisurely.

"Director Huo has a better relationship with the actor! In the film and television industry, that is nothing.

You will still have a chance and survive if you stick to the bottom line, but it will be difficult at most.

If you look at it openly, there may not always be many opportunities, but you can always have a good personal relationship with key people, and you may be able to come in handy at a critical moment.

Occasionally, everyone would use it as a way to relax, and no one would go out and say anything loudly, or pester them.

Everyone thinks so and does this, and the atmosphere is indeed more open than other industries.

Therefore, although that girl is very cold and difficult to attack, if you think about it, Mr. Wang, you are not completely without a chance.

If you are young, handsome and have good temperament, your competitiveness will be very high. It will not be difficult if you have someone to pull the strings. "

Wang Yan found it very interesting and chuckled twice, but then suddenly turned the topic 180 degrees.

"Brother Xu, you are interested in film and television projects, why don't you vote for "Chewing Tracks"?"

"ah?!"

Li Yixu was stunned again, completely confused by Wang Yan's unreasonable behavior.

Okay, you suddenly jumped to Guo Yuting. Just when I wanted to sell it well, you jumped to Hobbit again...

That... brother really can't handle it.

I myself stay far away...

"Brother, your mind is very capable of jumping around."

Li Yixu shook his head, sighed, and followed the direction of Young Master Wang's interest and told the truth.

“The good projects my cousin can get are limited, so if I step in, it’s like stealing money from others.

Do you think that in that broken era, people could vote whenever they wanted?

When it was released, I didn't want to watch it. When I decided to invest, I couldn't even grab the 5 million quota.

Don't blame me, Yida Pictures didn't even get a ticket.

Think about it, if one or two movies in a series are co-produced, what is the concept? "

Indeed.

It’s true that the viewing experience was terrible, but it’s also true that it was very popular when the project was launched.

At that time, investors were waving their money but couldn't get in. The treatment compared to Wu Jing's brother Wu Jing when he was filming Wolf Warrior were completely two extremes.

Now, of course, the witch is not that popular, but Wang Yan is not short of money!

"New guy, new work, 40 million investment, Mr. An is going to take half of it if he opens his mouth. He's quite ambitious."

Young Master Wang chuckled, and Li Yixu showed hesitation.

After a while, as if he had made some decision, Mr. Li came up with something solid.

“Brother, I don’t care if you are strong, but for normal film and television projects, 20 million is definitely not small money, and the RMB is not the Zimbabwean dollar.

The reason why Mr. An is so generous and happy is that he can completely make money from the production, distribution and marketing.

The more investment shares she gets, the easier it will be for her to operate.

With one-stop production, distribution and marketing, plus good relationships with theaters, she has a lot to do. "

"oh?"

Wang Yan was a little surprised at Li Yixu's honesty and raised his eyebrows.

"Appreciate further details."

"Roughly speaking, the producer + distributor can get 39.42% of the total box office. If the producer and distributor are not the same company, prepayment and proportional settlement will be made on the publicity and distribution expenses.

Suppose you register for Wangting Pictures to produce, but you cannot do distribution. You have to hand it over to An Xiaofang's Dasheng Media, and then she will settle the settlement with you at the 39.42%.

The prerequisite for her to invest 20 million is that you provide publicity funds. If you really spend 60 million for publicity, it would be equivalent to her using 20 million in exchange for 50% of the equity of a large project with an investment of 100 million.

Her profit and loss points are different from yours.

If the total box office can reach 300 million, then your jointly divisible box office is 120 million. After deducting 60 million in publicity and distribution expenses, the remaining 60 million will be divided equally between the two of you. Each of you will get 30 million, making a small profit of 10 million.

But you used 80 million to earn 10 million, and she used 20 million to earn 10 million.

Moreover, in the announcement, the total amount of 60 million was enough for her to directly earn back the cost of 20 million.

The reasonable profit on the surface is 6 million, and the part you don’t understand has room for at least 15 million.

So as long as the film can be released, she will not lose money, and every penny at the box office will be a pure profit. "

Li Yixu explained clearly, and Wang Yan listened very carefully.

Finally, the eldest young master calmly asked: "Is there any way to prevent her from earning publicity money?"

Li Yixu smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "No. You can't do distribution, and you can't do publicity well. Those things are too professional. If you want the movie to be popular, you have to spend that money."

"Then let her earn it."

"ah?!"

Wang Yan's decisive attitude stunned Li Yixu again.

Brother, I just told you so much, and you still have this attitude?

Did I become a villain for nothing? !

Li Yixu really couldn't understand Wang Yan anymore. Several questions were asked back and forth, always floating in the air, which made people confused.

In fact, Mr. Wang's idea is very simple and clear.

"She can only earn a fixed proportion of the 60 million promotional funds. It doesn't matter 10% or 20%. She can do whatever she likes with the rest of the tricks. However, don't even think about the proportion of the total box office being split between the promotion and distribution."

"You want to bet on a box office hit and feed her with fixed income first?!"

Li Yixu suddenly realized it, and then he was stunned for a moment.

"However, the box office must reach at least 500 million to cover that part of the cost!"

In 2015, the film market was in turmoil.

"Fast and Furious 7" has a domestic box office total of 2.4 billion.

"The Legend of the Suo Monster", 2.4 billion.

"Women's Federation 2", 1.45 billion.

"Charlotte Don't Worry", 1.44 billion.

"Dampness", 740 million, a Sino-US co-production starring Jackie Chan, John and Choi Si-won.

"The Moaning Age 4: Moaning to the End of the Soul", 480 million.

"The Diaosi Comes Down the Mountain", 400 million, directed by Chen Kaixuan, starring Bao Bao, Zhiling, and Fucheng. The film was shot very big and white...

Judging from the above examples, is it difficult to achieve a box office of 500 million?

Damn it...ah bah bah! It’s hard to be a thief.

Li Yixu didn't even know where Wang Yan got his confidence!

In fact, Wang Yan is not sure that The Witch can hit a box office of more than 500 million. If the filming is not good enough, or the promotion is not targeted enough, 100 million may be a big hurdle.

However, since the money for publicity will definitely be earned by the issuing company, why not let the company earn a fixed number?

The most you can do is lose your entire investment, can you not afford to lose?

As soon as the system is upgraded, the breathing salary for four months will be 80 to 90 million. If you throw it all away, it will be a huge loss!

Halfway through the filming, I found that the quality of the material was not good enough. The director could not be changed, and the actors could not be changed. Except for small public affairs, everything could be overturned and started over.

I'm a great guy who plays with tickets, so don't talk to me about the basic laws.

The publisher wants to share the total box office, fine, just spend real money to accompany me crazy!

Don't dare?

Want to make a sure profit without losing money?

Then just take care of your fixed income and don’t worry too much about it.

Ever since he decided to film The Witch, Wang Yan was not ready to get used to the messy explicit and implicit rules in the entertainment industry.

Making a good film that I feel comfortable with is number one.

Lifting the little prince up is the second one.

The anchors of Wangting Entertainment are ranked third.

The rest are beyond the scope of the young master's consideration.

Therefore, in fact, what Wang Yan needs from An Xiaofang is sincerity, not any hidden rules, but bowing his head.

Just like Chu Hong, what does sleeping flowers mean?

You have to give in and call me big brother!

…

Chu Hong was not convinced for the time being, nor was An Xiaofang, but Li Yixu was.

“Brother, intellectually, I think you are just fooling around and a little over-inflated.

But when I think of your crazy behavior when you are doing Big Eater Mukbang, I feel that the scene in front of me seems familiar...

During those few times of eating and drinking, you would have lost a lot of blood under normal circumstances, but later on you would be on an equal footing with the prince.

Maopong's traffic has been very stable recently, but the traffic of all other platforms where Wangting Entertainment is stationed is increasing.

It only took you three months to expand your influence to the entire live broadcast industry.

I’m not going to talk nonsense with you. I want to take a gamble with you. Can you take a stake with me? "

Li Yixu was still so calm, but his clenched fists revealed his inner excitement.

He is not a particularly talented person in business. He does not see far enough and is not sensitive enough to changes in trends. His style of work focuses on stability. He can maintain his achievements but has no chance of pioneering.

But in terms of interpersonal communication, he is very strong.

So the calmest and clearest approach is: invest in talented people and don’t work on your own projects.

Exploit strengths and avoid weaknesses.

He followed Wang Siming in investing in Banana Entertainment, and was planning to follow in the second round of investment in Catalonia. Now, he has found a better investment target.

Wang Yan.

Wang Yan is a true god.

Talent, vision, and temperament are amazing.

Even if you occasionally show a hint of arrogance, you won't be annoyed, but you will feel that it is the right thing to do.

That guy should be a cold, proud, and confident tyrant who is almost arrogant.

Which leader is not like this? !

Li Yixu firmly believed that Wang Yan would be able to do great things in the future.

Maybe not the Witch Project, maybe not now, but definitely in the future.

So why not give it a hug in advance?

It is a rare fate to meet each other when we are not yet prosperous.

…

Li Yixu's determination was so firm that even Young Master Wang was a little surprised.

It is normal and reasonable for people like Gao Ya, Wang Youcai, and Yu Qiuli to hug their thighs in advance.

Because their own conditions are relatively poor and their choices are narrow, the opportunities Wang Yan can provide are enough to change their class.

But Li Yixu is different. He is a second-generation rich man with personal disposable wealth of at least hundreds of millions.

Wang Yan knows a lot of second-generation rich people, and most of them have the attitude that they can play together if they can, and ignore anyone if they can't.

Hug your thighs?

nonexistent.

Do I need your money? !

Even the two licking dogs Huang Xu and Lu Yichen were actually convinced by Wang Yan, not because they saw career prospects in Young Master Wang.

Li Yixu is an alternative among the rich second generation, and he really knows how to judge people.

After just a few contacts, he could clearly see Wang Yan's value, and he didn't let go, hugging his thighs to the end.

Perhaps this is the struggle model of interpersonal elites?

There is no difference between focusing on doing things and doing things for others.

After a few more years of experience and transformation into an angel investor, you may not be able to become the second Masayoshi Son.

At this time, Mr. Wang, who had been "invested", was in a very good mood, and his impression of Li Yixu continued to improve.

However, the other party's investment request was still not immediately agreed to.

"Brother Xu, in business, an excellent producer like Mr. An is a necessary condition for the success of the project, so we can talk about anything. If you want to join, what can you offer me besides money?"

Wang Yan spoke very straightforwardly, speaking in separate words.

Li Yixu was very calm.

"I can help you keep an eye on the producers and distributors."

The custom here in the Magic City is to be tit-for-tat and not give in when talking about business, and it is not very affected by personal relationships.

Wang Yan was already very accustomed to this style, so he plunged deeper without any politeness.

"If you collude with them, I will be even more blind."

"right."

Li Yixu nodded calmly, with a very magnanimous attitude.

"So it works like this - I invest 30% of the production cost, but only ask for 20% equity.

At the same time, I will lead a team to supervise the whole process of publicity and distribution, try to control the issuer's bad money behavior, and make your publicity funds spend as much as possible. "

The conditions are not unkind, Li Yixu really wants to get on the bus.

However, Wang Yan still shook his head.

"Brother Xu, you missed the point. I don't care about the cost, I only care about whether the collaborators have the value to make the film better."

Li Yixu was stunned.

Don't care about cost?

Are you kidding me? !

The first lesson in business management is cost control!

Only by controlling costs can we control risks and go far in the difficult market.

It's right not to understand, anyone else would be confused.

Others make commercial films just to make money, but among all the profits, what Wang Yan doesn't care about the most is money.

If this is a bad movie that can make a lot of money, I'm sorry, I won't make it.

If this is a good film that does not make any money in the end, but has a great reputation, can make the young man famous, and can make Wang Ting find a way out, OK, do you need additional investment?

So, if you have the ability to make the film better, then welcome it with both hands.

If not, just the so-called cost reduction...

I don't need your investment because you will simultaneously reduce my returns.

Confidence that a good shot will lead to success, and not caring about losses. These two mentality together create Wang Yan's attitude.

It's difficult for outsiders to understand - that's right, who is qualified to understand cheating?

Of course Li Yixu didn't understand, but Wang Yan made it clear enough that he knew in which direction he should work.

After pondering for a long time, when he looked up again, Mr. Li seemed to have made a new determination.

"Brother, before we talk about the core issue, I have a question to ask you."

"Brother Xu, please speak."

"Why do you dare to let Mr. An read the entire script?"

Li Yixu stared at Wang Yan with sharp eyes. The young master laughed dumbly and shook his head easily.

"Because this story is adapted from a Korean comic, the copyright for film and television adaptations around the world, except South Korea, is in the hands of Wang Ting Entertainment."

It’s not that difficult to get the rights to adapt Witch.

At this moment, the local film and television rights of The Witch are still under negotiation. Wangting Entertainment took the lead and even brought a huge negotiating weight to the original author.

Originally, Wang Yan thought it would be good to win the Chinese copyright. As a result, he won all the non-local adaptation rights.

If the copyright was not firmly in hand, how could Wang Yan let An Xiaofang see the script for the first time when they met?

You know, screenwriter Wang has done all the work of action guidance and special effects guidance, and the action and special effects are directly included in the script!

"Moreover, what Mr. An actually saw was not the complete script."

Wang Yan smiled and nodded on the side of his head.

"I have the complete storyboard. It's right here."

Li Yixu suddenly realized.

No wonder!

It is indeed Mr. Wang's consistent style, and he has no mistakes!

In excitement, Li Yixu finally made up his mind.

"I can help you get investment from Yida and China Film Digital. In other words, when The Witch is released, we will have a huge advantage in arranging films in those two theaters.

Furthermore, with Magic City Lianhe Cinemas, I can get you 40% of the first-day film schedule - this can be written in the investment agreement. "

Scheduling films? !

Wang Yan was finally moved.

No matter how new you are, you always understand the importance of film arrangement.

Every time a movie is released, it's always bloody and bloody.

The higher the early film schedule, the better the box office performance will be.

The better your performance, the more space you can squeeze out of your opponents at the same time.

The plate is only that big, whoever eats it belongs to whoever eats it.

Every year, there are a lot of films that have their box office potential stifled by scheduling.

Wang Yan originally expected An Xiaofang to solve this matter, but unexpectedly, Li Yixu was able to give a better answer.

But Wang Yan was not in a hurry and asked calmly.

"If so many investors are brought in, the announcement will be included in the total investment, and the model may change. Can you accept it?"

Li Yixu took out a deep breath and nodded slowly.

"Okay. The total investment is tentatively set at 80 million. You keep at least half, and we share the rest. Then I will handle the coordination of the entire early stage of the project, and the final agreement will be based on your opinions. I will work hard to deal with it."

Li Yixu's irreplaceable value was finally reflected.

Mr. Wang no longer has any reason to veto.

He reached out his hand proactively: "Brother Xu, happy to cooperate."

"Okay, happy cooperation!"

…

After the show, Li Yixu got busy and informed Wang Yan of the progress every day.

To be honest, the efficiency is much higher than if Wang Yan did it himself.

Young Master Wang felt relieved and turned his energy back to the loan.

Chu Hong couldn't sit still, and on Sunday, he invited Wang Yan to come out for a gathering again.

The project is amazing - camping.

Young Master Wang has never been camping before, but he is actually quite interested.

Moreover, it is time to give Chu Hong a chance.

But when I thought about looking at the stars in front of a campfire with a fat middle-aged man, resistance burst out of every pore.

go?

Not going?

Just as he was hesitating, Chu Hong gave the young master a step up.

"Chen Xi and the others will be there, as well as some old guys from our Mercedes-Benz Car Club. Mr. Wang, you happen to be driving a Mercedes-Benz, so come and have fun!"

Well, you have to give Mercedes Benz some face!

Wang Yan immediately walked down the steps and said, "Okay, I'm really interested in camping. Thank you Chu Xing for your hospitality!"

So it was decided that we would leave on Sunday at noon and return on Monday morning.

When camping...you need to bring an umbrella, right?

I am in good spirits today. I will write more. Thank you all for your continued support. We will say Happy New Year on the 1st.