Xu Rui organized a party and invited several shareholders of "Four Seasons Film and Television Company" to get together.
Most of these shareholders are Xu Rui's classmates, namely Qiao Yunuo, Yuan Man, Yang Wenbin, and Xu Zhizhou. They are in their 20s and are doing very well in the entertainment industry.
Although these small shareholders only hold a total of 10% of the shares, the role they can play is not small. At least they are well-informed and know what TV series are being planned to be filmed in the country.
They have the ability to get priority investment rights for movies that need investment, which is also a way to make a living.
However, Four Seasons Film and Television Company is still in a pure investment state and has not yet reached the harvest time.
But these small shareholders don't care. They invest purely for fun and don't expect to make a lot of money.
Of course, decades later, when Four Seasons Film and Television becomes the No. 1 in the entertainment industry, they will slap themselves in the face for this statement.
We chose to have dinner at Xu Rui's house, as family dinners seemed to bring them closer together.
Chen Xia had only met them once or twice before, and they weren't very familiar with each other, but Chen Xia was a "young master" back then, so he had no restraint when hanging out with people his own age, and they quickly became friends.
While eating, Xu Rui asked:
"Xiao Xia, what have you been busy with these days? Teacher Li Jian wants to treat you to a meal to express his gratitude."
"Is Teacher Li recovered now? Didn't it delay filming?"
"He's recovered. This is an indoor drama, so there aren't any big moves. He can definitely hold on now. I just don't know if this drama can make money."
Yang Wenbin drank a glass with everyone and said with squinting eyes:
"It's not easy to make money in this environment. Let's take it slow. Didn't Chen Xia say that we should build up our reputation first? There will be plenty of opportunities to make money later."
Qiao Yunuo is the only female shareholder and has a somewhat carefree personality, otherwise she wouldn't be able to get along with her male classmates.
"You said, if we can participate in the big show of Huaxia TV, our popularity will definitely increase faster. Hey, Yuan Man and Xu Rui, you are familiar with Huaxia TV, do you have any news recently?"
Yuan Man, a chubby young man, smiled innocently and said:
"How could we possibly invest in a Huaxia TV series? They want 100% copyright. Speaking of blockbuster movies, I recently heard there's a TV series in the works called 'Tang Minghuang', which is said to be no less than 40 episodes."
"'Tang Minghuang'? Is that the one about Yang Guifei's husband and father-in-law? The one who led the An Lushan Rebellion?"
"That's him. This TV series is supposed to show the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty. The biggest problem right now is the lack of places to film. The palace style of the Tang Dynasty is completely different from that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This requires building a new film and television city, which is a huge investment.
Think about it, the Taiji Palace and the Daming Palace, each one is said to be even more majestic than the Forbidden City. If you build them smaller, they will look unimpressive and not in keeping with the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty. But if you build them bigger, how much investment will you have to make? You won't even be able to recover the cost."
Yuan Man ate while everyone listened. When they heard that a new palace area larger than the Forbidden City was going to be built for filming, everyone was amazed and thought that only Huaxia TV could produce such a large brush.
While eating, Chen Xia instantly thought of the TV series starring Liu Wei and Lin Bingfang that he had watched in his previous life. It must be said that the TV series produced by Huaxia TV in the 1980s and 1990s were really conscientious works.
Later, when Chen Xia heard Yuan Man say that they lacked funds to build the palace, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Hengdian World Studios?!
Who says that after filming, these studios and props are useless? In Chen Xia’s previous life, Hengdian provided a living example of this.
The model of film and television shooting + tourism has great potential. The key is that it is a money-making tool. Haven’t you seen that Hengdian not only makes money for itself, but also greatly develops the local economy?
Chen Xia thought that he was not short of money. The major companies of Four Seasons Group in the mainland generated huge profits every year. The currency was depreciating severely now, so he could invest in the country.
Do it when you think of it.
Chen Xia suddenly spoke up, "What do you think? Four Seasons Film and Television should invest in a Tang Dynasty Film and Television City. We could rent it to Huaxia TV for filming, and then use it as a tourist attraction afterward."
Everyone at the table was stunned, wondering what was wrong with this boss? He actually wanted to build a film and television city for Huaxia TV?
Yuan Man frowned.
"Chen Xia, this film and television city is no joke. Especially the Tang Dynasty palace area, those large halls, plus the buildings in the market street area, it will cost hundreds of millions to acquire it."
Xu Zhizhou, who had been silent all this time, also spoke:
"It's really not worth it. For example, the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City that Huaxia TV invested in in Wuxi City last year is open now, but there are almost no tourists. If it's open, it's a loss, and if it's closed, it's an even bigger loss. It's a dilemma."
"Yes, yes. With such a large investment, even if we rent it to Huaxia TV, we can only make a few million. It's meaningless. We can't even make back the interest."
Hearing everyone talking and opposing, Chen Xia was speechless.
Even the Three Kingdoms Film and Television City in Wuxi City, who says it lost so much money? It was a 5A-level scenic spot, and it had been making a lot of money by selling tickets and surrounding areas for decades.
deficit?
But it's no wonder that these people are like this. They are not reborn people like Chen Xia, and they have no foresight about the great development of the tourism industry in the future.
In 1988, everyone had just had enough to eat. Who would have nothing to do and take the whole family on a trip?
Xu Rui was the only one who remained silent at the dinner. He was optimistic about this project in his heart. What a joke! The other party offered 5 tons of gold and hundreds of millions of dollars at once. How could he be short of money?
Where did all this money come from? It was all earned by Chen Xia's good investment vision. Could he have stolen it?
(Well, it seems to be stolen.)
In fact, we can't blame these small shareholders for being short-sighted. If they invested in this big project, everyone would have to contribute in proportion.
Even if they only invest 100 million, 10% of them would be 10 million. Oh my god, how can they come up with this 10 million?
If they really made money, they would tell their families and ask for some money, but they would not do this business that is obviously going to lose money.
Chen Xia did not force them. They were all acquaintances and were using each other's relationship to their advantage, so there was no need to say too much.
Those who can keep up with him will make a lot of money in the future; those who cannot keep up with him can only blame themselves for having poor vision and letting go of the God of Wealth.
Seeing that Chen Xia didn't say anything, Xu Rui took the initiative to help him cover up:
"Yuan Man, go home and talk to Deputy Director Yuan and tell him that the Four Seasons Group in Hong Kong wants to invest in the Tang Dynasty Film City and ask if Huaxia TV Station agrees."
Chen Xia quickly added, "All the buildings were built absolutely according to the plot requirements, and were completely replicated at a one-to-one scale, absolutely in line with the style of the Tang Dynasty."
Nonsense, of course we have to follow the Tang Dynasty style. If we make it look weird, who would come to travel then?
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