Chapter 119 Each Has His Own Plan
Song Ci retracted his gaze upon hearing this and couldn't help but mutter, "Oh, no wonder I didn't see them."
Feeling the hustle and bustle of the premiere, Song Ci couldn't help but joked:
"Lao Zhang, you are really good now. You have a wide network of contacts. You can invite so many people to come to support you. This premiere is no less than those big productions. It's great."
Zhang Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Boss Song, you are insulting me. I don't have such a big face. I came here for the company's strength. It was you and Boss Wang Jing who laid a solid foundation for the company. I just sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor."
Song Ci waved his hand, signaling him not to worry. Zhang Zhao and Tengda Culture are now tied together, and the good development of Tengda Culture is also due to Zhang Zhao.
Thinking of the guests he had seen, Song Ci asked casually, "I just saw you talking to Fan Bingbing. Isn't she an artist from Huayi Company? I remember that we have no cooperation with Huayi."
"She came here alone."
Song Ci was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's quite interesting."
Although Tengda Culture and Huayi Company both belong to the Beijing entertainment circle, they do not have any business dealings on a daily basis, and the two companies have always kept to themselves.
Song Ci had heard of the "Beijing circle" and the "Shanghai circle" in his previous life, but he didn't pay much attention to them in his previous life and didn't know much about the details. It was only in this life because of Tengda Culture's business scope that he went out of his way to learn about them.
Peking is the national cultural center, and the entire Peking entertainment circle has a huge influence on the domestic art world, but generally speaking, the Peking entertainment circle can be divided into three factions.
One is the academic school represented by the People's Art Theatre, the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy; the other is centered around the Beijing Film Studio; and the last is the so-called "Beijing circle".
The three factions frequently cooperate with each other to produce film and television projects. They both compete and collaborate, and their personnel relationships are complicated.
As the film and television industry became increasingly market-oriented and economical, the Beijing Film Studio gradually declined and reorganized, and the influence of the "Beijing circle" expanded accordingly.
One of the core members of the "Beijing Circle" is Huayi Company, which is the main funding provider for film and television projects. Its core personnel include Zheng Xiaolong, Wang Shuo, Ye Dayin and other children from large academies.
These children from wealthy families use their parents' energy and strong connections to make it easier for artists in the Beijing circle to obtain performance opportunities and high-quality project resources.
In the decade from the 1990s to the beginning of the new century, 90% of the artists who became popular in the Beijing entertainment circle were promoted by the Beijing circle. Whoever they promoted became popular, and whoever they promoted became famous.
Many of the early classic film and television works in China were created by people from the Beijing circle. These works were benchmarking in the film and television industry at the time and had a certain influence on the development direction and aesthetic standards of the entire industry.
When Song Ci and Wang Jing first founded Tengda Culture, they actually dealt with the Beijing circle. However, the people in the Beijing circle were indeed overbearing and always wanted to take more, which made people dislike them.
Fortunately, Song Ci took a different approach and allowed Wang Jing to recruit a group of people from the Beijing Film Studio to establish the early production team of Tengda Culture.
This was also the reason why Zhang Zhao wanted to use Li Xiaolu when auditioning for the female lead of "Nightclub". Because Tengda's old team members were all from the Beijing Film Studio, and Li Xiaolu's elders had extensive connections in the Beijing Film Studio and were also connected to the Huaying Group.
Later, Song Ci, relying on the foresight of a reborn person, took advantage of the opportunity of the national theater chain reform when the Beijing circle had not yet reacted, opened up a battlefield in the southern provinces, acquired theater chains and rose rapidly.
By the time people in the Beijing circle came to their senses, Tengda had already initially completed its industrial layout and was no longer a small player that could be manipulated at will. It has been living in peace with companies such as Huayi and has developed to the present day.
Zhang Zhao leaned in close and whispered in Song Ci’s ear, “Boss Song, I heard that the relationship between the two soldiers has always been bad, and Fan Zaihuayi is suppressed by Li.
Fan Bingbing and Huayi are unhappy because of this. Her contract with Huayi will expire in the second half of this year, so she may want to change her job."
Song Ci thought thoughtfully: "You want the company to sign her?"
Zhang Zhao nodded, but he had this intention, and reported to Song Ciyu: “In the company’s artist management business, Qiao Zhengyu has been successfully supported as a male star.
However, as for the female artists, Wang Luodan and Lu Yi are currently unable to hold their own, and it is unknown whether they can become popular in the future.
So I thought about signing a famous actress to support the company. Yu Xin recommended Gao Yuanyuan, and the company also contacted her. But I personally think Fan Bingbing is more suitable. "
This is also the reason why Zhang Zhao and Fan Bingbing talked about film and television projects when they first met. If Fan Bingbing is willing to join Tengda Culture, he will give her the leading female role in the big production "My Love from the Star" as a signing gift.
Song Ci did not comment on Zhang Zhao's idea. He himself had no expectations of Fan Bingbing signing with Tengda, and the same was true for Gao Yuanyuan.
He remembered clearly that after Fan Bingbing terminated his contract with Huayi, he opened his own studio and ambitiously embarked on the road to becoming a wealthy family.
"It's up to you to decide on the signing. Whether it succeeds or not doesn't matter. By the way, I just met Cai Yinong. Tell me about the cooperation plan with Tangren Films that you mentioned last time."
Zhang Zhao sorted out his thoughts and quickly reported, "It's like this, Mr. Song, Tangren Company has obtained the film and television adaptation rights of The Legend of the Condor Heroes from Mr. Jin, and will start preparing to shoot The Legend of the Condor Heroes after the new year.
Last year, I reached an agreement with Cai Yinong that the leading male role of "Fleet of Time" was given to Hu Ge in exchange for the investment rights of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
After all, Tangren is the leader in ancient costume dramas, and the TV dramas it produces are still very marketable. Many TV stations are willing to purchase them, and you can definitely make money by investing in them.
Cai Yinong is a narrow-minded woman who always likes to eat alone. It is not easy for her to participate in Tangren’s film and television projects.”
"Invest in The Legend of the Condor Heroes!"
Song Ci whispered softly, his eyes were deep and his expression was solemn, considering whether to take advantage of the opportunity to intervene. In the previous life, Tangren almost went bankrupt while filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
After the male lead Hu Ge had a car accident, the crew of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" stopped working indefinitely, but the crew's expenses such as venue rental and idle equipment continued to be incurred every day, resulting in huge financial losses.
The film purchase contracts signed with various TV stations were all terminated due to Hu Ge's car accident and the crew's suspension of filming, which interrupted Tangren's cash flow and caused serious problems with the company's cash turnover.
What’s more serious is that during the period of Hu Ge’s car accident and the suspension of filming, the film and television copyright of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" held by Tangren was about to expire, which was even more of a blow to Tangren Company.
Moreover, another company was discussing copyright issues regarding the adaptation of The Legend of the Condor Heroes at the time, which put Tangren Film and Television in danger of losing the right to shoot the drama.
Once the film and television copyright is lost, all of Tangren’s previous investments will be wasted, and it will not be able to make any profit from the broadcast of the drama in the future.
Fortunately, Mr. Jin later learned about this and came to the rescue, asking the publishing house to suspend the adaptation rights procedures with the next buyer.
The copyright agreement was renewed for one year with Tangren Films, and no additional fees were required. This gave Tangren some relief, and they managed to scrape together funds for the reshoot and survive.
However, as the leading actor, Hu Ge was seriously injured and required a long period of treatment and recovery, so his acting career was forced to be suspended.
For Tangren Film and Television, this means that the originally planned performing projects and commercial activities centered on Hu Ge cannot proceed as planned.
The business development of the entire company was severely hindered and it took two or three years to recover.
Song Ci lowered his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression. After careful consideration, he slowly gave instructions to Zhang Zhao, but his voice revealed a biting chill.
“We can invest in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, but since Tangren Film and Television has taken our money, they must ensure the effectiveness of the project results.
It must be reflected in the contract that if The Legend of the Condor Heroes cannot be completed on time, Tengda has the right to withdraw the funds, and Tangren will have to compensate us for our losses.”
Business competition is a life-and-death struggle. Song Ci has been able to build such a big business, so he is obviously not a weak and merciful person.
The rebirth of Song Ci has produced a certain butterfly effect. If Hu Ge had not had the car accident, then everything would be fine and Tengda and Tangren would have a pleasant cooperation.
If a car accident still happens and delays the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", don't blame him, Song, for setting it up.
It is God's will. It would be a pity for Tangren Company, which has such a good foundation, to see its future decline. Since Cai Yinong cannot control it, he should step down and let others take over.
Besides, there is one thing that has always bothered Song Ci. He used Tengda's resources to support Liu Shishi because he loved her and spoiled her and did not care about those resources, so his little childhood sweetheart could enjoy those resources.
Putting aside the fact that Liu Shishi is a contracted artist of Tangren Company, why should you, Cai Yinong, feel at ease letting Liu Shishi make money for you? You will always have to pay for what you have done.
Zhang Zhao didn't know that the chairman was very shrewd and had already started to set his sights on Tangren Company. When he heard Song Ci's agreement, he became very motivated and prepared to find Cai Yinong after the Spring Festival to implement the cooperation agreement.
Just after Zhang Zhao left to look for Song Ci, Fan Bingbing, Wang Changtian and Li Ming were still keeping their eyes on him. After all, the three of them were very curious about which distinguished guest Zhang Zhao was going to meet in such a hurry.
The three of them looked at Zhang Zhao from afar. When they saw him come to a young and handsome man, he stopped, stood sideways, leaned forward slightly, and kept saying something. His attitude seemed very respectful.
The young man had a natural expression, without any of the reservedness and flattery that young people in the circle would have when meeting the boss of a film and television company. He acted like a superior.
Looking at that overly handsome face, Fan Bingbing's eyes lit up. Such good looks must have been a gift from God. He was born to be in the entertainment industry.
If you can bring people into your studio and train them a little, they can become the backbone of the studio.
However, as a member of Huayi, Fan Bingbing has basically no contact with Tengda Culture on a daily basis and knows very little about Tengda's personnel situation.
So he asked, "Boss Wang, Boss Li, do you know the handsome guy next to Boss Zhang?"
Hearing the big star asking about the handsome guy, Li Ming laughed and joked: "Why, Bingbing is attracted by the handsome guy?"
Fan Bingbing was generous and open-minded, and said with a sweet smile: "If the handsome boy is willing, I don't mind having a relationship. My family has been urging me to have a relationship these past two years. It's just right to bring him back for the New Year. It will be very prestigious to bring this face with me."
Which big sister can refuse such a handsome little puppy? If he is willing to join the studio, Fan Bingbing doesn't mind using some tricks to give the young man a taste of sweetness. Besides, the other party is so handsome, so it won't be a disadvantage for her.
"He looks familiar." Wang Changtian narrowed his eyes and stared at the other person, trying hard to recall where he had seen this person before.
"It's him!" Wang Changtian exclaimed, and combined with Zhang Zhao's respectful attitude, he suddenly remembered that he had seen this handsome young man in the news in Peiping.
At that time, he was standing next to the big leaders in Peking, and he was as outstanding as he is now. The only difference was that he wore a pair of glasses on TV and looked a little older than he does now.
Fan Bingbing heard the voice and asked curiously: "Mr. Wang knows him?"
Wang Changtian nodded, wondering whether he should go over to say hello and take the opportunity to get to know him. "He is Song Ci, the boss of Tengda Group, who was ranked seventh on the Hurun Rich List last October."
Li Ming looked over when he heard it, and after a moment he recognized Song Ci and said hesitantly, "Boss Wang, should we go over and greet him and get to know him?"
Among the three people here, Fan Bingbing is a woman, not to mention, Light Media has developed the best, so Wang Changtian has the highest status. His Xiaoma Pentium company is of average size now and cannot be ranked among the film and television companies in the circle.
Considering that the other party was a rising star in the business world with a net worth of nearly 10 billion, Li Ming did not dare to approach him rashly, so he asked for Wang Changtian's opinion.
Even though Fan Bingbing doesn't care about finance and economics, she still knows the top ten richest people in the country. Although she has never seen a photo of Song Ci, he was a big celebrity on the Internet a few months ago.
She had read netizens' comments on Song Ci, such as the most handsome among the rich, the richest among the handsome men, the noble son, the national husband, and all kinds of domineering titles. It caused a sensation at the time.
With a breathtaking light in her eyes, Fan Bingbing said anxiously, "Mr. Wang, Mr. Li, this opportunity cannot be missed." After that, she lifted her skirt and walked towards Song Ci impatiently.
Wang Changtian laughed and called Li Ming: "Come on, Lao Li, let's go get to know each other. We are not as decisive as a woman like Bingbing."
Under the bright lights, Fan Bingbing moved lightly with lotus steps, like a blooming rose in the dark night. The slim red evening dress outlined her graceful curves, and her figure swayed with grace and elegance.
There was a faint smile and a barely perceptible desire in her eyes. Fan Bingbing wanted to become a wealthy woman herself, but if there was a shortcut, who would refuse it?
The man in front of you is handsome, rich, and most importantly, young and unmarried, which means everything is possible. How many female stars can resist such temptation?
Even if you can't get a formal status, as long as you can get a little support from the other party in your career and obtain some resources of Tenda Company, you will make a lot of money.
Since you want to find a backer in the entertainment industry, it doesn't matter who you look for. Why not just go all the way and find the richest and most powerful one? Besides, that face is pleasing to the eye!
(End of this chapter)
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