Andy Lau cupped his hands in greeting: "I don't have any grand ambitions or lofty ideals. I just want to cultivate more new directors, because it's too difficult for them to make it, especially for directors in this industry. I suffered a lot when I was young, and I also started from scratch as a newcomer. Now we want to help these young people."
"In the directing industry, you have to build up seniority as soon as you enter the field. In fact, many young directors have commendable ideas, creativity, and skills, but they lack investment and connections, so they can only start from the bottom and work their way up step by step until they are over 40 years old before they can start their professional careers. This greatly squeezes out their vitality. My plan is to help these young people and young directors."
Shen Fang gave a thumbs up, "Look at him! That demeanor, that level of awareness! Hua Ge is awesome!!!"
"Brother Hua, how about this? I'll also invest some money. Asia Star and Longteng will cooperate, and I'll invite Chairman Han from China Film Group to join us. Let's expand the business. Since we're giving opportunities, let's give them more opportunities. What do you say?"
Andy Lau was taken aback when he heard this, but after thinking about it for a moment, he decided that it was not impossible.
"Mr. Shen, of course I'm willing. The more funds you have, the more opportunities you'll have."
Shen Fang nodded, pulled Hua Zai, and called Han Sanping, Yu Pangzi, Wang Zhongjun and others to the bench in the courtyard.
After spreading out some cigarettes, he shared his idea with the three of them.
"Mr. Wang, your Chinese-American approach is to tie directors to you. This is a great opportunity to develop and cultivate new directors."
"As for Mr. Yu, Bona can't keep doing distribution forever. They will definitely need to produce their own films. So Mr. Yu, you should think about it carefully."
Han Sanping strongly supports this plan, because China Film Group's mission is to make Chinese film and television bigger and stronger, and cultivating directors is something that China Film Group has always been doing.
"This plan is fine, no problem. Xiao Fang, how big are you planning to make this a success?"
Shen Fang smiled and held up three fingers.
“300 million. Brother Hua will contribute 30 million, Longteng will contribute 100 million, and the rest is up to you. If you don’t participate, I will make up the rest.”
Han Sanping nodded.
"Three hundred million, feasible. China Film Group will contribute 150 million, and the remainder... Mr. Wang, Mr. Yu, what do you think..."
Looking at Han Sanping, Wang Zhongjun smiled wryly and said, "Mr. Han, the funds from the Chinese community are not very sufficient recently. Of course, it's not impossible to invest money in this project. What I'm worried about is that someone might try to scam this support fund. Also, it's easy to lose money when training new directors. More importantly, how will the box office revenue be split?"
Shen Fang glanced at Wang Zhongjun; he was quite cunning.
"Mr. Wang, the profit sharing will naturally be based on the proportion of funds invested by each of our companies. As for the first two questions you are worried about, let me explain."
"Firstly, if this project is implemented, it can be said to be a support project from the top media companies in China. The possibility of him faking a support fund is extremely low, unless he doesn't want to work in the industry anymore. So I don't think we need to worry. Besides, most directors nowadays are from academic backgrounds; they don't have the guts to do that."
"The second issue is your concern about losing money. I have a solution. First, our Longteng Media's scriptwriting center will send professionals to evaluate the project. Second, Longteng Media will provide scripts for some capable new directors to try and guide. Third, we will reduce the cost of each project to the minimum, conduct thorough project evaluations, and leave no room for embezzlement. Doing this project requires not only attention to detail but also professionalism and full-time attention."
"We need to discover useful talent and new directors. The era of commercial films is coming, and the capital market will also be involved. What we need to do is to quickly gather and select talent so that we can expand the market. In addition, I have a good idea that can help Bona Film Group, which is Chinese-American, not worry about funding. It's just money, no problem."
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongjun's eyes lit up. He handed Shen Fang a cigarette and looked at Shen Fang like a sycophant: "President Shen, tell me, what's your idea?"
Shen Fang smiled and said, "Mr. Wang, are Chinese people really that poor? Have they never seen money before? You seem a bit anxious."
Wang Zhongjun's expression changed instantly, showing a mix of anger, helplessness, displeasure, and embarrassment.
"Hey, Mr. Shen, I'm not pretending anymore. Our Huayi Brothers does have some money. We made quite a bit of money in the first few years, but alas, we ran into a huge pitfall. You should know about Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin, right? This movie severely damaged our Huayi Brothers. I'm so angry I can't even vent my anger. Mr. Shen, if you really have any connections, please tell me. I know you have money. If you could help me out, I, Wang, would be extremely grateful."
Shen Fang knew about the movie "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin," which was also directed by Chen Da. It is said that it lost nearly 70 million yuan. The movie only had an investment of 70 million yuan. Director Chen Da was really a swindler. After the movie was released, it only grossed 2 million yuan at the domestic box office and 10 million yuan at the international box office. The Chinese-American brothers almost lost their shirts.
Then there was Jiang Wen's "Devils on the Doorstep." Although the film was very good and won awards, it was banned and could not be shown, resulting in a huge loss. In the same year, only Feng Xiaogang's films made money.
......
Shen Fang smiled and said, "Mr. Han, how about I invest in the Chinese company?"
Wang Zhongjun was taken aback upon hearing this...
How many shares do you want?
Shen Fang smiled and said, "Not much, 20%. I don't want controlling stake; it's just an investment."
"President Shen, I need to discuss this with my brother."
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