Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 195 A big earthquake in the entertainment industry
"This year, the factory has decided to set up several branches, and the following workshops will be independent!"

Song Tao sat on the podium and read the manuscript expressionlessly. All the employees in the audience were stunned and gathered together to discuss.

"Art workshop, printing workshop, scenery workshop, special effects workshop"

Song Zhu ignored the discussion below and continued to talk about the workshops that needed reform.

All the workshop employees whose names were called in the auditorium went crazy. Was this because they were thrown away?
There is a wave of layoffs now. Isn't it the factory using this method to lay off workers?

But the factory is not short of money! I have made so much money in the past two years without any business difficulties.

There are not many people in the factory, so the burden is not big.

On the contrary, the factory is booming during this period, and there is no reason to go out independently!

Soon Song Zhu finished talking about the list. He coughed lightly and shouted: "Quiet! What a noise!"

After hearing Song Zhuo's anger, the people below slowly calmed down.

Song Zhu then continued: "This reform of the factory committee has been discussed. It is for the better development of the factory, not for laying off anyone! The branch office also belongs to the factory, so there is no need to worry so much!"

After hearing Song Zhu's words, the people in the audience calmed down a little and were a little curious about what the factory meant by doing this.

"Let Director Chen explain the specific situation to everyone." After Song Tao finished speaking, he handed over the right to speak to Chen Shiping.

Later, the development route and welfare policies were explained, so it was just right for Chen Shiping to come.

Two people, one has a red face and the other has a white face.

Chen Shiping adjusted the microphone in front of him and smiled before saying, "I saw everyone's reaction just now. It shows that everyone regards the factory as their own home and is reluctant to part with it."

Chen Shiping's words made the atmosphere a little more relaxed, but everyone still stared at him to hear what was going on.

"The establishment of branches is for better development. After the business is independent, each branch will have greater autonomy and can respond to market development more flexibly."

"For example, in the setting workshop, the development of the studio in the factory is still designed according to the needs of the film. After becoming independent, we can proactively seek development opportunities and establish a larger film and television city or even a film and television base."

"The same applies to the developing and printing workshops. Too few films are developed and printed every year. Going independent can expand the business scope, improve the developing and printing technology, and strive to have its own developing and printing technology without being restricted by Europe and the United States."

"As for the staffing and welfare issues that everyone is concerned about, there is no need to worry about this. It will not cause you to lose your job, nor will your salary be reduced. As for whether you can increase your salary, it depends on your own business capabilities."

After Chen Shiping finished speaking, someone in the audience raised their hands to ask questions.

Looking at the densely packed arms, he randomly clicked on one and began to answer his questions.

After answering seven or eight people one by one, all the issues that everyone was concerned about were basically solved.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The basic guarantees were in place. Specific details would need to be resolved in small meetings in each workshop.

After the branch is established, the leadership team of each branch will still be the same people.

These workshops will not be relocated for the time being, and will continue to operate in the factory, and will develop independently in the future.

This will be a long-term process, and the production needs of the factory will continue to ensure the development of these branches. However, if you want to break through to a higher level, you need to step out of your comfort zone and work hard.

Once private enterprises develop in the future, they will soon surpass the film studios.

If the development of the film industry is left to private enterprises, I don’t know how many years it will take to develop it.

Especially after making bad movies can make money, capitalists will not spend much effort to develop industry.

One meeting lasted for more than five hours before it ended. After the meeting, each workshop went back to have small meetings.

Chen Shiping and Song Zhu were not idle either, and had to attend small meetings in various workshops.

The decision has been notified. Although the specific implementation will not start immediately, the work must be done in advance.

Reform of state-owned enterprises is inevitable, and film studios must also reform. The final result of resting on one's laurels is to die in the wave of the times.

While the factory was busy making various plans, the directors from Xiangjiang came over.

This year’s co-production project is about to start.

This is also an opportunity for each workshop to win business for itself.

The scenery workshop can take this opportunity to build a large-scale film and television city, instead of putting all the scenery in the factory and building a few streets.

In the past, when making movies in the factory, we often built, dismantled, and rebuilt again. How much money we had was not enough to waste.

Art workshops and prop workshops can also take advantage of this opportunity to expand their business to some film companies in Hong Kong.

If the costumes in Xiangjiang are so bad, don’t make your own. It’s better to customize or rent them directly. The prices for exquisite costumes and props are very favorable!

Every workshop was extremely busy, and Chen Shiping was watching from behind, fearing that something might go wrong.

And we have to take the initiative to help them get business and help them get on the right track.

Chen Shiping felt like a worried old father who really devoted all his efforts to the factory.

These major actions of the film studio have also attracted attention from all walks of life, and reports about Beijing Film Studio began to appear frequently in newspapers.

On the road to reforming state-owned enterprises, film studios give different answers!

After the producer-centered system, Beijing Film Studio will make another big move. Is it going to be independent or to shed its burden?
Not only newspapers in the mainland are reporting, but news about Beijing Film Studio is also being reported in Hong Kong.

The development of the mainland film industry is directly related to the future development of Hong Kong films, and the two have now begun to be deeply integrated.

Any changes in the mainland will affect the development of the Hong Kong film industry.

Many scholars and media in Hong Kong have begun to collectively denigrate the local film industry, pointing out that in the future, Hong Kong films can only continue to develop by relying on the mainland.

Reporters were bound to come to cover such reforms, and Song Zhu always recommended it to Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping's name appeared frequently, and the public's impression of him began to change from a writer-director to an entrepreneur and reform pioneer.

The superiors have also been paying attention to the development of Beijing Film Studio. Beijing Film Studio has developed too fast in the past few years, and many changes and decisions are very forward-looking and guiding.

Under the leadership of Chen Shiping, Beijing Film Studio indirectly affected the development of the entire film market.

The leaders above are not blind and can naturally see all these changes.

Originally, the film market was only a market of several billions, but now it is heading towards a market of tens of billions or even larger.

With reference to the film markets in Western countries, the potential of the mainland film market seems to be beginning to emerge.

Maybe it will be a market worth hundreds of billions in the future!

Chen Shiping's name also began to appear frequently in the documents on the leader's desk.

Some people are happy and some are worried. Among the eight major film studios, Beijing Film Studio is already at the forefront.

Originally, Changying Film Studio had always been firmly established, Xiying Film Studio had come from behind, and Shanghai Film Studio had been determined to reform, but now they were all defeated by Chen Shiping.

Shanghai Film Studio has been experimenting with commercial films over the years, focusing on collective creation and exploring commercial films. They have shot many commercial films and comedies, and doing absurd things with a serious attitude is their creative approach to comedies.

The Story of Sanmao Joining the Army is a typical example of this idea.

Originally, Shanghai Film Studio still felt that it was at the forefront of commercial films, but now it was suddenly left behind by Chen Shiping's producer-centered production and workshop independence.

Their departmental workshops have begun to operate and develop in a market-oriented manner, and they still say that they are fucking stupid!
We have to keep up too! We are the Shanghai Film Studio! In terms of market reform, it was surpassed by Beijing Film Studio.

Why do so many overseas returnees eat in the factory?

Come up with a plan for me quickly! We must seize a certain share of the market before Beijing Film Studio dominates the market!

Also anxious are Changying Film Studio and Xiying Film Studio. Beijing Film Studio is in full swing now. If they don't catch up, they will be sucked by the northwest wind in the future!
Reform is coming step by step, and the biggest fear is impetuousness. Chen Shiping is now trying to appease the people in the factory to slow down.

Never have the idea that you are the master of your own business and want to get rich in one step.

Chen Shiping's main job now is to work hard to control the pace of the factory and keep everything going smoothly.

But apart from that, he is also busy with movies.

He had reviewed and commented on the scripts for Police Story, Red Zone and Saving Mr. Cheng, and had them rewritten by the Literature Department.

After modifications are completed, it can be submitted to the production department for formal project approval.

This poor little guy with Big Nose is coming to work.

But his work is not in vain. If he becomes a popular area, maybe he can enter Hollywood a few years earlier.

If the project is approved in the Red Zone, it will have to find a company in Hollywood to cooperate with China Film Group to try to bring Sino-US co-productions into the Western market.

However, the Hong District is not in a hurry and will wait until Police Story is finished filming.

At this time, in Chen Shiping's office, he looked at Fatty Wang and Zhou Xingxing sitting opposite him and felt particularly happy.

"Who wrote the script of The Deer and the Cauldron?" Chen Shiping asked with a smile.

Wang Jin smiled and said, "I did this together with Zhou Xingxing. What do you think?"

"No, the adaptation is pretty good." Chen Shiping looked at Wang Jin and said, "This is my first co-production in the Mainland. Do you know the rules of co-production?"

"Of course I understand." Wang Jin said with a smile: "The mainland will take the lead."

"It's good to understand, so as not to cause other problems later." Chen Shiping turned to look at Zhou Xingxing and said, "Is it your first time in the mainland? How do you feel?"

"It feels very good. It's different from what I imagined." Zhou Xingxing's Mandarin is not very good and he speaks stumblingly.

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "It will take some time to prepare for the movie. You can go around the mainland more. If you have any ideas or requests for the movie, you can come to me at any time."

Wang Jin interrupted at this time: "Director Chen, are you going to be a producer?"

Chen Shiping nodded and said, "Yes, I am very optimistic about your team. Others want me to be a producer and I don't have time yet."

Wang Jin and Zhou Xingxing looked at each other and felt that they were valued.

Especially Wang Jin. He heard Shi Nansheng say that Chen Shiping asked him to come by name.

This is really good for yourself!
Chen Shiping said with a smile: "Don't be so formal. The mainland is different from Xiangjiang. No one will point a gun at your head. It's safe and free here."

Zhou Xingxing glanced at Chen Shiping in surprise and felt that there was something in his words, but he still refrained from speaking.

Chen Shiping is not in a hurry to start poaching now. The filming of the movie is early, so he should take his time.

"I will take the script first. The factory will start preparations for the project as soon as possible and will notify you when it is ready." Chen Shiping paused and said, "The actresses in The Deer and the Cauldron will be from Xiangjiang, and the emperor and Chen Jinnan will use mainland actors. "

The female character in The Deer and the Cauldron is really not very positive, so Chen Shiping didn't want to use mainland actors.

Mainland actors could have been used for the two more positive roles, the Emperor and Chen Jinnan.

However, the heroine Su Qier had to be from the mainland, and she had already agreed with Chen Hong.

Wang Jin did not expect that Chen Shiping would only take two unimportant roles, and he only thought that he was giving himself more space.

Chen Shiping has never been so polite to co-produced movies in the mainland before!

The key is that everyone said that Chen Shiping was overbearing, and Wang Jin felt very different when he was suddenly so polite to him!
Director Chen really appreciates me and values ​​me!

Chen Shiping looked at Wang Jin with some excitement and continued: "By the way, the studio has recently been trying to give directors a share of the box office, and co-productions are also in this category. I will talk to Yong Sheng about this."

"A share of the box office?!"

Wang Jin was shocked. The people in Xiangjiang only paid 10% of the filming cost.

Does the mainland directly give you a share of the box office? !
Damn it, I want to be Director Chen’s dog!
I want to make money! Lots and lots of money!

But after Wang Jin left Beijing Film Studio and returned to the hotel, he suddenly turned around.

Damn it, the box office share is not necessarily as high as the salary of Xiangjiang!
If a movie doesn't do well at the box office, how much money will it get?

Wang Jin took out his notebook and silently began to calculate how much box office he would need to earn in order to be higher than his original salary.

After finishing the calculation, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was not difficult.

Overall, the box office share is higher. After all, it has the support of such a large market in the mainland and Zhou Xingxing's box office appeal in Hong Kong.

Making money is easy! It’s easy for a movie to earn more than 100 million at the box office.

In Xiangjiang alone, it will have a box office of at least 30 to 40 million, let alone the mainland.

Zhou Xingxing kept watching Wang Jin's calculations and couldn't help but said, "Don't you think Chen Shiping is too polite?"

Wang Jin nodded and said: "I know, there must be other purposes."

"What could it be?" Zhou Xingxing asked tentatively.

He had opinions about Yongsheng, and the difference of opinion was about money.

If he can get rid of Yongsheng through Chen Shiping like Zhang Min, that would be great for him!
Wang Jin understood Zhou Xingxing's subtext and deliberately pretended to be stupid and said: "Maybe it's a woman. How can a man not love a woman?"

Zhou Xingxing smiled when he saw this and stopped talking about the topic. Chen Shiping was not very enthusiastic towards him today, and he was not sure what Chen Shiping's attitude was towards him.

Wang Jin smiled and said at this time: "Don't think so much. It's hard to come to the mainland and go out for a walk."

"You haven't heard about Cheng Long's encounter in the mainland some time ago, right?"

"Why don't we go to the regular place!"

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(End of this chapter)