Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 304 What if I don’t approve it?
In the evening, when getting off work, Chen Shiping and Mr. Tong bumped into each other.

When the two of them went downstairs together, Director Tong took the initiative to mention the matter of investing in a screening unit.

Chen Shiping turned his head to look at him, he didn't expect that this was something he had agreed on with the other party.

Watching Director Tong leave in the car, Chen Shiping sighed, it seemed like he was doing a favor.

Then I won’t do this anymore!
get off work!

Chen Shiping doesn't drive himself anymore as he is too tired. Besides, he has a full-time driver and doesn't want to waste the salary paid by the group.

It is really pleasant to ride in a car. I was not used to the driver before, but now, I can only say it is really nice.

However, you still need to have a separate car, otherwise it will be inconvenient to go out and do something by yourself in the future.

It’s much faster to get home from China Film Studio than from the factory.

After Chen Shiping returned home, he saw Tao Huimin sitting in the study reading a book.

Today was strange, she went to the study to read.

Chen Shiping pushed the door open and walked in. Tao Huimin looked up at him and said excitedly, "You're back. I received a script and it feels really good."

Chen Shiping asked nonchalantly, "What script?"

"Here, this!" Tao Huimin handed it to Chen Shiping with a smile.

Chen Shiping took it and took a look, then found out it was Jiang Ai, and felt a little strange.

Has this drama not been filmed yet? I remember it was broadcast in 1998.

The script is decent though.

Chen Shiping flipped through a few pages and said, "If you like it, just vote for it."

"But he has also found other companies, and I guess he wants to invest together with them." Tao Huimin said somewhat dissatisfiedly.

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "It's normal. It's business. I also look for investors when I make movies. It's not that I don't have money, but I want win-win cooperation."

"Don't teach me a lesson." Tao Huimin rolled her eyes and asked with concern, "Are you busy working at the China Film Academy these days?"

"It's okay, except that some people want to take advantage of me." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Tao Huimin asked in surprise: "Is it true?"

"Really? But it's not a big deal." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Tao Huimin couldn't help but admonish: "Those disciples may not have any special abilities, but they are not easy to mess with if you get involved with them."

Chen Shiping shrugged and said, "What can they do to me? It's better to let their father do it."

Tao Huimin: “.” So cocky!

Chen Shiping also thought it through and decided not to join the ministry anymore, so he could do whatever he wanted.

The main character is a man without desires or demands. I don't believe that he can still be masturbated.

Moreover, this kind of thing itself is not a question of political standing, and he really doesn't care about a group of second-generation people.

I just think it's troublesome, but I'm bound to offend people.

Besides, why don’t you do it yourself and push it to me?

If the other party really had a powerful background, Chen Shiping would be willing to invest, but the key is that his background is just that.

You're not even as good as Zhong Xiaoai, yet you dare to come and ask for money!

Go play with Lao Tong!

Otherwise, Lao Tong would just get the benefits for free without doing anything. How could it be so easy?

The achievements were made by Chen Shiping, and your relationship has deepened rapidly, but you can't take advantage of him for nothing.

The next morning, Chen Shiping told Director Tong about this matter.

After listening to this, Director Tong smiled and said, "This suggestion is actually not bad."

"I don't think it's good." Chen Shiping said directly.

Director Tong looked at Chen Shiping, frowned slightly and said, "Shiping, you are still young. Sometimes you should also pay attention to the maintenance of interpersonal relationships, and don't just focus on doing things."

"I have come this far at such a young age just by working hard."

Chen Shiping looked at him and said, "I will definitely not approve this project. It will not benefit the group in any way. Please help Director Tong to say hello. Don't come to me for such projects in the future."

Chen Shiping did not try to hide anything and made his attitude clear from the very beginning.

If he really wanted to curry favor with the rich and powerful, he would have done so long ago. Why would it be your turn, Old Tong, to come here and give orders?

After Chen Shiping finished speaking, he left.

Director Tong sat in the office, smiling bitterly and shaking his head.

Xiao Chen, you are narrowing your path, and you will end up like me in the future.

Chen Shiping doesn't think that his path has become narrow, it is clearly a broad road!
A group like China Film Group has a high degree of freedom, great power, abundant high-quality assets, and is also an industry leader that can influence the entire Asian entertainment industry.

Is this road narrow?

In the future, the Chinese film market will be worth hundreds of billions. If it is managed well, and the entire Asian market is included, it will be a market of several hundred billion.

If you do well, you can get into the Fortune 500!
It is not impossible to have a domestically produced Disney.

Life is a long journey, where is the end?

It's great to be the boss in an industry.

After Chen Shiping returned to the office, he began to deal with some issues related to China Film Group Corporation's subsidiaries.

China Film Group itself has too few assets and relies entirely on the support of several merged companies. It needs to work harder.

Otherwise, it would be a joke if the head office is not as valuable as its subsidiary Beijing Film Studio.

The business scope of China Film itself is not large, and it was previously mainly focused on distribution, investment, and production.

It now has several subordinate companies, including Beijing Film Studio, Children's Film Studio, Zhonghe Company, printing and processing plant, and a cinema chain company in a joint venture with Zhuhai Film Group, etc.

There are other branches among the above companies, which can be regarded as the second-level branches of China Film.

These second-tier companies are very diverse, ranging from shopping malls to guesthouses.

When state-owned enterprises were reformed in the early years, each factory developed sideline products in order to generate revenue.

Some companies are doing well, but most are not doing well.

The Serite Shopping Center, which owns a photo processing factory, is quite good, but the photo processing factory is only owned by the investor with a 50% stake, and the main operation is still done by another industrial company.

There is also a trade company next to the printing factory, which has two subsidiaries, one is a restaurant and the other is a plate-making company.

These are actually all non-performing assets. They were initially set up to make money, but the management is not very good. There are many bribes and corruptions, and they also have to entertain leaders at all levels. They are already in a half-dead state.

These companies all need to be integrated and disposed of.

However, there is an advertising company under the printing factory that is doing quite well, which is a relief.

There are even more branches under the Beijing Film Studio, including trading companies, guest houses, real estate properties developed from the set design department, prop production and leasing for art studios, printing companies in the printing workshop, special effects companies, investment companies, and advertising planning companies.
There are a lot of companies under the Beijing Film Studio, and under these companies there are a lot of messy companies.

The advertising planning company was originally set up by the distribution department for publicity and promotion, and it has developed very well now.

The trading company was originally set up for the art props side to sell handicrafts, but now it also sells videotapes, DVDs and other miscellaneous items.

The same is true under Zhonghe, which has several so-called consulting companies all for the purpose of collecting consulting fees.

If you want to film together, you have to consult!
If you want to make a movie, you can’t just stand at the door with the script and shout a few times, and then some factory director or chairman will recognize your talent and invest in you. That’s what novels say, but it’s not the case in reality.

There are so many different companies like these. Their names seem normal, but in fact the situations inside are very complicated.

For example, there is a film and television training school under the printing and photo processing factory. It seems normal as it provides training.

But in fact, the high tuition fees mean that this school is not simple.

Chen Shiping had a headache sorting out all this mess, but there was one good thing: these second- and third-tier companies were basically 100% controlled by the company, and the worst was 50%.

This also means that integration and adjustment will be easier. As long as the employees of the original unit are settled, 90% of the trouble will be reduced.

Except for a few companies with good business conditions, most companies are now eagerly hoping that the head office can save them from the dire situation.

Poor company performance means poor wages and benefits.

What's wrong with state-owned enterprises? There are many state-owned enterprises that cannot pay wages. This year, even more state-owned enterprises have gone bankrupt due to triangular debts.

The poorer the country, the easier it is to deal with. If there is a lot of money, it will be difficult to deal with.

In comparison, the children's factory is much purer, it is just one factory without any branches.

Poor is simple.
The children's factory is also Chen Shiping's future development focus. It is better to be poor, as children will be more obedient if they are poor.

But now we have to integrate those non-performing assets first.

It's a pure loss of money if you just keep it, and it's hard to say where the money went.

Chen Shiping didn’t care how he had done it before, but he couldn’t continue like this anymore.

Chen Shiping planned to integrate those trading companies and industrial companies first.

Combined with Beijing Film Academy’s real estate properties, we can create a unified commercial real estate brand.

If we add cinema chains into the mix in the future, Wanda will follow Wanda’s path and leave it with no other options.

Chen Shiping was sorting out the company information when there was a knock on the office door.

The secretary came in with a document and reported back: "Mr. Chen, the chairman has approved a project and needs your signature."

Chen Shiping raised his eyebrows and said, "What project?"

"A joint venture project." The secretary handed the document to Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping took it and took a look. It was the project that he had rejected.

One of the joint ventures above is China Film Group and the other is a Shandong company, which is a subsidiary of Shandong Film Corporation.

China Film Group plans to invest RMB 8.6 million to hold 50% of the shares.

After Chen Shiping took a few glances at it, he put it on the table and said, "Put it there for now. I'll review it later and then give my comments."

"Okay, I'll go out first."

Chen Shiping took a look at the document and threw it into the corner.

He won't approve this project, so just leave it here.

More than 8 million yuan was invested to build a screening unit in the style of a holiday villa, and it’s not even in Beijing!
Damn, this is just giving money!
Who would watch movies in a cinema like this?
In the past two years, many companies in China have spent a lot of money to build holiday villas, but later they all went bankrupt and closed down.

Such huge investment losses are just for the benefit of certain people who want to eat, drink and enjoy themselves.

How could China Film Group invest in this as the first project after its establishment!

If Lao Tong is in a hurry, he can force his approval. Chen Shiping will not approve it anyway!

If he takes the lead, he will be the one to bear the consequences if anything goes wrong in the future, and Chen Shiping will not approve.

That group of people are like fucking time bombs, and you never know when they might explode. Chen Shiping is too lazy to touch them.

Why take the risk when you can't get the resources and connections yourself?

In the chairman's office, Director Tong was also having a headache because Chen Shiping was too disrespectful to him.

He took the initiative to take the lead this time, I hope he can give us face.

However, when he got off work, he still hadn't received any news, so he called the secretary's office to inquire about the situation.

"Have you given the document to Mr. Chen? Why hasn't it been returned yet?"

Chen Shiping's secretary held the phone and said helplessly: "Chairman, I have sent it over. Mr. Chen may be too busy to notice it."

"How do you do things? There are still ten minutes until the end of the shift, hurry up and ask."

"Yes, I'll go right away."

After the secretary hung up the phone, he sat at his seat and started packing up to leave work.

Chen Shiping obviously didn't want to sign, and asking him would only make him unhappy.

It’s better not to go. It’s no big deal if Mr. Tong scolds me. After all, I’m Chen Shiping’s secretary.

It would be fine if Chen Shiping didn't scold himself.

It was not until the end of get off work time that the secretary got up and went to Chen Shiping's office to ask him if he wanted to work overtime. If he wanted to work overtime, this was called preparing the car for the small car shift.

"After get off work, let Xiao Zhang drive over." Chen Shiping said as he packed up and prepared to leave.

The secretary stood there and waited until Chen Shiping had packed up before saying, "Director Tong just called to ask about the project. I was afraid you were busy so I didn't come over to ask."

Chen Shiping was a little surprised, and said with a smile: "Not bad, very sensible, do a good job."

Chen Shiping had originally planned to change his secretary, but now it seems that there is no need to do so.

Observe it for a while, and if it’s good, keep it.

Chen Shiping was packing up his things downstairs when he ran into Hao Tongdong again downstairs.

Mr. Tong nodded slightly to Chen Shiping as a greeting and then sat in the car with his chin down.

Some things can be done but not said. If he had gone directly to Chen Shiping for his approval, the meaning of the matter would have been different.

Let's go through the normal procedures first. If Chen Shiping really refuses to listen, that will be his end.

Chen Shiping was also happy to play along. Anyway, if he didn't approve it, it was not like Director Tong didn't have the authority to approve it himself, so why did he have to drag him into it?

Isn’t it because the China Film Group Corporation doesn’t have much money and wants to get money from the Beijing Film Studio?

Bah! I won’t approve it!
If you have the guts, go to the Film Finance Office and ask for money!
The Fund Office supports the development of cinema chains, go ask them for it!
Let me see if I can give you a slap in the face!
Chen Shiping even wanted to slap him in the face. Part of the funding for the fund was contributed by each movie produced by the Beijing Film Studio!
This time, the mysterious sea area contributed at least tens of millions of development funds.

All this money was earned by Chen Shiping. No matter where he puts it, he will definitely be the God of Wealth!
Chen Shiping also got in the car and prepared to leave, but when he saw his secretary preparing to ride a bicycle, he waved to her and asked her to get in the car.

"Xiao Li, how many years have you been working?"

In the car, Chen Shiping asked with a smile.

Xiao Li, sitting in the passenger seat, looked back at Chen Shiping and said, "It's been less than a year. I just graduated in June and had an internship for half a year before that."

Chen Shiping nodded and said, "Not bad, you have great potential. You should work hard in the future."

The dormitory building of China Film Academy was not far away, and Chen Shiping arrived there without much chatting.

The Xiaoxitian area is full of units affiliated to China Film Group Corporation, and there are many dormitory buildings.

But they are all very old buildings, and most of the dormitory buildings were built in the 1950s.

Secretary Xiao Li stood on the side of the road and watched the car slowly drive away, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up to his own behavior today.

The most important thing for a secretary is to solve 90% of the problems for the leader!
(End of this chapter)