Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 385: Competing with the People for Profit
Anyway, it has a bit of a dark meaning. When you encounter difficulties, you should turn to the country. The country will solve all the difficulties for you, instead of the protagonist solving them by himself.

This is the only way to demonstrate the country's strength and promote the people-oriented spirit.

Seeing Zhang Hongsen's silence, Liu Tianxian and Fang Hong also did not speak and seemed very quiet.

The two of them didn't know what Zhang Hongsen was thinking.

In fact, if you randomly grab a passerby, it is difficult to understand their thought process. It is a very normal script, but they have to make a lot of nonsense.

If you make movies frequently, you will understand.

"This script needs to be changed." said Zhang Hongsen.

"How to change it?" Fang Hong asked.

"Your script completely fails to reflect the role the country plays in it, nor does it reflect the country's anxiety and urgency in saving people. It lacks our people-oriented spirit and is completely individualistic," said Zhang Hongsen.

"This..." Fang Hong was confused and glanced at Liu Tianxian. Liu Tianxian was also confused. She didn't think there was anything wrong with the script, so why did it have to be changed?

"Does it have to be changed?" Fang Hong said.

“It’s not necessary to change it, otherwise the role of the country will not be reflected,” Zhang Hongsen reiterated.

Fang Hong held his forehead and thought, isn’t it just about changing it?

“Director Zhang, you can’t just look at this as an ordinary movie. Don’t add those unnecessary things. If you add that, how can I show it internationally? I might even lose money.” Fang Hong meant that if he added that, foreigners would not like to watch it, and if they don’t like to watch Jade Rabbit, it would result in a loss.

If there is a risk of losing money, he might as well not shoot it. Why would he shoot it when he knows he will lose money?

Zhang Hongsen remained silent, but he knew what he meant. With the current domestic market capacity, it was simply impossible to accommodate such a special effects blockbuster, and they could only rely on the external market.

But he always wanted to add some main theme in it. How could such good promotional material be wasted?

This is a typical case of wanting everything. You want people to watch your movie, you want to show your ability by making special effects blockbusters, and you also want to output some unnecessary things.

In fact, this script did not make any ideological mistakes. The spacecraft was hit by space debris, and the astronauts saved themselves, went to the International Space Station and returned to Earth. This reflects the international spirit.

It's equivalent to not blackening anyone, which is a very smart approach.

The original version also smeared the Russians, saying that the Russians launched a missile to destroy an abandoned spy satellite, and the fragments produced by the explosion destroyed a large number of spacecraft.

The current script directly puts the blame on space debris and downplays the role of the country.

The communication is cut off, so we can’t go back and can only use the spacecraft of the International Space Station.

It just fails to make people feel the strength and pride of the country. It would be perfect if the heroine was rescued with the help of the country.

"Let me ask for you. I can't guarantee that I can make you explode." Zhang Hongsen closed the script and handed it to Liu Tianxian.

Liu Tianxian took it and put it on her legs. She carried it with her everywhere and would take it out to look at it and study it when she had time.

I've been thinking about it for half a year.

"Then we can only make it up and make it something like Yutu or Chang'e," Fang Hong said.

"Don't be anxious. It's not that we don't allow you to shoot, we just want to see if it needs any adjustments. If it does need to be adjusted, we can discuss it together." Zhang Hongsen said.

He must support science fiction films. If he doesn't, the film industry won't be able to get off the ground, and it won't be able to cultivate relevant professionals.

So this movie must be made, and only this person can afford it, no one else can afford it.

But the problem now is that the main theme goes against the market. You say that your box office is up, and it's okay if a single movie can have a box office of several billion. You can organize people to watch the movies and provide support.

The problem is that the market is not that big, and people vote with their feet, which is very uncertain, and we can’t provide that much support.

It’s impossible to get all civil servants to watch it!

"Okay, I'll wait for your news." Fang Hong said.

"Then I won't bother you anymore and will leave first." After Zhang Hongsen finished talking, he stood up.

"We'll see you off."

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian stood up and sent Zhang Hongsen to the door.

As the three of them walked and talked, Zhang Hongsen reminded them, "You guys should prepare and shoot the movie as needed. Don't worry about me for now. There are no mistakes in the plot."

This is to give Fang Hong a reassurance, telling him not to delay things because of his problem. In fact, it is also okay not to have the main theme.

The main question is whether Tiangong can be blown up.

"Okay." Fang Hong nodded.

"Goodbye, Tianxian." Zhang Hongsen waved to Liu Tianxian.

"Director Zhang, take care." Liu Tianxian said.

The elevator door opened, and Chen Zhixi was inside. She saw a few people and greeted them, "Director Zhang."

"Well! I'm leaving first. I'll stop here. No need to see me off." Zhang Hongsen motioned for them to stay, then walked into the elevator.

Seeing the elevator door closed, Fang Hong and the other two walked back to the office again. "Is there something going on?" Fang Hong asked.

“The share system you promoted in the company before, some behind-the-scenes staff have started to choose projects. They first look at whether the script is good and whether the project is a key film and television project of the company. If it is good, they will shoot it, otherwise they will turn it down.

For example, between "Lucky Key" and "Ex-Files", some people would rather take "Lucky Key" than "Ex-Files." Chen Zhixi said.

The three of them entered the office. Fang Hong didn't say anything, but was thinking about this question in his mind. The two of them didn't disturb him.

In fact, he had already thought of this, but he had not had time to change it.

At that time, it was just an immature idea that I made up my mind.

Fang Hong and Chen Zhixi sat opposite each other on either side of the office, while Liu Tianxian sat on the sofa.

"What do you think of option stocks?" Fang Hong suggested.

"Option stocks?" Chen Zhixi didn't react.

Yutu’s management team is definitely not as professional as Chang’e’s management team. It is just a makeshift team.

The company is this big, it's normal.

"Yes, I will first issue tens of millions of shares, one dollar per share. This price is just a token. The term is one year. If the company's performance is good, I will increase the price of this share to about three or five dollars." Fang Hong thought.

"This is good, but isn't the increase a bit exaggerated?" Chen Zhixi said.

Five yuan, tens of millions of shares, would be hundreds of millions. The previous share system did not have this much.

"It's not an exaggeration. It's increasing slowly, not that much all at once. Besides, the market is getting bigger and bigger. In the future, any movie or variety show can make that much money." Fang Hong knows that the market will be huge in the future.

If nothing else, the show “Where Are We Going, Dad?” which will be aired tomorrow night will be a huge hit.

Although the sponsorship fee for the first season was only 2800 million, the advertising fees will definitely exceed million.

Moreover, Yutu has already reached an agreement with Hunan Satellite TV. The online broadcasting rights will be represented by Yutu, and Yutu has authorized it to Chang'e Video.

This is just the beginning, no one knows how popular this show will become.

Moreover, Mango TV’s online streaming platform has not yet been released. Their online streaming platform will not be launched until April next year.

So it is equivalent to the exclusive premiere on Chang’e Video!

Yutu bought the copyright from South Korea, and Yutu also invested in it. The program was produced by Hunan Satellite TV and Tianyu, and the platform is Hunan Satellite TV.

It is equivalent to Yutu only having the publishing rights and investment, while the production and promotion are all handled by Hunan Satellite TV.

For such a big company, it would be rubbish if it couldn’t share hundreds of millions with its employees every year.

"Then who are you going to give it to? How many shares can each person be limited to? There must be a rule. If it's 1 dollar, some people will definitely spend all their fortunes to buy it." Chen Zhixi said.

If it was open to her, she would definitely buy all of them, even if she had to borrow money. The principal said that one dollar was just a gesture, and it was obvious that he wanted the people below to make money.

Those with a slightly higher position and a better family background can come up with tens or even hundreds of millions.

"There will definitely be restrictions. It will be opened to those who own shares first, that is, those who have shares will buy first. In the future, we will not adopt the share system, but an option pool, so that they will not be picky."

Fang Hong said again: "You can explain to them that the risks of film and television are too great. Whether you make money or not is risky. If you don't make money, it's like a person working for nothing for several months, with only basic pay but no share. Some film and television production cycles vary in length, so it's unfair."

Chen Zhixi nodded and understood!
Just like the preparation period of "Gravity" was measured in years, some people did not take any other roles for a year just for this movie, so they must feel unbalanced.

This is much fairer. If the company makes money, they make money too, and they don't have to focus specifically on a particular film.

Moreover, options are simpler and are only issued once a year, which reduces the financial workload. There is no need to calculate who gets what share and how much money for each film.

"How many shares do you plan to issue first?" she asked.

"First put 30 million shares in the option pool, and limit one person to one million shares. Open it to more than people first. Directors and board members will not enjoy it. Take it back from those who have shares first, and open the rest to technical talents and middle-level leaders such as behind-the-scenes, special effects, and animation. You can spread the word first and see how those people react." Fang Hong said.

It is impossible that these 30 million shares were really bought by people. It is possible that some people only bought a few hundred thousand shares, or three or five hundred thousand shares.

It is possible that these 30 million shares can benefit hundreds of people.

But this thing is placed in the option pool. If it has not reached the cap limit, you can buy it next time. Of course, this is when there are stocks in the option pool.

If they have all been bought, Fang Hong can only wait until next time to put more in.

The director won't take it. He will still have a share as usual, not options. But whether to open it to them in the future remains to be seen.

Letting out the rumor first is to see how people will accept it. It is impossible to do it just by saying it. There must always be a transition.

Just like when a country wants to implement a certain policy, it first announces it and then implements it.

"Okay." Chen Zhixi was a little disappointed. If the members of the board of directors did not enjoy the options, she would be excluded.

However, they have shares and options, which means that most of the development dividends are taken away by these people.

The Jade Rabbit would need to have a very high level of development to be satisfied, which is totally unacceptable. This is competing with the people for benefits.

(End of this chapter)