Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 133 A World Without Thieves is released
This is also a historical inevitability. After several rounds of financing in the previous life, Wang Tao's team accounted for more than 60% and had absolute control.

This shows how much Wang Tao values ​​control.

Now because of his appearance, Wang Tao's team only accounts for 52%, which is lower than in the previous life.

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, he did not want to affect Wang Tao's fighting spirit.

If Wang Tao does not devote all his energy to research and development because he does not have absolute control over the company, he will still be the one who suffers the loss.

It is better to be safe. He wants DJI to make money and let DJI charge forward.

It is important to maintain Wang Tao's state of mind.

In order to make the horse run faster, it is not impossible to relax the conditions appropriately.

Shi Lei said to the somewhat nervous Wang Tao: "Okay, I promise you, is the contract ready? If it is, we can sign it now."

Wang Tao was startled when he heard this, and then immediately said, "...the contract hasn't been printed yet."

Things went more smoothly than he expected. It was very reasonable for Shi Lei to require a 60% stake for his million investment. His intention of bringing in a third person was very obvious, as he didn't want Shi Lei to have too large a stake.

But he was just trying it out.

He was the weaker party in this investment and he was worried that his 50 million investment would be gone.

So even if his tutor was willing to help him, he was just giving it a try and didn't expect to succeed.

He thought that the two sides would have some arguing and bargaining with each other, or something like that.

Unexpectedly, Shi Lei agreed just by stating the conditions.

This makes it very difficult for him to calm down.

The speech I prepared for two days was of no use.

I've been anxious for two days but it was all in vain.

Everything was a little beyond his expectations.

Naturally, he didn't prepare the contract in advance.

Shi Lei thought for a moment and said, "Then you guys go back first. I'll have someone send you the contract later. You can also ask someone to look at the contract."

If Wang Tao prepared the contract in advance, his company's legal team would be able to check the contract quickly, and it would not be impossible for it to be signed this morning.

If he were to prepare the contract, Wang Tao would have to find a professional lawyer to look at it, which might take some time.

"Okay~ okay." Wang Tao hasn't come back to his senses yet.

"It's a pleasure to work with you." Shi Lei took the initiative to extend his hand.

"Cooperation...Happy cooperation." Wang Tao stretched out his hand and shook hands with Shi Lei.

"Let's go! I'll take you out."

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Wang Tao attached great importance to signing the contract and brought it with him on the third day.

Shi Lei's investment this time is controlled by a Hong Kong company, so he hired a team of lawyers from Hong Kong.

The team was very professional and quickly confirmed that there were no issues with the contract, and both parties signed the contract.

That afternoon, 10 million RMB was deposited into DJI’s company account.

For a company in the R&D stage, 10 million RMB is enough.

It is said that the amount is 10 million per year, but as long as there is a shortage of funds, it can be advanced.

If the progress is fast enough, it will be no problem to pay off five years' expenses in two years.

The contract was signed, the money arrived, and Wang Tao excitedly shook hands with Shi Lei.

"Thank you Mr. Shi for your support."

"Let's encourage each other." Shi Lei replied with a smile.

Then he urged: "You should work hard, recruit more people, and make the first drone as soon as possible."

Having said that, he knew that even if he built the first drone two years later, the market would not be very friendly.

Drones are not Xiaomi. The first generation of drones directly started a price war and directly pushed the price of smartphones to the altar.

DJI’s first generation of drones was still a bit expensive and not suitable for the domestic market, so they could only be exported and sold in North America and Western Europe.

If DJI wants to rise, it needs to continuously reduce costs, reduce costs, and reduce costs, so that ordinary people in China can afford it eventually.

Of course, in addition to drones being cheap enough, ordinary people also need a platform to publish videos, a platform that can make money by publishing videos.

This is the only way to stimulate ordinary people's interest in taking photos to the greatest extent and make them want drones.

In this way, 'fast sound' is very important.

It’s just that a platform like Kuaiyin can only be created after Xiaomi is born. If smartphones are not popular, Kuaiyin cannot be created.

These arrangements will take time to be effective.

Now he just needs to lay out the plan, and his main focus needs to be on Taolin Film and Television, which is his foundation.

The day after signing the contract, Shi Lei flew back to Kyoto.

After a day of rest, Shi Lei returned to Taolin Film and Television to work on the third day.

He needs to deal with the release of A World Without Thieves.

"A World Without Thieves" has been edited and the finished film is out.

Taolin Film and Television Company has organized a film screening, and everyone is very satisfied with the finished film.

Some people suggested that the finished film should be released during the Lunar New Year holiday to reap the box office revenue.

Shi Lei opposed this suggestion.

During this period of 06, the better period is the Lunar New Year period, which is from mid-December to mid-January of the following year. Idealistic film and television companies will release their films during the Lunar New Year period to compete for the annual box office champion.

The company has not received any news about any blockbuster movies being released during the Lunar New Year holiday, but he knows that "Curse of the Golden Flower" will be released on December 12 this year.

This movie didn't have a very good reputation, but it did very well at the box office, grossing 2.91 million RMB.

This box office once again broke the box office record for domestic films.

If it was "The Promise", he could use the reputation of "The Promise" to defeat "The Promise".

But he may not be confident about "Curse of the Golden Flower".

The reason why "Curse of the Golden Flower" has a bad reputation is a bit complicated.

In his previous life, he was just a spectator, who just watched.

In this life, he analyzed "Curse of the Golden Flower" with the eyes of a professional director and knew the reasons why it had a bad reputation.

In this era when art bows down to capital, even famous directors are not immune.

For example: the "breast squeezing" in "Curse of the Golden Flower" that was criticized.

It is not so much a reproduction of the history of "Tang Dynasty ladies".

It would be better to say directly that it is bowing to "business".

Zhang Yimou has also generously admitted this.

The essence of “commercialization” is “commoditization”.

The commercialization of movies must inevitably add gimmicks and selling points to attract audiences.

Because its main purpose is to "make money".

This is understandable from a purely market perspective.

Let’s not talk about how to achieve a perfect match between commerciality and artistry.

The destructive impact of commerce (capital power) on art is already obvious.

Re-watching Curse of the Golden Flower in this life.

When the palace maids get up and dress up, their soft breasts bouncing in unison still make Shi Lei label it as 'vulgar'. It would be ok if one or two people were giving out benefits, but with breasts filling the entire screen, it's hard not to label it as 'vulgar'.

If he is like this, let alone the audience born in the 06s and 70s in 80.

Looking back at the audience's "three views" at the time, the label of "vulgar" is completely understandable.

This is the interference of commerciality on artistry.

In addition to the 'vulgar' label, the plot is a point of criticism.

Some people say that the story of "Curse of the Golden Flower" is weak and too formalistic.

This film is adapted from "Thunderstorm", but its style is very similar to Kurosawa's classic film "Ran".

"Rampant" is adapted from Shakespeare's famous stage play "King Lear".

Kurosawa Akira filmed it with great skill.

Also good at playing with "colors".

The color composition of "Chaos" in 1985 is unparalleled even today.

In addition, the camera language of the great master Kurosawa is rigorous, and there is not a single redundant frame in the entire film.

This is the foundation of a "master". In comparison, Zhang Yimou can also be called a "three-quarters master".

(End of this chapter)