Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 301 Zheng Jianfeng

"Mr. Zheng, welcome!"

In a restaurant in Beijing, Wu Zhuo met Zheng Jianfeng, the person he was here to meet.

Wu Zhuozhi has had contact with Zheng Jianfeng.

When Wu Chao was filming "Keep Talking", he happened to be the supervisor and producer of the show.

Speaking of which, Zheng Jianfeng is quite famous in the industry.

After obtaining a film degree in Canada in his early years, he joined ATV and soon turned to movies. In his early years, he served as assistant director for Benny Chan, Peter Chan, Stanley Tong, Patrick Tam, Jackie Chan, etc., and has rich production experience.

Later, he collaborated with Hong Kong screenwriter and director Anxi as a producer on films such as "Moonlight in Hennessy" and "Intimacy".

Later, when his Hong Kong colleagues went north, he was also one of the first producers to go to the mainland to produce films.

And one thing that needs to be said here is.

In fact, Hong Kong artists and behind-the-scenes staff who go north are not all working for mainland companies.

In fact, many people actually went north in the name of Hong Kong film companies.

For example, Zheng Jianfeng went to the north as a producer of Media Asia Films and cooperated with mainland companies to make movies.

Of course, a large number of them directly established companies in the mainland.

Just like Tangren, the reason why Tangren likes to use Hong Kong and Taiwan artists so much must be that Tangren actually has Hong Kong and Taiwan investments.

Tsai Ing-wen was also originally from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"I didn't expect that we would meet again after only being apart for a few days. Abel and I are really destined to be together."

Zheng Jianfeng smiled and shook hands with Wu Zhuo, and the two walked towards the private room together.

In the future China, there will be many famous film and television producers.

Like Li Xiaoping, Guan Hailong, Zhang Dajun...

The box office of each movie produced and supervised by these people is no less than 10 billion.

And his sword skills are among the best among these people.

In his previous life, Wu Zhuo read a report on the top ten producers in China.

Zheng Jianfeng is on the list.

By the time Wu Chao saw that article, the cumulative box office of films produced by Zheng Jianfeng had reached about 260 billion.

Including the movies he participated in as an assistant, the movies that Wu Chao has watched and have good box office performance include: "Dying to Survive", "Charlotte's Troubles", "Spring is Coming", "Detective Chinatown", "Speeding Life", "Manslaughter", "Kowloon Walled City", "The Richest Man in Xihong City", "The Foreigner", and "Tumble, Tumor King"...

But, this is the future.

Now, although he has a certain degree of fame, he is still far from it.

If he wants to become successful, he has to wait until he joins Wanda Pictures...

"It's quite fate. I just wanted to set up a film and television company, and then I heard that you, Mr. Zheng, had resigned from Media Asia.

No, I contacted you immediately!"

The two of them came to the private room. The food had already been served. Wu Zhuo invited Zheng Jianfeng to sit down and start eating.

Wu Chao first got in touch with Zheng Jianfeng before getting down to business.

"Like I told you, Mr. Zheng, when I called you, I have acquired the copyrights for a number of novels and plan to adapt them into films and TV series.

But you know, if you ask me to sing and make records, I can do it.

But when it comes to film and television, I have no idea where to start. ”

While Wu Zhuo was speaking, Zheng Jianfeng put down his chopsticks and pretended to listen attentively.

After Wu Zhuo finished speaking, Zheng Jianfeng asked Wu Zhuo seriously:

"Abel, how much money do you plan to invest in this film and television company?"

He wanted to know how much Wu Chao valued this company.

This can be seen from the company's registered capital.

For Zheng Jianfeng, now is his most confused time.

In fact, he joined Media Asia quite late.

He joined Media Asia in the late 1990s.

But after so many years, although he has become a little famous, he is only a little famous. The money he earns every year is actually just that.

Therefore, for a better development, he chose to part ways with Media Asia.

However, even if he broke up with Media Asia, Zheng Jianfeng was not so easy to invite.

In his opinion, Wu Zhuo is really good at music. Two years is enough to show how good he is in this area.

But movies are basically another industry.

Starting a film and television company is not something you can do just by having money.

There are many things involved.

Although he was very interested in the film and television company founded by Wu Zhuo, he would not immediately bow down to it.

He needed to know how much Wu Chao valued the company, how much money he was willing to invest, what he was willing to give him, and more importantly, the company's development prospects.

"I have arranged for someone to register the company, and the registered capital is 5000 million RMB."

If you want to play, play big. Investing a few million is no big deal.

Moreover, with millions of dollars, it is impossible to film the novels that he bought.

Therefore, Wu Zhuo invested 50 million yuan in this film and television company in one go.

"Fifty million RMB?" Zheng Jianfeng's eyes lit up.

Considering the current market conditions, if a company is established with 50 million yuan, it is definitely a company of considerable size.

"If you come to be my vice president, Mr. Zheng, I will offer you an annual salary of 2 million RMB, plus commissions from production and 5% of the company's profits."

Wu Zhuo told Zheng Jianfeng the conditions he had prepared in advance.

His conditions may not be the best in the industry, but they can be said to be pretty good.

Especially the five percent profit share.

As long as the company makes a lot of money, Zheng Jianfeng can get 5% of the company's profits for the whole year for every day he stays in the company.

There is no need to take risks.

It can be said that at present, absolutely no company is willing to offer this condition.

The reason why Wu Zhuo is willing to give this.

The main reason is that his company is just in its infancy. If Zheng Jianfeng joins, Wu Chao can use his connections to expand the company.

If he joins, he will be a veteran of the company after all, so it is not excessive to give him 5% of the profits.

After a pause, Wu Zhuo added, "If our company doesn't go bankrupt, and Mr. Zheng, you have stayed in the company, then after ten years, this 5% profit share can be directly converted into shares."

“Can I invest in the company’s play?”

Zheng Jianfeng didn't care too much about the bargaining chip behind Wu Chao.

ten years!

Who can guarantee that they can work in a company for ten years?
The profit share was good for him, although he would lose it if he left the company.

But as long as he is there, he is the boss who owns 10% of the profits.

This is much better than his part-time job.

"You can participate in the investment of the company's projects, but the amount cannot exceed 5%," Wu Chao responded.

According to the practice of the Chinese film industry.

The income sources of film producers mainly include the following aspects:
Project profit sharing: The producer usually participates in the investment of the project and shares the risk with the producer, director, etc. After the project is successful, the profit will be shared according to the agreed ratio.

Salary income: The producer has important responsibilities in the project and often needs to have rich industry experience and personal connections, so they often receive a fixed salary.

Copyright income: During the project production process, the producer may be involved in copyright issues of creative elements such as scripts, music, and images. These copyrights may generate additional income during subsequent use.

Commission on production costs: As a producer, you can extract a certain percentage of commission from the production costs of the project. This is one of the common sources of income for producers and is closely related to the scale and budget of the project.

Advertising revenue sharing: During the broadcast of a film or TV work, advertising revenue is one of the important sources of income for the producer. The producer can negotiate with the producer and share the revenue according to a certain ratio.

Wu Chao will abide by the income sources of these producers.

However, Zheng Jianfeng can participate in the investment in a private capacity, but Wu Chao is unlikely to give him too much of a share.

(End of this chapter)