My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 926 Fame Equals Traffic and Popularity

Now, Steve, as a minority shareholder of Kungfu Software, is strongly demanding that the company go public as soon as possible.

This aligns with Apple's future development trend.

Therefore, Wei Dong is a cross-industry tycoon with strong support from the mainland on his left and abundant cash flow from Citibank on his right.

Coming to Hong Kong is like a game-changer, isn't it?

Hong Kong films are merely an artistic product of the current peaceful situation.

"Welcome to the new Colorful Pictures. Before we begin, I'd like to make one thing clear: anyone who is dissatisfied with their current contract can terminate it for free. You're free to come and go. Of course, if you want to sign someone now, you might have to wait in line."

At a glance, Wei Dong could recognize more than ten or twenty Hong Kong stars, while the other side was mostly filled with directors, screenwriters, and cinematographers.

In Hong Kong, where operations are mostly mobile and involve having a script and investment beforehand, only two or three major players can pull off this practice of signing a large number of people.

Nowadays, female celebrities try their best to show off their most beautiful figures, and male actors also smile broadly, hoping to present their best image to their new bosses.

Although Mrs. Jean and the senior executive director sitting on the other side of the boss were also quite good-looking, everyone actively showed off their good looks.

Yao Shuzhen could even whisper to the executive director while sitting next to him.

But he probably doesn't attend these group meetings very often. Apart from Zhang Min, who sits somewhat out of the ordinary in a corner, the others are all huddled together by the wall of the conference room, chattering away like female workers in a third-tier factory. Wan Ziliang even takes the opportunity to pick up girls.

Wu Jiali didn't even look at him.

The directors, screenwriters, and cinematographers are much more serious.

They didn't applaud or smile along with those pretty faces.

Let Wei Dong first point out the general direction: "Only two colleagues are absent today, Chow Yun-fat and Leung Ka-fai. They are both shareholders of Colorful Pictures. However, Chow Yun-fat is leading the HK basketball team to Malaysia this morning for two days of advertising warm-up matches. In addition to helping Citigroup Chrysler promote their cars and earn advertising fees, he will also be the head coach of the HK basketball team this September, leading the team to the Olympic stage."

This is definitely a direction that no film and television star or professional had ever thought of.

Chow Yun-fat has become incredibly popular in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia in the past year or two.

He became famous again with "A Better Tomorrow", made more than a dozen movies in between, and then ended up with "God of Gamblers" and "The Nets".

The habit of seeing a new film of his every month came to an abrupt end after 1988.

What kind of approach is this?
The directors looked much more serious as they pondered, and the way they looked at their boss changed considerably.

Anyone who can do that is no ordinary person.

Let Wei Dong put it bluntly: "At this point, he is already representing HK, representing HK to demonstrate its presence in the world. We have a long history, a profound culture, and a rich variety of films, television and sports. HK is the most attractive international metropolis and free port in the world. Only when the whole world yearns to visit and spend in HK will this city become richer and richer, and everyone's income will increase. This is my definition of you all. You are all advertising ambassadors for the HK brand!"

Regardless of how many of the actors understood.

Anyway, the director immediately applauded enthusiastically, genuinely recognizing the boss's vision.

The actors then seemed to wake up from a dream and caught up.

Wei Dong then pointed to the north: "Leung Ka-fai is not here because his film 'The Chess King' did quite well in mainland China, so he has to make appearances everywhere in order to open up the film market in 30 provinces, 300 cities, and 3,000 counties in mainland China. If he can pave this way, all of you here will have a mainland market and be seen by a billion viewers!"

Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak.

The Right Bank Province, such a small place, could make the entire Hong Kong film market bow down. Now, Wei Dong has the market of thirty provinces in his hands!

Let's just ask whether you'll kneel or not.

Those who knew the inside story were worried that after the change of leadership at Wing On Film Company, while the integrity and fairness of the company had returned, what would happen if the Right Bank Market was gone?
As a result, Wei Dong is now throwing out this bargaining chip.

After a brief pause, everyone started asking questions in a noisy, clamorous manner.

Let Wei Dong explain briefly: "There is no box office system in mainland China. For each set of prints, the production company receives 9,000 Hong Kong dollars. Hui Zai washed 800 prints this time. Apart from paying 7.6% in taxes according to law, the rest is all net profit."

Someone immediately did the math: seven million... that's not a lot.

But this is net income, which is roughly equivalent to 20 million in box office revenue.

That's not bad either; at least we don't have to worry about business declining after the Right Bank Market is gone.

So it's bound to be quite noisy.

Long Zhenwei was also pulled out of his work by the commotion and looked at the various expressions on his face.

Wei Dong gestured and explained, "Yes, you must be concerned about how much you can get. At Colorful Pictures, we basically have a model where ordinary crew members get the market rate, and the main creative staff share the box office revenue. After deducting costs, the company takes 30% of the profit for each film, and the rest goes to all the main creative staff according to the agreement made when the production was established."

The entire conference room must be buzzing with excitement right now.

For the lead actor in a film, a salary of 100,000, 200,000, or 400,000 Hong Kong dollars roughly corresponds to the tiered status of a minor star, a minor star, and a major star. A salary of over one million Hong Kong dollars qualifies one as a superstar, and currently only Jackie Chan earns over ten million Hong Kong dollars. But clearly, Stephen Chow and Chow Yun-fat have achieved that level of success.

In the past, if a film that earned tens of millions in profit could actually get two million to the main creators, that would be considered good.

Of course, investors and film companies spend millions just to make a few million and leave, so why should they give more to the main creators?

Now, this benefit has been amplified several times over.

The lead actors and director must be very excited.

Some people immediately congratulated Zhou Xingxing and Wang Xin, wishing they could join their film crew right away.

But an even bigger temptation was yet to come: "Currently, Colorful Pictures is owned by Chow Yun-fat, Wang Xin, Leung Ka-fai, Leung Chiu-wai, Stephen Chow, and Ng Man-tat, who together hold about 30% of the shares. Now, after merging with Wing On Pictures, the shareholding has been diluted to nearly 20%. However, the board of directors will continue to allocate about 50% of the shares to the main creative personnel who have achieved outstanding box office results, won numerous awards, and had a far-reaching impact. We welcome everyone to become shareholders of the company and receive dividends after the fiscal year."

Wow, now everyone just wants to bow down and worship immediately.

It has a promising future, serving as a calling card for Hong Kong and shaping Hong Kong's film dream. It also has a huge new market, as well as the most practical benefits of adjusting the profit-sharing ratio and the hope of outstanding employees obtaining stock options.

These three steps can be said to have completely captured everyone's attention.

There's no one left thinking about terminating their contract.

I now understand what the boss meant at the beginning—that there's a waiting list for signing contracts.

Anyway, even the administrative director couldn't help but peek over, and the boss's wife even leaned back to make it easier for her to see, which immediately made Zou Huimin blush and lean back again.

Yao Shuzhen, sitting in the first seat on the side, clapped enthusiastically for the boss. She had already joined the "God of Gamblers" crew and was one of the first newcomers to reap the rewards.

Zhang Min continued to clap softly from the diagonal corner.

Ah Qian and Ah Ling then led the jeering: "Why didn't the girls become shareholders!"

This drew a burst of surprised laughter.

They had been following the couple for over half a year and were quite familiar with them. There was no possibility of them having affairs, but they were also really not bossy at all.

Wei Dong, lacking any authority, said: "If you can make a female-led film that wins awards and box office success, you'll definitely get equity. This industry is still predominantly male, but actresses can strive to get shares in television stations. Because I'm going to teach you all a very important piece of common sense: you need to recognize where your most valuable asset lies..."

Someone immediately touched her face, and Lina, that silly girl, actually looked down to look.

Qin Yuye burst out laughing.

Wei Dong suppressed a laugh: "What I was saying earlier about the mainland market, Hui Zai's film earned about seven million, which may not be much compared to Hong Kong, but it's a lot in the mainland. The mainland is still quite poor right now, but have you thought about it? When you frequently appear on their screens at this time, and you can do endorsements and advertisements in the mainland in the future, your fame will be very valuable..."

At this point, he pointed to Wan Ziliang: "For example, if you come here and shoot a suit advertisement, 500,000, isn't that a lot?"

Everyone immediately clapped and cheered, "That's great! That's great! That's really great!"

Five hundred thousand! Chow Yun-fat only got four hundred thousand for "A Better Tomorrow". If Stephen Chow hadn't let Wei Tung take over, he would have gotten a million for "God of Gamblers". A few years later, Jay Chou only got a million for "Once Upon a Time in China".

Capitalists exploit people very severely.

He earned 500,000 yuan in just a short time shooting a suit advertisement, which is really impressive.

What Wei Dong emphasized was: "There are countless people like you in the mainland, each earning 500,000. Do you understand? Your most valuable asset is your reputation. Movies only help you enhance your reputation. You make money through advertising endorsements. Maybe you can only earn 500,000 in this province, but there are 20 or 30 other provinces with countless suit brands, electronics companies, and tobacco and alcohol companies that can hire you to advertise. Instead of all crowding into Hong Kong, where there is only such a small market and only such a few advertisers, you can even live off this for a lifetime, provided that you don't have any scandals."

He just remembered Wan Ziliang when he saw him. This guy had a natural boss aura, especially when he wore a suit, he was even more awesome than Chow Yun-fat.

The only reason he exudes such charisma is because of this suit, while Chow Yun-fat makes people overlook the suit no matter what he wears.

This is a natural advertising stand.

In the 1980s and 90s, you could see Wan Ziliang's Western-style clothing advertisements in almost every well-known commercial city in mainland China.

And then this guy actually got to be in his sixties or seventies and was still performing and selling goods outside, still with extraordinary presence.

I wonder where all the money they earned went.

Oh, and Andy Lau next to him, needless to say, has immense advertising value.

In short, everyone suddenly realized what was going on and cheered for this boss who didn't hide anything and openly wanted to lead everyone to make more money!
Looking for directions, advertising opportunities, movie recommendations, and to help us make money!

Qin Yuye was laughing heartily, completely unfazed by the beautiful women present.

Even the senior executive director subtly nudged her, gesturing for the proprietress to look at Zhang Min, who swayed like a blue lotus in the distance, standing out from the crowd.

This doesn't seem like the attitude of a typical employee.

(End of this chapter)