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Chapter 624 Destroying the Market! (The first update asks for a subscription!)
In a courtyard club in Xicheng District, Tang An met Han Sanping.

This was the first time since the premiere of "Interstellar", Tang An hadn't seen Han Sanping until a month later.

"Han Dong, I haven't seen you for a while, you seem to be troubled recently."

Let's have two drinks first, Tang An sees that Han Sanping's complexion is not very good.

Han Sanping shook his head and smiled, "Busy with the handover, the two companies have a lot of things to do, and I guess they won't be free until next year."

Although any big company is not supported by one person, without the boss above, the company will still turn around.

However, the positions of the chairman of China Film Group and China Film Co., Ltd. are too involved. It is not only an internal matter of China Film Group, but also complicated. It will not be possible to get a smooth handover.

Tang An nodded, and then asked, "Director Han, how will the business of China Film Group and China Film Group be divided in the future?"

China Film Group and China Film Group are two companies, and the latter was established for listing.

As early as 2005, China Film Group planned to integrate its high-quality assets and go public in Hong Kong, but in the end, due to the government's decision to restrict foreign investment from entering the mainland media and entertainment industries, the listing plan fell through.

In 2007, China Film Group's voice to restart the IPO revived again, but in the end it did not bear fruit, and it was delayed again and again.

The cultural media industry has too many restrictions on overseas capital. In the past, Warner was forced to withdraw from the Warner Wanda Cinemas, which gave Wanda a big bargain.

China Film Group wanted to go public in Xiangjiang because of delays due to similar things, otherwise it would have been listed long ago.

In the future, Canxing Production, the largest variety show production company in China, will not be able to go public due to the reason behind the major shareholder, the media giant News Corporation.

The program production company that produced "The Voice" even reached a valuation of 210 billion at the time of its IPO five years later. It is the largest and most professional variety show production company in China, not one of them.

Originally, Canxing Productions planned to prepare for the listing in the past two years. In order to cope with the policy, Canxing Productions planned to separate Dream Qiangyin, which is in charge of "The Voice" artist brokerage, brand management and Internet derivative business. The company News Corporation went to Xiangjiang for listing.

And Canxing Manufacturing stayed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange for listing, taking advantage of policy loopholes.

But I don't know why it still didn't work out. Next year News Corp. withdrew and the management took over.

Another shareholder, Modu Wenguang Group, became the biggest winner, and the management team left from Wenguang Group.

Foreign capital has worked so hard to build the company, but when it is time to reap the rewards, they have no share.

China Film Group did not go public due to various reasons, so China Film Co., Ltd. was established in conjunction with Gehua Cable, Shonan TV, Jiangning Broadcasting, International Television Corporation, Changying Group, China Unicom, and China Central Media.

China Film Group holds 93% of the shares, and each of the other companies has 1%. It has already launched a listing plan, but it is not the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

How much business and companies China Film Group has divested and injected into China Film Group, and what the future positioning of the two companies are is very important.

Han Sanping pondered for a moment, looked at Tang An, and did not hide anything.

"China Film Group has retained its import and export branch, film and television base, and film equipment company. The production branch, marketing branch, and distribution and projection branch are all injected into China Film Group."

This is production, distribution, and marketing. Although the theater chain is a holding company, it is independently operated.

It means that except for the film and television base and the right to import films, all other businesses have been injected into China Film Corporation.

China Film Group is going to retreat behind the scenes, and China Film Group will take the stage.

Although China Film Group holds 93% of the shares, it is nominally the major shareholder of China Film Group.

However, the management of China Film Group is appointed by the Optoelectronics and Propaganda Department, and China Film Group does not have absolute control.

What a mess!
Tang An thought for a while and said, "Then "The Heart Blossoming on the Road", should I just give up?"

"Heart Blossoms on the Road" was originally invested and issued by China Film Co., Ltd., grabbing food from Guo Zitou, and when a new official took office, don't cause a fire.

"It's up to you whether you take it or not. I'll discuss the [-] million at the meeting. It should pass. If you want [-] million, you can take it. The risk is too high. I don't want to leave a mess before I leave." Han Sanping shook his head. .

Tang An thought so too, it's just a business competition, to see who offers the highest price.

Afraid of taking risks, don't be jealous when you make money.

"By the way, Zhang Ping will be the general manager of China Film Co., Ltd., and Lin Sheng will be the vice president and general manager of the distribution and projection branch." Han Sanping said again.

Before we leave, we always need to arrange some cronies. When Han Sanping was the vice chairman, Lin Sheng was in his group when he was the team leader of the distribution department, so he should move his position.

Next, Tang An learned about some personnel transfers. Jiang Defu, the general manager of the marketing branch of China Film Group, was still the general manager of the marketing branch of China Film Group.

This is Han Sanping's old subordinate at Beijing Film Studio, and also Yu Dong's old boss.

When Yu Donggang was assigned to Beijing Film Studio, Jiang Defu served as the director of the publicity and distribution department, Yu Dong's immediate superior, and Yu Dong was still under him as the section chief.

However, he later went to Wanda Film and Television as the general manager, and then Wanda became a shareholder of Berna, and all the movie theaters under Berna joined Wanda Cinemas.

Among them, what role Yu Dong's old boss Jiang Defu played is worth discussing.

Tang An also inquired about the personality and personal preferences of the new boss of China Film Corporation, Kang Pei.

Kang Pei used to be the deputy director of the Film Bureau, and Tang An had a good relationship with him. Before that, he always patronized another deputy director, Zhang Hongsen, who had been strengthened.

"You guys will have plenty of opportunities to get in touch in the future, and you'll know when the time comes." Han Sanping waved his hands and said nothing.

Tang An didn't ask any more questions, he probably understood a little bit.

Then he went on to another topic, "Han Dong, "Havoc in Heaven" has already decided to release it in the Spring Festival next year?"

Han Sanping nodded, "I'm sure, but Xinghao is in charge of publishing, so we just cooperate."

"This is a bit difficult. "Detective Chinatown" will go to Singapore to shoot in a week. I originally wanted to catch up with the Spring Festival. As you know, I plan to separate "Detective Tang" into a series. The 囧 series is released every Spring Festival." Tang An said with some embarrassment.

"The Spring Festival file can accommodate two billion-dollar movies." Han Sanping didn't say anything.

"However, the two films "Omen" and "Where is Dad?" will also be released during the Spring Festival. What's wrong?" variety shows are too popular, and if you add "Tang Detective", it will be too crowded."

When "Omen Wind and Cloud" is released, it will definitely follow the title of "God of Gamblers". As long as Yu Dong is not stupid, he will not miss this good opportunity to sell his feelings.

As for "Where's Dad?", it's hard to say, variety shows and movies are two different things after all.

The three blockbuster films are a bit crowded, and the Spring Festival period is only seven or eight days. Once the holiday is over, the box office is inevitable, and it is difficult to have a chance to make a comeback.

Three blockbuster films, so the three parties will be affected during the holidays, which is not good for anyone.

But since Tang An took the initiative to mention it, Han Sanping waited for him to continue talking.

Tang An didn't hide it, smiled, and said directly, "Han Dong, I didn't expect that no one would please anyone, I thought about it, and planned to put "Detective Chinatown" in the Lunar New Year file next year, or the 15th Spring Festival." Later, in the Spring Festival of 14, "The Return of the Great Sage" happened to take advantage of "Havoc in Heaven" and followed China Film to drink some soup, what do you think?"

Before Tang An finished speaking, Han Sanping was slightly surprised.

Take the initiative to give up the Spring Festival file and move it back a year, is this?

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Han Sanping asked.

Tang An joked, "It's okay to be a year late, I don't want to offend you."

Han Sanping shook his head, he didn't want to offend himself, he didn't want to offend Kang Pei.

"Well, at the film industry seminar in early September, Kang Pei will come on behalf of the Film Bureau. Then you can come here when you have time and talk about it yourself."

"That's fine, I'll definitely go there then."

In order to make a good sale for Kang Peixin when he took office, he took the initiative to withdraw the sequel of the billion-dollar blockbuster "Tang Detective 2", which is enough to give him face.

As for the event that "The Return of the Great Sage" becomes a big hit and accidentally overwhelms "Havoc in Heaven", Tang An can't be blamed. After all, no one would have thought that this movie would explode.

Compared with "Tang Detective 2", people are definitely willing to face "The Return of the Great Sage".

Furthermore, China Film Group did not invest much in "Havoc in Heaven", and it is not the master of distribution, so it will not lose money no matter what.

At that time, if you want to blame, you can only blame the bad filming!

After finishing the business, eat, drink, and chat.

Tang An implicitly expressed that even if Han Sanping retreated, he would still stand in line with him.

It is not uncommon for people to leave tea for cold tea, no matter in the political circles or state-owned enterprises.

Some people can maintain a lot of influence after retiring, and some people become ordinary old people. It is normal for others to support you on the surface. Once something happens, it is normal for them to ignore you at all.

Han Sanping has retired, and he has no real power. Apart from a few hard-core veteran subordinates, he needs more support to maintain his position in Huaguo's film and television industry, instead of becoming a mascot.

Tang An also needs official relationships. Apart from the director of the Film Bureau who has been in contact with him, China Film Corporation cannot be left behind.

Kang Pei's attitude was unclear, and he had no contact with him. The general manager, Zhang Ping, was still Uncle Zhao Wei's old subordinate, so he couldn't be considered a friend. This required Han Sanping's reputation!

Of course, Tang An still owed him a lot of favors.

mutual benefit.

Next, China Film and Beijing Tourism Culture teamed up to offer a guarantee of [-] million yuan for "Heart Blossom Road", Tang An pushed the price to [-] million yuan and won the project.

Then "Beijing Love Story" has been negotiating distribution matters with investors such as Chen Shicheng, Wanda, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV Blue Sky.

The 1.5 million minimum guarantee was rejected, and the increase to 3 million was also rejected. When the high price of [-] million was offered, Wanda and other investors began to quarrel.

Films produced by large companies generally do not have guaranteed releases, because they have a good distribution and publicity system and can control risks by themselves.

Even if it reaches [-] million yuan, Wanda wants to issue it by itself.

But other investors quit, and the cost was only 3000 points. If the [-] million guarantee is guaranteed, they can recover the cost now and make a lot of money.

If you wait until the movie is screened and the money is divided, it is still a matter of whether it can sell so much, and there is still half a year before the movie is released. In half a year, the tens of millions of investment points will make a lot of money.

Ye Tuo now hated Tang An to death in his heart. Such a movie with a guarantee of [-] million yuan is completely destroying the market and viciously competing!

And that "Heart Flower Road Fang" dared to open a [-] million guarantee, and was not afraid of dying!
(End of this chapter)