Chapter 267: Thousands of Gold to Buy Horse Bones

"Hey, three pounds?"

"Sister Xue, our company has to produce its own TV series and movies. We need a good script to shoot a movie. Don't be reluctant to spend money. The income of domestic screenwriters is too low now. We can increase the money we charge for scripts appropriately."

Yang Xue thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid it will offend other film and television companies."

He Zhongqiu said: "It's okay if I offend them, I would rather pay the stars less and give the screenwriter more.

Sister Xue, why don't you try to buy a horse's bones for a fortune? First, buy the script at a high price.

Well, the TV series costs 10,000 yuan per episode, so I'll just collect the TV script first."

Yang Xue hurriedly said, "Ten thousand? Three pounds, do you think this is America? Even the editors of popular movies and TV series can't get that much money. Domestic screenwriters are very cheap."

He Zhongqiu said, "Sister Xue, we are not short of money now, we have to respect those screenwriters, so that they will do their best to produce quality works for us.

Just do as I say, and from now on, our company will pay high prices for scripts, so that good screenwriters in China, including those in Hong Kong, will come to us to write scripts."

"Okay then, but I'm afraid other companies in the industry will blame us." Yang Xue said.

"Isn't that like selling a horse's bones for a fortune? Sister Xue, please use this opportunity to promote our company so that the top screenwriters in the country can join us," said He Zhongqiu.

"Okay, I will hold a press conference right away and open the bidding." Yang Xue said.

He Zhongqiu reminded: "Sister Xue, it has to be a top quality product. We can't be taken advantage of."

"I know." Yang Xue said.

Then she continued, "Sanjin, the company is launching a basketball idol drama. The script is almost ready and we are going to launch the project. You have a guest role, and I want you to find a few NBA stars to guest star."

"That's no problem." He Zhongqiu said.

At this point, he thought for a moment and said, “Sister Xue, last year Yang Shoucheng donated 10 million RMB to Peking University, and then established a subsidiary in Yanjing.

I want to learn and donate some money to Beijing Film Academy to strengthen our relationship with Beijing Film Academy and Beijing Film Academy. What do you think? "

Yang Xue asked, "How much are you going to donate?"

"Twenty million RMB." He Zhongqiu said.

Yang Xue said, "Twenty million is so much? Why not just let Beijing Film Academy build a teaching building in your name?"

He Zhongqiu said thoughtfully: "Since I have donated to Beijing Film Academy, I would like to donate some to other universities as well."

"Peking University Tsinghua University?" Yang Xue asked.

He Zhongqiu said with disdain: "Peking University and Tsinghua University didn't donate a penny. Damn, I think those two schools are specifically for training talents for the United States.

Sister Xue, I donated to universities related to national defense, such as Yenching University of Science and Technology, Yenching University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Northwestern Polytechnical University. It’s not much, just 20 million yuan each.”

"Sanjin, there seem to be quite a few universities like this. It must cost a lot of money added up?" Yang Xue said.

He Zhongqiu said nonchalantly: "According to the tenth calculation, 200 million RMB is only 20 to 30 million US dollars. I just made more than 200 million US dollars from the fight.

Besides, I heard that Mr. Run Run Shaw of Hong Kong donated billions to China, almost half of his wealth. I don’t have as much money as him, so I can still do what I can.”

"Well, donate some money, and your image in the country will be more positive and your social status will be higher," said Yang Xue.

"Sister Xue, please make a donation in the name of Zhongqiu Film and Television Company to create momentum for our company. Please do it quickly." He Zhongqiu said.

On the evening of the 7th, the Knicks won their 15th game and then flew to New Orleans overnight.

15 wins and 2 losses, while the Supersonics did not play any games in the past four days, but their record is still 15 wins and 3 losses.

As a result, the Knicks' record surpassed the Supersonics and took the top spot in the league.

On the evening of the 8th, in a back-to-back game, the Knicks defeated the Hornets and achieved a record of 16 wins and 2 losses.

……

In Yanjing, Zhongqiu Film and Television Company invited a large number of media, including several media from Hong Kong, to hold a press conference.

In addition, presidents or vice presidents of ten universities, including Beijing Film Academy, were invited to attend the press conference.

The first piece of news was about donations to ten universities including Beijing Film Academy. On behalf of Zhongqiu Film and Television Company, Yang Xue delivered bank drafts to the ten presidents on the spot.

"My God, a film and television company donated 200 million to ten universities. Can this image be more positive? Which film and television company in the country can do this?"

"I bet that Zhongqiu Film and Television will definitely develop into a leader in the domestic film and television industry in the future."

"Two hundred million RMB! Zhongqiu Film and Television has definitely registered with it. All future Zhongqiu Film and Television projects will definitely be greenlit."

The second piece of news is the public bidding for TV scripts.

"Oh my god, the TV script is priced at 10,000 per episode. If we write 40 episodes, it will cost at least 400,000? Is Zhongqiu Film and Television Company trying to make a splash in the screenwriting industry?"

"I'm already tempted. If I write a script of 20 to 30 episodes, I'll have half a house in Beijing."

"This is several times higher than what other film and television companies charge for scripts. This is the conscience of the industry!"

"The screenwriter community has to take action now. Mid-Autumn Film and Television has given too much."

That night, the news of Zhongqiu Film and Television’s donation was reported on the 7 o’clock news.

By the 9th, the content of the press conference had spread throughout the country, including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

In this era, a one-time donation of 200 million is considered a huge sum of money in China.

Whether it is Emperor Entertainment Group in Hong Kong or Huayi Tangren in China, they were all stunned by the RMB 200 million donation from Zhongqiu Film and Television.

The market value of Emperor Entertainment Group is only 3 billion, and its investment projects involve multiple industries such as entertainment and real estate. If Emperor Entertainment Group is now asked to come up with 200 million in cash, it will need a lot of preparation.

As for Tangren and Huayi, they are even weaker and have difficulty in coming up with 20 million in cash.

The 200 million donations, like a huge mountain, weighed down the domestic film and television media companies.

At the same time, it also allowed the film and television industry to witness the financial strength and courage of Zhongqiu Film and Television, and various film and television cooperation projects were invested in Zhongqiu Film and Television.

The news of the script bidding also caused a stir.

Screenwriters from all walks of life were interested, and countless calls were made to Zhongqiu Film and Television Company to ask relevant questions and details.

Even Wang Su, a big shot in the Beijing circle who clearly distinguishes fame from money, took the initiative to contact Zhongqiu Film and Television. He fled to the United States a few years ago to avoid debt, and now he is short of money.

This matter has received strong support from the domestic screenwriter community, and even more so from the China Screenwriters Association.

The headquarters of the China Screenwriters Association is located in the Beijing Film Studio, which can be said to be one of the backgrounds of the Zhongqiu Film and Television Company.

For a while, Zhongqiu Film and Television not only received many cooperation projects from other film and television companies, but also received a large number of scripts.

Yang Xue was overjoyed and immediately organized people to study these scripts and select some excellent investment projects.

In Yanjing, at the Yanjing headquarters of Tangren Company, Cai Yinong said angrily: "Is Yang Xue crazy? Her behavior is simply destroying the industry environment."

The company's founder and producer, Lin Guoli, said: "Let's not talk about the donation issue first. The issue of bidding for scripts at high prices is quite serious, and the company's screenwriters are now ready to make a move.

If we don’t follow up, it will be difficult for us to get good scripts at low prices in the future, and we can only pick up the leftovers from Zhongqiu Film and Television Company.”

Cai Yinong snorted coldly: "Isn't she just relying on Wolverine's wealth?"

Lin Guoli said: "There is news from Huayi, saying that Yang Xue is excluding our company, and the projects that Zhongqiu Film and Television is involved in will not use our and Huayi's artists."

This sentence calmed Cai Yinong down, because Zhongqiu Film and Television Company had a huge advantage in funds, even greater than that of the people in Hong Kong, and Tangren simply could not withstand it.

The Hong Kong film and television industry is no longer doing well. In 03, Emperor Entertainment Group established a subsidiary in Yanjing and moved north to develop, but now it has come to a standstill due to the ban on Wolverine.

There is only one reason, Emperor Entertainment Group is not as well-funded as Zhongqiu Film and Television, and its connections and influence in the mainland are not as good as Wolverine.

Wolverine's Zhongqiu Film and Television has the resources of Beijing Film Academy and Beijing Film Academy, a huge mountain of resources in the Chinese film and television industry, and it is simply not something that an outsider like Emperor Entertainment Group can compete with.

Even the giant Emperor Entertainment Group couldn't handle Wolverine, let alone the small body of Tangren.

"Old Li, stop banning Liu Yifei."

She felt bitter and said helplessly, "Also, please increase the price we charge for scripts."

"Then, what if Yang Xue continues to target us?" Lin Guoli asked.

Cai Yinong said in a very depressed tone: "I will visit her when I get a chance."

At this time, Yang Xue received a call from Han Sanping.

"Yang Xue, I just went to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. In the future, as long as your company's projects do not violate regulations, the Administration will strongly support them."

"Really? Thank you, Uncle Han."

"Why are you thanking me? The General Administration is blaming me for not getting the news in advance, otherwise they would have sent someone to attend your press conference to support your company."

"How dare I trouble the General Administration?"

Yang Xue was polite for a moment and said, "Uncle Han, I really have something I would like to ask you for help with."

"You said."

"It's like this. The company wants to invest in cinemas to increase its own distribution capabilities. Can you help me contact a cinema company that is willing to sell shares?"

"This is a good thing. The country is preparing to develop cinema chains, and our China Film Theater Chain also needs to introduce foreign capital. We will talk about this later." Han Sanping said.

But when Yang Xue turned around, she received some bad news.

Lin Xue and Wang Fang have been in contact with Wang Jinhua, hoping to sign the big-name stars she has into the Zhongqiu Film and Television Company.

The three largest talent agencies in Hollywood control the vast majority of Hollywood's big-name stars. Now even the eight major film and television companies have to look to them. Without the cooperation of the three major talent agencies, the film and television companies have no one to use. This is the influence of big-name stars.

CAA President Ovitz has been elected the most influential person in Hollywood for three consecutive years. Why? Of course, it is because of the large number of top-tier stars controlled by the company.

Yang Xue hopes to set up a separate agency under Zhongqiu Film and Television, in which Wang Jinhua can invest and become a partner and serve as the general manager of the agency.

This cooperation model is the same as the cooperation model between Huayi and Wang Jinhua. Huayi and Wang Jinhua also established Huayi Brokerage Company, and Wang Jinhua owns 50% of the shares of the brokerage company.

But Yang Xue hopes that those big names will sign with the agency instead of Wang Jinhua's personal name.

Unfortunately, the deal was not concluded.

It’s not that Wang Jinhua is unwilling to let go of those big-name stars. According to her, those big-name stars trust her very much, like family members, and are unwilling to change companies.

"Mr. Yang, I received information that Wang Jinhua is in contact with Wu Kebo." Lin Xue said.

"Wukebo?" Yang Xue said she didn't know this person.

Lin Xue said: "He came back from Japan and had an entertainment company in Japan. Last year, he established Zhihong Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Shanghai.

I think he will focus on developing the domestic entertainment business, and it is very likely that by recruiting Wang Jinhua, he will hollow out Huayi and lay the foundation for his own company. "

Yang Xue felt very sorry because Wang Jinhua was very capable. Hu Jun, Fan Bing, Li Bing, Ren Chuan and many others all rose to power under her leadership.

Chen Daoming, Xia Yu, Liang Chaowei, Liu Jialing, Liang Jiahui, Wu Junru, Guan Zhilin, Yang Zhiqiong, and Yuan Yongyi are all under her personal name.

She had thought about signing with Wang Jinhua before, but she didn’t have the qualifications.

"She didn't mention any conditions? Did she just reject us directly?" she asked with some confusion.

Lin Xue guessed: "I guess she and Wu Kebo are in the first place, and Wu Kebo has Japanese capital behind him, so his financial strength should be very strong.

I think he and the Japanese investors behind him have great ambitions for our Chinese entertainment industry, and we need to be vigilant.”

Yang Xue thought for a moment and said, "Forget it if she doesn't come. We can select a group of artists with potential and train them ourselves."

With the support of Beijing Film Academy, she has attracted a group of stars who are not signed with other agencies.

Teachers Fei Ge, Jiang Wu, Fu Danong, Yu Nan, and younger students who have not yet graduated have also signed Wang Luodan, Jia Nailiang, Jiang Yiyan, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, etc.

With the addition of Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, Wang Baoqiang, Tang Yan, and Liu Yifei's overseas appointments, the company is actually not short of people now. It just lacks a few first-line big-name stars to serve as the company's face, and the lineup lacks star power.

Lin Xue nodded and said, "When our company produces a few excellent TV series and movies in the future, there will naturally be big names willing to join us. Then we will be the ones to select the people."

Yang Xue smiled and said, “We will set up a special effects company in the future to strengthen our production capabilities. Sanjin will find a way to import the best equipment from the United States and also bring in some talents.

By the way, we need to set up a special effects company first, then recruit some talents in the industry and send them to the United States for internships. "

(End of this chapter)