raknovel Chapter 108 Sign 2
Chapter 108 Sign 2
Dongsheng Pictures couldn't allocate enough resources.
Too many promises are not only meaningless, but also leave others with the impression that they are flashy and impractical. Rather than ending up in an unpleasant situation, Su Qing felt that it was best to be honest.
Don't have too many expectations.
Therefore, there will not be too much disappointment.
Given the current situation of Dongsheng Pictures, Su Qing believed that Zhou Bo, who had been in the entertainment industry for many years, was well aware of the situation. Seeing that Zhou Bo did not speak, Su Qing hesitated slightly and said, "According to the boss, he will have an action movie starting to shoot next year."
talking.
Su Qing chuckled twice: "Teacher Zhou Bo, small companies have their advantages. Right now, we don't have many signed artists, so our resources are more concentrated. Any projects we have will basically revolve around you and your few signed artists. You should know Teacher Zhou Nian. After 'The Terror Live' was released, when the box office exceeded 300 million, several entertainment companies invited him to join, offering much higher signing fees than our company. But he ultimately chose to sign with Dong Sheng, and for ten years at that. Besides his good relationship with the boss, it must also be because he's optimistic about Dong Sheng Film Industry's future development. Signing now makes you a company veteran. I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee one thing: Dong Sheng Film Industry will not mistreat any artist who joins the company now."
Seeing that Teacher Zhou Bo was deep in thought.
Su Qing did not disturb him.
Instead, Su Qing chatted with Zhou Bo's wife. She wasn't in a hurry and believed that Zhou Bo would definitely sign the contract. The more famous someone was before but was abandoned by the market, the more they knew how cruel this industry was.
A washed-up celebrity wants to make a comeback.
Unless a director is willing to use you, there is absolutely no chance.
After a while.
Zhou Bo asked, "Could I see the contract?"
"no problem"
Su Qing quickly agreed: "Not long after you left yesterday, I had someone from the company draft a contract. You and Sister Cai, please sit for a while, and I'll go to the office to get the contract for you."
After Su Qing left, Cai Ning said with some disappointment, "This company doesn't seem to have much of a future."
"You can tell that?!"
Zhou Bo laughed and said, "To see if an entertainment company has a future, you don't look at how many employees it has or how luxurious its office building is, but rather at its debt ratio. Don't underestimate this company just because it's small. It made two or three hundred million yuan from just one movie, 'The Terror Live,' and it has no debt. If you really think about it, apart from being a little small, this company is pretty good. And having fewer signed artists also means less infighting."
"So you're planning to sign?!"
Cai Ning asked.
"I suspect that if I don't sign, Manager Su might replace me."
Zhou Bo took it in stride: "Besides, if I don't sign, no other entertainment company is willing to sign me."
soon.
Su Qing walked in carrying a contract and two cups of tea. As the general manager of Dongsheng Film Industry, she had not yet assigned herself an assistant, mainly because she did not want to increase the company's burden.
Not only does she not have an assistant, but she also doesn't have department heads in other departments. At this stage, Dong Sheng Film Industry is still in its initial development stage, and in many aspects, it doesn't need to follow the standards of large companies.
There isn't much work involved, in particular.
Department leaders can directly communicate with their own department employees. It's not too late to consider these matters when the business develops and there are more things to handle.
After receiving the water, Zhou Bo thanked Cai Ning.
While the two were reviewing the contract, Su Qing returned to her office and guided Jin Zhimei on where to sign her name. Just as Su Qing was about to let her and her colleague go home, Jin Zhimei suddenly asked, "Does the company have training courses? I want to stay and learn."
Su Qing was slightly taken aback.
She seemed to understand why her boss insisted on signing this average-looking girl.
However, Su Qing shook her head: "The company doesn't have a place to train trainees yet. If you really want to learn, you can go back first, and I'll see if I can send you to other film crews to watch veteran actors perform in the next couple of days."
"Oh"
Kim Ji-mi nodded with some disappointment.
After she and Meng Shiya left, Su Qing returned to the conference room. Teacher Zhou Bo was a has-been artist, so his contract certainly couldn't have as many clauses and additional conditions as those of well-known artists. A basic contract of a dozen pages would suffice.
After checking with his wife and confirming there were no problems, Zhou Bo signed his name, and Su Qing shook his hand, saying, "Welcome to Dongsheng Pictures."
Please take care of me from now on.
Zhou Bo laughed.
His signing fee wasn't high, 200,000 a year, but Zhou Bo was already very happy. Ten years would amount to 2 million after tax. As for the profit sharing... perhaps because he had been famous before, Dongsheng Pictures chose to split the profits with him 40/60, meaning he would get 40% and the company would get 60%.
Zhou Bo didn't ask about Zhou Nian's contract share with Dong Sheng Film Industry. He knew without a doubt that it would be higher than Zhou Bo's. Zhou Nian was the first person to sign with the company, and he had a very good personal relationship with Huang Min. In addition, Huang Min had already become popular again because of his wonderful performance in "The Terror Live".
After the couple left, Su Qing locked the two contracts in the company safe. Upon hearing the news, Wu Han knocked on the office door. After Su Qing smiled and said, "Come in," Wu Han sat down in the office chair opposite Su Qing.
She said earnestly, "I think signing so many artists now is just increasing the company's operating costs. What if... I mean what if, the boss's second movie fails? With such high operating costs, the company will quickly be dragged down by losses."
"really"
The questions Wu Han could think of.
Su Qing could naturally think of that as well.
More than a dozen crew members have signed contracts with the company and become its employees. Filming is fine, but if they don't film, the company has to spend money to support them. In addition, there are the employees of various departments of the company and other fixed expenses of the company, which amount to 1.5 million yuan a month. The company has already spent more than half of the 20 million yuan it borrowed from the bank with the "Terror Live" project.
Then there's the production cost of Huang Min's next project.
Anyway, once the revenue sharing from "The Terror Live" reaches over 200 million, after deducting the signing fee for Teacher Zhou, paying off the 20 million bank loan plus interest, and the money Huang Min himself used to mortgage his house for filming "The Terror Live", he will be able to get back to the bank.
The company only has a little over 100 million yuan left in its books.
It seems like a lot, but if Huang Min's next project fails, he'll have to spend tens of millions more on a new film. The key issue is that he also has to spend money on publicity and distribution before the film is released.
Seeing Wu Han's worried expression, Su Qing smiled and said, "The boss will come for an audition this afternoon. I'll ask for his opinion. If it's acceptable, I'll have him write another project with a similar production cost to 'The Terror Live,' and the company will find a director to film it."
Previously, Dong Sheng Film Studio had few employees.
Just her and Uncle Zheng... plus the two people who have been arrested now.
If it collapses, then so be it.
Things are different now. Dong Sheng has already taken shape, and she personally purchases even the paper for the company. If it were to collapse, Huang Min, who didn't put much effort into the company, might not be so upset.
But she must be in terrible pain.