Hualiu Director

Chapter 48 Signing the Contract with Wang Jinghua

With the screening of "Three Monks", Huang Xiaoming was deeply shocked, and he finally realized why Huang Li admired Lin Hong's talent so much.To be honest, Huang Xiaoming now also feels that Lin Hong's level has definitely reached the level of a professional director in the industry, and what he lacks from a great director may only be connections and experience.

When the three monks parted ways amidst the ruins and the movie ended, everyone in the box stood up and applauded. Lin Hong got up a little embarrassed and bowed to express his gratitude.

Everyone here has their own thoughts after watching "Three Monks".

Wu Bin: He's meow, this time it's safe and sound. How old is Lin Hong? He's so powerful. I'm afraid he's going to be overwhelmed in a few years. It's okay, thank you Teacher He Lei for saving my dog's life, the next show I will definitely not cheat you.

Mr. Xie from the PR department: Do all the people in the marketing department eat shit? I haven’t heard any rumors about such a good film before. You have to wait until you get nominated for Cannes to compete. Even if you win this time, you will bleed a lot. .Well, I have to discuss it with the background technology department when I go back. Those who should be blocked should not be soft-handed.

He Lei: Hey, my mother is still getting old, and I'm making my junior younger sister cheaper.

Huang Li: Please call me Huang. The best angel investor. Bodong!

Wang Bo: Xiaoming, I'm so proud to be a brother!

Huang Xiaoming: Damn, acting in this kind of film should be more enjoyable than the domineering president, no matter, I'm addicted to this junior.

Wang Jinghua: Must sign!

Lin Hong didn't know what everyone was thinking. He drank a little too much today, and at this moment his head was a little dizzy from the alcohol.

Huang Xiaoming went out after watching "Three Monks" without saying anything, and brought several bottles of red wine when he came back.As a junior, Lin Hong was embarrassed to refuse wine. Basically, he had to accompany everyone with a glass of wine. Then when everyone talked about the topic of movies, he responded in a daze, and then he didn't know anything.

When Lin Hong woke up, it was already a starry night outside the window. He rubbed his eyes and felt that this was not a school dormitory, nor a home, so Lin Hong sat up.

"Damn it, you're cheating!"

Kong Xiao was sitting on another bed playing with his mobile phone, when he saw Lin Hong got up and threw a bottle of water over, and then continued the game in his hand.

"When did you come here, where is this?"

Lin Hong's head was still a little dizzy, but as long as Kong Xiao was by his side, there would be no problem.

"This is Hilton. You were so drunk that you passed out. My master opened a room for you and called me to take care of you. If you can't drink, don't drink so much. It's a shame!"

Lin Hong opened the mineral water and took a big gulp, and he became more energetic.

"Our brothers are all used to drinking in Niulanshan. Now I suddenly changed to red wine. I didn't get used to it for a while. I didn't expect to get drunk so badly. This time is really embarrassing. Next time I catch the opportunity to drink white wine, I must drink them. Get down."

As soon as he heard Lin Hong say this, Kong Xiao angrily threw the phone aside, and then rushed over to fight Lin Hong.

"You prodigal bastard, you still need a hammer to save face. You have promised to give away all our current possessions."

Lin Hong: "???"

"You told my master that you wanted to film "A Man Named Chen Ru Wants to Die" with him, and you told He Lei that you wanted to film "The Man From Earth" with him.

Damn Lin Hong, "A Man Called Wei Ou Wants To Die" and "The Man From Earth" Didn't you say you asked me to be the producer, you bastard sold me so easily . "

Kong Xiao’s heart was full of hatred. Although Lin Hong hadn’t written the script yet, after hearing these two stories from him, he felt that they would be two high-scoring movies. With He Lei following him, he could only be a co-producer.

Looking at the menacing Kong Xiao, Lin Hong felt guilty, not because he was afraid of this guy getting violent, but because he was worried about what else he promised.

"I still have those belongings that were divided up by those old Jianghu?"

Kong Xiao pushed Lin Hong away, and then smiled like a chicken thief.

"You promised Huang Xiaoming to be the hero of some kind of hero, and you said that at least a sci-fi movie with Doubanjiang 7.5 or higher. Guess what, Huang Xiaoming agreed without even hearing the name. To be honest, this wave is not bad."

In fact, Kong Xiao is not angry at all. Like Lin Hong, he knows that it is still too difficult for him to be an independent producer. It is reasonable to start with a small investment producer or co-producer. In the process of accumulation, and being able to follow behind producers like Huang Li and He Lei, Kong Xiao actually wished for it.

As soon as Kong Xiao was mentioned, he felt a little elated. He had heard the story told by Lin Hong. Huang Xiaoming's image and acting skills fully met the requirements of the actor's role. Since he agreed so happily, it seems that the salary will not be a big obstacle. .

After hearing this, Lin Hong slapped himself on the head a few times, it was a mistake to drink.

"Any more?"

"It is said that you also promised Wang Bo to write the theme song for his directorial debut!"

theme song?Well, it's not a big deal, let's wait until his film comes out, it's still early.

"No one has a beautiful girl who wants to make a marriage while I'm drunk?"

Kong Xiao, who had just picked up his phone and wanted to restart the game, glanced up and down at Lin Hong, and said "cut" at the corner of his mouth, meaning you deserve it too?

The remaining three people, Wu Bin and Lao Xie, may not have a proper relationship, so they did not have any private transactions with Lin Hong, and Wang Jinghua did not propose to sign a contract when Lin Hong was confused. As expected, because Wang Jinghua didn't need to do that.

After getting up and washing his face, Lin Hong recovered his energy and took out his mobile phone to dial a number, and the call was connected quickly.

"Lin Hong, are you awake?"

"Hey, I made Sister Jinghua laugh. I just woke up here. I heard from Kong Xiao that I wrote a lot of verbal checks. Although they are all friends and elders, it doesn't matter if I agree, but you, as a manager, don't help me. Block it!"

There was no blame in Lin Hong's words, after all, Wang Jinghua was not Lin Hong's manager at that time.

"Haha, I can see that they didn't take advantage of you. Both of your films got investment before they were approved, and Huang Xiaoming made you the leading actor. If I stop such a good thing, maybe you originally wanted to be with me. I will reconsider signing any contracts."

Over there, Wang Jinghua seems to have full confidence in signing Lin Hong, and both parties have already had a basic understanding after today's contact.

"Sister Jinghua, thank you for your help today. You showed me your professionalism and sincerity today. I, Lin Hong, am not a person who likes to procrastinate. Since I approve of you, I don't bother to pick and choose How about this, I haven't had dinner yet, let's make an appointment, I'll treat you to dinner, let's discuss the details of the cooperation, I'm going to Ningbo tomorrow, and I'm probably going to be busy again when I get back."

"Okay, it's at Hilton. Wait for me for half an hour. I'll print out a contract document for you to see. If we can negotiate a good result tonight, we can sign it tonight."

Although Wang Jinghua was suppressed, Lin Hong could still hear the excitement in her words from the phone.

The two talked a few more words before hanging up the phone, and Kong Xiao asked while playing games.

"Decided?"

"Well, there's nothing to hesitate about. Wang Jinghua has the resources and the means. She also has many heavyweight artists under her umbrella. The most important thing is her good reputation. I can see that she is very sincere. There is nothing to pick and choose. Anyway, I As long as she handles the brokerage, everything else is up to her."

Kong Xiao very much agreed with Lin Hong's words of relying on oneself, and they all have a very clear understanding of this.

"For the few in our dormitory, you and Li Xian need an agent. The four of us are more engaged in technical and post-related work and don't need an agent. Li Xian is about to sign with Yixinyi Entertainment Company. You will sign with Wang Jinghua brokerage company, so that our network will be bigger, which is a good thing.”

The entertainment industry is not only about talent, but also capital and connections. Never think about earning money and winning awards by yourself. If you do that, you will have no friends, and you will be excluded from this circle as a result.

Lin Hong never thought of the stupid idea of ​​single-handedly picking up the entertainment circle with his talent, so he would never realize his movie dream.

Unite all forces that can be united and establish the broadest possible common front.Only in this way can Lin Hong's golden fingers be brought into full play, and then he can do what he wants to do most, which is to use movies to export culture.

In the corner of the restaurant of the Hilton Hotel, Lin Hong carefully looked at every clause of the contract. He didn't expect Wang Jinghua to value this contract so much, and the conditions offered were the treatment of a first-class star.

Wang Jinghua's agency will equip Lin Hong with professional assistants, stylists, make-up artists, publicists, personal bodyguards and drivers. In addition, Wang Jinghua will personally operate Lin Hong's agency affairs instead of handing them over to other agents under him.

In addition, Lin Hong can also get a signing fee of 200 million yuan, which is already a sky-high signing fee for a newcomer signing a brokerage contract for the first time.

"We used to be more contracted artists. You are the first director signed by my company. To be honest, we don't have much experience. But I have worked in Huayi and know the details of Feng Dapao's contract, so this is my Modified according to Feng Dapao's contract.

In mainland artist contracts, the commission for newcomers is as high as nearly [-]%, and for famous artists, it also ranges from [-]% to [-]%. Even the top superstars will not be less than [-]%.

But directors are different. Your appearance rate and income channels are obviously not as many as artists of the same level.Although it is said that directors of the same level as Feng Dapao's salary are not lower than those of artists of the same level, but the director's unit work cycle is longer, and he can receive fewer endorsements and announcements.So the value created by itself is actually not high.

Of course, directors also have their own advantages. For example, you can use an excellent work to make one or more artists popular and make them realize a skyrocketing value, which is difficult for other professions to do.In addition, a big director has great appeal to artists, and it is easier for brokerage companies to sign artists.

So even though Feng Dapao's contract keeps Huayi paying, he still keeps him firmly in the company because he has created huge economic benefits for Huayi in other places.

I believe you too can become a great director and it won't take much time.So the treatment given to you is also a [-]% commission commission. In addition, considering that you have the ability to write lyrics and compose music that other big directors do not have, your copyright income from music belongs to you personally, and the company will not take a commission. "

Lin Hong was shocked by Wang Jinghua's big handwriting. You know, even if you become an independent studio, it's nothing more than that, and now Lin Hong can be more at ease with this kind of treatment. It seems that the meal at noon today made a big difference. the role of it.

"Sister Jinghua, to be honest, this contract has already moved me, but I still have one last concern. I can understand the way the company trains newcomers, but if I feel that the person recommended by the company does not meet my requirements, then I can How much control do you have?"

Many times, the audience will scold the director for choosing those bad actors, but they don't know the director's helplessness. Don't professional directors know who's acting badly, but why don't they replace them?Because the capital behind and the brokerage company will put pressure on the director, many directors who cannot withstand the pressure can only compromise.Lin Hong was afraid that such a thing would happen. If it really got to that level, he would rather go to the trouble of setting up his own studio.

"Don't worry, the company will only recommend artists according to your requirements. You have the final decision-making power, which can be written into the additional terms of the contract. Of course, we hope that you will first consider the company and the artist under the same conditions that do not affect the creation of the work. An artist recommended by investors."

Seeing that Wang Jinghua had reached this point, Lin Hong felt that there was nothing to worry about.

"Okay, sister Jinghua, please work hard and get someone to send you a new contract. Let's sign the contract today. I'm going to Ningbo tomorrow."

Wang Jinghua was determined and finally won Lin Hong's contract. She felt that this was the most important job so far this year.

Wang Jinghua took the contract and wrote an additional clause on it, handed it to the assistant and told him to have it reprinted quickly, and then she accompanied Lin Hong and Kong Xiao to dinner.

"Sister Jinghua, there is one more thing I want your help with. It's like this. The six people in our dormitory want to set up a film and television company. We don't do artist brokerage, and mainly focus on film and television production and film and television investment."

When Wang Jinghua heard this, it was a good thing. Didn't he have the resources of another film and television production company in his hands, and it was led by Lin Hong. There was no business conflict between the two parties, and on the contrary, they could complement each other.

"Don't worry, I'll help you follow up on this matter."

It was not Lin Hong's idea to start a film and television company, but the result of many discussions in the dormitory.The six people are all from the film and television industry, so they naturally know how to maximize their value.

However, the six people are not interested in large film and television production companies, especially those with brokerage affairs, which are more cumbersome.Now there are many small film and television companies established by celebrities in the market. They will participate in the film and television dramas they star in or produce. The investment may not be large, but the advantage is that the capital turnover is flexible and the returns are fast.This kind of company has few staff, low expenses, and is flexible. You can even rent a private house to work. On weekdays, there are only a few accountants who stay in the company. few.

Now with Wang Jinghua's help, Lin Hong, the six newcomers in the entertainment industry, can also relax a lot.

"Oh, by the way, I need to trouble Sister Jinghua to help me find some trustworthy accountants. There must be no mistakes in taxation. We don't want to brush aside business. All accounts must be clear and clear. Every tax that should be paid must be paid. No less. This is also my request to Wang Jinghua's agency, I would rather earn less than pay less, and there must be no mistakes in this point."

Lin Hong remembered how many celebrities and celebrities in the business world had paid taxes in his previous life. He didn't want to follow in their footsteps, so he was at ease by cutting off such hidden dangers from the very beginning.

Wang Jinghua looked at Lin Hong meaningfully, thinking that if such a young man could not make his mark, it would be too much for God.