1979 Golden Age

"Life is Beautiful" continued to be filmed.

Chen Qi called the Ministry of Culture through the Shanghai Film Studio to ask about the funding. Ding Qiao only said to wait for two more days, and he was still studying it...

He couldn't help but wonder, what he asked for was not much at all, so why were they reluctant to give this little money? That was too stingy, wasn't it? He waited for another two days, and just when he wanted to go back to Beijing to ask in person, Ding Qiao's secretary came over.

"It's a bit complicated, and it's hard to explain over the phone, so the leader sent me to explain it."

"I don't deserve it, just go ahead!"

The secretary was very polite and said, "It's divided into two parts, one part is the foreign exchange retention for you, and the other part is your normal allocation.

Let's talk about foreign exchange first. For the base, we plan to keep 25% for you. For the base, we plan to keep 30% for you!"

Chen Qi was not polite either, and took a pen to calculate on the spot:

The total is 12.92 million US dollars, and "Orphan" gave half to Great Wall, leaving 9.42 million. 4.8 million is within the base, 25% is 1.2 million; 4.62 million is outside the base, 30% is 1.386 million.

Added together, it is 2.586 million US dollars!

Chen Qi was a little surprised, he estimated 2 million, but he didn't expect it to be a little more.

"How is the funding allocated?" he asked again.

"The funding for film studios across the country is all allocated by the Ministry of Culture, which then allocates it to them. We set targets for the studios every year. For example, Beijing Film Studio can make 10 films this year.

The Beijing Film Studio reports its filming plans quarterly, and we allocate the money.

If you agree with this approach, we will include you. You apply to us quarterly and we will give you money."

"This..."

The start-up capital of the East Factory is the money from selling copies of "Tai Chi". I really haven't studied these issues. Now that I have encountered them, Chen Qi thought about it and said, "This is too inflexible. We shoot more casually, and it's not easy to apply for them in a rigid manner.

From what you said, there is a second plan?"

"I can't hide it from you!"

The secretary smiled and said, "To be honest, your company is originally an experimental field. It just so happens that you want a more free management system. We have repeatedly studied it and allowed you to open up the box office share!"

"To the mainland?"

Chen Qi was shocked.

"No, to Hong Kong!"

"Oh, that's not bad..."

He breathed a sigh of relief. At this stage, if he engaged in box office sharing in the mainland, he would lose a lot of money. He asked: "Does it mean that you don't allocate funds, but the box office revenue of my movie released in Hong Kong will be given to me after the sharing, and I don't have to pay it?"

"Yes!"

"Then how do you exchange Hong Kong dollars for RMB?"

"Official exchange rate!"

Tsk!

Chen Qi rolled his eyes.

The secretary smiled and said, "If you think like this, we allow you to operate freely in Hong Kong, you can do music, you can invest, as long as it does not violate the principle, you can do it.

This kind of openness, do you think there is any other country that can have it?"

"That also requires my own efforts, how can I achieve anything without efforts?"

"It is precisely because you are outstanding that we give you this degree of freedom! Isn't your "Tai Chi 2" going to be released soon? There is also "Orphan Grudge", and I heard there is another "Ghost"...Except for taxes, all the box office revenue will be given to you, what do you lose?"

Chen Qi was still emotional, and suddenly thought about it again, and said, "Wait a minute, for example, if I import a Hong Kong film from overseas and get the box office revenue from the screening, will the revenue share also be given to me?"

"Of course!"

"For example, if I secretly set up a subsidiary, erase the name, and screen it in other theaters, will the box office also be given to me?"

"Of course!" The secretary laughed.

"Done!"

Chen Qi clapped his hands and said, "I choose the second option!"

"The leader knew you would choose the second option. Here are the details..."

The secretary took out a document and emphasized, "Currently, it is only for your terms, Chen Qi's terms! If there are more people who are motivated in the future, they will also follow this rule."

"Okay, but my crew is really running out of money. Can you approve the US dollars first?"

"Sure, in the next few days!"

The secretary looked at him and smiled, "You are a smart man and know what this means. This is also the organization's trust in you. No one has ever thought that movies can earn foreign exchange, but you have done it. No one has ever thought about "Life is Beautiful" before, and you are filming it. You have also brought up the Silver City Organization...

In fact, we all see it. Only by letting you go can you give full play to your talents."

Chen Qi laughed.

Of course he understands what this means?

This means that in the future, in addition to earning US dollars, he needs to hand over a part of it. The rest can be messed around in Hong Kong, ah, to your heart's content.

In fact, it is the same as Yindu. The difference is that Yindu is a state-owned enterprise rooted in Hong Kong, while Dongchang is headquartered in the mainland, with its main business in Hong Kong and overseas.

…………

"The sky in the liberated area is clear, and the people in the liberated area like it very much..."

That night, in the villa.

Chen Qi hummed a song, opened the window, and faced the two camphor trees outside, writing a plan again.

The first thing is talent. Dongchang must expand its army. Whether in the mainland or Hong Kong, the approval of business freedom means that he can sign Hong Kong actors, as long as they are willing to come.

All the people he brought over before were signed by Yindu.

He and Fu Qi have the same idea, not to make them as close as one, and it is best for each of them to develop.

The second is business expansion.

He is going to make music. He has countless classic songs in his head, but he has never had the opportunity to copy them.

There is also the cinema. He will be busy for the cinema for a long time in the future.

There is also the TV and videotape business, which should also be started.

And the imported films, why did he ask the secretary that question? Because Hong Kong's Western films and cartoons are niche, but that does not mean that there are few viewers, but that there are few theaters showing them. If he can import them, he can also make money.

Finally, the United States.

Chen Qi knocked on the table, thinking about how to get closer to Hollywood.

"..."

He wrote a few pages of paper, tore them up, and sighed: "There is a long way to go, and every stage is a new beginning!

The situation in the future is that the East Factory headquarters will be in the mainland, Uncle Fu will be in Yindu, and I will be in the Hong Kong subsidiary with a group of female stars, supporting each other and being invincible."

…………

Beijing.

The secretary went back to report to Ding Qiao.

After listening to him, Ding Qiao laughed and said, "That kid really chose the second plan. He is a monkey who can't make trouble if he doesn't. Well, there are too many constraints in the mainland, so let him go out and make trouble."

"After all, he is too young. Will he be blinded and lose his principles as he becomes bigger and bigger in the future?"

"I have learned from many people that the kid has a strong national stance, but the way he expresses it is very strange, which often makes people confused. Not to mention them, I am the same. To put it bluntly, Xiao Chen's brain is not normal."

Both laughed.

"Dinglingling!"

At this moment, the phone rang. Those who can call here directly are mostly senior leaders.

Sure enough, Ding Qiao answered it and it was Mr. Liao.

"Xiao Chen is not here. He is filming in Shanghai... Yes, that "Life is Beautiful". Do you have something to do with him?"

"Taiwan?"

"Okay, I understand what you mean. I will talk to him."

After hanging up the phone, Ding Qiao suddenly sighed: "Alas, it is indeed not normal. Otherwise, he would be thought of for such a difficult matter?"

(No more...

Filled up!)