China Entertainment 1997

On January 3, 2001, Cao Xuan returned to Beijing from Malaysia.

Jiang Yue, Fanxing's deputy general manager and manager, came to pick her up in person, but saw Cao Xuan looking disgusted.

"What's wrong? Didn't you just appear on "News Lianbo"? Good guy, my old man even watched it."

"What's the use of being on it? It's all been deleted and the title is gone."

Cao Xuan complained, but didn't talk much. He told Jiang Yue about the current situation and went to the company first.

That's right, Fanxing has moved again.

With the continuous big moves this year, the company has hired a lot of people one after another, and the number of regular employees has exceeded 50. Coupled with the temporary team and some cleaning and security personnel, the previous yard can no longer hold it.

After consulting Cao Xuan, the company moved again, from the courtyard house to a commercial building in Chaoyang.

Fanxing was so wealthy that it occupied two floors, one for administrative offices and one for meetings, behind-the-scenes creations, equipment storage, artist makeup, and editing room miscellaneous matters.

We even built a small recording studio, which can be used for post-production dubbing of the company's films and TV shows, or singers' auditions.

At present, the two-story office building is very suitable for Fanxing, and it can be enough to expand the number of employees by 1 to 2 times.

Therefore, this is basically Fanxing’s third to last move.

Even if it expands in the future, it would be enough to just rent another floor in the commercial building, but the greater possibility is that Cao Xuan buys a piece of land and builds his own building.

Cao Xuan came to the company once before, and it was not decorated yet. This time he came here for the second time, and it was indeed much brighter and more refined than before.

In particular, his general manager's office covers an area of ​​nearly 80 square meters, which is much larger than the original company. The two-meter-long log desk has a wall-sized "Yellow River Rush" behind it, which is very impressive.

There is also a special rest room and restroom inside. Although Cao Xuan only uses it a few times a year, his treatment has indeed improved a lot.

It’s just that the annual rent of hundreds of thousands is a bit distressing...

Cao Xuan was sitting on the boss's chair. Before he could feel the rich man's style, several vice presidents and department heads came to kill him one by one.

First, the Finance Department reported the revenue for the whole year of 2000.

It has been said many times before that the net profits of the two films "Young Bao Qingtian" and "Journey to the West" are around 22 million.

As for the remaining artist endorsements, commercial performances, remuneration, albums and early concert dividends, it is mainly Cao Xuan himself. Putting aside taxes and various costs, the net profit is more than 25 million.

Rounding off, it’s barely 50 million!

Of course, he spent a lot of this money. Penguin alone took away 20 million, and he also spent some money on buying a house and various investments.

There is also the agency right of "Legend", which cost him 300,000 US dollars, which is more than 2 million yuan in RMB.

But the bulk is still in film and television investment——

The investment for "Love Across Time and Space" is 5 million, the first part of "Swallow Eagle" is 6 to 8 million, "The Golden Family" is roughly estimated to be more than 5 million, "The Passion Burning Years" is 1 million, and "Li Wei is an Official" 》 and Zhou Yi invested 2.5 million in half.

The total amount is almost 20 million, which basically consumes all the capital reserves. It is a huge gamble for Fanxing at this stage.

If everyone makes a profit, everyone will be happy, but if one or two of them are lost in the middle, even if other projects make money, it will be in vain.

Even several vice presidents suggested that we see if we could appropriately reduce two projects to avoid taking too big a step and causing trouble.

Cao Xuan also knew that this was too risky, but he was confident.

Apart from other things, he, the king of Asia, has been promoted to countless movie offers and starred in TV series. Unless "The Golden Family" sells for a sky-high price, it will not be able to live up to Cao Xuan's fame.

With this one in mind, as long as the other projects are not fully compensated, Fanxing will not fail, not to mention that Cao Xuan is already thinking about reviving "Legend".

If this game is completed, he will dare to play it if it is a production worth over 100 million yuan...

Not to mention, the stars can’t afford to wait.

Film and television companies such as Rongxinda, Zhouyi, Tangren, Xinbaoyuan, and Hairun have emerged one after another, and people from Hong Kong and Taiwan are also coming to the mainland to grab food. If Stars develops slowly, all the meat will be robbed.

Therefore, time does not wait for us. Now Fanxing must first stabilize a certain territory in the field of TV dramas, and wait for the mainland film market to develop before entering the film industry.

Before that, if you have sufficient funds, you can try to lay out a theater chain.

In the film industry, as long as you have a theater chain, you are the boss. Except for a few official companies of China Film and Television, no one in the private sector is worthless...

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Currently, Fanxing is leading several projects.

"Love Through Time" has been confirmed to start filming later this year. The female lead Hu Jing will join the cast in March and will first film the scenes with the male lead Pan Yueming and others.

It is worth mentioning that Zhu Yuanzhang, who was originally played by Li Xuejian, was "forced" to be replaced by Cao Xuan because of his recurring illness, and he was replaced by the original Sun Baoguang.

This is a professor of military arts, and the students he has taught include famous actors such as Liu Peiqi, Wu Ruopu, and Liu Lili.

The other party has a good relationship with Zhou Yi. He has appeared in many Zhou Yi works, so it was easy to hire people.

"Swallow Eagle" started shooting about a month later than "Love Through Time". It was not filmed in the capital, but in Dunhuang Film and Television City to pursue the desert style.

Cao Xuan finally figured out that Lao Qian was destined to Dunhuang. Even if he turned around in circles and scratched his little butterfly wings, his love for Dunhuang still didn't change.

As for "The Golden Family", which Cao Xuan will star in personally, the script has been roughly written and is still undergoing final rest. The director has also been invited.

It's Li Dawei, the director of the original version...fucking Liu Guoquan.

There have been rumors in the market that the real director of "The Golden Family" is Liu Guoquan, and Li Dawei is just pretending to be a director.

I don't know if this is true or not, but the shots and plot style of "The Golden Family" clearly have the delicacy and beauty unique to female directors, and Liu Guoquan is the first screenwriter of this drama.

In addition, Liu is a veteran director of Beijing Film Studio, and Li Dawei had no independent directing experience at the time, so it was difficult for him to get the directing job immediately.

Therefore, the matter of paving the way for his son may not be groundless. After all, it is not a new thing in the entertainment industry.

Well, I definitely don’t mean to allude to a certain great director, don’t think about it...

Cao Xuan personally had a chat with director Liu Guoquan and felt that her ideas were very close to the original time and space version, so he finally asked her to be the director.

It just so happens that Li Dawei is currently working on the "Hero Zheng Chenggong" project and has a love-hate relationship with Jiang Qinqin.

Yes, this is Jiang Qinqin's ex-boyfriend. It is said that he is still his first love, but now he is basically on the verge of breaking up...

His son was busy with his career and relationship, and Liu Guoquan didn't do anything in name. When he heard that Cao Xuan was starring in the role, he quickly accepted the role and even participated in the final revision of the script.

During this period, I have to come to Fanxing every now and then to hold a script creation meeting. I will review the script from the perspective of a female and an experienced director, and at the same time discuss the character styling and setting with the stylist and artist.

If nothing else happens, "Golden Pink Family" will start shooting in almost April. The key now is the difficulty of casting.

Everything else is easy to say, except for the heroine Leng Qingqiu, who is not satisfied no matter what choice she chooses, forcing Cao Xuan to almost go to Dong Jie.

Although the project of "Golden Fen Family" has not yet been approved, there are no secrets in the circle. Now there are rumors outside.

Playing the leading role with the popular Asian king, all the managers and female artists went crazy.

It is no exaggeration to say that Si Dan Shuang Bing or her agent's phone numbers have all been in contact with Cao Xuan or Jiang Yue, and many other well-known domestic female artists have also inquired about information through various channels.

Even some female artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan couldn't hold back. Hong Kong's number one actress, Zhang Baizhi, was willing to "condescend" to come to the mainland to act in TV series.

There is no way, Cao Xuan is now so famous, so popular, everyone wants to follow the popularity and take off directly.

However, Cao Xuan never let go. Even friends like Mr. Zhou and Li Bingbing only said that they would consider it.

I chatted with several senior executives of the company and worked out matters such as annual leave and year-end bonus.

Fanxing has made a lot of money this year. Everyone has worked hard. Cao Xuan is not a stingy person. Even if there is a lot of investment in the future, he will not deduct money from employees.

It was simply formulated that ordinary employees would receive an additional two months' salary, and veteran employees who had been employed for more than one year would receive an additional month. In addition, there would be special fixed bonuses for some outstanding performers.

Probably before the annual vacation, I will bring all the employees together for dinner and have an annual party to relax.

Sing songs, draw raffles, and get some affordable prizes such as mobile phones, DVDs, TVs, shopping mall vouchers of various denominations, etc.

Not only Fanxing, Caoshangfei Restaurant, Fengyun Studio and Jiaoyang Venture Capital will hold similar activities. Even Penguin, Cao Xuan personally sponsored 20 mobile phones, which can be regarded as the major shareholder's support for the company.

In today's corporate environment where hard work is still important, Cao Xuan's move can be described as a generous move.

Even the senior executives were beaming. After all, everyone likes to have a generous boss.

Cao Xuan himself didn't feel bad. He couldn't save what he needed to spend. It only happened once a year. Everyone had a good year, and it also improved the company's centripetal force. It was money well spent.

After leaving the company, Cao Xuan returned to Dashizuo Hutong.

The environment will change people. My parents have lived in the capital for a long time, and they have begun to make new friends one after another.

For example, Sun Lan became obsessed with dancing yangko with a group of old men and women during this period, and she did it every day except when it was windy or rainy.

Cao Shuangguo didn't care about her, he had more fun.

Every morning I would buy a blackbird from nowhere and go to the alley or Beihai Park to find someone to play chess and brag about my skills. In the afternoon, I would sometimes wander around the capital with some old Beijingers and taste authentic Beijing snacks.

Even though Cao Xuan has been in the capital for so many years, it is estimated that if he wants to talk about the gastronomy and geography of the capital now, he really can't talk about the old man.

The last time Cao Xuan called, I heard that the old man went to Beijing Film Studio to work as an extra for two days. He played the role of a rural old man and was even praised by the assistant director.

Life in old age is colorful, and I have never mentioned anything about going back to my hometown. Cao Xuan was envious of the life he was living.

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ps: Please give me some advice, who should Leng Qingqiu look for (Gao Yuanyuan, He Lin, Dong Xuan, Mr. Zhou)...

I just came back from the Boxing Day holiday today. The next chapter will be a little later, but it will definitely be before twelve o'clock.