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Yang Mi is indeed a very career-driven woman. She doesn't have much sentimentality. After a long, deep kiss with Lin Feng, she left the next day despite the pain. The main reason is that Yang Mi wants to set up her own studio, and she directly found two partners: her current agent Zhao Ruoyao and her former agent Zeng Jia.
When Yang Mi arrived, she saw the two still arguing about whether to join Huanrui or to set up their own studios.
Zeng Jia's attitude was firm, stating unequivocally, "Everything is so obvious, what's there to consider? We have no money or resources right now, while Huanrui has both. Besides, the conditions Huanrui is offering are so good, even better than the conditions offered to stars like Ming Dao, Jia Nailiang, and Tang Yan for joining. They even agreed to let me serve as the artist director, and Huanrui has also agreed to let us produce a film and television project. These are such great conditions! We can completely leverage Huanrui's resources to cultivate our new talents!"
Zhao Ruoyao said logically, "Of course I know. It's not that I disagree with joining Huanrui. I just want to say that the time cost is a bit long. If we sign with Huanrui, it will be at least a two-year contract. We just came from Hong Kong Mei Ah Entertainment. How many film and television resources have they given us in the past two years? Aren't we the ones we fought for ourselves? In the end, isn't it the same as working for them for free for two years?"
Now we're signing with H&R Century Pictures again. What's the difference between this and signing with Hong Kong's Mei Ah Entertainment before? It's another two years. Are we going to keep working for them for free in the end?
Besides, when we joined Hong Kong's Mei Ah Entertainment, Mimi wasn't nearly as famous as she is now. Now we're all so famous, we can be considered A-list stars. Do we still want to continue like this?
And as you and I both know, we're not Huanrui's real artists. We want to use Huanrui as a stepping stone, but Huanrui is using us in return! Anyway, nothing comes for free!
"Then tell me, if we don't join H&R Century Pictures, are there any better options? If not, would I have let Mimi join H&R Century Pictures? There aren't any better options!"
"My attitude has always been cautious. This is a discussion, isn't it? It's not that I disagree with joining Huanrui; it's just that it hasn't been easy for us and Mimi to get to where we are today, so we should be even more cautious!"
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate and continued arguing, Yang Mi interrupted, saying, "Alright, alright! Stop arguing. Actually, what you both said makes a lot of sense. Franchising has its advantages, and independence has its advantages. Neither is wrong, and both make sense!"
The reason you're arguing so much, and the reason we're being so cautious, is because we lack money and resources, and we can't afford to lose. I understand all of this.
Now, you don't need to worry anymore. Money and resources will be taken care of for us. We can directly start setting up our own real celebrity studio!
"MiMi, who would be so kind as to help us solve these problems? Don't be fooled! There's no such thing as a free lunch. Why don't we just join Huanrui?" Hearing Yang Mi say this, Zhao Ruoyao immediately changed her mind.
"Yes! Mimi, there's no such thing as a free lunch. If it really doesn't work, we can wait. There's no need to rush." Zeng Jia also took a step back.
"What are you thinking! Who would give us that for free! Actually, a friend of mine invested in a movie a while ago, and I lent him 1 million. Now he's made a fortune and insists on giving me 10 million in investment dividends!"
Yang Mi calmly said that when "Love is Not Blind" was a box office hit, she felt both regretful and envious. Now that she has become Lin Feng's woman, she feels a sense of honor, because her man belongs to her.
"What kind of movie makes so much money? A million-dollar investment, tens of millions in dividends, a tenfold return? Are there any movies in China with such high returns? Is your friend just bragging?"
"More than 10 times the return! Mimi, the movie you're talking about isn't the currently showing 'Love is Not Blind'?"
"Is it 'Heaven'?" Zhao Ruoyao seemed to have thought of something.
"That's right! My friend's name is Lin Feng, and he invested in this movie, 'Love is Not Blind'!" Yang Mi said, sounding a bit boastful.
"Lin Feng! Love is Not Blind! This movie has already grossed 420 million yuan at the box office, and the investors have made at least 100 million yuan. Although I don't know how much Lin Feng invested, he must have made a fortune, because I heard that the production cost of this movie was only 10 million yuan!"
"Mimi, no wonder! You've definitely made a killing on this investment! He's a really nice guy, even giving you a share of the profits. A lot of people would be lucky to even get their money back."
"Yes! Ten million is no small sum, especially since you didn't have a formal investment agreement beforehand. Even brothers need to keep clear accounts!"
Yang Mi recalled Lin Feng's crazy behavior yesterday. "We're closer than brothers now! We've even consummated our marriage! You all only know how to praise Lin Feng, why don't you ever praise me? I'm exhausted!"
Yang Mi interrupted their flattery and said directly, "Now, how about we discuss setting up a personal studio?"
"Yes! We're not short of money now, we can totally set up our own studio, but we don't have the resources yet. Didn't we say we were going to sign a few new talents? I've already looked into several."
"Yeah! I've got my eye on a few, but I haven't dared to sign them yet! It's just that we don't have the resources yet. That's a problem. We could start with some small supporting roles, but we don't have that many resources."
"In the early stages, we can have experienced staff mentor new employees," and later, once they've succeeded, they can contribute back to the company.
"That's a good idea, but it would mean sacrificing too much of Mimi's life."
"I'm fine! This is what we agreed on back then. I'm willing to sacrifice for future development, but we have the resources too!"
Yang Mi didn't give the two time to react before continuing, "Didn't I just say that money and resources are all taken care of for us? Lin Feng said that 'Gu Jian Qi Tan' can give me a few important roles, which we can use to promote newcomers."
"Really! 'Swords of Legends'? This is your second collaboration with Lin Feng! I heard everyone in the industry is asking about this drama, and you beat them to the punch! Mimi, what's your relationship with Lin Feng? Why is he so nice to you?"
"Yeah! Giving you money and resources, even married couples don't do that! Huh?! You two, you wouldn't be... are you two together?"
"No, we're not together," Yang Mi quickly denied. "Lin Feng is doing this mostly out of gratitude for my previous help, but he has conditions. He wants shares in our studio. How much do you think we should give him?"
Although Lin Feng never said how many shares he wanted, Yang Mi still tried her best to fight for them for him. Besides, she knew that Lin Feng was in the company and would definitely support her.
"Lin Feng's investment will definitely benefit us. We can't give him too much, we have to protect our core interests, but we also can't give him too little. It would be unreasonable to give him so many resources."
"I think, since we have everything we need and Lin Feng is investing, why don't we just go all the way and establish a company instead of setting up individual studios?"
"No! Setting up a company right now would be too conspicuous. Even Fan Binbin still has her own studio. Let's take it one step at a time. Actually, our studio, though called a studio, is essentially a company!"
"It's very simple to run this company, and it doesn't cost much money. But if we want to sign several new people all at once, the initial investment will be much higher, at least 2000 million."
"I can offer 200 million!" Zeng Jia said.
"I'll only take out 100 million!" Zhao Ruoyao said.
"Okay! I can come up with 700 million. I'm still short 1000 million, and I can have Lin Feng make up the difference," Yang Mi said.
"That won't work either. If Lin Feng invests the majority of the money, he'll have the most shares. What's the point of us setting up this studio then?"
"Besides, we can't just invest money and simply divide the shares," Zeng Jia, who has investment experience, said frankly.
Although Zhao Ruoyao didn't say anything, she meant the same thing: you can't just start a business and work for someone else for nothing.
Yang Mi was well prepared for this. "This is our company, so there is no dispute about it. Lin Feng also told me that he is more of an investor. He only wants the right to receive dividends and will not participate in the company's specific operations. He will give me all the decision-making power and I will manage his shares on his behalf."
Therefore, I think we should retain absolute control (over 65%) over our studio, as we agreed before. So I should have at least 70% of the shares. I will then give 35% to Lin Feng, and I will keep 35% for myself. As for the remaining 30%, Jiajia and Ruoyao can basically split it equally, with Jiajia at 15% and Ruoyao at 15%. Is this a good distribution? It will ensure everyone's interests are protected.
As for the shortfall in funds, I can have Lin Feng cover it first, and we can make up the difference when everyone has the money, or the company can pay him back first if it has the funds. How does that arrangement sound?
"I can!"
"I agree!"
Since no one had any objections, the three of them quickly reached an agreement under Yang Mi's coordination, and jointly invested 2000 million yuan to establish Yang Mi's personal studio, which would be upgraded to a company when the time was right.
The specific shareholding distribution of the studio is as follows: Yang Mi holds 35% (requiring an investment of 700 million), and Lin Feng holds 35% (
Requires an investment of 700 million.
Zeng Jia holds 15% of the shares (requires an investment of 300 million, has invested 200 million, and owes 100 million), Zhao Ruoyao holds 15% of the shares (requires an investment of 300 million, has invested 100 million, and owes 200 million), and Yang Mi and Lin Feng together hold 70% of the shares. Together, they can guarantee absolute control over the entire studio. This shareholding structure was specially designed by Yang Mi after listening to Lin Feng's reminder.
Of course, this is the internal shareholding distribution within the studio. As for how it is announced externally, and whether it is held or held on behalf of others, that's another story.
After finishing everything, Yang Mi immediately called Lin Feng, "My darling husband! I've done everything according to your instructions!"
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