novelraw Chapter 5 Getting to Know Wu Jing
Chapter 5 Getting to Know Wu Jing
September 15th, early in the morning, at 10 o'clock.
As soon as Han Ziming returned to the company, he saw his assistant, Xiao Hong, sitting at the front desk, idly playing with her phone.
Xiao Hong was an assistant hired by Han Ziming, with a monthly salary of 7000 yuan. He had already asked Xiao Hong to rent an office at the school.
This office is 150 square meters and used to be owned by a tech company. Xiao Hong had a video call with Han Ziming when she rented it.
Seeing that the renovation was nice, he decided not to waste money on a new one and rented it directly.
Good morning, boss.
Good morning, Xiaohong.
"After so many days, you've finally come to work!"
"What, do you like being bossed around?"
"No, I'm just a little scared being alone at the company!"
"What are you afraid of! You can go to Wu Jing's company next door and chat with his employees!"
"Yeah, I have social anxiety!"
"Alright!"
After the two chatted for a few minutes,
Han Ziming entered the company and found it spacious and bright.
Uh! Actually, it's a shell company with no one actually there.
He went into his office, glanced around, and said.
"The office decor is pretty good, even better than the photos!"
Xiao Hong poured herself a glass of water, followed her in, and said:
"My previous company was in the tech industry. The office wasn't fancy; it just had a sofa, coffee table, bookshelf, and desk."
Han Ziming turned around and started complaining.
"There's even a small room with a bathroom and a bed. Looks like the previous owner was someone with some ideas!"
"Haha, maybe." Xiao Hong smiled knowingly.
"Alright, you can go out now."
"Okay, boss, just let me know if you need anything!"
Han Ziming quickly got into work mode.
"Forget it, let's film 'Take My Brother Away' first and release it during the winter break. Then 'Cry Me a Sad River' can be released in the summer of 2017."
他回忆前世2017年电影情况，记得6月和7月都是海外大片为主，战狼2是7月底。
"There's no need to make a blockbuster movie right from the start, otherwise it will be difficult to make other movies later, and we don't have that much funding right now."
Han Ziming then searched online.
He discovered that Zhang Zifeng, the actress who starred in "Take My Brother Away" in his previous life, was now filming the TV series "Our Youth".
"Alright, looks like we'll have to change the female lead."
Then he compiled a list of promising young actresses and directors.
As for young actresses: those with good qualifications generally won't come to a new, small company like Mozi Film and Television, because they have their own connections, such as Yu Shuxin and Chen Duling.
Zhao Lusi debuted a long time ago, so it's unrealistic to ask her for help.
However, Bai Lu only signed with Yu Zheng's company in the middle of the year, and her first drama was taken down. She is not valued at present. We can poach her and let her pursue a career in television dramas.
Another one is Zhang Ruonan, who is still working as a Taobao model and hasn't entered the film industry yet. She could sign with a company and pursue a career in film.
Zhou Ye, an old friend, is still studying at Yan Ying.
In his past life, Han Ziming and Zhou Ye were in the same class and knew each other. However, because their statuses later differed greatly, he couldn't reach their level.
In his previous life, Zhou Ye had a pretty good life at Hesong. He could have chosen not to sign her in, but instead set up her own studio, with him as a shareholder, affiliated with Hesong. After all, there were too many people for him to manage.
However, this can only be done after we gain some fame.
As for the others, we'll see how things go when the opportunity arises. After all, signing too many would mean insufficient resources in the early stages.
Regarding the TV series director: There's no need to worry. We'll be collaborating with several major video platforms in the future, so finding directors won't be a problem. We can also hire directors from schools, and besides, he has some experience himself.
Regarding his works: Take screenwriter Zhu Ji, for example. I remember that in my previous life, "When I Fly Towards You" was adapted from "She Is Not Seriously Ill," and the revenue sharing was quite good, earning him 60 to 70 million.
Han Ziming compiled a list to see which works still had copyrights, and then arranged to buy them once the person in charge arrived.
There's no need to overthink it now; acquiring a literary website or investing in Qidian requires billions of yuan for even a small stake.
It's only possible to buy the copyrights of some works or exploit some existing works. It would be much more convenient to open a screenwriting department in the future, hire some screenwriters to revise scripts.
In addition, Han Ziming also realized an important problem:
"Time waits for no one. These few years are the golden period. The subsequent salary cap, adjustments to film purchase prices, and the overall downturn in the film and television industry will have a huge impact."
"The next two years will undoubtedly be the easiest time to make money, but the film production cycle is too long."
Two years have passed quickly. Opportunities will become increasingly scarce, so I'll need to work on other projects.
Han Ziming immediately thought of "The Beginning". In his previous life, the show had a good broadcast effect. The filming period was only one and a half months. It could be filmed first, and the profits could be used as the company's starting capital.
In addition, regarding new media...
In her past life, Ziqi was a good investment. Now, she and a certain micro-entity only started contacting each other after October of this year, which is a good opportunity to steal the spotlight.
Han Ziming has compiled a list of future opportunities, determined to build his own film and television empire and cultivate top-tier actresses.
Soon it was 11 a.m.
He was going to do something very important.
The purpose was to visit Wu Jing and try to secure funding for the movie "Wolf Warrior 2"!
"It's fate! Xiao Hong has already rented the apartment next to Wu Jing's. I definitely have to seize this opportunity and give it a try!"
Wu Jing remembered saying online in his previous life that Xie Nan supported him by mortgaging his house and investing 8000 million yuan to make a movie, and continued to increase investment afterward. Now he should be short of money.
In its previous life, "Wolf Warrior 2" was extremely popular.
That summer, the film grossed over 50 billion yuan at the box office.
Soon after, Dengfeng Film and Television!
Han Ziming arrived at Wu Jing's company. Just as he was about to ring the doorbell, Wu Jing happened to come out from inside.
"Who are you looking for, and what do you need?"
"Director Wu, my name is Han Ziming. I graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and run a film and television company nearby. I heard that your company is here, so I came to pay a visit."
"Ah, isn't that someone in the same industry?"
"Xiao Han, right? Come in and sit down for a chat."
Soon, Han Ziming entered Wu Jing's office.
Xie Nan happened to be here today, so Wu Jing introduced him.
"Xiao Han, this is Xie Nan, the host of Fiber Optics. You can call her Sister Nan."
"Hello, Sister Nan. I also work for a film and television company. I heard that Brother Jing's company is located here, so I came to visit."
"Oh, we're in the same industry. Come, have a seat."
Xie Nan greeted them briefly and then poured them a glass of water.
After everyone sat down, Han Ziming smiled and said:
"Brother Jing, sorry to bother you, but I just wanted to say that Wolf Warrior was pretty good. I really like Chinese individual hero movies, so I came to get to know you!"
"Thank you, I also think Chinese people are the best! Why is it that only the US has superhero movies?" Wu Jing's face showed a hint of pride when he heard such praise.
Han Ziming smiled and nodded, then deliberately said:
"I agree. I heard you guys are filming 'Wolf Warrior 2'. If you have any projects in the future, you can ask me to invest with you. I'm looking for investment projects recently."
He thought to himself: Before I have a reputation and strength, I can only suck up to them. There's no shame in making money!
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