Chapter 143 The Circle Was Shocked
Although the Zhao Group... is indeed a giant group in the country, its influence is not in the entertainment industry after all.
The film and television industry is a very magical industry. Unlike other industries that can be built up with money, the film and television industry is more determined by luck, personnel, vision and other factors.
No matter how much capital has entered this circle, they have all become bag holders and lost everything.
How many people have relied on their money to buy companies, film libraries, and talents, but ended up losing billions and the films they made were all bad.
Therefore, although they do not want to be enemies with the Zhao family, they are not afraid if they really face off.
After all, in the film and television industry, they are the real local bosses. There are too many ways to make the Zhao family fail in this industry.
What's more, the one they are facing this time is just an illegitimate son of the Zhao family, who may not be able to mobilize many resources of the Zhao family.
Although I don't want to make an enemy over a trivial matter, if I am really being plotted against, I can definitely fight back!
Thinking of this, Xu Zhaoqing made a decision. He looked at Director Zhang and said, "Let's not go to Qindao. I'll go back and talk to my brother to see how to deal with this matter."
"Since the other party is well prepared, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"
Director Zhang said “hmm”.
The two looked at each other, their eyes full of fighting spirit!
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At this time, Chen Yan did not know that a series of coincidences had put Director Zhang and Xu Zhaoqing on the opposite side of him again.
If he knew...
He will definitely say: Are you sick? Are you suffering from paranoia? The idiot's mother opened the door to the idiot: You are so idiot!
Unfortunately, he didn't know these things.
At this moment, he was happily organizing the interview.
Even though most of the effects of [Divine-Attracting Incense] occur in the film and television industry, it still brought Chen Yan a lot of gaming talents.
So, in the next few days, Chen Yan and several veterans from game companies interviewed wave after wave of applicants in the gaming field and selected a large number of talents from them.
The company also expanded from six people to 30 people, involving planning, programming, art, product promotion, distribution and other departments.
This is the maximum number of people that can be expanded within the company's current framework.
If there are more people, it may take a year and a half just to "digest" and "run in".
And several veterans naturally became leaders of various departments, and they went from fighting alone to committing crimes as a "gang".
As the number of staff increased, the office area in the hall became crowded, so Chen Yan moved back to his general manager's office.
Yu Qiaoqiao, a temporary worker in the company, also had her workstation moved to the clay sculpture room.
The company recruited a group of talents, which gave Chen Yan more confidence in the production of new games.
But now the team is still in the process of running in, so he can't start making the game with all his strength, so he can only assign some simple tasks related to the new game, and let each department use these small tasks to run in the team.
Chen Yan himself put more of his energy into Lu Man.
With Yang Rou's selection and Chen Yan's review using Xiao Ha's Polaroid camera, the film and television company was established faster than the game company.
The heads of several departments are all experienced industry elites. Although there has never been a three-and-a-half-star talent like Yang Rou, each of them has at least two and a half stars.
It was only at this time that Chen Yan realized the importance of Yang Rou.
If Chen Yan were the president of a film and television company, it might take several months just to get used to the new environment.
But when Yang Rou became the president, with her achievements and qualifications in the industry over the years, all departments were able to gain control within two days and establish an effective operating mechanism.
They even started to conduct internal research and analysis on the company’s first project, Love Is Not Blind, and began to set up a crew…
With the end of the recruitment of Morning Dew Pictures, many people in the industry who came to apply for jobs or pay attention to Morning Dew Pictures gradually spread the news of Morning Dew Pictures to every corner of the industry, causing a lot of discussion...
A film crew, during a break in filming.
The director and producer were chatting there.
"Director Qiu, have you heard? The new company founded by Lu Man poached Yang Rou as its president."
"Yang Rou? Which Yang Rou?"
"Who else? The golden producer. He made several hit movies like "Painted Skin from a Chinese Studio" and "The Listener". He also has hit TV series and variety shows."
"Oh. Her? No way. She was poached? Didn't Xu Brothers Pictures and Director Zhang ban Lu Man's company? If she went there, wouldn't she be competing with Xu Brothers?"
"It's not just her. Let me tell you, there are also several big names in the industry. Each of them is a well-known figure. They have all joined the new company."
"Is this true? Tell me what you think."
A WeChat group within a certain circle.
[Have you heard? Mr. Qin, Producer Liu, Director Wang and others have all joined Morning Dew Pictures. ]
[Boss Qin? Producer Liu? Aren’t they doing well in their own companies? Why did they join other companies?]
[I don’t know. I guess he was optimistic about that company. I heard that he quit directly, paid the penalty for breach of the non-compete clause, and joined a new company.]
[Who is that Morning Dew Films? I’ve never heard of it.]
[This is the new company that Lu Man held a press conference to establish a few days ago.]
[No way? How can a small startup attract so many bigwigs? It seems that the financial backers behind it are indeed extraordinary. ]
【Of course. 】
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The effect of the incense was indeed outstanding, allowing Chen Yan to harvest a large number of talents in the circle, which also made the film and television circles and the entertainment circles focus on the new Chenlu Pictures. It also added a layer of mysterious aura to him.
After all, a startup company that can attract so many talented people to join must have something special.
And...some of the top bosses in the circle who knew about the rumors about Zhao's illegitimate child also confirmed their own guesses.
After all, they couldn't possibly know that Chen Yan had special props.
They can only guess in the most reasonable direction.
But... just like what Xu Zhaoqing said in the lounge, the film and television industry is a very magical industry. Sometimes throwing money is useless. Everything depends on the work.
Therefore, no matter how popular and eye-catching Morning Dew Pictures is now, everyone is just waiting and watching, waiting for the first work of Morning Dew Company to be released.
By then...
Whether Chenlu Pictures is prosperous and has a firm foothold, or it is another case of a big capital crocodile throwing money and failing, it is clear at a glance...
Compared with those neutral eyes, Director Zhang and the Xu brothers were also keeping a close eye on Chenlu Company.
They know better than anyone the importance of Morning Dew Pictures' first work.
So... they are also secretly making moves to ensure that Morning Dew Pictures' first work will suffer a Waterloo...
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While the game company was slowly getting ready and building momentum for the new game, Chen Yan spent most of his time at the film and television company.
After all, his goal now is the same as Lu Man's, which is to make the first work of Chenlu Pictures: "Love Is Not Blind" reach a box office of 500 million.
At that time, Chen Yan can give the villa to Lu Man and get 8-15 times cash back! Earn hundreds of millions more!
Another project preparation meeting for "Love Is Not Blind" was held.
During the break, Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou, who was writing something to his right, and asked, "Boss Yang, how much do you think this movie will make?"
Hearing Chen Yan speak, Yang Rou raised her head.
She looked at Chen Yan expressionlessly, thought for a moment, and said, "It's hard to say. Right now, only the script has been roughly finalized. As for the rest, whether it's the production staff, actors, or distribution company, they are all undecided, so there's no way to estimate."
Chen Yan hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you think you can reach 500 million?"
Hearing Chen Yan say this, Yang Rou's usually expressionless face couldn't help but reveal an expression of surprise.
After a moment, she shook her head without any hesitation, "Impossible."
Hearing Yang Rou's words, Chen Yan frowned deeply.
Chen Yan knew Yang Rou's strength.
This is a high-level talent that the system judges as three and a half stars. In the field of film and television, he can even get another star.
Although he didn't know how many stars the top talents judged by the system would have, Chen Yan felt that four and a half stars definitely fell into the category of high-level talents.
In addition, Yang Rou’s specialty is her vision for film and television works.
So if she said that it is impossible for this movie to reach 500 million, then it is estimated that there is a high probability that it will not reach 500 million.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan asked in a low voice, "Is there any way to make it reach 500 million?"
Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan and said firmly, "Yes."
Chen Yan's eyes showed a hint of surprise, "What method?"
Yang Rou, "Bump up the box office."
"As long as Mr. Chen is willing to pay, no matter how much the box office is, it can be achieved. 500 million is just a number."
Chen Yan: …
Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou.
If someone else said this, Chen Yan would definitely think that she was making fun of him or mocking him.
But...Yang Rou's words probably showed that she really thought this was a solution.
Chen Yan pondered for a moment.
If the box office hits hundreds of millions, my investment will probably be hundreds of millions, and by then I won't earn as much as I earned.
Moreover… once it is exposed, Lu Man will know about it. There will definitely be a big fuss, and the villa will be gone. The high cashback will also be gone.
Not right... Not right...
Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou and said, "Change one. Any more?"
Yang Rou looked at Chen Yan and was silent for a while.
Then she took the initiative to ask, "Mr. Chen, did you make a bet with someone?"
Chen Yan glanced at Lu Man, who was chatting with Yu Qiaoqiao in the corner of the conference room, and nodded, "I guess so."
Yang Rou said nothing.
She lowered her head and looked at the information she had recorded over the past few days.
After looking at it for a full five minutes, she looked up and thought for a while.
After a moment, she said, "The script of this movie is very good. Although it is a low-budget female-themed movie, it is very suitable for the market."
As she said this, she looked at Lu Man and said, "Lu Man's appearance is a little bit too pretty, but I've seen her in private. If she puts on some makeup and makes up to look ordinary, she's still suitable for the heroine."
At this point, she looked at Chen Yan and said, "So, if the script is refined, all the best people are chosen, the release date is well chosen, and the product promotion is invested regardless of cost , a box office of 400 million is possible."
"Five hundred million...with some luck, it might be possible to reach it."
She paused and added, "In fact, as long as this movie is well made, I think it will be able to earn more than 200 million yuan. It will be a hit."
"But... for 500 million, you really need to reach the extreme in all aspects, and you also need some luck."
After hearing what Yang Rou said, Chen Yan fell silent.
You need to reach the extreme in all aspects and also have luck to reach 500 million...
Luck...I can't decide it myself.
But if they want to achieve perfection in all aspects, can I help them achieve it?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan looked at Yang Rou, then at Lu Man, and suddenly a flash of inspiration came to his mind.
He suddenly remembered that the photos taken with Xiao Ha's Polaroid film were not static.
At that time, Chen Yan used it to test "The Secret Guardian", but later a lot of accidents happened, so when Chen Yan picked up this photo paper again later, he found that the evaluation on the back had improved significantly.
That being said, the photo paper should change depending on the project.
So... can I use it to help myself choose the best configuration plan?
Thinking of this, Chen Yan suddenly felt that all this seemed to be really possible!
He looked at Yang Rou, then said with a smile, "Thank you! Mr. Yang! You really solved a big problem for me!"
Having said that, he left the main seat directly, ran out of Chenlu Pictures, and ran to Chenyu Game Company.
Looking at Chen Yan's receding back, a question mark slowly appeared on Yang Rou's pretty face...
What did you solve yourself?
Wasn't I telling him...that it was impossible?
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The current office of Chenlu Pictures is together with Luman Star Studio and Chenyu Games Company on the same floor, just separated by a corridor.
So it only took a few seconds for Chen Yan to arrive at the game company.
Dozens of new employees of the game company, led by several veterans, were enthusiastically discussing small projects related to the new game.
Seeing Chen Yan come in, some new employees looked over curiously.
Compared with those veteran employees who stayed on because of "sentiment", Chen Yan gave higher salaries and benefits to these new employees.
So he just nodded slightly to the employees and went straight back to his office.
After entering the office, Chen Yan closed the door, opened the drawer, and took out Xiao Ha's Polaroid camera and photo paper.
Chen Yan needed to use a Polaroid camera to take photos these days as he was recruiting, so he left his camera here. Unexpectedly, it came in handy now.
Taking out the Polaroid camera, Chen Yan placed the folder containing the company's plans for "Love Is Not Blind" on the table.
Then he put in the photo paper and took a picture of the folder.
After a moment, the photo paper with a folder slowly appeared.
Chen Yan put the camera back into the drawer, then picked up the photo paper and started fanning it.
He didn't know if this would work.
However, if you use ordinary Polaroid photo paper in this way, you can speed up the imaging.
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