Chapter 799 Center Cooperation
Xiao Qiao and Da Bing haven't seen each other for a long time.
Dabing couldn't get used to staying in Hong Kong. After bringing Zhang Minmin to the mainland, Dabing asked Luo Yang if he could come back.
After considering it, Luo Yang agreed to his request. It happened that he was preparing to set up an office in Yanjing at that time and needed someone he could trust to be in charge, so he sent the troops back to Yanjing.
After returning to Yanjing, Dabing got rid of the discomfort he had in Hong Kong and thrived in Yanjing.
Since the business of the Yanjing office has not yet been officially launched, Luo Yang set up this office mainly to maintain some necessary relationships and channels. Dabing may not be very good at other things, but he has no problem doing these things. In addition, Dabing has a sense of the underworld, and he is a local resident of Yanjing. In the past two years, he has deliberately made friends with many people and is quite famous in the circle.
Luo Yang had good connections with the higher-ups in the Ministry of Culture, but many things could not be done by relying on the higher-ups alone, because the actual work was often done by the people below. Da Bing was in charge of these channels. In addition to some actors, he also knew some staff members of TV stations and centers. Anyway, Luo Yang's company was not short of money, so Da Bing had plenty of funds. Under Luo Yang's instruction, he deliberately made friends with them, and Da Bing's reputation in the circle gradually emerged.
Dabing is hosting the party tonight and has invited a deputy director of the center.
There are several deputy directors in the center, but this deputy director is responsible for the actual work. In addition, although the center has shot many films in recent years and has gained some fame, there are still many problems in the entire center, the most critical of which is the issue of funding.
The center was established not long ago, and its emergence can be said to be an opportunity. After several years of development, the center has grown little by little from a grass-roots team. However, after all, the time is too short, and coupled with many current policies, the center's funding has always been tight.
Take the two productions "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions" that were just piloted some time ago. These two productions took several years from preparation to filming. "Journey to the West" started filming as early as 1982. In August 1982, "Exorcising the Demons of the Black Chicken Kingdom" was completed. The pilot episode on National Day of the same year was a huge success.
In 1986, the first 25 episodes were completed and caused a national sensation after they were broadcast. However, due to funding reasons, the subsequent filming and production was stalled until the last 16 episodes were restarted in 1998, and all were completed in 2000.
Compared with Dream of the Red Chamber, Journey to the West is better. After a year of preparation, the filming started in September 1984 and was completed at the end of 1986. During the Spring Festival this year, Dream of the Red Chamber was tested and also received great acclaim. After the successful test, the TV series has now been officially premiered in China and Hong Kong, attracting many people to watch.
From this we can see that although the center has the word "Zhong" in its name, the financial pressure is very great, and the center has not only these two TV series in recent years. In addition to "Journey to the West" and "Dream of Red Mansions", it also has to shoot and produce other TV series, such as "Wasted Years", "Harbin Under the Night", "Into the Storm" and so on.
The center's main problem at present is heavy workload and limited funding. The center's leaders have been considering how to solve this problem.
It was for this reason that Luo Yang planned to start cooperation with the center in the TV series. After he had sounded out the issue through the above contacts in the early stage and got the reply from the center that they could talk about it, Luo Yang decisively sent Xiao Qiao over and asked the soldiers in Yanjing to cooperate with Xiao Qiao's work.
Today's dinner is just a private meeting for both parties to get in touch and prepare for the formal meeting tomorrow.
With the introduction and promotion of Dabing, the meal went quite well. Under the influence of alcohol, the other party told Xiao Qiao that the center does have the idea of cooperation, but the specific ways of cooperation and distribution of benefits still need to be discussed. After all, the center is at a high level, and other leaders of the center also have some concerns about cooperating with Hong Kong companies. The specific extent of the discussion depends on how much sincerity they can show.
After the meal, after seeing off the deputy director, Xiao Qiao couldn't help but think about tomorrow's formal meeting. Da Bing had originally planned to arrange for Xiao Qiao to go out for a drink in private, but Xiao Qiao refused.
Back in the room, Xiao Qiao once again sorted out the materials for tomorrow's meeting and carefully thought about the conditions and requirements for the next negotiation. It was not until midnight that he washed up and went to bed. The next morning before seven o'clock, Xiao Qiao got up, tidied himself, and then called a few people he brought with him. They got in the car and went to the center.
A week later, at the soldier's home, Xiao Qiao, looking tired, was smoking and chatting with the soldier.
"Have we finished the discussion at the center?"
"Well, it wasn't easy, but we finally finished the talk." Xiao Qiao pinched his brows. This week had exhausted him. Not only did he have to communicate with the center, but he also had to discuss with Luo Yang on the phone every day. After going back and forth, they finally reached a preliminary cooperation intention.
At present, Luo Yang is preparing to invest in the subsequent filming of "Journey to the West". At the same time, he has also reached an agreement with the center on the production of another TV series, which is called "The Last Emperor".
Don't underestimate these two TV series. The actual investment is not a small amount. For ordinary people, it is an astronomical figure. Moreover, the conditions set by the center are very harsh. If it is an ordinary person, it is impossible to invest if you don't get enough benefits after paying money. But Luo Yang thought about it and felt that this was an opportunity. Although this investment can't actually make any money, and may even lose money, it can be used to establish a relationship with the center, which is enough for Luo Yang.
"I'm just confused. Why did Brother Yang spend so much money to cooperate with the center?" The soldier was a little puzzled. "Don't we have a good relationship with the Shanghai Film Studio? We can just cooperate with them directly. Even if we want to get involved in TV dramas, doesn't Shanghai have a TV station? Wouldn't it be more reliable to rely on the relationship with the Shanghai Film Studio?"
Although Da Bing did not directly participate in the subsequent negotiations, he knew how much Luo Yang paid for cooperating with the center. In Da Bing's opinion, there was no need for this. The center was awesome, but it was not irreplaceable. Why pay such a high price? Making money was not easy, and it didn't come easily. Especially after spending money, he had to do small things. Why bother?
"Brother Yang has his own considerations, so you don't need to think too much about this. Besides, do you still not trust Brother Yang? He must have his reasons for doing this." Xiao Qiao said with a smile. The soldier thought about it and laughed, then nodded and said, "That's true."
"By the way, Brother Yang told me yesterday that he would let you join the crew as a producer once the funds are in place."
"Me?" The soldier pointed at himself in surprise.
"Why? Not happy?"
"Hehe, how can I not be happy? I just didn't expect Brother Yang to arrange it this way." Dabing grinned. He was happy to be a producer. In the past two years, he has been dealing with the film and television industry and often visited many crews. Sometimes he would even go to the People's Art Theatre to play.
Looking at some directors and actors, Dabing always wanted to try himself, but it was impossible to be a director. It was not that he had no chance to be an actor, but although Dabing seemed to be very noisy on weekdays, he failed once he was on camera. After trying twice, he gave up the idea, but he was always thinking about it in his heart.
This time Luo Yang gave him the opportunity to be a producer, which made Da Bing very happy. He rubbed his hands, looking extremely happy, and shook his head repeatedly at Xiao Qiao.
"Oh, I almost forgot something." After being happy for a while, the soldier suddenly slapped his head and said to Xiao Qiao, "I remember Brother Yang asked you to contact the Yanjing Film Studio, right? Are you planning to cooperate with them as well?"
"Yes, I have this plan. What's the problem? Don't you know about this?" Xiao Qiao asked doubtfully.
The soldier chuckled and said, "I know, I just wanted to ask when you're going there?"
"Wait a few days. Brother Yang and his wife went to Shanghai. I plan to go to Shanghai to meet Brother Yang. Although the center's affairs have been discussed, there are other tasks to be completed. I have to deal with this first." Xiao Qiao seemed to remember something and looked at Da Bing and asked, "I said, why did you suddenly bring up this matter? Do you have anything to say?"
"Hehe, you're almost as smart as Brother Yang now, it wasn't like this before." The soldier said happily.
"Go to hell, you can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth, how can you describe it that way?" Xiao Qiao scolded with a smile.
They are all brothers, so the soldier didn't beat around the bush and said, "I have a friend who is pretty good. He works at a film studio. He has made two movies in the past few years with good results. A few days ago, I was drinking and eating mutton hotpot with him, and he complained a little. He said it was too difficult to do it on his own . Although he had connections in the factory, he had no funds and good channels. It was not easy to rely on himself and his father..."
"Hearing him say that, I started to think about it. This guy is a capable person, and his character is absolutely fine. Doesn't Brother Yang also want to see what projects his factory has this time? Anyway, it's better to keep the money within the family. If possible, talk to me directly? If we can cooperate, it will be beneficial to both parties, right?"
"I can't make the decision on this matter." Xiao Qiao thought for a moment and said, "Brother Yang has to make the decision. I'm just an errand boy and can't make the decision."
"I didn't ask you to make a decision." The soldier waved his hand and said, "How can I not understand this? What I meant is that you should meet my buddy first, and then listen to his ideas to see if there is any possibility of cooperation. If you think it's possible, why don't you introduce him to Brother Yang? We are all buddies, so it's better to be a matchmaker than to have no chance at all, right?"
"That's no problem..." Xiao Qiao nodded and agreed, then asked who this guy was? How come he didn't know that the soldier knew such a guy and was so willing to help.
The soldier smiled and said that this guy was not actually a stranger, and Xiao Qiao would definitely know his name if he told her the name. He immediately told Xiao Qiao the guy's name. Xiao Qiao was immediately happy when she heard the name. After all the fuss it turned out to be Chen Xiaoer. She immediately agreed.
