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The crew's location.

In Liu Qianqian's room.

She took off her costume and took out her underwear from the suitcase to take a shower. She said to Fang Ziheng, "How many days can you stay this time so I can ask for leave from Director Hao?"

"Two days, three days at most. On the 24th, I have to fly to the Greater Khingan Mountains to shoot the last scene of "The Great Wall."

Fang Ziheng answered casually, walked forward, reached out and rummaged through the suitcase, found a small piece of black lace, and said with a wicked smile: "Sissi, I'll wear this later."

Liu Qianqian snatched the small piece of lace cloth, glared at him, and then put another set of pure white underwear back into the suitcase.

This set of black lace underwear was bought for her online by Fang Ziheng on Double Eleven last year.

She didn't wear it a few times after buying it because she felt too shy.

"I'm going to take a shower first, and you go get some food."

"OK, I'll ask the front desk to bring you whatever you want to eat."

Fang Ziheng watched her walk into the bathroom, went to the bedside, picked up the landline and dialed the hotel front desk.

Two hours later.

Fang Ziheng and Liu Qianqian put on a casual couple's suit, walked out of the hotel wearing sunglasses and masks, and started shopping at night.

The two of them fought twice just now, and the young lady was defeated the first time.

The second time she went all out, fighting Fang Ziheng back and forth, the battlefield spread throughout the suite.

A snack street in Hengdian.

Liu Qianqian held Fang Ziheng's arm, pointed to the restaurant on the street, and said domineeringly: "Whatever you want to eat, I'll treat you today!"

"Okay, I will be a soft rice king today."

Fang Ziheng took a quick look and chose a signature hotpot restaurant.

After dinner.

The two of them walked around for a while, bought some snacks and snacks, and returned to the hotel around nine o'clock carrying large and small bags.

This time, the two of them did not rush to fight. Instead, they found a movie on their laptop and watched it while lying on the bed while chatting.

During this period, Liu Qianqian also called Zeng Li and transferred all the pregnancy safety knowledge she had found from the Internet.

Seriously speaking, the young lady is a bit dissatisfied with Zeng Li's pregnancy, but she is naturally kind-hearted and has been constantly building herself up to convince herself to accept it all.

During this period of time, she was busy filming and could not go back to the imperial capital to visit Zeng Li often. However, she took the initiative to call Zeng Li at five o'clock in the morning and asked about Zeng Li and the baby in her belly.

She also secretly prepared many things for the baby without telling Mother Liu and her assistant.

The young lady's broad-mindedness earned Fang Ziheng double love, and their relationship was not affected at all.

Fang Ziheng turned on the computer, opened his hands and put the young lady into his arms, and asked softly: "Sissi, can we have a baby too?"

"Ah, it's too early."

Liu Qianqian was shocked and instinctively refused.

She buried her head in Fang Ziheng's arms, resorted to coquettish tactics, and said pitifully: "Although I like babies, I want to work harder in my career for a few more years."

"Dear, I'm only 25 years old this year. How about giving birth to a baby when I'm 30?"

"At the age of 30, is it too late? Experts say that a woman's physical fitness will decline after the age of 27. The older she gets, the more dangerous it is to have a baby."

Fang Ziheng was as gentle as water and tried to persuade the young lady.

"Is it okay to be 27?"

"No, 27 is only two years old."

The two had an ambiguous and interesting discussion on the issue of having a baby.

While chatting, Fang Ziheng turned off the computer and pulled the young lady into the bed.

No matter how much I say, why not try it first!

Stayed in Hengdian for three days.

Fang Ziheng boarded the plane back to the imperial capital with Liu Qianqian's reluctance.

The filming of "The Big Four 2" is about to be completed and is entering post-production. The young lady can finally take a good rest.

After returning to the Imperial Capital, Fang Ziheng rested for a long time and then held the third quarter executive meeting.

Hengyu Media Group has already made preparations in advance. The deputy directors and directors of each department, as well as the CEOs of major wholly-owned subsidiaries and holding companies are all present.

August 23, nine o'clock in the morning.

Fang Ziheng, wearing a suit and leather shoes, walked into the conference room No. 1 with his head held high.

"Hello, Chairman!"

"Hello, Director Fang!"

As soon as I walked in, I heard dozens of greetings.

Lin Feifei, Andy, Mo Xiangwan, Lin Wei, and Lao Mouzi were lined up on both sides of the conference table, leading a group of senior executives to stand up and welcome them.

"Thanks everyone for your hard work, please sit down."

Fang Ziheng waved his hand, came to the center seat and sat down.

"In recent times, the group's various businesses have made great progress, and I'd like to thank you all."

As usual, he first acknowledged everyone's recent work, then smiled softly and nodded towards Mo Xiangwan.

As secretary of the board of directors, Mo Xiangwan presided over today's meeting.

She opened the meeting agenda in front of her and took the lead in naming Liu Liang, deputy director of the film business department.

Wen Muye was not around, and Liu Liang was respected in the film division.

Liu Liang is Fang Ziheng's senior brother and one of the assistant directors of "Tang Detective 1". He has currently put down his filming work and devoted himself to the work of the business department.

"Director Fang, ladies and gentlemen, let me first report on the several movies that the company has released since June."

"The total box office of "The Master of Hypnosis" is 580 million. After deducting film funds and taxes, the net box office is 532 million.

The film is exclusively distributed by the company. According to a 10% distribution ratio, 53.2 million yuan in distribution profits can be recovered.

The remaining 448.8 million will be split by 53% between the cinema and the theater chain management company. Giving us 4 percentage points of profit, the company can split the box office revenue by 211 million!

Among the 211 million, the 30 million promotional costs invested by the company will be deducted first, and then 20% of the director and investment dividends will be paid to Xu Zheng Studio, for a total of 36.2 million soft sister coins.

The company's static box office revenue was 81.8 million!

In addition, the film's feature advertisements and various sponsorships totaled 56 million, plus 53.2 million distribution profits, the total revenue was 191 million.

Erasing 35 million in production costs, "The Hypnotist" earned the company a net profit of 156 million. "

Liu Liang's voice was high, and he told the details of "The Master of Hypnosis" with a bit of joy.

Bang bang bang...

There were bursts of applause in the conference room.

Executives from all walks of life are very conspicuous. At this moment, only applause can express everyone's mood.

A film with a production cost of 35 million, a promotion investment of 30 million, a total box office of 580 million, and a net profit of 156 million for the company is worthy of any praise.

Fang Ziheng is also very satisfied with the operation of the "Hypnosis Master" project. In the previous life, the original film only had a total production cost of 10 million and made a box office of 274 million.

In this life, the movie script has been refined by him, investment has increased, and the total box office has doubled.

However, this time he did not ask the financial department to prepare a check. In addition to director Xu Zheng's share of the "Hypnosis Master", his studio also invested part of it, accounting for 20% of the total revenue.

This treatment is interesting enough!

After the applause, Liu Liang took a sip of water and continued to report the situation of "Predecessor Strategy" to everyone.

""The Ex-Raiders" has just finished filming, and our department has already prepared an income statement. It is expected that the box office account will be available in mid-September."

“The total box office is 380 million yuan. After deducting film funds and taxes, the net box office is 348.5 million yuan!

The film is distributed by the newly established Big Dipper Distribution Company, with a distribution ratio of 10% and a distribution profit of 34.85 million.

The company holds 48% of the shares in Beidou Qixing and can obtain an issuance profit of 16.59 million.

Cinemas and theater chain management companies share 54% of the accounts, giving the company a profit margin of 3 percentage points.

After deducting the income from movie theaters and theater chains, as well as 30 million in publicity and distribution expenses, the producer was left with 113 million in box office revenue.

Among them, the company holds 60% of the film share, Guangxian Media 20%, Tengxun and Alibaba each 10%.

The company's net box office revenue for "Strategy of the Exes" was 67.8 million.

The film's features and various sponsorships totaled 68 million, which was 12 million more than "The Hypnotist".

In addition, Director Fang sold 1 point of his investment share in "Predecessor Strategy" at a premium of 2 million. 40% is 80 million soft sister coins.

To sum up, the total revenue of the movie is 233 million RMB.

Erasing the 40 million production cost, "The Ex-Raiders" created a total net profit of 193 million for the company! "

Liu Liang talked eloquently, and the more he talked, the happier he became.

bang bang

Applause rang out again, and everyone looked at Fang Ziheng, admiring his premium operation.

1 point, a premium of 2 million soft sister coins!

Magical sexy operation~!

Guangxian, Tengxun, and Alibaba spent 80 million real money, which was enough to produce two "Executive Guide" films.

Fang Ziheng smiled lightly, not showing too much joy.

As far as he knew, Guangming saw the opportunity right after the release of "The Story of the Ex" and worked hard to help.

Thanks to the popularity of the movie investors, Guangxian's stock price has risen by more than 2 billion in just one month, which is a huge profit.

That is to say, Tengxun and Alibaba Pictures have not gone public. Otherwise, "The Story of the Ex" will be even more hyped, and the cake created will be even bigger.

However, Hengyu also made a lot of money. In addition to the 233 million net profit Liu Liang said, it also successfully persuaded four major theater chains to establish Beidou Seven Stars Distribution Company.

With this company, Hengyu's movies will not only get the green light to be released in the future, but at least they will be able to get more and higher film schedules.

After Liu Liang finished his report, he returned to his seat.

Fang Ziheng knocked on the table and said to Finance Director Lin Ruohua: "Same as before, prepare a check for 8.8 million yuan for Su Lun, and buy her a car worth 800,000 to 1 million yuan."

"I understand. I'll do it as soon as the movie is split."

Lin Ruohua's eyes flashed and she pursed her lips in response.

Tsk tsk

It’s a check, it’s a car, it makes me want to go back and make movies.

Liu Liang, who had just sat down, sighed in his heart and felt an inexplicable feeling of envy for Su Lun, Wen Muye, and Hao Yi, several directors on the front line.

It's not like he hasn't thought about returning to his hometown, but he knows his own limitations. It's okay to make TV series, but if he really wants to direct a movie, he will definitely not be able to do it.

Other executives have become accustomed to it. Every time the company holds a quarterly meeting, as long as the movie accounts are in place, Fang Ziheng will definitely write a check in front of everyone to reward the director who directed the movie.

This unabashed approach has won the understanding and support of the executives, and makes everyone feel envious every time.

I wish I could become a contracted director with Hengyu Media!

Then, at Mo Xiangwan's reminder, Lin Wei, the company's vice president and director of the distribution department, slowly stood up and reported on the performance of the distribution department during this period.

"Director Fang, everyone."

"The distribution department has been doing very well recently, and has won the distribution rights for two Hong Kong films, "Cold War" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"!"

“According to our agreement with Anle Film and Television, when the movie is released, the company will invest 25 million in promotional funds.

If the total box office of "Chill" in the mainland exceeds 200 million, the company can get 10% of the distribution profit, and if the total box office is 300 million, it can get 12% of the distribution profit! "

"Wait a minute, if the total box office of "Chill" exceeds 400 million, or even 500 million, how do you negotiate with Anle Film and Television?"

Fang Ziheng waved his hand to interrupt Lin Wei's report, frowned and asked an unexpected question.

Lin Wei was stunned for a moment and looked over with some confusion.

Four hundred million!

Five hundred million!

No way!

"Chilling" is not a movie controlled by our company, so how could it have such great box office potential?

Jiang Zhiqiang of Anle Film and Television said that it would be good if the total box office exceeded 300 million.

After comprehensive evaluation, Hengyu's distribution department believes that the box office of 300 million is reasonable.

Lin Wei thought for two seconds, shook his head and said: "Director Fang, there is no negotiation on the subsequent ratio. If necessary, the distribution department can ask Anle Film and Television to sign a new contract."

"Sign a new one. You told Jiang Zhiqiang that if the total box office of "Chill" exceeds 400 million, the distribution fee ratio will be 14%, 16% if the total box office exceeds 500 million, and 18% if the total box office exceeds 600 million!"

Without thinking, Fang Ziheng revealed the details of the new distribution contract.

His words made everyone in the conference room look bright.

"Chill"!

So famous!

Lin Wei also reacted, nodded repeatedly, and prepared to call Jiang Zhiqiang after the meeting.

No matter how much he doesn't believe in the box office potential of "Chill", he also knows how accurate Fang Ziheng's vision is.

The invincible myth that never fails.

After the distribution department, Li Xiaoshu from the TV drama division reported.

This year, Hengyu Media Group has controlled a total of ten TV series, three of which have been launched.

Five of them will be released in four months, September 10, November, and 12. Only two have been moved to next year due to time issues.

"The four dramas "The Pretender", "The Spy", "Edge of the City" and "Let's Get Married" have all achieved good ratings."

"Among them, "The Pretender" sold 60 million in the first round and 40 million in the second round. Currently, eight or nine satellite TV stations have come to negotiate for the third round of broadcast rights. It is estimated that the total profit can reach 120 million soft sister coins!"

Li Xiaoshu held a document and listed the income of several TV series in a calm tone.

Fang Ziheng usually doesn't interfere much in the company's TV series.

The candidate for the male lead in "The Pretender" went through a lot of trouble and still found Hu Ge to play the role.

It’s not that Hengyu doesn’t have actors to take the role, Luo Jin, Zheng Kai, and Zhang Yi are all good candidates.

It's just that all three of them are turning to movie stars. Even the second and third male actors in movies are more attractive than the first male actors in TV series.

The three of them now only choose to star in one TV series of the company a year.

Luo Jin chose "Let's Get Married", and the female lead is Jiang Shuying.

Zheng Kai starred in "Spy War", and the female lead was Li Qin.

Zhang Yi has taken a fancy to "Rebirth", and the female lead is Tang Yixin.

Guo Jingfei, Chen He and Reba were selected by the crew of "Edge of the City", and Chen He also had his own "Love Apartment".

The remaining "Legend of Lu Zhen" and "Flower Thousand Bones" are dramas with female protagonists, and the company strongly promotes the works of Zhao Liying and Nazha.

Taken together, all artists under Hengyu have been arranged in place. Over the course of a year, each artist will have a male and female lead in at least one TV series and a supporting role in a movie.

Now, Hengyu develops 20 dramas a year. There are many dramas but few actors, but they are not allowed to find outsiders to star in them.

No, Chang Jihong, the vice president of Hengyu Artist Management Company, raised his hand and wanted to expand the artist management team.

"Director Fang, leaders."

"Currently, the company still has too few artists. At least one-third of the roles in the company's projects every year have to be cast from outside. I propose to further expand the artist team to enrich the company's needs for various roles in movies and TV series."

Chang Jihong understands the rules of the workplace very well, and speaks clearly and clearly, using the reasons needed to enrich the role of the company.

Her speech was recognized by senior executives including Lin Feifei and Andy.

Huang Huiwen, the vice president of Tudou Video, also expressed support, saying that Tudou will establish Tudou Pictures next year to produce a number of self-made online TV series, which will require many young actors with online acting skills.

The company can recruit people from the three major universities in advance, train them for a few months, and then take over next year.

Only Fang Ziheng didn't see it that way.

He lightly hammered the table to signal Chang Jihong and Huang Huiwen to calm down, and said with a faint smile: "You are all blinded by the popularity of the entertainment industry this year."

"In the field of managing artists, it has always been about quality rather than quantity. My requirement for the management department has never been to have more people and make more money. I only require that each artist be reliable and easy to use, and that no scandals or scandals are spread!"

“The image of an artist is a golden sign, and every artist needs a sustained and long-lasting positive image to survive.

Once there are too many characters in the company, the artist's mentality will soon go up and down, and they will scheming with each other to get out of their minds!

The lessons learned by the Hua Yi brothers are still fresh in our minds, we must be on guard against them! "

As he spoke out, Fang Ziheng's tone gradually became serious, and he flatly rejected Chang Jihong and Huang Huiwen's proposal to expand their artist team.

There is one issue that needs to be mentioned. The distribution ratio mentioned before by Xiaodao is calculated after the producers divide the accounts.

Xiaodao looked up the data again today, and it should be calculated after deducting film funds and taxes.

For example, for a box office of 100 million, after deducting the film fund and tax of 8.33 million, the remaining net box office must first calculate the distribution fee ratio, and then split the account with the theater chain.

In addition, the cinema chain accounts are divided into cinemas and cinema chain management companies. Cinemas across the country get 50%, cinema chain companies get 7%, and finally the film producers.