Rebirth 1955 starts from the hunter

After Qi Min left, Lin Dong was the only one left in the study. He sat at the desk, immersed in the planning of TVB TV station.

Currently, there are seven crews under Donglin International that are in operation. On average, each crew can shoot a movie in about forty days.

Due to the lack of professional talent, the quality of the movies made is hard to describe, but even so, the box office is still considerable.

Among these seven crews, four of them poached people from Shaw Brothers. Lin Dong had no choice because Shaw Brothers had the only dominant force in film talent before.

Shaw Brothers also tried to resist, such as suing the treacherous directors and even taking the case to the Governor's Office.

The result is nothing. Now, Shaw Brothers Films has only three crews still barely holding on.

It’s not that these directors don’t want to seek better jobs and switch to Donglin International.

It is because of their limited abilities and bad conduct that they have a bad reputation, so Donglin International naturally does not want them.

The only reason for all this can be said to be that Shaw Brothers exploited the market too much. In the past, they were the only one in the market, and other films had to follow suit if they wanted to schedule screenings.

Now that Donglin International is on the rise, if they don’t change with it, the only consequence will be being eliminated from this industry.

Lin Dong did not resort to any forceful means to poach people. All he did was send someone to inform the crew members about Donglin International's generous salary and comprehensive welfare benefits.

In this way, these people were easily attracted.

Take the filming of a movie for example. If you work for Shaw Brothers, even if you work hard for a whole month, the most you can get as a director is just around HK$1,000.

Moreover, in terms of power, they have no autonomy at all. They have to shoot whatever their superiors tell them to do.

This excessive restriction completely suppresses the talent and creativity that directors should have.

Looking at other positions, such as photographers, lighting technicians, and makeup artists, their monthly income is only in the range of HK$300 to HK$500.

As for the actors, it is even more miserable. Even the actor who is the protagonist of the film only has a monthly salary of 700 to 800 Hong Kong dollars. As for the salary and benefits of other supporting roles, one can imagine it.

As for any share of the box office revenue, don't even think about it. All you get is a monthly salary, no commission, no bonus, and no benefits.

Finally, let’s talk about the food. Lin Dong specially took time out to check it out while the crew was having lunch.

I saw that each person could only get two multi-grain flour pancakes with a dozen pickles on top, plus a bowl of vegetable soup or noodle soup.

This kind of food is not even comparable to the prisoners in Stanley Prison in Hong Kong. The prisoners can eat meat at least once a week and are given a piece of fruit every day.

In fact, this situation exists not only in the film and television industry, but also in other types of factories.

The current social environment and severe shortage of materials have created the current situation in Hong Kong.

Of course, the so-called material shortages are limited to the ordinary poor masses.

Those wealthy families still live a luxurious life of fine clothes, delicious food, and extravagant life.

In fact, it is not just Hong Kong that is like this. Britain and the United States are no exception. The gap between the rich and the poor in capitalist countries has always been like this, and it can be said that it is nothing surprising.

As for Lin Dong, who has lived two lives, it is absolutely impossible for him to suck blood from the poor people like other companies do.

In every job position under Donglin International, whether it is a crew member or an employee of other departments, the first task is to sign a labor contract.

Everyone must sign, including General Manager Lou Xiao'e, and the rights and responsibilities are clearly divided.

The labor contract was not invented by Lin Dong. Country M already had it as early as 1920.

Donglin International's act of signing a labor contract was seen as an imitation by Hong Kong magazines.

However, this imitation promoted social harmony, protected the rights and interests of workers, and received more praise, and was widely reported.

Back to the film and television industry, when the crew officially starts filming, how much salary can each employee get during the filming period? How much minimum living allowance can they get when there is no filming?

In addition, details such as insurance, medical care, various welfare benefits, and even box office sharing will be clearly written in the contract.

Not only that, every time a crew starts filming, the company will also equip the corresponding number of buses and cars based on the size of the crew.

As for three meals a day, the designated hotel will be responsible for the unified delivery.

Although it is impossible to have meat and fish for every meal, we can ensure a proper combination of meat and vegetables to achieve a balanced nutrition.

It is still possible to ensure that everyone has a full meal at every meal.

These measures implemented by Donglin International can be said to have completely broken the inherent rules that have long been followed by all walks of life in Hong Kong.

Of course, once it is broken, it is broken, because Lin Dong now has enough strength to re-establish new rules.

From ancient times to the present, and even in the future, the rules are made and implemented by the truly strong, and the weak can only obey or be eliminated.

In Hong Kong today, apart from the branches of those international chaebols, it can be said that Donglin International is the only dominant player.

All industries and sectors must either make changes in line with Lin Dong's pace, or be eliminated by the entire industry as Donglin International continues to expand in scale.

Lin Dong didn't know that due to the large-scale loss of Shaw Brothers crew members, they lacked the strength to compete with Donglin International and had begun to move to Singapore, Malaysia and other places.

The remaining 200-odd cinemas are looking for buyers, but unfortunately, except for Donglin International, which Shaw Brothers does not want to sell, no one is interested.

Shaw Brothers Films was established in 1958, and it has only been four years since then. Naturally, Mr. Shaw is unwilling to be completely taken over by Donglin International.

Unfortunately, the arm is not as strong as the thigh.

He can't play it openly, and he doesn't dare to play it secretly.

Haven’t you seen that the Hongmen and 13k have completely disappeared in Hong Kong?

The Hongmen was fine as most of them were incorporated into Hejingsheng, and a small number of senior executives left Hong Kong. Fortunately, they still had many industries in Southeast Asian countries, and they still lived a carefree life.

Nearly 13 elite k soldiers disappeared completely, and no one has found out whether they are dead or alive.

You have to know that these are not short mules on the street, but veterans who have been on the battlefield.

Other clubs, big and small, originally wanted to struggle, but after Jingsheng wiped out seven clubs overnight, the remaining clubs with some reputation all surrendered obediently.

In today's Hong Kong, it can be said that the Eagles and the Lin family each occupy half of the territory.

No one dares to challenge the Lin family in Hong Kong. Even wealthy families from various countries who want to gain a foothold in their branches in Hong Kong have to first pay homage to the Lin family.

For example, the oil supply in Hong Kong and the distribution to gas stations in various districts.

Fifty percent of the shares used to belong to Yisheng'an, one of the Eight Halls of the Hongmen, while the other fifty percent was in the hands of the Qiaofeid family, a super tycoon in the Eagle Country.

As the Hongmen withdrew from Hong Kong, the 50% that originally belonged to Yishengtang naturally became the spoils of Hejingsheng.

After these industries fell into the hands of He Jingsheng, they were sold to Donglin International.

When Donglin International took over this industry, it also needed to follow an unwritten rule - for every liter of oil sold, 10% of the profit must be paid to Hejingsheng Security Company as security fees.

Even a powerful Eagle Country super-conglomerate like the Joefield family is no exception on this issue and is also required to pay 10% of its profits to Hejingsheng.

Some people may think that this is because He Jingsheng has enough power to force the super chaebols of Eagle Country to lower their proud heads.

In fact, this practice does not rely solely on force or power, but is a default rule formed over a long period of time, and 10% profit is already the minimum standard.

The branches opened by Donglin International in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries are in a similar situation and also have to pay protection fees to these chaebols.

It’s just that due to different industries, the standards for protection fees charged are also different.

In general, in this world where people eat each other, there are complex and subtle relationships between the various forces.

The long-term solution is to achieve win-win results through mutual cooperation and sharing of interests.

After all, only when everyone can make money will no one deliberately create obstacles.

If you don't have the strength to dominate the world, don't think about eating alone. Otherwise, if you are not careful, someone will overturn the table, and in the end you will not only lose everything, but you may also lose your life.

The network of interests behind the Paradise Casino is equally complex.

Donglin International only provides the casino venue and undertakes part of the infrastructure construction and maintenance work.

Donglin International does not have any shares in the casino itself.

In layman's terms, Donglin International is like a landlord, and the only profit it can get is some water, electricity and property management fees.

As for the mouth-watering dividends, they have nothing to do with them. You know, the daily profit of this casino is as high as tens of millions!

Their income even exceeded the wealth obtained by 90% of pirate groups through robbery.

The biggest benefit of the Lin family owning this casino is that it provides Tianying with an ideal place to launder money.

Since Donglin International has neither shares nor dividends, it naturally does not need to bear corresponding legal responsibilities.

No matter what problems or disturbances occur within the casino, it is not legally possible to point the finger at Donglin International.

Lin Dong is engaged in industry and he would not touch any shady business openly.

The one who truly controls the casino is He Jingsheng, and the legal representative is an unknown younger brother.

He Jingsheng not only owns 50% of the shares, but also holds 100% of the management rights.

The remaining 50 percent of the shares were distributed to chaebols from various countries that had cooperative relationships with Donglin International.

And the casino’s apparent protectors, the commanders of the British and American fleets.

The commanders of each fleet can get benefits from Jingsheng without doing anything, so they will naturally regard the Lin family as the God of Wealth.

In addition, the people arranged by Lin Xiaohan would take these commanders out for fun from time to time, and they gradually became good friends. This also laid the groundwork for Sky Eagle to seize their fleet in the future.

The chaebols from various countries took the profits from the casino and used various trading channels to launder Tianying’s wealth and then transfer it into the account of Donglin International.

Although Lin Dong was the beneficiary in the end, his hands were clean.

Because every profit made by Donglin International is reasonable, rational, legal and compliant.

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The phone rang, interrupting Lin Dong's thoughts as he was writing the script.

Yes, Lin Dong not only plans to write several scripts himself, but also plans to shoot several movies himself.

Although Lin Dong has never learned it systematically, he has seen a lot on the scene. With his spiritual consciousness and memories of his past life, Lin Dong is confident that he is better than the current director.

Lin Dong picked up the phone and a familiar voice came from the other end, "I'm He Ruonan, looking for President Lin."

"It sounds like Miss He is in a good mood. Does your father agree?"

"Of course, only you, Lin Dong, have a big reputation. When has our He family ever worked as an assistant for other companies?"

"Thank uncle for me. I'll leave the building materials to your He family. How about that, brother? Isn't that nice of you?"

"That's more like it. President Lin, you really have a mind of your own. Why would you want to build a school?"

"Didn't I tell you? It's a comprehensive art college. By the way, Ruonan, you must have your designers visit similar schools in various countries for field trips."

"Don't just follow the blueprint blindly. We should not only pursue the beautiful appearance, but more importantly, its practicality must be fully guaranteed." - Lin Dong was a little worried and warned earnestly.

"Don't worry! Although they have never been involved in the design of art schools before, they have all participated in the design of high-end villas and magnificent buildings."

"This time we will also invite Ms. Moria, a famous designer from Eagle Country. She is the chief designer of the Glasgow School of Art." - He Ruonan seemed to be afraid that Lin Dong would worry, so she responded quickly, her words revealing full confidence.

Ever since the TV station-related matters were finalized, Lin Dong's thoughts about the entertainment industry have flooded into his mind like a surging tide.

Lin Dong thought of the many links closely related to this industry, including the training of talents in actors, singers, composers, arrangers, directors, screenwriters, lighting, music, makeup, etc., in addition to the necessary equipment.

At first, Lin Dong seriously considered whether he should follow the example of TVB in his previous life and set up an actor training class.

However, after careful consideration, he finally overturned the plan and made up his mind to prepare to establish the first art college belonging to the Chinese.

Lin Dong is the kind of person who, once an idea or idea comes to his mind, will act on it without hesitation.

On the same day, he personally designated a vast piece of land in Houhai Bay to build this school of extraordinary significance.

The reason why it is of extraordinary significance is that Lin Dong is planning to build a comprehensive super college of his own for the Chinese, and its scale must be the largest in the world.

At least there is no precedent for this. As for whether there will be successors in the future, that is a matter for the future.

It’s a pity that the construction company under Donglin International does not have the strength to undertake such a large-scale and demanding construction project alone.

So, Lin Dong thought of asking the He family to help. Fortunately, the result was good.