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Chapter 168 Investing in the future

This is an adjustment made by Lin Zixuan and the other two after discussion.

After the first three days of contact, they found it difficult to convince them to communicate directly with investors in Xiangjiang.

One is that this movie does have risks, and it is normal to not be favored. Another is that the people of Xiangjiang have xenophobia and do not trust the mainland and the investment environment in the mainland.

It may not be seen during conversations, but once it involves investing in Xiangjiang people, they will be extremely cautious.

So, they changed their strategies and prepared to use Xiangjiang people to convince Xiangjiang investors, which requires a reliable candidate.

If this person is an acquaintance, he must have a certain influence in the film industry in Hong Kong and be familiar with the investment and production of movies. As long as he strives to convince this person, things will be easier.

Liu Xiaoqing thought of Wen Jun, who had cooperated before.

Wen Jun first came from a TV station in Xiangjiang. Later, he entered the film industry. He worked as a screenwriter and producer, and also as a star agent. He has a certain reputation in the entertainment industry in Xiangjiang.

This person is more smart and good at seizing opportunities.

He was a little surprised when he heard Liu Xiaoqing's words, but he did not suspect that Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen were going to cheat him. Both of them were famous actors in China and a well-known screenwriter. There was no need to lie to him together.

He was considering what benefits he could get from it.

The return of Xiangjiang is inevitable. The domestic film market in China is said to have been relaxed this year, allowing external funds to enter. In the future, cooperation and exchanges between Xiangjiang and the mainland film industry will definitely be more frequent.

Although people in the Xiangjiang entertainment industry have various opinions on this, Wen Jun thinks this is an excellent opportunity.

He wanted to establish a close cooperative relationship with mainland filmmakers and make plans for the future.

Just now, Jiang Wen and Lin Zixuan talked about some stories about the Beijing entertainment industry. Wen Jun could tell from it that these two people have a great status in the Beijing film and television industry. Jiang Wen is from a military family. Lin Zixuan is already the head of a TV production unit at a young age. He also went to the United States to shoot a TV series with an investment of up to 1.5 million US dollars.

What does this mean?

This shows that the two have a strong background in the capital and a deep relationship. Even if they are not a person with great hands and eyes, they still have considerable energy.

He thought so in his heart, but did not agree immediately.

"Miss Liu, you are making things difficult for me. Where can I find a rich boss?" Wen Jun shirked.

"You are too modest. With your status in the Hong Kong film industry, those bosses are coming to you." Liu Xiaoqing complimented.

"Okay, I'll ask you for it first." Wen Jun said reluctantly.

By this time he still didn't say he was dead, leaving room for anything.

After saying goodbye, Wen Jun returned home, sorted out his ideas, and started making phone calls. The best thing to verify is "Alang's Story". This movie does involve Lin Zixuan.

He asked his friends in Huacheng that the investment scale and production unit of the popular mainland "The People in Beijing in New York" was correct, and it was a TV series jointly performed by Lin Zixuan and Jiang Wen.

As for deeper information, he couldn't find it, for example, Lin Zixuan's father-in-law was an official of the Ministry of Culture.

Wen Jun does not have such a deep network of relationships in the capital, and the information in the mainland is still quite closed, and it is impossible for acquaintances in a real circle to know it as clearly.

But it's enough with these.

Wen Jun made up his mind that as a producer, he is very familiar with many investors, and he has his own plans for this movie "Sunny Days".

The risks of this movie are indeed a little greater, so just ask someone to share the risks and find a few more investors to invest together.

He chose four people from investors who had a good relationship with him, two from Xiangjiang people and two from Baodao people.

"Investing in this film should be cost-effective. Jiang Wen is an actor with good acting skills. I believe he will be a good director. He is very famous in the mainland. I don't need to say anything about Liu Xiaoqing. You all know that there is also a famous screenwriter who has a very strong status in the mainland film and television industry." Wen Jun persuaded, "If we pay for it, we should not invest in this film, but invest it in these people, and there will definitely be a huge return in the future."

"How to supervise funds? They can't use them at will, right?" an investor asked.

He was worried about the environment in the mainland and felt that these people would use it randomly with money and ended up losing nothing.

"Please rest assured. I will serve as the producer of this film and go to the mainland to help them film the film." Wen Jun replied.

The producer is mainly responsible for supervising the crew's expenses and assisting in arranging daily affairs, including shooting schedule and logistics support, which is very different from the producer.

In the Xiangjiang film industry, producers are a very important role, and he can put forward opinions and requirements on the director's creation.

With Wen Jun's guarantee, investors were relieved. They had worked with Wen Jun before and believed in their own people.

In addition to a Baodao investor who thought the risk was too high, the other three investors reached a cooperation agreement, each of whom took out about 330,000 US dollars, a total of one million US dollars, investing in Jiang Wen's new film.

They are not very interested in this art film, but just want to take the opportunity to break up their relationship with the mainland.

This relationship may not be used now, but no one can tell what will happen in the future. It is very cost-effective to speculate at one time with two or three million Hong Kong dollars.

This money will not be in place at once, but will be paid in batches. This is a worry that if problems are encountered during the shooting process, you can withdraw your investment in time and you will not lose all your money.

With the early funds, the crew can prepare, select actors, and start the film as soon as possible.

After discussing the investment of one million US dollars, Wen Jun called Liu Xiaoqing and told her the good news, made an appointment to meet tomorrow, sign an agreement to clarify the investors' returns and distribution issues.

Although the movie has not been prepared yet, the future box office and copyright ownership must be explained first, which is in business.

Moreover, since it is a co-production film, a film company in Xiangjiang has to be established to sign an agreement with the Chinese film production company in the mainland.

This kind of film company is equivalent to a bag company, which is very common in Xiangjiang. Sometimes after filming a movie, the company will be disbanded after everyone divides the account. Next time you shoot a movie, you will build a new company.

In Xiangjiang, a movie is a commercial project, which adopts a business model. Unlike mainland film factories that use administrative models to shoot movies, this is the difference between the two.

There is still a long way to go to connect with world movies.

"It's done! One million US dollars!" Liu Xiaoqing hung up the phone and said excitedly.

"It seems that our strategy has worked. We took the wrong path a few days ago." Lin Zixuan judged.

"Wen Jun is a good comrade, but unfortunately there are still a little bit less." Jiang Wen said dissatisfied.

"Just be content. If you ask too much, you will scare away the investors. If you don't have enough, let's find a way. You should do the preliminary preparations first. Remember to save some money." Liu Xiaoqing reminded. (To be continued.)
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