"Mr. He, the contract you gave is quite reasonable." Xiang Nan nodded, "However, I have a more reasonable proposal. I wonder if you are willing to listen to it."

"Okay, you say." He Guanchang smiled and said.

"In this way, I will set up a film company. Your Jiahe will invest in this company, accounting for 50% of the shares, and I will hold the remaining 50%." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I will take care of the company.

, I signed a ten-year contract with the company. The film will be invested by the company, produced by me, and distributed by you. After making money, we will share it in proportion. What do you think?"

After hearing this, He Guanchang thought for a long time and finally said, "I can't make the decision on this matter myself. I have to discuss it with Mr. Zou."

In principle, he felt that Xiang Nan's suggestion was still feasible.

Although Jiahe only invested in a company, not Xiang Nan himself, because he signed a long-term contract with the company, Jiahe owned half of his contract in disguise.

The film is funded by the company, which means that Jiahe only contributes half of the capital, so the risk is small. The film is produced by Xiang Nan, which can guarantee its quality.

If the movie is distributed by Golden Harvest, it is guaranteed that Golden Harvest can get the maximum profit. After all, the distributor and the theater chain make the majority of the money. The producer can often be calculated so that if he does not make a penny, he will have to pay back the money.

Therefore, all things considered, Jiahe’s interests are guaranteed.

Xiang Nan holds half of the contract and has a certain degree of freedom, which is very helpful in calming his emotions and stimulating his creativity.

Otherwise, even if he is fully contracted, he will feel uncomfortable. If he doesn't film well and goes on strike passively, it will be of no benefit to Jiahe.

From ancient times to the present, slave society, feudal society, and capital society have all taught capital that it cannot push workers too hard, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your news." Xiang Nan nodded.

…

He Guanchang then discussed with Zou Wenhuai and finally made amendments to Xiang Nan's proposal.

The film investment is invested by the company, but the production is completed by Jiahe.

Because Zou Wenhuai was worried that Xiang Nan was just starting out. Although he had made two box-office masterpieces, his experience was still shallow and not enough to handle the production of a whole movie.

Of course, this is only a superficial reason. The real reason is that if the film is produced by Xiang Nan, his power will be too great. At that time, the cost cannot be controlled, the progress cannot be controlled, and the quality cannot be controlled. For Jiahe,

The risk is a bit high.

Xiang Nan agreed to the modifications proposed by He Guanchang, and the two parties formally signed the contract.

Because Jiahe only received half of the contract, the signing bonus was also reduced by half, to only HK$2.5 million.

Xiang Nan did not raise any objection to this.

However, I know in my heart that regardless of the Jiahe family's great achievements and lavish spending, they are still very calculating and calculating.

When cooperating with such a company, you must be careful. Otherwise, if you are sold, you will still have to help others pay for it.

…

Xiang Nan then took a three-month long vacation from school, and then said goodbye to Cong Shan, and his family returned to Xiangjiang.

Ning Weiguo and Qi Aihong originally disagreed. After all, in their opinion, being a college student and being assigned a job after graduation, becoming a leading cadre or something, is much better than being an actor.

But when they found out that Xiang Nanguang's signing bonus was only HKD 2.5 million, they were speechless. In the 1970s, the highest-level salary was less than HKD 600. HKD 2.5 million. , enough to earn a lifetime.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Xiang Nan registered and established his own company, True Kung Fu Pictures, with a registered capital of HK$2.5 million. Jiahe invested another HK$2.5 million and obtained 50% of the shares of True Kung Fu.

And preparations for a new movie were started immediately.

The script was written by Xiang Nan himself - "The Strange Moves of Laughing Fist".

This is Jackie Chan's work released in 1979. After it was released, it won the box office championship that year, which can be said to be quite good.

After the script passed Jiahe's review, preparations for production officially began.

The starring role is naturally Xiang Nan, and the supporting roles are mostly played by artists under Jiahe. Such as Tian Jun, Lin Zhengying, Qian Yuesheng, etc. In addition, Lin Zhengying and Qian Yuesheng are also responsible for martial arts guidance.

The total production cost was one million Hong Kong dollars, and Xiang Nan's own salary reached 400,000 Hong Kong dollars. In today's Hong Kong film industry, it is basically considered top-notch.

Based on his box office results of "Snake" and "Drunken Master", this salary can be said to be well worth the money. Because those two movies brought Zhu Mu 6 million Hong Kong dollars in income, which made him He made a fortune all of a sudden.

However, artists' remunerations are all seafood prices. Regardless of Xiang Nan's top-level salary now, if the new film does not do well at the box office, his salary will immediately drop.

Therefore, many celebrities will take advantage of their popularity to take on roles like crazy and shoot big and special projects, so as to earn their salary first.

For example, Zheng Yuling tried to take on nine dramas at the same time, and went to nine crews in one day to film, and was nicknamed "Zheng Jiu Crew"; when Sandra Ng was popular, she also tried seven or eight crews in turns. During filming, she only took pictures of her face. facial expressions, and all other movements were completed by the stand-in. In the end, even the stand-in was exhausted...

…

The filming of "Laughing Fist and Strange Moves" then started.

The shooting process was relatively smooth.

Although Xiang Nan seems to be a director for the first time, he actually has a lot of directing experience.

Because in real life, he is the boss of a film and television company. In the early days of starting a business, there was a shortage of manpower, which was all caused by his own director and director;

Moreover, when cooperating with Zhu Mu on "Snake Shape" and "Laughing Fist", Xiang Nan also paid attention to observation and study, and learned many techniques from him.

In addition, he had already watched Jackie Chan's original version of "The Strange Moves of Laughing Fist". By copying a cat and a tiger, he could not only imitate the same thing, but even sublimate it.

So now I feel comfortable being a director.

Lin Zhengying, Qian Yuesheng, Tian Jun and others also admired Xiang Nan.

Although he is young, he is only nineteen years old, but he is really powerful. He is versatile in writing, directing, and acting, and he can control the scene. The nineteen-year-old boy managed the crew of nearly a hundred people in an orderly manner.

Who should do what, who should be in charge of which stall, whose responsibility it is, whose fault it is, is clearly and neatly determined, letting everyone know that he is not an easy person to deal with, which is actually very powerful.

Because there are many naughty people in the film and television industry, when they see a new director, they will deliberately create problems for the director, laugh at the director's jokes, and undermine his prestige.

When Wang Jing became a director for the first time, she was afraid that she would not be able to control the scene, so she specially asked her father Wang Tianlin to come out and run to the crew to help watch.
Chapter completed!