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The 1,500-seat theater, which was built earlier this year, is mainly used for films, sometimes operas and ballets, and is managed by a White Russian aristocrat named Witemsky.

Zhou Hexuan sat in a car, took his bodyguard Sun Yongzhen, and came to the Nanjing Grand Theater in the evening.

In the front of the middle of the auditorium, there are several VIP compartments, one of which has several people seated.

As soon as Zhou Hexuan appeared, Luo Mingyou immediately introduced: "Mr. Zhou, this is Mr. Li Minwei, the owner of Minxin Film Company. ”

Although Zhou Hexuan doesn't pay much attention to movies, he also knows Lai Manwei, the father of Hong Kong movies and the grandfather of female star Li Zi. He smiled and shook hands and said, "Hello Boss Li." ”

"Hello Mr. Zhou!" Li Minwei leaned over and shook hands with Zhou Hexuan.

Luo Mingyou also introduced: "This is Mr. Luo Yongxiang, director of the technical department of Minxin Company, Mr. Guan Wenqing, art consultant, and Mr. Sun Yu, the great director. ”

"Hello!"

"Hello!"

The four shook hands separately, Luo Yongxiang is a native of China, and Guan Wenqing and Sun Yu are returnee film talents. Guan Wenqing graduated from the University of California Film School, majoring in directing and directing, and also worked in Hollywood. Sun Yu is a graduate of Tsinghua University and has studied at the University of Wisconsin and the New York School of Photography.

"Spring Dream of the Ancient Capital", which will premiere today, is a movie directed by Sun Yu, the male and female protagonists are Wang Ruilin and Ruan Lingyu, and the second female actor is Li Minwei's wife Lin Chuchu.

"Hello Mr. Zhou." Wang Ruilin is a handsome guy and has a hearty smile.

"Hello." Zhou Hexuan focused his attention on Ruan Lingyu.

Zhou Hexuan has seen the movie "Ruan Lingyu" starring Maggie Cheung before, and now he sees a real person again, to be honest, Maggie Cheung was crushed by Ruan Lingyu regardless of her appearance or figure. (Don't search for encyclopedia photos, go directly to the movie "The Goddess", the photographic technology of the Republic of China is too cheating)

Ruan Lingyu has a soft temperament, and there is still some sadness between her eyebrows, obviously life is not going well.

Some audiences came in the theater one after another, and about two-thirds of the 1,500 audience seats were seated, indicating that the promotion of "Spring Dream of the Old Capital" was still good.

I heard that this movie is adapted from "Lady of the Camellias", and Zhou Hexuan didn't feel it at all after watching it, because it was too completely localized.

The general plot of "Spring Dream in the Ancient Capital" is that the down-and-out scholar met the red courtesan in Beiping, and took advantage of this to become an official, and after accepting the courtesan as a concubine, he took the original partner and two daughters. The eldest daughter learned badly with the courtesan, and the original partner was forced to leave. The scholar's political backer was assassinated, and the scholar himself was arrested and imprisoned, but fortunately he was rescued by his uncle who went bankrupt, and the courtesan took the opportunity to elope with his old lover with money. The original mate picked up the scholar and the seriously ill eldest daughter, and the scholar was full of regret, and the family lived a happy and ordinary life from then on.

Although the plot of the movie is old-fashioned, it is actually quite good, and the actors' acting skills are also very good.

At the end of the screening, the audience left the venue one after another.

Luo Mingyou shook hands with Li Minwei, Sun Yu and others, and said happily: "It seems that this movie is going to be a great success, and the audience has responded enthusiastically. ”

It was really enthusiastic, and when the original partner and the courtesan were torn apart, the audience scolded out with righteous indignation, and later the family reunited, and the audience clapped and applauded loudly.

Everyone left the theater together and went to a nearby restaurant for dinner, where they began to discuss business.

Luo Mingyou took out a plan and said, "Zhou Hexuan, please take a look, this is the company's detailed plan." ”

Since you have decided to invest in a film company, you have to ask the situation clearly in advance, after all, 100,000 yuan is not a small amount.

Zhou Hexuan first looked at the structure of the company and found that the soon-to-be-established Lianhua Pictures was quite modern, which was very different from the family-style management that was common in the Republic of China at present. First of all, the ownership and management rights are separated, the shareholders are only responsible for investment and dividends, and the general manager enjoys the absolute management right of the company. The general manager has three departments: production, general affairs and sales, and the three parts manage each executive department separately.

Zhou Hexuan is very satisfied with this, at least the company structure looks very scientific.

Then, Zhou Hexuan glanced at the list of existing shareholders again, and sure enough, he found the names of He Dong, Yu Fengzhi and others. In addition, Mei Lanfang is also one of the shareholders, as well as Zhang Zhuping, a newspaper tycoon, Luo Wengan, former minister of justice and foreign affairs, and Huang Yiqi, manager of a printing company. From political backers to big names in publicity, distribution, production and other fields, this company is still very promising.

However, the production model of Lianhua Pictures made Zhou Hexuan feel very problematic, the company obviously belongs to the structure of a large studio, but it adopts an independent production model. Several production companies before the merger were renamed Lianhua No. 1, Lianhua No. 2, Lianhua No. 3 and Lianhua No. 4 after the merger. The money for making films is spent by the head office, but the specific production is the responsibility of the branch, and the director-centered system is adopted, the director enjoys unlimited rights, and there is no production manager to restrict the director.

This company is a super big hole!

Zhou Hexuan quietly handed back the company plan to Luo Mingyou, and said with a smile: "Mr. Luo, I don't know much about the film industry, just invest in shares." However, I will write the script of "The Goddess", which is limited to ordinary commercial cooperation. ”

Luo Mingyou frowned and said, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

"Your company doesn't make movies on a budget?" Zhou Hexuan asked rhetorically.

Luo Mingyou said with a smile: "Where is the budget accurate, if the money for making a movie is set to death, it is equivalent to making a dojo in a snail shell, and the director will be constrained, and he will not be able to make a good work at all." ”

Zhou Hexuan also smiled: "I am so happy to be a director in Lianhua Pictures, the director has unlimited rights, and there is no production manager in charge." If I were a director, I would definitely strive for excellence, and I didn't care how much money I spent or how much time it took. Anyway, when the movie is made, the reputation belongs to me as the director, and the loss of money is counted as the head office. Do you think that's the truth? ”

"I believe in the character of the director." Luo Mingyou said.

Zhou Hexuan also said: "The soon-to-be-established Lianhua Pictures has a production company, a cinema chain, and a large group of directors, actors and photographers, which obviously belongs to the big studio system. The large-scale studio system requires very detailed operational planning. On the production side, you are using an independent production model, which seems to be very contradictory. ”

Luo Mingyou said: "There is no contradiction, I have combined the advantages of the large-scale studio system and the independent production model. ”

Zhou Hexuan said speechlessly: "We compare the large-scale studio system to the planned government of the Soviet Union, and the independent production model to the liberal government of the United States. Now you have a combination of the two systems, which are equivalent to the state system of the Soviet Union, but you are practicing freedom and democracy, and this is going to make a big mess. ”

"Hahaha," Luo Mingyou laughed, "Mr. Zhou, you don't understand movies, and what you say is a layman." ”

As soon as Luo Mingyou's words came out, Zhou Hexuan had already seen his character clearly, and it could be summed up in four words: casual, conceited!

From the company's operation settings, it can be concluded that Luo Mingyou is a very loose person, and he doesn't want to bother to control the film. and didn't listen to other people's advice at all, and said that others didn't know how to do it, revealing a strong taste of conceit.

This kind of person is very suitable for being friends, and when his brain is hot, he may be able to stick a knife in his friend's ribs. But in partnership to do business, Zhang Jiazhu, the son-in-law, is better than him, and he has the temper of a prodigal son.

Zhou Hexuan is not mistaken, Luo Mingyou in history is really like this, Lianhua Pictures only existed for seven years before going out of business.

Due to the company's production management loopholes, the production branch manager and director squandered the shareholders' money at will. In order to make a good movie, the director doesn't care about time and money at all, it is common for a movie to be made for two years, and a scene can cost thousands of yuan. The famous movie "Fisherman's Song" was filmed for more than a year, costing more than 100,000 yuan, and spending thousands of yuan on advertising.

A movie invests more than 100,000 yuan, this is the Republic of China!

The funniest thing is Luo Mingyou, once he ran out of money halfway through the filming, he said that he went to Hong Kong to raise money, but after arriving in Hong Kong, he traveled to the mountains and rivers, and finally went to Southeast Asia to travel, which made the staff of the production department angry enough.

Generally speaking, the films produced by Lianhua Pictures are all high-quality, not only with high artistic value, but also very popular. However, the production cycle is too long and the investment is too large, so it is impossible to return to the cost at all, and it is 100% loss-making.