Chapter 1399 1501. Cooperation Model
In fact, it is not that Nie Wei specifically targeted Boss Wang. Even if the incident with Zhou Duoduo did not happen, Fanxing's next move was equivalent to slapping Boss Wang in the face.
On September 25, Fanxing held a signing press conference. Li Binbin was the representative. Yuan Hong, Lin Shishi, Qiao En, Zheng Shuang, and Jing Bairan officially joined Fanxing.
These six people joined Fanxing, filling the gap in film and television talents that Fanxing has always had, and made Fanxing's actor agency department leap to the first-class level in China.
What's interesting is that these six people were all artists of Huayi before, and they covered the middle-aged and young generations, which can be regarded as digging away half of Huayi's "land".
The reporters naturally would not miss such an interesting topic. As soon as the signing ceremony ended, it was time for the interview with reporters, and reporters immediately asked questions.
"Mr. Nie, the six actors who signed the contract today all belonged to Huayi before. Are you going to imitate Sister Jinghua?"
Nie Wei had expected this kind of question long ago, and naturally he had prepared for the answer early, so facing the reporter's aggressive questioning, Nie Wei calmly replied: "The signing of several actors is reasonable. I just contacted them after they ended their contracts with Huayi normally, and finally reached an intention."
"This is a very normal cooperation. It has nothing to do with which agency these actors belonged to before, and I will not imitate anyone."
The reporters below rolled their eyes when they heard Nie Wei's answer. Whoever believed this would be a fool.
After all, this is something that was discussed at a glance, otherwise, are all six people "unintentionally"? Obviously impossible.
And the reporters also privately suspected that Nie Wei had colluded with these stars when he was at Huayi, otherwise why was the time of the contract end so clever?
Moreover, many reporters have received some gossip from Huayi's internal staff. For example, the contracts of big stars such as Cheng Kun, Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi are about to expire. The fastest is two months, and the slowest is only three months. Huayi wants to discuss contract renewal, but these big stars obviously have no intention of doing so. This makes reporters suspect that Nie Wei is behind it.
A reporter couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Nie, Huayi has many star contracts that are about to expire, but they are reluctant to renew them. Does this have anything to do with you?"
"Which agency an artist chooses to join is the artist's own choice. A good agency naturally has the attraction to retain artists. If an artist wants to leave an agency, there must be something wrong with the company. As for what the problem is, you shouldn't ask me, an "outsider", but you should interview Mr. Wang of Huayi."
"Are you saying that Huayi has problems, which is why you left Huayi? Or that Huayi has the current problems after you left?"
"No, I just said it's possible. I left Huayi just to focus on Fanxing. Huayi is the best film and television production and performing arts company in China. Such a company has its own complete operating system. My personal stay or departure will not have any impact on the operation of this company. After all, you all know that I have not been in charge of Huayi in these years."
The reporters in the audience echoed with two fake laughs, which was considered to cater to Nie Wei's cold joke that was not funny at all.
After all, everyone knows that although Nie Wei seems to be in charge of nothing at Huayi in recent years, Huayi's rapid development is actually inseparable from him, and even Huayi, the company, has suffered from "Nie Wei dependence".
The recent plunge in Huayi's market value due to Nie Wei's clearing out of his shares and cutting ties with Huayi is the best proof.
Although Nie Wei does not interfere in Huayi's daily operations, he has made himself Huayi's golden signboard, and has invisibly cultivated a large number of talents. His influence can be said to have penetrated every corner of Huayi. In the eyes of outsiders, he is even the "soul" of Huayi. He seems to be responsible for nothing, but in fact, everything in Huayi is carried out under his influence.
Huayi, which has lost Nie Wei, is like a person who has lost his soul. In the hearts of the public, there is no future.
The reporter then interviewed several artists, and the answers were similar. Basically, they all believed that Fanxing's future would be better, and they also felt that Nie Wei was reliable enough. Although no one said a word bad about the old boss, the comparison can be seen from the attitudes of several people.
After the press conference, Nie Wei held a grand banquet for several artists. Almost all the company staff were present.
"Mr. Nie, I'd like to toast you."
"Cheers."
Halfway through the party, Nie Wei and several newly signed stars gathered at a table again.
"After the establishment of the new company, everyone will be shareholders. You will also change from workers to capital. You should also pay attention to the development of the company in the future, and try your best to recommend good seedlings." Nie Wei said.
Several people nodded, looking a little excited.
This time, everyone signed a contract with Fanxing, not just an artist contract, but a new company established in a cooperative way.
Fanxing holds 50% of the shares of this new company, and the remaining 50% is partly funded by the six stars in front of them. The six people who own shares in the new company have finally changed from "workers" to capital.
This is a fundamental change.
You should know that no matter how famous you were before, your work was to make money for others, and you were the one being exploited. But after becoming the capital party, they changed their status and entered the upper echelons of the entertainment industry, just like the gap between common people and nobles in ancient times.
This is also one of the reasons why everyone is willing to follow Nie Wei.
"I have decided to let Luo Yuan be the president of the new company. I believe everyone is familiar with her abilities. I am relieved to have her lead the new company. In addition, many partners will join the company in the next six months."
Hearing this, several people were not surprised, and they even knew who these partners were.
"Let me talk about resources." When Nie Wei said this, everyone's attention was obviously more focused.
The new company is just an empty shell in the final analysis. The purpose is to give the star a change in identity, changing the original working mode to a cooperative mode, but in essence, the resources still rely on Fanxing. Everyone joined Fanxing for this reason, otherwise it would be better to register a company by themselves.
"As for resources, we will share them with Fanxing for now. Movies, TV series, variety shows, music, whatever you are interested in, you can try them. The company will recommend them to you, and you can also choose what you want to join. As long as you meet the requirements, I will give you the green light."
"As for the new company, although it is an empty shell now, Fanxing has invested 100 million yuan, and all this money will become the start-up capital of the new company. As for the project, I think we can start with TV series. After all, the audience is wide, and it is also the film and television industry that you are all familiar with. However, we don't need to take too big a step. We should set up the framework first, and then decide how to shoot after receiving a good script. I still say that it is better to have nothing than to shoot something bad. If we shoot, we must shoot a good work."
"That's right." Several people nodded and agreed with Nie Wei's statement.
You have to know that now is not the era of entertainment scarcity in the 1980s and 1990s, when a new TV series was released and the whole family watched it. Now is the era of information explosion, and also the era of entertainment explosion.
There are too many choices for the audience, and a person's energy and time are limited, so those shoddy works are destined to be eliminated by the market and have absolutely no chance of success.
Even passing is not enough, because just passing means that the work is mediocre. Only by making excellent works as Nie Wei said can we truly attract the audience and build a brand.
"Nie Wei, don't worry, we will listen to you on how the company operates."
"Remember, you are also one of the owners of the company, so learn more, watch more, and ask more. If you want to move behind the scenes or simply do operations in the future, at least there is a reserve process." Nie Wei said to everyone very seriously.
Everyone nodded seriously.
Especially Li Binbin, she is the most concerned about this. She was born in 1973 and is now 46 years old. Even if she is well supported, the days of the heroine will not last for a few years.
There will be fewer and fewer roles waiting for her in the future, because when she reaches that age, the roles that come to her will definitely be those of her grandmother's generation. She doesn't want to play the stereotyped roles of family matters and evil mothers-in-law, so she can only wait for opportunities.
This opportunity may not come in a lifetime, because very few screenwriters will write a script with such an old character as the core. Even for an evil old lady, isn't there only one Rong Mama who really touches people's hearts?
So Li Binbin has made up her mind that when she reaches a certain age, she will focus her career on company management. She owns 5% of the shares in this company, which seems not much, but in fact she is the largest individual shareholder in the company.
Nie Wei's equity distribution is very clear. For top stars like Li Binbin, Nie Wei directly replaces the signing fee with shares and gives 5% of the company's shares, which is worth 5 million, but this is just on the surface. With the support of Fanxing, it is estimated that the value of this share will increase tenfold in less than a year.
For people like Zheng Shuang, Jing Boran, and Yuan Hong, Nie Wei gives 2% of the shares.
In the future, all artists who join this company will be divided according to this model.
So before the company went public, Li Binbin was indeed one of the largest shareholders in the company, and don’t look at 5%. If this company can develop to the level of Huayi, 5% is worth billions.
And celebrities rely on their own acting and endorsements. It seems that they have a good income, but how many years will it take to earn the first billion in their lives?
Don’t look at the rumors of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of film remuneration, but how much is actually in the hands of celebrities, and how much is left after some taxes? 1 billion, for more than 99% of artists, this is an unattainable goal. Only those who are really at the top and have a certain business mind can achieve it.
But now Nie Wei takes everyone to "fly" together, and this opportunity is naturally invaluable.
So on the way back, Nie Wei received some text messages one after another, some of which were thanks from Li Binbin and others, and some were inquiries, such as Zhou Xun, who was originally very hesitant, but after reading the news report of the day, she couldn’t sit still.
So Zhou Xun tentatively asked Nie Wei how much shares she would have if she joined the company.
"Five percent, the same as Sister Binbin." Nie Wei replied.
In his mind, Zhou Xun can get 5%, and Cheng Kun, Zhang Ziyi, and Nie Wei are all prepared to give 5%. If you want to tie down a top actor, you shouldn't be stingy. The more shares they get, the more sense of belonging they will have.
After all, the reserved 30% of shares are to be given out to attract outstanding artists to join the company.
Some people are tempted, but some people are angry in their hearts.
Boss Wang is very angry, very angry, especially angry.
Fanxing held a signing meeting ostentatiously, but it turned out that all the artists at the signing meeting were his former Huayi artists. This is too embarrassing.
However, if this is just a pain in the face, the next content will make him feel sad.
Huayi will also give stars shares. At the beginning, Nie Wei was able to become a major shareholder of Huayi step by step from an artist because he took the initiative to give Nie Wei shares. When he thought of this, Boss Wang wanted to slap himself again.
For example, Feng Xiaogang, Zhou Xun, Cheng Kun, and Xiao Mingge actually have shares.
But Nie Wei was too generous, offering 15% of the shares. Although this is just a new company, looking at the star lineup and the company behind it, everyone knows how valuable the shares of this company will be.
So Nie Wei's approach will make many artists in the circle feel uneasy.
Let alone his good friends at Huayi, even those big stars who are not familiar with him will probably be tempted to join this company.
After all, as an artist who is exploited by the company, what he desires most is to turn over and become a capital party.
But investing on his own is too dangerous. Now that Nie Wei and Fanxing Group are protecting him, which star can not be tempted?
Boss Wang angrily smashed his set of tea sets from Jingzhen, because just a few minutes ago, the person sent to negotiate with Zhou Xun sent a message saying that Zhou Xun was not feeling well and would not talk for the time being.
Not feeling well?
Boss Wang saw her circle of friends yesterday, playing golf with a group of friends.
In that photo, Zhou Xun had a ruddy complexion and a bright smile, and she didn't look like she was feeling unwell.
Although Zhou Xun might have caught a cold and had a fever, Boss Wang didn't dare to believe it after reading the news on Fanxing today. He would rather believe that Zhou Xun suddenly stopped the contract negotiation because she changed her mind.
In the dark office, Wang Zhonglei lay on the sofa, looking out the window with bright lights, and sighed: "It's bad."