Chapter 235 Visit
Although Shiba Culture Company, which separated from Orange Sky Entertainment, no longer has the glory of its past, it still has many artists under its banner.

As for male actors, some famous ones in the circle include Chen Daoming, Geng Le, Guo Jingfei, Hu Jun, Huang Zhizhong, Ling Xiaosu, Yin Xiaotian, Zhang Guoqiang and others.

The actresses also include Anita Yuen, Bai Baihe, Hu Jing, Jiang Yiyan, Jiao Junyan, Siqin Gaowa, Song Jia, Wang Yan, Yang Xue, Cherie Chung, Zuo Xiaoqing, Xiong Naijin and others.

Together with directors Pan Shuwu, Shen Yan, Wan Yang, Yao Xiaofeng and screenwriter Shu Xin, Wang Jinghua still retains considerable influence and strength in the circle.

Since it was decided to let Xingchen Film and Television acquire shares, Wang Jinghua did not hesitate or delay. If he delayed any further, a lot of resources would be wasted by the time Gu Wei finished casting for the TV series and movies.

The address of Xingchen Film and Television Company is located in the HD district of the capital, about 20 kilometers away from Chaoyang District where Shiba Culture Company is located.

Gu Wei took Song Ge, company employees, and relevant lawyers and drove to the 18th Company.

The weather in the capital gradually became colder in November. Gu Wei, wearing a black down jacket, was sitting in the car and chatting with Song Ge.

In recent years, there are more and more cars in the capital, and traffic jams are getting worse and worse. It takes a driver more than an hour to reach a destination for a distance of just 20 kilometers.

When I arrived at the entrance of Shiba Culture Company, I saw someone greeting me cautiously at the door.

It’s not just because Gu Wei is a world-famous director, but also because he will be the company’s largest shareholder in the future.

Various emotions such as tension and excitement appeared on their faces.

Before Gu Wei and his team arrived, Wang Jinghua gathered all the employees and artists except those who were filming on the crew.

"Sister Hua, Director Gu and the others will be here soon."

The assistant trotted over to her and said.

"Sister Hua, we are determined to accept Xingchen Films' investment."

The head of the screenwriter department has followed Wang Jinghua for many years and is a veteran of the company. He also asked on behalf of all the screenwriters.

"Well, it's settled, but you still have to continue working in the company, and Director Gu won't interfere with management."

Wang Jinghua smiled helplessly. After years of twists and turns, he could not escape the fate of being controlled by others. In other words, joining Xingchen Film and Television is the best choice at the moment.

In a trance, she recalled the scene of announcing this decision at the company meeting two days ago.

Most artists are still happy to see this happen, after all, the resources the other party possesses are so attractive.

...

At ten o'clock in the morning, Gu Wei and others arrived at their destination.

Looking at the big mouth in front of him, he felt a little emotional, but Song Ge's eyes were full of excitement, as if he was in control of everything.

"Director Gu, President Song, welcome, welcome."

As Wang Jinghua appeared and welcomed everyone in, the staff from other film and television companies working in the same building suddenly realized what was going on.

"Boss Wang, let's go in."

Looking at Gu Wei who spoke the master's words, Wang Jinghua was slightly stunned and a little uncomfortable.

On the Internet, the news that Gu Wei appeared at Shiba Culture Company has spread, and it is very lively.

Everyone in the industry knew about this, and all kinds of speculations emerged.

"Are you collaborating on a movie?"

"Director Gu is going there in person, for a new Hollywood movie?"

"It shouldn't be. Even if there is cooperation, the other party should go to Xingchen Film and Television."

...

Not to mention the speculation outside, the reason why Gu Wei came to the 18th Company was to consider coming over to take a look and meet the company's employees for a while to facilitate future interactions.

Wang Jinghua took the group to visit various departments of the company.

The screenwriter department, director department, and artist department are quite complete.

"Hello, Director Gu."

"Director Gu, audience."

Staff members and celebrity artists kept greeting us along the way, and everyone had happy and excited expressions on their faces.

"Hello."

Gu Wei kept talking.

"Director Gu, President Song, President Wang, let's go to the conference room."

"Okay, let's go."

Gu Wei, Song Ge and Wang Chen looked at each other, and then followed Wang Jinghua.

In the conference room, in front of the long table, on one side sat Gu Wei and his group, and on the other side sat Wang Jinghua and 18 financial, lawyer and other staff members.

Regarding issues such as changes in equity, the amount of investment capital, and changes in legal representatives, both parties have lawyers and financial officers responsible for the negotiations.

Wang Jinghua is more concerned about the company's daily management authority.

"Sister Hua will still be in charge of the management work, and there won't be any major adjustments to the other personnel."

Hearing this, Wang Jinghua breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fully participate in the TV series and movies of Star Films."

"Priority will be given to artists under the 18th Company."

Wang Jinghua spoke first and put forward his own conditions.

When she looked at Gu Wei with a questioning look, the latter seemed indifferent.

"No problem." Gu Wei himself didn't have time to manage the company. As long as the general direction remained unchanged, everything else would run normally.

"Since you have decided to invest, you will all be one of us from now on, and the company's businesses will definitely give priority to you."

"but."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned their eyes to him.

After the contract is signed, Gu Wei will be the company's largest shareholder. If it remains unchanged, no one else will believe it.

“The company’s future development goals need to be readjusted.

The first thing is to remove actors and artists with bad records, and the company will pay the liquidated damages in proportion.

Secondly, we look for potential newcomers to sign with various colleges and universities, and select suitable artists in the circle to sign and join the company.

Select suitable screenwriters and directors to join the company, especially directors for TV series…”

Gu Wei spoke eloquently about more than a dozen points, all of which were about future development plans.

The others around also kept nodding to show that they understood.

Everything Gu Wei said was on point and would be very beneficial to the development of the 18th Company. Wang Jinghua thought for a moment and agreed.

"Haha, Sister Hua, it's a pleasure working with you."

"Pleasant to work with."

...

In the evening, Song Ge booked a star-rated hotel nearby and invited everyone from the Shiba Culture Company.

From now on, there will be no separate Shiba Culture Company, but instead there will be Xingchen Shiba Culture Company.

After dealing with Wang Jinghua, Gu Wei was in a good mood.

"You can contact the company regarding the casting of several TV series. If you find suitable candidates, you can report them."

"Director Gu, what about the film industry?"

Wang Jinghua is more concerned about his next co-production blockbuster, which has a cost of 300 million US dollars, and it would be beneficial for him to show his face in it.

"I am personally responsible for the casting of this film. We will cast the film worldwide and will prioritize global box office."

At the dinner table, Gu Wei sat together with Song Ge, Wang Chen, Wang Jinghua and other senior executives and said.

"I didn't expect that after all these years, I would eventually become a family with you, Director Gu."

Speaking of this, Wang Jinghua sighed a little.

"Haha, the company was too small at the beginning, and you, Sister Hua, had too many artists under you, so I was powerless."

After the dinner, after returning to the company, Gu Wei, Song Ge and Wang Chen went to the office to continue chatting.

"We have taken over the 18th Company and completed the artist management. The next step is Zhouyi Company and the cinema chain."

During dinner time, many people came to toast him, and Gu Wei also drank quite a bit, and his face was a little red at the moment.

"Zhou Yi can no longer hold on. In addition, we have poached a lot of their staff. It doesn't make much sense to swallow them up or not."

Hearing this, Wang Chen spoke.

"Zhou Yi has a good reputation in the industry. They hold a lot of high-quality copyrights, plus they have artists under their banner, so it's best to just take it over."

Gu Wei will definitely not be so polite towards Zhou Yi. Unlike the 18th Company, he wants to take complete control of this company.

"I understand. Jiang Xueruo has already confessed. I will go back and discuss the remaining details."

Starting from "The Love of Qinghe River", "Wulin Waishi", "Li Wei as an Official", "Young King", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Shuiyuedongtian" and so on, Zhouyi Production is indeed the conscience of the industry and has a large number of loyal fans.

“As for the cinema chain, we need to think carefully about whether to buy shares or apply for quotas.”

In China, if you want to set up a cinema chain within a province, you need to obtain approval from the provincial film administrative department and file it with the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. For cross-provincial cinema chains, you need to negotiate with the cross-regional provincial film administrative departments and then submit it to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for approval.

In addition, it is necessary to have a fixed screening venue, a certain amount of working capital, a professional digital cinema that meets the mid-range technical standards of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, or a screening company that has the conditions for digital cinema transformation that meets mid-range technical standards.

The actual operation is not easy. Even Wanda, with its strong financial resources, took several years of development to achieve its scale.

"I mean buying an existing cinema and renovating it. It's time-consuming and laborious to apply for a new quota."

These days, Song Ge has also studied a lot of information in this area.

At present, in addition to the five major companies in China, namely Wanda Cinema Line, China Film Star Media, Shanghai United Cinema Line, China Film Southern Shinkansen, and Capital New Film Association, there are many smaller companies that can be acquired.

"Then I'll leave it to you to take charge of movies, TV series, artist management, physical theaters, and the Internet. From production to online videos, you need to form a perfect closed chain."

As Gu Wei proposed, Song Ge's eyes were filled with ambition. The reason why he came to Xingchen Film and Television was that he wanted to build a company that could be among the "Big Eight" in China, or even surpass all film and television companies.

At this stage, there is no monopoly law in the domestic film and television industry, so it is entirely possible to establish a large film and television company. Once completed, there will be no problem even if there is a clash with the Big Eight in Hollywood in the future.

"Director Gu, about funding?"

You have to know that these plans are based on sufficient capital chain. Although the company has money, it is not enough. After all, several movies, TV series, and animated films produced in Hollywood cost too much.

"I'll take care of the funding, don't worry."

Even if Song Ge asked, he couldn't directly say that the two animated films that would be released next year would bring in huge profits. If he really said that, it would sound a bit misleading.

For the first time, Gu Wei felt that he had spread his business too wide, but these things must be done, and not too late, so as not to miss the time node for dividing the pie in the country.

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(End of this chapter)