Chapter 147 Casting Controversy
Jiang Heng struggled for a long time over whether the company should be shareholding.

Because I didn’t intend to expand it at first, I just wanted to make some money to live happily in my retirement.

Youku and Tencent Video in Hong Kong and iQiyi and Youku in Beijing were both makeshift teams at first.

However, as the films they produced sold well at the box office one after another and the company's annual revenue was more than the annual box office of the mainland film market, the two companies became a favorite destination in the hearts of filmmakers in both places.

For example, the brothers Yuen Tak and Yuen Wah, after filming several movies with Jiang Heng, they treated you as their boss and said they wanted to come to Jiang Heng’s company. Could you refuse?

I can't refuse!
As the focus of development shifted to the mainland and its fame grew, more talents from the mainland film industry came to join it.

Even if you reject most of them, there are still many that you cannot reject.

For example, some are particularly outstanding, and some are relatives of the "leaders".

In this small piece of land, Jiang Heng often has to give people toasts, and he certainly can't refuse them.

In this way, the two film and television companies developed at a very fast pace and quietly grew into huge giants.

Jiang Heng had more time to rest recently and suddenly realized that the iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video under his name had become a large company, and was named by the media as "the first private film and television company in the mainland."

Now that the scale has grown so rapidly, we must do things in a better way.

If we want healthy development, shareholding reform and listing to share the fruits of our labor are necessary, otherwise those who are capable will surely flee.

Just like Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, only by spending money and conferring titles can one win over a large group of capable people.

Xiang Yu was petty-minded and was reluctant to give his seal to his subordinates even though it had been worn away. Naturally, all the talented people ran away.

The company is developing rapidly at the moment, and the executives are working hard with the intention of dividing the equity when the company goes public in the future.

If Jiang Heng said clearly at this moment that iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video would never go public, many people would definitely look for buyers immediately.

Just like what was shown in the movie "Chinese Partners", even the best of brothers will eventually go their separate ways.

Therefore, the purpose of today's conversation is to get straight to the point and give them some reassurance first.

Du Huan and Li Xiaoping were both very surprised and said, "Boss Jiang's decision is really wise. Once the decision to go public is made, everyone in the company will definitely be united and work together to make the company the number one film and television company in China!"

"Who knows, it may become the world's number one film and television company in the future!"

Jiang Heng smiled and nodded, then said, "For future business, I want to set up departments for film production, TV series production, cartoon production, variety shows, brokerage business, and peripheral development. First, build the framework, then recruit the best talents, and don't be afraid to spend money. You two go back and discuss it, and write a report."

When Li Xiaoping heard this, she was so surprised that she was ecstatic.

Since she joined the company, she first helped handle the company's daily operations, and then served as the production director of the sequel to "The Matrix". Although she is busy all day, she is actually doing odd jobs.

Naturally, she has bigger aspirations and wants to make a name for herself in the industry through this platform.

This prompted Jiang Heng to buy the copyright of Jin Yong's novels, and he eventually obtained the mainland copyright of the two novels "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "The Heaven Sword and the Dragon Saber", as well as "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

At the moment, we are busy preparing for "The Return of the Condor Heroes". It is just a temporary department, and there is always a feeling that it is not legitimate, and the people below are not comfortable using it.

Once the company is reorganized, she can propose to be in charge of the "TV Drama Production Department", and then she can assign talents according to her own wishes and promote the project.

Du Heng had similar thoughts and was full of praise.

Unlike Li Xiaoping who is keen on TV drama production, he is more optimistic about peripheral development, especially after the release of "Pacific Rim", related mecha and monster toys sold like hot cakes.

Although 90% of the toys on the market are pirated, it has greatly enhanced the influence of the film.

In Du Heng's opinion, the development potential of the surrounding area is not much weaker than that of the movie. With so many blockbusters being released at the moment, Jiang Heng can definitely build a theme park with Jurassic Park, Lion Camel Ridge Park, Mecha Park, and some projects like Ferris Wheel, which will definitely be popular.

It’s a pity that President Jiang Heng shelved his proposal on the grounds that the time was not right.

Now that we have two departments, animation production and peripheral development, we can definitely work towards this direction!
At this moment, he already had the idea of ​​poaching people from the Shanghai Animation Studio. Anyway, the company had plenty of money, and if they could produce a few more animated blockbusters, the company's theme park would have more marketable appeal.

These two people absolutely support Jiang Heng's decision and are willing to give it a thumbs up.

After a period of discussion, a group of middle-level managers were called to the conference room for a meeting.

After the news was announced, almost everyone in the room was ecstatic and felt that they had a bright future.

Li Xiaoping was the most active and was the first to determine the management personnel for the TV drama production department, who were basically the same people who helped her prepare for "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

During this period, they first discussed the script outline and finally finalized the script.

Then came the process of selecting actors, and Liu Tianxian was the first to be confirmed.

Firstly, I know that Jiang Heng likes this person very much, and secondly, I really think Liu Tianxian is suitable.

As for the male lead, it’s a bit difficult to choose.

There are no suitable male artists under iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video.

The more famous young actors at the moment are Li Yapeng, Chen Kun, Lu Yi, Hu Bin, Huang Xiaoming, Tong Dawei, Yin Xiaotian and Nie Yuan.

After a round of screening, only two people entered the "finals", Huang Xiaoming and Nie Yuan.

After reporting the list to Jiang Heng, the latter wondered, "Chen Kun is not bad either!"

"Well, I invited him before, and he said he would think about it, but then he suddenly declined without saying why."

"Okay, let's leave it here for now. Go do something else!"

Li Xiaoping left after hearing that. Jiang Heng sat on the sofa, feeling somewhat puzzled.

He came to the mainland very late in his previous life. He first played supporting roles in film and television dramas, and later joined the crew of an online movie.

Also, since I came from Hong Kong, I don’t have many friends.

Not much is known about the rumors and anecdotes about the mainland entertainment industry in its early years.

He just felt that Chen Kun performed very well in "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" and was quite suitable to play Yang Guo, so he asked about it.

If he really doesn't want to, Jiang Heng won't force him.

After all, his work focus has always been on movies, and he doesn't really care how the TV series turns out.

Feeling that there was no need to ask Han Sanping about such a trivial matter, he called Yu Dong and told him about it.

"Ah, you refused? You refused such a good thing as playing Yang Guo?" Yu Dong actually asked back.

Immediately he said, "Could it be related to the heroine? Have you decided on who it is?"

Jiang Heng said: "Liu Yifei has been chosen and the contract has been signed!"

"Oh, that should be the case. It is said that the two of them were not very happy when they collaborated on "The Story of a Noble Family"!"

(End of this chapter)