Chapter 20 Negotiation

Chapter 20 Negotiation

Chapter 20 Negotiation
Zhou Xuguang looked at the young man sitting opposite him, his eyes full of admiration.

"Hey, sometimes you just have to admit that you're old."

He sighed helplessly.

“Take the understanding you just mentioned. Although I have felt a little bit because of the things happening in the factory over the past few years, I always feel that there is a layer of separation, and I just can’t let go of the anger.

Now that I hear you say this, I finally understand. "

"Teacher Zhou, you are too kind," Wang Hao waved his hand quickly, "If you didn't have this kind of ambition, I'm afraid you wouldn't have received so many awards."

“Commercial films are certainly an inevitable development of the times, but art films are also indispensable. It’s just that human energy is bound to be limited. The most frightening thing about doing things is that you want this and that, and end up pleasing neither side.”

"Your understanding is quite clear," Zhou Xuguang looked at him and smiled.

“So the future of the film industry belongs to you. People like Yimou, who are my peers, still have the same old ideas deep down.

Now they also want to pursue commercialization, but if their ideas don’t change, their future may be in jeopardy.”

Wang Hao praised Zhou Xuguang's foresight in his heart, but he tried to smooth things over by saying, "Not really, not really. Director Zhang and the others are still capable, and we, the younger generation, still have a lot to learn from them."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I already know your intentions. If you want to affiliate this project to our Qingying Studio, there is no problem with that."

"There are also equipment and venues." Wang Hao interjected.

"That's no problem," Zhou Xuguang said, "but we usually charge 5 points for the registration fee."

Wang Hao frowned. 5 points for a 90 yuan project, that would be 4.5 yuan.

This price is neither high nor low. After all, after deducting the production costs and film remuneration from his 90 yuan, he doesn't make much money in the end.

But on second thought, I can practice by making films without spending any money, and I can also gain a certain amount of fame and connections, so it’s not a loss at all.

Zhou Xuguang noticed Wang Hao's expression and his heart immediately tightened. Seeing that he was silent for a moment, he immediately added a sentence.

“Of course, if you use our venue and personnel, the registration fee can be reduced to 3 points.

This is already the minimum standard. Factories are no longer the same as they used to be. They emphasize self-financing and it is difficult for us.”

Looking at this old filmmaker, what else can Wang Hao say?

"Then let's round it up to thirty thousand. I also need the people and the venue. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble Teacher Zhou to arrange some new equipment for us.

I remember that when we, the senior students in the directing department, were shooting our assignment, the school allocated some funds to the factory.

I won't pay for the equipment, so please don't give me some old equipment just because of this."

"you……"

Zhou Xuguang then remembered that the person sitting in front of him was a senior who had not yet graduated.

He was silent for a long time, and finally said with a grunt, "You have to pay for the film. The film budget given to you by the school can only be used to shoot short films. You are making a 90-minute feature film."

"this is necessary."

Wang Hao nodded but sighed in his heart. In this era, film cameras still dominate the world, and the machines are bulky and difficult to operate.

Although there are better digital cameras, the prices of imported ones are prohibitive for most crews.

Moreover, the performance of today's digital cameras is still far behind that of film cameras. It will take until the Red One digital movie camera is released next year to completely catch up with film cameras.

Now they can only make do with it, fortunately this is what they studied in college.

The only problem is that film is too expensive, which at least accounts for the bulk of the entire production cost.

The two of them agreed on everything, and Zhou Xuguang did not hesitate. He picked up a pen and quickly wrote an official letter to Wang Hao, and stamped it with the official seal of Qingying Studio.

Wang Hao thanked him, took the official letter and put it away. After saying goodbye to Director Zhou, he immediately took the thing and ran to the movie channel next door.

With the official letter and the tone already set at the previous meeting, Wang Hao would naturally not be harassed.

Soon, he sat in the conference room with several department heads of the movie channel.

"This is your Uncle Yu, who is in charge of the editorial office."

"Hello, Uncle Yu!"

"This is your Uncle Zhang, who is in charge of the advertising department."

"Hello Uncle Zhang!"

"This is your Uncle Liu, who is in charge of the film purchasing and sales department."

"Hey, Lao Lu, stop being polite, just sit down."

Everyone present was his own family, and Lu Guotao introduced his nephew one by one, helping him to expand his network. Several deputy directors of departments also responded with warm smiles, and the entire conference room was filled with laughter.

After the initial greetings, the meeting finally got down to business.

"Director Wang is really young and promising. At this age, he can be responsible for the shooting of a feature film on his own."

The first person to speak was Liu Zhichao from the Film Purchasing and Sales Department. Although project communication and project establishment were the responsibility of the Television and Film Department, this involved purchasing films and payment, which was the work of their Purchasing and Sales Department.

"Uncle Liu, you are too kind. I am still young and have a lot to learn."

Liu Zhichao smiled and asked, "The price quoted in your project plan was 90. We have discussed this price in a meeting before, and there is basically no problem."

"But there are still a few things we need to confirm with you."

"You tell me, I'll write it down." Wang Hao quickly opened the notebook and picked up the pen.

"First of all, there is the issue of taxation. Although this is a joint venture, the 90 yuan our film channel received is actually the cost of purchasing the film, and it does not include tax. This is also the case for other films. It is a common practice.

So when the time comes, you will need to notify Qingying Studio about tax matters, go through their tax filing procedures, and let them help with the withholding.”

After Liu Zhichao finished speaking, Wang Hao's pen paused.

It was a mistake. The amount was underreported and the tax issue was not taken into consideration. However, Wang Hao could not say much in this situation and could only nod.

"Then the second point is that we will distribute the project funds in three installments. After the contract is signed, we will directly advance 35% of your film purchase money to a specific account.

We will also assign someone to manage this account, and withdrawals will be made based on your production budget and progress.

As for the remaining payment, after the filming is completed, the station will organize a film review meeting to rate your film and make the payment based on the ratings.”

(End of this chapter)