Chapter 545: Cooperation and understanding of Shadow

When they heard that Da Tiantian had a foot injury, Lao Mouzi and Cheng Long expressed their concern for her. After confirming that she was fine, they didn't ask any more questions.

Lao Mouzi gave the crew a holiday and then took Zhou Mo to his room.

Halfway through the journey, Zhou Mo asked about the filming situation.

"It's great, the filming has been going smoothly." Zhang Yimou sighed.

Among the great directors of the previous generation in China, Zhang Yimou was one of the ones with the highest shooting efficiency.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to produce one movie every one or two years on average.

But until the filming of "Even if He Is Far Away, He Will Be Punished", he was still surprised by the efficiency of the internal staff of Shanhe Company.

Lao Mouzi half-jokingly said, "I finally understand why Director Zhou was able to shoot movies so efficiently in the past. Many of the staff in your company would be considered technical masters if they were placed outside. I am jealous of them and really want to poach them."

Zhou Mo waved his hand: "If Director Zhang really wants to hire them, it's okay, just contact them, our company does not prevent the flow of personnel.

Of course, the premise is that you are willing to give them the same or even higher salary and benefits as our company."

When Zhou Mo said this, there was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

Because he knew that there was basically no company in the industry that could pay its employees as high a salary as Shanhe Company.

The income of Shanhe Company employees is roughly divided into two parts.

One part is basic income, which is base salary + bonus.

This part is controlled by Zhou Mo, who is already considered top-notch in the industry.

The other part was an extra bonus given by Da Tiantian, which the employees jokingly called "life-saving money."

Whenever the company completes a project, Datiantian will start giving money and red envelopes to the company's employees.

For Da Tiantian, there is no need for her to take too much money. Instead of leaving the money gathering dust in the account, it would be better to give it directly to the employees.

The main point is that everyone has a share.

And the amount inside will definitely not disappoint you.

Therefore, one can imagine how loyal Shanhe Company’s employees are to the company.

This situation will also be written into the script of "Business Tycoon" and will become one of the ways for the protagonist Qian Duoduo to squander his fortune.

Obviously, Lao Mouzi also understood the meaning of Zhou Mo's words and shook his head.

"Forget it, I can't be like your company, especially like Tiantian, who gives out red envelopes at every turn. It's too... arrogant."

Lao Mouzi thought about the adjective for a long time, and finally came up with the word "arrogant".

But I can't blame him for thinking this way.

This is basically the reaction of most people when they see Datiantian’s habit of giving out red envelopes.

The company’s movies and TV series were recently aired and performed well, so I’m giving everyone a red envelope.

Recently the company's movies and TV series have finished airing. They performed well, so I will give everyone a red envelope.

What, you said this movie has nothing to do with me?
What's that?

They are all movies produced by my own company, so what is mine?

Those who see have a share.

Everyone who sees it has a share!
So, what was initially a celebratory event to celebrate the huge box office success of Love Is Not Blind gradually became an exclusive event for Da Tiantian.

And its fame grew, even spreading to the campus.

At this stage, Shanhe is one of the most popular companies in the entertainment industry.

Lao Mouzi asked again: "But Director Zhou, I also have a question. Have you ever thought that according to your business model, if the company's performance declines one day, the employees will miss your number and leave the company in dismay?"

When he said this, his tone was a little bleak.

He still vividly remembers the time when he and Zhang Weiping had a fight and was stabbed in the back by "his own people".

He really didn't treat that person unfairly, but his "many children, many blessings" situation was still exposed, resulting in him being fined nearly 10 million yuan in one go.

Ten million is just a drop in the bucket for him.

But the negative impact brought to him by the delay is far more than that.

Zhou Mo shook his head: "The absolute number is here. Even if someone really backstabs us, there will be enough people to protect the company."

Zhou Mo knew very well that happiness is achieved through comparison.

As long as the distribution of interests in the entertainment industry remains the same, there will definitely be no problems with his distribution.

The project made money, but the employees and other companies couldn’t even get a share of the profits; all the money went to the executives and actors.

Following Shanhe Company, I could drink soup without going there, and even eat a piece of meat every now and then.

No one is stupid.

Zhou Mo is also a fool.

While the company offers high welfare benefits, there are also corresponding restrictions.

Many things have been clearly written in the contract. Even if you want to backstab someone, you have to consider whether it is worth the price.

The three of them chatted and laughed all the way to the office.

Cheng Long found an excuse and left first to organize the evening dinner.

After Zhou Mo and Lao Mouzi finished chatting about irrelevant things, it was time to get down to business.

Zhou Mo went straight to the point and spoke directly.

"Director Zhang, Tiantian has already told me your intentions. Here are my thoughts:
The company really can't reach that level of cooperation with you... But it's not because of resources, but because Director Zhang, your status is too high and your influence is too great. There are benefits to cooperating with you, but the risks are also high. Director Zhang, you also understand Wu Baige's situation. "

After hearing this, Lao Mouzi's expression of loss flashed across his face.

Although he already had psychological expectations when he mentioned this matter to Da Tiantian.

His and Zhou Mo's positions are indeed prone to conflict.

But now that I hear the plan has failed, I still feel a little disappointed.

As Shanhe Company has grown to the point where its resources are the envy of not only actors but directors as well.

As far as Zhang Yimou knows, Jiang Wen has always been clamoring to make his own movie, but every time Zhou Mo approached him for collaboration, didn't he still happily accept the role?

This is what it means when you say no with your mouth but your body is honest.

As for Wang Jing, he turned into Zhou Mo's shape very early on.

But Lao Mouzi adjusted himself quickly, sighed, and made a joke.

"I never thought that one day, I would be burdened by fame. If I had known, I would not have worked so hard."

Zhou Mo also smiled and spoke directly.

"Director Zhang, don't worry. Although we can't cooperate to that extent, it's not impossible. In fact, cooperating with you has always been in our company's plan."

Lao Mouzi's eyes lit up: "Oh, what do you mean?"

"That's right. Director Zhang, you can tell from the script of the play 'Even if He's Far Away, He Must Be Punished' that Zhao Shan's story is far from over.

I can't say that it can continue filming, but at least there will be no problem extending it to the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

In addition, I can give you a secret, our company will definitely film "Datang" which will also be a stir-fry force, and there will be more than one.

By then, I will only shoot one film at most, and I will look for other directors to shoot the rest. As for who to look for, it will depend on the situation of the major directors at that time.”

After hearing this, Lao Mouzi's eyes became brighter.

The late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

Extraordinary Tang Dynasty.

They are all his dishes.

If I could get these scripts...

Lao Mouzi looked at Zhou Mo with a look that made Zhou Mo tremble all over.

He coughed lightly and said, "Director Zhang, what do you think of this plan?"

"Great, very good. I won't say anything more. Director Zhou, if Shanhe Company wants to start such a project in the future, please call me."

Zhou Mo clapped his hands.

"In that case, Director Zhang, let's make it a deal. We'll sign the contract later."

"No need to look back, today will do." Zhang Yimou said that he has secured the position of director.

The sooner you sign the contract, the less you have to worry about.

To avoid any unexpected events later.

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows: "Alright, then call someone."

The two immediately started contacting people to work.

Cooperation of this level certainly cannot be concluded in just a few words. Even if it is decided, the contract terms need to be carefully agreed upon.

While the two groups were communicating, Old Zhang suddenly asked, "Director Zhou, speaking of your plan for the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, do you have any ideas yet?"

"Only a little bit, not even a system, what's wrong?"

Lao Mouzi smiled and explained, "I actually had the idea of ​​shooting a movie about the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms some time ago. I only have an idea, but it's not mature yet, so I want to exchange ideas with you, Director Zhou."

Hearing this, Zhou Mo suddenly remembered a movie directed by Zhang Yimou.

"film".

The content of the film is a movie adapted from the border situation between the Wu and Shu kingdoms during the Three Kingdoms period.

Zhou Mo's evaluation of this film is:
Visually, it's as beautiful as always.

The plot is as confusing as ever.

Zhang Yimou seems to have a kind of magical power, which enables him to make even the most grand stories appear extremely complicated.

This is the case with "Curse of the Golden Flower".

On the surface it is a royal war, but secretly it is indeed an ancient version of Thunderstorm.

The same is true for Shadow.

In this movie, the audience can see that Zi Yu, played by Deng Chao, was injured by the enemy general Yang Cang on the battlefield. Unwilling to give up, he let his stand-in Jing Zhou live for him, fight for him, and comfort his wife Xiao Ai for him...

Ok.

That's the comfort.

Zi Yu: Who cheated on me, and who did I cheat on?

In the end, Xiao Ai taught Zi Yu and Jing Zhou how to defeat the enemy general Yang Cang by using the method of using softness to overcome hardness.

Zi Yu and Jing Zhou finally defeated Yang Cang using this method.

Just as the two men returned victoriously and were about to head back to the capital, Zi Yu's old boss decisively showed his fangs and wanted to kill Zi Yu, the powerful official.

Who knew that his old boss Pei Liang was not able to accomplish anything, but was always causing trouble, and he failed to kill anyone but was raped instead.

Directly killed by Zi Yu.

After Zi Yu killed his old boss, he was killed by his stand-in Jing Zhou.

Xiao Ai: ???
At this point, the story process has come to an end.

To be honest, judging from the plot alone, it’s not that outrageous.

There's even an element of suspense in it.

But the question is, are the characters in this movie based on historical figures?

Among them, Ziyu is Zhou Yu, Yang Cang is Guan Yu, Xiao Ai is Xiao Qiao, and Peiliang is Sun Quan.

From this perspective, the plot seems to be a little sloppy.

Zhou Lang, who was handsome and heroic with a feather fan and a scarf, and could destroy the masts and oars of an army with just a laugh and talk, has here become a gloomy character who watches his wife having sex with a stand-in.

The martial arts of the invincible general Guan Yu, who rode on the Red Hare and held a 82-jin Green Dragon Crescent Blade, were broken by Xiao Qiao.

Just thinking about these things, Zhou Mo felt like his toes were clenching.

Sun Quan killed Zhou Yu.

Xiao Qiao defeated Guan Yu.

Do you think this is a game of Three Kingdoms?
But Lao Mouzi didn't think so. He told Zhou Mo his general ideas in one breath and looked at Zhou Mo with expectant eyes.

"Director Zhou, what do you think of my idea?"

Zhou Mo: ...

(End of this chapter)