Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 563 Invitation (13)

Shen Yan did indeed invest in "Whiplash"...

Damien Chazelle's first film as writer and director.

In the original timeline, he gained some fame through this film, and then received $3000 million in funding to write and direct "La La Land"!
Yes, Damien Chazelle is the director of La La Land…

In addition to investing in "Whiplash", Shen Yan also chose to buy the script for "La La Land"!

He plans to direct his own film and aim for an Oscar next year.

The chances are high, after all, the director who won the award in the original timeline was Lisandro González Iñárritu, who has already won an Oscar for "Birdman"!
The record of winning awards consecutively is still easy to break.

However… Ji Xiang mentioned the secondary market.

Shen Yan asked curiously, "There's a secondary market now?"

Oh, investment in the film and television industry involves multiple levels, among which the production company is the core of film production and investment.

After the film is completed, the production company still needs to handle printing, promotion, and marketing.

The primary market typically refers to the market where contracts are signed directly with the lead producer, which requires substantial financial strength and due diligence. For individual investors, entering the primary market is relatively difficult because it necessitates signing a contract with the lead producer.

The secondary market involves companies that sign contracts with the main controller, acquiring a portion (such as 3% or 5%) of the film's revenue rights. These companies then distribute these revenue rights to individual investors or new entrants through a premium payment method…

It felt like a game of musical chairs!

The most typical example is "Asura," which, through a game of musical chairs, directly became a 7.5 million yuan blockbuster...

This is true for many projects, including "The Wandering Earth 2." The core investment company and the later investors received different investment ratios and premiums...

In addition, Hong Kong films are actually the most fond of investing at a premium.

A few filmmakers who know each other might put together a project with an investment of 20 million, then bring in an investment company, and after the premium from private equity funds, the cost can be increased to 200 million!
This is what you call film + internet + finance!

Many publicly listed companies outside the film industry have also entered the film sector, engaging in cross-market operations between the film and securities markets…

Some small, unknown companies invest in big-budget films with budgets often in the hundreds of millions. Most of these companies obtain investment opportunities by directly or indirectly buying and selling film shares.

Ip Man 3 is a prime example!
Later, the film industry cooled down, and apart from a few A-list projects, most of the projects that flowed into the secondary market didn't find buyers...

Later, on platforms such as Xianyu, Baidu Tieba, and Xiaohongshu, posts about "movie share transfers" could be seen everywhere. These posts included almost all the popular theatrical films: "The King of the Sky", "The Ex-Files 4: Early Marriage", "Dragon Horse Spirit", "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department", "Fengshen Trilogy"... Whether the films had a release date, no release date, were in production, or were in preparation, "shares" were being transferred, and it was emphasized that all of the above could be signed by individual investors.

Moreover, these shares are most likely genuine...

Because the film industry is really out of money!

But this thing already exists now?
“It’s been around for a while…” Ji Xiang explained, “As you know, the current policies encourage the cultural and film industry. Once our film is approved, the investment will spill over into the secondary market, and it can at least triple in value… not to mention that it’s a film with the potential to win an Oscar!”

"I only said there's a chance, I can't be sure!"

"Just getting nominated is enough. Do you know what being nominated for an Oscar means to any film company?"

"What?"

"This means the logo at the beginning of the video can be displayed globally! What an honor!"

Shen Yan was speechless: "...You're crazy...How many moviegoers pay attention to the production company listed at the beginning of a film?"

"But that doesn't stop them from telling stories in the secondary market!"

"Alright, who are you going to sell to at a premium?"

"...Aren't you going to try to persuade me?"

"What's there to advise?" Shen Yan waved his hand: "Anyway, rich people are all rushing to spend money these days. As long as it's legal and compliant, do whatever you want..."

In itself, financing in the secondary market is not illegal.

Moreover, Ji Xiang is quite right—for many film companies, the opportunity to have their logo displayed globally during the opening credits of an Oscar-nominated film is a once-in-a-lifetime event!

Shen Yan invested in "Whiplash," and he could have maximized his returns by selling 30% of his investment at a premium...

……

Shen Yan's trip back to Beijing this time includes not only meeting with Ji Xiang, but also having a chat with Wu Jing.

He plans to have Wu Jing direct and star in "Operation Mekong".

After all, Wu Jing is considered a representative of mainstream war films…

Dante Lam... Go play with your eggs!
However, having just finished filming "Wolf Warrior," Wu Jing is not keen on trying directing and acting again...

"Is filming for 'The Big Shot 2' finished?"

"...It was filmed last year! It's scheduled to be released during the National Day holiday this year!"

"This year's National Day film season..." Shen Yan scratched his head: "There's a film called 'Playing with Fire' directed by Ning Hao in this year's National Day film season!"

"...You're not even afraid of Xu Ke, yet you're worried about Ning Hao?"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "Xu Ke has long passed his prime, but Ning Hao is still in his prime!"

"Encounter" is actually "Breakup Buddies". It is said that the reason for the name change was that Ning Hao went to the barbershop downstairs to get a haircut and chatted with the barber. He found that the barber did not understand the meaning of "encounter", so he simply changed the name to "Breakup Buddies"!
This movie was Ning Hao's shining moment.

This film also cemented the reputation of the "Iron Triangle" of Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, and Ning Hao...

This movie is really good, a smooth road comedy!

Ning Hao is quite capable; he managed to elevate a mating adventure to the level of a romance...

Unfortunately, his perception of society and life later became out of sync with the general public.

However, "The Big Shot 2" isn't without its advantages. It has the first film as a foundation, the villain is Deng Chao, and the script is basically based on Shen Yan's "Police Story 2013." Although the budget isn't high, it's highly watchable…

In addition, Shen Yan signed an exclusive strategic cooperation agreement with Maoyan…

Breaking 1 billion might be difficult, but 800 million in box office revenue is still within reach!

"The Big Shot 3: The Thunder" has been greenlit...

"We plan to make 'Operation Mekong' a big-budget production... with a budget of at least 1.5 million!"

Wu Jing exclaimed in surprise: "...1.5 million?"

"Helicopters, battle scenes, gunfights... rainforest battles... play however you want, how about it, interested?"

At this moment, Wu Jing put down the script, thought for a moment, and then said, "...If you play the intelligence agent Fang Xinwu for me, I'll film it!"

"I don't have time... my schedule is already full this year!"

Wu Jing waved his hand: "It's okay, we can wait!"

Don't you have any action actors you particularly admire?

"You, I have high hopes for you!"

(End of this chapter)