After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 516 New Way Out

Zhou Haoran already had a preliminary plan.

We must focus on the troupe, make good use of the market, and strive to create two brands.

One is in the country, and the other is abroad.

We absolutely cannot let the troupe continue to beg for help like this.

Those who beg for help are spineless.

I wonder how many young women will have to give up their dignity and make a passive choice because of this.

This is too cruel.

The first step is to resolve the issue of unpaid wages within the theater troupe.

That's easy to handle; the unpaid wages are less than 100 million.

Zhou Haoran can pay out of his own pocket, and the Red Mansion Teahouse can cover the difference.

He entrusted Gu Dandan, the head of the troupe, to help arrange a cultural performance in May, mainly for private entrepreneurs in the harbor, with the themes of "gratitude", "unity" and "working together".

Since its opening, the Red Mansion Teahouse has been making a fortune.

It has become very popular among local business people.

Actually, there aren't many customers.

Only 322 membership cards were issued in total.

Of these 322 customers, one-tenth come to drink tea every day, generating hundreds of thousands of yuan in revenue for Honglou Teahouse.

Since his friends were being generous, Zhou Haoran felt obligated to reciprocate.

Next, he will take advantage of this cultural performance to rally local private entrepreneurs in the harbor to join him in responding to the national call to do something big for the Hong Kong government and fight against international capital!

It's okay if you're afraid and don't want to join.

Those who have the courage to join, let them witness the Master's ability to turn lead into gold.

Without realizing it, Zhou Haoran felt that he had become quite close to the arts and culture world.

Next, he, along with editor-in-chief Dong Lan, deputy editor-in-chief Xiao Qiang, and Tang Shiyi and Qiao Nuo, went to the capital together.

The main purpose was to finalize the deal with Haiyan.

Not only will Red Star TV take over the production of Hai Yan's dramas, but Tangren Media will also be involved.

Besides, Dong Lan also had her own selfish motives.

"Producer Zhou, I can't take it anymore! I need to resort to some underhanded tactics!"

Dong Lan did not hide anything.

Zhou Haoran squeezed next to her in the reimbursable economy class seat and chuckled, "What kind of schemes are you plotting?"

Dong Lan said in a low voice, "I'm always being bullied at the Arts and Literature Center. Duan Tao, the deputy director in charge of film and television procurement, is outrageous. I need to teach him a lesson so I can take power from him."

"Okay, go ahead."

Zhou Haoran agreed without hesitation.

You must agree.

Only when Dong Lan has the power can she better connect with Tang Shiyi's Tangren Film and Television to complete resource integration.

Zhou Haoran asked: "What are you going to do?"

Dong Lan was very happy to receive recognition. "The TV series currently airing on Crown Channel is called 'Love Will Carry On'."

"Oh, I watched a few episodes."

Zhou Haoran stayed at home and accompanied his sister Qingmei to watch the movie a few times. The main actors were Li Yapeng and Xu Jinglei.

Dong Lan gritted her teeth and said, "This TV series tells a local love story in the harbor. It was filmed in the harbor, and the investors were mainly from the harbor. Even Shanghai Film Group was involved. However, when it was finally broadcast, it was not on Red Star Channel, but on Crown Channel."

"Yeah!" Zhou Haoran's eyes widened. "What happened? Didn't you try to steal it?"

Dong Lan said, "It's not that I didn't try to steal it, it's that I didn't steal it at all!"

"You don't like it?" Zhou Haoran seemed to understand what she meant.

Dong Lan nodded slightly and said with a smirk, "That deputy director, Duan Tao! Originally, the producer approached Red Star TV first. Red Star TV is the most suitable for this kind of bourgeois TV series. He turned it down. I heard that he wanted to invite the female lead for a few drinks, but they didn't give him the time of day."

Zhou Haoran said, "That's why film and television procurement at TV stations should still be handled by women. Letting men manage things easily creates opportunities for rent-seeking, and national resources become tools for them to hunt for women."

Actually, men and women are the same.

If a man is in charge of film and television procurement, then the women who accompany him to drinks must be actresses, and the women he hunts for are all women.

Once this practice spread and became corrupt, the industry began to clean up, and various TV stations started appointing women to manage purchasing. Then, the people accompanying customers for drinks were replaced by young, handsome men, and TV stations broadcast dramas starring effeminate men who were neither male nor female.

Zhou Haoran's statement was simply an expression of his support for Dong Lan's rise to power.

Dong Lan felt much more at ease. "I'm going to treat the producers and directors of 'Love Will Carry On' to dinner to get a clear picture of things and compile the materials. If we manage to get the Haiyan drama on board this time, I'll go to my workplace and get these materials."

"can."

Zhou Haoran felt that her strategy was too crude.

But that’s okay.

The big boss will handle it.

Upon arriving in the capital, Dong Lan did not rush to meet with the contestants she had scheduled for "Everyone's Artistic Achievements".

Instead, he went to meet with the producer and director of "Eternal Love".

Tang Shiyi, the owner of Tangren Media, also went.

Zhou Haoran followed along.

It's a good opportunity to take a look at the current state of the entertainment industry.

As we chatted, we started talking about the male and female leads of this TV series, who were incredibly popular.

Xu Jinglei is alright; she's already famous.

Li Yapeng is different; he became an instant sensation.

The director, surnamed Zhang, smiled and said, "Li Yapeng is my schoolmate, so he's my junior. He's no ordinary actor; he's very smart. He was already a local celebrity when he was in college."

"is it?"

Zhou Haoran wasn't interested in these celebrities in the entertainment industry.

The director said, "Yes, he was a sophomore at the Central Academy of Drama back then, right? He was from the border region, and his hometown was very poor. He hadn't seen much of the world. Coincidentally, rock music was all the rage at that time, with bands like Black Panther, Tang Dynasty, and Cobra. He found a way to invite all these bands back to his hometown and put on a rock concert."

"How?"

Zhou Haoran was quite interested, feeling that this was somewhat similar to Li Guoqing's abilities. Back in college, he had also planned a performance where Cui Jian's "Nothing to My Name" became an instant hit.

“That’s complicated. Listening to him talk about it was quite thrilling.” The director spoke with great enthusiasm. “There are mainly two points. First, you need to get the approval and recognition of the local authorities. The local government has to provide a sum of money. After all, this is part of the hometown development and will be broadcast on television, which can enhance the local image. Second, you need to find sponsors and find some local companies to provide funding.”

Zhou Haoran's eyes lit up.

He immediately had an idea, and as the deputy head of the arts troupe, this gave him a direction for the troupe's development in the domestic market.

Dong Lan was also surprised, "And then it was done?"

The director said enthusiastically, "Yes, it was a success. With money and favorable policies, he gathered all those bands together in the capital and gave each of them several thousand yuan... It was only 93 back then, and rock musicians were all poor. A few hundred or a few thousand yuan was enough to get more than a dozen rock bands to come over, which caused a sensation in their hometowns."

"It's really impressive that a college student can connect resources from all sides."

Dong Lan admired him sincerely.

Let alone a college student, even if you asked her to do this kind of project now, she would find it very difficult.

Zhou Haoran narrowed his eyes.

It was quite fruitful.

I initially thought the "Heart to Heart Art Troupe" project, a collaboration between Crown TV and local arts groups, was quite successful. But it seems this model isn't even as good as Li Yapeng's!
Zhou Haoran found a starting point.

By using Li Yapeng's model, resources from local governments, businesses, television stations, brokerage firms, and art troupes can be connected, allowing art troupes to find a new way to develop in the domestic market.

(End of this chapter)