EFB Chapter 97, Project 2 begins.
Chapter 97, Project 2 begins.
"Didn't Teacher Zhou Nian take on two endorsements?!"
Su Qing chuckled and said, "Let me see the endorsement price list."
The two walked into an office together. These things shouldn't have been Wu Han's responsibility, but the position of Minister of Commerce of Dongsheng was still vacant, and the framework of the entire department had only just been established.
Therefore, Wu Han, who has been taking care of the company, will temporarily take charge. This is a process that startups must go through. Su Qing did not build a management framework according to the standards of large companies. This is mainly because there is no need to do so before Dongsheng Pictures has one or two stable projects that can bring continuous revenue.
It's not too late to make adjustments once the company has such a project.
Similar to large companies, once the management framework is established, any major changes can make the entire company extremely unstable, and may even require a long transition period. However, Dong Sheng Pictures is still too small.
Let's start by developing it as a small company.
The company's development now rests entirely on the boss's shoulders. For Su Qing, this is not a healthy development path for a company; the risk factor is too high.
Therefore, Su Qing has already considered that once the company has recruited and started operating in various departments, Dong Sheng Pictures should participate in some investments, such as cooperating with the directing department of the film academy, paying these directors to shoot some short films, and if they are good, Dong Sheng Pictures can directly invest in their first film.
Another option is to scout for new talent at performing arts academies.
Even if the performing arts academy doesn't allow these newcomers to take a leave of absence to perform, they can still sign them in advance. Although the boss's ex-wife isn't an old woman, a teacher who can train several top-tier artists must have something special about her. At the very least, she has a good idea of how to select students, which makes these students have a better future.
If you sign five actors in advance, even if you pay them 5,000 yuan a month for each signing fee, the total investment for five actors over a year would only be 300,000 yuan. However, if even one of them becomes a first- or second-tier actor, this investment will quickly be recouped tenfold, twentyfold, or even several hundredfold.
However, these are just Su Qing's ideas for now, and there is no way to implement them directly. After all, the most important thing right now is to recruit the talent that Dongsheng Film Industry needs.
Su Qing took the two contracts from Wu Han's office drawer and began to carefully read them. After reading one of the contracts, she seemed to remember something.
He immediately took out his phone and dialed Zhou Hong's number.
"Manager Su, is something wrong?!"
Zhou Hong's voice came through the phone.
"I just looked at Teacher Zhou's endorsement contract at the company..."
Before Su Qing could finish speaking, Zhou Hong, who was quite familiar with her, couldn't help but laugh: "Aren't you very happy? Originally, it was agreed beforehand that my brother would sign with Dongsheng before signing a contract. Now, it's great that my brother has earned Dongsheng several million yuan right after signing the contract."
"I'm really happy."
Su Qing did not deny this point. She nodded and said, "I'm talking about something else. In the future, when you help Teacher Zhou Nian get commercial performances or endorsements, the damages for breach of contract must be negotiated to the lowest possible level. If the brand doesn't budge, then I'd rather not endorse that brand."
"You..."
"The boss's example is right in front of us."
Su Qing said with a serious face, "If it weren't for the fact that the brand's reputation was affected when the endorsement was signed, resulting in a 50% penalty for breach of contract, we wouldn't have had to mortgage the house we gave Huang Yun before to make money for filming 'The Terror Live.' Unless, you think it's impossible for Teacher Zhou to do such a thing."
Seeing Zhou Hong remain silent, Su Qing continued, "We can earn less, but we can't lose money. From now on, we will refuse any job that exceeds 20% of the contract value. This applies to all artists who have signed contracts with Dongsheng Film Industry, except for Teacher Zhou Nian."
"Su Qing"
After Su Qing finished speaking, Zhou Hong said, "I understand what you mean, but these days, this is pretty much how things are when artists and brands sign endorsement deals. If you don't sign, the brand will find someone else."
"Then let them find someone else."
Su Qing replied directly.
This is also a problem that Su Qing saw in her boss Huang Min. First of all, the taxes paid by celebrities after they endorse products are relatively high. After paying the taxes, the company's share and the agent's share are deducted. If the endorsed brand suffers reputational damage, the celebrity may have to pay a large amount of liquidated damages.
This would result in significant losses for the artists.
Some artists even have to put all the money they've earned into the project.
Su Qing's thinking was simple: she would rather not earn this money than take such a big risk.
"Are you sure!?"
Zhou Hong asked.
"Sure"
Su Qing replied, "Teacher has already signed the contract for this anniversary, so I won't say anything more. But when you help him get endorsements or other commercial activities in the future, you must be careful."
"knew"
Since Su Qing, the general manager of Dongsheng Film Industry, made such a request, Zhou Hong didn't say anything more and agreed directly. This was actually a good thing, proving that Su Qing was not the kind of manager who was blinded by profit.
After hanging up the phone, Su Qing continued to look at the contract. There were no other problems. The two second-tier brands offered Teacher Zhou a three million yuan endorsement fee for three years, and the other offered two million yuan per year with a two-year contract. In other words, the two endorsements alone totaled thirteen million yuan. According to the agency contract signed between Dongsheng Pictures and Teacher Zhou, Dongsheng Pictures would receive about four million yuan.
"Don't you think being an actor is quite lucrative?!"
Wu Han asked with a smile.
"This also happened after I became famous."
Su Qing was more rational. She replied, "I was also brought up by 'The Terror Live,' and most of the filming revolved around him. However... famous celebrities do make money faster. These two endorsements alone are enough for me to earn for several years."
After reading the contract, Su Qing handed it back to Wu Han. The two walked out of the office. The air conditioner that was supposed to be delivered had arrived ahead of schedule. Su Qing and the installer finalized the location. After the installation was completed, the computers and network cables in the office area were already in place.
Occasionally, people would come for interviews, and Su Qing and Wu Han would go into a conference room to act as interviewers. Around five o'clock, Su Qing said to Wu Han, "If you're free tonight, come with me to meet someone."
"Who is it!?"
Wu Han asked a question.
"My former company's deputy head of public relations"
Su Qing said with a smile.
"..."
Wu Han was stunned for a moment.
Not long ago, Su Qing encouraged her to poach her former colleagues, but she turned around and poached them herself. Seeing her surprised expression, Su Qing laughed and said, "I don't have any psychological burden. It's just that my former company is not an entertainment company, and the management and operation methods are different. If they were the same, I would have poached all the employees from my former company."