Chapter 315: Starlight Ribbon Cutting, Stars Shine
Soon, everyone picked an auspicious day, and Zhu Guoliang, Wang Yuanchao, Zou Wenhuai, Wang Danfeng and others came to Yonghua Film Studio to officially take over. The Starlight Film Company was also able to be opened to the public, announcing its birth.

A film company cannot do without publicity work at any time.

Since it is going to be officially launched to the public, reporters and radio stations are definitely indispensable.

Wang Yuanchao did not attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony as he did not like such high-profile scenes, so the ribbon-cutting was performed by the new general manager Zou Wenhuai, deputy general manager Wang Danfeng, deputy general manager Wang Tianlin and several big stars.

In the eyes of the public, celebrities have much more influence than managers like them.

Zhang Yang, once the top star of Dianmao and Wing Wah Film Studios, is the only remaining best actor.

Chen Sisi, Gao Yuan, and Wang Danfeng also brought the couple over. Gao Yuan still hasn't found a new employer, so he's been making some independent films everywhere. The remuneration is good, so they're ready to come.

Wang Yu, the top star of Shaw Brothers, also kept his promise and came over happily. He didn't have to pay Starlight Pictures a penny for breach of contract, and he also brought in a lot of people.

Hu Yanni, the leading actress of Shaw Brothers, was brought in by Wang Yu.

Because she didn't listen to the company's arrangements, she started dating at a young age. Her boyfriend was even sent to Yizhou by Shaw Brothers. However, it was useless. The two of them even had a long-distance marriage, which led to her husband Kang Wei being abandoned by Shaw Brothers. So she was taken away by Wang Yu.

It’s a pity that this girl is of Chinese and German descent and cannot play a traditional beauty. However, Starlight, also known as Dianmao, has many modern dramas and everyone thinks so.

There are only a few people cutting the ribbon, and the others are not qualified.

But there were many guests watching from the audience.

Old friends from the business community with whom I have cooperated, such as Chow Kai-pong, Ho Chiu-chi, Tang Siu-kin, and Qiu Degen (the Far East Cinemas in the New Territories, which has a good relationship with Dianmao).

Mr. Shen Bi, Mr. Lou Xingyao, Mr. Zhou Xinian (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Chinese Banking Corporation and Director of the Jockey Club), Mr. Zhou Qixian (General Manager of Chinese Banking Corporation), Mr. Jian Yueqiang (General Manager of Bank of East Asia), Mr. Li Fuhe (Deputy General Manager of Bank of East Asia and Vice President of the Chinese Jockey Club), Mr. Li Guowei (General Manager of Hang Seng Bank) and other bigwigs from the cooperating banks.

The four major Chinese families in Hong Kong, the Ho, Zhou, Li and Lee, were all present, which was a great honor.

The Woods and other sheriffs, bigwigs in the police force.

Representatives of various film companies (members of societies).

Many colleagues in the Jockey Club.

As for Liu Heqing, Zhou Cong, Jin Daxia and other cultural circle bigwigs, they came to support the platform in person. How could they not support the platform? Some of them are their own boss's industry!
As the future boss lady, Liu Qijin naturally also attended, but since Wang Yuanchao did not show up, she just sat in the audience and watched with Wang Yuanchao.

Among them, they are the youngest two, which makes many people who are not in the know look at them sideways.

How could this young couple deserve to sit among all the big guys?

Shi Hui and Fu Qi also came. Their contract was due to expire in a year and a half. Wang Danfeng was originally prepared to help pay the penalty for breach of contract, and Zou Wenhuai had no objection. After all, the boss's work performance requirements were there, and there was a severe shortage of people.

But Shi Hui felt that she had finally managed to get a good reputation, so she decided to stay in Shaw Brothers to find out more about the situation. If Starlight developed well, she would then help attract a group of people who were waiting and watching to come over.

The couple had experienced how harshly Shaw Brothers treated its artists.

The Xi siblings from the Golden Eagle Film Festival also came, including Lydia Lo.

Unfortunately, she is no longer in Cathay Pacific and has started her own business.

Gao Yuan also saw his first love, Letty, and his eyes were a little vague, but in this situation, it was not convenient for him to say much to her.

Chen Sisi naturally had a woman's sixth sense, and she immediately noticed that something was wrong with her husband, and it was useless no matter how well she tried to cover it up.

But in this situation, it was not appropriate to say much, even tugging Gao Yuan's clothes was not appropriate. He could only face the reporters' spotlights with a smile.

Many bigwigs, including the old boss Zhu Guoliang, left after the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Some left the scene, and some went backstage to rest and chat.

The reporters were also very tactful and started looking for celebrities to interview.

There was no one in front of General Manager Zou Wenhuai and Deputy General Manager Wang Tianlin. There were only reporters arranged by Phoenix Daily. Even the reporters in front of Wang Danfeng were more than the two of them.

There's no way around it. Wang Danfeng was also very famous back then, and even many reporters had seen her movies.

As a journalist, you know best what readers like to read.

Celebrities, gossip, love and hatred.

Zou Wenhuai has many grievances and grudges, but can he speak of them?

No!
The old boss can only be mentioned briefly, and readers are not interested in what the new boss is going to do.

Can you throw out the gimmick of making 10+50 movies?
No.

The quality of those 50 films could not be guaranteed and would be slandered, which would also arouse Shaw Brothers' vigilance. However, if they released 10 films, it would be no different from the company's predecessor, Wing Wah Studios, and there would be no waves at all.

On the other hand, the stars, even the guest stars who were invited to watch, were crowded with reporters. As the only male lead with a million-dollar box office in Hong Kong and the most popular male lead of Shaw Brothers, Wang Yu could hardly squeeze in. Wang Yu really liked the feeling of being surrounded and surrounded, which was more enjoyable than chasing girls.

He really wanted to speak out, but there was an agent arranged for him by the company next to him. Every time the reporter asked a question, the agent would record it and then repeat it to him, just to remind him to watch his mouth.

Before the ribbon-cutting ceremony and interviews, the company had communicated with all of them and could tailor two film productions for each of them. 20% of the box office profits would be used as a bonus package, and the creative team could share the bonus package in proportion.

If it was "One-Armed Swordsman", with a box office of one million and a production cost of 10, even if the production and the theater split it in half, the profit would still be 40! That means 8 would be used as a bonus package!
Compared to Shaw Brothers' stinginess, a salary of a few thousand yuan is like heaven and earth.

As for how the main creative team will divide the money, it is decided by the team in advance. The more famous the director and the famous actors, the more gorgeous the combination, the more secure the box office will be. But as for the proportion, no one person will get too much, it should be relatively balanced. Some technical masters, such as photography, lighting, music, etc., will also have to get a small share.

Wang Yuanchao brought in the mainland's salary levels not only for the actors but also for the technical staff, so that everyone can clearly understand the salary promotion system, what dividend ratio each level has, and what welfare benefits they enjoy, so that they have a clear goal to strive for, rather than just making a living.

Ordinary cast and crew members can only receive a fixed salary, and their salary level will be adjusted based on their performance in each movie or each year.

Of course, the premise of profit sharing is that the film box office must first recover the investment. If it fails to recover the investment, the next work will have to accumulate this part of the cost. If it fails to recover the investment continuously, you can only get a fixed salary.

When a famous director guides new actors, the final say lies with the director. As long as you can direct a good work, you can take 20% and the company has no objection.

The famous actor comes to support the new director, and you, the famous actor, get 20% alone, so the new director has no right to say anything.

Generally, people will use the role and performance of each person in the previous work as a bargaining chip for profit sharing in the new work.

The company's philosophy is also simple. If you make a big pie, even if the share is small, you will still get a lot; if you make a small pie, even if the share is large, you may not get much.

However, if the shooting plan is not submitted by the deadline, the company will make a forced arrangement. The company also has a relatively scientific distribution ratio that takes into account all types of cast and crew.

The profit dividends are not only the privileges of the first-class actors and directors who cut the ribbon. The behind-the-scenes staff and super supporting actors also have quotas when they reach a certain level! This makes the employees of Starlight Pictures excited. Who doesn't hope to get dividends one day?
A successful movie can earn you several months’ salary!

You can rely on talent or hard work.

So even if Wang Yu is a person of that temperament, he can't go against the money that is coming. The company has done special training before, and you can't talk nonsense in interviews. If it affects the box office, there is no place to complain.

Although, the stars still cannot resist the cunning of reporters.

For example, the mixed-race actress Hu Yanni, the reporters desperately dug into her marital status, asking her whether she had given up her status as a leading actress of Shaw Brothers for her husband, and if she divorced in the future, would she regret her impulsiveness...

What the hell, they just got married and you’re asking them if they’ll regret it if they get divorced!!!

But this is not the most shameless thing.

Chen Sisi, Gao Yuan, and Lydia Lo have a complicated love triangle. Although one of them is an invited guest, all three of them are at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Reporters keep digging holes for them, which Gao Yuan and Chen Sisi can't handle.

Gao Yuan's feelings for Lydia have never been severed. His first love is by his side, but his wife is also by his side, so his answers are extremely twisted, and the reporters have tricked him into answering them in a somewhat inconsistent manner.

Chen Sisi was very dissatisfied with her husband's indecisiveness and evasiveness. Even when her agent reminded her, she still pointed the finger at Lydia Lo.

Letty was very straightforward. She had already been involved with Wang Yuanchao, both emotionally and professionally, so her answer was neat and straightforward.

But so what?

The newspaper published:
"Old love is hard to let go, Letty attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony of Gao Yuan's new company", with photos from special angles, Letty and Gao Yuan in the same frame!

"Chen Sisi angrily scolds Lotte", with a picture of Chen Sisi's excited look.

"On one side is the white moonlight Lotte, on the other side is the cinnabar mole Sisi, Gao Yuan is in a dilemma", with photos of the three of them in the same frame in different positions!

……

Even Zhang Yang, the former top star of Yonghua, was asked about how it felt to work with Lotte, and the reporters were just there to watch the fun.

Not many people interviewed Shi Hui and Fu Qi, and they didn't have any major works at Shaw Brothers. It had been almost two years since the events of 67, so the two went to talk to Wang Yuanchao.

Shi Huidao:
"You're smart not to show up."

Wang Yuanchao smiled and said:
"I want to show up. As such a young tycoon, will I still have a good life in the future? I have to make our Jin'er feel at ease! Right?" The last sentence was said to Liu Qijin next to him.

Liu Qijin said shyly:

"I don't care what happens to you."

Shi Hui smiled and said:

"Don't worry, your mother will take good care of it for you, haha."

Liu Qijin said:

"Aunt Shi, why don't those reporters come to interview you and Uncle Fu Qi?"

(End of this chapter)