Chapter 318 Renewal of contract
798 Art District, Golden Harvest Group Headquarters.

The office space, which was originally somewhat empty, is now obviously much more crowded.

Not only has the size of the Jiahe Group expanded, with a significant increase in the number of company employees, the size of the Zhoushan Repertory Theatre has also expanded several times.

The space in this office location is now almost fully utilized, but it still cannot accommodate the office requirements of the two companies.

The theater chain and distribution departments led by Gao Jun both found other office locations outside.

But there is no need to squeeze here for too long. The headquarters building invested by Liu Zhou, located next to Liangma River in Chaoyang District, has been topped out after two years of design and construction.

The interior decoration is currently underway and it will take about half a year before it can be put into use.

By then, Golden Harvest Group, Sina Group and Zhoushan Literature will all move to the headquarters building, and this office space in 798 Art District will be reserved entirely for the Zhoushan Repertory Theatre.

As for the agreement previously signed with Factory 798 not to relocate the headquarters, this is completely negotiable.

The reason why 798 Factory made this request was to attract popularity through what was then Zhou Shan Studio.

But the 798 factory area has developed to the point where it is no longer lacking in popularity. It has become the center of avant-garde art in Beijing. There is even not enough space in the 798 factory area, so it has begun to expand to the neighboring factory areas.

When Liu Zhou arrived at the office, Zeng Jia came over first to report on his work.

This time she came not only to report that Zhou Gongzi and Liu Yifei wanted to join Golden Harvest, but also to report the current situation of the company's artists.

Currently, there are not many signed artists under Golden Harvest, only eight or nine, but each of them is quite famous.

Golden Harvest owns almost half of the most popular celebrities in the mainland, including the Four Young Males, the Four Dans and the Two Ice-Honesty.
The remaining few also have their own representative works and are well-known in the industry.

However, several years have passed now and the situation has changed a lot. The first thing to face is the contract issue.

There is no need to worry about Zeng Li and Zhang Tong. They are both Liu Zhou's women and have given birth to his children. Both of them are also preparing to gradually retire from the circle.

Qin Hao doesn't have to worry. He doesn't have too many ambitions. He just wants to be able to act in the plays he likes.

He has been signed to Liu Zhou for nearly ten years and is very comfortable there.

However, according to the contract he signed previously, there is only one year left.

Although Liu Zhou and Qin Hao are good friends, some things still have to be done in a formal manner.

In addition to Qin Hao, the contracts of Fan Xiaopang and Huang Xiaoming are also about to expire.

They all joined Golden Harvest in 2005, signed a five-year contract, and only have a little over a year left on their contracts.

So both of them also face the issue of contract renewal.

In addition to these most popular ones, the others include Zhu Yawen, Zhang Yi, Huang Bo and Dong Xuan.

Zhu Yawen and Zhang Yi joined Golden Harvest around the same time in 2007, both signing contracts for ten years, which is a long period.

Don’t think that ten years is a long time. This is a very common contract in the industry, and some companies even have fifteen-year contracts.

And now there are countless people outside who envy Zhu Yawen and Zhang Yi and also want Jiahe’s ten-year contract.

As for Huang Bo, he joined Golden Harvest in 2006. Because he had some fame before, he signed a contract with Golden Harvest for eight years, which is also a long time.

The last one is Dong Xuan. She joined in 2002. At that time, she had not yet graduated from Beijing Film Academy, so she also signed a ten-year contract.

But she is a bit of a slacker. She now has a boyfriend and seems to be preparing for marriage. She is not very concerned about her career.

After all, Dong Xuan had followed Liu Zhou for a long time, so she didn't care that she didn't want to pursue a career.

When her contract expires and she wants to leave, or wants to get married and retire from the film industry, Golden Harvest will send her their blessings.

So what Golden Harvest needs to face now is the issue of contract renewal for its three most popular artists.

"So what's going on with the three of them?"

Zeng Jia hesitated for a moment and said:
"I talked to them about the contract renewal some time ago, and all three of them said they would renew their contracts. Qin Hao said he could renew for another ten years, while Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang said they would renew for another five years."

Hearing Zeng Jia's words, Liu Zhou smiled and said:

"Isn't this great? They have all renewed their contracts, so there's no need to worry about it."

Qin Hao's contract renewal was something Liu Zhou expected, and Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang's contract renewal was also actually within Liu Zhou's expectations.

Both of them are quite career-oriented. In the original time and space, Huang Xiaoming not only acted but also made various investments. At his peak, he had nearly a hundred companies under his name.

Huang Xiaoming's investment was relatively successful, and he must have been worth 200 to 300 million yuan in the future.

Coupled with his high emotional intelligence, he is very popular in the circle. If he hadn't acted in too many greasy dramas and ruined his popularity among the public, he would have been very successful in the circle.

But despite this, he still made his wife a top star.

Because Yang Baobei became famous so quickly, she felt that her fame was all due to herself. After she felt that she could do it herself, she divorced Huang Xiaoming.

In the end, she found that she was nothing without Huang Xiaoming, and she was reduced to being a guest in the live broadcast room of an internet celebrity to sell goods.

On the contrary, Huang Xiaoming has become more relaxed and less greasy since he left Yang Baobei, and he has more resources. However, staying in Jiahe now does not affect his investment, and he has already invested in many industries.

Even when staying at Golden Harvest, Huang Xiaoming's career developed better and his popularity was much higher.

He is also very clear-headed. The foundation of his entire career is his popularity. To maintain his popularity or even to take it to a higher level, staying in Golden Harvest is the best choice.

Because currently only Golden Harvest can provide enough high-quality resources, not to mention that Golden Harvest is about to go public. For someone like him who has excellent investment vision, he will not choose to leave so quickly.

This is even more true for Fan Xiaopang.

Historically, she left Huayi and set up her own studio. Judging from the results, it seems that her decision was a very wise one.

But the fact is that she was forced into a corner and had to work on her own.

At that time, she was under great pressure from Master Zhou at Huayi. Li Bingbing lived a very comfortable life because she had curry favor with Wendi Deng and her sister was a senior executive in the agency department of Huayi.

Only Fan Xiaopang had no one to rely on and was excluded, so he had to leave and finally decided to work on his own.

This was a lucky coincidence for her, as she happened to run into a period of rapid development in the mainland's film and television industry, and she was able to live a comfortable life even if she worked alone.

Even the following sentence, "I won't marry into a wealthy family, I am a wealthy family myself", won her countless fans.

And now, Fan Xiaopang has joined Golden Harvest and the development is much better than in the original time and space.

Not only does she have the honor of winning the Golden Horse Award, but she is also one of the most popular actresses among the Four Dans and Two Bings, and is unrivaled at the time.

Besides, in Jiahe, there are not only abundant resources but also fewer troubles, so Fat Fan feels comfortable there too.

Of course, the most important thing is that staying in Jiahe allows her to make more money, and she can make money very comfortably without too much trouble.

That's why she's leaving now because she's crazy.

Without her leadership, it is not popular in the circle for actors to set up studios and become bosses. At this time, film and television companies are the dominant party.

What's more, Golden Harvest has now acquired a Hollywood film company, opening up a channel into Hollywood.

How could Fan Xiaopang, who is very ambitious in his career, resist the temptation to go to Hollywood to make his living?
When the exact news was passed back, Fan Xiaopang called Liu Zhou immediately.

If Liu Zhou really didn't have time at that time, Fan Xiaopang would have wanted to fly over to warm his bed.

"Mr. Liu, it's a good thing that they all chose to renew their contracts, but I think the actors' voice may become more and more powerful in the future, and I think we should make some preparations in advance."

Liu Zhou looked at Zeng Jia in surprise. He didn't expect that she could see this now.

"So do you have any good plan?"

“I think for artists like Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang who are popular enough, we can let them find projects themselves, and let them participate in the investment and make money together.

In this way, the two sides can be regarded as a cooperative relationship, and the relationship may be more stable. "

"That's right. In fact, we can go a step further and directly set up studios for them and let them be their own bosses."

Zeng Jia asked in surprise:
"Like Director Xu Ke's studio?"

“It’s a little different. We need to own some shares in the actors’ studios and can be responsible for the public relations and publicity operations of their studios. They just need to focus on their careers.

Even if someone feels that they have the ability and want more autonomy, it is fine for them to start their own company.”

Liu Zhou knows that it is okay now, but in the future popular actors will have more and more say.

With the influx of more and more capital, almost all popular actors who have a little ambition in their career will start their own companies.

People always strive for higher places, and you can't keep them there even if you want to.

At present, because capital has not yet entered the entertainment industry on a large scale and film and television companies still occupy an absolute dominant position, actors still need to rely on film and television companies.

When hot money pours in, people like Huang Xiaoming, Fan Xiaopang and Huang Bo will definitely want to go it alone.

The only ones who will continue to stay in Golden Harvest are pure actors like Qin Hao and Zhang Yi who are focused on acting.

So instead of making each other unhappy at that time, it is better to take the initiative to give them the right to speak and still maintain some friendship.

Even if they start their own companies in the future, they will continue to cooperate with Golden Harvest, and everyone will make money together. This can be regarded as a way to spread Golden Harvest's influence.

"Boss Liu, isn't this a big step?"

"I'm not asking you to do it now, but I'm asking you to be prepared. I think within two years, these preparations may be useful."

"I understand, Mr. Liu."

"Before the Spring Festival this year, we need to formally sign the contract extension with Qin Hao and the other two. When we introduce investment institutions after the New Year, they will want to take a look."

Popular actors can improve Golden Harvest's overall valuation to a certain extent, otherwise the Wang brothers would not have been so keen on becoming celebrity shareholders in history.

Whether opening a studio or a company, all these have to wait until Golden Harvest goes public. The most important thing now is that Golden Harvest goes public.

(End of this chapter)