The domestic film industry was developing rapidly. As of 2015, apart from the three special administrative regions, there were more than 5,000 cinemas and 25,000 screens in the country. The annual box office reached 48 billion, accounting for 50% of the Asia-Pacific market, second only to the United States.
In China, the three major cinemas, Wanlong, New Generation, and Meichen divided the main share of the film market. Wanlong owned more than 400 cinemas, and was the well-deserved leader.
The profits brought by operating the cinemas were quite amazing. According to the proportion of the domestic film box office, of the 100 yuan box office, 5 yuan had to be paid to the film fund, 3.5 yuan as tax, and the remaining 91.5 yuan, 45 yuan for the cinemas, 15 yuan for the cinemas, and only 31.5 yuan for the producers and distributors.
This meant that the cinemas with a large number of cinemas could share the most abundant profits.
Not only that, with the expansion of the film market, the rich cinemas extended their tentacles to the forefront, forming a one-stop shooting, production, distribution, and screening model, eating up all the meat from top to bottom.
In such a situation, Big and small film and television production companies were bound to be suppressed by the cinemas, and the competition between them was very fierce. As an independent artist, if Lu Chen wanted to squeeze into this market, it could be imagined how difficult it would be!
Lu Chen had to rely on a powerful production company, establish a good cooperative relationship with the three major cinemas, and then share most of the benefits to get a foothold.
And in the process, Lu Chen also had to look at other people's eyes.
Of course, he didn't need to do this. With his current popularity, there was no problem for him to be the male lead in a certain movie.
Participating in the shooting and producing and distributing were completely different things!
And Lu Chen's ambition was obviously not satisfied with being the male lead in the movie. He wanted more.
Wan Xiaoquan's friend saw this, so he made such a suggestion — to go to Xiangjiang.
With the new regulations of the SARFT and the support plan of the Xiangjiang government, he could get a very good starting point, without any historical burden, and with the green channel, it would be much easier to distribute in the country.
Because even the three major cinemas had to bow down to the SARFT.
In addition, the foundation of Xiangjiang's film and television industry was very good. There were many people in the industry, including directors, actors, cameramen, makeup artists, props artists, and other film and television related professionals. Xiangjiang had already formed a very mature operating system.
Also, the salary of the local actors in Xiangjiang was generally lower than that in China. This was also one of the main reasons why many Xiangjiang actors liked to go to the mainland to film and appear on programs.
Of course, there were also disadvantages to developing in Xiangjiang. That was, the culture and social atmosphere of Xiangjiang were quite different from that of the mainland. If one could not adapt to it, the loss would outweigh the gain.
Finally, what Wan Xiaoquan's friend didn't say was that going to Xiangjiang to start a new life was the best choice for Wan Xiaoquan, because no one would care about his past there, and he could live a more relaxed life.
All of these made Lu Chen really tempted.
The benefits of going to Xiangjiang were obvious. As for how to integrate into the local people of Xiangjiang, it was not a big problem for Lu Chen.
He could speak fluent Cantonese.
Because Xu Bo was a native of Cantonese, he could also sing Cantonese songs very well. There was no barrier in communicating with the people of Xiangjiang who mainly spoke Cantonese.
Lu Chen thought for a moment and said to Wan Xiaoquan, "Teacher Wan, how about this? I'll register a movie studio in Xiangjiang first, and then you can go there first to help me support the stall and prepare for this movie?"
It was impossible for Lu Chen to open a company to make a movie now. In fact, there was no pre-arrangement in his plan for this year. In the next half of the year, he would release a new album and hold his own solo concert.
It had been nearly a year since the release of Lu Chen's debut album "You Who Sat Next To Me". Many fans were looking forward to his second album.
In the past year, Lu Chen had also accumulated enough works, so there was no problem in releasing a new album.
Most importantly, he now also had a high-end recording studio and a professional music team.
If he didn't release a new album, when would he?
After releasing the second album, he would hold a solo concert at the end of the year and push his singing career to a new peak, which was also in Lu Chen's plan.
There had always been a popular saying in the pop music world, that is, a singer who has not held a special concert is not a real star.
For example, Chen Fei 'er had been in the industry for more than ten years, and she had held countless concerts. If she hadn't been shooting with Lu Chen, she would have had a concert last year, which had been delayed until this year.
It was also imperative to hold a concert, and it was certainly not enough. It was necessary to tour several major cities!
With all these things, Lu Chen had no time to run to Xiangjiang to prepare a movie studio, and Lu Xi was also not free.
But if he missed this opportunity, if there were any changes in the policy in the future, it would be too late to plot at that time. The so-called opportunity would not come again!
In this way, asking Wan Xiaoquan to come out of retirement was undoubtedly a very good choice. Let him go to Xiangjiang first, familiarize himself with the local situation, recruit useful talents, and occupy the pit firmly. At that time, it would be much easier for Lu Chen to go there.
Treating people with sincerity, Lu Chen clearly told his thoughts to Wan Xiaoquan.
As for his choice, Lu Chen would respect it.
Wan Xiaoquan did not hesitate. Only after losing something would he know how to cherish it. This time he had the opportunity to go to Xiangjiang to start anew, which was an opportunity and a challenge for him. Maybe he would face all kinds of difficulties, but that was precisely the meaning of life.
The most terrible thing was not the difficulties, but the slow decay in silence.
As long as there were movies to shoot, Wan Xiaoquan did not mind working for Lu Chen at all. Moreover, Lu Chen's attitude towards creation was not comparable to those who only wanted to make money.
In his heart, he was very grateful to Lu Chen. How could the icing on the cake compare to charcoal in snowy weather?
It was just that Wan Xiaoquan was an introverted person. He would not show his gratitude on his face all the time. He would use actual work and achievements to repay Lu Chen's investment.
Just like that, the matter was settled.
Of course, Wan Xiaoquan could not leave immediately. Lu Chen still had to give him one or two reliable assistants. In addition, he had to prepare the funds for the establishment of the Xiangjiang studio. He needed to discuss and solve these with Lu Xi.
And now the most important thing for Lu Chen was the hit "Full House of Romance".
On July 29th, the seventh and eighth episodes of "Full House of Romance" were broadcast.
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