Established a film company (First change)

  "Hello?" After half a minute of ringing, Ye Sumang picked up the phone.

  "Hello, may I ask if this is Mr. Ye Sumang's home?" The speaker was a woman with a soft and beautiful voice.

  "That's me."

  As soon as Ye Sumang acknowledged his identity, the voice on the other end became much more enthusiastic.

  "Hello, Mr. Ye Sumang. We are representatives of CA International Economic Company's Asian region. This sudden disturbance is to discuss with you about your economic contract matters. Do you currently have an affiliated economic company?"

  The woman opposite did not hide her purpose and said it directly.

  "Wait a moment, I'll get back to you later." Upon hearing that the other party was a representative of a brokerage firm, Ye Sumeng was taken aback and didn't respond immediately, instead hanging up the phone.

  At this time, Huang Bo and Ning Hao looked at him with confusion together.

  "A brokerage firm called CA said they wanted to discuss a brokerage contract with me, don't all actors need a brokerage contract? Do directors also need one?" Ye Sumang was equally puzzled and recounted the content of the phone call to the two of them before looking at Ning Hao, who was an expert in this area.

  "Of course!" Ning Hao replied matter-of-factly: "Those famous directors from China, like Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou, not only have agents, but also an entire economic team serving them. Their personal image, worth, endorsements and so on all require specialized management by their agency."

  "Oh, so many benefits, isn't there any drawback?" Ye Sumang asked with a frown.

  "No, the ultimate goal of the brokerage company is still to make money. After filming, they will take a certain commission from your film salary, and there are some activities and endorsements that you need to follow their arrangements at certain times. However, overall it's still a win-win situation." Ning Hao thought confidently for a moment before analyzing the pros and cons one by one for Ye Su Mang.

  After listening, Ye Sumang didn't speak, but sat silently in the chair thinking. This brokerage firm did sound pretty good; signing a contract would mean gaining both fame and fortune, with only a portion of commission and free time being paid out.

  But all of this is completely irrelevant to Ye Sumang.

  He just wanted to seriously film every movie, never thought of being a star director, making a high-profile appearance in front of the public. Otherwise, he would have taken the acting major at the beginning and become a big star, wouldn't that be more dazzling?

  Moreover, he firmly believes that as long as he keeps producing good works, his reputation and status will naturally rise. A director's foundation is still based on the achievements of their own works, rather than relying on temporary packaging to gain fame, which has no substance.

  What's most crucial is that this brokerage contract makes him feel as if he's a small bird trapped in a cage, and once signed, freedom will no longer belong to him alone.

  "Yeh, have you considered it? CA company, this is the world's number one brokerage firm, an opportunity that's hard to come by!" Ning Hao looked at Ye Su Mang's calm expression, somewhat anxious on his behalf, such a good opportunity, why not immediately agree?

  Ye Sumang smiled and waved his hand, already having a confident idea.

  "I'm preparing to set up my own film company, so this brokerage contract is purely useless to me." Although CA is a big company, Ye Sumang won't be tempted by these empty titles.

  "Movie company?"

  "When did you have this idea?"

  "Of course it's been a long time!" Ye Sumang looked at Ning Hao and Huang Bo, who were both shocked, and asked in confusion: "Don't you know?"

  "Damn it, when did you tell us!"

  Ye Sumang only then remembered that he had never told his two brothers about this matter.

  But running a film company has been Ye Sumang's dream since childhood.

  He has always hoped to have a company of his own, making the movies he likes, and then develop this company into a super entertainment company like DreamWorks, Universal, and Warner.

  And when Ye Su Mang felt old, he could still look at the honors and films he had taken in his own film company, reminiscing about the struggles of this life.

  "So that's how it is! Why didn't you say so earlier? I'm definitely going to participate in this film company!"

  "Me too!"

  Ning Hao and Huang Bo's eyes also lit up with excitement as Ye Su Meng finished speaking of his ideals. A world-class film company, even in China there isn't one that can reach this level. If they really succeed in the end, it will be something to be truly proud of!

  "The name of the company I've already thought of, let's just call it 'Tian Xia', the meaning is very straightforward, that is to make our film company reach a level where everyone knows us, isn't that good?" Ye Su Meng saw that his two brothers were very much in agreement with his ideals, and he excitedly poured out all his thoughts.

  "The world is not bad, it sounds very domineering."

  "I think it's great too!"

  Ning Hao and Huang Bo are very satisfied with the name Ye Su Mang, Tian Xia, Pu Tian Zhi Xia, Mo Fei Wang Tu. It is very in line with the goal of founding this company.

  Three brothers held hands tightly together. In this small room, the three giants of the future world entertainment giant Tianxia Film and Television Group reached a consensus.

  Running a company is not as simple as just gathering a few people together, especially for a film and television production company. If there are no connections, it will take at least half a year to get all the necessary documents ready, which Ye Sumang cannot afford to wait that long.

  To get these documents done quickly, you naturally have to find someone with connections. Ye Sumang didn't know many people, and the only one who might be able to help was probably Ma Baozi, the manager of Shidai Film Company.

  Ye Sumang didn't expect to ask for this person's help so soon, fortunately they hadn't offended each other before.

  "Brother Ma, this matter might be troublesome for you, it needs to use the money from the deal, what do you think?" That afternoon, Ye Sumang called Ma Baozi and told him about his plan to start a film company.

  "Director Ye, if you mention the money again, you're slapping me in the face!" Ma Baozi guaranteed solemnly over the phone: "Just hand over the application materials and all that to me. Within a week, I'll make sure everything is taken care of!"

  Ma Pangzi indeed did what he said, and on the sixth day after Ye Sumang made the phone call, Ma Pangzi had already arrived at Ye Sumang's home with all the procedures completed.

  During this time, the two of them inevitably drew closer again. Ma Pangzi stayed until evening when Old Man Ye returned home, and he reluctantly left the Ye residence. However, as he was leaving, Ye Sumang quietly handed him an envelope, saying it was a thank-you letter. Ma Pangzi smiled knowingly and happily accepted it.

  Back in the car, Ma Bao's driver Xiao Li complained: "Ma Ge, do you need to give this little director so much face? He just made one box office hit, who knows what the next one will be like?"

  "Do you know why I'm driving and you're riding? Ma Pangzi slapped Xiao Li's head with an envelope, scolding: "It's because my vision is a hundred times stronger than yours. Whether he's a dragon or an insect, I can see it clearer than you. And do you really think this time's help was in vain?! This is called human relationships, do you understand?"

  "Yes, yes, Brother Ma, you're absolutely right. I'll definitely learn from you more in the future." Little Li nodded his head and flattered Ma Baozi with a fawning expression.

  "Alright, go ahead and drive your car!" Ma Pangzi casually replied to Little Li, then quietly opened the envelope behind his seat. Inside, there was only a thin piece of paper, which he pulled out and saw that it was a Bank of China check.

  Ma Baozi immediately shifted his gaze to the amount column on the check, and saw a line of large written numbers - 20 million!

  At this moment, Ma Pangzi's heart also skipped a beat, which was equivalent to his annual salary!

  He really didn't expect that the young director would be so generous!

  ;