Chapter 124 Transformers Factory
As soon as "New Shaolin Temple" was released, Wang Yaowei took the opportunity to invite representatives of Southeast Asian theaters to sell the copyright of "New Shaolin Temple".
The box office was high, and the copyright fees were also slightly higher, reaching 6800 million Hong Kong dollars.
The extra 800 million came from Vietnam, Thailand, and the increased exchange rate between the Japanese yen and the Hong Kong dollar.
Following Liu Hongmin's instructions, Zou Shifang kept the funds for filming "Detective Chinatown" and "The Little Monk", and transferred the rest to the company's Japanese yen account.
Wang Yaowei handed over the debt collection to Zou Shifang, and negotiated with the Thai cinema representative about the filming. After finishing the work, he invited Liu Hongmin to the toy factory.
"This factory is too small, so we don't have much stock. And I haven't figured out how to promote it yet, so I just sell it in Hong Kong. Each one costs HK$88, which is a bit expensive for children, but once the goods are on the shelves, they will be sold out."
Liu Hongmin: "Hong Kong is too small."
Wang Yaowei nodded. "Not only is it small, but it's also hard to recruit workers. Not only are the locals paid more, but they're also into horse racing and stocks, taking days off every few days, and not focusing on their work at all. If there weren't so many people coming from the mainland, the factory might not even be able to maintain its current production capacity."
"How is the construction of the factory in Pengcheng going?"
"It's going fast!"
Wang Yaowei: "Since our funds have been in place, Pengcheng has actively cooperated and the factory building has been almost completed. If our machinery can be in place, we can recruit people for production at any time."
Liu Hongmin: "Can machinery only be ordered from abroad?"
"In fact, there are some in the mainland, but we don't have any connections in the mainland, so we can only order from abroad for the time being."
Wang Yaowei said: "However, I have already talked to Pengcheng and they are helping us contact the factory. I am more worried about the mold problem. I don't know if there are any factories in the mainland that can make them. Transformers have too many parts, and it is a series of toys, so there are hundreds of molds. If we order all of them from abroad, it will take too much time and we will have to wait in line."
Liu Hongmin: "You can discuss these concerns with Pengcheng. I think they can help solve them."
Whether it is a machine or a mold, it is a big order for mainland factories. As long as Pengcheng can help to make connections, there will definitely be factories willing to accept the order and work overtime to make it.
When they arrived at the factory, Liu Hongmin followed Wang Yaowei on a tour, then picked up a few finished products to take a look and felt that the quality was pretty good.
"Take a few and give them to the crew of Detective, and have He Jiajin put them in his backpack when the time comes."
Wang Yaowei's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea. I'll ask Brother Xiaoming to give Bumblebee a few more shots."
"You don't have to be too deliberate, as long as the audience notices it. When the movie is broadcast in other countries, it will be a natural advertisement for us."
Wang Yaowei thought divergently, "Maybe we can give some to companies we know well. If they shoot modern films, as long as they use Bumblebee lenses, it will be free advertising for us."
Liu Hongmin gave a thumbs up and said, "Let's do it!"
Wang Yaowei told the factory manager, "Pack a box of Bumblebees, I'll take them away later."
The two walked out of the workshop. Liu Hongmin saw that there was no one around, so he asked, "How much does it cost to make the Bumblebee?"
"The cost of materials is not high, but the labor cost is high. We calculated before that the cost of each Bumblebee is less than ten Hong Kong dollars. Because the patent belongs to you personally, we set the patent fee for each Bumblebee at five Hong Kong dollars. So the factory cost is fifteen Hong Kong dollars. The price given to the distributor is fifty Hong Kong dollars, and the factory can make thirty-five Hong Kong dollars. So far, the factory has made several million."
Liu Hongmin: "So, the money in the factory account alone is enough to open a factory in Pengcheng?" "Of course!" Wang Yaowei said, "Already, there are agents from the Southern Dynasty and the Japanese who want to introduce the Hornet. As long as the contract is signed, we can get a deposit of tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars."
"I can rest assured that!"
Liu Hongmin thought for a moment and said, "I have already asked someone to design other Transformers recently. Once you have contacted the factory that makes the molds, come to me to get the parts."
Wang Yaowei became curious, "How many Transformers are there?"
"I don't know, maybe dozens or hundreds." Liu Hongmin said: "I plan to contact the animation studio to shoot an animation film for Transformers."
"That's a good idea!" Wang Yaowei said, "I thought you were going to write a book to promote Transformers!"
Liu Hongmin: "The text is not vivid enough, and the target audience of Transformers is children, so it is more appropriate to make it into an animated film. Moreover, if it is introduced from foreign countries, maybe we can earn some copyright fees."
Wang Yaowei gave a thumbs up and said, "You are good at making money."
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "Transformers is a gold mine. A lot of ways to make money can be derived from it. When technology is advanced in the future, it can be made into a movie. That's when it's time to make money."
"Make it into a movie?" Wang Yaowei found it unbelievable and couldn't imagine what it would be like.
Liu Hongmin smiled and said, "After the animation is finished, you can find some people to adapt it into comics and make a lot of money."
Movies, animations, comics, Liu Hongmin’s plan is a complete publicity package.
Wang Yaowei has already developed it into specific measures in his mind.
Xu Xiaoming also discussed the matter with the Thai theater representatives, and within half a month, he took the crew to Thailand.
Liu Hongmin also returned to Beijing to spend the New Year with his family. After the New Year, he went to the community and participated in the election of representatives. He competed with several community cadres.
Both sides have their own advantages. Those people have interpersonal relationships, while Liu Hongmin is well-known. Fortunately, it was not just one person who was chosen. Liu Hongmin and the two cadres were successfully elected. When the candidates for city representatives were reported, the two cadres knew that they had no hope, so they gave the position to Liu Hongmin.
During the city election, Liu Hongmin felt that it went surprisingly smoothly. He didn't know anyone, but it seemed that everyone gave him face and let him be elected.
What was even more incredible to Liu Hongmin was that he actually joined the municipal delegation.
It was so magical that Liu Hongmin even wanted to go and ask his master's wife if she had helped him get in through the back door.
But thinking about it carefully, his wife worked in the cultural department, but it seemed that she didn't have that much face. He could only comfort himself that it was because of his fame and good proposal writing that he was hired as an exception.
Liu Hongmin calmed down and thought about the problems that would arise in the next few years, and enriched his proposal. He should not only raise problems, but also propose solutions, so as to live up to everyone's trust.
At the end of February, he received his delegate certificate, and the staff reminded him to attend the two meetings on time.
(End of this chapter)
