Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Morningstar Pictures.

The day after going to Starlight Company, Lin Baicheng went to Morning Star Pictures.

Although today is Saturday and tomorrow is Christmas Eve, it stands to reason that the company should be on holiday. However, Shirley Lansing asked the management to come to work today. Ordinary employees were willing to come to work on their own initiative, and those who came to work would be subsidized with overtime pay.

However, all motivated employees will come to work on this day. Because if you don't come to work, you will definitely be remembered by the boss. If you want to be promoted by the boss in the future, you know that this kind of thing is impossible.

Unlike New Century Software Company and Starlight Company, Morningstar Pictures is not much different from when Lin Baicheng left Los Angeles last time. It's just that old employees resigned and new employees joined.

This company, in which Lin Baicheng invested US$50 million, spent US$22 million to acquire three small companies, and the integration was completed not long after. In addition to using the remaining $28 million to expand distribution channels, Shirley Lansing invested in three low-budget films.

After a few months, only one of the three low-budget films is about to be completed and is expected to be released in late January or February. There is no way around it. The competition for schedules during Christmas is the most intense. The competition in January is not small, but the competition is not so fierce in February. If a small-budget movie does not want to be cannon fodder, it must choose a schedule where the competition is not very high. .

The shooting of the other two low-budget films will also be completed a few months later and will be scheduled to be released in March and April. As for whether it can actually make money, no one can guarantee this. What the company can do is to do a good job in publicity and distribution, and try to get as many premiere screens as possible.

In addition to investing in three low-cost movies, the film company certainly did not do anything. After all, the company is a company that integrates production, shooting and distribution. Before the filming of the film yields results, of course it is necessary to find other films for distribution. Otherwise, what else is there to do with the distribution team?

Over the past few months, the company has released a total of three films, excluding the films in Hong Kong. Although these three films were not big hits, they all made a lot of profit. The company as the distributor naturally made a lot of money, which shows that Shirley Lansing's ability is quite good.

The reason why Shirley Lansing is quite capable is because she decided to release two of these three films. Whether it was luck or not, at least Shirley Lansing had a remarkable vision.

After understanding the current situation of the company, Lin Baicheng praised: "Lansing, you have done a good job during this period. It seems that I did not hire the wrong person."

"Thank you BOSS, this is what I should do."

Shirley Lansing couldn't help but smile when she heard this. It was certainly a happy thing to be recognized by her boss.

Lin Baicheng asked: "Do you have any ideas about the company's next development?"

"In terms of distribution, the company is currently doing quite well. The three films released this year earned a net profit of nearly US$6 million, so I decided to use the funds to expand distribution channels."

"Of course, I know that for a film company, its own production is the most important. However, the company has already invested in three low-cost films. When there is not much money, there is no need to invest in low-cost films, at least We have to wait until the three low-budget movies that have been put into production are released."

"If everything goes well, the three low-cost movies invested can make the company a lot of profit. Plus the company's profits from the release of other movies, next year, in addition to the small-cost movies, the company will also invest in a movie costing A mid-sized film that costs ten to twenty million dollars.”

"Although small-budget movies are not without dark horses, generally speaking, the larger the investment, the higher the box office, and naturally the profits. Of course, the higher the investment, the greater the risk, but since the company wants to develop, it cannot be out of fear Taking risks without holding back.”

Shirley Lansing talks about her plans for the company.

Lin Baicheng nodded and asked, "Has the little boy who starred in "Home Alone" been found yet?"

"Yes, I contacted all the brokerage companies, but I couldn't find a suitable partner."

Shirley Lansing nodded helplessly. After hesitating for a moment, she still said: "BOSS, I think we are in the wrong direction. We should not look for the little boy to star first, but we should first look for the producer and director, and then let The producers and directors went to find the right young boy to star in that role.”

Lin Baicheng asked: "What if the little boy they find can't achieve the performance results I want?"

Shirley Lansing said: "The producers and directors make the preliminary selection, and we make the final selection. Furthermore, although we invest in the movie, the producers and directors definitely want the movie to be well made, so they Only the right actors will be chosen.”

"Then I'll do as you say. Anyway, if I can't be satisfied with the little boy starring in it, the "Home Alone" series of films will definitely not be filmed."

Lin Baicheng immediately said that it wasn't that he was strict, but that the interests involved in the "Home Alone" series of movies were too great, with at least hundreds of millions of dollars in profits, so he couldn't help but care about it.

Shirley Lansing said with a smile: "With the current situation of the company, even if we find a suitable little boy, we still don't have the funds to shoot. We need your investment again, BOSS, so we can't even shoot without your approval."

"You're right."

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement.

"The company has invested in three low-cost movies, one of which will be released in about a month. I hope to have good results by then. My requirements are not high, as long as the box office can allow the film to recover its cost, offline channels If it can make the company a small profit, then I will invest another amount of money in the company so that the company can shoot more expensive films faster."

"Thank you BOSS for your support."

When she said this, Shirley Lansing felt a wry smile in her heart. After all, she had no way of knowing how the upcoming movie would fare at the box office. Although she thinks the subject matter of the film is good and the filming is not bad, she thinks it is useless and needs to be recognized by the market.

"If the box office doesn't work, then the company will develop slowly."

Lin Baicheng said calmly that although he has money, he cannot invest in a certain company without limit. No matter how rich he is, it will not be enough for the people below to lose money.

In this regard, Shirley Lansing had nothing to say. After all, if the company did not develop well, she would have no shame in letting her boss continue to invest, and she would even have to get out of her current position.

After a while, Lin Baicheng went to the company's screenwriting department to have a look. While checking the scripts in stock, he couldn't help but have the idea of ​​acquiring the film and television adaptation rights of well-known novels, comics, etc. After all, the sooner he bought it, the cheaper it would be.