Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 361 Inspection of American Companies ()
Morningstar Films.

The day after he went to Starlight Company, Lin Baicheng went to Morningstar Films.

Although today is Saturday and tomorrow is Christmas Eve, it stands to reason that the company should have a holiday.However, Shirley Lansing asked the management to come to work today. Whether ordinary employees are willing to come to work is voluntary, and those who come to work will have overtime subsidies.

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 leader, and if you want to be promoted by the leader in the future, this kind of thing is impossible.

Unlike New Century Software and Starlight, Morning Star Films is not much different from when Lin Baicheng left Los Angeles last time. It is nothing more than that some old employees have resigned and new employees have joined.

Lin Baicheng invested 5000 million US dollars in the company, 2200 million US dollars was used to acquire three small companies, and the integration was completed in a short time.In addition to expanding distribution channels with the remaining 2800 million US dollars, Shirley Lansing invested in three small-budget films.

After a few months, only one of the three low-cost films is about to finish filming, and it is expected to be released at the end of January or February.There is no way, the competition for the schedule is the fiercest during Christmas time, the competition in January is not small, and the competition is not so fierce in February, if a small-budget movie does not want to become cannon fodder, you must choose a schedule that is not very competitive .

The other two low-cost films will be filmed a few months later, and they will be released in March and April.As for whether it can 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.

Apart from investing in three low-budget films, the film company certainly did nothing. After all, the company is a company that integrates production, shooting and distribution.Before the shooting of the film fails, of course it is necessary to find other films for distribution, otherwise it is up to the distribution team to do something.

Over the past few months, the company has released a total of three films, excluding the release of the Xiangjiang film.Although these three films did not hit big, they all made a lot of profit. As the distributor, the company naturally made a lot of money. It can be seen that Shirley Lansing's ability is quite good.

The reason why Shirley Lansing's ability is quite good is because she decided to release two of these three films. Whether it is luck or not, at least Shirley Lansing's vision is remarkable.

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

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

Shirley Lansing couldn't help showing a smile on her face when she heard the words. Of course, being affirmed by her boss is something to be happy about.

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

"In terms of distribution, the company is currently doing quite well. The three films released this year have earned a net profit of nearly 600 million US dollars, so I decided to use the funds to expand distribution channels."

"Of course, I am very clear that for a film company, its own production is the most important. However, the company has already invested in three small-budget films. With not much money, there is no need to shoot another low-budget film, at least We have to wait until the three low-budget films that have been cast are released."

"If all goes well, the three small-budget films cast can make a lot of money for the company. In addition to the profits of the company's distribution of other films, next year, in addition to the low-budget films, the company will shoot a film with a cost of A $2000 million mid-range film."

"Although small-budget movies are not without dark horses, generally speaking, the larger the investment scale, 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 Take a risk and hold back."

Shirley Lansing talks about her plans for the company.

Lin Baicheng nodded and asked, "Has the little boy who starred in "Home Alone" not 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 while, she still said: "Boss, I think we have made a mistake. We should not find the starring boy first, but the producer and director first, and then let Producers and directors went to find the right young boy for the role."

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

Shirley Lansing said: "The producers and directors make the primary selection, and we make the final selection. Besides, although we invested in the film, the producers and directors must also hope that the film can be made well, so they Only the right actors are chosen."

"Then do as you said. Anyway, if the little boy in the leading role can't satisfy me, the series of "Home Alone" must not be filmed."

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

Shirley Lansing said with a smile: "Based on 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 you, BOSS, to invest again, so we can't even shoot without your approval."

"You're right."

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement.

"The company has invested in three small-budget films, one of which will be released in about a month, and I hope to achieve good results by then. My requirements are not high. As long as the box office can make the film 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 at that time, so that the company can shoot more expensive films faster."

"Thank you boss for your support."

When she said this, Shirley Lansing smiled bitterly in her heart. After all, she couldn't be sure how the box office of the upcoming movie would be.Although she thinks the subject matter of the film is good and the shooting is not bad, she thinks it is useless and needs to be recognized by the market.

"If the box office is not good, then the company will develop slowly."

Lin Baicheng said indifferently that although he is rich, it is impossible for him to continuously 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.

Shirley Lansing has nothing to say about this. After all, if the company's development is not good, she will have no face to ask her boss to continue to invest, and even she herself will get out of her current position.

After a while, Lin Baicheng went to the company's screenwriting department to check. While checking the scripts in stock, he couldn't help thinking of buying film and television adaptation rights such as well-known novels and comics. After all, the sooner he buys, the cheaper it is.

(End of this chapter)