Reborn as a Hong Kong Tycoon

Chapter 576 Lin Baicheng's Attitude (Two in One)

The shooting cost of "Home Alone" is actually not very high, it is a low-cost comedy after all, the reason why Lin Baicheng invested a lot of money in publicity is because he knew that the movies in this series were very popular before Rebirth.

A total of five films were filmed before and after, and the box office results of the first two films were quite good.

However, Lin Baicheng also knew one thing at the same time. Although he didn't know which company released the original version of "Home Alone", Morning Star Films was barely second-rate in Hollywood, and its distribution ability was incomparable with Hollywood giants.

What's more, if a film does not have good publicity, no matter how well it is shot, it may not have good results, so investment in publicity and distribution is essential.

Speaking of which, the film "Home Alone" has nothing to do with Morningstar Films, it was filmed by Lin Baicheng, and Morningstar Films is only doing film distribution, but who made Lin Baicheng the boss of Morningstar Films, so the whole company will The film operates as if it were a self-produced film.

In order to promote "Home Alone", Lin Baicheng let the latest comic stories of Marvel Comics Company appear related to "Home Alone", and the physical comic shop even posted promotional posters.

As for Xingguang Company, as a company that sells toys, it faces the children's market. Of course, there are promotional posters of "Home Alone" in the store.

Publicity in these places is free of charge. Lin Baicheng felt that these were not enough, and he even specially spent money to publicize through newspapers and other channels.

With these large-scale publicity, Morningstar Pictures has more confidence to ask the theaters to arrange a better schedule and number of openings for "Home Alone".When the theaters see the big publicity of the film, they will feel that the film is interesting and give it to more screens.

Lin Baicheng had an exchange with Shirley Lansing, and he put the promotion and distribution of "Home Alone" at the top priority, and the Christmas file will operate this film.

The film hasn't been released yet, and after all that needs to be said, Lin Baicheng doesn't need to stare at it every day. He left Los Angeles and went to New York.

Lin Baicheng calculated the time difference to go to New York, so when he arrived in New York, it happened to be around six o'clock in the evening, and he went directly to eat at a high-end restaurant in Manhattan that he had made an appointment with Haruko Mori.

Lin Baicheng asked the waiter to take him to the reserved seat, and found that Haruko Moori was already there.

"Sincerely!"

"Haruko."

Lin Baicheng sat down at the seat opposite to Haruko Mouri, and then said to the waiter next to him, "Take the two of them to table ten. Wang Fang, Brett, you guys also go to eat something. Don't be too nervous. This is a high-end restaurant. It should be fine."

The latter words were spoken to the two female bodyguards who followed in, among them Wang Fang was a Chinese female bodyguard.

"Yes, sir!"

Although they agreed so, Wang Fang and O'Neill Brett did not dare to be careless.It is true that no danger has happened for so long. It stands to reason that such a high-end restaurant will not have any dangerous things, but everything is just in case. If something happens and they don't react immediately, then their sins It's big.

The waiter took Wang Fang and O'Neill Brett to another table not far away. The two tables were close to each other and not far away, so they could respond to any situation immediately.

For places like this kind of restaurant, Lin Baicheng usually books two tables close to each other, in order that the bodyguards can protect him immediately after an accident.

Perhaps this is fear of death in the eyes of others, but it is cautious in Lin Baicheng's view.

After a while, Lin Baicheng and Mori Haruko ordered meals separately and handed the menus to the waiter.

After the waiter left, Lin Baicheng said to Haruko Mouri: "A few days ago, you said that you had something to tell me about work, what is it?"

Haruko Mori said: "It's related to Vivien Kelly. Someone in the company reported to me that people from Merrill Lynch had met with Vivien Kelly in private."

Lin Baicheng said clearly after hearing the words: "Are you worried that Merrill Lynch will poach Vivien Kelly away?"

"Yes."

Haruko Mori nodded: "After all, Vivien Kelly worked for Merrill Lynch before, and our company is indeed incomparable with Merrill Lynch. If Merrill Lynch offers better conditions, then Vivien Kelly is entirely possible. Jump ship and go back to work at Merrill Lynch."

"You think I should keep her?"

Lin Baicheng did not express his opinion, but asked.

"Her ability is quite good, especially this time when she correctly judged the rise in oil prices and made a lot of money for the company and you."

Haruko Mori knew that Vivien Kelly and Isabella were good sisters, and they also had a cooperative relationship at work. It stands to reason that Vivien Kelly's resignation would be good for her, and she shouldn't stop it.

But out of publicity, Haruko Mori still hopes that Lin Baicheng can retain a talent like Vivien Kelly. The growth of Lin Baicheng's strength will bring many benefits to her who has a close relationship with Lin Baicheng.

"Haruko, I'm glad you can say that."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He could see that Haruko Moori was fighting openly and secretly with Isabella and others. He was happy that Haruko Moori could consider him from his point of view, and it was worthwhile for him to entrust Haruko Mori with a heavy responsibility.

Haruko Mori said: "Makoto-kun, the better you are, the better I will be, so I know what to do is the right thing to do."

Nodding his head, Lin Baicheng asked, "Do you know what attitude Vivien has?"

"do not know."

Haruko Mori shook her head: "This happened a few days ago. Ms. Kelly didn't tell me about her meeting with people from Merrill Lynch, and I didn't test her out, so I don't know her attitude."

"So, how likely do you think she is to leave?"

"It depends on what conditions Merrill Lynch will offer. Once Merrill Lynch offers high conditions, I don't think Ms. Kelly will choose to stay."

"It's normal for people to go to high places."

Lin Baicheng and Vivien Kelly are not related, and Vivien Kelly has not worked for him for a long time. If someone offers better conditions to recruit Vivien Kelly, then it is normal for Vivien Kelly to choose to leave the Golden Fleece Lin Baicheng didn't think there was any problem with it, let alone that Vivien Kelly had betrayed him.

"Cheng Jun, do you need me to test Ms. Kelly?"

Haruko Mori asked aloud, thought for a while and said: "Or let Ms. Kent test Ms. Kelly. Their relationship is so good. I don't think it is difficult for Ms. Kent to do it. The only thing to worry about is Kent Ma'am, will you stand by Cheng Jun's side and help?"

While saying this, Haruko Mori still didn't forget to trip Isabella.

"Trying is unnecessary."

Lin Baicheng waved his hand and said, "At the Golden Fleece Company, I have already asked Vivien to manage a fund and gave her authority over other managers. If her salary is raised, what about the other managers? The same Increase the salary? That would be too expensive."

"Sir, what do you mean?"

"Let's pretend I don't know about it for the time being, and see if Vivien will choose to leave the company. If she really wants to leave, then she won't force it."

Lin Baicheng does not think that Vivien Kelly is irreplaceable. The treatment and authority he has given Vivien Kelly are already high enough. He should not increase Vivien Kelly's treatment just because some company wants to poach Vivien Kelly. As if the Golden Fleece couldn't do without Vivien Kelly.

Haruko Mori couldn't help saying: "Her ability is still very good. It would be a pity if she really left the company."

"It's okay, as long as the company is willing to spend money, it's not like you can't find talented people."

It is true that Lin Baicheng attaches great importance to talents, but Vivien Kelly's current ability is not enough to make him look different, not to the extent that he must.

"Since you say that, Mr. Cheng, then I will pretend that this has never happened."

Haruko Mori said that since Lin Baicheng insisted, there was no need for her to persuade her, after all, Vivien Kelly and her were not in the same camp.

Lin Baicheng turned and said, "Gorton, Sun Yiyang, Rennes, and Carter, who do you think is more likely to succeed?"

"It's really hard to say. The investment industry is changing too fast, and their abilities are not much different. Maybe one day someone's investment will suddenly produce results, just like Ms. Kelly's investment in oil futures."

Haruko Mori shook her head. Investment is full of uncertainties. It is uncertain when someone's investment target will rise sharply and thus obtain a large amount of profit. Then this person will naturally stand out.

"That's true."

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement. It is true that ability is very important in investing, but sometimes luck is more important.

While the two were chatting, the dinner they ordered was brought up by the waiter.

The two chatted while eating.

While chatting, Haruko Mori suddenly remembered: "By the way, Mr. Cheng, at Pioneer Technology Venture Capital, manager Iger Dema found two professors who understand computer technology, invested 100 million US dollars, and started a business with those two professors. Started a computer company, ready to do personal computer assembly.

Lin Baicheng asked, "When did this happen?"

Haruko Mori replied: "About a week or so ago, when he told me about this, the company had not yet been established."

"Invest $100 million, how many shares?"

Lin Baicheng is really not sure about the future prospects of this computer company. After all, without his rebirth, this computer company would never have appeared.

Haruko Mori said: "Accounting for 40% of the company's shares, the two professors together paid 60 US dollars, plus their technology, so the two of them together hold 60% of the shares, and the company is also managed by them."

"Take the time to hint to Aiger Dema, let this computer company specialize in hardware configuration, the operating system can be used by other companies, and they will naturally find New Century Software."

For this computer company, Lin Baicheng does not want it to develop like Apple, and even make its own operating system.If that were the case, there would be no computers loaded with New Century Software's operating system.

Haruko Mori replied, "Okay, I'll contact Egg Dema in two days and ask about the situation."

Time passed slowly while Lin Baicheng and Mouri Haruko were eating and chatting.

After dinner, Lin Baicheng and Mori Haruko didn't go back immediately, but walked outside for a while before going to Lin Baicheng's apartment together.

It was rare for Lin Baicheng to come to New York, so Haruko Mori naturally wanted to seize the opportunity and stay by his side.

The next morning, Lin Baicheng and Haruko Mori went to the Golden Fleece Company together.For those who are interested, it is not difficult to know that this company is Lin Baicheng's property, so there is no need for Lin Baicheng to hide it when he goes there.

When I came to Golden Fleece Company today, Lin Baicheng just wanted to chat with a few managers to show his existence and importance.

Among them, Vivien Kelly specifically reported to him the progress of fundraising.So far, the fund is about to raise million U.S. dollars, and within a week or so at most, it will be able to raise million U.S. dollars, thereby closing the fund for operation.

Lin Baicheng asked after listening to the report: "Have you been involved in the fundraising work of the fund?"

Vivien Kelly said: "They all participated, but the specific fundraising work is done by the employees below. I mainly talk to investors about the investment direction of the fund and the profit expectation of the fund."

"Then you basically participated in the whole process."

Lin Baicheng thinks, if this is the case, then Vivien Kelly should not leave the Golden Fleece Company easily, unless Merrill Lynch really offers excellent conditions, but this possibility is very small.

It's not that Lin Baicheng looks down on Vivien Kelly, but that Vivien Kelly is still young, and one achievement is not enough to prove her ability. It is impossible for Merrill Lynch to take risks and offer extremely high conditions to recruit her.

"Yes."

Vivien Kelly nodded.

Lin Baicheng: "Well, I entrusted you with the management of the fund. I hope you will make achievements and don't let me and the investors down."

"I will not disappoint you, Chairman."

Vivien Kelly solemnly said that if the performance of the fund is poor, it will have a major impact on her career, and she cannot help but be careless.

Just when Lin Baicheng thought the conversation between the two of them was over and was about to let Vivien Kelly go out to work, Vivien Kelly took the initiative to talk about the fact that an organization contacted her to dig her out.However, she did not say that the institution that met her was Merrill Lynch.

Vivien Kelly said that she would always work in the company and asked Lin Baicheng to pay attention to other people so that they would not be poached by other companies.

Golden Fleece now has a little reputation on Wall Street. Part of the amount of funds invested by the company in oil futures was exposed. The original intention was to increase the company's reputation. This has obviously been achieved. Some companies on Wall Street have noticed Golden Fleece.

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng did not say that he knew about it, but said that he knew about it, and asked Vivien Kelly to do a good job, and he would not treat her and other employees badly.

Lin Baicheng, who didn't care much about Vivien Kelly, naturally didn't care that other employees were poached, and he wasn't worried either.

But all employees who know the company's secrets have signed a non-disclosure agreement, and there is a huge liquidated damages for resignation. It is impossible for a company to spend a huge amount of money to recruit an ordinary employee who is not super capable.

(End of this chapter)