Reborn Xiangjiang as a Tycoon

Chapter 211 Morning Star Pictures

The day after Isabella's birthday, Shirley Lansing and Isabella formed an acquisition team and approached several film companies that Shirley Lansing was looking for.

In today's Hollywood landscape, in addition to the eight major film companies, there are also many second- and third-rate film companies.

Second-rate film companies usually have complete production, publicity, distribution and other departments. As for the most important distribution department, although it cannot cover the entire market that Hollywood radiates, there is still no problem with distribution in the North American market, at least not enough.

Ability to distribute films in the U.S. film market.

Among second-rate film companies, the overall market value of a well-run company can reach tens of millions of dollars. Let’s not talk about whether they are willing to sell the company. Even if they are willing to sell, if there is a premium, they may not be able to afford it for $50 million.

Even if it is a poorly managed second-rate film company, as long as it is not about to go bankrupt and liquidated, considering the size of the company, it will cost 10 to 20 million U.S. dollars to acquire. And if we spend so much money to acquire a poorly managed film company.

What, you can make other choices entirely.

Therefore, Shirley Lansing set her sights on third-rate film companies.

Third-rate film companies are usually not complete in scale, and there are few film companies with complete departments. For example, some film companies are only responsible for production, and then send the films to second-rate film companies or the eight major film companies for distribution.

Some film companies only engage in distribution, buying low-cost films for distribution. If the quality is good, they choose to show it in theaters. If they think the film may not be popular, they will directly show it in the video market and make money through this operation.

Shirley Lansing chose three film companies, one with complete departments, one with film production, and one with distribution.

Her choice is to integrate several companies and become a second-rate film company. Although it can only be ranked at the bottom of the second-rate film company, the scale of the company has at least increased. In this way, it will not cost too much in terms of acquisitions. Secondly, the important thing is

The company is small and easy to integrate, and since three companies are integrated together, she can better control the company.

If it were a second-rate film company with complete departments and a large number of employees, even if the company changed owners, the original management would remain to avoid turmoil in the company, which would make it more difficult for her to control the company.

If Shirley Lansing spends all her energy fighting for power with management, how can she develop a movie company?

Shirley Lansing wanted to acquire three film companies. Although Lin Baicheng said that it would be up to Shirley Lansing to decide, Shirley Lansing still smartly reported it to him. Lin Baicheng didn't say anything about this and agreed happily.

Shirley Lansing's decision.

Shirley Lansing and Isabella took the acquisition team to several companies and negotiated with the bosses of multiple film companies. The acquisition was to acquire only three film companies, but there were more than three film companies negotiating. It was obvious which one would negotiate first.

Whichever one you choose when you come down.

Although the third-rate small film companies are not big, most of them only have a few million dollars, but whether to buy or not is not something that can be decided in a few hours. It is very normal to go through many negotiations.

With so many companies negotiating, Shirley Lansing and Isabella were certainly very busy, going to at least several companies a day for acquisition negotiations.

Five days later, Shirley Lansing and Isabella completed negotiations with three film companies, and Lin Baicheng went there respectively to sign and pay.

Of these three film companies, the one with the most comprehensive equipment was the most expensive, spending a total of 11 million U.S. dollars. The production company only spent 4 million U.S. dollars. This is because there are some films in the company's film library, otherwise the production team alone would not be worth it.

A lot of money. In the end, it was a company specializing in distribution, which cost 7 million U.S. dollars. This company had more films in its library, and the company had a stable income every year from the video tape and television broadcast markets. This allowed this company to

More valuable.

Shirley Lansing said: "BOSS, the company has now completed the acquisition. I will complete the integration in the shortest possible time and then put the company into operation."

Lin Baicheng nodded when he heard this and said: "I will send additional financial personnel to the company, and then I will transfer the remaining nearly 28 million US dollars to the company's account. Regarding the development of the company, I will mention two points.

The company’s distribution scale, increasing the number of films in the film library, and you can take care of the rest.”

"I won't let you down, Boss."

Shirley Lansing solemnly promised, and then said: "BOSS, do you need to change the name of the company? If you are not prepared to change it, then I am going to use the name of the largest of the three companies."

"Let's call it Star Pictures."

Lin Baicheng smiled and said: "I also have a film company in Xiangjiang, also called Star Pictures, but the two companies will not merge, so it's okay to have the same name."

Shirley Lansing said tactfully: "BOSS, if the company grows in the future, the film will definitely be distributed to Asia. When the company in Hong Kong grows, it will also distribute the film to Hollywood.

Come, so I think since there are two companies, it’s better not to use the same name.”

"In that case, let's call it Morning Star Pictures."

Lin Baicheng thought for a while and said, one is called Xingchen and the other is called Morning Star.

Shirley Lansing heard this and no longer objected. Anyway, as long as they don't have the same name, it's not a big deal if they are somewhat similar.

"Lansing, I have a script now and I need you to find the protagonist for me. This is a family comedy. The protagonist is an 8-year-old boy who is quirky. The actor who plays the protagonist can be between 8 and 11 years old.

Just be careful not to make the actor too tall."

"I am planning to shoot a trilogy, so when looking for actors, remember to talk in advance and sign relevant contracts."

What Lin Baicheng is planning to film is "Home Alone". This is a low-cost, high-return comedy film. If the film is as good as the original, it can make Lin Baicheng hundreds of millions of dollars. How could Lin Baicheng let it go? For

To maximize profits, he was even willing to shoot a trilogy, which would greatly reduce the cost.

Shirley Lansing couldn't help but persuade: "BOSS, you can let someone shoot a movie first, and then shoot a sequel after the movie is sure to be profitable."

"As for the investment in the trilogy, I will pay for it separately, and the company will not have to pay for the filming. If the film really makes a profit, I will at most take away the profits and keep the copyright, and your management will not be busy in vain.

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After all, there may be hundreds of millions of dollars in profits. Lin Baicheng will also finance the filming. Of course, he will not generously stay in the company in terms of profits. After all, 10% of the company's shares were granted to the management as options by him. This is a contract signed.

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Hearing what Lin Baicheng said, Shirley Lansing couldn't say anything else. As long as her boss provides additional money to shoot the film, she can do whatever the boss wants. At most, the company will spend some manpower to help with the operation, which will not have much impact on the company.

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Lin Baicheng has watched several films in the "Home Alone" series. He knows very well how important the male protagonist is. A poor choice of actor may ruin the series. Therefore, if he does not find a satisfactory actor, he will never

Will take videos.

(End of chapter)