Reborn Xiangjiang as a Tycoon

Chapter 361 Inspecting American Companies (3)

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. Whether ordinary employees are willing to come to work is voluntary, and those who come to work will have

Overtime pay allowance.

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

Unlike New Century Software Company and Starlight Company, Morning Star 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.

In this company, Lin Baicheng invested US$50 million, and US$22 million was used to acquire three small companies, and the integration was completed in a short time. In addition to using the remaining US$28 million to expand distribution channels, Shirley Lansing invested

Three low-budget films.

After a few months, only one of the three low-budget movies is about to be filmed and is expected to be released at the end of January or February. There is no way, the competition for time slots during the Christmas period is the most intense, and the competition in January is not small.

The competition will not be so fierce in February. If small-budget films do not want to become cannon fodder, they must choose a schedule where competition is not very high.

The shooting of the other two low-cost movies will be completed a few months later, and will be scheduled to be released in March and April. As for whether they can make money, no one can guarantee this. What the company can do is

Do a good job in publicity and distribution, and try to get as many premiere screens as possible.

Apart from investing in three low-cost films, the film company certainly did nothing. After all, the company is a company that integrates production, shooting and distribution. Before the film shooting has no results, of course it will look for other films for distribution, otherwise

What do you do to support a publishing 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, and the company as the distributor naturally made a lot of money.

, it can be seen that Shirley Lansing's ability is quite good.

The reason why Shirley Lansing is said to be 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 in the production can make the company a lot of profits. Plus the company's profits from the release of other movies, next year the company will not only invest in small-cost movies, but also one in

A mid-sized film worth ten to twenty million dollars.”

"Although small-cost 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" not been found yet?"

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

Shirley Lansing nodded helplessly, and after hesitating for a moment, she still said: "BOSS, I think we are in the wrong direction. We should not find the little boy who will star first, but we should first find the producer and director, and then let

The producers and directors went to find the right young boy to star in the 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 hope that the movie can be made well, so they

Only suitable 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 was not that he was strict, but that the interests involved in the "Home Alone" series of movies were too great, with profits of at least hundreds of millions of dollars, that he could not ignore them.

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 another investment from BOSS, so we can't even want to 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 it will achieve 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 couldn't be sure how the upcoming movie would fare at the box office. Although she thought the film's subject matter was good and the filming was not bad, she thought it was useless.

It needs market recognition.

"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 earlier he bought it, the cheaper it would be.

(End of chapter)