Reborn Xiangjiang as a Tycoon

Chapter 576 Lin Baicheng’s Attitude (2-in-1)

The filming cost of "Home Alone" is actually not very high. It is a low-budget comedy after all. The reason why Lin Baicheng invested a lot of money in publicity is because he knew that this series of movies was a hit before his rebirth.

A total of five films were filmed before and after, and the first two films did very well at the box office.

However, Lin Baicheng also knows one thing. Although he does not know which company distributed the original version of "Home Alone," Morningstar Pictures is barely second-rate in Hollywood, and its distribution capabilities are incomparable to those of Hollywood giants.

Furthermore, if a film does not have good publicity, no matter how good it is, it will never achieve good results, so investment in publicity and distribution is essential.

Speaking of which, the film "Home Alone" has nothing to do with Morningstar Pictures. It was financed by Lin Baicheng. Morningstar Pictures only does the film distribution. But who made Lin Baicheng the boss of Morningstar Pictures? Therefore, the company will make this film

The film is treated as a self-produced film.

In order to promote "Home Alone", Lin Baicheng asked Marvel Comics' latest comic stories to include information related to "Home Alone", and physical comic stores even posted promotional posters.

As for Starlight Company, as a company that sells toys and caters to the children's market, of course there are promotional posters for "Home Alone" in the store.

Publicity in these places is free of charge. Lin Baicheng felt that this was not enough, so he also spent money to promote it through newspapers and other channels.

With these large-scale publicity, Morningstar Pictures has more confidence to ask theaters to arrange a better schedule and number of openings for "Home Alone". Only when theaters see the film has a lot of publicity will they feel

The film has drama and should be given more screens.

Lin Baicheng had communicated with Shirley Lansing and put the promotion and distribution of "Home Alone" as the highest priority, and the film will be released during the Christmas season.

After all, the movie hasn't been released yet, and after all that needs to be said, Lin Baicheng doesn't need to watch it every day. He left Los Angeles and went to New York.

Lin Baicheng calculated the time difference and went 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 a high-end restaurant in Manhattan that he had made an appointment with Haruko Moori.

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

"Makoto-kun!"

"Haruko."

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

It should be fine."

What he said next was to the two female bodyguards who followed him in. Among them, Wang Fang was a Chinese female bodyguard.

"Yes, sir!"

Although they responded like this, Wang Fang and Oni Bright did not dare to be careless at all. It is true that no danger has happened for so long. It stands to reason that dangerous things will not happen in such a high-end restaurant, but everything is

They were afraid of what might happen. If something happened and they didn't react immediately, they would be guilty.

The waiter took Wang Fang and Oni Bright to another table not far away. The two tables were close to each other and not far apart, so they could react to any situation immediately.

When going to a restaurant like this, Lin Baicheng usually books two tables close to each other so that his bodyguards can protect him as soon as possible in case of an accident.

Perhaps this may seem like fear of death to others, but to Lin Baicheng, it may seem like caution.

After a while, Lin Baicheng and Maori Haruko ordered their meals respectively and handed the menus to the waiter.

After the waiter left, Lin Baicheng said to Maori Haruko: "A few days ago, you said you had something to do with work and told me in person. What was it?"

Haruko Maori said: "It has something to do with Vivien Kelly. Someone in the company reported to me that someone from Merrill Lynch had met in private with Vivien Kelly."

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

"Yes."

Haruko Maori nodded: "After all, Vivien Kelly has worked at Merrill Lynch before, and our company is indeed incomparable to Merrill Lynch. If Merrill Lynch offers better terms, then Vivien Kelly is entirely possible

Jumped back to work at Merrill Lynch."

"Do you think I should keep her?"

Lin Baicheng did not express an opinion, but asked.

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

Maori Haruko knew that Vivien Kelly and Isabella were good sisters, and they had a cooperative relationship at work. Logically speaking, Vivien Kelly's resignation was good for her, and she should not stop it.

But out of public interest, Maori Haruko still hopes that Lin Baicheng can retain talents like Vivien Kelly. Lin Baicheng's growing power will bring many benefits to her, who has a close relationship with Lin Baicheng.

"Haruko, I'm very happy that you can say that."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but smile after hearing this. He could see that Maori Haruko, Isabella and others were fighting openly and covertly. He was happy that Maori Haruko could consider him from his perspective. It was not in vain that he entrusted Maori Haruko with such a heavy responsibility.

Maori Haruko 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, Lin Baicheng asked: "Do you know Vivien's attitude?"

"have no idea."

Haruko Maori 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 it with her, so I don't know what her attitude is."

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

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

"It's normal for people to walk to higher places."

Lin Baicheng and Vivien Kelly are not related, and Vivien Kelly has not been working for him for a long time. If someone offers better terms to poach 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 this, let alone that Vivien Kelly had betrayed him.

"Cheng-kun, do you need me to test it with Ms. Kelly?"

Maori Haruko asked aloud, thought for a while and then said: "In other words, let Ms. Kent test Ms. Kelly. Their relationship is so good, I think it will not be difficult for Ms. Kent to handle it. The only thing to worry about is that Kent

Madam, will you stand by your side and help Cheng-kun?"

While saying this, Haruko Maori did not forget to trip up Isabella.

"There is no need to test."

Lin Baicheng waved his hand and said: "Currently, at Golden Fleece Company, I have asked Vivian to manage a fund, giving her higher authority than other managers. If I increase her salary further, what will happen to the other managers? Same thing.

Increase the salary? That would be too costly.”

"Cheng-kun, what do you mean?"

"Let's just pretend we don't know about this for now. We'll see if Vivien chooses to leave the company. If she really wants to leave, she won't force it."

Lin Baicheng did not think that Vivien Kelly was irreplaceable. The treatment and authority he gave Vivien Kelly were already high enough. He should not increase Vivien Kelly's treatment just because a company wanted to poach Vivien Kelly.

It seems that the Golden Fleece Company cannot do without Vivien Kelly.

Maori Haruko couldn't help but said: "Her abilities are 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 we can't find talented people with strong abilities."

It is true that Lin Baicheng attaches great importance to talents, but Vivien Kelly's current ability is not enough for him to look at him differently, and it is not necessary.

"Since you said so, Cheng-kun, then I'll just pretend that this never happened."

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

Lin Baicheng turned to ask: "Golden, Sun Yiyang, Lane and Carter, who do you think is more likely to come forward?"

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

Haruko Mouri shook her head. Investment is full of uncertainties. You can't tell when someone's investment target will rise sharply and make a lot of profits. Then this person will naturally come forward.

"That's true."

Lin Baicheng nodded in agreement. When it comes to investing, ability is very important, but luck is sometimes even more important.

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

The two of them chatted while eating.

While chatting, Haruko Maori suddenly remembered: "By the way, Cheng-kun, over at Pioneer Technology Venture Capital, manager Aige Dema found two professors who knew computer technology, invested US$1 million, and started a business with those two professors.

I started a computer company and prepared to assemble personal computers.

Lin Baicheng asked: "When did this happen?"

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

"If you invest US$1 million, how many shares will you hold?"

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

Haruko Mouri said: "Occupying 40% of the company's shares, the two professors paid a combined $600,000, plus their technology, so the two of them collectively hold 60% of the shares, and the company is also managed by them."

"You find time to hint to Aige Dema and let this computer company specialize in hardware configuration. The operating system can be used by other companies. Then they will naturally find New Century Software Company."

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, New Century Software Company's operating system would not be installed on the computer.

Maori Haruko responded: "Okay, I will contact Aige Dema in two days to ask about the situation."

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

After dinner, Lin Baicheng and Maori Haruko did not go back immediately. Instead, they walked outside for a while before going to the apartment where Lin Baicheng lived.

It was rare for Lin Baicheng to come to New York, so Maori Haruko naturally wanted to seize the opportunity and stay with him.

The next morning, Lin Baicheng and Maori Haruko went to the Golden Fleece Company together. For some thoughtful people, it was not difficult to know that this company was Lin Baicheng's property, so there was no need for Lin Baicheng to hide it when he went there.

When Lin Baicheng came to Golden Fleece Company today, he just wanted to chat with a few managers to show his presence and attention.

Among them, Vivien Kelly specially reported to him the progress of the fund's fundraising. So far, the fund has almost raised 100 million U.S. dollars. In about a week at most, it will be able to raise 100 million U.S. dollars, thus closing the fund.

operate.

After listening to the report, Lin Baicheng asked: "Have you always been involved in the fund's fundraising work?"

Vivien Kelly said: "Everyone is involved, but the specific fundraising work is done by the employees below. I mainly talk to investors about the fund's investment direction and the fund's profit expectations."

"Then you are basically involved in the whole process."

Lin Baicheng thinks that if this is the case, then Vivien Kelly will not leave Golden Fleece 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. Merrill Lynch cannot take risks and offer extremely high conditions to poach her.

"Yes."

Vivien Kelly nodded.

Lin Baicheng: "Well, I have handed over the management of the fund to you. I hope you will achieve results and not let me and the investors down."

"I will not let you down, Chairman."

Vivien Kelly solemnly said that if the fund's performance was poor, it would have a major impact on her career, and she had no choice but to be cautious.

Just when Lin Baicheng thought that the conversation between the two was over and was about to let Vivien Kelly go out to do some work, Vivien Kelly took the initiative to talk about the fact that an organization contacted her and wanted to poach her. However, she did not say anything about it.

The institution we met with was Merrill Lynch.

Vivien Kelly said that she would always work in the company and asked Lin Baicheng to pay attention to other people to prevent them from being poached by other companies.

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

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

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

However, all employees who know the company's secrets have signed confidentiality agreements and are subject to huge liquidated damages for leaving. It is impossible for a company to pay a huge price to poach an ordinary employee who is not super capable.

(End of chapter)