Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 211 Morningstar Films
The day after Isabella's birthday, Shirley Lansing and Isabella formed an acquisition team and found several film companies that Shirley Lansing had scouted for.

In today's Hollywood structure, apart from the eight major film companies, there are also many second- and third-rate film companies below.

Second-tier film companies usually have complete production, publicity, distribution and other departments.As far as the most important distribution department is concerned, although it cannot cover the entire market radiated by Hollywood, the distribution in the North American market is still no problem, and even if it is not good, it can also distribute films in the American film market.

Among the second-tier film companies, well-run companies can have an overall market value of tens of millions of dollars. Let alone whether they are willing to sell the company, even if they are willing to sell, with a premium price, 5000 million dollars may not be able to afford it.

Even a poorly managed second-rate film company, as long as it is not on the verge of bankruptcy and liquidation, it will cost 2000 to [-] million US dollars to acquire it in terms of company size.And if you spend so much money, what to do with buying a poorly managed film company, you can make other choices.

Therefore, Shirley Lansing will target third-rate film companies.

For third-rate film companies, the scale of the company is usually not complete, and there are very few film companies with complete departments.For example, some film companies are only responsible for producing the film, and then send the film to the second-tier film company or the eight major distribution companies.

Some film companies only do distribution, buy low-cost films for distribution, and if the quality is good, they choose to show them in theaters. If they feel that the film may not be popular, they will directly show it in the video tape 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 was 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 company's scale has at least increased.In doing so, it doesn't cost too much for the acquisition. The important thing is that the company is small and easy to integrate, and it is the integration of three companies, so she can better control the company.

If it was replaced by a second-rate film company with complete departments and a large number of personnel, even if the company changed its boss, the original management would stay to avoid turmoil in the company, and this would make it more difficult for her to control the company.

How can Shirley Lansing grow a film company if she spends all her energy fighting for power and profit with management?
Shirley Lansing wanted to acquire three film companies. Although Lin Baicheng said that it was up to Shirley Lansing to make the decision, Shirley Lansing still smartly reported to him. Lin Baicheng didn't say anything about it, and readily agreed Shirley Lansing's decision.

Shirley Lansing and Isabella took the acquisition team to several companies respectively, and negotiated with the bosses of several film companies. The acquisition only acquired three companies, but there were not only three film companies involved in the negotiation. It was obvious which one should be negotiated first Choose which one to come down.

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

There were too many companies negotiating, so of course Shirley Lansing and Isabella seemed very busy, at least going to several companies a day for acquisition negotiations.

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

Among the three film companies, the most complete film company was the most expensive, spending a total of 1100 million US dollars.The production company only spent $400 million, and this is because there are some films in the company's film library, otherwise the production team alone is not worth so much money.Finally, there is a distribution company that spends 700 million US dollars. This company has more films in its library, and the company has a stable income every year in markets such as video tapes and TV broadcasts, which makes this company even more valuable.

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

Lin Baicheng nodded when he heard the words, and said: "I will send other financial personnel into the company, and then I will transfer the remaining nearly 2800 million US dollars to the company's account. Regarding the company's development, I will mention two points. The scale of the company's distribution, increasing the number of films in the film library, and the rest can be figured out."

"I will not let you down, Boss."

Shirley Lansing made a solemn promise, and then said: "Boss, do you need to change the name of the company? If you don't plan to change it, then I plan to use the name of the largest company among the three companies."

"Let's call it Star Films."

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

Shirley Lansing said euphemistically after hearing the words: "Boss, if the company grows stronger in the future, the film will definitely be distributed to Asia, and the company in Xiangjiang will also distribute the film to Hollywood after it grows. Come on, so I think since it is two companies, it is better not to use the same name."

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

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

Shirley Lansing no longer objected after hearing that, anyway, as long as they don't have the same name, it doesn't matter if they have similarities.

"Lansing, I have a script right now and I need you to find me the lead. It's a family comedy, the lead is an 8-year-old boy, quirky, and the lead actor can be anywhere from 8 to 11 years old, Just take care that the actors are not too tall."

"I'm going to shoot a trilogy, so when looking for actors, remember to make an agreement in advance and sign the relevant contract."

Lin Baicheng is planning to have the movie "Home Alone" filmed. This is a comedy film with a small cost and high returns. If it is as good as the original version, it can make Lin Baicheng hundreds of millions of dollars. How could Lin Baicheng let it go.In order to maximize the benefits, he is even willing to shoot a trilogy, which greatly reduces the cost.

Shirley Lansing couldn't help persuading: "Boss, you can let someone shoot a movie first, and after the movie is confirmed to be profitable, it won't be too late to shoot a sequel."

"As for the investment in the trilogy, I will pay other money instead of the company's money for filming. If the film is really profitable, I will take away the profit at most and keep the copyright, so that your management will not be in vain. .”

After all, it may be hundreds of millions of dollars in profits. Lin Baicheng also invested in the filming. Of course, he will not stay in the company generously in terms of profits. After all, he licensed 10% of the company's shares to the management as options. This is a contract. of.

Hearing what Lin Baicheng said, Shirley Lansing couldn't say anything more.As long as the boss pays for the filming, the boss can do whatever he wants. At most, the company will spend some manpower to help with the operation, which will not have much impact on the company.

Lin Baicheng has watched several films in the "Home Alone" series. He is very aware of how important the leading actor is. A poorly selected actor may ruin the series. Therefore, if he does not find a satisfactory actor, he will definitely not Will shoot video.

(End of this chapter)