Rebirth 1983: Starting from taking back the family property.

Chapter 576 Wanjia Film and Television
Wanjia Films made a profit of 1.09 million last year, mainly contributed by God of Gamblers, which has high overseas copyrights. After reading the financial report, Lu Jiaxin felt that she had not paid enough attention to Wanjia Films before. After all, the profit was really good. You know, Green Forest’s profit last year was only about million.

With this idea in mind, Lu Jiaxin went to Wanjia Film and Television the next day and asked Tian Pengyu for the list of the next shooting schedule.

Legally Blonde is almost finished filming, and God of Gamblers will start filming next month. Apart from these two, she is familiar with only a rough idea of ​​other movies and TV series. This is not Tian Pengyu's fault, but Lu Jiaxin is a hands-off boss, and her requirement for Wanjia Films is not to lose money.

After looking at the filming plan, Lu Jiaxin said, "Give me all these scripts."

Tian Pengyu was overjoyed: "Boss, wait a minute, I'll get it now."

The boss took the initiative to say that she would read the scripts of other movies, which proved that she was beginning to attach importance to Wanjia Films. With the boss's Midas touch, as long as she was willing to put in the effort, this year's profit would definitely exceed that of previous years.

Lu Jiaxin glanced at the scripts he brought over, then took the top one to read. The name of the movie was "Enter the Dragon", a police and gangster movie, a type of movie that Hong Kong and city directors are good at. Moreover, this type of movie is loved by both Hong Kong and the mainland, but if you want to make money, it must be a high-quality movie. So far, Wanjia Films has not produced a high-quality police and gangster movie.

After reading more than ten pages, Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "This won't work. It's too boring. The audience won't like it. You can add some funny scenes. The film won't be so boring so that it can attract the audience."

Tian Pengyu immediately took out a small notebook and wrote it down.

Lu Jiaxin went through the nine scripts roughly. They were all mediocre, and none of them caught her eye. It was true that all the good scripts went to other large film and television companies, so they had no chance. Although they had produced three hits, they were still a long way behind the other companies.

Tian Pengyu knew she was dissatisfied from her expression, so she said, "Boss, I hired a screenwriter named Zhao. He is good at writing romance dramas. He will start working next month. If you have any good ideas, you can tell him and let him write them."

When Lu Jiaxin heard that he was good at writing romance dramas, the words "idol drama" immediately popped up in her mind. But there was no rush, she would wait until the screenwriter came to work.

Tian Pengyu hesitated and said, "Boss, our office is too small. We should move to a bigger one. There's not enough room for so many people."

"What are the requirements?"

Tian Pengyu hopes to rent two floors, one for office and one for actors to attend classes and training. Unlike now, newly recruited actors have to rent a place outside for classes, which is inconvenient.

An idea flashed through Lu Jiaxin's mind, and she said, "There's no rush for office matters. Let me read these scripts carefully, and then we can have a meeting to discuss them together."

She used to hate meetings and thought they were a waste of time. Unexpectedly, things have changed and now she has to host several meetings every month for several companies under her umbrella.

When she got home from get off work and saw Nie Zhan sitting in the living room reading documents, she fell on the sofa and said, "I'm so tired. I don't want to go to work anymore. I want to be a parasite."

Miao Na wanted to say that you are fully qualified to be a parasite, but she was still rational and hurried out. The boss was just acting like a spoiled brat, not really wanting to be a parasite.

Nie Zhan put down the documents in his hand and said with a smile: "If you feel tired, go out and relax for a few days, and leave the company's affairs to the people below."

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "Green Forest has just gone public, so it's not a good time to go on vacation. And Wanjia Films, I think we should spend more time on it. It made a profit of more than 100 million last year!"

Nie Zhan was not surprised and said, "The copyright of God of Gamblers was sold for 900 million green coins. With the box office in Hong Kong, this movie alone made more than million."

Lu Jiaxin added: "The Noble Family also made more than 10 million. Now Taiwan Island and Macau TV want to buy the copyright. The price is not bad. I have agreed. There is also Legally Blonde. South Korea wants to buy the copyright. I think their offer is too low and I want to take the profit-sharing route." "I also want to cooperate with the mainland for Legally Blonde and take the profit-sharing route. Unfortunately, the mainland is still relatively conservative and God of Gamblers cannot be released."

Nie Zhan felt that Lu Jiaxin had good connections with the mainland, and Legally Blonde was a story about female independence, which would be very popular among young women.

Lu Jiaxin expressed her thoughts: "Last year's profits are still in the account. This money is used to recruit new people and strengthen the company's strength."

She felt that what Wanjia lacked was not a big star, but a director and a screenwriter.

Nie Zhan thought it was a good idea. He said, "You can tell the screenwriter your ideas and let them write it. You can check the script after it's finished."

Lu Jiaxin also had the same idea: "Ah Zhan, sometimes I feel like you are the worm in my stomach, and you always know what I am thinking."

Nie Zhan corrected her, saying that this was a tacit understanding developed between the two of them: "I remember you mentioned two screenwriters before, if you like them, just poach them. In Hong Kong, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem."

Lu Jiaxin smiled, she thought so too.

At the meeting the next day, she asked her secretary to send the scripts to Tian Pengyu and other senior executives, and said coldly: "None of these scripts are original, they are all copied from others. How can such a movie make money?"

Three of them may make money, two are uncertain, and the remaining four will definitely lose money. Those that may make money will be filmed as planned, and the rest will be cancelled.

Seeing that no one spoke, Lu Jiaxin said, "Without a good script, there can be no good movie. You are in this industry, so you should know this better than me."

Tian Pengyu said with a stiff upper lip: "Boss, all the good screenwriters are employed by various companies."

Lu Jiaxin said: "We can recruit them with high salaries. Not only screenwriters, but also directors and stars are welcome. This way, if there are good projects, we don't have to worry about not finding the right people to shoot them."

Tian Pengyu almost burst into tears, the boss paid attention to Wanjia Films. Because Lu Jiaxin didn't pay attention to the company, the morale was low. Now it's good, with this shot of encouragement from the boss, the company will definitely get better and better.

The other senior executives were also very happy. They were all jealous of Green Forest's listing and hoped that the boss would pay more attention to the film and television company. Finally, their wait came.

After the meeting, Lu Jiaxin called the three screenwriters to her office and told them that she wanted to make a fairy tale film, a funny version of a fairy tale film. If she shot it now, it could be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The three screenwriters were unsure.

Lu Jiaxin said: "If you don't have any ideas, you can go read "Investiture of the Gods", "Journey to the West" and "Classic of Mountains and Seas."

In addition to asking screenwriters to write some good scripts, another way is to adapt best-selling novels into films or TV series. The latter will be searched for by Tian Pengyu to check.

The boss had spoken and given direction, so the three screenwriters couldn't refuse.

(End of this chapter)