Chapter 577 Wanjia Films
Wanjia Film and Television made a profit of 109 million yuan last year. The main contribution was God of Gamblers, which has high overseas copyrights. After reading the financial report, Lu Jiaxin felt that she had paid too little attention to Wanjia Film and Television. After all, the profits were really good. You must know that Green Forest's profit last year was only about 100 million.
With this idea in mind, Lu Jiaxin went to Wanjia Film and Television the next day and asked Tian Pengyu for a 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 them, and only knows about the other movies and TV series. This is not to blame Tian Pengyu, but Lu Jiaxin is a hands-off shopkeeper, and her requirement for Wanjia Film and Television is not to lose money.
After reading the shooting plan, Lu Jiaxin said: "Give me all these scripts."
Tian Pengyu was overjoyed: "Boss, just wait, I'll get it now."
The boss took the initiative to read the scripts of other movies, which proves that he is starting to take Wanjia Film and Television seriously. The boss has the ability to turn stone into gold. As long as she is willing to put in the effort, the profit this year will definitely exceed previous years.
Lu Jiaxin glanced at the scripts he held over, then took the top one and read it. The name of the movie is "The Way of the Dragon", a police movie. This type of movie is what the Hong Kong director is good at. Moreover, Hong Kong and Mainland China love to watch this type of film, but if you want to make money, it must be a high-quality film. So far, Wanjia Film and Television has not produced a high-quality police film.
After reading more than ten pages, Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "This won't work. It's too dull and the audience won't like it. You can add some funny scenes to make the film less dull to attract the audience."
Tian Pengyu immediately took a small notebook and wrote it down.
Lu Jiaxin went through the nine scripts roughly, and they were all satisfactory, and none of them made her eyes light up. Also, if there are good scripts, they have gone to several other big film and television companies, so who can get their turn? Although there have been three hits, they are still far behind the others.
Tian Pengyu could tell by her look that she was dissatisfied. She said, "Boss, I hired a screenwriter named Zhao. He is good at writing emotional dramas. He will come to work next month. If you have any good ideas, you can tell him. Let him write it.”
When Lu Jiaxin heard that she was good at writing emotional dramas, the words idol dramas immediately came to mind. But don’t worry, we’ll wait until the screenwriter comes to work.
Tian Pengyu hesitated for a moment and then said: "Boss, our office is too small. We should change it to a larger one. There are so many people that we can't move around."
"What are your requirements?"
Tian Pengyu hopes to rent two floors, one for offices and one for actors to take classes and train. Unlike now, newly recruited actors have to rent a place to take classes, which is inconvenient.
An idea flashed through Lu Jiaxin's mind, and she said, "Don't worry about the office matters. Let me read these scripts in detail and hold a meeting to discuss them together."
She used to hate meetings and considered them a waste of time. Unexpectedly, things have changed, and now she has to host several meetings every month for several of her companies.
When she got home from get off work, she 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. I want to be a rice bug."
Miao Na wanted to say that you are fully qualified to be a rice insect, but she still had some sense and walked out quickly. The boss is acting coquettishly and doesn't really want to be a rice bug.
Nie Zhan put down the documents in his hands and said with a smile: "If you feel tired, just go out for a few days to relax and leave the company's affairs to the people below."
Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said: "Green Forest has just been launched, so it is not easy to go on vacation. There is also Wanjia Film and Television. I think we should spend more time on it. Last year, the profit was more than 100 million!"
Nie Zhan was not surprised and said: "The copyright for God of Gamblers was sold for 9 million green coins. Adding in the box office in Hong Kong City, this film alone made more than 70 million yuan."
Lu Jiaxin added: "The famous family also made more than 10 million. Now Wandao and Macau TV want to buy the copyright. The price is not bad. I have agreed. There are also Legally Blonde and Bangziguo want to buy the copyright. I think they The bid is too low and I want to take the share-sharing route.”
"I also want to cooperate with the Mainland for Legally Blonde, and we will also adopt a profit-sharing method. Unfortunately, the Mainland is still relatively conservative now, and God of Gamblers cannot be released."
Nie Zhan feels that Lu Jiaxin has a good relationship with the mainland, and Legally Blonde tells a story about female independence, which will 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 people and strengthen the company's strength."
She felt that what Wanjia lacked was not big stars, but directors and screenwriters.
Nie Zhan thought it was good. He said, "You can tell the screenwriter your ideas and let them write it. You will control the script once it is written."
Lu Jiaxin also had the same idea: "Azhan, sometimes I feel like you are the roundworm in my belly, you always know what I am thinking."
Nie Zhan corrected her statement, saying that this was a tacit understanding cultivated by the two people: "I remember you said before that if you like two screenwriters, you can hire them. In Hong Kong City, problems that can be solved with money are not problems."
Lu Jiaxin smiled, she thought so too.
During the meeting the next day, she asked her secretary to send the script to Tian Pengyu and other senior executives, and said with a cold face: "None of these scripts are innovative. They are all just copycats. How can you make money by making a movie like this?"
Three of them are likely to be profitable, two are uncertain, and the remaining four projects are definitely losing money. Those with the potential to make a profit will be filmed as originally planned, and the rest will be cancelled.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Lu Jiaxin said: "Without a good script, you can't make a good movie. You are in this industry, so you should know this better than me."
Tian Pengyu said with a stiff face: "Boss, all the good screenwriters are supported by various companies."
Lu Jiaxin said: "You can poach them with high salary. Not only screenwriters, but also directors and stars. In this way, there is a good project and you don't have to worry about not finding the right people to shoot it."
Tian Pengyu almost burst into tears. The boss paid attention to Wanjia Film and Television. Because Lu Jiaxin didn't pay attention to it, the company's morale was relatively low. Now it's good. With this shot of booster from the boss, the company will definitely get better and better.
The other senior executives were also very happy. They were also very jealous of Green Forest's listing. They all hoped that the boss would pay attention to the film and television company, and finally waited for it.
After the meeting, Lu Jiaxin called the three screenwriters to the office and told them that they wanted to shoot a fairy tale film, a funny version of a fairy tale film. Shooting now, it can be released during the Lunar New Year period.
The three screenwriters were not sure.
Lu Jiaxin said: "If you don't have any ideas, you can go and watch "Investiture of the Gods", "Journey to the West" and "Classic of Mountains and Seas."
In addition to letting screenwriters write some good scripts, another way is to adapt best-selling novels into films or TV series. The latter asked Tian Pengyu to search for her to check.
The boss had spoken and given direction, so the three screenwriters couldn't refuse.