Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

After having the idea of ​​acquiring the copyright, Lin Baicheng stayed in the screenwriting department for a while and then went to find Shirley Lansing.

Lin Baicheng told Shirley Lansing his thoughts and asked for her opinion.

"BOSS, given the current scale of our company, it is not appropriate to acquire too many copyrights."

Shirley Lansing listened and said: "Generally speaking, the term of this type of film and television adaptation rights is only five years, and the longer ones can be ten years. It is rare for a writer to sell the adaptation rights of his works for more than ten years. Unless we offer extremely high prices, our costs will be too high.”

"Based on the current scale of our company, we can only shoot one or two medium-sized films every year, unless you, BOSS, increase your investment in the company. Therefore, buying a large number of copyrights does not make much sense for the time being, unless the company The scale can be expanded to shoot at least four or five medium-cost films every year, and even start to involve the shooting of blockbusters."

"You are right to say that."

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng couldn't help but nodded in agreement. Since he wanted to buy film and television rights, he must buy them for his own company to shoot. However, his own company lacked funds and could not shoot a few movies every year, so there was no point in buying too many rights. It's a waste of money.

Let's take the "Lord of the Rings" series of movies as an example. Let's not talk about how difficult it is to buy the movie adaptation rights of this novel. Even if you buy the adaptation rights for five or even ten years, it means that it will be filmed before 1988. . But the problem is that this series of movies needs to use a lot of special effects and find a suitable director. Otherwise, if you invest huge sums of money in filming, there will be a waterloo, and the loss will make people vomit blood.

However, Lin Baicheng did not just give up on the idea of ​​purchasing film and television adaptation rights.

Lin Baicheng said to Shirley Lansing: "Lansing, do you know Marvel Comics?"

Shirley Lansing nodded and said, "I know, although I don't read superhero comics myself, there are many people around me who like them, so I know that it and DC Comics are one of the two largest comic companies in the country."

"I am quite optimistic about the market for adapting these superheroes into movies, so I want to acquire Marvel. If it works, Marvel's large number of superheroes will definitely make the company a lot of money."

When it comes to film and television adaptation rights, in the United States in this era, Marvel will definitely come to mind immediately, because Marvel is so brilliant after the 21st century. If you go back to this era and start a film and television company but don't buy Marvel, you would be an absolute fool.

Shirley Lansing reminded: "BOSS, this kind of superhero movie must rely on special effects, and the current special effects are not very good, and they cannot achieve the effects in comics at all. It will be difficult for people to like them if they are filmed. "

"I know this. I didn't say that I would start filming immediately after acquiring Marvel. You can wait until the special effects meet the requirements before starting filming."

Lin Baicheng said with a smile that he was not stupid. How could he immediately invest in superhero movies such as "Iron Man" after acquiring Marvel? That would be completely courting death.

Shirley Lansing breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll be relieved if you understand, BOSS, but now there's another problem."

"what is the problem?"

"Marvel Comics is one of the two largest comic companies in the country. It has accompanied the growth of many people and can be said to be a cultural symbol. Boss, you are not from the country. If you want to acquire Marvel, it will be difficult to succeed."

"This is something I didn't expect."

Lin Baicheng couldn't help but frown after hearing this. There would definitely be restrictions on acquiring TV stations, but he didn't expect Marvel to have similar problems.

Shirley Lansing said: "BOSS, I think you can consult professionals and see what they say. After all, I am not a professional. There may be a solution but I don't know it."

"I understand, I will find time to consult with Goldman Sachs."

Lin Baicheng nodded. As a professional, he immediately thought of Goldman Sachs. After all, the two parties have had many cooperations.

This matter has been discussed here, and there is no need to discuss it further.

Lin Baicheng did not stay at Morningstar Pictures all day. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, he left Morningstar Pictures and went to Zhonghe Game Company.

Although Lin Baicheng also invested US$4 million in Zhonghe Game Company, the day-to-day management of the company is handled by Phil Smith. The company's first game has not yet been developed, so he is naturally not that interested in the company. Got interested.

Lin Baicheng said in advance that he would come this afternoon, so Phil Smith came here specially today, and also asked the entire R\u0026D department to come to work. It was not easy for Lin Baicheng to find time to come over. It must be the employees accommodating Lin Baicheng, the big boss, rather than Lin Baicheng taking the time to come over during employees' working hours.

"Alan, you're here."

Phil Smith, who was in the office, came out immediately after learning about Lin Baicheng's arrival.

Lin Baicheng smiled and said, "I just came to take a look."

"What I want is for you to come and take a look. Without you, I wouldn't be at ease."

Phil Smith said with emotion that he was really not praising Lin Baicheng. The games developed by Galaxy Games were all very popular, which shows Lin Baicheng's vision. It was for this reason that he approached Lin Baicheng to jointly jointly establish this company. So how can he rest assured that Lin Baicheng is not in charge of the games developed by the company.

"Let's go to the R\u0026D department and have a look."

Lin Baicheng did not be polite to Phil Smith and went directly to the R\u0026D department.

There are a few more employees in the R\u0026D department of Zhonghe Game Company, but Lin Baicheng knows most of them. He had talked with them before when he asked the R\u0026D department to develop the game "Western Cowboy".

Lin Baicheng reviewed the research and development results of the R\u0026D Department from beginning to end and pointed out many problems. They may not be bad in the eyes of others, but they are quite different from the game "Western Cowboy" in his memory. It needs to be modified.

Maybe the game developed by the developers can be a big hit, but there is a sample that was a hit before the rebirth. Lin Baicheng has no need to be new and innovative. There is a sample that is a hit, but he still wants to develop a different game.

Lin Baicheng would never do such uncomfortable things.

Lin Baicheng just pointed out some problems in the research and development, and did not want him to carry out research and development, so he ended the trip after more than an hour.

Although it was not yet time to get off work, Lin Baicheng and Phil Smith left the company first and went to Phil Smith's villa. There will be a party here tonight. It was thrown by Phil Smith to thank Lin Baicheng and said he had a surprise for Lin Baicheng.