Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

In the evening, Mineryu Iwasaki from Tokyo also called. It was around seven o'clock the next morning in Tokyo.

Iwasaki Mineryu also asked Lin Baicheng about his views on the subsequent trend of international gold prices. Lin Baicheng gave the same answer. Iwasaki Mineryu decided how to operate.

This time, Iwasaki Mineryu said that he simply followed Lin Baicheng's operation. If Bailong Commercial Club's gold futures long orders were not sold, then his own long orders would not be sold. He would rather make money and lose money with Lin Baicheng than follow Lin Baicheng. You lost money due to your own random operations.

During the phone call, Iwasaki Mineryu regretted very much. He had previously sold a long position built at a high price at a low level, resulting in a loss of nearly 100 million US dollars. If he could always trust Lin Baicheng and hold long orders without operating, then if the gold price breaks through In the case of the previous high, not only did he not lose money, but he started to make money.

In other words, the money that was supposed to be earned was not made, but instead it was lost by nearly 100 million U.S. dollars. The total amount is a loss of more than 100 million U.S. dollars, a figure that is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Let alone an ordinary person, more than 100 million US dollars is not a small sum for Iwasaki Mineryu. It is enough to make him feel heartbroken for a long time. Otherwise, he would not complain to Lin Baicheng on the phone. This shows how much he regrets.

Faced with Iwasaki Mineryu's complaints, Lin Baicheng just gave him a few words of comfort, and then ignored him. After all, he would eat the bitter fruit he brewed.

The international gold price that day did not fluctuate much after 6 p.m. It has been fluctuating since it exceeded 250 US dollars per ounce that day. Compared with the previous trading day, the trading volume has been greatly enlarged, and a large amount of funds are trading.

After the international gold price exceeded 250 US dollars per ounce, it stabilized at the price of 250 US dollars per ounce amid shocks. This is a good thing for the bulls, which shows that the bulls are currently relatively strong and have not been suppressed by the short sellers.

The next day, Lin Baicheng no longer paid much attention to the international gold price. Vivien Kelly and the others were always paying attention to the fluctuations in the gold price and would notify him if there was a major fluctuation.

In the morning, after having breakfast, Lin Baicheng went to Morning Star Pictures.

"Lansing, how's the filming of Home Alone going?"

In the office, Lin Baicheng asked Shirley Lansing.

The most important thing about the movie "Home Alone" is the little boy who plays the leading role. The little boy was finally found not long after Lin Baicheng returned to Hong Kong last time. The producer and director took the little boy and his family with him I went to Xiangjiang and asked Lin Baicheng to interview in person, and finally got Lin Baicheng's approval.

Cameron Atlanta is a nine-year-old boy who is a bit funny and looks very mature. Lin Baicheng thinks he is very suitable to play the leading actor in "Home Alone". Of course, the classic in Lin Baicheng's heart is still the original version. After all, the original version is very good, and the first impression is extra points. He can't actually guarantee whether Cameron Atlan's performance is as good as the original version.

"The crew has already gone to Alaska, and it's only been a few days since filming started."

Shirley Lansing said that it is colder in Alaska. Although it is May now, the temperature is still not high. Although there is no snow, snow can be produced, and only in low-temperature environments can the effects of Christmas be photographed.

"I am very optimistic about the market prospects of this movie. You should always pay attention to it. In the future, a trilogy will be filmed."

Lin Baicheng once again reminded that the current filming of "Home Alone" is only the first one, not the trilogy.

Lin Baicheng's original idea was to shoot the trilogy together, but later, after Shirley Lansing's persuasion, he gave up the idea of ​​filming the trilogy together and instead shot the first part first. The reason why I agreed is because Shirley Lansing said that if the first part is a hit, the advertising insertion of the subsequent two parts can make a lot of money, at least 10 to 20 million US dollars, depending on the first part. How much is the box office.

The reason why Lin Baicheng wanted to film the trilogy together was because after the first film became a hit, the actors took the opportunity to ask for a salary increase, and it was a huge increase. If the trilogy was filmed together, without knowing anything about the prospects of the film , actors’ remuneration is limited.

However, Shirley Lansing told Lin Baicheng that if the first part is a big hit, even if the second and third parts have been filmed, the actors will still ask for a salary increase. If they cannot be satisfied, they will definitely choose to sue the company. If it goes to court, then the next two movies will not be released. Moreover, when the company has already filmed the next two films, it can only compromise with the actors and cannot afford to delay, otherwise the early production costs will be wasted.

Therefore, Morningstar Pictures is now shooting the first part of "Home Alone" first, but it has signed a trilogy contract with the main actors. Although after the first film becomes a hit, the actors will definitely ask for an increase in salary, but with the contract in place, the increase in salary will be limited and will not make the actors talk too much.

"There are producers watching over the crew, and I will go there every once in a while. The filming time of the film is a little more than a month, which is about it."

Shirley Lansing responded and said that although the funds for the filming of this film were privately provided by Lin Baicheng, the success or failure had nothing to do with her, and the company could not make much profit from it, but this was a film that her boss wanted to make. , she will definitely treat it as a film invested by the company.

Lin Baicheng invested US$8 million in the first part of "Home Alone", and Morningstar Pictures did not invest a penny. However, the distribution of the film was left to Morningstar Pictures, and additional personnel contributed, so Morningstar Pictures was able to With a 20% omni-channel profit share, Morningstar Pictures can also make a lot of money if the film is successful.

The reason why we still do this when the company is still Lin Baicheng is because Lin Baicheng took out 10% of the shares of Morning Star Pictures as management incentives, although no management has received it yet, because the conditions for management to obtain the equity are The company's performance must reach a certain standard, but the company's performance has not yet reached the level of equity incentives.

Because the performance of Morning Star Pictures is related to whether the management can obtain incentive equity, Lin Baicheng cannot force Shirley Lansing and others to invest in the film he is optimistic about, because the management does not have Lin Baicheng's vision, and Lin Baicheng Since he was an outsider, they definitely didn't believe in Lin Baicheng's vision. Forcing him to use the company's funds to invest would only make them feel resentful.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng simply spent a sum of money to shoot the movie, but packaged the production of the movie to Morningstar Pictures and gave Morningstar Pictures a share of the profits. This would be beneficial to everyone.

Lin Baicheng learned about the situation of the "Home Alone" crew from Shirley Lansing. He did not go to Alaska specifically. How the filming of the movie went will be known after watching it after it is edited. He himself has never been there before. It's useless.