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"Of course! How do you think that I will let my company release a movie with an investment of more than 1000 million?" Margaret gave Norman Brewster a satisfactory answer.

If she really decides to choose the "Wooden Torch" film company as her goal, then she will continue the company's consistent style of producing low-budget films that are released directly to video tapes without going through theatrical release.The next few years will be the period of DVD’s take-off. This business will also expand to DVD sales, rental, and TV broadcasting rights. If the response is good, you can also produce some peripheral products, and save yourself from competing with those big studios. And make yourself targeted.Then make one or two movies every year with an investment of more than [-] million yuan, and by the way, add some embarrassment to your opponents.Life couldn't be more wonderful.

"So which film company do you choose? If you choose a company to acquire, we will have to consider the distribution company."

Norman Brewster pushed Margaret with a bunch of documents, all of which he carefully selected as suitable companies.These companies belong to industries with good financial health and no debt or tax problems.He took care of it and completely avoided the troubles that would arise after the acquisition of the company.

Margaret looked at the company documents one by one, and after two hours, she put down the documents in her hand.

"I agree with your opinion. This 'wooden torch' fully meets my various requirements, and there are no problems with the company's system, facilities and finances. So, do you have a budget for the acquisition funds?"

"Not too much. I have some connections with the tax bureau. Through them, I estimated the production value of this film company, which is about 700 million. The boss of the company inherited this from his cousin. Industry, I don’t care about it. If we don’t buy it, the owner of the company will sell the property, which is very beneficial to us. In addition, if you determine the acquisition target, we can hire an actuary to issue an acquisition invitation to the other company’s company. Industry The value will also be clearer.”

"That's it, you can start to run this thing, the paperwork that needs to be signed is sent directly to Harry, and he will operate it. Now let's talk about the development direction of the company."

Margaret's style is always clean and tidy, never procrastinating. Once she decides to acquire 'Wooden Torch', she starts to consider the development of this company from all aspects.

"Tell me, let me record it." Norman opened his IBM business notebook to record Margaret's plan for his film company.

"The first is the business aspect. I don't plan to change this part. It's good to maintain the status quo. Low-cost literary films and films that are not sold directly in theaters are still our main business. Then it is the focus."

Speaking of which, Margaret finally cheered up, "You should know that I have the copyright of some books, um, about vampires."

She tentatively asked Norman Brewster, if he was really astute as Harry said, he should know what she meant.

"I know there's Ms. Miller's work, the 'Vampiria' series and the 'Twilight' series and some loose vampire writing."

Norman Brewster of course knew what Margaret was referring to, his wife was a huge fan of Lillian Miller, from her early girly princess fantasies to the serious bloody romance vampire 'Twilight' series to serious Rita has collected everything from philosophical "400 Years of Thriller" to the masterpiece series "Vampire Passion" named by fans as the "Bible" in vampire literature.She even used her position to get her idol, Lillian Miller, to sign each of her collections.Up to now, there is still a photo of her and her idol hanging in the house.

When he was pursuing Rita, Norman himself had read all of Lilian Miller's works.He couldn't say anything but a word about those strange and various vampires.

Lilian Miller has created several varieties of vampires alone. Dracula in "400 Years of Fright" is because he pierced Jesus on the cross with a sword and threw himself at the devil. He lived on blood. The power comes from the soil of his hometown; the vampires in "Vampire Love" have no geographical restrictions, they can even fly into the sky, and the most powerful vampire queen can walk under the sun... The most stunned him is the "Twilight" series The vampires inside, these handsome and beautiful monsters can not only walk freely in the daytime, but even reflect diamond-like light under the sun!What a subversive world this is.

Poor Mr. Brewster has completely succumbed to the mother of vampires.Lilian Miller must have dreamed every day to write such a wonderful work when she was a girl, right?Compared with these, there is nothing surprising about the very girly and dreamy vampire images in her earlier works.

Now as soon as Margaret mentioned the copyright of the book in her hand, Norman Brewster immediately realized the meaning of her words.

"You mean to run these vampire productions?" TV series or movies?Norman Brewster's mind was spinning rapidly.If it is extended in accordance with his thinking direction, the 'Twilight' series is the most suitable to be turned into a movie.

Some of Lilian Miller's earliest works, such as 'The Vampire Diaries', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', 'True Blood'... These girly works are more suitable for changing into TV dramas, characters and plots can be anything Unlimited gastronomy, anyway, many girls love this one.However, such works as 'Vampire Ryan', 'Underworld', 'Van Helsing' and other works with a strong protagonist color are more suitable for adaptation into movies.

Of course, he thinks that the works with the greatest selling potential are the 'Twilight' series.There are twelve works in the entire "Twilight", and the matter between the male and female protagonists alone is enough for a film company to operate as a signature work, not to mention the huge branch characters, everyone's experience can be taken out alone to make a movie. movie.It is not shy to say that this series is enough for a "wooden torch" to eat for a lifetime.As for things like 'Underworld' and 'Van Helsing', he's not very optimistic about them.

Ask him why he is so sure that "Twilight" will be a big hit and he is not optimistic about the other works?Of course, it is because of the huge number of fans of this series of works and the enough down-to-earth plots.

For example, the "Underworld" series and the "Van Helsing" series are a bit too niche, too strong in the protagonist's color, and the tone is relatively dark. These are destined to not become mainstream works. Not to mention 'Vampire Ryan', a film shot entirely from a female perspective has never seen a big hit.On the other hand, the "Twilight" series has handsome guys, beautiful women, love triangles, and "Romeo and Juliet"-style hostile love. The bloody plot can't be finished for three days and three nights. If the audience doesn't love it, who will they love?After three or four years, the special effects are more mature, and they can completely turn this series into a big project, and use it as a springboard to cooperate with those big studios to gain more benefits.

As for why he never thought about the 'Vampire' series?Come on.Is the quote about no Leicester after Tom Cruise a joke?What is the whole series without Leicester?Not to mention the super star's super salary, it is estimated that half of the investment in a movie has to be spent on him, let alone his own will.

Thanks to Mr. Norman Brewster's fanatical fan wife Rita, he knows very well what kind of blow this role has given to the other party.Last time Rita also said that a small group of diehard Leicester fans got caught by the police for trying to keep Lester 'pure' by killing Tom Cruise.The illegal guns and ammunition found in the house were enough to wipe out a company.This made the big star who won the Oscar for the vampire Lester so angry that he never wanted to play this role again.Since then, Leicester can only become the best.That being the case, what's the point of mentioning the 'Vampire Love' series?

"That's right, it's about operating these vampire works. We can start with a simpler one. The current special effects are not mature enough. Not only is the technology sloppy, but the cost is also too expensive. We can let go of the movies first, starting with the TV series. Find a The department does not need so many special effects, and there are not so many characters. Add some plots and romantic entanglements that people like to see, and let the company's footsteps stand firm first."

Margaret thought about it, and told Norman Brewster one of her thoughts, "I hope the company's main business is more female-oriented, chick movies or romantic comedies, not those action movies or They are big-budget feature films and European literary films that people don’t understand, I want the company to focus on women’s brands and launch films that serve women’s tastes.”

Since you can be your own master, why should you wrong yourself?Although she likes watching action movies, it doesn't mean she doesn't like those beautiful clothes and beauties.Every summer in Hollywood, the massacre of commercial blockbusters is enough for her to find her favorite violent movies.In addition, she does not want to be involved in this high-investment, high-income but also high-risk capital game.Movies that focus on pleasing women are good. They already have the main sign of vampires, and this road is destined to go smoother.

Norman Brewster was surprised for a moment, his employer...has a really unusually clear head.It is really good to take the route of pleasing women. Chick movies and low-budget romantic comedies have always been prosperous, and it is a very safe path.At least I haven't heard of any film company going bankrupt because of shooting these two types of films.This girl really deserves to be the daughter of the Hughes family, she is born to be calculating.

"Of course, it doesn't mean that we don't invest in good film projects. It's a fool not to eat the meat that is delivered to our mouths. But generally speaking, our main business is not commercial production. For projects, we can work together with other small companies, which can also reduce financial pressure and disperse risks. In terms of distribution, we don’t have to hang on a tree, signing one series after another. Chick movies sign one family, vampire movies Every series is about to sign a contract. There is no rush, you can take your time. You can start preparations after the acquisition of TV dramas. Remember to find a suitable work. We don’t have much capital right now. Shoot a pilot episode and send it out to watch. "

Margaret said some of her own requirements, and Lex would not let her play big from the beginning.Food has to be eaten bite by bite, and the road has to be walked step by step. It is unscientific to want to run before learning to walk.Let's finish the TV series and make some money first.Fortunately, the copyright is in my own hands, as long as I pay the screenwriter's fee, otherwise I am really poor.

"I will adjust the company's strategy." Norman Brewster looked at his watch after listening carefully to Margaret's thoughts. It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Tomorrow I will officially launch the plan to acquire 'Wooden Torch', do you have any other requests?" Norman Brewster asked Margaret while packing up the documents on the table

"Yes, please help me find a movie script. This is very important to me. I hope it will be a priority." Margaret made her request very seriously.

"What's the name?" asked Norman Brewster.

"Substitute," Margaret replied cheerfully.