Chapter 149 Hong Kong Movies, Spend a Little Interest

Coming out of Goofy's studio, Fisher covered his mouth and chuckled: "Brother Yi, you are really bad! In the previous "Rogue Goofy", no matter where you went, you only lost things there, but this time "Detective Gobbyung", as long as you go, people will die there!"

Lin Yi shrugged his shoulders: "Is there a closed room murder case, how can the undead be stimulated? Fear is also a commodity!"

When he got home, George called and asked the boss to meet him.

"The Hong Kong Film Festival is closed, as the CEO of a film company, why don't you go back to DreamWorks?"

"It's fun to shoot here, and the efficiency of finishing a film in two weeks has blown my jaw dropping. So I wanted to see if there was anything worth learning and going back to reduce costs. ”

Fisher brought two cups of coffee, and George thanked him and asked, "I suddenly found that compared with Italian girls, Oriental women are also very attractive. Miss want to sign a contract, I will make you a big star!"

Lin Yi laughed and scolded: "You playboy, you dare to tease the people around me, if you talk nonsense, I'll let you get out!"

George turned his head: "Lin, have you watched entertainment news recently? I don't know where it came from, a demonic wind blew out, wantonly belittling Hong Kong movies, vulgar plagiarism and nonsense!"

"In the business world, as long as you step into this circle, no matter who you are, there will be opponents!" This matter has little to do with Lin Yi, but he still wants to do something. After all, there are a lot of ideas in my head, and I still have elite soldiers and strong generals under him.

As for the subject matter, he decided to continue filming zombies. Italy's small-cost "Zombies" earned him $23 million last year, and the United States' medium-cost "Land of the Living Dead" returned him $36 million this year.

Low cost, fast shooting, high box office, and in line with the taste of the times, Lin Yi remembered "Happy Ghost". It's not a film, it's a series, and it's an IP that can continue to make money.

After attending two writing trainings and having a secretary with strong literary skills, the script was formed in one day. Anyway, Hong Kong directors like to change the script while shooting, so there is no need to be too detailed.

After putting down the pen, Fisher shook his head: "This is definitely not an art film, it is not elegant, is it appropriate to use it to fight back against criticism?"

Lin Yi disagreed: "Don't follow other people's ideas, just use commercial films to fight back." Criticizing kitsch culture, I don't quite agree. After all, even the "Book of Songs" was collected by the people. ”

Fisher smiled: "However, I quite like the content of "Happy Ghost". It's not as scary as "Zombies", and it's more suitable for girls to watch. Brother Yi's creativity is amazing, and those who say that Hong Kong films will only plagiarize will have to beat themselves up. ”

Hearing this compliment, Lin Yi was not happy. After all, his idea came from 'taking the sheep by the hand'. For the sake of peace of mind, simply return this inspiration to his original creator. Anyway, he didn't care about the money.

Regarding the boss's order, Fisher was a little strange: "I have already checked the Huang Baiming that Brother Yi said, he is both a screenwriter and an actor, and he is a very suitable candidate." However, TVB is a competitor, and the people who use it are not very good, right?"

With the employees of Jiashi, it is a little difficult to explain. But as a big boss, of course, sometimes he can be capricious: "This person is 33 years old, you should first contact him, and ask if he has the desire to start a business independently. ”

In Huang Baiming's heart, Lin Yi grasped it quite accurately. The entertainment industry has been mixed for ten years, and this year's first big movie has inspired the other party's ambitions.

Moreover, unlike the Shaw Brothers Group, Golden Harvest Film Distribution System is more creative and has higher revenue sharing. Therefore, when I heard that the new boss of Jiashi was invited, Huang Baiming happily went to the appointment: "I and a few friends are discussing the establishment of a film company. If Boss Lin is willing to participate in the shares, I will be happy to do so. ”

This man didn't say much, but his face was very sincere. Lin Yi's vision has now been trained. It can be seen at a glance that the other party is unassuming on the outside, but he is a person who is beautiful inside.

Sure enough, Huang Baiming's aura is not big, but he has a big heart. Struggle for the film company, he invited friends and investors, but he only took 13% of the shares. Therefore, Lin Yi invested 5 million Hong Kong dollars, accounting for 40% of the shares, and became the largest shareholder.

After getting the script of "Happy Ghost", Huang Baiming watched it very devotedly, sometimes scratching his ears and cheeks, and sometimes overjoyed. After trying to act out two acts, he sincerely expressed his gratitude: "It was so kind to me, it was like it was made for me!"

Lin Yi was reluctant to accept this kind of thanks, so he changed the topic: "When you usually speak, you seem to be a little shy. But the performance you just gave me felt very open. ”

Huang Baiming said with a smile: "After we immersed ourselves in the role, it was like entering another world. Even the personality and temper will change with it, and it will look like a split personality. ”

The work was returned to the original creator, and Lin Yi no longer interfered. So the director of the film was also finalized by Huang Baiming. He found two friends, Gao Zhisen and To Qifeng, both in their early 20s, and the three of them directed this movie together.

"To Qifeng is an assistant director of TVB, and Gao Zhisen is from Li's TV, although they are not very old, they both have four or five years of experience. ”

Lin Yi waved his hand directly, so that Huang Baiming didn't have to explain. Because, seeing these two names, he knew there was no problem.

However, the beautiful girls in the film have changed their whole set. Yuan Jieying, Luo Meiwei, Li Lizhen, the characters that Lin Yi knows, are all gone at this moment!

Lin Yi thought about it for a long time, patted his head helplessly, and couldn't help but feel annoyed: "To shoot this movie, the time must have advanced a lot." Happy girl group, now it's all little Lori, and it must not have grown yet!"

If there is a mistake here, it may affect the movie. Then in other places, Lin Yi wanted to make up for it, and he instructed his private secretary: "Hong Kong films, the rising momentum is obvious." I'll allocate a sum of money, and you organize a team to buy theaters around the world. ”

After Fisher's investigation, he came back and reported: "The number of local cinemas in Hong Kong is close to 150. However, more than half of them are in the hands of the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest Films. That's a cash cow and the right to speak, they can't sell it, we can only buy it piecemeal. ”

Lin Yi waved his hand: "These are all trivial matters, you can decide for yourself." Acquire first and then renovate, long-term lease or self-construction in key areas, just grasp the principle. The team continues to expand, and we must also start to expand in markets outside of Hong Kong. ”

The reason why he is so big is because in the past two months, the big boss has made a big gain. Senior Brother Jin and Jacob are very accurate in their predictions of the yen exchange rate, and after the big rise and fall, there will be a rebound. In a short period of time, the yen depreciated against the dollar, from 170 to 200.

Although he did not use high leverage and did not make full margin bets like gamblers, Lin Yi's cash still skyrocketed to $2 billion. Even if many multinational companies may be worth hundreds of billions of dollars, it is difficult to come up with so much cash!

However, there is too much money, and investment has become a problem: "Boss, our body size is too big, as long as there is a slight move, speculators can find out, and then follow the price gouging." In order to avoid being mistaken for a hostile takeover, I am trying to convince some people to place a private placement of shares to us. ”

Two financial experts, there is still a solution, but the negotiation time is a bit long. So during this time, even if Lin Yi is extravagant, he will spend a little interest at most.