Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire-Chapter 592 - 575 Wanjia Film and Television

Wanjia Film and Television made a profit of 109 million last year, mainly thanks to "Gambling God," with high overseas rights sales. After looking at the financial report, Lu Jiaxin felt she had underestimated Wanjia Film and Television, after all, the profit was indeed great, considering Green Forest’s profit was only around a hundred million last year.

With this thought in mind, Lu Jiaxin went to Wanjia Film and Television the next day and asked Tian Pengyu for the filming schedule list.

"Legally Blonde" is almost finished, and "Gambling God" will start shooting next month. Except for these two she’s familiar with, she only knows a bit about the other movies and TV series, which isn’t Tian Pengyu’s fault. It’s because Lu Jiaxin is a hands-off boss, and her only requirement for Wanjia Film and Television is not to lose money.

After looking at the filming plans, Lu Jiaxin said, "Bring me all these scripts."

Tian Pengyu was overjoyed, "Boss, just wait, I’ll get them right away."

The boss’s initiative to review other movie scripts shows she’s starting to take Wanjia Film and Television seriously. With her Midas touch, as long as she’s willing to invest effort, this year’s profits will surely surpass those of previous years.

Lu Jiaxin glanced at the scripts he brought over and took the one on top to read. The movie is called "Fierce Dragon Over the River," a cop thriller, a genre that Hong Kong directors excel at. Both Hong Kong and the Mainland love this kind of film, but to make money, it must be a masterpiece. So far, Wanjia Film and Television hasn’t produced a masterpiece cop thriller.

After reading a dozen 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 comedic elements, making it less dull to attract the audience."

Tian Pengyu quickly noted it down.

Lu Jiaxin skimmed through the nine scripts. All were standard, none of them stood out to her. Of course, the good scripts had all gone to a few other big film companies, leaving them with leftovers. Although they have produced three blockbusters, they are still a notch below the others.

Tian Pengyu saw her expression and knew she was dissatisfied. He said, "Boss, I’ve recruited a screenwriter named Zhao, who specializes in writing romance plots. He’ll start working next month. If you have any ideas, you can tell him, and he can write it."

Upon hearing he specializes in romance plots, the words "idol drama" popped into Lu Jiaxin’s mind. But she’s not in a hurry; she’d wait until this screenwriter starts working.

Tian Pengyu hesitated but then said, "Boss, our office space is too small, we should move to a bigger one. Too many people can’t even turn around."

"What are your requirements?"

Tian Pengyu hopes to rent two floors, using one for the office and the other for training and classes for actors. Unlike now, where new actors have to take classes in rented external spaces, which is inconvenient.

An idea flashed in Lu Jiaxin’s mind, she said, "The office situation isn’t urgent. Let me go through these scripts thoroughly, then we’ll hold a meeting to discuss together." freewёbnoνel-com

She used to hate meetings because she thought they were a waste of time. Unexpectedly, with the tables turned, now with several companies under her belt, she has to hold several meetings each month.

After work, back home, seeing Nie Zhan sitting in the living room reading documents, she collapsed onto the sofa and said, "So tired, I don’t want to work anymore, I want to be a Rice Weevil."

Miao Na wanted to say that she could completely afford to be a Rice Weevil, but her remaining rationality made her quickly leave. The boss was just whining, not truly wanting to become a Rice Weevil.

Nie Zhan put down the documents in his hand and said with a smile, "If you feel tired, just go out for a few days to relax, and leave the company affairs to others."

Lu Jiaxin shook her head and said, "Green Forest just got listed, it’s not appropriate to go on a vacation. Also, about Wanjia Film and Television, I feel like I should put more effort into it; it made more than a hundred million in profits last year!"

Nie Zhan wasn’t surprised and said, "The ’Gambling God’ rights sold for 9 million greenbacks, plus the Hong Kong box office, this movie alone made over seventy million."

Lu Jiaxin added, "Prestigious Family also made more than ten million, now Bay Island and Macau Television Station want to buy the rights, and the price is quite good, I already agreed. As for ’Legally Blonde,’ Korea wants to buy the rights, but I think they’re offering too little, so I want to go the revenue-sharing route."

"I also want to co-produce ’Legally Blonde’ with the Mainland and go the sharing route as well. Unfortunately, the Mainland is still quite conservative; ’Gambling God’ can’t be released."

Nie Zhan thought that since Lu Jiaxin had good relations with the Mainland and ’Legally Blonde’ was about women’s independence, it would be very popular among young women.

Lu Jiaxin laid out her plan, "Last year’s profits are still in the account, and I intend to use them to recruit talents and enhance the company’s strength."

She felt what Wanjia lacked were not big stars, but directors and screenwriters.

Nie Zhan thought it was a great idea and said, "You can share your ideas with the screenwriters, have them write, and you oversee the scripts."

Lu Jiaxin shared the same thought, "Ah Zhan, sometimes I feel like you’re the weevil in my heart, always knowing what I’m thinking."

Nie Zhan corrected her, saying it was a mutual understanding they had developed over time, "I remember you mentioned before about two screenwriters, if you like them, recruit them. In Hong Kong, if money can solve a problem, it’s not a problem."

Lu Jiaxin laughed since she thought the same way.

The next day at the meeting, she had her secretary distribute the scripts to Tian Pengyu and the senior staff, then said coldly, "None of these scripts are innovative, all are just rehashing old ideas. How can films like these make money?"

Among them, three might make money, two are uncertain, and the remaining four projects will definitely lose money. Those with potential should proceed as planned, and the rest should be canceled.

Seeing no one spoke up, Lu Jiaxin said, "Without good scripts, we can’t make good movies. You all work in this industry and should understand this better than me."

Tian Pengyu braved himself to speak, "Boss, all the good screenwriters are employed by various companies."

Lu Jiaxin said, "We can recruit them with high salaries. It’s not just about the screenwriters; we can also recruit directors and stars. With good projects, there won’t be any shortage of fitting people to work on them."

Tian Pengyu almost burst into tears, the boss was finally valuing Wanjia Film and Television. Because she hadn’t been giving the company much attention, morale was quite low. Now, with this boost from the boss, the company is sure to get better and better.

Other senior staff were also delighted. They had long envied Green Forest going public and were hoping the boss would pay attention to the film company, and finally, their wait was over.

After the meeting, Lu Jiaxin called three screenwriters to her office, telling them she wanted to make a fantasy martial arts film, a comedic one. If they start now, it could be released in the holiday season.

The three screenwriters were not confident.

Lu Jiaxin said, "If you don’t have any ideas, you can check out ’Investiture of the Gods,’ ’Journey to the West,’ or ’Classic of Mountains and Seas.’

Apart from having screenwriters develop some good scripts, another approach is to adapt bestselling novels into films or TV series; the latter will be searched for by Tian Pengyu and vetted by her.

The boss set the direction and gave guidance, so the three screenwriters couldn’t refuse anymore.

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