Reborn Hollywood Ladies

Chapter 4 B-movies
"Laila, if you don't want to take over here, I can help you deal with it." After Claire sent the lawyer away, when she came back, she saw Lila sitting behind the desk with the documents lost in thought.

It can be said that she watched her grow up and knew what a regretful role that irresponsible father occupied in the heart of little Laila, so she didn't want her to be a man who only provided DNF. Her new troubles.In her heart, Laila should enjoy the beauty of this world, and there is no need to worry about such a crumbling company.

"No, no. I think I'll like it here." Laila smiled and shook her head.

Claire took her attitude as nostalgia for her father, and couldn't help sighing: "Honey, I've researched this place before, and although I'm not in debt, all the good people have been poached, I think To do a new shoot, you have to hire again. You know what? The company can’t even find a director!”

And the soul of a movie is not only a good director, but also a good script.Is there any qualified screenwriter willing to throw the hard-written script to such a company that can't get on the stage?
Even if they spend a lot of money to buy a fairly good script, without a good director, they still can't shoot the effect.The director plus screenwriter, plus other expenses, the company's savings simply cannot bear it now.

Well, and the most important point.Even if there is a director, a good script, and a movie, no one can guarantee that the movie will have a box office and a market.Can't you see that the big movie companies also lose their pants?Who dares to say that they don't have good directors and good-looking scripts?

But these problems are not a problem for Leila, because she is a director herself, and she is also a director with rich experience.Maybe she didn't have the chance to truly prove her talent, but it's not difficult to remake those classic films of later generations.Does she not know which movie will be a smashing hit and which movie will be a rotten movie?

It's just that the company does have some kinks to work out until then.

"I'll read the documents first, and then I'll tell you what to do next." Lila shook the folder in her hand and smiled at Claire.

"Okay. Alas." Sighing again, Claire, who had scolded Reynolds half to death in her heart, went out helplessly.

The office regained its calm, and Laila felt like scratching her head looking at the things recorded in the file.Although this company has a five-story building in a good location, in fact, there is not much economic value in it.

The company did make a few films a few years ago, and made some money, but then waned when Reynolds, the only one with any talent, fell in love with Las Vegas.The company's main source of income is the DVD sales of the previous few movies and some subsistence B-movies.

That's right, a B-movie.The imposing-sounding Phoenix Films relies primarily on B-movies for its profits.

The so-called B-level movies refer to B-movies, not movie ratings, but low-budget movies.

Shabby sets, crude props, poor film quality, completely unknown actors...these are everything that make up a B-movie.

Of course, it's not entirely unhelpful that B-movies will appear.Think about it, if there is no profit, will anyone make it?
Although the quality of a B-grade film is very poor, it can't afford it to be cheap!The cost of shooting a major production can even produce dozens or hundreds of B-level movies.

And usually B-level movies will also choose popular genres to shoot, such as gangsters, cowboys, science fiction, horror, supernatural and so on.They will shoot whatever genre the audience likes, and there will always be some people who will be interested in them.

The same goes for Phoenix, which has survived largely by making spooky ketchup movies.It's just that after Reynolds Rodney, the only pillar, died unexpectedly, some people with a little ability in the company were either poached or left on their own. Those who have not left are probably waiting for the company to go bankrupt. maybe.

"Ketchup movie." Laila gave a wry smile.That's really not what she's good at.

There have been many good ketchup movies in the history of movies, and the one that impressed her the most is probably the ghosts.What impresses me most is not being frightened, but the plasma splashed out of the screen.

I don't know if it's because of cultural differences, but she has never felt that American horror movies can scare her. On the contrary, Hong Kong ghost movies and Thailand's head-down are more frightening.

One of the "tasks" left by little Laila is to watch a few horror movies.In the past, she had a tumor in her head. Once her mood fluctuated violently, the tumor might be stimulated and explode directly. Therefore, she has always needed to maintain a stable and peaceful mood.

It is not difficult to complete the task, but the difficult thing is that none of the few frightened her. It seems that Americans prefer those brutal body cutting and ketchup all over the screen.And that kind of scary, she can't feel it...

Laila counted the situation with her fingers: "There is not enough funds, no good scripts, and a serious shortage of manpower. I can be the director, have my own distribution system, and have some cooperative resources."

After all the calculations, she felt that the future was quite bright, at least much better than what she encountered in her previous life.

What satisfies her most is that the Phoenix has its own publishing department, although it is small, the sparrow has all internal organs.Movies can be shot in theaters after they are shot, and distribution also accounts for a large proportion.If it weren't for such a distribution department, Laila might really have the idea of ​​selling the company and buying a mature film company.

"Which one will be filmed first?"

Lyra's fingers tapped unconsciously on the table.

The first movie is very important to her and the company, if the choice is not good, the company may collapse.There are too many film companies in Hollywood that have gone bankrupt because of investing in a failed film. Didn’t even the MGM of later generations come to the brink of bankruptcy because of a "Wind Talker"?

First, make sure the movie is profitable.Of course, the more income the better, it would be best to become a dark horse and become famous.

Again, this movie can only be a small budget.It's not that she is reluctant to spend money, but if she is asked to pay extra from the beginning, and the company cannot be responsible for its own profits and losses, it may not have much effect on boosting the company's reputation.

Well, in fact, she just wants to rely on her own strength to build her own movie kingdom. Simply put, it can be understood that her self-esteem is at work.

She believes that as long as she asks, it will not be a problem for her mother and grandfather to get the funds for a big production.But she may have confidence in herself, after all, she is not too confident.She has only made one bad movie, she still shoots a few more movies to practice her skills, and then she studies how to shoot big productions.

(End of this chapter)