Chapter 4 - B-movie [Edited®]

"Laila, if you don't want to take over here, I can handle it for you." After Claire sent the lawyer away, she came back to see Laila sitting behind her desk holding documents in a daze.

She can be said to have watched her grow up, knowing what kind of regretful role that unconscientious father occupies in the heart of little Laila. 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 will like it here." Laila smiled and shook her head.

Claire regarded her attitude as nostalgia for her father and couldn't help but sighed: "My dear, I have studied this place before. Although the company is not tired of debts, the good manpower has been almost dugout. To start a new shoot, you have to recruit people again. Did you know? 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 who is willing to throw hard-written scripts to such a company that can't make it to the table?

Even if they bought a pretty good script for a high price, it would still not be effective without a good director. The director plus the screenwriter, plus other expenses, cannot afford the company's savings.

Well, there is the most important point. Even if the company has a director, a good script, and the film is shot, no one can guarantee that the film will have a box office and a market. Can't you see that the big film companies also lost their pants? Who dares to say that they do not have a good director and a good-looking script?

However, these problems are not a problem for Laila because she is a director herself with rich experience. Maybe she didn't have the opportunity to confirm her talents, but it is not difficult to remake the classic films of later generations. Which movie will be so popular, which will be so bad that everyone is angry, will she not know?

Only before then, this company does have some problems that need to be resolved.

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

"Okay. Sigh." She sighed again and reluctantly left while causing Reynolds to death.

In the office, Laila looked at the records in the document and felt like she wanted to scratch her head. Whether this company has a five-story building in a good location, it does not produce much economic value.

The company did make a few movies a few years ago and made some money, but then it declined after the only talented Reynolds fell in love with Las Vegas. The company's main source of income relies on the DVD sales of several previous movies and making some barely B-level movies.

That's right. It is a B-level film. This mighty sounding Phoenix film company mainly relies on B-level films to make profits.

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

Simple set, rough props, bad film texture, completely unknown actors... these are everything that makes up a B-level film.

Of course, the emergence of B-level films is not completely unprofitable. Think about it if there is no profit, will someone make it?

Although the quality of the B-grade film is very poor, it can't be cheap! The funding for a major production can even produce hundreds of B-level movies.

And usually, B-level movies will choose popular genres to shoot, such as gangsters, cowboys, science fiction, horror, supernatural, and so on. The company will shoot whatever genre they like, and there will always be some people interested in them.

The same goes for the Phoenix. They mainly rely on shooting supernatural and terrifying ketchup movies to survive until now. It's just that after the sudden death of the only pillar Reynolds Rodney, the slightly capable people in the company were either poached or left on their own. Maybe, Those who have not left are estimated to be waiting for severance pay from the company's bankruptcy.

"Ketchup movie." Laila smiled wryly. That's not what she is good at.

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

I don't know if it is a cultural difference. She has never felt that American horror films can scare her. On the contrary, ghost films in Hong Kong and Thailand's drop-heads are more horrifying.

One of the "missions" left by Little Laila is to watch several horror movies. In the past, she had a tumor in her head. Once her mood fluctuates severely, the tumor may be irritated and burst open. Therefore, she has always needed to maintain a stable and peaceful mood.

It's not difficult to complete the task. The difficulty is that none of them scared her. It seems that Americans prefer those brutal body cuts and full-screen ketchup. And that kind of scary, she couldn't feel it...

Laila shook her fingers to calculate the situation in front of her: "There is not enough funds, no good scripts, and serious shortage of staff. I can act as the director, have my distribution system, and some cooperation resources." After all the calculations, she felt that the future was quite bright, at least better than the situation she had encountered in her previous life.

What satisfies her the most is that Phoenix has its own distribution department. Although small, the sparrow is small and complete. Movies can be shot in cinemas without being shot, and distribution still accounts for a large proportion. If it weren't for such a distribution department, Laila might have the idea of ​​selling the company and acquiring a mature film company.

"What is the first film to be shot?"

Laila's fingers tapped the tabletop unconsciously.

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 went bankrupt because of investing in a failed film. Didn't even the later MGM come to the brink of bankruptcy because of "Windtalkers [2002])"

First of all, we must ensure that the film is profitable. Of course, the more the income, the better, and it would be best to become a dark horse and become famous.

Again, this movie can only be a small cost. It's not that she is reluctant to spend money, but if she is asked to pay for it from the beginning and cannot rely on the company to be self-financing, it may not have much effect on boosting the company's reputation.

Well, she wants to build a movie kingdom of her own with her strength. Simply put, it can be understood that her self-esteem is at work.

She believes that as long as she speaks, it will not be a problem for her mother and grandpa to ask for funding for a big production. But she may have confidence in herself, but after all, she is not too confident. After only making a bad film, she still made a few more films to practice her hands and then studied how to shoot a big production