In the office of the chairman of the a-pix company headquarters, Wang Yang sat behind the desk and handed the A4 paper with the company's new name and new logo to the professional white female designer Lisa Gro. She looked at it and her face was a little confused. She is a full-time artist in the distribution department of A-pix company. The company's movie covers, promotional posters, etc. were all designed by her, and it also included the design and maintenance of the company's official website.

Lisa Gro sat on the chair at the desk. She looked at the drawing paper in her hand and asked with some uncertainty: "Uh, Mr. Wang, sorry, are these two penguins? Is there a crown in the middle?"

Wang Yang was stunned, feeling a little bit like fainting. Could his paintings be so abstract that moths and butterflies can be seen as penguins? "No!" He smiled and denied, shook his head with a self-deprecating smile, and explained with a smile: "It's not a penguin, Wang Crown. There is a moth on the left, and a butterfly on the right, both on the side; there is a ball of flame in the middle."

"Oh! I'm sorry." Lisa Gro smiled a little embarrassedly, fearing that she would anger the young boss, so she joked with herself: "Maybe I should wear myopia glasses."

"It's okay, I've always been an abstract painter." Wang Yang smiled and shrugged, and his gentle voice relaxed Lisa on the opposite side. He talked about his concept and said: "Lisa, I hope that there is such an effect. Moths and butterflies are chasing the flames and blooming their own beauty. Do you understand?"

Lisa nodded first and said, "I understand." Then, she shook her head gently and asked, "But what I don't understand is, what does this mean? I mean, why are moths and butterflies?" She hesitated for a moment and said bluntly: "Mr. Wang, you know, moths often represent death, just like in "The Silence of the Lambs", will this have a negative impact on the company?"

Wang Yang leaned on the back of the chair and smiled slightly. Yes, moths often represent death, but it is not all death. He smiled and said, "Lisa, in "The Silent Lambs", moths represent not death, but rebirth. Do you know? In fact, everyone is eager to transform, everyone is eager to show themselves, and longs to pursue their souls. But most people often escape their hearts. They cannot break through their pupa, and they live in the pupa."

"Moths, this is a transformation; the moths that swept the fire are a kind of self-salvation." Wang Yang took a deep breath and smiled: "I am a moth, so I love moths. Let's just be the logo of the company, no problem."

Lisa was confused, but this was the boss's opinion. He said "yes" and "yes". She nodded and said, "Okay, I understand." She looked at the name of the company on the paper again, then took a pencil and added a "flames-films" under the flames on the drawing paper, and asked, "Mr. Wang, is it okay to put the name of the company here?"

"Ok, very good." Wang Yang looked at it and agreed.

Flames have the meaning of flame, light, and enthusiasm. Of course, its biggest meaning is flame. Flames represent dreams, the light he pursues, and the movies. He hopes that the movies produced by the company will be like a ball of flames, illuminating the hearts of movie fans, burning the dreams in their hearts, allowing them to break their pupa and show their beauty to the fullest.

So, a-pix company officially re-registered its name and trademark and changed its name to Flames-films; the logo was designed by Wang Yang and painted by Lisa Gro. On the left is a light yellow side moth and a colorful butterfly on the right. In the middle is a yellow-red cartoon-style flame, with a line of company names under the flames. The color of the entire logo is very soft and comfortable, in a cartoon style, and looks very energetic and youthful.

On the gate of the company's headquarters, the "a-pix" sign was removed. The company has customized a plastic sign with a new name and logo from the manufacturer, and will be hung up as soon as the goods arrive.

In the new week, the first management meeting of the new company, all employees at the head level of the Fire Film Company attended. Of course, it sounds scary, but in fact there are less than ten people.

Wang Yang was naturally present, and he sat at the top of the conference table. He was wearing a black suit with a gray shirt inside and no tie. Mark Slunt sat next to Wang Yang. He was also wearing a black suit, a silver tie and black-framed glasses. He looked energetic. He was not Wang Yang's agent now, but the ceo of the Flame Movie.

Because Mark Slunt performed well in the acquisition of A-PIX, and the resignation of the company's original CEO Chris Lynch, Wang Yang had an opportunity to "If you were the CEO of the company, how would you develop the company?" Then Slunt convinced him.

"We need to gradually expand the company's influence. In terms of investment, we must insist on small costs, but don't expect that there will always be "Ghost Records". Those below tens of millions of dollars are considered small costs... Also, the living space of pure production companies is getting smaller and smaller. We need to establish our own publicity channels and get rid of the situation of being restrained by media groups... Now the profit of movies is not only box office, we must pay attention to the development of peripheral products, and we may have unexpected big gains..."

Mark Slunt became more and more excited when he spoke, but his words were always organized. A complete set of development ideas were well-founded, including how to buy and invest in low-cost movies, how to develop surrounding income, etc., which made Wang Yang sigh, professional.

Wang Yang knew that the success model of Lions Gate was just the same as Mark Slunt's plan, but the power of Lions Gate was that they could always find "ghost record".

"Of course." Mark Slunt shrugged: "It takes a lot of money to do these things, either you will inject it; or you will pray that God will give us a "Ghost Record"."

Wang Yang replied to him: "The Ghost Records are gone, but there is a "Singing and Dance"." He stretched out his hand and smiled and said, "I'll make a movie, you manage the company well." Mark Slunt shook his hand excitedly and said, "Yes, boss."

In this way, Mark Slunt became the CEO of Flame Film Company. The probation period was three months, with a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan, the highest in the company. After the probation period, a formal contract was signed and the company's benefits were enjoyed.

At this time, in the conference room, Mark Slunt was announcing the company's next development policy and work focus. These were the results of his discussion with Wang Yang, and everything was paving the way around "Singing and Dance".

Simon Willis, the distribution manager, looked at the task assigned by Mark Slunt: "We need to establish a campus publicity system. During the publicity stage of "Singing and Dance Youth", I want its posters to be visible in any North American university, middle school, or even primary school campus, including cooperating with the school to hold some publicity activities. This is what we want to do; in addition, we also need to establish a campus screening system, and the first round of movie releases, and the campus cinema is our focus."

Because the "Singing and Dance Youth" that Wang Yang wants to produce is not a TV movie, it will not be screened on TV in the future, but aims at the big screen. So how to attract the first batch of audiences to the cinema and form influence? This depends on publicity. For example, the reason why "Ghost Record" can create miracles is also based on successful viral marketing; if "Singing and Dance Youth" wants to succeed, publicity is naturally the top priority.

After discussion, Wang Yang and Mark Slunt initially decided on a "campus bombing virus marketing" and posted youthful publicity posters all over the places where schools could post, so that students could see it and then become interested. The school's cinemas were just about to have a look. After the first round of screenings of hundreds of campus cinemas, it aroused the response of the student class, and in conjunction with the new round of publicity, the second round of large-scale screenings of urban cinemas began.

If "Singing and Dance Youth" can be successful, it will launch many peripheral products, DVDs, soundtrack CDs, even novels, clothes toys, etc. But these cannot be rushed. Their plan is that after "Singing and Dance Youth" is successful, some peripherals will cooperate with other companies to do it, or directly sell the copyright of that type of product, just like clothes toys; some of them will be made by themselves, just like soundtrack CDs, and the time is right to acquire a record company.

However, these ideas are based on the success of "Singing and Dance Youth"; once "Singing and Dance Youth" fails, let's first think about how to keep the Fire Film Company.

"I understand." After hearing Mark Slunt's words, Simon Willis, the middle-aged white man, nodded and said, "I'll make a plan after the meeting."

"Ok, I look forward to seeing your plan." Mark Slunt looked at Wang Yang with an expression of "I have finished speaking."

After looking at the employees on both sides of the conference table, Wang Yang took out a printed script and did not show them to them to prevent leaks. After all, he could barely remember the names of these people. He shook the script and said, "I believe everyone knows it. The company will soon produce a new movie, tentatively named "High-school-musical". This is a campus song and dance film directed by me."

The employees nodded without any surprises. They had heard of it for a long time. Only Sandy Parker, the company's production department manager, was a white man in his early thirties. He looked at Wang Yang and wanted to speak but stopped. Wang Yang noticed him, and stopped talking and asked with a smile: "Sandy, do you have anything to say?" Sandy Parker frowned and said: "Mr. Wang, I just want to say that the market for singing and dancing films is very small now. Should you be more cautious?"

"Call me Yang, please, everyone calls me Yang. I am only 18 years old. I am mr.young, not mr.www.piaotian.comr.www.piaotian.comr.young." Wang Yang also smiled before looking at Sandy Pix and answered the question just now: "Sandy, I have considered the question about the music and dance film market before. But I finally decided to shoot it. Why? Because a masterpiece can break the market rules. Some movies affect the market, while some movies are affected by the market."

He smiled confidently and said, "I believe "Singing and Dance" will be a movie that can influence the market, and it is up to people."

"Okay." Sandy Pix nodded silently and did not continue to persuade him. He knew that he could not persuade the young boss. No wonder, he created the miracle of "Ghost Record" at the age of 18. With a net worth of tens of millions, he would naturally be full of confidence in everything. Sandy could only sigh helplessly in his heart, hoping that this young boss really understands what he is doing!

Wang Yang didn't talk about this topic anymore. He never thought of making everyone agree with him filming "Singing and Dance". Just like now, he doesn't need Sandy Pix to understand. He just needs everyone to do his job well. He just needs Sandy Pix to help him complete the crew building. It's fine.

"The investment in "Singing and Dance Youth" is about 5 million. Of course, this is just my rough estimate. In fact, it will be based on making good movies as the first principle." Wang Yang looked at the employees and took out a notebook that remembers the shooting needs and asked the office secretary Miss Fona Hasson to give it to Sandy Parker. The notebook contains scenes, props, extras and other information needed by the movie. He said to Sandy: "Sandy, the movie is shot on 35mm film. The entire script will be about 200 minutes after it is filmed. You can make a budget for me."

Sandy Pix took the book and nodded, "Okay."

The so-called 5 million is just a set investment level. 5 million is considered a small-cost production, so there will definitely not be any popular actors to be cast; but it is not a rigid requirement of 5 million. Sometimes it is OK to increase the budget to 6 million, or save money to 4 million.

"Also, we need to find choreographers and arrangers, which is a musical and dance film. However, the work of forming the crew is temporarily behind." Wang Yang knocked on the script and said excitedly: "Let's casting the movie first."

Mark Slunt took the conversation and said with a smile: "So, the publicity work of "Singing and Dance" is about to begin." He looked at Simon Willis, the distribution manager, and said: "Simon, yesterday I asked you to contact a media to give us an exclusive interview. How about now?"

"I've contacted the entertainment page of the Los Angeles Times." Simon Willis looked at Wang Yang and sighed and said, "As soon as they heard 'Sheng Yang's company, the second movie of Fantasy Yang, you know, they screamed 'wow'! They can't wait to do this interview. I'll make the interview in the afternoon, and the location is here at our company, is it okay?"

"No problem." Wang Yang nodded and smiled: "I'm here."

After the meeting, Wang Yang returned to his small office and continued to write the storyboard script of "Singing and Dance" on his computer. He has been busy acquiring the company for more than a week, and after the acquisition, he has to agree on a development policy with Mark Slunt. He has no time to design the storyboard, so that the script has only been completed less than half.

Wang Yang now understands why Stephen Spielberg did not attend any financial meeting at DreamWorks, and why he said, "I hope any meeting I attended can end in two minutes." The reason is simple. Spielberg prefers to be a director rather than a businessman. Wang Yang leaned on the chair and exhaled, and only for more than a week, he felt physically and mentally tired. In addition to the freshness at the beginning, the next thing was dull. He wore a suit every day to negotiate and hold meetings in the conference room, and sometimes it was really more tiring than sending flyers on the street.

Fortunately, the company has handled all the matters that he needs to handle, and then handed over to Mark Slunt. He can finally do what he likes and wants to do the most.

"go,go,go!" Wang Yang encouraged himself, cheered up, looked at the screen, and typing on the keyboard with both hands.

The protagonist of "Singing and Dance" Troy came to the musical selection site and hid behind the mop car with the heroine Gabriela. They were both afraid that others would find themselves interesting to participate in the musical selection. The selection was over, and only the teacher Dabs who was responsible for the selection, and Casey Nelson, the girl in charge of the piano accompaniment on the stage. Seeing that Teacher Dabs was leaving, Gabriela finally plucked up the courage to jump out and said that she was here to select, but Troy hid aside.

In the following filming, when Mr. Dabs said to Gabriela, "The selection is over, and you don't have a partner," Troy jumped out and said that he is a partner.

In this section, there was never a single shot of Troy who was hiding from him, and it did not express his psychological struggle. Later, it jumped out, and the rhythm was very abrupt. So Wang Yang added a set of materials and pointed the shot at Troy who was hiding behind the wall, and took the expression he heard Teacher Dabus's words, showing that he had been plucking up the courage to go out after psychological struggle and changes.

One morning, Wang Yang was writing a storyboard script. He went to the restaurant on the second floor to have dinner at noon. After that, he returned to the office to continue writing.

In the afternoon, the Los Angeles Times interviewed female reporter Jin Sylvie also came to the headquarters of the Flame Film Company. Wang Yang naturally wanted to receive her, so he took her around the company and took some photos. But she most wanted the photos of the name and brand on the company gate, but because the manufacturer had not delivered the goods, she had to take some busy office photos.

The focus of this interview is "Singing and Dance Youth", introducing Wang Yang's new company is second-hand, so in the reception room, she asked Wang Yang several questions like "What do you feel when you become a boss?" and then asked him all the best about the second movie "Singing and Dance Youth" he planned to shoot.

"Can you tell us what the story of the movie is about?" Jin Sylvie sat on the sofa with a black camera hanging around her neck, holding a ballpoint pen in one hand and a small paper in the other, looking at Wang Yang and asking.

Wang Yang sat on the other side of the leather sofa and replied to her: "I can only say now that this is an inspirational story, a story about how young people are brave enough to face themselves and get real happiness." Of course, the specific content is not clear at all, so that everyone can be curious and expectant, and achieve the early publicity effect.

Kim Sylvie naturally knew this. She didn't ask, holding a pen and recording it quickly on the paper, asking: "Why do you shoot campus song and dance films? What's the reason why you suddenly make this type of movie?"

"It shouldn't be surprising to me to shoot campus films, right? I'm still a young man." Wang Yang smiled and replied: "The reason is actually very simple. I want to shoot it, and I think it's suitable for shooting, so I can walk by feeling."

"You know, many people think you will continue to make horror movies. Have you ever been worried that this "Singing and Dance" will not be accepted?" Kim Sylvi looked at Wang Yang sincerely and added: "Can you tell me what you expect from this movie?"

"I don't have this worry. "Ghost Record" is not the whole me; and "Singing and Dance" is a completely different new attempt for me. This is my first film film, and I will let everyone see another me." After a pause, Wang Yang said confidently: "Of course, I have high expectations for this movie. It will be liked by everyone, and I have this confidence." He understood that only by showing strong confidence will it attract everyone's attention.

Next, Wang Yang continued to answer many questions from Jin Sylvie, including some private life, "You have become the youngest multi-millionaire, why do you still live in a small apartment?", "Do you have a girlfriend?", "I heard that you are very popular in high school, is that true? Will this "Singing and Dance" be a microcosm of your high school?"

These gossip problems have caused Wang Yang a headache. He is really worried that the interview published by the Los Angeles Times tomorrow will be two-thirds of these gossip problems, and only one-third of them will be given to "Singing and Dance Youth".

When he returned home in the evening, Wang Yang, who had taken a hot shower, came to the computer and was about to rest for a while, then boarded his msn. He dragged the list of contacts on the Internet. Seeing Rachel online, he couldn't help but smiled slightly, clicked and sent a line of words: "Hi, Rachel." After the post-promotion work of "Ghost Records", Rachel returned to Toronto, but they basically contacted the Internet for one or two days apart, occasionally chatting about phone calls.

"Hi, Yang." Rachel quickly replied to a line of words.

Wang Yang typed: "I think you will come to Los Angeles in two days, because "Singing and Dance" is about to start casting!" After the script was written, when he chatted with Rachel, he mentioned the general content of the movie, and said that she was suitable to play the second female lead "Xia Pei-Evans".

"Call me." Rachel typed. Wang Yang's fingers quickly typing on the keyboard a few times, saying, "Why aren't you calling me?" Rachel replied immediately: "Oh, shouldn't the youngest millionaire be allowed to pay the phone bill?" Wang Yang couldn't help laughing, called "ok", and then picked up his phone and called. As soon as he answered, he smiled and said, "Hi, miser."

"Hi, Monopoly." Rachel's crisp laughter came over, and she said, "Yang, have you found an investment?" She didn't know that Wang Yang had acquired A-pix, and thought she had just attracted investors.

Wang Yang said in a mysterious tone: "No, I said, I invested myself. In fact, I just acquired a film company." Rachel shouted in surprise: "Oh, my god! Really?!" Wang Yang laughed, enjoying his friends' surprise. He kept hiding this acquisition and wanted to give his friends a "surprise". He smiled and said: "Yes, you can call me 'mr.boss' now."
Chapter completed!