Columbia Pictures, Chief Art Officer.

A group of screenwriters sat there, looking at Xia Tian on the boss's chair nervously. He was reading all the scripts provided by the planning department.

Xia Tian hurriedly browsed and felt disappointed. Although there were more than a dozen scripts handed over by the planning department, none of them could make his eyes lit up. They were all vulgar and boring works, which made people feel bored.

This is actually normal. Hollywood produces nearly a thousand movies every year, and it is impossible that all of them are classic movies such as "The Shawshank Redemption", "Forrest Gump", "Titanic", and "Avatar".

In fact, high-quality products are always only a very small number. Most of the films are mediocre works, and some are so bad that they can't even enter theaters. They can only rely on the release of videos to bring about recycled funds.

The reason for this is mainly because good scripts are limited. Even Hollywood, which attaches the most importance to script creation, the most important thing to discover creative talents, and absorbs talents from all over the world, also faces the problem of lack of good scripts.

It is precisely because Hollywood producers buy scripts all over the world. For example, the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs" was bought by Warner Pictures in the United States at a high price. The British drama "Skin" and "Shameless" were successively bought by American producers and filmed the American TV series of the same name. The popular American talent show "American Master" was also introduced from the United Kingdom. The reality show "Survivor" was introduced from Sweden...

Hollywood is so eager for good scripts, so as long as it has a novel script, it will never be let go of.

The reason why Stallone's "Rocky" was rejected 1,855 times was not because the film companies were not aware of the goods and could not see the benefits of the script "Rocky". It was because Stallone insisted on playing the male lead himself, so the negotiations broke down again and again.

After all, no company dares to bet on a middle-aged man who is nearly thirty years old, has an ordinary face, is a little paralyzed, is unknown, has made love movies, and has messed up a movie.

Because Columbia Pictures stopped production of new films five months ago, even if there were good projects, it had long been stolen by other companies. Most of the producers hired by the company were mediocre and could not find good ideas, which led to a lack of company projects.

"Luckily I'm still there, otherwise, I really don't know how Columbia Pictures can hold on." Xia Tian shook his head speechlessly.

He remembered that in his previous life, after Sony acquired Colombia, he lost 3.1 billion US dollars, which finally reversed the decline. However, if he took over this life, he would never allow himself to repeat the mistakes of Morita Shoufu.

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"Okay, I've finished reading these scripts. To put it bluntly, these are all garbage, and there is no value for investment." Xia Tian threw these scripts into the trash can and said, "I'm very disappointed with your performance. Your income does not match your contribution at all. I hope this is just your low point. I hope you will recover your combat effectiveness as soon as possible, otherwise I will fire your squid. Because I will only want elites, and will not take garbage in!"

Hearing him say this, the dozen screenwriters present showed expressions of embarrassment, anger, or horror on their faces. Obviously, Xia Tian's words made them very upset.

But Xia Tian didn't care. He came across the ocean and spent more than a billion dollars to buy Columbia Pictures, not to be friends with these people. He needed them to contribute all their intelligence to help him make money. Otherwise, they would have to be frying celery.

"Okay, anyone is unhappy? You can submit your resignation letter now. I will be happy to sign it on it." Xia Tian glanced at everyone again and said, "Is that true?!"

Everyone here immediately lowered their heads when they heard his question.

American movies are already in a low period, and the impact of the recent stock market crash has made it even worse. Even the six major Hollywood film companies are having a hard time, and they will only lay off employees and save money.

Therefore, if they resign now due to a momentary anger, it would not be easy for them to find such a job. And their spirits cannot be used as food, so they can only bear it temporarily.

"Is no one going to quit? What a pity?" Xia Tian curled his lips, "Okay, since you all want to stay, then show your strength. Otherwise, if you don't want to leave, I will kick you away."

"Let me listen carefully below. I want to provide three story ideas. You can take them back and write them into a script. It's okay to write one, two, and three, but I have to see the results in a week.

I will choose the best-written script, and the author will not only receive daily salary and dividends, but also receive a bonus of 50,000 US dollars. I will do what I say!" Xia Tian said immediately.

After hearing what he said, the screenwriters here suddenly lit up their eyes and their disgust for Xia Tian disappeared. Although the new manager was an annoying bastard, he was also a generous bastard. Fifty thousand dollars was equivalent to their annual income.

"This guy doesn't seem so annoying," everyone couldn't help thinking.

"Okay, don't be excited first, listen carefully to me first." Xia Tian said, and then began to tell, "The first story is called "Hangover"..."

Xia Tian originally planned to make "Home Imperial" his first work to enter Hollywood, but unfortunately, it was too late.

The best time for the family comedy movie "Home Imperial" is to be released during the Christmas period, but it is December now, and there are only twenty-five days before Christmas. Even if you have the ability in summer, it is impossible to complete the filming in such a short time, let alone at least half a month of publicity. Therefore, the movie "Home Imperial" can only be left to stay for next year.

However, Xia Tian was not worried that someone would rush to shoot this movie because he had registered the copyright of the script. If anyone filmed a movie similar to his script, it would not be allowed by law. Not only would the movie be banned, but a large amount of money would also be compensated. Hollywood's protection of copyright is quite titanium.

It doesn't matter if you can't make "Home Imperial". Some of the fun movies in summer are all well-known and popular. For example, the movie "Hangover" costs only $35 million, but the box office is as high as $238 million, making it the most popular R-level comedy in history.
Chapter completed!