Reeves is now very confused, perhaps it is better to call it embarrassing. He talked with Daisy in detail and roughly learned that Phantom Company is one of the best in Asia. He also learned that Hong Kong produces more than 120 movies every year.
Video. Of course, I also learned that the current highest salary in Hong Kong is only HK$4 million for an actor named Shenxianfa.
Xiaoli originally thought that he could do nothing with this little money, but Daisy quickly dispelled his not-so-smart guess: "In Hong Kong, four million is enough to buy an independent villa. And, according to Xiaoli,
The general implication is that I guess he thinks that the current salary for actors is not high enough, and there will definitely be a lot of room for improvement in the future!"
Daisy was just guessing, but she guessed right. Xiao Ran was indeed not satisfied with the current salary level. With Brother Yifa's current popularity, he definitely deserved a salary of 10 million. However, Xiao Ran knew very well,
These things must be done carefully, otherwise the market will collapse, and the other three major companies will inevitably join forces to deal with Phantom.
Xiao Li did some calculations and found that he had been wandering in Hollywood for four years, but still achieved nothing and was still desperately depressed. Instead of hoping for those elusive goals, it would be better to go to Hong Kong for development. Anyway, according to Daisy,
Xiao Ran still attaches great importance to Westerners like them.
However, he still couldn't let it go. After all, Hollywood is the holy land for filmmakers around the world. Although The Phantom is extremely famous in Southeast Asia, it is still unknown internationally. The only thing that is somewhat famous is the scandal between Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia.
And that utterly romantic proposal.
"Don't hesitate, there is an opportunity in front of you. If you can grasp it, the future will be different!" Daisy couldn't help but became a little anxious when she saw that Xiaoli had been thinking for a long time and still didn't agree. At this time, Xiaoli had already decided.
Came down.
At the same time, Sunshine and Monkey were wandering around the street boredly. Xiao Ran gave them a day off today because he had to meet Lucas. So, they wandered around easily and happily, and even
Xianxin went to watch a movie. In the cinema, they were surprised to find that the Phantom was much stronger in many places.
After walking around for a while after leaving the cinema, the two of them were about to take the car back to the hotel when they suddenly heard a muffled sound coming from an alley. The two experienced people immediately hid their bodies vigilantly, and then they noticed the sound.
It came from the dark alley, and there were also some faint voices.
Sunshine winked at Monkey and asked if he wanted to go in and take a look. The two of them complemented each other very well. Sunshine was the decision-maker, while Monkey provided advice. Of course, on small matters, they generally had no disputes.
Monkey is very excited now. He has been with Xiao Ran for so long and has almost nothing to do. He just feels that his body is getting rusty. Now that he has such a good opportunity, he naturally wants to try it and find out the feeling. Xiang Yangzhen
Nodding hard, the monkey waved and went in.
Yang Yang was slightly startled. Their identities were inconvenient... Thinking of this, he smiled. For the sake of convenience, the superiors had crossed out their names from the roster. Now they are just Xiao Ran's bodyguards, nothing special.
His identity is different. Don't talk about him, even Guan Xin is the same.
In this way, there would be no identity issues, and there was no guarantee that they would be rewarded for their bravery. The two of them entered the alley silently in the dark. At the end of the alley, three people surrounded a guy.
beat.
Monkey and Sunshine admired it quietly for a while, and then heard one of them ask the guy lying on the ground in English who else was accomplices. The guy on the ground shook his head very loyally, but the pain on his face was not
It is inevitable.
What happened next was a bit dramatic. One of the three men pulled out a gun and was about to shoot the victim. Monkey and Sunshine touched each other's hands lightly, and immediately started shooting at the same time with great understanding. Monkey was very agile.
, the man with the gun will naturally be dealt with by him.
I saw two Chinese men rushing out of the darkness, startling the four of them. The monkey jumped up, kicked the hand holding the gun, kicked the gun into the air, and struck with a palm knife
After slashing the guy's throat, his fingers suddenly contracted and hooked on the aorta in his neck. With a slight push, the guy fainted.
Over there, Sunshine was much more powerful, and he could be dealt with with just one punch. The monkey walked up to the lying guy, helped him up, and asked in English: "Are you okay?"
The guy came back from the dead. In his excitement and severe physical trauma, he immediately remembered these two caring faces in the dim light and fainted like this. Sunshine
He and Monkey were astonished, but the guy fainted quite easily. They called the police and went back to the hotel without mentioning it.
Xiao Ran is talking to Reeves now. It is really difficult for him to give any specific guarantee to Xiao Li. The only thing that can be confirmed is that he has signed a three-player contract with Xiao Li, so that Xiao Ran can finally feel at ease.
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However, he didn't stop yet. He quickly found Apple and bought Pixar for six times the price Lucas paid for it, which was 60 million US dollars. After winning Pixar, Xiao Ran felt even happier.
Yes. With this animation studio, there is hope for Chinese cartoons.
After meeting with the staff of the studio, Xiao Ran made a promise that he would never interfere in specific work matters. This made the people at Pixar feel at ease. Speaking of which, they were all quite miserable. First, they were killed by Lucas.
Abandoned, and then abandoned by Apple, it simply became a burden.
While Xiao Ran was leisurely, Lucas was going crazy with anxiety. Now he was about to be forced to go to jail. If there was a hill in the United States. After thinking about it, in order to avoid bankruptcy, he thought that his only way was to sell.
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Now he knows one thing very well. If he sells Light Magic and Skywalker, he will definitely get 500 million US dollars. Otherwise, if it is taken back by the bank, he may not get anything. Under the torment in his heart, he
The only way is to sell all the shares to Xiao Ran.
On the seventh day, Lucas finally arrived at the hotel where Xiao Ran was staying. In the coffee shop, Xiao Ran took a sip of water with a leisurely expression, and then said with a smile: "George, since you are willing to come to me, I think you
A decision must have been made."
"Xiao, tell me, did you do it?" Lucas wanted to bite off a piece of Xiao Ran's flesh and chew it hard: "I think you are the only one who wants me to go bankrupt now!"
Xiao Ran smiled softly, kept his eyes on the clear water, and said calmly: "George, doing business always requires some means. I believe you can understand, and I know you will come to me,
Don’t you have no loss at all now?”
"Fifty million US dollars, all sold to you! However, my condition is that you must stop any means of attacking me!" Facing Xiao Ran, Lucas no longer felt the same pressure as last time, but the fear in his heart was only
More prosperous than that day.
"Of course, of course it will stop!" Xiao Ran finally raised his gaze and met it with sharp eyes: "It's just that it is no longer worth 500 million. Have you forgotten the condition I made to you that day, 100 million or 300 million?"
Another 100 million or 500 million. You failed to make a choice in time, so now you can’t get 500 million!”
This devil! Lucas gnashed his teeth and cursed in his stomach, and was about to say something. Under Xiao Ran's eyes, An Yuxuan smiled and took out a piece of information and said to Lucas: "Mr. Lucas, now
The market value of your Light and Magic and Skywalker is only 330 million. In order for you to sell these two companies, Phantom has spent 60 million US dollars, so it is absolutely impossible for you to get 500 million or 300 million!
"
Lucas took the information and read it, and couldn't help groaning in pain. He swore in his heart that he would never do business with Orientals, especially the Chinese, in the future. They were all devils, and they actually turned him on.
The details are now clear and thorough.
This is Lin Yongqiang's ability. Now Lin Yongqiang and A Biao are responsible for the collection of business intelligence, which is completely beneficial to Tianxia Fund. Of course, Xiao Ran definitely has more than that source of intelligence.
After another discussion, Lucas completely surrendered. For 300 million U.S. dollars, Skywalker and Light and Magic will belong to the Phantom Group from now on. With such results, Xiao Ran returned to Hong Kong very satisfied. Of course, in addition to this,
A small gain was gained.
For Xiao Ran, the most important thing about this trip was not that he won these three companies, but that he finally formulated a future development route for Phantom, which was in a critical period. After returning to Hong Kong, Xiao Ran quickly followed
Wei Dongling gave a thorough discussion.
"I think the company needs to change its strategic goals!" This was the first thing Xiao Ran said when he entered Wei Dongling's office. His expression was quite solemn: "Hollywood is indeed very powerful, and it will be difficult for us to compete with them in the short term!"
"Isn't it?" Wei Dongling raised his head in surprise, and immediately stood up and stared at Xiao Ran: "I only went to the United States once and changed my mind? I think the previous strategy was very good and does not need to be changed!"
Xiao Ran smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had previously ignored that the status of Hollywood movies in the world is quite deep-rooted, and defeating it will definitely not be achieved overnight. The two sat down on the sofa, and Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh: "The West is completely
Ignoring the existence of Chinese-language movies is certainly not conducive to our offensive, but it gives us sufficient preparation time!"
Is there really enough time? Xiao Ran didn't know, but he knew one thing very well. 1991 was the year when computer special effects began to really take off, and Hollywood also began to really take off relying on the popularity accumulated in the past few decades.
There are only one to two years left, and various reasons make it difficult for Chinese-language films to quickly penetrate the North American market. Therefore, the company's overall development strategy must change, and the US market will remain unchanged.
"Within three years, we should not be in close contact with Hollywood in North America." Three years, three years, should be enough to transfer the talents of Pixar, Skywalker and Light and Magic to Hong Kong. He stared at Wei Dongling,
In addition to his sonorous tone, he even strengthened his tone with a wave of his hand.
"In these three years, what we have to do is dominate the Asian market and occupy the European market." Speaking of this, Xiao Ran suddenly remembered the strategy of surrounding the city from the countryside, and felt that it was very similar to his current decision: "As long as we
If we can capture these markets and squeeze out the Hollywood market, it won’t be too late to concentrate our efforts on the North American market!”
Wei Dongling was silent for a long time. He really didn't understand why Xiao Ran was so afraid of Hollywood. Although he knew that the current Phantom industry was too fragmented, it was necessary to consolidate the market. However, he believed that there was absolutely no need to be so afraid of Hollywood. Technically, Phantom
Definitely not inferior to Hollywood.
In Wei Dongling's eyes, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sigh. Computer special effects, this damn thing. "Jurassic Park" was a milestone in special effects back then. It was completely broken when it was released in Hong Kong.
There is no market for Western films in Hong Kong
, and took in more than 60 million yuan at the box office, breaking all historical records. More than ten years later, even "Kung Fu" has not been able to break the record of this film. Not to mention that this film has a difficult to reach
The pinnacle of transcendence - "Titanic".
For Xiao Ran, he could invest 100 million U.S. dollars in computer special effects, or even invest 1 billion U.S. dollars to make a movie. After the 1990s, it is definitely not an exaggeration to say that those who are good at computer special effects can conquer the world.
Most of the top 25 box office hits in U.S. history are directly related to computer special effects.
"Do you think the action scenes in "The Spy" are exciting?" Xiao Ran was distressed and only planned to give the CEO a slap on the side. If even Wei Dongling couldn't understand it, then there might be mistakes during execution. Xiao Ran didn't like failure, although
He knew it was inevitable.
"It's very exciting, the fighting was very exciting, especially the explosion scene at the end!" Wei Dongling didn't quite understand what Xiao Ran wanted to do, but he still used gestures to describe how exciting the film was.
"Very good, let me tell you, the action and explosion scenes in this movie are nothing!" Xiao Ran stood up and looked down at Wei Dongling, and said in a step-by-step tone: "If a movie blows up a building worth dozens of
What do you think of a volcano erupting or a meteorite falling? What do you think if all of this is filmed completely realistically?"
Wei Dongling was stunned. It wasn't that he didn't believe that someone could produce such an effect, but he believed that no matter how good a movie was, there would definitely be flaws, and it definitely couldn't be done in a short time. He immediately shook his head and said, "It's impossible.
Such a scene occurs!”
"I mean, if it really exists, do you think such a film can attract audiences?" Xiao Ran's expression now is as if he is dealing with a shopping mall opponent, aggressively: "Tell me, if it really exists, what will you do?
I won’t be obsessed!”
At this moment, a man stumbled in through the door regardless of Secretary Wei Dongling's obstruction. After looking around and seeing Xiao Ran, he immediately shouted excitedly: "Mr. Xiao, we succeeded!"