Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 278 A Great Deal!

"I have to say, dear Chris, you are taking a risk." The father put the documents in his hand, patted the armrest, looked at the daughter behind the table and said, "A full 1 million investment..."

"9000 million to 1 million, Dad."

"Is there a difference?" Jared spread his hands.

"Of course, if you can get it with only 9000 million, then if you invest 1000 less, I will earn 1000 million more, won't you?" Angela said seriously.

"If such a large amount fails, there is no big difference between losing 1000 more and losing 1000 less." Father pointed out unceremoniously, and then tapped on the document, "And you also said that after the initial contact The asking price of 20th Century Fox is 9000, if you insist on winning it, plus 3000 million publicity expenses, the entire investment will reach 1.2 million U.S. dollars, which is already the cost of a movie with a large investment.”

"Have you really read my plan in detail, Dad?" The girl couldn't help but rolled her eyes. She naturally knew what her father was worried about. The same risk of invisible profits.

What Angela planned was to buy the North American screening rights of "Titanic" from Fox!Bacrot's phone call confirmed her prediction. Fox had already started to sit still because of James' crazy money-burning actions. Although they were forced to agree to an additional investment of 5000, they hoped not to delay any longer and release it in the summer as soon as possible. However, James clearly told them that if they want to guarantee the quality of the film, it is absolutely impossible to release it in July.

Fox's executives were so pissed off that it took nearly a year to film the film, not to mention the previous preparations, and now the post-production has been delayed again and again, sinking the entire company's liquidity. And there are signs that it won't be paid, which is too bad, and what's worse is that even if "Titanic" can sell for 3 to 4 million at the box office, Fox will inevitably go bankrupt!It's no wonder that Bacrote lost his composure and yelled at CEO Malkan, "I'm almost forced to sell my ass."

But they have come to this point, what else can they do?So after being angry, Bacrot had to suggest to Malcolm on the phone to sell the North American screening rights of "Titanic"!

There is indeed such a thing in the girl's memory. According to some gossip, at that time, Fox was actually ready to go bankrupt, but it was just a little bit of the idea of ​​"Titanic" in North America. The screening rights were sold to Paramount at a price of 6000 million or 7000. No one knows whether Fox executives beat their chests after the film was released, but Paramount obviously made a lot of money. The box office is as high as 6 million US dollars!

Naturally, Angela will not let this go. Buying the rights to show in North America is more cost-effective than direct investment in movies. As she calculated before, if the box office remains the same, the net profit of direct investment will not exceed the cost due to such and other exploitations. 25%, can be exchanged for the purchase of the screening rights, excluding everything - distribution fee, publicity fee, cost, theater distribution, tax payment, etc. - at least 9000 million to 1 million net profit, so why? Is it not exciting? !

As for whether Fox will be suspicious because the genius girl approached them to buy the screening rights, and then not sell it... Of course, it is impossible, unless the major shareholder or CEO of Fox's board of directors also traveled here-even if it is impossible.You must know that in the hearts of many executives, bankruptcy is already a nail in the wall. If Angela proposes to buy and not sell to keep it, the CEO will definitely step down, and the major shareholder will inevitably be boycotted by other shareholders. It's as simple as that!

"I know what you mean, dear, 7000 is the bottom line, if you exceed this price, you will give up, but what I want to say is not this." Jared shook his head and repeated what he just said: "You are taking a risk, Even if the movie is $2 million and almost two years in the making, it doesn't guarantee success. I don't know anything about filmmaking, but it's like objecting to your investment in Pixar. Some of the same reasons, I know You don’t like business and don’t have enough understanding, so shouldn’t you be more cautious when making your own investment decisions?”

"Speaking of Pixar, how do you think it is doing now?" Angela leaned forward immediately, looking at her father questioningly with her hands in her belt.

The look of the little girl wanting to get her father's approval made Jared chuckle: "I admit that your investment in Pixar is a very smart decision, Chris, but what I want to say is..."

"Then what about "The Blair Witch"?" Angela pursed her lips and continued to ask angrily, "I bet, after you heard the news, you must have thought that I was just playing for fun, but what happened? "

"Okay, Chris..."

"No Dad, hear me out! I wrote and scored this movie, and I know what it's going to be like. I didn't make it, but I know it second only to James Cameron I know better than anyone what kind of chemical effect it will produce when it is released, you can’t convince me on this, Dad, this is my territory!” The girl shouted aggressively, shaking her fists, as if she was facing The lion of the uninvited guest who broke into his territory!after--

She suddenly showed a smile, and said anxiously: "If you don't want to give me a loan, then I have to find someone else. I believe many people will rush to do it."——Hey, today is different from the past. Already 16 years old?

At this moment, Jared, who had to cover his forehead because of this speech, deeply felt that his daughter had grown up completely. He looked at Angela dumbfounded, and didn't know how to make a decision for a while, even though she was 16 years old. She is old, legally speaking, she has the right to use her own property, but the guardian also has the right to prevent her from spending money indiscriminately, but, if she really does this, will Angela be happy?

Do you want me to be crazy too?He asked himself this way, his daughter seemed to be blessed by God. Although she seemed to be acting stupid all the time, good luck never left her.

"Okay, I think——I agree to your request." After thinking for a long time, Jared had to make a compromise. He knew that if he really rejected Angela, his daughter would definitely find a bank loan. If he really stopped her, Although it wouldn't make the relationship between father and daughter tense, it was certain that Angela would be unhappy, and...he also wanted to see if God would give her another miracle!

In short, it’s only 1.2 million US dollars, so let’s take it as a lesson. Since my daughter has not inherited the business sensitivity of the Mason family at all—just investing in Pixar can’t explain anything—then let her realize this more clearly. alright.

Angela, who didn't pay attention to her father's expression, stretched out her hands into fists and put them down after getting the answer she wanted: "Yes!" The excitement was beyond words.

Fortunately, she quickly restrained her emotional distress and sat up, but she couldn't hide her little pride.

"Then, Jack, I'll leave it up to you to negotiate with Fox." She looked at Jack Sparrow, who had been a spectator beside her, and said with a smile.

"As you wish." Jack nodded slightly.

"Okay, then I won't bother you, dear dad." Angela stood up, walked around the desk and hugged her father, and then left alone, letting Sparrow and her father continue the loan negotiation.

After leaving the study door, the girl could finally breathe a sigh of relief. It seemed that she was acting pretty well. She had to make herself look like in front of her father—hoping to be recognized by his father in terms of business ability, but at the same time It can't be too obvious, it has to be just right.

She doesn't really think that she can fully control her property when she is 16 years old. If she only uses 4000 to [-] million yuan, her father will definitely not say anything, but if it is close to [-] million yuan, she will definitely have to ask. Convince father?Just like investing in Pixar and making "The Blair Witch" before, these things are hard for anyone to think about before there is no result, just like Fox is clearly ready to go bankrupt, but they didn't expect to miraculously come back to life.

Therefore, it is impossible, Angela can only use this method, just like investing in Pixar, asking her father to agree to her investment with a mentality of learning a lesson. Fortunately, she succeeded, although when she left , that point of pride couldn't be stopped, but it doesn't matter anymore, maybe my father will take back what he said.

When "Titanic" is released, you will be surprised!The girl snorted and went back to the room.

Time has come to June, and the recording of "My Heart Will Go On" has been completed. Perhaps because of Xi Zhizhu, Angela always feels that her version is not enough, but everyone who has heard it thinks it is perfect. Even James, this guy, agrees, which can be regarded as reassuring the girl.

However, the post-production of "Titanic" is still advancing at a slow pace, and no one can stop it. Fox, who is completely disappointed, has to focus on negotiating the North American release rights. Several film companies that have contacted , Warner, Universal, Columbia, Paramount, etc., all shook their heads when they heard about the film production situation, and Sparrow, who was entrusted with carte blanche, also just revealed a rumor and left.

Fox, who was bumping into the wall everywhere, was so confused that he even asked people to go to the tyrant's studio to talk to Angela, who occasionally went back there to participate in the work of adding the soundtrack to the film. Making a low profile as much as possible, the 9000 offer was quickly suppressed.

"We can lower the price even lower. If we join forces with other interested companies, we can lower it to at least 5800 million." Sparrow told Angela this way during the negotiation, but girls are not businessmen after all. She didn't agree. In her opinion, although Fox was given a big piece of cake, she should not be too greedy. There must be room for doing things. To be honest, according to the value of "Titanic", 7000 million is not enough.

Therefore, after the final negotiation between several parties, Sparrow won the North American screening rights of "Titanic" for the girl at a price of 6200.

This is a great deal! — Angela without business sense.