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Chapter 576 The Johnson Family (4100+ chapters, please subscribe~)

The Johnson family is a very low-key wealthy family in Los Angeles, and is rarely known by ordinary people. However, with the rise of Oceanwide Theaters in the United States in recent years, people have re-recognized this wealthy family.

The founder of the Johnson family is Johnson’s grandfather Jay Johnson. Through student loans, Jay Johnson obtained a degree from Harvard Law School, and then founded his own law firm. In the 50s, Jay Johnson’s law firm had already It is a well-known company in Los Angeles. Later, Jay Johnson started to invest in real estate, and then slowly shifted his focus to investment!
After decades of development, Johnson has now invested in the directors of more than a dozen companies.

And Jay Johnson also has a son and a daughter. The eldest son is Johnson's father, Thomas Johnson, and his daughter is Nancy Johnson. Like his father, Thomas and Nancy also graduated from Harvard Law School.

Thomas is more fond of law, so now he has received the legal company founded by his father, while Nancy is in charge of the Johnson family's investment company.

In recent years, the two brothers and sisters have been fighting openly and secretly, but not too much, and everything is within the acceptable range of the old Johnson.

"That is to say, Nancy is now more valued than Johnson's father!" Wu Jianye analyzed after listening.

Although Johnson Law Company was the first company founded by Jay Johnson, the business sector of the Johnson family has already been transferred to an investment company, and the investment company that is more valued by Jay Johnson has been handed over to Nancy Johnson. Explained a lot of problems.

Linda said: "It can't be said that, Johnson Law Company, although it seems that there is no investment company with a higher market value, but the legal company is the foundation of the Johnson family, and has cooperated with many large consortiums in the United States. These two companies The relationship between them is inextricably linked, it’s hard to say who is good and who is bad!”

Johnson's full name is Daniel Johnson, and he has an older brother named Nick Johnson.

The two brothers are simply two extremes. Nick Johnson showed his talent in law and business early on, and is now a leader among the young generation of lawyers. He has also invested in several companies with promising development prospects.

He is said to be the most like Jay Johnson among the third generation of the Johnson family, while Daniel is a bit of a dandy. If it weren't for Oceanwide Cinemas, he would be the worst third generation of the Johnson family!

"What's the relationship between Johnson and his brother?" Wu Jianye continued to ask.

"Very good. Nick is a very responsible person. He takes great care of his younger siblings. Even Nancy's daughter respects Nick very much." When Linda talked about Nick Johnson, her eyes sparkled. shine.

"You like him?" Wu Jianye asked with a smile.

"It's appreciation!" Linda said.

Wu Jianye nodded, instead of asking Linda what he thought of Nick, he continued to ask, "What about Nancy's family?"

"Nancy's husband is a painter, but he is not well-known. Nancy has a daughter named Penny Robinson, she is a very strange girl!" Linda's tone was a little weird.

Wu Jianye glanced at Linda curiously.

Linda said with a smile: "Penny was even better than Nick when she was young, but soon Penny's energy was not only focused on business, it may be inherited from her father's genes, and she was very interested in art. Hobbies, now he is a well-known pianist in Los Angeles, and he is also working in an investment company with a very good record. It’s just that he is a bit arrogant.”

"This family is really interesting!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.

"Johnson's Oceanwide Cinemas was originally a subsidiary of the investment company. Although Johnson is managing it now, the largest shareholder is Johnson Investment Company!" Linda said.

Knowing that Wu Jianye has always wanted to own his own cinema company in North America, this time he got in touch with Johnson again, and Linda also knew from Johnson's mouth that Wu Jianye wanted to invest in Oceanwide Cinema, so he focused on Wu Jianye introduced the situation of Oceanwide Cinemas.

The distribution of theaters of Oceanwide Cinemas is more concentrated in California. Although the number of screens is not as high as that of many companies, but because of its location, the market value of Oceanwide Cinemas is higher than that of many screens. company above itself.

Due to the current relaxation of regulatory policies by the US government, the Paramount judgment issued by the US government out of anti-monopoly considerations has gradually lost its effectiveness, so now several major Hollywood studios have begun to re-layout theaters.

And the Johnson Family's Oceanwide Cinemas has also become a favorite, and many studios have offered olive branches to Oceanwide!
"It seems that there are quite a few competitors!" Wu Jianye asked, "Who is Phantom Entertainment's biggest rival now?"

"Columbia Pictures, but there have been reports that RB's Sony is very interested in Columbia Pictures and has already contacted Coca-Cola to acquire their shares in Columbia Pictures. The interest in the line should also be an act of wanting to increase the purchase price!" Linda said.

"What does the Johnson family think?"

"The Johnson family is divided into two factions. Daniel naturally doesn't want to sell it, but Penny has been urging her mother to sell the shares of Oceanwide Cinemas. The two sides have never reached a consensus!"

Wu Jianye nodded and said, "Okay, the basic situation has been understood, now let's meet Johnson first!"

Linda said, "Then I'll help you contact Daniel!"

Wu Jianye said: "Okay, I'll go to the hotel first, and after I make contact, tell me the location!"

Seeing that Wu Jianye was about to leave, Linda suggested: "Wu, you will stay in Los Angeles for a long time this time, and staying in a hotel is not an option. I think you might as well buy a villa in Beverly Hills."

Wu Jianye thought about it and said, "You can help me with this matter too!"

Linda glanced at Wu Jianye helplessly, and said, "You are very skilled at doing things like a hands-off shopkeeper!"

Wu Jianye chuckled: "Practice makes perfect!"

After leaving Phantom Entertainment, Wu Jianye went straight back to the hotel, where there was a French rose waiting for him.

However, when Wu Jianye came to the hotel, the two of them did not immediately start to make troubles. Instead, Isabel Adjani grabbed Wu Jianye and began to talk about some of her thoughts on the movie "The Love of Ghosts".

"The script of this movie has been confirmed and will not change. You just need to give full play to your abilities within the story provided by the script!" Wu Jianye did not adopt Isabel Adjani's suggestion, Because of Isabel Adjani's many ideas, in Wu Jianye's view, it has deviated from the original intention of "The Love of Ghosts".

The reason why this movie can be called a classic is more because this movie is actually a typical Western love story, and it is easy to understand and can make ordinary audiences empathize.

But after studying the movie "Ghost Love" for half a year, Isabelle Adjani obviously wanted to add something deeper to it.

This is not acceptable to Wu Jianye.

"Why can't it be changed, Wu, I am the heroine of this movie. After the filming starts, I will be Meili. No one understands Meili's psychological changes better than me. I think my idea is completely correct! "Isabel Adjani also thinks that her ideas are more suitable for the role.

"If you follow your idea, the entire script of this movie needs to be pushed to reconstruction, which runs counter to the story in my heart. This is impossible!" Wu Jianye also has his own ideas in the creation of movies. Persevere, it won't change just because this person is Isabel Adjani.

In the end, neither of the two convinced the other, and this time became the first quarrel between the two.

And Wu Jianye also discovered that Isabel Adjani has her own paranoia in film creation, which reminded him of some rumors about Isabel Adjani on the set.

That is, when Isabel Adjani was on the set, she had a very strong desire to control and was often willing to intervene in the creation of movies, but Wu Jianye didn't take it to heart. No one can challenge the movies she directed. His authority!
Not even if this person is Isabel Adjani!
The two finally broke up unhappy!

It can be imagined that these two people are extremely stubborn people on the set, and when the filming starts, there will definitely be more sparks!
At night, Wu Jianye met Daniel Johnson at a restaurant on the Avenue of Stars!
The atmosphere of the restaurant is very elegant, but the rules of this restaurant are also Wu Jianye's least favorite place, because there is a dress code for eating in this crappy place.

After Johnson saw Wu Jianye, he showed a complex expression. It was impossible to let go of all the things he had with Wu Jianye before. No one could really let go of such a shameful thing.

The last time I saw him in Berlin, Wu Jianye actually mentioned his request to invest in Oceanwide Cinemas, which was another major blow to Johnson.

Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for several years, Wu Jianye has grown into a person whom he needs to look up to or look up to.

Now that the two have even talked about business cooperation, it is impossible for Johnson not to think of the last time he was cheated.

So after returning to Los Angeles and thinking about it for a long time, Johnson still didn't plan to cooperate with Wu Jianye. This is what Jing Rope said once he was bitten by a snake for ten years.

But when Johnson told his grandfather about this, Jay Johnson asked Johnson to hear Wu Jianye's specific plan.

Although Johnson is the least accomplished in the third generation of the Johnson family, he is Jay Johnson's favorite grandson, which is also unreasonable.

"Tell me about your plan!" Johnson waited for Wu Jianye to sit down, and said straight to the point.

Wu Jianye smiled and said: "What are you in such a hurry for? Shouldn't old friends meet to catch up on the past first?"

Johnson's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he said, "No, we two have nothing to catch up on."

Wu Jianye said: "I can make jokes, but don't you still take the past things to heart? It's such a big deal, be careful!"

Johnson held the knife and fork tightly in his hand, and said, "If you hang up and beat me up, I can put it down!"

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "I'm not stupid!"

Johnson: "."

Wu Jianye continued: "If you come to eat with me in the future, can you go to a better restaurant? Look at the crappy place you found. In order to come here for dinner, I have to change into a formal suit. I feel uncomfortable at all. "

Johnson said angrily: "It's a bad place, this is the most famous Michelin restaurant in Hollywood, and there is no Michelin restaurant in China now!"

Wu Jianye seemed to be deliberately provoking Johnson's anger, and said dissatisfiedly: "A tire manufacturer created a Michelin-starred restaurant and fooled you. You don't have anything to do with this restaurant, do you?" ?”

The emergence of Michelin-starred restaurants is nothing more than a marketing tool for Michelin Tires to promote its own tires. In the end, it became very popular in Western countries and gradually became a benchmark in the Western catering industry. , often a catchphrase may become an advertisement for a restaurant.

It was not the first time for Wu Jianye to eat at a Michelin-starred restaurant, but to be honest, Wu Jianye was really not flattered by their so-called selection criteria.

As a Michelin star judge from France, in fact, he has his own arrogance and prejudice in his heart. Later, Michelin entered China. Because the sauces used in Cantonese cuisine are somewhat similar to French cuisine, so most of the Michelin selections in China are Cantonese restaurants. .

A selection that doesn't know enough about Chinese cuisine has become the choice of many people to clear mines. Sometimes it's quite funny when you think about it.

Johnson took a deep breath, decided not to compare the truth with Wu Jianye, and said, "Next time, you will choose the place!"

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Why do it next time, we can choose this time!"

After speaking, he stood up and pulled Johnson to leave.

"Don't, don't, it's impolite to leave like this, let's eat here now!" Johnson said quickly.

At this time, the behavior of the two has attracted the attention of some people, which makes Johnson feel very embarrassed.

"Wu, I beg you, be human!"

Wu Jianye: "."

Seeing that the teasing was almost done, Wu Jianye stopped teasing Johnson, and said with a smile: "I know that the largest shareholder of Oceanwide Theaters is your family investment company, and I want to offer 5000 million US dollars to buy Johnson Investment." Take 72% of the shares of Oceanwide Cinemas, and then inject 5000 million US dollars as funds for the acquisition and expansion of Oceanwide Cinemas in the early stage, this money will not dilute your equity in Oceanwide Cinemas!"

Johnson said: "Impossible. Oceanwide Theaters allows you to invest in shares, but you absolutely cannot hold shares. This is the bottom line of Oceanwide Theaters!"

After finishing speaking, Johnson couldn't help but want to slap himself, and said his bottom line all at once, which is a taboo during negotiations.

It was only at this time that Johnson realized that the reason why Wu Jianye did what he did just now was to disrupt his psychological defense.
(End of this chapter)