England 1986

Chapter 153 Meeting
"Come to Earl Films to make a movie, do a good job, my Earl will give you a knight, or even a baron, so that you can honor your ancestors!"

Just a word.

Cameron has nothing to say!
What baron is not a baron, he feels too far away from him!

but jazz
Who in the entire Commonwealth of Nations doesn't care about titles?
This kind of thing, compared with what Oscar, Oscar will look dull!

Pack your luggage, pack your things, and Cameron is ready to go!
He is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, and it is his honor to go to Great Britain, and it is his most simple idea to serve His Excellency the Earl!
As for the title, it's all incidental!
He just simply wanted to join His Excellency Allen and make a movie for His Excellency!

Old Carl patted Cameron and said, "Okay, your Excellency, you have seen it too, you go to pack your luggage first, take a rest, I still have something to talk to Your Excellency!"

"Okay, Sir, I will go down first."

Cameron was not at all unhappy when he heard that old Carl started chasing guests. The atmosphere here was a bit depressing. The earl opposite looked young, but it put him under a lot of pressure, and he wanted to slip away a long time ago.

After saluting to Allen again, seeing Allen smiling and nodding, Cameron bowed his head and slowly exited the terrace.

"Master? Are you satisfied with this candidate?"

As soon as Cameron left, Old Carl spoke a lot more casually, and asked Alan for some credit.

"How did you find such a person?"

Allen is also a little strange. In theory, a person like Cameron would not come to him like a prostitute. He mainly works in Hollywood. Although he is a Canadian, in the United States, it is enough to have money, right?
Do people nowadays have such a strong desire for honor and title?
"Haha, young master, don't you know that?!"

Old Carl took a sip of tea and began to tell Allen about Cameron's tragic experience.

From the time he launched the beauty trick, to the marriage and divorce, to the money issue of this guy.

"Can't he get the funds?"

Allen blinked, feeling a little strange. How could such a director who specializes in commercial films not be able to raise funds?
"It's not that he can't get it, it's that a big film and television company has a queen director. He has only made a few low-budget movies, and they are all science fiction films. Big companies look down on him a bit!"

Old Carl smiled and continued to answer Allen's doubts.

A large film and television company has more than one or two queen directors, and the annual funds are so much. If there is a big gold-sucking sci-fi film director, how should the funds be divided?
As for small investors, why do they invest in movies?
make money?

Think more!
Making money is the most important thing, money laundering is fundamental!

Look at the financial reports of major Hollywood film and television companies, which one is not losing money?
But they live quite well, do you really think they are really at a loss?
And Cameron's sci-fi movies are most suitable for money laundering!
But...the two sides have a dispute here. Cameron really needs to spend money to make sci-fi movies. The props and special effects all need real money to invest in. His movie investment amount is quite real!

And other investors can invest as much as they want, but the money cannot be used to make movies. If you use up all the money, isn't this a serious movie?

Then how do they launder money?
Unless the investment is increased, but if you want to satisfy Cameron, the increase in investment will not be hundreds of thousands, but millions of dollars.

But tens of millions of dollars plus!

Who would invest in his movies with this kind of funds? They have more hidden and mature channels!

so.
Cameron was so embarrassingly stuck.

Those who are rich don't look up to him, and those who like him are not rich enough.

It's that simple.

In this case, suddenly, like a god descending from the earth, a nobleman pops up, and his skills give him money to make a movie, and can give him a title, can he not be tempted?
No!

"Oh, Yankees are so shameless."

After listening to the old Carl's explanation, Allen understood Cameron's current situation a little bit. This is also a coincidence, very good!

Accepting this person to come to the company as a director can save him a lot of time and energy, and this person can still stand the test!
"You and Patrice are doing a great job!"

"Ha ha!"

Thanks to Allen's exaggeration, Old Carl smiled happily.

The rest of his purpose in life is to help the young master. Now that he eats and drinks well in the United States, if he can't do one thing well, wouldn't he be sorry for the young master?
In the villa three days later.

in the conference room
Christmas is approaching, and there is no snow on Christmas in the southern hemisphere, so the atmosphere is a bit lacking.

Tanaka Kubo looked at the few newcomers in the conference room who he didn't know, but didn't pay much attention.

Accompanied by Old Carl, Alan, who was late, walked into the meeting room.

Everyone in the meeting room who arrived early got up and bowed their heads in salute.

"Haha. Today's meeting is not too formal. It's a meeting between shareholders. Don't be too nervous."

"Tanaka Kubo! Let me introduce you, this is my new director-Cameron!"

Hearing his name, Cameron nodded towards the short Asian man. His name sounds like an islander?
"Cameron, this is our partner, the representative sent by Sony, Mr. Kubo Tanaka."

Sure enough, they are islanders. Cameron doesn't know why islanders are involved in the earl's property, but he roughly guesses that it may be because they are rich!
Allen sat on the main seat, and the servant put a map shelf behind him. On the world map above, many places were pinned with small red thumbtacks.

Tanaka Kubo looked at the map, and most of the areas with pushpins should be Commonwealth countries.

"This is the division map of our group's existing film and television subsidiary. With your new partner this year, the group plans to expand its scale, increase its manpower, and expand its channels next year."

Allen talked a little bit about his plan.

Each of these subsidiaries is real, but there are not many people, and they can only maintain basic small functions.

Now that Sony has become a shareholder, let’s take advantage of the trend.

But development costs money!

Buying equipment, renting venues, and increasing manpower all cost money!
There are a lot of subsidiaries under Earl Films, and Alan is not willing to take out the money himself.

so.
That's when he needs to use his ATM!
You Sony doesn't know how to make movies, doesn't know how to distribute them, and you don't know anything. It's not too much to ask you to pay some money, right?

Tanaka Kubo nodded. According to His Excellency Allen's intention, the company should become bigger and stronger. It's not that they just leave it there after they take a stake.

Since His Excellency Allen is in charge of the overall situation, it is reasonable for Sony to be responsible for paying the money.

Regardless of whether this person is right or not, this is what Sony had expected a long time ago, and this time, he is not only paying for the money, isn't Your Excellency Allen going to introduce him to the Governor in a few days?
This is the main purpose of Sony's investment in this gentleman in front of you!

Not only can you make movies, increase their influence, but also build relationships with them.

Other companies want to know a governor, especially a governor who manages such a large area of ​​Australia, can they just get to know each other?
"Next year, first of all, we will expand the company's scale, and secondly, we will co-produce a new movie for the first time since our cooperation!"

It is said to be a co-production, but Sony is only responsible for paying for it!

Allen is responsible for taking Sony's money, making movies and playing, and then depending on the situation, he can give them some soup and meat.
Forget it!
The meat is all Master Allen's.

"This is my plan. Next year, I will make a new movie, and Cameron, you will also make one. Our company will focus on these two movies next year. Budget."

Allen stretched out his left hand, made an OK gesture and said, "Three hundred million! Pound! I want to be in a big production!"

Cameron swallowed his saliva. He hasn't made a movie with a production of more than [-] million yuan so far, let alone more than [-] million pounds.

Never fought such a rich battle!
Three hundred million pounds for the two films, even if you only give him one hundred million pounds, that's enough for him to toss about!

It's not surprising that Kubo Tanaka saw that Allen started talking about the size of the company and then talked about making movies in an instant. Your Excellency, he doesn't participate in the specific small things in the company!

Just like the last time we bought shares, when the two parties negotiated the price, His Excellency Alan didn't care about it the whole time.

Now it is only said that the company wants to expand its scale. As for how much more money will Sony need to expand its scale?

Of course, it's up to the people below to discuss. The rest is the filmmaking that this Excellency is good at. He will just say how much money it needs.

Tanaka Kubo carefully recorded Allen's words in his notebook.

This money is non-negotiable, Sony will give as much as he wants!
Now that you are on the big ship of Earl Films, you must abide by the rules on the ship!
Seeing that it was almost done, Allen got up and signaled to Cameron, "Come on, talk to me, the rest of the company needs to expand the funds, you can talk to yourself."

Tanaka Kubo quickly stood up and said, "Your Excellency, go slowly."

"Ok!"

Strolling in the garden, Allen stretched out his hand to wave, and a big white bird, like a glider, slid silently in front of him, fluttering its wings a few times and standing at Allen's feet.

This time, Cameron, who was following Allen, was taken aback.

This thing flies silently, unlike other birds, at least there is the sound of flapping wings, and when it comes to the body, it feels like a white shadow is coming across the surface.

It's better during the day, but if it's night, it will scare people to death!

"Uh huh, this is it, Your Excellency?"

"Oh, this is my little pet, Xiao Huang! Do you know him?"

"I know you! There are many of them in Canada, Snowy Owl!"

"Hahaha, do you have any new plans for next year's new movie?"

Alan was walking while talking, when he suddenly stopped. Xiao Huang, who was following him, waited for a long time, but he also stopped when he saw that Alan was not moving.

The neck of this thing is very strange, it can twist 180 degrees directly from the front to the back, it looks very scary!
Xiao Huang is like this. Seeing that Alan is not leaving, he turns his head to look at Alan curiously.

"Ha ha!"

Allen kicked Xiao Huangdao lightly with his foot: "Go and play by yourself!"

"Cuckoo!"

Xiao Huang yelled, jumped twice, flicked his wings, and flew away with a little force on his body.

Cameron looked at this kind of bird, it seemed to be very smart, and he was very envious, but the snowy owl was a protected animal, and he didn't dare to keep it, especially in places like the United States, where animal protection organizations came out every now and then to find a sense of existence.

"Your Excellency. Since you have seen "Terminator", will you shoot Terminator next year?"

"Oh? Didn't you say that the special effects are not in place?"

Allen wanted to make sci-fi films before, and felt that this thing looked cool.

But the special effects are too hip, and most of the special effects now are physical special effects!
As for computer special effects, the special effects produced by current computer equipment are not without, but too fake and expensive!
The special effects of the web game many years later, the kind of beams of light all over the floor, whoever is a brother, come and kill me, this is a brand new version that has never been played before, such special effects are already considered super high-end special effects now!
"If we have the funds in place, it's not impossible, but it will be a little bit more than the budget."

Cameron explained carefully.

"Oh?"

Allen, who was just asking casually, found that Cameron really had a plan, so he became a little interested and said: "Tell me specifically, about the budget and process!"

"Your Excellency is like this. In the second half of "Terminator", I plan to use CG special effects, make a few CG animations, and insert them into the movie."

Cameron waved his hands and told Allen his vision.

Allen listened, and suddenly realized, isn't this the Terminator that impressed him the most?

A clip of the liquid metal advanced robot in police uniform walking through the cell.

The whole person slammed into the iron fence. There was a close-up of the face. The face was cut open like liquid metal, and then passed through the iron fence before returning to its original shape.

What a classic shot!
So it was made with CG?

"CG? Can the current technology achieve it?"

Recalling the scenes in the movie, Allen wondered whether the current computer special effects could produce such an effect.

He has adapted to the era he is in now. Some technologies have not yet been developed. As for computers, Allen has never played with them. Although there are personal computers now, those kind of computers are equivalent to electronic waste in Allen's opinion.

"Yes sir! As long as the funds are in place, it's no problem to make it, but it's time-consuming."

Cameron was a little embarrassed and repeatedly emphasized the funds.

"No problem! You are responsible for the technical matters. Can you win over the people who are in charge of special effects? Let's buy the other company and raise it for our own use? There is no problem with the funds!"

Allen thinks deeply, like Cameron only thinks about making special effects, but what he thinks is to take all these people who do special effects into his own hands!
Although it will cost some money in the early stage, as long as you buy them, you will save money in the future!
"what?"

Cameron was taken aback by what Allen said, but his heart was pounding.

It's because my layout is too small!

I only want to make movies, but when this kind of thing comes to Your Excellency Allen, what I think of becomes an acquisition!
In this way, making a movie can not only train the team, but also the special effects in the future.

(End of this chapter)