American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 446 Future Planning
Soon another week passed. During this week, Mike took time out to go to Columbia University to complete the departure procedures and became a true free man.

On the other side, Peggy also left school and set up a smart laboratory on the third floor of the luxurious villa.

Specially used for research, our first generation of intelligent robots.

"Mike, the style of our third album has not been decided yet. Midsummer is coming soon, what do you think we should do?" In the luxurious villa, Regina and her two little sisters pestered the "idle" Mike.

The great success of the girls' first two albums has made Devil Body the hottest girl group at the moment.

But like all stars who became famous overnight, the girls’ careers reached a bottleneck.

The "Miracle" agency, which is not confident of helping the girls create their third classic album, has already thought of letting them enter the film and television industry.

Trying to change the track to keep the devilish body group hot.

But the girls were not very interested in acting, so they found Mike who was free and asked him to help them find a solution.

"Your band has been popular for two years, and the audience is almost reaching a period of 'aesthetic' fatigue." Mike gave the girls a serious analysis: "If you want to maintain your status, or even go further, then your third album must go the golden route. Sing some timeless good songs like 'Scarborough Fair'..."

The girl group has actually touched the threshold of first-line stars, but if they want to become superstars, they still have a long way to go.

During this period, a lot of good works need to be accumulated.

Regina and the other three girls obviously knew this, so they all looked at Mike eagerly.

Like a baby bird waiting to be fed.

"No, doesn't your company have any arrangements?" Although it feels good to be trusted by beautiful girls, and Mike does have many good songs suitable for girls.

However, if you want to push a girl group to the throne of "super giant", it is not as simple as just having good works. The group's style, personality, topicality, etc. all need to be strictly controlled.

"The company doesn't have any good songs, so they plan to make us transform and let us try to act in some TV series first." Regina seized the opportunity to start complaining, and it was obvious that she had no interest in acting.

On the side, Karen and Gretchen were in similar situations.

But this is easy to understand. None of the three girls have studied acting systematically. If they suddenly develop a new track now, one thing they may not do well may consume the popularity they have worked so hard to accumulate in the past two years.

"Your company is really ridiculous..." Mike shook his head.

It’s not that girls can’t act. After all, they are all so beautiful, and there’s nothing wrong with singing if they are good at acting.

But now is the wrong time.

The girls have just established themselves in the singing field with two high-quality albums. It is not reasonable at all that they are hastily changing their career path instead of quickly releasing their third album to consolidate their position in the music industry.

Of course, it is also possible that the girls only signed a four-year contract with the agency, and now there is only more than a year left in the contract, so the company wants to cash out as soon as possible and take the opportunity to make more money.

If this is the case, then Miracle Company is very unfair.

You know, the girls' rapid rise to fame in the past two years has little to do with them.

To put it bluntly, the experience company actually only provides the girls with a starting stage, and the rest of its role is almost negligible.

The girl's popularity in the past two years has already earned the company a lot of profits.

For Miracle Company, it is like making money without doing anything.

As a result, the operation now seems to be "killing the chicken to get the eggs".

It doesn't matter whether it's due to lack of ability or bad means.

In short, Mike has a very bad impression of the current Miracle Agency.

"I don't know how Mr. McClandy found his way downstairs and said he wanted to see you..." At this time, Lina, who stayed in the villa as a "nanny", came to the living room on the third floor.

"Mr. Randy? The drama club teacher in high school?" Mike, whose train of thought was interrupted, asked.

"Yes, he looks quite anxious..." Lina nodded.

Mr. Randy quit his job as a drama club teacher at Melford High School three years ago and came to Apple City alone to work hard and break into the directing industry.

But three years have passed and there seems to be no improvement.

"Come on, call Peggy, and we'll go see Mr. Randy." Mike was quite enthusiastic towards this drama club teacher who was an old acquaintance.

So, Peggy, who was reluctant to leave the laboratory, was pulled out, and the group came to the downstairs of the luxurious villa.

At the door, Mr. Randy, standing in front of a refurbished second-hand sports car, was admiring the luxurious villa in front of him with envy.

Owning an independent villa in the heart of Wall Street is the life dream of many middle-aged people.

"Oh, you are Regina, Gretchen and Karen. Your devilish figures have been very popular in the past two years. Also, your songs are very nice~" Like a middle-aged man whose edges have been smoothed out by life, Mr. Randy greeted them with a smile when he saw the door of the villa open.

He unexpectedly saw the three big stars of the Devil Body Group here and praised them highly.

"You are Peggy. You are getting prettier and prettier. I almost didn't recognize you..."

Then, he recognized Peggy, who had grown up completely and was no less beautiful than the three big stars like Regina, and he kept praising her with witty remarks.

"Mike, you are becoming more and more handsome~" Finally, Mr. Randy looked at the target he was looking for this time and opened his arms tentatively.

"Hello, Mr. Randy~" Mike smiled and hugged him, jokingly saying, "You look a lot fatter now."

Yes, Mr. Randy is at least twenty pounds heavier than he was three years ago.

The genuine brown suit he was wearing could barely cover his beer belly.

"Being able to eat is a blessing. I have indeed gained a lot of weight." Seeing that the other party was teasing him, Mr. Randy responded with a big laugh.

After some greetings, Mike brought Mr. Randy into the villa.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" Mike asked after snacks and drinks were placed in the living room on the third floor.

"It's like this. I recently heard that a big Hollywood director is preparing a big movie. I originally wanted to ask you to audition for the leading role of the movie. After all, you are so handsome..." Mr. Randy said, his emotions slowly subsiding: "But now it seems that you may not be interested."

Mr. Randy, when he was a drama teacher in Melford, was very optimistic about Mike's acting talent.

When he left school three years ago, he left Mike a lot of professional books on acting.

But things change over time. Looking at the luxuriously decorated villa in front of him, Mr. Randy realized that Mike didn't necessarily need to make a living by performing.

As for Mr. Randy himself, he came to Apple City three years ago and threw himself into the director's career with great enthusiasm. However, after only a few months of learning, he found himself so poor that he couldn't even afford to eat.

Fortunately, when he was in the most difficult time, he was helped by a relative who was in the used car business, so he did not starve in Apple City.

Then, in order to make a living, he started a used car business with his relatives. However, he never gave up his pursuit of art.

Now, after hearing that a big director is raising funds for a new movie in a high-profile manner, he became excited again.

However, he had no resources and could not join the crew, so he remembered Mike who was studying in Apple City.

Yes, before this, Mr. Randy only knew that Mike was admitted to Columbia University, but he didn't know that he was the behind-the-scenes boss of the King Group.

This was also the reason why he was so surprised when he saw Mike's luxurious villa before.

The imagined poor student turned into a rich man.

Mr. Randy estimated that his dream of becoming a celebrity agent might be shattered.

Before he came to find Mike, his idea was to first become Mike's agent and then join the crew with him.

"Big movie? What's the name?" Mike, who had no habit of reading his own people's minds, had no idea that Mr. Randy, who was sitting opposite him, was thinking so much.

"Titanic is based on a true story and is now in the preparation stage. It is said that Director Cameron will recruit actors from all over the country. If you are willing to audition, you will definitely be able to get the role of the male lead..." Speaking of the new movie, Mr. Randy became energetic again, perhaps he still wanted to fight for it.

You know, he had gone to Columbia University to look for Mike before, but when he didn't see him, he asked around and finally found out Mike's address. This was not an easy task.

"Has Titanic started preparations now? But the timing is about the same..." Mike sorted out the information in his mind.

If I remember correctly, this movie was filmed in 1996 and released in 1997, which should be a few years away from now.

But I heard that Cameron spent about six years preparing for this movie, so if calculated by that, the time is about the same.

"What do you think? Although the pay for the male and female protagonists in this film is not high, it will definitely increase the popularity of the film. Would you like to consider it?" Mr. Randy began his lobbying.

"Popularity?" Mike pondered. This film did have many aspects that could be worked on.

For example, the ending song "My Heart Will Go On" is very classic and can be sung by the Devil Body Group.

Moreover, the copyright of this film is also very profitable, and will continue to make money even after ten or twenty years.

As for popularity...

Ever since Mike discovered that his extraordinary level could not be improved, he noticed that fame could provide him with the [Power of Faith].

As a disposable consumable, [Power of Faith] has no upper limit and can be stored as a backup energy source.

Just to be a star? Forget it.

In Mike's plan, after the Internet develops in a few years, he can use the Internet to shape himself into a successful entrepreneur, just like Bill Gates or Buffett.

Becoming a national "idol" and collecting the [Power of Faith] is definitely easier and more efficient than simply becoming a star to entertain everyone.

Of course, the vagina must be higher.

"Forget about the audition..." Mike, who had a plan in mind, looked at Mr. Randy and said, "But you can help me contact the crew to see if they need any funding."

Mr. Randy was disappointed when he heard the rejection, but he never expected that he would be able to represent capital one day. He asked excitedly, "How much money can you invest?"

Although I know that Mike, who owns a luxurious villa, may not be short of money.

But Mr. Randy is still a little worried. After all, making movies is very expensive, especially big-budget movies, which can easily cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars. This is not something that ordinary people can afford.

"It doesn't matter how much I can invest. It mainly depends on how much funding the crew needs." Mike answered with a smile, looking very Versailles.

However, as he owns tens of billions of assets in the King Group, he does have the confidence to say so.

"Okay, I'll help you contact the crew later." Seeing the confident look of the young man opposite him, Mr. Randy also smiled.

"Thank you for your help~" Mike responded: "If this investment is successful, I will give you a surprise later."

Although Mike had no plans to become a movie star, this did not stop him from investing in the entertainment industry.

In view of the bad situation at the agency of the three girls from the Devil Body Group, Mike plans to set up a comprehensive agency on his own.

You can try to sign contracts with actors, singers, directors and other businesses.

Doesn't Mr. Randy want to be a director? If the circumstances are right, Mike wouldn't mind giving him a chance to be a director.

……

Mr. Randy did not disappoint. He traveled all over Los Angeles alone in just one week and brought back good news for Mike.

Fox was willing to allow outsiders to invest. As long as Mike invested 100 million in "Titanic", he could get 40% of the film's profits.

Fox is also an investment company whose main business is investing in the entertainment and film and television industry.

"I think you need to consider this. One hundred million is still too much to spend on making a movie." Randy, who knows something about the film market, does not think that what he brought back is good news.

Of course, judging from the current market, this is indeed the case.

In the early 1990s, one hundred million was not a small sum of money, but many people would have found it hard to understand why one could only get a 40% return from using it to make a movie.

But this does not include Mike.

A movie that grossed 2 billion in a year, with a 40% return on an investment of 100 million, is a lot of money no matter how you calculate it.

"Investing 100 million is not a problem, but the profit margin of 40 is too low." Of course, Mike would not refuse to make more money.

As far as he knew, Fox's initial investment budget for the film was less than 100 million, and now it was obviously shifting the risk.

Since the other party wants to get something for nothing, Mike doesn't mind cheating him a little more.

"More than 40 points is too little, and your company takes 55% of the profits. I wonder how much you plan to invest?"

In a later three-party video call, Mike targeted the Fox agent.

The other person was an old white man who looked kind and very confusing.

"I also plan to invest 100 million in the film and be responsible for the budget overruns and other issues afterwards." The silver-haired old Morgan explained, and then continued: "Of course, if you are not satisfied with the distribution ratio, I can give you another 5 points. This is the limit of my concession..."

As he spoke, the old man made an embarrassed expression.

In fact, Morgan's actual investment budget for this big movie was 75 million. He increased the budget after the new investors joined.

However, according to his plan, the final cost of this blockbuster should be between 110 million and 170 million.

As he is responsible for the follow-up budget issues, he can save at least 30 million.

Being able to spend less money and make more money, old Morgan felt that he had won at least twice.

"OK, a 45% split is not bad..." Mike nodded and continued, "You draft the contract first, and I'll come to you in a few days."

If I remember correctly, the final cost of shooting this movie was almost 300 million.

Old Morgan, who was being clever, thought he had made a profit, but in fact, he was almost bankrupted by this investment.

"Mr. Mike, right? I wonder if you are interested in being the leading actor in this movie. Your appearance is very suitable for the character setting of Jack..."

After the two investor bosses finished their conversation, Cameron, the chief director in the three-party video call, stared straight at Mike.

Whether in terms of appearance or temperament, Mike is at the top of the class, and the director can't help but be moved.

"Sorry, I'm not considering acting in a movie right now." Mike shook his head and refused.

As a boss who could enjoy his life comfortably, why would he go through the hardship of filming? Is his life too sweet?

"Well, okay! I am being presumptuous~" Cameron said: "Then I wonder if you can come over and help to check when the roles are selected."

With such a super handsome guy template there, the male lead chosen at that time will not be too bad.

"Let's talk about it later!" Mike was not interested in chatting anymore.

After chatting for a few more sentences, he hung up the video call.

Mr. Randy, who was standing by as an advisor, still felt it was a bit unreal until Mike ended the video call.

"One hundred million...just spent like that?" Mr. Randy said in an uncertain tone, his voice trembling with excitement.

It was at this moment that he had a new understanding of Mike's wealth.

"To be precise, the money was not spent before the contract was signed." Mike smiled and said, "By the way, I am planning to open a Kings agency recently. If you are willing, you can sign under my company's name."

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(End of this chapter)