The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 642 Fundraising
Deng Lijun nodded, didn't bother anymore, and went home obediently.

Xu Guanwu smiled, what he likes the most is Deng Lijun's sensible, never force her, she is as weak as a puddle of water, people can't bear to hurt her.

"Book of Changes" has a cloud, the best is like water.Water is good for all things without fighting, almost better than Tao.

After Xu Guanwu sent Teresa Teng home, he drove to 20th Century Fox.

When Darryl Zanyuk heard that he was coming, he personally led his people to greet him, showing that he attached great importance to Xu Guanwu.

"Xu, welcome." Darryl said with a smile, "We were talking about you just now, but you have arrived unexpectedly. In your words, is this called fate?"

"Hehe, we have a saying that is more appropriate than fate." Xu Guanwu smiled, "It's called Cao Cao and Cao Cao is here."

"Say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive?" Daryl repeated, blinking his eyes, "Who is this Cao Cao, why does he arrive when you mention him?"

Xu Guanwu was stunned for a moment, he didn't know why he said that, but he knew this sentence since he was a child, and he used it countless times, everyone understood the meaning when he said it.Who would have thought about its origin?

"I don't know about that either." Xu Guanwu replied awkwardly, "By the way, what were you talking about me just now, were you talking bad about me behind my back?"

"No, no, how can we do that?" Darryl smiled and said, "We are just now studying a new plan to issue new shares, planning to issue 2000 million new shares, of which members of the company's board of directors can buy 1000 million of them at a low price shares, and another 1000 million shares will be sold to the outside world.”

Xu Guanwu thought for a while, "Now 20th Century Fox has issued a total of 2000 million shares. If it issues another 1000 million new shares now, will the securities company pass the review? Let alone [-] million internal shares, who can swallow that much?" many?"

"Although it is difficult, we still need to try it. Stanley, I know you have plenty of funds, why don't you help me buy more." Darryl patted Xu Guanwu on the shoulder and said.

Xu Guanwu glanced at him, "Don't look at me as if I really want to make a lot of money and have a big business. In fact, I have invested too much this year, and I don't have that much cash anymore. You asked me to take out so much cash now. Where can I go?" Toss it out? Why don't you ask other people if they have the ability?"

Darryl couldn't help but look dark when he heard this, "Why, don't you even have much money?"

Xu Guanwu shook his head, "A year ago I invested 20 billion Hong Kong dollars in mainland China, and I started a TV station with Red Stone, and a record company with David Geffen. In addition, my listed company was acquired hostilely. It cost me a lot of money to get it back, and now I really don’t have much cash. No, the filming of "The Lord of the Rings" still needs [-] million US dollars. I am planning to send invitations to other film companies to watch Let's see if they are willing to get involved?"

"Are you planning to invest in the movie "Lord of the Rings" with several film companies?" Darryl asked in surprise after hearing Xu Guanwu's words.

You must know that all the plays that Xu Guanwu invests in must be big hits, and the rate of return is at least five times higher.But the rate of return of other film companies is at most one to two times, sometimes not even 20% to [-]%.So these Hollywood filmmakers are very jealous of Xu Guanwu's investment vision, and they are also very envious of [-]th Century Fox's cooperation with Xu Guanwu, and they can make a lot of money every year, and they are popular and hot.

Darryl Zanjuk has always been very fortunate to have met Xu Guanwu, a noble person, who has helped 20th Century Fox regain its former glory step by step, and he has already regarded Xu Guanwu as a Fox person in his heart, which belongs to Fox completely Lucky star mascot, if other people want to come over to gain fame, they will all be slapped out by him.Now when he heard that Xu Guanwu said that he would cooperate with other film companies to invest in the filming of "The Lord of the Rings", he couldn't help being surprised.

Richard and David have been planning the film "The Lord of the Rings" for two months, from purchasing film and television adaptation rights to adapting the script, from selecting directors to selecting actors, from producing special effects to selecting locations... a lot of work has been done For the preliminary work, if we cooperate with other film companies now, aren't we just waiting for others to pick the fruits of victory?
Furthermore, the book "The Lord of the Rings" is a classic of Western fantasy, and it is not much better than George Lucas' "Star Wars". "Star Wars" can earn $15 million at the box office, so what about "Lord of the Rings"?What's more, it's going to be a trilogy. A movie has a box office of [-] million US dollars, so this trilogy has at least a box office of more than [-] billion.Compared with the investment of [-] million U.S. dollars, it is also a big profit, and anyone can clearly calculate this account.

Furthermore, the book "Lord of the Rings" is so classic that it has cultivated countless loyal readers since it was released, and it is also like a big dipper in the history of Western fantasy literature.If it can be successfully filmed, it will be an absolute honor for the film company, and it will leave a strong mark in the history of film.Moreover, 20th Century Fox is very likely to become the top of many Hollywood film companies with this big movie. To Darryl, this honor is supreme and indescribable.

But now that Xu Guanwu wants to cooperate with other film companies to shoot together, not only will he get a lot of box office, but he will also take away the glory that should belong to him. He grabbed Xu Guanwu's neck and asked him why he was so cruel? !
"Yeah," Xu Guanwu nodded, "100 million dollars is too much for me, and you know that I don't have enough cash flow right now. Besides, I hope someone can help me share some risks After all, no one can say for sure whether the movie "Lord of the Rings" will be successful. If it really fails, then my loss will be too great. So I find a few allies to share the risk, I think it is better It is very necessary. And you also know that the investment in making movies is getting bigger and bigger. Before "Rocky" was completed with only 2000 million US dollars, "Jaws" only cost a few million dollars, but now one An action movie costs [-] to [-] million US dollars at every turn. It is certainly a happy thing if it makes a profit. If it fails, it will be a very painful loss for any company. So I am thinking if I can Find a way to raise funds to make films, and then there will be a better way for Hollywood movies in the future.”

After hearing Xu Guanwu's explanation, Darryl didn't agree with Huguan's reasons, but he still felt that what he said made sense.Indeed, the investment of 4000 million U.S. dollars in three plays is a huge burden for anyone.Some time ago, Fox and Xu Guanwu co-produced "Superman". The total investment of the two films was only 2000 million U.S. dollars. The average cost of a movie is [-] million U.S. dollars, so it was called a blockbuster, and it was considered a rare blockbuster in science fiction films. make.

But now the average investment of a film of "Lord of the Rings" is 600 million US dollars, which is more than three times the production cost of "Superman". Big burden.Darryl asked himself that he didn't have the audacity to spend $6000 million to make a movie.You must know that for a movie with a cost of 6000 million US dollars, the box office needs at least nearly [-] million US dollars to pay back.

And there are only a few movies that can break through [-] million U.S. dollars at the annual box office in the United States.That's why Hollywood film talents are jealous of Xu Guanwu. How come the box office of each blockbuster investment is at least [-] million U.S. dollars? It's simply too enviable.No one can guarantee that the movie "The Lord of the Rings" will reach [-] million US dollars. Daryl does not dare, Richard does not dare, David does not dare, and Xu Guanwu does not dare.So as Xu Guanwu said, it is also possible to find a few allies to share the risk.

Daryl especially agrees with Xu Guanwu's last reason, the cost of films invested by Hollywood is indeed soaring year by year.Five years ago, a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars was already an A-level blockbuster, but five years later, a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars is only a B-level production, but 2000 million is too embarrassing to say that it is a blockbuster .In two more years, Darryl felt that a production cost of only $5000 million would not be considered a blockbuster.In the future, the cost of A-level movies may have to exceed [-] million.

With such a high-cost investment, if there is a box office Waterloo, the loss will be huge.Moreover, with tens of millions of dollars of investment at every turn, many film companies do not have such a large amount of cash.In fact, many film companies now have to apply for loans from the bank when they start a movie, but the key is that the interest rate of the loan is very high now, and the film library of many companies is under constant pressure, so it is difficult to borrow from the bank.

If Xu Guanwu's joint investment can be achieved this time, it will not only solve the problem of difficult financing for film companies, but also solve the problem of high-risk first-line blockbusters. It is definitely a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Darryl thought for a long time in his heart, and had to admire Xu Guanwu's boldness for being able to come up with such a solution, "Since you have made up your mind, then go ahead and do it, I hope you can succeed. "

Xu Guanwu smiled, "I see, you should concentrate on your new share issuance plan, and try to get it done before being acquired."

"Don't worry, I won't watch my hard-working company be taken away by others." Darryl said with a firm expression.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but look terrified, and smiled, "I wish you good luck."

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After bidding farewell to Darryl Zanjuk, Xu Guanwu came to Richard and David's office, and saw that many people were busy inside, all kinds of documents were flying all over the sky, and the phone was ringing one after another. It seemed that they were really busy.

When Xu Guanwu walked to Richard and David's office, he saw that the two were also busy, and he just nodded casually when he saw Xu Guanwu coming over.

After sitting in the office and waiting for more than five minutes, Richard and David each hung up the phone, let out a sigh of relief and looked very headache.

"What's the matter, isn't it going well?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"No, it's just that the work is too complicated, so everyone is overwhelmed." Richard said with a smile, "By the way, when the funds will be in place, we are waiting for a deposit."

Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "There is a little problem with the funding right now, and I'm here to discuss it with you."

"No, don't tell me that you don't plan to make this movie? I have talked with many actors, and I have also said hello to special effects companies, prop companies, actors' unions, etc. If you don't want to make it now , They have to kill me." Richard said quickly.

Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "No, the movie still needs to be filmed, but I don't have that much cash right now."

"Oh my god, what's the matter? Aren't you rich? This year, "Cannonball Run", "All the Gold and Jade", and "The Shining" are all big-selling works. Your income must exceed [-] million US dollars. Why? Maybe there will be financial problems?" David held his head in surprise and said in disbelief.

"I made some money, but my family has a big business and invested in a lot of businesses, so I don't have enough money to make this movie." Xu Guanwu said, "But I thought of an idea, you can help me. The proposal is unreliable."

(End of this chapter)