Chapter 92 New Movie Selection (Second Update)
"You said you want to invest in our company?" Ovitz was a little surprised.
"Yes, I really like your previous work philosophy and model, and I also need an agency to handle my overseas market affairs." Su Yun nodded, "Compared to those big companies that take advantage of people, I prefer new companies whose spirit and philosophy are closer to mine."
Seeing Su Yun's serious look, Ovitz was stunned for a moment. He suppressed his feeling of cheating the little girl of her hard-earned money, and began to give Su Yun a simple explanation of the results of his and his partners' discussion.
Su Yun listened very carefully, and when she didn't understand something, she would openly raise her doubts and ask Ovitz to answer them one by one. The atmosphere was very harmonious during the conversation.
If Su Yun was not too young, and the agreement could only be a temporary verbal one, Ovitz would have been tempted by the conditions Su Yun proposed - in addition to the initial investment, Su Yun would also be the first artist under the company, and he would also try his best to persuade people she knows to join...
Although Chinese people like Su Yun are not very popular in Hollywood, among the people she knows is former actress Jane Fonda, who is now gradually becoming popular again and has not signed a contract with any agency!
The brothers' initial idea was just to run a medium-sized company, and if they could sign some second- and third-tier artists as clients, they would be able to maintain normal operations.
But it is not easy for a newly established small company to sign second- and third-tier artists. If Su Yun can help them, the time it takes for their company to get on the right track will be greatly shortened, and the company's development will be more secure.
Since both parties had this intention, Ovitz and Su Yun began to discuss the shares: in the initial plan of the five of them, they planned that one person would hold about 16% of the shares, and the remaining 20% would be kept as a reserve to be dispersed to attract new partners or employees in the future.
Ovitz slowly talked about the reason why the five of them wanted to leave WMA - since WMA had become the industry leader in both the film and television industries, it became arrogant and thought that since it was so powerful, all the elites in the entertainment industry would come to it.
The laziness in the external battle naturally led to the intensification of the internal battle. People within the company were infighting based on seniority. As newcomers, it became difficult for them to fit in and stand out even if they were talented.
So, these five good friends who all learned the equal team spirit from professional basketball high school began to discuss how to establish a new system that emphasized sharing rather than hierarchy within the rigid structure of the old company. Finally, the five of them hit it off and began to work hard to save money in order to leave and start a new company of their dreams.
After hearing this, Su Yun immediately gave up the idea of taking advantage of the opportunity to gain more than 67% absolute control and 51% relative control, and instead began to pursue the 34% stake in safety control: even if she could not have absolute or relative control of the company, she had to get the veto power implied by the safety control line.
"You want 34%?" Ovitz frowned a little: It's not that Su Yun is a small person with a big appetite. In fact, the amount of pre-investment she gave is enough to directly start a small company that is better than their current one. However, talent in a brokerage company is priceless. Su Yun approached them because of the abilities of the five of them.
After thinking about it, Ovitz decided to go back and discuss it first: "I need to discuss it with my friends."
"Okay, I look forward to your good news." Su Yun nodded with a smile.
The next day, when Ovitz came, he not only came alone, but also brought four other partners with him to discuss the matter.
Of course, Su Yun was not willing to be outdone. While Ovitz brought his friends, she brought her lawyer.
This was already a semi-formal meeting.
After much negotiation between the two parties, the five people of CAA, whose total assets were only 20,000 US dollars in starting capital and two old cars, finally agreed to give Su Yun 34% of the shares.
In return, Su Yun needed to invest US$300,000 into the newly established CAA and sign a contract.
After they each consulted with their lawyers and confirmed that the terms of the contract were correct, Su Yun signed the pending contract. At this time, her guardian was not around, and the effectiveness of the signed contract was pending. She would need to ask Grandma Su for further confirmation after returning to Hong Kong.
Despite this, in order to avoid any unnecessary delays, Su Yun signed the contract herself in advance.
When Grandma Su came to the United States to take care of her, the contracts that Zou Yunhua, Lin Jingying, and Zhuang Long had signed on her behalf as temporary guardians had already been processed by a lawyer. Now all of Su Yun's assets are registered under Grandma Su's name, and will not be officially transferred to her until she reaches adulthood.
So now, even if Su Yun says she has money, she can’t afford to spend a lot of money; even if she says she has no money, she can just go back on a plane to get her assets and exchange them for cash, which can knock down a lot of people.
Moreover, the profits from the movies have not been fully distributed yet, and the profits from the subsequent large part of the videotapes will be considerable. Therefore, even if Su Yun feels tired and wants to lie down for a while, she can still make money every day.
Now that she has plenty of money, Su Yun, who has hurriedly finished two major events, inevitably has the idea of taking a few days off to relax.
This year's Lunar New Year is on February 11th. It's only mid-January now, so if you want to be lazy, you can indeed be lazy for two days.
At Ovitz's recommendation, Su Yun packed her suitcase and went to Santa Barbara, where the climate is mild, to spend the weekend.
Looking around, you can see low-rise buildings, red roofs and white walls, people living in the green, and houses in the woods. It is a typical garden city with excellent greenery.
Most importantly, it is rated one of the ten safest places to live in the western United States.
After all, the rumored free America is followed by gun battles every day. If Su Yun, who values life very much, wants to go there for fun, she must choose a safe place.
This safe and beautiful city, which is only about two hours' drive from Los Angeles, is loved by not only business and political leaders but also celebrities. Even President Kennedy spent his honeymoon here.
After finding a beach hotel and renting a cabin to stay in, Su Yun, who had a wonderful day of sightseeing, sent away the temporary nanny who accompanied her, threw herself on the soft bed in the cabin, and had a good night's rest.
The next afternoon, as agreed with Ovitz, after shopping, Su Yun pulled her full suitcase and went to a cafe by the beach to wait quietly.
Ovitz's old car was probably not a good one, as it was a little late than the agreed time.
After the two chatted and laughed for a while, Ovitz began to show Su Yun some documents he had drafted last night.
Su Yun, on the other hand, had a hands-off attitude and said, "I have no opinions on the management of the company. I will just have someone come to supervise the finances regularly. As for other matters, you can discuss them."
Hearing this, Ovitz felt relieved: the most frightening thing in doing things is that an amateur commands the professionals. Although Su Yun had already expressed this idea yesterday, it was still inevitable to discuss it in detail again.
Talk it out clearly so that you won't be so constrained in doing things in the future.
Seeing Su Yun take out a new notebook from her small suitcase and start writing and drawing, Ovitz curiously went over to take a look, but found that it contained some movie outlines.
Ovitz, knowing how to behave, quickly looked away.
"That's not necessary. I just bought this larger notebook at the stationery store for the purpose of designing the new movie. After all, I'm the first artist under our company, right?" Su Yun called Ovitz over and gave her some advice on the ideas she had "thought" of recently.
"Miracle Girl", an inspirational story about a little girl with facial defects who enters a regular school and regains her confidence and faces life positively with the encouragement and help of those around her; "Home Alone", a family comedy about a child who is accidentally left at home when the adults go out and a "battle" between two thieves; and "Léon: The Professional", a little girl who wants to avenge her family and her neighbor uncle who heals and redeems each other...
Ovitz was the first to reject the final film, Leon: The Professional: "Although the story is good, it is likely to cause controversy."
Su Yun sighed: the original version was also controversial, and the box office performance was not good, but this movie is the white moonlight in her and many Chinese people's hearts.
Different people have different opinions. Some people can learn from the plot, while others misinterpret it to mean something that the plot was not meant to express. Even a great film god like Kubrick was criticized when he made Lolita. Some so-called politicians even criticized his film for being a metaphor for the temptation of the new America to the aging Europe...
I’m old enough now, and it would be a pity if I missed it.
But even if she tries her best to beautify and modify those controversial points, it is not easy to find a male actor to play opposite her. It is even very likely that the other party will be labeled as a long-term box office poison.
Su Yun thought for a while, and finally put the notebook containing "Leon: The Professional" back into the suitcase, and started discussing "Home Alone" and "Wonder Girls" with Ovitz.
Just as the two were weighing the pros and cons of the two new movies, a crying female voice suddenly broke the calm breeze: "Give it back to me! You bastard!"
Su Yun turned around when she heard the sound and saw a woman in a tight red dress crying and desperately chasing after a tall man who was pulling a large suitcase. The tall man was wearing sunglasses and looking sneaky with his head down. He looked like a typical robber...
"How can this be possible? How can this be allowed in the world?!" After praising the safety of this place, Su Yun encountered a robbery. He slammed the table and kicked his small suitcase out.
With four wheels and Su Yun's leg strength, the small suitcase immediately rushed after the man in sunglasses who had stolen the young lady's luggage.
Seeing the man in sunglasses being knocked down from behind by his small suitcase, Su Yun quickly chased after him and stuffed the contents of the suitcases scattered on the ground into the open large suitcase, and then planned to use the same trick to kick the large suitcase backwards.
The man in sunglasses saw that Su Yun was so ferocious but not afraid at all. He probably thought that such a little girl was nothing to be afraid of, so he suddenly turned over and half-sat up, raised his fist and was ready to fight back.
However, to Su Yun, who had extremely strong dynamic vision and reaction speed, the speed of his punches was too slow.
Su Yun nimbly bent down and dodged, then immediately kicked the man in sunglasses down again, then stepped on his chest with one knee, and began to slap him fiercely on the lower half of his face that was not protected - usually when she fought, she would target the joints with weak defenses. Today, the man in sunglasses dared to punch her in the face while she was eating, so naturally she had to slap his face first!
By the time Ovitz and the woman in the dress caught up with them, the man in sunglasses had already been slapped by Su Yun and was looking unwell.
But even so, his original sunglasses were still safely hanging on his face - probably because Su Yun's hands were small now, the slaps failed to knock off the sunglasses, but left two large pieces of handmade highland red on the sunglasses man's cheeks...
"Oh my God, what did you do to my baby?!" The woman in the dress exclaimed when she saw the miserable appearance of the man in sunglasses.
No way, no way, it turns out it wasn’t a robbery but a love affair? !
Hearing the sound of sirens in the distance, Su Yun sat on the ground and thought for a second, not knowing whether he would be bitten back by these two men. He then slapped the man in sunglasses who was trying to struggle to get up, and slapped him back to the ground again.
Who cares about him, her, or it? We’re all going to have coffee anyway, so it never hurts to slap that scumbag a little more.
Su Yun was very desperate.