Facing Chen Fan's question, the CEO smiled and nodded.
"Of course, you are the boss now, and you have the final say over the entire company."
"very good."
Chen Fan nodded, very satisfied with the other party's answer.
Then the first order was issued.
That is, Legendary Pictures will invest 150 million in Nolan's script.
It was already dark when I came out of the company.
Ma Xiaoshuai couldn't help but ask, "Is it really worthwhile to spend 680 million to acquire 150% of the shares?"
Su Qing glanced at Ma Xiaoshuai. In fact, she had wanted to ask this question when she was in the meeting room.
It's just that due to his own status, he was embarrassed to directly question Chen Fan's decision.
Chen Fan smiled slightly: "You can't calculate it this way."
“Since we have decided to enter Hollywood, we must have our own company.”
"I will acquire this company in full. From now on, I will be the only one who has the final say over this company. I can invest in any script I want."
"If I'm lucky, I can make back the money with just one movie."
This is not what Chen Fan said.
He has so many good movie scripts in his mind for the next few years, and he can make the money back by just picking out a hit.
Of course, Chen Fan has a greater ambition in his heart.
That is, he plans to use Legendary Pictures as a springboard to pave the way for Wen Wan to enter Hollywood.
Chen Fan has already thought about it.
The next step is to plan three steps.
The first step is to get Legendary Pictures, Harrison MGM, and China's Feifan Media to invest in Nolan's "Inception" together.
If possible, Wen Wan should be allowed to play the leading female role in this movie. She should continue to make her presence felt in Hollywood.
When the movie comes out in the future, "Inception" will definitely be a box office hit.
And when the public knows that this movie is invested by a domestic film company, how excited they will be.
National pride will instantly rise to a new height.
This is not because Chen Fan needs recognition from abroad, but it is determined by the domestic national conditions.
For decades, the Chinese people seem to have a special sense of inferiority, and most people attach too much importance to the opinions of foreigners.
Whether you make a movie, shoot an advertisement, or even sing a song... as long as you can win an award abroad, you will be a director and a star. Domestic media will compete to report on it, and the public will compete to follow you. Instantly, you will be promoted to the height of a star.
Chen Fan attributed this emotion to the fact that our nation is too frustrated and needs to prove itself too much, so people care about foreign opinions, foreign awards, and even foreign evaluations...
The situation did not improve until after the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
However, if we want to completely cure this situation, a strong country is the key.
The domestic economy has taken off in recent years, and this situation is being reversed. Chen Fan is very clear that in another 10 to 20 years, with the arrival of another epidemic, the people will thoroughly see the true face of foreign countries.
The family suddenly realized that this world was just a makeshift troupe.
Compared with foreign countries, it turns out that we are already strong enough.
As I said, as long as you are strong, there will be Confucian scholars to help you.
In Chen Fan’s plan, cultural communication will definitely account for a large proportion in the future development of Ruofan Group.
As a participant, he wants to accelerate the improvement of domestic soft power.
As an individual, although he cannot accelerate the development of the country, he can continuously strengthen the dissemination of our own culture abroad through the export of the entertainment industry, so that the confidence of the people can be improved, and contribute to the construction of a cultural power.
As long as Chen Fan can do this, he will naturally enter the vision of certain upper-level figures.
As long as he has the death-proof golden ticket of contribution to cultural communication, Chen Fan can walk sideways in the country in the future as long as he doesn't commit suicide.
This is Chen Fan's ambition and also his goal.
Let’s get back to Chen Fan’s plan.
The second step is to strive to have Feifan Media and Legendary Pictures produce a Hollywood Oscar-winning film in the next one to two years.
As long as it wins the Oscar for Best Picture, one can imagine how popular Feifan Media will be in China.
At this time, the Feifan Media IPO plan was launched to perfectly maximize the benefits of stocks after the IPO.
Of course there is a third part. That is, in the next few years, Wen Wan will frequently appear in movies invested by Legendary Pictures.
Chen Fan needed her to establish a good reputation in Hollywood. First, she needed to make herself known to these foreigners, so that they would know her fame and have a certain fan base, until some film critics recognized her acting skills.
Finally, the most crucial step is to select a tailor-made Oscar-winning film script for Wen Wan.
Aim for the Oscar for Best Actress!
…
In the evening, everyone drove back to Hollywood.
Chen Fan gave Nolan a private call.
I told the other party on the phone the good news that the investment had been finalized.
Nolan was naturally very excited. When he learned that Chen Fan was in Hollywood, he immediately asked to meet with Chen Fan alone to discuss in detail.
So Chen Fan had to leave Su Qing to Ma Xiaoshuai and Jie Ge, and then take Zhang Shun to the appointment.
The place to eat is Nolan Ding, a very stylish Western restaurant.
Nolan arrived ten minutes earlier than the agreed time. The two sides met, shook hands, and then sat down and began to exchange pleasantries.
Compared with the first meeting, Nolan's attitude towards Chen Fan has obviously changed a lot.
He had never expected that Chen Fan, an oriental-looking man, would have such strong strength in Hollywood.
While waiting for the food to arrive, Nolan asked curiously, "Mr. Chen, I'm curious about how you managed to convince the CEO of Legendary Pictures."
"I might as well tell you the truth. Before this, I actually visited Legendary Pictures, but the CEO was very stubborn and refused to invest."
Chen Fan smiled and said, "Mr. Nolan, businessmen have their own way of negotiating."
"Of course, my method is very simple and direct."
"I acquired Legendary Pictures in full."
Nolan was stunned, looking at Chen Fan in disbelief.
"You...you mean it?"
"Of course it's true."
Nolan smiled bitterly: "This method is really... simple and crude."
"But I like it. I admire your bold and forthright character in doing things, Mr. Chen."
Chen Fan smiled and said, "I also admire your attitude towards movies."
The two sides looked at each other and laughed.
The food was on the table, and the two of them clinked their red wine glasses. Chen Fan took a sip, and then put it down before starting to talk about the matter.
"Let me tell you the truth, Mr. Nolan. I can invest in this movie for you, but I have a small condition."
Nolan didn't seem surprised. After all, as an investor, it would be unusual not to put forward conditions to the director.
"Speaking."
"I've read the script, and I'm wondering if you could recommend someone to play the role of the female lead in your script."
Upon hearing this, Nolan frowned immediately.
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