"The most glorious time for this Billy Hill Film Company was in the mid-to-late 1990s. At that time, they were once among the second largest groups in Hollywood. Moreover, during the most glorious period, the company's leadership They were aggressive and aggressive. Not only did they try to buy the film copyright of Harry Potter, but they even planned to make several films... So, they signed film contracts with many actors at that time. You know, in the 1990s of the last century How many years have passed since the mid-to-late 1990s to today! It can be said that in the film industry, these years are enough to change an era!!! And what you need to know is that those big-name stars and big-name directors in Hollywood who are against the banner Many of you, in the 1990s, most of them hadn’t made it to the top, didn’t become famous, and some of them were just second-rate starlets. It’s far from being as popular as it is now! At that time, Billy Shan Company is most ambitious and wants to develop, but they were only second-tier companies back then, and it was impossible to sign film contracts with big-name stars. Therefore, they can only sign some ordinary outstanding young actors, and there are many more. A few second-rate movie stars are added... Fortunately, these years have passed, and many of these actors who signed contracts with them back then are now the banner figures of Hollywood!!"
"What's even more coincidental is that after the Billy Hill Company signed some film contracts with some actors, many of the films they planned were not shot due to the sudden loss of funds... and those film contracts have never been implemented and have been sealed. Woke up!"
I rubbed my temples: "I don't understand... don't those movie contracts expire?"
Yang smiled: "No, this kind of film contract is not what you imagined."
She explained to me: "In Hollywood, movie actors don't sign with a fixed company to shoot movies for only one company. Generally speaking, actors here will sign with the company... It's very simple. For example, I am The owner of the film company, I think you, Chen Yang, are a good actor, and I am very optimistic about you. Then I will sign a contract with you, and I want you to shoot two films. I will sign a film contract with you, stating that I will use you To shoot two films for actors... But at the same time, I will not bind you to shoot films for other companies. It is completely free. Also, the two films I signed with you are not shot immediately, generally speaking , the contract will specify an approximate date, two years, three years, etc... As long as at any time within two or three years, I shoot two movies for you to star in, the contract will be considered complete. Of course, if it involves For big-name stars, they need to discuss some schedules and other issues. The more famous stars, generally speaking, they only sign film contracts one by one, and they will not sign with a company for a long time at once. They will be willing Keep your own freedom. But don’t forget... When Billy Hill Film Company signed the contract, none of the actors became famous! The most powerful ones were only second-tier stars! In a place like Hollywood, there are more actors than dogs! Some actors are only worried that there will be no films to shoot! Therefore, the more films signed, the more the better, and the longer the time, the better!"
I couldn't help but my heart beat faster, and I understood the meaning of Yang Wei's words: "Then... then, aren't we developed now?!"
Let's use an analogy, now Andy Lau is a big name, and the salary for a film is 10 million... And even if you are willing to bid, they may not be willing to pay attention to you! Because there are so many people lining up to ask him to make a movie with money! !
However, if you hold a point in your hand Andy Lau signed the contract with you when he was not famous! The contract is written in black and white, he must shoot a movie for you, and the salary is only 10,000 yuan...
You said, did you post it? !
I leaned back on the comfortable chair of the first class cabin, and I also felt that my smile was a bit evil, so I couldn't help but picked up Yang Wei's coffee, poured it all into my mouth, and then sighed: "Damn... tell me , this company is holding those people's salary now?"
"Well... As for the actors, Colin Farrell, the salary for one film, this guy has become super popular recently, and has become a new generation of hard-core niche! Now his film salary is close to ten million dollars... And according to our contract , his salary is only $150,000."
I whistled once.
Yang Wei smiled, and then quickly reported the names of two actresses, both of whom are relatively popular in Hollywood now. The salary of the contract in our hands is only one-tenth of their current salary! !
I continue to whistle.
Yang Wei glanced at me, and read it quickly on purpose: "There are two more actors... well, one is John Depp..."
"Pfft!!" I almost spit out the coffee in my mouth!
"Who? Who are you talking about? John Depp?" I bit my lip hard: "Which John Depp? Could it be..."
"That's right, the one who played "Pirates of the Caribbean"." Yang smiled happily: "He is now the most expensive actor in Hollywood! The film contract in our hand was signed with him back then, and he was somewhat famous back then. But it is far from reaching the point of becoming popular, so we will definitely make money from this contract!"
I shook my head vigorously, hell, everyone on earth knows how popular the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy is!
"Don't worry..." Yang Wei smiled wryly: "On the list in my hand, there is the last person who is an actor... You will definitely be interested in this person. This actor was actually born in the early 1990s. He was once popular when he was young, but unfortunately he was unlucky later, and the films he acted in were lost one after another. In the end, his stardom was bleak. By the end of the 1990s, there were almost no films to shoot. Back then, more than Lishan Company happened to sign three film contracts with him at one go when he was at a low ebb!" Yang Wei paused after saying this: "Unfortunately, in the coming year, Billy Mountain Company's plans will be completely messed up, and that man Xing starred in another movie, and suddenly became popular overnight, and Xianyu turned around! He became a first-line superstar in Hollywood again."
"Who? Who the hell?"
Yang Wei looked at me: "The Matrix, Keno Reeves."
"God!" I sighed, "What did you just say? We still have three movie contracts with Keno Reeves? Shit! We can make another Matrix trilogy!!"
Even though I'm not a believer, I couldn't help but sigh: "If God really exists... He must be a relative of our family!"
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For the next few hours of the journey, I was in a state of total shock! I was completely shocked by Yang Wei's information!
It can be said that this Billy Hill Film Company, which is on the verge of bankruptcy... is not rubbish at all! It is simply a huge gold mine! !
God, as long as I control this company, I can hire three Hollywood superstars to make my movie anytime!
You know, whether it's John Depp or Kino Reeves, any one of them will be paid tens of millions now! ! But the contract in my hand only needs to cost one or two million yuan to call them here...
This is just crazy! !
Before I met Yang Wei, I was worried that she would talk to me about my upcoming marriage.
The news of my marriage is not a secret, the news has been released. And Yang Wei suddenly found me at this juncture. For this business, I flew to Las Vegas overnight, and then the two of us took the plane to Los Angeles together.
Along the way, Yang Wei didn't mention anything about my marriage, as if she didn't even know about it. What she said to me is inseparable from our business and the matter of the film company this time. For the rest, we didn't even mention a word about our personal friendship!
She is just so peaceful!
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Finally, a few hours later, the plane landed in Los Angeles.
Yang Wei and I walked out of the airport, and behind, Yang Wei brought Hansen, and I brought a hammer... and Lei Xiaohu. This kid went to China with me, probably the feeling that someone pays for the trip is very cool. Knowing that I was going to Los Angeles and Hollywood, but this time he took the initiative to post it to follow me.
For the sake of senior brother, and I also like this kid, I took him with me. The elder brother knew that I was going to Los Angeles to discuss serious business, and he didn't object to me taking his son on the road.
When I walked out of the airport, I couldn't help but hold the document in my hand and couldn't help but sigh, but Yang Wei reminded me: "Things may not be so smooth. You haven't controlled this company yet. Even you haven't The largest shareholder of this company! You only own the shares that originally belonged to old Sorin. Now what we have to do is, at the company meeting, persuade other shareholders to sell their shares to you. You must first control this company , Then, we pay for the company’s debts ourselves, and we can’t let the company go bankrupt! After doing this, the films in our hands will be valuable! If the company goes bankrupt, then some of them will be nothing.”
"Oh my god... how long will it take to finish all this?" I sigh.
"The bank's deadline is two months. After two months, the bank's appraisal team will conduct another appraisal of the company's assets... That is to say..." Yang Wei looked at me: "We're going to stay here for two months. .”
When Yang Wei said "two months", I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.
Then, obviously she looked calm, but I suddenly had a strange thought in my heart: Damn! This woman... She didn't know that I was going to get married, she deliberately made this kind of thing to drag me out, she was just thinking of ways to prevent me from getting married!