"I have to say, dear Chris, you are taking a risk." The father put down the document in his hand, patted the armrest, looked at his daughter behind the desk and said, "A full 100 million investment..."
"90 million to 100 million, Dad."
"Is there a difference?" Jared spread his hands.
"Of course, if it only takes 90 million to win, then if I invest 1,000 less, I will earn 10 million more, right?" Angela said seriously.
"If such a large amount fails, there is not much difference between losing 1,000 more and losing 1,000 less." Father pointed it out unceremoniously, and then tapped on the document, "And you also said that in the initial contact The asking price of 20th Century Fox is 9,000. If you insist on winning it, plus the 30 million publicity expenses, the entire investment will reach 120 million US dollars, which is already a large investment in the cost of a movie.”
"Have you really read my plan in detail, Dad?" The girl couldn't help rolling her eyes. She naturally knew what her father was worried about. After all, the investment this time was several times that of the previous one, and it was the same as that at the time. The same risk of invisible profit.
What Angela planned was to buy the North American screening rights of "Titanic" from Fox! Bucklot's phone call confirmed her expectations. Fox has begun to sit still because of James' crazy money-burning operation. Although they were forced to agree to an additional investment of 5,000 yuan, they hoped that they would not delay any further and release in the summer as soon as possible. However, James clearly told them that if you want to ensure the quality of the film, it is absolutely impossible to release in July.
Fox's executives were so angry that it took nearly a year to shoot the film, not to mention the previous preparations, and now the post-production has been delayed again and again, trapping the entire company's liquidity. And there are signs that it won't come, which is too bad, and what's even worse is that even if "Titanic" can sell 300,000 to 400 million at the box office, Fox will still inevitably go bankrupt! It's no wonder that Baclott would rudely yell at CEO Melkan, "I'm about to be forced to sell my ass."
But they have come this far, what else can they do? So after the anger, Backlot had to suggest to Malkan on the phone to sell the North American screening rights of "Titanic"!
There is indeed such a thing in the girl's memory. According to some gossip, Fox was actually ready to go bankrupt at that time, but in the mind of paying less is a little less, the North American of "Titanic" The screening rights were sold to Paramount for 60 million or 7,000. No one knows if Fox executives beat their chests after the movie was released, but Paramount is obviously making a lot of money. You must know that in North America The box office is as high as 600 million US dollars!
Angela will naturally not let this go. Buying the screening rights in North America is more cost-effective than direct investment in movies. As she calculated before, if the box office remains unchanged, the net profit of direct investment will not exceed the cost due to such exploitation. 25%, if it can be replaced by the purchaser of the screening rights, everything will be cut off - distribution fee, publicity fee, cost, cinema line sharing, tax payment, etc. - at least 90 million to 100 million pure profit, so why not let it What about people's heart? !
As for whether Fox would have doubts because the talented girl took the initiative to contact them to buy the screening rights, and then would not sell it... Of course not, unless the major shareholder or CEO of Fox's board of directors also passed through - even if it is impossible. You must know that bankruptcy is already a nail in the heart of many executives. If Angela proposes to buy and not sell and keep it, the CEO will definitely step down, and the major shareholder will inevitably be boycotted by other shareholders. It’s that simple!
"I know what you mean, dear, 7000 is the bottom line. If you exceed this price, you will give up, but this is not what I want to say." Jared shook his head and repeated the words just now: "You are taking risks, Even if the film is 250 million invested and it's been in production for almost two years, it's not guaranteed to be successful. I don't understand filmmaking, but it's the same as against you investing in Pixar in the first place, some of the truth is the same, I know You don’t like business and don’t know enough about it, so shouldn’t you be more cautious when making your own investment decisions?”
"Speaking of Pixar, how do you think it's operating now?" Angela immediately leaned forward, put her hands on her belt, and looked at her father questioningly.
The little girl's expression of wanting to be approved by her father made Jared chuckle: "I admit that your investment in Pixar was a very smart decision, Chrissy, but what I want to say is..."
"What about "Blair Witch"?" Angela pressed her lips together and continued to ask angrily, "I bet you, after hearing the news, must think like everyone else that I just wanted to play, but what happened? "
"Okay, Chris..."
"No, Dad, listen to me! I'm the writer and the scorer of this movie, I know what kind of movie it's going to be, and even though I didn't make it, I'm second only to James Cameron for knowing it I know better than anyone what kind of chemical effect it will have when it is released, you can't convince me on this, Dad, this is my territory!" The girl shouted aggressively, waving her fists, as if she was facing The lion of the uninvited guest who broke into his own territory! after-
She suddenly smiled and said with a narrowness: "If you refuse to lend me a loan, then I will have to find someone else. I believe that many people will rush to do it." - Hehe, today is different from the past, who let himself have 16 years old
At this moment, Jared, who had to hold his forehead because of this speech, deeply felt that his daughter had grown up completely. He looked at Angela with a bit of tears and laughter, not knowing how to decide for a while, although she was 16 years old. She is old, and legally has the right to use her property, but the guardian also has the right to stop her from spending money, but if she does, will Angela be happy
Do you want me to go crazy too? He asked himself this way, his daughter seems to have been blessed by God, and although she seems to be foolish all the time, good luck never leaves her.
"Okay, I think—I agree to your request." After thinking for a long time, Jared had to make a compromise. He knew that if he really rejected Angela, his daughter would definitely ask for a bank loan, which really stopped her, although It won't make the relationship between father and daughter tense, but Angela is not happy for sure, and... He also wants to see if God will bring her a miracle again!
In short, it’s only $120 million, so let’s take it as a lesson. Since my daughter doesn’t inherit the business sensitivity of the Mason family at all—just investing in Pixar doesn’t explain much—then let her be more aware of this. .
Angela, who didn't pay attention to her father's expression, after getting the answer she wanted, stretched out her hands into fists and put them down: "Yes!" The excitement was beyond words.
Fortunately, she quickly restrained her emotions and sat up, but she couldn't hide that little smugness.
"Then, Jack, it's up to you to negotiate with Fox next." She looked at Jack Sparrow, who had been a spectator beside her, and said with a smile.
"As you wish." Jack nodded slightly.
"Okay, then I won't bother, dear dad." Angela stood up, went around the desk and hugged her father, then left alone, allowing Sparrow and his father to continue the loan negotiation.
Out of the study door, the girl can finally breathe a sigh of relief, it seems that she is doing a good job, she has to make herself look like in front of her father - she hopes to be recognized by her father in terms of business ability, but at the same time she can't. Too obvious to be just right.
She doesn't really think that she can completely control her property when she is 16 years old. If she only uses 30 to 40 million yuan of funds, her father will definitely not say anything, but if it is close to 100 million yuan, she will definitely ask, then use ordinary methods. Can you convince your father? Just like investing in Pixar and making "Blair Witch" before, these things are difficult for anyone to think of until there is no result, just like Fox is obviously ready for bankruptcy, but he didn't expect to miraculously come back to life.
So, no, Angela can only use this method, just like when she invested in Pixar, and asked her father to agree to her investment with a mentality of buying a lesson. Fortunately, she succeeded, although when she left , that bit of pride can't stop showing, but it doesn't matter anymore, it's not like my father will take back what he said.
When Titanic hits theaters, you'll all be amazed! The girl snorted and went back to the room.
Time is slowly approaching June, and the recording of "My Heart Will Go On" has been completed. Perhaps because of the presence of Sister Xi Zhizhu, Angela always feels that this version is insufficient, but everyone who has heard it thinks it is perfect. Even the guy James agreed, which was a relief for the girl.
However, the post-production of "Titanic" is still advancing at a turtle speed, and no one can keep up. The completely disappointed Fox has to focus on the negotiation of the North American screening rights. Several film companies have contacted , Warner, Universal, Columbia, Paramount, etc., all shook their heads when they heard about the production of the film, and Sparrow, who was entrusted with carte blanche, also just revealed a rumor and walked away.
Fox, who was running into a wall, wasted his brains, and even sent people to the tyrant's studio to talk to Angela, who occasionally went back there to participate in the work of adding the soundtrack to the movie. The girl who gave full power to the economic man naturally shied away, and the helpless Fox had no choice but to As low profile as possible, the 9000 offer was quickly suppressed.
"We can press it even lower. If we join forces with other interested companies, it can be at least 58 million." Sparrow once said this to Angela during the negotiation, but the girl is not a businessman after all. She didn't agree. In her opinion, although she took a big piece of the cake from Fox, she couldn't be too greedy. There was always room for things to do. To be honest, according to the value of "Titanic", 70 million was less than that.
So, after the last few parties to negotiate, Sparrow won the North American screening rights for "Titanic" for the girl for 6,200.
This is a great deal! — Angela with no business acumen.