"As for investing..."
Although one billion dollars is one zero less than ten billion dollars, Renly can't support it even if he pays it by himself. What's more, this is only the first stage of investment, what about the follow-up? He couldn't have made $10 billion with Renly alone. The way to build a large company was not based on personal power.
Otherwise, why would large companies want to go public
But if Wall Street capital is introduced, how should the independence and creativity of Sisyphus Pictures be guaranteed
To take a step back, suppose that Sisyphus Pictures is now willing to accept Wall Street capital, but they don't have any works except a "Boom Drummer", and the only thing they can rely on is the "Renly Hall" signboard, So, as Andre said, Renly had to go to the financial district of London, to Wall Street in New York, and to Silicon Valley in San Francisco to find more investment support.
How did things get to this point
Renly knew that everything was caused by himself, and he knew that he had thought about it, but he couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity again: he was just an actor, an ordinary person who loved to perform and loved to perform. He's just an actor, but things have developed far beyond his capabilities.
Even if he is reborn, he is not omnipotent.
"Why not consider VC funds?" At this moment, Matthew's voice interrupted Renly's thoughts, he raised his head and cast a suspicious look at Matthew, "I didn't mean to go to find VCs. Fund support, but that we create a venture capital company, set up a venture capital fund, and then the venture capital fund will support the follow-up development of Sisyphus Pictures.”
"Why do you need to make such a big circle?" Andy interjected and asked.
Matthew explained, "It's very simple, take the initiative to control. We can use the venture capital fund as a middleman, externally, they communicate directly with those sources of capital, whether it is Wall Street capital or idle capital, the consequences of those interests control, It's up to them to deal with it; internally, they communicate directly with Sisyphus Films, and it's up to them to decide which projects are worth investing in and which ones need to be reconsidered."
"The difference is that all the gains and losses and losses, we use the venture capital fund as a transfer station to digest internally, isolate Wall Street capital as much as possible, and at the same time ensure the independence of Sisyphus Films to the greatest extent." Matthew put himself The idea is elaborated, "provided, of course, that the venture capital fund must be created by ourselves."
Things got a little twisty.
Matthew went on to explain, "Look at it this way. Actually my initial thought was, why can't we copy DreamWorks? Build the company with our own money and run it ourselves. Renly is a hands-off shopkeeper, but His bank account is enough to support our project production for the next year, as long as it is not a big project like 'Interstellar', he can support it for a while."
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Renly spread his hands and made an appearance of being slaughtered: Matthew was in charge of managing his bank accounts anyway.
"It's not just Renly and Andre, but Eaton and I can also invest, we can all be shareholders, including the Coen brothers and Robert Redford, in fact, they can all participate in Sisyphus in their own way. It's being established. It's our company, but the reason it's gotten to where it is now is because we want to be able to drive independent filmmaking, isn't it? So why are we still going it alone? Our partnership with Sundance, we can More diverse and deeper.”
With Matthew's explanation, Andy and Andre's thoughts gradually became clear.
"But?" Andy answered.
Matthew nodded and took up the conversation, "However, the disadvantage of this is that opinions may be too mixed, and there may be many problems in the distribution of income. We all know that many family businesses or friends start businesses because of this reason. And a total collapse. Even though we all believe in Renly now, if the company is in the red, will we be able to stay calm, who knows?”
Andy looked at Renly again and said with a smile, "Aren't you going to be sad?" Matthew actually "attacked" Renly directly, without any scruples.
"I'm past that stage." Renly made a deliberately hopeless expression.
Matthew rolled his eyes, ignored Renly, and continued, "What's more, as Andre said, the funds we need for the follow-up are very huge, and if we want to grow big, we can't be constrained, and DreamWorks is our lesson. Therefore, we need a more stable environment. Venture capital funds are the main choice for self-employment now, and it is also the best choice.”
"You mean, use our capital to set up a venture capital fund, and then invest in Sisyphus Pictures, and also invest in our streaming media platform, just like those self-starting technology companies or independent film companies." Andre His thoughts had come to the front of Matthew, and the whole blueprint gradually came out.
"The only difference is that we invest in ourselves, and then use venture capital funds to manage funds. We separate the capital chain and artistic creation through venture capital funds, so that the two parts can be relatively independent. At the same time, each Those who participate in the investment, the gains and losses can be managed through the venture capital fund, and the accounts are clear at a glance, they cannot directly participate in the management and operation of Sisyphus Films, so as to reduce all disputes to the minimum risk.”
“If necessary in the future, we can also attract more Wall Street capital to inject and join, but it will still not be affected. Even if Sisyphus Pictures fails and closes down, the venture capital fund can still survive, and then complete the income through other investments. branch cycle."
Andre and Matthew's ideas completely fit together, but Renly is still a little vague and can understand the meaning, but the specific implementation is confusing. Suitable for financial and management work.
Andre turned his head to look at Matthew, "This method is feasible, but the biggest question is: Who should start the venture capital fund? Who should manage it? This is crucial."
First of all, the ability must be outstanding. He needs to think from the standpoint of Sisyphus Films, but he must remain relatively independent.
Secondly, it must be trustworthy, otherwise he may become the executioner who interrupts the artistic creation of Sisyphus Pictures because of his own interests, because VC funds must also consider their own interests, otherwise those investors will turn and leave ruthlessly .
Finally, you must have experience, on the one hand, in the management of venture capital funds, and on the other hand, in the field of Hollywood movies.
So far, the main work of Sisyphus Films is their internal digestion, not to mention Arthur and Matthew, even Alexander Hamilton and Eaton Dormer have been used, but the specific management talents must be Being a professional, this is definitely not an easy task.
Andrei was thinking about whether he should ask Alexander for his opinion.
Matthew said a name, "Renly, what do you think of Robin? I mean, Robin Helzer."
Ren Li was slightly taken aback.
Andre didn't know, "Who?"
Renly finally got back on the topic again, "Fund Manager at the Heather Cross Foundation."
Like the Crosses, Robin Helzer's son suffers from the pain and suffering of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
In fact, Robin is a very, very good fund manager. He is 47 years old this year. He once climbed to a new height on Wall Street. He is in his prime and has a prosperous career. Outstanding, just keep working hard and you can stand at the top of the pyramid.
But his son was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of seventeen, which turned his life upside down. At the very beginning, he still tried to take care of his family and his career, but he gradually became unable to do it. His son needed him and his family needed him. Although it was extremely difficult, he chose to leave. Before his career was about to reach its peak, he still returned to his family. Around me, I took some jobs in pieces as a freelancer and started to manage some charitable foundations.
Later, when Robin witnessed the first appearance of "Another Light" in Rockefeller Plaza, he found the Heather-Cross Fund.
In the blink of an eye, Robin has been the fund manager of the Heather-Cross Fund for nearly two years, and he has done an excellent job. Although this cannot stop his son's progressive deterioration, he is finally able to find work and family. The balance is reached; most importantly, he is doing his best to help other families suffering from ALS, which is like a ray of sunshine in life.
In terms of ability, experience, and character, Robin was undoubtedly the best candidate; but Renly had other considerations.
"Robin wants to be able to spend more time with his kids. I don't want to spoil his wish." Renly expressed his concerns.
Matthew nodded in agreement, "Of course. This is the premise. However, I think that if we set up a venture capital fund, the working hours are still free, and we can still guarantee the working environment during the Heather-Cross Foundation. Just changing the job content. I thought I'd ask Robin."
"… Hmm." Renly pondered for a moment, but still did not nod in agreement, "Andre, you'd better ask Alexander first."
Andrei nodded in affirmation.
Matthew didn't persuade any more, but changed the subject, "If we can set up our own venture capital fund, I think, I should be able to convince Henry and Charlotte to sign a check, and I also have some savings here. In addition, As long as you speak, Eaton will definitely be the first to join."
A billion dollars may seem out of reach, but as long as Renly is willing to raise his arms, it's really not a problem.
Andre also smiled, "I said it before, it depends on whether Renly is willing to go back to London for a walk."