Chapter 1,297 Conditions for Investment

If I were the Qing Emperor in his future years, I would be rewarded with peach blossoms. It's hard to say what the literary talent of Lao Huang, a failed scholar, was, but he was probably considered to be relatively average among scholars, otherwise it would have been impossible for him to fail despite repeated attempts.

But the key to being a good person is temperament, and Lao Huang has this kind of domineering aura.

This is an act of defiance. Therefore, it is very important to look at a person's temperament. The kind of momentum Ye Ming showed at such a moment was the kind of momentum that was not easy to contend with. It was condescending and contemptuous of everything.

Although Alexander was answering George's words, he was more wary of Ye Ming at this time. He always thought that Ye Ming was not an easy person to deal with.

It is easy for him to deal with people like George. There are many people like George in Hollywood. Even among innovations, George is not among the top people, so there is no psychological barrier to dealing with George Alexander.

But if you are talking about dealing with Ye Ming, then facing such a problem is quite frightening.

At this moment, Ye Ming's whole aura became domineering and majestic. He glanced at Alexander and said: "If you really want to cooperate, the key is to be sincere. Such things are hidden. There is no point in hugging.

Tell me, why? It’s not like Universal doesn’t have money, so why doesn’t it invest its own money? Don’t tell me that Universal’s people have never done market research. If the script is not good, Universal will not invest in the filming. Since this is the case, if you drag me in again, I won't believe it unless there is something else. "

In this case, what Ye Ming said was very categorical. On such a question, he firmly believed that Universal must have concealed something else and did not tell him.

Alexander hesitated for a moment, then repeated what he had said just now, and then said: "Mr. Ye, in fact, I did not hide this from you intentionally. In fact, there is a question in this situation." The above is an unspoken rule in Hollywood. We only talk about making movies. As for where the company's investment comes from, generally we don't ask. George can prove this."

In fact, among various investments in Hollywood, there is a considerable amount of shady black money. It is not certain that there are even funds from Mexico's major drug lords. It is just that most of these investments have gone through several offshore companies. It is basically not easy to detect the transfer. Anyway, this is an unspoken rule in Hollywood. But those who are qualified to know such unspoken rules are definitely the top people in the entertainment industry. It is impossible for ordinary first-line stars to know this. of a thing.

Therefore, it seems to Alexander at this moment that it is normal for Ye Ming, as a newcomer in Hollywood, not to know such a thing.

Ye Ming nodded and said, "Actually, as an actor, I don't have to know. A place has its own rules. Since we are in Hollywood, we must abide by Hollywood's unspoken rules. But At this time, I am not an actor, I am an investor. As an investor, I am responsible for my own funds. I think you should be aware of this.

Tell me, if I say I want to invest, what are the criteria? "

There is a standard for this. For example, in a situation like this, if I need an investment of five million, I naturally hope that someone can directly invest five million. If not, one person can invest 23 million. If you invest a hundred thousand million, it will be a drop in the bucket and you are not qualified at all.

This is actually the same as buying stocks. For example, those internal subscription stocks are generally very cheap, one or two yuan, or even a few cents, but they are millions or tens of millions. There is a threshold, and only after passing this threshold can you subscribe to these internal stocks. If a small retail investor wants to buy one or two lots of something, you simply don't have the qualifications to do so.

Therefore, under such a situation, Ye Ming actually knew that it was impossible for Universal to set a threshold at this time.

He wanted to know what the limits of the threshold were.

Alexander immediately said: "Mr. Ye is not a layman, so I won't say anything else. In fact, we do not lack funds for this. Therefore, on such a problem, we only seek outsider cooperation under special circumstances. Investors mean at least 10 million, and 20 million would be even better.

The ratio means dividends are distributed according to the amount of investment. "

Ye Ming's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "This thing is interesting. It's more troublesome to do this. If nothing else, I will pay 25 million, and I will hold half of the investment shares, and the dividends will be based on this." , do you think so?"

Alexander did not expect Ye Ming to be so ambitious. People say that Ye Ming is the kind of ambitious person in Hollywood. Last time, the film, television and Internet copyrights made Ye Ming a huge profit. All classic Hollywood movies and TV series are available in one place.

What does he want to do in terms of investment this time? Alexander immediately said without hesitation: "This is impossible. Investors must own more than half of the shares. The share is 25.2 million, and the remaining 4.8 million is ours. The most you can nominally invest in it is 20 million. Investors don’t want the movies they invest in to become movies controlled by others. If you invest 25 million, then there is no such thing as our Universal What happened.

After all, this movie was shot in the name of Universal. If you and I were half of it, what would have happened without Universal? Do you think this is possible? "

This is true. When it comes to an issue like this, no matter how it is calculated, it is a movie produced by Universal itself. This at least requires Universal's shares in the investment.

Therefore, on such an issue, no matter how you say it, it is impossible for Ye Ming to invest 25 million at this time, just because Global will not do it.

Ye Ming hesitated and said, "Well, then who gets to choose the role? If that investor holds more than half of the shares, then when it comes to choosing the role, listen to him, listen to Universal, or invest. Will you listen to me in the future? If you listen to that investor, then I really have to consider whether I can invest?"

Yes, if the right to choose the characters is not in the hands of Universal, then it is difficult to say to what extent this movie can be shot.

This matter must be understood. Therefore, on such a question, Ye Ming must ask clearly. If it is impossible to ask such a question clearly, then at this time, this Ye Ming I really have to be skeptical about this movie.

Fortunately, things were not as bad as Ye Ming thought. Alexander immediately said with certainty: "Don't worry, we are just laundering money. If we say it won't make money this time, forget it. If we say it will make money, then we will." I plan to shoot a series of movies. Another investor said that he only said that he would manage the money and pay the investment according to the filming progress. He would not care about the remaining actors and other things. In the end, he just said that he would be responsible for getting his own money. That’s all the dividends.”

When you hear a situation like this, it’s not a big deal when it comes to a problem like this.

Hearing this, Ye Ming suddenly said: "I think this matter is because people within Universal are not very optimistic about the movie, but the other investor makes it difficult for Universal to shirk it, so , I could only hold my nose and endure it. But the money I invested was only less than five million.

I don’t think this is Universal’s strength? "

Taking a comprehensive view of various situations, it is indeed a situation like this. In such a situation, in fact, no matter how it is, at this time, there is always a kind of vagueness. A contemptuous attitude.

When Alexander talked about this movie, he actually had this look of disdain.

It may be difficult for ordinary people to detect this kind of contempt, but Ye Ming is an actor, so he can clearly feel the contempt in Alexander's eyes when he is like this. In fact, to put it bluntly, he looks down on this person. movie.

Alexander hesitated before saying: "It's not that I'm not optimistic about this, it means that not many people are optimistic about it. We at Universal have our own evaluation department. Is there a market for a movie? How big is the audience for this movie?" The approximate box office revenue of the film can be estimated.

According to philosophical estimates, we recalculate the investment of a movie. If it is said that the investment exceeds the income, then there is no need to talk about the shooting. In fact, even if the two are equal, it is impossible to solve such a problem. Talk about how many opportunities there are to be photographed.

As for this movie, our evaluation department rated it as flat at best, with a slight surplus. Therefore, under such circumstances, we were not very willing to invest in filming.

It happened that the other investors were friends of the boss, so if we didn’t help, it would be a bit embarrassing. This led to the current situation. It would be interesting to change the jersey and invest a little, and then find one or two investors. Please help me, there is no risk for us anymore. "

It turns out that Universal really didn’t like this movie very well. Although Alexander didn't want to say this, deceiving Ye Ming's investment first was the most important task.

But Alexander could clearly feel the strong pressure from Ye Ming at this moment. This man was just like when he met his own CEO, with that kind of momentum, as if he was a born boss. As an actor of movie king level, Alexander obviously thought that in such a situation, it would be better for him to be honest.

Of course, this was not something Alexander took charge of alone. It was the intention of Universal's senior management when he came here.

Because some of Universal's senior executives know a person like Ye Ming well. Ye Ming is as cunning as a fox. Therefore, facing a person like this, if it is to attract his investment, he cannot see through this. Bureau, then directly pull Yeming's investment to sign the contract.

But if he can see through the situation on an issue like this, then he should tell the truth directly. Otherwise, he may face revenge from Ye Ming. It is said that Ye Ming is a guy who will repay his flaws. It is not wise to offend Ye Ming for a movie. If you offend Ye Ming, then in such a situation, you can say you have offended Huihuang.com.

Therefore, in such a situation, no matter what you say, it is the wisest choice not to offend Ye Ming. If Ye Ming is offended, then once Ye Ming, who has mastered the Brilliant Network, knows his true intentions and takes revenge, it will be quite powerful. After all, Universal also has other movies that need to be promoted on the Internet. As long as the movie is promoted on the Internet, it will not easily offend Ye Ming.

Therefore, at this time, it seems that Universal is also very afraid of Ye Ming. This is an important reason why Alexander told the truth.

Otherwise, at this time, it is not necessary to say whether Alexander is qualified to know such a secret. Even if he really knows the true meaning of the matter on this automatic issue, if it is said that there is no authorization from Universal’s senior management. , then I would never dare to speak out about such an issue.

Ye Ming nodded and said: "In this way, this movie is not actually a top-level production, but just borrowing the name of a top-level production to launder money. If this is the case, then I can invest, 20 million is No problem, but I want the right to choose my character, and I want the right to choose my own opponent.

Since another investor only wanted to pay dividends, and Universal itself was unwilling to deal with a movie like this, I needed to have enough rights to ensure that my investment would not go to waste. "

Twenty million is not a small amount after all. Therefore, Alexander was not surprised at what Ye Ming said at this moment. It would be strange if Ye Ming did not take the opportunity to extort some conditions.

But he didn't expect that Ye Ming would have such a strange request, the right to choose a role? Then if you weren’t director Rob Cohen, where would you put it? (To be continued)