"Ahem!"

When Wu Jianye saw the night pot, he couldn't help coughing, and Johnson gave him a blank look when he heard Wu Jianye's cough.

This night pot was not deliberately put here by Old Johnson today, but since he brought it back, it has been placed here, which also causes Johnson to feel a little uncomfortable every time he comes to Old Johnson's study.

"Wu, welcome!" After old Johnson saw Wu Jianye, he stood up in person, and even walked out of his desk, stretched out his hands, and shook hands with Wu Jianye.

Old Johnson's behavior made Johnson and Penny a little stunned, neither of them thought that their grandfather would pay so much attention to Wu Jianye.

"Mr. Johnson, it's too polite, Daniel just said that I would come to the house as a guest, and didn't say that he wanted to visit the old man, so he only brought a bottle of red wine, if you know that it is to visit the old man, then you must bring a generous gift!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.

"Haha, Wu, you're so polite, in fact, you've already given me a nice gift!" laughed old Johnson.

Wu Jianye was slightly stunned, and after old Johnson saw Wu Jianye's expression, he showed a relieved expression, pointed to the night pot in the glass cover in the middle of the study and said, "This is the best gift you gave me!"

Wu Jianye's face turned slightly red, and he thought that old Johnson was deliberately teasing him.

Old Johnson said: "Wu, I'm not joking, this gift is indeed a precious gift for our Johnson family. Saying this, old Johnson invited Wu Jianye to sit on the sofa in the study, and even sat in front of Wu Jianye.

"This gift is a profound lesson for the Johnson family, and sometimes, the lesson is a good teacher, which allows Johnson and Penny to always remember the adage that the mall is like a battlefield, their lives are too smooth, and it is a very good thing to suffer a little loss, or to suffer a loss at this age!"

What else can Wu Jianye say: "Old man, Gao Jian!"

Penny pouted beside her and said, "Grandpa, this night pot was brought back by Daniel, and I haven't suffered a loss!"

Old Johnson glanced at Penny dotingly, and said: "If you don't suffer a loss now, it doesn't mean that you won't suffer a loss in the future, if Daniel didn't suffer such a big loss, how could he become so stable as he is now!"

Penny glanced at Johnson, who was a little proud, and said, "I didn't see it, but I thought it was Grandpa's beating that made him a lot more stable!"

Johnson's face turned slightly red, and he said angrily: "What are you talking about!"

Old Johnson reprimanded: "The guests are still here, what are you doing!"

Hearing the old Johnson's reprimand, Johnson and Penny were both a lot more honest, but the battle between their eyes was inevitable.

"I'm sorry, let Wu see the joke!"

"The old man is so polite, and I have benefited a lot from the old man's words!" Wu Jianye said politely.

Old Johnson is full of silver hair and a little bloated, if you see him on another ordinary occasion, you will only think that he is an ordinary old American man, but old Johnson's words just now made Wu Jianye understand that a person's success is not accidental, and the old man has some ability!

Old Johnson laughed and said: "Haha, I'm already old, if it was before, if I met Wu, I would come back there to ask the elders' opinions, even if the elders are opposed, I have to cooperate with Wu!"

Old Johnson's words made the other three of them slightly stunned, especially Johnson, he didn't expect his grandfather to have such a high opinion of Wu Jianye, and it seemed that he was a little dissatisfied with his previous behavior.

And Penny also looked at Wu Jianye with some curiosity, and didn't understand what this Chinese director valued his grandfather so much.

Old Johnson glanced at his two juniors, and said dissatisfiedly: "I told you before, don't be a frog at the bottom of the well, although you all agreed very well, but many things are only known to look at the surface." ”

"You should know that the Yaoguang Group and the Yiwang Group in Xiangjiang are the bosses behind these two groups is Wu, in just nine years, these two groups have become one of the largest groups in Southeast Asia, and now you only think that Wu is an ordinary director!"

As soon as old Johnson's words came out, Johnson and Penny were shocked, Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group, they naturally knew, but they never thought that these two groups would be connected with Wu Jianye, this is actually the proud mentality of the two of them, although they know Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group in their hearts, but they always feel that it is the consortium of Xiangjiang, which is far away from them.

will not deliberately investigate these things, and now that they know the news from the mouth of old Johnson, they are naturally extremely shocked.

At this time, the expressions of the two looking at Wu Jianye also changed, and as for Johnson, he finally knew why Wu Jianye could spend a lot of money to buy Van Gogh's "Iris" and his face did not change.

"Do you think that's the end of it? If I'm right, Phantom Entertainment should also be your company, right?"

Although it is speculation, the elder Johnson's tone reveals firmness.

Wu Jianye laughed: "I didn't expect the old man to know so clearly!"

If Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group are far away in Xiangjiang, Johnson and Penny have no intuitive impression, but when Old Johnson said Phantom Entertainment, he became extremely shocked.

What does Phantom Entertainment represent now, I believe no one in Hollywood doesn't know, although the scale seems to be still a little behind the seven major studios, but its ability to make money is the envy of all studios!

Now old Johnson actually said that the big boss behind Phantom Entertainment turned out to be Wu Jianye, and Wu Jianye did not deny it......

Old Johnson smiled: "I also waited for Director Wu to come to Hollywood before I found out, in recent years, the cooperation between Phantom Entertainment and Director Wu has been too close, I have been thinking, I know Linda's girl, to say that there must be some ability, but to say that it is really difficult to support such a big company as Phantom Entertainment, but after knowing that Director Wu is the behind-the-scenes boss of Yaoguang Group and Yiwang Group, everything is connected, it is a clear vein!"

This old man is not simple!

Wu Jianye muttered in his heart.

"The old man praised it falsely, and I just had better luck!" Wu Jianye said modestly.

Then Wu Jianye asked, "Before that, we talked about cooperation?"

Old Johnson nodded and said, "Director Wu's request, our Johnson family can agree, but I want to change the way of cooperation!"

"Old man, please speak!" Wu Jianye said.

Old Johnson smiled: "We don't want to invest 50 million US dollars, but hope to get a part of the equity of Phantom Entertainment in the form of stock exchange!"

Wu Jianye is sure, this old man is really not simple, although Phantom Entertainment is not one of the seven major studios in Hollywood, but its profitability has long exceeded the seven, and Oceanwide Cinemas, although it is the fifth largest cinema company in North America, its asset value cannot be compared with Phantom Entertainment at all.

At the same time, Phantom Entertainment is one of the most promising film companies in Hollywood today, and I don't know how many people around me want to come up and get a piece of the pie.

Let's put it this way, if Phantom Entertainment announces the need for financing tomorrow, the whole Wall Street will shake, and all the investment companies will flock to it.

Now the old Johnson wants to exchange the shares of Oceanwide Cinemas, which are similar to the Johnson family, for the shares of Phantom Entertainment, if this business is completed, it is estimated that the influence of the Johnson family's investment company in North America will increase a lot!

"I don't know how you want to replace it, old man?" Wu Jianye asked.

Old Johnson smiled: "75% of the equity of Oceanwide Cinemas in exchange for 10% of the equity of Phantom Entertainment!"

Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Old man, are you kidding me again, Phantom Entertainment's profit last year exceeded $1 billion, and now you want to exchange $50 million worth of Oceanwide Cinema for 10% of Phantom Entertainment's equity, how is this possible!"

Old Johnson did not change his face because of Wu Jianye's refusal, and said with a smile: "Negotiation, naturally I talk about me, you talk about yours, so I don't know Director Wu's opinion?"

At this time, Johnson knew what his grandfather was planning, the two most important companies of the Johnson family are the legal company inherited by his father, and the other is the investment company, for the Johnson family, they are rarely personally involved in the specific operation of the company they invest in.

Johnson Sr. has a famous saying that laymen never lead insiders, so their family's investment company only invests, and Oceanwide Cinemas is just fighting for it at the beginning, and now Johnson Sr. still wants to implement his family's investment philosophy.

And Johnson also knows that with the relaxation of the antitrust case in the United States, several major Hollywood studios have begun to redevelop their development focus towards the theater chain, and Oceanwide Cinemas has always been the target of their acquisition.

It's just that because of his own insistence, he has kept Oceanwide Cinemas until now, and now Phantom Entertainment also wants to get involved in the cinema business, because Phantom Entertainment lacks the heritage of the seven major studios, and the Oceanwide Cinema Line in the hands of his family is the confidence for his grandfather to negotiate with Wu Jianye.

Thinking of this, Johnson's heart was a little bitter, after all, Oceanwide Cinema was made big by him, and now that he has changed the owner like this, he is naturally reluctant in his heart.

However, he also knew that his grandfather's decision was not allowed to be refuted by others.

Wu Jianye said with a smile: "Minus a zero, 72% of the equity of Oceanwide Cinemas can only be exchanged for 1% of the equity of Phantom Entertainment!"

Penny exclaimed on the side: "You lion open your mouth, according to your calculation method, the market value of Phantom Entertainment has reached 5 billion US dollars, are you worth the price?"

Wu Jianye said: "Whether it's worth it or not, you have to say it yourself!"

"You!"

Penny looked at Wu Jianye angrily, the other party obviously looked down on herself!

Wu Jianye originally thought that the old Johnson would bargain with him, although Phantom Entertainment has been the best in terms of revenue in recent years, but its own background is still worse than that of several major studios, but five billion US dollars is already the price in his heart, after all, the phantom is still a long way from the phantom in his mind!

"Yes, but we need to sign a VAM!" said John Sr.

"What agreement!" Wu Jianye asked.

Old Johnson smiled: "I know that Director Wu came to Hollywood this time to shoot a movie, why don't we use this movie as a gambling agreement between you and me, if your love film can exceed 100 million US dollars at the box office in North America, then the agreement signed between us will take effect, if it can't be reached, 75% of the equity of Oceanwide Cinemas will be exchanged for 5% of the equity of Phantom Entertainment, does Director Wu have the courage to sign this gambling agreement?"

Although the elder Johnson values Wu Jianye very much, he is also like most Hollywood people, and he does not think that Wu Jianye can make high-grossing movies in China, and he can do the same in Hollywood, after all, a person's cultural attributes are established from a young age, and it is very difficult to break through such shackles.

Old Johnson believes that even if he admits that Wu Jianye is a genius, it is impossible for a person to be genius to the point of omniscience, Wu Jianye may be able to succeed in Hollywood in the future, but the first part is successful, a little too magical!

So in the end, the elder Johnson also provoked Wu to see the night.

However, he miscalculated a little after all, Wu Jianye did not object to Old Johnson's suggestion, and said with a smile: "Yes, but I have one more request!"

Johnson Sr.: "You say!"

Wu Jianye said: "That is, the operation of Oceanwide Cinemas will continue to be managed by Johnson in the future, I have seen the development of Oceanwide Cinemas before, Johnson is doing well, if the leader is changed rashly, I am worried that there will be a problem of poor management!"

From the late 80s to the mid-90s, it was the crazy stage of the expansion of the American cinema chain, and all the cinema chains were crazy about mergers and acquisitions on their own expansion routes.

Although they have experienced several bankruptcies, it is because they do not have enough money, but Wu Jianye is rich!

And North America is not its own chassis after all, and having an American to do all this can also greatly alleviate the xenophobia in North America.

When Johnson heard Wu Jianye say this, his heart immediately became excited, if it was half an hour ago, he would definitely not be so excited, especially Wu Jianye's praise for him, but now after knowing Wu Jianye's achievements, his heart has already put Wu Jianye in the same position as his grandfather!

Old Johnson laughed and said, "It seems that Director Wu is very confident!"

"I've always been very confident!" said Wu Jianye with a smile.

"Good!"

Then Wu Jianye discussed the specific details with Johnson Sr., such as the expansion of Oceanwide Cinemas, as Wu Jianye said before, Wu Jianye will invest 50 million US dollars in the early stage as the expansion fund of Oceanwide Entertainment, this fund will not disrupt the current equity distribution after commercial operation, but if the two sides still want to maintain the equity distribution in their hands, then they need to come up with the corresponding funds according to their respective equity!

When the matter was almost discussed, the next person came over to remind the guests that they had arrived!