In the spacious office room, the letters as blue as the sea are pasted on the wall behind the front desk, and the Pacific Film Foundation has long since been transformed into the Pacific Investment Fund.

After several years of development, the foundation has handled hundreds of millions of dollars in investment funds, almost all of which are in cooperation with Relativity Entertainment.

Scott Swift sat in a bright and elegant office, the decadence of the failed investment in the stock market disappeared without a trace, and the whole person was in high spirits, as if he was ten years younger.

The foundation has a single business and a small staff, only more than 20 people, most of whom are highly educated professionals in finance and finance.

Scott Swift looked at a receipt slip, which is part of Sand Sea Entertainment's stats for Pirates of the Caribbean.

From production to distribution, all the investment in this pirate film came from the Pacific Foundation.

Although "Pirates of the Caribbean" has not yet been released, the film's online promotion and distribution has ended, and the total global investment in online distribution and publicity is as high as 115 million US dollars.

At the same time, a detailed budget has also been planned for offline issuance publicity, with an expected investment of $15 million.

Combined with the $140 million production cost of "Pirates of the Caribbean," the Pacific Investment Fund's total investment is $270 million.

Relativity Entertainment's successful operation of "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not only due to the excellent quality of the film itself, but also inseparable from the high investment.

The total investment of "Pirates of the Caribbean" can definitely enter the top ten of the movies that have been released in Hollywood.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is still being screened in North America, with a total of $387.2 million at the box office, and more than $750 million at the global box office.

If nothing else, even if all kinds of interest are taken into account, Relativity Entertainment can recoup its costs by relying on the box office alone.

Moreover, the merchandise of the film has sold a total of $41.2 million worldwide, and the merchandise and copyright licensing has ended, and eleven manufacturers from around the world have obtained the relevant licenses for a five-year period, with a total licensing revenue of nearly $70 million.

Although it is far from the fact that the Harry Potter series has sold hundreds of millions of dollars, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has only been released.

Next week, Embassy Pictures will also conduct the first round of North American TV rights bidding, with base bids starting at $15 million.

Shahai Entertainment, as the producer, estimated that "Pirates of the Caribbean" could bring about $100 million in profits to the production company.

As for the profits of the distributors, the distributors in Hollywood have never released the profits of the distribution.

The film profits announced by those companies that have both production and distribution businesses are basically the profits of the producers, and the various dividends deducted from distribution are neither visible nor difficult to count by outsiders.

Even so, the producers of "Pirates of the Caribbean" made a significant profit, even if it paid up to 14 percent of the total interest paid to the Pacific Film Foundation for a three-year period.

Relativity Entertainment is a commercial company, and the Pacific Investment Foundation is a commercial investment institution, although it belongs to the same name, it is a completely independent company without any affiliation.

The Pacific Investment Foundation also needs to make a profit, and all the money it raises has interest, as does the money invested in the movie.

The financing interest is 12 percent, although the difference with the investment interest is small, but the investment base is huge, and the Pacific Investment Fund will make a lot of profits just by investing in Pirates of the Caribbean project.

At the very least, it is more than enough to operate and manage this commercial investment fund.

Scott read the receipt, reviewed two investment forms, and made investment approvals, and two projects of Shahai Entertainment are about to be launched, namely "Despicable Me" by the animation studio, and "Hellboy", a comic book adaptation film directed by Guillermo del Toro.

The former has a production budget of $60 million, while the latter expects to invest $55 million.

The average investment in Shahai Entertainment's film projects is getting higher and higher, and Scott estimates that the average total investment could reach $80 million in a few years.

Without funding, no matter how good the project is, it can't be filmed.

As the CEO of the Pacific Investment Foundation, he never has to worry about the investment projects, but has to do everything possible to raise funds, so that the funds of the Pacific Investment Foundation can keep up with the development speed of Relativity Entertainment Group.

There was a knock on the door, and the female assistant pushed the door in and said, "President, I received a call from Connie's special assistant, and Mr. Anderson will come over immediately." ”

"Okay, I got it. Scott packed up his desk and went outside the office for a while.

In just a few minutes, Ronan walked into the Pacific Investment Foundation's office, greeted Scott, and the two entered the reception room together.

Ronan took a cup of coffee and asked Scott, "Has the first round of financing for Millard International Holdings arrived?"

"It's already there. Scott said: "It's currently in an account with Bank of America for the time being. ”

He reminded: "Ronan, the annual interest rate of this financing is as high as 4%, and we must find a suitable project to invest in as soon as possible. ”

Ronan took a sip of coffee and said, "Don't touch this money for now." I need the Foundation to have $200 million to $400 million ready, no more than half a year at the latest, and Relativity Entertainment needs this investment. ”

Scott asked, "What project?"

Ronan said simply: "An acquisition. ”

Hearing this, Scott didn't ask again, as a person from the Pacific Investment Foundation, there was no need to ask about the trade secrets of Relativity Entertainment.

Scott said: "I'll do the funding, and there will be no problem. ”

Ronan nodded: "Continue to develop financing channels, and the work in this area cannot be stopped." ”

Scott laughs, "Funding has always been a priority for the foundation. ”

Upgrading from an ordinary single fund to an investment fund, the Pacific Investment Fund can not only accept investment from financial institutions and commercial companies, but also raise funds from individuals.

However, U.S. law has relatively strict restrictions on foundation funding, and foundations are not allowed to publicly advertise for publicity.

The Pacific Investment Fund has not been making rapid progress in personal financing.

Ronan asked about his personal foundation again: "Have all the new funds been invested?"

"There's another part. Scott told the truth: "Apple's stock is climbing, we have acquired a lot of loose shares, and we can't find a minority shareholder for the time being. Amazon's situation is better, but the stock price is also stable and rising. ”

Ronan nodded: "Keep investing, the dollar will only keep depreciating." ”

In the next four or five years, it can be said that the U.S. economy has entered a new stage of golden development, and the impression is that it has encountered a financial crisis in 2008, dominated by insurance, real estate and financial investment institutions, and the high-tech industry has been relatively less affected by the crisis.

Of course, it is impossible to do without impact.

Hollywood, for example, has had a general shortage of money since 2008.

Funds outside of Hollywood have been affected by the financial crisis, and they have not invested as heavily in various producers as before, and have begun to shrink their money, and even the six major companies are not having a good time.

Ronan is well aware that under the premise of ensuring the normal development and expansion of the company, Relativity Entertainment must set aside a part of the reserves.

Putting all the money on it in one go is definitely not a wise decision.

After chatting about work, Scott told Ronan about some personal matters, after all, the two have known each other for many years and can be said to be friends.

"Come to my place in the evening, right?" Scott invited, "I'll call Andrea." ”

Ronan hurriedly said: "I don't have time tonight, I'll make an appointment with the screenwriter of Shahai Entertainment later." ”

Scott said with regret: "It's a coincidence. He smiled, "Taylor has been mentioning you lately, saying that you haven't followed her in a long time. ”

Ronan asked, "How is Taylor doing?"

"Participate in some Peppa Pig promotional events. Scott seems to be very proud of her daughter: "She grew up, she knew what she wanted, she had been studying music in addition to her daily studies, and I hired a very professional teacher for her." ”

Ronan remembered "Peppa Pig" that ABC started playing, and said: "Taylor's musical talent is very good, that ping pong song is very good, what is the level of the teacher now? I know some people in the circle who are professional in pop music, and I need a good teacher, just tell me." ”

This is just a gesture for him, but it allows Taylor to have a high starting point that ordinary people simply can't have.

Scott was not polite to Ronan either, and said, "I will definitely open my mouth if I need to." ”

The two chatted for a while, and Ronan looked at the time and took his leave from the Pacific Investment Foundation.

At present, "Peppa Pig" has just landed on ABC TV, although it has the previous Oscar for Best Animated Short Film as a basis, it is not not famous at all, but the response is not enthusiastic, and most viewers have not noticed this very naïve children's cartoon.

If Peppa Pig wants to be powerful, it takes a certain amount of time to accumulate, and fame and reputation depend on time to ferment.

Children's cartoons don't operate as fast as popcorn movies, they often have to be operated for a long time to make a profit, and in a market like North America, where copyright protection is more perfect, the profitability of the surrounding area is much stronger than that of the cartoon itself.

Both Ronan and Shahai Entertainment have done some market research, and it often takes about a year for a new animated series to break out in the market from its birth.

Rolls-Royce stopped at the door of a café near the Disney studio, Ronan got out of the car, entered the café alone, asked the waiter, and led by the waiter, came to a booth in the far corner, and saw Lindsay Beale wearing an eye-worn script.

For the rest of Relativity Entertainment, Lindsay Beale has been missing for a few months now, and has only been in contact with Ronan at work during this time.

"I'm finally relieved to see you. Ronan saw that Lindsay Beale was in good spirits and did not become the fat otaku girl she imagined, and said, "You've done all the work at hand?"