Chapter 1089: A Trip to the United States (Continued 10)
The next morning, three days after arriving in Los Angeles, Luo Kai led a team on a visit to Digital Power.
Although Luo Kai was originally more optimistic about the technical capabilities of Rubik's Cube Studio on the "Space Traveler" project, this does not mean that DreamWorks is about to end its cooperation with Digital Power.
On the contrary, because of the success of "Operation Thunder", both parties intend to continue new cooperation, DreamWorks needs the technical support of Digital Power, and Digital Power also wants to use DreamWorks to enter the Chinese market, and the cooperation between them is completely win-win.
Of course, "Operation Thunder" has been completed, and the foreign aid team of Digital Power has also returned to Hollywood, and the follow-up cooperation will definitely have to be negotiated for new negotiations.
The arrival of Luo Kai and others was warmly welcomed by Digital Power, and all the executives of Digital Power greeted them together and held a simple but grand welcome party for the visiting team in the company.
Luo Kai's team visited the headquarters of Digital Power, and the two sides had a cordial and friendly exchange, and Digital Power showed their latest technology and equipment to the delegation.
At noon, Richardson, CEO of Digital Power, hosted a banquet to entertain the delegation.
In the afternoon, the two sides held a meeting on cooperation, and the results were very satisfactory.
As a first-class special effects production company in Hollywood, Digital Power has also faced great competitive pressure in recent years, and its main competitors are Disney's Giant Rock Studios and Universal Times Special Effects.
As early as two years ago, Global Times Special Effects Company set up a branch in China to undertake the special effects production of several film and television works, and Juyan Studio also intends to enter the Chinese market.
The industry recognizes that the domestic box office of Chinese films surpasses that of North America is unstoppable, and it is only in the past two years that it has topped the world, and the development of Chinese films is also changing with each passing day, and the market potential is huge.
Hollywood's special effects production companies control the outflow of technology on the one hand, and on the other hand, they also covet this market, and several giants have made moves, and digital power must follow the trend if it wants not to be eliminated in the competition.
Therefore, in the cooperation with DreamWorks, they are still very sincere, and they will never be as greedy as Benjamin to the point of stupidity, and provoke Luo Kai with unrealistic conditions.
But then again, Luo Kai's visit to the Rubik's Cube studio before coming to Hollywood also put some pressure on the digital momentum, which became one of the factors in the smooth negotiations.
After all, whether it is digital power or Rubik's Cube Studio, it is not irreplaceable, as long as Luo Kai is willing to spend money, there are definitely a lot of special effects companies in Hollywood that are willing to cooperate with DreamWorks, including Giant Rock and Universal Times.
After a trip to the Digital Power Visit, Luo Kai and Mo Lan returned to downtown Los Angeles.
That night at the famous Morona restaurant in Los Angeles, Luo Kai met with the two senior executives of the invited Rubik's Cube Studio, CFO Harvey and CTO Mark.
The top restaurant in the three-Michelin-starred Morona restaurant is known for its difficulty in getting a reservation, and there is a saying in Hollywood that if you want to know whether a person has power in Hollywood, the first thing to do is whether he can book a seat in the Morona.
Of course, Luo Kai is not very powerful in Hollywood, but he wants to book a seat in the Morona restaurant, and some people are willing to help, such as Jin Yuan, and then Goldman Sachs.
Goldman Sachs has long been eyeing the tempting big cake of Kuaiyin Technology's IPO, if it weren't for the good cooperation between Jinyuan and Luo Kai, otherwise it would definitely be Goldman Sachs people instead of Chen Fangbing's team here to receive Luo Kai.
With Goldman Sachs' energy in the United States, it really shouldn't be too simple to book a restaurant seat, even if the other party is Mollona.
And Luo Kaixuan interviewed the two partners of the Rubik's Cube Studio in the Morona restaurant, mainly for the purpose of setting up the score.
That's right, it's a possibility!
He wants to make the other party realize that even in the United States, he has energy, and he is not a rich man who can be treated as a fat sheep!
I have to say that sometimes seemingly "immature" behaviors can also play a good role, and Luo Kai's score is really effective, successfully suppressing Harvey and Mark.
The two are not native to Los Angeles, but who doesn't know the fame of the Morona restaurant in Hollywood, which is frequented by top Hollywood stars, directors and celebrities.
With the identity and status of the two of them, they can't be mixed up in Molona, and they can't make an appointment a year in advance!
Luo Kai didn't bring Mo Lan over, because at night he just wanted to suppress people with power, and Mo Lan's presence would not easily produce enough deterrent effect, and it would also make the other party have an illusion.
If the Rubik's Cube Studio has no desire for Luo Kai, then the situation will undoubtedly be much more favorable for Harvey and Mark, after all, Luo Kai came to the door first.
However, the current situation is that Luo Kai can leave the Rubik's Cube Studio at any time and look for another partner, and it is difficult for the Rubik's Cube Studio to find high-quality customers like him to obtain enough funds for development.
So at the beginning, the talks between the two sides went quite smoothly.
Mark has already seen Rokai's toughness, and Xavi, who just flew back to Los Angeles yesterday to "put out the fire", has also wisely corrected his position after learning the ins and outs of the matter.
The other party lowered his eyebrows and was pleasing to the eyes, Luo Kai naturally accepted it when he saw it, and he would not be blindly aggressive, he ordered a bottle of red wine worth thousands of dollars to share with the two, and unhurriedly introduced the topic to the cooperation between the two sides.
After more than two hours of eating, Luo Kai reached a preliminary agreement with Harvey and Mark, who represented the Rubik's Cube Studio, and the core content of the meal was to be funded by DreamWorks to purchase the MGC software and material library license owned by the Rubik's Cube Studio, as well as related customized hardware equipment.
In addition to providing software and hardware, the Rubik's Cube Studio will also send people to the capital to train the personnel of DreamWorks and help DreamWorks master the use of this software.
As for the specific contract amount, further negotiations between the two parties are still needed, and it is impossible to say that it can be determined at a dinner.
Luo Kai is quite satisfied with this.
Although the other party is not providing the latest version of MGC, the software license is time-limited, and the custom hardware equipment sold to DreamWorks is still second-hand last year, but it can fully meet the needs of producing special effects for "Space Traveler" and "The Wandering Earth".
The most important thing is that Xavi's initial offer is not a lion's mouth, it is very pragmatic and sincere.
Therefore, although Luo Kai is very clear that the other party has the idea of casting a long line to catch big fish, it belongs to an upright conspiracy, and the conditions for the real price are clear, so he still reached a consensus with the other party to cooperate.
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