Beverly Hills.

Outside the gray marble wall wall covered with vines, the Lincoln car stopped quietly, Zhang Heng and the three got out of the car, and Walter greeted him with a smile.

"Hi Zhang, I haven't seen you for a day, it's like spending three long autumns in a row. ”

"Poof......" An untimely chuckle rang out.

Both men were a little embarrassed, Walt had been tested in the social scene for a long time, and quickly explained what is the etiquette of a wealthy family with a personable smile.

"This beautiful lady, it's a pleasure to meet you here, may I ask your name?"

"Excuse me, elegant sir, please call me Celina. Liang Shuyi bowed slightly.

"What is this?" Walter looked at Zhang Heng suspiciously, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

Zhang Heng was very helpless, and he didn't know which tendon was in the head of this future strong woman in media and politics, so she followed from San Francisco to Los Angeles non-stop, without even resting, and immediately ran here behind her ass, saying that she wanted to learn more about the internal collusion activities of Hollywood executives.

If it weren't for the plan to get involved in Xiangjiang Media in the future, Zhang Heng would have kicked her away a long time ago.

Liang Shuyi did not have the slightest sense of being kicked, and said unashamedly: "I am Mr. Zhang's special assistant. ”

Walter was even more puzzled, and Zhang Heng had to fill in the vacancy: "Celina Chou is my friend, who is engaged in media-related business in Xiangjiang, which is a little close to Hollywood, she happened to go on vacation in the United States recently, and she temporarily served as my special assistant at this stage." ”

Whether it was a true letter or a false letter, Walter finally believed it on the surface, and enthusiastically hugged Zhang Heng's shoulders, eh, he was not as tall as Zhang Heng, so he could only hold his arms and walk into the hollow and engraved iron door with slightly rusty stains.

Follow a white cobblestone path through a lush garden in front of a white villa tucked under dozens of tall palm trees and next to a pool of clear water.

"This is your private residence?" Turning his gaze, Zhang Heng fell in love with the quietness and comfort here.

"No, my father bought the land 20 years ago and built it himself, and now the property belongs to JSO. ”

"JSO?" What kind of mysterious organization is this, Zhang Heng was a little curious.

"Oh, forget you're not really American," Walter said, covering his forehead, "it's a self-help organization of American Jews that holds regular meetings to raise money for relief for their fellow citizens in need. ”

Zhang Heng was a little dumbfounded, this can't be a subordinate organization of Freemasonry, right?

"It's not as complicated as you think!" said Walter, who had apparently roughly guessed what he was thinking, "and think of it as a summer camp-like institution, where members gather from time to time to give some money to eat, drink, and be merry, and have a surplus to help the poor." ”

Taishan will, Zhang Heng understood.

"By the way, my dad was the national chair of the JSO, and Zanuk and Brown were both ordinary members. ”

"Thank you so much for your support of me. Zhang Heng expressed his gratitude at the right time.

"It's not specially for you, the Los Angeles region is also going to have an event, so I got together to do it. ”

Walter is right, there are many people in the wide main hall of the villa, sitting or standing in twos and threes, holding wine glasses and holding dinner plates, smiling and reserved, the atmosphere is harmonious and not noisy, seeing a few people come in, most of them just glanced at it and continued to be busy with themselves, only when they passed by, they would smile and sign with Hua's head, as for Zhang Heng, they were basically ignored.

"Come up with me, they waited in the room. Walter walked up the stairs and whispered in Zhang Heng's ear, "Universal also has a senior vice president, who is in charge of film production, which is a very powerful kind." ”

Zhang Heng confirmed: "So, we can reach an agreement tonight?"

"That's how it should be. Hua nodded and looked at him with some puzzlement, "Actually, I have a question that I have always wanted to ask you......

"Say, we're friends and we don't need to hide behind our backs. ”

"You can speculate on gold, you can buy Miroi, you can give you obvious benefits, but why would you invest in movies? It's just throwing money in the water. ”

"If I say I'm an artist, do you believe it or not?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Congratulations, you got it right, so I definitely have my considerations for investing in movies, and as for short-term profits and losses, I don't think you Goldman Sachs will care too much about it. ”

"No, no, Goldman Sachs cares very much, we can't afford to lose!" Walter shook his head again and again, patting Zhang Heng on the shoulder, "Actually, we are not optimistic about the Hollywood film market, but we have always maintained a strong interest in corporate mergers and acquisitions, and we will have the opportunity to do a big deal in Hollywood together in the future!"

How could Goldman Sachs say these things to me?!

Zhang Heng was shocked in his heart, and then slowly relaxed, he was still too sensitive.

Hollywood in this era is indeed too weak, there is no super hit, no big IP, Superman Spider Iron Man has not yet become popular, to put it bluntly, it is still a small pond, and the predators can't pounce.

It wasn't until the late 80s when the market capacity was large that Wall Street paid attention to Hollywood, and the Japanese chaebols, who flaunted the world with yen, that this relatively closed pond was stirred into a muddy pond.

In the small room that Walter had prepared for this private meeting, four people came to Universal, Old Pi, Zanouk, Brown, and a tall white old man named Hank Raymond, senior executive vice president of Universal Pictures, and director of MCA.

Walt, who served as the temporary introducer, introduced the two parties, warmed up a little and left the room.

Except for Zanuk, who still maintained a rebellious attitude, the other three were full of spring breeze, Zhang Heng was not a harsh person, the two sides chatted for a while, and soon got to the point.

First of all, about the project of "Rampage", there was not much controversy between the two sides, and it was quickly confirmed that Zhang Heng would take out one million US dollars as an investment, and send a production team of no more than three people to the set to supervise the whole process, as for the heroine candidate, the two sides did not mention it, obviously they have acquiesced to each other.

"Mr. Zhang, have you considered transferring the copyright of Jaws to us?" After talking about the first matter, David Brown can't wait to move on to the second topic, which is the main reason why the two sides can gather here tonight.

Zhang Heng smiled slightly: "I don't know how much price you are willing to pay?"

"300,000 US dollars, as far as I know, you bought less than 200,000 US dollars from the original author, in just four months, 50% of the profit, it should be a very perfect investment. ”

"Mr. Brown, do you really think so?" Zhang Heng showed a hint of mockery at the corner of his mouth.

"Call me David, we're partners in the future, no matter what, aren't we?" Brown said frankly, as if he didn't have any shame at all.

"If your judgment of the value of Jaws is at this level, then I really don't know whether to be happy or sad about being partners with each other. Zhang Heng shook his head in disappointment.

"500,000, what? Also, just call me Hank. Raymond spoke, the first time he had spoken in the negotiations tonight.

"Hank, you're a recognized professional in Hollywood, and I should trust your professionalism, but I also have my judgment, maybe not professional, but as you should know, I have a certain talent for investments that have great potential for value, and Jaws is worth more than that. ”

As if in order to express his apology, Zhang Heng took the initiative to bow slightly and toast Raymond with a glass of wine.

Raymond took a sip and fixed his gaze on Brown, who spoke, "Then maybe you can give us a reference." ”

"I'm not thinking about transferring the rights, but I can license you to shoot the film version for free, and I can also provide half of the filming funds. Zhang Heng put down his wine glass and smiled faintly.

"But I have a few requirements: first, I own half of the rights and interests of the finished film, second, I retain the right to shoot the sequel of the film, third, the peripheral rights and interests belong to me, and fourth, the film needs to be implanted with some of my Xiangjiang company's products, and the actors must cooperate with our company's promotional activities, of course, on the basis of paying corresponding remuneration. ”

"No, no, Universal is more than capable of leading such a movie, you are asking too much!" Brown could not speak, and Raymond shook his head again and again.

Zhang Heng said solemnly: "Hank, I am determined to win this movie, even if I set up a new production company for this purpose, I will not hesitate, I believe that there will be many distribution companies in Hollywood that are willing to accept follow-up work, and the reason why I chose to talk to Universal is just because Steven is my friend, and I want him to be the director of this movie." ”

Next to him, Lao Pi secretly folded his hands in gratitude.

"Perhaps, we can carefully consider a lot of terms, everyone is here to make money, and Steven and I just want to make a movie that is both good and profitable. Zanuk, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"Richard is right, I remember your delicate control of the art of cinema. Zhang Heng lost no time in making a little ass.

"I'll just say, since Walter has brought us together, it means that we have a common direction, and there is still time to talk about it. Raymond laughed.

......

Zhang Heng and the others came to the villa at eight o'clock in the evening, and it was already midnight when they left, but everyone was in good spirits, even the eldest Zanuk.

After four hours of-for-tat discussion, the two sides decided on the draft cooperation: the total budget of "Jaws" shall not exceed 9 million US dollars, Zhang Heng will invest 4 million US dollars and the film copyright will occupy half of the rights and interests of the film, and the follow-up shooting rights and peripheral benefits will also be shared by both parties in half, and Universal agrees and will fully cooperate with Daheng Group's commercial implantation and promotional activities, and charge fees at market prices.

There are not many female characters in "Jaws", Zhang Heng won a new character for Olivia, that is, a female biologist who fled to the beach due to broken love, and there are about 20 minutes of appearance, which is not small.

At the door of the villa, Zhang Heng politely sent off a few people from the world, and even personally helped Zanuk, who had been injured in the leg, to get into the car, which made him invisibly gain more impression points.

Back on the Lincoln, Chen Zhenning put down the partition in front of him, and he asked Liang Shuyi, who looked a little tired: "Miss Liang, are you tired?"

"In the past, when I used to write press releases, I used to stay up until two or three o'clock, but now that I'm older, I can't bear it. Liang Shuyi smiled, "But I'm very excited, and I finally saw the birth of a Hollywood movie." ”

"I'm tired, too. Zhang Heng sighed, took out a bottle of frozen mineral water from the small bar, poured half a bottle down violently, and collapsed on the soft seat with some presumptuousness.

Liang Shuyi was slightly surprised, and then returned to normal, after all, the promising big boss in front of her is not yet 20 years old.

A few minutes later, Zhang Heng sat down again and smiled mischievously at Liang Shuyi like a teenager: "This kind of negotiation is really not what I like, I will train a team to do this kind of thing in the future, otherwise I will age quickly." ”

Liang Shuyi smiled kindly, but in her heart, she thought of the energetic sixth uncle who would do everything.

"By the way, Miss Liang, both films need a professional team to follow up, including lawyers and accountants, but I am also ready to put one or two film practitioners in, preferably with experience in production or directing, and it is better to take Xiangjiang people, do you have a suitable candidate to recommend?"

"Wow, this is a good opportunity to learn and further education, and the filmmakers of Xiangjiang are blessed. Liang Shuyi exclaimed excitedly, and then fell into deep thought, "Let me think about it, the producer or director of Xiangjiang must understand English, and he must not be too old, so his thinking will be rigid, which is not conducive to learning new things." ”

In the end, her eyes lit up: "Zhang Dong, I have a friend, she may be suitable, but her identity is a little special......"

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