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Hearing Helen Herman's words, Matthew's heart was also half cold, the original book and the script were placed in Paramount Pictures, and it is estimated that eighty percent of the film copyright has been sold, but he did not give up easily, after all, any situation can occur in the circle, and he has seen a lot of scripts on the desk, which are not actually used for filming and production, but waiting for them to fall into ashes and mold.

He asked Helen Herman to find out about "Twilight", especially Paramount Pictures, and then made another phone call to Bella Anderson, and mobilized Bella Anderson's assistant team to collect and learn about the relevant information.

In some ways, he forgot some vague things that caused the current situation, and the pure masters are still Hollywood stars who have left a certain impression on him, but the "Twilight" series has not even seen it, only knowing that this is the film that made the pure masters popular.

As for "The Hunger Games", Matthew didn't mention it to Helen Herman and Bella Anderson, after all, I haven't heard of a young actress with the surname Lawrence who has some famous name, what if the series hasn't even been published?

In fact, he knows very well that Helen Herman is not without doubts that he can always choose box office hits and avoid some sinkhole-type films, how can it not be strange with her shrewdness? others may think that this is the result of careful analysis and selection by him and his agency, but of course she knows that this is not the case.

However, Helen Herman is a very rational person, and he has asked twice, and seeing that he always says something foolish, he has no interest in asking again, because his choice always brings the best benefit to the two.

Matthew can also guess that Helen Herman's suspicion is more that he is hiding a hand, and as a very rational woman, Helen Herman will not associate with the margins at all.

In the days that followed, he didn't care about Twilight, and it was all left to Helen Herman and Bella Anderson.

Matthew himself went through the materials, checked the bestseller list in recent years, and went to the largest bookstore in Beverly several times, but did not find anything related to "The Hunger Games", but instead saw a few copies of "Battle Royale" from Japan, which seemed to have a vague resemblance to the plot of the related movie.

He specifically asked a few bookstore owners to ask if there was an original English book similar to "Battle Royale", but they still found nothing.

After the field investigation, Matthew roughly came to the conclusion that "The Hunger Games" should not have been published yet, and there was no way to talk about the copyright of the film.

Is it looking for someone to write something like this? For a moment, he had such an idea, but then he gave up, not to mention whether the original author was already writing it, and even if he was looking for a gunman, he couldn't remember the relevant content.

The vague movie plot is probably not as much as the "Battle Royale" in hand.

Matthew put The Hunger Games aside for the time being, and just kept an eye out for it later, and began to wait patiently for news from Helen Herman and Bella Anderson.

Before Helen Herman and Bella Anderson could hear more definitely, David Ellison came to the door.

"David, you're not going to come to collect money, are you?"

In the reception room, Matthew beckoned David Ellison to sit casually, asked the maid to bring coffee, and said, "Didn't I tell you last time, the follow-up funds for "Fast and Furious 4" will wait a few days, and my No. 13 film studio is going through the registration process, and after the registration is completed, the investment will go through the studio's account." ”

"I'm not here for this. David Ellison said with a rare seriousness on his face, "You told me last time that you were going to set up a film studio, and I thought about it for a while and had an idea. ”

Matthew looked at David Ellison and said, "Just say it, which of the two of us is with whom." ”

David Ellison didn't go around in circles, and said directly, "I want to use part of the equity of Sky Dance Pictures to exchange part of the equity of No. 13 Film Studio with you, or I can invest directly in your studio." ”

"Oh?" Matthew thought for a moment and asked, "David, how much equity do you want?"

"About 30 percent is fine. David Ellison, of course, has his own considerations, "We are good friends and close partners, I hold part of the shares of No. 13 Film Studio, and you hold part of the shares of Sky Dance Pictures, which will also be beneficial to our future cooperation." ”

Matthew didn't answer immediately, but was considering the pros and cons, there will definitely be very few independent films in the projects invested by Studio 13 in the future, and he himself has not seen a few independent literary films, pure commercial production is the first choice, and commercial production often requires a large amount of money, such as the type of "The Hunger Games" that I didn't find, it is estimated that about 100 million dollars is indispensable, which means a huge risk.

No one can guarantee that a commercial film will be successful, and there are many more cases where he intervenes.

There are advantages to sharing the risk among multiple people with deep pockets and strength, otherwise a slightly larger film fails, and the studio can simply declare bankruptcy.

And David Ellison dares to think and do as much as he does, and after the previous few collaborations, whether it is a movie or a pit person, it is very much to his liking.

What's more, David Ellison's financial resources and the more powerful Ellison family behind it are undoubtedly an extremely powerful force.

Of course, he is also very rich now, and his entire net worth is now close to $400 million as Apple's stock price continues to rise.

But his net worth is not liquidity, and the $250 million he has accumulated from Apple stock and Marvel Comics stock, and he can't sell Apple stock right now.

The rest of Horner Manor is real estate, and some of the cash is "donated" to two charitable foundations, plus the $40 million investment in "Iron Man" and the $60 million investment in "Fast and Furious 4", and he can't hold on to another investment of tens of millions of dollars.

Although he is a businessman, he also knows that he must maintain a certain amount of liquidity.

By any measure, the benefits of David Ellison's proposed equity swap far outweigh the disadvantages.

He can also guess David Ellison's idea, undoubtedly wanting to tie the cooperation between the two sides more firmly in this way.

"So be it, David. ”

Equity crossover is not a trivial matter, Matthew has considered it, but he will not make a decision immediately, and he will consult a professional, "I will seriously consider it and get back to you as soon as possible." ”

David Ellison didn't expect Matthew to make a casual decision either, saying, "Yes, hopefully good news." ”

Matthew smiled and said, "Either way, we're all friends. ”

"Of course. David Ellison nodded and said, "I'm still waiting to dig a hole with you." ”

He took the initiative to change the subject, "How's Brad Pitt doing?"

"I've been in contact with Natalie Portman. Matthew gave a rough picture of the situation, "I don't know the specific progress yet. ”

David Ellison frowned and thought for a moment, "I'll find someone to investigate." He suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I had someone develop an undercover agent on the side of Plan B." ”

"Uh......" Matthew was a little stunned, "that's okay?"

"It's just a commercial espionage that doesn't go into the stream. "David Ellison doesn't care.

Hearing this, Matthew suddenly remembered an incident that was widely circulated in the media: Larry Ellison once got a commercial spy into Microsoft's cleaners, and then used waste paper to smash Microsoft, so angry that he scolded shamelessly at the press conference......

Could it be that the Ellison family is good at using this trick?

He threw away the nonsense and asked, "Is it reliable?"

David Ellison nodded, "Rest assured, very reliable." ”

Such an exciting and interesting thing has not been encountered for him for a long time, and it feels more refreshing to dig a big man in Hollywood and bury it than to invest in a movie successfully.

The mentality of a rich man, Matthew can more or less guess, because now he is also a rich man.

There are many rich stars in Hollywood, and it is not uncommon for them to be worth hundreds of millions, and Brad Pitt is one of them.

"Nat, welcome back. ”

In the office of Plan B, Brad Pitt hugged Natalie Portman, who had just returned from Africa, took a step back to take a good look, and said, "It's tanned." ”

After attending the conference in Geneva, Natalie Portman returned to New York and traveled to Africa with a team from the United Nations, where she spent many days crafting her philanthropic image, returning to the United States just the week before, and then coming to Los Angeles after a short sabbatical to continue preparing for the Cloud Atlas project.

"The sun in Africa is poisonous. Natalie Portman sat down in a chair and said, "There are a lot of mosquitoes, and it's terrible to bite people." ”

She had a sentence that came to her mouth, and swallowed it back, the thing called wind oil essence recommended by Matthew is really easy to use, repellent mosquitoes, refreshing and stimulating, and it is definitely a must-have medicine for traveling to the tropics.

Brad Pitt hid in Africa with Angelina Jolie two years ago, and has a certain understanding of the African environment, and the two chatted about Africa, and gradually moved to the preparation of "Cloud Atlas".

"It's all going well. Brad Pitt has rejuvenated the style of a middle-aged and elderly housewife idol, "If nothing else, we can officially prepare before the New Year, and the release time is tentatively scheduled for the summer of 2009." ”

Natalie Portman has always loved the original book and the Wachowski twins' screenplay, laughing, "This is the best combination of commercial and deep I've ever seen, and I believe it will be a movie as successful as 'The Matrix.'" ”

Brad Pitt is quite confident, "Absolutely. ”

"That's right, Pete. Natalie Portman took the initiative to say, "I met Matthew Horner in Geneva, who is a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR. ”

Brad Peel heads up, and many people know that.

Natalie Portman continued, "Matthew Horner is very sorry to lose Cloud Atlas and is very sad about it. ”

Brad Pitt couldn't help but laugh, it was really not easy to snatch this project from Matthew Horner and David Ellison.

"And. Natalie Portman said, "I took Matthew Horner's words, and Matthew Horner wanted to run a mega-project......