Chapter 0114: Silicon Valley
If Wu Tian was still a big banner in the past, then now Wu Tian does have the capital to shock Zhou Yunfa and Wu Yusen.
Columbia Records' heavy signings, good relations with James Horner and Celine Dion, and cooperation with Cameron are undoubtedly enviable.
The key is that Wu Tian is still so young, and the future potential is huge.
Zhou Yunfa's previous achievements were only limited to the Chinese circle in Xingang, and in Hollywood, he was still in the stage of starting from scratch.
Although Wu Yusen has gained a foothold in Hollywood as a director and successfully entered the circle of mainstream Hollywood commercial films, there is still a big gap with those big directors after all.
But Wu Tian, it is estimated that he is about 20 years old, and he has laid such a good foundation when he came to Hollywood for the first time, and he will have great prospects for development in both music and film circles in the future.
Looking at Wu Tian with a sunny smile on his face, Zhou Yanfa's heart was full of envy, young and talented, this kid's achievements in the future are limitless.
Wu Yusen even pondered that next time there is a suitable film, he can invite Wu Tian to participate in the performance.
Wu Tian held the teacup, took a sip slowly, and said: "I said that the script of "Changing Face" was completed in the past two days, and I will not have time to finish the draft until I return to China. I have already agreed with the company that when my script is written, the company will recommend it to the film company, and I believe there should be a good result, well, I have communicated with Lucas, this script is tailor-made for Director Wu and Fa Ge, if the film company likes this script, we will make this clear in the agreement. ”
Yesterday, Wu Tian told Jim, the vice president of the record company, about this, and Jim agreed without hesitation.
After all, the more talent Wu Tian shows, the more points he will publicize in the future, and the better it will be to promote. Moreover, the film company and the record company belong to the same parent company, and everyone is a common interest in the business of mutual communication and complementarity. If Wu Tian writes a really good script, then it is also a win-win situation for the film company to buy and shoot it.
Of course, Wu Tian's contract with the record company only includes the English songs written by Wu Tian, and the movie is another matter.
Zhou Yanfa listened and said gratefully: "Thank you, Wu Tian." ”
Wu Yusen said with a smile: "I can't even wait." ”
Wu Tian smiled and said: "You're welcome, it's a mutually beneficial and win-win thing." If this script can be successful, I am ready to invest a part, of course, how much to invest, it depends on how much net worth I have at that time, I know that Hollywood blockbusters often cost tens of millions, and my net worth is still not enough. ”
Wu Yusen understands that Wu Tian is very confident in his script, and he has ambitions, not just to sell a script, he also wants to make more profits as an investor.
This is Wu Tian's initial idea, this "Changing Face" is invested in the form of script and cash, as for how much it can be accounted for, it depends on the total investment and the results of the negotiation, and this matter will be discussed after the script comes out.
In his previous life, Wu Yusen relied on the film "Changing Face" to make his film career reach another peak, with an investment of 80 million yuan and a global box office of 230 million yuan, which is a popular and blockbuster movie.
It is precisely because of this that Wu Tiancai is willing to cooperate with Wu Yusen.
Of course, the main reason for Zhou Runfa is to use his popularity in the Chinese circle to promote the box office of the film in Asia.
Wu Tian wants to know how much box office Zhou Runfa and Nicolas Cage's "Changing Face" will eventually receive in the world.
If this film can finally be made, then Wu Tian's cooperation with Wu Yusen and Zhou Yunfa will have a solid foundation, and more cooperation can be carried out in Asia in the future.
Wu Tian has always felt that in fact, the real market of these two is still in the Chinese circle, and seeking development in Hollywood is just to realize the international dream in their hearts.
The three chatted happily and were full of expectations for future cooperation.
The next day, Wu Tian and Lucas took a plane to Silicon Valley in San Francisco.
Silicon Valley is the cradle of high-tech in the country, the kingdom of electronic technology and information industry, and the holy land of countless people's fascination, where venture capital accounts for one-third of the total venture capital, cultivating countless high-tech companies and creating countless science and technology tycoons.
Lucas is a qualified agent and guide with a well-organized itinerary.
Through the understanding of the past few days, he found that Wu Tian not only has a magical talent, but also has a great interest in investment, and even the advance payment of 500,000 yuan that he just got in his hand, he is ready to take it out for investment.
This made Lucas feel that working with Wu Tian was not just a job, but could even be done as a career.
Wu Tian undoubtedly has a lot of ideas and great ambitions, but when others are not in the country most of the time, they need a qualified agent.
Lucas decided in his heart that he wanted to be a good agent.
In this way, maybe Wu Tian will set up a company in the future, and he will be the veteran and manager of the company.
Walking on the streets of Silicon Valley, I saw many entrepreneurs in a hurry, some people running quickly with folders, some people standing on the side of the road on the phone, everyone is working hard for their dreams.
Yahoo, Apple, Intel, HP, ......
Lucas did some homework in advance, learned about these famous companies in Silicon Valley in advance, and explained it to Wu Tian.
However, he didn't know that Wu Tian actually knew more than him.
In addition to these companies, there will be many more globally renowned companies that will have their headquarters here in the future.
"Some companies can find a way to buy shares, and some companies can find a way to control or buy them directly when they are budding......"
Wu Tian pondered silently.
When I came to Silicon Valley, it seemed that I was getting closer to my dream.
"Whether it's investing in shares or finding someone to develop in advance, you need money. Although I have some capital now, it is far from enough! It seems that we must speed up the pace of making money, otherwise many opportunities will be fleeting. ”
The more he looked, the more Wu Tian was thirsty for money.
Without money, many things can only be watched, but not mastered.
I can't even seize the opportunity to make money by taking a ride.
"Some of the things I did before were just foreshadowing, and the speed of making money was not enough. Wu Tian's heart was filled with a sense of urgency.
Lucas found that Wu Tian's expression was becoming more and more solemn, he didn't know what Wu Tian was thinking, he felt that this young man from the East, who was only a little over eighteen years old, couldn't see through it at all.
After staying for one night, Wu Tian and Lucas went to visit Stanford University early the next morning.
There used to be a legend about this university:
One day, an elderly couple dressed like farmers came to Harvard University and asked to see the president. Although, there is no administrative rank for principals in the United States. However, the principal is also very busy. So, the teaching assistant said that the principal was not available.
The old farmer said, "We have a child named Stanford, who used to go to Harvard and like Harvard very much." Now, the child has unfortunately passed away, and in honor of the child, we want to build a school building in Harvard.
The teaching assistant said, "Do you know how expensive it is to build a building?" $7.5 million.
When the old couple heard this, "Damn, it's so cheap?" Then why don't we build our own school?
So, the billionaires built a university in California and named it Stanford University.
Of course, legends are just legends, but the Stanfords founded the university in the first place.
As Wu Tian walked around the campus, he was greeted by mural-like buildings with religious overtones, and the university was the heart and engine of Silicon Valley.
"If you have the opportunity, you can come to this university to communicate, improve yourself and dig up some talents at the same time, and by the way, find a way to get some shares from the two founders of Google. ”