Chapter 154 Investing in Hollywood?
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Wine is a great medium in communication. At least it can be a good topic of conversation among wine lovers.
Martin apparently uses wine as a topic of conversation between the three of them: "I've heard Flon say that you own three vineyards with a lot of vineyards. Last year, I invited Albert Anthony as a guide to make a lot of wines. β
Link smiled and nodded, "Yes, I'm honored to have Albert as my winemaking guide for those wineries. He is a very good winemaker. β
"Yes, he is really good. I think he should be one of the top three winemakers in the world. I have several bottles of his work in my collection. There were more than a dozen bottles, but I had already drunk the rest. Haha, I appreciate his technique, and so do a lot of my friends. The wine he brews can give people a lot of feelings, sometimes like a delicate and lovely "virgin", sometimes like a tacit confidant, and sometimes like a hot and seductive [prostitute] girl. β
"Haha, it's the first time I've heard someone compare wine to a woman. Link couldn't help but laugh when he heard him. "I think Albert's face will be very interesting when he hears your comment. β
"Maybe he'll feel like I'm his confidant. Martin said with a smile. "Flon knows me. I started collecting wine when I was a poor boy. At that time, I was even dumped by my girlfriend for collecting red wine. She cursed me: let me die in red wine in the future. β
Hearing him talk about the old things, Fren smiled and said, "This guy is right. I remember that at that time, he invited us neighbors to his house for a wine tasting. I remember when you took out nine different bottles of red wine. β
"Yes, I remember it was my best nine bottles. The cheapest bottle also cost me a thousand two hundred dollars. The most expensive bottle is Loire rosΓ©. It seems to cost me five thousand dollars. β
Martin laughs: "People collect wine for a lot of investment. So they always don't drink it, they put it in the cellar one by one, and count every day how much this bottle will appreciate this year, and how much that bottle will appreciate next year. But they have forgotten that the most fundamental purpose of wine is to drink it. β
"If it's like you. We're going to have a lot of winemaking. Link smiled and raised his glass. "A lot of wine doesn't actually get into the stomach, at least not in a short period of time. There is a considerable proportion of wine that is simply transferred from the winery to a private cellar. That's a very important way to sell wine. If you're thinking like that, I think it's hard to sell out of my wines. β
"You can rest assured, there aren't many people who think like me. At least I don't know much. Martin chuckled softly. "That's right, Link. When will your wine be sold, maybe I should buy a few bottles and try it. β
"I have vineyards in three different appellations and I make more than 100 wines. If you're going to taste it, that's big business for me. β
"Well, I hope your wine isn't too expensive. β
Fren smiled at Link and said, "It's as if he's organized a wine lover's association on his own." If your wine will satisfy him. Maybe you'll add a lot of customers. β
"Really? That's great. β
"Yes, we come from all walks of life, but we all have a strong interest in wine," Martin laughs. They consume at least two bottles of wine per week. And all are wine collectors. β
"Maybe I should invite you to my planned wine tasting. Albert would invite some sommelier for me to taste my wines. β
"Wine tasting? That was great, it was the first time I had been invited to a professional wine tasting. It was certainly a great experience to be able to interact with Master Sommelier and Master Winemaker. β
Martin smiled and said, "But before that, can I visit you?" Link. I would love to visit your Hans farm. I've heard he's located south of Nevada, just off the Viking Valley!"
Link was a little strange, but he nodded and said, "Yes, just west of the Viking Valley." β
"He's actually looking for a suitable location for his new film," Flon explains. β
As he spoke, Martin's phone rang. It seems that someone else is coming. Martin hung up the phone and said, "Christopher Nolan is here, I'm going to be out of company first." β
Link raised his glass and motioned for him to take his own seat.
After he walked away, Link smiled and said, "It seems that he is very well connected in the film industry." Even Christopher Nolan came to his party. β
Christopher Nolan is a big director in Hollywood. He has directed two hero films "Batman", a sci-fi film "Inception", and a war film "Dunkirk", each of which is a blockbuster. And he has his own production company, and in the films he directs, he often works as a producer.
"They're friends, and Christopher Nolan helped find a distributor for Martin's first film. Flon laughed and whispered. "Martin is actually a very capable person. Maybe he can find a way out in the film industry. Are you interested in investing in his new film?"
"What? Isn't your investment enough?"
"He has to do some stunts, and he has to make a 3D movie, and he will invite some second-tier stars to participate. The cost budget will go to 50 million dollars. β
"What kind of movie is it? Have you done market research?"
"It's a western cowboy movie. I'm doing market research. However, judging from the news feedback now, the market is looking forward to a western cowboy film that can make new ideas. And his script is really innovative. β
"So, you've read the script, what do you think?"
"The script is well written. The story is also fascinating. In fact, you may also know the prototype of the story. It happened eight years ago in the Viking Valley. β
"Eight years ago, Viking Valley?" Link recalled, snapping his eyes open. "You mean the red-necked militia rebellion?"
"Yes, that's it. The story of the Nevada Cowboy Militia marching to the aid of ranchers against the FMMP and making the RCMP compromise. But there's a lot of artistic rendering in it. You get the idea. The real story usually doesn't have a good picture feeling. β
Link thought for a moment and said with a smile, "That incident was really sensational at the time. Even a kid of mine has heard about it. But what's the main story in the script?"
"It's about a family of federal senators who want to build a photovoltaic power plant somewhere, because they want land for a ranch. So he resorted to political tactics to get the court to rule that the farmer's farm was illegal and to impose a heavy fine. and sent the Federal Mounted Police to confiscate the cattle from the pastures. And the rancher's daughter and the captain of the militia are lovers β they are also the heroes and heroines of the film β and they send out a plea for help from militias across the state. Hundreds of cowboy militia rushed to reinforce and used helicopters, recoilless guns and other advanced weapons to confront the Federal Mounted Police. In fact, it is a struggle between freedom and totalitarianism. There are also some emotional stories interspersed with them. β
Flon said, taking a sip of wine, and said, "Although this script is also about the heroic characteristics of cowboys, it focuses on portraying a united cowboy group. The strength of the script is that it has a prototype story, and it is also the only film so far that depicts the confrontation between local forces and federal forces. That's quite new. β
"So you're optimistic?" said Link, who thought that if the script was really good, he would be fine if he invested a little money to play some of it.
Fren said truthfully, "Yes. I have a lot of money that I am looking for investment projects, and if there are good projects, I am willing to try them. And Martin said that Katie is very suitable for a role with a lot of scenes in the script. β
Link thought about it for a moment and said, "I also have a lot of money in my hands. Last time you mentioned the national debt, I asked my lawyer to buy half a billion dollars. I couldn't buy any more. Next, I plan to build a wind power station, which will not cost much money for the time being. β
"If you're interested, I suggest you invest a little money, and I plan to invest ten million dollars. According to Martin, he still has a shortfall of nearly 25 million. In fact, a movie like Martin's script, unless the box office is very high, will not actually have much peripheral income. So even if this movie makes money, it won't make a lot of money. But a successful investment experience is important every time. β
"Didn't you think you'd fail?"
"The experience of failure is more important!" Flon said with a laugh. "Failure allows me to see my own shortcomings. β
As the two were talking, they both saw Martin leading a man all the way over, and the young people who were playing there along the way all came over to say hello. Even those who were swimming in the pool just now came up from the pool as much as possible.
Link whispered, "These are all actors?"
"Yes, none of that one is red. At most, they are third-tier actors in Hollywood. Some of them are even more small roles that have only taken on some tricks. β
"Since she wants to be an actress, it's a rare opportunity to meet a great director like Christopher Nolan. β
Flon pointed to a corner and smiled, "She's there." She's a smart girl who knows what to do. β
Link followed his fingers and saw a girl in denim trousers lying alone in an incandescent lamp reading a book.