Extended Lincoln stopped in front of a mansion in Beverly Hills.

Lin Feng walked out of the car door first, and then took Ye Weiyu's hand and walked to the red carpet in front of the door with Cotillard.

The host of the banquet, Jeff Robinoff, and his wife stood inside the door, and when they saw Lin Feng and the three of them coming, they had a smile on their faces.

"Vivian, welcome, this is Richard, it's our pleasure to have you here. One of the Hollywood giants who will become president of Warner Bros. Pictures next year shook hands with Lin Feng with a smile on his face.

His wife affectionately greeted Ye Weiyu, obviously familiar with Ye Weiyu.

"Cotillard, you're getting more and more beautiful. Finally, Jeff turned his gaze to Cotillard and said casually.

"Thank you for having me, Mr. Robinov. Cotillard looked a little reserved.

Compared with the billion-dollar billionaire Lin Feng and his wife, a third-tier female movie star who has just emerged and has not yet proven herself in Hollywood, Jeff's attitude can be regarded as extremely friendly.

"Thank you for having me, Jeff. Lin Feng had long been accustomed to such an occasion, and shook hands with Jeff with a smile.

"Hope you all have a nice night. ”

"I think so. ”

Jeff personally accompanied Lin Feng into the living room and introduced him to some Hollywood bigwigs and tycoons who also attended the banquet.

It wasn't a big banquet, with about 100 guests in attendance, but the guests invited were of a high level, including Warner Bros. executives, directors, and executives from Legendary Pictures, as well as Pau Levitz, president of DC Comics, who was one of the protagonists of today's banquet as the copyright owner of the Batman comics.

In addition, some Hollywood power figures were invited to attend, such as CAA chairman Richard Lovett, the head of CAA, the most terrifying of Hollywood's five economic companies, Lovett is naturally one of the most powerful people in Hollywood after the departure of former head Michael Ovitz; Einstein, who is one of Hollywood's biggest producers, and Spielberg, who is undoubtedly a leader in the field of directing......

To Lin Feng's surprise, Ye Weiyu was obviously very familiar with such an occasion, and many of them also knew each other, and along the way, people kept coming to say hello: "Hi, Vivian, you are so beautiful today...... Who is this?"

After such a typical opening remark, it was logical to talk to Lin Feng.

Well, Lin Feng got at least two pieces of information:

First, Ye Weiyu is indeed very popular in Hollywood circles during this time......

Second, he is more famous than he imagined.

Hollywood is a place where dreams are made, and the most important thing to dream is money.

After decades of development, Hollywood has now become the center of the global music and film industry, and has also become the holy place that filmmakers around the world yearn for, the "20 million dollar club" and the "star factory", where countless people have become famous and become superstars.

Hollywood can become a benchmark for the global film industry, because of its blockbuster production process and technology, global talent, global distribution ability and commercial operation ability, up to now, often hundreds of millions of dollars in film production costs, and higher publicity and distribution costs, even the six major Hollywood film giants, it is difficult to bear these funds and corresponding risks alone.

Therefore, since 2004, financial capital, represented by Wall Street hedge funds and private equity funds, has begun to enter Hollywood.

Leaders include Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse First Boston, IDG, Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and many other funds and investment institutions.

Such companies often issue a film fund to invest in the production of films.

According to the data, for film producers, 25% of the funding comes from bank loans, while more than 50% comes from funds. Financial capital has become Hollywood's most important source of funding.

But there is another group of people who are more popular than financial capital, especially for many independent film production companies.

That's billionaires.

Compared with the strict requirements of financial capital for return on investment and the relatively high review threshold, billionaires are much more casual and generous.

As long as you can impress them and get millions or even tens of millions of dollars in investment, it may be a matter of words.

Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, the Kennedy family, aviator Howard Hughes, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have all invested in Hollywood films.

Hollywood has always been a paradise for the rich.

Now, Lin Feng is obviously such a billionaire who is popular with many people here.

Since Ye Weiyu came to the United States, and because of the relationship between Cotillard and a good friend, she stepped into the Hollywood circle, this billionaire wife from the East has left a good impression on the upper circle of Hollywood.

In addition to her beauty, elegant manners and speech from the East, more importantly, not long ago, Myspace, which she and her husband invested in, was just sold to Murdoch's News Corp. for a profit of $170 million.

The 26-year-old young couple, who own two listed companies in the United States and Hong Kong and an unlisted company in China, with assets of more than $2 billion and annual revenues of nearly $1 billion, are clearly popular in this circle.

After a while, Lin Feng received business cards from many independent film company owners.

Of course, those real Hollywood top power figures will not behave so positively, but politely smile and greet a few words.

After all, Lin Feng's prestige and status were not enough to make them awe-inspired.

Lin Feng pondered about the affairs of Legendary Pictures in his heart, and finally met Thomas Toole in a corner of the living room. Founder and CEO of Legendary Pictures.

Ye Weiyu actually knew Toole and his wife Kayla, and after the greetings, Tourer was the first to start talking.

"Richard, I don't know if you're not interested in investing in movies, like this "Batman: Time to War", the return on investment in a year is more than 50%. One sentence shows his true colors from Wall Street.

For Legendary Pictures, Lin Feng doesn't care much about its return on investment, but uses it as a pedal to enter Hollywood, or to expand Fengxing's cultural content.

After all, in the next nearly ten years, Legendary Pictures also launched a series of classic films, especially the long-term cooperation with Nolan, in addition to the Batman trilogy, it has also spawned phenomenal films such as "Inception" and "Interstellar", which are well-known around the world.

If he can become a shareholder and director of Legendary Pictures, this aura of having assets of overseas film companies will produce a lot of bonus effects when Lin Feng lays out the domestic media field.

As a simple example, Lin Feng is more interested in the domestic film and television field, including Huayi Brothers, TVB, and Wanda Cinemas.

And when Huayi Brothers wants to expand overseas markets, Lin Feng, who has the status of a legendary film director, is more valuable.

TVB is the lifeblood of the sixth uncle Run Run Shaw, but the business has deteriorated over the years, and in a few years, the exhausted sixth uncle will seek to sell the equity of TVB, Lin Feng decided to intervene in the acquisition, if he has the halo of Legendary Pictures, it will also help him to tell more stories.

In fact, if he can choose and have the opportunity to invest in a better film company, Lin Feng is of course more willing. But Hollywood is a very exclusive circle, especially the high-flying "Big Six", and it's okay to participate in investing in some films, if you want to hold shares...... , Lin Feng's current funds and strength are not enough to intervene in the game at the top of Hollywood.

Legendary Pictures at this stage is the best choice and target.

Independent content production company with talent and operational experience. In the next few years, he will be able to continue to launch blockbuster blockbusters, on the one hand, to make money and dividends, and on the other hand, to accumulate prestige.

When his layout in the domestic media field is completed, it is not impossible to sell it to Wanda, the receiver, at the right time in the future. If it can be exchanged for part of the equity of Wanda Cinema Line, it will be a surprise.

Lin Feng raised his wine glass, clinked glasses with Tour, and said with a smile: "Of course, speaking of which, Tour, I am more interested in investing in Legendary Pictures itself than investing in films!"

Tours' eyes lit up.

The shareholding structure of Legendary Pictures is very complicated, and most of the original shareholders are professional investors and institutions, and they are a little less confident in investing in films, which is a big constraint for him in many cases.

The success of "Batman: Time to War" this time can be regarded as a powerful response to some shareholders, and his life should be better in the future.

But Tours wanted more.

He wants to have a board of directors that he controls completely, and more shareholders who support him.

It's just that at this stage he doesn't have enough funds himself, and he hasn't found an institution willing to buy the shares of the original shareholders with him. After all, Legendary Pictures has just released its first film, and its future is still unknown......

If Lin Feng wants to invest, it is good news.

"Richard, you know, the success of this film, Legendary Pictures is about to embark on a great journey....... If, I mean if, in the future you come into the company and commit to supporting me on the board of directors,...... I thought maybe I could convince some shareholders to sell their shares. The great temptation made Tours hesitate for a moment, and then said.

Lin Feng shook his head and smiled: "Yes, this film is a success,...... But Tours, movies are like that, no one knows whether the next one will be a success or a failure. It's like gambling, buying big and small...... It's too early to say about the great journey. ”

"So...... What is the current valuation of Legendary Pictures?"

"I just raised $600 million ......," Tur said.

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Please, Tour, it's just a fund, a film fund, and it has nothing to do with the valuation of the company itself." The money is invested in and is not part of the company's assets. ”

Turr smiled, couldn't see it, and then said, "We have an agreement with Warner Bros. to co-finance and produce 40 films over the next seven years. ”

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Yes, this is the most valuable asset of Legendary Pictures, so ...... How much do you think Legendary Pictures is worth?"

"$500 million!"

Lin Feng smiled, he shook his head, and stretched out a finger: "I invested 100 million US dollars in Legendary Pictures, and I asked for at least 30% of the equity! ”

A look of hesitation flashed in Tour's eyes, and he quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and after a while, he nodded fiercely and said, "Deal!"

Lin Feng smiled and raised his glass and clinked glasses with him: "Happy cooperation." ”

He knew why Tours was hesitant.

The shares of Legendary Pictures are too dispersed, and if nothing else, with a 30% stake, Lin Feng will be the majority shareholder of Legendary Pictures.

This money, Lin Feng is ready to invest in his own private company.

100 million US dollars, buying the identity of the owner of a Hollywood film company, and the overseas advantages of the future layout in the field of culture and media, Lin Feng feels that it is worth it.

What's more, soon, he will have another pocket money.

In another year, Google is going to buy youtube ....... [.]