A series of seven films will be made in one go in a few years. And the total investment will be as high as $3 billion!

Such a sensational news will cause violent repercussions throughout the world, not to mention in the entertainment industry. Originally, the highlight of today's press conference was about Manchester United, who received a huge investment of $1 billion from the hands of the new owner Zhang Fan, and this was the news that could have made headlines.

But Zhang Fan then broke out a new news that made everyone jaw-dropping. Nearly $3 billion was invested in a series of children's books that are also the world's best-selling children's books. The news instantly drowned out the news of Manchester United.

Almost all kinds of news outlets around the world have reported on it, and even as far away as Africa has seen news about it. Countless reporters flocked to try to follow up on the matter.

In fact, if it is simply filmed and promoted, the price of seven movies filmed together is about the same. But in fact, Zhang Fan's expenses are not so big.

The main cost of film shooting is on computer special effects, which are done for ILM. ILM is also a subsidiary of Disney, and although it collects money, it is similar to changing your left hand for your right hand. As for the actor fees for another large amount, the protagonists of this movie are all young people. Zhang Fan directly conducted an audition in the UK to find actors.

How much can the auditioned actors get? Even if they sign seven works in one go, it won't cost much. Even if there is really a shameless person who asks for money, Zhang Fan has also thought of countermeasures. When the audition is conducted, the ranking is directly engaged. If the first place asking price is too high, you will directly contact the second place, and if it doesn't work, you will go to the third place. After all, there will be a reason to be famous.

After all, the movies in this series are mainly about the role making the actor, not the actor making the role. As long as it's about the same, it's the same who is looking to star in it.

Zhang Fan believes that once we say we don't want to, forget it, if we go to find others, those who are selected will definitely compromise. After all, the opportunity to become famous is in front of you, and no one is likely to give it up. People in this era know very well that in the Internet age, as long as you have fame, you can be rich.

In terms of publicity, ABC TV and other promotional agencies under Disney also want to collect money, but in fact, it is almost the same as Industrial Light and Magic. The money was spent, but most of it fell on the company's books.

The box office of this series of movies will definitely not be bad, but Zhang Fan does not value the box office. Because he knows very well that the box office revenue is only a small part, and the big head is in merchandise.

If you manage it seriously, this series of movies will eventually bring Zhang Fan a huge income of more than 10 billion US dollars!

With so much revenue, investing a billion dollars or something in Manchester United is simply not worth mentioning. There are many works like this in Zhang Fan's hands.

The total amount of investment is large, but the actual cost is not as much as it seems. The reason why I say this is to improve the effectiveness of propaganda. In recent years, those who have engaged in publicity like to find a gimmick, and the large-scale investment is the gimmick prepared by Zhang Fan.

As for shooting seven movies in one go, it is a huge pressure for others, but for Zhang Fan, it is nothing at all. Because others don't know whether it will be popular after the shooting, once the shooting does not have the expected effect, the investment will be wasted. But Zhang Fan knows, he knows that it will be a big hit, so it doesn't matter how you shoot it. And if you finish filming one after another, you can save a lot of costs.

Zhang Fan stayed in Manchester for two days, mainly to deal with reporters from all walks of life. It's also a job to do the pre-promotional warm-up for the Harry Potter films. As the boss, Zhang Fan did not have the slightest impatience, and properly went out to publicize in person.

When Zhang Fan was about to leave Manchester for London to prepare for Harry Potter, he unexpectedly received a call from Sir Alex Ferguson before leaving.

Sir Alex Ferguson told Zhang Fan on the phone that the team's number one star, World Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, is now determined to go to Real Madrid. Sir Alex Ferguson wants Zhang Fan to step in and keep the football superstar.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Fan agreed to this matter.

"Hello Coach Alex Ferguson. Hello, Mr. Zhang Fan. In Manchester United's chairman's office, Ronaldo and his agent Mendes met with Zhang Fan and Sir Alex Ferguson in earnest.

If it's just Sir Alex Ferguson, it's better to say that since he has made up his mind to leave, he can get by on face. But Zhang Fan is different here, this is not an ordinary person, he is a well-known super-rich. Neither Ronaldo nor Mendes dared to be perfunctory.

This is the reality of this world, and money and fame are the embodiment of status. This is the rule of law everywhere in the world.

"Sit down. "After the beautiful female secretary brought the tea, the meeting officially began.

At this time, the most famous superstars in football are Ronaldo and Messi. And Manchester United, which has Cristiano Ronaldo, must have said that they don't want to let him go. Previously, because there was no way, the club needed to rely on selling Ronaldo in exchange for a large amount of money, and Manchester United had no way to meet Ronaldo's weekly salary demand.

In the past, Manchester United was a joint-stock listed company, and the owners and shareholders were concerned about the club's income and dividends, and he didn't care about the players or anything. As long as the player can sell for a large price, he will naturally not refuse.

Real Madrid had already offered Ronaldo a transfer fee of 80 million pounds, a huge amount of money that Manchester United's shareholders could not refuse.

However, now the situation has changed radically. Zhang Fan's strong entry into the house made Manchester United complete the transformation in an instant. From having to sell star players for money to become a super tycoon. In this case, they are naturally reluctant to let Ronaldo go.

It's just that it's not that simple.

First of all, Ronaldo himself wants to go, after all, the most dazzling club in the modern football world is Real Madrid. Countless superstars are proud to be able to play at Real Madrid. And Ronaldo himself is a fan of Real Madrid, and he has hoped to play for Real Madrid since he was a child.

Secondly, the previous negotiations between the two parties have reached a substantive stage, and the final transfer transaction is missing. And both the inner club and the agent want to share a large amount of income from it. As a result, many people will suffer serious losses if they cancel the transaction.

In this era, like any era, Luo still asked the club for a transfer under the persuasion of all sides.

It's all a common rule in football, and it's been like this for years. As long as you want to mix in this industry, you have to follow this rule. After all, the strength of these people is strong, and they can be described as calling for wind and rain in the football world.

However, all this will be completely different when it meets Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan is not a person in the football world, he entered the football world as a Raptor, and all the rules here are invalid for him. Because he has enough money to back him up, and he doesn't mind turning the whole industry upside down. Because for Zhang Fan, buying a football club is just a recreational mentality, even if he loses the whole Manchester United, it doesn't matter at all.

Zhang Fan's posture made everyone in the industry scratch their heads. Not to mention its own strength, it doesn't matter at all about this industry. A strongman like Zhang Fan, they have no way to deal with it at all, so they can only communicate hard.

'You're a good player. Zhang Fan first looked at Ronaldo and said, "Even if I am not a person in this industry, I know your name." ”

Zhang Fan's words made Ronaldo unconsciously straighten his waist, no matter who he is, he likes to hear praise. Especially when a person of Zhang Fan's status said this kind of thing, Ronaldo was even more happy.

After greeting Ronaldo, Zhang Fan set his eyes on Mendes on the side.

Mendes is also a legendary presence in the football world. It has been a legendary experience to go from being an ordinary person to becoming a hot super broker in the entire industry. It's just that now he is standing on the opposite side of Zhang Fan.

"Mr. Mendes. Zhang Fan thought for a while and then said, "Although I am not from the football world, Luo's transfer will make you a lot of commissions." ”

Mendes moved to explain something, but Zhang Fan interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Listen to me." It's your business to make money, I don't care. But if you're trying to make money and you're influencing me, you're working against me. I've never shown mercy to anyone who opposes me. You understand what I mean?"

What else could Mendes say, he didn't know what to say except with a wry smile. Zhang Fan is not a person in the industry, and his own strength is too strong, so strong that people have no way to fight against it. His terrible net worth alone is enough to make most people despair.

In the face of such a strong man, even if Mendes is worth a lot of money, he is not enough to see in front of Zhang Fan. Even if Zhang Fan wanted to sabotage his plan to collect huge commissions at this time, he couldn't do anything but be angry. He didn't even have the slightest ability to retaliate against Zhang Fan.

If Mendes wants to stumble on Zhang Fan, the only way is to make a move on the player's transfer. But the last thing Zhang Fan lacks is money, and what he is thinking about now is how to sell his players to Zhang Fan, instead of completely falling out with Zhang Fan and Manchester United!

Law is a very assertive person. Once Ronaldo is pressured to force him to transfer, not only will he offend a super-rich man like Zhang Fan, but he will probably not be able to do it. Because he believes that Zhang Fan will definitely be able to get Ronaldo.

Sure enough, after talking to Mendes, Zhang Fan looked at Ronaldo: "I know that there must be many reasons why you want to go to Real Madrid." But I don't want to know those reasons now. I actually almost went to buy Real Madrid, if it weren't for the Spanish royal family's disapproval. ”

'Haha~~~' Everyone in the office laughed and eased the atmosphere.

"I'm direct, don't mind. Zhang Fan looked at Ronaldo with a smile, "I think that when you come out to do work, no matter what work you do, it is ultimately for money." So I give you the highest salary in football, 200,000 a week. ”