A George Lucas, a figure with a very large influence in Hollywood. He is a well-known figure in Hollywood and even in the world film industry.

And the work that won such great fame for George Lucas is a god-level movie that has created a new era and influenced an entire generation, Star Wars!

'Our goal is the sea of stars!' from a modern point of view, Star Wars decades ago can be described as shoddy. The whole plot is also more like a prince's revenge. But in that era of lack of information, Star Wars is affecting an entire generation!

And George Lucas, as the director and creator of this film, naturally became the most high-profile figure of that era.

At that time, George Lucas could be said to be in full swing, and people like Spielberg were completely inadequate. As for the truck driver, he was still driving the truck at the time. When Star Wars came out, it made nearly $600 million at the box office! That's $600 million in the '70s!

George Lucas is very business-minded. After making money with Star Wars, he turned around and started to be the owner of a film company, instead of continuing to be a film director. What's even more shocking is that George Lucas also creatively established Industrial Light & Magic, which changed the entire Hollywood film shooting model!

Although he hadn't made a film for years, George Lucas's influence in Hollywood was even stronger than Spielberg's. In addition to owning ILM, George Lucasfilm's Lucasfilm also owns the rights to Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark series. In the whole of Hollywood, it is a fat meat that countless people covet.

What Zhang Fan is curious about now is, what is the purpose of this famous film company boss who invited him through Spielberg's subtle invitation? Is it because he wants to hand over Lucasfilm to himself?

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan inevitably became a little excited. After all, Lucasfilm is the fat meat coveted by all of Hollywood. Zhang Fan is naturally no exception. If this is really the case, then Zhang Fan will take it even if he demolishes the east wall and makes up the west wall! This is a hen that lays golden eggs.

"Hello, Mr. Lucas. Because he has a plan, Zhang Fan's smile is full of sincerity.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang. George Lucas, who was already a handful of years, was still in good spirits, smiling and shaking hands with Zhang Fan.

"I don't know what Mr. Lucas is looking for me?" After a few brief greetings, Zhang Fan didn't say any more nonsense, but went straight to the point. Everyone's time is precious, and it's impossible to really drink and talk about the weather here.

"Does Mr. Zhang have a deep conflict with Disney?" George Lucas said that made Zhang Fan frown. He didn't expect it to be about Disney.

"Why do you say that?" Zhang Fan took a sip of his wine glass, but his face was impassive.

"The other day someone from Disney came looking for me. George Lucas smiled and said, "They have offered very favorable conditions, and they want to make ILM delay the progress of Mr. Zhang's Pirates of the Caribbean computer special effects. ”

Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes and secretly clenched his fist. He didn't expect Disney to use such indiscriminate means!

"What does Mr. Lucas mean?" asked Zhang Fan quietly.

"This kind of thing that violates the principle of contractual fairness, Industrial Light & Magic will never agree. George Lucas laughed, "Although Disney has offered very good terms, the reputation of ILM is priceless. ”

"Thank you. Zhang Fan nodded in gratitude. But in my heart, I don't think so.

Although George Lucas said that ILM's reputation was important, he also said that the spirit of the contract should not be violated. After all, if you really want to do this, you only need to say that it is technically difficult, and it will not involve anything else in the slightest.

The reason why he did not agree to Disney's request was just because Zhang Fan himself was strong, and George Lucas was unwilling to offend a heavyweight like Zhang Fan for a little benefit. Although I don't know the specific situation, it has already been spread in Hollywood, and Zhang Fan's pirate-themed movie is related to whether he can enter Disney.

You don't have to think much about this matter to know that it is very important to Zhang Fan. To give Zhang Fan eye medicine on this kind of crucial matter is to make a powerful enemy of life and death! George Lucas would never do this kind of thing to get charcoal for others.

If it were a different person with no background and no strength, George Lucas might not do it.

Of course, everyone knows this kind of thing, and George Lucaster intends to find Zhang Fan and tell him about it, which is to release goodwill. Of course, Zhang Fan could not be indifferent. Not to mention that Zhang Fan himself still has ambitions for Lucasfilm.

"Thank you, Mr. Lucas. Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, "I will remember this matter." ”

Having achieved his goal, George Lucas began to change the topic and chatted with Zhang Fan. He didn't want to get any benefits from Zhang Fan, he just wanted Zhang Fan to remember this friendship of help.

Originally, this was almost the end of the matter, and then it should be busy with their own things. However, what George Lucas didn't expect was that just as he was about to end the topic and leave, Zhang Fan suddenly asked something that made him feel unbelievable.

"Mr. Lucas. Zhang Fan looked at George Lucas and asked aloud, "Is your Lucasfilm willing to sell?"

George Lucaston paused, a look of surprise on his face. He really didn't expect Zhang Fan to ask about this matter so directly.

"Why do you ask that?" George Lucas looked at Zhang Fan curiously.

"Mr. Lucas, please make no mistake. Zhang Fan smiled and said, "This matter has been circulating everywhere recently, so I will ask." ”

George Lucas's intention to sell Lucasfilm is no secret in Hollywood and has been circulating for a long time. George Lucas thought about it and understood what Zhang Fan meant by asking.

"Well, I did. George Lucas looked at Zhang Fan with a smile, "Could it be that Mr. Zhang is also interested in my Lucasfilm?"

"That's for sure. Zhang Fan looked serious, "I think in Hollywood, I don't think anyone will be uninterested in Lucasfilm." ”

George Lucas laughed, with an irrepressible look of satisfaction in his smile.

George Lucas is not young, and it has not been many years since he picked up a guide tube to shoot a movie. He didn't feel like he had much energy to run the company. Perhaps when he was younger, he did have ambitions to run his Lucasfilm into Hollywood's top studio. But decades have passed, and he has become very aware that there is no way to achieve this goal.

Now Lucasfilm is already at the apex of what it can reach, and if it wants to make a breakthrough, it can only merge with those big film companies. But Lucas no longer has the energy or the wealth to do these things. So he got the idea of selling his film company and enjoying the rest of the time.

Lucasfilm owns the rights to Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and most importantly, Industrial Light & Magic. Although there is no way to compare with Hollywood's top studios, its value is far beyond the reach of those small and medium-sized studios.

"Lucasfilm isn't cheap. George Lucas vaguely expressed his meaning to Zhang Fan, "Moreover, it can only be sold to the best film companies in Hollywood." ”

George Lucas means not complicated, first of all, Lucasfilm will be expensive. Secondly, it is not that anyone can buy it, at least at the level of several major Hollywood companies.

After all, everyone in business wants to sell their things as expensive as possible. The requirement for several Hollywood giants to buy at the level of a few major companies, in addition to avoiding laymen from forcibly taking it by virtue of their wealth, is more because George Lucas himself has not fully retired. And many of his relatives and friends also work in Hollywood, and they can't offend those companies that have a strong influence in Hollywood.

Of course, these conditions are prerequisite. If he really offered a price that George Lucas couldn't refuse, such as adding 50% to his selling price, Zhang Fan estimated that George Lucas would sell the company without hesitation, so that he wouldn't care who he sold.

But people who can really afford this price will not do such an unobtrusive thing. The richer people are, the more cautious they are about spending large sums of money, and whoever is crazy will spend a lot of money to smash people. That's just a plot in between.

Zhang Fan naturally has the money to buy Lucasfilm, and he can even buy several. Alibaba's shares, which are backed by strong performance, have been rising since they went public, and the value of the shares under the fund's name has also skyrocketed. In Citibank's evaluation, this is A-level collateral, and the amount that can be pledged is naturally very large.

Although he has sufficient funds in his hand, Zhang Fan will not buy Lucasfilm at a high price, but will wait until he wins Disney. At that time, Zhang Fan will be able to acquire Lucasfilm in the name of Disney, and it will no longer be in the name of an individual.

It doesn't seem to make a difference, but it's actually two completely different things. Corporate actions and individual actions also have completely different meanings.

"Mr. Lucas, what do you think of Lucasfilm if it merges into Disney?" Zhang Fan looked like he was holding a pearl of wisdom, as if he was now the chairman of Disney's board of directors.

George Lucas was moved and thought of the recent rumors in Hollywood that Zhang Fan had the opportunity to join Disney. If he can do it, then selling Lucasfilm to Disney is not an option.

"I think. George Lucas thought for a moment and responded, "Let's wait until you actually become Disney, and we'll talk about it." ”

"No problem. Zhang Fan's eyes flashed with a bright luster, "You'll see soon." ”