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Chapter 769: New Line Film Company

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After the waiter poured half a glass of red wine for Spielberg, the other party said: "Mr. Liu, you asked me out today, didn't you just invite me to a sumptuous lunch? And lunch at the Plaza Hotel in New York is not cheap!"

In the face of Spielberg's cold humor, Liu Dong smiled indifferently, clasped his hands, and naturally hung down on the white tablecloth, "Of course, it's not just a lunch!"

After a pause, Liu Dong continued: "I have carefully considered your construction last night, and I have decided to invest in the movie "The Lord of the Rings"!"

"Really?"

Spielberg was surprised.

It's not the first time he's done it for "The Lord of the Rings" directed by his friend, but among the many people he has invited before, Liu Dong is definitely the fastest one to agree.

"Of course!" Liu Dong nodded affirmatively.

"However, you haven't actually looked into the details of the Lord of the Rings, so it's too hasty to decide to invest now!" Spielberg hesitated.

If it weren't for Liu Dong's special relationship with Del Roosevelt and Donald Trump, Spielberg would never have said much at this moment.

"No need to investigate, I believe that Mr. Spielberg's vision, you can't go wrong with a movie that you can be optimistic about!" Liu Dong complimented.

"Hehe, Mr. Liu has won the award!" Spielberg tugged at the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly awkwardly.

In fact, he is not optimistic about "The Lord of the Rings" at all. Otherwise, don't say forty or fifty million. Even if it was 100 million, he would have invested it a long time ago!

But this situation must not be explained to Liu Dong. Otherwise, the other party thinks that he is cheating on him, which is definitely not the result that Spielberg wants to see.

Of course, Liu Dong also had some guesses about this situation, otherwise there would be so many investors in Hollywood, and it would be impossible for the other party to invite him as a strange Oriental.

Even, if it weren't for finding a new way out for Ivanka, and she was familiar with Hollywood and got started quickly. Liu Dong will never invest in any "Lord of the Rings" movies!

"By the way, please come over today, in addition to investing in "The Lord of the Rings", there is another thing that needs Mr. help?" Liu Dong said.

"What's the matter, please say, as long as it's within my ability, I will definitely not refuse!" Spielberg, who felt a little sorry for Liu Dong's trust, hurriedly said.

However, for fear that Liu Dong would put forward something that he couldn't achieve, Spielberg still added a suffix!

"That's right, to invest in films, you have to have a film company, right? It just so happens that I'm also interested in the film industry. So I'm planning to buy a good film company......!"

"Buying a film company?" Spielberg didn't expect Liu Dong to say this.

"That's right!"

Liu Dong nodded affirmatively and continued: "However. Since I'm not a film industry myself, and I don't know much about Hollywood, I hope Mr. Spielberg can help me recommend a good independent film company!"

After listening to Liu Dong's words and thinking for a while, Spielberg said: "I don't know what kind of film and television company Mr. Liu wants, Hollywood has a regular office space, and there are about 60 film companies with the ability to customize films and publicize and distribute them! The value is as high as tens of billions of dollars, and the few are only a few million!"

"Tens of billions of market capital?" After being surprised, Liu Dong shook his head, "Forget about tens of billions of dollars, I can't afford it now, you can recommend me a film company worth no more than $150 million!"

This is the largest idle fund that Liu Dong can come up with without taking out a loan. After all, there was still a Christie's auction to participate in, and in order to ensure that he won the beast head of the Old Summer Palace, he had to set aside tens of millions of dollars in cash.

"Fifteen million dollars?"

After pondering for a while, Spielberg said: "If Mr. Liu wants to buy a good film company, according to your conditions, I think the new line film company is very suitable!"

"New Line Films?"

"Yes, New Line Film Company is an independent production and distribution company established in 1967, which initially focused on distributing low-budget European and local horror films to American universities, and entered the production industry in 1979, mainly investing in low-cost horror films. In 1990, Tong Guò purchased the Hong Kong Golden Harvest film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from FOX and after a great success, it became an independent film distribution company with wide influence. Until it was acquired by Time Warner in the late '90s, the new line had a steady production schedule and was profitable every year!" Spielberg said.

"It's already been acquired?" Liu Dong frowned.

Recently, because of the production of "The Lord of the Rings", Bob Chayer, CEO of New Line Film Company, had a very unpleasant quarrel with the senior management of Time Warner Group, and there have been faint rumors of selling New Line within Time Warner! So, if Mr. Liu can come up with a reasonable price, I think it should not be a problem for you to buy New Line Films! ”

After nodding thoughtfully, Liu Dong continued: "If I want to buy a new line film company, how much will it cost?"

"New Line Pictures has a library of more than 100 films, including horror classics such as "Ghost Street", "The Grim Reaper", and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", as well as blockbuster films such as "Monster in Disguise", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Blade" and "Rush Hour", so the total assets should be around 100 million US dollars, but because of the production of "The Lord of the Rings", the debt of New Line is now relatively strict, and it has reached 145 million US dollars! However, if Mr. Liu is willing to take on the debt, he should be able to buy New Line Pictures from Time Warner Group at a relatively low price!"

After thinking for a while, Liu Dong said: "Sounds pretty good, but can Mr. Spielberg help me collect information about the New Line Film Company, I want to try my best to decide this matter!"

"There's no problem with this!"

This couldn't be easier for Spielberg, one of Hollywood's most famous film directors and producers, who controls DreamWorks and has been in the film industry for more than two decades.

"Then I'll say thank you in advance!"

"Hehe, Mr. Liu is too polite!"

As soon as the words fell, Liu Dong took a sip of his wine glass, and then said with a smile: "In addition, if I win the new line movie, I will officially enter Hollywood, and when Mr. Spielberg's movie starts filming and needs investment, I hope you can consider us!"

"There is no problem with this, if Mr. Liu is willing to invest, I am very welcome!" Spielberg agreed very happily, not only to repay Liu Dong for the investment he promised, but also to expand his own network.

After all, the young man in front of him is not an ordinary person, but a rich man who can have a close relationship with the top wealthy families in the United States.

"Hehe, then I'm waiting for good news!"

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Spielberg's movements were fast, he made a phone call in the middle, and by the time the three of them finished lunch and were about to leave, his assistant had already handed over to Liu Dong with a detailed document about the New Line Film Company.

"What do you think?" asked Liu Dong after returning to his residence and waiting for Ivanka to read the information.

"If there is no "Lord of the Rings", this is a very healthy film company, focusing on the shooting of niche horror films and the distribution of outstanding foreign films, although there have been no super-grossing films, but the company's business policy has been very clear, and profits can be guaranteed! But the investment in "The Lord of the Rings" has put a big burden on the new line, and it has not been released even though it has invested 70 million US dollars! If we take over later, I am afraid we will have to invest a lot of money!"

Looking at the worried look on Ivanka's face, Liu Dong smiled and comforted: "It doesn't matter if you invest some money, it's only tens of millions of dollars! However, everything has a first time, and if new line movies want to develop and grow in the future, it is impossible to always make niche horror films, in Hollywood, 100 niche movies are not as influential as a super blockbuster! Moreover, the audience of the "Lord of the Rings" novel is very large all over the world, so we can't be sure whether it is a loss or a profit before the movie is made!"

"That's right!" Ivanka nodded thoughtfully.

"Okay, you can think about how to run a successful film company at home, and I'll go out and contact about the acquisition!" Liu Dong stood up as he spoke.

"East ......!" Ivanka said hurriedly.

"What's the matter?"

After hesitating, Ivanka said: "After the acquisition of the company is completed, can I work as an assistant manager for a period of time, after all, I have no experience in the film industry, and if I take the helm of such a large film company from the beginning, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it myself! Moreover, I have to complete my studies at the Wharton School, and I don't have so much time to manage the company!"

Looking at Ivanka's apprehensive and hopeful eyes, Liu Dong smiled and nodded.

"Of course, baby, as long as you're happy, you can do anything!"

"Hee-hee, Dong, I knew you were the best for me!"

With Ivanka's fragrant kiss, Liu Dong walked out of the room, then sat on the Porsche, took out his mobile phone and called Zhang Fan.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued......)