Jeremy. Jones sat in his office, looking out of the glass window, the office area outside was empty, the employees had long since gone, and the boss who was following him, who was three months in arrears, really had no future, and it was better to lose his job early and find a job early than to spend here becoming more desperate day by day.

Montablue Films can only be regarded as a medium-sized film company in Hollywood, compared with Paramount, MGM, Warner Bros., Disney, 21st Century Fox, etc., it is just a small fish in the cracks to survive, in the past few years, Montablue has developed well, and has produced several small-budget movies with a box office of more than 50 million US dollars in North America, made a few bucks, and gradually made a name for itself in Hollywood, but now, it has become a ruin.

Jeremy. Jones is a person who loves movies, his father is a film projectionist, he spent his childhood in the film studio with his father since he was a child, when other children are still playing in the park, he has begun to get in touch with the elementary theory of film, he used to dream of being a great actor, but soon he found that he was not handsome enough, and his appearance was not distinctive, so he changed his goal halfway, that is, to be a man like David. Griffiths is a great director, but he soon discovers that he has no talent for it, and he can't even take pictures very well. can't be an actor, can't be a director, and doesn't want to be a filmmaker for the rest of his life like his father, but he loves movies from the bottom of his bones, and he feels that only by doing this kind of work will he not waste his life. So Jeremy. Jones decided that he was going to be the owner of the film company.

I have to say that Jeremy Jones's initial entrepreneurship was relatively successful, he started with small-budget films, and obtained several investments, so he bought a good script from a screenwriter who was not famous, and then found a depressed director, and then went to find a few third-tier actors, in Hollywood, I dare not say anything else, if you look for the kind of screenwriter, director, actor who has not yet become famous, it is really a big deal, maybe you meet a homeless man on Hollywood Street, it may be a director.

With excitement, he made the first movie in his life, what he didn't expect was that this small-budget work, which cost only four million US dollars, actually received more than 33 million US dollars at the box office after its release, and the return on investment was almost ten times. Jones lamented that he was indeed born for movies.

Since then, he has followed this line of thought, and has made several small-budget movies one after another, with an investment of no more than 10 million, except for one of which only recovered its cost at the box office, the rest of the films sold well, and even three of them sold well at the box office, one of which was a film about slum love, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture. It's already a good return.

Because the road is going too well, Jeremy. Jones feels that his wish has come true, and his ambitions have gradually grown, as we all know, in Hollywood, commercial blockbusters are king, with an investment of more than 100 million, led by first-line stars, big scenes, big productions, big box office, only by making a few such movies, Montylan can break hands with those industry giants, and even rank among Hollywood's first-class film companies.

As a decision-maker in a company, his idea cannot be said to be wrong, if he continues to invest in making small-budget films that Montyl is good at, he may still make a lot of profits, but the success of several years in a row has made Jeremy . Jones was a little confident and even gave him the illusion that if he did it, he would succeed.

So Jeremy. Jones decided to make a big deal, and he wanted to invest in making commercial blockbusters.

Even if several veterans of the company advised him, Montylan does not have that kind of strength now, and he has no experience in running commercial blockbusters, blindly making big-budget movies, the risk is very high, and everything is easy to say if he succeeds, in case of failure, Montylan does not have the background to deal with such a crisis.

But confidence skyrocketed Jeremy. Jones couldn't listen to anyone, he was bent on building Montylan into a first-class Hollywood film company, and he believed that as long as he made a movie like "Titanic", he would succeed! He thought of all the possible surnames, but he didn't expect him to fail.

So he took Montalan's asset appraisal and went to the bank to borrow 300 million US dollars, and if he wanted to play, he would be able to play big, since he was given 10 million, he could earn 50 million, so if he was given 300 million, wouldn't he be able to earn 1.5 billion? Because Montablue had been in good financial condition before, and he had made a name for himself in Hollywood, and his reputation was also very good, he successfully borrowed 300 million from the bank.

With the money in hand, Jeremy. Jones was ready to make a big move, he hired the most expensive screenwriter, wrote a script about the end-time redemption genre, and then hired one of the most famous commercial film directors, and found a few big-name actors, who alone cost him 50 million dollars.

It took a whole year to get this big production out, and before and after, the remuneration of the writer, director and actors, plus the cost of filming, as well as post-production and publicity, a total of 350 million US dollars, Jeremy . Jones feels that once a big production like this is put into the market, it will definitely set off a frenzy of money absorption, although it may not be comparable to "Titanic" that year, but there is no pressure to harvest about one billion box office.

The ideal is like a boba, and the reality is like a small steamed bun in Wangzai, this sentence is given to Jeremy. Jones is also very suitable, what he didn't expect is that after the movie was launched, the box office was very bleak, although under the banner of "the strongest lineup in history, costing hundreds of millions, and the most dazzling visual effects of the post-apocalyptic redemption film", the box office in the first two days was quite normal, and more than 30 million US dollars were earned, but from the third day, the box office plummeted, and many viewers expressed disappointment after watching this movie, thinking that "the plot is old-fashioned, there is no innovation, and they have seen too much of this redemption model, and they are no longer sensitive, Although the visual effects are good, no matter how dazzling they are, they can't show off Star Wars and Avatar, and the performances of the stars are okay, but for American audiences, it is not unusual to see Hollywood stars appear on the screen every day. "Word of mouth is always spread ten, ten to hundred, and then it takes on a spark to set fire to the prairie and eventually make or destroy a movie, Jeremy. Jones's first commercial blockbuster was so miserable that it was Waterloo, and the total box office in the end was only 90 million!

Although the box office of 90 million is already the highest-grossing film of their company, those were small costs in the past, and the total investment of this one is more than 300 million!

Jeremy. In this way, Jones squandered the family business that the company had earned and owed the bank $300 million.

At first, he didn't admit defeat, investment, there are always two possibilities of success and failure, he just failed once, which successful film company owner has not experienced such a failure during his period? So he was ready to regroup and make a comeback, and after this failure, he summed up a lot of lessons, and if he invested in another blockbuster, he would definitely not make the same mistakes as before, and he was sure to make a blockbuster film, and then fill in all the previous holes.

But what he didn't expect was that some mistakes could be made and some mistakes could not be made.

Even if it's like David. A great director like Griffith, after filming "The Party Fights Strange" and suffered a box office fiasco, no film company was willing to believe him, give him the opportunity to make the next movie, and finally died depressed, not to mention a little-known film company boss like him?

Movies are the art that carries people's dreams, but Hollywood is a very realistic and utilitarian place, where every step must be taken carefully, and it is possible to take a wrong step and never have a chance to get up again.

When Jeremy. Jones went to the bank with enthusiasm, hoping to borrow another $200 million and make a movie, but the manager of the bank didn't look at the thick stack of plans he had sent him, he just stared at him coldly, like a vulture staring at a piece of carrion.

In the end, the bank manager only told him one sentence, and there were only two solutions: first, Montablue went into bankruptcy liquidation, and while the company still had some value, he sold everything he could to pay off the bank's debts, and second, it was best to pray that he would meet a good buyer and buy Montalan, so that maybe after paying off the debt, he would have some pension money left.

In a word, if you want to borrow, you absolutely can't.

Coming out of the bank with endless disappointment, Jeremy. Jones went to Wall Street with his new film plan to find those investors, but these people were the same as the bank, they didn't read his new film plan at all, and the answer was a cold poker face.

Their expressions are telling him the truth: you have already failed once, and who can guarantee that you will not fail next time?

Jeremy. It wasn't until the end that Jones realized how ridiculous his ambition to catch up with MGM Paramount in three years was, and when he was only a schoolboy in his understanding of investing in films, he thought he had mastered all the mysteries of the game, and he failed so badly that he didn't lose at all.

He believes that if he is given a chance to start over, he will definitely be able to make a comeback, he will not make the same mistake, and he is sure to make a commercial film that is a box office hit, but unfortunately, no one wants to believe in him anymore, and no one wants to give him another chance.

In this way, after a few more months, the once glorious boss Jeremy tasted all the white eyes of the world, he owed huge loans to the bank, and he also owed employees three months' salaries, and the debt collectors blew up their mobile phones every day, and the once steaming montaline became as cold as the ruins of the end times.

If he had gone into bankruptcy or looking for a buyer to sell Montyl a few months ago, he would have been able to make a little money, but now, Montaline is worthless.

Jeremy. Jones opened the window, this is the seventh floor, he has made up his mind, jump from here, end his short and regretful life, there is nothing left in the world to be nostalgic, rather than living like a dog with huge debts, it is better to be a hundred, the only thing he is unwilling to do is that he did not fulfill his dream of film, but now it doesn't matter.

He stood on the windowsill, closed his eyes and was about to jump down, when the mobile phone in his pocket rang, and a miserable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, who is it? Who is going to talk to him about his last call before his death? Whether it's a creditor or a friend, it's good to have someone say goodbye.

So Jeremy. Jones took out his phone and pressed the connect button: "Hey, I'm Jeremy, who is it?" ”

"I'm Jason. Williams, your college classmates," the voice on the other end of the phone looked excited: "I have a Chinese friend who wants to visit Hollywood, I heard that your film company is doing well, how about it, I will accompany him to visit later, is it convenient for you?" ”

Jason. Williams? Jeremy. Jones remembered that this guy was a man of the year in the school when he was in college, he had a lot of talent as a politician, he held important positions in the school club, and his grades were excellent in all aspects, and everyone thought at that time that it would be no surprise if this guy became the president of the United States in the future, and now he is already a senior member of the United Nations environmental protection organization at a young age, and his future is limitless.

In the past, when his Montylan was still beautiful, they also talked to each other on the phone a few times, but since Montalan's accident, he has never talked to Jason. Williams has been contacted, this guy is calling at this time, what's the matter?

Friends of Huaxia? Want to visit my montalo? Does Huaxia friend have a half-dime relationship with me? Visit what monta, visit a p!

"Jason, the situation on my side is not very good, I think, it is not suitable for foreign friends to come and visit." Jeremy. Jones said lightly: "But I thank you for calling at this time, at least I can say goodbye to you." Farewell, Jason, the Lord will bless you. ”

Jason on the other end of the phone. Williams was stunned for a moment, and then felt that something was wrong, why did he hear that Jeremy seemed to be about to confess his last words, so he hurriedly said: "Jeremy, what's wrong with you?" Don't do stupid things, you know, suicide can't go to heaven, the Lord won't forgive you for your cowardice, no matter how difficult the dilemma, there will always be a way to solve it. ”

"Resolved? It's easy to say, I owe the bank $300 million, yes, you heard it right, it's 300 million, not 300,000 or 3 million, but 300 million! "Jeremy. Jones roared, "No one can help me!" Going to hell is my only way out! Jason, I want to go to heaven, I want to confess to our Lord in person, but I really can't hold on, so, goodbye! Friends. ”

(To be continued)