Chapter 803: Trust [Five Changes]
Since the second half of 92, Lin Youlun began to withdraw funds from the Hainan property market that is about to collapse step by step, with the current madness of the Hainan property market, as long as he is willing to shoot, he does not worry about finding a speculator who can take over the market, and the pre-sale can be used to speculate, not to mention that Lin Youlun's hands are all real estate that has been built.
So far, Lin Youlun has withdrawn almost 800 million US dollars from the Hainan property market, which is more than enough to acquire Marvel Comics, as for the remaining part of the real estate, Lin Youlun plans to wait until the beginning of 93 to sell all the money, and the funds set out will be invested in the Pudong New Area that will be established.
After all, he has such a large amount of money in and out of the Hainan property market, and he must not be able to hide it from the eyes of the central government, if all of it is invested overseas, it will inevitably attract suspicion at the national level, and investing in Pudong New Area can be regarded as an explanation to the central government.
"What do you say, $600 million, he bought Marvel Comics?"
Lucas's first reaction after learning the news was that his mouth opened wide in surprise and he didn't close it for a long time.
"Oh my God, is he crazy?"
This is the second sentence Lucas said, and it is the same as what Stan Lee said when he first heard Lin Youlun's idea, although the meaning of the two is different.
Stan Lee was in disbelief, while Lucas was surprised and shocked.
From the very beginning of Pixar Studios to the current Marvel Comics Company, behind Lin Youlun's seemingly inscrutable acquisitions, the idea of industrial layout is emerging little by little - first control the content provision and technical support of the upstream of the industry, and then extend the layout to the downstream of the industry.
If it was just a feeling before, Lucas can now be extremely sure. Lin Youlun's next step will definitely be to set up a film company in the United States.
"I really didn't expect it. It turns out that this is what you call ripe conditions! ”
Lucas shook his head as he put down the phone. He had always guessed Lin Youlun's idea wrong, but of course it's not too late to figure it out now, as long as he can keep up with Lin Youlun's last move, and pull Lin Youlun into the gang when he established a film company.
Thinking about this, Lucas picked up the microphone again and dialed Lin Youlun's phone.
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The news of Mr. Lin's $600 million acquisition of Marvel Comics sparked heated media discussion in the United States, but the wind did not reach Asia, and newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan simply reported on it. After that, there was no movement.
Huang Yuyin and Ma Rongcheng, who are in the comics industry, should be one of the few people in Hong Kong who are very concerned about this matter.
Huang Yulun was shocked by Lin Youlun's large-scale acquisition of the American comic company, and once again regretted his decision to join Lin Jianyue after he was released from prison, of course, there was no turning back from the bow, Huang Yulun now even if he wanted to go back to Lin Youlun to cooperate, Lin Youlun had no suitable position for Huang Yulun by his side.
Ma Rongcheng's thoughts are diametrically opposed to Huang Yuyang's, in addition to secretly glad that he is not on the wrong side, he is also thinking about whether he can introduce those amazing superhero comics to Hong Kong.
Ma Rongcheng went to find Lin Youlun as soon as he received the news, but he was still a step late, and he was told that Lin Youlun had gone to Taiwan a day ago. The time of return has not yet been determined.
"What, Mr. Lin has arrived?"
learned from the secretary that Lin Youlun had gone to Taiwan. The look of surprise on Zhou You's face flashed.
"It's good, I know the way, you go out of the road first."
After the secretary closed the door and left, Zhou You opened the drawer, took out a newspaper from two days ago, and read the news that reported Lin Youlun's acquisition of the American Marvel Comics Company again.
"It seems that I really miscalculated this time!"
Putting down the newspaper, Zhou You couldn't help but sigh.
"Meteor Garden" did not receive good ratings in Taiwan, and Zhou You decided to "freeze" Chai Zhiping without Lin Youlun's instruction, and did not arrange a new job for her.
After "Meteor Garden" unexpectedly became popular in Japan, Zhou You has wavered from his previous decision, but he has not really made up his mind.
In Zhou You's view, Lin Youlun's move is undoubtedly to prove to outsiders that he is strong determined to continue on the road of comic adaptation of film and television dramas, that is to say, Chai Zhiping will not only not be abandoned, but is likely to continue to be entrusted with important tasks.
In this case, Zhou You had to reconsider whether his way of dealing with Chai Zhiping was appropriate.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhou You still decided to give Chai Zhiping a call.
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"Mr. Lin wants to see me?" Chai Zhiping was very surprised when she received a call from Zhou You. Because just a day ago, Zhou You had just called her to inform her that he was going to take over a new job, and now he told her the news.
The two are linked, and Chai Zhiping can't help but think of a possibility.
On the phone, Chai Zhiping did not ask Zhou You to verify his idea, but rationally chose to bury this idea in his heart.
Zhou You told Chai Zhiping and Lin Youlun the time and place of meeting, and said that he chatted with Chai Zhiping for a few words, and then hung up the phone, but he couldn't help but wonder curiously, Lin Youlun was looking for Chai Zhiping at this time, was he going to let her be in charge of the new TV series?
The situation really made Zhou You guess that eight or nine are not far from ten, Lin Youlun is looking for Chai Zhiping, and there is indeed a new TV series ready to be handed over to her to produce, but this time it is no longer an adaptation of a comic theme.
Chai Zhiping didn't have any preparation at all when she heard Lin Youlun say this in person, and what she subconsciously thought of was not agreeing, but refusing.
"Mr. Lin, after the TV series "Meteor Garden", I feel that I am not very mature in many aspects, if I can, I want to follow other producers to continue to practice for a while and accumulate some experience first."
"Will you be able to take charge of your own business in the future?"
Lin Youlun's rhetorical question made Chai Zhiping a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to answer.
Lin Youlun didn't mean to stop there, and continued to ask: "Or is it that this setback encountered in "Meteor Garden" has made you lose confidence?" ”
Chai Zhiping knew that he couldn't continue to be silent, so he had to shake his head and say, "I'm afraid that I will make another mess this time and live up to Mr. Lin's trust." ”
"Why do you want to use it, do you think "Meteor Garden" is a mess? So where did the high ratings in Japan come about? ”
Lin Youlun's step-by-step questioning made Chai Zhiping feel more and more difficult to deal with.
Seeing that Chai Zhiping was speechless, Lin Youlun did not force her.
"Okay, you just need to be clear, I don't have any dissatisfaction with the results of "Meteor Garden", let go of this psychological baggage, and do what I gave you seriously."
When Lin Youlun said this, Chai Zhiping wanted to refuse again, that is, he was a little ignorant.
"I asked you to shoot a mythological drama this time, this is the title and story outline that I have prepared for Lu, you need to follow the above requirements, and find a screenwriter to improve the entire plot story."
Lin Youlun pointed to the folder on the table.
Chai Zhiping picked up the folder, opened the first page and saw the five words "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", silently recited it in his heart, and raised his head to look at Lin Youlun.
At Lin Youlun's suggestion, Chai Zhiping continued to turn the second page and looked at the outline of the story seriously.
Li Xiaoyao, who is dedicated to practicing martial arts and dreams of shocking the rivers and lakes, met the mysterious girl Zhao Linger by chance, and guarded the beautiful woman for thousands of miles to find her mother.
The outline of the story is only one page, and Chai Zhiping read it quickly, but she didn't put it down immediately, but re-read it from beginning to end to make sure that there were no omissions, and then closed the folder.
"I feel that this story and style are very close to "Zhu Xian"."
Lin Youlun nodded, Chai Zhiping could see this from the outline, and he didn't choose the wrong person.
"When you find someone to improve the plot, you must try to improve the world system of this story, even if it will not be directly used in the plot, these settings cannot be missing."
Lin Youlun's request is a little strange, generally writing the script of a TV series does not need to be so detailed, so Chai Zhiping immediately thought of a possibility.
"Does Mr. Lin plan to make a sequel or prequel to this TV series in the future?"
Lin Youlun was stunned, he didn't expect Chai Zhiping's thinking to turn so fast, and he immediately guessed some of his plans.
It's not entirety, but it's good to be able to guess that.
"It depends on the situation, I do have the idea of planning for a sequel, of course, the main thing is that after a while, I want to adapt this TV series into a game, and the plot and background setting here are improved, and you can save a lot of effort when the game is adapted."
Lin Youlun's answer made Chai Zhiping stunned, adapting the TV series into a game, this is the first time she has heard of such a statement.
Not long ago, the news that Lin Youlun adapted a game into a movie made Chai Zhiping realize that the connection between games and film and television can be established in this way, but I didn't expect that it would not be long before Lin Youlun subverted Chai Zhiping's understanding with his "whimsy".
Of course, Lin Youlun will not tell Chai Zhiping that "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is also adapted from the game in the strict sense, but now this game has not yet been born, so the cause and effect can only be reversed, and the TV series will be filmed first, and then the game will be made.
Putting these aside, Lin Yule's cross-border thinking really opened Chai Zhiping's eyes, first the comic adaptation of the TV series, and then the TV series changed the game, I really don't know how many unknown ideas are still hidden in Lin Youlun's head?
Except for himself, probably no one will know the answer. (To be continued......)