The contract was finally finalized, and several people were extremely relaxed on this night, and several people stayed in the bar until late at night before returning home and resting in peace.

It's just that after the others left one after another, Alexander grabbed Levy, and others could eat, drink, and have fun, and he still had some things to discuss with Levy.

"Nick, there's something I want to talk to you about. Shouldn't we give some shares to Bob in our company? ”

The question Alexander said, in fact, Levy has been thinking about it these days: although this company is said to be several people who have been working together, the funds for the establishment of this company belong to Levy and Alexander. As agreed at the beginning, Levy accounted for 60% and Alexander for 40%. Although the other people are all working in the company, they are all employees, and although they are friends, they are just part-time workers.

It's just that, in the past few days, they have done more than just the work they should do: when the company was about to go bankrupt, they did not leave the company, but all stayed, thinking about how to revive the company with Levy and Alexander, which is quite rare, and it would be a little too unkind to let them get only one salary.

A few days ago, no one talked about this: the company was all negative equity at that time, there was no money at all, and the company could go bankrupt at any time, what is the use of asking for shares? It's just that in the past few days, the company has gone from negative equity to tens of millions, and has made a fortune all of a sudden, and now that the company has made money, Alexander is thinking about how to divide the money.

"I think we each took out 10% of the dividend, Michael, Bob, Clark, Jack, the four of them, and each of them got 5%. In this way, the two of us can have an income of tens of millions every year, and their income can also be millions. They've been working hard with us, and that's not a lot of money. ”

Alexander said his idea, 20% of the dividends are distributed to four people, which is actually not much, and everyone gets 5%, as a reward for their unwavering followers to the company during this time, which is also very good.

Of course, that's not all they earn. For example, Bob is now the chief screenwriter, not counting the company's dividends and his income, he can also have a lot of screenwriter income - not to mention 30,000 US dollars per episode, according to the interests won by the Screenwriters Guild, the screenwriter has at least 3% of the right to share in the videotapes and CDs of TV series, even if he does not count dividends, he can also have millions of income, although Clark and Michael do not have such a high income, but they also have the title of producer's assistant on the set, and they have a lot of income, and they are really short of money, You can make some money as a director of one or two episodes on your own - it's not uncommon for American dramas to change directors anyway, and Levy doesn't mind letting him shoot it.

It's just that no matter how much money there is, it is earned by their own ability, it is earned by their work, not given to them by the mystery company, and this dividend is given by the company. The money they earn by their own abilities is not the same as the company's reward for them.

"It's cheaper for this kid Jack, he didn't do anything, and he still got the dividends." Levy thought for a moment and nodded.

"We will also score his work in the future, and we are not just doing this vote, taking a long-term view, our company will have more places to make money in the future."

Levy was a little surprised, he didn't expect Alexander to have such great ambitions. However, he was not wrong: the shares were given to them not because they contributed, but because they did not give up.

Some money can be saved, some money can't. No matter how hard you are on the people you start a business with, you can't be harsh on them. Since they are all people who work together, they should also share the money.

"I don't have an opinion, you can do it."

Alexander also nodded slightly, obviously, he also expected Levy's happy acceptance - among these people, in fact, Alexander is more sensitive to the company's financial problems, and the other people are people who don't know what money is, "Then, it's decided." We now have a loan of 30 million, and we have 10 million left for the company to spend: anyway, we have to find a lawyer to handle legal affairs, and then find an accountant to do the accounts, and I don't need a business secretary for the time being, but some equipment in the company, equipment needs to be purchased, manpower needs to be increased, and you also want to buy scripts, these all need money. The remaining 20 million, let's divide it, so that they can also have an income of 1 million, and they can buy everything they want. ”

CBS has ordered a whole season of TV series, so the amount of money is hundreds of millions. Even if it is the part of CBS's investment, it is offset by CBS's equipment and venues, plus the money distributed by the entertainment company, which is 60 million. It stands to reason that the 60 million will not be obtained until a year later, but now several people are unwilling to live such a poor life anymore, and the entertainment company has taken a loan to them because of this.

Behind the entertainment companies are banks, and they like to borrow like Mystery Company. And the mystery company paid a part of the interest, but in exchange for the immediate money in hand - this is good for everyone.

"You spent the borrowed money happily."

"I'm a Jew -- don't people say that we Jews are a people who are accustomed to borrowing money and then only thinking about how to pay off?" Alexander laughed, "If you have money, don't you spend it, can't you still save it?" Put it in the bank, that's other people's money, and when you have money, you can spend it first. ”

Levy laughed too, and he nodded, agreeing with Alexander.

In fact, it would be a bit of a stretch to ask Levy to say that he is thinking about dividing the money now, instead of thinking about making the company bigger. Keeping all the money, investing it further, and then making more of it is the right thing for Levy to do. However, Levy also noticed the excitement they felt when they heard that a loan had been received. Expecting them to have money in their hands and not spending it is a bit too harsh. When it comes to investment, it's enough to suggest it yourself, and it's not good to force them to do it.

"Then it's decided, and all of a sudden, I'm a millionaire. For dividends, for millionaires, cheers! Alexander laughed, according to the results of their discussion, Alexander was also able to get a dividend of six million, which is not a decimal amount no matter how you say it.

"You deserve it." Levy opened his mouth and said, "In this company, you contribute more than anyone else, and you deserve this." ”

Among these people in the Mystery Company, the one who knows the least about the professional side of things is Alexander. When filming TV series, he rarely even went to the crew, but kept contacting investors and TV networks. Usually he rarely shows up, but as the owner of this company, he is not bad at all, whether it is to attract investment or find a way to broadcast, it is not an easy thing, the mystery company is very small, and it is very hard to do these things. Although Alexander was not involved in the production of the TV series, it is not wrong to say that he is a hero.

"Actually, my work is harder, if it weren't for the TV series, I wouldn't have made any money...... Why do you say that? Now that we've made money, why care whose credit it is? That's it. Here, for the sake of income, cheers! ”

Also, what do you care about? Levy raised his glass and smiled: it was so clear what was the point.

"I knew for a long time that I was the right person to come to Los Angeles. Before I met you, some friends persuaded me, saying that I didn't understand anything, that I didn't know anything, that when I came to Los Angeles, I would only lose all my money, and in the end I would have nothing left. But I always say that film is a violent industry, and compared to other industries, this industry makes money the fastest. I don't really have a professional eye, but I have a business mind, and one day, I'll make money...... Now, for the sake of the dream, cheers. ”

After three glasses of wine, Alexander was also slightly excited, and rarely talked about his dreams. If it was usual, Clark and they were there, and they heard that his dream was just to make money, then they would definitely laugh: such a dream of making money seemed a little too vulgar to them. However, Levy's dream for Alexander was to raise a glass and drink again.

There is nothing ridiculous about dreaming of making money, this is the most simple and real dream. Levy doesn't like to talk about dreams all the time, but he has no objection to drinking and celebrating those who have achieved their dreams.

"So, you can also get six million of this money directly, right? Have you figured out how to use it? Levy asked.

"I think about it, first of all, I'm going to buy a house, and then, I'm going to buy another car, a good car for $200,000. And then ...... "Alexander was running out of words, and he didn't think about what to do with the money," and then I went to Las Vegas and spent a million -- I always dreamed that one day I could spend a lot of money in Vegas. And then buy some good wine......"

"Find two top-notch personal chaperones and enjoy it for a few days?"

"I guess so...... Let's talk about it then, anyway, I have money now, and I can spend it as much as I want. Alexander laughed, "What about you, Nick, how are you going to spend your money?" What do you want to buy? Villa, or sports car? ”

"I said, I want to hire a private equity manager and then invest my money." Levy said simply, "Wouldn't it be good to use this money to invest in online stocks?" Internet stocks happen to be booming right now. ”

Alexander was a little surprised, "All the money to invest?" I've heard some sayings, people say, although the current technology stocks are very hot, but this is just a bubble, just like the house prices in the 80s, which may collapse at any time, many Internet companies themselves do not make money, once they crash, it is definitely a big avalanche crash - there is a risk in entering the market, if you really have money and don't know how to spend it, isn't it good to gamble with me? ”

"Don't worry, I can't lose on this game." Levy patted his head, "Look, Alex, I'm going to make a lot of money." ”