Some time ago, the company investigated the situation of European distribution companies, and Wei Dongling and Xiao Ran selected two distribution companies with considerable strength, but have been losing money recently. Of course, with the Phantom's current financial situation, they are all wise to choose companies with very low debt.

One of the two issuing companies is a listed company, and Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling's target is this. As long as you can win this one, you will have the ability to raise funds in the stock market, and at least you will have the qualifications to mortgage and take out loans to develop.

You must know that the phantom's lack of listing qualifications has always been Xiao Ran's big hate. If he can go public, Xiao Ran believes that he will only need two years to dominate the Southeast Asian market, and even extend his tentacles to Hollywood.

The French publisher had a maximum market capitalization of more than a billion dollars, but its current market capitalization is less than 150 million. It's not very difficult to take it down, but Xiao Ran delayed the plan to build a movie city, just for this plan.

In this regard, Xiao Ran naturally has nothing to say. Anyway, there are special people to do the acquisition or negotiation or something, and he doesn't dare to manage it if he wants to. If it is an acquisition, there are traders under the Tianxia Fund, and it should not be a big problem to take it down. The key is how much it will cost, and how much you can borrow after taking it.

According to the report produced by the Ministry of Investment, it was preliminarily confirmed that as long as the acquisition of 40% of the shares, it would definitely be able to grasp the control of the company. Of course, if you want absolute control, then of course it is better to have 51 percent.

The acquisition of this 40 percent will require about 500 million to 600 million. At present, the Phantom Company just threw away some Hong Kong stocks and real estate in its hands some time ago, and there is still about more than 2 billion liquidity, which is more than enough to make acquisitions.

As for how much you can borrow after you take it. After researching by the investment department, it came to a conclusion: it is necessary to turn losses into profits, and only after the performance is good can the loan be at least 200 million US dollars.

According to Xiao Ran's judgment, at such a rate of expansion, I believe that by the time 1989 comes, the market value of the Phantom Company will be as high as 10 billion. If it is the end of the year, coupled with Dell's soaring stock, the development of funds is not too much.

Of course, Xiao Ran didn't think about all this, everything that could be taken into account was explained, and now there is naturally nothing to say. just laughed and asked: "Don't talk nonsense, if you don't bring me and Qingxia two gifts to Europe this time, you will suffer!" ”

While chatting, An Yuxuan knocked on the door and came in to tell Xiao Ran that Yu Jiayu had arrived. When Xiao Ran returned to the office, he saw Yu Jiayu and An Yuxuan chatting, and couldn't help but smile, and only smiled after An Yuxuan went out: "Yuxuan is a good woman, don't let it go!" ”

Yu Jiayu couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded when Xiao Ran suddenly popped out of this sentence, but he didn't dare to answer. Xiao Ran smiled in understanding, Yu Jiayu obviously liked An Yuxuan a little. Putting these miscellaneous matters behind, he said with a solemn expression: "Are the preparations for "Spy Change" completed? ”

Speaking of work, Yu Jiayu was very energetic, and replied without thinking: "The United States and the local have been arranged, and now only the mainland is left to negotiate!" ”

"Okay, that's it, let's shoot this drama first!" Xiao Ran immediately made a decision, it would be great to be able to shoot this film as soon as possible.

With a total budget of $25 million, the team behind "Spy Change" is the Phantom's largest investment so far, and it is believed to be the largest investment in Hong Kong so far. There are several explosion scenes in the script alone, which exceed the largest explosion scene in Asia in "Police Story Sequel", and there are many action scenes.

To put it simply, Xiao Ran is trying to create a film that has both artistic and commercial surnames. Of course, the action scenes are all for commercial services, and the packaging is the patriotism in them. Xiao Ran thought that this might be able to help the country a little.

In late April, Xiao Ran and the crew flew thousands of miles to the United States, and the budget for filming in the United States alone was as high as $1.5 million. Therefore, everyone in this industry knows that time is money.

Of course, this time not all the crew members came, but only the important ones. Xiao Ran didn't want to hire those production companies to work in the United States, firstly, because of cultural differences, which made it impossible to understand the central idea of the film, and secondly, it was difficult to cooperate.

There were two staff members from the distribution department, and the task of this trip was to promote the film as much as possible. If you want to only be released in places like Chinatown, Xiao Ran bets that the box office of this film must not be low. But what he wants is to be able to enter the mainstream theaters in the United States with dignity, which is the way to really make a name.

In fact, the Phantom Company's films could also be sold to American distributors before, but Xiao Ran didn't want to lose the Phantom's reputation in order to make such a small amount of money. What he wants is to enter the mainstream market in the United States in one fell swoop, not in a niche market. As a result, Phantom's works were only made into videotapes and sold in North America (including Canada).

"Spy Change" is a realistic film, very realistic cruelty. This time, Huang Yongheng and Zhang Yaozong, two of Xiao Ran's old partners, came as directors of photography and editing, and their main task was to teach the apprentices who were responsible for the specific work.

Because it was in the United States, I made do with worshipping God and started filming. In this regard, Daisy did not understand the strange behavior of this group of crew from the East, but she obviously had no complaints about it.

Daisy is beautiful and a down-and-out actress who has always sought a chance to break into Hollywood. In the script, Daisy is barely an important supporting role, so Yu Jiayu selected it for a while according to Xiao Ran's requirements.

However, what made Yu Jiayu angry was that when he saw this Daisy talking about the price for the first time, the agent dared to open his mouth and shout a price of one million...... USD. At that time, Yu Jiayu had the idea of brushing his sleeves away, he was not a person who did not understand the market, especially under Xiao Ran's deliberate hand-in-hand professor, he knew more and more about Hollywood.

One million dollars, not to mention a third-rate actor, even a first-class star is just this price. Later, Yu Jiayu told Daisy very clearly that it would cost 50,000 US dollars, and he would sign two more drama contracts.

Daisy glanced at Yu Jiayu, who was seriously lighting incense and worshipping God over there, and her heart was itching with hatred. She admired, or rather hated, the bargaining power of this Oriental. When Yu Jiayu offered $50,000 and two other film contracts, and told her that she would either not have the film or take over the film, Daisy knew that the Oriental had taken her sore feet.

Just kidding, she doesn't do it, some people do it, and there are always a few guys in Hollywood who dream of stardom every year who guard such an opportunity. So, Daisy only had to comfort herself, which was the first step to becoming popular, and maybe she could become popular in Hong Kong.

Who is the main cast? It's not Zhen Zidan, it's Fa Ge. Originally, Xiao Ran was interested in Zhen Zidan, but Zhen Zidan can't talk about any acting skills now, and acting in this film requires acting skills, which is difficult.

In the circle, if anyone can play such a role well, it is natural to have the necessary conditions. Zhen Zidan was originally from the mainland, but later went abroad and finally returned to Hong Kong. Such a mentality and experience is undoubtedly suitable, but the problem of acting has become the biggest obstacle.

followed by Xiao Ran, according to Xiao Ran's appearance and experience, coupled with his gradually good skills, acting in this drama is absolutely perfect. It's a pity that Xiao Ran thinks that Fa Ge is the most local superstar, and acting in this film with a strong sense of identity as him must have a very exemplary taste. So, Zhen Zidan could only regret it. It doesn't matter, though, a script about a mercenary is in the works, and he will be the male lead.

Xiao Ran's conception of this "Spy Change" began when the script was written, and he is now thinking, no wonder the director who combines the writing and directing is always handy. The reason is very simple, because when creating the script, the director himself is already structuring the pictures and shots one by one.

Xiao Ran's current situation is like this, a film with a commercial surname like this is not suitable for playing too deep in structure. Therefore, he used the narrative technique very succinctly. In fact, there are not many scenes in the United States, but they are easy to film.

One of the most important scenes in the United States is the night when the protagonist Ding's mentality changes, and the role of Hu is made a cameo by Xiao Ran. Under the operation of the camera, Xiao Ran's expression as he sat in front of the computer gradually became surprised, and the photographer gave Xiao Ran a close-up of his face at the right time.

Liu Yongjian, the assistant director who was promoted by Xiao Ran, shouted a card, and the scene was over. Xiao Ran breathed a sigh of relief, he can guarantee that his acting skills in the mall are foolproof. But acting in front of the camera, that's not what he's good at.

Out of the performance area, Fa Ge gave Xiao Ran a thumbs up in surprise: "Ah Ran, you are really good at acting!" ”

"Forget it, I don't know what kind of person I am?" Xiao Ran smiled lightly and pushed Brother Fa: "Go and prepare, it's up to you to perform in the next scene!" ”

Looking at Fa Ge and Daisy to prepare, Xiao Ran turned his head to look at the editor: "A'an, what do you think of this scene?" ”

Editing director Zhang Yaozong looked at his disciple A An with a smile, A An scratched his head, thought for a while and said: "I think this scene can be cut out in a big close-up, and when you get to the back, you can cut a top-down shot, or stretch the shot, which can strengthen that kind of ......."

"The effect of desolation?" Xiao Ran appreciates this Ah An a little bit, but Ah An is not experienced enough, and he still needs to conceive when he encounters such a thing. If it is changed to Zhang Yaozong, I am afraid that I will be able to immediately construct the main points of this scene when filming, and how to deal with it when editing in the future.

Xiao Ran nodded and looked at Lin Daoyun again: "Ah Yun, these scenes are very important, your soundtrack must be in place." How do you feel now, let's hear it? ”

"In the previous action scene, I thought it could be a little tighter in terms of rhythm and use electronic instruments, so it must be very tense!" Lin Daoyun answered without thinking about it, in contrast to A'an's hesitation.

Lin Daoyun was referring to a previous action scene, which was the scene in which Xiao Ran made a cameo appearance in which Hu and CIA agents chased a few*. That scene is one of the more important action scenes in the film, and it is no exaggeration to say that there are so many action scenes in this film that they are the same after 20 years, which is very rare.

The next scene is not exactly Fa Ge's, but Daisy's play. This scene is about Daisy watching Fa Ge in the dark, but Daisy still thinks that this scene is very good. However, she soon suffered.

Fa Ge sat in the rocking chair, looking extremely confused. In the darkness of the light dimmed by a few reflectors, Daisy suddenly opened her eyes as she lay on the bed. Xiao Ran frowned and called a stop, in his conception, this was not right.

However, it was such an action of opening his eyes, and he actually went six or seven times in a row. Daisy didn't understand it now, she almost thought that the director was deliberately embarrassing her. I don't know why, anger welled up in my heart, and I climbed down from the bed and said angrily to Yu Jiayu: "I won't shoot anymore, that bastard director is simply embarrassing me." ”

There are not many crew members who can understand English on the spot, but there are still a few. Yu Jiayu is obviously one of them, he obviously doesn't have a good impression of this Daisy, and said coldly: "Daisy, you signed the contract, if you don't want to do it, I would be happy to see you in court!" ”

Xiao Ran couldn't help but shake his head, walked to Daisy with a relaxed step, and said to her in fluent English: "Miss Daisy, I'm very sorry to tell you that I'm not a bastard. Of course, if you have to think so, I have no opinion! ”

Daisy was dumbfounded, she thought Xiao Ran didn't know English. Xiao Ran's expression was very relaxed: "Also, I want to tell you that with your mentality, I don't think you are qualified to get any position in Hollywood." You're an actor, you have to know how to figure out the role, you know? ”

Daisy stared blankly at the director, who was too serious to do things, and nodded involuntarily. The rest of the matter is much easier, for Daisy's scene, Xiao Ran just lightly pointed out a sentence: "Let her open her eyes slowly, just a gap." ”

The next scene is the prologue to defection, and Xiao Ran appears in the performance area again. It wasn't until Fa Ge saw the information on the disk that his mentality changed, and then he decided to defect. And here is the key to acting, if one is not acted well, the whole film will not be convincing enough.

*****

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