"Wait a minute, Uncle Chu, which one do you think is most likely to win the prize?" Fang Yuping, who was always very serious, suddenly smiled funny, turned his face to look at Chu Yuan and said, "I am most optimistic about Lin Lingdong, I have watched both of his films, and I am definitely qualified." ”

"I'm more optimistic about Xiao Ran...... Chu Yuan's eyes searched the audience, and found Xiao Ran nodded and smiled: "I have always felt that I am unable to keep up with your pace." However, after watching Xiao Ran's "God of Gamblers", I realized that you are all about to lose track of his rhythm! ”

"Don't say any more, there's going to be a riot next!" Fang Yuping made a joke very happily, opened the post and shouted: "The winner is...... Zhang Wanyao, "Autumn Fairy Tale"! ”

Just before the award, Xiao Ran was already nervous, and when he finally heard the result, his whole body relaxed, and his expression couldn't hide the feeling of loss. finally didn't get this award, Xiao Ran thought gloomily, thinking that it seemed that there were few awards in the history of the Academy Awards when the screenwriter and director were the same person, and he was relieved.

After congratulating Zhang Wanyao, it was soon the last award. The suspense of the best picture is not very big, and "Autumn Fairy Tale" won the same. The only thing worth mentioning is that this time Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling, as producers, both of them came to the stage to accept the award.

The reporters in the audience picked up their cameras fiercely and snapped at them, they rarely saw the two most important people of the Phantom together like this. It would be stupid not to take a few photos and use them as covers.

At this year's Academy Awards, there were a total of 14 awards, and the Phantom Company won nine, which can be described as an absolute victory. and "God of Gamblers" is the film with the most awards, winning six awards. No matter what point of view, this success is enough to prove that Phantom Company has the absolute strength and qualifications to become a film company that can compete with Golden Harvest.

At the celebration banquet prepared in advance, Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling congratulated the group of people who won the award and then went to the side for a detailed discussion. They're talking about the company's progress, and from any angle, it's time to talk about it.

Wei Dongling's question was very simple, and he asked the question directly: "Now that the company has officially reached a higher level, I think it is necessary to develop other markets, what do you think?" ”

"That's for sure!" Xiao Ran drank the water in the cup as a drink, and gave the answer confidently: "There is no need to entangle with the four major companies in the local market, so what if they are alone." We want the mainland market, as well as the entire Asian market, and then take the opportunity to wave to Europe and the United States to try it! ”

"However, even if we forget about the local market, we have to attack the Asian market as well as the mainland, Europe and the United States, will this be too extravagant?" Wei Dongling glanced at Xiao Ran very suspiciously, which was like dispersing his strength, and it was easy to cause fatal injuries.

Of course, Xiao Ran didn't think about it, in fact, he had always had a plan, and he had been modifying the opportunity as the situation changed. He originally planned to win the Asian market first and then talk about Europe and the United States, but now there is really not much time left, and the situation is different.

Fang Ruohai and Yang Qi's participation in the battle complicated all this, and Xiao Ran was not sure if he could really control everything. Moreover, now that the historical divide is getting bigger and bigger, he must get his hands on Hollywood as soon as possible.

Strictly speaking, Xiao Ran's original idea of buying Hollywood studios was to control Hollywood, but now he has gradually changed his mind. Why can't Hong Kong be developed into another Hollywood? Now that the conditions that should have been in place are all in place, the competition of the five major companies can fully accelerate the development of Hong Kong films, and then win the market for American films if the technical force is sufficient.

Now, in his vision, the acquisition of Hollywood is simply to take over the vast distribution network of Hollywood distribution companies, especially in North America. Dominating the North American market is one thing that must be done, and only by conquering Hollywood can we conquer the world.

It's true that the company doesn't have the strength to do anything to Hollywood, but it does have the ability to do something to the European market. Don't think that Hollywood films have always been ingrained in Europe, and European films have been beaten so bleakly.

Before the 90s, Hollywood's market share in Europe was far less powerful than that of local films, and films in Britain, France, and Germany were booming after the war. It wasn't until the 80s that it gradually fell into trouble, and Hollywood's leap forward in technological power gradually encroached on Europe in the 90s.

For Europe at present, it is an undefended city, and the power of Hollywood has not yet invaded there significantly. As long as Xiao Ran grasps the opportunity, it is definitely not difficult to defeat Hollywood's power in Europe.

However, Wei Dongling's question is indeed on the point, and the company doesn't have much money, which is undoubted. Don't think that Xiao Ran has a net worth of billions, that is, money that can be spent at any time, but all assets.

But here's the problem, the Phantom doesn't have the money, and it doesn't have enough money to go public at the moment, so it can't raise enough money to expand more rapidly. If it was in Pingyue, Xiao Ran could have entered the third line without worrying, but the existence of Fang Ruohai and Yang Qi was undoubtedly a threat, and Xiao Ran did not dare to use all the funds to open up the market.

At present, the funds have accumulated to more than 500 million yuan, and the money of the world fund cannot be moved, which is the guarantee of the follow-up force of the Phantom Company's development. The most important thing is that Xiao Ran wants to use the World Fund to make money for himself, as well as to raise funds to save everything when the Phantom is in danger.

"What is the situation of the shares of several companies controlled by the company now?" Xiao Ran, who had a headache, asked inexplicably: "What is the situation with those two pieces of land?" ”

"The stocks, real estate and real estate invested by the investment department, even if they sell everything that can be sold, are only about 800 million!" Wei Dongling made a little calculation and came up with a figure: "Coupled with our current liquidity, there is only 1.4 billion liquidity at most!" ”

"What about borrowing money from the bank?" Xiao Ran didn't trust the bank, but in the current situation, it seemed that he had to consider the bank: "If there is no other way, we have to do this!" ”

Wei Dongling hesitated for a moment, and told Xiao Ran very frankly: "If we borrow from the bank, we can get 20 to 3 billion." And we need to build a movie city, and the preliminary estimate is that it will cost between 1.2 billion and 1.5 billion. Moreover, we also need to invest in some projects that can make a lot of money, so that there is a slight possibility that we can make enough 20 billion in the remaining year or so! ”

Two tens of billions! Xiao Ran smiled bitterly, he didn't even know if this number was enough to buy a Hollywood studio. Think about the fact that Sony spent more than $3 billion on the acquisition of Colombia next year, which translates into 30 billion Hong Kong dollars.

In a year, where will he go to earn 30 billion? He is not Li Chaoman, and now is not the era of the Internet bubble, it is difficult to use that kind of digital economy to get so much money in a short period of time.

He has a lot of ideas for long-term investment, such as Microsoft stock and Yahoo stock, but unfortunately the latter has not yet appeared. However, thinking of Yahoo, Xiao Ran reminded himself that he must remember that in 1994, he must find two founders to invest, so as not to let himself take advantage.

"Brother, so you're here!" Xiao Han's lively voice suddenly sounded behind Wei Dongling, and it scared Wei Dongling like a rabbit that had been stepped on by his tail. Seeing Wei Dongling's expression, Xiao Han stuck out his tongue embarrassedly and smiled: "Brother, what are you doing, Sister Lin is looking for you!" What did you just say about 20 billion? ”

"Xiaohan, go to the side!" Xiao Ran has a headache now, how can he still have the energy to take care of this little sister who often disturbs him: "Adong and I want to talk about things!" ”

Lin Qingxia appeared, and I didn't know what to say to Xiao Han, so Xiao Han left in a hurry, like a child who didn't grow up. Xiao Ran smiled bitterly and asked Lin Qingxia, who was just sitting beside her, "Why did you bring her?" ”

"Doesn't Xiao Han want to see you win the award?" Lin Qingxia asked rhetorically, and then asked curiously: "Xiao Han said what are you talking about 20 billion, what is that?" ”

"We're thinking about how to make 20 billion in one year!" Wei Dongling smiled bitterly, but he didn't hide anything from Lin Qingxia: "Now it seems that it is very difficult!" ”

"Two tens of billions? You're crazy! When Lin Qingxia heard this number, she was not startled, but had a dizzy feeling: "How can you earn 20 billion a year?" ”

"There will be a way!" Xiao Ran muttered to himself, he didn't believe that he couldn't solve this problem with his own understanding. In the past, it was because the start-up capital could not be developed, but now that I have everything, it is not like playing to make 20 billion yuan.

Suddenly, it occurred to him the few things he knew about economics and finance. Once, when he was bored flipping through a magazine in a dream, he read the general history of Dell. And there is another one, Cisco, which is also worth considering, because Xiao Ran remembers that this company has several honors, and it was once the most valuable company in the world.

Another thing, he vaguely remembered mentioning in a movie review he had read that when Sony acquired Colombia two years later, it was the time when the appreciation of the yuan was the most fierce. The article also mentioned that because of the sharp appreciation of the Yuan, countless businessmen in the United States have a kind of hope that they want to buy everything they see.

In ecstasy, he almost cried out. Holding back the excitement, I thought about it for a while, Dell and Cisco are both long-term investments, but the circle can be used as a short-term investment. Thinking of this, his expression became leisurely: "With three methods, according to the current situation, the appreciation of the yuan in one or two years can be guaranteed, so we can do the yuan." ”

Wei Dongling was stunned, and said that the yuan was indeed appreciating, but no one knew if it could rise for so long. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Are you sure it's okay?" ”

Xiao Ran smiled, doing business is like this, there is a risk to make a profit: "Find Fang Xiaoqiang tomorrow, just leave these things to him to do, anyway, he is a shareholder of the company!" ”

"Wait a minute...... Lin Qingxia became more and more confused the more she listened, and couldn't help but stop: "What are you talking about?" Why can't I understand at all? ”

Xiao Ran smiled slightly, eager to hold her hand now: "We are talking about the company's prospects, we need at least 20 billion to acquire Hollywood studios, and it must be completed next year." In fact, 20 billion is just a minimum number......"

20 billion is indeed the lowest number, if you want to achieve a film empire, this thing is far from enough, you still need to get a lot of technology and companies. Even if even a fool knows that it is extremely difficult, Xiao Ran seems to have no choice.

After a few days, Guan Xin finally came back from the mainland, and what he got back was the approval of the Mainland Film Bureau. The Mainland Film Bureau does not even require a certain percentage of mainland filmmakers to participate, nor does it require anything else. However, if you want to be released in mainland cinemas, you need at least 50% of mainland filmmakers in the crew.

This made Xiao Ran very depressed, this is simply using the money of the phantom to support the film factory in the mainland. However, thinking about the huge market in the mainland and the fact that there is no difficulty in the Film Bureau, Xiao Ran is overjoyed.

Now he can be completely sure that because of his pro-communist performance, the mainland obviously has a great favor for him. In addition, the mainland needs to cultivate some pro-mainland figures outside the silver capital, so he can be regarded as a bargain.

Without further ado, Xiao Ran immediately instructed Chen Kexin to start preparing all the preparations. It's definitely quite a huge thing, including equipment and transportation, as well as crew members and perks. When the budget was taken out, even Xiao Ran was surprised, and the budget was as high as 12 million.

12 million is definitely a very large production in this era, but this money is only 3 million at most in terms of personnel and venues in the mainland. In terms of transportation, it will cost at least two million, and the rest is the real production cost.

If you add two to three million publicity expenses, as well as legal and insurance costs, the total investment in this film is almost as high as 18 million. is enough to shoot at least five or more low-cost films like "The Saint of Gambling".

But Xiao Ran didn't think so, now is the time to take advantage of the prevalence of Hong Kong films to raise the price violently, and then no region or country in Southeast Asia will be able to catch up with this kind of power. In fact, with ten to twenty times the profits of Hong Kong films, they are reluctant to spend a lot of money to invest, which is simply deserving of losing the market.

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