In Silicon Valley, this acquisition is nothing, with only 600,000 shares to IMP and a valuation of about 5 million. But in Hollywood, the waves brought by this action are quite impressive.

If this is an investment, Daniel should choose to sell the patented technology to Apple Inc. rather than take the form of a private placement to acquire Apple shares.

In doing so, it is natural to want to be able to hold Apple shares as part of the investment basket.

Considering that Daniel is about to go to university to study business, has been in the industry for more than four years, founded and invested in DD Pictures and Weta Digital, and it has been rumored that Daniel has gained a lot in the field of financial investment.

Moreover, so far, Daniel has starred in more than a dozen films, except for "Gladiator", which brought him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and "The Pianist", which brought him the Best Actor, the rest of the films are mostly commercial. The clarity of the plan is rare in Hollywood, and it is conceivable that Daniel does not seem to be attached to his acting career.

With so many materials in person, if the media doesn't create a story with twists and turns, it won't be finished at all.

This made Daniel himself reading the newspaper and couldn't help but marvel at their imagination.

"I went to work as a chef at a hot dog shop so that I could open my own hot dog shop and then open it into an international chain. They also interviewed Michael. Tollin said that I may have entered Hollywood for a salary of $5,000 to star in "School Blues", but I didn't expect it to be out of control, so I stayed in Hollywood to develop. As soon as the financial situation improved, he began to plan to hire Raymond, who is very well-known in the investment manager industry. Freeman, who is in charge of my investments. He also said that I have a talent for investment, and I have made a lot of money, so I have the money to buy luxury houses and luxury cars, invest in DD Pictures and Weta Digital, and recently began to expand the investment field. So he founded IMP Electronics, and in just one year, he was acquired by Apple in exchange for hundreds of thousands of Apple shares. Worth millions. ”

Daniel relayed the report to everyone, laughing helplessly, "I never thought of opening a hot dog chain, I promise." ”

He revealed the news in a roundabout way, nothing more than to give the rumors one last blow.

If he does intend to cross over into the business world. It's a lot of pressure for collaborators.

"You really started IMP?" James. Wen's eyes were shining, and he obviously admired Daniel's handwriting very much, "When I saw the news, I thought that the investment manager was just the same name as yours, but later I saw that it was confirmed in the report that it was the same person, and I also thought it was his own investment, but I didn't expect it to be Daniel's investment." ”

Entering September, the filming of "Chainsaw" has been basically completed, and it was completed last night. Everyone was so drunk that they didn't expect James and Werner to come to see him today.

It seems that James is still a little drunk, Werner has a white face, and he can't see any signs, thinking of his special hobby and talent for horror film screenwriting, Daniel's pores are standing up all over his body, this is a person who can't be messed with.

"I asked Ferguson to ask when you were free, mainly to discuss with you that I was going to let you take the film to the Sundance Film Festival tomorrow in January. The premiere is held there, and then the release is scheduled. ”

The Sundance International Film Festival was held in 1984 by Hollywood director Robert Brown. Redford and others advocated mainly to support small-budget independent films. The Sundance Institute, which provides funding for hundreds of films every year, has grown to become well-known for its international film festival in Park City, Utah, with many well-known directors and films. For example, Miramax's "The English Patient" and so on, there are many later Oscar and Emmy winners, which can be regarded as a film festival with a very good influence.

Daniel pushed "Saw Horror" to Sundance, of course, hoping that the film would be checked first to see the response.

In particular, he is now a "well-known rich man", Robert Brown. Redford had also called him personally before and asked if he was interested in supporting the Sundance Institute, because it is a non-profit organization, and basically depends on various companies to invest except for some income during the festival and a part of the investment income.

Because the festival is becoming more and more important, especially the popular Steven. Soderbergh and Quentin. After Tarantino, many large companies have used it as a place to select new talents, and it is also a high-quality platform to promote new talents, so every year in the budget, there are more or less donations to Sundance.

DD Pictures has been in the limelight in the past two years, and a "Greek Wedding" has almost become a legend of small-budget production.

Of course, the influence of the box office factor of independent films has become weaker and weaker in recent years, and people are increasingly taking the independent consciousness and unique perspective of filmmakers into account when defining independent films, rather than just taking small costs and deviating from traditional production rules as a standard. Roger. Albert once gave a definition of this kind of shooting, which is basically limited by the source of funding, production methods, expression skills, etc., but in general, there is no strict standard.

Therefore, broadly speaking, except for those films that follow the procedures of the Seven Major Congresses, go down the assembly line, and films with large investment and great influence, they can all be called independent films.

In this sense, "Greek Wedding" is produced by IFC and DD, two unknown independent studios, and the promotion is eclectic and also falls within the scope of independent films.

Considering that no matter how much public rhetoric understates the box office, the vast majority of independent filmmakers hope that their films have a chance to be released, and it is even better if they have a good box office - if they can reach the level of 400 million, they will become famous, fame and fortune.

Therefore, within the Sundance International Film Festival and Institute, Daniel is still very well-known and influential.

Redford's previous communication, in addition to hoping that he could donate part of the money to the institute, also proposed to invite Daniel to be a jury member of the Sundance Film Festival, but the latter was rejected by him, because the film festival is held in January every year, and at that time he has already begun to rest, and it is not suitable to attend public events related to films.

However, donating is an established strategy, and DD Pictures also needs to have some similar expenditures, Lionsgate, Miramax, etc., are all big donors to Sundance, and DD Pictures must abide by this rule if it wants to go the road of independent studios.

In this way, it is natural to launch a film to participate in the grand event, of course, it is impossible for a commercial horror film to be shortlisted, Sundance has two parts: a feature film and a documentary, and horror films can't be relied on.

James and Werner are certainly happy.

For them, in fact, there is little consideration for the Golden Globes or even the Oscars, like Matt. Damon and Ben. Affleck, like him, became famous in one fell swoop with the script of "Soul Catcher", after all, it is rare. Comparatively speaking, the Christmas Film Festival, which is open to newcomers, is much more realistic, not that it is easy to win awards, but that it is easy to participate.

Sundance receives 2,500 films of all kinds each year, and although 16 are finalists for feature films and 16 documentaries, the participation is huge.

"We don't have a problem, in January, there must be enough time, but you're not-"

"Oh, Redford asked me to be a judge, and I declined. I know what you mean, yes, I'm going to start taking a break next year, so I'm going to ask Ferguson to come with you, and David will take the time to go there, and you'll have a little premiere over there, see the reaction, and come back and have time to fix it up. ”

In fact, the first time DD Pictures went to Sundance, whether it was "Ghost Omen" and "Love to the Bottom" currently being produced by DD Headquarters, or "Chainsaw" from the Investment Department, it was David who made the decision, and Daniel himself had no inclination. But "House Down" is actually not suitable for Sundance's conditions, tens of millions of investments, Stephen. Martin is not a nameless man either. In this way, there are only "Ghost Omen" and "Chainsaw", a little comparison, you know that the former can't be compared with the latter, Werner's script and style are indeed more maverick.

Hearing that Daniel was not going, the two moved their seats, losing two points of confidence.

Daniel has not seen them shoot so far, Ferguson, David, and even Melissa have the courage to go to the set, but Daniel has never been there, and they also know that the investment of 4 million is not a big project for Daniel.

"We're going to get a film out by October, do you want to see it then?"

There was some anticipation in his tone, and Daniel suddenly turned a corner, "James, and Werner, I'm very optimistic about this project, to be honest, I think after this film, you will make a name for yourself in Hollywood." But I have a little bit of a ...... about horror films, especially those in the style of Werner You know what I mean. ”

"You mean, you...... Well? ”

"Yes, if you understand correctly."

Seeing James and Werner's expressions of uncontrollable laughter, Daniel was also a little embarrassed.

"Okay, actually, it's nothing, that's it, you guys get ready first, and when Sundance comes back, we'll discuss the promotion and release."

Farewell from Daniel's house.

"He's saying he's scared, right?"

"It should be." Werner also smiled, "I think that's probably why he chose us. ”

Of course, horror movies are scary.

"Oh, Daniel is afraid of horror movies, this is big news, when we run out of food, we can sell it to tabloids." (To be continued.) )

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