As for the filming of the sequel to "Star Wars", there is no news yet. Lucas doesn't seem to be in a hurry to prepare for the second part, and is still focusing on the filming of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

Xu Guanwu is not afraid of George. Lucas moved to other companies with the sequel to "Star Wars", and he had already taken the rights when he invested in filming the year before last. So without his permission, even George. Lucas couldn't shoot a sequel either.

Last life as George. When Lucas worked with 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox was a little hesitant because many previous sci-fi films had been dismal at the box office. For this George. Lucas voluntarily gave up his $500,000 directorial fee in exchange for the right to sell the film's merchandise and the ownership of the sequel.

In this life, Xu Guanwu knows how popular "Star Wars" is, so naturally he will not give up the right to sell peripheral products and the ownership of the sequel. So he gave George enough at the price. Lucas's directorial fee, let him cry while holding half a million dollars.

However, because "Star Wars" was too popular, Xu Guanwu gave each of them a red envelope of 10 million US dollars. In Hollywood, a materialistic Vanity Fair, stars, screenwriters, directors, and producers have to fight to the death for millions, and everything has to be spoken according to the contract, and they will give as much as they want, and they will not give more than a dime. So in comparison, Xu Guanwu is really kind.

Of course, because of this, when he was attacked by other Hollywood filmmakers this year, David . Brown, Richard. Zaniuk, George. Lucas, Stephen. Spielberg, Lei Shidong, Michael. Douglas and others who have worked together will jump out to speak for him.

And these people undoubtedly represent a powerful force in Hollywood, including famous producers. There are also famous directors. There are also the second-largest cinema chains in the United States and the eight major Hollywood studios. That's why there are so many manpower to support Xu Guanwu. Others have to be careful when they speak.

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In addition to the three films that are fully invested by Xu Guanwu, there are also three films in which he is a shareholder, which are also busy filming. They are "Rocky 2", "Jaws 2" and "Superman".

Among them, "Rocky 2" and "Jaws 2" are both funded by Fox, and Xu Guanwu only provides the sequel shooting rights, and can get a part of the dividends. and "Superman" is co-invested by Xu Guanwu and Fox.

Because the movie "Superman" was shot at the same time and required an investment of at least $50 million, which Fox alone could not afford. Zaniuk had no choice but to consult with Xu Guanwu. He will contribute 20 million funds, and can get half of the box office revenue, and 30% of the follow-up revenue.

Examples of such fundraising for films are not uncommon in the United States, where a blockbuster usually costs more than $10 million. It would be nice if the movie sold well and could recoup the investment, but many times the way movie tickets are not predictable.

Many movies that were expected to be big hits ended up in Waterloo. And many movies that no one was optimistic about in advance became box office dark horses after their release, and they were unexpectedly big hits.

Of course, for film and television companies, it is naturally a good thing to meet a box office dark horse, but it is unattainable. The worst thing was to encounter Waterloo. The hard work and money of the whole company are all in vain. And in order to avoid this as much as possible, so raise funds to shoot a movie. It has become a common practice for Hollywood studios.

Raising funds to shoot a movie can spread the risk and equalize the benefits, although if the movie is a big box office hit, it will cause certain losses. But if you lose at the box office, you can avoid a lot of risks. So except for the kind of movies that are 100% sure that they will make money, most of the other films are shot through fundraising.

In later generations, when film investment was hundreds of millions of dollars, raising funds to shoot movies became a common practice for Hollywood studios.

"Rocky 2", "Jaws 2" and "Superman" are expected to be released this year and next, because the first part is a big hit, so the sequel box office is not too bad, unless the shooting is really bad enough. Therefore, this year and next year, Xu Guanwu will definitely have hundreds of millions of dollars in his account, and this kind of money is too easy to earn.

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Last year, after Xu Guanwu's call, Apple Computer has begun to work graphical operating systems and document processing software.

The VISICALC chalk ash software, after the development of many people, has now become quite mature. WITH APPLE'S APPLE TYPE TWO COMPUTER SALES, APPLE TYPE TWO HAS ALSO BECOME THE FIRST CHOICE FOR OFFICE COMPUTERS, WITH MORE THAN 200,000 UNITS SHIPPED IN THE FIRST YEAR, WHICH IS A VERY BEST-SELLING PERSONAL COMPUTER.

Apple Computer was selected as the most innovative company in 77 because of the Apple II computer, which attracted the attention of many investors for a while. It's just that Apple Computer is not short of financial support at present, so it can only be grateful for these foreign investments.

MICROSOFT, WHICH HAS OBTAINED THE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS OF VISICALC'S CHALK ASH SOFTWARE, HAS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY PORTED THIS SPREADSHEET DATA SOFTWARE TO OTHER COMPANIES' COMPUTERS, WHICH HAS INDEED BROUGHT SOME IMPACT TO THE SALES OF APPLE SECOND COMPUTERS. HOWEVER, APPLE TYPE TWO COMPUTERS ARE BETTER THAN EXQUISITE WORKMANSHIP, AND PERFECT PRODUCTION LINES, WHICH CAN SUPPLY APPLE TYPE TWO COMPUTERS IN LARGE QUANTITIES. So for a while, I didn't worry that the market would be snatched away by other companies.

Of course Steve. Jobs & Stephen. Woznik was also very dissatisfied with Xu Guanwu's similar approach, believing that the distribution rights of VISICALC should not be ceded to Microsoft, which would harm the interests of their shareholders.

But Xu Guanwu told them that the graphical operating system, document processing files, etc., which he instructed them to do, were more important and had more potential than VISICALC software. A word to make Steve. Jobs and Stephen. Woznek lost his temper.

MICROSOFT HAS MADE A LOT OF MONEY BY SELLING VISICALC SOFTWARE AND BASIC LANGUAGE, AND THERE IS ALSO A PART OF XU GUANWU'S DIVIDENDS. The future money situation is even more objective.

There is such a big gain just by moving your mouth, and this money is easier to earn than making movies.

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In addition to investing in movies and high-tech, the United States has invested. CAA also continued to create a lot of wealth for Xu Guanwu.

Xu Guanwu is not interested in how much profit the company makes. But very interested in how many stars it has signed. For broker companies. These stars mean wealth. Last year's new signing to CAA Brokers was rising star Harrison. Ford, the writer and director of "Moonlight Panic" John Brown. Carpenter, starring Jamie. Plum. Curtis, director of "Alien" Ridley. Scott, starring Sigoney. Weaver and so on. All of them are cast and crew members in the movies invested by Xu Guanwu.

In addition to these cast and crew, they also discovered a lot of new stars, but Xu Guanwu is not very familiar with these names, so he didn't pay too much attention to them.

For Xu Guanwu, the CAA agency is not big enough to develop, and there are not enough artists. Compared to the veteran William. Morris Brokers, Inc. CAA still has a long way to go. And when it really grows into Hollywood's No. 1 agency, the whole of Hollywood will tremble at it.

Xu Guanwu is looking forward to the early arrival of that day.

In addition to the CAA agent company, Lei Shidong's national entertainment company also made a lot of money because of the release of "Star Wars", "Contact of the Third Kind" and "Saturday Night Madness".

Especially "Saturday Night Madness", a low-budget song and dance film, had no theaters interested in releasing it at that time, so Lei Shidong picked up a big bargain. After its release, it made nearly 100 million US dollars, which can be described as a dark horse that shines black in 77.

The big hit of this movie also made Lei Shidong trust Xu Guanwu's vision more and more, it was not for him to choose, Lei Shidong would not release this movie at all.

And Xu Guanwu's other movie "007: Underwater City" is too many theaters to compete for. Lei Shidong was reluctant to give some more box office shares, so he was taken away by other theaters. Although the box office of "007: Underwater City" is also tens of millions of dollars. But Lei Shidong did not regret it at all.

He is not short of money like other theater companies, and the seven works he released the year before last were huge box office successes. The four films released last year also made him a lot of money. So he was not short of money, so he naturally didn't want to give too much profit to the distributor, so he had to cheapen other theater companies.

However, Lei Shidong guessed that according to the sharing plan given by these theater companies, even if they would make some money, it would definitely not be much. It is likely that it will not be as good as the income of a low-budget film.

Like the "007" series of movies, because the box office has always been very guaranteed, the producers and distributors are very confident. The box office share is also very pressed, accounting for almost eighty percent of all box office revenue, and only two percent or even less is left for the theater side.

Compared with the low-cost films released in theaters, because the film itself is not a blockbuster, plus there are no stars to help out, and there is no decent distribution plan, so the theater clues need more box office achievements, probably accounting for more than 40% or even 50%.

And if this low-budget film does well at the box office after its release, then the theater will still make more money. And low-budget dark horse films like this are also dreamed of by theater companies. It's just that it's generally not easy to encounter, unless you can be like Lei Shidong, with Xu Guanwu behind to guide you.

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Last year, the United States paid more than $400 million in dividends to Xu Guanwu, and there were other subsequent incomes that were not counted. The $400 million Xu Guanwu was handed over to the Stanley Angel Investment Fund, allowing Paul to continue to help him invest in the high-tech industry.

At present, such as personal computers, software, hardware research and development, etc., are still in the ascendant, so the US government does not have many restrictions on it. And if in the future 90s, if you imagine such a large-scale investment as now, I am afraid that it is unlikely. The first FBI will come to you first.

In addition to investing in Microsoft and Apple, the Stanley Angel Investment Fund has also acquired a large number of shares in companies such as AMD, Intel, IBM, Xerox, and HP.

In addition to these companies that have created achievements, Stanley Angel Fund has also supported many individual projects, such as some software programming, game development, etc., and uses itself as an intermediary to link these personal projects with the company, so that they can also carry out commercial operations as soon as possible.

This model can make these intelligent geniuses no longer live in a corner of the world, but let their talents get more recognition and more commercial benefits.

People always want their work to be recognized, even if they are skilled and artistic, they also crave everyone's welcome and recognition. And the Stanley Angel Investment Fund just met their wish.

The invested funds allow them to work to their heart's content without worrying about their livelihoods. And through their connection with the company, they can also make their wisdom achievements because they will be appreciated and used by the general public, which is the greatest affirmation for them after hard work.

Companies can take the opportunity to recruit a large number of talents, enrich their software library, or make their own computers more functional, which is more conducive to attracting customers. It's a win-win for the genius and the company, and angel investment will also share in the huge profits. (To be continued......)