Deng Lijun nodded, didn't pester, and went home obediently.

Xu Guanwu smiled, what he liked the most was Deng Lijun's sensibility, he never demanded anything, he was as weak as a puddle of water, and people couldn't bear to hurt her.

"I Ching" has clouds, and goodness is like water. Water is good for all things without fighting, and it is more than the Tao.

After Xu Guanwu sent Teresa Teng home, he then took a car to 20th Century Fox.

Darryl. When Zaniuk heard that he was coming, he personally led people to greet him, showing that he attached great importance to Xu Guanwu.

"Yes, welcome, welcome." Darryl said with a smile, "We were just talking about you, and we didn't think you were there. In your words, is this called fate? ”

"Hehe, we have a saying there that is more appropriate than fate." Xu Guanwu smiled, "It's called Cao Cao, and Cao Cao has arrived." ”

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive?" Darryl repeated, his eyes blinking, "Who is this Cao Cao, and why did he arrive as soon as he said him?" ”

Xu Guanwu was stunned, he didn't know why he said this, but he had known this sentence since he was a child, and he had used it countless times, and everyone understood this meaning when he said it. How could it have come from?

"I don't know." Xu Guanwu replied embarrassedly, "By the way, what were you talking about me just now, and what are you saying bad about me behind my back?" ”

"No, no, how can we do that?" Darryl smiled and said, "We are just studying a new plan to issue new shares, and we plan to issue 20 million new shares. Among them, the members of the board of directors of the company can buy 10 million of them cheaply, and the other 10 million shares are offered to the public. ”

Xu Guanwu thought for a while, "Now 20th Century Fox has issued a total of 100 million shares. If another 20 million new shares are issued now, will the securities company pass the review? Besides, with 10 million shares issued internally, who can swallow that much? ”

"It's a bit difficult, but I still need to give it a try. Stanley, I know you have plenty of money, so you might as well help buy more. Darryl patted Xu Guanwu on the shoulder and said.

Xu Guanwu glanced at him, "Don't look at me, I really want to make a lot of money." In fact, I have invested too much in the past year, and I don't have so much cash. You asked me to take out so much cash now, where did I toss it out? Why don't you ask others if they are capable? ”

Darryl couldn't help but look gloomy when he heard this, "Why, don't you even have much money anymore?" ”

Xu Guanwu shook his head. "A few years ago, I invested 2 billion Hong Kong dollars in mainland China. and Lei Shidong opened a TV station, and David. Geffen started a record company, and my public company was bought by a hostile takeover, and it cost me a lot of money to get it back, and now I really don't have a lot of cash. No, it would cost $200 million to make "The Lord of the Rings", and I'm planning to send out invitations to other studios to see if they're willing to get involved. ”

"Are you planning to join forces with a number of film companies to invest in The Lord of the Rings?" Darryl listened to Xu Guanwu. I couldn't help but ask in surprise.

You must know that all the dramas invested by Xu Guanwu must be big sellers and special sales. The rate of return is at least five times higher. The rate of return of other film companies is at most double to two times, and sometimes it can't even reach three or four percent. Therefore, these Hollywood filmmakers are very jealous of Xu Guanwu's investment vision, and they are also very envious of the 20th Century Fox Company that can cooperate with Xu Guanwu, and they can make a lot of money every year.

Darryl. Zaniuk has always been very fortunate to be able to meet Xu Guanwu, a noble man, who helped 20th Century Fox regain its former glory step by step, and he has also regarded Xu Guanwu as a person in Fox, a lucky star mascot that completely belongs to Fox, and if others want to come over and get wet, they will all be slapped out by him. Now when he heard Xu Guanwu say that he would join other film companies to invest in the filming of "The Lord of the Rings", he couldn't help but be shocked.

The play "The Lord of the Rings" Richard and David have been planning for two months, from buying film and television adaptation rights to adapting the script, from selecting directors to selecting actors, from special effects production to location selection...... A lot of preliminary work has been done, and if you cooperate with other film companies now, aren't you just waiting for others to pick the fruits of victory?

Moreover, the book "The Lord of the Rings" is a Western fantasy classic. Lucas's Star Wars doesn't know how much stronger. "Star Wars" can both get $700 million at the box office, but what about "The Lord of the Rings"? What's more, it's going to shoot a trilogy, a movie has a box office of 700 million US dollars, so this trilogy has a box office of at least more than 1.5 billion. Compared to the investment of 200 million US dollars, it is also a big profit, and this account is clear to anyone.

Moreover, the book "The Lord of the Rings" is so classic that it has cultivated countless loyal readers since its release, and it is also a Taishan Beidou in the history of Western fantasy literature. If it can be successfully filmed, it will be an absolute honor for the film company, and it will leave a strong mark in the history of film. And 20th Century Fox is likely to become the first of many Hollywood studios with this big play, and this honor is indescribable for Darryl.

But now that Xu Guanwu wants to shoot with other film companies, he will not only share a lot of box office, but also share the glory that should belong to him, which really makes Darryl too aggrieved, and he can't wait to grab Xu Guanwu's neck and ask him why he is so cruel?!

"Yes," Xu Guanwu nodded, "The investment of 200 million US dollars is really a lot for me, and you know that I don't have enough cash flow right now." Besides, I also hope that someone can help me share some of the risks, after all, it is difficult to say whether the play "The Lord of the Rings" will succeed or not. If I fail, my losses will be too great. So I think it's still necessary to find a few allies to share the risk. And you also know that the investment in making movies is getting bigger and bigger, before "Rocky" only cost a million dollars, "Jaws" only used a few millions, but now an action movie costs one or two million dollars at every turn. If you make it, it's certainly a thing to be happy about. If it fails, it will be a very painful loss for any company. So I'm thinking about finding a way to raise money to make a film. After that, Hollywood movies can have a better way to go. ”

After listening to Xu Guanwu's explanation, although he didn't agree with these reasons of Huguan, he still felt that what he said made sense in his heart. Indeed, the investment of $200 million in three dramas is a huge burden for anyone. Some time ago, Fox and Xu Guanwu co-produced "Superman", and the total investment of the two parts was only 40 million US dollars, and the average of a movie was 20 million US dollars, so it was still called a blockbuster. It is considered to be a rare big production of science fiction films.

But now the average investment for a movie in "The Lord of the Rings" is $66 million, more than three times the production cost of "Superman", and it is certainly exciting to make such a large investment. But it is also a considerable burden for investors. Darryl asked himself if he didn't have the arrogance to dare to pay $60 million to make a movie. You must know that a movie with a cost of 60 million US dollars will have to pay off at least nearly 200 million US dollars at the box office.

And there are only a few movies that can exceed $200 million at the annual box office in the United States. So Hollywood filmmakers are jealous of Xu Guanwu. Why is it that every blockbuster invested in the box office is at least more than 200 million US dollars? It's so enviable, jealous and hateful. No one can guarantee that the play "The Lord of the Rings" will reach $200 million. Darryl didn't dare, Richard didn't dare, David didn't dare, and Xu Guanwu didn't dare. So as Xu Guanwu said, it's okay to find a few allies to share the risk together.

Darryl especially agrees with the last reason Xu Guanwu said, the cost of films that Hollywood is investing in is indeed soaring year by year. Five years ago, a movie with an investment of tens of millions of dollars was already a blockbuster of A-grade production. But now, five years later, the tens of millions of dollars invested in the film are only B-grade productions. But 20 million is embarrassed to say that he is a blockbuster. In two years, Darryl felt that the estimated production cost of only $50 million would not be a blockbuster. In the future, the cost of A-grade films may have to exceed 100 million.

With such a high-cost investment, if there is a box office waterloo, the loss will be great. And with tens of millions of dollars of investment, many film companies don't have that much cash. In fact, many film companies now have to apply for loans from banks to start plays, but the key is that the interest rate of loans is very high now, and many companies' film libraries are pressed again and again, and it is difficult to borrow from banks anymore.

If Xu Guanwu's joint investment can really be carried out, it will really solve the problem of difficult financing for film companies, and also solve the problem of high-risk blockbusters, which is definitely a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.

Darryl thought about it for a long time in his heart, and he had to admire Xu Guanwu's boldness to be able to come up with such a solution, "Since you have made up your mind, then do it, I hope you can succeed." ”

Xu Guanwu smiled, "I know, you better concentrate on your new share issuance plan, and strive to get it done before it is acquired." ”

"Don't worry, I won't watch the company I worked so hard to run be taken away by someone else." Darryl said with a resolute expression.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but look abrupt and smiled, "Good luck to you." ”

……

Say goodbye to Darryl. When Zaniuk and Xu Guanwu came to Richard and David's office, they saw that there were many people busy inside, all kinds of documents were flying all over the sky, and the phone was ringing one after another, and it seemed that they were really busy.

Xu Guanwu walked to Richard and David's office, and saw that the two of them were also busy, and when they saw Xu Guanwu coming over, they just nodded casually.

After sitting in the office and waiting for more than five minutes, Richard and David each hung up the phone and let out a sigh of relief with a headache.

"What's wrong, isn't it going well?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"No, it's just that the work is too complicated, so people are anxious." Richard smiled, "By the way, when will the funds be available, we are waiting for the deposit." ”

Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "There is a little problem with the funds now, and I came here to discuss it with you." ”

"Isn't it, don't you tell me you're not going to make this movie? I've talked to a lot of actors, and I've said hello to special effects companies, props companies, actors' unions, etc., and if you don't shoot now, they'll have to kill me. Richard said quickly.

Xu Guanwu waved his hand, "No, the drama still has to be filmed, but I don't have so much cash for the time being." ”

"Oh my God, what's the matter, aren't you very rich? This year, "Cannonball", "Full of Gold" and "The Shining" are all blockbusters, and your income is set to exceed 200 million US dollars, how can there be financial problems? David hugged his head in surprise and said, looking incredulous.

"I made some money, but my family is big and I have invested in many businesses, so the money now is not enough to make this film." Xu Guanwu said, "But I thought of an idea, you can help me refer to it, I think this proposal is unreliable." (To be continued......)