Xu didn't know much about 20th Century Fox, but he knew that it was in trouble, and that it would get out of bankruptcy with the help of Star Wars, and that Zuihou would be bought by media mogul Murdoch in the 80s, and then by legendary Hollywood manager Barry Murdoch. Diller operates.

However, now that "Star Wars" has been acquired by Xu Guanwu, it will be difficult to find a series of movies in Hollywood in the future that will be as popular as "Star Wars" and become a part of American culture.

It's hard to imagine how 20th Century Fox would have grown without Star Wars, perhaps survive for another year or two and then file for bankruptcy protection, or miraculously meet a talented director and make another super-blockbuster to make a comeback.

However, Xu Guanwu knows that the latter ending is purely fantastical, and Hollywood does have production companies, with the example of a blockbuster film Salted Fish turning over, but that is only for small film companies.

And for Hollywood's eight major studios, one or two blockbuster films won't change its situation. On the contrary, one or two loss-making blockbusters can plunge the company into the quagmire of bankruptcy.

Wu Yusen spent $120 million on filming "The Wind Whisperer", but Zuihou only recovered more than 30 million, which directly caused the proprietor MGM to declare bankruptcy.

The film industry itself is an extremely challenging industry, and with tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars of investment, Zuihou may not be able to earn back even a fraction of it. Not everyone can be like Xu Guanwu, who has the ability to predict the future, and can know in advance whether the film is a blockbuster or not.

Therefore, without the box office killer of "Star Wars", 20th Century Fox has only a dead end in the future.

So after guessing the opponent's hole cards, Xu Guanwu had confidence in his heart. He took a long breath. Said with a smile at Darryl. "I am very interested in your company, I wonder if you can allow me to become a member of your board of directors?"

Darryl. When Zaniuk heard this, although his face showed a surprised and contemplative expression, his heart was already happy, "In the end, ginger is old and spicy, you little fox is far worse than me, and you still can't bear it." Took the initiative to throw it into my bowl. ”

"Well...... I'm going to talk to the shareholders. "Darryl. Although Zaniuk wants to drag Xu Guanwu into the board of directors now, he still needs to be reserved on the surface.

Xu Guanwu was not surprised by Daryl's answer, nodded and smiled, "That's right, I don't know when, you can give me a clear answer." ”

"The company will hold a regular board meeting tomorrow morning, and there will be a clear answer in the afternoon." Darryl said with a smile, in fact, he plans to hold an emergency board meeting this afternoon, and recruit Xu Guanwu, a big talent, into the company tomorrow.

"Very well, so decided." Xu Guanwu said with a smile. "Then I'll wait for your good news."

Darryl. Zaniuk also smiled proudly, like a fox who had just eaten a chick.

……

Leaving 20th Century Fox. Xu Guanwu came to CAA again.

Since Xu Guanwu's capital injection, CAA has also changed its guns, moving from that cramped garage into a bright office building, which looks much more magnificent, and has the feeling of a big company.

In the past two months, they have also followed Xu Guanwu's advice and are rapidly expanding their business.

In the 70s, the film industry was hit by the new television industry, the number of moviegoers fell rapidly, the box office of movies fell sharply, Hollywood was in a depression, and several of the eight major film companies were on the verge of bankruptcy.

Therefore, there are now a large number of unambitious actors, directors, screenwriters, and producers in Hollywood, who have no jobs, no future, and no one cares about them.

CAA took the opportunity to sweep up the goods and signed nearly 100 potential talents in one go.

Xu Guanwu didn't expect these five young people to be so hardworking, and in just two months of operation, the company has grown from a penniless company to a medium-sized Hollywood brokerage company, and he can't help but feel very surprised.

Of course, the reason why this company can develop so rapidly is not only due to the fiery enthusiasm of these five young people, but also to the one million US dollars injected by Xu Guanwu, which gave them the capital to work hard.

Now these down-and-out filmmakers, although they are all sold at a big price at a jumping price, they can't sign without a certain amount of money.

In the previous life, CAA also struggled hard in the early days to make a world in Hollywood. In the beginning, all five of them had not been paid for several years, and even spending a hundred dollars had to be carefully considered.

Now, due to Xu Guanwu's capital injection, they have stepped into the fast lane of rapid expansion ahead of schedule and bid farewell to the miserable life before.

After Xu Guanwu had a general understanding of the company's operations, he did not interfere in other operations of the company, which made the five young people breathe a sigh of relief.

Previously, although Xu Guanwu promised not to interfere with the company's operation unless necessary. But he was always the largest shareholder, and if he forcibly intervened in the management of the company, the five young men would not have the slightest choice.

Now it seems that Xu Guanwu is really true to his word, so that a stone in the hearts of these five young people has finally fallen to the ground.

……

After leaving CAA, Xu Guanwu visited Richard. Zaniuk, David. Brown two. The two of them are the producers of "Star Wars" and "Contact of the Third Kind", and they are specifically responsible for the interests of Xu Guanwu, an investor.

Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the two-person company, Xu Guanwu found that George. Lucas was there too, and couldn't help but be a little overjoyed.

"Stanley, long time no see, I miss you." Richard happily hugged Xu Guanwudao.

"Richard, don't hold it so tightly, I'm out of breath." Foreigners have a heavy body odor, and in order to cover up, they often have to wear heavy perfumes.

Richard didn't know what was wiped on his body, choked his nose, so smoked that Xu Guanwu almost didn't dare to gasp, and hurriedly broke free from Li's embrace, and then couldn't help but sneeze twice in a row.

"George, why are you here today? Did the movie go well? Xu Guanwu asked George with a smile. Lucas Road.

Xu Guanwu also attaches great importance to the blockbuster movie "Star Wars", and will never allow it to have accidents.

"Except for a few questions, sir." George. Lucas said, startling Xu Guanwu.

"What's the problem, is it serious?" He hurriedly asked anxiously.

"That's right, my "Star Wars" is a sci-fi movie, and I need a lot of special effects to support it, but I have searched many Hollywood companies, and none of them can meet my needs." George. Lucas said with a frown.

Without enough jishu support, I can't fully present the picture in my mind to the audience, which is probably something that every director is worried about.

"No company can do it?" Xu Guanwu pondered for a while, and also thought that Lucas also encountered this problem in his previous life, and then he founded Industrial Light & Magic Company in a fit of anger, specializing in making special effects for "Star Wars", and then became one of the most well-known special effects companies in Hollywood with the big sale of "Star Wars".

Xu Guanwu knows that special effects will become the mainstream selling point of movies in the future, and those blockbuster American blockbusters are all inseparable from the support of special effects, such as "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Titanic", "Terminator", "Avatar" and so on. It can be said that ILM will be an inexhaustible mega gold mine in the future.

"Since there is no company that can meet our needs, it is very simple, we can start our own special effects company and close it." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Starting a special effects company?" The three people present were all dumbfounded when they heard this.

Hollywood does not have a special effects company nowadays, and Hollywood movies rarely use special effects except for science fiction themes. And the sci-fi theme is not a blockbuster, even the box office of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is only 10 million US dollars, so Hollywood studios do not pay attention to the production of special effects.

Richard, David and George didn't expect Xu Guanwu to be so arrogant and create his own special effects company for a "Star Wars". Due to the limitations of their own knowledge, they can't see the development prospects of movie special effects now, so they naturally won't understand Xu Guanwu's intentions.

"Are you really planning to start a special effects company?" Richard asked in surprise, and after five minutes of stunned thought, he came to his senses, but he still felt a little incredible.

"Stanley, you have to think carefully before making a decision. Movie special effects can be quite expensive, and even if you invest millions of dollars in it, you may not be able to find any results. "David. Brown also advised.

Only George. Lucas looked at Xu Guanwu with blazing eyes, and a fire-like light shot out of his eyes. Although he has discovered the importance of film special effects, and Yujian will definitely become popular in the near future and become one of the mainstream of film development.

But I didn't expect Xu Guanwu to see this layer as well, and Lucaston and Xu Guanwu had a feeling of being in the same way.

"Sir, are you really willing to invest in a special effects company?" Lucas asked excitedly.

"Yes, George, you're the director of Star Wars, and you've been thinking about this movie for a long time, and every image is clearly in your mind, so you know what kind of special effects you need for this movie." Xu Guanwu said slowly, "In this case, are you willing to work with me to present the movie in your mind to the audience completely?" ”

"Of course I do." Lucas said excitedly, Xu Guanwu's words just now were all in his heart.

"In that case, let's work together." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "I'm responsible for the money, you are responsible for the people, I account for 60% of the shares, you account for 40%, and the company's name is Industrial Light & Magic, is this good?" ”

George. Lucas didn't expect Xu Guanwu to even think of the name of the company in a moment, and this name sounded so emotional, it was too much for his taste, "Sir, just do it." ”

"Good!" Xu Guanwu nodded, feeling proud in his heart, he got Industrial Light & Magic, the No. 1 special effects company in Hollywood, and in the future, not only can he shoot Hollywood blockbusters, but even Hong Kong movies can be changed with shotguns. (To be continued......)