Chapter 750: Daddy
Carmel looked at Zhen Fan and shook his head, his funding gap is relatively large, this time he has very big ambitions, just like creating a Pandora planet, this time he is ready to create a bigger world, in this world, not only a corner of the Pandora planet shown, but also the whole picture of the entire planet, and these are all things that need money to pile up.
"I also have a budget of $200 million, so the investment in this film will be more than $400 million, can you help me?" Carmel smiled at Zhen Fan, "I am an ambitious person, I want to do my best, of course...... The payoff will also be huge, you know the final box office of my Avatar. When he said this, he was full of confidence, even a little arrogant, and in Hollywood, he had this capital.
"Of course I do!" Zhen Fan has also paid attention to this movie, and he also knows that its final box office is locked at 2.78 billion US dollars, which is the highest-grossing Hollywood movie so far. Even his previous blockbuster "Titanic" can't compare.
"So what are you hesitating about?" Carmel smiled, "The reason why I came to you first is because ...... I trust you, you won't be like those who give money and have to point fingers in the movie, I say this, you should understand that this is a relationship of mutual trust, Zhen - help me this time, we will achieve the greatest dream in the film industry together! ”
"How much do you need me to come up with?" Zhen Fan looked at Carmel, he really wanted to invest in Carmel's movie, it was because Carmel's genius had the same idea and his genius as talent, so he decided to bet with him. But if there are too many funds, he still has to think about it carefully.
"One and a half billion dollars!" Carmel raised his finger at Zhen Fan and shook it. "I'll take out $100 million myself, and if I exceed the budget, I want you to add another $50 million!" Carmel smiled at Zhen Fan.
"Is it just the two of us? You didn't pull in other sponsorships? Zhen Fan looked at Carmel with some suspicion, he couldn't believe that he hadn't found other investors.
"I don't believe them, I don't want those stupid asses-like guys to ruin my movie, TMD bastards. They all wanted to plug in, but I refused! Carmel laughed, as confident as ever. So...... They were all kicked out by me, and it's just the two of us in this movie! ”
"Well, in that case, as an investor. I want you to give me a better share. I don't have to meddle in your movie, since you trust me so much, but I will compete with you in terms of interests, and I will ask for a very suitable profit point! Zhen Fan looked at Carmel and smiled a little sinisterly, "You achieve your reputation, and I earn my profits, how about it?" ”
Carmel frowned, his fingers on the table tapping rhythmically. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his eyes and looked at Zhen Fan. said in a firm tone: "Okay, I promise you, I will give you a better share ratio." ”
"I will send my team to negotiate with you, I am not good at this, but I will let someone who really knows how to come, you don't have to be polite to me, this is a deal, we have a saying in China called 'business in business', so I will not mix other things in!" Saying that, Zhen Fan really got up, nodded at Carmel and smiled, "It's time for me to go, Mr. Carmel, thank you for your trust in me, goodbye!" ”
Carmel nodded at Zhen Fan and stretched out his hand with a smile: "I wish us a happy cooperation!" ”
"Of course, I hope that our cooperation will bring us pleasant money!" Zhen Fan shook hands with Carmel, then turned around and left, saying as he walked, "Early tomorrow morning, my people will go to look for you, and I won't come!" Saying that, he was about to leave in style.
"Wait, Zhen, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you!" Carmel suddenly stopped Zhen Fan.
"What?" Zhen Fan walked a few steps and stood again, looking at Carmel.
"Miss Bingbing was in the competition for a role in the fifth part of Transformers, and I think that's a very good thing, you know I also invested in that movie, plus I have a good relationship with Michael, so ...... He ended up choosing Miss Bingbing, so ...... I hope you'll tell her the news personally! Carmel smiled, "I don't know if the gossip is true, but I want you to do it for me!" ”
Zhen Fan was stunned, and then looked at Carmel, this guy ...... must know that he also invested money in the fifth part of "Transformers", or he recommended the producer to come, although it is not much, but it may also make him misunderstand that he is trying to support Fei Bingbing. This is a misunderstanding, Zhen Fan didn't want to put a foot in this movie for Fei Bingbing from beginning to end.
But if you misunderstand, you misunderstand, why don't you do it like this? Zhen Fan nodded at Carmel, and then Shi Shiran left.
Regarding Carmel's request for help from himself, Zhen Fan is not so arrogant that Carmel really likes his talent, or keeps an eye on his money bag, and he does this more like a show of goodwill. Carmel has never lacked people to invest in, and there has never been a shortage of people who can be trusted, he is the T-Rex of Hollywood, and there is no investor who can influence his will in what he wants to do. So...... What exactly does he want to do?
Zhen Fan will not think about these problems for the time being, because investing in Carmel is also an attempt for him to invest the surplus funds in various industries to form a new growth point. Why should you refuse something that makes money? What's more, the surplus funds in his hands are far more than 200 million dollars. Counting the accumulation in the past few years, Zhen Fan's liquid funds alone have reached more than 900 million US dollars. And that's not even counting the real estate of the wineries in the much more valuable vineyards, and the hidden value of the clinics, which are innumerable.
He didn't know this number originally, but when it came to investing, Melissa told him, and she asked Zhen Fan to form a special team to manage his money. In order to carry out professional investment and reasonable allocation, so that all the surplus funds can be used reasonably.
Back at the villa, Zhen Fan saw that the villa was very lively, with two little girls running on the lawn, and several women sitting on chairs on the lawn, smiling and watching them play, chatting while drinking tea, and eating biscuits. And the laughter of the two little girls from time to time made several women's faces full of warm smiles.
"Hey, Claire, take Maria over there, wash her hands, god, you shouldn't be playing with the dirt with her." Anne whispered to Claire, then waved her hand toward the pool.
"I'm going to watch them!" Melissa stood up and walked over, "It's time for us to hire a preschool teacher, Maria is a smart little girl." ”
"Zhen-" When Melissa led the two little girls over, she saw Zhen Fan driving in, and greeted Zhen Fan through the open window, "Hey, Maria, say hello to Dad!" ”
"Daddy?" Maria looked at Zhen Fan with a blank eye, it was obvious that this little girl had never seen her father, nor did she know who her father was, and her mother had never mentioned this word. So he asked blankly, "Is it for dinner?" ”
"Uh-" Melissa was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing with a "flutter". Zhen Fan stopped the car with an embarrassed expression, then opened the car door and walked in front of the three of them, squatted down, stretched out his hand and stroked Maria's little head and said with a smile, "Maria, Dad is a human being, not food, I am your father, Dad is the one who plays with you, cooks food for you, and grows up with you, this person is me!" ”
Maria obviously couldn't accept such a powerful message, looking at Maria's ignorant appearance, Melissa couldn't help but pat her forehead, smiled at Zhen Fan and said, "God, she's only three years old, you tell her this?" So he also crouched down and looked at Mary and said, "He is your father, you must call him Daddy!" ”
"Daddy-" Maria called Zhen Fan very obediently.
Yes, such a simple and crude education is the most successful education, Maria really obeyed her words, and called Zhen Fan "Dad", Zhen Fan was happy and kissed Maria's face fiercely.
"It's a smart baby!" Zhen Fan said with a smile, this feeling is amazing. Then he looked at Claire next to him, the little girl was looking at Zhen Fan with tears in her eyes, and the little beans were about to fall.
"What's wrong? What's wrong? Zhen Fan took Claire into his arms in distress, and quickly comforted her and said, "Why are you crying?" Sue me, who bullied you? "Zhen Fan hasn't seen Claire for a long time, this little girl has grown taller, and she is getting more and more beautiful, such a sad appearance, people can't help but love her.
"I ...... I don't have a dad anymore...... He doesn't want me anymore! Claire's tears finally fell, she looked at Zhen Fan with a sob, "I want a daddy......" and then snuggled into Zhen Fan's arms.
Maria looked up at Claire, she felt close to Claire from the heart, she had never played with the children, and when her mother was away, she was alone at home. Claire too, she has no siblings and is often alone, so as soon as the two of them meet, there is a natural sense of closeness.
Maria quietly reached out and grabbed Claire's hand, and said softly, "Don't cry, don't cry." The other hand reached out of his pocket for a piece of chocolate. This is Melissa's reward for her obedient chocolate candy. The little chubby hand shoves the chocolate candy into Claire's hand.
Zhen Fan couldn't help but sigh very much, hugged Claire and Maria in his arms, kissed them, and then smiled: "So...... Does Claire want to see her dad? ”
"No, I don't want to, I want another father, just like Maria!" Claire suddenly put her little face close to Zhen Fan's ear, and the hot breath exhaled from her nose made Zhen Fan tickle, "Uncle Zhen, I don't want to call you uncle, can I call you dad like Maria?" (To be continued......)