The next day, at the Beijing Hotel, Star Imaging Film and Television Media Company, Huaxia Film Group Company and Wihenstein Films, represented by Harvey, officially signed a letter of intent for the investment of the "Shelter 2: Pacific Rim" project.

The signing of the three-party contract is very low-key, and no reporters are invited to participate in the report, after all, it is still in the preparatory stage of the film, far from the extent that it can be filmed, and the fanfare is completely unnecessary.

In addition, Sun Yi will also go to the United States to acquire the digital field, if the project plan is spread at this time, it is likely to become one of the other party's hole cards at the negotiation table, and any fluctuation may be millions of dollars, so you have to try it.

The film was officially established, and the internal name did not indicate that it was a sequel to "Shelter", but directly replaced it with the name of "Pacific Rim", which was a Sino-US co-production as a whole, with Huaxia Star Imaging Film and Television Media Company as the main controller of the project.

Among them, the total production cost of the film is expected to be 50 million US dollars, Star plans to invest 30 million US dollars, China Film will invest 15 million US dollars, and Winstein Pictures will invest 5 million US dollars.

China Film is responsible for distribution in Asia, and Wienstein Pictures is responsible for global distribution outside of Asia.

Harvey, the old fox, didn't dare to invest more, he also understands that a large part of the finished product of this movie has to be handed over to the equipment and various technologies in the early stage, he is a businessman, and he has no obligation to help Sun Yi selflessly, but in order to sign a non-Asian distribution contract, he still promised to use his connections to help Sun Yi contact various equipment, as well as participate in the acquisition of public relations in the digital field.

Sun Yi doesn't care how much Harvey can invest, the latter two points are what he values the most.

It's okay to say a little bit about all kinds of equipment and technology, these things are not bad streets in Hollywood, but they are not high-tech technologies, but the six Hollywood majors have a tacit understanding in a certain sense, and they are more cautious about the outflow of technology.

The key is the acquisition in the digital sector, and the special effects company has a long history, and it is not an exaggeration to say that its technical capabilities represent the level of special effects technology in Hollywood at the same time.

It's just that because the actual leader of the company has always been a director rather than a real business management talent, although the company's technology is awesome, its annual revenue is not outstanding.

The director is already imaginative, and there are always countless ideas in his head that he wants to realize.

Take a look at the two bosses before and after in the digital space.

The first "King of the World" director James . Cameron, in the late 90s of the last century, the stuck driver became the largest shareholder in the digital field because of the special effects needs of the movie "Titanic", of course, the success of the big ship movie and the Oscar for Best Visual Effects also made the digital field an instant hit and became a well-deserved special effects star in Hollywood.

But after the big ship, Cameron has no enthusiasm for the company's management, and often puts forward a new technical idea for the company as soon as he is interested.

The research and development of technology needs to be gradual, and the big boss's whimsical approach has caused the company to invest a huge amount of money in technology research and development, which is often accompanied by fruitless waste, after all, half a step faster is a genius, and a faster person is a madman.

At the same time, because of Cameron's bad temper, the popularity among the major Hollywood film and television companies is not good, which has caused the company to be unable to open the deadlock in business and expand its revenue sources.

Finally, in 2006, Cameron devoted himself to 3D shooting technology and transferred the company to his friend. That is, the second boss of the digital field, Michael Murphy, who is also a big director. Seashell.

Let's see, the soup was changed without the medicine.

Previously, the digital domain specialized in various particle effects.

That is, the use of three-dimensional computer software to simulate natural scenes in reality to achieve abstract visual effects such as fire, explosions, smoke, water flows, sparks, fallen leaves, clouds, fog, snow, dust, meteor trails or luminous trails.

And Michael. After Bei took over the digital field, the first thing he studied was not how to expand the company's revenue and reduce costs, but for his "Transformers 2", he began to require the development of new technologies such as 3D modeling, 3D rendering, and CG synthesis in the digital field.

It's like a company that has a lot of problems, and the matter has not been solved, and suddenly a major project is launched, and the results are self-evident.

The last bit of money in the digital field has been invested, and even borrowed money to survive for a while.

Once the money is borrowed, it will be difficult to repay it, but there is no problem, Yin eats the grain, demolishes the east wall and makes up the west wall, the loan is due, it can't be repaid, no problem, with the status of the digital field in Hollywood special effects companies, it is still very simple to find a bank to borrow a new debt and pay off the old account.

The company's debt problem is like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.

In normal times, it's not a big deal, many companies are like this, the U.S. government owes more, as long as the overall economic situation in the U.S. is good, everyone is OK.

The bad thing is that the economic crisis caused by the subprime mortgage problem has erupted in the United States.

In this economic crisis, the digital field has not been spared, and life is becoming more and more difficult, Sun Yi learned when he asked them to shoot "Shelter" in the middle of the year, they had just carried out a wave of small-scale layoffs.

At that time, Sun Yi kept it in mind and secretly investigated it with an investigation company.

Up to now, the total assets in the digital field include a 13,000-square-meter comprehensive special effects studio in Florida that has been purchased and not yet built, and various special effects technology patents, with a valuation of about $100 million.

But at the same time, the entire company has a debt of 35 million US dollars, and the loss in 08 is as much as 25 million US dollars, and the land price in the United States has plummeted due to the economic crisis, and more than 10 million have evaporated.

Therefore, the actual valuation of the digital field is now greatly discounted, and as for whether the acquisition can be successful in the end, and at what price, it all depends on how Sun Yi negotiates this time.

After reading the dozens of pages of various materials provided by the investigation company, Sun Yi leaned his head on the edge of the sofa, closed his somewhat sour eyes, and weighed various plans in his mind while resting his eyes.

For this kind of large-scale commercial acquisition, he is also the first time in his two lives, although he used all kinds of information in his previous life to get stuck at a critical time node, but in the end, whether he could fulfill his wish and the acquisition was successful, he was also very uncertain, and the whole person looked a little anxious.

Just as he was resting and thinking, he suddenly felt the sofa under him sink slightly, and then a warm body leaned over.

As soon as Sun Yi wanted to open his eyes, he felt a pair of slender hands pressing down on his temples, the technique was a little rusty, but delicate and powerful, and after a little hesitation, he closed his eyes again and enjoyed it.

The next chapter is tomorrow

(End of chapter)