However, what Sophia didn't expect was that Paramount quickly agreed to Ryan's suggestion and asked him to edit a 30-second promotional video.

It took three days for Ryan to carefully select and edit a commercial.

The only pity is that "Truman's World" is only a feature film, there are no alien spaceships, plane explosions, car chase scenes, and the publicity effect may not be as good as "Independence Day" in the previous life.

Of course, no one can deny that the Super Bowl has a very good publicity platform with the number of viewers.

For just 30 seconds of commercial, Paramount needs to pay $950,000 for it, and it is also on the premise that the Super Bowl wants to attract the attention of Hollywood studios.

The work is over for the time being, Blue Sky Studios has Chris Witch in charge, and the promotion of "Truman's World" has Paramount, and Ryan can take the time to think about the next development.

For example, Sophia's suggestion some time ago?

Whether it is the future Avengers, or the X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc., as well as the Spider-Man copyright that has not yet arrived, it needs a film company to support, and it is best to master the North American distribution channels, just like Lionsgate in the previous life.

Of course, he can't be exactly like Lionsgate, spending a huge amount of money to buy a company with a North American distribution channel for $100 million, thus forming Lionsgate's North American distribution channel.

After a very simple lunch at noon, Ryan drove to the Los Angeles branch of Merrill Lynch and met Swift.

"How's the stock market going?" Ryan asked directly.

"Very nice. Swift made a very exaggerated gesture and said, "The momentum of technology stocks is very good, and we can invest more money in the future." ”

"Saw 3" was a box office hit, and he knew very well that Ryan would have money coming in one after another for a long time to come.

"No problem. Ryan nodded slightly.

Investing in tech stocks is a very good investment at this stage, and to put it mildly, you can make money with your eyes closed, at least until the dot-com bubble appeared.

Swift is very happy about Ryan's move, and the more money he has, the more he will share.

"By the way, how about the things that asked you to investigate some time ago!" Ryan said the main purpose of the day.

Swift shrugged his shoulders, as if he had known this for a long time, reached out and took out a thick stack of materials from his briefcase and put it on the desk, and said, "This is some of the information I found through Merrill Lynch, which is very reliable." ”

Merrill Lynch is headquartered in New York, USA. It is one of the largest financial management consulting companies in the world, and its reputation in the financial industry is very large, like a giant existence.

Therefore, the information found by Swift through Merrill Lynch, even if it cannot be said to be 100% accurate, at least there is absolutely no problem in general.

Ryan picked up the material and flipped through it carefully, John Dunning, founder of the Canadian film company, Montreal-based CINépix, is a Canadian independent film company with distribution channels in Canada and the United States, mainly distributing English and French films, as well as some European films.

That's right, Ryan recognized at a glance that it was the Canadian film company he had his eye on.

"Not only does the studio have a distribution channel in North America, but it also has a sizable library. ”

"Be specific. Ryan asked, looking up.

Swift understood, continuing: "The studio invests primarily in Canadian films, occasionally releasing European films, as well as a few low-budget horror films, and almost never investing in risky Hollywood films. ”

"By the way, this company not only has a distribution channel in North America, but also a very well-established distribution channel for videotapes. ”

"Still. Swift hesitated and said: "This film company has a close relationship with the Canadian government, and it has no intention of selling it for the time being." ”

No intention to sell!

Ryan frowned, this was not what he wanted to hear, and immediately interjected: "With the influence of Merrill Lynch, it shouldn't be difficult to do." ”

Acquisition business is one of Merrill Lynch's main businesses.

Although Swift had already guessed, he was still shocked at this time, and said with great certainty: "For Merrill Lynch, it is naturally possible." ”

"But as a friend, I hope you can think carefully about the fact that with the current scale of this studio, even if it is eventually acquired, it will probably have to pay a very expensive fee. ”

Ryan had already prepared for these, and in his previous life, Lionsgate paid as much as $100 million for the purchase of Canadian films.

Even if the price can be cheaper now, I am afraid it will cost more than tens of millions of dollars.

"Don't worry, I've thought it through. Ryan shook his head, rejected his kindness, and said: "After the acquisition is completed, I will choose to split the Canadian film company, and only keep the North American distribution channel and the video distribution channel, so that I can recover a lot of money." ”

The most valuable legacy of a film company, in addition to the North American distribution channel and the videotape distribution channel, is probably only the film library.

Once the Canadian studios were broken up, it would save a lot of money by selling all the assets, including the film library, and many Hollywood studios would never turn down the opportunity to expand their film library.

"Well, I'll personally contact the person in charge of this business. Swift nodded and said.

Ryan closed the information in his hand and said, "Of course, if the Canadian film company refuses to sell, it can let Merrill Lynch find the next suitable target." ”

"My request was very simple, preferably a medium-sized publishing company. ”

"Merrill Lynch's channels quickly yielded results. Swift agreed, for Merrill Lynch, there is no difficulty in acquiring an issuance company with a North American distribution channel, provided that you pay a starting price.

"Don't tell anyone about this yet. Ryan doesn't want to make a fuss for the time being, it's best to keep a low profile, he doesn't want to be a big bird and attract a few Hollywood giants to suppress him.

As for those small distribution companies, they were clearly not on his radar.

Even if the price is more expensive, choose a medium-sized publishing company.

The studio's account is about to usher in a large amount of revenue, enough to buy a medium-sized distribution company.

With the popularity of "Saw 3" and the upcoming release of "Truman's World", Ryan has plenty of money.

After the matter was discussed, Ryan chatted with Swift for a while and left Merrill Lynch.

Swift got busy, as he was only a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch and was not in charge of the acquisition business, but had to contact other department heads.

Of course, he can also get a very generous share of it, and improve his position within Merrill Lynch.

Leaving Merrill Lynch, Ryan chose to drive back to his apartment instead of driving back to his studio.

The moment he pushed the door open, Ryan was slightly stunned, there was an extra pair of women's high heels at the door, and it was difficult for Monica Bellucci to come back!

There are only a handful of people who have the keys to the apartment other than Ryan himself, and most of the time only Monica Bellucci comes to stay often unless something happens.

Ryan closed the door casually, walked into the living room, and seemed to faintly hear the sound of showers coming from the bathroom on the second floor.

"Knock, Monica!" Ryan walked outside the bathroom and knocked lightly on the door, seeing that no one responded.

Directly twisted the doorknob, did not lock the door, and the next moment, he stepped in, "Honey, do you need to ...... together?"

After speaking, the scene in front of him made Ryan stunned.