"BOSS, aren't you very optimistic about Oil Pipe? Are we going to continue to increase our holdings in Oil Pipe? Why have we suddenly reduced our holdings again?" Dom looked at Yang Dongxu in confusion.
“I’ve learned about the situation on the oil pipeline side. If it develops well, it is estimated that the second round of financing will begin in the second half of the year, and then it will be listed.
As currently it is very likely to become the largest video downloading and uploading website in the United States and even the world. A major shareholder in China will only add a lot of trouble, but will not be of much help, even if we are willing to pay. "Yang Dongxu shrugged helplessly.
If it's just financing, there's no problem, but if it goes public next. So as an emerging Internet company, when the market share reaches the largest in the world, it would be strange that the US government would not jump out to find trouble.
As long as he is still the major shareholder of YouTube, then even if nothing happens, he will find something to do for you. So after a simple conversion, Yang Dongxu found that spending money to increase his holdings now would make far less money than he would make after reducing his holdings and waiting for the oil pipeline to go public. In addition, the Kennedy family needs to be brought in to join the team, so for the time being, a left-hand-for-right-hand routine will be used.
"Damn politicians, no, those damn consortiums." Dom couldn't help but curse.
As the largest music website in the United States and the CEO of a very credible online music ranking website. Because his boss is Chinese, Dom has experienced many unequal treatments. It was only in the past two years that the website had certain news and public opinion capabilities that all aspects became quieter.
In the past few years, those people from the Commerce Bureau and the Taxation Bureau, as well as some bank loan reviews and other things, those government workers almost moved their work places to Yiting Technology Company, and he was very annoyed by all kinds of inquiries every day. .
"Let's do this this time. We will dilute our shares through financing, try to ensure that the oil pipeline can be listed, and then we will earn back from the stock market. And we have a lot of shares. Even after two rounds of dilution, we still have a lot of shares.
So maybe before going public, in order to go public smoothly, we have to sell a wave of shares in advance. At that time, high prices were offered to shareholders who raised funds.
If they are unwilling to pay a high price to buy our shares, let them resolve the government's prejudice against Chinese shareholders and successfully list the company. "
"That's right BOSS, just do it like this. If those people are not willing, we will delay the listing. Anyway, we invested 300,000 US dollars from the beginning, so it doesn't matter if we lose." Dom became happy instantly.
It was true that he suffered a lot of losses due to the inability to increase his holdings in this financing, which made him feel very unhappy. However, before the listing, he thought that the shareholders who had invested a lot of money must be even more unhappy than himself, and he instantly felt a lot more balanced.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you. Just keep an eye on me. I have to leave beforehand. You have to take good care of Kanai." Yang Dongxu warned.
"Don't worry, Boss, even if something happens to me, nothing will happen to Kanai." Dom assured him, patting his chest.
Yang Dongxu nodded, left Yiting Technology, and then met Jos in the Hilton Hotel.
"How's it going over there?"
"We have started to screen the movie scripts, and we have also found a few directors. Do you want to check them? After all, my old business is still records. Although I have been managing Heiner Investment these years.
But that is basically your choice. I just need to watch the investment and then manage the account review. Now I have to make a completely own movie, from screening scripts to finding actors and directors, to film project planning, promotion, release and so on. There are so many things. "Jos said helplessly.
Making your own blockbuster movie is a step that Heiner must take. Otherwise, after so many years in Hollywood, you always say that you have made money, but you don’t have a single masterpiece. How can people recognize you as a film company? But these things suddenly fell on his hands, and Jos, who had never done any work in this area, was a little confused.
"Let me introduce you to someone. He should be very familiar with these things in Hollywood."
"who?"
"Bob Shea, president of the acquired New Line Cinema. Although this film is the company's first film, it does not necessarily have to be completely produced by itself. We are the leading party, and the copyright of this film belongs to us. Just fine.
Because we have never directed a Hollywood movie by ourselves, and we don’t plan to try out a small production for the first movie. Therefore, it is necessary to bring in a few experienced partners. Yang Dongxu said.
"Do we take the lead in joint venture filming?" Jos nodded: "This is a good idea. How much do you plan to invest in this movie?"
Although the script, director, and actors have not been finalized before they start to worry about the cost, Yang Dongxu obviously cannot stay in the United States for too long, so it is better to decide in advance the things that require him to make decisions.
"Maybe between US$100 million and US$150 million,"
"The starting price is 100 million. After that, if the script is confirmed and the actors and directors have the best requirements, the amount can be increased as appropriate. So you need to choose a big script."
"What about movie types?" Joss continued to ask.
"Let's read the script. The script is ready to be received. As long as the script is good enough, any genre will do. I can say hello to Bob first. After confirming the script, I can go to him directly to talk.
By the way, I still know the great director Peter Jackson. You can ask him for advice on directing issues. Or if the script is suitable, you can ask him to direct it. "
"I'm afraid he won't be available." In Hollywood, big directors are busier than big stars, and directors have a higher status than stars. It is not uncommon in the United States for many movie fans to go to theaters not for actors and stars, but for directors.
"Let me help you ask first. Even if there is no schedule, he is still a person in the core circle of directors. If you want to find any director and let him be the middleman, you can save a lot of things."
"Indeed, it is much more convenient for a director to introduce a director. When will you leave the United States?"
"I will stay here for a while. I want to sort out other investments here." Yang Dongxu said.
Since he came to the United States, he naturally needs to sort out everything before leaving. Otherwise, if there is no emergency, he doesn't know when he will come to the United States next time.
"Do you have any other variety show scripts? Although Haina has an advantage in variety shows, he can't always rest on his laurels, and now there are variety shows in the draft. Although our variety shows are more influential, various imitation variety shows have begun to flood. "
The United States does have good management of some copyrights, but that does not mean that there is no piracy. Even many tabloids and small TV stations deliberately pirate the content and then ask you to sue them to gain publicity.
If you don't sue him, he will pirate and make money. If you sue him, he will use your traffic and make a lot of money. In short, it is disgusting. And it is easy for the audience to become overtired by the talent show.
"There are several books, which are quite popular in Asia. I will bring the translated video tapes, and you will take the company people to read them one by one. Look at the ones that are more suitable for the market in the United States, and then do some local research. Change.
Or choose a few and try them all. Anyway, many TV series here are filmed and released at the same time. If the results are not good, the subsequent ones will not be filmed.
Variety shows can also be like this. Choose a few good scripts and shoot two or three episodes first to see the market reaction and room for changes and improvements. If the market responds well, then decide on a new release. If the market responds poorly, try something else. "
"If that's the case, we can't directly use the company's resources to promote it. This will continue to consume the company's reputation and fans in variety shows.
You can first choose some medium-sized TV stations to invest some promotional resources to try. In this way, you can sign a highly flexible contract, and you can change to a major TV station if it really becomes popular. "Jos said.
"Just do what you want." Yang Dongxu said.
Knock knock knock!
At this time there was a knock on the door outside.
"Come in!"
Wu Sheng walked in. "Master, there is a man named Jack looking for you at the front desk."
"Jack?" Yang Dongxu raised his eyebrows, and the image of a middle-aged man with a beard emerged in his mind.
"Make an appointment with him at the coffee shop downstairs. I'll be down in a minute." Although he didn't know why Jack suddenly came to him with questions, but since the other party already knew that he lived in the Hilton and came over to see him, it didn't matter.
"Then I'll leave first. Anyway, you won't leave the United States for the time being. I'm here to discuss something with you." Joss didn't ask out of curiosity who Jack was, and stood up to go back to the company.
"Well, if you have any questions, please call first. Although I am in the United States, I am not necessarily in Los Angeles. It will be helpful for us to have more contact with Bieber, whether it is his status as a congressman or the honorary mayor of Hollywood. "Yang Dongxu reminded.
"I know, but if possible, it's better to send someone to manage Heiner Company, or recruit a CEO. What I'm familiar with is the recording field. For other conveniences, I, an old man, don't want to have to learn all kinds of things when I get old." Joss He said half-jokingly.
"I will have a meeting with Haina's senior management when I get back, and you should also check here to see if there are any suitable candidates." If Haina wants to go further, it is convenient for the management to put in a capable leader.
The original choice of Jos was actually overused, after all, Jos' age was at stake here. Who would have thought that after so many years of use, Heiner's development in Hollywood was so bumpy.
Jos put on his hat and left the room, dressing up again as an old man with a British style. Yang Dongxu took another elevator to the cafe in the leisure area downstairs.
"It's not easy to meet you. Why are you afraid that I will arrest you when you come to the United States?" Seeing Yang Dongxu walking towards him, Jack sat in his seat with no intention of getting up, even when Yang Dongxu came in front of him and looked up at him.
"I'm very busy, I don't have time to run around." Yang Dongxu smiled softly and sat down calmly.
Jack's expression remained unchanged as he stared at Yang Dongxu and looked him over from top to bottom, "It's hard to believe that you have so much wealth at such a young age."
"We have met several times, so there is no need to waste time with these words." After speaking, Yang Dongxu turned to the waiter and said: "Just give me a glass of water."
"Okay, I'm a busy man so I won't waste your time." The expression on Jack's face remained unchanged, but the next sentence made Yang Dongxu frown: "I want all of your Google shares! "
