Chapter 445: Done

Zhou Yan wanted to test Li Qiu a few more words, but he heard Li Qiu say from the other side, "You're back, Zhou Yan called."

Then Zhou Hong took the phone and said, "Hello."

Zhou Yan turned on the speakerphone smoothly, "Brother, have you eaten?"

Next to him, Huo Siqi joked, "Didn't he just come back from the toilet? He must be full."

Zhou Hong didn't answer the question and just asked, "Why did you two get together today?"

"I came to see my third brother for a drink, are you envious?"

"What are you drinking at noon? Is it because of the electronics factory? Didn't I say that I will take care of the electronics factory and don't need you to worry about it?"

"It's not about the electronics factory, but something else. The third child wants to invest in a movie, but he doesn't have enough money."

"Do you need to use Qizhi's money?" Zhou Hong said solemnly, "What kind of investment is it necessary to use Qizhi's money?"

Zhou Yan had money, and Zhou Hong knew it, so he wondered why Zhou Yan wanted to touch Qizhi's money.

Even if Zhou Yan didn't have enough money on hand, he should contact him as soon as possible.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "It costs about 50 million US dollars to invest in "Titanic". I think it is a good opportunity."

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Hong sighed slightly, secretly sighing that his younger brother was still a little too reckless, and he went directly to Huo Siqi for such a thing as investing in a movie.

If it is a small investment, or an investment of millions or even tens of millions of RMB, you can easily find it.

However, the cost of an investment of 50 million US dollars is so high, and the risks are definitely difficult to estimate.

It's okay to make money with Qizhi, but if you lose a lot of money in the end, it's not easy to explain.

Although Huo Siqi was a little resentful because he didn't take Huo Siqi with him when he voted for "The Sixth Sense" last time, Zhou Hong still didn't change his mind. He really couldn't take Huo Siqi with him in such a risky matter, at least not in recent years.

Huo Siqi's line was not for making money, but to maintain their Zhou family's connections in Yanjing, and it was more important to be safe.

But now that the matter has come to this, Zhou Hong can't say anything to stop it. He thought for a while and said, "Fifty million US dollars, Xiaoyan, can you come up with 10 million US dollars yourself?"

"Yes, I can come out."

"Well, you will contribute 10 million U.S. dollars yourself, Qizhi will contribute 5 million U.S. dollars, and the remaining 35 million U.S. dollars will be provided by Zhou Entertainment."

After hearing that Zhou Hong had cut Qizhi's share to five million U.S. dollars, Huo Siqi immediately quit, "Five million U.S. dollars is too little, it only accounts for one-tenth, and of this one-tenth, I It’s only 35%, no, no.”

Zhou Hong advised, "Qizhi also needs to keep some money in his account. The risk is too high if we take all the money out."

"Of course I won't empty out Qizhi. I will keep 10 million yuan in the account and invest the rest of the money. I will have more than 20 million US dollars."

"Brother Qi, if you invest this money, you may not be able to get it back. Even if you can get it back, it will take at least one or two years. Can you accept this time?"

Before Huo Siqi could answer, Zhou Hong continued, "In addition, I have to tell you about the situation of "Titanic". The production cost of this movie is very high. If another US$50 million is invested in it, the total cost will be It’s over 200 million U.S. dollars. If you want to make money back, the box office must exceed 400 million U.S. dollars. To be more safe, let’s count it as 500 million U.S. dollars. In the history of global movies, over the years, there have been movies with box office exceeding 500 million U.S. dollars, including this year’s. "Independence Day" and "The Sixth Sense" are only eleven movies. Think about how risky this is."

The data listed by Zhou Hong really made Huo Siqi a little shaken.

He also didn't expect that it would be so difficult to make back the money for this movie. In so many years, there have been only 11 movies in the world with a box office of more than 500 million US dollars, and two more this year.

The reason why Zhou Hong knows this data so clearly is because of "The Sixth Sense".

Originally, "The Sixth Sense" not only ranked first in this year's box office list, but also ranked among the top ten box office in global film history.

It's just that "Independence Day" was so popular that it successfully pushed "The Sixth Sense" from the tenth to the eleventh place in the box office of film history.

There seems to be only one difference between the tenth and eleventh, but when many people make a list, they only list ten, and there is no "The Sixth Sense".

So this matter is very regrettable for them.

Zhou Hong smiled when he heard that Huo Siqi was silent on the other end of the phone. He thought that what he just said should be able to make Huo Siqi retreat.

After all, no matter how you look at it, it is too difficult for this movie to make back its money.

Even if they can eventually get their money back, it is not cost-effective for them to invest so much money and spend so much time.

If you invest this money elsewhere, you can make a lot of money in a year or two. Investing in a movie with a very high risk factor is not very cost-effective.

But what Zhou Hong didn't expect was that Huo Siqi was silent for only a moment and then said firmly, "Do it, we must do it, we won't lose anyway. As long as the third child is optimistic, I, the older brother, will definitely support it. Besides, you These are all statistics from the past, but history is constantly changing. If there are two movies with a box office of over 500 million US dollars this year, then why can't one be released next year, and why can't this one be "Titanic"? ?”

Zhou Yan felt a little excited when he heard Huo Siqi say this.

I have to say that Huo Siqi is really courageous.

Zhou Yan dared to invest money in it because he knew that if nothing unexpected happened, "Titanic" would make a lot of money.

But from Huo Siqi's perspective, he could only choose to believe Zhou Yan.

Hearing what Huo Siqi said, Zhou Hong also knew that he didn't need to persuade him anymore.

"If that's the case, then let's do it. Qizhi will contribute US$25 million, Xiaoyan will contribute US$10 million personally, and Zhou Entertainment will contribute US$15 million."

Huo Siqi smiled and said, "That's right, don't look forward and backward. Even if the money is lost, it will not be a devastating blow to us. Qizhi Company is making money every day now, but it will be a step slower in the future. things.”

"This is the right mentality. In fact, you can invest in "Titanic". Even if you can't make money, it can still make our company visible in the United States."

They previously voted for "The Sixth Sense", which has attracted a lot of people's attention.

However, their investment in "The Sixth Sense" was not high. Although they made a lot of money, the response was not very big.

"How far have we talked about investment?" Zhou Hong asked again.

"We just started contacting each other and there hasn't been any substantial progress yet. I just want to settle the money matters first," Zhou Yan replied.

"Well, this idea is correct. Let's wait for the news from you. Once you have negotiated, the money will be in place. That's it for today. You two should drink less at noon."

"It's over. I'm drinking tea."

"That's good. You don't have to worry about the electronics factory. There will be news soon." Zhou Hong mentioned the electronics factory again.

"Okay." Zhou Yan nodded, then smiled meaningfully, "Send my regards to Sister Qiu for me."

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Hong was silent for a while before speaking, "Yes, I understand."

…

After the money matter was confirmed, Zhou Yan told Zhang Youan that they could invest as long as the amount was less than 50 million U.S. dollars.

Zhang Youan's efficiency is not as fast this time. He has been grinding with Fox and has made no progress.

Zhang Youan guessed that Fox must be waiting for news from several other large companies. Relatively speaking, they naturally prefer to cooperate with the other eight major companies. After all, these large companies have extensive resources.

As for Zhou Yan and the others, apart from money, they have very few other things they can give.

Zhang Youan is not in a hurry, because Zhou Yan has already told him to calm down and win the best if he can, and it doesn't matter if he can't win.

As time goes by, Fox should be the one to worry.

These days, although Fox has not relented, its attitude is still very positive, which shows that they have not received good news from other companies.

Of course, this is normal. Perhaps in the eyes of other companies, Fox is now looking for a successor to help them share their losses.

With such a big pit, few people would dare to jump into it.

…

It was about a week after I finished drinking with Huo Siqi.

The post-production of "Space Traveler" has entered the final stage. Zhou Yan has been in the studio these days, and most of the time is in the editing room. He doesn't even spend much time in his own office.

That day, he spent the whole afternoon in the editing room. When he walked out of Building 3 dizzy, he saw Li Xiuhai walking out of the music studio building opposite.

Seeing Zhou Yan, a smile appeared on Li Xiuhai's face. He held the tea cup and walked quickly towards Zhou Yan.

"Director Li, are you looking for me?" Zhou Yan said unexpectedly.

"Well, I went to your office to look for you twice."

"I'm over there in the editing room."

"I know, I just didn't want to disturb your work, so I didn't go there. It's almost time to get off work now, so I couldn't help but look for you. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, I happened to meet you coming out."

At this time, a gust of cold wind blew by. Zhou Yan just came out of the building and felt a bit cold. He quickly tightened the collar of his clothes and said, "Director, what do you want from me? Why don't you come and sit in my office?"

The smile on Li Xiuhai's face became awkward, "I really don't know how to talk about this."

Seeing the embarrassment on his face, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Director, just tell me if you have anything to do."

Li Xiuhai sighed slightly and said, "That's it. Didn't we agree before that we would rent the three buildings over there plus the open space in the middle to you, but now something has happened. There is a private electronics factory that is interested. They came here and wanted to invest in buying our factory. The conditions they offered were very good, and the key was that they promised to arrange for our workers.”

At this point, the expression on Li Xiuhai's face became even more embarrassed, "Originally, I took the initiative to bring up the leasing matter, and now I regret it. It's really embarrassing. But you also know that the current situation of our factory is that if someone is willing to acquire And the company that arranges employees is really rare. We cannot miss such an opportunity..."

"So, we can only give up on renting a building?"

"Yes." Li Xiuhai nodded, "Not only can the three buildings agreed upon last time be rented out, but the two buildings that have been rented before cannot be rented to you either."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Director, the business cannot break the lease. We have rented these two buildings for a long time, and the decoration also cost me a lot of money. Let's not talk about the third building. Here in the warehouse, a few The recording studio alone cost me a lot of money, and the decoration and renovation cost not tens of millions, but several million. "

"So many?" Li Xiuhai asked in surprise.

He knew that Zhou Yan spent a lot of money on decoration, but he didn't expect it to be so much. Several million would be enough to build a building.

His first reaction was that Zhou Yan must be exaggerating. After thinking about Zhou Yan's usual behavior, he felt that this was credible.

"Not only that, although the equipment we have inside can be moved, the cost of moving it is not low. Just those pianos will cost a lot of work. The piano in the big recording studio costs more than one million, and the average person Don’t dare to move.”

"Hiss~" Li Xiuhai took a breath. He really didn't expect that a piano costs more than one million.

The price of this piano is enough for their factory to pay a month's salary.

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Li Xiuhai's heart went cold and he was speechless for a moment.

On the one hand, they were indeed at fault in this matter. Zhou Yan insisted on it, but there was nothing they could do about it.

On the other hand, Zhou Yan's background is not something that ordinary people can touch, and they can't do anything even if they want to.

Li Xiuhai could only say in a gentle voice, "Mr. Zhou, do you think you can give in on this matter? So many workers in our factory are pointing to this acquisition. I will definitely pay back all the rent you have paid. , In addition, we can also subsidize part of the decoration and moving costs...it may not be much, but we really can't afford much money now."

Zhou Yan looked at Li Xiuhai and suddenly laughed, "Director, you haven't had dinner yet, right?"

"Ah?" Li Xiuhai was stunned.

Zhou Yan's topic changed so quickly that he couldn't keep up.

Weren't we talking about subsidies? Why did we have to talk about eating?

Moreover, Zhou Yan's expression was a bit strange, why was he still smiling.

"Teacher Zhou, if you have any ideas, just mention them directly, so do I..."

"What is the name of the private enterprise that purchased your factory?"

"It's called Jinhong Electronics. It only opened in the past two years."

"What's their boss's name?"

"Well... I only know that their general manager's name is Li Yaohua. He shouldn't be the boss. Why do you ask?"

Zhou Yan laughed and said, "That's right. You don't have to worry about the affairs of these two buildings. Jinhong Electronics won't care about it."

Li Xiuhai's eyes widened, "Teacher Zhou, what do you mean..."

"Let's go to the cafeteria to eat. Just feel free to deal with the acquisition. Don't worry about the rest. There will be no problem."

After saying that, Zhou Yan walked towards the cafeteria first.

Li Xiuhai hesitated for a while and then followed. (End of chapter)