(2 more for the leader of the charcoal live eel)

After hearing Helen Herman's words, Matthew's heart was also bleak. The original work and script were placed on Paramount Pictures. It is estimated that the copyright of the movie has been sold, but he did not give up easily. After all, all the chaos in the circle may occur. Moreover, he has seen many scripts on the desk, which are not for filming and production, but are waiting for gray and moldy.

He asked Helen Herman to find out about the relevant situation of "Twilight", especially Paramount Pictures, and then called Bella Anderson and mobilized Bella Anderson's assistant team to collect and learn about relevant information.

In some ways, he forgot some things that made the current situation with blurred impressions. The Pure Man is still a Hollywood star who left a certain impression on him, but he has never even watched the "Twilight" series, and he only knows that this is a film that made the Pure Man famous.

As for "The Hunger Games", Matthew did not mention Helen Hermann and Bella Anderson. After all, I have never heard of a famous young actress named Lawrence so far. What if this series has not even been published?

In fact, he knew very well that Helen Hermann was not without doubt about his ability to always choose box office movies and avoid some sinkhole movies. How could it not be surprising with her shrewdness? Others may think that this was the result of careful analysis and selection by him and his agent team, but of course she knew that it was not the case.

However, Helen Hermann was a very rational person. He asked twice. Seeing that he always said something foolish, he was no longer interested in asking because his choice would always bring the best benefits to the two.

Matthew could also guess that Helen Herman's suspicion was more about thinking that he had a hand. As a very rational woman, Helen Herman would not associate it in any way without looking for any marginal points.

In the following days, he didn't care about Twilight, and he left everything to Helen Hermann and Bella Anderson.

Matthew himself read the materials everywhere, checked the bestseller rankings in recent years, and went to the largest bookstore in Beverly several times, but did not find any novels related to "The Hunger Games". Instead, he saw several "Battle Royale" novels from Japan, which seemed to be a little similar to the plot of related movies with a vague impression.

He specifically asked someone to find several bookstore owners to ask if there were any original English novels similar to "Battle Royale", but he still found nothing.

After the field investigation, Matthew came to a rough conclusion that "The Hunger Games" should not have been published yet, so there is no way to talk about the copyright of the movie.

Did you find someone to write a similar novel? He had this idea for a moment, but then he gave up. Not to mention whether the original author was already writing it, even if he was looking for a gunman, he would not remember the relevant content.

The plot of the movie that is vague is probably not as much as the content related to "Battle Royale" in your hand.

Matthew temporarily puts "The Hunger Games" aside, and just pay attention to it later. He began to wait patiently for news from Helen Hermann and Bella Anderson.

Before Helen Hermann and Bella Anderson could get more accurate news, David Ellison came to the door.

"David, you are not here to collect money, are you?"

In the reception room, Matthew greeted David Ellison to sit casually, and asked the servant to send coffee, saying, "Didn't I tell you last time? The follow-up funds for "Fast and Furious 4" are waiting for a few days. My No. 13 movie studio is going through the registration process. After the registration is completed, invest in the studio's account."

"I'm not here for this." David Ellison said with a rare serious look on his face. "You told me last time that you were going to set up a movie studio. I thought about it for a while and had an idea."

Matthew looked at David Ellison and said, "Just say it directly, which of us is with whom."

David Ellison didn't go around in circles and said directly, "I want to exchange part of the equity of Sky Dance Film with you for part of the equity of the No. 13 Film Studio, or I can invest directly in your studio."

"Oh?" Matthew thought for a while and asked, "David, how much equity do you want?"

"It's about 30%. "David Ellison has his own considerations, of course, "We are good friends and close partners. I own some shares in No. 13 Film Studio, and you own some shares in Sky Dance Pictures, which is also beneficial to our future cooperation."

Matthew did not respond immediately, but was considering the pros and cons. In the future, there must be very few independent films invested in Studio No. 13 in the future, and he has never watched several independent art films. Pure commercial production is the first choice. Commercial production often requires large amounts of funds. For example, the type of "The Hunger Games" that was not found is estimated to be around 100 million US dollars, which means huge risks.

No one can guarantee that a commercial movie will succeed, and there is even more situations when he intervenes.

It is beneficial to share risks with multiple people with strong financial resources and strength. Otherwise, if a slightly larger film fails to produce, the studio can declare bankruptcy directly.

Moreover, David Ellison is as brave as he is. After working together several times before, whether it is a movie or a scam, it is very suitable for his preference.

More importantly, David Ellison's financial resources and the more powerful Ellison family behind it are undoubtedly an extremely powerful force.

Of course, he is also very rich now. With Apple's stock price continuing to rise, his total net worth is now close to $400 million.

But his net worth is not liquidity. The $250 million of these are piled up by Apple stocks and Marvel Comics stocks. He cannot sell Apple stocks now.

The remaining Horner Manor is real estate, and some of the cash is "donated" to two charitable foundations. With the $40 million invested by Iron Man and $60 million investment in "Fast and Furious 4", he couldn't hold on to another tens of millions of dollars in investment.

Although he is a business outsider, he also knows that he must maintain a certain amount of liquidity.

In any aspect, the benefits of the equity exchange proposed by David Ellison far outweigh the disadvantages.

He could also guess David Ellison's idea, undoubtedly in this way, to tie the cooperation between the two sides together more firmly.

"So, David."

Equity crossing is not a trivial matter. Matthew has some considerations but will not make a decision immediately. He also needs to seek advice from professionals, "I will think about it carefully and reply to you as soon as possible."

David Ellison didn't expect Matthew to make a decision casually, saying, "Yes, hopefully, it's good news."

Matthew smiled and said, "We are all friends anyway."

"Of course." David Ellison nodded, "I'm still waiting to dig a hole with you."

He took the initiative to change the topic, "How is Brad Pitt going?"

"I have been in contact with Natalie Portman." Matthew roughly explained the situation, "I don't know the specific progress yet."

David Ellison frowned and thought for a while, "I'll find someone to inquire." He suddenly lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "I have someone develop an undercover agent on Plan B."

"Uh..." Matthew was a little surprised, "This is OK?"

"Just a low-ranking business spy." David Ellison didn't care.

Hearing this, Matthew suddenly remembered something widely circulated in the media: Larry Ellison once brought a commercial spy into Microsoft's cleaner, and then smeared Microsoft through waste paper, making him so angry that he scolded shamelessly at the press conference...

Are all the people in the Ellison family good at using this trick?

He threw away these random thoughts and asked, "Is it reliable?"

David Ellison nodded, "Don't worry, very reliable."

It has been a long time since he encountered such a exciting and interesting thing. It feels more enjoyable than investing in a movie to dig a big man in Hollywood.

Matthew could guess the mentality of a rich man, because he is also a rich man now.

There are many rich stars in Hollywood, and it is not uncommon for those with a net worth of over 100 million. Brad Pitt is one of them.

"Nate, welcome back."

In the office of B, Brad Pitt hugged Natalie Portman, who had just returned from Africa, took a warm hug, took a step back and looked at it carefully, and said, "It's sun-tanned."

After attending the meeting in Geneva, Natalie Portman returned to New York and went to Africa with a team from the United Nations. He stayed there for many days and carefully created a charitable image. He just returned to the United States a week ago. After a short vacation, he came to Los Angeles to continue preparing for the project "Cloud Map".

"The sun in Africa is poisonous," said Natalie Portman, sitting on a chair. "There are many mosquitoes, and it's too scary to bite people."

She said something to her mouth and swallowed it back. The thing Matthew recommended is called Fengyou Jing. It is really useful. It drives away mosquitoes and is comfortable and stimulating. It is definitely a must-have medicine for traveling to the tropical region.

Brad Pitt hid in Africa with Angelina Jolie two years ago and had a certain understanding of the African environment. After talking about Africa, the two gradually moved to the preparations for "Cloud Map".

"The progress is going smoothly." Brad Pitt rejuvenated the idol of middle-aged and elderly housewives. "If nothing unexpected happens, we can officially prepare before the New Year, and the release date is initially scheduled for the summer of 2009."

Natalie Portman has always liked the original novel and the scripts of the Wachowski brothers and sisters, and said with a smile, "This is the best project I have seen for the combination of business and in-depth. I believe it will be a movie as successful as "The Matrix".

Brad Pitt was quite confident, "Absolutely."

"By the way, Pete," Natalie Portman said, "I have met Matthew Horner in Geneva, who is the goodwill ambassador for UNHCR."

Brad Piece Head, many people know this.

Natalie Portman continued, "Matthew Horner is very regretful about losing "Cloud Map" and is resentful."

Brad Pitt couldn't help but laugh. It was really not easy to get this project from Matthew Horner and David Ellison.
Chapter completed!