Half an hour later, at Ashley, Zhuang Ling read the contract, and Xia Yu took out another document from the folder.
"Is this?" After seeing the contract that said "Feitu Film and Television Company", Ashley had already made a guess, but she still didn't expect... Xia Yu not only meant it, but also used it
Generous.
“I think Ms. Ashley is familiar with this company, right??”
Not only is it familiar, this is the film and television company that produced "The Secret of the Werewolf"!
"You acquired "Fitu Film and Television Company"?"
It's like asking, more like affirming...the facts are right in front of you.
Even Zhuang Ling was a little stunned. It took a long time for his handsome face to come back to his senses. He tapped his fingers on the table, ""Fitu Film and Television Company" can only be regarded as a medium-sized film and television company in Hollywood, but its scale is not small either-the market value is about
At thirty million dollars!”
Converted into Chinese currency, it's nearly 200 million. Of course, what you bought is not just this shell. It also includes the offices of the film and television company. Otherwise, this shell company would have more than this much money.
"Acquiring a Hollywood film company directly can save a lot of trouble."
This was what Xia Yu took time to make with Tao Tang after the showdown negotiations with Ashley and Zhuang Ling.
Knowing Xia Yu's decision, Tao Tang did not refute it. Instead, he first contacted finance and legal affairs to investigate "Feitu Film and Television Company" and prepare for the acquisition. The money, not to mention the money of Xia Yu's studio,
She didn't intend to get even a cent - she just acquired it. What she wanted to do was to be her strongest supporter behind Xia Yu.
This was also the reason why Tao Tang went out frequently during this period. She took a trip to Los Angeles with her financial and legal advisors a few days ago to finalize the matter.
The CEO of this film and television company is not stupid. Hollywood is big, but it is also very small. The only people who can make money are those in the eight major film companies. Small and medium-sized film companies like them can only make a living!
Nowadays, someone is willing to take over the whole deal, and the price is "fair", so what's there to be unhappy about?
The contract was brought back by Tao Tang's assistant. Tao Tang is still in Los Angeles, waiting for the contract to be approved - this may be one of the few times in the future that Tao Tang will appear in Los Angeles.
Ashley glanced at Xia Yu, swallowed, shook her head and said with a smile,
"In other words, now it's time for me to call you boss?"
Ashley signed a three-year contract with Fitu Pictures for the distribution of "Werewolf Secrets", and now the contract has one year left. "Werewolf Secrets 2" is still with Fitu Pictures, but the copyright has been sold, and the dividends will be shared with Summer
Yu has nothing to do with it.
This is also the only resource Feitu Film and Television Company can use!
The first two movies have already made them money. They have earned back the capital they have spent over the years. These 30 million are completely profits!
If we don't seize the opportunity, who knows if there will be the next "Werewolf"? In this cold winter of film and television, the eight major film studios can only maintain the status quo. Every year, a large number of these small and medium-sized film studios close their companies in disgrace and leave Hollywood.
!
"You can shout, but... your contract is not subject to jurisdiction. Why don't we sign the previous contract?"
Because he came from the celebration reception, Xia Yu was still wearing a sassy haute couture dress.
When I glanced at him like this, he really looked like a boss.
She continued.
"As for the shares, we will divide them into five parts. As a newly popular director, Ashley, you will act as a facade. Five percent is not much, but this is the greatest sincerity I can give!"
"I will be responsible for all future scripts of the company - I will take advantage of it and get 10%."
After hearing these two points, both Ashley and Zhuang Ling nodded silently, and they both understood, 'Five percent is still too much!'
After all, Xia Yu has already embraced "Feitu Film Company" and "Secrets of the Werewolf". With this brand in the future, it can already be worth half of Ashley's influence. One more person is just the icing on the cake.
!
But with shares and without shares, these are two completely different concepts of cooperation.
"The remaining 85% is funded by Xia Yu Studio. I can take it all, but I allow Ms. Ashley to acquire no more than 20% of the shares at the price of the original shares!"
This brings us to the main topic.
'Why not just give it?'
This involves a sunk cost issue.
Xia Yu doesn't mind giving it, but giving it to him doesn't give him the peace of mind and seriousness he paid for it.
When the time comes to make a decision, and someone holds 25% of the shares and challenges you, what attitude should you take to deal with it?
Xia Yu doesn't mind giving her more money later so that she can earn more, but she must pay the cost herself!
With the first season of "Werewolf Secrets", Ashley not only paid off Zhuang Ling's debt, but also bought an apartment near the school - the second season has been sold, and after deducting taxes, she can probably get 500
Thousands of dollars...
Twenty percent, she has the money, and besides, there is Zhuang Ling.
"You can trust me so much? You haven't signed the contract yet... but you dare to spend three thousand dollars in one go."
It's not that Ashley has never seen so much money, but... she was still shocked. She felt like she was being valued. This was something she had never felt as a director for more than ten years. Even if "The Secret of the Werewolf" was a hit, others were willing to give it.
Hers is a contract worth two million US dollars per year!
And once she signed the contract, it lasted for ten years. This was already the best contract she had ever come across.
"Ms. Xia Yu, you are so awesome. This is an invitation that I can't refuse at all!"
It's not a bitter smile, but a smile that feels sincerely joyful to be recognized, appreciated, and taken seriously by others on the same level.
Ashley came to China to invite Xia Yu to star in the second female lead in a new movie. She had not paid much attention to Xia Yu before, or what kind of "industry miracle" Xia Yu Studio had created in China. Yes, in Ashley
This is how Li looks at it!
She also spent these ten days in China to get to know Xia Yu seriously little by little, not from the perspective of a director to an actor, but from the perspective of a partner and a partner!
Until the past two days, she had actually begun to drift in her heart - especially after seeing posts about "Xia Yu Taotang" and others in the industry judging each other's achievements. They were very similar to her and Zhuang Ling, but higher than them!
"It's incredible. If she had been born in Hollywood...it would be very possible for her to become a new generation of 'entertainment tycoon!'"
Many years later, in an interview that shocked the world, Xia Yu was asked this question, and she might have responded this way.