Chapter 281 Mr. Fores, the one who knows the current affairs is a hero!
This negotiation was not equal from the beginning.
In other words, Forrest was at a disadvantage from the beginning.
A box office explosion and a hit...
A cuckolded, extremely poor tragic guy who wants to beg for a movie to make a comeback.
How can these two people be equal?
Forrest raised his head and looked at Lu Yuan silently, and Lu Yuan was also looking at him quietly, as if waiting for his reply.
"Mr. Lu, my company will not be sold. No matter what happens to me, even if I go bankrupt and the company becomes worthless, I will not sell it!" Forrest clenched his fist slightly, his voice sounded
He was very determined and refused without any hesitation in his eyes.
"Oh...Okay, Mr. Forrest, please don't get excited. Really, I don't have any other intentions." Lu Yuan shook his head with a smile after seeing Forrest's expression. He tried his best to show his expression.
A picture of harmlessness between humans and animals.
However, his expression seemed to become a signal in Wu Tingting's eyes.
It seems that whenever Mr. Lu shows such a signal, it means that Mr. Lu has already convinced others?
"Sorry, Mr. Lu, I did get a little excited, but it just shows that I really don't want to sell my company. I have great feelings for my company, and I believe that my company's predicament is only temporary.
As long as there is a chance, he will be able to operate normally..." Forrest nodded slightly after looking at Lu Yuan's naive but genuine expression.
"Oh, actually I admire Mr. Forrest very much. I feel like you are reborn from the ashes now. I personally agree with your words that the difficulties are temporary..." Lu Yuan nodded in agreement.
"Yes, thank you for your understanding."
"Um... I heard that someone bought your company for two hundred thousand dollars, right?"
"Yes! But how can I sell it for two hundred thousand dollars? My company can't be so cheap!" Forrest nodded.
"Oh, Mr. Forrest, what is the price of the company in your mind?"
"At least more than one million US dollars... No! Mr. Lu, I just said, I have no intention of selling the company!"
"How about I pay $1.1 million?"
"Mr. Lu, I told you, I really have no intention of selling the company, please don't use money to humiliate me!" Forrest said when he saw Lu Yuan looked naive but actually wanted to acquire his company.
From now on I wanted to slap the table hard and turn around and leave.
He clenched his fists, his face was cold, and he even looked like he was on the verge of getting angry.
But……
After all, he didn't slam the table, and he didn't turn around and leave as he imagined.
His mind is very rational but his body, well, his body is extremely honest...
Wu Tingting silently translated Foris's words to Lu Yuan.
She looked at the expressions of the two people again, and found that Lu Yuan still looked naive, but the corners of Forrest's mouth twitched, and there seemed to be a trace of unwillingness in his anger.
In this invisible battle, Forrest was completely at a disadvantage.
Inexplicably, she felt sympathy for Wu Tingting.
"Sorry, sorry... Mr. Forrest, my words have misunderstood you. I sincerely apologize to you here. In fact, I have no other meaning. Just as you sincerely seek my cooperation, I also sincerely apologize to you."
I want to cooperate with you. The time you have been in contact with me is very short, so it is normal for you not to understand my behavior. I am actually a very kind person. Our Hua
There is a saying in Xia Dynasty, "It's a joy to have friends come from afar." This sentence means that when friends come from afar to come to us for cooperation, we must do our best to help our friends. Just like you and me, we
I also want to help you in my own way..." Lu Yuan was still not angry when facing Forris, but looked at Forrest more sincerely.
"Mr. Lu, I have read "The Analects of Confucius" and this sentence does not mean this. Don't lie to me!" Forrest stared at Lu Yuan, questioning Lu Yuan's words.
"There are naturally a thousand Hamlets among a thousand people, right? The reason why classics are classics is because many people can interpret them from many different angles. When I talk about classics, I think of my movie, Mr. Forest,
My movie "This Man Came From Earth" is a very imaginative movie. I have checked the history of science fiction movies and there has never been a science fiction movie made like this. At the same time, I believe this movie is very interesting.
The viewing value and box office potential are also huge, don’t you think?” Lu Yuan made a lot of noise.
"yes."
"Okay, $1.2 million, do you think that's okay?"
"..." Lu Yuan's sudden price increase caught Forrest off guard.
"Mr. Lu!"
"One million two hundred thousand dollars, plus five percent of the shares!"
"I really..."
"Ten percent..."
"Mr. Lu, how many times should I say this..."
"Fifteen! Mr. Forres, this is my sincere minimum price. I am not a businessman and I don't know how to do business, but this is really the maximum price range I can give you... Mr. Forres, please
Please stop testing my bottom line, okay?"
"..." Forrest opened his mouth.
He suddenly found that he was speechless.
He wants to leave!
However, he found that he had completely fallen into Lu Yuan's rhythm.
At this moment, he suddenly felt like he was being bullied. When he once had more than 10 million US dollars, how could he value this 1.2 million US dollars?
But now...
He really had no choice.
Lu Yuan saw Fores suddenly silent and stopped talking, just drinking coffee silently.
He's not in a hurry anyway.
Although he will buy a house soon and will become a pauper soon, at least he still has money now!
Moreover, the first period of box office is about to be split, and he will soon become a rich man again.
Lu Yuan didn't speak, and Forrest didn't speak either. At this moment, the atmosphere became inexplicably awkward.
Wu Tingting looked at Lu Yuan for a moment. After he noticed that Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed towards him, she understood immediately.
"Mr. Forrest, may I say a word?"
"You said..."
"I believe you should know who our President Lu is, right? Have you investigated our President Lu's information before coming here?"
"yes……"
"Then let me reiterate, our Lu Yuan is a very powerful screenwriter. "Buried Alive", "This Man is from Earth" including "Groundhog Day" which will be released in May are all written by our Mr. Lu, and many
Everything can be transformed into gods in the hands of our Mr. Lu
Strange, but we, Mr. Lu, started from scratch entirely by relying on our talents. If you cooperate with us, Mr. Lu, there will be only benefits and no harm to you in the future. Moreover, if you insist on going your own way, think about what you can do when you return to the United States.
What? Continue to support that company that is about to go bankrupt?"
"I can make movies!"
"You are not our Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu can make hundreds of millions at the box office with an investment of hundreds of thousands. You... I'm sorry, I don't think you have Mr. Lu's talent. And who can guarantee that the movies you make will not be good?"
What about the failure? At least, your two movies have already made you miserable, right? I believe you can't bear another failure!" Wu Tingting directly pointed out Forrest's weakness.
Forrest closed his eyes.
Although Wu Tingting was hurtful, Forrest knew what she said was true.
I really can't bear the failure anymore.
"Let's see, I'll talk to our Mr. Lu and ask him to add another 100,000 US dollars, for a total of 1.3 million US dollars to acquire your company. 1.3 million, this is already a sky-high price! Those previous Hollywood companies are
I want to acquire your company for 200,000 yuan! 200,000 yuan compared to 1.3 million yuan is almost the same.
Nearly seven times. Moreover, we, Mr. Lu, promise you 15% of the shares. Do you know what this means? This means that we are really sincere in cooperating with you, not a complete acquisition! Your company
You have the right to speak, right? If I were you, I would definitely not miss this opportunity!"
"Mr. Forrest, we have a saying in China that those who know the current affairs are heroes. If you pass this village, there will be no shop like this!" Wu Tingting glanced at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan understood Wu Tingting's words and nodded.
He felt that this was indeed the case.
etc!
Why do you feel so much like a villain now?
The villain who forces the protagonist?
Then will the protagonist immediately slam the table, say "Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi" and turn around to leave?
If that were the case, it would be great fun...
"..." Forrest's face turned from livid to gray, and then from gray to flushed again. After about a few minutes, Forrest let out a long sigh.
At this moment, he felt full of frustration.
After all, he never said those inspiring words.
He is no longer young.
He no longer has the secondary disease...
"Mr. Forrest?"
"I...I have a few requests!"
"What request?"
"First, the company name cannot be changed, at least for three years."
"Yes, yes, but this must be written in the contract. Once every three years, I can change the company's name as I please." Lu Yuan nodded.
He actually wanted to change the company to a "remote" American company, but after seeing Forrest's decisive look, he nodded.
Three years...
Not in a hurry?
It's not short, but it's not long either...
It wouldn't be too late to change the name to Remote America after three years.
"Okay! Second, I need to have a certain say in the company. At least, I can't be your employee!"
"Well, yes, I will leave some of the company's business affairs to you. Unless I feel that the company is not running properly, I will stay behind the scenes and not get involved." Lu Yuan nodded.
"Third, if the company wants to make a movie, you must treat Huaxin and your remote company equally. They have scripts to shoot, and I also have to have scripts to shoot..."
"Yes, as long as you can prove that you have the ability to shoot." Lu Yuan nodded.
None of this is a big deal.
Do you still have few American movies in your mind?
Just talk about the plot and there are a lot of them...
"Every requirement I mentioned must be written into the contract!"
"Well, it's okay, Wu Tingting, please draw up a contract..."
"Mr. Lu, I have already planned it."
"oh……"
“What about the global distribution contract?”
"This... I'm sorry, Mr. Lu, I didn't plan..."
"Okay, anyway, it's a matter of leaving with the left hand and entering with the right hand..."
"right."
When Wu Tingting took out a contract from her bag and handed it to Lu Yuan, Forrest, who was sitting aside, suddenly felt uncomfortable.
No global agency distribution contract?
It turns out that they were planning to acquire their own company from the beginning.
Even after I entered this "remote" entertainment company, they were plotting against me.
Those so-called conditions may have been part of their calculations all along...
Forrest closed his eyes.
He accepted his fate.
……………………
"There's big news!"
"What news!"
"I received news that the overseas distribution rights of "This Man Is From Earth" have been authorized!"
"What? Out? Which company?"
"Huaxin."
"What? Huaxin? Which company is Huaxin? Why haven't I heard of it..."
"I heard it's a company in Hollywood that's about to go bankrupt..."
"What! Ergouzi..."
"Rejecting Paimon and then working with a company that is about to go bankrupt? Is this... crazy?"