The Johnson family is a very low-key wealthy family in Los Angeles, and is rarely known to ordinary people. However, in recent years, with the rise of Oceanwide Cinemas in the United States, people have re-recognized this wealthy family.
The founder of the Johnson family is Johnson's grandfather, Jay Johnson. Through student loans, Jay Johnson obtained a degree from Harvard Law School and then founded his own law firm. In the 1940s and 1950s, Jay Johnson's law firm
It was already a well-known company in Los Angeles. Later, Jay Johnson began to invest in real estate, and then slowly shifted his focus to investment!
After decades of development, Johnson has now invested in directors of more than a dozen companies.
Jay Johnson also has a son and a daughter. The eldest son is Johnson's father, Thomas Johnson, and his daughter is Nancy Johnson. Like his father, Thomas and Nancy also graduated from Harvard Law School.
Thomas is more in love with law, so he has now received the law firm founded by his father, while Nancy is in charge of the Johnson family's investment company.
In recent years, the two brothers and sisters have been fighting openly and secretly, but it has not gone too far. Everything is within the acceptable range of the elder Johnson.
"In other words, Nancy is now more valued than Johnson's father!" Wu Jianye analyzed after listening.
Although Johnson Law Company was the first company founded by Jay Johnson, the business sector of the Johnson family has already been transferred to the investment company, and the investment company that is more valued by Jay Johnson has been handed over to Nancy Johnson.
It explains a lot of issues.
Linda said: "I can't say that. Although Johnson Law Company seems to have a higher market value than any investment company, the law company is the foundation of the Johnson family. It cooperates with many large consortiums in the United States. These two companies
The relationship between them is inextricably linked, and we can’t say who is good and who is bad!”
Johnson's full name is Daniel Johnson, and he has an older brother named Nick Johnson.
The two brothers are simply two extremes. Nick Johnson showed his talents in law and business early on and is now a leader among the younger generation of lawyers. He has also invested in several companies with good development prospects.
He is said to be the most like Jay Johnson among the third generation of the Johnson family, while Daniel is a bit more dandy. If it were not for Oceanwide Cinema, he would probably be the worst third generation of the Johnson family!
"What's the relationship between Johnson and his brother?" Wu Jianye continued to ask.
"Very good. Nick is a very responsible person and takes great care of his younger brothers and sisters. Even Nancy's daughter respects Nick very much." When Linda talked about Nick Johnson, her eyes radiated with emotion.
light.
"Do you like him?" Wu Jianye asked with a smile.
"It's appreciation!" Linda said.
Wu Jianye nodded and did not ask Linda what she thought of Nick. He continued to ask: "What about Nancy's family?"
"Nancy's husband is a painter, but he is not famous. Nancy has a daughter named Penny Robinson. She is a very strange girl!" Linda said in a strange tone.
Wu Jianye glanced at Linda curiously.
Linda smiled and said: "Penny was even better than Nick when she was young, but soon Penny's energy was not just focused on business. Maybe she inherited her father's genes and was very interested in art.
Hobby, now he is a well-known pianist in Los Angeles, and he is also working in an investment company, with a very good record. He is just a bit arrogant..."
"This family is quite interesting!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
"Johnson's Oceanwide Cinemas was actually originally a subsidiary of an investment company. Although Johnson is now managing it, the largest shareholder is still Johnson Investment Company!" Linda said.
Knowing that Wu Jianye had always wanted to own his own cinema chain company in North America, she contacted Johnson again this time. Linda also knew from Johnson’s mouth that Wu Jianye wanted to invest in Oceanwide Cinemas, so she focused on
Wu Jianye introduced the situation of Oceanwide Cinemas.
Oceanwide Cinemas' theaters are more concentrated in California. Although the number of screens is not as large as that of many companies, due to its location, the market value of Oceanwide Cinemas is higher than that of many screens.
A company above itself.
Due to the current relaxation of regulatory policies by the U.S. government, the Paramount judgment issued by the U.S. government out of antitrust considerations has gradually lost its effectiveness, so now several major Hollywood studios have begun to re-establish theater lines.
The Johnson family's Oceanwide Cinemas has also become a popular attraction, and many studios have extended an olive branch to Oceanwide Cinemas!
"It seems there are many competitors!" Wu Jianye asked: "Who is Phantom Entertainment's biggest rival now?"
"Columbia Pictures, but there has been news that RB's Sony is very interested in Columbia Pictures and has already contacted Coca-Cola to acquire their shares in Columbia Pictures. Now Columbia Pictures has shown its interest in Oceanwide Cinema
The online interest should also be an act of wanting to increase the purchase price!" Linda said.
"What do the Johnson family think?"
"The Johnson family is divided into two factions. Naturally, Daniel does not want to sell, but Penny has been urging her mother to sell her shares in Oceanwide Cinemas. The two parties have never reached a consensus!"
Wu Jianye nodded and said: "Okay, we have understood the basic situation, let's meet Johnson first!"
Linda said: "Then let me contact Daniel for you!"
Wu Jianye said: "Okay, I'll go to the hotel first. After we make contact, you tell me the location!"
Seeing that Wu Jianye was about to leave, Linda suggested: "Wu, you will stay in Los Angeles for a long time this time, and staying in a hotel is not an option. I think you might as well buy a villa in Beverly Hills."
Wu Jianye thought about it and said, "You can help me handle this matter too!"
Linda glanced at Wu Jianye helplessly and said, "You are very skilled at this hands-off shopkeeper!"
Wu Jianye chuckled: "Practice makes perfect!"
After leaving Phantom Entertainment, Wu Jianye went directly back to the hotel, where there was a French Rose waiting for him.
However, when Wu Jianye came to the hotel, the two of them did not immediately start to have an affair. Instead, Isabel Adjani grabbed Wu Jianye and began to talk about some of her thoughts on the movie "The Love of Ghosts".
"The script of this movie has been determined and will not change. You just need to use your abilities within the story provided by the script!" Wu Jianye did not adopt Isabel Adjani's suggestion.
Because many of Isabel Adjani's ideas seemed to Wu Jianye to have deviated from the original intention of "The Love of Ghosts".
The reason why this movie can be called a classic is more because this movie is actually a typical Western love story, and it is easy to understand and can make ordinary audiences empathize with it.
But after studying the movie "The Last Love" for half a year, Isabelle Adjani obviously wanted to add something deeper to it.
This is not something Wu Jianye can accept.
"Why can't it change, Wu? I am the heroine of this movie. After the filming of the movie starts, I will be Meili. No one understands Meili's psychological changes better than me. I think my idea is completely correct!
"Isabelle Adjani also believes that her ideas are more suitable for the character.
"If you go by your idea, the entire script of this movie will need to be rebuilt. This is completely contrary to the story in my heart. This is impossible!" Wu Jianye also has his own ideas in the creation of the movie.
Persistence will not change just because this person is Isabel Adjani.
In the end, neither of them could convince the other, and this became the first quarrel between the two.
Wu Jianye also discovered that Isabel Adjani had her own paranoia in film creation, which reminded him of some rumors about Isabel Adjani on the set.
That is, when Isabel Adjani was on the set, she had a very strong desire to control and was often willing to intervene in the creation of movies. However, Wu Jianye did not take it to heart. No one could challenge the movies he directed.
His authority!
Not even if this person is Isabel Adjani!
The two eventually broke up on bad terms!
It can be imagined that these two people are extremely stubborn people on the set. When the filming of the movie starts, there will definitely be more sparks!
In the evening, Wu Jianye met Daniel Johnson at a restaurant on the Avenue of Stars!
The atmosphere of the restaurant is very elegant, but the rules of the restaurant are what Wu Jianye dislikes the most, because there is a dress code for eating in this shabby place.
After Johnson saw Wu Jianye, he showed a complicated expression. It was impossible to let go of what he had done with Wu Jianye before. No one else could really let go of such a shameful thing.
The last time we met in Berlin, Wu Jianye actually mentioned his request to invest in Oceanwide Cinemas, which was another major blow to Johnson.
Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for several years, Wu Jianye has grown into a person that he needs to look up to or look up to.
Now that the two have even talked about business cooperation, it is impossible for Johnson not to think about the last time he was deceived.
So after returning to Los Angeles and thinking about it for a long time, Johnson still didn't plan to cooperate with Wu Jianye. This is the reason why he was afraid of being bitten by a snake for ten years.
But when Johnson told his grandfather about the matter, Jay Johnson asked Johnson to listen to Wu Jianye's specific plan.
Although Johnson is the least accomplished among the third generation of the Johnson family, he is Jay Johnson's favorite grandson. This is something that cannot be justified.
"Tell me your plan!" Johnson said straight to the point after Wu Jianye sat down.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "What are you doing in such a hurry? Shouldn't the first time we meet old friends be to catch up on old times!"
Johnson's eyebrows twitched slightly and said: "No, we have nothing to reminisce about."
Wu Jianye said: "You know how to joke, but don't you still take things from the past to heart? How big of a deal is this? You are too cautious!"
Johnson held the knife and fork tightly in his hand and said: "If you hang me up and give me a beating, I can put it down!"
Wu Jianye smiled and said, "I'm not stupid!"
Johnson: "..."
Wu Jianye continued: "If you want to eat with me in the future, can you go to a better restaurant? Look at this crappy place you're looking for. In order to come to eat here, I have to put on formal clothes. I don't feel comfortable at all."
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Johnson said angrily: "What a shame, this is the most famous Michelin restaurant in Hollywood. There is no Michelin restaurant in China yet!"
Wu Jianye seemed to be deliberately provoking Johnson's anger and said dissatisfied: "A tire manufacturer has created a Michelin-starred restaurant and deceived you. You shouldn't have anything to do with this restaurant, right?"
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The emergence of Michelin-starred restaurants is just a marketing tool made by Michelin Tire to promote its tires. In the end, it was unexpectedly popular in Western countries, and later gradually became a benchmark in the Western catering industry.
, often a slogan may become an advertisement for a restaurant.
This was not Wu Jianye's first time eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant, but to be honest, Wu Jianye really couldn't praise their so-called selection criteria.
As a Michelin star judge from France, he actually has his own pride and prejudice in his heart. Later, Michelin entered China. Because the sauces used in Cantonese cuisine are somewhat similar to French cuisine, most of the Michelin stars in China are Cantonese restaurants.
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A selection that doesn't have enough understanding of Chinese cuisine has become a choice for many people. Sometimes I think about it, it's actually quite funny.
Johnson took a deep breath and decided not to compete with Wu Jianye. He said: "Next time, you will choose the place!"
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "Why bother next time? We can choose this time!"
After saying that, he stood up and pulled Johnson to leave.
"No, no, no, it's not polite to leave like this. Let's eat here now!" Johnson said quickly.
At this time, the behavior of the two people had attracted the attention of some people, which made Johnson feel very embarrassed.
"Wu, I beg you, be a human being!"
Wu Jianye: "..."
Seeing that the teasing was almost done, Wu Jianye stopped teasing Johnson and said with a smile: "I know that the largest shareholder of Oceanwide Cinemas is your family investment company. I want to spend 50 million US dollars to buy Johnson."
Invest 72% of the equity in Oceanwide Cinemas, and then inject another 50 million US dollars as funds for the early acquisition and expansion of Oceanwide Cinemas. This money will not dilute your equity in Oceanwide Cinemas!"
Johnson said: "Impossible, Oceanwide Cinemas allows you to become a shareholder, but you absolutely cannot hold a controlling stake. This is the bottom line of our Oceanwide Cinemas!"
After finishing speaking, Johnson couldn't help but want to slap himself in the face, and said his bottom line at once. This is a taboo during negotiations.
Only then did Johnson understand that the reason why Wu Jianye acted like that just now was actually to disrupt his psychological defense...