Chapter 701: : Hall Films

After two days,
After receiving a phone call from Robert, Jiang Hao has already negotiated with the publishing house and can sign a contract in the past.
In the Times Books office, Jiang Hao met with the publisher owner Howard. The two sides shook hands and said, "Mr. Hall, I have read both of your books. I have to say that the story is very exciting, very attractive, and also very interesting. It has the connotation and makes people feel touched. It is the best novel I have read in the past two years. "
"Thank you for praising Mr. Howard. I would like to ask how long it will take before the signing of a book," Jiang Hao said.
"It takes about two months. Sorting out the manuscripts, typesetting and designing, third-trial review and three schools, application numbers, final printing, etc. can not be sloppy." Howard said.
It seems that it will take 2 months to wait for the release of the works.
After the two parties signed the contract, several people poured a glass of wine in Howard's office and briefly celebrated. Jiang Hao resigned and left. On the returning car, Jiang Hao said to Robert, "Robert, I am going to set up my own movie company and shoot Your own movie. "
Robert looked at Jiang Hao in surprise, "Are you no longer writing novels, Jon, you have this talent, and you should use your expertise. Now the film industry is shrinking in a large area, even those big film companies are losing money , I don't think this is a good idea. "
Robert is right. From the 1950s, television became popular and had a great impact on the film industry. From 1946 to 1953, in just a few years, the number of audiences who entered the cinema each year was reduced by half.
Before World War II, New York and Hollywood were the two major bases of the American film industry. After World War II, they quickly moved to Hollywood. The film industry in New York shrank a lot, and Hollywood became the only base of the film industry.
At that time in Hollywood, movie companies were like bamboo shoots, and new companies were set up every day. Now, they are like leaves in autumn, swept by the cold wind of the movie crisis, falling down, and large companies going bankrupt.
Coupled with the Paramount Act, the film company's profits have been greatly reduced. Now, the Hollywood film industry has entered a cold winter.
These Jiang Hao naturally know, and he also knows that this movie crisis is just the beginning and will continue for a long time. From now until the end of the 1970s, many of these big movie companies are moving forward with loads, let alone xiǎodiànyǐng companies.
The company itself does not have the ability to resist the storm. No one can guarantee that every movie will make money. As long as an investment fails, there is basically no chance to turn around. Under the theory of the film industry, a large number of xiǎodiànyǐng companies In the past two or three decades, thousands of film companies have closed down.
The reason why the Eighth National Congress is the Eighth National Congress is not only their channels and capabilities, film resources and relationships, but also because of the capital support behind them. Even so, these movie companies have changed hands several times and can only continue to find new investors.
What about Fox in the 20th century? Super movie company, a few years later, "Cleopatra", invested 40 million to 50 million dollars, completely failed, almost forced Fox to fail.
What about Columbia Pictures? When they couldn't watch a movie, they immediately switched to the television industry, but they still made a fuss, and finally Coca-Cola was included in it.
Warner is terrific. Every classic movie in later generations is familiar, such as "Batman", "Dream of Space", "The Matrix", "Harry Potter", "Return of Superman" and so on.
After entering the film crisis of the 1950s and 1960s, with severe movie losses and shrinking business, Warner turned its main business to the television industry. Then, Jiang Hao knew that in a few years, Warner would change hands and sold it to Qiyi Company and changed its name to Warner Qiyi was bought by Steve Rose 2 years later and renamed Warner Bros. This is what we see now.
In fact, the eighth, oh, there are only six in the future. There is no one who has not changed hands, and they are tossed around in the hands of those big capitals as commodities. Therefore, the film industry is definitely a high-risk industry.
Perhaps this is not the best time to enter the film industry, but who is Jiang Hao? He is a man with golden fingers.
"Robert, I found 3 million funds, and I am going to set up a company to shoot my first movie. I have written the script." Jiang Hao said.
Later, Robert didn't care too much. He had been shocked by the 3 million funds Jiang Jiang said. In this age of $ 300 a month, millionaires are definitely the dream of countless people, but Jon said he took $ 3 million. Cash.
Damn rich second generation!
Damn huāhuāgōngzǐ!
I really envy, why not me. If you have the money, no, even if it is only 300,000 US dollars, you can open a law firm instead of working for others.
Robert smiled. "Jon, what do you want me to do for you and prepare the company profile?"
The persuasion just started from the perspective of a friend. Now it is business. For business, Robert holds the most professional attitude, and the customer who gives money is God.
Jiang Hao smiled. "Robert, is there any interest in investing in my film company and becoming my partner."
Robert was shocked, and looked around for a while, stopping the car silently on the side of the road, then turned to look at Jiang Hao, "Jon, are you serious?"
"Of course it is serious." Jiang Hao put out his most sincere face.
Robert is a lawyer. The lawyer is a senior talent at any time. Jiang Hao and Robert have contacted these times and found that he has a strong working ability.
Jiang Hao will have a lot of things going on in the future. He knows the truth in so many worlds. One person can't fight the world. As a successful superior, he needs to gather countless talents to do things for himself, so that he can make his career bigger.
For Jiang Hao's invitation, Robert was very enthusiastic, very enthusiastic. Whoever didn't want career development, he also wanted to be the boss. Opening a law firm was one of his ideals.
Now, an opportunity to become a shareholder of a film company is in front of him, and it is false to not care.
"Jon, tell me what you think."
Now that the other party has invited himself, he must have had a complete idea. Robert wants to hear what Jiang Hao said first.
"You invest a lot of money to become a company shareholder and be responsible for the company's legal affairs. We need to hire a professional manager who is responsible for the company's daily management and film business. Of course, it can also be absorbed. It depends on the situation. After my main business It's about shooting movies. "Jiang Hao said.
Without letting himself be a manager, Robert's plan for Jiang Hao was raised one level higher.
"How much do I need to invest?"
"It depends on you having yourself. I plan to invest 3 million yuan in the early stage." Jiang Hao said.
Robert thought about it, "Jon, I need to think about it, it's not a trivial matter, and to be honest, I don't have much money, and $ 100,000 is my limit, but the proportion of this money is too small."
"You think about it first, and we can discuss the details again." Jiang Hao smiled, and said, as long as the heart is moving, there will be a chance.
Sending Jiang Hao back to his apartment, Robert didn't go home, but instead came to a bar, asked for a bottle of wine, and silently drank and thinking. He knew that this decision would probably determine his future.
He is already 34 years old this year, and he wants to make greater progress, but he is afraid of failure, and he calculates the gains and losses in his mind.
It wasn't until ten o'clock in the evening that Robert returned to his home. His wife Linda was still asleep and was leaning on the bedside to read a book. Robert climbed into the bed and asked softly, "Are you little sleeper?"
"It's already asleep, what's the matter, Robert, you look a little tired, isn't your business good?" Linda cared.
"No, the business has been very good lately, I'm thinking about one thing, something that might be relevant in the future," Robert said.
"Can you tell me?" Linda said.
Robert said everything from knowing Jiang Hao, publishing a book, and Jiang Hao's invitation to join the film company. In the end, Robert said, "I'm afraid of failure. If failure would have a great impact on our family's financial situation, I Be responsible for you and foreland. "
Linda thought about it and said, "Robert, I don't know what the chances of success are, but I know that if you don't try it, there will never be a chance of success. As for whether to invest, you need to judge for yourself. I Support any decision you make. "
Robert kissed Linda on his forehead, closed his eyes with his wife, smelled the familiar taste, and slowly went to sleep.
The next day,
Robert found Jiang Hao and said, "Jon, I'm ready to join."
Jiang Hao smiled and stretched out his palm, "Welcome to join Robert."
Robert also stretched out his hand. The two men held their hands together. After releasing, Robert immediately changed his face, took out his lawyer's professional skills, and said Jiang Hao: "Then, we have to talk about the details. I plan to invest $ 100,000, but I think I deserve more shares ... "
Jiang Hao is least afraid of negotiations, and some talks are fine.
"Let's sit down and talk. I'll pour you a glass of wine. How about whiskey with ice cubes?" Jiang Hao didn't stubble the first time, but got up to pour the wine, this time broke Robert's spirit.
Robert said only half of the words, and only swallowed back. He suddenly found that the Jon Hall in front of him was probably smarter and more sophisticated than he thought.
"Whiskey, yes."
Jiang Hao brought two glasses of wine, and the two sat down to talk. Robert continued: "I gave up my lawyer job and provided the company with a more professional and careful business. This also needs to be counted as an investment. This is also the reason why you asked me. No Jon. "
"That's right ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Jiang Hao nodded and admitted.
"So professional investment should also count as shares."
"Then as a director, do I have to count shares?"
"Oh, my lawyer business is recognized in the industry."
"......."
The two sides spoke with each other, and in the end, Robert invested $ 100,000, obtained 7% of the shares, and a monthly salary of not less than $ 1,000.
Robert was very satisfied, Jiang Hao didn't care, the two sides reached an agreement on this, and the matter of setting up the company was naturally given to Robert. After all, he was a professional person. Jiang Hao asked him to do these chores.
Of course, Jiang Hao also gave Robert an order to find a suitable film company executive manager.
Robert's actions were quick, and the company's legal documents were completed within a few days. The company was successfully registered, and Hall Film Company was established. Jiang Hao is the largest shareholder and chairman, and Robert is a minority shareholder and the company's legal director.