On the way back to the hotel, Cai Zhiliang kept thinking about how to invest in "Rain Man". Since it happened, he had to get a piece of the pie.

"George, want to have another drink?" Cai Zhiliang invited George Smith.

"OK."

So the four of them found another bar and prepared to continue the previous topic.

"George, what are your next plans? Are you going to continue to produce and distribute low-cost horror films and so-called art films?" Cai Zhiliang asked after having a drink together.

The films produced and distributed by Bluebird Pictures mainly fall into three categories: low-cost horror films, San Fernando Valley art films, and films purchased at European and American film festivals.

"You missed one." George added with a smile, "Oriental Hollywood movies."

However, Cai Zhiliang shook his head and said: "There is no Hollywood in the East. For North America, Hong Kong films are also niche. The cultural gap is the biggest problem. The box office is not as good as European literary films."

"Do you have any plans? Don't tell me. It's Spielberg's movie just now." George asked directly.

"The one who knows me is George." Cai Zhiliang raised his glass to signal.

"I have investigated the North American film market, including the Paramount ruling in the 1940s. The situation at that time was that the eight major Hollywood film companies monopolized the film market, so that it was difficult for small and medium-sized producers to enter the film market and were controlled by large studios.

first-run theaters, so these small and medium-sized producers faced the dilemma of bankruptcy and had no choice but to file lawsuits in court, so the Paramount ruling was born, which separated the theater business from large movie companies."

Regarding the history of the movie, George knew better than Cai Zhiliang, but he didn't understand his intention of mentioning the past.

Cai Zhiliang changed the topic and said: "But since the Reagan administration came to power, it has abolished the Paramount ruling, and a new wave of mergers and monopolies has begun. So major film companies have begun to regain control of theaters, and this time it seems that they have returned to

Before the 1940s, small film producers once again faced the problem of survival. I think you must have experienced this very well in recent years.

If we continue our previous business, there are only two ways in front of us. The first way is to slowly disappear, and the second way is to be acquired and become part of the film library of a large company."

"so what?"

"So we should enter the field of commercial blockbusters and ensure at least one film a year or one film every two years. Whether we produce it ourselves or co-produce it, we should quickly grow ourselves. Only in this way can we be able to compete with others in the future.

It is a bargaining chip for big companies to negotiate, instead of being dumped into the trash can like garbage. The big fish eats the small fish, and the small fish eats the shrimp. Bluebird Pictures was founded twenty years ago. There were so many producers at that time, and now there are still

You should know better than me how much is left."

Seeing that George was still hesitant, Cai Zhiliang added: "Does Mr. Tate have any concerns about selling his shares at this time? I have decided to invest in this movie, but I also respect your choice and Mr. Tate's

Opinion. If Bluebird Pictures still disagrees, it doesn’t matter, I will register a new film company."

George thought for a moment and said, "Why this movie?"

In George's opinion, this movie still has no redeeming qualities.

"Because of Steven." This is of course not an important reason, but in order to convince George to stand on his side, he can only say: "There is an old Chinese saying that it is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide help when the time is right. Of course, this cannot be said to be providing help when the time is right.

, with Steven’s past box office performance, it is definitely

There are big companies willing to spend 30 million. For us, 3,000 is an unimaginable amount of money, but for big companies, it is just drizzle. This is an opportunity to make friends with Steven. Even if the cost cannot be recovered, the line

There is little chance of making a loss both online and offline.”

George was worried and quickly said goodbye and left.

"A-Liang, you are taking a risk." It was Jiang Zhiqiang who spoke.

"There is no risk in anything you do. Risk means profit." Cai Zhiliang said with a smile: "Don't worry, since I spent so much effort to invest in Bluebird Pictures, I won't let it go bankrupt. As long as this movie

Only if the biopic is successful will we be able to gain a foothold in the North American market. Bluebird Pictures is a bit small, and it is still difficult to distribute movies."

"Oh, I regret starting a business partnership with you." Jiang Zhiqiang sighed and said, "I'll go back tomorrow, what about you?"

The summer vacation is about to start, and Jiang Zhiqiang is anxious to get back to start the theater business.

Cai Zhiliang said: "I will wait for George's reply."

Jingchen complained at this time: "You'd better find a professional translator next time. Don't expect me to do the translation work again."

Cai Zhiliang smiled and said: "You should be grateful to me for giving you a chance to revisit your hometown for free."

The next day, Jiang Zhiqiang returned to Hong Kong City. Cai Zhiliang did not receive a reply from George, so he went with Jing Chen to the famous Wall Street, the financial center of the United States and even the world.

"It seems that the weather is not good." It was sunny when they set out, but now it was cloudy and ready to rain at any time.

Along this short street, I feel the power of capital. People come and go in a hurry. After all, the stock market situation is very good now, and there are very few leisurely people like Cai Zhiliang.

"Are you interested in renting an office here?" Jingchen pointed to this stretch of street.

"Next time, next time..." Cai Zhiliang said with a smile. He didn't know when the next time would be, but it shouldn't be far away.

After walking around, Cai Zhiliang discovered a problem. He didn't see the bronze bull sculpture, and he didn't know when the sculpture was placed on Wall Street.

Asked: "It's so empty here, why aren't there any sculptures?"

Jingchen asked: "What kind of sculpture do you want to see? The capital here is enough."

Cai Zhiliang said: "Think about it, in the stock market, everyone likes the bull market. It would be better to carve a cow and put it here. It would be more suitable for the occasion. When you have nothing to do, you can also touch the sculpture and get a sense of bullishness."

"Should it be dyed red?" Jing Chen joked.

"Yeah." Cai Zhiliang nodded in agreement and said, "The gold one is not bad, it will keep its value better."

"Your thoughts make me worried about the future of the company."

Jingchen sneered at Cai Zhiliang's idea, "Where else do you want to go? But we agreed, I have something to do in the afternoon and don't have time to hang out with you."

Cai Zhiliang said: "Then go back to the hotel. There must be news from George."

"It's best if there is no news." Once there is news, Jingchen will have to translate for them, and he may not be able to go out in the afternoon.

Cai Zhiliang smiled, got up and walked back. Suddenly he saw a familiar figure in front of him, so he waved, but the other person didn't see him and just walked forward while chatting with the person.

"Who is that?" Jingchen asked.

Cai Zhiliang did not answer, but shouted: "Bao Guowei..."

We had not seen each other since Bao Guowei left the newspaper office in March, but we unexpectedly met him in this foreign country.
Chapter completed!