hollywood billionaire

Chapter 69 Business Managers
Kevin Hart's brilliant reply can almost be said to be the culmination of human social skills.

The original meaning of Han Yi's question was to worry that if something went wrong, "Game of the Brave" did not become popular all over the world as it did in the previous life, becoming the fifth place in the world's box office list in 2017, but suffered from revenue Waterloo, With nothing to return, then part of the $25 million in development funds that Kevin Hart obtained from selling 2500% of his shares will disappear in an instant.

Invest in Hartbeat, tie Kevin Hart to the chariot of "Game of the Brave", let him see his forward vision and accurate prediction, so as to further strengthen cooperation, and take advantage of Kevin's future development momentum to enter other movies , TV and reality shows, and even establish relationships with Netflix, Hulu and other platforms, this is Han Yi's long-established strategy.

If they lose money in the first cooperation, it is not easy to say how the two will develop in the future.

Of course, as long as you don't deliberately change the process, and follow the original production progress and announcement plan step by step, the probability of "Game of the Brave" suddenly becoming box office poison is actually very small.But Han Yi still wanted to tell Kevin Hart in this way - he had already reminded him in advance that if any investment failure happened, don't blame others.

In the business world, this kind of thing is too common.I was very grateful when I got the investment, and I was full of ambition before starting the cooperation, but as long as I saw even a small deficit in the account books, the partners who were originally brothers and sisters could turn into blood feuds in an instant.

Therefore, whether it is against Douglas Le Pen, Zhao Youzhen or Kevin Hart, Han Yi always likes to put ugly words first.On the one hand, it is to lower the expectations of the other party. In this way, if you succeed, you can gain greater surprise and satisfaction, and even if you fail, you will also do a good job in psychological construction.On the other hand, it is also to clear the responsibility in advance.If the partner has been notified of the upcoming risks of the project, but the other party still chooses to continue working together, the next development will be the joint decision of the two parties, rather than Han Yi's unilateral lobbying.

At the beginning of the negotiation, you can draw a good blueprint, but at the end stage, you must reveal, or at least partly reveal, the future risks, so that you will not give people a reason after the formal cooperation begins.You know, this kind of negative mentality of "you failed my trust" is often more deadly than any specific mistakes at work.

This is Han Yi's rigorous and prudent way of dealing with the world.

As smart as Kevin Hart, would he not be able to understand what Han Yi said?
But he didn't make a promise to Han Yi like ordinary people, telling the other party that he would not be discouraged by the investment failure.His choice was to comfort Han Yi in turn, telling the other party that if the investment money was lost, he would restart the talk show for two more rounds, and get back the lost funds in the best way.

This kind of rhetoric expresses that Kevin Hart himself does not care about the success or failure of the investment, and he cherishes the cooperative relationship far more than a single investment.Second, it shows that he has already regarded Han Yi as a shareholder of Hartbeat, and future projects will definitely give the latter a share.The third and most important point is that Kevin Hart's words are to prove that he did not take "if the investment he got is lost immediately, will he lose a lot of money" in his heart.What he was thinking about was 'if Han Yi's trust is broken and the company suffers losses, how to make up for it'.

Regardless of what Kevin Hart really thinks in his heart, his verbal expression has vividly demonstrated his attitude towards this investment, Hartbeat and Han Yihui.

He really doesn't care about "Game of the Brave", what he cares about is this first opportunity to sit on the investment negotiation table.

As long as there is one time, there will be two times.Kevin Hart, who became the co-producer of Sony Pictures, will no longer be the black teenager who grew up in a single-parent family in Philadelphia and always needs to worry about the safety of himself and his mother.

He's moving on to the next stage of his acting career -- celebrity entrepreneur.

And Han Yi, who can make all these fantasies come into reality, is the big tree he must cling to.

After all, this is the first time someone has offered him an olive branch for financing acquisitions, and Kevin has to work up 120 points to satisfy this first investor.Not only for the possible future cooperation between the two parties, but also to show other potential investors his high commercial value and trustworthy personal character.

Hearing what Kevin said, the other three people at the table subconsciously exchanged a look of approval.

I thought I was good at socializing enough, but now it seems that even if I live a few more times, I may not be able to reach the level of Kevin Hart's superb emotional intelligence, exquisite eloquence and on-the-spot response without any trace of deliberation.

"The perfect investor, and the perfect entrepreneur."

Jordan Bromley strikes while the iron is hot, he said with a smile, raising the wine glass in front of him.

"I think it's time to celebrate the success of this acquisition, isn't it? Rarely have I seen such a good fit."

"Of course." Kevin Hart stroked his chest with his left hand and laughed heartily. The wine glass held in the palm of his right palm collided with Jordan lightly.

"I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

Han Yi's flat-bottomed glass filled with Coke looked a little awkward under the ring of three goblets, but this did not affect the slightly drunken pastime conversation after he was sober and integrated into the negotiation.

When four men with the same orientation and in their prime get together, what topics will they talk about?

On this issue, men all over the world are about the same.

Women, careers, sports, and damn politics.

This is the first time since Han Yi's rebirth, he has heard so densely about the reality picture scroll that is slowly unfolding in 2016 from other people.This feeling is like watching a classic film that I have watched countless times and the ending is familiar to me, but others are blank and exploring with curiosity and awe.

The war in Donbass, the discovery of Zika in New Hampshire, the child molestation case of a priest in Pennsylvania... and Kobe Bryant's finale at Staples Center tonight. A high-end restaurant like Mélisse is naturally not like a dining bar like Yard House, where large LCD TVs are placed everywhere in the room to broadcast the Lakers-Jazz game in real time. However, almost every male diner in the restaurant is watching on their mobile phones. Kobe Bryant's last dance.

"Bryant layup... 47 points!"

"Dang, dat nigga can fly!" Kevin Hart's cell phone was broadcasting the live broadcast of the ESPN game at this time. After noticing the attention from other tables, he turned down the volume of the phone and his own voice. Depressed a few points.

"In the last game, this guy is still so good at playing." Kevin Hart pointed at the screen, shaking his head from side to side in amazement, "I don't know how many points he can score in the end, 50? 55?"

60 points.

Han Yi really wanted to spoil it, but the sense of wonder that came to his face made him shut his mouth.In addition to waking up every morning and opening the calendar to check the time, and repeatedly confirming that he still has the necessary daily routine in 2016, this is Han Yi's strongest feeling, the moment when time is really turned back.

Kobe Bryant is still a living hero in Los Angeles, not a golden statue full of memories in front of the Staples Arena seven years later.

Staring at Kevin Hart, Han Yi suddenly realized that on April 2016, 4 in his last life, Kevin should have been at the Staples Center.He's teamed up with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Bella Hadid, David Beckham and, of course, everlasting Lakers fan Jack Nicholas. Together with Coulson, they cheered for Kobe in the front row of the 13-person basketball stadium.

But now, Kevin Hart is in Mélisse. In order to discuss investment matters with himself, he gave up the opportunity to watch Kobe's last game.

How much will the appearance of oneself change, whether insignificant or magnificent?
Such a thought flashed through Han Yi's mind, and then spread virally in Han Yi's thinking network.

Gradually realizing how special and great his situation was, he couldn't stop feeling excited.

When everyone shook hands at the entrance of the restaurant and said goodbye, Fei Yamu, who had been waiting for a long time, drove Han Yi and Zhao Youzhen on the Santa Monica Boulevard back to West Hollywood, and he still couldn't fully calm down.

"tired?"

Zhao Youzhen turned his head to look at Han Yi, and asked softly in Chinese, his left hand, which was originally hanging on the chair, unconsciously moved a few inches in Han Yi's direction.But in the end, the girl who woke up stopped her behavior and stopped her fingertips just one step away from the edge of Han Yi's right hand.

"It's okay, just thinking about something... What about you?"

Han Yi pursed his lips, signaling to the other party that everything was fine.

"I've been running around with me for the past two days, won't the school delay you?"

"No, this quarter has just begun." Zhao Youzhen shook his head and said.There are two school systems in American universities, semester system and quarter system.There are two semesters in autumn and spring, while the quarter system is four semesters in spring, summer, autumn and winter.

USC uses the semester system. Of course, UCLA, as its deadly rival, has a slightly different arrangement, adopting the quarter system.

"Registration for the course was only closed last week, so there's nothing to do right now."

"But the half-term exam is going to be in two weeks?" Han Yi blinked narrowly and said with a smile, "I will never understand what a school with a quarter system thinks, and the time is too rushed."

"Yes yes yes, your USC is better." As a qualified brown bear, Zhao Youzhen always has to protect his alma mater, "There are only two holidays every year, and the winter vacation is as short as if it hadn't been taken."

"We went on summer vacation in early May, and we didn't come back until the end of August."

"……Fool."

In terms of bickering, Zhao Youzhen is definitely no match for Han Yi, let alone using the latter's native language.After holding back for a long time, she only wanted to get such a weak counterattack.

"It's okay to have a holiday in mid-June. I can handle it and it won't affect the progress here."

Zhao Youzhen clenched her tender fist and waved it vigorously in front of Han Yi.

"My nickname in Dae-won: Fighting Yu-jin."

"Okay, Battle Yujin."

On weekdays, Korean girls are succinct in speech and capable in demeanor, always looking vigorous and resolute.Zhao Youzhen, who had the words "strong woman" on her face, suddenly yelled out a kind of silly kindergarten slogan. This kind of contrast and cuteness caught Han Yi off guard.

I can't think about it, I can't hold it when I think about it.

"As long as you don't get too busy, it's fine. There are still a lot of things to do in the company." Han Yi rolled down the car window, letting the cool night breeze from Los Angeles in April pour into the car. , have you passed the initial screening?"

"After the screening, I have a conference call with each candidate...Here." Zhao Youzhen took out a stack of documents from Jimmy Zhou's white satchel and handed it to Han Yi.

Speaking of which, the first time Han Yi saw Youzhen's bag was at the Quarters barbecue restaurant.The deep impression left on him that day made Han Yi feel scared when he saw the girl take something out of this bag.

"The few people you gave me are pretty good. They have rich resumes, excellent backgrounds, communication skills and knowledge of wealth management are also at the top level." Seeing that Han Yi spread out the information carefully, Zhao Youzhen continued Said, "According to the comprehensive judgment of the survey and the performance of the conference call, I have made comments for each business manager, you can refer to it."

"The first ones, Howard Altman and Warren Grant, are the candidates recommended by UTA." Han Yi tapped the logo on the first profile, "Grant, Tani, Barash & Altman, LLC. Commercial managers for Dwayne Johnson, Tom Hanks and Jeff Robinoff, what do you think of them?"

"Very... old-school." Zhao Youzhen thought for a while and replied, "Howard calls himself a 'financial physiotherapist', who specializes in solving all risk problems for clients."

"What's his solution?"

"Buy real estate, buy a lot of real estate." Thinking of the investment plan Howard Altman gave on the phone, Zhao Youzhen couldn't help laughing, "He has been repeatedly emphasizing to me that their firm has a client who is the founder of a technology company. Already bought 15 houses under his direction."

"Very robust, but not for us, pass."

Is buying real estate a good investment strategy?certainly.In the United States, especially the high-quality real estate in the core metropolitan area of ​​the United States, now is the best time to buy.The current median house price in the United States is only slowly rising at a rate of 2-3% per year, but in 2020, under the impact of the black swan event, a large wave of federal bailout funds poured into the real estate market, directly pushing house prices to to an unbelievable degree.

In 2016, the median home price in the United States was $26.8, and by 2022 this figure will be $42.8.

The asset appreciation rate of 6% in 59.7 years is much faster than that of Parkway Capital's investor funds.

For any ordinary celebrity client, the firm led by Howard Altman and Warren Grant is their trusted wealth enhancement partner, but for Han Yi, who has a special mechanism, this is not the case.

No. 864 Stella Della Road is Han Yi's first luxury house, and it can bring a good sense of satisfaction and get doubled rewards.But what about the second building?What about the fifth building? What about building No.15?After the diminishing marginal satisfaction, will it still bring Han Yi rich rewards?
What the latter needs is a person who is as stable as Howard Altman, but still has investment experience and vision in cutting-edge fields.

After all, continuous, valuable, and career-oriented investment in line with Han Yi's career plan can get the most rewards.

"Second, Evan Bell, the founder of Bell and Company." Zhao Youzhen helped Han Yi turn the page.

"Why do you look so much like Joaquin Phoenix." Han Yi frowned, "This is the business manager that Jordan pushed hard."

"I think so too... even the glasses are the same." Zhao Youzhen covered her mouth and snickered. In front of Han Yi, her cheek muscles, which were hard to exercise, were always active. "He's quite interested in you. Reports about your acquisition of UTA."

"What did he say?"

"His exact words were, 'Want to sign George Clooney before he became George Clooney'."

"Oh." Han Yi pretentiously tightened the non-existent bow tie around his neck, just like the meme of Jerry wearing a tuxedo, "I've already started to like him, and I can even see it."

"Yes, he is highly myopic and has presbyopia." Zhao Youzhen's eyes were bent into a beautiful shape, he bit his lower lip, turned his head to the side of the car window, and shrugged his shoulders slightly.

"Ms. Zhao, I hope you can start from yourself and say no to appearance discrimination."

Han Yi teased himself indifferently, and a truly confident person would not mind a joke.

And... I am Hugh Grant, not George Clooney.

The former is more popular with girls.

"What about the conference call? How about it? What's his secret in wealth management?"

"He is quite unique." Zhao Youzhen thought for a while and replied, "Other firms are one-to-one models where a business manager connects with one client, but in his firm, it is a many-to-one service. There is a dedicated Those in charge of car loans, those in charge of house purchases, and those in charge of guild pensions..."

"Sounds more like individual customers, doesn't it?"

"Yes. Bill O'Reilly, Steven Soderbergh, and Dan and Kevin Hageman, the two screenwriters of The Lego Movie, are some of his more famous clients." Zhao Youzhen nodded, "I have Asked him about institutional clients, and Evan ... didn't answer directly."

"I get it, typical entertainer business manager, but still not the ideal guy we're looking for." There are plenty of celebrity-only business managers in Hollywood, and Evan Bell seems to be one of them.Individuals are obviously a better type of client to deal with than corporations, especially celebrities.

There is a lot of money, people are busy, and the level of education is generally low.

It's not that they must be greedy for something from their bank accounts. According to normal operations, earning these stars some extra income that they can sit back and enjoy, can rule them into obedience.

This kind of business manager, of course, has his outstanding ability, but if he wants to manage a management company like TGO that will sign dozens or even hundreds of artists in the future, or even take over the finances of Han Yi's music business group, it still owes him some money heat.

"Come again, the third..."

"Todd Gelvand."

"This is one of the two people I am most optimistic about." Zhao Youzhen raised his index and middle fingers.

"He's the one Peter Benedek recommended, right?"

"Yes... Will Smith, Neil Diamond, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan, and many YouTube and Vine celebrities are doing financial management on his side." Zhao Youzhen He paused, collected his thoughts, and then continued, "Actually, I would suggest that his Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman be the financial team for copyright distribution companies, record companies and live performances."

"Why?" Han Yi asked with interest.

"Have you read the introduction of his firm?"

"These two days are too busy, not yet."

“In addition to business management and tax compliance, they also do family office financial operations, tour bookkeeping, royalty monitoring, royalty reconciliation, and contract compliance analysis.”

"I see." Han Yi's lips parted slightly, and his chin was raised slightly, with a look of understanding, "Music financial work is what they are best at, right?"

"Not only that, they have four offices in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville and London. That is to say, whether it is North America or Europe, the most important music consumption market, they have local compliance teams."

"Great." Han Yi rubbed his cheeks, contemplating, "These are exactly what we need...not only the services they provide, but also the customers they manage."

"client?"

"Yes, like Bob Dylan." Han Yi smiled and nodded, "If it's the same business manager, it shouldn't be too difficult to transfer the royalty account from one to another."

"You mean..." Zhao Youzhen was stunned for a moment, and after a while, his eyes shone like searchlights in the dark night.

"That's right." Han Yi knew without the other party saying that she could fully understand what he wanted to do.

"God." Zhao Youzhen took a deep breath, swallowed again, and barely restrained his excitement, "This will be... this will be the biggest music acquisition case in this century."

"Who says no?" Han Yi looked at Zhao Youzhen with a smile, "Want to participate?"

"Yeah!" Youzhen nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Then we have to do this well first, otherwise Mr. Dylan won't talk to us if we don't have a solid foundation."

Han Yi flicked the document with the back of his hand.

"Let's go ahead and hire Todd Gelfand as the financial head of the music business group...that's no problem. Yujin, you mentioned another business manager you admire, who is it?"

"This one." Zhao Youzhen took out a copy from the bottom layer of the file and put it on Han Yi's lap.

"Lou Taylor."

Han Yi said the name silently.

"This is the candidate recommended by Mr. Le Pen." Seeing Han Yi's confusion, Zhao Youzhen reminded, "You told me."

"Oh, yes." Han Yi patted his forehead, suddenly realized, "This is the one Douglas recommends the most."

"It's also the one I recommend the most." Zhao Youzhen paused, and continued to add, "Not only because she is also a woman... Ms. Taylor is really outstanding."

"Reflected in?"

"She was only 24 years old when she founded her own accounting firm, Samsung Sports Entertainment Group, in New York." Zhao Youzhen turned the information to the last page, pointing to the cooperative client list page in the profile of Samsung Sports Entertainment Company, "Jennifer Lopez , Britney Spears, Stephen Taylor, Gwen Stefani, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner. None of these are worth mentioning because…”

Zhao Youzhen's index finger landed on the center of the list, on the logo with blue, white and yellow intertwined horns.

"The Los Angeles Rams also outsourced some financial work this year, especially the management of on-site ticketing and sports surroundings, to Lou Taylor."

"The Los Angeles Rams?"

On January 2015, 1, the Los Angeles Times exclusively reported that sports tycoon Kroenke and Stockbridge Capital Group will build a football stadium in Inglewood, which will become the most expensive and most luxurious in the history of the NFL The modern stadium, which kicked off the Rams' return to Los Angeles from St. Louis.

On January 2016, 1, the league voted 12-30 to pass the Rams' motion to move their home court to Los Angeles.Tomorrow, April 2, 2016, the Rams will represent Los Angeles in the NFL draft for the first time in 4 years.

In other words, before the Rams selected their first rookie, they hired Lou Taylor as a financial guarantee for their development in the California area... Her status, prestige and ability can be seen.

What Han Yi wants is a world-class business manager who can manage billions or even tens of billions of dollars.

For the Los Angeles Rams, just the upcoming So-Fi Stadium costs $60 billion.

The valuation of the entire ball club is also as much as 62 billion US dollars.

"I know that in addition to finding a commercial manager for an artist management company, you also need a financial manager who oversees the overall situation."

Zhao Youzhen explained her choice to Han Yi.

"So, in my opinion, Todd and Lou are the closest candidates for this position."

"They are not limited to the entertainment industry, but also have a considerable understanding of the finances of large companies or investment institutions."

"It seems that you have already considered the problem from a global perspective."

Han Yi's expression was soothed, and he stared at Zhao Youzhen softly.

"is it okay?"

Youzhen put her hands on her knees, showing a quiet and gentle smile.

Every day that passes, the more time she spends alone with Han Yi, the ripples in the depths of her eyes will become more beautiful.

"When... of course."

For the second time today, Han Yi's heart skipped a beat.

After a moment, he had to turn his head and open the window wider.

"Just do as you said. Todd is in charge of the music group's finances, and Lu is in charge of artist management... and film and television investment. For the time being, it will be decided like this."

"Let's see which commercial manager emerges from this race."

(End of this chapter)