Start with hooves

In the morning, I wandered around and experienced the upgraded and improved play facilities.

In addition to a small cable car in the forest, an extra-long slide, and live-fire shooting in the coconut grove, a new attraction for open-air camping and outdoor barbecues has been built near the historical site of the Hawaiian Kingdom on the seaside. It is surrounded by a characteristic thatched house commercial street. Suitable for checking in and taking photos.

Return to the mountaintop estate on Lanai Ridge after lunch.

Su Rui's mother went to play mahjong with friends again, while he came to the terrace to look at the sea, handle some company affairs, and give some suggestions for modifications to the script of "The Wandering Earth" and the first draft of the novel "The Holy Grail".

As Party B, it is obviously unfortunate to encounter modification suggestions, but for Su Rui, as Party A, it is nothing more than spending some time browsing through them and then talking about them.

For these two major projects, the subsequent investment must be calculated in "100 million", which is related to ten-digit profits. Since he discovered problems, of course he would not choose to make do with it.

It can be said that the success of Netflix Movies and Daju Movies is inseparable from Suri's continuous improvement of scripts.

He could throw away Apple stock worth tens of billions of dollars, ignore it for two or three weeks, and almost completely forget about it, but he would still spend time reviewing scripts every week.

During this period, many brain cells were lost, but fortunately, the harvest was also abundant.

The stock price and revenue data of Netflix Entertainment have been rising rapidly recently, and the market has also set a new valuation of approximately US$20 billion for Daju Film Company.

This is mainly due to the fact that projects such as the "Dead Man" series, "The Ex", "Suicide Squad" and "Inception" have all received high attention. Some of these projects have the opportunity to be made into a series of movies, thus earning a lot of money. More revenue.

It's about three o'clock in the afternoon.

Suri is looking forward to her date with Miss Talia tonight.

When he saw a hot news on his mobile phone, which showed that the great director George Lucas publicly announced that he was engaged to an executive of DreamWorks Animation Studio, he suddenly asked his secretary Amanda, who was in a daze, and said:

"Do you think it would help my business in Hollywood if I tried to acquire Lucasfilm and DreamWorks Animation Studios?"

Secretary Amanda looked surprised and immediately replied:

"They are not cheap, and your capital flow will be under great pressure. Why would you think of acquiring these two companies?"

Suri found a comfortable position to sit and explained:

"In the past, most of Hollywood's M&A activities were based on the layout of the industrial chain. Through M&A, media companies covered their industrial chains to include TV networks, studios, distribution, theaters, etc."

"But I am different. I care more about the importance of IP copyright. Whether it is the "Star Wars" series or DreamWorks animations, they can bring good profits."

Secretary Amanda poured cold water on her and said:

"But acquiring them requires spending billions of dollars first. You can create several new series yourself."

"The fans who like "Star Wars" are getting old, and DreamWorks' animations are not sustainable. It is better to start from scratch, which is more cost-effective."

"By the way, I think the new "Star Trek" is more interesting than the old "Star Wars". Even if you really want to acquire it, you should do it through Netflix Entertainment instead of merging them into your personal big orange movie company"

indeed.

If we acquire Lucasfilm and DreamWorks Animation Studios in the name of Netflix Entertainment, we will have the opportunity to produce a "1+1>2" effect and make a lot of money by pushing up the stock price.

To acquire it through Daju Film Company, Suri would need to continue to borrow money from the bank, which meant that billions of dollars would have to be invested before the new project started.

Then I thought again.

Suri found that he was stupid. Even if he did not acquire it directly, he could still reach cooperation through other methods. For example, obtaining the authorization to shoot the "Manloman" web series, cooperating with Lucasfilm to release new works, or investing money to customize certain animated films from DreamWorks Animation Studio and share the copyright.

When I think about copyright.

He naturally thought that Marvel, which he had just passed by in 2008, would be releasing "Thor" and "Captain America" ​​this year, and the parent company Disney would be making money again.

Fortunately, when the Disney Group tried to acquire Marvel, Suri really couldn't come up with that much money even though he was selling everything. There was nothing he could do about it, so there was no need to regret it too much.

Idle and bored.

Continue online to check information about Lucasfilm and DreamWorks Animation Studios, including net profits over the years, latest market capitalization, and projects in preparation.

After watching it, I feel that their performance is relatively good among traditional film and television companies, but it is like a bone thrown to a dog after chewing it. There is not much meat left.

If it takes 50 billion to 60 billion US dollars to acquire these two companies, the return rate will probably not be as good as Suri's own planning of new dramas, or the cross-border acquisition of several Internet companies.

The idea of ​​burning money came up but was given up. Suri just planned to wait until he returned to Hollywood to meet with the great director George Lucas and try to make more "Star Wars" spin-offs.

That night.

Suri specially sent a car to take Miss Talia to the mountaintop manor. After meeting, they talked about everything and never mentioned anything about last night.

Unlike many people who pretend to be fat, his erudition and good temper are not fake. The first time they got along with each other on a date, Talia felt a little uncomfortable and a little nervous at the same time.

The main reason is that the more charming Suri becomes, the more reluctant she is to let go decisively.

At first, she just thought that she couldn't live up to his kindness and it wouldn't hurt to have a meal together. After finishing the local Hawaiian food that suited her taste, she agreed to try out the samples of the latest two episodes of "The Big Bang Theory".

During this period, we chatted about university topics and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

By the time Miss Talia calmed down, the two of them were already lying on the same lazy chair with a massage function, and she was lying on her side in Suri's arms in a bird-like posture.

The heart rate may have exceeded 100, and the frank confession prepared in advance came to Miss Talia's mouth several times, and she swallowed it back.

Inexplicably, I felt that since I had already made a mistake last night, I seemed to be able to accept it again, just as it would be a happy ending to this short-lived "love affair", so as not to leave any regrets.

Once the bottom line is flexible, it will be difficult to tighten it.

Miss Talia did not leave that night. When she woke up during the day and just wanted to go home, Su Rui persuaded her to take a bath together in the bathroom. When she came out, she almost lost her balance.

When she finally made up her mind, Suri invited her to a party tonight to celebrate the trial opening of the Whale Resort with a total investment of more than 200 million.

Thinking that this was a happy event and she couldn't cause trouble for him at this time, Thalia smiled reluctantly and nodded in agreement.

So much so that after attending a party where the average age of the guests was a bit older and the party was not that lively, she still didn't go home and half-heartedly tried out the special water bed in the new hotel suite. (End of this chapter)