Ace Hollywood

In Silicon Valley, an acquisition of this size is not a big deal. The private placement to imp company is only 600,000 shares, with a valuation of about 5 million. But in Hollywood, the waves of this action are considerable.

If this is an investment, Daniel should choose to sell the patented technology to Apple instead of acquiring Apple stock in the form of private placement.

Since this is done, it is natural to hope to hold Apple's stock as part of the investment basket.

Considering that Daniel is about to go to university to study business, he has been in the industry for more than four years. He founded and invested in dd Films and Weta Digital, and it has always been rumored that Daniel has gained a lot in the field of financial investment. Once these pieces of information are connected together , the conceivable space is very large.

Moreover, so far, Daniel has starred in more than a dozen films, except for "Gladiator" which brought him the best supporting actor Oscar and "The Pianist" for the best actor, most of the remaining films are commercial works. The clarity of planning is rare in Hollywood. It is conceivable that Daniel does not seem to be obsessed with the acting career.

With so much material face to face, the media won't be finished if they don't create a story that goes all the way.

This made Daniel himself marvel at their imagination while reading the newspaper.

"Here it says that I went to a hot dog shop to be a chef so I could open my own hot dog shop and then make it an international chain. They also interviewed Michael Thorin and said that I was probably for a $5,000 salary. "School Blues" entered Hollywood, but I didn't expect it to get out of hand, so I stayed in Hollywood. Once the financial situation improved, I started planning to hire Raymond Freeman, who is well-known in the investment manager field, to be in charge of me. He also said that I have a talent for investment, and I made a lot of money to buy luxury houses and luxury cars, invest in dd Films and Weta Digital, and recently began to expand the investment field, so I founded imp Electronics. It’s only been a year. In time, it was acquired by Apple. In exchange for hundreds of thousands of Apple shares, it was worth millions.”

Daniel relayed the report to everyone, smiling helplessly, "I never thought of opening a hot dog chain. I promise."

He revealed the news in a roundabout way, just to give the rumors a final touch.

If he really intends to cross the border into the commercial field, it will indeed be a lot of pressure for the collaborators.

"Im company was really founded by you?" James Wen's eyes were bright, and he clearly admired Daniel's handwriting, "When I saw the news, I thought that the investment manager just had the same name as yours, but I read the report later. It was confirmed that it was the same person, and I thought it was his own investment. I didn’t expect it to be Daniel’s investment.”

Entering September, the filming of "The Chainsaw" has basically been completed, and it was completed last night. Everyone got so drunk that they didn't expect James and Warner to come to see him today.

It seems that James is still a little drunk, and Warner has a white face and can't see any signs, thinking of his special hobby and horror film screenwriting talent. Daniel's pores stood up all over his body, he was someone who couldn't be messed with.

"I asked Ferguson to ask when you are free. Mainly to discuss with you, I plan to ask you to take the film to the Sundance Film Festival tomorrow in January, hold the premiere there, and then arrange the release."

The Sundance International Film Festival was initiated in 1984 by Hollywood director Robert Redford and others, mainly to support small-cost independent films. The Sundance Institute was established to provide hundreds of films every year. Fund support, after nearly 20 years of development, this international film festival held in Park City, Utah has become quite well-known, and many well-known directors and films have emerged from it, such as Miramax's "The English Patient" and so on. There are many winners of the Oscars and Emmys, which is a very influential film festival.

Daniel pushed "Chainsaw" to Sundance. Of course, he also hoped that the film would be checked first to see the response.

In particular, he is now a "well-known rich man", and Robert Redford personally called him before and asked him if he would like to support the Sundance Institute, because it is a non-profit organization, basically except for holding film festivals. During the period, there is some income and part of the investment income, which is invested by various companies.

Because the film festival is becoming more and more important, especially after the popularity of Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino, many big companies use it as a place to select new talents, and it is also a high-quality platform to promote new talents. So every year in the budget, there are more or less donations to Sundance.

The dd film industry has been in the limelight in the past two years, and a "Greek Wedding" has almost become a legend of low-cost production.

Of course, the box-office factor of independent films has become less and less influential in recent years. When people define independent films, they are increasingly taking into account the independent consciousness and unique perspective of filmmakers, not just small costs. Break away from traditional production rules as standard. Roger Albert once defined this type of filming, which is basically limited in terms of funding sources, production methods, and expression skills, but in general, there is no strict standard.

Therefore, broadly speaking, except for those movies that follow the procedures of the Seventh Congress, and those movies that come down from the assembly line, and those movies with large investment and huge influence, they can all be called independent movies.

From this point of view, "Greek Wedding" is produced by and dd, two unknown independent studios, and the promotion is eclectic, and it is also in the category of independent films.

Considering that no matter how light the public remarks are on the box office, the vast majority of independent filmmakers hope that their films have a chance to be released, and it is even better if they have a good box office - if they can reach the level of 400 million, it will be a piece of fame, fame and fortune. Double received.

Therefore, within the Sundance International Film Festival and Research Institute, Daniel is still very well-known and influential.

Redford's previous communication, in addition to the hope that he can donate a part of the funds to the institute, another also proposed to invite Daniel to be a judge of the Sundance Film Festival, but he rejected the latter because the film festival is held in January every year. At that time, he had already started to rest, and it would not be suitable for him to attend public events related to movies.

However, donation is an established strategy, and dd Pictures also needs to have some similar expenditures. Lionsgate, Miramax, etc. are all major donors of Sundance. dd Pictures will go to independent studios. Road, this rule must be followed.

In this way, it is natural to launch a film to join the grand event. Of course, it is impossible for a commercial horror film to be shortlisted. Sundance has two feature films and documentaries, and horror films cannot be depended on either.

Of course James and Warnell are happy.

For them, the Golden Globes or even the Oscars are rarely considered. Like Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, they became famous with the script of "Good Will Hunting", after all, they are rare. Relatively speaking, the Christmas Film Festival, which is open to new people, is much more realistic. It is not that it is easy to win awards, but it is easy to participate.

Sundance receives 2,500 films of various types every year. Although the finalists are 16 feature films and 16 documentaries each, the participating groups are very large.

"We don't have an opinion. In January, it's definitely enough time, but you're not—"

"Oh, Redford invited me to be a judge, and I've turned it down. I know what you mean, yes, I'm going to take a break next year, so I'll ask Ferguson to accompany you, and David will also find time for one. Come, you guys hold a small premiere over there to see the response, and you will have time to fix it when you come back."

In fact, it was the first time for DD Pictures to go to Sundance. Whether it was "Ghost Omen" and "Love Until the House Collapses" currently being produced by the DD headquarters, or "The Chainsaw" of the Investment Department, the decision was still made by Dai. Wei, Daniel himself has no inclination. But "House Collapse" is actually not suitable for Sundance's conditions. With tens of millions of investment, Stephen Martin is not an unknown person. In this way, there are only "Ghost Omen" and "The Chainsaw". A little comparison shows that the former cannot be compared with the latter. Warner's script and style are indeed more unique.

Hearing that Daniel was not going, the two moved their seats, losing two points of confidence.

Daniel has never watched their filming yet. Ferguson, David, and even Melissa dared to go to the set, but Daniel never went. They also knew that the investment of 4 million was not a big project for Daniel.

"We plan to produce a film before October. Do you want to see it then?"

With some anticipation in his tone, Daniel suddenly turned around, "James, and Warner, I'm very optimistic about this project, to be honest, I think after this film, you will make a name for yourself in Hollywood. But I have one thing about horror, especially in Warner's style...you know what I mean."

"You mean, you... eh?"

"Yes, if you understand correctly."

Daniel was also a little embarrassed to see the expressions of James and Warner who couldn't hold back their laughter.

"Well, it's nothing, it's just this matter, you all get ready first, and when Sundance comes back, we will discuss the promotion and release."

Say goodbye to Daniel's house.

"Did he mean he was afraid?"

"It should be." Werner also smiled, "I think it may be for this reason that he chose us."

Horror movies are, of course, scary.

"Oh, Daniel is afraid of horror movies. This is a big deal. When we run out of food, we can sell it to the tabloids." (To be continued)

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