Chapter 2105

The auction of snuff bottles is a move in Roman's plan. Even if it is not snuff bottles, it may also be other items. The main purpose is for the Hamilton brothers; However, Roman's cleverness lies in his skillful use of snuff bottles to accomplish the plan of killing two birds with one stone, and he can kill two birds with one stone without any action.

But Roman did not expect that the owner of snuff bottle is lanli, which is also an unexpected harvest.

If Roman really wants to collect information about Sisyphus pictures, it's no secret that Langley and Andre are close friends and jointly founded Sisyphus pictures. Later, Roman instructed his assistant to participate in the auction of guitar and music scores, and he got a reasonable explanation.

It can even be further speculated that perhaps Roman first hoped to make friends with lenley through Andre as a bridge.

Of course, it's just a guess. It's estimated that Roman didn't have leisure to explain the truth one by one.

"I'm starting to wonder whether it's Andre who has the say in Sisyphus or you who are the real talker." This sentence is meaningful: Roman hopes to find the leader to talk to, while blue Li offers to come - he hasn't even had time to find Andre.

Or, Roman deliberately does not look for Andre, but knows that Langley is bound to fall into the trap.

From this point of view, lanli has lost the initiative before the beginning of the conversation. After all, Roman is prepared, while lanli is passive.

In the face of Roman's exploration, Langley was slightly surprised, but not flustered. Instead, he asked, "I never knew you were interested in movies." As for Roman's conjecture, he pretended that nothing had happened.

Roman is not worried, said slowly, "I'm interested in all the things that make money. Acting is your hobby, and making money is mine."

"Ha." Lan Li chuckled. "The benefits of movies are far less than that of oil; And the creation of a film company is a far cry from the acquisition of a football team. "

"Don't you know? Warner Bros.'s film division generated $240 million in revenue last year, more than double that of Chelsea Roman simply dropped the bomb.

"But that's Warner Brothers. Sisyphus is not Warner Brothers." Lanli naturally said: not to mention, the huge investment in the early stage of the film is unimaginable. Sisyphus film wants to grow up gradually, and the investment in the early stage is absolutely not comparable to that of a football team.

Roman did not immediately speak, but quietly looked at blue again, "I never know, the famous blue - hall is also so timid?"

This is provocation.

But lanli didn't mind, "my boldness has never been shown in business." Show? maximal exercise/X-games? Vanity fair? He has no problems with all these, but he is definitely not in business. He is a layman who doesn't know anything about stocks, and he can't even grasp the calculation of risks.

Roman took the whisky and shook his head. "That's definitely not what I've heard."

Lanli realized that Roman was prepared. He could not speak easily, otherwise he would fall into passivity. So he waited for Roman to speak quietly.

Roman did not continue to sell the key, "I heard that Sisyphus film is ready to set foot in the online video broadcasting platform? In addition to London, you also went to Berlin and Venice. I wonder, where is your next stop? " With that, Roman took the whisky and sipped it gently.

Sure enough, I came prepared.

In fact, Lanley's action in London in March was very secret, but he couldn't hide it from anyone who wanted to. Sooner or later, the story about hall venture capital and Sisyphus pictures will leak out. Roman lives in London now, and he can know that the rumors are not unexpected.

But the problem is that Roman can actually guess the deep meaning behind Langley's move to Berlin and Venice, which is very rare. Maybe Roman doesn't know the specific truth yet, but he has smelled the abnormality, which in itself shows that his business mind is appalling.

If it's for Don Quixote, then it makes sense.

Netflix is gradually expanding its own pace, although it has not been able to achieve results for the time being, the discussion in the industry has continued to rise.

Just like the rise of Facebook, in fact, the industry is generally not optimistic, but the venture capital institutions in Silicon Valley will be able to see the Pearl and open up the situation. Now the same is true of online streaming media. The industry has not paid attention to it at all, but the vision of Silicon Valley has gathered and started a discussion.

Who would have thought that five years later, Nafi's annual revenue could compete with that of Disney, the Disney that dominates the North American market by virtue of marvel and Star Wars; Five years later, the market value of Netflix has been comparable to that of Google, Facebook, apple and other giants - really among the top enterprises in the world? Even the venture capital funds in Silicon Valley didn't expect such a scale, which is also the most wonderful part of the network economy.

Lanli is a reborn, so he knows; But Roman? That's very interesting.

However, from another point of view, Roman was not involved in the film industry in the last century

First of all, this is not the field he is good at. After all, it involves artistic creation. This is his weakness. At Chelsea, he hired the whole professional team to make relevant decisions, and he also tried to avoid his non professional influence on the team's decision-making; But football is one of the sources of Roman's passion after all. Even if he doesn't participate in decision-making, he knows what happened to the team; But he really has no say in film and art. Even if he employs a professional team, he can't participate in it.

Roman is a character who doesn't like things out of his control.

Second, he did not encounter opportunities. The film industry in the 21st century has formed a relatively stable structure. It is difficult to see the rising stars join the battlefield except for the six major Hollywood film companies. DreamWorks has not been able to succeed, neither has Lion Gate; The rise of Nafi is more like a beautiful accident. When it rises, it will be too late for external intervention, because the whole momentum has been formed, and even if it is forced to acquire, it will not be able to ensure the rate of return.

At the beginning of the acquisition of Chelsea is in a financial downturn.

However, subtle changes have taken place in this life. The rise of Langley has become the biggest accident, while Sisyphus film, like a seedling, shows the potential of a towering tree, which makes Roman see the opportunity.

It has to be said that Roman is very smart. He may know nothing about movies, but his business sense is beyond doubt. Even Disney and Warner Brothers don't see it. Even Sony Pictures and Sisyphus pictures have so many close cooperation, but he still doesn't see it.

Even if it's mixed with gambling, Roman's acumen is still amazing.

Looking at the harmless Roman in front of him, his shy smile is a bit stiff. He seems to have no idea how much weight his conversation has. In other words, for this self-made tycoon who has become one of the world's top tycoons, the topic he is discussing is "not enough weight".

But the question is, should Langley work with Roman? Especially with Chelsea as a reference?

"Cannes." The confused thoughts just flashed in his mind, and then lanli showed his wit and gave an answer, completely avoiding the hint in Roman's words.

It made Roman laugh. "You're a funny guy." Then, smiling a little, he said with a sincere face, "I just think it's a very interesting proposal. It's like Apple moved the computer to the mobile phone. Who could have predicted that it would completely change our way of life? Now, if we can move TV and movies to mobile phones to break the constraints of space, it must be a very interesting thing. "

make a pointed comment!

Roman is indeed a businessman with a keen sense of business and a broad vision of the future. Perhaps the traditional nobles still think that the world is full of copper smell, but he can grasp the pulse of the times, and more importantly, the pulse of destiny - otherwise, how can he become a billionaire at the age of 30? And it depends entirely on its own business ability, rather than the types of people like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs who use their brains and technology to walk on the cutting edge of the times - opportunism, sometimes more difficult than talent and technology.

Instead of going around, Roman went straight to the truth: he wanted to invest in Sisyphus pictures and Don Quixote.

And capital, which is exactly what Langley lacks now - Roman is not a consortium, his wealth does not need the approval of the general meeting of shareholders or the board of directors to use, which is the biggest difference between him and wall street; It's also the reason why Chelsea can rise to the top in a decade.

I have to say that this is a very, very attractive proposal.

After that, Roman didn't go any further aggressive. Instead, they all knew that this kind of cooperation could not be achieved in a single conversation. Langley couldn't agree directly. Roman also needed to investigate. Things were far from that simple. Today was just the beginning. Then Roman joked again, "it seems that, I'm still more suitable for the civilian style. I'm not used to the aristocratic ritual. "

This is self mockery, Lan Li also temporarily picked up the confusion of thoughts, said with a smile, "the so-called civilians and nobles, after all, are in compliance with a conventional rule, I think, you should not be bound, and abide by their own rules."

"Oh." Roman laughed and waved, "I abide by the rules. I abide by the rules very much. I am a good citizen who abides by the social rules and the legal rules very much. Remember? I always think that lawyers are my friends and the group most in need of respect. "

In this way, the meaning of it can only be interpreted by myself, which makes Lan Li laugh, "so, do you need me to introduce my lawyer friend to you again?" That's to say, that's the end of today's business talk, and Matthew can be on the stage again.

Roman did not refuse, "of course, of course! It's my pleasure. "