Chapter 288： Why not sell it?

On July 15, Huace Film and Television and Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media Company jointly held a press conference to announce the completion of a new round of financing.

Meta (Asia) Entertainment and Media will invest in Huace Film and Television, becoming its second largest shareholder after Zhao Yifang, the founder of Huace Film and Television.

Zhao Yifang also announced that she will cooperate with Netflix in the United States to produce a global adventure series. The specific content of the series has not been announced, but she said that the series will focus on Asian actors. It will gather the most famous actresses from China, Japan and South Korea.

Fan Yongshui, the major shareholder of Huace Film and Television, also attended the press conference. In a subsequent interview, she confirmed that she will appear in this series in cooperation with Netflix.

Fan Yongshui also answered some questions about her just-concluded American movie "X-Men".

Only when a reporter asked about Chen William's wedding, she said that she was a friend and partner with Mr. Chen William, and it was inconvenient to answer this question.

In fact, although the reporters did not photograph Fan Shuiyong at the Hawaii airport at first, some media speculated that she would not attend William Chen's wedding, but in the photos from the wedding, everyone still found Fan Shuiyong. Figure, but she has never expressed any opinion on this matter.

For these interviews, she just expressed the hope that everyone will pay attention to her work, not her private life, let alone connect her with other people.

This time, Meta (Asia) Entertainment and Media Co., after negotiating with Huace Film and Television, invested 615.6 million Chinese dollars at a valuation of 1.5 billion Chinese dollars, holding 41% of Huace Film and Television.

After this financing, Zhao Yifang, the founder and CEO of Huace Film and Television, holds 41.3% of the shares.

Fan Shuiyong Studio's shareholding in Huace Film and Television has also been diluted from the previous 30% to 17.7%, of which Huaxia Future Capital indirectly holds nearly 8% of the shares through Fan Yongshui Studio.

Therefore, at this time, Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media Company and Meta (Asia) Investment Company's total shareholding in Huace Film and Television reached 49%.

The total shareholding of Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media Company and Fan Yongshui Studio is 58.7%, so as long as Fan Shuishui stands on the side of Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media, the company can complete the actual control of Huace Film and Television .

In this regard, Zhao Yifang is also well aware of this. However, how could she refuse to find a thick and strong thigh for the company she founded? And after that, she will continue to serve as the CEO of Huace Film and Television, allowing the company to develop relatively independently.

You can also get the resources of the Meta Group. For example, this time, we cooperated with Netflix to produce episodes for the global market. Which Huaguo Film and Television Company can get this kind of treatment?

It's a very simple truth.

After investing in Huace Film and Television and completing the control of the company, the project "Extreme Games" will be officially launched, but in this regard, the first thing Chen William needs to face is for this drama series. Find the right director.

For the director of this series, Chen William currently has two choices, one is Huang Donghe, the director of "Squid Game" in his previous life; the other is Wen Ziren, the Chinese director of Hollywood.

The two have their own advantages and disadvantages. Take Huang Donghe as an example, he produced "Squid Game" in his previous life, and it is said that he had an idea for the script of the first two episodes of this movie ten years before the production of "Squid Game", but he has been No investor found.

That is to say, at this point in time, he should already have the inspiration for this TV series, so if he is asked to shoot "Extreme Game", it will be easier to get the effect of the previous life "Squid Game", and the possibility of success is very high.

But making him the director of "Extreme Games" also has shortcomings, or for Chen William, there will be risks.

Because it can be seen from the previous life's "Squid Game", this drama has strong South Korean elements, and the plot of the whole drama reflects many phenomena in South Korean society. Then if he were to be the director of "Extreme Games", Chen William would worry that he would incorporate too many elements of South Korea into the filming of this drama, so that the drama would eventually become "South Korea" drama", this is naturally not William Chen's original intention.

As for another option, Wen Ziren, he has already made a name for himself in the United States through the horror movies of the "Chainsaw" series.

The advantage of choosing him lies in his own personal experience. As a Chinese, he was born in Malaysia, grew up in Australia, and later went to Hollywood in the United States to make a name for himself. Moreover, he majored in the division of ethnic groups in China. Asia, especially Chinese culture, has its own understanding, and has some insight into the collision between different societies.

This is similar to Chen William's "Extreme Game" script, although the background is in Asia, but the protagonist is from different countries, which naturally have their own cultural customs collision, he can interpret these.

And it can be seen from the horror movies he is currently shooting that he is very good at rendering the atmosphere of tension and fear, and he can also shoot this episode with an immersive feeling.

As for the shortcomings of choosing him, it is also because his current works are still horror films, and other types of films such as "Fast and Furious 7" and "Aquaman" have not been shot like in the future.

Although "Extreme Game" has elements of horror and horror, it is not a real horror film after all, and William Chen will also worry that he will shoot this series as purely sensory stimulation.

And from the experience of his previous life, Wen Ziren has always been a director of filming movies. As for whether he will be willing to shoot TV series, it is also uncertain.

At present, the two of them, Huang Donghe is shooting a movie "The Furnace", which is also his most famous movie; and Wen Ziren has no shooting plans at present.

Therefore, William Chen decided to issue an invitation to both of them at the same time, and then depending on the situation.

After the wedding, it is said that William Chen should accompany Ivanta on a honeymoon trip.

But Ivanta is pregnant now. Before three months, the doctor did not recommend traveling, because the development of the fetus is not stable during this period. If traveling, there is a risk of miscarriage.

Therefore, Ivanta can only rest in the Long Island Manor in New York at this time. Even if she wants to travel, it will take two months. And now, in addition to equipping her with the top medical care team in the United States, William Chen has limited her working hours every day, in addition to monitoring her physical condition at all times.

Of course, in order to prevent Ivanta from feeling too bored, he will try to accompany her as much as possible, and will often invite Ivanta's friends as guests, such as Deng Wendi, who has often come to chat with Ivanta recently.

At this time, the expert group formed by William Chen to buy the Palu Republic finally gave his latest analysis.

From the end of May, William Chen began the preparations for the acquisition of Palu. Since then, the public opinion propaganda he controlled has been fully launched, and the Caitlin Foundation has also funded relevant institutions on the grounds of social research. , enter Palu to conduct various polls and wind direction guidance.

Specific measures, including intentional information guidance on Palu's economic situation and natural environment through various experts, based on Palu's poor economic situation, make their people feel pessimistic about the future that will continue as such.

The other is to convince the locals that with the global climate change and the damage of the Palu environment due to the previous phosphate mining, the island has been submerged by the ocean, at least making the living environment of the local people worsened to a dangerous level time will be much earlier than expected.

Therefore, under the influence of such a long time, more and more Palu people have begun to support the idea of ​​relocating the whole country as soon as possible. For example, their Palu Building in Australia is a very good new place to live.

According to the latest opinion polls, more than 74% of the total population are in favor of starting the relocation in batches immediately. Even the current government of Palu has proposed a specific timetable for the relocation.

And naturally, there will also be relevant officials who have more exchanges with the institutions that Chen William secretly funded, and directly proposed that since Palu is destined to be submerged, the people of Palu will move to other countries as a whole, such as Australia. If you live, then the country of Palu will not exist, and everyone will become an Australian citizen.

Because it is impossible for the other side to allow the existence of a state within a state.

So why not sell the entire island of Palu, including the name of Palu's country, while there is still time to get more funds, so that the funds of all the citizens can be replenished, so that they can get more funds? Will there be more security for life in Australia in the future?