Dad's Entertainment Life

Chapter 741 Negotiation
In a high-end restaurant in Los Angeles, Lin Qirong and Miranda stood up to greet a middle-aged man who walked in through the door.

"Hello, Ms. Miranda." The other party said with a smile, "I didn't expect you to come to me."

"Hello, Daniel." Miranda smiled lightly, "I heard that your situation is not very good recently, I hope you can tide over the difficulties."

Daniel shook his head, "It will be difficult to get over this time."

"That's a pity." Miranda regretted, "Actually, it's not me who wants to see you this time, but this Lin next to me."

Under Daniel's surprised gaze, Lin Qirong smiled and stretched out his hand, "Hello, Mr. Daniel, I am Lin Qirong."

Daniel froze for a moment, then smiled wryly.

Of course he knew Lin Qirong, not only because of his fame, but also because it was the movie he directed that made his all-or-nothing venture fail, which can be said to be one of the reasons that directly led to the bankruptcy of Ibes.

Of course, he would not casually attribute this responsibility to Lin Qirong. After working in this field for so long, he is very clear that the film industry is very risky. The problem, just ran into two terrorist opponents.

He also understood Lin Qirong's reason for coming here at the first time, and now he has some value that can be remembered by others, that is, the company Ebes.

"Hello, I'm Daniel. I've heard of you. You are a very good singer and director." Daniel stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lin Qirong and smiled, "Miranda, I thought this was a gathering of old friends, but I didn't expect it to be for this reason. .”

Miranda said frankly, "I'm sorry, but I told you before that I invited you on behalf of a friend this time, I hope you don't mind."

"Please don't blame Ms. Miranda." Lin Qirong said sincerely, "I begged Ms. Miranda to introduce Mr. Daniel to me. I believe Daniel has already guessed the purpose.

That's right, I sincerely want to talk about cooperation with Mr. Daniel, and I hope Daniel can give me this opportunity. "

"What if I don't?" Daniel said calmly, "If it weren't for your company's film, I believe our film will have a great chance to achieve better results, and then our company will not be in the current predicament, logically I should hate you."

Lin Qirong shrugged, "I didn't know Mr. Daniel before. He was purely a competitor in the same field. We all know that it's normal for anyone to win and lose in this kind of thing. We just had better luck.

However, we are rivals in the film field, and we can be friends in the business field. I always believe that win-win cooperation is the best way to get along. We really hope to be friends with Mr. Daniel and Ibeth, and then work together. "

Daniel was silent for a while before he smiled, "You're right, business is business, I shouldn't have such emotions."

"I think I can understand your emotions." Lin Qirong smiled, "It would be hard for me to accept it. Mr. Daniel's self-restraint is admirable."

Daniel smiled wryly, and said to Miranda beside him, "Now I understand why you value him so much."

"That's why I introduced him to you." Miranda said, "Maybe Lin is not the best choice, but working with him will be the most comfortable choice."

Daniel continued to be silent for a while, and then said, "You invited us, didn't you just stand like this?"

"Of course." Lin Qirong smiled happily, "This way please, let's have a meal first, and then talk about other things."

Daniel's willingness to sit down and eat meant that there was a chance for this matter, and Lin Qirong was of course happy.

The waiter quickly started to serve the food, and even opened a bottle of red wine. The three of them chatted while drinking the wine and eating the food. They talked and laughed happily, as if what happened just now hadn't happened.

When he was almost done drinking, Daniel sighed softly.

"I have been in the film industry for so long, I never thought that I could become the CEO of Ibes, nor did I think that Ibes would fall under my own hands.

When I think about it, it's all because of me. The company itself is already struggling, but I still want to gamble again, but I lost the bet. "

A wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"No one would have thought of such a thing, right?" Miranda comforted, "Film and television investment itself has a lot of risk, and it's not like we haven't encountered it before. Didn't MGM fall as well?"

"That's right." Daniel said, "Others may think that our circle is full of glory, but in fact we are walking on thin ice. If one is not careful, a movie loses money, and it will cause a chain reaction.

This time it was like this, the film lost money again, the creditors were unhappy, and the company couldn't survive. "

Miranda and Lin Qirong were silent, they didn't know what to say about this kind of thing.

"Actually, I should have seen it clearly a long time ago." Daniel laughed, "Nowadays, the production cost of movies is getting higher and higher, and the audience's appetite is getting stronger and stronger. Is it right to make money by making movies like before? possible.

Our small companies are not as big as those film giants, with a deep foundation, just like Manfei, there is a huge comic market there, no matter how bad the movie is, the box office will not be bad. "

"But there are only Marvel and Disney, right?" Miranda said, "In such a general environment, there are fewer and fewer excellent movies, and there is no way."

"That's why Lin's movies have achieved such good results." Daniel looked at Lin Qirong and said, "Lin happened to be stuck in this critical period and used his movies to bring a lot of fresh feelings to the audience, so everyone Love his movies.

It's really amazing to have several billion-dollar movies in a row. "

"It's just luck."

Daniel shook his head and said seriously, "For us filmmakers, although luck is very important, the most important thing is strength.

You can create excellent movies and win such high box office, because you have the ability to make the audience willingly pay for it.

Of the several movie giants, which one didn't rise up by relying on one excellent movie after another?In that era of vying for the throne, countless classic films were released, which eventually created film giants such as Disney and Warner, and also created the reputation of the Holy Land of Hollywood movies.

Therefore, please do not deny your own strength, otherwise we losers will really feel ashamed. "

Lin Qirong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, "I see, we will remember this in the future and continue to create more excellent works."

"So, do you hope to acquire Ibers this time?" Daniel finally revealed the theme of tonight.

Lin Qirong and Miranda looked at each other and nodded calmly, "Yes, this is the main reason why I invited Mr. Daniel to meet tonight.

But now I think that being able to get to know Mr. Daniel is actually a good harvest. "

"Thank you for the compliment. A loser like me can't bear it." Daniel shook his head and said, "It's very difficult, you should know."

"Yes, I know, but I want to try."

Daniel glanced at him, "I think you are a worthy person, so I will speak directly.

The difficulty is not only because of your competitors, but also because you are from Huaxia. A film company with a good reputation in Hollywood was acquired by a Huaxia company. You should know what kind of results such news will cause when it breaks out.

Neither people in the film industry nor ordinary people want this to happen, including me before that. "

Lin Qirong was not surprised by his words, "So let me talk to Mr. Daniel about this first, after all Mr. Daniel has enough influence in this, I hope you can see my sincerity.

I think this matter is actually very simple, it is just a business. Could it be that if IBES was acquired by us, Hollywood would be captured by China Film Company?Is the American film market not that fragile?

Business is business, and there is no need to involve too much.

In other words, the failure of our acquisition is not unacceptable, but it is definitely not a good thing for Yibeisi.

Movie giants like Warner have everything you have, so there is really no need to acquire you, and they may shrink to protect themselves.

As for other companies, it is really unknown how powerful they can acquire you.

There is an old saying in China that the current IBES is worthless to those companies, tasteless and a pity to abandon.

I am confident that among the many companies that have ideas for Eves, our Tonghua Group is definitely the most sincere, because for us, Eves is the most valuable company, and we really need such a company As our gateway to the Hollywood playing field.

So we are definitely the most sincere, and our acquisition plan is also the most beneficial to Eves, please Mr. Daniel think deeply. "

"You've seen everything through." Daniel shook his head helplessly. What Lin Qirong said was absolutely right, which is why they never received an offer after declaring the company bankrupt.

Big companies are not interested, and those who are interested have no strength. They are all waiting and watching, wanting to take away the most valuable things, but they don't want to take on the things they need most, such as employee placement, company debts, and so on.

To put it bluntly, they were just waiting for Ibeth to be unable to drag on, and then took advantage of the situation to rob.

Ibeth's current troubles really can't be dragged on any longer. If there is no turning point, the only end is what Lin Qirong described.

And Tonghua Group wants to gain a foothold in Hollywood, and Yibeisi has a very good identity. To put it bluntly, Tonghua Group puts on a coat, successfully becomes a member of Hollywood, and then does many things It is very convenient.

For example, if a movie is released again, EBIS's original resources can be of great help.

For example, if they participate in the Oscar selection again, the awards they can compete for are not just the best foreign language film, but may also be the best director and best picture.

Thinking about it this way, Tonghua Group is indeed the most sincere company.

Lin Qirong looked at Daniel's somewhat bitter smile and said with a smile, "Why don't Mr. Daniel listen to our conditions?"

Daniel took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Just tell me, I will seriously consider it."

(End of this chapter)