America's Road to Fame

Chapter 289 Why Not Selling?
On July 7th, Huace Film and Television and Meta (Asia) Entertainment and Media Company jointly held a press conference, announcing the completion of a new round of financing.

Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media Company will invest in Huace Film and Television and become 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 this series will mainly feature Asian actors. It will gather the most well-known actresses from China, Japan and South Korea.

Fan Bingbing, who is the major shareholder of Huace Film and Television, also attended the press conference. In an interview later, she confirmed that she will star in this series in cooperation with Netflix.

Fan Bingbing 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 and Mr. Chen William are friends and partners, and it is not convenient to answer questions in this regard.

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

For these interviews, she just expressed that she hopes that everyone will pay attention to her work, not her private life, and she does not want to associate her with other people.

This time, Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media Company, after negotiating with Huace Film and Television, invested 15 million Chinese currency at a valuation of 6.156 billion Chinese currency, holding a 41% stake in Huace Film and Television.

After this financing, Zhao Yifang, the founder and CEO of Huace Film and Television, has a 41.3% shareholding.

Fan Bingbing 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 Bingbing Studio.

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

The combined shareholding of Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media Company and Fan Bingbing Studio is 58.7%, so as long as Fan Bingbing is on the side of Meta (Asia) Entertainment Media, then this company can complete its countermeasures Actual control of film and television.

Zhao Yifang is also well aware of this.But how could she refuse to find a thick, strong thigh for the company she started?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, such as this time cooperating with Netflix to produce dramas for the global market. Which Huaguo Film and Television Company can get this kind of treatment?
What you get, what you give up, is a very simple truth.

After investing in Huace Film and Television and completing the control of this company, the "Extreme Game" project will officially start. However, the first thing Chen William needs to face is to prepare for this drama series. Find the right director.

As 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 the Hollywood Chinese director Wen Ziren.

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". Just haven't found an investor yet.

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

But letting him be the director of "Extreme Game" also has disadvantages, or for William Chen, there will be risks.

Because it can be seen from the "Squid Game" in the previous life that this drama has strong South Korean elements, and the plot of the whole drama reflects many phenomena of South Korean society.Well, if he is asked to be the director of "Extreme Game", Chen William will worry that he will incorporate too many South Korean elements into the filming of this drama, so that this drama will eventually become "South Korea". "Series", 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 "Chain Saw" 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, his university majored in the division of Chinese nationalities. Asia, especially Huaguo culture has its own understanding, and has some insights into the collision between different societies.

This is the same as William Chen's "Extreme Game" script, although it is an Asian background, but the protagonists come from different countries, and there is naturally a collision of their own cultural customs, which he can interpret.

And it can be seen from the horror films he has shot so far 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 he has not shot other types of films such as "Fast and Furious 7" and "Aquaman" as in the future.

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

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

Currently, for these two people, Huang Donghe is filming a movie "The Melting Pot", which is also his most famous movie; while Wen Ziren currently has no filming plans.

Therefore, William Chen decided to send invitations to both of them at the same time first, and then it depends on the situation.

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

However, Ivanta is now pregnant. Three months ago, the doctor did not recommend traveling, because the development of the fetus was not stable during this period, and there was a risk of miscarriage if she traveled.

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

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

At this time, the expert team formed by William Chen to purchase the Republic of Palu finally gave his latest analysis.

From the end of May, William Chen began preparations for the acquisition of Palu. Since then, the public opinion propaganda under his control has been fully activated, and the Caitlin Foundation has also funded related institutions for social research reasons. , into Palu for various polls and wind direction guidance.

Specific measures include intentional information guidance by various experts on Palu's economic situation and the natural environment, based on Palu's poor economic situation, making their people pessimistic about the future that continues like this.

The other is to convince the local people that with global climate change and the destruction of Palu's environment due to the previous phosphate mining, the island will be submerged by the ocean, at least when the living environment of the people in the country will deteriorate to a dangerous level. earlier than expected.

Therefore, under such a long-term influence, until now, more and more Palu people have begun to support the idea of ​​moving 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 public opinion survey, more than 74% of the total population agree to start relocating in batches immediately. Even the current government of Palu has proposed to set a timetable for the relocation.

Naturally, there will also be relevant officials who have more exchanges with the organizations secretly funded by William Chen, directly pointing out 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 here, then the country of Palu will no longer exist, and everyone will become Australian citizens.

Because it is impossible for the other party to allow the existence of a country within a country.

So why not sell the entire island of Palu directly while there is still time to get more funds, so that the funds of all citizens can be replenished, so that they can have a better life in Australia in the future? What about more protection?
(End of this chapter)