Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1895 You Are Great
Lucas didn't know whether Lin Daoqiu's words were intentional or unintentional, but his words were what Lucas had always dreamed of.

With an R&D budget of US$[-] million a year, plus the revenue from the box office, Lucas didn't dare to imagine how strong ILM's special effects technology would be with such help.

"I absolutely believe that the future movie trend will be mainly special effects movies. If Lucasfilm can have a better development opportunity, I personally absolutely support it."

Alan Ryder Jr.'s words are obviously implying, or simply saying that he supports Lin Daoqiu's acquisition of Lucasfilm, or that he supports Lucas in selling the company to Lin Daoqiu.

The heartbeat began to beat violently following what Lin Daoqiu and Alan Ryder said, and Lucas was already a little excited.

"Actually, people have been in contact with me all these years, but unfortunately, the research and development funds that need to be invested every year are enough to scare them away."

Lucas can make a blockbuster movie like "Star Wars", so how can there be no one who is not greedy.

But when they first contacted Lucas, the special effects funding proposed by the other party was enough to scare those people away.

It takes a lot of money to acquire a company, and a huge amount of research and development funds are invested every year, and it is very expensive to make special effects movies.

Basically, it can be said that apart from Lin Daoqiu, none of the special effects films produced by other Hollywood film companies dare to say that they are making steady profits, basically they have money and lose money.

That's why Lucas has been struggling so far.

"If I say I'm willing to buy Lucasfilm, would you be interested?"

"Mr. Lin means that you plan to acquire Lucasfilm?"

After laying the groundwork for so long, Lin Daoqiu finally said this sentence tentatively.

"Great Lucas, I have always wanted to fight side by side with you. Now is definitely a good opportunity. Mr. Lin is a very generous boss. You must not miss this opportunity."

Dykstra and Lin Daoqiu have worked together for so many years, so he naturally knows the benefits of working with Lin Daoqiu.

If Lucas agrees to sell the company to Lin Daoqiu, then he can then work with the old team to develop special effects technology.

You must know that Dykstra has always felt that the best special effects technology research and development team in the world is not in Magic Studio, but in Industrial Light and Magic.

"I want to know what conditions Mr. Lin is willing to offer?"

Lucas is the boss of the company, so he must get better conditions for himself and the company.

"I am willing to buy 70.00% of the shares of Lucasfilm for [-] million US dollars, and the remaining [-]% of the shares will be reserved for you, and the remaining [-]% will be reserved for the special effects team... "

"In addition, I will invest [-] million U.S. dollars in the research and development of special effects technology for the company every year. I can assure you of this here."

The reason why Lin Daoqiu didn't buy all the shares was because he was worried that if Lucas and his special effects team were only left with dry shares, they might not work so hard.

But if they are left with shares in the company, the value of Lucasfilm will increase in the future, and they will naturally be able to tie them to the company.

Of course, it is not ruled out that someone will offer high prices to poach them away in the future, but that is a matter of the future, at least within ten years, Lin Daoqiu is not worried about such a situation.

After all, special effects movies are a very money-consuming type. The average film company can make a lot of money after making one or two movies, so there is no spare money to invest in the research and development of special effects technology.

Although the price of [-] million yuan to acquire Lucasfilm is not a sky-high price, the annual additional special effects research and development costs are what Lucas really cares about.

"Will Chairman Alan also participate in this acquisition?"

Lucas suddenly asked about the relationship between Alan Ryder Jr. and this acquisition.

"I will buy 15.00% of Lucasfilm's shares from Mr. Lin."

Little Alan Ryder is really optimistic about the future development of special effects movies, so he decided to invest in it. If Lin Daoqiu is used as a shield, he can use it as a shield. Anyway, making money is the most important thing.

Lucas didn't expect Alan Ryder Jr. to be so close to Lin Daoqiu. In his opinion, Lin Daoqiu seemed to have a better relationship with Universal President Lang Meyer.

But this kind of thing is not something he can ask. Lin Daoqiu's conditions have been made out, and now it depends on how Lucas makes a choice.

"I believe in Mr. Lin, and judging from the current achievements of Magic Studio, I have no reason not to join here. It's a great honor to work with you."

Lucas hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to Lin Daoqiu, which meant that he agreed to the conditions offered by Lin Daoqiu.

Lin Daoqiu seemed to have a very calm expression on his face, but his heart was already filled with ecstasy.

Except for him, no one in the world would have thought of how important Lucasfilm is to special effects film technology. Once he takes control of this company, it also means that the future special effects films themselves will lead a long period of time. time.

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"You bought Lucasfilm, my God, you are a lunatic, it is not enough to have a magic studio to help you burn money, and now you even went to find that lunatic Lucas, you are really..."

After Langmeyer learned that Lin Daoqiu bought Lucasfilm, he shook his head while talking, because in his opinion, Lin Daoqiu really had money and nowhere to spend it.

Lin Daoqiu didn't intend to explain too much about Langmeyer's incomprehension to the other party. After all, this kind of thing must never be mentioned to anyone, because only the time traveler can know it.

"What I'm thinking about is how to make a better movie. It's okay to spend a little more money, as long as I can make a good movie, everything is worth it."

Lin Daoqiu's statement sounded very great, which made Lang Mayer feel a little ashamed.

And Lin Daoqiu is really not stingy with money investment in making movies.

Take the film "1992" as an example. It was estimated that the filming would be completed at [-] million U.S. dollars, but after the filming, it was found that the money was not enough. Lin Daoqiu did not hesitate to increase the amount, and this was still in the case of Dongbao's withdrawal of capital. Down.

If Langmeyer were to do this, even if he didn't stop the project, he might have to cut some scenes, so that "1992" can be released as soon as possible to avoid more filming and more money.

"I'm not as great as you. I'm a businessman through and through. I'm really ashamed to compare myself with you."

Langmeyer's words are indeed his sincere words, and in the film circles all over the world, people who have the same idea as him can be said to account for almost 99.9%, and the remaining 0.1% are those idealists.

(End of this chapter)