Beauty Comprehensive 1999

Chapter 518: The Lord of the Rings starts up (Part 1)

Author: Best Man

After leaving the swamp, Xie Zihao saw that Melinda was still a little reluctant to leave. He couldn't help feeling a little funny, but also a little pity. He understood that this was because Melinda had not had many friends since she was a child.

"Why are you reluctant to let go? You can communicate with Ms. Dai through the mirror at any time..."

Melinda smiled sheepishly when she heard this.

"No, it's just that Misty makes people want to be close and pitiful. If she leaves the swamp, I'm worried that she won't survive!"

Xie Zihao secretly thought that your guess was correct. In the plot, this person got too involved in the affairs of the witch academy and ended up receiving a box lunch.

But he still smiled and reassured:

"Then you should try to persuade her not to leave the swamp. An innocent person like this who is ignorant of the world should not be polluted by the world."

"Well, I will advise Misty. I think Ms. Fox has a good character, but with the burden of the witch academy, she will be in constant trouble herself, and her mother is not a peaceful character.

If Misty interacts with them more, she will be dragged down by these people sooner or later..."

Xie Zihao was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his girlfriend could read people so accurately. She only met her once and basically told the general fate of these characters in the plot.

Should I say that he is worthy of the original protagonist, a natural psychic ghost whisperer?

"You are right!"

Melinda smiled slightly when she heard this, but she was not complacent, but asked:

"Lance, just now I saw Misty salute you like that and call you your highness. What does it mean?"

Xie Zihao blocked their voices and explained:

"You should know that my path of cultivation is related to the gods, and I have a similar aura on my body. The swamp witch, the source of Misty's bloodline, is a type of nymph. According to legend, nymphs will serve the ancient gods and demigods in Europe, so

…”

Melinda said with some surprise:

"So Misty thinks you are a god?"

"That's right, but it's not wrong to say that. With the power I control, it would not be an exaggeration to say that I am a god in ancient times. At least it is stronger than some totems and natural phenomena that are worshiped as gods. Those so-called

Most of the gods have not even reached legendary strength."

Melinda also understood this and nodded without asking any more questions.

After returning to the witch academy and watching Cordelia settle down the little witch, Xie Zihao was not going to stay any longer and participate in the next thing. He expected that Fiona would not stupidly continue to murder other little witches, but

Even if Cordelia learns from Madison what her mother has done, she probably won't be able to act cruelly.

The final result is probably that Fiona will leave and develop.

But Fiona Goode was not originally a person who lived in the academy. If she had not fallen into aging and had a premonition that a new supreme witch was about to be born, she would not have returned to the witch academy, a place that made her feel boring.

They hang out all the year round at various occasions with young men and fine wine.

Xie Zihao made an agreement with Fiona Goode, the supreme witch, to meet again later and go to the witch's treasure trove to conduct a formal transaction.

Before leaving, he told Selma a few more words, and then he and Melinda walked out of the magic range of the Witch Academy and disappeared into the city of New Orleans.

This trip was fruitful. It not only reached a verbal deal agreement with Fiona Goode, but also interrupted the subsequent plot development and basically solved Thelma's safety issues while studying at the Witch Academy.

She also met a swamp witch, allowing Melinda to make new friends.

As for the voodoo queen Mary Raven, Xie Zihao felt that she would not be a threat. Given her character, she had hit a big nail when she attacked the witch academy before, so she should not dare to cause trouble again for a long time.

…

Throughout the following Christmas and New Year's holidays, Xie Zihao's place was safe and sound. When the second week after the new year started, a notice came from the Lord of the Rings crew.

Xie Zihao came to David Cole Company again, accompanied by agent James Berkeley, and met Wei Dake and Sophia.

After meeting, Wei Dake began to claim credit.

Through the lobbying of this great director of the century, investors who originally had different opinions also chose to compromise and settled on Xie Zihao as the actor of the Elf Prince. Moreover, Xie Zihao successfully obtained the investment opportunity and paid three million pounds.

accounted for one-fifth of the total investment.

Xie Zihao asked curiously:

“Are investors so easy to talk to?”

This is somewhat inconsistent with his impression of those capitalists!

Wei Dake couldn't help but smile when he heard this and said:

"This is not because the investor behind the deal is easy to talk to, nor is it because my face is so easy to use. I can ask the other party to take out three million in just one sentence. It is because the investor decided to voluntarily give up this part of the investment share after internal discussions."

Before Xie Zihao could ask again, he took the initiative to explain:

"The film industry is a high-risk industry. After experiencing the golden age of Hollywood, the tastes of audiences, especially those in North America, have been cultivated. In recent years, even those Hollywood giants cannot guarantee that

Every movie invested in makes money. In fact, you only need to look at the financial reports of listed companies to know that more than 70% to 80% of the movies invested and produced by most movie companies lose money, and some even more

many."

Xie Zihao doesn't know much about the entertainment industry, but he also understands that there must be tricks in it.

"There must be other reasons? Otherwise, it would be impossible for those film companies to keep losing money and not go bankrupt..."

"Of course, there are inevitably some film projects that were invested and established for other purposes. Even if they lose money on the books, those companies in the world have already recovered the cost through other methods such as shooting expenses and publicity expenses. There are also some

Although the movie's box office figures are not good, the revenue from video and TV rights has already made money."

"But such box office records also prove that the risks in the film industry are difficult to predict. Among the several giants, which one has not experienced the experience of a big production that was full of confidence but ended up being a mess?"

"They don't have my foresight. Basically no movie they participate in and invest in loses money!"

Seeing Wei Dake talking proudly, Xie Zihao curled his lips secretly and complained in his heart, if you are not a time traveler, can you have such a vision?

It's just that it's hard to expose this guy in front of his daughter.

Wei Dake continued:

"Especially after two companies entered the 1990s, they failed in several big productions, causing the company to be crumbling. The shareholders were looking for a successor and wanted to get rid of this hot potato as soon as possible. This made

Everyone in these giant Hollywood companies feels insecure, and few have the courage to invest tens of millions of pounds in large-scale productions."

"If it weren't for the fact that the Lord of the Rings project is a popular IP that has been accumulated for decades and has fans all over the world, they would not dare to spend hundreds of millions of pounds to invest in such a large-scale production this time."

"The news I got is that even after they invested money, there was still some lack of confidence and panic within their company, fearing that everything would be in vain. It happened that I stood up on your behalf and expressed my intention to participate in the investment, and the other party took advantage of it. Give up this part of the investment share and share the risks and financial pressure!"

"In addition, I also invested one million pounds. It can be said that I took advantage of your luck and missed it this time. Unfortunately, I may have been too optimistic about this project, and the other party is not a fool. He insisted on this share and refused to give out any more. Come,"

Xie Zihao heard this and said:

"Our combined share is almost a quarter. When the movie is released, the revenue will be enough to double your one million, so go ahead and laugh!"

Wei Dake became silly and happy. For being able to participate in the Lord of the Rings and snatch food from the Hollywood giants, Wei Dake still felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.