From Flower Vase to Film Emperor in Hollywood

"Movie company?"

Anson looked at Lucas, slightly surprised.

Lucas nodded slightly, "This is the first step. It has nothing to do with Sony Columbia, but to fight for more say for yourself and control your own destiny."

"However, we can't repeat the fate of DreamWorks. We need to firmly grasp the initiative from the beginning."

Anson sighed.

Although he had lived two lives, he was always a pitiful wage earner in his previous life. Especially after experiencing his father's affairs, he had a psychological shadow about starting a business and doing business. It was hard for him to imagine starting a company and bearing the livelihood and destiny of others.

"This matter... are you sure?" Anson hesitated slightly.

Lucas, however, appeared calm and composed, inadvertently revealing a kind of commanding aura, "I thought you liked adventure, just like when you were a kid."

Anson was stunned. He didn't expect it himself. The corners of his mouth turned up in a smile, "Then let's embark on the adventure again. You're responsible for paving the way? Then I'm responsible for the brains? But, that's not right. You're the brains, and you're the muscles. I'm just hitching a ride, right?"

After speaking, Anson laughed happily.

Lucas shook his head, "No, you are the brains."

Anson's smile was exceptionally bright, "Right, I am."

His expression clearly didn't believe it, but Lucas was serious, "I don't know anything about movies. I can pull in ten billion dollars in funding from Wall Street, but I'm not sure what movie projects we should invest in."

"You have confidence in this, right?"

Anson also realized that Lucas was serious.

"To date, all of your works have been 100% successful. What I mean is, achieving profitability. Do you know how difficult that is for a company? Every project is profitable?"

"For a company, some projects need to build a reputation, and some projects need to maintain connections. Therefore, not every project can be profitable. Sometimes, you even need to bear losses, just to prepare for the long term. Just look at DreamWorks, they are typical dreamers."

"However, the fact that every one of your projects has been profitable so far is what gives us confidence."

"We are now waiting for the box office results of 'The Butterfly Effect', and then I can go to Wall Street to find investment."

"This is your first work as a producer, and there is nothing more convincing than it."

Anson laughed directly, "So you're planning to fool them?"

Lucas, "Everyone thinks that Wall Street elites are representatives of intelligence, or that Silicon Valley venture capital companies are all a group of high-IQ elites, but these are wrong prejudices. In fact, they are only slightly good at number games, relying on news and models to analyze, that's all."

"So, convincing them to invest is itself a game. The key in the end is to see whose words are more persuasive."

"Otherwise, why are there so many super bad movies in the film market? It's because the executives of the film companies were fooled by the producers."

"The same goes for companies. What we see are successful cases, but behind the successful cases are countless bones and countless failures."

"So, that's called investing."

"Now, you are a sign, and I have the confidence to attract investment and make money for us with other people's money. If you can convince other directors or actors to cooperate with our projects, that would be even better, like Tom Hanks."

"Of course, this is just an example. I know that Tom Hanks has his own production company, and he often cooperates with DreamWorks. What I mean is, if you can use your connections to increase the company's brand image, we will get off to a very fast start."

Four months ago, what Brad Pitt came to the door for, and what John Quinn was trying to seize, was such an opportunity.

And now, Lucas turned around and stood beside Anson, ready to show his ability.

Things, developed a little too quickly.

Anson was a little confused, "But, where should we look for projects?"

Leaving aside everything else, just look at Anson himself. So far, only "The Butterfly Effect" and "Walk the Line" have come to his door personally—

Moreover, they all had the idea of using Anson to persuade the film company to invest hidden in their hearts, not entirely because of Anson.

In simple terms, Anson is a tool, like a vase.

Thinking about it carefully, it's not surprising. Vases are just vases, and it's difficult for people to expect vases to play a practical role. This is the cruel reality.

It was precisely because of this that Edgar had been considering Anson's transformation, just like Matthew McConaughey, Adam Sandler, Sandra Bullock, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, including Leonardo DiCaprio, and others.

Lucas was still calm.

"In Hollywood, projects are everywhere. Now Hollywood produces an average of 400 films a year, but there are more than 3,000 projects waiting to be filmed and produced."

"They are all waiting for opportunities, they are all looking for investment."

"If they hear that there is investment here, one or two will flock here, so there is no need to worry at all."

"Moreover, if it is just a casual film company, you may need to worry about fraud, but with you in charge, things will be much simpler."

Anson raised his eyebrows slightly, "Aren't you worried about being deceived?"

Lucas looked over.

Anson, "What I mean is, you go to Wall Street, and that's where you prepare to fool those people and convince them to invest. And next, it's the same in Hollywood, those producers are preparing to fool you and convince you to invest."

"Indeed, Hollywood has countless projects, but 99 percent of them are waste projects without any prospects."

Lucas nodded, "I know, so every year we see so many super bad movies on the big screen."

Anson: ? ? ?

Lucas continued to look at Anson, "So we need you."

After going around in circles, the focus finally fell on Anson.

To be honest, Anson wasn't worried. Although the butterfly effect had spread now, and this was already a parallel universe, it wasn't difficult to pick out some excellent works based on his previous life's memories; what was truly valuable was Lucas's trust, an unconditional trust.

That weight, lightly but heavily fell on the heart.

Anson blinked, finally reacting, and showed a helpless smile, "What you mean is, all the pressure is on my shoulders?"

Lucas was expressionless, "I said, we're going on an adventure together."

Anson shook his head gently, the way he shook his head was particularly funny, "In the end, how to deal with Sony Columbia still needs to rely on me, right?"

Lucas, "Personal revenge, double the happiness."

Anson, "Were you just joking? I never expected that you would joke too, but, Lucas, I think you might not be very suitable."

Lucas: … … "Shut up."

"Don't be like that, Lucas-style humor also has its own style."

"… …"

"Haha, hahaha."