Chapter 868 968. A ray of hope after a dark period

Chapter 868 968. A ray of hope after a dark period

Thomas knows his assets very well. He only has about two million dollars in cash on hand now. This is mainly because he bought the big house he lives in at a low price during the US real estate bubble last year.

However, even at a low price, the size and decoration level of this house still cost him most of his net worth.

However, the house can be mortgaged to the bank, and he should be able to borrow some money. In addition, he also has a Porsche sports car and some stocks. If he puts them together, he can still have about six or seven million dollars.

If Thomas uses this money to start a small film company, it will be fine.

If Thomas is only 20 years old, he will do it without hesitation, but he is almost 40 years old now. He doesn't have the patience to struggle from such a low starting point. What he needs is a higher starting point and a bigger stage.

And he thinks that the only person who can help him at present is Nie Wei.

Of course, he knew very well that Nie Wei would not easily invest tens of millions of dollars to support him just because of his idea. Although he had had a good cooperation with him before, it was all based on interests. Thomas did not think that this friendship was enough for Nie Wei to pay.

So he did not call immediately, but returned to the bedroom to turn on the computer, ready to write a formal plan, and also to prepare a plan to try to get Nie Wei's consent.

Another point that made him confident was that the negotiations between Disney and Huayi were shelved this time. He believed that Nie Wei would definitely consider the issue of distribution in the United States.

But as a Chinese, Nie Wei was obviously not suitable for opening a distribution company in the United States. That would only be a troublesome thing. On the contrary, he was very suitable.

By then, he would have a film company, and Nie Wei would also have a stable distribution channel. Thomas thought that this matter was simply killing two birds with one stone!

In the following three days, even when Thomas was not working, he had to secretly write his own plan, especially the ideas about the operation of the film company that he had thought of sporadically over the years. He wanted to write them all down now.

In addition, he also made a table very carefully, categorized it, and organized the contents of each block in the plan very well, because Thomas did not want to leave an unprofessional attitude to Nie Wei.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, Thomas, who kept typing on the keyboard every day, was the representative of diligence.

"I can't believe that he can still concentrate on his work after such a thing happened."

"Maybe he is just pretending."

"Don't say it, no matter what Thomas is like, he is still the head of the overseas business department. The company can't fire him because of this."

Some staff members lamented Thomas's "hard work", but they didn't know that Thomas had already thought about resigning from the company.

In three days, he finally completed his plan, practiced his speech for a whole night, and then calculated Kyoto time and called Nie Wei in the middle of the night.

Nie Wei received the call during the day, and he was a little surprised to see that it was Thomas who called. He thought that Disney might have different opinions again and wanted to ask Thomas to come as a lobbyist to restart the negotiations.

Nie Wei answered the phone and was about to reject Thomas directly, but Thomas's first words gave him a big surprise.

"Mr. Nie, I'm Thomas, I'm going to resign from Disney."

"Can you tell me why? Is it related to "The Martian"? " Nie Wei was a little puzzled. After all, Disney is such a big company, and Thomas is the head of an important department. Why would he want to resign suddenly?

It can't be that the breakdown of the negotiations between Huayi and Disney affected Thomas, right? After all, the timing of his resignation was too coincidental, just after the breakdown of the negotiations between Huayi and Disney.

However, Nie Wei quickly shook his head and laughed at himself.

This kind of thing is basically impossible to happen. Even if Thomas spoke for Huayi at the meeting, it would not affect his position and development in the company. A normal company cannot have only one voice, even Huayi.

"It has only a little to do with your movie. After the breakdown of the negotiations between Disney and Huayi, I feel that Disney is no longer suitable for me. Some of the company's management are immersed in their own credit books and are becoming more and more arrogant. They simply cannot see the development of the market, and their eyes can no longer look at the world equally."

"So I am going to resign. I am going to start my own film company." At this point, Thomas paused and finally stated the main purpose of his call to Nie Wei.

"Mr. Nie, I think I need your help?"

"My help?" Nie Wei was stunned, and then he understood what Thomas meant, and smiled: "You should want me to invest in your film company, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Nie, it is not my impulsive idea to start a film company. In fact, I had this idea many years ago. If you are willing, please give me half an hour, and I can introduce you in detail my business philosophy for a film company." Thomas said sincerely on the phone.

"Uh... wait a moment." Nie Wei got up and closed the door of the office, then turned on the speakerphone of the phone and replied: "Okay, I'm all ears."

"Thank you." Thomas finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Nie Wei's agreement. What he feared most was that Nie Wei didn't even want to listen, which would be troublesome.

He was even mentally prepared. If Nie Wei really didn't want to listen to his ideas on the phone, then Thomas would immediately book the wrong flight to China. In short, whether it was on the phone or in person, he had to try to convince Nie Wei, because Nie Wei was the best investor in his mind.

First, Nie Wei's wealth was high. He alone could fully meet the investment operations of a film company, and if only Nie Wei's personal capital injection was made, the company's senior management structure would be simple and easier to unify opinions.

Second, because Nie Wei was running a film company, and his business philosophy coincided with Thomas's, the two would have a better understanding of cooperation.

In addition, Thomas had a little selfishness.

Because Nie Wei was usually in China, he certainly couldn't hold an actual position in the newly established film company, so Thomas' power could be maximized.

Thomas didn't want to waste a second of half an hour. According to the speech he practiced for nearly 20 hours yesterday, his words were perfectly rhythmic and his tone was also full of incitement. Occasionally, he would pause to ask Nie Wei for advice. Of course, in Nie Wei's view, this was more like an "interaction" to lead him into a trap.

After half an hour, Thomas finished his speech on time, and then it was time to wait for Nie Wei's "judgment".

"I'm sorry, Thomas, I don't think I can invest in your film company." Without much hesitation, Nie Wei replied to Thomas directly.

This made Thomas a little dumbfounded, his heart felt like it was being tightly grasped by someone, it hurt so much, and even his breathing became a little faster.

"Why, Mr. Nie, may I ask which of my operating plans made you doubt it? I can explain it to you in more detail, or if you make suggestions, I can also improve it." Thomas said anxiously.

He wanted to make a speech just now for half an hour, and he had done it perfectly.

And Thomas also firmly believed that his business philosophy could impress Nie Wei, which was the confidence generated by understanding Nie Wei after several contacts with him.

The key point is that Nie Wei also showed obvious interest in the interactive session just now.

Why did Nie Wei refuse? And the refusal was so straightforward that Thomas really couldn't understand.

"Although your plan has many immature places and many loopholes, if it only took three days, I think it is already a very good plan."

"But you still rejected it." Thomas said in a low tone.

"Listen to me first." Nie Wei signaled Thomas not to interrupt, and then explained: "I refused not because of your plan, but I already have another goal, do you understand?"

"I am ready to directly acquire a mature film company. I don't have the patience to wait for a new company to grow. I hope you can understand."

In view of the good cooperative relationship before, Nie Wei patiently explained to Thomas.

If he didn't have money, he might really consider investing in Thomas's company. This is a very safe plan, and Thomas is also relatively familiar with this person and knows everything about him.

But it takes a long time for a new company to cultivate all its own resources and connections. Although Thomas has been in Hollywood for so many years, he is not Spielberg after all, and his film company cannot become the second DreamWorks.

And time is the most precious thing for Nie Wei now.

So after learning that the negotiations with Disney broke down, Nie Wei was ready to acquire a Hollywood film company. At least Nie Wei felt that when his "Inception" was released, his film company could distribute it in Hollywood.

Nie Wei explained it very clearly, and Thomas was speechless. He never thought that he had been planning hard for so many days, but in the end he waited for such a result.

He was really disappointed. Nie Wei's inability to invest in him was a big blow to him.

"Mr. Nie, can I ask which film company you want to acquire?" Thomas asked bitterly. He just wanted to know which company blocked his dream of a film company.

"Max Films." Nie Wei did not hide it from Thomas and answered directly.

"The Weinstein brothers!? They're actually going to sell the company?" Thomas exclaimed in disbelief after hearing this answer.

Although Max Films is not a first-class big company in Hollywood, it is also the top of the second-class in Hollywood.

This is a very well-established film company. It has been in operation for more than 30 years since the 1970s and has produced and released many classic works.

For example, "Good Will Hunting" and "The Legend of Sicily", as well as the very classic "Kill Bill" and so on.

The key is that this company has always been operating well, and there are no rumors of financial difficulties. How did it suddenly become Nie Wei's acquisition target?

"Sorry, I can't explain too much to you in detail." Nie Wei did not answer Thomas's question. After all, saying more would involve some commercial secrets.

Although Nie Wei felt that even if Thomas knew, it would basically not affect his acquisition, but it is better to be safe than sorry, and Nie Wei really didn't need to explain these things to Thomas.

"I should be the one to apologize. I was too curious and lost my sense of propriety. Sorry." Thomas finally came to his senses at this moment and apologized quickly, because he also found that he asked too many questions.

"It's okay. Do you have anything else to say?" Nie Wei was about to hang up the phone.

"Please wait, Mr. Nie Wei, can I ask, if you successfully acquire Max Films, have you found a suitable operator for it?" Thomas suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and asked urgently before Nie Wei hung up the phone.

Nie Wei raised an eyebrow and asked back, "Are you interested?"

"Yes!" Thomas answered without hesitation. Without Nie Wei's support, it was basically impossible for him to open his own film company. Instead of begging those unreliable investors, he might as well try to get Nie Wei's thigh again.

After all, that was Max Films, a very famous film company in Hollywood. If it weren't for the funding restrictions, this company might even have the possibility of becoming a top-notch Hollywood company.

If he could really win the position of president in this new company, Thomas felt that he could still realize his ambition.

"Haha, I haven't decided who will be the president if the acquisition is successful. If you are interested, then make some more preparations during this period. Just relying on what I said just now can't convince me to hand over this company to you to run. You should at least come up with a more convincing plan to show me." Nie Wei did not refuse Thomas, and even gave him a glimmer of hope.

Sure enough, after hearing Nie Wei's words, Thomas immediately felt full of energy.

"Mr. Nie, don't worry, I look forward to your good news, and please believe in my ability. I will come up with a plan that satisfies you. Finally, I wish you a smooth acquisition. I will remember to keep it confidential." After Thomas promised, he hung up the phone very tactfully and didn't bother Nie Wei any more.

After hanging up the phone, thinking of Nie Wei's last instructions just now, he was even more excited and punched directly on the bed, and as expected, he woke up his wife who had just fallen asleep beside him.

"Oh, Thomas, are you crazy?"

"Honey, I think I'm really going crazy. Maybe in a few months, I will be the president of a well-known film company, hahahahaha."

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