Chapter 572 What Is "The Crown Prince Is Ill"?

Chapter 572 What is "The Prince is ill"...

Leon, who was still doubtful about his boss, was finally convinced after MGM took the initiative to change the negotiation team and came to the door overnight to express his concession.

Then Xiang Zixin was responsible for leading his team, taking advantage of this matter and gaining some benefits in some details of the contract!

8.75% of the shares of the new MGM company to be established, plus the complete management rights of the company.

This is the condition given to Huo Mingjie after the other side completely gave in.

Xiang Zixin fought for an extra 0.25% of the shares for his boss, which is about 10 or 20 million US dollars.

However, compared with the complete management rights that were completely obtained, it was just a small amount.

Of course, certain supplementary clauses were also added. If the operating conditions did not improve within five years, the board of directors could still decide to take back the management rights.

Huo Mingjie didn't care too much about this.

After all, these are the last few years of harmonious relations between the two sides. The international situation will change in the future, and Huo Mingjie estimates that he can withdraw in time by then...

As a former Hollywood giant, MGM has withered even its production team due to poor management in recent years.

But its 160 subsidiaries, hotels, amusement parks, more than 4,000 movies and 17,000 hours of TV content, as well as the popular IPs such as "007" and "The Hobbit" in the world, still show its deep foundation!

Leon, who successfully completed the first step of his huge plan, was inevitably uneasy after being excited.

After all, he is now very worried about whether he can successfully gain the trust of his boss and have the qualifications to take charge of the new MGM.

After all, he was originally just a senior executive of Shelf Pictures, a small company mainly engaged in film and television production, and was not well-known in the professional manager circle in Hollywood.

In terms of the closeness with the big boss Huo Mingjie, he is not as trusted as Xiang Zixin, a "hidden old minister".

So even though Leon had the merit of "advising and deciding the policy", he was afraid that Huo Mingjie would demolish his bridges after crossing the river...

So on the morning of the second day after the contract was signed, Leon had already blocked the door of Huo Mingjie's room.

When Huo Chengyin, his nephew, bodyguards, assistants and a large group of people walked out of the room, Leon, who still had dark circles under his eyes, took the initiative to greet them, and then said attentively:

"My dear boss..."

Huo Mingjie was not too surprised that he suddenly came here to block the door early in the morning, but said directly:

"You know, I don't like my employees to beat around the bush with me, just say it directly if you have anything to say!"

Leon's words paused, and then he followed Huo Mingjie's instructions, took out his computer and took out the PPT he made all night, and introduced:

"Regarding the new MGM company, whether it is the plan to convert creditors into equity holders, the reorganization of its subsidiaries, or the digitalization of the company's film and television resources..."

Huo Mingjie looked at the endless Leon, but raised his wrist to check the time, and then interrupted:

"My flight at noon today will leave for China, and I don't like to talk about work in the car, so I can probably give you ten minutes now!"

Huo Mingjie spent money to acquire MGM, but he didn't make money from it.

With 500 million US dollars, he can invest in companies such as Meiwei and ByteDance, which will have a market value of over one trillion in the future, and make much more money than buying MGM!

Spending money to buy MGM is nothing more than Huo Mingjie wanting to rely on his money to tear a hole on the other side of the ocean.

And Leon actually knows Huo Mingjie's idea.

Then he reacted very quickly, and the carefully prepared remarks were thrown behind his head as nonsense, and then he said decisively:

"If I can gain your trust, I will do my best to use all the resources of MGM to help you become a superstar that the world pays attention to!"

Huo Mingjie nodded with satisfaction and asked again:

"For example?"

"After I take office, I plan to immediately start the filming plan of the new movie "007."

MGM's most valuable IP is "007".

No matter who obtains the operating rights of MGM, they will start from this if they want to open up the situation.

In Huo Mingjie's memory, MGM only survived for a while with the new movie "007"...

"James Bond? This role will obviously not be played by a Chinese!" Huo Mingjie said with a slightly raised eyebrow.

Leon was also choked by his boss. After a moment of silence, he continued:

"Playing the leading role, ahem... Boss, I'm afraid this is not possible for the time being. But now is the era of globalization, and everyone can accept the extra Chinese faces in the movie!"

Then, perhaps because he was afraid that his words would make Huo Mingjie unhappy, he quickly added:

"And the new movie in the "007" series will definitely attract everyone's attention. At that time, we can use the important roles in the movie to exchange for the resources you want!"

"When you have enough fame here, the company can directly tailor a movie for you!"

Whether in the mainland or on the other side of the ocean, resource exchange is inevitable.

Huo Mingjie shrugged his shoulders and said:

"I'm just joking..."

Huo Mingjie knew that letting a Chinese man play James Bond was no different from letting a Westerner play Sun Wukong.

No matter how handsome he was, he couldn't stand the sense of disobedience!

At this point, Huo Mingjie reached out and patted his shoulder, encouraging him:

"I trust you very much, and the other people I trust are all in China, so you need to work harder here!"

This is a very typical, implicit and restrained way of expression for Chinese people. He didn't promise him explicitly, but he used hints to paint a big pie for him.

Since Huo Mingjie became his boss, Leon, an "ambitious" old white male elite, began to take the initiative to contact Chinese culture.

Now he can only be regarded as half a Chinese expert. After thinking about it, he felt that he had understood the deep meaning of Huo Mingjie's words.

At this time, Leon's eyes lit up and he subconsciously straightened his back.

Obviously, this old white man is older than Huo Mingjie, but at this time, due to the difference in status, Huo Mingjie's slightly suggestive encouragement has already made the old white man excited...

In the hotel parking lot, Leon respectfully sent Huo Mingjie and his party to the car.

The car drove away, and Huo Chengyin could still see Leon standing there through the rearview mirror, waving his arms excitedly.

"So, second uncle, you decided to use him?" Huo Chengyin couldn't help asking.

"Use him for the time being, give him the position of temporary president, after all, there is no more suitable candidate at hand now..."

"Pick a suitable person from our company, and then ask the headhunter to find a capable professional manager in Hollywood, and match him with two vice presidents."

Arrange a military supervisor and a deputy general to let him feel the ancient Chinese art of weighing and balancing!

There is no way, the uncle and nephew have their roots in the mainland, and it is inevitable that they are a little out of reach on the other side of the ocean. Such a big mess cannot be handed over to Leon, the old white man, without reservation!

I had no choice but to paint a big pie for him and coax Lao Bainan to work hard.

Huo Chengyin, the nephew sitting next to Huo Mingjie, looked very nervous at this moment.

"The prince is ill, you should encourage him" right...