Volume 3 Summer Rain Chapter 0362 Future Tense
In the following days, Nan Yi was busy working on the script for "Home Alone", while Rachel completed the debt transfer work, transferring 390 million US dollars of the 690 million US dollars of debt to 20th Century Fox, and the remaining 300 million remained in the name of Red Sofa.
The copyrights of "Star Wars" and "Alien" were first transferred from 20th Century Fox to Red Sofa, and then sold to the Gunman Company for a package price of US$10,000.
None of the three companies are listed companies, so they don’t have to explain to any shareholders what the selling price is; they can sell whatever they want.
Moreover, the relationship between the three companies can be figured out by any discerning person with a little analysis. It is a transaction from one hand to the other, and the IRS will not interfere if the transaction tax is paid extra.
After completing these tasks and obtaining a shareholder representative identity for Nan Yi, Rachel returned to New York. After all, her main job was still at Pan American Investment Holdings.
With the identity of shareholder representative, Nan Yi can temporarily control 20th Century Fox.
Soon, he set up the preparation team for "Home Alone" and decided to have Harvey Weinstein as the producer, who was also a celebrity, just a notorious one.
Even Nan Yi, who doesn't care much about the entertainment industry, has heard of his name. He doesn't care what happens to Harvey Weinstein in the future.
After reading Harvey Weinstein's information and talking with him, Nan Yi knew very well that this guy was a talented person, but a very ambitious one, and it wouldn't be long before he would go out and work on his own.
"Harvey, Home Alone is a very important project. It is the first shot fired by the shareholders to take over 20th Century Fox. If we don't do it well, you should be able to imagine the consequences."
Before the meeting started, Nan Yi still gave Harvey Weinstein a warning.
Harvey Weinstein responded: "Adam, I understand the stakes here, and I will do my best."
"That would be great." Nan Yi nodded with satisfaction and asked, "What do you think about the director's choice?"
"Barry Levinson, Amy Heckerling, and Howard Zieff, these three are suitable candidates."
"Barry Levinson is the director of Good Morning, Howard Zieff is the director , and Amy Heckerling is the director of Open China Academy."
As soon as Harvey Weinstein's name was mentioned, their masterpieces immediately popped up in Nan Yi's mind.
Before the meeting, Nan Yi had already memorized the list of directors who had shot comedy films and their basic information. He did not allow himself to act like an idiot during the meeting.
"I don't think Amy Heckerling is suitable. She is a woman and her style is too gentle and delicate. If we want to win awards, she is suitable, but we need to focus on the box office.
We need the audience to laugh from beginning to end. Most of our box office revenue comes from younger people. The film doesn't need to have any depth. It just needs to be funny and make children think Kevin is cool. It also needs to make parents feel involved and remind them of their own naughty children."
"Adam, you make a point. Amy Heckerling is really not suitable," Harvey Weinstein agreed.
Nan Yi complained in his heart, "Damn it, you are from China, and you still use this trick and make an obvious mistake for me to point out. No wonder this grandson has such a good relationship with the Chinese director circle in his later life."
"The most important thing for us now is to decide on a director and a casting director. This project is quite urgent, so I hope the casting can be completed within three months and filming can start before the beginning of May."
"But this movie is set at Christmas. Are we going to shoot it in the Arctic Circle?"
“It doesn’t have to be the Arctic Circle. In the summer, the Arctic Circle has midnight sun. There are many night scenes in Home Alone, and setting up the set is too troublesome. We can choose a cold place like Alaska.
Of course, the main consideration when choosing a filming location is the filming cost. If other countries have subsidies and tax refund policies, then go to other countries to film."
“It seems that no country currently has such a policy.”
"Don't be arbitrary. First choose a suitable filming location, then send an email to the local city hall and ask, and you'll know. Of course, you need the right rhetoric, such as promoting local tourism. Harvey, it depends on how you package our project.
Let me talk about the filming location first. Next, I will mention a few actors who I think are suitable. Once the casting director decides, you can invite them to come and try out.
For the male lead Kevin, I think Leonardo DiCaprio and River Phoenix are both suitable, and we can invite them to give it a try;
For the role of Harry in Two Bungling Thieves, Mel Brooks, Bill Murray, Robin Williams, and Joe Pesci could be invited to audition;
Another stupid thief Marvin can be played by Tom Hanks or Jim Carrey. "
"Who is Leonardo? I've never heard of this name." Harvey Weinstein asked.
"There is an educational film called 'Game House' in which he plays a role. You can find it and watch it. I just think these candidates are suitable. I have no intention of specifying them. Everything depends on the results of the audition.
As for the other roles, I don’t have any good candidates, so I’ll leave it to you, Harvey, the director, and the casting director to find the right candidates;
Especially the role of Kevin's mother, Harvey, I don't mind you doing it as a favor, as long as you don't cause any trouble."
Nan Yi's subtext is: "I don't care if you have unspoken rules or not, just don't cause me any trouble."
The role of Kevin's mother appears quite frequently, but it is not very important to the film. There are many people in Hollywood who can play this role, and it will not have any impact on the quality of the film whether to use her or not.
"Ha, Adam, I understand." Harvey Weinstein smiled knowingly.
"OK, call me when the director and casting director decide." Nan Yi put away the folder at hand and walked out of the meeting room.
There is a lot of preliminary work to prepare for a film project. Plus, Nan Yi is a layman and has to learn some knowledge on the spot, which makes it even more tiring.
But he had no choice but to participate. If he simply didn't participate in the first project and took a laissez-faire approach, the old hands at 20th Century Fox would be furious.
Nan Yi must follow up this project and let these old hands know that the representatives of the “new boss” are not easy to fool.
After returning to 5103 Beverly Hills, Nan Yi went straight to the glass house.
"How's the information?"
Nan Ruoyin showed the information in her hand, "Dad, I've only read three documents. I don't know the meaning of many of the technical terms, and I can't check whether the various expenses are reasonable. I don't even know what normal expenses are reasonable."
“It’s okay. Just watch and learn slowly. As a manager, you must understand the business processes of the company you manage, and you must also know the reasonable range of various expenditures, so that you will not be fooled by others.
There are some places where you can tamper with things, and you can pretend not to see them, but you must be aware of them.
No one is perfect, and many people have the idea of being greedy for small gains. For example, business travelers overreport their reimbursements, which is inevitable.
The cost of auditing and verifying some accounts is too high, so we can only turn a blind eye and set a cordon. Below the cordon, we pretend we don’t know. Beyond the cordon, we have to treat the person who made the mistake differently depending on his or her importance to the company.
"Dad, if a salesperson can bring a lot of business to the company, but he also makes obvious mistakes, such as taking kickbacks privately, or overreporting kickbacks to sales staff and hiding them for himself, how should we deal with this person?"
"This question is a bit complicated. Let's call this salesperson Xiao Ming. First, you need to analyze the proportion of the business Xiao Ming brings back to the company's revenue.
If the business that Xiao Ming brings back can determine the life or death of the company, then talk to him about shares, let him become one of the owners of the company, and share the company's profits with you;
If the company gives up the business that Xiao Ming brought back, it can still operate normally, but the profit may not be that significant. It depends on how big Xiao Ming's appetite is.
If Xiao Ming's appetite is so big that you can't tolerate it, then continue to use him and secretly collect evidence of his taking kickbacks. When the evidence is sufficient, beat him to death and make sure he has no place in the industry.
Never try to resolve the issue through negotiation unless he has leverage over you.
Of course, if you can tolerate it, then give him a warning so that he won't go too far. You still need to collect evidence, and you need to have something on him that you can use against him, but you don't have to use it. You also have to maintain a good relationship with him.
A capable person like Xiao Ming will sooner or later set up his own business and keep a bond with you. Even if they can't help each other in the future, at least he will give you face.
What I said above is based on the premise that personal ability is greater than the company platform. If personal ability is less than the company's platform role, then you have to consider role models and scale.
If other people follow suit and there appears Xiao Ming No. 2 or No. 3, how much damage will it cause to the company?
Will it result in the company's rules and regulations being in name only?
Will it lead to the collapse of the company's platform?
These are all factors that you need to consider and weigh. As I said, no one is perfect. If you were a perfect person, it would be impossible for you to be inferior to others.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. Discover their strengths and use them for your own benefit, and tolerate their weaknesses that do not exceed your bottom line. This is the right way to employ people."
"Dad, I don't quite understand."
"It's okay. Just remember what I said. Now that you are with me, you will have the opportunity to see real cases. You can learn and think while watching."
"Hmm."
Nan Yi touched Nan Ruoyin's head, sat next to her, and started looking at the information.
These materials were copied and summarized by the third-party auditors that Rachel hired when she acquired 20th Century Fox. By reading these materials, you can discover many problems and learn about the operation of film and television companies.
