The Goddess Shines on America

Being an angel investor in the start-up of the father of the good sister next door, and planning to help write some scripts, this is not a trivial matter, so that night, Alice's family came to the living room of the Lawrence family's mansion for dinner.

"The current situation is that I have received four million dollars in cash from my friends, and I can get five million dollars from loans. In terms of scripts, I have many friends who work in the Screenwriters Guild, and it is not difficult to get excellent works .”

The dining table was filled with sumptuous food, and the dining chairs were full of guests. Mr. Lawrence warmly introduced to Alice: "But Alice, you have to understand that the threshold of the film industry is very low, but it is also a must if you want to be successful." It’s very difficult. No one can accurately judge the box office of a movie, and it also involves cooperation with theaters and the allocation of schedules, which is a very complicated thing.”

"That's for sure."

Alice put down her knife and fork, shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's not easy to work in any industry. After all, the successful people in every industry are billionaires. Are these billionaires easy to become? Certainly not."

After another mouthful of filet mignon, she said: "Anyway, I'm just an angel investor. Throw some money in, throw in a script, and then appoint a director and actors as an investor, and it's done. As for It's you who talked about the messy things about theaters and schedules."

Mrs. Lawrence raised her glass and said with a smile: "Look, my dear, Alice has the talent in her hand, how easy it is to make money. Unlike you, you still need to keep in touch with people in the industry day and night, doing all Some hard work."

"Auntie, you are wrong to say that~"

Sitting in the corner, Hannah had just finished drinking the juice, wiped her mouth and said, "If you are tired, please take it easy. It depends on whether you are good at it or not. For example, although my sister only needs a week to write a script, but Uncle must be difficult to make up even if his hair is white; Uncle can easily become the protagonist at the banquet and let many people listen to him, but my dad can only hold a book and let the students in the class listen to him , may not like to listen to it!"

After the last sentence was finished, the whole table suddenly fell into a burst of laughter, and Hannah even straightened her back, and said to James with a high air: "I'm right, Daddy?"

"Yes! Yes! Haha! That's right! There are really very few students who love to listen to history classes!"

James couldn't laugh or cry, and at the same time, he was deeply moved. He really knew the situation in his class better than anyone else. As a history class that mainly teaches the history of cowboys, it was originally an elective, not to mention, it was basically just for the students to rub their credits, and it usually took less than 20 minutes for half of the people to leave. Those who really took this class seriously, Very few.

"Ahem, anyway, Mr. Lawrence, have you thought about the name of the film company?"

This is the most important question. As an investor, of course, you must ask clearly. After hearing this, Mr. Lawrence opened his mouth and said, "I've thought about it a long time ago, and it's called DreamWorks!"

"It's called DreamWorks!"

"Call it DreamWorks!"

"Dreamworks!"

"factory!"

"factory!"

Well, this time it's not artificial echoes.

But these words really kept rippling in Alice's mind.

DreamWorks?

Just this afternoon, after I spoofed an SOS group of "Alice Group that makes the world more lively"...

... Is this retribution?

Alice's brain instantly fell into a storm of thoughts.

However, it doesn't seem to be a retribution.

"Good! Excellent!"

Of course, everyone else would not have any extra thoughts. James first stated: "Carrying your dreams, Roger, after more than ten years of investment in the entertainment industry, the dream ship has finally set foot on the ocean. It fits so well!"

"Yeah, Roger, DreamWorks, DreamWorks, this name is really great! Alice, it seems that you have a good vision. With this name alone, I support the investment!"

So, after naming the great SOS group in the afternoon, Alice witnessed the naming scene of DreamWorks Film Company, which is Mr. Lawrence's restaurant.

According to the discussion between the two families after a meal, the biggest problem that the new film company is currently facing is exactly as Sissi said. It's not that the funds are not in place, nor is it that there are not enough contacts, but that Mr. Lawrence, as a senior investor in the entertainment industry, has too high a vision. The works of young actors and directors are really unappealing, but the high investment is not something he can afford Yes, so there has been no action for several months.

"Actually, Roger's eyes are high and his hands are low. Now he's talking about it, and when he really wants to take action, he must start making small movies. Which film company doesn't do this, even if it's the Bada of today, isn't it? It has been accumulated bit by bit over decades."

In the end, it was the wife who laughed at her husband.

So, Mr. Lawrence quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, can Alice's "Jurassic Park" be adapted into a movie? Although the novel has not been sold yet, the subject matter is very good!"

Alice shrugged indifferently and said, "If you can let Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic make real digital dinosaurs, then I have no problem. But if you put a few models like Altman, or like "King Kong" Get a machine like that, then I will never authorize it."

Alice's answer is decisive, after all, she grew up watching Spielberg's version of Jurassic Park, and that movie has full historical significance. Not to mention its wonderful plot itself, you must know that it is the first movie that uses digital CG technology to create characters, and it can be made so lifelike. If such a gem-level movie was shot casually at this time... ...who can bear it?

Mr. Lawrence is not reluctant, after all, the original novel has not yet been published, he at least has to look at the market, and then consider whether to adapt the movie: "Well, this is it, Alice, I can currently use it to shoot the first film. The film’s funding is about five million dollars. According to this funding scale, you can write a suitable script. Of course, it would be better if you also have investment.”

"Then in terms of profit distribution, in terms of pure script, when the movie is released, you can share 25% of the box office revenue, how about it?"

The terms offered by Mr. Lawrence are extremely tempting, and they are definitely insider transactions, as evidenced by the gasps of James and Sophie.

Alice knew that this was all due to the fact that she was a neighbor and Sissy's friend. Because, just as a screenwriter of a film, you can get 25% of the box office revenue. From the perspective of industry regulations, this is definitely something that has never happened.

If any ordinary screenwriter hears about this benefit, no, any screenwriter will faint with happiness!

To be reasonable, how much is a script itself worth? What is the worst box office for a movie?

One is a one-shot deal where an individual sells a work to a company. For a text version of a two-hour movie, tens of thousands of dollars is not bad.

Therefore, Alice immediately understood that what Mr. Lawrence wanted was not just the script of this movie. As a venture capital manager, he certainly knew the best way to cooperate.

"Then we shall clear things up, Uncle Roger."

Alice narrowed her eyes: "After all, I'm not here to be your wage earner~"