Chapter 156： Harvest Matrix

Chapter 156 The Harvest Matrix

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Exeter is not big, and a small city with a population of less than 150,000 is not as good as a larger town in China. So you can imagine how boring it is to live here. But for those who like quiet, this is a good place to go.

Guo Shouyun is a quiet person, and it is not too hard for him to stay in Exeter. Besides, there's Molly Bevin here. There is a saying: once the golden wind and jade dew meet, they become countless in the world. The beauty is in her arms, the spring breeze is several degrees, and the boring days become interesting. However, people are destined to be unable to exist without society. Good times don't always stay where they are.

In the blink of an eye, the year 2000 is past tense.

In order to get closer to the old Bevan, Guo Shouyun stayed in Exeter for nearly half a month before returning to London with Molly Bevan before her school started.

Instead of staying in a hotel this time, the pair moved into an apartment on Gower Street in London's Kensington district. It is also close to a range of prestigious institutions including the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Academy of Music, Imperial College, Hyde Park, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum of Natural History. The most important thing is that it is close to the Royal Academy of Arts, which is convenient for him to come to England to meet Molly in the future. Of course, Molly Bevan can also live here in peacetime.

"Like it?"

"I like it! It's just too big. I live in a space alone!"

Looking at the five rooms, two halls and two bathrooms, the area exceeds 200 square meters. And the luxuriously decorated room, Molly Bevan was satisfied but also a little worried.

"...How about I let Olivia move in with me?"

Looking at her expectant eyes, Guo Shouyun's face froze. He didn't want to get a light bulb between him and Molly. However, it is obviously impossible to directly deny it.

"Olivia is playing hot with the whole Elle right now, whether you want it or not."

"That's true!"

Molly was a little sullen.

"Why don't I find a female bodyguard for you, the scene at the Hilton Hotel is also happening, and I can rest assured that someone will protect your safety!" Guo Shouyun took the opportunity to say.

"Don't! I don't want to live under other people's eyes all day long. As for the harassment of those playboys, I have enough ways to deal with it. Besides, haven't I been fine for so many years?"

Seeing that she insisted, Guo Shouyun couldn't force it.

"But I don't worry about you living here alone!"

"Hee hee. Then I usually go back to school, and we will live here together when you come!" Molly Bevan ran over and hugged his arm, with a coquettish tone in her tone.

Facing the beauty's soft words, Guo Shouyun nodded and agreed when his heart softened.

Just then, Matthew came over.

"Boss, Mr. Morris is here!"

Guo Shouyun nodded knowingly, "Please come in!"

"Yes!"

"I'm going to clean up my studio!" Molly Bevin said after Matthew left.

"As the future Mrs. Guo, don't you plan to meet the senior managers of our family's companies?" Guo Shouyun said with a smile.

After a little hesitation, Molly Bevin shook her head, "No, I don't know anything about business either. Reluctantly staying here won't help, and I don't like it myself."

Guo Shouyun, who knew Molly's character, didn't force it.

"Well, it will be noon soon. You help Zhang Luo to have lunch, and I will introduce Buddy to you at the dinner table! After all, we will be together in the future, and there are some people you must know!"

"All right!"

"Then I'll go to work first!"

Guo Shouyun nodded, and after watching Molly Bevan leave, he turned to look at the door. At this time, Buddy Morris was walking in behind Matthew with his secretary.

"Buddy, Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas, boss!"

Looking at Guo Shouyun who came up with open arms, Buddy Morris immediately strode over. The two simply hugged each other and sat down on the sofa in the living room politely to each other.

After Matthew served the coffee, Guo Shouyun asked with a smile, "How about it? After flying from Los Angeles to London, you can still hold your body and spirit after 12 hours? Do you want to take a break?"

"No need. I slept the whole voyage, so it will be refreshing."

"That's good! I don't want to be a mean boss!" Guo Shouyun laughed.

"of course not!"

After Buddy Morris smiled, he reached out and took the briefcase from the secretary, then took out a document from it and handed it to Guo Shouyun.

"Boss, this is the business information and financial statements of Matrix Films in 2000."

As a company owner, these key data are undoubtedly what he cares about the most, so he sees them in great detail.

According to the data, the current revenue of Matrix Films mainly comes from movies, namely "Smart: Ghost Record", "Chainsaw" and "Legal Blonde"! "Smart: Ghost Stories" grossed $274 million at the box office plus peripherals. After deducting the share of the theater chain, the revenue belonging to Matrix Films is 134 million, and the net profit after deducting costs is about 75 million US dollars. The revenue generated by "Chainsaw" and the profit brought to Matrix Pictures is slightly lower than that of "Smart: Ghost Recording", but it also has a net profit of 63 million US dollars. Two low-investment and high-yield movies make the entire Hollywood envy the matrix.

As the third film released by Matrix Films, "Legal Blonde" was not bad at the box office. In the first weekend after Christmas, it made $500,000 at the box office, ranking first among all films in the same period. . Now two weeks later, the box office has reached 43.7 million US dollars. With Legally Blonde's total investment of $18 million, she clearly paid for it. And according to the current development trend, if nothing else, this is another classic with a global box office of over 100 million.

Counting the film's revenue, plus the revenue of Matrix Films in traditional documentaries and theaters, throughout 2000, Matrix Films generated a total of 397 million US dollars in revenue, and 188 million US dollars in revenue. profit.

Of course, the income is high, and the expenses are equally high. The three films "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "Fast and Furious 1" and "Fifty Shades of Grey" have successively invested nearly 60 million yuan! And generated 40 million bank loans to complete the subsequent production and distribution.

In addition to movies, the theater chain is the bulk of the expenditure. At present, Matrix Films has 15 theaters that have opened or are being renovated. These fifteen cinema chains generated 140 million bank loans. Even though these loans have a 30-year repayment period, the pressure is not too great. But after a year, including interest, it is also a huge sum of nearly 6.7 million. However, the real pressure is still on the original decoration expenditure. In the past six months, Matrix has invested 80 million US dollars on it.

In addition, Matrix owes ***** a two-year loan of $120 million. Fortunately, this loan is only due to repay the principal and interest.

Therefore, throughout the two thousand years, the balance sheet of Matrix Pictures is: total assets of 543 million US dollars, liabilities of 302 million US dollars, revenue of 397 million US dollars, profit of 188 million US dollars, expenses of 157 million US dollars, and surplus of 31 million US dollars.

Of course, because Legally Blonde's box office hasn't arrived yet, it doesn't count here. Otherwise it will be higher.

"good!"

After reading the complete document, Guo Shouyun nodded with satisfaction.

Matrix Pictures is financially healthy under Buddy Morris. Moreover, the financial leverage is basically maintained at about 60%, which can not only reasonably avoid taxes, but also support the expansion of Matrix Films to the greatest extent.

"Thank you boss for the compliment!"

Buddy Morris said humbly.

After looking at him, "I promised before: If you do well, I will give you shares in Matrix Films. Now your grades are worthy of my trust, so it's time for me to fulfill my promise!"

When the words fell, Guo Shouyun took out the equity transfer documents prepared in advance.

"Look at it and sign it if there's nothing wrong with it!"

"Boss...really?"

Looking at the document, Buddy Morris, with an excited expression on his face, was quite at a loss for the sudden surprise.

"Of course! Although Matrix Pictures has not yet been listed, this 2% stake is also worth more than 3 million US dollars!" After a pause, Guo Shouyun smiled and said, "Why, too little?"

"No, no, how is that possible. I'm just... just a little too excited!" Buddy Morris waved his hand hastily.

"Buddy, calm down. You deserve this. And I'm a rewarding boss!"

Buddy Morris nodded vigorously, glanced at Guo Shouyun gratefully, took a deep breath, calmed down, picked up the document and pen and signed his name on it.

"Okay, from now on, in addition to being the CEO of Matrix Films, you will also be its partner!"

Guo Shouyun smiled after taking a look at the documents signed by Buddy Morris.

"Thank you, boss!"

Buddy Morris said solemnly.

Guo Shouyun nodded, "If you're grateful, you don't need to say more. If you manage the company well in the future, even if you live up to my trust!"

"Um!"

Buddy Morris nodded earnestly.

"How are the preparations for the filming of "The Hangover"?" Guo Shouyun changed the subject.

"The investment and script are all ready. The directors are the Ferrari brothers. In 1998, their romantic comedy "I'm Crazy for Mary" created a global box office of 360 million US dollars, which is very suitable for directing the same type of "Hangover"!"

Guo Shouyun nodded. Originally, he planned to let Justin Lin film "The Fast and the Furious" and later "The Hangover", but the other party refused after reading the script. Although he is Chinese, he is really not good at shooting this kind of pure American road comedy. No way, Guo Shouyun can only find other people.

"What about other movies?"

"The filming of "Smart: Ghost Story 2" will start in March, and the filming of "Chainsaw 2" will start in August in the second half of the year, and James will still shoot. In addition, we have already negotiated with Warner, and they will decide the shooting of "National Treasure". , we supervise. "Pirates of the Caribbean" we call the shots, they supervise. As for the specific shooting time, it depends on their preparations. In addition, James will direct the shooting of three movies this year, in order to save his time and energy, we are going to give him Prepare an experienced assistant director in each of the three crews."

Guo Shouyun nodded clearly, and after thinking for a moment, "Warner is in charge of "National Treasure", we don't have to worry too much, just supervise the finances. As for "Pirates of the Caribbean", as its creator, I have already considered it. We have a few candidates for the main and supporting roles."

"Oh?"

"...Jack Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp; Will Turner for Orlando Bloom; Elizabeth Swan, played by Keira Knightley, as for Barbossa , played by Geoffrey Rush!"

To be honest, among the four characters who played the most roles in "Pirates of the Caribbean", Guo Shouyun was most dissatisfied with Will Turner played by Orlando Bloom. Maybe he is really handsome in the eyes of girls. But as a blacksmith, he was too thin. With Jack Sparrow, who is also thin and feminine, there is no masculinity in the whole play, and there is no conflict at all. If possible, Guo Shouyun would prefer to find 'Captain' or 'Brother Hammer' to play Will Turner. However, in the face of a big production with an investment of more than 100 million yuan, Guo Shouyun did not dare to be self-willed. After hesitating for a long time in order to make money safely, he still chose to be loyal to the original work.

"In addition, judging from the current box office, "Legal Blonde" is also a popular film, so you can inform Robert and let him prepare the second film!"

Buddy Morris nodded and wrote down Guo Shouyun's words one by one, "By the way, the boss, the Tolkien Legacy Foundation, rejected our offer to change the copyright of "The Hobbit" film and television!"

"Refused, why?"

Guo Shouyun frowned. The Lord of the Rings is coming out this year. When the box office hits, fools know the value of "The Hobbit", and the price will be even greater. So, last year he told Buddy Morris to get in touch with the Tolkien Heritage Foundation.

"The reason they rejected it was that the price was too low. In fact, our $5 million plus 7.5% total box office cut was more than they sold to New Line for the "Lord of the Rings" rights!"

"Obviously these greedy guys are also going to take advantage of the release of The Lord of the Rings." Guo Shouyun quickly guessed the thoughts of the management of the Tolkien Legacy Foundation. UU reading

Buddy Morris nodded in agreement, "So shall we continue?"

"No! They won't compromise until The Lord of the Rings! It's better to chase new goals than to waste their time!"

"new goal?"

"Yeah!" Guo Shouyun nodded, "Is the copyright of "Spider-Man" owned by Columbia Pictures?"

"Yes!"

"Go and contact Howard Stringer in Columbia and see if you can buy the copyright of "Spider-Man"." After a pause, Guo Shouyun thought for a while, "If they don't sell it, you can refund it. One step, jointly invest in filming, and then enjoy the copyright according to the investment amount.”

As one of the most profitable of Marvel's many superheroes, Guo Shouyun also came up with the idea of ​​'Little Spider'.

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