The Greatest Showman (Big Play Bone)

Chapter 2106: Strategize

Looking at Andre, who was gradually calming down, and Matthew, who had completely calmed down, Lan Li started to join the discussion.

"Your considerations are correct. Both advantages and disadvantages exist objectively. Everything in this world is the same. We cannot accept only the advantages and reject the disadvantages. The interdependence of pros and cons is the essence of everything in the world. We ultimately You can only choose a relatively correct decision. Your position and opinions are correct. Even if I participate in it, the situation will not change. So, it is better to let you express your ideas, then calm down and see if there is more The right choice."

Going around around, in fact, saying it means nothing. It's all nonsense, but everyone here is an old friend of Lan Li. Even nonsense can capture the hidden context.

Andre also calmed down, "You mean, you have already made a decision?"

"It can't be regarded as a decision, but a clear idea." Lan Li's words came out and he saw Andre roll his eyes: he has become accustomed to dealing with the media and dealing with guests. Over time, his speech has become routine, a bit confusing. If he doesn't come out, that's why Lan Li needs to play word-filling games. He needs his brain to get rid of that pattern.

After all, Andre threw the chocolate into his mouth.

"Matthew's consideration is correct. He is too dangerous, and we can't determine his true purpose now, and the distribution of power is bound to be a potential problem." Seeing Andre have something to say, Lanly stopped ahead of time. He cast his gaze, "Similarly, Andre's point of view is also correct. Missing such an opportunity is indeed a frustration. Compared to Wall Street, he may have more possibilities and can give it a try."

Andre didn't say anything.

Matthew chewed Lan Li's words carefully, "You mean, don't make a decision for now, observe and observe first?"

"Yes, nor is it." Lan Li showed a smile, "Actually, the matter is very simple. We agree now. It seems too eager and may lose the initiative. He is an old fox-even a jackal, and he will never miss an opportunity. Yes, it’s not difficult to swallow Sisyphus and stand on its own; and we refuse now, not to mention whether it will hurt the harmony, and set up an enemy for nothing. It is too sloppy to talk about Sisyphus’s status quo. We need financial support. He also saw through the deep meaning behind my return to London in March, and then he extended the olive branch. It is obviously not wise for us to refuse so simply."

Both Matthew and Andre fell into their thoughts.

Eaton took the initiative to take the topic and raised a question, "You mean, let's wait and see?"

"Waiting has two meanings. On the one hand, it is waiting for Roman. If he is really interested, this matter will not end here. There will be opportunities to meet in the future, and even special cooperation meetings, once, twice, and three times. Cooperation is far. It's not that simple—I hope that he will throw 100 million pounds directly into Hall’s venture capital and then let go. This is much simpler, but obviously, it’s impossible.” Lan Li’s tone remained relaxed, far away There is no anxiety and irritability as imagined.

Eaton paused, then stopped talking, only to find that Andre and Matthew had no plans to speak. After receiving affirmative glances from Renly, he still asked, "So, what if he is not interested? Two conversations. Give up afterwards? Or do you forget afterwards?"

"Ha, that's the end." Lan Li replied lightly, causing Eaton to choke, but found that he couldn't refute, and finally changed the subject, "So, what about another meaning?"

"We are also exploring." It was Matthew who spoke. "We need to seek cooperation between Berlin and Venice, and we can also seek assistance from other sources of funding, just like what Lanly did in London in March."

At this time, Matthew also understood the real intentions of Lanly. He and Andre had already understood, "Actually, if we regard Roman as an ordinary investor, it is like Paul, like Ryan, like us , Then the matter is very simple. Lanly is actively seeking for more capital to be injected into Hall Venture Capital. If another Roman can be added, this is an ideal state; but the problem now is that Roman is too far Strong, he is that the funds are far beyond our control, so the balance of power is broken, which causes worry."

"So, if we can seek more capital injections, just like the major shareholders and minority shareholders of a consortium, hold the rights in their own hands, and then seek the support of more minority shareholders. By then, even Roman will join us. He can still maintain his own autonomy and right to speak. The most important thing is to find other sources of funds and prove to Roman that he is not our only choice, and we are not his only choice. Then there is room for negotiation and discussion. It's bigger."

After speaking, Matthew cast his gaze at Lan Li. Andre and Eaton also asked Lan Li's opinion with their eyes: Is this his abacus?

In fact, as long as they calm down a little bit, they can understand. Lan Li’s advantage is that he always regards himself as an outsider in the business field, so he can be more neutral and objective; while they are all insiders, they are not as clear as Lan Li’s vision, but when it comes to the implementation stage, they are better than Lan Li This layman is much more suitable.

"Besides, there is another reason." Lan Li did not deny it, which is equivalent to agreeing to Matthew's speculation. "Do you know how much Romain invests in Chelsea each year?"

"One hundred million pounds? I can't remember the exact number, but it's about this number." Andrei gave the answer, and he understood it only after the words were spoken, and said suddenly, "Oh! How did I forget this. thing."

Lan Li gave his affirmation lightly, "Football and movies are two different things, especially the establishment of online streaming media."

"For football clubs, the annual investment of 100 million pounds is a very, very unbelievable figure. Their market value may be billions of pounds, but there is not so much liquidity. This is also what Roman can instantly rise after accepting Chelsea. The reason is that he has plenty of cash, so he can just use cash to hit it-as for the background and culture, that will be the long project afterwards."

"But for online streaming media, we need a huge film library and a steady stream of financial support. It's like a bottomless pit. Before making a profit, we need a steady stream of investment. This is why Andre believes that we need Roman. In the first two years and three years, we will always be short of cash. The problem is that Roman invested in Chelsea, 100 million pounds a year, and the results can be seen directly in just one season, but the Don Quixote channel does not work. Then, he How much is he willing to invest? Or how much risk is he willing to take?"

To put it bluntly, 100 million pounds is a year's transfer fee for Chelsea. Four years and 400 million pounds has created an emerging giant; but in the field of film, the investment of any commercial blockbuster is required. One hundred million U.S. dollars, and now many works have exceeded 200 million U.S. dollars in one fell swoop.

These are two different things.

Lan Li is ready to slow down, wait slowly and observe slowly, because he needs to consider, and Roman is the same. For the film industry, Roman has a very poor understanding. After waiting for a deeper understanding, how much investment is needed in the first stage and second In the third stage, how much is needed, how much investment is required to get a return, and how much is the return, these are all issues that need to be discussed in depth, and it may not be that Roman is still willing to invest after he understands everything.

This is also the difference between Renly and Roman.

Roman is a businessman. He needs to operate and manage. He needs to see the blueprint. The most important thing is that he needs to see the benefits. He hopes to grow bigger and earn more.

However, Lan Li is an actor and runs Sisyphus Pictures. Income is definitely part of the reason, but it is not the root cause. This also means that even if the scale cannot be expanded, even if the investment reaches a certain level, it will be deadlocked, even if the income does not meet expectations. , Even a loss, he can accept it.

Therefore, even if only the first phase of the start-up capital is on hand, Lan Li still drew out the blueprint of Don Quixote Channel, and did not even consider how to expand the blueprint in the future-perhaps, he did not even think of expanding the scale.

It should be difficult for Roman to understand Lanly's "strategy". If it fails, if it messes up, if it loses money, if it goes bankrupt, what should it do? As long as there is a risk of failure in investment, Roman is not afraid of risks, but he needs enough benefits to allow him to take risks; Renly does not.

This is the essential difference.

Lan Li jumped out of the commercial framework and gave interpretation and understanding from an essential point of view, but it just caught the lifeblood of all problems.

Andre sighed lightly, "We are in a hurry."

Even if Roman sincerely hopes to cooperate with Renly, there are countless possibilities to ambush the truth during the period from expressing his will to reaching the cooperation. Their arguments are correct, but they all point to the result too simply and rudely. Many factors that affect the results are ignored.

Roman Abramovich, with this name and the powerful wealth behind him, UU reading www.uukanshu.com makes Andre and Matthew’s views inevitably limited; instead, it’s that Lan Li, who stays outside, can See it more clearly.

But... "You can tell us directly!" Andre complained, "Looking at us arguing here like idiots, and then pretending to be a transcendent angel by myself, doing a word puzzle next to me, you know? This is really true. It's so uncomfortable!"

"It's not the first day you met me." Lanly admitted Andrei's "accusation" of course, and had no intention of defending it—in fact, even if he prevented it, Andrei and Matthew would not necessarily agree. After all, they still need to figure it out on their own. This made Andre choked silently and was silent for a moment. Then he continued, "I now finally know why we didn't continue to contact after graduating from high school. You are so arrogant. Crazy, God, how exactly did Matthew tolerate you?"

Matthew, who was sitting and lying down with a gun, was extremely calm, "Andre, have you ever heard that only people with low self-esteem will think that others' self-confidence is an attack on themselves."

"..." Andre raised his hand and flew the pillow on the sofa towards Matthew.

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