Los Angeles, Beverly Hills.

"What did you say?"

"Mr. Zelman, that's what Iwata means."

"Ah? Did he mention how much more money is needed?"

"No."

"Really do not have?"

"Really do not have."

"this……"

The matter was so important that as soon as Reeves returned to Los Angeles, he came to Zelman as quickly as possible.

Originally, seeing Reeves returning so quickly, Zelman had a vague feeling that this matter might not be successful.

That guy Takeshi Iwata probably can't sell "Fast and Furious".

But he never expected that the news brought by Reeves was that Takeshi Iwata not only sold it, but also didn't even withdraw the money.

But, there are conditions.

As for these conditions, they seem to be pretty good.

Setting up an independent company based on one movie is nothing new. Of course, this proposal is indeed very creative.

But this kind of IP-operated company itself is considered reasonable.

As for Takeshi Iwata's request, he wants to be the majority shareholder of this company, and there is no problem with that.

As long as you can get involved, you can do a lot of things.

What will happen in the future is hard to say.

And the other...

Takeshi Iwata actually wants to open a store for renting audio and video products. Isn’t this kind of thing everywhere in the United States?

To be honest, this really made Zelman confused.

In fact, Zelman is not a stupid idiot. He has done a lot of investigations before.

After all, all of his companies have been sold to Japan. Of course, he has also obtained a lot of information from Japan.

About Takeshi Iwata, a well-known young director in Japan and the leader of the current new wave of Japanese films.

There are many legends.

Some people say that he is a Yakuza, and he seems to be some kind of cadre or team leader, with a very high level.

Some people say that he is Akira Kurosawa's disciple.

Others say that he also has a teacher named Shixiangji Temple.

Some people say that he is a business genius.

The previous ones actually don't matter, at least to Zelman, but the last one is the key.

Business genius?

Why would a business genius set up such a very basic 'store'?

Definitely, the focus is on video rentals.

But this business model is not new at all in the United States.

What can Takeshi Iwata do?

In fact, as far as business in the United States is concerned, it is the simplest trick.

membership.

This country is amazing, almost all industries can implement membership systems.

Everything related to movies, such as movie theaters and video rentals, are all membership-based.

The prospects of such a company often depend entirely on how many members they have and how hard they develop members.

So, can Takeshi Iwata come up with anything new?

Just because he is from Japan, he has advantages in video recorders and other aspects?

Zelman was puzzled, and this scene naturally fell in Reeves' eyes.

"Mr. Zelman, if you feel bad about it, I can reject Iwata on your behalf."

Reeves's attitude made Zelman feel a little embarrassed.

"No, no, in terms of conditions, Director Iwata's proposal is quite reasonable."

"So……"

Reeves was a very conscientious lobbyist this time, and he showed off his best acting skills.

He looked at Zelman with a serious face, as if to say, I am on your side.

Zelman actually felt it was a little strange, because in his opinion.

The $30 million he offered, as well as the related generous conditions, were much better than the video rental store proposed by Takei Iwata.

Zelman was a little unsure for a moment. He was just afraid that he would suffer a loss.

However, one thing helped him make up his mind.

"Mr. Zelman, the latest news is about the Weinstein brothers, who have joined forces with Shaw Brothers..."

Barbara called and they talked about the brothers on the phone.

The Weinstein Brothers and Shaw Brothers?

After hearing this, Zelman had an idea in his mind and immediately nodded to Reeves.

"Go tell Director Iwata, we will work together happily."

After hearing this, Reeves' face naturally lit up with joy.

Everything is developing as Takeshi Iwata expected...

…

Hongkong.

"Shaw Brothers collaborated with the Weinstein brothers?"

"exactly."

"Those two guys don't look like good people."

"That's right, but Shaw Brothers are now... not to mention now, Lao He, don't we understand?"

"That's right, for money, even a little bit of money, they will... What is this called? Seeing small profits and forgetting the righteousness? Hehe..."

"Yes! Although I don't know the details, their attitude towards Hollywood is disgusting."

Regarding the matter between the Weinstein brothers and Shaw Brothers, He Guanchang and Zou Wenhuai also knew about it.

Originally, both of them were from Shaw Brothers, but Shaw Brothers were stingy to the extreme when it came to core members like them, which made them decide to come out and establish Golden Harvest.

Therefore, their understanding of Shaw Brothers is much better than the average person.

There was actually another key to leaving Shaw Brothers that year, and that was Shaw Brothers’ attitude towards ‘foreigners’.

Cixi once said that she would rather live with foreign thieves than domestic slaves.

Shaw Brothers does the same in some aspects. They can be said to be groveling to Hollywood, but they really don't want to give a penny more to their own family.

When Shaw Brothers' martial arts films were in their glory days, there was an actor who played a leading role. However, when his contract was renewed, Shaw Brothers paid him a salary that was even lower than that of an operator on the production line in the factory at that time.

The actor simply retired.

In addition, there is also the "One-Armed Sword" which was very popular that year.

"The One-Armed Sword" is adapted from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Screenwriter Ni Kuang became a blockbuster with this film because it was the first film in Hong Kong history to gross more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office.

Starring Wang Yu, he was really awesome back then.

He's got a lot of tendons, he's very handsome, and he can really hit.

But later, because he couldn't stand the style of Shaw Brothers, he refused to increase the actors' remuneration and even signed contracts with everyone.

This guy simply stole the contracts of many actors from Shaw Brothers and set them on fire.

Because of this incident, Shaw Brothers sued him and Hong Kong wanted him. But he was also a bachelor and went directly to Taiwan Province, never to return to Hong Kong.

What's even more surprising is that this guy is now a leader of the Bamboo Union Gang and has a close relationship with Gu Long and others.

His daughter is about to make her debut recently and seems to be looking for help in writing songs.

From all the above, it is not difficult to see how cruel Shaw is to his own people.

But they are really tolerant of Hollywood.
To be continued...