In addition to telling Lang Mayer the story of "House of Cards", Xia Tian also told him the outlines of three movies, including "The Poetry Club of Death", "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Take the Father-in-law".

"Death Poetry Club" is a drama film starring the famous comedy joker Robin Williams. It tells the story of a literary teacher who is not a ruthless and unique, leading students to learn to read poetry and find themselves back.

This film has won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as many nominations such as Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, etc. It is a classic work in Hollywood film history.

"The Silence of the Lambs" is adapted from a novel of the same name written by the well-known American writer Thomas Harris. It was starred by Judy Foster and Anthony Hopkins in his previous life. It has won eight Oscars nominations and won five awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay. It can be said to be a very classic drama film.

"Meeting the Father-in-law" is a comedy starring the well-known comedian Ben Stiller and Oscar-filmed Robert De Niro, telling the various embarrassing things between the future son-in-law and the unruly father-in-law.

In his previous life, the movie cost only 20 million US dollars, but it won $1.6 billion in the United States alone, and the global box office was as high as 300 million US dollars, so the movie then filmed two sequels.

Long Mayer listened while making notes, and saw the box office miracles of films such as "The Hangover", "The Death is Coming", "Faith Express", etc. He now trusts Summer quite a lot.

"Mr. Xia, these stories are all very good!" He said to Xia Tian in admiration.

"The Death Poetry Club" is a very touching drama film, while "The Silence of the Lambs" is creepy and cold to the core. As for "Meeting the Father-in-law", it makes people laugh so hard that he can't help laughing when he makes records, because the protagonist is so unlucky that he actually meets such a weird father-in-law, which is really enough for him.

He felt that all three movies were all the tricks because when he listened to the story, he felt that they were very exciting. If they were shot, they would definitely be even more exciting.

"It's good that you think so," Xia Tian nodded, "Then hurry up and prepare, and try to write the script before I leave, so that I can shoot it next year."

"Mr. Xia, are you leaving?" Long Mayer said in surprise when he heard this.

"Of course, the United States is not my home. My roots are in Hong Kong, so of course I have to go back." Xia Tian smiled slightly, "I will probably leave around Christmas. At that time, the company will be managed by you. Don't let me down."

"Eat Raw" will be completed in more than half a month. At that time, we will only wait for the Cannes Film Festival in June. As for why we participate in Cannes, rather than the Berlin Film Festival, the main reason is that the heroine Sophie Marceau is a Frenchman, and she has a little advantage in "harmony".

Furthermore, in the summer, he also wants to see the grand occasions of "Home Imperial" and "Die Hard" releases. In addition, he also plans to take his own private jet back to Hong Kong, so the best time is around Christmas.

This is also the reason why he told Ron Meyer so many stories in one go, hoping that after he left, Columbia Pictures could still make good films, rather than shooting them indiscriminately and spend all the money.

"Mr. Xia, how big can your business in Hong Kong be? Why not stay in the United States to develop?" Long Mayer said with a lip service when he heard him say this.

In his opinion, Hong Kong is just an oriental city in the Far East. Even if it is prosperous, how can it be compared with the United States? So he thinks that summer should stay in the United States to develop, after all, the world is wider, the world is broader, and there is more development prospects.

Xia Tian heard him say this and smiled, "Ronard, you are not me, you won't understand. Hong Kong is my root, but the United States is not. A tree cannot survive without a root, and people are the same. I ask you, if there is a company in Hong Kong who invites you with a high salary, would you be willing to move there?"

"I don't want to. I have my home, my friends, and my relatives here. I'm living well here, and my children are all in good schools. But if I go to Hong Kong, everything will start over, of course I don't want to." Long Mayer waved his hand and nodded, "Mr. Xia, I seem to understand what you mean."

"That's it. Hong Kong also has my family and friends, and it is also the place where I grew up since I was a child. I live the most comfortable place there, so I have to go back." Xia Tian said with a smile.

There is another thing he didn't mention, his opponent is also in Hong Kong now. Those turtle actors dare to stab the knife in the back while he is not here, so he has to calculate the account carefully.

Lang Mayer nodded, "Mr. Xia, I understand. Don't worry, I will manage the company well and wait for you to come back."

"Yeah." Xia Tian also nodded with a smile.

...

"Michelle, I want to leave it to you to discuss recently." Xia Tian then asked Michelle.

"Boss, what's the matter?" Michelle asked curiously.

"That's right. Please contact me and see which one of the two major broadcasters in the United States is looking for a move." Xia Tian ordered.

"Boss, you want to buy cbs and abc?!" Michelle widened his eyes and looked incredible when he heard this.

"What, do you think I don't have that strength?" Xia Tian laughed.

"Of course not, you only acquired Rainbow Media Columbia Pictures, Washington Daily News, Blockbuster, Geffen Records and other companies, and a Turner Radio are under review. Now they are going to acquire ABC or CBS. I'm too fond of appetite. I'm worried that your aggressive acquisition will lead to indigestion." Michelle advised Xia Tian.

She knew that Xia Tian had the capital to engage in acquisitions. Not to mention anything else, his assets in the United States alone had exceeded 10 billion US dollars. However, such frequent acquisitions always made Michelle worried about the result after the acquisition. After all, the company is not enough to buy it, and if the operation is not good, it will cause significant losses.

"Don't worry, I'm mentally prepared." Xia Tian said with a smile.

There are two main reasons why acquisitions are losing money. Either the acquirer is too restricted by the acquired party and is inconsistent with each other, which leads to the acquired party missing out on the development opportunities; or the acquirer ignores the acquired party, which leads to the acquired party being stolen and emptied the company.

In summer, the acquisition of companies has always been a macro-control and guided the general direction. As for micro-operation and daily management, the original team should be held responsible as much as possible. In this way, the company can not only ensure that the company continues to develop forward, but also fully delegate power, giving the company space for independent operation. In this way, the company naturally has few major problems in its operations.
Chapter completed!