In addition to the 30% shares of Marina Restaurant, Chen Zhao finally agreed to the $700 million deal.
Of course, the money wasn't paid immediately.
After signing the contract, Chen Zhao immediately transferred the first $150 million to Nafa Twain. Then, he would transfer the remaining $550 million to Nafa Twain in three months.
This money could help Nafa Twain solve his urgent problems. He wouldn't be hacked to death on the streets.
But in the next three months, Chen Zhao had to raise $550 million.
…
As soon as Chen Zhao returned home, he received a call from an unknown number.
"Hello, are you Mr. Chen?"
"Hello, are you Mr. Chen?"
"I am. Who's this?"
"I'm the executive director of DSN Films. My name is Mark Bonin."
"Hello, Mr. Mark. How can I help you?"
"Mr. Chen, I heard that you made a deal with Nafa Twain today and bought all of his copyrights."
"Mr. Mark, you're really well-informed." Chen Zhao had already expected Bonin to contact him.
However, he didn't expect him to be so fast.
Less than two hours after he and Nafa Twain signed the contract, DSN Films already knew the news.
Mark Bonin tried to speak calmly. "Mr. Chen, do you know that what you're doing is very immoral?"
DSN Films had prepared for half a year for those movie copyrights.
DSN Films was even involved in Nafa Twain's debt crisis.
Now that they were about to reap the rewards, they were unexpectedly intercepted at the critical moment.
If it was anyone else, they wouldn't feel happy.
"Uh … Immoral? Mr. Mark, did I break the law? "Chen Zhao sneered.
"Mr. Chen, I hope you know what kind of opponent you're facing," Mark Bonin threatened.
Hiss —
Chen Zhao laughed mockingly.
It was true that he wasn't on the same level as DSN, but DSN Film and DSN Media weren't in the same system. Chen Zhao and DSN Film and DSN Media weren't in the same industry, so he wasn't afraid of them at all.
It was just like how Hollywood wasn't afraid of Wall Street.
Even though they weren't on the same level, different industries had their own rules.
He might not be invincible in the beer industry, but he was at the top.
How could DSN Films deal with him?
Even the DSN Media Company behind him couldn't do anything to him.
"Mr. Mark," Chen Zhao said calmly. "If you're here to punish me, then we can't talk anymore."
Mark Bonin had also used his connections to investigate Chen Zhao's background, but he didn't know the details.
He only knew that Chen Zhao was very rich and his bank's credit rating was the highest, even higher than his.
Mark Bonin was only a high-level manager. In terms of personal wealth, Chen Zhao couldn't compare to him.
This put Mark Bonin in a very difficult position.
DSN Films was able to run amok in Hollywood, and even acted in a domineering manner with other partners.
But once he left Hollywood, he would be helpless.
After all, DSN Films was just a film company, not some evil force.
But now, the rights to two movie series with great potential were in Chen Zhao's hands.
This made DSN Films even more helpless.
In particular, DSN Films was already preparing for the seventh movie. They'd invested more than 30 million dollars in it.
Originally, Mark Bonin wanted to wait until he got the rights to "Stealing God" and then start filming immediately.
But now, Nafa Twain had sold the rights to someone else.
This meant that Chen Zhao's authority in this movie series was the same as DSN Films.
As long as Chen Zhao didn't agree, the movie series couldn't be filmed.
Not only would the 30 million dollars they'd invested go to waste, but even their 50% of the rights would be gone.
This was too great a loss. Even as the executive director, he couldn't bear the consequences.
His domineering words were actually Mark Bonin's probing method.
"Mr. Chen, tell me. What do you want?"
"I'm a businessman," Chen Zhao said honestly. "My first priority is to ensure that my interests aren't harmed."
"Mr. Chen, do you want to invest in our movie? I can use my authority to give you the right to enter. "
"Ha …" Chen Zhao laughed.
Hollywood was a place that ate people without spitting out their bones.
Even if an outsider like Chen Zhao entered, he'd be eaten up without leaving a single bone.
Hollywood had its own rules. Even if it was a profitable movie, the studio could make it a loss.
It was impossible for Chen Zhao to get money from Hollywood.
Chen Zhao had never thought about making money from this.
His intention for buying the rights was to become a middleman and make quick money.
Mark Bonin cursed silently. Indeed, rich people weren't easy to fool.
"Mr. Chen, sell your rights to our company. We'll owe you a favor."
What the f * ck? A favor from a big company's executive was like a fart.
Chen Zhao had to be crazy to accept this favor.
"Mr. Mark, let's talk about something more practical. Name your price. If it's suitable, the rights are yours."
"400 million dollars. I only want 50% of the rights to Thief."
"Bye." Chen Zhao hung up.
Does this guy think I'm a fool?
Even if I let the rights rot in my hands, Chen Zhao wouldn't sell them at a loss.
Mark Bonin's expression darkened. He looked at the phone that had already been cut off.
The price just now was just a test.
In fact, he knew the exact price Chen Zhao had paid for the rights. Nafa Twain didn't plan on hiding it.
However, he didn't expect Chen Zhao to hang up so decisively.
Mark Bonin called Chen Zhao again.
"Mr. Chen, we can talk again."
"The rights to Thief, 600 million dollars. Not a cent less. If you don't accept it, I'd rather let the rights rot in my hands."
"Mr. Chen, 600 million is too high. We can invest in the production together …"
"Sorry, I don't have any confidence in your credibility. Maybe you can make my money go down the drain with a different method. Why should I trust you?"
For example, DSN Films only needed to prepare a bill. The original production cost was 100 million dollars. If Chen Zhao said 300 million, there was nothing he could do.
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