Chapter 1353 Pirate Captain

It was not a big deal that Jimmy and Richard talked to Yang Dongxu about. They just wanted to reduce their holdings in Weta Digital and cash out some of it.

Jimmy had some setbacks in his business some time ago and needed some money. Although Richard had not encountered any setbacks in his business, he wanted to reduce his holdings and cash out some money.

Although Weta Digital has become famous through "The Lord of the Rings" in recent years, and Yang Dongxu has also provided money and people to support it, it has been developing very well.

But the current shareholder dividends are very small, because most of the profits are used to invest in the development of special effects and various hardware updates.

And looking at Yang Dongxu's appearance, he looks like he will never stop R&D dividends unless he becomes the world's number one special effects company and makes breakthrough progress.

In the next few years, Weta Digital's dividends are expected to continue to be invested in various R&D, and listing is even more distant.

So one of the two really wants to use the money, and the other wants to cash out part of it while Weta Digital is currently developing very positively.

The two first discussed it with Peter, but Peter didn't have so much money, so the two approached Yang Dongxu. The two still have feelings for Weta Digital, and they also want Weta Digital to be better in the future.

In recent years, Yang Dongxu has insisted on Weta Digital's strategy of continuous research and development. Although they have some opinions that they did not get too much dividends, they know that this is also for the good of Weta Digital.

"There is no problem in acquiring the shares in your hands, but I want to acquire all of them, not just cashing out part of them as you said." Yang Dongxu said.

Jimmy and Richard, who were originally smiling, frowned instantly, and Yang Dongxu continued to say: "Don't be angry in a hurry, I have a reason to say this.

First of all, I am very optimistic about the future development of special effects production. In fact, I have been intending to continue to invest heavily in Weta Digital to continue to expand and develop new special effects fields.

The shares you cashed out must be quite a few. If I acquire all of them, I will definitely be the largest shareholder of Weta Digital. Then the first thing I will do after becoming the largest shareholder is to decide to continue to invest heavily to support the development of Weta Digital.

At this time, you two, as well as Peter, can either continue to follow Invest to keep the shares in your hands, or the shares in your hands will be diluted.

So you have sold part of your shares now, and then the investment shares will be diluted again, and there will not be much left overall.

It is better to take the opportunity to sell all now. Don't worry, I will definitely give you a high price that satisfies you, so that everyone can still part ways in peace and remain friends.

In order to avoid the continued investment of shares being diluted, the two of you will definitely feel uncomfortable, thinking that I am using the big capital to deliberately dilute your shares. "

"This." After Yang Dongxu stopped talking, Jimmy and Richard, who were originally frowning, had a hesitant look on their faces.

The two people are actually very optimistic about the future of special effects, otherwise they would not have taken the lead in setting up such a company with Peter. So they couldn't help but hesitate to sell all their shares at once.

"I'm not in a hurry. You two can think about this for a while. But let me make it clear. I'm optimistic about the future development of Weta Digital, so I'm willing to invest a huge amount of money.

You two are also optimistic about the future development of Weta Digital, but there is a difference between optimistic and optimistic. I am optimistic and have spare money to invest in it.

What you need to consider is, compared with the future of Weta Digital, is Jimmy more optimistic about the development of his own business, or does Richard feel that he can make more money by cashing out his shares at a high price now."

This sentence is very obvious. Everyone is optimistic about the future of Weta Digital. However, Yang Dongxu is not only optimistic, but also willing to invest money to continue to develop Weta Digital.

But Jimmy and Richard obviously don't have as much money as him, so this matter must be decided between Weta Digital and his own business, and the money obtained from cashing out now.

"Does Peter know about this?" Richard asked.

Compared to Jimmy, he is actually more entangled, because he doesn't need money very much now, but he wants to cash out part of it. Jimmy is probably more optimistic about his current business, but he is a little hesitant to cash out all at once. But if he waits a little longer, his business will be in trouble again, and he will definitely sell his shares to cash out.

"I was thinking about this before, but I haven't told Peter yet. I was going to tell him yesterday when I met with Peter at Haina, but I heard Peter say that you guys are coming to Bob's new house party today.

I was thinking about telling him together, but I didn't expect you to take the initiative to propose selling your shares. So I'll tell Peter about this later.

In fact, it doesn't matter whether I tell him or not, because you just said that Peter doesn't have the money to buy the shares you cashed out. And after I buy them, I will be the undisputed major shareholder of Weta Digital.

So even if Peter opposes this, I will use the power of the major shareholder to continue to push forward. I'm sure you are also very clear about the recovery of the technology industry in recent years. Although special effects is only a niche technology industry, I am really optimistic about its future."

"Then let's think about it for a few days." Jimmy and Richard looked at each other and said.

"Okay, no problem, we are all friends, I won't express my opinion before you. But I hope it won't take too long, because I can't stay in the United States for a few days.

In fact, you can also sit down and discuss the approximate purchase price while you are considering it. Then it would be better if you feel that this purchase price is appropriate. "

"How much money do you plan to use to purchase all the shares in our hands?" Richard asked, and Jimmy also showed a little curiosity on his face. Obviously, both of them were looking forward to the high price mentioned by Yang Dongxu.

"I can't give a specific number for the time being. This needs to be measured based on the specific development of Weta Digital at present.

Before, I was just a shareholder of Weta Digital quietly and didn't take care of anything, so I will let my team conduct an audit of Weta Digital as soon as possible in the next few days.

Then calculate the price of the premium purchase of your shares. Don't worry, the price will not be given for too long, at most two days. If you feel dissatisfied with the price at that time, we can talk about it again. "

"Okay, the two of us will stay in Los Angeles for the next two days to wait for your offer. "Jimmy and Richard nodded, feeling that such an offer was indeed more secure.

Yang Dongxu had enough shares to buy from the two people, so they were willing to listen to the offer first. At the same time, the two also wanted to hear what Peter would think after knowing Yang Dongxu's plan.

So the two picked up their glasses and continued their previous wandering. They could talk to Peter about this matter later. Today's party was so lively, so naturally they would put aside the unhappy things first, and then say hello to people with very high status to strengthen their network. Finally, see if there is a girl who makes them excited to spend a good night together.

"Hello, Young Master Yang!" Jimmy and Richard left, and one person came to the sofa seat here with a glass of wine.

The one who came was a man, not a woman. When Yang Dongxu came in, he chatted with Bob and others for a while. After Bob left, Jos sat here and talked with the two of them. Others were very tactful and no one disturbed them.

Then Jimmy and Richard came over. Now seeing that the two had left and no one came, some people began to come over with glasses of wine.

"Hello Johnny, just call me Yang. "Yang Dongxu raised his glass and clinked it with Johnny.

Speaking of Johnny Depp, many people may not know him, but when it comes to the pirate captain, everyone will have an impression of him instantly. In fact, for a while, Yang Dongxu couldn't tell Johnny Depp and Robert Knepper apart.

In fact, Asians are somewhat face-blind to foreigners, so Yang Dongxu always felt that the two looked alike. Robert Knepper was the T-bag who had a broken hand in "Prison Break" and gave people the impression of being a bit crazy or gay, or he was bisexual in the movie.

"Then I'll call you Yang, okay. My Chinese pronunciation is not very standard, I hope you don't mind. "Johnny said with a smile.

In Hollywood, Johnny can be said to be one of the Hollywood stars who knows Yang Dongxu, the boss of Huaxia Film Company. The reason why he is familiar with Yang Dongxu is that when "Pirates of the Caribbean" was filmed, some of the special effects were made by Weta Digital.

He has heard that Yang Dongxu is the boss of Weta Digital, and secondly, he and Bob are friends. Yang Dongxu and Bob have a pleasant cooperation in the film industry, so they have met several times.

Otherwise, he is now a first-line star in Hollywood, and he is surrounded by a halo wherever he goes. He will not come to Bob's party without encouragement.

Of course, with these prerequisites, he can only be regarded as knowing Yang Dongxu but not being familiar with him. But Johnny is very interested in Yang Dongxu. Xu was very curious and wanted to get familiar with him, so he came over with a glass of wine.

There were two reasons why he wanted to get familiar with Yang Dongxu, a Chinese who was not very popular in Hollywood. One was that Yang Dongxu gave him a very mysterious and rich feeling.

The second was because the investment of this Chinese surprised him. Johnny also likes to invest, for example, he opened his own agency, invested in his friend's record company, bought a winery, etc., and he also liked to buy collectibles, which were actually all investments according to his preferences.

But compared to his cognition, this mysterious Chinese tycoon in front of him made a lot of money in film investment. His own investment always made little profit, and even many of them were still losing money.

"Your pronunciation is already very good. I heard that your new movie is about to be released. I wish you a big hit in your new movie. And "Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2" is about to start filming, right?" Yang Dongxu asked with a smile.

"Thank you for your blessing. Pirates of the Caribbean Part 2 is indeed going to start filming. Director Gore is making the final preparations and said that it will start in March."

"Then the time will be fast. "It's already the end of February, so even if we start shooting at the end of March, it will only take a month."

"Yes, it's almost there, so I'm afraid that Director Gore will be too strict and I won't have time to promote the new movie, and the filming company will definitely be dissatisfied."

"Director Gore is not as strict as you say, be careful or I'll tell on you. Besides, you're a big star in Hollywood now. Director Gore has to give you face."

"Haha, I didn't say anything bad about Director Gore, and I won't admit it if you tell on me. By the way, Yang, do you have any investment in the second part?"