Heads Up Hollywood

Tang En was very interested in the topic of charity funds, and when he chatted with Blanca Reyes, his heart sank.

In the United States, charitable foundations are obliged to disclose their finances, but here it refers to disclosure to donors. In other words, if Tang En initiates the establishment of a charitable fund but does not accept donations from others, then others have no right to request to see the financial report.

The articles of association of charitable funds are formulated by the sponsors in name, but in fact, the donors are often the sponsors.

For example, Tang En created a charitable fund, and the articles of association stipulated that the members of the board of directors should be the descendants of the donors, so this charitable fund is actually exclusive to the Tang En family, but it is owned by the "public" in name.

Federal law stipulates that charitable funds have an annual expenditure requirement of 5% of their property, but there are no restrictions on the content of the expenditure. In other words, it is not illegal for charitable funds to invest all the money, or to eat, drink and enjoy all the money.

Because of the tax-free nature of charitable funds, charitable funds can invest without restrictions, and as long as the annual income exceeds 5%, it can offset the necessary expenses.

Charity funds can last forever!

In history, too many wealthy and famous families have fallen, and even the famous Rothschild family does not know which small corner they are nesting in now.

Charitable foundations are the method of inheritance of family assets with legal protection!

Of course, Tang En is still very young now, so he doesn't need to think about such a distant topic.

Three days later, Tang En spun off an independent company from Tang En Pictures - Dun En Walker Film Capital Investment Fund, referred to as "Tang En Capital".

Tang En Pictures invested 12.5 million US dollars to obtain 10% of Google shares, which was also assigned to Tang En Capital.

"Disney" became famous all over the world step by step because Walt Disney created the Disney Animation Studio.

Tang En's idea is very simple, he wants to make his name a symbol of this era!

Tang En Capital's nominal headquarters is in Las Vegas, Nevada, because it is exempt from regional taxes, but its actual working place is Manhattan, New York.

Tang En's huge capital of 4.25 billion U.S. dollars was naturally assigned to Tang En's capital.

"Twain, what shall we do next?"

Scott Swift is in a good mood recently. Not only did he get a huge red envelope, he was also promoted to be the general manager of Dunn Capital.

Although the general manager's full-time job is very small and he acts according to the boss's intentions, Tang En, managing such a large amount of wealth is enough to satisfy his sense of accomplishment in life.

Tang En said: "The bear market has arrived, and the stock market will definitely collapse further. This time, let's not be greedy for too much. Keep our eyes on the two stocks of Yahoo and Cisco and continue to short!"

Scott frowned, "Twain, Yahoo's share price has almost dropped to $110, and Cisco has also fallen back to $40. I'm afraid there is not much room for short selling."

"No, the space is big enough!"

In the last round of short selling, Tang En spread the spread and made a lot less money. This time, his only targets were Yahoo and Cisco.

After the bubble crisis, Yahoo's stock price was less than $10, and Cisco's stock price was only $8. For Tang En, there was still enough value to squeeze out!

Scott Swift was used to Twain's no-nonsense attitude, so he nodded, "Two companies alone seem to be unable to absorb so much money from us."

Tang En smiled and said, "It's okay, I have a new intention."

"What?"

"apple!"

"Short Apple?" Scott frowned, "This is not a good idea!"

Tang En shook his head, "Wrong, I want to invest in Apple."

"Investing in Apple? This idea is even worse!" Scott shook his head frequently. Apple's current share price is 21 US dollars, with a total share capital of 234 million and a market value of less than 5 billion US dollars.

Although Jobs launched the iMac after returning to Apple, which saved part of the market, it could not change the momentum of Microsoft and control the situation of the entire PC market.

Tang En smiled and said, "Scott, listen to me, go buy it."

"How much to buy?"

"The more the merrier!"

Scott Swift froze for a moment, "Is it more than 5%?"

Federal law stipulates that once an investor purchases 5% of a listed company’s total share capital through the secondary market, the listed company and the regulatory committee must be notified, and an announcement must be issued for any subsequent sale or purchase of stocks by the investor.

Such restrictions will make Tang En Capital go directly from the dark to the bright.

Tang En looked determined, "As long as someone is selling Apple stock in the stock market, we will buy it!"

Scott hesitated and said: "Once our share capital exceeds 5%, and news is announced in the market that Tang En Pictures is buying Apple shares in large quantities, Apple's stock price is likely to rise sharply, and our investment costs will not increase. few."

Tang En patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Scott, Apple is not Yahoo. I bought Apple stock. I haven't thought of selling it for at least ten years. Go ahead and do it. Remember, the more Apple stock, the more The better!"

...

Back in Los Angeles, Dunn Films was filled with joy because it received a huge capital injection of 1 billion US dollars, and there were also many good things.

David Heyman has already had three rounds of negotiations with Ann Lee and his agent. Ann Lee likes the book "The Chronicles of Narnia" very much and is looking forward to being in such an epic fantasy masterpiece. Leave your name.

However, this was different from Tang En's previous films. Ann Lee was an aspiring director, and he was unwilling to be manipulated by the producer. He demanded the right to revise the script and recommend leading actors.

Tang En has already explained before that as long as Ann Lee agrees to direct "The Chronicles of Narnia", he can be delegated authority.

So David Heyman agreed to Ann Lee's request and offered a director's salary of $2 million.

Dividends?

does not exist!

Not to mention the current Ann Lee, even if he wins the Oscar for Best Director, he is not eligible for dividends. Unless the first "The Chronicles of Narnia" was a huge success and Tang En Pictures invited him to shoot a sequel.

As for the budget of the film, the answer given by the production department is between 120 million and 150 million US dollars.

"Bill, in my opinion, a budget of 150 million US dollars is enough. We are not short of money now. I need to make the movie "The Chronicles of Narnia" brilliant and shocking enough!"

Next year, "Lord of the Rings 1" will be released, and it will cause a sensation in the United States.

But "The Lord of the Rings" is a movie invested by New Line, and the capital is not enough. Peter Jackson tried his best to control the cost, and the pictures produced still have many imperfections.

In terms of storytelling and influence, "The Chronicles of Narnia" is far inferior to "The Lord of the Rings". Twain can only support it in terms of special effects.

Bill McNick did not dispute the budget issue, "Twain, although you are also the producer of "The Chronicles of Narnia", we all understand that you are only on a temporary basis, and you are too busy."

Tang En smiled and said, "Isn't it David?"

Bill McNick shook his head again and again, "This is different. David Heyman has no experience in making big projects. We can't take a $150 million investment risk."

"What do you mean?"

"We need to find a Hollywood gold medal producer to lead this project!"

Tang En's heart skipped a beat, "Who?"

"Jerry Bruckheimer!" Bill McNick seemed to trust this man. "In the past few years, he has produced commercial blockbusters that have been successful repeatedly. Top Gun, Bad Boys, The Brave Island of Life", "Peerless Heavenly Tribulation", "Prison in the Sky"..."

Tang En paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "Then let's do this, with Jerry Bruckheimer, David Heyman and Ann Lee, "The Chronicles of Narnia" is equivalent to having three insurances, I think I can quit the project."

"By the way, the director you are optimistic about has agreed to join "Chain Saw."

"Zack Snyder?"

"Yes, in Glenn's office, talking about movies."

Tang En was immediately overjoyed, "Ask him to come over... Forget it, I'll go there myself."

...

Now Zack Snyder, 34, has a full beard. He was wearing a very formal suit, a white dotted shirt, and a red tie. He was sitting on the sofa, talking eloquently with Glenn Morgan, the president of Rampage Pictures.

Tang En recognized him at a glance and walked over with a smile, "Zack Schneider?"

Zack Schneider was startled for a moment, then stood up abruptly, his eyes straightened, "Wo...Mr. Walker?"

Tang En patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "You're welcome, sit down, I heard you're here, come and have a look."

"Mr. Walker..."

"Just call me Dunn."

"Okay, Twain, thank you for giving me this opportunity, I will definitely make a good shot of "Saw"."

Tang En likes this kind of appearance of being grateful to various big figures for helping people in need. He smiled and said, "Zach, what do you think of the script?"

Zach Schneider complimented: "The script you wrote yourself must be very good."

Tang En cast a deep glance at him, "You must have seen through the script that "Saw" is a series, and this is only the first one."

Zach Schneider quickly said: "I will definitely make this movie series well!"

Tang En shook his head, "Zach, I never thought of handing over this series to you."

"ah?"

Zack Schneider's face changed suddenly, disappointed and embarrassed.

Tang En immediately smiled and said: "You misunderstood, what I mean is... I can't limit your talent to low-budget horror films like "Saw"."

"You are..."

"Zach, I really appreciate the MTV and commercials you shot. Although it's just a few shots, I can feel your talent from the language of the shots. To be honest, I already have specific plans for your directing career. .”

"Twain, I..."

Zach Schneider didn't know what to say anymore, he could tell that Tang En was speaking the truth. In fact, with the disparity between the two of them, there was no need for Tang En to deceive him.

Tang En waved his hand vigorously, "Zach, your future... must be in the mainstream film industry, and must be A-level big productions! But now, you need to shoot a few horror films to practice your skills."

Zack Schneider took a deep breath, "I understand, Tang En, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!"