Kevin's Sudden Ambition

Becoming an MGM shareholder was undoubtedly a very beneficial thing.

"Alright. For my next film, I'll definitely let MGM participate in the production. But MGM may only be able to take up fifty percent of the investment."

Kevin spoke with a serious expression.

Rett nodded. Although it was only fifty percent, it would likewise greatly reduce the investment risk.

MGM had not produced a classic work in many years. There were currently very few outside investors, so the company could only rely on internal investment.

Reducing the risk was a good thing too.

"I look forward to hearing from you, Kevin."

Rett handed Kevin one of his custom business cards. It bore gilded patterns and looked extremely valuable.

In fact, it was. Several grams of gold had been used to plate the card; it could probably be sold for a few hundred dollars.

Rett would not give this kind of business card to anyone who was not particularly important.

Kevin accepted the card and put it in his wallet.

It was a genuine leather wallet Jolie had bought him. It seemed to be some luxury brand and had cost several thousand dollars, though Kevin did not care much about such things.

Of course, he was still quite happy that Jolie was willing to spend money on him.

"President, someone from MGM is talking to Kevin."

Jeff Robinov, Warner Bros.' president, had been celebrating Get Out's achievements with others when he received the news.

His face immediately darkened.

If MGM managed to lure Kevin away, Warner Bros. would suffer a tremendous loss, and he, as president, would not be able to escape responsibility either.

Upon hearing the news, he hurriedly searched the party for Kevin.

"Director Kevin, I'm Kasha. Would you be interested in talking about making movies with me?"

The speaker was a model, a typical sweet blonde American girl. Her ample chest swayed in a spectacular fashion, making people unable to resist the urge to bury their faces in it.

Kevin admitted that the thought had crossed his mind.

Kasha gave her weapons a little shake and looked confidently at Jolie, who was standing beside Kevin.

Angelina Jolie had already become a legend in the modeling world. She had attended a party, hooked up with a filmmaker with limitless potential, and landed the female lead in a smash-hit movie as soon as she entered Hollywood.

Her experience had long made countless models green with envy.

At the same time, countless models wanted to use the same path to rise to the top.

Kasha was one of them.

Jolie became a little nervous, and her grip on Kevin's hand suddenly tightened.

Kevin quickly shook his head.

"No need."

With that, he ignored the models trying to flirt with him.

"Kevin!"

Jeff Robinov hurried over, asking with a trace of nervousness,

"I heard MGM's president just came to see you?"

Jeff Robinov regretted it inwardly. Who would have thought that throwing a party would attract hungry wolves?

If Kevin were poached by MGM, Warner would suffer enormous losses.

Kevin smiled calmly.

"Don't worry. I've only added another investor. My next project is bound to be a major production."

"If a single company takes on the entire burden, the risk is too great. Outside funding will have to be brought in."

Jeff Robinov asked tentatively,

"Kevin, how much production funding do you expect your next film to need?"

Kevin held up five fingers.

"At least fifty million dollars, and it won't be a horror film."

Jeff Robinov sucked in a breath. He wanted to stop him, but refusing to invest would be equivalent to pushing Kevin away.

If Warner invested, Kevin might have had two huge hits, but both had been low-budget horror films.

This was a major investment, and it definitely would not be a horror movie. That meant the chances of losing money were high.

If losses occurred and Warner Bros. funded it all, even Warner Bros. would be seriously weakened.

Jeff Robinov was momentarily speechless at Kevin's words.

He had no way to persuade Warner Bros.' other executives to accept this investment either.

The final result would still be to bring in outside funding and share the risk.

In Hollywood, there were three types of funds that invested in films.

The first was money from the film companies themselves. This was generally used for relatively safe projects or smaller productions.

They did their best to minimize the risk.

Of course, even so, there would be no shortage of film companies that misjudged projects and went bankrupt in the future.

The second type was overseas investors. They watched Hollywood films rake in box office revenue around the world, and they were incredibly envious, desperate to join in.

Hollywood, meanwhile, would hand some higher-risk films over to this outside capital. Yet even so, it was difficult for those outside investors to leave unscathed in the end.

Hollywood would do everything possible to keep that money within Hollywood.

The profits outside capital could obtain were far smaller than those available within Hollywood.

The third type was capital from within the United States but outside Hollywood, namely major fund companies and other investment firms.

If Kevin continued making low-budget horror films costing under ten million dollars, Warner Bros. would truly invest without hesitation.

But now he wanted to make a film in another genre, with an investment as high as fifty million dollars. That was worth careful consideration.

"Warner Bros. will always be your strongest supporter. For a fifty-million-dollar investment, Warner Bros. can commit to investing at least thirty percent first."

Within the scope of his authority, Jeff Robinov made this promise.

Kevin nodded but did not reveal MGM's terms in full.

In a capitalist society, everything came down to money.

If Warner learned that MGM intended to give him shares, it would either offer even greater incentives to work with him or withdraw from the investment entirely and directly sabotage MGM's cooperation with him.

From Kevin's perspective, there was no need to take that risk.

Becoming an MGM shareholder steadily was also a good choice. Once his first film with MGM succeeded,

by his estimate, MGM would give him at most one percent of its shares.

But Kevin's ambition naturally did not stop there.

After setting aside the money for April's taxes, he still had quite a bit of cash on hand.

He would also take part in the investment for the new film, then convert it all into MGM shares.

This sudden opportunity gave Kevin a path to grow even further.

As for MGM refusing?

With the reputation of three consecutive successful films behind him, if they refused, Kevin simply would not cooperate with them on the next film.

And MGM would continue sinking into trouble.

It could be said that, at this moment, no one but Kevin could save MGM.

If he did not seize this opportunity to obtain the greatest possible benefit, it would be a waste of this rare chance.

MGM's foundation, Marvel's IP, and Kevin's foresight...