Inside the conference room, Mansour opened the document bag and began flipping through it quickly.
The thin attendant spoke first: “Ronan Anderson is somewhat sincere. Although the two suggestions he made were generic and lacked concrete details, if you think about them carefully, the feasibility is very high.”
Mansour was still looking through the materials and said offhandedly, “Continue.”
“The jewish people have immense influence in Hollywood. It is impossible for us to reverse the situation immediately, but as the influence of Hollywood movies grows, we cannot let them continue to smear us.” The thin attendant had clearly thought this through carefully.
“Cultivating an agent is the most ideal way.”
He lowered his voice slightly: “Let Americans bite Americans.”
Mansour tapped the armrest of his chair slowly: “Can we break the Hollywood industry chain model controlled by the jewish people?”
The fat attendant suddenly interjected: “It is extremely difficult. Hollywoods Big Six Studios have a near-monopoly, and there is almost no room for new forces to rise. Furthermore, Ronan Anderson…”
His view differed from the thin attendant’s: “Whether Ronan Anderson and Sand Sea Entertainment have any issues is hard to say.”
Mansour smiled and said, “Honest and reliable Americans are indeed rare.”
The thin attendant glanced at the fat man and retorted: “I think Ronan Anderson has a relatively high level of reliability. We have all seen that the materials released by Ronan Anderson not only include successes but also explain failed cases. Not to mention anything else, just the reminder to use the sports industry to expand our influence is enough to prove his sincerity.”
The fat attendant shook his head: “It’s just a few words.”
“Is it really just a few words?” the thin attendant emphasized.
“You and I have participated in organizing numerous sports events, and have even been to Europe to watch heavyweight matches in person, yet we never thought about using professional sports clubs to make a move. If it weren’t for Ronan Anderson’s reminder, how long would it have taken us to think of this?”
The fat man opened his mouth, unable to refute.
He was a soccer fan and had even participated in the preparations for the Gulf Cup, yet he had never thought of using soccer to open up the situation.
This gap in vision could not be denied.
“Acquiring a top-tier professional sports club is an excellent suggestion,” Mansour set the tone with one sentence.
“I will report this to the President personally later.”
The thin attendant smiled, but the fat man insisted: “Regarding Hollywood, I think we should be cautious.”
These two were Mansour’s most trusted confidants.
Mansour handed the documents in his hand to them respectively and said, “This is the information verified by the Investment Bureau’s General Affairs Office in the United States.”
The thin man quickly flipped through the documents in his hand, saying as he read: “Sand Sea Entertainment was established on August 1, 1987, registered in Delaware, with registered capital of 300,000 USD. It is an official member of the Producers Alliance. The original legal representative was John Anderson, and now it is Ronan Anderson. Since its inception, the company has produced 36 films…”
The fat attendant was also looking through them: “This is the tax record for the past ten years, this is the contract for distributing videotapes with Blockbuster, this is the copy of the filing for the purge with the Producers Alliance, this is the media coverage for the purge including the Los Angeles Times, Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter, this is the photo of the project launch press conference, and this is the advertisement for recruiting the director and production team.”
The thin attendant whispered: “There is still media coverage related to the purge in the United States. Ronan Anderson has sent formal invitations to several star actors, wanting to invite them to star in this film.”
“Did those stars refuse?” the fat man asked.
“No,” the thin man shook his head.
The fat man fell silent.
Item after item, page after page of the investigation results were exactly the same as what Ronan Anderson had presented at the fundraising meeting.
“How is it?” Mansour asked again.
The fat man was still silent, seemingly unable to speak for a moment.
The thin attendant said directly: “The information we obtained from our investigation is basically no different from what Ronan Anderson provided. This is enough to show that Ronan Anderson had considerable sincerity during the fundraising in Abu Dhabi.”
Mansour asked the fat man: “What about you?”
The fat attendant thought for a moment and said: “Ronan Anderson indeed has sincerity in cooperating.”
Mansour stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the city outside, and said slowly: “We need to make our voice heard in the film industry. Hollywood movies have the greatest influence globally, but the inherent jewish people forces or companies close to the jewish people will not cooperate with us.”
He seemed to have made a decision: “Hollywood cannot be abandoned. We will proceed in two steps! First, try to acquire a medium-to-large production company. Second, foster forces that are inclined towards us.”
The fat man and the thin man immediately understood that their boss might have had corresponding considerations from the moment Sand Sea Entertainment arrived in Abu Dhabi.
“This bit of money to invest in the purge is nothing to us,” Mansour said with a solemn expression.
“Once successful, the benefits will be significant.”
This investment certainly has risks; there is no such thing as a risk-free commercial investment.
Even oil prices fluctuate.
Moreover, judging from the collected materials, Sand Sea Entertainment is not large in scale, but it is an established production company.
The fat attendant suddenly suggested: “Should we buy Sand Sea Entertainment?”
“No!” the thin man retorted.
“Simply investing in movies with Sand Sea Entertainment, an American company, as a front will have much less pressure. If we buy Sand Sea Entertainment directly, it will undoubtedly indicate to the jewish people forces Abu Dhabi’s determination to enter Hollywood, and it will be difficult to acquire a medium-to-large production company later.”
Mansour nodded: “That makes sense. Ronan Anderson is right. The jewish people forces in Hollywood are immense. As outsiders, triggering their vigilance too early is detrimental to acquiring a medium-to-large company.”
He smiled: “If we can buy a medium-to-large company, we can just merge Sand Sea Entertainment at that time. If the acquisition is not smooth, it won’t be too late for us to increase investment in Sand Sea Entertainment.”
The fat man and the thin man both nodded in agreement; this was the safest approach.
Mansour said again: “Keep a record and remind me to report the Hollywood and sports club matters to the President next time we meet.” He stroked his beard: “The investment in the purge… we will decide now.”
With the boss having made the decision, the fat man no longer expressed his opinion.
Mansour tapped his fingers and said: “Go find Ronan Anderson; I want to talk to him again.”
In the venue, Ronan had just seen off an Arab when a staff member came looking for him.
Upon receiving the notification that Mansour wanted to see him again, Ronan immediately put down his current work and rushed to the conference room upstairs.
At this time, for Mansour to see him, he guessed that the investment in the purge was a done deal.
How much money would Mansour invest?
Ronan couldn’t help but speculate.
If he could get a few million dollars, the subsequent plan would be much easier.
Money, that thing, is of course the more the better.
With Mansour’s status, he certainly wouldn’t be able to take out a few hundred thousand dollars.
However, accepting Mansour’s large investment also meant that this matter was a really big deal and could not be handled casually.
The person who treats the big bosses of the Arab world as idiots is the true idiot.
Fortunately, he wasn’t really swindling money, but “borrowing” it for three years.
“Hello, Ronan.”
Just as he entered the conference room, Mansour took the initiative to greet him: “We meet again.”
“It is an honor.” Ronan remained humble and sincere.
Mansour invited Ronan to sit down and, without wasting time, asked directly: “You said this morning that there is a funding gap of 8 million dollars for the project?”
“Yes.”
“All right then.” After making the decision, Mansour displayed the generosity of an Arab tycoon: “The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will invest 8 million dollars in your project.”
Ronan was full of surprise: “This…
this…” He seemed not to know what to say, slightly calmed his breathing, and said: “This…
that’s great!”
He glanced at Mansour’s face like lightning, and deliberately said: “Actually, we don’t need that much. The fundraising meeting can raise 3 million dollars, so another 7 million dollars would be enough.”
Mansour was even more satisfied with Ronan; this young man was really good, unlike the Americans he had met in the past: “Invest all the extra money into this project and make the film as excellent as possible.”
Ronan thought for a moment and replied: “Okay!”
Mansour laughed: “By the way, I have a few small requests.”
Ronan immediately became vigilant; he knew it wouldn’t be that simple.