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Chapter 318 Preferred Stock
Keanu, wearing a black coat, stood in the work area not far away. He was tall and slender, and his overall temperament was different from those of the staff, which was very easy to distinguish.
Eve is very glad that she didn't do the kissing scene now, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing.
Being an actor is like this. Passionate scenes and bed-scenes can be rejected, but it is difficult to refuse kissing scenes in love movies.
This is Hollywood!
Keanu watched Eve finish filming for a while, and immediately picked up the long coat from the chair and put it on her body, and said with concern: "Is it too cold to wear a dress?"
Eve put on her coat, took the thermos cup, and drank some hot tea before feeling warm.
"It's a little bit better today. It's not as cold as I imagined. Maybe it's because of the sun. It was even colder when I was filming night scenes, and I'm used to it."
In summer, it is difficult to keep warm baby in such thin clothes. After all, a close-up of the camera may be discovered.
The indoor scenes are okay, there will be warm air and fireplaces in the corners that the audience can't see, and the outdoors is torture.
"You guys are too anxious. Summer scenes should be filmed in summer." Keanu knew that Eve also had a scene in the script where he was caught in the rain by boat, so he couldn't stand it if it was filmed in winter.
Eve raised her head and kissed her boyfriend, then reached out and hugged his waist, not caring about the mood of the people next to her.
Keanu changed quickly, hugged his girlfriend with his arms, and kissed after a long absence.
All the staff booed in surprise, only the makeup artist was uncomfortable because of the need to touch up makeup.
After letting go of her lips, Eve said, "Why don't you go back to the hotel to catch up on sleep? I still have a long time to shoot."
"No, I'll just wait for you here. I feel like I haven't seen you for a while, and I can't bear to leave now." Keanu said sincerely, calling is really not enough, he wants to see the real person and hug her .
Eve didn't force it, anyway, she shouldn't be tired if she sat down.
It's just that there is a strange middle-aged man standing next to him, which is quite strange.
"Sorry, I forgot to introduce you, this is Reed Hastings, the founder and CEO of Netflix." Keanu introduced the statement.
After he told Netflix yesterday that he and his fiancée intend to continue investing, Reid ran over cheekily, trying to grab the last straw.
Reid really had no choice. He basically borrowed money from relatives and friends to start a business. Now banks and angel investors are very cautious and don’t invest in technology companies at all.
Eve directly promised to invest 1000 million US dollars, and Keanu's annual income of more than 6000 million is a fat sheep, so he must hug the thighs of these two people.
"Good morning, Ms. Campbell, nice to meet you." Reed has long cultivated a thick skin, he reached out to shake hands with Eve and then praised: "Before, I just watched performances in movie theaters or DVDs. I didn't expect your acting skills to be so good on set. I've never been to a filming set, and Mr. Reeves just said that he would come, so we came together to learn more."
The words of praise seem to be free of money, and at this time, he did not indicate that he is here to ask for investment, after all, there are too many crew members.
Eve really didn't expect that Netflix's situation has become so critical. The founder and chairman have put down all their bodies to visit the class, so I need to squeeze out more oil and water.
It's okay to say that this is taking advantage of the fire, anyway, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.
"I heard that your Netflix business is doing well recently. In fact, I am also a user. It's just that I am often away from home, and the credit for four movies every month is not exhausted."
Eve has been paying attention to Netflix's website, but the hotel is not equipped with a DVD player, so even if it is delivered to the hotel, it cannot be watched.
Reid originally thought that Hollywood stars are the kind of people who have no brains and thinking ability, and they can spend money casually.
As a result, Eve gave him the impression that he was very smart. If he wanted to take out the 1000 million US dollars, he had to take it seriously.
It was impossible for the production crew to pause for a long time. After Eve was taken by the makeup artist to touch up her makeup, she continued filming.
At this time, Reed had time to seriously look at everything about the crew, and there was a sprout of ambition in his heart. Is this how filming turned out?
"It seems that this plot was filmed just now, why did you film it again twice?"
It seems that Eve played exactly the same as the bearded actor opposite, there was no change in the three times, very stable.
The point is that the director is still praising each time the filming is finished, but the praises belong to the praises. Why do you re-shoot without any changes?It stands to reason that if there is a reshoot, there must be something wrong and needs to be corrected.
Visitors from Silicon Valley looked very confused on the set of a Hollywood movie. Is this how the movie was shot?
Keanu took advantage of the crew to adjust the camera position and explained: "Actually, they are required to perform consistently. You pay attention to the position of the camera. The position is different every time. Last time it was a close-up of the heroine, this time it was a close-up of the male lead. The close-up of the protagonist, plus the first panoramic shot, three times will be edited into different perspectives in the later stage, which is more comfortable than a single perspective.”
"Why don't you find more cameras to shoot?"
"There are various methods. This method is relatively old-fashioned. It can control the picture and capture the details of the actors more clearly. But the problem is that the efficiency is slow, and a scene needs to be repeated many times."
Every director has a different style, and a film like this pays more attention to the look and feel, rather than shooting with several cameras in a triangular arrangement.
If you shoot from multiple angles and multiple cameras, the director will not be able to see it all at once, and there may be some problems.
There are very few shots taken one by one with peace of mind like this!
Reed couldn't help feeling respectful at this moment. When the movie was played, it seemed to be a coherent shot. In fact, the performance was repeated several times. The tone, expression, and eyes of the two actors were consistent, which was incredible.
"So that's the case, I've learned a lot."
"Actually, multi-camera shooting is not conducive to the performance of the actors. Because everyone is performing together, it is inevitable that some people will be out of state, and the possibility of producing the best performance at the same time is not high. But in single-camera shooting, even if the people next to them are out of state, The actor on camera has a better chance of doing it alone."
Keanu has been in Hollywood for so many years, and he still knows something about these things.
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The shooting in the morning came to an abrupt end at 11:[-]. Eve didn't change her costume, but put on a coat and scarf, and then took her fiancé and Reed, who came from afar, to the restaurant next to the set. Have lunch and talk about Netflix by the way.
She had to get rid of the light bulb, otherwise how could she live a two-person world with her boyfriend.
"Mr. Hastings, in fact, I have always felt that Netflix is very promising. This time I plan to invest 1000 million US dollars in Netflix, but the premise is that I can get preferred shares."
Eve decided to cut the mess quickly, and everyone traveled thousands of miles to Charleston. Naturally, there was no need to say more sincerity, and she directly stated her request.
If the other party can agree, then agree, if not, forget it, so as not to waste time.
Reed actually knew Eve's plan a long time ago, but he was still a little surprised when he heard it now, "Do you have to have preferred shares? Ordinary shares?"
"Sorry, I won't be thinking about common stock just yet."
Eve said categorically that she could only get common shares from Apple, and now that Netflix is not listed and is still in crisis, it is a good opportunity to get preferred shares.
Common stock is actually the most common unit, except for the right to vote, the rest has no privileges.When a company pays dividends or goes into bankruptcy, common stock ranks after taxes, wages, debt, and preferred stock, and there is hardly anything left when it comes to calculations.
No venture capital would buy common stock, only preferred stock like Eve.
Because preferred shares can be ranked at the front of the sequence when the company is liquidated, but preferred shares have no voting rights and can only enjoy fixed dividends.
When the company goes public, general stock underwriters will require that all preferred shares of the company be converted into common shares.
"Now our company's preferred stock price is $5 per share. If you invest $1000 million, it will be 200 million shares. Do you think it's okay?"
Reed, the founder, only owns 1200 million common shares, which he needs to maintain decision-making power.It's good to have these two Hollywood stars as mascots.
If you can survive the catastrophe of life and death, then you can drag Keanu and Eve out as an example during the road show for the listing. This will definitely attract a lot of media attention and help Netflix to go public better.
"Two million shares is okay." Eve knows that this number is definitely a lot. If it is converted into ordinary shares, it will be 200 million shares, which is one-sixth of Reed, the founder and chairman. In an absolute sense, individual major shareholder.
Usually this type of company is held by investment institutions, and the number of individual shareholders is small, and the shares are not large.
Because Keanu invested earlier, he has 350 million preferred shares, which is a little more than Eve's. He thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, then I will also invest 1000 million US dollars. , I hope you can run the company well.”
He has always believed in his girlfriend's vision. It seems that online leasing is indeed a future trend, so he took this opportunity to get more equity.
Before investing 500 million US dollars, I took 350 million shares. Now I invest 1000 million US dollars in exchange for 200 million shares. It can be seen that the market value of Netflix is still growing.
The number of DVD rentals and the number of member subscriptions are important confidence, and this situation must be seized.
Before begging his grandpa to sue his grandma, he couldn't find any investment. Now that two Hollywood stars have invested so much at once, Reed is very happy.
With the $2000 million in hand, the company will surely pull through and take the business to the next level!