1786 Knowing mistakes can correct them
Sisyphus Films was an accident.
In the beginning, this was just a derivative attempt by Andre to open up the North American market besides whiskey. However, as time went by, the development of things gradually deviated from the original track, and now it has embarked on a new path. A completely different path, the future is full of countless unknowns, even Renly himself cannot determine.
About the capital injection of Sisyphus Pictures, about the launch of Don Quixote Channel, about the establishment of Hall Venture Capital, about the cooperation attempts between Sundance and Berlin……
Everything happened too fast and too turbulently, as if there was a pair of invisible giant hands behind them pushing them forward. Without time to look carefully, they had already arrived here. It seemed that they were already ambitiously preparing to fight with them. The six major Hollywood film companies are challenging.
In fact, it shouldn't be like this. Even now, Renly still has no intention of confronting the Six Great Ones..
Although Andy, Matthew, Andre and others have expressed their willingness to participate and use venture capital as a medium to become shareholders behind the film production company and support the development and growth of Sisyphus Pictures; but now all Things are still in a very, very preliminary stage of preparation. There is only a vague outline, and everything is still uncertain..
Renly really didn't want to tell Paul, not because he forgot or because of Paul's car accident, but because he had no such intention in the first place. The reasons were many and complicated - he didn't want to force all his friends to Tied to the chariot of Sisyphus Pictures, he doesn't want to start using friendship to open up the situation before the target has even been set aside, nor does he want to share his responsibilities and dreams with his friends as if it were... A kind of friendly kidnapping……
He knew that his thoughts were childish and naive. Choosing friends and using connections was the basic principle of business and the core framework of society. It was difficult to open up a new world just by relying on one-handed fighting, but... Renly was not a business. A person, or more accurately, he is too far away from a businessman. Those things that are taken for granted in business and social situations do not apply to Renly; and Renly's original intention to promote the development plan of Sisyphus Films is not profit..
Some things are different after all.
However, Renly must also admit that deep down, he is indeed refusing to seek help. This is true for Andre and Arthur, and the same is true for Paul and Ryan. It's really a contradiction, isn't it? On the one hand, he urgently needs to cultivate friends who can stick to his side; on the other hand, he carefully keeps his friends outside the safe area, longing for companionship but afraid of getting hurt, so he is awkwardly alienated. A location not far or near.
He knows what's wrong with him, and he's working hard to change it, although it's not easy. Seeking Arthur's help and accepting Andre's advice is a small start..
And Paul in front of me.
“I thought you should take the initiative to ask me, if not the first one, at least you should ask me. We are friends." Paul's words left Renly with no refutation and no room for maneuver, because Renly knew that Paul was right. of.
Staring at the annoyed and sad Paul in front of him, Renly did not defend himself eloquently, but sincerely met Paul's eyes and said, "I'm sorry..”
Paul was slightly stunned, his movements and words were frozen in place at the same time, and he just paused..
“I'm sorry." Renly expressed his apology sincerely again, he meant it..
No one is perfect, no one is immune to mistakes. Everyone is learning and progressing on their own path of life. Even though Renly is reincarnated as a human being, he still has many things to learn slowly. Know that Correct your mistakes, this is one of Renly's life lessons..
Paul looked at Renly seriously, and then held his forehead with his right hand. His face was full of traces of grief and pain, and he couldn't help but let out a depressed groan, "Oh!" His head He leaned back and avoided Renly's sight. After his vocal cords were stretched, his voice became flat, with a sense of joy, "God, your reaction immediately turned me into a bastard! Damn Blue Li, you are such an annoying guy！”
Rarely, Renly did not joke with Paul, but said sincerely, "No, no no. Paul, you have reason to be angry. What happened this time is indeed my fault. I should ask you.”
It only took three seconds for him to get angry. After feeling Renly's sincerity, Paul became embarrassed instead, scratched his head in annoyance, and glanced at Renly's expression with flickering eyes, "No...it's okay...I mean... Ahem, it's okay." Then from the corner of his eyes, he caught the sight of Mei Duo covering her mouth and snickering. He couldn't help but raise his head, widened his eyes and cast a depressed look at Mei Duo, as if to say: This is what happened. Moment, how can you snicker?？
Mei Duo didn't refute, just lowered his head, hiding his expression, but the slight shrug of his shoulders was enough to explain everything..
The peripheral vision swept back, and then Paul saw Renly again. He still looked at Renly intently, his eyes full of sincerity, which made Paul more and more embarrassed; but Paul was a stupid person and didn't know what to say. to respond, and there is no way to diffuse the atmosphere with jokes.
Fortunately, the person sitting in front of him was Renly. Paul simply put down his right hand and put on an expression of surrender, looking like he was playing rogue, "I... just... but..." After trying several times, But I could only get out one syllable at a time, "What now? What should I say?"？”
The smile on Renly's lips rose slightly, and a ray of warmth flowed from his eyes, "Do you have time to listen to the development plan of Sisyphus Films now?？”
“How could I possibly know this? Paul spread his hands and said with a bachelor look on his face, "You know I don't know anything about numbers. Even if you tell me the plan, I can't understand it at all. How about you just ask me to write the check?"？”
“Aren't you worried that all your savings will be wasted? "Renly shook his head gently, full of helplessness..
Paul took it for granted, "This is how business is done. Any investment has risks. Instead of believing in the fanciful stories told by those fund managers, it is better to believe in the selective eyes of your works. Meadow, what do you think?？”
“That's it." Meadow, who had raised her head again at some point, nodded repeatedly and looked at Renly with hope, "So far, your works have never failed, right?？”
“No one can always win." Renly laughed..
“Of course, I know." Mei Duo's smile remained unchanged, "But at least, you are more trustworthy than others..”
“Meadow, be careful, I will lose all your father's wealth, and you will become a pauper from now on." Renly teased jokingly..
“My father's property is his, and my life is mine. If he can leave me a property, this is my luck; but if not, I will not regret it. I also look forward to using my own property in the future. Let's start a career with both hands." Mei Duo still didn't panic and said matter-of-factly. Her maturity and growth could already be felt in the words of that person..
Paul was a little dissatisfied, "What if you get married? Don't you accept my gift?？”
“A gift is a gift, and of course I will accept it." Mei Duo said with a smile, "I just hope that I will not become inert because of dependence. You have created this wealth with your own hands, and I also hope to use my own feet to create a new world. Heaven and Earth. You probably don’t want me to achieve anything in my future, right?？”
“If possible, I hope you will always hide under my wings and never grow up." Paul said seriously, looking at Meadow with a touch of tenderness in his eyes, but then he smiled again, "But I I know this is impossible. You will eventually grow up, and I will eventually leave." Especially after experiencing this incident, Paul had some insights, but the sadness and loss did not spread..
Paul then turned to look at Renly, "I want to be a part of Sisyphus Films, not only to support your career expansion, but also for selfish reasons. I also want to try something different now, Maybe, now is the time to start a new chapter in life, what do you think?？”
This time, it was Renly's turn to be stunned.——
Renly doesn't want to be a burden to his friends because of his dream. The fundamental reason why Sisyphus Films is on such a track is that he hopes to contribute to independent films. This is his dream, not Paul's or Ray's. and other friends; but now Paul has said these words, giving a completely different perspective. This is Renly's opportunity, and it may not be Paul's opportunity..
But the problem is that now Renly can't tell how much of Paul's words are true and how much are white lies weaved to comfort him..
After being stunned for a moment, Renly smiled: Is this important? Regardless of whether it is true or a lie, he should go all out to run Sisyphus Pictures and let this small independent studio become the wings that carry hopes and dreams, soaring freely under the blue sky. This is What is really important is that we will not let down the support of Paul and other friends..
“Indeed." Renly didn't say anything more, nodded in affirmation, and his eyes became brighter little by little, "However, Sisyphus Pictures' plan is a bit beyond expectations, even for me, this is a bit Out of control, it now requires more start-up capital than you imagined. Are you sure you can afford it?？”
Paul didn't think much about it at all, and waved his hand, "Of course. Now that you have decided to participate, you must go all out. How about, how much is your first start-up capital?" Without waiting for Renly to answer, Paul asked Mei Duo blinked and said, "You probably don't know that Renly should be at the top of the Hollywood wealth list now. The number that can surprise him is definitely not small..”
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