After returning to Los Angeles from New Hampshire, Robert Lee did not give up the copyright of "Da Vinci Code". He had contacted Tom Hanks and his wife and Preton executives several times, but Tom Hanks himself was firm.

In the end, no matter it was Ronan or Robert Lee, he had to choose to give up.

You can't hang yourself on a project.

First, he passed by Universal Pictures, then missed the "Jurassic Park" series, and then missed the copyright of "Da Vinci Code". Ronan is also a normal person. Although he never showed it, he was still a little disappointed.

However, he quickly figured it out.

Having taken advantage of the foresight and gained countless high-quality resources, it is impossible for Relativity Entertainment to hold all the good things in its own hands.

In the future, more may be missed.

Ronan could not remember all the movies he had watched, those he could think of and had the conditions to register and get the copyright. He had tried his best to do it.

He will continue to search for the high-quality resources in the future, and he will operate them well if he has already held them in his hands.

For example, front-line projects and plans that are already underway or are preparing for.

It may not be a bad thing to pass by Universal Pictures, which allows Relativity Entertainment and the Pacific Investment Foundation to maintain abundant cash flow and can be used to do other work.

The acquisition team formed by Robert Iger did not disband. According to the plan formulated when joining Hollywood Video to win many rental sales licenses, it secretly began to evaluate Yijiang Film Entertainment. Robert Iger plans to win Yijiang Film as much as possible next year.

This medium-sized film company has the most lacking film library for Relativity Entertainment.

Artisan Film Entertainment Company was once translated as Artisan Entertainment. When it comes to Artisan, the first thing that comes to mind about movie fans is "The Witch Blair" and "Vanilla Sky" starring Tom Cruise.

In addition, the film and television copyright of the street superhero Punisher under Marvel Comics is currently in the hands of Yijiang Film.

By winning Yijiang Film, you can also take over the copyright of "Punisher" by the way.

In 1974, "Punisher" appeared in "Magic Spider-Man" for the first time and soon entered popular culture and became a representative of "anti-hero" characters.

To be precise, this is also an alternative hero with no superpowers and deep hatred. He wanders in the urban jungle like a lonely wild wolf.

It seems that the Punisher also formed a Defender League with superheroes such as Daredevil.

"There are full copyrights of more than 6,000 films in Yijiang Film's library."

In the office of Relativity Entertainment, Robert Eiger told Ronan some basic information about statistics: "There are many well-known works."

He handed a list to Ronan and continued: "The most well-known work in the library, the first drop of blood trilogy, "The Last Emperor" which won the Oscar for Best Picture, "The Terminator" and "Total Memories" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Instinct" that made a sensation in the early 1990s. There are also two more famous series, "The Seal" and "The Devil's Roar."

Ronan has heard of these videos, and even watched them, such as "The First Blood", "Terminator" and "Instinct", and those who know Hollywood movies are basically aware of them.

"I remember the "First Blood" series was filmed and produced by Samsung Pictures?" Ronan asked.

This Samsung Pictures has nothing to do with Kanzi's Samsung. It was one of the medium-sized Hollywood film companies in the 1980s, but it has no distribution capabilities.

Robert Iger obviously had a detailed understanding and said: "Samsung Pictures experienced a turbulent period, and some of its works were resold to Yijiang Pictures. Later, Samsung Pictures was acquired by Sony Columbia, but the copyright of these works was left with Yijiang."

The copyright ownership of Hollywood movies is often very clear, but the resale situation is very complicated. The final copyright owner of many works often has nothing to do with the producers and publishers of that year.

When companies in the industry encounter difficulties and cannot continue to operate, the most effective solution to the capital is to sell film libraries and copyrights.

Behind every old film company, there is a huge library of films, including famous films that support them.

Yijiang Film Industry is no exception.

This is different from the copyrights acquired in the last time with Hollywood Video. Those are the copyrights of the videos, and if you buy out the library, all the copyrights of the videos will belong to Relativity Entertainment.

Robert Eiger half-jokingly said: "If we can win the Yijiang Film Library, we can call Stallone to shoot "The First Blood 4".

Ronan nodded: "It's just Stallone is a little old."

Later, Stallone was once known as a national father-in-law among the fans on the other side of the Pacific. His three daughters were all as beautiful as flowers.

Ronan asked again: "What about the copyright of Terminator? What's going on?"

Robert Eiger briefly explained: "The copyright of the first "Terminator" is in the hands of Yijiang Film. The first part was filmed in cooperation that year, which led to the split of copyright. Later, Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron integrated the copyright of "Ultimate" by James Cameron's ex-wife Anne Hurd. The copyright of the first movie is completely owned by Yijiang Film, and the copyright of the sequel fell into Carrock Pictures."

Ronan understood: "In other words, no matter how many sequels "Terminator" is filmed, it doesn't matter if it's given to Yijiang Film."

"Yes." Robert Eiger turned, "but we can shoot Instinct 2."

Ronan shook his head: "Forget it, I don't like Sharon Stone. There are too many large-scale movies you can see in the theater now. How many people will be interested in an old woman in her fifties."

Robert Iger will not give too much comment on the production of film projects.

Ronan quickly browses the list of movies in the catalog, and most of the names are very unfamiliar. In fact, no matter whether it is the six major companies or other film companies, the huge library of thousands or even tens of thousands of movies, most of the movies are unknown, and there are very few truly famous works.

But the copyright of each movie means that it can operate for a long time and make profits. The profits brought by the huge film base can be combined into tens of millions of dollars in revenue.

Moreover, this part of the copyright income is basically net profit.

The series of movies on the list can be continued, such as "Navy Seals", Ronan can't remember how many movies he has filmed, and it seems that DVDs will be released directly afterwards.

In addition, Ronan also saw several familiar titles from the list, such as the copyright of "The Black Man" starring Jeter Lee, which is also in the Yijiang Film Library.

There is also "Alice in Wonderland", which is a work directed by Nick Wiling in 1999.

With this work, you can summon people to shoot a 3D version of "Alice in Wonderland".

Ronan asked: "What about the difficulties? You must have enough expectations for them."

“We designed multiple filings.” Robert Eiger was responsible for the work in full: “The difficulties mainly come from two aspects.”

He detailed: "First, once the news of our acquisition of Yijiang Film Industry spread, it is likely to attract competitors. Yijiang Film Industry's operating conditions in the past two years are not good, and the management and shareholders have the idea of ​​selling the company. As long as we contact them, Yijiang Film Industry will inevitably release the news to obtain more transfer fees."

Ronan nodded slightly, which was similar to the sale of Universal Pictures by Vivendi Group.

Robert Eiger continued: "The second aspect comes from Yijiang Film's business. What we need most is Yijiang Film's film library, but Yijiang Film, as a Hollywood old film company, has production and distribution capabilities. Of course, Yijiang Film has relatively weak production capabilities and outstanding distribution capabilities. It not only can distribute movies in North America, but also has a wider distribution channel overseas."

Ronan understood what he meant and continued: "Relativity Entertainment does not need Yijiang Film's production and distribution business, right?"

"Yes." Robert Eiger further said: "Our production and distribution business has become quite mature after years of development. If we integrate into the two aspects of Yijiang Film, it will not only make it difficult to bring substitutes, but will also cause a lot of unnecessary trouble."

Ronan said slowly: "This is an invalid business for us, but an important asset component of Yijiang Film."

Robert Eiger also said: "These two businesses account for far more than half of the assets of Yijiang Film. According to Hollywood's past acquisition cases and our contact with Vivendi Group, it is very difficult to split the film library separately and sell it, and it is basically impossible. And we have to split all of Yijiang Film and Television, and then sell the invalid business."

If you have difficulties, you can't give up. The copyright of the film library will only become more and more valuable in the future. Robert Eiger knows this, and Ronan also understands: "Make a few more preparations. When you contact Yijiang Film, it's best to directly get the film library. If it doesn't work, you can acquire them all, and at worst you can split them up."

Robert Eiger said: "It's all."

Ronan asked: "You are responsible for all this matter, and you are responsible for it. Bob, give me a time point and when will the acquisition be officially launched, so that Scott can prepare funds for you at the foundation."

In terms of acquisition, Ronan has a very clear positioning of himself. He is far inferior to Robert Eiger, and he is committed to providing logistics support.

Faced with an acquisition that may cost hundreds of millions of dollars, Robert Eiger is confident and very cautious: "The team has started to prepare. I need to fully evaluate Yijiang Film's assets in about three months. The acquisition also depends on the timing and Yijiang Film's own situation. It is expected to start early next year."
Chapter completed!