During the Christmas period, Hollywood is still full of smoke and constant gunfire.
But under this fire, Sony, Lionsgate, Dimensions and Shinkansen companies did not focus on the movie box office. On the contrary, they were all watching what happened at MGM.
The lobbyists and people in charge of these companies go to MGM's headquarters every few days, and they do it secretly and secretly; everyone is full of greed for one-third of MGM's treasury resources, hoping to use it
I acquired these shining treasures through my carefully researched quotations.
Among them, Sony and Lionsgate Pictures are the most aggressive. The two companies have hired several professional financial personnel on Wall Street to check the conditions and prices offered by the other party in order to succeed in the quotation.
In the end, Sony's planned acquisition price was US$450 million, and Lionsgate's was US$430 million. The two companies were not much different. Therefore, both sides hoped to persuade MGM to take the lead.
The time has arrived on December 31, 2000.
With the arrival of the new year, the entire United States is in a state of joyful excitement, and at this time, there are still three hours before US President Clinton officially steps down.
Originally, everyone thought that the three hours would be uneventful, but they were shocked by something.
Dear President Clinton of the United States, within three hours before leaving office, he signed a document directly pardoning 140 people!
As soon as this news came out, it immediately triggered a lot of controversy. The amnesty document included his younger brother (drug crimes), Marco Rich (tax evasion), and several people who paid $200,000 to give Hillary's brother divorce.
Rodin's drug dealer and fraudster.
Public opinion was in an uproar for a while. Everyone was stunned by such a sudden incident, and the Republican Party bosses of the American opposition party were even more furious and vowed to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the "Amnesty Gate Incident" in the future.
However, it was already too late and it was of no use.
Ten minutes after the "Amnesty Gate" incident, Yi Feiyang's Fantasy Entertainment received a call from the gambling king Kerkorian, the boss behind MGM. MGM was willing to give up one-third of its library resources for 300 million
The price in US dollars is officially transferred!
Yi Feiyang laughed!
Others were stunned!
They don't understand why?
Only Yi Feiyang clearly knows how many of the 140 people Clinton pardoned are close associates or friends of gambling king Kerkorian!
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In 2001, everything in the United States seemed to be prosperous on the surface, but the continued downturn in the stock market affected the mood of many people.
The official change of office of the President of the United States.
The war in Afghanistan is mired in quagmire.
And Microsoft releases a new window, Yahoo and Google Internet search engine giants compete...
The whole United States is very lively.
However, at this moment, as the most eye-catching Chinese director and boss in Hollywood, Yi Feiyang stepped forward and gave a press conference.
At the conference, Yi Feiyang announced that Fantasy Pictures officially acquired 1,800 film sources from MGM Films for US$300 million. Moreover, Fantasy Pictures officially changed its name to "Fantasy Entertainment Group Company". In addition to continuing to shoot movies in the future,
It will also operate TV entertainment programs and record production...
One stone stirs up a thousand waves!
No one thought that Dream Company would make such a big noise!
But the most surprising thing is that Fantasy Corporation spent a huge sum of 300 million to acquire one-third of MGM's film sources!
Sony, Lionsgate, Dimensions and other companies are all very depressed!
They don’t understand why they lost?! They lost to the previously “unremarkable” Dream Company!!
However, in the face of this reality, Gusta from Lionsgate Pictures still sent a congratulatory message to Yi Feiyang. The congratulatory message made it clear that he congratulated Yi Feiyang on its successful promotion to the ranks of large companies.
Although his tone was a bit sour, he was very sincere.
Yi Feiyang certainly understands Gusta's thoughts. Anyone who is surpassed by a rising star will feel uncomfortable.
But friends are still friends.
After all, Hollywood speaks by strength and judges heroes by success or failure.
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Media outlets around the world gave enthusiastic reports on the transformation of Fantasy Pictures into Fantasy Entertainment Group.
As media, they witnessed this medium-sized company leaping into the ranks of large companies, and also witnessed the official launch of the entertainment aircraft carrier built by Yi Feiyang himself!
However, more media were so shocked by Yi Feiyang's sudden statement that some people shouted: "The wolf is coming!"
Yes, the wolf is coming!
At this time, Yi Feiyang was dubbed the "Wolf of Hollywood" and became a veritable new entertainment tycoon.
And those Hollywood giants who originally ignored Yi Feiyang and his Dream Company, for the first time, collectively focused their attention on this "Hollywood Wolf"!
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As the target of public criticism, Yi Feiyang has not been idle. After acquiring the MGM film source, the first thing he did was to use the film source to customize Blu-ray discs. Please note that this is "customized", to be precise.
It's "private customization"! In the name of Fantasy Entertainment Company, it focuses on the nostalgic brand and solicits disc orders online and in newspapers and magazines. The slogan is: "Yesterday reappears, dreams come true; Blu-ray discs, private customization!"
As soon as the advertisement was released, it immediately caused a sensation in the United States. The middle class, the elderly, especially those who had watched MGM movies with their loved ones when they were young, could no longer hold back their excitement and went online.
Or call to order a CD.
No one could have imagined that in just a few days, Fantasy Entertainment would be overwhelmed with orders, and the total value of these orders had reached an astonishing 37 million US dollars!
Of course, Yi Feiyang would not just make this little money, he went a step further and asked Alex to take charge of the online movie downloading business.
Google Internet itself is affiliated with Dream Group, and now the two have joined forces to build a movie download business. Online downloads for a fee are still a very trendy thing, but Americans just like the latest trendy things, let alone downloading a movie.
It’s not expensive, only a few cents. The more you download, the more points you’ll get. If you get more points, you can apply to become a VIP member and enjoy many special benefits...
Don’t underestimate the download business, which only earns a few cents. There is a saying that “small profits but quick turnover”. This marketing model is more suitable for N download sales of this kind of film source. In just half a month, according to Google
Feedback data reports that Fantasy Entertainment's profits from movie downloads have reached more than 20 million US dollars, and this is just the beginning...
The news that Fantasy Entertainment Group is making huge profits from the acquired film sources has spread like wildfire, which makes those who can’t eat sour grapes extremely jealous. Although they admire Yi Feiyang’s method of making money, everyone still thinks that this is Wolf
Sexual greed will never let go of the fat that reaches the mouth.
"Please watch out for this hungry wolf, he will steal everything you have without mercy!" --- Quotes from a well-known Hollywood filmmaker.
"Yes, we must be wary of him!"
"Greedy! Cunning! And viciousness!"
Yi Feiyang's "Hollywood Wolf" became famous again.
While people in Hollywood were talking about this wolf from the East, Yi Feiyang was on the phone in Hong Kong.
Nowadays, Yi Feiyang's net worth has skyrocketed. His net worth has exceeded 2 billion. For him, the biggest concern is his parents in Hong Kong. Compared with Yi Feiyang's extremely busy situation, the fat Gao Jiabao often calls home. Of course,
He also helped Yi Feiyang greet his parents.
As the saying goes, the mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles. What’s more, she is across the ocean and is here in the United States. Although she knows that Yi Feiyang is living a good life in the United States and continues to stand out, newspapers and magazines have written about it, such as billionaire director, etc.
Entertainment tycoons, gold medal screenwriters, and Hollywood talents, but none of these are as comfortable as hearing a word from my son on the phone.
Fatty acted as Yi Feiyang's microphone. Occasionally he would make up some words of his own to make the two old people happy.
As time went by, the fat man would inevitably complain, saying that Yi Feiyang was too unfilial and that he only worked for him, not as his substitute...
"A Yang, when you have time, you should call and greet the old man in person. You can't even kiss your own son!" These were the fat man's exact words.
It was rare to have time to spare today. Yi Feiyang picked up the phone and called Hong Kong.
After the two elderly people answered the phone, they seemed very excited and did not wait for Yi Feiyang to speak. The first thing my mother said was: "It's cold over there in Los Angeles. Have you put on thicker clothes?"
With just these words, Yi Feiyang's heart immediately became sad.
After finally calming down, my father and mother started chatting on the other side of the phone. The words were very bland and ordinary. They just wanted to take good care of their bodies, eat well, wear good clothes, pay attention to rest, don't work too hard, etc.
.But these plain words made Yi Feiyang feel warm in his heart, and he felt as warm as spring in the cold Los Angeles.
Finally, he finally found a chance to speak. Yi Feiyang said, "Mom and dad, why don't I bring you to live in Los Angeles!"
Yi Feiyang's meaning is very simple. He wants to bring his parents over to enjoy their happiness. Although he cannot take care of them, he still feels relieved to be around him.
The other end of the phone immediately rejected Yi Feiyang's proposal. His parents said that they understood Yi Feiyang's filial piety, but they were used to living in Hong Kong and eating egg tarts there. They couldn't bear to leave their friends there, so they used
My mother said: "Who will be my partner when I get to the United States?!"
Yi Feiyang couldn't laugh or cry about this.
However, he also understood that if he really brought the old couple to the United States, if nothing else, the language barrier alone would suffocate them to death.
Helpless, Yi Feiyang had no choice but to say that he would transfer a large sum of money to the couple so that they would not be reluctant to spend it, hire more servants, and preferably buy a larger villa to make it more lively and not too deserted...
…Because Yi Feiyang knows that the elderly will feel alone and lonely.
The parents on the other end of the phone kept saying yes, but Yi Feiyang was still not confident whether they would comply. Because he knew how difficult it would be for them to suddenly become luxurious after Liangliang had been frugal and simple all his life. For example,
Last time I mailed back a lot of precious ginseng to replenish the body, but in the end they distributed it to the neighbors. What can I say, everyone is strong, and that's good.
In fact, Yi Feiyang also knows that his father is so reluctant to spend money and always likes to deposit the check he mails. The reason is that they always feel that his son is like a nouveau riche, too rich and unreliable. Who can short-change it?
He became so rich in just two or three years?!
Especially when the neighbors kept bringing good news to their house, saying what happened to their Ayan, the old couple were always on tenterhooks, fearing that something bad was coming, if their precious son went from being a rich man to a rich man again overnight.
What should I do if I become a commoner?
Being prepared for danger in times of peace is a traditional Chinese concept.
Mom and dad are no exception.
Yi Feiyang once sent someone to fly to Hong Kong to supervise his parents to "live a good life." But in the end he gave up the idea because in his opinion, the elderly have their own way of life.
"It's best to take the time to go back and take a look!" Finally, Yi Feiyang said to himself.
Who knew that this "Hollywood Wolf" who was rumored to be "cunning and cruel" and "cold as iron" by the outside world in the United States was filled with an unshakable homesickness at this moment...
