When Kang Jianfei stood in front of the bay-red horse again, the horse named Red Pepper seemed to have seen some terrifying creature and neighed uneasily and backed away.
Martin Davis said happily: "Haha, this little guy is afraid of you."
Kang Jianfei took the saddle from the cowboy and threw it roughly onto Red Pepper's horse. The horse still wanted to make a fuss, but was slapped on the forehead by Kang Jianfei, and it immediately calmed down and surrendered silently with tears in its heart.
to fate.
With the help of the cowboy, Kang Jianfei put the harness on Red Pepper, then turned over and sat on the fierce horse that no one could subdue. This time Red Pepper only snorted a few times to express dissatisfaction, and did not dare to think about going crazy like yesterday again.
Going crazy.
The cowboy admired sincerely: "Sir, you are a born knight, and the red pepper has been conquered by you."
Lizhi also laughed happily when she heard the cowboy praising her man. She felt that Kang Jianfei, who was riding on horseback at the moment, was so heroic.
Martin Davis also rode on his horse and said: "Kang, when you get along with horses, you cannot blindly use violence. You must treat them as friends and relatives. Only the power of love can connect with your horse."
"Mr. Davis, I think you're right." Kang Jianfei echoed, but he couldn't stop complaining in his heart: You're a damn beast, you tell it all about love, and if it doesn't obey, you'll beat it until it obeys. If I follow
If this red pepper fell in love, it was crushed to death and trampled to death yesterday.
Kang Jianfei, Lizhi and Martin Davis rode towards the small lake, followed by seven or eight followers. Soon they came to a beautiful lake.
A wooden corridor extended from the shore to the lake more than ten meters away. Kang Jianfei and three people sat on the wooden corridor fishing, while several horses were placed on the shore to graze.
After a while, Martin Davis caught a big fish. Kang Jianfei thought he would put it into the bucket, but unexpectedly, the old boy threw it directly back into the lake.
Both Chinese fishermen and Western fishermen enjoy the process of fishing, but the Chinese like to take back the fish they catch and cook it. It tastes more delicious than the fish they bought. It must not be understood that the fish is caught and then released. This will
The fun of fishing is simply missing.
Kang Jianfei was chatting with Martin Davis while he was fishing, while Lizhi was sitting next to him and listening quietly. She didn't notice that all her bait was eaten.
The two chatted for a while before Martin Davis took the initiative to turn the topic to movies and said: "The movie "Rain Man" you invested in has made a lot of money in the United States and Canada. You are an excellent movie investor.
"
"Thanks for the compliment, I still have a good vision when it comes to film investors." Kang Jianfei was not modest at this time, but spoke out his advantages very confidently.
Martin Davis suddenly changed the subject and asked: "But do you know that Paramount's investment this year was also very successful?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Of course I know. In the box office list before Christmas, the second and third place in the North American box office list this year are both produced by Paramount."
Martin Davis added: "Last year's North American annual box office champion was also a film invested by Paramount."
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "It seems that Paramount's investment is really successful."
"Then you still want to acquire a large company with good operating conditions?" Martin Davis looked at Kang Jianfei amusedly.
"But compared to when Barry Diller was in power, Paramount has been in decline in the past three years, and the company's total box office revenue has been declining every year, isn't it?" Kang Jianfei asked rhetorically.
Martin Davis said: "But Paramount's box office revenue has always ranked in the top two of the major Hollywood movie giants."
"We will fall to third place soon," Kang Jianfei fished up a palm-sized fish and threw it back into the lake like an old scholar, Martin, and continued. "Paramount is currently strong at the box office. In fact, it is still enjoying the benefits of Barry."
? In the aftermath of the Diller era, you can make a lot of money just by making sequels, such as Paramount's "The Red Dead Redemption 2" with a box office of more than 100 million this year. And Universal Pictures' performance this year is very eye-catching,
20th Century Fox was also like a wolf after being acquired by Murdoch. These two companies pose a great threat to Paramount. If you add in peripheral profits such as tourism and records, Disney and Warner Brothers are also strong rivals, and Paramount’s profits
Might have to go to fifth place."
Martin Davis asked: "Then why do you want to buy Paramount?"
Kang Jianfei said: "Because Paramount has that strength and foundation."
Martin Davis asked: "Are you going to be the helmsman of Paramount?"
"No," Kang Jianfei shook his head and said, "We Chinese are divided into generals when fighting. The leader of Paramount can only be called a general. I can definitely be a point general."
"General and marshal? Interesting distinction," Martin Davis laughed. "Kang, it's impossible for you to completely acquire Paramount unless you can prove that you can make Paramount develop better, so I
Only then will I agree to convince other shareholders to sell you a proportion of the shares."
Kang Jianfei pointed to his head and said: "My business philosophy is in my head and can be taken out at any time."
"Tell me about it," Martin Davis said, "I don't know anything about movies. I hope you can convince me."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Mr. Davis, do you know my film company in Hong Kong?"
Martin Davis nodded and said: "A film company that is developing very fast. Unfortunately, the big studio system has been eliminated in Hollywood. American law does not allow the existence of film trusts."
Kang Jianfei shook his head and said: "No, what I want to say is not this, but the status of DreamWorks in the entire Oriental Entertainment Group."
Martin Davis now became interested: "Oh, tell me."
Kang Jianfei said: "I know that Paramount was once forced to sell off a number of theaters by the U.S. government because of its monopoly, which severely damaged its vitality and weakened it for a full twenty years. However, the U.S. government stipulates that film companies are not allowed to operate production vertically.
, the distribution and exhibition business does not mention that other theater chains and distribution companies are not allowed to acquire and operate film companies."
Martin Davis frowned and asked, "What's the use of this?"
"Of course it works," Kang Jianfei said, "What I did with Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group in Hong Kong can be copied to Hollywood. Movies, TV, music, publishing, animation, travel, media, all these things related to entertainment culture
If we can operate together, promote each other and develop in a coordinated manner, we can create an entertainment empire in the United States, and Paramount is just a part of this entertainment empire."
Kang Jianfei's deception was just to get Martin Davis to agree to his investment in Paramount, but these words made Martin Davis think deeply.
In fact, Kang Jianfei is not just bragging. His idea of "big entertainment" is very feasible. However, at this time, the Hollywood movie giants were frightened by the antitrust bill decades ago and did not focus on "big entertainment management" at all.
think.
With the diversification of the entertainment industry, an endless stream of independent film companies and theater chains have emerged. The monopoly standards in the film field in the United States have been relaxed a lot. It is no longer a big deal for a parent company to own both theater chains and production companies.
In another time and space, two talented people who supported Paramount were poached by Disney. Paramount declined from then on, and then Gulf Western Industries sold Paramount.
Viacom, which bought Paramount from Hercy, is an entertainment company that started by operating a chain of theaters. Since then, Paramount has changed from a Hollywood giant to a part of the entertainment company, and Viacom
It has gradually developed into an entertainment group.
The change of hands of Paramount marked that the United States has entered a great entertainment era. Several major Hollywood movie giants have become part of the entertainment media group, and the income from movie peripherals has increased tenfold and hundreds of times.
There were many fish in the lake, and Kang Jianfei caught another fish. He threw the fish back into the lake and summed it up by saying: "In my conception, the movie is just an appetizer in the entertainment feast. The real reward is
The big meal will be served later."
"That's a very good idea. Aren't you afraid that I'll plagiarize it?" Martin Davis said with a smile.
Kang Jianfei said: "To complete this idea, I am not capable enough on my own, so I need a strong partner. And Mr. Davis, you run an industrial group and are not familiar with the operations of the entertainment industry. We can perfect it."
complementary."
Martin Davis really doesn’t understand how to run the entertainment and cultural industry. None of the publishing, game, magazine and film companies controlled by Haixi Industrial Company has ever participated in specific company operations.
"Go on," said Martin Davis.
Kang Jianfei said: "I want more than 25% of Paramount's shares, 30% of Japan's Sega Game Company, and 30% of Simon Publishing Company of the United States. In addition, we will spend money together to acquire Turner Broadcasting Company and
On this basis, establish a TV network, and then acquire a record company, and the entire entertainment empire will basically be formed."
Martin Davis smiled and said: "Kang, your words are very moving, but I'm very sorry, I don't understand this aspect at all, so I don't plan to invest."
The previous head of Paramount, Barry Diller, who brought Paramount to a prosperous period, had suggested to Martin Davis several times, hoping that he could establish a new television network. Martin Davis
As a result, Barry Diller was disheartened and was poached by Rupert Murdoch more than three years ago. As a result, Paramount continued to decline year by year.
Kang Jianfei continued to work hard to convince Martin: "Do you know anything about video games? When Sega of Japan was in its most difficult time, Haixi Industrial Company invested a lot of money, and now it has received several times the profit return?"
Martin Davis shrugged and said: "In fact, I was opposed to investing in Sega. Unfortunately, I was not the one who made the decision at the time for Haixi Company, and the number of votes against it at the shareholders' meeting was not large enough to support it."