A mesmerizing summer ×× makes people feel that life is so beautiful and wonderful everywhere.
Around nine o'clock in the morning
"Shay from New Line, what does he want with me?"
Wang Yaocheng came out of the bedroom and asked as he walked, straightening his clothes.
The housekeeper, Cetelina, handed over a light-weight upper coat and said;
"This was introduced by Miss Nicole Kidman. She said that she once owed Shay a favor. If you can agree to meet and talk to Shay, Miss Nicole Kidman will definitely thank you.
These are the original words.”
"oh……"
Wang Yaocheng chewed these words carefully, with a knowing smile on his lips, and said;
"Ah! I know this is an unlucky guy. Ted Turner is very angry, and New Line Cinema is now facing closure. It's okay to meet him, but there may be nothing that can be done to help him."
"In that case, can we arrange to meet in the small VIP room in ten minutes?"
"Thank you Cetelina, well, I think it's appropriate."
Cetelina bowed politely and saluted, then left along the corridor, going to prepare for the small-scale meeting.
Wang Yaocheng watched her go away. Her figure was set off by the well-fitting white-collar beauty's attire. Her long golden hair was tied behind her head. She looked very capable. He nodded with satisfaction.
Setrina is a 28-year-old British girl from Liverpool, an outstanding graduate of the Royal College of Butlers. She has worked hard to reach the middle management level at the London Heathrow branch of the Peninsula Hotel and is a very experienced housekeeper.
As for my old acquaintance Xie Yi, I think back when Wang Yaocheng entered Hollywood and planned to acquire New Line Cinema, he had dealt with Xie Yi many times and he was a very difficult opponent.
In the end, the deal failed.
Wang Yaocheng chose to establish DreamWorks with several collaborators such as Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen and Schwarzenegger, taking the first step into Hollywood.
Then, Marvel Entertainment Film Company was established under Marvel Animation and achieved great success.
New Line Cinema was eventually sold to Time Warner for US$500 million. The original owner, Shea, chose to retain part of the equity and some independent operating rights, and continued to stay at New Line Cinema to be responsible for film production and distribution.
The careers of the two have branched off, with Wang Yaocheng flying higher and higher, while Xie Yi has embarked on a degenerate path of no return.
The reason
The unforeseen circumstances of life are inseparable from Wang Yaocheng's desperate flapping of the wings of a butterfly from the Amazon jungle. This changed the future and destiny of New Line Cinema, and also changed Xie Yi's miserable life.
"Blade Runner", "Rush Hour", "Austin Powers", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Dead Man" are all blockbuster movies that have received critical acclaim and critical acclaim, and their movie scripts have been pre-empted to be produced and filmed by Marvel Entertainment Films.
Helped Marvel Entertainment to skyrocket and become the seventh largest film industry giant in Hollywood.
What's especially terrible is
It turns out that Marvel Animation took the lead in acquiring the rights to film and television adaptation of the British original Tolkien, the global blockbuster "Lord of the Rings" series of magical masterpieces held by New Line Cinema, and the global box office revenue was as high as gold and silver.
The first three parts of the "Lord of the Rings" series alone grossed US$3.46 billion at the global box office. Together with peripheral video tapes and TV broadcasts, as well as product dolls and clothing licensing, the total revenue exceeded US$6 billion.
This has helped Marvel Entertainment Film Company proudly reach the pinnacle of Hollywood and achieve a period of unrepeatable glory.
Follow other people's paths and leave others with nowhere to go.
This is how Samsung Electronics declined, as did New Line Cinema. Equally miserable are Motorola (V3 series mobile phones), Qualcomm (dispute over patent standards in the field of wireless communications), and Intel (X86 architecture and open source RISC-V
Architecture Wars) and the list goes on.
The international market share is so huge. If the companies under the Wang Family Group take more bites, other companies will have to take less bites. Sometimes this difference is a matter of life and death.
Marvel Entertainment Films is stepping on the corpses of New Line Cinema to achieve glory, and the winners and losers
The unlucky Shay was just like in history. Several commercial blockbusters failed miserably at the box office, but none of the blockbuster films made huge profits. The talented Shay was so damaged by the successive blows that he doubted his life.
Now, Wang Yaocheng is his last life-saving straw.
a moment later
"Uh-huh! Please sit down. Would you like some coffee or red wine?"
"Uh...can you give me a gin or rum? I feel like I need a strong drink to get back into shape."
"Well, Miss Cetelina, please give Mr. Shay a glass of gin."
Wang Yaocheng shook hands with Xie Yi and gestured to sit down and talk. The small VIP room was filled with the elegant fragrance of agarwood, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
obviously
Shay was completely unable to appreciate the essence of Eastern culture, and rubbed his hands a little awkwardly. His original arrogant and cunning temperament was completely gone, and he became a sensitive and slightly neurotic middle-aged man.
He used to be the owner of a Hollywood film company worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but now he has plummeted and is already insolvent.
Things in the world are changing and wonderful.
"Thank you! If you could put the wine bottle here, I would be very grateful." Shay picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, with a sickly flush on his face.
Miss Cetelina looked at Wang Yaocheng, put down the gin bottle silently, turned around and left, closing the door quietly.
His career has suffered so many blows, but Shay is considered strong and resilient without a mental breakdown.
Wang Yaocheng would not laugh at him, he just took a sip of mineral water silently and waited for his speech.
"Boss, please forgive me for my gaffe. I have had a very bad time during this period. It is a dark and unforgettable experience in my life. In fact, New Line Cinema's path in Hollywood has come to an end and I have given up.
He took the CEO position of the film company, and those shares may be worthless now!”
Shay narrated in a low voice, poured another glass of strong wine, and asked with a somewhat flinching look, "Oh, I'm sorry, can I have another drink?"
"Okay, I'll give you five minutes. Before I change my mind, drink this glass and say what you have to say. Otherwise, get out with the bottle."
"Thank you boss, you are such a good person. Turner only attacks me and my family with foul words. He can't even drink a glass of water in his office. Turner, this damn Maine guy, will only catch me."
The collar roared: Damn you bastard, get out of my office now, you dirty cockroach in the sewer, you have made the air here stink.
When he got to the emotional point, Shay sobbed with tears streaming down his face; "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...I'm not a cockroach."
Wang Yaocheng looked at his watch calmly;
"You have four minutes, Mr. Shea."
Shay suddenly came back to his senses, and quickly swallowed half a glass of gin in one gulp. This square crystal wine glass has a large capacity, and the two glasses of wine contained more than four ounces. The burning of alcohol in the body made Shay feel courageous.
Great vibration.
"Boss, today's top Hollywood labels are facing a new round of reshuffle. I heard that Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks are secretly negotiating with Paramount Pictures to bypass
I am very convinced that I have become the boss, the main shareholder of DreamWorks."
The information provided by Shea was important and had not been previously available.
If it is true, then the game will become very interesting. What do the partners want to do instead of negotiating with their competitors?
Wang Yaocheng said calmly: "It's interesting, you have ten minutes now."
"Although I'm down and out now, with more than 30 years of experience in the industry, I still have rich connections in Hollywood and can get confidential information that ordinary people can't touch. Therefore, I want to work with the boss. Please rest assured that I am definitely a very good person.
He is a producer who is familiar with the inside story and tips of all aspects of film production, and will not arbitrarily hand over the film crew's funds."
"Haha, Marvel Entertainment Movies won't accept junk, Shay, you still have a few minutes to persuade me."
"You will definitely accept me. In fact, I have nowhere to go. The bank wants to repossess my luxury villa and yacht in Palm Beach. I have laid off my gardeners and cleaners to reduce expenses, but I still cannot make ends meet."
Soon, I may not even be able to raise my own dog. I need an opportunity and will devote my greatest enthusiasm and efforts to this end..."
What Xie Yi said didn't get through to Wang Yaocheng at all. He looked at his watch calmly: "You still have four minutes."
"Okay, okay, you are a shrewd employer, you have to force me to take out all the inventory."
Shay raised his hands in surrender, his face red from the stimulation of alcohol, and his eyes revealed stubborn desire;
This precious opportunity must not be wasted. You only get one chance.
"Boss, although today's Hollywood is calm on the surface, there are undercurrents surging underneath. The film company bosses and investors behind the scenes have taken action one after another, joining forces to try to jointly deal with the challenges of Marvel Entertainment Film Company.
No one wants to see Marvel Entertainment Films controlling the voice of Hollywood and taking away 30% of the profits of the entire world film market every year. They will never sit back and watch this happen.
This situation must be broken, and the introduction of strong foreign capital has become a good option.
The French media and telecommunications giant Vivendi Group has suffered huge losses and a heavy debt burden due to its efforts to expand. The French are looking for buyers around the world, and their controlling Universal Pictures is one of the items for sale.
at present
The owner of Universal Pictures, the second most senior company in Hollywood, is in secret negotiations with General Electric.
As far as I know, the negotiations between the two parties are progressing very smoothly, and only some details remain. It is very likely that a merger and acquisition agreement will be reached by the end of this year or early 2004.
According to sources close to the negotiations;
General Electric is preparing to combine Universal Pictures and its subsidiary National Broadcasting Company (NBBC Universal Group) into a comprehensive media company spanning film, television, and music, becoming a media group that can compete with News Corporation of the World and Time Warner.
Obviously, Universal Pictures, whose strength has increased dramatically, will become one of the powerful challengers to Marvel Entertainment Film Company.
at the same time
Those Jews have not stopped for a moment. MGM Pictures is in contact with the Japanese. Since both parties are doing this very secretively, the specific content and progress are unknown.
However, with many years of experience in the industry, I am convinced that this potential merger intention exists, and there is a 60% certainty that it can become a reality.
After Disney acquired Pixar Animation, the board of directors had a very unhappy relationship with the Weinstein brothers, and the boss must have known about this.
According to my observation;
The conflict between the two sides is sharp, and one party must give in or leave. In the end, the Weinstein brothers should be unable to twist their arms and have no choice but to walk away.
After all, for Disney, profits are more important than Oscar statuettes.
Performing artists want Oscar statuettes, while businessmen only want to make profits. This profound contradiction is irreconcilable. The Weinstein brothers, who thought they could influence the Oscar judges, overestimated their abilities and could only gain failure.
Disney has been coveting DreamWorks. In fact, I know that what they really want is Marvel Entertainment. They are the only two major companies in Hollywood with a market value of more than 100 billion US dollars.
Today, Disney just hasn't found any opportunities for mergers and acquisitions.
If calculated based on the fact that the boss holds 80% of the shares of Marvel Animation, the merged Disney company should be controlled by the boss. This situation is the biggest fear of the Disney board of directors, and it keeps them awake at night."
Having said this, Xie Yi's eyes revealed the light of confidence; "No matter what the boss's considerations are, I am confident that I can achieve your wishes. Xie Yi will be a loyal dog under you. I will bite anyone you want."