Next, Xia Yu ordered his subordinates to prepare the employment contract, and the time was written two days later.

Barry Diller solemnly signed his name on it and put a contract in his briefcase.

"Boss, I'll resign when I go back today, and it will take about three days to complete the handover. ”

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Three days is acceptable, but you try to do it as early as possible, MGM Pictures and Luen Mei Pictures are waiting for you to take over." ”

"I'll do it as soon as possible!"

Barry Diller replied.

After getting Barry Diller, Xia Yu didn't hide his plans from him, told him to wait to meet Shirley Lansing, and hired her to become the CEO of MGM Pictures.

Barry Diller also knows this strong woman and has dealt with her a lot, so he recognizes her ability very much and fully agrees with Xia Yu's plan.

In the next appointment, Xia Yu directly asked Barry Diller to stay here.

When Shirley Lansing arrived, she was stunned when she saw Barry Diller talking and laughing with Xia Yu, and then reacted that Barry Diller, the vice president of Paramount Pictures, had been poached by Xia Yu.

With Barry Diller by his side, Xia Yu once again told her about his plans for MGM Pictures and the arrangements for her.

Shirley Lansing did not receive an invitation from Twentieth Century Fox at this time, so she was very satisfied with Xia Yu's position as executive president, and gladly accepted Xia Yu's invitation and became Xia Yu's right-hand man.

Later, Xia Yu told Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing some things, such as having invested in CAA and secretly integrating the theater chain.

Xia Yu's layout made the two admire Xia Yu's layout, and looked forward to MGM's future more and more.

At this point, Xia Yu can finally let go of the two of them to run MGM and build a media empire for him.

After the swift departures of Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing.

As if deliberately targeting the rumormongers, Polaris Capital convened a press conference to announce that Barry Diller would be the chairman of MGM Pictures and Shirley Lansing would be the executive president.

After the press conference, the news that Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing were poached by MGM was widely circulated, some were shocked, some regretted, and some looked coldly.

There are many kinds of beings, and so on.

But in any case, many people who want to see the jokes of MGM Pictures and Polaris Capital will not be able to see it anytime soon.

After Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing took over MGM Pictures and Luen Mei Pictures, they made drastic reforms, and at the same time used the $100 million injected by Polaris Capital to begin redeeming the lost film and television rights.

Just when Xia Yu was about to relax, Michael Ovitz called him and told him that Steven Spielberg had watched "Alien E· T", I want to talk to him face to face.

On the morning of January 15, after Xia Yu finished breakfast, he took a car to CAA brokerage company.

After getting the report from the staff, Michael Ovitz immediately came out to greet Xia Yu.

It's been a month, but Michael Ovitz's attitude has changed radically.

He became more respectful of Xia Yu and lowered his posture very lowly, obviously Polaris Capital's real acquisition of MGM Pictures and Luen Mei Pictures gave him a huge shock.

Although Xia Yu briefly mentioned it to him before, when it comes to the end, there is no intuitive feeling.

But when what Xia Yu said came true in such a short period of time, and Polaris Capital still entered Hollywood with such a domineering attitude, he, a practitioner in the Hollywood film and television industry, felt more deeply than ordinary people.

With the support of MGM Pictures, which annexed Luen Mei Pictures, the CAA agency he created will rise at a faster pace, and he will no longer have to be careful to sign stars from now on.

CAA Brokerage is ahead of his old club, William Morris Brokerage, and it is more likely that it will launch an impact on MCA Group in the future!

From now on, Xia Yu's influence on him is no longer a simple capital, but all the resources of the more important MGM Pictures.

"Mr. Xia, after witnessing your series of operations, I can't sleep at night for the past few days, it's really shocking, and the pattern of Hollywood has been easily changed by you. ”

As he walked, Michael Ovitz boasted.

These days, this kind of similar praise and compliment makes Xia Yu's ears calloused, so he just smiled and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, it cost about 250 million US dollars before and after, but it took me some attention to hunt for the chairman and CEO of MGM Pictures." ”

Xia Yu's casual attitude made Michael Ovitz's expression stiffen, he subconsciously looked at Xia Yu, and found that Xia Yu was not like it, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and there was a strong sense of piercing.

Invisible pretending is the deadliest.

"250 million dollars is said so easily, Mr. Xia, I have seen so many people, and you can say such a thing, I don't know what to say. ”

Michael Ovitz said quietly.

Xia Yu was slightly stunned, looked at Michael Ovitz, who was a little hit, smiled dumbly, and did not continue to go deeper on this topic.

After a while, the group came to the office.

"Mr. Xia, it's not yet the appointed time, and Steven Spielberg hasn't come here yet, but it should be almost there. ”

After sitting down, Xia Yu found a comfortable sitting position and said nonchalantly: "Then wait a little longer." “

"Michael, do you know what Steven Spielberg is up to right now? Raiders of the Lost Ark should be finished, right? Is he taking on a new movie?"

Faced with a series of questions thrown by Xia Yu, Michael Ovitz immediately said: "I specially inquired, the filming task of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has been completed, and now it is entering post-production, according to the normal schedule, this movie should be released in the summer." “

"Then I asked Steven Spielberg, and he told me clearly that he had received a lot of scripts, but he hadn't decided which one to shoot. ”

Xia Yu bowed his head slightly and put his mind at ease.

Since Steven Spielberg has not settled on it and is willing to come over to talk, "Alien E· There is a great possibility that the movie "T" will be taken over by him, and it can be filmed as soon as possible, the key depends on whether it can be negotiated later.

Alien E· The film "T" was shot by Steven Spielberg in the previous life, and after its final release, it sparked a movie-watching craze around the world, with a total global box office of $790 million.

So although Steven Spielberg is not the only big Hollywood director, in order to ensure success as much as possible, Xia Yu still wants Steven Spielberg to make this movie.

......

While the two were chatting, it was 9:58 a.m., and Steven Spielberg arrived two minutes early.

After a polite greeting, the three of them sat around the table.

Steven Spielberg directly took out the "Alien E· T", eyes wander on the two.

Michael Ovitz immediately explained: "Mr. Spielberg, the script of this film was taken out by Mr. Xia, the majority shareholder of our company. ”

"Mr. Xia, this script is wonderful, and it attracted me. Steven Spielberg said without hesitation of praise, without hiding his attitude.

Xia Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Spielberg, you have a deep knowledge of science fiction and commercial films, so I also think you will be interested in it, I wonder if you are willing to shoot it?"

Praise is praise, but when it comes to specific cooperation matters, Steven Spielberg is also very cautious, and does not nod immediately, but bluntly points out the concerns and says: "Mr. Xia, this script is very good, but there is not only one factor that determines the box office of a movie, I specially inquired about the Galaxy Film Company written on the script, it is just a small film company from Asia, it can't open up the situation in Hollywood." ”

Although Steven Spielberg said the truth, Xia Yu was still a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he had already taken this into account, so he was in a hurry to take MGM Pictures.

Xia Yu said lightly: "Mr. Spielberg, Galaxy Film Company is not qualified, so what about MGM Pictures?"

At the mention of MGM Pictures, Steven Spielberg raised his eyebrows.

During this time, the affairs of MGM Pictures Company were in an uproar, and of course he knew that if it was MGM Pictures that annexed Luen Mei Pictures, then it would definitely be qualified.

It's just that the Mr. Xia in front of him is not the major shareholder of CAA's brokerage company, and MGM Pictures has not yet settled down, and he has already made the investment?

To ensure that this "Alien E· T" was released, at least $20 million, and MGM Pictures agreed so quickly?

Puzzled, Steven Spielberg asked directly: "Mr. Xia, is MGM Pictures willing to shoot this film?

"Of course not, MGM Pictures and Galaxy Pictures co-produced this film. ”

Xia Yu said without hesitation.

At this moment, Michael Ovitz realized that Steven Spielberg should not know Xia Yu's identity, only that Xia Yu was the majority shareholder of CAA's agency.

So he kindly introduced again: "Mr. Spielberg, I think I have to introduce you to Mr. Xia again, he is not only the majority shareholder of our company, but also the chairman of Polaris Capital, which he led the acquisition of MGM Pictures and Luen Mei Pictures. ”

Steven Spielberg was shocked, looked Xia Yu up and down, took a deep breath to suppress the turmoil in his heart, and apologized: "I'm sorry Mr. Xia, please allow me to retract the question just now, I have no doubts at this point." ”

Joke, Polaris Capital spent $184 million to buy MGM Pictures, another $60 million to buy Luen Mei Pictures, and then announced a $100 million injection.

Polaris Capital is simply inhuman.

Since the chairman of Polaris Capital Company said this personally, then he asked again, which was undoubtedly an insult to Xia Yu and an insult to his own IQ.

It's just that he wants to know what Xia Yu's positioning is for this movie, and only by knowing these can he decide whether to really take over.

So he asked again: "Mr. Xia, according to the script, this movie doesn't have too many big scenes, so the production cost should be more than 10 million US dollars, and if you add the publicity and distribution costs, it will be about 20 million US dollars, do you think it's okay?"

Xia Yu looked straight at Steven Spielberg and said solemnly: "Mr. Spielberg, this movie will be the first film of MGM Pictures' re-emergence, so it will be committed to the pursuit of classics, and it will not give you restrictions on production costs, let alone 20 million US dollars, you can double or even more, as long as you spend your money worthwhile and meaningful!"

Steven Spielberg was silent for a moment, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think as long as you are a normal director, you will not refuse this temptation!"

"Pursuing the ultimate excitement of the film is also my life creed. ”

"Mr. Xia, I made this movie!"

Xia Yu immediately smiled, got up and stretched out his hand to him, and Steven Spielberg immediately reached out and shook Xia Yu.

"Happy working together!"

"Happy working together!"

After the verbal agreement was reached, the rest of the details remained.

For example, the director's share ratio, the actor's agency contract, the preparation for distribution, the permission to revise the script again, etc., are all talked about.

In the end, Xia Yu made one last request.

"Mr. Spielberg, it's January 1981, and I hope this movie will be released next summer, no problem, right?"

The time span is seventeen months, which is a long time for a movie, and his "Raiders of the Lost Ark" began in June last year, and it will be released in June this year, and it has only been a year.

Even if you add the time and preparation time in the early stage, it will only be about 14 months.

Although because of Xia Yu's request, he will work hard to make "Alien E· T" is perfect, but with an extra three months, it's completely enough!

So he said without any pressure: "Of course, no problem, you will definitely be able to see this movie in theaters next summer." ”

"I'm looking forward to the final product!"

Xia Yu said with a smile.

After negotiating, Xia Yu and Steven Spielberg agreed to officially sign a contract the day after tomorrow.

After returning home, Xia Yu immediately informed Barry Diller and asked him to prepare, and at the same time put the unmodified "Alien E· The script of "T" was given to him.

Barry Diller shocked his boss's movements on one side and prepared quickly on the other.

Two days later, Wu Siyuan, the general manager of Galaxy Pictures, rushed to San Francisco to attend a MGM Pictures press conference.

In the eyes of all the people, Barry Diller, Steven Spielberg, Wu Siyuan and others walked onto the rostrum, and the shutters of the arriving reporters kept pressing.

Then, the tripartite agreement was signed under the spotlight.

MGM Pictures and Galaxy Pictures jointly invested in the production of "Alien E· T" film, with an initial capital of $50 million, MGM Pictures invested $30 million, Galaxy Pictures invested $20 million, and Steven Spielberg was the director.

The media immediately recorded this historic moment.

After signing the agreement, Barry Diller did not hide it at all, and directly announced that "Alien E· "T" will be released in the summer of next year, and the attitude of driving a horse to face the battle is undoubtedly revealed.

This is a provocation from the "lion"!

The media was immediately excited, and reporters from all walks of life used their cameras to record Barry Diller's domineering scene, and they were already quickly thinking about how to "stir up trouble" after they returned.

If the other six giants are willing to take a stand, then the bonuses for the next half a month or even a month will not be able to run away.

Eventually, the press conference ended in a drench.

On the same day, major entertainment evening newspapers and TV entertainment channels reported this exciting news, and Hollywood film companies of all sizes learned the news and reacted differently.

But none of this is in Xia Yu's attention, nor does it attract the attention of Barry Diller, who is busy with corporate affairs and preparing for the establishment of "Alien E· T" filming project team.

As for Xia Yu, he took a plane across the entire United States and came to New York.

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