Chapter 127: Acquisition of a film company
Charles Rockefeller stood in front of the window, looking at the back of Bowen Rothschild leaving, and smiled slightly.
He really didn't expect Bowen Rothschild to come and form an alliance with him and deal with John together. "Arnold, which Hollywood studios are easier to acquire right now?"
"Boss, are you really going to fight JK with Bowen Rothschild?" said Arnold Parker, a little surprised by his boss's decision.
Although the Rockefellers and the Morgan family were in competition, each ran its own business and rarely attacked each other.
Because once they attack each other, for the two families, they will kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 themselves, and the ones who benefit are the third parties watching the play next to them.
"Of course!" Charles Rockefeller turned his head and looked at his assistant Arnold Parker. "That guy made me feel bad when I watched it!"
Arnold Parker felt a little helpless when he heard Charles Rockefeller's words.
As Charles Rockefeller's assistant, he naturally knew that his boss and John had a bad relationship, these two had been enemies since the day they were born, and they didn't like each other, so he couldn't persuade him, so he could only report what he knew.
Now there are seven first-line film companies in Hollywood.
They are Disney, Warner Bros., Universal, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, MGM, and Sony.
Among them, Disney, Warner, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, and Universal have group companies behind them, so it is not easy to acquire.
The only thing that is easier is MGM Pictures, which does not have a group company behind it, but if you want to buy it, you need a huge amount of money. ”
"How much do you need?" asked Charles Rockefeller.
Arnold Parker looked up and thought about it. MGM Pictures is slightly less valuable than Columbia Pictures, and Sony bought Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion the year before, so I estimate that it could take $2 billion to $2.5 billion to buy MGM Pictures. ”
"Is there a cheaper film company?" Charles Rockefeller frowned, although he is the sixth generation of the Rockefeller family, but it is also very difficult for him to come up with 2.5 billion dollars at once.
It is true that the Rockefeller family is rich, but there are also many people who eat, so the children of the family do not receive much money from the fund every year. Unlike John, who fed the whole family and was not hungry, Charles Rockefeller could only grit his teeth with jealousy about this.
In fact, he didn't know that John was much poorer than him, and he could at least come up with a dozen or two billion dollars, but John didn't even have a billion dollars.
"There's also a Miramax film company that fits. Arnold Parker replied. Founded in 1979 in New York by brothers Bob and Harvey Weinstein, the company usually distributes niche films that are more artistic or less popular. The company is relatively easy to acquire, and the purchase price is relatively low, not exceeding $100 million. ”
The value of a film company mainly depends on the quantity and quality of film rights in the library, MGM Pictures was founded in 1924 and has accumulated more than 3,000 film rights in 64 years, while Miramax was founded in 1979 and has accumulated more than 200 films in 12 years, so it is naturally not as expensive as MGM.
"Then buy this company!" Charles Rockefeller was very satisfied with Miramax Films, first, because the price was small, and second, because the company was in New York, which was convenient for him to manage.
While Charles Rockefeller was discussing film company matters with his assistant Arnold Parker, Bowen Rothschild from the Rockefeller estate boarded a plane to Los Angeles overnight.
After a day of rest in Los Angeles, he arrived at CAA's headquarters in Century City.
When he learned that John had bought ICM a few months ago, he ordered CAA to be bought to deal with John's ICM.
"Mr. Michael, it's a pleasure to meet you!" said Bowen Rothschild, sitting in the same chair that Michael Ovitz used to sit in. Looking at Michael Ovitz with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Rothschild! it's a pleasure to see you!" said Michael Ovitz, bending slightly.
He is a super promoter of Hollywood, the king of CAA, but in the eyes of the Rothschilds, he is no different from an ant.
"Mr. Michael, from today onwards, CAA has only one mission. Bowen Rothschild held out a finger. "That's to bring down ICM at all costs, you know?"
Michael Ovitz bent slightly. "Yes! ”
Michael Ovitz doesn't know why Bowen Rothschild did this, but as an ant, he has only one task, and that is to obey.
And Bowen Rothschild looked at Michael Ovitz's attitude and was very satisfied. "Mr. Michael, as long as you bring down ICM, I won't do you any wrong, understand?"
"Understood, thank you, Mr. Rothschild!" said Michael Ovitz bent slightly again.
"Hmm!"
Bowen Rothschild nodded, then stood up, walked to the window and said nonchalantly: "Mr. Michael! I heard that you are at odds with a director named John Christen!"
Michael Ovitz's eyes narrowed suddenly, and he felt a chill hit him.
His suppression of John is no secret in Hollywood at the top, but when his boss knows about it, he has some panic in his heart, after all, he has moved the company's resources.
"Because of Forrest Gump, there is some little friction!" Michael Ovitz said softly, but some cold sweat broke out on his forehead. His life and death honor and disgrace are only in the words of others, so he will naturally be uneasy.
But what he didn't expect was that Bowen Rothschild just nodded carelessly, and didn't blame him. "I don't care who you suppress or how you suppress it. You just have to do what I told you to do well, and I don't care about the rest, understand?"
"Understood...... Understood...... "Michael Ovitz was pardoned."
Bowen Rothschild looked at Michael Ovitz nodding and wagging his tail in pity, and felt a sense of pride in his heart. What he needs is someone who can do things and understand the rules. "Okay! That's it! I've got something to do, so I'll go first!"
"Mr. Rothschild walks slowly!" Michael Ovitz bent over.
When Bowen Rothschild walked away, he straightened up and returned to his old swagger, which was very different from the nodding and wagging his tail and begging for mercy just now.