Although it once encountered a setback in the rating, Embassy Pictures still prepared a premiere ceremony for "Saw Horror", due to the limited total investment in the film, the classification of R-rated bloody horror films also led to only 2,620 open theaters, and the scale of the premiere certainly cannot be compared with the huge investment of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

The premiere was held in a theater in Orange County, which was also the setting for the jigsaw case.

Because of limited investment, there were basically no guests invited to the premiere, and the main resources were placed on media public relations.

However, there are also people who have taken the initiative to come and have a look, such as Ron Meyer of Universal Pictures.

Ronan is taking a group photo in front of a billboard with Netflix as the background, along with the crew members, and the job of hosting Ron Meyer can only be done by Robert Iger.

Robert Iger and Ron Meyer have known each other for a long time, and the two have not talked much about their identities and statuses before, so they haven't talked much in detail, but the chief operating officer of Relativity Entertainment has already had the opportunity to let him talk to Ron Meyer on an equal footing.

Relativity Entertainment didn't invite guests, and Robert Iger asked directly, "Ron, how did you have time to come over today?"

Ron Meyer said with a smile: "I watched the trailer and some promotional materials for this film, and I came to see it very much to my taste. ”

How could Robert Iger believe that, but he couldn't debunk it, and he said, "It's a very special piece that will surprise you at the end." ”

Ron Meyer came over, of course, not for this horror movie, chatted with Robert Iger for a few words, and quickly turned to the topic: "I heard that your Relativity Entertainment has a plan to buy Universal Pictures Entertainment Group?"

This is the focus of his concern, and shortly after his last conversation with Ronan, he learned that Relativity Entertainment was interested in acquiring Universal Pictures.

As the top executive of Universal Pictures, Ron Mayer is very well informed, and the Vivendi Group needs to sell Universal for cash, creating an extremely high barrier to entry, and there are very few companies that can actually afford to buy it for cash, in fact, only three have clearly expressed their intentions so far: Kongscut, NBC and Relativity Entertainment Group.

Kongska deliberately did not feel very strong about the difficulty of raising funds without affecting the company's cash flow and normal operations, and NBC has already started to do their job.

NBC has been proactive, backed by General Electric, which is said to have raised money on Wall Street.

But he has a bit of an old account with NBC, and the relationship has never been very good, according to the information obtained, NBC is also dissatisfied with the management headed by him, as long as NBC completes the acquisition of Universal, it will 100% cut the management team.

Then there is Relativity Entertainment, although I heard that Relativity Entertainment's financing on Wall Street has been blocked, but Ronan Anderson's foundation has many overseas financing channels, and no one dares to say that Relativity Entertainment has no chance at all, in case Relativity Entertainment can successfully acquire Universal Pictures, can he, who has a good relationship with Ronan, continue to sit in his current position?

This is a matter of vital interest, so Ron Meyer took this opportunity to come and find out about it.

Robert Iger smiled and looked confident: "There is such a plan, and we are steadily moving forward. ”

Not to mention outsiders, even if he set up a professional operation team, he doesn't know the actual situation, let alone relativity entertainment and the so-called financing just look quite glamorous, but in fact, the outside is strong and the middle is the middle, and even a billion dollars of funds can't be scraped together.

Since it is a "real" acquisition, it is natural that everything must be operated according to the real thing.

Ron Meyer frowned, with a little suspicion, and said: "Some time ago, Ronan approached me and wanted to buy the rights to the movie monsters under Universal Pictures. ”

Robert Iger was unhurried and said: "Movies are the main business of Relativity Entertainment, and what we are most interested in is actually the rights in the Universal Pictures library. Relativity Entertainment has been established for too short a time, there are not even 100 films in the film library, we have financing channels, we have independent distribution channels, the film library is the foundation of the film company, we must solve the problem of the film library. ”

Hearing this, Ron Meyer was even more convinced, after all, these are the truths, the importance of the film library to the film company, he, the executive of Universal Pictures, will not know? Relativity Entertainment seems to be developing rapidly, but there is no film library as a confidence, who in the industry does not know?

Ron Meyer smiled and said, "Personally, I'd also love to see Relativity Entertainment acquire Universal Pictures. Bob, I wish you all the best in your acquisition. ”

Who wouldn't want to buy Universal Pictures? Robert Iger dreamed of where the money would come from? You Ron Meyer can't sponsor a little bit, and you don't have the authority to sell Universal at a reduced price, and even from the day Vivendi made the public announcement of the sale of Universal, your position at Universal was a little awkward.

"I'm sure it will work. That's all Robert Iger can say.

The current operation situation, from the transaction between Vivendi and Universal Pictures Entertainment Group, as long as the operation is done well, it is still very likely to get a lot of benefits.

As for swallowing Universal Pictures......

A billion dollars, or even two billion dollars, is really not a problem for Relativity Entertainment.

But when it rises to $10 billion, even a friend who has been specially contacted for a high-level at Goldman Sachs has no choice.

The solution is not completely absent, and it is clearly written in the letter of the law.

Dense footsteps sounded at the door of the VIP room, and the crew walked in one after another, Robert Iger saw the short Chinese director walking next to Ronan, and was somewhat curious, such a horror film director with almost no resume could make Ronan pay so much attention to it......

But thinking of Ronan's past experience, Robert Iger feels that this short Chinese director may really have a value that he can't see.

When it comes to the company's operation and management, Ronan's ability is not outstanding, but when it comes to film project selection and production, there are probably few people in the industry who are better than him.

Ronan also saw Ron Meyer, although a little surprised, but kept a normal heart, and went over to exchange a few words with him.

The premiere screening is about to begin, and the few people in the VIP room are walking towards the screening hall.

Robert Iger walked with Ronan and said, "Ron just talked to me, because he has a bit of a grudge with NBC, and he personally hopes that Relativity Entertainment can get together with Universal Pictures. ”

Since his family knew about his family's affairs, Ronan smiled and said in a low voice: "I also hope that the outside world thinks that we have financing channels overseas, and the Pacific Foundation has cooperation with large overseas investment institutions, but they don't know that the investment amount between us and us is a confidentiality clause, and they don't know our specific overseas financing." ”

Robert Iger laughed, "That's where our opportunity lies. ”

Ronan nodded slightly: "Our goal is clear. ”

"Judging from the current situation, the management, led by Ron Meyer, should not be an obstacle. Robert Iger also tested Ron Meyer's attitude: "The Vivendi Group is fully involved in the global business, and Ron and other management have no power to support us, and they will not oppose it. ”

The takeover of the company is bound to cause turmoil, many people will become victims, and Universal Pictures has just had a fiasco, and many people believe that Vivendi's sale of Universal, "Hulk" is the main inducement, and Ron Meyer, who initiated the "Hulk" film project, must be held responsible.

If Universal Pictures is still under Vivendi, Ron Meyer will have some trouble at best, after all, it is enough to catch someone from below to top the bag, but with another parent company, this is not the case.

Infighting among group companies, and by extension, group company politics, is a common situation.

Companies like companies with excellent operating conditions and internal management, such as Relativity Entertainment, can keep this situation within reasonable limits.

Once the situation gets out of hand, the current Universal Pictures and the future Walt Disney will be the best examples.

The two chatted about the situation at Universal Pictures and walked into the screening room, still sitting together, Robert Iger looked at the big screen that was about to light up, and instead asked, "Saw is having some trouble with the MPAA rating?"

Ronan nodded, "A little problem, it's been solved." ”

Robert Iger said: "This doesn't require the people above to specialize in decision-making, they will naturally form a tacit understanding, and there will be a second time in similar situations, and we need to pay more attention." ”

Ronan said: "I've got George Clint in the relative strategy. ”

"They don't dare to go too far. Robert Iger added: "The Oscar Best Picture in previous years, "American Beauty" produced by DreamWorks, was also targeted by the rating committee, the first rating was NC-17, and there were subsequent editing changes. There is also "Gladiator", which DreamWorks originally wanted to set as PG-13, but after being rated R, it simply increased the scale of the picture to increase the intensity and brutality of the film's action scenes. ”

Ronan also has a general understanding: "There are many things that happen to medium-sized studios, although there are some things they don't dare to do too much, but the MPAA and the rating committee do have the right to speak, in the hands of the six major companies." ”

Robert Iger sighed: "No way, we're too late to enter." ”

Ronan nodded, stopped talking, and turned his head to look at the seats in the back, thanks to the excellent publicity and marketing and gimmicks, it attracted a lot of fans, and the audience seats for the premiere were all full.

Anyway, "Saw Horror" can be released normally.

Rosicky and Bendtner sat in the last row, quietly waiting for the film to start, and it wasn't just the two of them who came over today, someone launched a viewing event on Netflix, calling on people who liked the film to come and watch the premiere together.

Such an event, of course, they will not miss it.

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