Starz TV's big name, Don is too familiar, large-scale dramas, once attracted a large number of enthusiastic viewers.

It's a pity that this TV station does not have a strong backer like HBO, Shotime, and AMC, and the funds are insufficient, and the number of episodes filmed is limited, which is destined to rely on leasing copyrights for the main business of the TV station, which seriously restricts its development. At its peak, it had just over 11 million subscribers.

Now, Don Pictures intends to change that landscape and is destined to rewrite the fate of Starz. Calling HBO and fighting against Shotime is definitely not a fantasy!

Donn went to Marvel's branch in California and brought some greetings to Marvel's bigwigs, mainly to inspect the office building.

This is an old house of more than 40 years, located in the center of the city, covering a large area, but the facilities are a little old and look old.

Tang En has already thought about it, and when the headquarters building of Tang En Pictures is built, he will directly move Marvel Entertainment over. Now this old office building, as well as the headquarters building in New York, can be demolished and converted into other institutions, or sold outright, and there will be at least one or two million dollars in revenue.

Since Donn's shooting, Marvel's comic book sales have soared, with sales reaching 50,000 copies in the first quarter of 2000 alone, and in the whole of 1999, sales were only 120,000 copies!

Movies are entertainment leaders, and before they are released, the bigwigs of Marvel Entertainment have already seen the hope of Marvel's rebirth.

This is completely different from the situation in the past when I worked with the new line and filmed.

The new line is a niche action thriller, and Donn is a mass entertainment series, which is not comparable at all.

Alan Vane, CEO of Marvel Entertainment, personally led Don on the tour, and while walking, he told Don about the glorious history of Marvel's past.

came to a huge portrait caricature of Captain America, Alan Vane sighed: "Back then, Spider-Man was not born yet, and Captain America was the pillar of Marvel!"

Don followed him with his hands behind his back, smiling and echoing, "Yes, Captain America is a symbol of the American spirit." At that time, the country was at war with Germany, Japan, and Italy, and such a spiritual leader was needed to lead the country through the difficulties. ”

Alan Vane said: "This situation lasted until after the Vietnam War, when peace came, Captain America's popularity was gone, and we had to reintroduce a new spiritual leader. ”

"It can't be Spider-Man, right?"

"It's Spider-Man. Didn't you notice that the color of his suit, like Captain America, is also the embodiment of the flag?"

Don smiled, "It turns out that Spider-Man is the captain in peacetime!"

Alan Vane suddenly said, "Captain America will also be adapted into a movie, right?"

Don paused for a moment and didn't hide it, "That's true, superhero movies need to be thawed, and after the release, we will officially launch our superheroes to the market!"

Alan Vane sighed, "I'm looking forward to that day." ”

Don smiled and shook his head, "By the way, has the copyright of Blade been taken back?"

Alan Vane's face was pale and a little embarrassed, "Originally, we had negotiated with the new line, and Bob Shea had a good relationship with us and agreed to return the rights of Blade Warriors. At the last minute, however, Warner Bros. intervened, demanding that the new line delay the return of the rights. ”

"And this?" Donn's face changed.

Alan Vane said helplessly: "Now that you are so famous, the whole Hollywood is staring at you, if you can save the superhero film market, then Warner will definitely be happy to see it, and ...... I've heard some gossip. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"I heard...... Warners actually don't want to have a dispute with you because of a Blade, after all, they have DC Comics, Batman and Superman, and they don't care about a little Blade. They...... I want to reach more cooperation with you. ”

Tang En suddenly understood, and smiled coldly, "?"

Alan Vane smiled: "I don't know much about the specifics, hehe." However, since the release of the first trailer, the sales have also increased significantly. ”

Don pondered, "Allen, this is a company secret, don't leak it." Since the copyright of Blade Warrior cannot be recovered, it will be put on hold for the time being, and on the Warner side, I will find a way to deal with it. ”

At this time, Done's secretary Ella Fisher ran over in a hurry, her panicked face showed a little fear, and she glanced at Alan Vane carefully, "Don'......"

Don raised his eyebrows, waited for Alan Vane to consciously walk away, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

"FBI, the FBI is coming!" Ella Fisher's voice trembled, "They say you're suspected of a major economic crime and are asking to be investigated, Done, what the hell is going on......"

After all, it was a young girl, and her eyes turned red as she spoke.

Donn is the pillar of the entire company, as well as her future and hope, not to mention her acting career, that book alone is enough to get all of Ella Fisher's dependence.

"Economic crime?"

Don En's face no longer had a breezy look, his face was pale, his whole body was tense and stiff, and he couldn't figure out the situation.

……

got into the car and returned to Tang En Pictures, and Tang En, who calmed down, finally figured out a few points.

Now, the Nasdaq is in mourning, every day you see newspaper reports of investor suicides, Wall Street is in a state of slaughter, and every day Internet companies are going out of business.

The federal government has intervened, and Bank of America has teamed up with a number of top Wall Street venture capital banks and securities institutions to try to save the market, but the effect is not good, and it is impossible to reverse the general trend.

At the same time, the Ministry of Justice has also taken action to actively investigate the suspected economic crimes behind the NASDAQ stock market crash, with the simple purpose of cracking down on the momentum of widespread short-selling in the current market!

Not to mention democracy and freedom, when it is related to the lifeline of the country's economy, it must have a political flavor.

The sterling crisis in '92 and the Asian crisis in '97 both claimed to be absolutely free economic markets, and there was also full of government intervention behind them?

Otherwise, the British pound and the Hong Kong dollar would have been crushed and bankrupt by tens of billions of dollars of international travel funds.

The United States is no surprise now.

"Donn, you...... You ......" Ella Fisher's face turned pale with fright, and she instinctively believed the FBI's claim that Donn was suspected of economic crimes.

Otherwise, how to explain Donn's huge money?

As soon as he made a move, he injected $1 billion into Down Pictures, which is not at all a trick that filmmakers can play. DreamWorks has three bigwigs in charge, doesn't it also need to invest in Microsoft founder Paul Allenla?

Don took Ella Fisher's hand, found that his hand was cold, and relieved, "Don't worry, I didn't commit a crime. ”

"But...... Where did you get all that money?"

"Hehe, it's all legal income. Don smiled and patted her on the head, "Don't talk to you more, I'm going to contact a helper." ”

Ella Fisher saw that Don could still laugh now, and her mood calmed down a lot.

Donn made a call to Brian Lorde, who was Donn's agent and it was his job to deal with the PR crisis.

"Brian, I'll make a long story short, you deal with it right away......"

Before Don could finish his sentence, Brian Lord interrupted, "Donn, Bill has informed me. When you see the FBI, you don't say anything, wait for the lawyer to arrive. Also, I'm in contact with the White House to ask for an account on this matter. ”

"The White House?"

Tang En was surprised, but also sighed at the strength of CAA's energy, and said with a smile: "Brian, there is no need to make a fuss, my assets are all legal income, and there is no economic crime." ”

Brian Lord said: "I know, but this is a public relations crisis, and the Justice Department's investigation of you must be lifted as soon as possible, otherwise it will seriously affect your public image." ”

Tang En was silent for a moment, agreeing with his statement, "Since this is the case, it depends on your help." Brian, if you need a political donation, just tell me. ”

"You kid!" Brian Lord laughed, "Don't worry, the matter is not serious to that point, isn't it just making some money in the stock market, let's go through the normal procedures and solve it openly." ”

Tang En smiled slightly, and then his face changed, "Huh, Brian, I don't seem to have said that my funds came from the stock market, right?"

Brian Lord said angrily, "The FBI said it was an economic investigation, do you think Bill and I are fools?

"Gods?" Donn laughed, "I like that. ”

……

When I returned to Tang En Pictures, I found that the company's employees were all worried, looking at Tang En's eyes, worried, frightened, nervous, and hopeful.

Most of them were promoted from the grassroots by Don En, and they not only had official needs, but also private favors.

No one wants the big boss Don to have an accident at the current stage of the company's thriving development.

Tang En was as sunny and confident as ever, not at all pressed and panicked by the criminal investigation, and waved to everyone with a smile, "What are you doing standing?

"Boss!"

"Don ......"

The eyes of the employees couldn't help but show a little emotion.

Tang En's calm hand waved, "Let's go back to work, I'm fine!"

Seeing Bill McNick hurrying over, Don was a little angry, lowered his voice, but his tone was very heavy, "Bill, what are you doing?

Bill McNick said bitterly, "I've already dealt with it, it's just ...... Everyone cares too much about you. ”

"It must be solved immediately!" Don said in an indescribably resolute tone, "If this matter cannot be resolved as soon as possible, it will definitely be exposed by the media." At that time, Tangen Pictures will face tremendous pressure, and the company must be stabilized. ”

Bill McNick's face was ugly, "I'm just afraid that Disney and Fox will fall into the trap by then." ”

Don En also looked like water, he didn't care about being investigated by the FBI, but the headache was that so many things came together, especially the box office market where his personal image was involved.

"How's the Starz takeover?" Don asked suddenly.

"Huh?" Bill McNick was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that at this time, Donn was still in the mood to care about the TV station.

Tang En frowned and said: "In terms of price, we will make some concessions, and within this week, we will complete the acquisition, and then ...... Leave our cable operations to Comcast. ”

Bill McNick immediately understood what Donn meant.

Brains are alive, young man!

It's going to be a gang!

Down Pictures has provoked the two giants of Fox and Disney, although there are also Universal and DreamWorks alliances behind them, but their strength is still inferior.

If at this time, there is Comcast behind it, then the power behind Don Pictures is mostly there.

Comcast, the largest cable operator in the United States, competes with Disney's television operations, while Fox's television network is operated by COX Communications, and Comcast also competes.

The opponent of the opponent is the friend!

At this critical moment, even if you pay a little more benefits, you must get through this public relations crisis.

It's good if things can settle down quickly, but if not, then a PR battle is indispensable!

Don isn't sure if he can beat Disney and Fox together, but at least, he has the ambition to fight to the death!

"Let's go, now, let's meet the FBI investigators, what means are there!"

Don took a firm step, held his head high, and walked upstairs toward his office.

Bill McNick looked at the sunny and confident young man from behind, and seemed to see a ray of hope that broke through many barriers.