Perhaps because of the old office version of this era, West Cotton's PPT is not beautiful at all, but it is full of dry goods.

On the PPT marked page 21, Don saw the name of another company - Dick Clark Television Productions.

Don En was a little curious, it was the film industry just now, this time...... Just jumping into the TV industry?

This Wester Cotton is not a small ambitious!

Obviously, he is not willing to be just an executor by Donn's side, preparing the distribution of independent films according to his orders, but has his own development ideas.

Regardless of whether it is right or wrong, Don appreciates his attitude!

Now Tang En Pictures, the strategic decision-making comes from Tang En alone.

Although Bill McNick holds the position of president of Down Films, he is a filmmaker and an expert in film content. It is difficult for him to put forward constructive opinions on the development and decision-making of the company's strategic level.

This is also the only way for Hollywood film companies to move from tradition to new era.

In the past, the six major film companies were all managed by senior filmmakers. However, with the change of the times, the industrial development of film companies has become more and more diversified, and the CEOs of film companies have begun to change from traditional senior filmmakers to talents with insight in strategic decision-making.

It's like the current Warner Bros., chairman of the board and CEO Terry Semel is about to leave, but the popular candidate for the new CEO is not Warner President and film content expert Alan Horn, but CEO Barry Meyer.

Bill McNick is clearly the manager model of the previous era.

But for Don Films, the meaning of Bill McNick's existence is important.

Don is a radical, and his decisions often seem extreme and too hasty, and at this time, he needs a conservative, cautious elder to help him put the brakes on it.

What's more, Bill McNick's decades of accumulated contacts in Hollywood are far beyond the average person's comparison.

West Cotton cleared his throat and said slowly, "Dick Clark Television Productions, this is a public company. However, the performance in the past two years has been poor, and the economic crisis has erupted, and the stock price has fallen sharply. Now, the company's market capitalization is only about $36 million, and it needs to prepare about $45 million to $5,000 to complete the delisting. ”

Don was smiling and confident.

Because of Dick Clark TV Productions...... He's thunderous too!

It's not that the company is famous, but because in his previous life, as a movie lover, he often paid attention to some Hollywood news, and the news of Chinese companies acquiring Hollywood companies is often a blockbuster push for the entertainment section of major portals.

Among them, this company has appeared.

In 2016, a real estate group, in the strategy of changing from heavy assets to light assets, spent $1 billion to acquire Dick Clark TV Production Company!

Later, due to policy, debt, foreign exchange and other reasons, the real estate group defaulted and did not complete the acquisition, for which it was compensated for liquidated damages of 50 million US dollars.

Comcast is said to be interested in buying the TV content company for $900 million.

This news was very noisy at the time, and Tang En also checked it on the Internet for this purpose.

Dick Clark Television Productions, listed on the NASDAQ in 1986, was delisted in 2002 due to poor management. In 2007, Daniel Schneider spent $175 million on the acquisition, and in 2012, he sold it for $350 million.

It can be seen that the value of this company has not been high.

Later, the reason why it was bought by everyone was mainly because after the demographic dividend, media groups began to pay attention to the content industry, and IP copyright became popular.

And Dick Clark TV Production Company holds many famous big IPs!

It includes television production rights for awards ceremonies such as the Golden Globe Awards, the American Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, the American Country Music Awards, and the New York New Year's Gala, as well as the production rights for two reality shows.

Although it has not obtained the TV production rights of the Oscars and Grammys, these are definitely the world's top TV production IPs. In an era when content is king, it is of course the focus of the struggle for power among all parties.

So for West Cotton's second acquisition proposal, Donn is very excited!

Bill McNick frowned: "West, I know this company, the income has not been high, last year's profit was less than 500,000 US dollars, I can't see the profit point." ”

Wester Cotton shook his head firmly and said, "No, Mr. McNick, in my opinion, what Done Pictures lacks now is not a profit point, but an influence. ”

Don's eyes lit up instantly, "Go on!"

West Cotton said: "In fact, as far as Dick Clark TV Production Company is concerned, the revenue is indeed not too high, and most of the broadcast expenses are distributed to the major award associations. The good news is that most of the TV production rights of these ceremonies are held in perpetuity, and even if they can't make a lot of money, they are stable, have high operational security, and have a stable source of profits. ”

Tang En smiled: "That's right, with the advent of the media era, the TV broadcast rights of literary and sports programs will be greatly increased. In a word, with content, the sky is not afraid of the earth!"

West Cotton almost burst out laughing, and forced himself to say, "If this is true in the future, it will be the best." Even if it can't, this TV production company will give Don Pictures a big boost. ”

Bill McNick glanced at him and chose to remain silent.

Don smiled and crossed Erlang's legs, waiting for his explanation.

Wester Cotton said slowly: "The movies produced by Don Pictures are very wonderful and very good-looking, and there is no doubt that we have Director Walker, which is a nuclear weapon." However, for the brand of Down Pictures, it is far less well-known than the movies it produces. Not to mention that compared with giants like Disney and Warner, even Colombia, which is now suppressed by Sony Pictures, has a fast-selling disappearance, our influence cannot be compared. ”

Bill McNick bowed his head and said: "This is natural, Don Pictures has only been around for a few years, and those companies have existed for almost a hundred years!"

"So, we are not afraid of the competition of films, but the competition of film companies, our influence is still too far behind. "Spider-Man" can beat "Sixty Seconds" and ".", but if Done Pictures wants to beat Fox and Disney, it must quickly increase its influence. ”

West Cotton's words simply spoke to the hearts of Don and Bill McNick.

The two had often communicated about this influence.

If Towne's influence is not enough, then even if you have the money, it is unlikely that you want to complete the acquisition of Universal Pictures. If it is a forced acquisition, it is likely that the executives will leave en masse, just like Columbia Pictures did back then.

Moreover, if the influence of Down Pictures is not enough, when there is a conflict with companies like Fox and Disney, third-party companies will definitely choose the opposite side of Down Pictures. For example, Mattel chose to cooperate with Disney and gave up Down Pictures.

In order to improve the situation, Bill McNick's advice is to get as many Oscars as possible!

Through Donne's personal reputation, to enhance the influence of Donn Pictures.

This path ...... It's not easy, at least Donn hasn't won a single Oscar so far.

Now, West Cotton has come up with a new idea.

TV Production!

Sure enough, it's very creative!

Don and Bill McNick looked at each other, both exuding a bit of admiration and amazement.

Just imagine, if the award ceremonies of the Golden Globe Awards, the American Music Awards and many other awards are marked with traces of Down Pictures, how can this influence not expand?

What's more, this is a TV production company that not only produces awards ceremonies, but also reality shows!

This is a godsend for the prophetic Donne!

"American Idol", "The Voice", "American Supermodel Contest", "Super Diet King", "America's Got Talent", "Dance Forest Battle", "Wisdom and Bravery" ......

Well, this kind of reality show idea that has exploded in ratings and swept the world, Don doesn't have too much in his mind.

"Alright, West, you're the one I'm looking for!" Donn waved his hand, stood up, and said with a straight face, "The proposal to buy Dick Clark Television Productions is very good and necessary. Bill, you work hard, you take care of this. ”

The acquisition of a private company is relatively simple, and Dick Clark Television Productions is a public company, and the acquisition procedures are complicated, and the position of vice president of Wester Cotton is not enough to be responsible for the acquisition of such a large project.

Moreover, Don En also thought about it, and while he was the vice president of Tang En Pictures, he would also serve as the assistant to the CEO, which would be busy.

Don now has an assistant, George Paxton, but this is his personal assistant and is not involved in the business of Down Pictures.

He now needed a business assistant, a little secretary like Ira Fisher, who could serve tea and pour water to warm the bed, write books at best, and make creative suggestions, which he lacked.

Even after the company became larger and larger, there was more than one assistant in charge of business around Don.

Bill McNick nodded, looking at West Cotton with more and more appreciation.

It's really competitive!

"What is the third acquisition proposal?"

Bill McNick's question also aroused Donn's curiosity.

Obviously, at the level of the strategic development of Donn Films, even if West Cotton only obtained the relevant information through some superficial materials, his suggestions are far better and more advanced than those of Bill McNick.

"The first acquisition is the film industry, the second acquisition is the television industry, and the third acquisition is ...... It's the animation industry. ”

"The animation industry?

"Pixar. ”

"Poof!"

Tang En couldn't help but laugh.