After three days of waiting, the person Don was looking forward to finally appeared in his office.

West Cotton is 45 years old, of medium stature, wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and is very bookish; he is dressed in a formal suit and a red tie, which is very festive; and he carries a black computer bag and leather shoes, and he shows off the professional demeanor of a business elite.

At the suggestion of Bill McNick, West Cotton said respectfully: "Hello, Director Walker. You may not know me, but we've worked together on four films. "Titanic", "My Grand Greek Wedding", "Wedding Proud" and "Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace" are all publicity jobs that I run. ”

Don smiled and shook his hand, "West, you're too polite. I've heard about what happened to you at Fox, and Bill said you're very capable, and I'm looking forward to working with you. ”

West Cotton looked indifferent, "It can't be said to be an encounter, it's reasonable." After all, Twentieth Century Fox just changed its CEO half a year ago, and a change of decision-makers in a short period of time may cause even greater turmoil. ”

Don glanced at him in surprise.

This person is not arrogant or impatient, and has a good mentality. He should have been the hero of Twentieth Century Fox, but he was unjustly fired, and it stands to reason that he should have a grudge.

But he is now understating, and he does not take the past resentment to heart, which is a very professional moral spirit.

Don glanced at Bill McNick and joked, "West, Bill told me about you three days ago. For the past three days, I've been looking forward to it. ”

West Cotton explained professionally, "I'm sorry, Director Walker, for keeping you waiting. But I'm here this time, after all, it's an interview, so I always have to do some preparation. Even with Mr. McNick's recommendation, I think it's more important to show self-worth. ”

Bill McNick added: "In the past few days, he has a comprehensive understanding of our company's strategic planning and development needs, and has produced a 60-page PowerPoint presentation to showcase his management philosophy and development ideas. ”

"A 60-page PPT is a lot of work!"

Don glanced at West Cotton in surprise, and then realized that his eyes were indeed a little red, and his face was slightly tired.

Wester Cotton said: "Thanks to Mr. McNick's trust, if it weren't for the documents he provided, I would have been confused about the strategic thinking of Down Pictures." ”

Tang En waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's not benevolent and righteous to buy and sell, so ...... Just look at your PPT?"

"Yes. ”

West Cotton came to the couch and sat down, opened his computer bag, took out an HP laptop, and operated it simply.

Donn and Bill McNick sat on either side, and soon saw the simple and simple PPT interface, and the title of the first page deeply attracted his attention - "On the Formation of the Distribution Department of Independent Films".

West Cotton didn't pay attention to Donn's expression, and his attention was poured into his PowerPoint, "Mr. McNick said that the most important business that Towne Pictures is currently committed to is the distribution of independent films. As it happens, I have some experience in this area, so I'll address this first. ”

"Good!"

Don's voice was deep, trying to suppress the joy in his heart.

Wester Cotton said: "The distribution department of mainstream commercial films is usually a large multinational company. Take 20th Century Fox as an example, the company has a total of more than 16,000 employees, including more than 11,000 employees in the global distribution department. To complete the publicity and distribution work in more than 100 countries and regions around the world, this is a very large industrial resource, with the current scale of Tangen Pictures, it is not possible to support such a large distribution department, and even if it is established to cover the global international distribution department, it will take at least 5 years. ”

Tang En looked at the data on the PPT and nodded frequently, "Yes, so I plan to buy this part directly." Now, Towne Pictures just needs to create an independent film distribution channel throughout North America. ”

"Outright acquisition?"

West Cotton, whose thoughts were immersed in PPT, couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, and turned his head to look at Donn.

He had already heard Bill McNick say that Done Walker is very ambitious and ambitious! When making PPT, it doesn't matter if you can be more atmospheric, and even come up with some crazy ideas, you just can't be too conservative.

Therefore, West Cotton set three acquisition strategies for Donne, which is the strategic plan for the current Donn Pictures.

Unexpectedly, Don's ambition was far greater than he imagined!

What does it mean to acquire a company with distribution channels that cover the whole world? There are only six film companies with this ability in Hollywood!

Disney, Paramount, Sony Columbia, Universal, Warner, Twentieth Century Fox!

With the current scale of Down Pictures, which one can it eat?

West Cotton shook his head, returned to the PPT, and said slowly: "The distribution department of independent films is relatively easy, usually only a team of about 50 people, and it takes half a year to set up. ”

"Half a year?" Don frowned, "No, it's too slow!"

Disney's movie "Undead" will be released in mid-November, and it is just over three months away, and Towne Pictures must complete the establishment of the distribution department as soon as possible, and then operate the distribution of "Chainsaw".

West Cotton changed a PPT page, "I know, Mr. McNick mentioned to me that in November, Downe Pictures' furious pictures are going to release a movie. However, if I create a distribution department, half a year will not be less, and this is still on the premise that I have a lot of contacts and resources. It took me 10 months to create the distribution department for Fox Searchlight. ”

Don muttered, "What should I do then?"

"Acquisition!"

"Acquisition?"

Don's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand what he meant.

"That's right, it's a direct acquisition of a small production company with independent distribution channels in North America. West Cotton pressed the empty shell button again, and the name of a company appeared on the PPT page - Good Machine Film Productions.

Don raised his eyebrows, always feeling that the name was a little familiar.

West Cotton slowly explained to the content of the PPT: "This production company was founded in 1991 by James Shams and Ted Hopper. ”

"James Shams? I seem to remember, he was a producer for Ann Lee. ”

In preparation for the project "The Chronicles of Narnia", Donn vaguely remembered that Ann Lee's biggest helper, who also served as a writer and executive producer, was this James Shams.

West Cotton smiled: "That's right, it's him! Mr. Schamus is Director Lee's biggest partner, and all the films that Director Lee has shot in Hollywood have his support. The start of Good Machine Pictures also relied on investing in Ann Lee's work "Pusher". ”

After a long silence, Bill McNick said, "It's a small company, right?

"It's not big, but it's sound. Although they don't have the ability to distribute movies like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it is enough to release a low-budget B-grade film. ”

Don half-squinted his eyes and didn't make a sound.

He seemed to remember something.

Good Machine Movie Studios...... It seems to be a well-known independent film production company. In 2004, it was acquired by Universal Pictures and renamed Focus Pictures, and for a time good films came out one after another, and was known as the second "Miramax".

Don had already made up his mind to buy Universal Pictures.

Since Universal Pictures will buy this company, Don En made a move in advance and bought it at a lower price, which just conforms to the situation that Don Pictures is facing now.

Well, this acquisition proposal is very good!

"How much does it cost?"

"Good Machine Pictures has now produced 13 films, all of which are small-budget independent films that don't make much profit, so the price is not too high, and it is estimated to be about $15 million. ”

Don nodded heavily, "That's it, I'll agree to the takeover, West, I'll leave the job to you." In addition, the name of Good Machine Pictures is really ugly, and after the acquisition is completed, it will be renamed Focus Pictures!"

West Cotton was a little surprised, "Director Walker, I ...... I ......"

Tang En patted him on the shoulder and said lightly: "With your suggestion, it is enough to sit in the position of vice president of Tang En Pictures." In other words, West, you've been accepted. ”

"Huh?"

West Cotton was both surprised and surprised, and his brain was a little swollen.

Although he is also at the vice president level at Twentieth Century Fox, Don has not known him for more than 20 minutes before he approves him as the vice president of Don Pictures, and this trust is really heavy.

From the vice president of Fox to the vice president of Down Pictures, of course, it is a "demotion".

But Bill McNick was in front of him, and no one could speak.

He used to be the number one of Twentieth Century Fox, and he could jump ship to Dunn Pictures as the second in command, how could Wester Cotton be dissatisfied?

Bill McNick has become accustomed to Donn's non-conformist cards, and his out-of-the-box personality and decisive decision-making are absolutely Hollywood's wonders.

"Alright, Don En, put it aside in advance, and we'll talk about it later. Didn't West say that it was preparing three acquisitions? Let's take a look at what the latter two acquisitions are. ”

Bill McNick touched West Cotton's arm and told him to quickly gather his mind and prepare for the following introduction.

Tang En stilted Erlang's legs and said with a smile: "Yes, maybe...... Today, Tangen Pictures will be able to issue three invitations to buy. ”

With West Cotton, he already has plenty of confidence.