Some irrelevant people were dismissed, Donn and Michael Ovitz sat down on the plane, and the stewardess brought over two glasses of red card whiskey.

"hBo and Warner Bros., although they are both companies owned by Time Warner, have a cold relationship and have different shareholders. For Warner's film broadcasts, hBo will not pay a penny less in the copyright fees. ”

Michael Ovitz's words directly cut off the possibility of talking to hBo through Warner.

After all, Warner and Legendary Pictures are now in a partnership.

Don waved his hand, a little cold, "Hmph, I will compromise with Viacom, that's because Viacom and Comcast are in collusion! Time Warner and Comcast are both cable operators and competitors." Can Comcast help hBo limit the starz network?"

Michael Ovitz was slightly stunned, "Donn, what are you...... Coming hard?"

"It's true that hBo is a predecessor in the field of professional cable TV, but my sTa TV network will not be afraid! Competition, in the final analysis, is hard power!"

The corners of Don's mouth lifted and he snorted coldly.

He knew that the reason why DreamWorks would regret its promise must be that hBo offered a sky-high price that could not be refused for the North American TV rights of "Band of Brothers"!

But well...... The hBo of today is not the hBo of ten years from now!

Now hBo, with more than 7oo subscribers and annual revenue of less than $500 million, can such a small company be the opponent of Down Pictures?

Last year, Don Pictures' revenue was $890 million, and this year ...... Towards $2o billion!

North American copyright bidding, to put it bluntly, is a price war, and the highest price wins!

Don has long made up his mind to win "Band of Brothers", and he must be determined to win.

What's more, Down Pictures invested $5ooo in the production of "Band of Brothers", accounting for 41.7% of the share.

The overall revenue of "Band of Brothers", excluding DreamWorks' 1o% line expenses, will return 41.7% of the remaining income to Donn Pictures.

With such a big advantage of Tangen Pictures, can hBo play?

Donn directly took out his mobile phone and called Steven Spielberg, "Steven, about "Band of Brothers", how much does hBo bid?"

When it came to this, Spielberg felt a little guilty, but there was no way, business is business, verbal promises are nonsense, everything is subject to the contract, and he said immediately: "Don, this matter ...... I hope you can understand that DreamWorks, as an industry, must consider the interests of all shareholders. ”

Don secretly despised it in his heart.

"Band of Brothers" has a total of three shareholders, in addition to him, Spielberg and Tom Hanks.

Don didn't believe that Tom Hanks would go against him over such a trivial matter.

Tom Cruise excluded Natalie from the crew of "Minority Report", and Don became dissatisfied with Spielberg.

I didn't expect to do such a disgusting thing again this time!

"Needless to say, I am an investor, and I have the right of first refusal. Say, how much does hBo cost?" Donne's attitude was very cold, and he no longer had the respect for famous directors in the past.

Perhaps this is not Spielberg's nature, but rather a reactive reaction to DreamWorks' difficulty surviving and desperate need for funding.

But this did make Don very dissatisfied.

Spielberg sighed, also a little helpless, "hBo bids high. ”

"How much?"

"$8ooo million!"

Don opened his mouth, but he didn't respond immediately.

TV rights in North America, hBo actually gave a sky-high price of 8ooo dollars!

When did Jeff Bickers, the chairman of the hBo television network, be so generous?

If he had such courage, when he invested in "Band of Brothers", he would not have put forward so many harsh requirements, as long as he had the same conditions as Don and backed by the powerful resources of hBo, he could easily squeeze out Don and become the producer of "Band of Brothers".

Don took a deep breath and smiled coldly, "$8ooo, Steven, do you really think that the North American TV rights of "Band of Brothers" are worth $8ooo dollars?

Spielberg said: "Since a few years ago, hBo has started the route of high-quality dramas, but there has been no big investment. Now that "Six Feet Under" is being screened, the market response is very good, and "Band of Brothers" will naturally rise, and the copyright of $8ooo in North America is reasonable. ”

"Reasonable?" Don laughed angrily, "Steven, don't forget, DreamWorks has already put in the market for publicity, and "Band of Brothers" will be broadcast on Starz TV on September 9th!"

Spielberg disagreed: "Fortunately, the problem arose early, and we have invested less than $120,000 in publicity at present, which is not worth mentioning compared to the price of $8ooo." ”

"Good, good, good!" Donn's tone no longer had the respect of the past, mixed with mockery, and even the title changed, "Director Spielberg, I didn't expect you to be not only a good director, but also an excellent businessman!"

"I'm just responsible for the shareholders, Don, and I hope you can understand that friendship is friendship and business is business. ”

"Yes, you can!"

Don bit the tip of his tongue, his face was angry, "It's not 8ooo dollars, it's not a big deal! I'll send someone to DreamWorks tomorrow to sign the contract!"

"Tomorrow, it's too rushed, isn't it?" Spielberg was slightly stunned.

The corners of Tang En's mouth twitched, "If you don't hurry, you can't do it, if you jump out of nBo and mBo again, and raise the price a few more times, I won't be able to broadcast this TV series?"

Spielberg of course heard the other party's sarcasm, his face was a little embarrassed, and he was also a little ashamed, and he smiled reluctantly, "Hehe, Donn, you're really joking, I promise, 8ooo dollars, is the last bid!"

"I hope your promise is true this time!" Don sneered again.

Michael Ovitz sat across from Done, silently listening to Donn's words, and after seeing him end the call, he shook his head and sighed, "It seems that the survival pressure of DreamWorks is too great, so Spielberg can only make this decision." ”

The corners of Tang En's mouth hooked, a little cold, "Could it be that my Tang En's favor is not as good as those tens of millions of dollars?"

Michael Ovitz opened his mouth, but didn't speak.

This breath is too big!

After a moment of silence, Michael Ovitz dissuaded: "Don, even if you are very strong now, you have already started a war with Disney, so there is no need to build more enemies." ”

"You mean hBo?" Don snorted coldly, "The whole world knows that 'Band of Brothers' is mine, and hBo dares to cut off Hu and raise the price by nearly $3ooo!

Michael Owitz sighed, he knew that Don was a tough temper, shook his head and said: "The field of professional cable TV is very small, and the sTa TV network will have to fight against hBo sooner or later." What am I talking about...... It's DreamWorks. ”

"DreamWorks?" Donn blinked and smiled dumbly, "Are you afraid I'll make a move on DreamWorks?"

Michael Ovitz nodded solemnly.

Tang En said disdainfully: "Forget it, the little capital of DreamWorks is not worth my investment." Even if Spielberg tried his best to save it, how many years would DreamWorks live? He kept telling me about business, but in fact, he was the least business-ignorant of DreamWorks! If you look at the movies he invested in, how many of them made money? More than David Geffen lost!"

Michael Ovitz could only smile wryly.

He could already see that Spielberg had made Donn angry, even angry!()

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