094 Ovitz's ambitions
It turns out that Ovitz has been in contact with the current C+ group of partners, and naturally some people agree and some oppose, but Ovitz is not an ordinary person, after all, he used to be his own subordinates, and there is always a love for incense.
Later, Ovitz did public relations with those major partners one by one, especially Ovitz once had a dream or ambition, which was to go one step further in the current packaging service, that is, to participate in production and investment.
In the past, Ovitz wanted to execute when he was at the helm of C+, but in the face of pressure from Hollywood studios and other production companies, he finally failed.
However, after talking to Li Feng, it created a possibility for him, after all, Li Feng proposed to provide a studio system for those superstars, and Ovitz has a very thorough understanding of this system, which is definitely the best weapon to win over star agents and superstars.
Think about the studios that those stars in China have set up in later generations, which of those stars is not making a lot of money, after all, letting stars participate in investment, this is the biggest attraction for these stars.
Similarly, such a star studio is definitely the dream of those superstars, after all, the money earned by such a studio is its own, and it can participate in film and television production and investment, and its status in Hollywood has skyrocketed.
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Therefore, Ovitz broke them one by one, these partners are all smart people, and the strategy of Li Feng's brokerage company is to subvert the tradition of today's brokerage industry, and it is very clear how attractive its stars are.
If Li Feng poached through a sharp weapon like the studio, it is estimated that many celebrities will be tempted, and even many may directly fire their agents and join directly, in the face of huge interests, the so-called intimate relationship is a fart.
Naturally, some people will say that we can also follow suit, but both Ovitz and those celebrity agents know very well that although they are all shareholders of the company, and the company seems to be very powerful in name, it is not very simple to let them come up with a large amount of money to set up a studio with those superstars.
Although an agency like C+ may sound very powerful, you must know that in the fierce competition for artist resources in Hollywood, the commission charged when signing contracts with celebrities is actually very low.
For example, when Ovitz signed with those superstars, the commission was even around 5%, although the commission is different according to different stars, but on the whole, the commission of the agent industry is relatively low, and all of them will never exceed 10%.
Even if C+ now helps its artists sign contracts totaling billions every year, it can be calculated according to the commission at most a few hundred million, and then remove the company's taxes, various costs, etc., to be honest, the annual profit will never be as high as people think.
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To be honest, this is also one of the reasons why Ovitz was moved by Disney's words in the first place, you must know that in the late 80s and early 90s, when Ovitz helped Japanese companies to buy Hollywood giants, just a few transactions, the commission alone added up to hundreds of millions.
These commissions are almost worth the commissions of Ovitz's entire work for decades, so it's no wonder that Ovitz's ambitions were ignited and he left C+, which he founded, to join Disney.
After all, becoming a big man in Disney's overall responsibility for the film and television, entertainment and media sectors, not to mention the annual income is not necessarily less, the rights and the funds faced every day, etc., are not comparable in C+.
It's just that what Ovitz didn't expect was that working in such a large media group would be far more difficult than he expected.
Therefore, although the income seems to be good, it is important to know that C+ has hundreds of partner brokers, and these revenues are one cent of these brokers.
Although it is a huge amount of money for ordinary people, it is obviously far from enough in the face of Hollywood's investment of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.
If there is a huge rich man like Li Feng and a media group behind him in the future, then according to Li Feng's plan, star agents and his superstars can join forces to set up a studio.
In the future, studios can participate in future film and television investment, etc., it can be said that the attraction of both agents and stars is too great, although Li Feng's agency may participate in a part, but it has been stated that the participation will not exceed half, that is to say, the controlling stake is abandoned.
The studios are all independently run and self-financed, and in the end, under Ovitz's PR, the current C+ authorities are relieved.
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"Ovitz, that means we need to have a lot of money to sign a partnership with the superstars and their agents. ”
Li Feng is clear, the most important thing is to set up a studio next, if the media group needs to participate in the shares, it needs a large amount of money, no wonder Barry and Ovitz are in such a hurry to find themselves, it turns out that they are looking for themselves to ask for money.
Sure enough, listening to Li Feng's words, Barry and Ovitz both nodded awkwardly.
"Well, then you can talk about it, and then come back to me when it's done. ”
"Great, BOSS, don't worry, we're confident about that. Hearing Li Feng's words, Ovitz replied happily.
"But BOSS, I think if that's the case, it's better for us to have our own studio, which will provide the necessary help for future development. ”
"Oh, Barry, we're not going to break the monopoly law by going from film and television production and distribution, brokerage companies and whatever. ”
Li Feng raised his concerns at this time, after all, he had heard too much about various anti-monopoly investigations in his previous life.
"BOSS, don't worry, never, the original 'Paramount Act', that is, the monopoly law, as long as it inhibits the combination of production, distribution, and release.
First, we didn't participate in the release, and second, since the 80s, this bill has existed in name only, and even today's Hollywood encourages production companies to 'monopolize', but unfortunately today's production companies are not interested. ”
Barry explained on the side, which made Li Feng breathe a sigh of relief. In the end, after everyone discussed, Li Feng asked the two to do what they discussed.
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However, Ovitz's words reminded Li Feng that if the film company is on the agenda, then Marvel should also be on the agenda, and now the battle for Marvel in the United States is also hot, and Marvel's situation breaks out from time to time.
At the same time, today's Marvel has fallen into the lowest ebb, according to the original history to the end of 96, Marvel is bankrupt and reorganized, and now the acquisition of Marvel is definitely the price of cabbage.
Therefore, when I thought of this, I asked Barry directly, after all, I had mentioned it to Barry before, but Barry had been paying attention, and if I didn't hear Li Feng's words, Barry immediately explained.
Similarly, as Li Feng negotiated with Barry, Ovitz fell into a surprise, but Ovitz really didn't know that Li Feng had the intention of buying Marvel.
is naturally no stranger to Marvel as a Hollywood professional, and he is also very clear about the current situation of Marvel, but once again admires Li Feng's vision.