So far, the first blockbuster in the current summer season is "Daredevil 2", which has been in theaters for more than 1 month, with a North American box office of $480 million, an overseas box office of $420 million, and a global box office of more than $900 million, heading towards the $1 billion mark.

Now, it's time for a new hit – Pirate League 3: The End of the World!

Unlike the Avengers series, Mission Impossible series, and Star Wars series, this series belongs to Donn's "original drama", and it is his crowning work that established Hollywood's first commercial film producer.

At the time of "Pirate League 1", the film grossed $330 million in North America and $750 million worldwide.

When it came to "Pirate League 2", it was even more incredible, with a North American box office of $460 million and a global box office of $1.08 billion!

Because of the unexpectedly huge success of "Pirate League 2", Donne's professional voice in the industry has risen sharply, and the film and television special effects production process theory proposed by him has also been widely adopted and used by his peers.

Now, the new work is here again!

Pirate League 3!

The film is the film with the largest investment in this summer!

The production cost is $225 million!

$100 million in North America and $80 million overseas, with a total investment of $400 million!

Counting the follow-up dividends of the main creative team, if the film wants to make a profit through the box office market, the global box office must exceed $1 billion!

may be due to the good fortune of Tang Enxi's noble daughter, as soon as the film was released, it immediately became a new object of interest in the film market.

Friday, $55.83 million, Saturday $44.44 million, Sunday $35.36 million......

Counting the advance screening, "Pirate League 3: The End of the World" grossed a whopping $146 million in North America in its first week!

Taller than Daredevil 2!

Of course, this is also the reason why the series is more family-friendly, humorous and fantastical, and the word-of-mouth is definitely far inferior.

It can also be seen from the box office trend that the box office of "Pirate League 3" has plummeted, which is not quite the same as the enduring strength of "Daredevil 2".

The difference is that in May, the global market for summer files has not yet been fully launched. In June, the summer file will be completely popular!

The overseas market of "Daredevil 2" is gradually developing, and "Pirate League 3" is released overseas simultaneously!

It will be released at the same time as North America, including more than 30 countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Australia, South Korea, the Netherlands, Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, and Spain!

In the first week, "Pirate League 3" earned $146 million in North America, and $275 million at the box office overseas!

The global first-week box office exceeded $410 million!

A new record has been set!

Such an amazing result really surprised Don En.

Because he was worried that the series would rely too much on Johnny Depp, "Pirate League 3" was not quite the same as the first two films. At the heart of the film are Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway.

Tom Hardy, armed with his family's sword of slaying evil, travels to the "end of the world" with Anne Hathaway, dealing with Asian pirates in the South China Sea, and then saving Johnny Depp from prison and defeating the Great Devil.

The film was marketed for 112 minutes, and Johnny Depp did not appear until the end of the film for 20 minutes.

Now, the film has been a huge success, breaking the world box office record held by "Spider-Man 2" in the first week, which shows that this model has been a huge success.

Weakening the role of Johnny Depp, the "Pirate League" series can still make fans pay!

For Down Pictures, this is the biggest success of "Pirate League 3"!

This has given this series a longer lifespan.

It also gives the world pattern of the "Pirate Alliance" series more room for exploration.

Next, we can connect the pirate organizations in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Malacca, develop this story of punishing evil and promoting good to the whole world, and truly tell the story of the "Pirate Alliance".

The summer work is very busy, but even so, Don took three days off to spend time at home with his wife and children.

I racked my brains and thought about it for three days, but I couldn't figure out what the child's name was.

In the end, Natalie suggested that she might as well call her grandmother's name - Amalia.

So, the name of Donn's eldest daughter was decided, Amalia Portman Walker.

……

Three days later, Donn returned to the company to participate in an important financial meeting.

The time has been set, and New Global will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange on August 8, 2006!

New Globe has already undergone a share reform, and now has a total share capital of 1 billion shares, and plans to issue an additional 200 million shares at the time of the IPO, expanding the total share capital to 1.2 billion shares.

The listed underwriters identified are Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Chase, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

The list of nine board members after the company's listing has also been announced, including five executive directors of Donne Walker, Barry Diller, Robert Iger, Brandi Norris and Kevin Turner, and four shareholder directors of Steve Jobs, Jim Jennard, Prada family representatives, and Dolby family representatives.

Issue Price...... Still haggling.

Because the performance of New Universal this summer is too good, especially the global hit of the "Daredevil 2" movie and the joint marketing of Prada and "Queen Wears Prada", which has greatly raised the market's expectations.

The issue price discussed by the two sides is also rising, from the initial $132 to $133, $136, $138, and $140...... It wasn't until the first week of the global box office that "Pirate League 3: The End of the World" exceeded $400 million, which greatly increased the confidence of greater investment banks in New Universal.

The estimated issue price reached $146!

By this standard, New Globe's market capitalization would reach $175.2 billion!

Such a market capitalization is enough for New Global to rank in the top 25 of the global corporate market capitalization rankings!

Of course, this is not enough.

With nearly two months to go before the listing of New Global, New Globe still has enough time to negotiate with investment banks to further accurately determine the issue price in the interests of both parties.

For example, recently, Lucasfilm has been done!

After a series of asset evaluations and an agreement between Donn and George Lucas, it was agreed that the transaction would be completed for $3.6 billion.

But George Lucas is not short of money, he doesn't need cash, and New Globe needs to be acquired in the form of shares. At that time, George Lucas will also be offered an independent director of New Globe.

The specific transaction will have to wait until after the listing.

At this stage, the investment banks have completed the asset evaluation of New Universal, and if they buy Lucasfilm, the work will have to be done again. It is not possible to trade large projects before going public.

Going public is a big event, and all shareholders are looking forward to it.

Once listed, you can cash out!

Except for the major shareholders, most of the shareholders are employees of New Globe, especially the old team that has followed Don since he started his business. Most of them are "partial department" talents selected by Tang En through the system, and it is difficult to enter the company's management, and they can only get some very ordinary salaries.

Fortunately, they are entrepreneurial veterans and hold a lot of shares in their hands.

With this new global listing, they can take the opportunity to cash out, get a lot of money, and then really change their lives.

With Donn's current wealth, money was already a number for him. It doesn't matter whether it is listed or not, whether it is cashed out or not.

However, he is the big boss of New Universal, and he is responsible for all employees, especially those old team!

It is his responsibility to give a better life to these subordinates who have followed him for many years.

New Globe must be listed!

Moreover, the stock price should continue to grow, and it is necessary to create as much wealth as possible for them to cash out.

Therefore, Don has prepared a series of good news, which will continue to be released in the following period!

Raise the issue price to the maximum!

And, make sure that the stock price continues to grow after the IPO!

For the benefit of shareholders!

So during this time, New Globe is trying its best to integrate the good news, and driven by the general trend of "Daredevil 2", "Pirate League 3", and "The Avengers" released in July, the stock price of New Globe will be pushed to the highest!

It's 2006 now, and it's a few years before the financial crisis.

At that time, there were wails everywhere that no matter how good New Global's performance was, the market value would shrink significantly, so we must hurry up.

"The film market in the summer should not be a problem, we need good news in the field of TV dramas. The copyright of "A Song of Ice and Fire" has not been negotiated yet?"

"Had some trouble. ”

Glenn Feyero, who was in charge of the copyright negotiations, was called into his office by Donn, looking very embarrassed.

Don frowned, "What's going on?"

Glenn Feyero said: "HBO is involved!"

“HBO？”

Done's eyes widened.

In recent years, Staraz TV has risen like a rocket, becoming the favorite TV station of the American elite, with an average monthly subscription cost of $9, and still has more than 35 million users in North America and more than 42 million users worldwide.

In this big situation, Don almost forgot about HBO!

Yes, in a previous life, HBO was the boss in this field!

Glenn Feyero said: "HBO has just changed its head, and the new leadership seems to be interested in following the development route of Starz and attracting audiences with high-quality productions. They wanted to launch an epic magical masterpiece, and they fell in love with "A Song of Ice and Fire". ”

Donn was slightly annoyed, dissatisfied with his work, "We've been in contact with Martin Sr. for years! And if I'm not mistaken, a verbal agreement was reached!"

Glenn Fierro was silent for a moment and said in a low voice: "That's true, the old man did intend to cooperate with us and produce his fantasy historical masterpiece through the Starz channel. Can be ...... in the near future He heard some gossip that made him uneasy. ”

"Grapevine?"

"Hmm. Glenn Feyero gave Don a careful look, his rank is low, and many things are not clear," it is said ...... We are interested in producing "The Hobbit" or even "Elf Diamond" American drama. ”

When Tang En heard this, he suddenly realized.

It seems that the old man is lacking in confidence!

Yes, this is the Lord of the Rings series, the originator of Western fantasy!

The Harry Potter and A Song of Ice and Fire series were both heavily influenced by The Lord of the Rings.

Now, New Universal wants to promote the production of derivative American dramas related to "The Lord of the Rings", which is going to explode! Compared to it, "A Song of Ice and Fire" is a green onion? Isn't it a second-killed product?

Not to mention Old Martin, even Donne, who had the foresight to know that "Game of Thrones" was a big hit in his previous life and the first TV series in history to be released worldwide, is not sure that under the impact of the spin-off American drama of "The Lord of the Rings", "Game of Thrones" can really compete.

Don En had already thought of it, and said: "There is no such thing! You tell Old Martin that the American drama of the "Lord of the Rings" series will definitely not land on Starz Channel! Now Starz Channel's fantasy American drama is "Warcraft", and after the end of three or four seasons, "A Song of Ice and Fire" will fill the gap!"

"Really?" said Glenn Feyero, slightly stunned.

Don waved his hand, "You can write this clause into the contract!"

This is meant to be the truth.

Don has already planned the future trend of the derivative film and television works of "The Lord of the Rings", first filming the American drama "The Nomenoreans", a total of three seasons, which will be broadcast on the streaming Netflix. Then the "Hobbit" movie will be produced, a total of three, and after the movie is released, it will also be directly streamed. Next is the American drama "The Emperor of Aragon", which has a total of three seasons, which is also broadcast on the streaming Netflix.

This will be an important part of Netflix, and it will be the key to Netflix coming from behind and beating Hulu in a short period of time!

It is true that it will not be broadcast on traditional platforms.

However, there is no need to say these things to Martin Sr.

This old man has a somewhat stubborn personality.

In his early years, he worked in Hollywood as a screenwriter. Later, he was annoyed that producers and directors often deleted his stories, so he left his screenwriting position and went back to writing.

People who have worked in Hollywood are usually more slick.

Hurry up and get the copyright down!

"If that's the case, that's easy. Glenn Fierro breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

Donn glanced at him, "Is there a problem with HBO?"

Glenn Feyero smiled, "No problem! HBO is not competitive at all in front of Starz!"

……

On June 19, Don got the box office report for the second week of "Pirate League 3: The End of the World".

The North American box office was $130 million, the overseas box office was $210 million, and the next week box office was $340 million!

Two weeks after its release, it grossed $750 million worldwide!

Unstoppable!

Can't stop it at all!

This week, a total of 5 new films were released, but in front of this phenomenal hit movie, everything has become cannon fodder.

Even if it is "Fast and Furious 3" produced by Universal Pictures, the new film is released, and under the pressure of "Pirate League 3", the box office in the first week is only more than 30 million US dollars, which is very different from "Fast and Furious 2", and fans are collectively chanting for Vin Diesel to return.

Also on this day, Universal Television Productions and Starz announced at the same time that they had reached an agreement with George Martin for the film and television adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire", and in the next 5 years, this fantasy masterpiece will be adapted into an American drama and produced, and the estimated broadcast time is 2010.