Chapter 61: DreamWorks Materials
This is the pain of celebrities, always paying attention to their image, and the fact that it is still public on the plane. Seeing Nicole laughing, David didn't say anything, opened his laptop, and continued to write the novel, thinking about it, it seemed very rude, David turned his head to Nicole, and said to him, I want to write a novel for a while, what about you? Nicole heard David's words, and stopped laughing and said, You write, I'll watch you write on the side. So David nodded and began to write his own novel,
The two of them returned to their original state, one wrote seriously and the other read carefully, Nicole was surprised to find that David wrote a new novel, a novel about pirates, not the twilight and the Lord of the Rings he wrote before, 50 shades, no, he just said a novel about dreams, this is a novel with a completely new theme, not at all the novels he introduced earlier, so Nicole read it very seriously, looked at it for a while and lowered her head to ponder for a while, imagining that picture in her mind, although David typed very fast, but still couldn't keep up with the speed of Nicole's readingso that Ni can have time to imagine those images in her mind. Time passed quickly, and an hour later, David stretched, and his neck was a little uncomfortable from typing, and he twisted his neck again.
Nicole saw David stop and hurriedly said, hurry up and write, I'm enjoying it. David glanced at Nicole angrily, and said, how can my typing speed keep up with the speed of your reading?, I need to conceive a picture in my mind before I can write it, and you just watch me use two hours, you can type 7000 words, you only need about half an hour to see these 7000 words, then it is still a serious situation, if you just read it hastily, it will only take about ten minutes.
Hearing David's words, Nicole stuck out her tongue and said with some embarrassment, then you rest for a while, and I'll look at it later. While resting, David opened his mouth and asked Nicole, who was next to him, can you tell me about Hollywood? I also want to know a little bit about the lives of your celebrities. Hearing David's words, Nicole said with some bitterness, Hollywood is not a good place, it is a melting pot, and it is also a vanity fair, full of interests and desires, you want to go to the top, and pay more than you imagine, but this is also the goal of Hollywood people. If you're really going to go into Hollywood in the future, then my advice is to start small, buy some small studios first, and build up your network. Of course, if you have a lot of money, you can also buy the Big 7 Hollywood, and then a lot of people will come to you to strengthen your relationship.
Of course, you will get what you give, this is the rule, if you can't do what you promised others, then your reputation will soon spread in Hollywood, and no one will cooperate with you anymore, it is cooperation in any way. After listening to Nicole's words, David pondered, it seems that I can only buy the Hollywood Big Seven in the financial crisis of '08, but I can contact DreamWorks in '06 to see if I can take some shares of DreamWorks?
After thinking about this, David spoke, and then said to Nicole, how much do you know about DreamWorks? Hearing David's words, Nicole frowned, quickly recalled the information of DreamWorks in her mind, and then said slowly, DreamWorks, the recent situation is not very good, although there are Spielberg and David Geffen struggling to support, but the situation has not changed much, I heard that they have been in contact with Universal recently, planning to sell this company, if you are interested, you can contact DreamWorks now, if the price is right, they will sell the company to you.
After listening to Nicole's words, David began to ponder, Nicole knew that David was thinking, so she didn't bother him, and at this time, David's memory appeared in the news of Paramount's acquisition of DreamWorks.
The cold winter has arrived, but the "dream chasing action" in the entertainment industry is hotly staged. On the 11th local time, Paramount Pictures announced that it would acquire DreamWorks for $1.6 billion. At the same time, Paramount will also strive for the addition of Steven Spielberg, a "big name" at the box office. If the deal goes through, the studio is expected to become the "hegemon" of Hollywood's film and television entertainment.
Paramount Chairman and CEO Brad Gray announced on the same day that the company would spend $1.6 billion to acquire DreamWorks, a privately held film and television production company. Of this amount, the cash component was approximately $775 million. In addition, Paramount will take on more than $825 million in DreamWorks' current debt.
Mr Gray said the proposed acquisition had been approved by parent company Viacom. The Company will seek external investors to fund the majority of the transaction. To finance the acquisition, Paramount is also in talks with a third party to sell DreamWorks' library after the deal closes. The library currently has a total of 59 films, including Oscar "darlings" such as "American Beauty" and "Gladiator".
Under the agreement, if the deal goes through, Paramount will not only acquire a controlling stake in DreamWorks, but also own the 60 films produced by the latter and numerous TV series.
It is reported that the acquisition of DreamWorks is expected to be completed within next week. For Paramount, the inclusion of DreamWorks would not only increase the number of films it owns, but would also pave the way for the company to become a film giant. Gray revealed that if the deal goes through, Paramount will have as many as 16 films to start shooting next year, including Spielberg's works.
DreamWorks was founded in 1994 with the initial goal of becoming a multimedia entertainment giant. But in the past few years, the company's performance has not been satisfactory, and last year it was in a precarious situation.
Since last summer, Universal Studios has been "salivating" over DreamWorks. But in September this year, the two sides briefly terminated the acquisition talks due to a dispute over price.
This is what David remembers when he sees the news of Paramount's acquisition of DreamWorks. It seems that he wants John to contact Spielberg and David Gefen in advance, buy DreamWorks first, and plot against several other major film companies.
After thinking about this, David chatted with Nicole for a while, and both parties were interested in making friends with each other, so the atmosphere of the chat was still very pleasant. After chatting for a while, David suddenly asked Nicole, do you have a boyfriend now? David's words suddenly made Nicole stunned for a moment, and then looked at David strangely, and said, You don't know, it is very rude to ask a lady, do you have a boyfriend?