Chapter 973 "Titanic" set sail
$34.5 billion, the SS consortium "whale swallows" BHP Billiton!
As soon as this real hammer was confirmed, the global financial industry, mining industry, and oil industry were all boiling, because no one really expected that this seemingly impossible big deal would really succeed.
You know, when the news first broke, almost everyone didn't believe that this could happen, after all, the Australian government and BHP's huge market capitalization were huge obstacles. However, who would have thought that the Australian government would be so careless, and actually agreed to let go of the matter, and the SS consortium actually smashed BHP Billiton with huge funds again.
In this way, those "jumping clowns" who jump up and down to make trouble in it have a feeling of having nothing to love, after all, they have worked hard for so long. In the end, in a blink of an eye, I found that I wiped, and the other side had already done it, and all the special work I did had become useless, so it would be strange if it didn't hit morale.
However, these have long been left behind by Su Chenyu, and before the SS consortium can get BHP Billiton, they flew directly to the United States to join in the fun.
Yes, just join in the fun!
The super blockbuster "Titanic", invested by MGM Pictures and directed by "truck driver" James Cameron, is finally going to be officially released after more than two years of good things.
You know, MGM Pictures has invested a huge $200 million in this film, and now, it is finally time to reap the rewards.
Now, the whole MGM is staring at the release of "Titanic", no way, his investment is too huge - 200 million US dollars. This kind of figure is indeed too big, at least, in this era when the investment of more than 100 million yuan is a big production, 200 million US dollars is really an astronomical amount.
If you don't blow it up, once the investment in "Titanic" fails, then even MGM Pictures will have to suffer for a while. There is no way, this investment is too big, otherwise, in the previous life, 20th Century Fox would not have pulled Paramount in during the filming in order to share the investment risk. This is also something that can't be helped, don't look at the 20th Century Fox behind the News Corporation, but once the $200 million investment fails, even News Corp. can't bear it - not everyone is a "cash daddy" like Tianchen Fund, and they are not bad at all.
However, even if MGM has a "cash dad" behind him, the $200 million investment in "Titanic" really makes Shirley Lansing, a member of MGM's family, very painful.
Therefore, during the filming of the film, Shirley Lansing went to the filming site in Canada several times, just to see what the hell the "truck driver" was doing? Because, originally, according to the budget made by MGM Pictures and James Cameron, the investment of more than 100 million US dollars in "Titanic" was enough. However, who would have thought that during the filming, the old problem of "truck drivers" was committed again, that is, there is no limit to burning money, and they repeatedly ask for additional investment.
Well, in the end, it created the highest investment in film history of 200 million US dollars, and Shirley Lansing almost went crazy. If it weren't for the big boss Su Chenyu's orders, no matter how much investment James Cameron wants, he would give as much as he wants, Shirley Lansing would have wanted to replace James Cameron halfway.
Fortunately, in the end, the "big ship" with an investment of 200 million US dollars was finally filmed, and the most important thing is that after watching the finished film, Shirley Lansing is still relatively satisfied. As a Hollywood "veteran", Shirley Lansing knows that the $200 million investment should not be lost, and the quality of the film is completely high, and then it will be up to the follow-up announcement.
Therefore, MGM Pictures has increased a lot in the follow-up publicity and distribution costs of "Titanic", since a lot of money has been spent, it doesn't care about this little money. Moreover, in order to ensure that the publicity and distribution of "Titanic" is in place, the Weinstein brothers, the "public relations ghosts", were arranged to be personally responsible for this matter, which shows the importance attached to this matter.
It is no exaggeration to say that the entire MGM Pictures is now revolving around "Titanic", hoping that the $200 million investment will not be wasted.
Facts have proved that your uncle is still your uncle, and the "truck driver" James Cameron is indeed a bull, and it is no wonder that people dare to shout at the Oscars - "I am the king of the world".
At the Tokyo Film Festival, which was attended before the full release, "Titanic" caused a huge sensation, "everyone went crazy, it was like seeing the Beatles". There is no doubt that judging from the audience's reaction, this big ship is considered a success, and now not only Shirley Lansing and MGM Pictures can breathe a sigh of relief, even the crazy "truck driver" is also relieved.
You know, once the $200 million investment in "Titanic" fails, then James Cameron can basically say goodbye to the top of Hollywood. Quite simply, no Hollywood studio would dare to hire such a loser director, and MGM's family could afford to lose $200 million, while other Hollywood studios did not.
Fortunately, judging from the performance of the audience at the Tokyo Film Festival, "Titanic" has absolutely no problem recovering its costs, and it should be a success - but the final result will not be officially revealed until the full release.
In order to build momentum for the release of "Titanic", MGM Pictures held a grand premiere at the Hollywood Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, intending to add a good fortune to this big ship destined to become a legend.
For this kind of "big scene" where you can see celebrities and have a lot of people, how can you miss Su Chenyu? Therefore, the SS consortium over there has not completely done BHP Billiton, so Su Chenyu just slipped over here. Besides, "Titanic" is a project that Su Chenyu personally paid attention to, and now that the filming is finally finished and will be released, how can he be missing?
Not to mention, this time, in order to build momentum for the release of "Titanic", MGM has also made great efforts, and the premiere is about to become the Oscar red carpet, and most of Hollywood has come to cheer. Speaking of which, this can be regarded as the trend of the situation, who has made the situation of MGM Group bullying Hollywood more and more obvious in recent years, and these people who make a living in Hollywood - from producers and directors to actors and stars, are increasingly relying on MGM for food.
In any case, the big ship "Titanic" will officially set sail......