Chapter 57 at the opening party
When Mark saw that McConaughey was still here, he discussed not having a film company name, as if he didn't respect people.
Meghan had no worries about this at all, she enthusiastically reported a few names, vetoed them herself, and finally proposed: "How about calling Sky Dance Pictures? Our dreams are flying freely in the sky!"
Mark smiled, the brother and sister entered Hollywood with more money and became the fat sheep slaughtered by all parties, and later they started Tianwu Pictures after paying enough tuition, and won the investment rights of several big-selling series, such as the "Terminator" series, the "Star Trek" series, and the "Spy in Spy" series, and used money to smash a resource-rich company, and now Skydance Pictures was born in advance.
Seeing Mark's smile, Megan thought he agreed, and said, "It's called Sky Dance Pictures, and we must ask professionals to design the company's brand for us." β
Mark said: "Why not be simpler, call Mark and Megan United Pictures, abbreviated as two MM! Simple and good!" But as soon as he finished speaking, he regretted it, there is no objection to this abbreviation to be read from English, and the Chinese reading rules are, sister! beautiful cutie! mildew! Too motherly, he just wanted to change his words, Megan made a decision, slapped the table and said: "OK! It's called MM! It's simple and interesting! We can immediately ask the lawyer to draw up a contract, complete the merger of the new company as soon as possible, and then start making our first movie." β
Drafting the contract and signing these processes and links, Mark didn't understand at all, all of them were handed over to Lawyer Bell, and Meghan was similar, she was also handed over to her lawyer to deal with, McConaughey Pictures was not big, and there was not much property and equipment, and the accountant completed the inventory and liquidation of the property in one day, and completed the handover, after the handover, McConaughey packed up and left, officially breaking off with the company.
And Mark Studio merged into the less, Mark Studio has nothing, except for some movie dramas and copyrights, "This Man is from Earth" and "Chainsaw" revenue stripped, owned by Mark, merged into the copyright of "Twilight", "The Hangover" and "Wedding Guest", on the surface, Meghan suffered a lot and smashed more than 20 million into it, only Gong
Si Forty percent of the shares, and in addition to the things worth more than 3 million US dollars, this company only has a few copyrights, except for the copyright of "Twilight" is worth a little money, "The Hangover" and "Wedding Proud" are just a drama, David felt that Megan had lost a lot and was deceived.
Meghan said: "My 20 million bought a company and film rights, which belongs to my own official company in cooperation with the giant company Warner, and what did you buy for 20 million? Only 7% of the income from "King Arthur"? That's how you invested in movies? Just throw the money away, don't care about anything else, sit back and wait for the income? And then there is no more. β
David said: "Mine is a super big production, your movie is only 30 million and you have to co-invest with Warner, it's too small, Larry will feel very embarrassed." β
Meghan said: "Investing in movies is like doing business, it must be for the purpose of making a profit, no matter how I calculate, I think you have no hope of returning, 7% of the income is the box office of Beimi, right? At least 300 million must be broken to return, this year, how many movies have broken 300 million? 20 million is equal to a loss." β
David said: "Jerry is full of confidence, his last movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" soon broke 300 million in North China, 600 million in the world, and finally broke 700 million is not a big problem, Disney plans to make it into a series. β
Meghan said: "What does this have to do with you? I don't believe Disney will get a piece of the pie, you can't touch "Pirates of the Caribbean", David, or apply for the USC film school, right? You will learn a lot?"
David said angrily: "What do you know? Movies are art, and how philistine they are when measured by money? If you have this kind of thought, you will never make a good movie." β
Meghan said: "You are mixed with the world's most well-known commercial filmmaker, but you say that you are engaged in art, what kind of joke is this? Who makes a movie is not the first priority to make money, how can I make the next one if I can't make money? Why did I invest in Mark, he can make a movie with a box office of more than 30 million yuan for 20,000 yuan, this is the cow, Warner is notoriously stingy, picking the door, every investment they make is repeatedly argued and reviewed, they are willing to invest in Mark movies, why am I unwilling?" Also, you don't have to worry about what I do with my money, if you have any upset, you can cry to Larry, this is your big killer move, right?"
David really wanted to complain to his father, but Meghan said so, and he was embarrassed, so he cried to Lao Tzu when something happened, which is not a good reputation.
They completed the division of the property under the leadership of the lawyer, counted, and then re-signed the contract and agreement to form a new company MM, because everyone is actually a generous person, and there is no bite in those small problems and small profits, so the division is quite fast, since it is a joint effort to make a big cake, Mark also made a certain concession, he only needs to divide the two movies, DVD and TV broadcast rights, and other production rights, including the sequel, are transferred to the new company, soon, people will know that this is a super gift package, how generous Mark isγ
After they formed the new company, they changed a lot of things, and these professional and rigorous things were completed under the guidance of lawyers, and it took them three days to completely turn the company into their own.
After forming the new company, Mark became president, and although he had decided not to engage in specific administration, the title of president was still taken from him, and with the title of president, he felt stronger and more bullish.
Meghan is the vice president, she is even more unreliable than Mark, she does not have any knowledge of film and television production, and she has no relevant administrative management ability, she is blind to sit here, but she cleverly promoted a deputy and appointed Will, the original company's distribution manager, as the general manager, responsible for the specific operation of the company, she is only responsible for finance, even if she knows nothing about finance, she pulled an accountant from her father's company, Meghan did what she said, and put the remaining money of more than 16 million into the company's account, so "The Hangover" The production budget was available immediately.
According to Megan's intentions, the new company was formed, first go to the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, charter the most luxurious banquet hall, and have a super party, or go to her daddy's superyacht to have a party, and then go to the TV newspaper to cover a large page to announce the establishment of MM Company, and then there is no more.
Mark directly vetoed, the party can be opened, the cost is controlled within 50,000 yuan, the location is the company's opening, as for the company's redecoration or something, all without talking, he gave the largest office, the former McConaughey's office to Megan, and moved to the original vacant file room on the ninth floor of No. 5, after some cleaning, bought some office stationery and moved into the office.
Mark uses a small office, Meghan and Will are embarrassed, the director-level office is much better than his, even Blake, who helps with cleaning, doesn't understand, there is a boyfriend who is the president of a film company, she thinks Niu B is too big, she brags about it in school and girlfriend circles, and becomes the eldest sister, but Mark's president's office is too simple, even more simple than the one at home, except for desks and chairs, a computer and printer, and some stationery and file folders.
Blake was skeptical, "Is this the president's office or an ordinary clerk, and what about your secretary or assistant position?"
Mark said: "The company is grass-owned, the funds are insufficient, the conditions are limited, there is no money to hire a secretary and assistant, all do it yourself, I like the simple style here." β
Blake complained: "You call this simplicity, this is shabby, at least there are toilets, lounges, and wine coolers, refrigerators, microwaves, and you at least have something to drink while working." β
Mark scratched his head and said, "The office isn't a place to work?
"A lot of top executives have their offices designed to be like they are at home, and they can stay out of the office for a week," Blake said. β
Mark thought about it and decided to add a wine cooler, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, and guests came with at least a glass of water to drink.
Their opening party was scheduled for Monday afternoon, and since there was only a budget of 50,000 yuan, Meghan didn't know how to run it, so Donald and Hank were in charge of it, and the location was at the company, and they bought some streamers, balloons, and flowers, decorated them, and then bought champagne, red wine, sodas, drinks, and some food, and the band couldn't afford it, and they got it from Mark's dad David's house
Bring a set of stereos, and invite some friends who have cooperated and met.
There is no place to dance, there is no band, the food is not only steak, pizza is fried chicken, the front desk hall of the company is not enough, many people are standing in the aisle and their own office desk eating and drinking, looking at this shabby scene, Meghan lamented: "I have never been to such a bad party? Oh my God, it's still the opening party of my new company!" She slapped Mark next to her three times in a row, and exclaimed, "I don't have any money to talk to me." β
Mark feels good, today is a big day, the official company opens to celebrate your day, this is the official film company, and the Mark studio in the garage is completely different, it is simply a leather bag company like the grass platform team, now there is a storefront, everyone looks up to it.
At least Kevin agreed to be there to congratulate, he wouldn't have set foot in the garage before, Mark changed into a brand new suit, and Blake in a fiery red dress was a perfect match, like a golden boy and a girl (Mark himself thought).
For today's meeting, Mark is satisfied, he has a formal company in hand, he has liquidity, and he has like-minded friends, they all came to He, after today, he transferred to the production of "The Hangover", and after the release of "The Hangover", he has the qualifications to bargain with Warner, which can be regarded as a firm foothold, and he laughed at Meghan's complaints.
Mark said: "MM is full of energy and vigor is the most important thing, as for those face projects, they will not add points to us before we come up with powerful works." β
Megan sighed, "I regret inviting David to the party." β