Mai Bao left after speaking, and Geffen didn't keep it, since there was no sincerity, let it go first.

Mai Bao went back and told David that he was passing, and David said, "So the other party has the intention to sell it, but the price is not satisfactory to them, they will call." ”

And Geffen reported the incident at the daily meeting of the Big Three, and Katzenberg half-jokingly said: "If the other party pays 30 million, there is nothing wrong with selling it to him." ”

Lao Si frowned: "There are not many projects in our drama library, what do you use to impress others to invest?"

Geffen said: "Even if you don't do anything, the money on the company's account can only operate for two months, and if you can't operate, it will be even more difficult to sell it at a good price, Stephen, what does Universal say?

Spielberg was a little embarrassed and said, "I haven't opened my mouth yet." "He's a great artist, he's not a good businessman, and selling DreamWorks to people is almost like selling his son to him, and he's almost going to a psychiatrist.

Guffen said, "So I'm looking for an operating expense, Jeffrey, can you get some money from the animation department?"

Katzenberg was straightforward: "No! I'm not going to let anything affect the animation department." ”

Geffen said: "There are not many choices in this way, one is that each of our four major shareholders will take a sum of money, and the other is to transfer the copyright of "Transformers". ”

DreamWorks has become a pit, everyone wants to sell it, who will put money into it? To put it mildly, when DreamWorks is sold, it will also be cheaper for others, and the valuable things in DreamWorks are the copyright of the 59 films in the film library and their related peripheral copyright income, and Spielberg's priority to cooperate with more than a dozen projects, and "Transformers" only exists as a partner, it is better to sell it at a good price and solve the current crisis first.

I have to say that Mark and David chose a very good time, which happened to be the most embarrassing time for DreamWorks.

The embarrassment and constraints of DreamWorks had to be known by insiders and people like Mark, Geffen, Katzenberg, Spielberg, Paul, who is not worth billions? Isn't that the top rich man who is not bad for money? Will they sell their beloved toy DreamWorks? Will they worry about tens of millions of dollars?

David Geffen is also good at enjoyment, his luxury life is very famous, California's most famous Malibu Beach has his luxury real estate, his Beverly Hills mansion in the 90s of the last century was purchased for 43 million US dollars, was the highest real estate transaction price in the United States at that time, and its supporting 100 rooms have enough space to hang his collection of Jackson Pollock, Mark Brown, Rothko and other masters, Geffen is one of the largest buyers of modern art, his art collection is estimated to be worth two billion dollars, and he has sold two works by Jasper Jones and William de Kooning for more than $100 million.

An industry insider once commented: "98% of the Geffen collection should go to the museum, and his collection makes the museum salivate." "Would such a luxurious person sell his beloved Dream Factory?

It's true that the three giants of DreamWorks have their own money, but their own money and the company's money are two different things, Geffen is a real businessman, and doing business must make money This is the basic principle, in the past ten years at DreamWorks, it is the time when his assets have increased the least, so he wants to go, Lao Si continues to play his movies, DreamWorks Animation is still operating, but Geffen is leaving, but he is in charge of the company's operation, which is not difficult to explain, why can't he play.

Compared with the three giants of DreamWorks, the hottest in Hollywood now are the four giants of MM, within half a year, the mergers and acquisitions of Marvel Columbia Pictures and MGM Pictures, and the acquisition of Netflix, the capital game of the empty glove white wolf, can be played superbly, but everyone can see that compared with the three giants of DreamWorks, they have no money, only an empty shell, almost the difference between stars and Internet celebrities.

MM these four, the company is over, they are also finished, and several bigwigs of DreamWorks, DreamWorks is finished, they are still billionaires, they can still live a luxurious and luxurious life, Geffen decided to sell, as a shrewd businessman, he knows that this matter is not in a hurry, and he has to wait for the other party to find the door, so he can take the opportunity to raise the price and slaughter him fiercely, if the other party does not come, he can also find the door.

Mark is very busy these days, he goes out early and returns late every day, busy managing MM, and in the first half of this year, they ate Marvel, Columbia Pictures, MGM Pictures and Netflix, swallowed so many companies in one fell swoop, they feel scared when they think about it, yes, they are afraid, they owe a huge debt, and the interest is scared to death, even Sophia and David have canceled their plans to buy an apartment in New York, their intentions are obvious, once Mark they can't repay the interest, they will take money to subsidize it, and they must not let the profits roll.

Mark is a wreck, his personal meeting contraction and savings, even the cost of preparing for the wedding, and living expenses, are all from Giselle, and his persistence and bitterness have ushered in good news.

Brother Gu carried out B round of financing, a company financing listing, of course, I hope that the more financing the better, but this will dilute a lot of their own stocks, the company and the existing shareholders may not be able to get the maximum profit, obviously Brother Gu did not fully finance for the first time, in the middle of August this year after the first financing, Brother Gu carried out the second financing, at a price of 295 US dollars to raise 4.2 billion US dollars again, although the amount of financing is large, but because of Brother Gu's valuation than IPO At this time, Brother Gu's market value exceeded 6 billion, nominally, the stocks in their hands were worth 1.2 billion, plus other assets, the original assets in their hands were worth 2.5 billion (not counting the part borrowed from the bank), which was regarded as having a certain ability to repay.

In front of MM, what is in front of MM is how to revitalize Columbia Pictures and MGM Pictures, while Marvel is a small role, and it is also running the project "Iron Man", as long as the two major companies are revitalized, the whole group will prosper.

Columbia and MGM are the engines of the whole group, and among the six giants of Hollywood, they all use blockbusters as the only way to revitalize the company, and the presidents of the six giants are all addicted to the charm of blockbusters, and a blockbuster can stimulate the company's stock price.

Colombia is also implementing a blockbuster strategy, first deciding to launch the "Spider-Man 3" project,

In 2002, "Spider-Man" grossed $400 million at the North Rice box, breaking the record set by "Harry Potter 1" in 01 year, and it was also the second super blockbuster in film history to break $400 million in North America, and the movie DVD was released on November 1 of the same year, and the sales figures in the first weekend were more powerful than the movie, as high as 120 million.

Sam Raimi became a film director because he was particularly fascinated by a story theme, and finally achieved his wish, blossomed, with three episodes of the movie as a reincarnation, he is the "Spider-King", the first two "Spider-Man" received a global box office of $1.6 billion, and it is not surprising that "Spider-Man 3" received a record $220 million in upfront investment.

This time, "Spider-Man 3" is directed by Sam Raimi, written by his younger brother Ivan Raimi, starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, etc., and is scheduled to be released on May 2 of this year.

Its 220 million is the pre-production cost, plus the post-production and distribution, I am afraid that it will break 300 million, these are expensive because this is a special effects blockbuster, relying on special effects and big scenes to win, and the second is that the actors' salaries have risen sharply.

At the time of "Spider-Man 1", because Maguire was not famous at the time, his salary when he starred in "Spider-Man" was only four million US dollars, plus the additional dividends later, it was 8 million US dollars, and when Columbia invited him to star in "Spider-Man 2" in 03, Maguire's worth had risen to 17 million, plus the dividends of box office revenue.

At that time, the Colombian side was very angry, a masked and tight-fitting character, was it worth the price?

After the premiere of "Spider-Man", it was immediately praised by critics as the first post-9/11 blockbuster, as director Sam Raimi said: "Times are difficult, and we need heroes to bring hope." ”

In the past, especially before 9/11, the superheroes in the eyes of the United States people were all superhuman-type: broad shoulders, unwavering fighting spirit and absolutely indestructible, in fact, this is the self in the eyes of the United States, and Spider-Man is completely different, he is forever stuck in self-doubt, always hovering between helping others and helping himself, he seems to be strong, but in fact he is easily injured, 9· 11 Later, Spider-Man became the self in the eyes of the Chinese people, Superman became an unrealistic dream, and Toby, who was not tall or handsome, did not conform to the traditional hero image of the American people at that time, but he had exactly the kind of sensitivity, anxiety and self-doubt that Sam Raimi wanted, market research, if not played by Maguire, they would not watch it, and Columbia had to pinch his nose and admit it.

Now it's the turn of MM-controlled Columbia Pictures, and when Maguire puts on that blue-and-red dress for the third time and transforms into Spider-Man, he bids for 25 million plus 15 percent of North Mi.

This price even Xiao Li Zi didn't dare to shout, Xiao Li Zi is 20 million plus a number of shares, although it is not reported how much, but it is certainly not as much as 15 percent, all say that Will Smith jumped fast, no one can match, this faster, in the United States dare to shout this price, except for Double Tom, there is no third.

Maguire knows very well and understands that the "Spider-Man" trilogy, he really can't play without him, and he also knows that this is the last part of the trilogy, don't shout at this time, let alone when, not only Maguire, but also Kirsten Dunst, James Frank They have also increased their prices sharply, plus the director and other actors, the actor's salary alone is nearly 100 million, plus the production cost and special effects costs, it will break 200 million, if you want to return in the North Mi market, it is basically impossible, and you must rely on the overseas market and DVD and peripheral markets.

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