Chapter 233: Planning for a rainy day
Iger is silent on the surface, but his heart is very shocked, Sony's attempt to seize the MJ industry failed, was spurned by the people of the whole country, the stock market plummeted, and was hedged and shorted by the Davis Fund, and its most important industry was acquired and acquired, which is a sensation in the United States and a major event that changed the Hollywood landscape, everyone knows that there are people behind all this, many people think that it is the consortium behind the Davis Fund, who knows that Mark is also one of the promoters, and it is also profitable.
This Mark's strength and resourcefulness are far above his estimates, this young man in front of him already has the resources of a hero, but this is a good thing for him, the partner is strong, the benefits to him are very many, everyone is a shareholder, mutual benefit, they move towards a goal, make more money.
Egger said happily: "I was only 30% sure of the original, but now I have 50%. β
Mark said: "Of course, there is no doubt that Martin is a man of profit, but we have a fateful relationship, and at the same price, he will not sell to us, which is our advantage." β
Meghan said: "Robert, what do you think of Martin's offer of $25 billion?"
Iger said: " This is a lion's big mouth, the most likely buyers are the Big Five, they are the most likely to make the company profitable, but if the Big Five groups buy, it will be very difficult to pass the Federal Trade Commission, which is equivalent to a monopoly, Universal does not have so much money, Paramount's Viacom has just acquired CBS, and there is not so much money at the root, Disney is in the recovery period, only Time Warner and News Corp. may make a move, and the other consortiums, no matter who spends 25 billion to buy a burden, will have doubts, Souni Group is an example, it took nearly ten years to make a profit, which requires courageγ β
With the approval of the board of directors or shareholders' meeting for such a large merger, Iger understands how difficult it is for the management of any company to convince the board of directors and the general meeting of shareholders to carry out such a merger.
MM's upper echelons have reached a consensus and have entered the financing stage, and Mark's personal relationship with Martin will play a role at a critical moment, as is now, the outside world is still speculating, but Mark and they have obtained inside information from Martin to determine the intentions of the controlling party of Columbia Pictures.
Egger said: "Mark, have you ever thought about the possibility of a failed merger? We have to make a backup contingency plan, if we wait for so much money and don't use it for investment, the interest alone will scare people to death." β
Mark said: "You recruit people as soon as possible, form a team, we make a hypothetical plan, if the merger fails, we will use the money in our hands to acquire Pixar Studios at the same time, to build an overseas distribution network that can be compared with Bowei International." β
"Good!" said Egg, who no longer doubted Mark's gaze, and in many ways they were of the same mind, which made him feel like a confidant.
Megan asked, "What is your opinion on the decoration of the office?"
"All I need is a desk and a computer, my dear!"
In fact, this place has been renovated for the first time, as long as you buy some office supplies, you can indeed work immediately, Iger understands that Mark and Meghan have spent a lot of money to invite him, and it must show that the money is well spent.
Meghan shrugged and said, "OK!
Mark They took Iger around and introduced the specific situation of the company, and now MM has a movie "Wedding Oak" that is on sale, "Teen Musical" and "Chainsaw 2" are in post-production, the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" is in production, and "Iron Man" is in preparation, and Warner intends to start the preparation of "The Hangover 2", which is completely the business level of the first-line company.
And they will participate in the investment of three films this year, "Da Vinci's Code", "Little Sunshine Beauty", "The Devil Wears Prada", of which "Da Vinci's Code" is a project invested by Columbi Films, which was cut in half due to the interruption of funds, Mark spent 60 million to buy it from Martin to continue to take over the filming and production, and the other two are about 20 million small and medium-sized investment films, which Mark selected from hundreds of scripts, Iger saw MM's plan, and felt quite good, DreamWorks, Miramax, Lionsgate is nothing more than that.
What's even more gratifying is that they already have a work in their hands that has broken through 200 million US dollars, which can be said to be a steady profit this year, and "Wedding Proud" sold the overseas distribution rights to Warner for 40 million, which is close to the cost.
This is a thriving scene, no wonder Mark and Meghan dare to attack the big fat piece of Colombia, they are confident.
Mark returned to the office and found that there was a coat on the carpet inside, extending to a pair of jeans, such long legs, at a glance, it was Giselle's, a few steps later was a shirt, underwear, Mark came to the pool, Giselle was swimming here, looking at the mermaid in the pool, Mark was very happy, whistled, Giselle swam to the poolside, and smiled: "Surprise?"
Mark looked at this hibiscus beauty and said, "You should inform me that I just asked three big beauties to come here for a poolside party, and you caused me to miss the appointment." β
Giselle said, "I'll make it up to you!" She hooked her finger at Mark, her charming eyes watery as she looked at Mark, and the corners of her mouth pouted.
This is about to offer a fragrant kiss, Mark hurriedly approached, his face closer, who knew that Gisele pulled his tie, Mark screamed, embarrassed and fell into the pool.
Giselle laughed, swimming as nimble as a fish, Mark was caught off guard and choked on a few mouthfuls of water, but he immediately held his breath, swung his hands and feet, swam out of the water, took off his shoes, coat and clothes, and said loudly: "Today you are dead, and it is useless to beg for mercy." He swam quickly towards Giselle, and this time Giselle did not dodge, but threw herself into his arms and offered a fragrant kiss.
The two of them met frankly and kissed passionately in the pool.
Giselle came to attend the Oscar night party held by Vanity Fair magazine, as the first event in the entertainment industry of the year, of course, they are in the fashion circle, of course, trying to rub the heat.
In the original version, she and Xiao Lizi have not broken up, they show their affection together, and walk the red carpet in a beautiful way, and then Xiao Lizi lost the actor Xiaojinren, and exposed her self-abandonment of indulgence, and their relationship came to an end.
Mark understands Giselle's difficulties, there is no news in the mixed fashion circle, there is no heat, which is equivalent to being outdated, but unfortunately it is almost open now, everything has been arranged, otherwise it is not difficult for him to get a ticket to participate in the awards party, Mark is now the hottest director and producer in Hollywood, and now the popular movie "Wedding Proud" is his work, and Warner for "Batman", shameless madness to build momentum for him, the momentum is so strong, known as the first commercial director of the post-80s.
Mark said: "Tongxiao carnival, I'll go with you!"
Giselle said: "Of course, that's what a boyfriend should do, unless you don't want to be in this position anymore." β
Then they discussed what to wear, what jewelry to wear, and now they are watching the TV broadcast, and the scene has already started to walk the red carpet, this time Xiao Li is walking the red carpet with Cate Blanchett, the fairy queen.
Giselle said, "Will DiCaprio get his wish?" and she used to call him by his last name as a sign of breaking with his former Duon.
Mark said: "His performance as a pilot is too hard to be able to be put away freely, and a nomination should be the greatest compliment." β
Mark is a professional in the industry, and Giselle modestly asked, "Who do you think is likely to win the best actor?"
Mark simply pretended to be B and said: "I am more optimistic about Jamie Fox in "Soul Singer", Hilary Swank in "Million Dollar Baby", the best supporting actress is Blanchett, and the male supporting actor is Morgan Freeman, and the best director and best picture is Clint Eastwood who is optimistic about "Million Dollar Baby". β
Giselle was very surprised and said, "Wow! Million Dollar Baby is a big winner!"
Mark said: "This is just my family's opinion, but the Oscars have always preferred literary and niche films, "The Aviator" has too strong commercial temperament, maybe its box office can beat "Million Dollar Baby", but the competition for the Oscar is not necessarily, it is not about popularity and box office here. β
This year's Oscars were held at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, hosted by comedian Chris Roque, and the first award tonight was "Best Art Direction", which was won by "Million Dollar Baby" When awarding this award, the Oscar organizing committee made an innovation, calling all the nominees to the stage in advance, and then announcing the final winners, which made everyone stand behind the award presenter Harry Berry when awarding this award.
Martin Scorsese's epic biography The Aviator won a total of five awards, and Cate Blanchett singled out her role in the film after winning the "Best Supporting Actress" award: "When you work with a big name like Catherine Kayburn, you can feel the atmosphere of teamwork. β
"The Aviator" also won the award for Best Editing, and Selma Skumaker, who is in charge of this work, has been working with director Scorsese for a long time, and Thelma Skoumaker's efforts have also won the award for Best Costume Design and Best Cinematography for "The Aviator".
After the first three awards won by "The Aviator" were handed out, the host asked the candidates who had previously taken the stage to return to their seats, and then the live cameras scanned the expressions on the faces of each nominee one by one, and the Oscar winners spoke into the microphone in the stands.
The luck of "The Aviator", which has been popular at the beginning, is gone here.
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