Chapter 447: The Three Giants Visit

Mark stayed in Texas to shoot, because too much media and reporters harassed, they traveled in a low-key manner, closed filming, the local media and the government could not find them, because the crew was composed of convoys, they could leave at any time, they often filmed in the wilderness, directly in the field camp, they were accompanied by helicopters, and they could replenish supplies and equipment at any time.

So far, several local offices and venues of the crew have not yet been put into use, so that many fans who came here returned empty-handed, and the company's official website only said that Mark led the crew to shoot in Texas, but did not disclose the current filming location, and their Facebook and Twitter pages have not updated and shared the location, and their whereabouts have become a mystery.

Of course, this is externally, for the company's three giants, his whereabouts are not a secret, in the subprime mortgage stock market plummeted, they regretted their intestines, regretted not listening to Mark's words, if they agreed with Mark's plan, I am afraid that now the net worth has risen by hundreds of millions, they are with regret to visit the class.

Mark's crew, nearly 100 people, although it is only a drama crew, are heavily guarded, and Mark, who is afraid of death, invites two teams of armed soldiers from the security company to provide protection.

Tommy Lee Jones jokingly said that this is the safest crew he has been filming for 35 years. Of course, he also understands that Mark is also the biggest and richest director he has ever worked with, knowing that Mark came to Texas to film, many powerful people and well-known entrepreneurs have sent invitations to Mark through him, Mark just said that the schedule is too rushed, there is no time, but he said that he will visit the Bush family at the appropriate time, Mark is qualified to talk to these top giants, these people in politics who do not slander the resources and money in his hands.

Mark designed a strange shape or weapon for Anton's killer, and Jones, who was born in rural Texas, immediately recognized that this gun should be called a tie-gun gun, a self-protection bolt pistol, and also known as a cattle gun, and its main purpose was to slaughter livestock such as cattle, sheep, pigs, etc. in the slaughterhouse.

There are two ways of this kind of gun, one is gunpowder, the other is compressed gas, the killer uses compressed gas, the head of the gun is a small hammer tied to a spring, after the gas is released, the small hammer is quickly shot out, and then the small hammer is retracted under the spring pull, which is the reason why there is no bullet in the head of the first deceased.

This old slaughterhouse's cattle gun, under the use of Anton, has become an extremely powerful killing weapon, and he can be regarded as having a long experience.

Mark's mood is actually bad, he has the heart to make more money for everyone, but what he gets is doubt, and he also knows why the three giants do this, they are consciously limiting Mark's power, this MM experience began to rise rapidly, and began to appear One of the characteristics of large companies, office politics, and the problem of gangs and factions, this is Mark's headache and no way, during the filming in Texas, except for the phone calls of Giselle and his family, he didn't answer any of the others, including Egger, of course, Megan and David.

David sighed, "Oh my God, I didn't listen to Mark, what a fool, if we had approved that deal, I should have the money to buy my own Eclipse." ”

Iger also shook his head again and again, this is definitely a missed opportunity to make a lot of money, now the stock market is full of mourning, but it is a good time for the futures index to counterattack, and the futures contract in Mark's hand will at least solve their debt problem.

Mark said: "It's the best opportunity to make money in 10 years, and if you miss it, you miss it." ”

Now that the stock market has plummeted, no one dares to take short orders, and these people are now thinking about how to get rid of their long stocks.

"We shouldn't question your decision," Iger said. ”

Mark said: "Actually, you are not wrong, we are a media company, the media is the main business, cross-border investment is not wise, just like the banks, insurance companies, hedge funds in the market, the loss is the subprime mortgage business, the traditional savings and insurance business does not lose a cent." ”

Iger said: "Now that the market is sluggish and business is difficult, fortunately, the government and the Federal Reserve have begun to plan a bailout, so it should improve, right?"

Mark said: "The problem is that the bubble is too big, and the bubble in the subprime mortgage market is 5 trillion yuan, how much can the government use to save the market? Will Congress agree that the government will use taxpayers' money to pay for the greedy bankers?

"If we don't save it, if we let the situation worsen, we will all end up together, and more people will be killed by these people," Iger said. ”

Mark gloated and said: "This is the government's trouble, why should you worry? We haven't bought any subprime mortgage products, and we can watch the show with peace of mind, and the real estate developers have colluded with Wall Street over the years to trap the people so much money, and it's time to pay it back." ”

Megan said bluntly: "Williams Construction Group is on the verge of bankruptcy, they will sell Williams Center to protect themselves, they asked us if we are interested in taking over Williams Center, their offer is 1.7 billion, a month ago they quoted 2.1 billion." ”

Mark said: "You also know that the plummeting of 400 million a month, why are we in a hurry, afraid that others will drive us away if they buy it, we have a lease agreement, don't worry that someone will drive us away, and now the question is, who dares to invest in real estate in the United States." ”

"What we mean by that is, it's time to have our own headquarters building, and we have the capacity to do that," Meghan said. ”

Mark said: "My opinion is that less than a billion years ago to consider starting, now in the United States, real estate is a hot potato, money in hand is the uncle, do you really think the government and the Federal Reserve will succeed in bailing out the market, right?"

Meghan said: "You are pessimistic about the market outlook. ”

Mark said: "I smashed three billion short buys, is it a sign of optimism about the market prospects? You would actually expect the Federal Reserve to bail out the market, this is too naΓ―ve, if a reporter interviews me, I will tell the people of the United States a word, tighten their belts, and live a hard life for a few years." He turned to David and said, "Even if you have a wire in your hand, don't buy an Eclipse, there are more things worth buying." ”

"For example!" David asked, hurriedly pulling out his notebook.

Mark said: "Buy Pingguo, Netfy, Google, MM stocks. ”

David was discouraged, he had done this, he already felt that Mark treated him much worse than before, which is understandable, Mark was dedicated to the company, in exchange for everyone's suspicion and exclusion, and now he has won a big victory, and he is qualified to be proud and despise those who question him.

Last year, Wall Street's "Pengbo Information" questioned Mark's vision, saying that investing in Pingguo and Netflix was the biggest fiasco of his career, and he was slapped in the face.

In January this year, Pingguo launched the first generation of Pingguo mobile phones, which were well received by the market, and the company's stock price rose all the way, soaring by 30% in the first quarter of this year.

In the first quarter of this year, the loss of 20 million was even worse, with a loss of 80 million US dollars in the first quarter and a debt of 2 billion, while his stock price fell all the way, and the credit rating was downgraded by Standard & Poor's.

Mark has no professional training, and no relevant work experience, but his vision is unmatched, the media ridiculed him for his suicidal purchase of three billion mortgage term fingers, only a month in the face, how many people are shamelessly chasing Mark's ass, hoping to terminate the contract early.

And Mark's new film ushered in a 50% plunge in the second week, only receiving 48 million US dollars, winning the championship, which is an unexpected achievement, many media think that its decline should be 60% to 70% is reasonable, but "Twilight" is controlled at 50%, and won 150 million in two weeks, the results are so strong that they overwhelm most of last year's teaching films, and the results in the same period are second only to last year's "Iron Man".

Under the huge momentum and publicity effect, "Twilight" won four consecutive crowns, and after successfully exceeding 200 million in the first month, his box office pace slowed down, and it also became the first blockbuster work in Beimi to break 200 million this year.

In the current film market, with the increase in production costs, it is becoming more and more difficult for a film to make a profit at the box office, and it must be profitable through the sales of DVDs, cable TV broadcasts, and online on-demand peripheral derivatives, and the box office is more like publicity and promotion in the early stage.

Of course, a movie is a big hit at the box office, and it will also drive the big sales of peripheral products, like MM, which is a big box office hit, and peripheral products are also big sellers, which is naturally a lot of money, which is also why they have more confidence in launching five billion-dollar productions.

"Spider-Man 3", "Transformers", "The Hangover 2", "Captain America", "Soul Chariot", etc

David said, "Will you attend the world premiere of Spider-Man?"

Mark said, "Of course. ”

Meghan said: "What do you think about the company's budget plan for the second half of the year?"

Mark said: "In general, no, but the treatment of the screenwriting department should be appropriately improved, and 30% more manpower should be recruited, and our company's script library reserve is still different, and I hope this number will be doubled." ”

Meghan naturally has no objection to this, MM has the largest screenwriting team among the six giants, this department is still managed by Chairman Mark, the screenwriter's treatment is the first in Hollywood, their ordinary screenwriters, once the work is selected, they can get 3% of the share, while other companies are 1% and 2%, MM's screenwriting department is also the company that Hollywood screenwriters want to enter the most, and the recruitment conditions are relatively strict, but there is also one of the most relaxed.

As long as Mark can see it, education, qualifications, and data are not a problem, this is Mark's backyard, he can do whatever he wants, more than half of MM's screenwriters work from home, and this year's MM won a big victory in the Oscar screenwriting department, which shows that Mark has good management and leadership.

Now he asks for more manpower and an expansion of the script library, which is also reasonable, and several other bigwigs have no objection, this is just a matter of spending millions more, who dares to disobey Mark.