Chapter 147: Close contact with the "mafia".
When the impact of MGM's acquisition gradually dissipated, Su Chenyu once again pushed MGM to the "headlines" of major newspapers and television.
Tianchen Fund announced the restructuring of its wholly-owned subsidiary, MGM Motion Pictures, which will be merged into the newly established MGM Entertainment & Media Company. In addition to its wholly-owned ownership of MGM-Luen Mei Pictures, the newly formed MGM Entertainment & Media Company will also take a controlling stake in Blue Sky Studios.
Subsequently, in the midst of all the attention, Tianchen Fund announced that Peter?? Chernin and Shirley?? Lansing serves as Chairman and President of MGM Entertainment Media, respectively.
Peter?? Chernin and Shirley?? The first thing Lansing did when he took office was to eliminate a large number of MGM Pictures' film projects that had no investment value, and began to carry out a drastic reform of MGM Pictures.
In parallel with the company's reforms, MGM quickly regained the rights to hundreds of its own films from N — including the famous "Cat and Mouse."
I have to say, Peter?? Chernin and Shirley?? Lansing and his wife are absolute business wizards in the entertainment industry, and the two soon discover MGM's dilemma - the lack of filmmaking.
Looking at the movies that MGM has invested in and produced in the past few years, there are really few blockbuster films, and they are just some losses.
In order to solve the problem of the lack of production of MGM's films, Peter?? Chernin and Shirley?? Lansing soon came up with a plan - to buy an independent production company. With huge financial backing, MGM quickly targeted two independent production companies, Carlock Pictures and Orion Pictures.
When it comes to Cullock Films, many people may not know about it, but when it comes to "Terminator 2", "First Blood", "Mighty Mountains", "Instinct" and other films are widely known. MGM took a fancy to the company's excellent production capabilities, so it quickly issued an offer to buy it.
Two partners of Carroch Films - Mario?? Caesar and Andrey?? Vana, under MGM's "Golden Yuan Attack", quickly surrendered his gun. After acquiring Kallock Pictures, MGM quickly approved the trucker's "Terminator 2" shooting plan, deciding to treat it as MGM's main film for the next year.
As for Orion Pictures, the independent production company's most famous film is Judy?? Foster starred in The Silence of the Lambs, and is now in the process of being produced.
Negotiations between Orion Pictures and MGM for the acquisition proceeded quickly, and the huge financial support made Peter?? Chernin and Shirley?? Lansing was more emboldened when it came to negotiations. After several rounds of stubborn resistance, MGM managed to take Orion Pictures under its umbrella.
After acquiring Carlock Pictures and Orion Pictures one after another, MGM has made up for its biggest shortcomings and greatly improved its production capabilities. The key thing is that MGM has temporarily solved the company's main film next year, and the three films "Terminator 2", "Silence of the Lambs" and "Crazy Flower of the End" can fully carry MGM's façade.
MGM's series of big moves made it in the limelight for a while, and many Hollywood giants are also speculating whether the sleeping "lion" will wake up.
Looking at MGM with infinite scenery, some people are starting to be upset, and I should be the one who is in the limelight - this is what the Italians think.
Yes, the Italians were really furious when they saw that the fat that was immediately in his mouth suddenly disappear, and that this piece of fat was now proving to be absolutely fatty.
Many of Italy's consortia have more or less "mafia" backgrounds, and the consortium headed by Giancado Paretti also has such a black background.
When it comes to the "mafia", the first thing that comes to mind for many people is "The Godfather", no way, the two godfathers portrayed by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino are too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Originating in Sicily, Italy, the "mafia" has become the world's largest gang organization after a hundred years of development, and it has grown all over the world. Among them, the five families of the "mafia" in New York are definitely the leaders in the entire mafia world, running the underground world of New York and even the entire United States.
There has always been a narrow link between the Italian "mafia" and the American "mafia", and Giancardo Paretti has a good relationship with the Collobo family, one of the five major mafia in New York.
Although he knew that it would be impossible to snatch MGM again, Giancardo Paretti was so upset that he wanted to teach someone a lesson.
Paretti, an Italian who has no superficial relationship in the United States, can only rely on the gray power of the Collobo family. The Collobo family is the weakest of the five "mafia" families in New York, and the "hungry wolf" Gambino family has always been eyeing them.
However, it is just a simple lesson to a rich man, and a random gunman can do it. So, even though the Collobo family is now in the midst of infighting, Jerry Rangilla, the "Godfather", has decided to get his friend Paretti back.
When MGM was undergoing drastic reforms, Su Chenyu was not idle, he was going around to add bricks to his media empire. This time, Su Chenyu helped MGM win the copyright of "Jurassic Park", a chicken that laid golden eggs. Although "Jurassic Park" has just been released this year, it is selling very well in the market.
Faced with a God-given opportunity, Su Chenyuyan could not seize it well, so he decisively contacted the author Michael Clayton.
In order to show his importance, Su Chenyu even went to visit Michael Clayton in person, in his words, it was a "great meeting" between two best-selling authors in China and the United States. The final result is naturally gratifying, Su Chenyu successfully won the copyright of "Jurassic Park", and found another movie series for MGM that can sell well.
Just as Su Chenyu happily came out of Michael Clayton's residence and was about to get into the car, a man in a windbreaker and a peaked cap walked quickly in his direction.
"stop!stop!" Victor noticed the man's anomaly and shouted for the man to stop.
However, the man in the cap not only had no intention of stopping, but instead sped up and walked quickly in the direction of Su Chenyu.
At this time, Su Chenyu's bodyguards also discovered the abnormality, and two of them stepped forward to force the man in the cap to stop. The man in the cap ignored the movements of several bodyguards, suddenly took out a submachine gun from his windbreaker, raised it and aimed it in the direction of Su Chenyu.
Xie Hao noticed that something was wrong when the man in the cap reached into the windbreaker, so he hurriedly escorted Su Chenyu to the bulletproof car. At the moment when Su Chenyu got into the bulletproof car, the submachine gun in the cap's hand spewed out a tongue of fire, and the bullet flew towards the bulletproof car. And Victor and the other bodyguards saw Su Chenyu get into the bulletproof car, and they also quickly looked for cover, and took out their weapons to fight back.
Although Victor and the bodyguards were all super soldiers who had been on the battlefield, the opponent's firepower was too fierce and directly suppressed them. Seeing that there was nothing to do, the man in the cap used the fire to suppress it and quickly ran in the original direction.
However, the man in the cap still greatly underestimated the ability of Victor and the other bodyguards, and several people quickly caught up.
Su Chenyu has always been smooth, and it is the first time that someone has been shot with a submachine gun like this and directly threatened his life.
From the moment the wolf got into the bulletproof car, Su Chenyu's face has been gloomy, as if he wants to choose someone to devour.
The gunfire also alarmed the surrounding residents, and soon the local Los Angeles police received the alarm and rushed to the scene. However, when the police arrived, Su Chenyu had already returned to Billy Buddha Village, and Victor and other bodyguards also brought back the news soon after.
After chasing two streets, the man in the cap was wounded and captured alive in an alley and is now being held at a Los Angeles base of Blackwater Preservation America.
"Victor, how is it?" On the lawn of the manor, Su Chenyu asked Victor.
"Boss, that guy has been recruited, and he was sent by the Colobo family, the mafia in New York. ”
Su Chenyu didn't expect that his first intimate contact with the "mafia" was almost beaten into a sieve. However, Su Chenyu asked himself if he had nothing to do with the New York gangsters, and he really didn't understand why the other party sent a gunman to kill him.
"Let McKens investigate Collobo in depth, and I want to know all the information about the Collobo family. "Since the other party wants to kill himself, Su Chenyu is not a good person, so he naturally has to fight back fiercely.
Just when Su Chenyu was thinking about how to deal with the Collobo family, Lao Mei's police came up first, apparently to learn about the shooting during the day. Accompanied by a lawyer, Su Chenyu briefly answered a few questions from the Los Angeles police, and then handed over the matter of dealing with the police to the lawyer.
In the evening, Mike McCans came to see Su Chenyu, and he had already investigated the Collobo family according to Su Chenyu's instructions. I have to say that the real money that Su Chenyu invested in Blackwater Preservation America Company was not in vain, and this efficiency and ability are absolutely leveraged.
Mike McKens is now the head of Blackwater Preservation in the United States, served as an instructor for Navy SEALs before coming to Blackwater, and has fought in many wars, including the Vietnam War. Crucially, Mike Mackens has a very good relationship with the Pentagon, and he has access to three major intelligence agencies.
Now Blackwater Security has expanded its business to the United States, and will slowly shift its focus in the future, thus forming a "two centers" mechanism in the United States in the open and Hong Kong in the dark.
According to Su Chenyu's plan, Hong Kong's Blackwater Security Company will gradually move to the back of the stage, mainly responsible for private security business, and will not set foot in the mercenary area. The U.S. Blackwater Security Company will be built into a military-industrial complex with mercenary business as the mainstay, supplemented by private security, security consultants, and military outsourcing.
As a result, Blackwater has now recruited a large number of employees in the United States, mainly from the Rangers, Marines, and retired soldiers of the three major special forces. In addition to this, in order to complete its military security advisory function, Blackwater has also hired a large number of agents and professionals from the CIA, the National Security Agency, and the FBI.
After briefly reading the information sent by Mackenzi, Su Chenyu has now found the real mastermind behind it......