Seeing that the young boss was so high-spirited, Andy Albert and David Bigelman naturally replied, "It must be us." ”

"Yes, that's us. Tang Huan knocked on the table, "Have you calculated, there are a few promising movies in our hands this year, is it significantly more than last year, and last year we not only got out of the predicament, but also completely raised our eyebrows, and among the top ten annual movie box office rankings in North America, we occupied three seats." ”

Andy Albert and David Bigelman nodded approvingly, they weren't just complimenting, and that was exactly what happened.

In addition to Spielberg's "E.T. the Extraterrestrial" and "Poltergeist" - "Poltergeist" - "Poltergeist" - Luen Mei has its own series of films like "007" launched this year, namely Sylvester Stallone - Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky III" - "Rocky 3".

As early as 1976, when the first part of "Rocky" was released, it received an enthusiastic response, won ten nominations for the Academy Awards, and won the Oscar for Best Picture, the Oscar for Best Director, and the Oscar for Best Editing.

Sylvester Stallone, who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor, has since established his status in Hollywood.

It is no exaggeration to say that "Rocky", like "007", is the bottom of the box program of Lianmei, which is full of gold.

In addition, Sylvester Stallone's other film "FirstBlood", "First Blood", is also expected to be released this year. Tang Huan naturally won't let go of this movie.

Due to Hollywood's mature mechanism of operation to resist risks. A lot of box office successes. At the beginning of production, it was not so glamorous, often because it was not favored and encountered financing difficulties, or because of the disagreement between different investors, which led to conflicts, as was the case with "First Blood".

Tang Huan, who has always attached importance to intelligence gathering, also pays attention to collecting all kinds of information in Hollywood, and the image of timely rain's nouveau riche is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so more and more filmmakers come to try to ask for help.

Tang Huan after seeing the report document on this project. Finding out that Warner also had a small investment, he unceremoniously kicked the other party out and got involved.

For another participant, OrionPictures, Orion Producers, Tang Huan was very polite, and even handed out an olive branch, because the company was founded by the group of executives who left the United States, and he hoped that the other party could return.

Of course, Tang Huan is interested in the potential of Orion's production, and it has performed remarkably in the past few years since its establishment, such as last year's comedy film "Arthur" - "Twenty-Eight Beautiful Playboy". It is one of the top 10 grossing films of the year in North America.

MGM's "ConantheBarbarian," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, "Conan the Barbarian," opened in Houston, Texas, on February 19. So far, such activities have been carried out in 30 cities in the United States.

Although the movie has been changed again and again because of the excessive violent scenes, fans have always been interested, which can be seen from the popularity of the pre-screening.

In the capital, D.C., long queues on the streets caused traffic jams, in Denver, Colorado, movie tickets sold out quickly, and in Houston, about a thousand people were disappointed to be turned away because they didn't get tickets.

"From the market research, the vast majority of the audience is white male, and they are well-dressed, not the kind of punk that wears leather, but there is one obvious feature, bulging muscles. Obviously, they don't have a soft spot for violent movies with such fantasy themes. ”

David Bigelman introduced very carefully, because this is the first major film that MGM has been in charge of after regrouping, which has been decadent for many years, and whether it can turn around in the film field depends on whether it can get off to a good start.

According to the plan, "Conan the Barbarian" will first be fully released in Spain and France, and then return to the United States, and will deliberately avoid competition from other high-budget big-budget films in the summer slot. ”

"Well, if this movie exceeds 100 million at the global box office, I will come forward with a consortium in the Middle East to reward everyone. After listening to the report, Tang Huan nodded and promised.

After dealing with the major matters in front of him, Tang Huan began to ask about the release of the movie "Shaolin Temple".

"The film is now grossing around $15 million, and a lot of viewers appreciate the long-shot fight scenes, which is quite successful as a non-English-speaking niche work. ”

Andy Albert knew that his boss paid more attention to the performance of this Chinese-language film, so he did his homework and answered very fluently.

"Do you think that, judging from the reaction to this movie, will works with this kind of theme win a fixed American audience?" asked Tang Huan with a deep groan.

"It should be okay, after all, Bruce Lee's movie has attracted attention at the beginning, and there are even some EA gamers who come to the audience of "Shaolin Temple". In addition, I have to say that the enthusiasm of the Chinese audience is very high. Andy Albert's views outside the Chinese-speaking cultural circle sound very pertinent.

"In a few months, I will recommend two more movies from Xiangjiang to watch. Tang Huan said with a smile.

"In fact, compared to those Japanese bushido movies, Chinese kung fu movies are not inferior, the former relied on Japan's growing economic influence to land in the United States, but you are a powerful Hollywood boss, and it is not difficult to win a few movies, and even actors. After such a long period of contact, Andy Albert seemed to regard himself as Tang Huan's confidant, and when he closed the door and spoke, he directly pointed to the essence of the problem.

"I won't mess around, the rules of Hollywood still have to be followed, and I have to listen carefully to your suggestions. Tang Huan laughed loudly and waved his hand.

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After the insurance giant Pan Am acquired Luen Am almost wholly owned by Pan Am, it has always intended to change its name to Pan Am Pictures Company to expand its influence. As a result, it was strongly opposed by the top level of the United States. As a result, the contradictions between the two sides are accumulating deeper and deeper. In the end, it led to the collective exodus of the top leaders of the United States in 1978.

These include Arthur Krim, Chairman - Arthur Krim, President and CEO Eric Pleskow - Eric Preskov, and Chairman of the Finance Committee Robert Benjamin - Robert Benjamin.

Obviously, these people are the pillars of United States, but Pan American did not buy it, and insisted on forcing them away, which was commented by the outside world as stupid, and United States was greatly damaged.

Realistically speaking, these high-level people who have left. belongs to the well-deserved elite of Hollywood, and the old books that Lianmei now eats such as "007", "Rocky" and so on are all accumulated by others.

Three people like Arthur Ke Rim, Eric Preskov, and Robert Benjamin entered the United States as early as 1951, and according to the VAM agreement, they bought the shares of the United States Company at a low price from Chaplin and Mary Bickf, the founders of the United States, through excellent performance, and made it publicly listed.

The team's most notable achievements were "OneFlewOvertheCuckoosNest" in 1975, "One Flew Over the Asylum" in 1976, "Rocky" in 1976, and "Annie Hall" in 1977, which won the Oscar for Best Picture three years in a row.

So after these people established Orion Productions, they also performed well. But there is some capital accumulation. It must rely on time to precipitate, such as the distribution network.

In the beginning. Orion Productions has solved this problem by partnering with Warner, such as "Arthur", the top 10 grossing comedy film in North America last year, "Twenty-Eight Playboy", which was produced by Orion and distributed by Warner.

But the cooperative relationship between the two sides does not seem to be harmonious, so much so that this year, there are signs of parting ways.

can have the opportunity to dig into the corner of the old opponent, Tang Huan will naturally not let it go, not to mention that Orion Productions has such a deep relationship with Lianmei.

In this way, Tang Huan invited several founders of Orion Productions, that is, the former senior executives of Lianmei who left the United States, to get together on the yacht.

Christina, the female ship king, is the best at this kind of luxury toys, Tang Huan didn't bother at all, and just took it and used it.

On a yacht far from land, blowing the wind and fishing, it seems that it is really not bothered by worldly disputes, but in fact, this foreshadowing of enjoying tranquility is precisely for the next worldly disputes.

Everyone knew what the purpose of the trip was, so after the vassal elegance, formal negotiations began.

The initial contact has naturally been done by his subordinates before, and Tang Huan's appearance as a big boss is purely just for the final word - okay or not, give a happy word.

Among the founders of Orion Productions, Robert Benjamin passed away in 1979.

In the same year, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was awarded to Robert Benjamin, which was a testament to his achievement, but unfortunately his wife had to come to the Oscars to accept the award on his behalf.

At present, Eric Preskov and Mike Medavoy are most responsible for the day-to-day operations of Orion Productions, while Arthur Reem, who is too old, to be too old to bother with specific matters.

"I've heard that Orion Productions wants to build its own distribution network by acquiring Filmways. After tasting the fresh fish carefully cooked by the chef, Tang Huan went straight to the point.

"Don is really well informed, and we do have this plan. Eric Preskov frankly confirmed the news, and I have to say that the previous contact between the two sides was relatively pleasant, so there was no psychological resistance, and there was even a strong interest in cooperation.

"As I said bluntly, the acquisition of a company is only the first step in capital operation, and the next resource integration is the key. Filmways' industrial structure is not only entertainment, but also other fields such as broadcast electronics, and Orion will inevitably need to make frequent adjustments in terms of layoffs and asset consolidation, but these jobs are not your specialty. ”

Tang Huan bluntly expressed his opinion, "These irrelevant matters will distract your energy for at least a year. During this period, once it fails in the film field, what will the shallow-rooted Orion Productions do to resist risks, and those financings alone may not be enough. ”

"Any company has to go through the risk of this metamorphosis, Orion Productions has a very promising outlook, and our management team is also very experienced, and we believe that these small difficulties will soon disappear. ”

Eric Preskov had a lot of experience in the United States before, and he participated in successful cases such as "One Flew Over the Asylum", so he answered with confidence in his tone.

Tang Huan smiled slightly, and decided not to attack the self-confident Eric Preskov, but to lobby from another angle.

"You and Warner don't seem to work together as closely as you think. Warner and I are old rivals, and we know their greed,"

But the cooperative relationship between the two sides does not seem to be harmonious, so much so that this year, there are signs of parting ways.

can have the opportunity to dig into the corner of the old opponent, Tang Huan will naturally not let it go, not to mention that Orion Productions has such a deep relationship with Lianmei.

In this way, Tang Huan invited several founders of Orion Productions, that is, the former senior executives of Lianmei who left the United States, to get together on the yacht.

Christina, the female ship king, is the best at this kind of luxury toys, Tang Huan didn't bother at all, and just took it and used it.

On a yacht far from land, blowing the wind and fishing, it seems that it is really not bothered by worldly disputes, but in fact, this foreshadowing of enjoying tranquility is precisely for the next worldly disputes.

Everyone knew what the purpose of the trip was, so after the vassal elegance, formal negotiations began.

The initial contact has naturally been done by his subordinates before, and Tang Huan's appearance as a big boss is purely just for the final word - okay or not, give a happy word.

Among the founders of Orion Productions, Robert Benjamin passed away in 1979.

In the same year, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award was awarded (to be continued......