Two days after Warner's shareholder meeting, a piece of film business news caused a sensation throughout Hollywood, Black Feather Studios announced the acquisition of 51% of Time Warner's shares for $31.7 billion, and the Chinese power officially entered Time Warner

The 90-year-old Hollywood legacy has also been officially renamed "Black Feather Warner", and the new company's logo adds a pair of black feathered wings on the basis of the original "heart-shaped WB", just like the one that appears in the title of "The Dark Knight". 【】

This means that it is not a rescue acquisition with capital injection, but a complete annexation, which makes many American financial media feel very shocked, they did not expect that Chinese capital will take Warner in one fell swoop at lightning speed.

But why did Chinese capital spend so much money on the acquisition of Warner? Black Feather Warner did not officially explain, but Gu Xiaofan's "Declaration of Equality" at the Oscars has already made his original intention clear.

That is, to push Chinese stars and entertainment culture into the world-class stage, Warner's original strong foundation of music, film and television, and media will pave a broad road for the rise of any Chinese star.

Just when many traditional people in the industry are worried about the invasion of Hollywood by Chinese forces, 21st Century Fox Film has announced a series of blockbuster news.

The old rival of Warner Bros. suddenly announced that he had acquired the rights to "Harry Potter", as well as DC adaptations of comics, including "Superman" and the "Batman" series.

On the same day, the official spokesperson of FOX TV Network also announced in a high-profile manner that he had received follow-up contracts for popular CW TV dramas such as "Gossip Girl" and "Evil Force".

The surprising news is not over, in the evening of the same day, News Corporation's "Music House" record label also announced the signing of a series of Warner Records singers such as country diva Ann Remus, Michelle Blanche, Brandy, Craig David, etc.

At this moment, the Hollywood media people, who were originally a little worried, suddenly felt at ease, it turned out that News Corp made a move this time, and directly emptied Warner by half, this "Black Feather Warner" seems to be powerful, but in fact, it is too far from the original "Time Warner".

Or is it the Murdoch family of News Corporation...... This trick has made Chinese capital suffer a dumb loss this time.

In everyone's eyes, "Black Feather Warner" has undoubtedly become a pitiful worm at the bottom of the six, how will Gu Xiaofan, the new director, clean up this mess?

On Wednesday evening, in the staff lounge of the headquarters of 21st Century Fox, an internal welcome meeting was being held to welcome new colleagues to the Fox family.

The four new directors. David Yates, Zack Schneider, Guy Ritchie, and Clint Eastwood are full of scenery, and they are touted and congratulated by the Fox stars.

In the corner, Abel Warner, who took over as the new CEO of Twenty-First Century Fox Films, looked sullen, bowing his head and drinking sullenly, not talking to anyone.

"What's the matter, Mr. Abel, today should be a happy day." Edward, dressed in a red suit, sat across from him with a wine glass.

"Happy? Is it just because I took over Twenty-One World Fox Films and worked for that old guy Murdoch? AbelWarner's tone was full of bitterness and indifference, looking up at the heir of News Corporation, he originally thought that when he joined News Corporation, the elder Murdoch should personally come to welcome him, but in the end only sent such a junior.

"Don't get me wrong, Mr. Abel." Edward hurriedly poured wine for AbelWarner, and said with a smile:

"Originally, my father was supposed to come in person, but as you know, he is old and in poor health, and he is still recuperating in the UK, and he really wants to come, but the doctor will not let him fly......"

Edward comforted a few words, and when he saw that AbelWarner's face was a little better, he smiled:

"Mr. Abel, you just took over Fox Films, what do you think about the current situation in Hollywood?"

"What's your opinion?" Abel took a sip of wine and said in a deep voice with a displeased face:

"Isn't it true that your News Corporation is already a monopoly in the two main fields of film and television? At the TV level, after Fox got "Gossip Girl" and "Evil Force" this year, plus the original "Dr. House", "Looking for Bones and Ashes", and "24 Hours", the content of the series has an overwhelming advantage over all TV stations.

Compared to variety shows, your "American Idol" has only one competitor to ABC's "Dancing with the Stars", and the other three major TV stations are not worried at all......"

"You forgot about HBO, right?" Edward's tone seemed casual, but he pointed out Abel's sore spots.

"Are you kidding? HBO is just a cable television station with limited influence, and it is simply not comparable to public television. Abel was poked in the sore spot and snorted coldly:

"Originally, ABBC; cbs； fox； Among the five major TV stations of CW, although CW is very weak in variety shows, there is still a little feature in the series, and now we have poached a few ace dramas, I am afraid that this TV station will not improve in five years, so don't worry about it at all. ”

Seeing that Edward still wanted to speak, Abel waved his hand and interrupted him directly, and said coldly:

"Boy, you don't have to test my current situation at Warner, Warner is already full of holes, it is relying on movies and CW dramas, the profitability of DVD rental is barely maintained, and now we have taken away their core business, and that Black Feather Warner can't sustain it at all.

Not to mention the TV series, even their summer movie this time can only be barely supported by Nolan's "Inception...... At the end of the year, there is no strong film succession period, and within three years, their market value will fall below 10 billion. ”

Speaking of this, Abel's eyes showed a cruel and angry light: "If you can't cure him this time, it will be in vain for me to escape to your News Group with my tail between my legs." ”

Edward sighed when he heard this, and seemed to be very sorry: "Alas, in fact, I admire Gu Xiaofan, but it's just ...... He was too ambitious, if only he were just a simple artist. ”

"You got the point, this is his most fatal weakness, when it comes to the level of film and television art, I admit that he is indeed a genius, but he has the audacity to buy the entire Warner, it is beyond his means." A scornful smile tugged at Abel's lips.

"What does Mr. Abel mean?" Edward looked over curiously.

"As a large group like Warner, not only to engage in art, but more importantly, to face government supervision, he is a Chinese, and he has no experience in facing the federal government."