816 The Weinstein Brothers

(Thanks to my friend A Mao 574 for his encouragement, and thanks to my friend for his summer cat monthly ticket encouragement)

"Welcome to MGM. www.biquge.info"After the Weinstein brothers came here, Liu Anran took the initiative to stand up and greet the two.

Don't look at the two brothers who are a little downtrodden now, and they are about to be swept away by Disney, but the two of them have a high status in Hollywood.

"Andy, we wanted to meet you a long time ago. You know, after seeing that you agreed to invest in Cameron, we were only filled with jealousy? "Harvey? Weinstein said.

"I know a little bit about this, it should be that this production cost makes you look very angry, it seems that Disney has always had restrictions on your production costs." Liu Anran said with a smile.

Didn't he take Harvey? Weinstein is used as a second pole, and these two brothers don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, and these two are the driving forces behind many films.

He still checked the information carefully and knew that "Shakespeare's Love History" killed "Saving Private Ryan" at the 71st Oscars, which was the means of these two brothers.

"Andy, Edward should have told you everything about us, is there any interest in Miramax? If we leave Miramax, there won't be much left over there. "Bob? Weinstein spoke again.

"Actually, I've been thinking about it for the past two days. And you know that if I wasn't interested in Miramax, I wouldn't have been able to invite you over. Instead, I should wait until you really leave Miramax before I talk to you about cooperation. Liu Anran nodded and said.

"Miramax is a great company and has put out a lot of great films over the years. However, if we are considering an acquisition, we have to face two problems, one is price, and the other is pressure from all parties. ”

"There are some questions that we can't avoid, Fahrenheit 911 is a very good film, and I personally enjoy watching it. But such a film is also easy to prick everyone's nerves. Although the United States has always advocated freedom of speech, are we truly free? There will always be an invisible web hanging over us. ”

"I think in the process of negotiating with Disney, you also thought about buying Miramax directly, what kind of price did they offer?"

Seeing that Liu Anran did not pull the relationship first like those people he had contacted in the past, but directly asked such a sharp question, the two brothers were also stunned for a moment.

They are indeed thinking about themselves, but they feel that Liu Anran is still relatively young, and he is also more impulsive in investment. This time, Dream Media's income at the Oscars is so high, as soon as he is happy, he may be able to help the brothers buy Miramax from Disney.

But before the brothers flickered, Liu Anran directly asked the core question, making the brothers' preparations in vain. But this question cannot be left unanswered, Liu Anran guessed correctly, but Disney gave the sale price.

After a little hesitation, Bob? Weinstein said, "The sale price offered by Disney is $600 million. ”

Hearing this price, Liu Anran grinned in pain. Disney really dares to make a price, how much does it cost to buy Marvel and Blizzard by itself.

It can also be seen from this point that Disney's idea is to sweep the two out of the house. It can be said that it is a gesture of theirs, giving a lesson to those who do not obey. Even if these two brothers are bullish, for Disney, it is not enough to watch.

"Andy, although the price is higher, Miramax has a creativity that many studios can't match." Harvey? Weinstein continued.

"And I can assure you that Miramax has really had a lot of talent over the years. If Miramax can really be acquired, it will also be a strong addition to MGM. ”

They also know that the price is a bit outrageous, so they can only play the talent card. MGM has recruited some people recently, but there aren't many people who are truly elite-level.

"How much compensation will they give you? If I buy Miramax, how many shares are you going to hold? What kind of style will you shoot in the future? Liu Anran looked at the two and asked.

This is also an issue that must be considered, and it is also a very important issue. If these two brothers come over and have Miramax again, will they deliberately make some satirical films about the government? If Liu Anran is now in Huaxia, he may still be happy to watch the excitement. But he's in the United States now, and a lot of industries are here.

Even if he did buy Miramax, he wanted to buy insurance. One is to control the shares of the two brothers, and the other is to let the two brothers run the film again, and not to keep competing with the US government.

"Disney told us that it's $130 million plus Timon Pictures, and if you can really buy Miramax from Disney, we can invest $100 million, and only take 20% of the shares. The Miramax logo is so important to our two brothers. "Harvey? Weinstein said.

"I can only try to talk to Disney." Liu Anran looked at the two and said.

"Judging from the price they gave you, it basically means that they don't want to sell. If I had passed, they would most likely have raised the price upwards. ”

"The main thing is that the impact of this incident is too great, even if I really buy Miramax, I will appropriately weaken Miramax's influence in the first two years, and I always have to make a gesture to the outside world."

"If you think that's okay, I'm going to go to Disney and talk to them today. If not, we can wait for you to set up your own company before we talk about cooperation. There are a lot of independent studios and studios that MGM works with right now, and we can do the same thing. ”

I will definitely make a move this time, but different ways of making a move can also bring different efforts and benefits. It's better to be able to get Miramax all over, he can take the risk, but the price can't be too high. In that case, I might as well wait for the brothers to set up their own company before cooperating with them.

"Andy, thank you, if there is anything we need to do during the negotiation, you can tell us." Bob? Weinstein looked at Liu Anran and said seriously.

No one can pretend to be confused, buying this company is equivalent to buying the trademark "Miramax" and the library of hundreds of films. Liu Anran's side really has to pay a lot.