Chapter 421: The Opportunity I've Dreamed of

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Some people say that women are 20 years old than the face, 30 years old than the figure, 40 years old than the charm, 50 years old than health, 60 years old than wealth, think about it seems to be the truth, but no matter what age stage, a woman with temperament is always more attractive than other women, although each woman may not be particularly beautiful, and the figure is average, that must not be without the temperament set off by fashion. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Such words certainly do not look in the eyes of a man like Murphy, but are regarded as a golden rule by most women.

Therefore, Carla Firth said proudly, "Picking out the trendy things from a large pile of clothes and accessories is a very sensitive tactile test, not the good-looking things will be popular, the trendy things are fresh and characteristic things; But not everything new and idiosyncratic will be popular, it must attract the most attention in the world. ”

"I think ......," Murphy said deliberately, "you've been the focus of the entire twentieth century Fox." ”

Gal Gadot laughed, "Carla's fashion taste is top notch. ”

"Carla......" Murphy duly changed the subject, "You just said that there was something wrong with the financing channels of Twentieth Century Fox?" ”

Carla Firth shook her head slightly, "It's not Twentieth Century Fox, it's almost all the producers in Hollywood who are going to face financing difficulties next." ”

"A new economic crisis has formed." Gal Gadot seems to have studied that "the consequences of the U.S. government's over-reliance on the real estate industry have already been shown, and the collapse of the real estate industry will ripple through the financial industry and then ......"

She didn't say that Murphy and the two also understood that what would inevitably follow was an industry-wide crisis.

But with the crisis comes opportunities.

Murphy asked Kara Firth directly, "I want to invest in the project "The Devil Wears Prada" that you just mentioned, and Twentieth Century Fox should accept my investment, right?" ”

"I promise......" Carla Firth said with a smile, "Fox's financing department will welcome your investment with raised hands." ”

Murphy nodded, "If the project is successful, remember to send me a copy of the specific plan." ”

"No problem."

Now that Twentieth Century Fox is pulling investment everywhere, Carla Firth knows Murphy is sure to be a hit.

Of course, investing in a film is not so simple, this is only a preliminary intention, and the subsequent plans of Twentieth Century Fox and the selection of directors will affect whether this investment can be made.

It's a good venture to succeed, but Murphy is well aware of the risks that come with such a project.

"The Devil Wears Prada" amazed everyone, including the people who made it, and the film was originally aimed at the female audience, and then it was so unexpected that it went from release to box office hit, and it is difficult to pigeon into any kind of film, and it is difficult for future generations to emulate.

This is not a conventional genre film, not a romantic comedy about young women's choices, nor a biographical film, not a revenge movie, but more like an inspirational fairy tale set in the adult workplace, it tells a story about the process of young people just starting out in the workplace and constantly searching for their own identity.

There are very few blockbuster movies in Hollywood that feature women as the protagonists and depict the workplace rather than love, it is like the "Wall Street" of women.

Therefore, before seeing the actual plan, Murphy only has the intention to invest, and the specific investment will be discussed slowly.

As time went on, the effects of the economic crisis became more and more apparent, and today's Hollywood has long been tied to Wall Street, and it is simply not immune to it.

There is a myth in Hollywood that in every economic crisis, Hollywood is a place where the storm does not spread.

During the Great Depression of the 30s of the 20th century, a quarter of Americans were unemployed, people still counted steel hammers to see the latest movies, people took refuge in movie theaters because of escapism, the film industry flourished, and Hollywood thrived instead of being hit.

The financial crisis that began in August was the worst since 1930, triggering a slump that lasted months and shows no end in sight, with the poor having their homes repossessed by banks and the rich auctioning off their valuables, from his wife's $4,000 handbag to his $500,000 private jet.

Can Hollywood really remain a safe haven in the face of an avalanche in the housing market, a plunge in the stock market, 64,000 companies declaring bankruptcy and an unemployment rate of 7.2 percent?

Hollywood is no longer the Hollywood of the last century, and major production and distribution companies have become part of media groups, and media groups with complex industrial revenue will definitely not be able to avoid this financial storm.

Entertainment stocks were not spared when Wall Street plummeted, with the overall decline of 40 percent across the United States, and the stocks of media groups belonging to every major studio took a heavy hit.

Time Warner-AOL, to which Warner Bros. belongs, is the world's largest media conglomerate, with $25 billion wiped out of its market value.

Paramount's owner, Viacom, was the biggest loser among the five major media conglomerates in the United States, with its stock falling from a peak of $45 a share to $12 a share, and some financial magazines speculated that Viacom's Somer Ray Stone "may not be embarrassed to be a billionaire anymore."

As for DreamWorks, Spielberg has been reduced to a situation where he is struggling to wait for funding from Indians......

Like the money-starved Twentieth Century Fox, Hollywood has not had a good time with any major studio.

Murphy put new projects aside for the time being, and asked people to look around for projects that various production companies were short of money, pick the right genre, and be ready to participate in them and get a piece of the pie.

Although a huge sum of 100 million US dollars was spent on the transaction of "Flower of Leith", the income brought by the two seasons of "Game of Thrones" is enough to cover this money, and the large dividends brought by "Man of Steel" undoubtedly need to find a suitable investment channel.

Murphy is most familiar with the film industry, and of course the investment focus is also on movies.

By December of 07, Murphy had contact with a number of film companies, and the large amount of money he held in his hand was undoubtedly the largest capital for negotiation, and Murphy's conditions were not harsh, any investment in addition to the box office share, as long as the film's other revenue in the next three to five years was shared, it would not involve the copyright that major Hollywood companies regarded as the lifeblood.

Unable to wait for funding from the Indians, DreamWorks Film Studios first reached a formal agreement with Murphy, and it has been confirmed that the "Transformers 2" will receive up to $50 million from Stanton Studios to make up for DreamWorks' huge funding gap in this project.

At the same time, DreamWorks Animation Studios, which was even more illiquid, signed a contract with Stanton Studios, and Jereif Katzenberg agreed to Murphy's $40 million investment in the newly established project "How to Tame Your Dragon".

The "Fast and Furious" series, which was restarted by Universal Pictures, is also facing the dilemma of suspension due to lack of funds, and after signing a formal contract with Stanton Studios, a huge amount of up to $35 million will be transferred to the crew's completion guarantee account.

With Wall Street funds and film private equity funds pulling out of Hollywood, Universal Pictures also agreed to give priority to Stanton Studios' investment if the "Fast and Furious" series is financed later.

The other most important investment was that Murphy got a coveted opportunity.

Twentieth Century Fox's capital chain was tight, and the private equity funds that raised the funds and Wall Street had problems, especially the latter, and several major investment banks went bankrupt one after another, which directly led to the failure of the previously agreed large sums of money, so that the grumpy James Cameron went in and out of the Fox Building almost every day, chasing after Carla Firth and several other high-level butts to beg for funds.

As the head of the production department, Carla Feige was overwhelmed and in her words, she was almost forced by James Cameron to jump into the sea in Malibu......

Then, on the recommendation of Carla Firth, Twentieth Century Fox and James Cameron approached Murphy's Stanton Studio, and in the context of the economic crisis, the three parties also signed an investment contract after repeated tug-of-war negotiations, which also did not include the copyright ownership of the project.

It is enough to give up the copyright, make the investment, and get the possible return.

If the projects invested by Stanton Studios can be successfully produced and released, Murphy believes that he will be able to reap considerable returns in the future.

There are a large number of super-rich people in this industry, not to mention those investors or media group owners who come from different industries, in the director industry alone, there are Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who can also be said to be the top director billionaires in the whole of North America.

According to Murphy's knowledge, Steven Spielberg also has a net worth of at least $1.5 billion to $2 billion, and his latest yacht cost nearly $200 million!

And George Lucas has amassed a fortune of more than three billion dollars for himself with the "Star Wars" series.

In this commercial country, wealth is undoubtedly a symbol of status and status, and Murphy doesn't know much about other aspects, and the most certain is the film industry.

With these aspects of the investment in mind, Murphy gradually turned his attention back to the new project, and as the title once was, the project was officially named Inglourious Basterds before the script was officially written!

He also determined the overall idea of the film, a group of little hooligans tried their best to overthrow a big hooligan!

Subsequently, Murphy temporarily put aside other things and began to concentrate on writing the script and making the project plan, but what he didn't expect was that Nicolas Cage came to him. (To be continued.) )