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On the office floor of Sky Studios in Beverly Hills, a middle-aged man with glasses hurried to the office at the end of the corridor, knocked on the door twice, and after getting a response from inside, pushed open the door and walked in. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"David."

After saying hello and getting permission from the other party, he sat down across the desk and said directly, "I just received the latest news, related to Duke Rosenberg. ”

Hearing the name, David Ellison immediately looked up and asked, "Bill, what is it?" ”

"A business that is in direct competition with us."

The middle-aged man named Bill said solemnly, "Didn't you remind me that Tina Fey is also paying attention to those Hollywood platter projects that Relativity and Dune want to sell away?" ”

David Ellison nodded, having been raising funds since late last year to take over projects at a time when several Wall Street film funds were unable to sustain themselves.

He is well aware that although he has invested in some films and has been extremely successful at the box office such as "I Am Legend", Sky Movie Studios is not at all treated by the mainstream of Hollywood, and if you want to become a part of Hollywood that is not overlooked, you need not only money, but also corresponding achievements.

At the same time, it is necessary to establish certain contacts with major companies.

Taking on these projects is undoubtedly the best opportunity.

The economic crisis has had a huge impact on Wall Street, directly affecting Hollywood, and many companies are facing difficulties in capital turnover and a serious shortage of projects.

It's just that he saw it, and Dukra Rosenbergberg saw it.

Sky Movie Studios is moving, and one of the other party's film foundations is not slow, although both sides are more restrained because they want to avoid those film funds from sitting on the ground, but they have also formed a certain competitive relationship.

Ever since learning that Duke Rosenberg was doing the same, David Ellison has been looking for ways and means to find out which film projects the other party is interested in.

The last movie that the other party was interested in was "This Man is from Earth". After he bought it, he lost a lot of money in the theater, but after selling the offline copyright to Netflix, the other party had a lot of gains in the rental market, although it can't be compared with those films that invested tens of millions of dollars. But it is definitely outstanding in the rental income of similar films, and is even regarded as a masterpiece by some cut film lovers.

Now thinking of what Duke Rosenberg said that it is not suitable for theaters, David Ellison can be said to be deeply touched, and the other party obviously did not think about pushing this film into theaters.

Facts have also proved that there is only one way for such a film to enter the theater.

Although the more disliked Dukr Rosenberg. David Ellison, however, knows how well the other party looks at the film and the film market.

Looking at his right-hand men, David Ellison asked, "What projects are he optimistic about?" ”

"Twentieth Century Fox's 'Avatar' and 'X-Men' reboots, Walt Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean 4'......"

David Ellison is not at all surprised to hear these names, the latter two can be said to be the sequels to the blockbuster series, and the former is a masterpiece by James Cameron.

He is also optimistic about these three films, but it is not easy to get the investment shares of Wall Street funds in them, especially the 20th Century Fox project. The other party is one of the closest companies that Dukr Rosenberg works with, and he must not want to see himself involved.

"Are there any other projects?" David Ellison asked again.

The middle-aged man named Bill lifted his glasses and said, "There are a few more, and they are all Disney projects." ”

David Ellison couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, "Oh? Disney's project? ”

After losing the Pixar studio, Walt Disney's animated films plummeted, and began to turn more energy to live-action films, becoming one of the companies that worked with Wall Street the most, and even came up with nearly ten major projects. Platter cooperation with the Film Fund.

"Disney's 'Genji,' which is in post-production," Bill said, is one of the most expensive projects in the project, "Robin Hood," directed by Ridley Scott, and "Alien Battlefield," based on the work of the famous science fiction writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. and Disney's toy film Classship, which Disney purchased from Hasbro. ”

David Ellison nodded slightly.

These names are also not surprising, they are all well-known productions in the circle, and he has also learned that as long as two of these films can sell well, it is enough to ensure that Disney makes money.

Big investment and big production are the mainstream in Hollywood, and David Ellison knows this very well.

"Do you know the investment in these films?" He asked.

"I just had someone check it out before I came." Bill only reminisced slightly. He said, "The production cost of "Tron War" is $1700 million, using the latest film shooting and production technology; The estimated cost of "Robin Hood" is $200 million, and not only did it hire Ridley Scott as the director, but also had Lasse Clau and Cate Blanchett as the male and female leads; "Alien Battlefield" ......"

He paused for a moment and added, "This project is still in the preparatory stage, but Disney and Relativity have invested a total of $8ooo in the start-up capital, and the production cost is initially expected to be no less than $250 million; "Class Battleship" is similar to "Alien Battlefield", Relativity has only invested a certain amount of start-up capital, and the project is also in the preparatory stage. ”

Fingers slowly tapped on the armrest of the chair, David Ellison thought for a few minutes, and suddenly smiled, "Duke Rosenberg is forcing Disney and Michael Eisner." ”

He said to himself, "If you can get the corresponding shares of Disney's films, what will Michael Eisner do?" If the film is successful, his project will bring huge profits to the opponent, and if the project fails, how should he, the chairman and CEO, explain it to the shareholders' meeting. ”

"Dukr Rosenberg had a good idea!" David Ellison snorted coldly and said, "Bill, let people take a closer look at these projects. Also, I'll talk to Michael Eisner and Ryan Cavalaug of Relativity, and I'm going to talk to them separately. ”

As long as the results of the investigation are satisfactory enough, he will definitely stop Dukr Rosenberg's scheme!

It's still hot in Los Angeles in July, and the bright sun shines through the sky, which easily brings a hot feeling, making the already arid climate even more uncomfortable, but fortunately, the beach in Malibu is slightly better than Inner 6, and the sea breeze that blows from time to time always brings a hint of coolness.

"Has the big guy really arrived?"

The air conditioning in the Rolls-Royce sedan was full, and even so, Scarlett Johansson still held an embroidered fan purchased from China and fanned it a few times from time to time, "Have you seen it?" Does it drive up at full power? ”

"Honey, I haven't seen it either." Duke quietly lowered the air conditioner a little, "You just came back from promoting "Captain America" in Argentina, and I just came back from the Western Pacific, so I haven't had time to watch it yet." ”

"The thought of going on the world's number one yacht soon......" Scarlett's eyes curled with laughter, she touched her chest and said, "My heart is beating hard." ”

Duke immediately poured cold water on her, "It's not the number one in the world anymore." ”

"Isn't it the best in the world?" After Scarlett asked, when she saw Duke nodding, she said nonchalantly, "At least it used to be the number one in the world." ”

After more than two years of waiting, the yacht ordered by Duke finally drove to the Malibu marina last month, but as he said, the yacht that was the world's longest yacht when it was built is now not even in the top three, and the yachts built by the Russian billionaire Abramovich and the crown princes of Dubai and Abu Dhabi are all over his length.

Rolls-Royce stopped in front of the Malibu dock, and as soon as she pushed the door and got out of the car, Scarlett looked to the west, only to see a white behemoth docked in the deep water berth of the dock, which was the same yacht she had seen several times in pictures and blueprints.

The five-hundred-foot-long creature was docked on the dock like a white hill, and there were no ships bigger than it, and there were tens of thousands of tons of cargo ships in the distance, but none of them were as attractive as it.

"Let's go over."

Closing the car door, Duke reminded Scarlett, and when she walked towards the yacht first, Scarlett quickly followed.

The two boarded the yacht, where the captain was already waiting, and under his introduction, roughly went around in a circle.

This is a yacht that can go to the sea, the crew and captain must have excellent technology, but also reliable enough, a few friends from the military, recommended the retired naval officer to Duke, and the other crew members on board are basically retired personnel from the navy, and the escort is a retired special forces from the Navy SEALs.

Similarly, maintaining the operation of such a yacht requires a lot of money every year.

After a lapse around the deck, bar, ballroom, master bedroom, swimming pool and private cinema, Duke and Scarlett entered the main living room of the yacht, which is quite distinctively designed, with a loggia that uses up the width of the entire yacht to connect the main living room with the ballroom, and the curved structure at the stern is equipped with viewing glass windows, providing 27o degrees of invincible views.

Standing in front of the glass window, Scarlett looked at the sea, as if thinking of something important, and suddenly asked, "Did you name this yacht?" ”

Duke stood next to her, shook his head, and said, "Not yet." ”

He grabbed Scarlett's arm, "Honey, this is your power. (To be continued.) )

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