It turns out that the little people can never guess the minds of the big people.

Senna did not change her clothes in the shower according to Jenny's idea, and ran to the company, and her boss did not give her any chance to explain at all, and in front of the board members and the eight vice presidents, asked her in detail how she met Kayo, what the Japanese girl usually said, and how she rejected her today, and then told her to get out.

"Yes, sir", Senna walked out of the office in a polite manner, closed the door with her backhand, patted her towering chest, and then let out a sigh. Thank God, Jenny is right, big companies have the benefits of big companies, that is, small assistants should never have brains, just bring ears and eyes.

Senna seemed to have escaped, and the people inside began to suffer.

Unlike Light and Shadow and the reformed Universal, MGM has a rich foundation and continues the Hollywood system. Why does it have eight VPs?

Because the seven vice presidents all hold the funds for several films, and the script can only be taken from the eighth vice president, so that the restraint of power can be ensured, and no one can cover the sky with one hand, which can fully protect the interests of shareholders.

As for the eighth vice president, who is only responsible for reading the script, the script review committee under him will hand over the screened script to the first seven vice presidents, who will select the favorite script, organize the crew, and make the script into a movie.

It is said that this system, in addition to the administrative costs, is a little larger, and it can also protect the quality of the film and the interests of shareholders, so it has been adopted by several major film companies. After all, the company is big, and what it wants is not huge profits but stable dìng.

However, there is no problem for other film companies to adopt this system, but MGM is absolutely not. Because unlike other film companies, it does not have a media group behind it, and the profits from the film alone cannot support such high administrative costs.

Here, it involves the profit model of a Hollywood movie, which relies on the box office, VCD (videotape) rental market, TV station broadcast, and copyright transfer, and the box office only accounts for 1/4 of the revenue. In other words, the box office share of a movie is 10 million, its income is actually 40 million, and the remaining 30 million income depends on TV stations, VCD (videotape) rental markets, and the like.

MGM is an independent film company, not owned by any media group, and the rest of the channels are controlled by others except for the box office. In the commoditized society of the United States, being controlled by others is tantamount to being slaughtered by others, which is the real reason for MGM's declining decline. This is also the reason why Sun Ziming did not hesitate to change his nationality to acquire a TV station after opening a film company in Hollywood. If you don't have a TV station, you won't have a channel to get the residual value of movies, and if others eat meat, you even have to drink soup, you have to look at other people's faces!

In order for MGM to be revitalized, it must unite with the media group, but before the alliance can be made, its financial position must be improved so that it can take the initiative in negotiations.

How to get better? Only blockbusters, super blockbusters!

MGM doesn't have the same ability as Sun Ziming, and he continues to shoot "Rush Hour", "Thunderbolt Angel", and "Very Little Spy...... These blockbuster series of movies have made their finances very good, and they can only find foreign help. And "Future Water World" is the foreign aid they fancy because its script is so exciting! As long as it is successful, it can be made into a series of movies, become a super cash cow, and become a powerful weight for them to negotiate with the media group!

Of course, the risk is also huge, Kevin's budget is 120 million, but everyone knows that it will be at least 150 million! Coupled with the promotion and distribution of the film, at least 300 million funds must be prepared before the release of this movie! Here, the people at MGM are jealous of the light and shadow company again, and those guys can always create enough topics before the movie is released, so that the movie becomes a topic of concern for everyone, saving a lot of publicity funds.

$300 million, that's cash to be taken out!

This is what Sun Ziming and Ms. Shirley said, a high-risk, high-yield film like "Future Water World" is only suitable for companies with sufficient cash flow like Light and Shadow, or companies that urgently need to turn around, such as MGM!

That's right, Hollywood has a pre-sale system, and after the theater reads the script, it gives you a pre-sale value, pays you a sum of money, so that you can start the project, and then you go to the mortgage, financing, and so on. However, these are not suitable for Future Water World.

Because of the huge risk of audience acceptance, the theater chain only dared to estimate the box office of 100 million US dollars, and promised to give 30% of the pre-sale price, that is, 30 million US dollars; Then the film loan bank can give a loan of 60% of the pre-sale price: $18 million, and finally a tax refund of several million, all in all, according to Hollywood rules. MGM wants to invest in this film, in addition to the above-mentioned more than 50 million US dollars, he has to pay more than 250 million yuan.

And that's not all, MGM's two major shareholders, one is the Las Vegas gambling tycoon Cork Corkerian, and the other is the Italian financier Giancardo Paretti, they have the money, and they bought MGM to improve their social reputation. However, no matter how rich people are, it is not blown by the wind, so they always have to consider whether the money is in vain.

Corkrian and Giancardo Paretti don't understand movies, they just know that MGM is getting worse every year, and they must find a media alliance, otherwise it will become a quagmire sooner or later. Now that MGM's president Reno has put such an opportunity in front of them, they hesitate again, is the project abandoned by China Mingdu worth the risk?

However, they are not ordinary film company owners, they are big names in the shopping mall, and they know that many times they give up, in fact, they want to have them in the future. If, as Reno said, "Future Water World" is a super cash cow if it succeeds, it means that MGM gets a money printing machine like "007", and it is also its own. Unlike "007", the copyright belongs to a few wealthy people in the UK, and MGM just works for them.

Corklian and Giancardo Paretti don't believe Reno's judgment, if they are so capable, why don't they make six or seven hundred million dollars at the box office in a year? Corkrian them, they only trust Sun Ziming's vision, success is luck once, success has always been successful, never fails, it is definitely strength! Therefore, finding out what China Ming really thinks is the most crucial.

Now that the situation is clear, China Ming is very optimistic about this film, but due to his agreement with Panasonic, it is impossible to risk the billions of dollars that have been bitten into his mouth. Otherwise, his Japanese assistant would not dare to repeat her boss's opinion in private, and he didn't even have the courage to participate in the party in public. Aren't you afraid that if you say the wrong thing, your boss may lose "Future Water World"?

The big guys, it's not those little assistants, a slight small movement can see your mental activity!

……

Reno, the president of MGM, analyzed the appearance of Yoshiyo Sato before and after the two of them in a meticulous manner, "Gentlemen, tonight's party, so many big people will attend, and that Japanese girl gave up this opportunity to socialize, which can only show that she is weak-hearted." Because her boss is optimistic about "Future Water World", do you still have any questions? ”

After talking for more than ten minutes, Reno saw that the shareholders had no problem, so he sat down and waited for the shareholders to vote, but he felt ridiculous in his heart. A group of high-level executives and experts in my company didn't listen to the opinions, but they wanted to test a Japanese girl, and she was a rookie in the workplace who had just entered the industry for a few months!

'Well, yes, that's exactly why,' a bunch of voting shareholders, looking at the fat chairman and largest individual shareholder, Corkrian. They are more than 60% shareholding, and the others are just raising their hands, otherwise MGM wouldn't have eight vice presidents!

'I agree'

'I agree too'

The two major shareholders raised their hands, and the rest also raised their hands, and Giancardo Paretti announced that he would say, "Ok, if you have no opinion, let's invest according to the proportion of shares." Reno, what was your final budget? ”

Reno felt a sense of humiliation, but he had no choice but to reluctantly reply: "Including the promotion and distribution of the film later, a total of 300 million, and the company needs to invest 250 million in cash!" ”

Giancardo Paretti, a pig-fat Italian, looked at Corkerian, then at the other board members, and finally at President Reno, a handsome middle-aged white man, and said quietly, "Reno, do you know what it means to fail?" ”

"Mr. Paretti, if that fails, we'll resign."

I'm afraid that this Sicilian peasant has long wanted to replace his own group of people, and Rino is hated and annoyed in his heart, but he is not respectful. If it weren't for this Italian pig and that damn Las Vegas gambler, Ted? Mr. Turner will not sell MGM at all, but will fully integrate it into the CNN group. If MGM is now a subsidiary of CNN, why did it get to where it is today?

Not to mention Reno, even other high-level executives also hate these two major shareholders of the company, not to mention the Italian pig, who has a fortune of hundreds of millions but has repeatedly refused to inject capital into the company. What about Corkrian? Although he has invested twice, he only focuses on the casino business, using the MGM brand to promote his casinos and restaurants! In the more than ten years that MGM was in charge, Yan zhòng deviated from the essence of being a film company, which caused today's passive situation.

However, Reno and their complaints, the two major shareholders regarded them as farts and directly ignored them!

After the vote, the two went back to the hotel to prepare for today's party. For people like them, whether MGM's adventure can succeed is no longer the most important thing, social prestige is NO. 1！

Relying on MGM's signboard, those who do casino hotels have become the tycoons of Las Vegas, and those who do banks have become the big financiers of Italy.

……

At nine o'clock in the evening, Yoshiyo Sato returned to his apartment, not even taking a shower, staring at his mobile phone anxiously.

'Ring', the phone finally rang, Kayo Sato took a few deep breaths, and his trembling hand was connected, and his voice was calm: "Oh? Oh my God, MGM is so bold! ……”

A few minutes later, after Kayo hung up the phone, he jumped and screamed frantically that he had succeeded!

I helped Sun Sang and the company to MGM and planted a mine destined to explode!

I made it myself! With this mine, Sun Sang's new film can grab most of the box office!

He has succeeded, and he is no longer an assistant who only accompanies Sun Sang to bed, and he has other values for him!