Chapter 270: Dawn. New line
On the other side of the phone, Shay was speechless, hiding under Warner's wings, it was safe, but the new line was wiped out from then on, Warner's wings were too big, and there was no chance for them to fly out.
However, he still hesitates, this is the time of the economic crisis, and there may be a miracle in the next second.
Although this hope is very slim.
"It seems that Mr. Shay still can't make up his mind...... Lin Xiao sighed, "Then I'll help you." ”
"You...... What do you want to do? ”
Lin Xiao didn't answer, but said faintly, "Just now, someone from the Screenwriters Association came to me. ”
"You also know that as the main creator of Chibi, I am qualified to join this Screenwriters Guild strike. In other words, once I participated, it was impossible to write a screenplay, and the Writers Guild strike charter clearly stated: before the strike is over, any screenwriter who writes a script is a public enemy of all screenwriters in the United States......"
He didn't finish speaking, Shay already understood.
Now, Lin Xiao can give them the script, and he has also thought that director Peter is the best choice for Hollywood, so is it possible to come over through Peter to make this film? Even if it is not successful, it can alleviate the urgent need for the new line.
However, Lin Xiao's words shattered his dream and clearly told him that if he didn't agree, then they wouldn't even have the last chance.
Shay vividly remembers that the Warner executive disdained to say to them, "Give over the exhibition rights of more than $50 million, Warner will acquire the new line, otherwise, you will file for bankruptcy protection." ”
No entrepreneur would want their foundation to be merged, joining Warner is equal to not free, joining the protagonist is not free, and getting the most critical funds and time, the new line may not be able to get back their shares and make their own decisions.
In fact, he had already made up his mind, but he was never able to speak.
Knowing that this weight was pressed down, he was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, "Mr. Lin...... Wish...... We will have a great time working together in the future......"
In the villa in Venice, the white and ruddy hand picked up a cocktail and sipped it gently, the eagle-like gaze was not angry, Steve Keys looked at the amber light in the glass, but did not drink it.
"Mr. Steve." Beside him, the secretary opened his mouth with a sharp heart, "The deadline you gave for dawn is coming soon." ”
Steve Keys nodded, shaking the liquid in his glass, and for some reason, he always felt a little unsettled.
It's so quiet.
Even if he steps down, he is still a high-level Warner executive, Lin Xiao should be very aware of the energy of the Warner Empire, it is not easy to block the protagonist, but it is not difficult to block Dawn, Lin Xiao can't see this form clearly?
Lin Xiao is not stupid, Warner has learned too many lessons from the other party, and he is really a little unaccustomed to such a strange quiet.
The finger with the platinum ring gently tapped the edge of the gold-inlaid table, was silent for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "At twelve o'clock tonight, if there is no more information from Dawn, immediately send my personal letter to all film and television companies, prop production companies, and 3D studios, so that they will no longer take over Dawn's business." ”
"Mr. Steve!" The secretary glanced at Steve, who was quiet, pondered for a moment and said, "There are still two days left before the time you specified...... And you're ...... now Not the president of Warner...... I'm afraid that the method of private correspondence is not so effective......"
"Stupid!" Steve Keys snorted coldly, "How can I get Warner's letter now?" The dawn of dawn couldn't be smaller than the economic crisis! Only when the early stage of the economic crisis has passed, Warner vacates and collects, or the dawn touches Warner's Wia, can it really deal with the dawn! ”
"In my private way, they won't buy it, but at most, I want to say that this is what I need, so that Dawn suffers, and they should understand whose world Hollywood is! It's not the Chinese's turn to say here! ”
The secretary nodded and went out, and Steve Keys sat alone on the couch, his brows furrowed.
"It always felt like I was overlooking something...... What the hell is it......"
But, at night, he knew what he had overlooked.
When the financial turmoil came, none of the Big Six companies announced blockbusters, even Harry Potter was discontinued, and Steve Keys turned on the TV, just getting used to it.
But just as he was about to turn the stage, a piece of news made him almost stand up.
"Mr. Lin, the whole of America is in the midst of an economic crisis right now, and over time, this economic crisis is likely to spread to the whole world. Almost all Hollywood film and television companies have given up investing in blockbusters and switched to art films with a higher rate of awards, how did Mr. Lin decide to spend 200 million yuan to create blockbusters? ”
200 million?!
Steve Keys's face turned cold, which amounted to an invisible oath telling him that Dawnbreak was not ready to accept his terms at all.
On TV, it was a grand press conference, and the flow of people was weaving, in this blockbuster winter, someone suddenly announced that it would spend 200 million to build a blockbuster, which undoubtedly attracted the attention of countless people in the film and television industry who were wailing. When Jackson and Shay, the president of the New Line Company, stood together, it brought this attention to the highest point.
"Very good...... If you don't want to be friends, then become enemies. Steve Keys sneered.
"Mr. Lin, but all the movies of Dawn are made by themselves, why is it a new line production this time?" A reporter asked.
Steve Case, who was in front of the TV, never thought that it was this small problem that set off a storm in the audience.
Lin Xiao on TV smiled, "Because, the new line is one of the dawn companies, just a few days ago, the new line and Shuguang Overseas just formed a merger, and now Shuguang Overseas will be renamed Shuguang New Line Company." ”
Steve Keys's hand shook a little, and half of the glass of wine spilled onto his high-end clothes, but he didn't mean to wipe it at all, but stared at the screen.
He finally knew something was wrong!
Dawn had no intention of being acquired by Warner at all! Instead, they ate the new thread themselves!
His hand holding the crystal cup turned from rosy to dead white.
This is anger!
He knows very well that the Golden Compass has collapsed, and the new line has been contacting Warner and is ready to merge into Warner at any time, and Warner, as the largest shareholder of the new line, has long regarded the new line as its own bag and does not attach much importance to it.
Unexpectedly, someone dared to challenge the majesty of AOL Time Warner! Grab food in Warner's mouth!
It's the second time! This is already the second time!
The crystal cup was pinched, his thumb began to white, and Steve Case's teeth could hear the "gurgling" sound.
What's going on with Shay? How could they agree to Dawn? What can't Daybreak give Warners for?!
He didn't realize that it was this kind of mentality, high up, and the rest could only look at Warner's face to act, which made the new line suspicious again and again, especially the condition of taking away more than 50 million distribution rights, and the new line finally agreed to break the dawn.
He was surprised, and the reporters at the scene were even more surprised!
New Line Dawn Merge?!
It's not that there is no precedent for this, but, as a film and television production company, all the previous mergers were Hollywood companies, and this is the first Hollywood company to merge mainly with a Chinese company! Or a very famous company!
After two seconds of silence, the flash lights in the hall lit up, "Mr. Lin! Is this true?! "So will the new line be produced or released?!" "It is said that Warner is the largest shareholder of the new line, and Warner actually let the new line go?"
All kinds of excited questions came and went.
Shay coughed lightly twice, and he was already extremely emotional in his heart, once upon a time, what a beautiful new line, but I didn't expect that the arrival of an economic crisis forced the new line alive, and the merger of it turned out to be a junior who had only been established for a few years!
As if in mind, all the reporters stopped, and only the flashing lights kept flashing at Shay.
"You've guessed it right, Warner is indeed the largest shareholder of New Line. But the new line also has the right to maximize the rights, in fact, after the new line has a huge financial crisis, the first to apply for contact is Warner, but for various reasons, the two sides have not negotiated. Then Mr. Lin approached us and gave us the greatest freedom after the merger of the new line. After two weeks of negotiations, New Line decided to jointly invest with Dawn to buy all the shares of New Line and become the largest shareholder of New Line......"
The reporters looked at each other.
Buy your own ...... Just to avoid being incorporated into Warner's territory?
What is the status of the Big Six? Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. It can be said that in addition to a maverick Lionsgate in Hollywood, other film and television companies are either supported by the Big Six or are under the name of the Big Six.
And Lionsgate, the others are Canadian companies.
"Bastard!" At this moment, at Warner headquarters, in the director's office, a tall middle-aged man paused heavily on the table, and his face was full of anger, "Isn't this accusing Warner of being a bloodsucking company?!" Would you rather choose a new Chinese company than choose Warner?! ”
"Stop Dawn now! This is a challenge to Warner's majesty! He gritted his teeth and picked up the phone, there has never been only Warner who has taken the company from others, and there are people who have grabbed food and poached the company from Warner, how can the majesty of the empire bear it?
In less than an hour, the whole of Hollywood was in an uproar.
The famous new line economic crisis? And the choice is not to merge into Warner, but into Daybreak?!
"Dawn is in big trouble......" In one villa, Lucas frowned and looked at the TV, "Do you really think there is no such opportunity in the past?" No...... That's a lot...... It's just that no one dares to do that...... This is Warner's whiskers...... Also, this is a new line...... The famous new line...... How could Warner be willing to let go? ”
And the first movie in the midst of the economic crisis, World of Warcraft, entered people's field of vision for the first time.
This news is undoubtedly a time bomb, and tens of millions of Warcraft fans in the world immediately cheered.
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