Successfully pocketed Industrial Light & Magic, the No. 1 special effects company in Hollywood in the future, Xu Guanwu was in a good mood all day.

What made him even more comfortable was that in the past two months, 20th Century Fox helped him distribute "Rocky" and made huge profits, including $4 million in reruns on TV stations alone, plus other licensing fees, for a total profit of more than $7 million.

In the United States, a good movie is equivalent to a gold mine, and the profit output is endless. It's like "Rocky", an excellent movie, in addition to earning a high box office when it is released, it can also be re-screened a few years later to make money again, and it can also be shown on TV stations.

There are only three large television networks in the United States, but there are many small local television stations, cable pay TV stations, and so on. Every time it is shown on these stations, it earns a lot of money, which can reach hundreds of thousands of dollars at high times and tens of thousands of dollars at low times. It all depends on the rate of return of the TV station and the eloquence of the copyright owner.

In addition to being shown on the big screen and small screen, it can also be made into a videotape, VCD/DVD for sale in the future, and different versions can also be released. Such as the release version, director's cut version, etc., in short, change tricks to take money out of fans' pockets.

In addition to these profit channels, you can also authorize toy manufacturers to make toys, clothing manufacturers to make clothes, game companies to make games, etc., etc., and the creativity is endless, and the value of the film can be used as much as possible.

For example, the "Star Wars" series of movies sells more than hundreds of millions of dollars in peripheral products every year, and has generated more than $20 billion in derivative revenue in the 40 years since its release.

This is almost unimaginable in the Hong Kong film industry, and the main box office centers of Hong Kong films are in the East Asian regions. None of them have established a mature market mechanism.

There is no market for derivatives around the movie. Hong Kong filmmakers have never paid much attention to it. Everyone is focused on the box office of the film, and no one has ever tried to develop the film peripheral industry.

In fact, in Xu Guanwu's view, the Hong Kong film peripheral product market is actually promising, and there are many things that could have been utilized, but they were missed by Hong Kong filmmakers in vain.

For example, in "The True Color of Heroes", the windbreaker worn by Xiao Ma Ge, after the film was released, the streets were full of windbreakers. Holding a toothpick, pretending to be a handsome teenager.

Another example is the motorcycle that Liu Dehua rode in "Heavenly Love", I don't know how many people saved money to buy it back then......

These opportunities could have been exploited to develop the peripheral product market, but Hong Kong filmmakers may not have noticed it, or they may have been powerless, and they missed the opportunity in vain.

To Zuihou, for a little box office to fight to the death, no one in Zuihou was able to hold on.

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Xu Guanwu didn't expect that handing over the copyright to 20th Century Fox as an agent would return such a large amount of income. I can't help but be surprised and happy at the same time.

Darryl. Seeing that he was happy, Zaniuk took advantage of the situation to convey the resolution of the board of directors to him. "The board members have warmly welcomed you and decided to jointly cede 10% of the shares to you."

"Only one percent of the shares?" Xu Guanwu glanced at him, somewhat disappointed in his heart.

is only a share, at most it occupies a seat on the board of directors, and it is just a little bit of a voice, which is really chicken for Xu Guanwu. With his original intention, if not absolute control, at least the second largest shareholder.

"Although it is only 10% of the shares, it is already the fifth largest individual shareholder of the company." Darryl. "And in the future, when the shareholders of the company sell their shares, you, as a member of the board of directors, will have the right of first refusal." ”

"In this way, how much money do I have to pay for this share?" Xu Guanwu thought about it, since he didn't have the time or energy to manage this old film company, it would be better to take one percent of the shares first.

"50 million dollars!" Darryl. Zaniuk said as he held out a palm.

Burst! Xu Guanwu squirted out a sip of coffee very calmly, "How much?!! He asked, coughing, in a hoarse voice.

"50 million dollars." Darryl. Zaniuk said it again with great certainty.

"Forget it, forget it, you can keep it and play slowly." Xu Guanwu shook his head like a rattle, saying that he would not agree to this acquisition plan.

Are you kidding?!

In the '80s, 20th Century Fox was first bought for $700 million, and then media mogul Murdoch bought half of its shares for $250 million.

Speaking of which, Xu Guanwu spent $50 million to acquire Fox Yicheng's shares, and it seems that he will not suffer a loss. But in fact, in the late 70s, Fox made blockbusters like "Star Wars" and made hundreds of millions of dollars in profits, which greatly alleviated the company's financial crisis, so that its stock price continued to climb and finally sold for a high price of 700 million dollars.

But now that "Star Wars" has been bagged by Xu Guanwu, 20th Century Fox no longer has the bargaining chips to turn over, and it is on the verge of bankruptcy, where can it be worth half a billion dollars?!

Xu Guanwu guessed that the most valuable thing about the 20th Century Fox Company at present is his film library, which has thousands of films, and it is estimated that it can be sold for one or two hundred million US dollars, but 20th Century Fox is still burdened with high debts, and it is very likely that the money from selling the film library will not be enough to pay off the debts.

"What's the limit in your heart?" Darryl. Seeing Xu Guanwu shaking his head like a rattle, Zaniuk couldn't help but ask curiously.

"I'll buy 50 percent of the shares for up to $100 million." Xu Guanwu said honestly, this is his psychological price. If he can't buy it, he'd rather go back and buy another company.

It seems that whether it is Paramount, Disney, or Columbia, they are all facing serious financial crises, and they will be bought and sold many times in the future, even if the 20th Century Fox is reserved, Xu Guanwu will not be able to get an eight-major production company.

Besides, he has countless blockbuster films hidden in his mind, and he can make a lot of money by cooperating with any company, so there is no need to rely on Fox alone.

Darryl. When Zaniuk heard Xu Guanwu's offer, he almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood, "You are too ruthless, in your opinion, is Fox only worth $200 million now?" ”

Xu Guanwu smiled, "20th Century Fox is in debt and on the verge of bankruptcy, and this news has long been no news. I bought it for $100 million, and I had to take on hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, which was too much for me. ”

Darryl was angry for a while, and wanted to refute but couldn't find any reason, so he could only sigh helplessly.

In the 20th century, Fox has grown to the present, with debts of more than $200 million, and he is struggling to move from side to side as chairman to try to continue the company.

But those shareholders in the company don't care about anything, they only know that they lie on the company and suck blood, which makes 20th Century Fox even worse.

In this regard, Darryl. Zaniuk was also helpless, lamenting the uselessness of heroes.

"$100 million is too little for the company's shareholders to promise." Darryl said truthfully.

"Then there is no way, it seems that we will have to wait until next time to work together." Xu Guanwu did not force the Tao.

Whether or not to acquire 20th Century Fox actually does not have a great impact on him, anyway, he has already invested in the National Entertainment Company, and he is not worried about not having a channel for release.

In the future, National Entertainment will acquire Viacom TV and Paramount Pictures. As the second largest shareholder, Xu Guanwu naturally enjoys the shares of the above two companies, so even if there is no 20th Century Fox, he is not worried about the cooperation of the film company.

Darryl. Seeing that Xu Guanwu did not have the slightest nostalgia, Zaniuk gave up the opportunity to discuss again, knowing that this world's number one Kaizi would not be able to catch it, so he could only breathe a sigh of helplessness.

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The unsuccessful acquisition of 20th Century Fox did not damage Xu Guanwu's good mood. In the next few days, he accompanied his wife Zhao Yazhi to bask in the sun on Malibu Beach and Stallone's newly purchased mansion.

Although Stallone has not continued to make films after filming "Rocky", he has also made a lot of money by doing programs on TV and radio, accepting interviews with newspapers and media, and filming commercials and shows.

This beachside mansion, which he paid for, not only has an invincible sea view, but also a good place to surf and sunshine.

Xu Guanwu vaguely remembers that in "Two and a Half Heroes", Charlie also lives in a Malibu Beach mansion, and every day there are women with beautiful faces and hot bodies who spend the night here. I wonder if Stallone has such a glamorous fortune?!

Lying on a chair, drinking cold juice, Xu Guanwu was chatting with Stallone while blowing the sea breeze.

Although this old boy is a little greedy for money, he is still righteous enough towards Xu Guanwu, and Xu Guanwu does not know many friends in the United States, so he will see Stallone in pain these times.

"I heard your film is premiering tomorrow, right? Do you want me to cheer you on? "Stallone doesn't drink juice like Xu Guanwu, people drink chilled whiskey, and they bought a Xiaoice case of ice wine, and life is different when you are rich.

"Okay." Xu Guanwu smiled, "However, I don't pay." ”

"Don't be so stingy, you make so much money, can't you give me a little?" Stallone said with a smile, he was very complaining about Xu Guanwuke.

was fooled by him into selling all the copyrights to him, and Stallone himself only took the actor's salary. But now that "Rocky" is on fire, not to mention the box office, and the rest of the periphery can't share a dime, losing tens of millions of dollars in profits in vain.

Mr. Xu scoffed at Stallone's complaints, just as mainland producers now disdain screenwriters, actors, directors and others for a share of the box office.

Stallone envies that other actors have box office shares and various profit dividends, and laments that he does not have these incomes. But the actual situation is that when other actors are filming, most of them have agreed in advance, and they will not receive remuneration or only part of the remuneration, and the rest is counted as an investment in the film.

Producers also want to share the risk, and that would reduce the initial investment a lot.

But when Stallone first filmed "Rocky", he didn't ask for a penny of salary, and Xu Guanwu would not give him the profits again. (To be continued......)