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Volume IV Boom 15 Movies (continued)

Coming out of the café, Ho Yongyuan came to the Fox Theater on Broadway. ////( n)

This is the largest movie theater in New York, which has just been completed for less than three months, and can provide 4,500 seats at the same time, and it is resplendent and magnificent, like a palace, so there is no such thing as spending 5 cents to see a movie here, with a minimum price of 10 cents and a maximum of 20 dollars for luxury seats, but there are only 50 of them.

There was a long queue of people at the door to buy tickets, and many men's eyes were fascinated by the delicate and bulging girl on the movie poster, and after getting the tickets, they immediately happily went in to see the star, and enjoyed the most luxurious movie theater in the United States, which the newspaper said.

He Yongyuan smiled slightly and walked straight into the manager's office.

"Hey! What! A tall fat man gave He Yongyuan a heavy hug, almost suffocating He Yongyuan to death.

"Fawkes, you're so enthusiastic, you can't stand it."

He Yongyuan looked at the fat man in front of him with a smug face, his brows furrowed slightly, and he added two words to his words in his heart - smell!

"It can't be helped, who called you the boss's celebrity?" The fat man spread his hands and smiled innocently.

He Yongyuan knew that entanglement with this thick-skinned guy would be endless, so he changed his words and said: "When I first came in, business was quite prosperous. ”

"That's it. This business is really booming, with a daily turnover of more than 10,000 yuan, and we can recover our investment in less than half a year. ”

Fox laughed. "In addition to New York, we are also working on our Chicago and San Francisco branches, and by the end of the year, we will have three flagship movie theaters.

Within five years, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Houston, Cleveland and other big cities will also build a number of luxury movie theaters according to this model. ”

Fox said confidently, thinking of opening Fox movie theaters in major cities across the country, and a hint of frenzy flashed in his eyes.

"You're going to make it, Fox." He Yongyuan echoed.

Fox Pictures is a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Entertainment that specializes in film projection, and it also has a famous brother, Twentieth Century William Films, one of the four major Hollywood studios.

After several years of development, Twentieth Century Entertainment has completed the entire film industry chain of film production, distribution and screening.

In addition, there is also a small agency that is responsible for actor training and the management of the company's actors, but it has just been established and is a new thing, and it has not been promoted for a while, so the scale is not large.

"What a treat!" Sitting in box No. 1, He Yongyuan sighed while watching a movie.

Sure enough, it is a movie palace, which is not only luxuriously decorated, but also equipped with thoughtful facilities, such as the air conditioning that has just been produced, which is convenient and comfortable. After World War I, as cinema moved from places like outdoor parks in the early days to mansions, cinema gradually became an art form comparable to opera.

"Huh. If you like, you can come often! Anyway, the big boss hasn't been here a few times in a few years, isn't it a waste? How do you make a lot of money a year by renting it out? Fox said a little stiffly.

"Good! When I went back, I sued the boss and said that you were going to rent out his box. He Yongyuan said with a smile.

"Don't, just kidding!" Fox hurriedly changed his words. In case this word reaches Situ Nan's ears, he will give himself small shoes to wear.

"Haha!" He Yongyuan smiled proudly, and took a small revenge on the fat man just now to let himself taste his rich body odor.

He Yongyuan secretly admired this fat man, not only did he keep the huge movie theater in order, but his eyes also got into the money, and he had fanatical ambitions for the film industry.

As he spent more and more time in the United States, He Yongyuan felt that the people in this country were crazy about making money.

It's not about making money, but about making money as a way to reflect personal value, which is a bit different from "everything is inferior, only reading is high", and the pursuit of power. ////( n)

In particular, those large companies have a few super-giant companies in almost every industry in the United States, which can easily monopolize an industry, reflecting the strength of the power of capital. The same is true for the film industry.

"Looks like we're going to build a movie trust!" He Yongyuan sighed.

"Isn't it? In the United States, every new thing appears, at the beginning of the era of free competition, ordinary people also invest in it to play, but after the market slowly grows, it will turn to monopoly.

Only large companies, large-scale, huge amounts of money, and the integration of the entire process chain can have the last laugh. The film industry is at this stage now, so as long as we are one step ahead of others, we can take the lead in the industry and become the largest film company. ”

Fox said with a radiant look, "In the shadow line, Fox has a strong competitor. In Chicago, there is a company called Balaban and Katz, which is also running a shadow chain business, and has opened several large movie theaters in Chicago, which will soon spread to New York.

Fortunately, we now have a foothold in New York and have taken the lead, and the next step is not only to continue to expand our palace shadow line, but also to expand our share in the middle and low market, merge a number of small and medium-sized shadow lines, and expand our scale as much as possible to attract more audiences."

Speaking of this, Fox looked at He Yongyuan expectantly.

"Isn't it just about money to invest? Do you need to look at me with such sensual eyes? He Yongyuan scolded with a smile, while taking out the text signed by Situ Nan from his bag.

"Na! The boss agrees with your construction and tells you to do it boldly! Don't worry about financing, Robles Securities will provide sufficient funds. ”

"Oh! The boss is wise, I love him to death. Fox excitedly.

"There's good news, you've been promoted. Starting next week, you'll be the vice president of Twentieth Century Entertainment, while you'll be in charge of Fox Shadows. ”

He Yongyuan said with a smile. I was a little envious of this fat man.

"Oh-" Fawkes gasped with excitement, although he had thought about such a day, he didn't expect happiness to come so quickly.

Twentieth Century Entertainment is a monopoly in the film industry created by the William consortium, and it has far more resources at its disposal than Fox Pictures.

Looking at the shareholders of Twentieth Century Entertainment, it's easy to see why Fox is so excited, Wells Fargo Investments, Robles Securities, William Foundation, California Investment Corporation, ??????

These are all first-class investment companies, and the resources in their hands are no longer just a matter of money, but also represent the influence of the William Consortium in the film industry. Fox, who is only thirty years old, is not excited to enter the core of the company?

With this powerful resource, it won't be long before Fox is among the upper echelons of American society.

"Do it well!" He Yongyuan encouraged.

He didn't know that it was this fat man who founded Twentieth Century Fox, one of the eight major Hollywood film companies in history, but by accident, Fox has now become Situ Nan's partner and partner.

With deep pockets, Fox was finally able to realize his ambition by buying two movie theaters near Grand Central and renaming them Fox New York's second and third largest theaters.

The three movie theaters together have more than 15,000 audience seats, becoming the largest shadow line company in New York, accounting for half of the shadow line market, and making money every day.

In addition to a few palace movie theaters that have been built and are under construction, other small and medium-sized film companies on the east coast and west coast are also under the pressure of Fox Shadow to carry out a new round of reshuffle, either to fight together or to be swallowed up by Fox Film.

Fox Pictures has established a nationwide chain of movie theaters, and movie giants such as MGM and Paramount have had to plead with Fox Films to arrange for their movies to be launched.

Of course, more often than not, Fox Films is still starring in the production of William Films in the twentieth century.

The aggressive momentum of Twentieth Century Entertainment has put pressure on giants such as Paramount and MGM, and they have also had to increase their investment in shadow line and invest heavily in the acquisition of shadow line companies.

As a result, Paramount Pictures and the Chicago-based film chain Balaban Katz formed an alliance, merged, and received funding from Wall Street, and followed the path of twentieth-century entertainment companies, competing fiercely with each other.

MGM, on the other hand, seems to be a bit absent-minded, with a strong interest in hospitality and tourism, resulting in a development that is inferior to that of twentieth-century entertainment and Paramount.

This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

A week later, at a Broadway café, at the same time, with the same seats, and the same people, staged a meeting that would have a decisive impact on Warner Studios.

It had been 10 minutes since He Yongyuan and Harry sat down, and they were both silently drinking coffee.

Compared with the domineering and decisive attitude last time, this time He Yongyuan showed enough patience. Uh, he's already had two cups of coffee.

Looking at Harry with an embarrassed face on the other side, he thought to himself, "The last time I spoke was probably a bit too bad, and it wouldn't be nice if this guy was determined to refuse his kindness." Although as long as he made a slight concession, Warner Bros. should agree to invest in financing.

"Our brothers worked hard to set up the company, and a lot of hard work was gathered along the way, and if it was taken away all of a sudden, it would be difficult to accept it emotionally and in terms of interests. Mr. Ho, can't you take a step back? Harry pondered for a moment.

"What do you say?" He Yongyuan churned the coffee while paying attention to the other party's expression.

Harry's face darkened for a moment, and his lips tightened, but he seemed to have made up his mind, and his gaze became firm again.

He Yongyuan realized that the other party's mentality had changed, and secretly shouted that it was not good, and he rushed to say: "I have two good news, are you interested in hearing it?" ”

"What's the good news?" When Harry's words came to his lips, he was interrupted by He Yongyuan, so he asked casually.

"One is that we are ready to invest in the research of sound film technology, the real commercialization of sound film technology, and we must not understand that it is the wax disc that is used to make real yàn.

This was done by Kodak, Twentieth Century William Films, Cummins Electric, and the great Nikola? Dr. Stella worked together on the joint research and development. I promise that in less than three years, it will definitely surpass the rudimentary sound film technology in the hands of General Electric and Edison. If Warner joins, it will also benefit from this. ”

He Yongyuan said with a smile.

Harry's heart was a little shaken at this time, listening to this guy's tone is quite big, it shouldn't be a lie to be able to point out so many institutions by name. Let's listen to what he has to say before making a decision!

"That's good news. What else? Harry asked.

"The next one might be more convincing." He Yongyuan smiled slightly, buried his heart, took a sip of coffee before slowly saying: "If we can reach a cooperation, Warner's works can be recommended to enter the Fox film line in the future and be promoted in the United States."

Like the "Gold Rush Girl" you filmed not long ago, it's a pity that there is a lack of distribution channels, otherwise it can be a hot sale, and the income will increase by at least 5 times! ”

"What you said is true?" Harry was moved, if he could enter a big platform like Fox Films, it would be a great boost for Warner Films.

It's like a hundred years later, if a small factory's products can enter Wal-Mart's shelves and be sold and promoted all over the world, it will be a bazooka for this small factory.

The same is true for the rapid adoption of Microsoft's software platform GuòIBM around the world.

"I don't need to lie about this yet. I am working with your company on behalf of a major film investor.

We only invest and will not interfere with your management of the company, unless it is a strategic issue related to the company.

Of course, the conditions I proposed were a bit harsh, but they were mainly based on the huge benefits I could bring to Warner. ”

He Yongyuan looked at Harry with a sincere face after speaking? Warner.

For He Yongyuan, this is just a business, a task.

For Harry, this is still a long-standing business, and he can't make a decision lightly, but the other party's offer is too favorable, and he is reluctant to give up this opportunity.

"Sorry, I'll make a call." Harry hurried out.

Time passed minute by minute, He Yongyuan drank twice as much coffee, felt a little full, looked at his watch, and it had been half an hour.

Seeing that Harry hadn't returned, he was a little disappointed, shook his head, and prepared to leave.

At that moment, Harry ran back, panting and pouting, "Ho, you win, and half of Warner's is yours." ”

"Huh. You didn't lose either, it should be a win-win! He Yongyuan said with a smile.

"That's it, you spent 1.5 million to buy half of Warner and came back?" Situ Nan looked at the signed contract and was a little surprised.

"It's okay! I have a lot of cards in my hand, and they can only agree to my terms. But should it be incorporated into Twentieth Century Entertainment? He Yongyuan asked.

He was a little strange, why did Situ Nan have a soft spot for this company? Companies like Warner abound. But don't ask what shouldn't be asked, He Yongyuan didn't open his mouth after all.

"No, you don't! Don't focus too much on it, let it develop on its own and see how far it can go. "Situ Nandao.

Thinking that the eight major Hollywood film companies have won two of them, he is secretly happy in his heart. Although he knew in his heart that this was not true, and after countless capital injections and integrations in the future, maybe the company would change hands several times, but thinking of the names of Twentieth Century and Warner, Situ Nan felt a sense of pride in his heart??????

After several years of development, William University in Hollywood, Los Angeles gradually formed a small town, and in the Los Angeles County Council, William University became a unit of its own.

The school has a full school building and facilities, and more than 200 teachers and more than 1,300 children from all over the world live in this new and dynamic school.

Laura listened as her belly strolled around the campus, her gentle face with a motherly glow.

She listened to President Stratton give a detailed account of William's development, nodding her head from time to time.

"I haven't seen you for two years, but the school is beautiful and there are more people, which is really gratifying. Principal Stratton, it looks like we've succeeded. Laura laughed.

"Hmm. A single qiē effort was not in vain. I'm proud to have such a university on the West Coast, and it's a great place to be. I would also like to thank the William family for their generosity, especially Miss Laura and the William Foundation. Stratton sighed.

"Alright! I can tell, is there any trouble at school again? Laura laughed. Every time the carpenter principal praised the William family for their generosity, the following was the asking for money.

The William Foundation donates $1 million a year to William University, though occasionally special funding is needed for the rapidly expanding university. Some important scientific research requires a lot of money and continuous investment.

"I am touched by Mrs. William's deep understanding of righteousness." Stratton slapped his ass, and deliberately used the honorific title of Lady William, well, he knew that Laura liked to hear this.

"Nikolai from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering? Professor Stella had recently been experimenting with long-range radio experiments, and the funds allocated to him for the experiments had been spent. And his out-of-phase AC transmission project also takes up a lot of money, you know, he's very energetic. ”

Stratton laughed and said it was painful and happy to have such a genius in the school.

"Alright! I will grant funding according to the progress of the experiment. Laura readily agreed. Under the influence of Situ Nan, she, a super-rich woman, is generally responsive to this aspect.

"That's great." Stratton smiled, and said in his heart that he could finally polish that set of furniture with peace of mind. Tesla mushrooms, not in the mood for a leisurely get.

Well, that guy can spend money and produce results, and with such a signature figure, William University is also easy to attract more talents to join.

There is a joke in the academic world that Rockefeller was generous and spent 80 million to build Chicago. There is also a rich William in Los Angeles, even Nikolai? Tesla's money hole is also filled. So at the invitation of the carpenter, let's go to California??????

(Writing about the United States in the 20s, movies are an inseparable topic, and I have watched a few silent movies and feel good.) Recommend Chaplin's "Modern Times")

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