Chapter 226: The new film Katzenberg (including 5/15 for the alliance leader 'qiz') asks for a monthly pass
(I'm sorry, I copied the wrong one in a daze, I have to rush the manuscript these days, and I have to take care of the children, I have a cold at this time, it's really upsetting...... οΌ
Norris couldn't help it.
He also participated in the whole process of the last movie release, but "Instinct" and "Die Hard" Sean simply didn't let him participate.
Harvey was in charge of the whole process.
Now Pit Chernin is poached to take charge of the overall situation.
Of course, Norris didn't dare to complain, he was afraid of being beaten, and he knew that his ability was not in this area, but he didn't want to fall out of favor.
Therefore, he can only play to his own strengths......
Seeing that Sean was in a bad mood, Norris took out a videotape that had been prepared a long time ago.
"Jungle Christmas" English film, but Sean of the opening company has never seen it at all, and then the plot unfolds in Australia, originally Sean didn't pay attention, but when the heroine appeared a few minutes later, Sean slowly sat up straight.
Leaning forward, staring at one of the heroines on the TV, Sean's eyes narrowed slightly.
Seeing Sean's appearance, Norris clenched his fist fiercely, and it was done!
He knew that the boss liked this kind of young, beautiful, and good figure.
In order to let the boss see it clearly, this guy simply arranged for someone to re-edit the tape, and after ten minutes, it was all part of the heroine, although this made the plot sparse and messy, but ......
Sean's brow furrowed.
The hell is so interested in watching some bullshit plot, obviously, Norris knows Sean.
In the end, the picture became a variety of photos of the heroine, and subtitles were also typed next to it.
Name: Nicole Kidman
Age: 19
Born: Hawaii
Nationality: Australian
Education: High school graduate
Height: 175
Debut: 2 years
"Sure enough, it's an Australian white girl!" Sean's mouth snorted, and the original gloom on his face was swept away.
After all, when a serious man sees a young, beautiful, and well-figured girl, he will be in a better mood.
Nicole Kidman is called the Australian White Chick because of her unusually white complexion, tall stature, fiery red hair, and strong and independent personality.
Well, it's the type that Lao Tzu likes!
Reaching out and hooking his fingers, Norris immediately leaned in with a smirk.
Sean smiled and stretched out his hand, Norris immediately bent down and lowered his head in amusement, Sean raised his hand and nodded his braincase, "Say, what do you think of your boss and me, ah!" β
"Who doesn't know that your Mr. Sean has a pair of eyes full of wisdom, and he can discover talents the most, and he has become popular with several people in a short period of time, and I am also good for this little girl." Norris said that although he was serious, he couldn't hide the cheap smile on his face.
"Boss, Australian, just right!"
"Fuck you, it's still a little girl!" Sean rolled his eyes, although he was in a fight with Murdoch, the Australian thief, he was not like a little Australian girl.
"Boss, it's not small!"
Sean glanced at the TV and couldn't help but nod, well, it's not small.
"Nicole Kidman studied ballet when she was a child, she was young, beautiful, fair-skinned, and in very good shape." As he spoke, Norris raised his eyebrows slightly, with a lewd smile on his face.
Sean: Ahem, elaborate.
"But then he suddenly grew taller, so he gave up ballet performance, and participated in this movie at the age of 17, which was a hit in Australia, and then dropped out of school to devote himself to acting." Norris whispered beside Sean: "I have also investigated her background, her father is a medical researcher, but his ability is very poor, his mother is a feminist activist, her ideas are more radical, last year, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer." β
"What do you mean?" Sean squinted at Norris.
"I mean, boss, you should lend a helping hand to this poor girl."
"Fart, fuck off, what a bad idea." Sean gave Norris a slap in the face, "Am I the kind of person who likes to take advantage of people's danger!" β
"Ahem, I mean, Nicole Kidman wants to develop in Hollywood, and you should give her a chance to show her talent." Norris hurriedly changed his tune.
"Ahem, it's not easy for a little girl." Sean, coughing lightly, raised his hand and touched his chin, "Is the company going to make another movie soon?" β
"Not yet, but a few screenwriters and directors came with the script, but ......"
"But what?" Sean tilted his head to look at Norris.
"I can't tell if it's good or bad." Norris lowered his head and said with some embarrassment.
"You're so ......" Sean didn't know what to say, "Forget it, are there any more famous?" β
"Well, there's one, Old Spock, the half-Vulcan from Star Trek, who served as a science officer and first mate aboard the USS Enterprise." Norris said: "By the way, he directed the movie "Star Trek" 3 Rock Breaker the year before last, and this year's "Star Trek" 4 Rescue the Future was also directed by him. β
"You rejected such a powerful director?" Sean looked at Norris with a confused expression, completely unaware of this guy's brain circuitry.
Norris spread his hands and said with an embarrassed face: "The problem is, this is all Star Trek, he has been acting in this TV series since 1964, he is familiar with this show, it is not surprising that he can direct "Star Trek", but what he brought is a comedy!" β
"Boss, you know, he's ...... My God, it's hard to put into words, a natural half-human, half-beast, and later a big villain in the TV series Die Hard. β
"Him, comedy?" Norris's voice involuntarily raised, "Well, I can't imagine a little bit of comedy in him." β
"It's so comedic."
"If this script can really be made, Paramount will invest, you know, "Star Trek" has always been produced and distributed by Paramount, and they have worked together for many years, so there is no reason not to support him."
"Uh......" Sean reached out and scratched his head, he had to admit that Norris was right.
Thinking about the image of Spock, Sean also felt scratching his head.
However, Liu Huaqiang can act in comedy, why can't Spock.
"You arrange it, let him come with the script, and I'll see you." Sean felt that if he gave the other party a chance, who said that a long-term murderer can't have a comedy dream.
Anyway, there are no plans for the film company to make a film this year, and if the production cost is not high, it doesn't hurt to let him try.
I have a videotape distribution channel, and I can't lose much money if I want to, so I use it as a film library.
(.asxs. thinks so too...... οΌ
Norris nodded, thought for a while, and asked again with some unwillingness, "What about Nicole Kidman?" β
"Fuck you!" Sean scolded with a smile, "You wait, I'll write a script." β
Norris immediately put his mind at ease, the boss is still the boss, still so single-minded!
Sean ignored Norris and began to close his eyes and ponder.
There are a lot of blockbuster movies in my head, after all, I have seen a lot of them.
"Lethal Weapon" series, Jet Li participated in the fourth part of this series.
"Bald Detective" series.
The Fast and Furious series, there are too many!
There are also "Fatal Temptation", "Rain Man", "Ghost Love", "Pretty Woman", too many.
However, the words to Nicole Kidman......
A little girl can't afford a commercial blockbuster at all, and Sean can't throw a lot of money just to pick up girls.
He's not a licking dog, and he's not an upstart.
It's like Norris's kind of gameplay, using characters to make deals with people, and Sean is tired of it.
It's boring, it's not emotional, and he's not a person who lacks women.
So, a movie jumped into his head, Goodfellas!
This drama, Sean remembers very well, starring Robert De Niro.
This old man Sean likes it very much and has played many classic movie roles, such as "Once Upon a Time in America", "The Godfather 2" and "The King of Comedy".
Even director Sean remembers who it is, Martin Scorsese, a famous director, has many works that are familiar to later generations, "Gangs of New York" and "The Wolf of Wall Street".
There is nothing more suitable than this, and Sean is ready to participate in the show himself, playing a couple with the Australian white girl.
Hey, hey, hey......
As soon as he thought of it, Sean took a pen and paper and began to write a synopsis of the story.
The story takes place in New York, 55 years, the main character Henry lives in Brooklyn, affected by the surrounding environment, Sean, ahh
Henry was a bad breed since he was a child, and he longed to be an honorable gang member, able to walk sideways on the streets every day and eat without paying!
Henry began to skipped class to work as a minion for the gangsters, got into fights everywhere, and once was caught by the police when he was selling smuggled cigarettes, but he followed the rules and refused to reveal the list of accomplices.
After being beaten, he was appreciated by the godfather of the gang, and finally became the gangster of his dreams.
Henry and two other companions, Jimmy and Tommy, form a team to rob, murder, and extort, during which time Henry meets Karen, who comes from a middle-class family.
Karen is deeply attracted to the bad boy and marries Sean and has children despite her family's objections.
In a secondary debt operation, Henry and Jimmy were arrested and imprisoned for beating others and seriously injuring others, and when Karen came to visit the prison with his children, Henry knew that the mafia did not keep the agreement to take care of his family, and there was no way, so Henry had to be poisoned in prison to support his wife and children.
After Henry was released from prison, he and his two partners orchestrated a robbery that resulted in a huge robbery of $600 million, which eventually led to gang infighting.
Tommy died, Henry went to the godfather for help but was ruthlessly refused, and in the end, Henry reached a plea bargain with the police in order to get rid of the crime, sent the mafia godfather and Jimmy and others to court, and changed his name and surname to start a new life in Canada.
After writing the outline, Sean read it and suddenly found that many places were not true.
6 million will lead to infighting?
The eyelids are so shallow!
It's not true at all, and it was easily changed to $45 million.
Can you enjoy a peaceful life by completing a plea bargain?
Really, but the mafia is vegetarian?
Is it true that the police department is all good people?
, it really makes you feel free, the mafia has been wiped out a long time ago!
The solution was changed to a year later, he was found and shot in front of his family and lost his head.
After the revision, Sean read it again and was very satisfied.
"Now, look, how about this script?" With that, Sean raised his hand and handed it to Norris.
Norris's face was full of incredulity, although he knew that the first three scripts were written by Sean, but he really didn't expect it to be so fast, this ......
Is the boss too awesome, or is the Hollywood screenwriter too rubbish?
Take a quick look at it, Norris is straight good guy!
No wonder it was written so quickly, Norris just wanted to say: no one knows the mafia better than you!
This robbery is written, and it is true...... Well?
45 million!?
New York!
ShitοΌ
Sneaking a glance at Sean and immediately lowering his head, forget it, forget it, just don't know.
"Okay, this script is fantastic, it will definitely be a box office hit!" Norris looked excited and waved his hand fiercely, he didn't mention any Oscars, he knew that the boss didn't look down on those false names.
"Why can't it be an Oscar?" Sean turned his head to look Norris up and down.
Norris: Boss, you've changed!
"Okay, okay, take it to the three brothers of the loving family, these three brothers have been resting for a long time, and it's time to come out and do some work." Saying that, Sean scolded, "Damn, there is no more idle screenwriter in Hollywood." β
"The local people still lost their own money, and these three guys made money."
"And then? Today...... "Norris wants to say more.
"Then it's a matter of registering the script, finding a director, casting, and preparing for the start-up, isn't this a good thing to do?" Sean quietly glanced at Diane Lynn, who was probing her brain on the second floor, and immediately interrupted Norris.
"What are you doing in a daze, why don't you go quickly!"
"Oooh." Norris answered and immediately walked out.
As soon as Norris left, Diane Lynn came down the stairs and stretched lazily, looking sleepy-eyed.
Boy!
If Sean hadn't just seen this little girl probing his brain, he would have almost believed it.
Sure enough, he is worthy of an actor!
After a while with Diane Lynn, it was about the same time, and Sean asked Diane to put on makeup early, he couldn't be late.
Sean is going to meet someone today.
β¦β¦
In a dining room, Jeffrey Katzenberg was eating and looking at the papers in his hand.
The capitalists didn't ask him for 996, but when it came to his position, it was difficult to have much personal time.
Even if it's at mealtime.
"Sir, excuse me." A waiter came over pushing a food cart with ice buckets and red wine on it, "This is the gentleman over there who gave it to you." β
Katzenberg curiously followed the waiter's finger, and at first glance he saw a handsome man raise his glass at him.
Katzenberg didn't recognize who it was, but he recognized the woman next to the handsome man, Diane Lynn, one of the four big girls in Hollywood, who has been very popular recently.
Looking at the wine in the ice bucket, it was very valuable, and Katzenberg stood up, and out of politeness he had to thank him.
"Hello, I don't know ......"
"Sean Rockefeller."
Katzenberg was stunned for a moment, and looked up and down carefully, Tomdoc's blessing, Sean was famous.
Sean smiled and gestured to the chair in front of him, "Sit down, Mr. Katzenberg, don't mind if I call you that." β
After Katzenberg sat down, Sean introduced himself, "I'm here to wait for you today." β
"Ahh Katzenberg suppressed his curiosity and made himself look calm, "Don't know what's going on?" β
"I'm a very direct person, and I think time is precious and can't be wasted on meaningless pleasantries, so I'll just say it." Sean stared at Katzenberg, "I want to poach you to my Sean Pictures to be president." β
Katzenberg stopped at Bengbu and looked at Sean with a look of surprise, I didn't expect it to be so direct.
"Barry Diller went to Murdoch to make his dream come true, and Michael Eisner went to Disney to take charge of saving this somewhat old ship, so what about you, Mr. Katzenberg?"
"The Sword Comes"
"After so many years, have you ever thought about coming out to take charge of the overall situation?" Sean raised his hand and tapped his temple, "On your own terms, take full responsibility for running a film company." β
"This, this...... It was so sudden, Mr. Sean. Katzenberg was a little overwhelmed, and if it was an ordinary person who came to poach him, he would definitely go through it and think about it slowly.
But, now in front of Sean, he always has to give an explanation.
"I don't think at all, I don't believe you haven't considered leaving Paramount, Barry Diller must have been wooed in the past, after all, you are his substitute for him, he is his person, Michael Eisner must have wooed you, he needs someone trustworthy to help him go to Disney to better open up the situation, am I right?" Sean crossed his hands on the table, his tone sounding relaxed, but his words seemed aggressive.
The proper domineering president Fan made Diane Lynn next to her look wet again.
Young, handsome, talented, domineering, such a man, with a little heart, is also bearable!
Katzenberg looked embarrassed, Sean was right, so that's why he hesitated.
"By the way, Barry's vision may be difficult to achieve." Sean said from a different angle: "Without me, Murdoch may have been able to get special approval from the presidential palace to bypass legal restrictions and take down the six TV stations in the hands of the capital media, but now, it is impossible." β
"You see, life is so wonderful, Barry always wanted to go back to running the TV network, and if he had been late, he would have run into me, but he was just that little bit earlier."
"Some time ago, Paramount was in full swing under your leadership, but who would have thought that it would flourish and decline in just half a year?"
"When an opportunity arises in front of you, do you seize it, or do you hesitate?"
"Or do you think you'll have the opportunity to really take the lead on your own after today and make your dreams come true?"
"One year, five years, or ten years?"
Katzenberg opened his mouth, completely unsure of how to answer Sean, and sure enough, the newspaper reports were one-sided, and Sean was not the kind of person he thought he liked to use black illegal means.
On the contrary, Sean is very talkative, and he can speak to people's hearts.
The rumors are not credible, Sean, what a man!
At the very least, Katzenberg is now asking himself, when will he get the chance to take charge of a studio on his own?
"Look, you can't answer, can you?" Sean stared at Katzenberg's eyes, speaking at an unhurried pace, but continued to say word by word: "The future is unpredictable, so no matter how beautiful the future is, it is too illusory, and it is your own that grasps the present and grasps it in your hands." β
"There are countless studios in Hollywood right now, but if anyone has a chance to make it to the Big Eight, it's my Sean Pictures." Sean continued to increase, "Because, I have strong financial strength and backing, they can't suppress me." β
"Alright, tell me what you think." Sean gestured with his hand raised.
"I ......," Katzenberg hesitated, "are you really going to let me take full charge without interfering?" β
"A wise choice." Sean laughed, and then explained: "There is no absolute freedom in this world, even in the freest country, there are laws to regulate. β
"Of course, of course, I understand." Since Katzenberg said that, he let go, and indeed, the successive departures of Barry and Michael Eisner made his heart stir.
"I mean, in the direction of the film company."
"That's for sure." Sean first gave an affirmative answer, and then continued: "I will give you a piece of news, you should know about Pete Chernin's resignation, he will come to me to be responsible for forming a television network, yes, for Murdoch." β
"After I set up a TV network, I will set up a media group, and the film company will be one of the subordinate companies, just like Bowei Pictures for Disney, Samsung Pictures for Columbia, Fox Pictures for News Corporation, this will be an independent subsidiary, how it develops, it's up to you." Sean dipped his drink and drew a few circles on the table.
"Pete Chernin's work will be mainly on the television network, from six to most of the United States, and then South America, Europe, Asia, as long as you don't have a-for-tat approach to development."
"Of course, the film company also has to set up a TV series shooting team, and the TV station has enough programs to support it."
"That's the general framework." Sean looked up into Katzenberg's eyes, "What's the problem?" β
"Don't talk about the studio, that's your job, don't try to shift the blame to me."
"Now, of course, I can't think of any reason to refuse." Katzenberg laughed, and his bald head began to glow.
Katzenberg is already a qualified wage earner, and the boss says it's his job, and he's happy!
"Oh yes." Sean seemed to have just remembered something, "You know, screenwriting is a little hobby of mine, and the current three of the company's movies are all script outlines written by me, and sometimes I write scripts for filming, of course, this will not interfere with the normal operation of the company." β
"If you don't mind, just tell me, I'm going to play out with a film company alone."
"Of course it doesn't matter, your talent is known to everyone in Hollywood." Since Katzenberg has decided to work for Sean, he will still say flattery, ""The Great Bank Robbery" is great, No. 4 at the North American box office last year, for the first time, this is a great result, and I watched the finished film of "Instinct", which is the best suspense film of the last decade, Sharon Stone ......"
As soon as the words came out, Katzenberg thought of Diane Lynn next to him, and immediately skipped the topic, "I'm sure it's going to be a box office hit." β
"No, wait, "Instinct" hasn't been released yet, how did you see the finished film?" Sean's expression is weird, what is this...... I haven't seen it yet.
"Like you said, this Hollywood circle is so big, these things can't be hidden." Katzenberg laughed.
"Well, damn it!" Sean also laughed, this kind of thing, it is difficult to hide this kind of thing from the top management of the seven major Hollywood companies.
Besides, it's just a copy of a movie, and it's because they don't have enough qualifications to hide it from the people below.
Let qualified people know that your movie is good, so as to effectively avoid the collision of film schedules of the same grade, causing unnecessary losses to both parties.
What's more, this is not Hong Kong, and it's impossible to see your movie and follow the trend a week, that's too magical.
It's useless to give it to you for half a year!
Even after the plagiarism, there are definite defendants, and Superman's copyright lawsuit has been fought for more than 60 years......
After a meal, Katzenberg turned into the appearance of Sean.
Sean talked about this year's plan, and he has another script for the following screenwriters to refine, and he has set the director and starring actors, and Katzenberg needs to talk about it at that time.
In addition, Sean has no shooting plan this year, with the current size of Sean Films, 3-4 movies a year is the limit.
There's always room for Katzenberg to play.
3-4 movies are a production cost of about 100 million, from shooting to release to box office settlement, it takes at least a year and a half, and some movies take as long as 2 years.
The backlog of funds during this period is terrifying.
In addition, the first step in expanding the publishing team is the distribution capacity in North America, which includes Canada, which is also a significant investment.
When Katzenberg took the position, the first thing he wanted was to build Sean Pictures' own filming base.
A large film company must have its own shooting base.
This is one of the inevitable conditions for the top film companies.
You can't rent a studio from Universal every time you make a movie, isn't that sending your neck up for someone to chop off!
The size of the filming base, the number of studios, and the richness of genres will determine the average annual output of the film company and the types of films it produces.
Of course, it's also about cost.
It is also a fixed asset of a film company.
Take Universal as an example, Universal is so awesome that it thinks Universal is the filming base of Universal - Universal Studios.
Located in Hollywood, Universal Studios covers an area of 2.13 million square meters and has 48 large sound stages, 32 of which are dedicated to film shooting.
This is Hollywood, and the more than 2 million square meters of land alone will only become more and more valuable.
And that's not even counting the amount of money Universal Studios earns every year by hosting visitors.
In addition to Universal, several other major companies also have their own shooting bases.
For example, Warner, in addition to its own filming base, also built the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park, Gold Coast, in Australia in 1981.
Not to mention Disney.
Of course, there are also a number of people in the eight majors, such as Lianmei, which was acquired in 81, has no own distribution channels, no own shooting base, and is just a torii that has been set up, and its ability to resist risks is extremely low.
The first of the eight to be acquired.
In addition, there is the rising star Twentieth Century Fox, which has distribution channels and shooting bases, but it is relatively small, so the acquisition price is relatively low.
Therefore, Sean must also build his own shooting base, especially he also has to set up a TV network, and the filming of various TV series and the recording of various programs in the later stage also need a huge base to complete.
Well, in general, money is needed!
There's no problem that can't be solved with money.
The problem is, Sean really has no money......
β¦β¦
Get out of Katzenberg, Sean is in a good mood.
This is definitely going to be celebrated, and there is no need for Sean to tell this, just give Norris a look, and this guy will understand everything.
On the way back, Diane Lynn was dishonest, and when she got off the bus at the villa, she was already flushed.
As soon as she entered, Diane Lynn froze in place, and in the living room stood a tall white girl in a black evening dress, bowing her head and biting her lower lip.
Just look at the figure and know it's a goblin.
In an instant, Diane Lynn's mouth pursed, "You, what's the matter with her!" β
"Well, that bastard Norris must have done it." Sean didn't hesitate to expose Norris.
"Alright, alright." Sean picked Diane Lynn up, and the hands holding her ass buckled inward, and Diane Lynn softened with a sound, "I'm happy today, just this once, just this once." β
"Hmph, I hate it!" Diane Lynn blushed and rolled her eyes, she didn't know how many times she had heard this.
Turning her head to look at the somewhat overwhelmed woman standing in the living room, Diane Lynn sighed.
Getting off Sean, Diane Lynn turned and walked towards the woman in the living room, Sean smiled at the corner of his mouth and turned to go up to the second floor.
Sure enough, after a while, the door was pushed open, and two people walked in together.
Sean, blinking, sat up from the bed, his freshly changed bathrobe slipping off, revealing a body of muscles that weren't strong but were well-proportioned.
This woman!?
Sean looked familiar, but couldn't be sure.
Diane Lynn pulled the woman over and sat down next to Sean on the left and right.
Sean laughed and raised his hand to hug the two big beauties together.
After a busy day, take a shower first, the bathroom is big enough, not to mention three people, five people are enough......
In the bathroom, Sean gave the newfound beauty a bath gel from behind, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Can you tell me what your name is?" β
The person was called by Norris, an actor signed by an economic company, and Sean couldn't have known them all.
The heat blew on her ears, and the woman's body shook and snorted softly, "Elizabeth Hurley, I'm 20 years old. β
The last sentence was instructed by Norris, the boss likes young people......
Elizabeth Hurley, who was born in Hampshire, England, also studied ballet as a child, and her figure is like a perfect work of art.
Smooth, delicate and without a single blemish.
This action made Diane next to her a little surprised, and reached out to grab Xiao Xiao, who was more 'inflated' than before.
For multiplayer sports, Elizabeth Hurley was not very open at first, but Sean was old and spicy, and it didn't take long for some weird noises to come from the bathroom.
The bright moonlight in front of the bed turned into three shadows.
The battle is unexpected, and Sean shows his might, this night...... When you wake up, you have fun, and when you get drunk, you have more fun.
At noon the next day, Sean, who had been and working all night, slowly woke up, opened his confused eyes, raised his hand, and grabbed the thing that hooked people by the way, and stretched his waist greatly.
It's not waist laziness, it's waist tiredness......
I don't know if it's because I'm tall and easy to match, or because I'm good at ballet.
anyway
There is a good ballet in the center, and the king will not be early in the dynasty.
Life must be happy, and the king will not be early from now on.
β¦β¦
"Tell me, guys, what do you think of the current situation?" The chairman of the board of directors of the capital media company said, looking at the shareholders of the company below.
"Sean, I don't think there's any need to bother." A balding Humpty Dumpty man, his fat face twitching, "He's a spoiler." β
"Ha, do you have any reason to say that, or do you think Sean has plenty of time to joke with you." The other white-haired director scoffed.
"I don't know if he had time to joke with me, but I know he didn't get involved in the media industry." The bald fat man snorted and continued: "You told me that such a person is willing to pay 2 billion yuan to buy a TV network? β
"Why is he?" The bald fat man knocked the table, raised his voice and said loudly: "He doesn't have so many assets of his own, and he will invest all my assets in a completely unfamiliar industry?" β
"Just to compete with Murdoch?"
"No kidding, unless he's a madman."
"So, I don't think it's ridiculous to bother with him and focus on a deal that is completely impossible to get and ignore the real customer." The bald Humpty Dumpty flails his arms vigorously as if to repel flies, "Is there anything else this can do but put obstacles in the way of our acquisition?" β
Obviously, neither Sean nor Pete Cherny knew anything about Murdoch's acquisition, and the two estimated 5-700 million.
In reality, it was a $2 billion merger.
This is also the reason why Metropolis Media has not officially discussed it for a long time after receiving Sean's acquisition offer.
Most people don't think Sean really has what it takes to complete the acquisition.
The white-haired director didn't know how to refute it, and he couldn't find a reason why Sean would spend so much money to buy the network, but he didn't want to sell his stake to Murdoch.
Or rather, he didn't want to give up the capital media company.
Not all directors agreed to sell their shares, but if Murdoch had completed the acquisition of more than half of the shares, the ......
Unless he is willing to stand on the same line as Murdoch, it is useless to keep the shares.
There are too many ways for major shareholders to slowly remove your influence, or transfer assets, hollow them out, so that you don't make a penny.
"At the very least, we can use Sean as a bargaining chip, isn't a newly rising super-rich man qualified?" The white-haired director thought of a reason and said loudly.
"Ha, who doesn't know that you just want to mess up this acquisition." Humpty Dumpty scoffed.
"You fart, you've long been in collusion with that Australian, he bought your shares at a high price, and asked you to lower the price for him, you thief, Australian dog!" Not to be outdone, the white-haired director raised his hand and pointed at Humpty Dumpty's nose and scolded.
Quarrelling, fighting, watching the excitement, each with their own thoughts, this time, the whole conference room is a mess.
Someone has reached a deal with Murdoch privately, and these people naturally want to keep the price as low as possible and get the deal done as quickly as possible.
Some people have not reached an agreement with Murdoch privately, but they also want to sell at a good price, but the reason why Murdoch gives some people a high price is to open a gap within the capital media company, in order to buy at a lower price, of course, not to put a premium on everyone.
Rather, once a certain percentage of the stake is reached, Murdoch has little interest in other people's shares.
Some people just don't want to sell.
Some people don't care if they sell or not, of course it's good to be high.
Some people can sell it, but the buyer should be their 'own person'.
They have different ideas, and they have completely different attitudes when dealing with issues related to acquisitions.
The commotion is not necessarily better than those shrews who quarrel over trivial matters.
After arguing for half an hour, everyone was tired, and the current chairman of the capital media company stood up and said, "Since there is no unanimous opinion, let's vote." β
Waiting for everyone to calm down, the chairman said expressionlessly: "Agree to try to touch Sean's raised hand first." β
Ha, the bald fat man sneered directly, "Chairman, you might as well order to contact that little hairy kid directly." β
The chairman glanced at the bald fat man and didn't speak, this is the art of language!
He can have several options, "agree to fully negotiate with Murdoch's takeover plan", "agree to accept Sean's takeover offer", "agree to try to contact first", different questions, votes get completely different answers.
Try to get in touch first, this means a temptation, see Sean's reaction in the specific refinement of the response plan, almost no need to pay, which is naturally supported by those antiques who "don't want to sell", "don't care", "want to sell at a high price", "want to sell their own people".
It is also the reason why bald fat people are angry.
The results are self-evident, and more people support trying to contact Sean first to see what it means.
Things are set, all that's left is to connect.
Sean originally made an offer to buy through Lamb, and there was no movement after the offer.
Now, of course, the only way to deliver the message is through Lamb.
After the meeting was dismissed, the bald fat man immediately passed the news of the board meeting to Murdoch.
At this time, it can be seen that the benefits of acquiring a little bit of shares at a high price in advance, the board of directors is a sieve, and no inside information can be hidden.
"Damn it! This damn bed bug in the sewers. Murdoch cursed hatefully, but there was nothing he could do.
He can only wait for the results of the contact with the capital media company to come out, and now he can't do anything, whether it is to raise the offer or back down.
"Okay, let me know if there's news." Hanging up the phone, Murdoch's face was very ugly.
He couldn't figure out why Sean suddenly went crazy to stir up trouble for himself, and what made him even more irritating was whether this was Sean's own meaning or Rockefeller's meaning.
If it's just Sean, then Murdoch is not afraid at all, just Shaun's child, why worry about it!
But if it's Rockefeller......
Probably not, Rockefeller didn't need to do that.
Moreover, if you want to make a shot, you will do it a long time ago.
So......
(PS: Directors do not represent shareholders, directors are shareholders on the board of directors.)
For example, Huang Jiaozhang is a shareholder of more than 30 companies, but he has his own job, so only one person will be arranged in each company to represent him as a director. οΌ