King of Hollywood Chapter 250: UncleED
Chapter 250 LeED
For a film company, for a film company that wants to grow and wants to move forward instead of appending to a large company, the film library is always the most important thing. As long as there are enough film libraries, even if they are hit hard again, they will have the capital to re-emerge. Otherwise, they will be easily controlled by others.
The film library is not so established. You can make it yourself, buy others, or clarify the ownership of the copyright at the time of distribution. There are many methods, but there are many competitors. In the end, it is still a financial decision. Miramax has built more than 700 film libraries for more than 20 years. Although Bosworth has been established longer than it, it has been hovering in the second and third line positions. The film library is almost the same, and there are fewer new lines. There are only 500.
The nearly 2,000 film libraries are good for medium-sized companies, but they are not enough to compare with large companies. Which of the seven major film companies does not have thousands of film libraries? Even Global, which ranks lower now, is over 3,000. Now that the media has acquired Universal, the film library in hand exceeds 5,000, which can basically be ranked in the top three.
Just just that, Adrian will not be as satisfied as it is now. In addition to these more than 5000 film libraries, there are still many TBS hands. As early as the early 1990s, Ted Turner had thought about acquiring MGM, but for some well-known reasons, the transaction was stranded, but Turner did not stop there. Most of Gao Mei's library search was scrapped.
As we all know, there are seven major film companies in Hollywood, but before the 1980s the number was eight, among which the location of United Film Company. This small company founded by Charlie Chaplin and his friends took more than ten years to reach its peak in the 1930s. Although he has experienced ups and downs afterwards, he has been sitting steadily. s position.
Unfortunately, there will always be some unexpected accidents in this world. At the end of the 1970s, Lianmei spent 40 million to invest in the "Gate of Heaven", and eventually lost its blood. Merged by MGM. The same first-line film companies, the same old qualifications, it is conceivable how much MGM's film library is enriched.
However, MGM also quickly followed Lianmei's footsteps. Although it did not face the risk of merger due to investment mistakes, the gradual decline was unstoppable, not to mention the owner such as Ke Klein. So, just ten years later, he faced the danger of being acquired by TBS. Although he finally got rid of this danger, he also paid a high price.
Of course, it is impossible to sell gold signboards such as "007", but Turner took at least the copyright of 3,000 movies, so today, the media has a library of nearly 9,000 movies.
"This means we are already invincible." Adrian said to Claude more than once.
Nearly 9,000 movie libraries can have tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of income each year. Although they must be shared with other copyright owners, it is also a considerable profit. Think about it. There is a lot of money on the head, which is why Adrian will emphasize that it is already invincible. If DreamWorks is run against such a huge library, it will definitely not be able to sustain it.
In addition to the movie library, there is also an animation library, TV drama library, etc., where TBS originally recovered not only the movie copyright from MGM, but also half the copyright of "Cat and Mouse" and many cartoons. Now, it seems that both the acquisition of TBS and the acquisition are the right decisions, even if it is financing Wall Street.
"Very well, then we should be prepared to lose money," Claude said.
"Now?" Adrian raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised. "It seems to be a little early? Less words"
"Oh? Do you have any suggestions?" Claude asked immediately.
"Don't you think," Adrian looked at him, "Is the IT stock a bit overheated? Cisco's market value is going to exceed 100 billion, Microsoft is even higher, and it once surpassed GE once the n98 was released." /
"So what?" Claude shrugged. "Since the birth of Apple, the IT industry has been creating miracles. Why is it not now? Speaking of it, Jobs is indeed a great guy. Apple actually still today. There is a small profit."
"Come on, Crow, I’m serious," Adrian interrupted him. "You know, that plan was still proposed by me. At the beginning, only we were doing it secretly, and now, like this, How many people are you doing?"
"Okay, what do you want to say, Ed?" Claude spread his hands, "Is IT stocks going to crash?"
"You have to admit that this is possible, and the possibility is quite large," Adrian shrugged. "Just don't know when it will happen."
"So..."
"Slightly push back a bit, and wait until mid-2000, how about it?"
Claude didn’t speak, but just looked at Adrian with an interested eye, and said after a long time: "Do you have any hunch, Ed?"
"No, just worry," Adrian smiled. "Even people like me can see the uncertainty. I don't believe you will not see it. Don't you want to..."
He didn't speak again with a gesture, nor did Claude, and then passed a moment.
"No need to do this, we only need to conceal the means, which is a little troublesome." Claude said, "I will pay attention, if that happens, I will not be polite."
"Since you say so, everything will come according to your plan." After thinking for a few minutes, Adrian said immediately.
The so-called loss-preparation does not mean that you really let your company lose money. Only a fool will do this. Claude means to process the data on the book to make the company appear to have a loss to meet the tax bureau. And the public. This is not an illegal act, but the calculation method is a little special. The principal, expected profit and actual profit are different, so that it is actually making money but showing losses on the book. Basically, American companies do this, so there is no need to worry about anything.
Now, with the chassis completely fixed, the media has entered a relatively stable development zone, and Claude will naturally seek greater profits.
But Adrian has more ideas. As he said before, the foundation is laid, then it’s time to move on to the construction of the castle. You can’t work hard to lay a solid foundation but cover it. A thatched house? Shaozi Adrian knows his strengths and weaknesses, so these things are all given to Claude, he is only responsible for his own views.
It turns out that Claude has done a great job. It is needless to say that the company has made several acquisitions. After making the decision to cooperate with the traditional media group, both the Hearst Group and the Newhouse Group have cooperated. It was quite enjoyable. However, contrary to the expectations of Adrian, the cooperation between Hearst Group and the media is closer.
The Hearst Group is not only a giant in the publishing industry, but also involved in many other aspects. For example, they have launched their own channels, and have worked with them before. Naturally, they are very concerned about the olive branch extended by the media. Claude did not miss this opportunity, and cooperated fully with them on TV. The broadcast of "Will and Grace" on their channel was his proposal. The Hearst Group needed media very much. So the tightness is very high.
The Newhouse Group puts its energy entirely on newspapers and magazines. Several famous magazines such as "The New Yorker", "Vanity Fair", "Fashion", etc. are all needed by the media, so they face Claude was more at ease. However, Newhouse is also currently entering the network, and the media has no small investment in IT, so the two sides are still cooperating well on this, but the tightness is not as good as the Hirst Group.
Despite failing to achieve the expected goal, Adrian did not pay attention to it. After a few years after the millennium, this situation will soon disappear, and the current intimacy will only be more intimate.
In any case, Adrian needs Claude to take the helm, so he will ventilate him with any plans, but this time it’s hard to say so clearly, the profit and loss on the book is just the beginning, and then step by step The topic leads to what he wants to say, after all...the prophet is not so easy to do, jumping the wire is very dangerous.
Claude’s answer is quite satisfying. Adrian has prepared a lot of rhetoric. Be aware that next year is the craziest one, but it’s just the beginning, even the guys on Wall Street who are preparing for shearing I'm not sure what burst the bubble, let alone the Adrian that has never been good at finance.
Okay, anyway, this matter is still far away. Even if Adrian has a huge acquisition plan, Claude promised to pay attention, so his attention turned to other aspects.
"Stop, Ivy, stop, you know, you are like a monkey just got out of the cage now." Adrian was doing volley in the room while listening to Eric Norton Avril Lavigne said loudly.
"Are you a monkey, Ed" Avril Lavigne, who finally stopped after several flips, shouted threateningly with a fist, and suddenly attracted a laugh.
"Okay, even if I am a monkey, it is also a monkey king, but you should be a monkey in a circus." Adrian said unkindly.
The girl’s face turned black immediately, biting her lips and staring at Adrian with a cannibalistic appearance, as if she would rush to bite him at any time. No smoky makeup, no compassionate and purposely ripped jeans, no canvas shoes, Avril Lavigne is no different from ordinary Western girls, but very cute, especially now, so Adrian can't help but tease her.
"Okay, Ivy, Eric told me that you have determined your route, tell me, are you calm and determined?". Seeing the girl's bulging look more and more prosperous, Adrian immediately changed the subject.
Sure enough, as soon as she talked about music, Avril, who was still angry, immediately opened her eyes and smiled: "Of course, don't you think rock is cool?".
"Just cool?" Adrian looked at her and asked.
"Not only cool, but...very...still..." The girl frowned and "was very" for a long time without coming up with an appropriate adjective, and finally waved impatiently: "In short If I like rock and roll as a singer, of course I should choose my favorite music and work hard, right?"
"Okay, that's it." Adrian said with a sigh in his heart.
Frankly speaking, from a long-term perspective, rock and roll is not completely suitable for Avril Lavigne. In the memory, although the early stage was very hot and excellent, but later it became a bit uncomfortable. But then again, there will be a lot of factors related to that situation. Besides, there is not only one type of rock. Since she likes this, she still chooses this, and Norton also thinks that she has a future in this. Then Just do it.
As the girl said, being a singer cannot choose to work in the direction of your favorite music, which is definitely a bad thing.
"Very good, then I will let them arrange a formal course for you soon, don't be lazy at that time," Adrian said, "In addition, don't drop other courses that have already been taken."
"Got it, I will work very hard." Avril suddenly lifted his small chest.
"In this case, anyone will say that although I am busy, I will definitely not take the time to come and check. If you do not meet my requirements, Ivy, you will die." Adrian put his arms down and leaned down Here, he looked at her half-threateningly and half-jokingly.
"You are verbose, like an old..." The girl made a grimaces to him, then rolled her eyes, and smiled at what she thought, "...like an old man, leED."
"What... what do you call me?" Adrian first coughed like a choke, then stared at Avril at the corner of his eye.
"LeED, is there something wrong?". Avril blinked her eyes, innocent and straightforward.
"This..." Adrian was speechless for a moment, and the others next to him tried to hold back their laughs.
"That's it, leED, I'm leaving." After looking at the time, Avril said with a smile on her face, smug, apparently cheering herself up with a bad breath.
"Okay, I will let the driver take you back." Adrian took a deep breath, trying to make himself look as calm as before.
After saying goodbye to others, Avril went to the door and waved to him: "Thank you, leED."
When she said the last two words, she deliberately shook her voice, and it sounded particularly funny, and the people in the room burst into laughter.
The **** little girl Adrian rolled her eyes and began to wonder if it was right to get this rock witch from Canada.
After Adrian returned from Napanee, MU Records sent someone to test Avril Lavigne in the past, and it goes without saying that a training contract was signed. Then when the summer vacation was over, Avril came to Los Angeles in the name of an exchange student. With the power of Adrian, it was too easy to handle this kind of thing, and even arranged for her homestay family to be the head of the editorial board. Julis's home.
In the beginning, Adrian wanted to arrange her to the producer Melanie’s house, which was Scarlett’s mother. The two girls were the same age, and there should be a lot of talks, and Scarlett had an older brother. An older sister and a twin brother, Avril Lavigne should like this kind of family with many children. But Melanie often went back to New York, and more importantly, it was a divorced family, so it was a good idea to think about it.
The Julis family became the first choice. Their family is very harmonious. Although some neutral daughters are only 7 years old, they are very easy to get along with and like music very much, so I asked Avril for their opinions. Their home.
The actual situation is similar to that of Adrian. Although Avril is half of Christine, she gets along well with her and often plays guitar and sings to her. Although I felt a little uncomfortable in the first two or three days of coming to the United States, the girl quickly settled down and made a few talkable friends in school, and then started the most basic training, which has been until today.
"I'll leave it to you here, Eric, and tap her potential." Adrian patted Norton's shoulder and lifted her leg away.
"No problem, she will be as good as Britney and Christina." Norton replied, paused, and then the other person said with a strong smile: "Frankly, I think Avril is what you call you Very suitable."
There was another burst of laughter in the room, and several staff members were on the table. The Adrian who walked to the door turned back and glared at these guys, and made a "you are all a group of bastards" mouthpiece and quickly left.
It’s impossible to say that you’re not annoyed, but it’s not because you’re being joked by the staff, he’s not a stingy person, but Avril’s name is really a trouble, from a psychological point of view...
"Don't worry, don't make a conclusion so quickly, who can say this must be a bad thing?" Adrian whispered and opened the door of the exclusive lounge.
I just closed it and stretched my hands from the back to hug his waist, then a slightly sharp voice rang in the back: "Oh, I really miss you, Uncle Ed."
"Okay, Bubu, you don’t learn anything at all." Adrian smiled and pulled the girl behind him.
"Why?" Britney asked with some surprise. "My voice is already sharp."
"Yes~IndoMTL.com~ is very sharp, but your characteristics are not so easy to hide," Adrian sat on the sofa and patted his thigh. "That kind of beautiful sweet magnetic sound, I can hear it in one click."
The girl said with a frown, she immediately jumped onto the sofa and fell into his arms.
"When did you pick up this title?" Adrian asked again.
"When Avril left to call you, the door was already open, everyone in the aisle heard it, I was nearby, and of course I heard it." Britney chuckled, "Uncle Ed, this The title is very interesting."
She leaned in front of Adrian, breathing ambiguously, the light in her eyes flashing: "Do you want me to call you that too?".
This is a tempting proposal. Britney has already been eaten by his bones. If...but Adrian quickly shook his head, and then put on a smile-like expression: "You are fighting again What's the idea, Bubu?"
Chapter 250 LeED
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