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Chapter 603

The media are all foolish things. They were waiting to see Song Yang’s jokes, but seeing that they could no longer see them, they immediately changed their tone and began to praise Song Yang’s investment vision, which made Song Yang’s head hurt. The aura of "genius" is even more dazzling.

Hearing Ted Sarando's flattery, Song Yang just laughed, and pointed to him and Komi Needham at the breakfast in front of him, "Do you want a plate?"

Before Ted Sarando could speak, Comey Needham had already sat down. Comey Needham, who came from a technical background, didn't have as much thought as Ted Sarando.

"I rushed over from England yesterday, and I didn't eat a few bites at all!" Komi Needham stuffed a big mouthful of steak and said to Song Yang.

Seeing that Komi Needham was already eating gluttonously, Sarando, who had been downed with wine from yesterday to today, asked for a plate of meat and gnawed on it.

On the contrary, Ray Donovan, keeping a low profile as always, sat silently on the sofa in the living room, waiting for Song Yang to be summoned.

""The Matrix" received good ratings from the media, film critics, and movie fans. In America, there should be no need to worry about the box office. Just look at the overseas box office this weekend!"

Ted Sarando said to Song Yang that the first batch of media and film critics' scores on "The Matrix" have been released, which is quite good. There is no obvious incident against the "Matrix" in Hollywood. The big Hollywood tycoons didn't deliberately attack Song Yang's side.

"IMDB gave "The Matrix" a score of 9.7, and other Internet film and television websites and forums also rated the Matrix above 9.0!"

Comey Needham also said at this time that Song Yang and Ted Sarando couldn't help but smile when they heard this. This score has already caught up with the score of "The Godfather" on IMDB.

IMDB and Western Films, which produced the Matrix movie, are both companies owned by Song Yang. This score is just like the score given by Blizzard's parent company, Xue Leshan, to Blizzard's "Diablo". Alright, IMDB gives "The Matrix" a ten-point!
Since IMDB was invested by Song Yang, until now, IMDB has been revised many times, and functions and pages such as scoring system, best movie, star database, and movie sideshow have been launched. With the increasing influence of the Internet, the influence of IMDB is also increasing. began to increase.

In addition, IMDB has started to cooperate with many Hollywood companies and stars, holding some interviews and other activities, so that IMDB has gradually become a place for Hollywood stars to communicate with movie fans.

"IMDB not only aims to become the movie database of the Internet industry, but also to become the largest TV drama and movie broadcasting platform in the Internet industry!"

After Song Yang finished his last bite, he said to Komi Needham, it doesn't make much sense for Song Yang to build a movie database. He still needs to use his current influence to make IMDB the number one in the Internet industry. A video platform!
Comey Needham and Ted Sarando glanced at each other. The two of them now belong to the same department. The two of them naturally understood Song Yang's thoughts.

The Internet video platform is digging out the roots of Hollywood. Don't look at Western Films, IMDB, and major Hollywood film companies. The relationship seems to be decent.

But when IMDB launches its video business and starts to compete with major Hollywood film companies, it is estimated that Hollywood will definitely turn their backs and deny people. Just like Netflix and Hollywood, even the Oscars boycotted Netflix. If you fly, you will understand what virtue is in Hollywood, and you will never be soft when it is time to turn your face.

"Now IMDB has acquired and leased some film and television copyrights from BBC, Sky TV, Starz and other TV stations. By the end of the year, IMDB will be able to launch online video business!"

Komi Needham said to Song Yang that it is not difficult for IMDB to develop a set of online video functions with companies such as ICQ, Double Click, and American Telecom. , or shoot it yourself, or it will be online, and users vote with their feet for movies that they haven’t watched at all.

Song Yang pondered for a while, then raised his head and glanced at Comey Needham and the two, "IMDB's online video business, no matter when it goes online, after ICQ goes public, IMDB and Western Films need to make a fuss about it!"

After ICQ goes public, hype is needed. No matter what the concept is, the online video business is naturally a gimmick. It’s hard to say whether it will make money or lose money. Anyway, we need to make a gimmick to increase the market value of ICQ.

Comey Needham was a little dazed when he heard that. IMDB was engaged in video business, and he understood somewhat, but playing these tricks was not what he was good at. He didn't know what use these gimmicks were.

Ted Sarando knows a little bit about it. Hollywood is also a bragging business. Major film companies also often make various claims to investors, so they are not surprised by this method.

But Sharando probably wouldn't have imagined that compared with what ICQ is about to play, the painting set played by Hollywood is nothing, not worth mentioning at all. Hollywood film companies cheat investors the most Tens of millions, it's a waste of hundreds of millions of dollars, but what ICQ is going to play is to cut leeks from Wall Street and investors from all over the world...

"After "The Matrix", Western Films will produce more TV series and movies. IMDB cannot always rely on the acquisition of film and television copyrights. Western Films will also provide IMDB with self-made film and television copyrights!" Song Yang turned to Ted Sarando said.

If IMDB plays an online video business and has been relying on buying copyrights, then sooner or later it will empty itself out. Online video sites all over the world, whether it is Netflix, Hulu, Youku, iQiyi, etc., will eventually change from buying videos to giving I made my own TV series, and even invested in movies, because the copyright is too expensive. Rather than being slaughtered, it’s better to waste the money myself. Maybe I can try my luck and shoot "House of Cards" and "White Night Chasing the Murder" and the like. stuff.

"Special effects movies are likely to become the mainstream of Hollywood in the future. In the future, the western film industry can test the waters of special effects movies, take down the copyrights of Lord of the Rings, Marvel, Harry Potter, etc., and adapt them into special effects movies!"

In the past, limited by special effects technology, many movies could not be shot, but now the special effects and shooting methods are becoming more and more sophisticated, and many pictures can be displayed on the movie screen with special effects.

Needless to say, Marvel’s superhero movies have stopped filming in the past few decades, and Marvel has been resold several times. Many character copyrights have been sold off, but as long as the green screen special effects technology is used, it will explode. If there is a Marvel movie, it will start to make Marvel movies popular. With the many copyrights in hand, Marvel will probably be able to lie down and win.

Not to mention the popularity of The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, the key is the copyright issue. If Western Films wants to buy it back, it may cost a lot of dollars. If the filming is not satisfactory, it will be a blood loss!
Hearing Song Yang's suggestion that Western Films should take over these copyrights, Ted Sarando felt dizzy for a while, but he still bit the bullet and agreed.

Western Films now has ICNC TV station, IMDB website, and Weta special effects studio. If you don't play these, it seems a little unreasonable.

If the copyright library of MGM Pictures and Marvel is taken out again, then Western Films needs copyright and copyright, channels and channels, and technology as well as technology!
Although the cost may be huge, the path taken by Western Films is more stable than that of DreamWorks, which relies on several Hollywood giants. In the future, if Western Films can do these things, then Ted Sarando feels I may not have no chance to sit on an equal footing with Disney Emperor Eisner!
Song Yang won't stay in New York, and he will be busy with ICQ next, so he can't put too much energy on Western Films, IMDB, etc. The two of them explained a lot.

In the future, the importance of the western film industry in Song Yang's hands may continue to increase, but it is estimated that it will take a few years to do it. In the middle, Sharando and Komi Needham need to carry it themselves.

After Ted Sarando and the two left, Song Yang came to the living room and pushed a cup of coffee in front of Ray Donovan. Song Yang said directly, "Do you have a clue?!"

Song Yang can trust the strength of Ray Donovan, a Hollywood scavenger. Having been able to hang out in Hollywood for so many years, there is no doubt about Ray Donovan's ability and means.

Ray Donovan looked at Song Yang and said, "I found a director of the "New York Daily News" and confirmed that the news about "The Matrix" was reported. It was someone from the crew who broke the news to the "New York Daily News" Report "Boss Patterson's side!"

"Who is it?" Song Yang was not too surprised, but just asked.

"Elias, I'm not sure yet, it will take a while..."

Hearing the name Elias, Song Yang frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the person who stabbed the knife secretly was an Italian descendant of Hollywood. In terms of the project, there was no profit at all, and Elias made a move to disgust Song Yang, which seemed to make sense.

"I see!"

Song Yang smiled and said something to Ray Donovan. Seeing the smile on Song Yang's face, Ray Donovan's heart felt inexplicably cold. He knew that Song Yang didn't need him to solve the trouble this time.

Ray Donovan didn't know how to deal with Song Yang. The Elias family had been entrenched in New York and Hollywood for many years, but he had heard some rumors about Song Yang and knew that the American upstart in front of him , When dealing with opponents, he has always been merciless. Ray Donovan doesn't know whether the Elias family, an old Hollywood gang, will be remembered by next year!
Song Yang made some calculations in his mind. Now that "The Matrix" is in theaters, shooting at Elias will cause the entire crew to panic. If it affects the box office, the loss outweighs the gain. An Elias, plus him The great man behind him is not worth hundreds of millions of dollars!

In addition, Song Yang also needs to consider the attitudes of Hollywood Italian stars such as Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Stallone. Asylum of the Elias family, if the Elias family is clearly attacked, it will also affect the relationship between these Italian-born Hollywood stars and Western Films.

To deal with the Elias family, we have to wait until the popularity of "The Matrix" is over, and then find another opportunity to take them out. The reason is definitely not that Song Yang wants to attack the Elias family, but the Elias family Unlucky, I provoked someone who shouldn't be provoked, and was killed!

"For Western Films, you will need Donovan to help deal with the troubles in the future."

Song Yang said to Ray Donovan that what happened to Elias this time would not be the first time, nor would it be the last time for Western Films. When the big giants start to compete, that's when all kinds of bullshit will happen, and Ray Donovan needs to deal with all kinds of troubles.

"This is what I should do!" Ray Donovan said to Song Yang with a sullen face.

Song Yang glanced at Ray Donovan, and then said, "I asked Gallo to give you the title of director of the Blackwater security company, and you can "borrow" Blackwater security personnel from New York, Los Angeles and other places in the future!"

Song Yang gave Ray Donovan a talisman. If there is a problem, the Blackwater Company will be more useful than his title of "Hollywood Scavenger".

Ray Donovan did not refuse. He knew that Song Yang was helping him deal with troubles. With the title of security director of the Blackwater Company, those former enemies who wanted to take action against him would have to weigh it. !

"The Matrix exploded, with a box office of 4170 million US dollars in the first weekend, ranking first in the summer file!"

"A sci-fi movie recorded in film history, existence and emptiness, programming and mathematics, this is a masterpiece of 20th century sci-fi movies!"

Silverman, the film editor of the New York Times, gave "The Matrix" a super high rating of 9 points, thinking that The Matrix is ​​not only a movie, but also a philosophy.

The first weekends of The Matrix in America, Europe, and Asia were released one after another. Whether in America, Europe, or Asia, it was basically a big hit, especially Japanese movie fans. The Ski brothers are fans of Japanese anime, and the screens of the whole film have a style of Japanese anime.

And on IMDB and other websites, fans are also discussing this film in full swing. What "social system", "utopia", "matrix" and so on have been analyzed by fans, which is even worse than the Wachowski brothers. understand this movie.

"The Internet concept film "The Matrix" invested by Internet upstart Bruno Song has been released recently, and the current global real-time box office has exceeded 8900 million US dollars. This movie brings Bruno Song's thinking about the future Internet world. Film professionals People predict that this movie will become this year's summer blockbuster, with a global box office of more than [-] million US dollars, making it one of the highest-grossing movies in the history of science fiction movies!"

"This kid's luck... is really good!"

At the Goldman Sachs headquarters, Paulson dropped the "Silicon Valley Daily" in his hand, which was full of disgusting praises for Song Yang. Not only the Silicon Valley Daily, but also the media in the entire technology industry are basically the same today.

　I'm a bit busy these days, I'm outside, I'll be back on the 11th, everyone forgive me.

　
(End of this chapter)