Hollywood Director 1992

Acquiring an animation studio was also the result of Link's careful consideration.

Currently, Guess Entertainment's production department produces about 10 films per year. Acquiring a promising animation studio can increase film production and boost box office revenue.

In addition, the American film industry is approaching saturation. The fastest way to develop and grow is to acquire other production companies.

Since last year, in addition to acquiring independent film companies, the Hollywood Big Seven studios have recently been rumored that Disney is preparing to acquire ABC Television, and Time Warner plans to acquire Turner Broadcasting System (TBS).

If the acquisition is successful, the media groups behind the Big Seven studios will further control Hollywood, making it more difficult for independent film companies to survive.

If Guess Entertainment wants to maintain its existing advantages and gain more box office share, acquiring a mature animation production company is also becoming very necessary.

From the current point of view, if it can successfully acquire Pixar Animation Studios, it is undoubtedly the best choice.

Pixar Animation Studios was founded in 1986. Steve Jobs, who left Apple, invested $10 million to acquire George Lucas's computer animation department.

After years of development, Pixar Studios has become a company with independent animation film production capabilities. In the past two years, it has successively produced five animated short films, which have received extremely high praise in the entertainment industry.

The animated films "Toy Story", "Finding Nemo", "Monsters, Inc.", and "Cars", which will be box office hits in the future film market, all come from this company and have great potential.

Considering that Jobs is relatively difficult to deal with, Link plans to find Jobs in person to chat after finishing his work.

"That's all I have to say, does anyone have anything to add?"

Link said, taking a sip of water.

"Boss, recently headhunters have been poaching people from our company, especially from the production department. Many employees have received job offers from other film companies, offering extremely good conditions. To prevent staff turnover, we suggest distributing the year-end bonus in installments, first paying 50%, and then paying the remaining part in full in June next year."

Michael Leeson said, raising his head and chest.

"Forget it, if someone wants to leave, let them have their way. The company doesn't need to force them to stay. However, to prevent manpower shortage, the Human Resources Department should prepare in advance and recruit new employees."

Link said.

"Okay!"

Michael Leeson nodded.

Seeing that no one else had any questions, Link announced the end of the meeting and asked Liu Xiaoli to stay.

Others knew about their relationship, but out of respect for Link's authority, they didn't even look at them when they left, and left with their belongings.

"Next time if you have something, call my assistant and ask me to chat in the office. You directly asked me to stay during the work meeting, people will misunderstand."

Liu Xiaoli said with a red face.

"Misunderstand what? I'm looking for you to talk about work, not to have a romantic relationship with you here."

Link pinched her cheek and smiled.

"Don't reach out!"

Liu Xiaoli slapped him, then quickly retracted her hand, holding her laptop and taking half a step back, putting on a pretty face, "Chairman, what work do you want to assign?"

Link smiled softly and gestured for her to walk and talk.

"The presidents of the Big Seven studios are holding a meeting at the Death Star Building, saying they want to deal with our Guess Entertainment. Considering the strong strength of the media groups behind the Big Seven studios, they may use public opinion to attack the company's films and myself."

"Your public relations department should pay attention to this, and use public opinion tools and legal means to clarify rumors and refute negative news."

"Don't be afraid to spend money when fighting public opinion wars. Apply for as much money as you need. Our company is not short of money and is not worried about losing money."

"In addition, pay attention to the strategy of publicity when fighting public opinion wars. Our opponents are strong, and we are relatively weak. Using good strategies can win the battle."

Liu Xiaoli listened to him carefully, and waited for him to finish before saying, "Chairman, please rest assured, we will pay attention to public opinion in this regard, but I also have a small suggestion, whether you agree or not is up to you to decide."

"Speak!"

"You just said that the opponent may hype up your scandals. At this time, can you be more disciplined and not hook up with others outside, leaving the opponent with a handle to hype."

Liu Xiaoli said with a pretty face.

Link smiled softly, "Are you talking about my staying out all night? I knew you were complaining about me when I saw your little face at the meeting just now."

"No! I don't want to care about your private affairs, and I'm not interested in caring. I'm doing this for work."

Liu Xiaoli said, blinking her peach blossom eyes.

"I was also working last night."

Link talked about Chen Chong's matter. Chen Chong came to Los Angeles to discuss film investment projects with him, as well as the future development plan of Dongfeng Film Company. He couldn't avoid seeing her either.

"Chatting about work takes all night?"

Liu Xiaoli snorted, "I don't care if you go see her or sleep with her, but now there are so many eyes on you, and maybe someone wants to harm you. It's not safe for you to sleep outside at night."

"If you're craving something fresh, bring her to the villa. Monica and I won't say anything. It's not good for you to sleep outside. We're all worried about you."

"Got it, it won't happen next time."

Link put his arms around her fragrant shoulders and kissed her on the smooth cheek. Liu Xiaoli pushed him away, and only let him hug her when she saw that there was no one around.

After arranging the company's affairs, it was the end of the year. Link put down his work and took his family to the Hawaiian Manor for vacation to spend Christmas here.

While Link was on vacation, the news that leading capital and Morgan Investment and other large investment institutions gave up participating in the second round of financing of Guess Entertainment was also revealed to the media by insiders, causing quite a stir in the entertainment and business circles.

The media made predictions one after another, guessing that Guess Pictures' second round of financing failed because the asking price was too high, and no investment company was willing to take over. There was a high probability that this round of financing would fail.

If the financing fails, under the joint suppression of the seven major film companies, it will be difficult for Guess Pictures to sustain itself. In the future, it is likely to decline rapidly and become a flash in the pan in Hollywood.

Regarding this issue, *Complete Movie* magazine deeply analyzed the current predicament and causes faced by Guess Pictures in its latest article.

In the past three years, Guess Pictures has released more than 20 films, from the amazing debut of *Buried* to the artistic breakthrough of *Good Will Hunting*.

This once small film company has completed a gorgeous transformation from an industry rookie to an industry giant with a series of high-quality works.

In 1994, Guess Pictures even overwhelmed the traditional seven major film companies with its amazing market performance and topped the annual box office champion, creating a legend for independent film companies.

Unfortunately, "If a tree stands taller than the forest, the wind will destroy it."

The sudden rise of Guess Pictures inevitably touched the interests of the traditional film giants, and this dazzling report card also laid hidden dangers for the company's future development to a certain extent.

Regarding the current business difficulties faced by Guess Pictures, *Complete Movie* analyzed that the management's mistakes in strategic decision-making are the main reason for the current situation.

As the soul of the company, Link showed an overly conservative tendency in business strategy and failed to adjust the profit distribution mechanism in time. This "eating alone" strategy eventually led to a collective boycott from his peers.

What is particularly noteworthy is that the magazine raised different opinions on Link's decision to insist on a $1.6 billion offer.

*Safe Movie* magazine believes that under the current situation, if Link insists on this offer and refuses to share the dividends with the seven major film companies, Guess Pictures may face a more severe survival crisis, and may even go bankrupt.

"Haha, that's great. I was originally worried that he would hear that the seven major film companies were going to join forces to deal with Guess Pictures, so he would take the initiative to send out shares, pull in capital to support him, and make it impossible for us to deal with him.

Now it's good, he is not only greedy, but also can't see the situation clearly, and has offended several investment companies. Without the backing of investment companies, let's see what he will use to fight us."

In a coffee shop, Michael Ovitz laughed while holding the newspaper, feeling very happy.

"Link is indeed very greedy. Hollywood is the territory of entertainment capital. With the support of capital, the film industry can prosper and develop. Guess Pictures has enjoyed the dividends of the film industry's development, but is unwilling to share it. This approach is very unwise," Harvey Weinstein said while smoking a cigar.

"It's a good thing that Link is greedy. If he wasn't greedy, the seven major film companies wouldn't have joined forces to deal with him, and capital wouldn't have abandoned him. Now I only hope that the seven major film companies will act faster and harder, and let Guess Pictures go bankrupt as soon as possible," Robert Reiner, president of Castle Rock Entertainment, said with excitement after seeing the news in the newspaper. If Guess Pictures goes bankrupt, Castle Rock will have a great chance to survive.

"Don't worry, several investment companies have now reached a consensus to support the seven major film companies in suppressing Guess Pictures. With their support, Guess Pictures will undoubtedly be defeated," Michael Ovitz waved his hand and laughed.

"But we can't be too happy too early. Look at this news. Guess Pictures announced a delay in dividends and plans to use 1 billion US dollars to deal with the current crisis. If this is true, it will not be easy for the seven major film companies to join forces to take down this hard bone," said Ron Meyer, vice president of CAA.

"Don't worry, with the seven major film companies and the capital behind them joining forces, let alone 1 billion US dollars, Link can't escape Wall Street's sanctions even if he has 10 billion US dollars," Michael Ovitz said.

Everyone nodded. Wall Street is the financial center of the United States, the most concentrated place of world wealth. These wealth are mainly managed and operated by banks, securities companies, and investment companies.

Those famous investment companies manage hundreds of billions of dollars of capital, and even entertainment capital has tens of billions of dollars. Link wants to use 1 billion US dollars to fight against entertainment capital, which is tantamount to an ant trying to stop a chariot.

"Haha, encountering this kind of thing during Christmas, Link is probably very anxious at this time, and doesn't even have the mind to attend holiday parties, right?" Robert Reiner laughed.

Harvey Weinstein paused with the cigar in his hand and said with a strange expression, "I heard that Link took several girlfriends to Hawaii for vacation a few days ago. He doesn't seem to be in a hurry, which is very strange."

"That's impossible. The seven major film companies are joining forces to suppress him. At this time, he still has the mind to go on vacation? He must be pretending to be calm," Michael Ovitz said with a sullen face.

Faced with the siege of the seven major film companies, Link should be very anxious at this time, so anxious that he can't sleep, so anxious that the sky is falling apart is normal. At this time, he still has the mind to go to Hawaii for vacation?

Ovitz didn't believe it was true. He took out his mobile phone and called his paparazzi to inquire about Link's whereabouts.

The paparazzi told him it was true. Link was really on vacation at the Moon Beach Manor in Oahu, Hawaii, with seven girlfriends, bodyguards, nannies, etc.

Since Moon Beach Manor is a private territory with a high level of security, they have no chance to sneak in to see what Link is doing.

"Damn it!"

Michael Ovitz hung up the phone angrily.

Link, this bastard, is too disrespectful. The seven major film companies and Wall Street are preparing to suppress him. Not only is he not flustered, but he also has the mind to pick up girls and go on vacation?

I must give this bastard some color to see, and see how he can still go on vacation.