Hollywood Tycoon [US Entertainment + Business War]

After Jed read Cosberg's script, he agreed to the shooting plan of the film, and he will personally serve as the director of the film.This arrangement made Kosberg a little embarrassed. According to the general rules, he will become the producer of this film without accident.According to the basic requirements of Hollywood's "producer-centric system", Cosberg will be the boss of the crew.

But now the problem came, his boss didn't dare to control his real boss, who was also the director of the movie.In order to avoid the embarrassing situation where there is no one to mediate the crew when there is a conflict between the producer and the director, Jia Fei had no choice but to act as the producer of the film.In Hollywood, a film supervisor is generally a ceremonial position. Usually, a well-known director or producer is found to serve as the supervisor of the film to make the film more publicity.

This is the opposite of Hong Kong, where film producers are similar to Hollywood film producers, and their producers are equivalent to Hollywood executive producers.However, to Cosberg's satisfaction, Jed did not interfere with his affairs too much, and handed over all the matters of casting and script determination to him, and Jed called Disney to say that We can meet each other when the time is right.

Disney Films has always been a special existence in Hollywood. They have no close relationship with the Jewish consortium. At the same time, the shares that make up the company are basically the capital of the United States. Therefore, it can be said that Disney is a very "American" film. company.But at the same time, Disney is also one of the youngest film companies in Hollywood, which has caused the film company to be in a dormant state.Due to Disney's own brand positioning, they have no way to shoot some very standard commercial films, they can only shoot some G-rated or PG-rated family movies and children's movies, but the box office of these movies is really mediocre.

In order to expand its influence, Disney has been busy acquiring some small and medium-sized production companies with potential in Hollywood, and has built these production companies into corresponding types according to the general laws of Hollywood.For example, Disney's main brand is naturally Disney Productions, but its main productions are cartoons or children's family movies. The real high hopes are Touchstone, but the company's current production plan has disappointed Disney's management.On the contrary, Hollywood production companies that shoot genre films and Miramax, which shoots art films, both performed well.

After Touchstone repeatedly let management down, they set their sights on other studios for acquisitions, and Jade's Galaxy Films was at the top of their list.Although "The Shawshank Redemption" failed both at the box office and in trophies, some smart managers can see that this is completely intentional by Galaxy Movies, and what they want is ordinary audiences' guilt towards this movie. The movie has been upgraded from a classic to a "god level".

While other Galaxy Films have produced movies, whether it's the low-budget "Blair Witch" and "Pulp Fiction" or the relatively mainstream "Apollo 13", the company has demonstrated their unparalleled production capabilities.Especially Jed Sherman, who can not only write a screenplay, but also direct, and most importantly, also act as a producer. Such an all-round film talent is rare.

So Disney moved his mind and wanted to get in touch with Galaxy movies.It is certainly not a good thing to rush to the door, so Disney's top management contacted Spielberg through the relationship between Miramax and DreamWorks, and let Spielberg act as a lobbyist.And Spielberg also felt that it was a very good choice for Jed to take shelter under the Disney Group, so he accepted the commission and contacted Jed.

To Disney's delight, the timing of their search for Jed was perfect. Jed, who had just been rejected by Viacom, would definitely not miss the olive branch Disney handed over.Sure enough, they got a call from Jed.

According to the agreed time, Jed went to Disney's office address at 500 Buena Vista Street, Burbank.Since ABC and NBC were once a company, ABC also won a lot of land in Burbank in the spin-off lawsuit that year. After merging with Disney, it became a Disney studio.

Like NBC, ABC's headquarters and news center are located in Manhattan, New York, but their production center and programming center is in Burbank's Disney Studios.It is interesting to say that Disney has two distribution companies. The Disney Movies brand releases films that conform to the traditional "Disney" brand image, while BuenaVista International (BuenaVista) is responsible for the distribution of other commercial films or art films.The name of Bowei International comes from the street where the Disney studio is located, so this street has gained a certain reputation in the world.

The person who contacted Jed was the future Disney president Bob Igor, but it was the current Disney president Michael Eisner who was going to interview Jed at this time.For Michael Eisner, almost all the media in later generations have a bad opinion of him, thinking that he is too stingy and unprofessional.Under the management of Michael Eisner, Disney went from a potential Hollywood Big Eight film company in deep quagmire to almost becoming MGM's No. [-].And it was also because of his management that Jobs' Pixar and Disney turned against each other and almost broke out.But it was also under his leadership that Bo Wei became one of the best commercial film distribution companies in the world, and also made Miramax the "Oscar darling".

Although the later Michael Eisner sadly resigned under the dismissal of the Disney board of directors, Jed believes that since he has been in charge of the entire media empire for so many years, there is always something to be desired.

"We are very pleased to invite the most talented directors and producers in Hollywood to visit Disney." Michael Eisner shook Jed's hand very enthusiastically, "I can't believe that we haven't met until today .”

Jed is a bit disdainful of Michael Eisner's enthusiasm. Galaxy movies and Disney movies have never had a confrontation, especially the matter of Galaxy movies cutting Pixar Animation Studios. I'm afraid Disney will still be worried about it today, right?But Jed also showed a very enthusiastic expression and said: "I am very honored to be able to cooperate with the youngest giant company in Hollywood!"

Because this is not a formal meeting, it is purely a tentative contact between the high-level leaders of the two parties, so I only see Jed and Michael talking about various things, but the cooperation between the two parties is not involved.Until Michael was a little overwhelmed and said, "I heard that the recent meeting between Mr. Sherman and Mr. Redstone was not harmonious. May I ask if there is such a thing?"

Jed thought to himself that you couldn't bear it anymore, but he said: "It's just a visit to Mr. Redstone's house, and I just tasted the champagne from the Pol Rouge winery that he collected. There are many rumors from the outside world. Actually, I am too lazy to respond.”

Michael couldn't help but secretly slander Jed's answer, but he still smiled and said: "Disney has a good impression of Hollywood's emerging film companies, and especially wants to invest in some potential film companies, and work together for the future of Hollywood. "

"It seems that the upcoming Galaxy movie is also under the scope of Disney's investigation?" Jed pretended to be flattered.

"Mr. Sherman, why should you underestimate yourself?" Jed's expression made Michael very happy, "Whether it was the few films you cooperated with Universal Company at the beginning, or the films you independently produced later, countless film companies have been convinced. This time, I am contacting you on behalf of the Walt Disney Company's Disney Pictures Group, and hope that you and your Galaxy Films can all join our big family. For this reason, Disney Pictures Group can pay a lot of money and give you privilege."

"Mr. Eisner, Galaxy Films does not want to be like Touchstone. We are an independent production company, we have been, we are, and we will always be. We will not be a film company under a major entertainment company. Subsidiary label, if this is the case, we would not have rejected Paramount's invitation." Jed said very seriously, "Maybe Mr. Eisner will tell me that Hollywood's 'golden age' is over, But the film industry is a dream-making industry after all. If so, as the owner of a film company, I must not only be a good "dream maker", but also a person who can enjoy "dreams". Therefore, Ace Mr. Na, I will never sell Galaxy Movies under any circumstances. However, we have cooperation on more levels. For example, Bowei International can become a shareholder of my distribution company; and Dongfeng TV and American Broadcasting under my name The company also has many cooperation opportunities. Mr. Eisner, why don't you contact the head office, I think they will be more interested."

Walt Disney was still a little tiger compared to other studios, so Jed had a way of subduing it.Because for the Walt Disney Company, if the Disney Pictures Group is the left hand, then ABC is the right hand.The American Broadcasting Corporation is also a tragedy. Back then, the American Broadcasting Corporation established the National Broadcasting Corporation with the investment of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, and developed two network networks, the Red Network and the Blue Network. CBS' national number one.

But the good times didn't last long. Due to the promulgation of the "Antitrust Act", CBS decisively took NBC to court, accusing them of monopolizing two network networks by one company.The court ruled against NBC, and they had to separate.As a result, NBC, as a real brother, not only took away the red network with the best resources, but also held Burbank's film and television center in its hands, while ABC was kicked out with the blue network with no name. out of the house.

But fortunately, ABC survived those unlucky years and gradually developed.But the biggest problem with ABC is that its positioning is not accurate. You can see that CBS is positioned as a news station, so their news program is the most powerful in the United States; NBC is positioned as a sports station, so their sports program is the national public The most on TV.

Although ABC once focused on the positioning of "women's station", Jed felt that this positioning was a complete failure.In the US viewing market, men are considered to be the sex with the greatest influence, while women are the sex with the greatest purchasing power.But after ABC excluded men, it also failed to capture the most popular group of women-housewives.Most of the women who watch ABC are college students or young people who have just graduated. These women have limited purchasing power, which has caused ABC’s advertising revenue to keep up with the other two big brothers. Now the little brother of Fox Broadcasting is also catching up. .That's why ABC moved its mind to merge with Disney, otherwise it would really face bankruptcy.

In fact, Jed still admires Disney very much, because among the Hollywood giants of later generations, only Disney is the only company that has developed from a studio to an entertainment group (DreamWorks is just a film company that has not developed into an entertainment company), and the other giants are all beings. The fate of other entertainment group mergers and acquisitions.While Jade was on fire with Universal, Disney married Miramax back with a $6000 million dowry.And just next year, there will be a media merger in the United States that shocked the world—Disney will acquire ABC and its television network and its affiliated ESPN sports television network for US$190 billion.

Although at this time Disney and ABC were flirting with each other and had a lot of in-depth cooperation, they were still two companies after all.However, at this time, the acquisition negotiations between the two companies were coming to an end, and lawyers and accountants began to settle in for liquidation, so Jade dared to take out his Dongfeng TV to tease Walt Disney.

"Then I want to know, what can Dongfeng TV bring to ABC?" Although Michael was shocked that Jed had grasped the news so early, but thinking of the fact that there are no secrets in Hollywood, he also guessed that there might be his own information channels.Now that Jed already knew the secret, he might as well ask frankly what Jed could give ABC.

"A classic comedy." Jed said flatly.No one dares to doubt the ability of Dongfeng TV Production Company. They now have two ace comedies, "Friends" and "Will & Grace", and two talk shows with guaranteed ratings, "The Oprah Show" and "Late Night Show" .Maybe Michael will question Dongfeng TV's ability in other repertoires, but there is nothing to say about its comedy ability.However, Dongfeng has never released their third comedy, so Michael is also a little worried about the quality.Jed saw Michael's hesitation, and responded, "Give me a week, and I will visit you again with the script."

"If your script really satisfies us, then I'd like to hear your proposal." Michael said.

"Galaxy Film Production Company must remain independent, which remains unchanged." Jade said, "But our distribution companies, including home entertainment companies, are willing to allow Disney to occupy about [-]% of the shares. But when Disney plans to sell these shares in the future , Galaxy Movies has an absolute right of first refusal. At the same time, we are also very interested in the cross-shareholding plan, especially Bowei International, Miramax Pictures and other companies. If Disney is willing to cross-shareholding, we are also very interested sincerity."

"This needs to be reviewed by the head office and the board of directors, but I still have confidence in our cooperation."

"Me too." Jed held out his hand.He is very clear that Disney will compromise now, whether it is for Disney movies or ABC, they will agree to their cooperation plan.As for the cross-shareholding, Jed is even more confident, because he knows that the value of the merger next year will be 190 billion US dollars, and he does not believe that Disney has more cash reserves.Therefore, Disney's final acquisition plan must be some cash plus cross-shareholding.

After exchanging pleasantries with Michael, Jed returned to his office. At this time, his secretary's office called to tell Jed that the special legal counsel arranged by TNT&G for Jed had arrived at the office and was planning to meet with Jed.

Jed had also heard about this matter.As the business of TNT&G Law Firm is booming, they have no way to provide comprehensive legal consulting services for Jed, so they suggest that they arrange a senior lawyer to act as Jed's legal consultant to coordinate ordinary legal affairs for Jed, and at the same time When encountering large-scale litigation, he will lead the formation of a lawyer team.Jed did not object to this proposal. As one of the famous rich and famous in Hollywood, Jed of course had to have his own personal lawyer instead of a legal consultant sent by the company's legal department.

Jed found the lawyer's resume in his desk, especially his name, John Colombo, attracted Jed's attention.If this Colobo was from that Colobo family, Jed would be very interested in meeting him.

And this person's resume also shocked Jed. He is almost the same age as Jed. He graduated from Harvard Law School. A new star".But in the year when he was expected to be promoted to deputy prosecutor, he resolutely joined Murphy & Foerster in San Francisco as an intellectual property and corporate mergers and acquisitions lawyer.Although this crossover is a bit huge, it only took him one year to become the highest-paid lawyer in the corporate law department of Morrison & Foerster.However, because of disagreement with the company's high-level philosophy, he switched to TNT&G, and became Jade's personal lawyer under the recommendation.

Seeing such a shocking resume, Jed genuinely wondered why he wanted to be his own personal lawyer.If he works as a public prosecutor, he is very likely to become the California attorney general or a federal judge within five years; if he works as a defense lawyer, he can become a junior partner of a large law firm in up to three years.

No matter how you look at it, private lawyers seem to be underqualified

The author has something to say: In fact, the original setting of the male number two was inspired by Lin Hai Tingtao's novel "The Godfather of Champions". Tang En is a football coach, and Shannetti is a model. The two are also the same age as uncle and loli difference.That's why I have the setting of the uncle and the boy, but so far, this idea has failed.

After all, JJ and QD have different reading habits. QD readers can make the heroine appear and disappear at any time, but JJ readers are still used to the male lead and the second male lead having more emotional interactions.

Well, it's still too late to modify it, let Zhou Xiao become a passing visitor in Jed's life.