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Can MGM survive?

No!

And can this so-called plan really drive up MGM's stock price in the short term?

Oh, it damn well seems like it can!

Superstars of this level will never be pawns that can be easily manipulated by anyone. The entire team around them is never inferior to film companies, especially those shameless Hollywood publicists who can always turn black and white, and cooperate with the superstar itself. With their influence, any crisis other than death can't really defeat them.

What box office poison, unrequited love affair, domestic violence scandal, arrest and imprisonment, etc., just need to be quiet for a few years and return to the public eye with enough good works, and the career can be revived overnight, because Hollywood always relies on works to gain a foothold place.

Capital is always chasing interests, and only chasing interests.

MJ, who has always been controversial about LT, is still full of concert venues and is the undisputed king of pop, while Jodie Foster's lesbian identity has long been semi-public, although it has a certain impact on her career, it has no effect To the point where she is still one of the best actresses on the planet.

The public is forgetful and even more ignorant.

This war may make Josie Horton fall into the clouds, but that's all.

"The Trap 2" still achieved an amazing box office despite the defection of film critics, which proves that there is still value in this superstar that cannot be completely rejected. As long as her films continue to sell, Hollywood It wouldn't really shut the door on her.

Because apart from Fox, Universal-Dreamworks and others, the people behind the black hands are basically some villains and bugs in the circle who are keen on sex hunting.

Oh, and the handful of gay secret societies that have been brilliant.

However, they cannot represent Hollywood, let alone capital, nor are they as powerful and unbreakable as they think.

So far, Frank Macasso believes that this business is feasible. At least now MGM urgently needs an inspiration, otherwise even the management under him will be in panic all day long, and what will happen to Josie Horton? , that will have to wait for MGM to get over the current difficulties.

"Within five years, at least Josie will shoot two films for MGM." Frank Macasso said.

"No, what MGM can get is the investment share of "The Silmarillion", a follow-up development project of the Lord of the Rings series. Of course, the plan is just a cover. The most important thing for MGM is to solve the immediate problem."

"Universal Pictures will not agree."

"They're going to be overwhelmed soon."

Martha Miller's tone was full of determination.

Does this mean that the long-running civil war at Tenshen Entertainment is about to come to an end?

Frank Macasso couldn't be sure, let alone truly trust the woman in front of him, so he gave a number without much hope: "45%."

"The Digao Entertainment and Comcast shares split by MGM are not worth the price." Martha Miller directly stated the bargaining chips of both parties, "I think 15% is an appropriate figure, given that MGM The current funding issue, it will not be made public."

Frank Macasso fell silent, and the feeling of being seen through reappeared.

He originally thought that the members of the Film Association and the film library were the real valuable things of MGM, but obviously, Josie Horton had no interest in these, and Jeffrey Katzenberg and others were still busy fighting among themselves. At the time, she had jumped out of the vicious circle of Tianshen Entertainment Group.

Digao Entertainment and Comcast, the former is the largest theater chain industry in the world, while the latter is the largest cable TV operator in the United States, and has close strategic cooperation with Microsoft and Disney. E Entertainment is a company formed by three companies holding products.

Frank Macasso didn't care what Josie Horton wanted to do. Anyway, after MGM was shot by the Italians, this once glorious lion had nothing to do with him anymore.

The only thing worth noting is that her ambitions are obviously a little bigger than people think.

Now, Frank Macasso suddenly looked forward to how Universal Pictures would agree to this deal.

So he nodded and said, "Yes. Also, I don't want to retire for the time being."

"You stay in MGM, or SKY, Universal, Tianji Pictures, Tianshen Entertainment, or wherever you want to go."

"What about my people?"

"Our agreement does not include pension insurance, Mr. Macasso, but Universal Pictures will welcome every talent to join."

anyway.

The turmoil between "Windtalker" and "The Trap 2" continues.

However, what is surprising is that in the past two weeks alone, their box office and word of mouth have been completely incomparable.

Although the scores of "84" and "64" on MTC seem to be quite different-this score will continue to change as the film is released and critics comment-don't forget that film critics have always been serious about war. Movies are judged on different criteria than more entertaining action movies.

And the rating of "Wind Talker" is tricky at first glance.

For example, Peter Travis of "Rolling Stone" and AO Scott of "New York Times" have not published their film reviews for "Wind Talker" for a long time, but Jonathan Rosenbaum of "Chicago Reader" While giving "The Trap 2" a "50" for the first time, it also gave "Wind Talker" a high score of "90".

And praised: "Although some sentimentality is also Wu's usual trick, I am always moved and engrossed in the film."

His minority fans only thought that this was another choice that went against the public's aesthetics. Perhaps "Wind Talker" did have connotations that most people could not understand for the time being, but the fact is that this film critic who is famous for his slant swordsmanship Unable to resist the sugar-coated bullets from MGM, he was severely publicized.

And Peter Travers and others have also been publicized by MGM, but they may really not agree with the film "Wind Talker", MGM can only reach a consensus with as many film critics as possible, please They waited a while for Windtalker to release some really bad reviews.

anyway.

Even if the criticism of film critics can be publicized, those audiences who walk into the cinema will still express their truest voices through various channels.

"Windtalker was abysmal."

"It's odd that a film with so much gore should be so underwhelming."

"A close-range explosion will never kill you. At the critical moment, the protagonist awakens to the Force. When I saw this scene, my logic was repeatedly rubbed against Cage's face by the director."

"Wu doesn't understand history at all, and he doesn't understand war at all."

"I was swindled by those rubbish movie critics. "Windtalker", an epic bad movie; "The Trap 2", the most exciting action movie of the year, is far ahead."

"In the beginning, I was just going to show my girlfriend how bad Trap 2 really was, yeah, like those damn movie critics said, but whether it's wingsuit flying, motorcycle chases , or using slide rails to jump from the glass of the building’s exterior wall at a horizontal angle, and even the shots falling from the TV tower are all masterpieces of elegance and surprise.”

"A really good thrill ride, with top-notch acting, a perfect score, and surprisingly good special effects, and I think Trap 2 is one of the best action movies of the past few years."

"What I love most about Virginia Baker is that she never has to wait for someone to save her, she is the hero who saves the world herself!"

Compared with "Wind Talker" which is still shrouded in the shadow of 911/2, "The Trap 2" is obviously another Mission: Impossible success story. "The Trap [-]" is a masterpiece rooted in the heavy industry of Hollywood.

Those bad-mouthing film critics can only prove once again on it that their era has come to an end, and their influence on the audience is becoming more and more limited.

However, "Wind Talker", which seems to be more popular with film critics, has been left out in the cold, and has even taken care of its competitors flawlessly.

Because the most realistic problem before it is that if it fails to replicate the miracle of "Titanic", then according to the current box office trend, its producer, MGM, will soon usher in a formal bankruptcy liquidation up.

But the question is, how many James Camerons, and how many Josie Hortons and Leonardo DiCaprios are there in this world?

Fortunately among misfortunes.

The very wise Mr. Macasso has found a way out for himself.

While the outside world is still criticizing "Wind Talker" or whether joining "The Trap 2" is good or bad, a deal that has a major impact on Hollywood's internal structure has quietly begun Already, the last of the Hollywood Big Eight independent studios is going away.

Naturally, there are many people who are interested in this famous lion, but there are not many who can afford MGM's huge foreign debts and are allowed to take over.

The "Wind Talker" fiasco sent MGM's stock price plummeting for two weeks, but it is still a behemoth in Hollywood, with its film library, the copyright of the 007 series, MGM-United Artists, and Las Vegas. The MGM Grand, among others, are of great value.

Therefore, when Crédit Lyonnais, the bank behind the Italians, formally decided to divest the non-performing assets, Sony Group, Comcast, Disney, Microsoft... and the gambling tycoon Kirk Kerkorian, who had been entangled with MGM for many years, They have expressed their willingness to trade with MGM.

But the Italians don't plan to sell immediately, but plan to wait for the release of "007: Die Another Day" at the end of the year, and then raise the stock price for MGM.

At the same time, through the efforts of Frank Macasso, once the plan of MGM to cooperate with Tianji Films to develop the trilogy "The Silmarillion" was released, the stock price of MGM rose for the first time in two weeks that day. Let the Italians happily pop a champagne to celebrate.

But it also made some senior executives of Universal Pictures throw a cup in anger.

"What does Josie Horton want to do? They are betraying Universal!"

Bronfman is located in the Beverly Hills mansion. Tenshen Entertainment Group’s current vice chairman in charge of Universal Pictures, Ron Meyer, complained that in front of him was the former chairman of the board of directors of Vivendi-Universal and CEO of Universal Music, Edgar Bronfman Jr., a Jewish billionaire who is currently acquiring Warner Music.

"Since when did Universal trust her?" Edgar Bronfman Jr. swung his wine glass, looking quite relaxed.

After the disintegration of Vivendi-Universal, the Bronfman family did not completely withdraw from the Hollywood stage. On the contrary, after selling Vivendi-Universal, Edgar Bronfman Jr. not only got Universal Music ——This was the premise of Bronfman agreeing to the deal from the beginning—and he had enough cash flow to do what he really wanted to do.

"Edgar, you are actually speaking for her." Lon Meyer couldn't believe what he heard, "Don't forget, this woman kicked you out of the chairman seat of Universal, we should Together with the enemy!"

Edgar Bronfman Jr. lacked interest, and replied: "On the contrary, after this battle, I began to appreciate this woman."

Ron Meyer felt that it was getting more and more outrageous.

"Yes, you heard that right." Edgar Bronfman Jr. continued, "And he won't fight her with you, give up."

Lon Meyer frowned, feeling that the situation had become serious, and asked, "What happened, Edgar? I thought we should be partners who could cooperate."

Edgar Bronfman Jr. smiled faintly, thinking of the comprehensive cooperation development digital music plan just negotiated with TT, his mood became better, and he replied: "Whoever shares common interests with me is my partner. And, seriously, Lang, you're just a dog and worthy of being my partner?"

Lang Meyer's complexion changed drastically.

Since becoming a CAA executive, he has almost never been humiliated in person like this.

But Little Edgar Bronfman not only did this, but also continued to taunt: "You don't really think that I can pretend that nothing happened when you betrayed me. Oh, Lang, poor Lang! The reason why I want to see you tonight is because I am really bored, and because of your expression at this moment, but it is enough--Jeff, throw Mr. Meyer out of my house, right now."