After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

Even now, due to poor operation, it has caused a huge financial crisis.

However, the contacts and influence accumulated over the years are still not something Harvey can offend.

If nothing else, just go to Austria, Harvey Weinstein spends a lot of money, but MGM can sell favors.

Julie on the side was very excited when she heard it.

Both Harvey and MGM are unattainable figures for her, and such figures are seeking cooperation from Kevin.

That's the beauty of being a director.

The status of a star in Hollywood is far worse than that of a director.

The status of a superstar like Xiao Lizi is far from that of a big director like Spielberg, let alone an ordinary starlet.

Only by climbing to the top can there be a certain degree of autonomy.

As for directors, as long as they have certain achievements, they can become guests of major film companies.

The most important thing is that as a director, you don't need to pay attention to any character design or any messy things.

Faced with the overtures of the CEO of MGM, Kevin would naturally not offend him.

"It's an honor to be able to cooperate with MGM, however, I haven't encountered a project that I am interested in so far, and it may have to wait for a while."

Kevin politely said.

After hearing what Kevin said, Harvey left angrily, and at the same time kept this matter firmly in his heart.

"Director Kevin, MGM can directly provide you with more than 3000 million US dollars in production funds, as long as you agree to let MGM participate in the investment of your next film."

Lei Te directly stated his own conditions, an investment of up to 3000 million US dollars, even if MGM fails to invest, it will still be hurt.

Today's Hollywood studios, any movie company, can't afford a loss of [-] million US dollars.

As listed companies, the success or failure of their movies, and their stocks will all be linked to each other.

Once a movie loses hundreds of millions of dollars, then the stock plummets immediately, and the consequences are very serious.

Faced with such a sincere approach from MGM, it was really hard for Kevin to refuse.

But he really didn't think about the next movie.

Ghost Rider, which was originally expected, is not suitable for shooting at this time.

Once it is filmed, if you want to acquire Marvel at that time, you will have to pay a huge extra price.

For other works, he still needs to think carefully.

At the same time, observe the movie viewing habits of the past two years, which type of movie is the most popular.

"Okay, when my next movie comes out, I will contact you if necessary."

Kevin's words obviously did not satisfy him.

Up to now, Leiter has also made his own final conditions.

"Kevin, if you are willing to continue to sign a film contract with MGM after the success of your first film with MGM, the shareholders of MGM will give you a part of the shares for free."

A stake in MGM?

Kevin's eyes widened suddenly.

As a film industry practitioner, he still has some understanding of the history of MGM.

In the normal route, MGM will declare bankruptcy in 2010 and carry out asset restructuring.

Of course, it is not that no one buys, but that no agreement can be reached on the price.

MGM wanted to sell for US$50 billion, but the highest bid was no more than US$30 billion, and it was not in cash, but in the form of a share exchange.

But for Kevin, even if it is only 30 billion US dollars, this is still a huge amount.

To be honest, at this moment, Kevin was moved.

Chapter 43 Kevin's Sudden Ambition

Being able to become a shareholder of MGM is undoubtedly a very beneficial thing.

"Okay, I will definitely let MGM participate in the production of the next movie, but MGM may only account for [-]% of the investment amount."

Kevin said seriously.

Lei Te nodded. Although it is only [-]% of the ratio, it also greatly reduces the risk of investment.

MGM has not produced a classic for many years, and now there are not many external investors, so at present, it can only be invested by the company.

Reducing risk is also a good thing,

"I look forward to hearing from you, Kevin."

Leiter handed Kevin a special business card of his own, with gilt patterns on it, which looked very precious.

In fact, several grams of gold are used to plate the business card, and it is also possible to sell it for a few hundred dollars.

For those who are not very important, Leiter will not send out such business cards.

Kevin took the business card and put it in his wallet.

This is still the leather wallet that Julie bought for him, it seems to be some famous brand, and it cost thousands of dollars, but Kevin doesn't care about these things.

Of course, Julie is willing to spend money for him, so he is quite happy,

...

"The president, people from MGM, are contacting Kevin."

As the president, Jeff Robinov was celebrating the achievements of escaping from Deadly Town with others, when he heard the news from others.

Hearing this, his face immediately turned black.

If Kevin is pulled over by MGM people, Warner Bros. will suffer a lot, and he, the president, is also to blame.

Hearing this news, he hurriedly searched for Kevin's location in the party.

..

"Director Kevin, I'm Kaisha, are you interested in chatting with me about the story of making a movie?"

It was a typical American model with blond hair. The mountains in front of her were trembling and choppy, which made people want to immerse themselves in it.

Kevin admitted that he had the idea.

Kaisha shook the murder weapon in front of her, and looked confidently at Julie who was staying beside Kevin.

Angelina Jolie has already become a legend in the modeling circle at this time, attended parties, hooked up with a movie with great potential, and acted as the heroine of a blockbuster movie when she first entered Hollywood.

Her experience has long made the eyes of countless models turn red with envy.

At the same time, countless models want to capitalize on the same experience to rise to the top.

Kasha is one of them.

Julie was a little nervous, grabbing Kevin's hand with sudden force.

Kevin shook his head quickly.

"no need."

After all, don't pay any attention to these models who strike up a conversation.

"Kevin!"

Jeff Robinov hurried over and said with a little nervousness:

"I heard that the president of MGM just came to see you?"

Jeff Robinov regretted it in his heart, who knew that holding a party actually attracted hungry wolves.

If Kevin is poached by MGM, Warner Bros. will lose a lot.

Kevin smiled calmly and said:

"Don't be nervous, it's just adding an investor, my next work is destined to be a big production,"

"If only one company undertakes it, the risk is too high, and foreign capital must be introduced."

Jeff Robinoff tentatively asked:

"Kevin, what's the production budget for your next film?"

Kevin stretched out five fingers and said:

"At least $5000 million is needed, and it's not a horror movie."

Jeff Robinov took a deep breath and said, "If you don't invest, it's tantamount to pushing Kevin outside."

In terms of investment, although Kevin made two big hits, they were both low-budget horror films.

A big investment, and this investment is definitely not a horror movie, which means that the chance of losing money is very high.

Once there is a loss, even Warner Bros. will suffer a lot if it is fully invested.

Facing Kevin's statement, Jeff Robinov was a little at a loss for words.

He couldn't persuade other Warner Bros. executives to accept this investment.

The final result is also to absorb funds from the outside world and share risks.

In Hollywood, there are three types of funds for investing in movies.

The first is the film company's own funds, which are generally relatively stable projects, or some small investment works.

Do your best to minimize the risk.

Of course, even so, there are not a few film companies that go bankrupt due to misjudgments in the future.

The second type is some overseas investors. They watch Hollywood movies and plunder the box office all over the world. They are so greedy that they eagerly want to join them.

And Hollywood will hand over some films with relatively high investment risks to these foreign funds for investment. However, even so, it is very difficult for these foreign funds to get out of the whole body.

Hollywood will try its best to keep these funds in Hollywood.

The benefits that foreign funds can obtain are much smaller than those in Hollywood.

The third type is funds outside of Hollywood and within the United States, that is, major fund companies and other investment companies.

If Kevin continues to shoot low-budget horror films with a cost of less than 1000 million, Warner Bros. will really vote casually.

But now, he wants to shoot other subjects, and at the same time invest up to 5000 million US dollars, it is worth considering.

"Warner Bros. will always be your strongest supporter. If you invest 5000 million yuan, Warner Bros. will at least invest 30% or more first."

Jeff Robinoff, within his rights, promised.

Kevin nodded, but did not tell the whole story of MGM's conditions.

In a capitalist society, everything depends on money.

If Warner knew that MGM was going to give him shares, he would either use greater temptation to cooperate with him, or completely withdraw from the investment, directly destroying the cooperation between MGM and him.

From Kevin's point of view, there's no need to take risks.

It is also a good choice for An An to become a shareholder of MGM, after the success of his first movie with MGM.

According to his estimation, MGM would give him a 1% stake at most.

But Kevin's ambition is naturally more than that.

After deducting the funds for paying taxes in April, there is still a lot of money in his own hands.

In the new movie, he himself will also occupy part of the investment amount, which will be fully converted into MGM shares by then.

The sudden opportunity gave Kevin a path to further growth.

As for MGM not agreeing?

Carrying the title of success in three consecutive films, if he does not agree, Kevin will not cooperate with them in the next film.

And MGM will continue to be in trouble.

It can be said that at this time, no one can save MGM except Kevin.

Not taking advantage of this opportunity to reap the greatest benefits is simply wasting this rare opportunity.

MGM's background, plus Marvel's IP, plus Kevin's prophet...