After buying Marvel, I became the king of Hollywood

MGM stood up.

The biggest question now is where will the funds for the acquisition of MGM come from.

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Chapter 125 Greedy Johnny Depp

Steve Kevin nearly ran out of cash when he bought his stake in MGM.

Even if he later obtained [-] million in cash through the copyright authorization of Pirates of the Caribbean, plus the previous income, it would only be about [-] million if he paid for it.

As for the Batman series, after calculation, Steve Kevin is only seven or eight billion dollars at most.

Compared with MGM's current market valuation of nearly 26 billion, even half is not enough.

The executives silently calculated Steve Kevin's family fortune in their hearts.

..

In fact, Kevin is poorer than they thought.

The acquisition of Marvel almost emptied him out, and after taxes and other expenses, there was barely a hundred million dollars left in the overall account.

Although he only needs to acquire the remaining 50% of the shares in the hands of the behind-the-scenes boss, this is still a price of more than one billion US dollars.

If you want to win it completely, unless you wait for the share of Pirates of the Caribbean Part II and Batman's share to be in place.

That's it, there's one more big problem.

It's that casino tycoon, is he willing to let go.

If it was before Kevin took the shares, it is estimated that the tycoon would like someone to take over.

But after Kevin came, coupled with Time Warner's shareholding, this made MGM's value soar.

Although this value has a lot of moisture and reliance on Steve Kevin, but at present, it is this price.

If Kevin wants to win, this is the lower limit price.

You must know that people who can run casinos are not ordinary people.

People in the film industry like Kevin, it's better not to offend others if they can't be offended.

At least enough money is enough.

"President Leiter is joking. You must know that it will cost 13 billion US dollars to win the remaining MGM shares."

"I can't afford that much money now."

"Unless the share of Pirates of the Caribbean [-] is in place, and Batman's money arrives, it is estimated that it will be almost the same."

Kevin also followed Leiter's words, hiding this meaning in ridicule.

Then he laughed and said:

"Let's talk about the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel."

The other MGM executives all laughed, kept their thoughts in their hearts, and discussed the next investment with Kevin.

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Under the circumstances that it was obvious that MGM was making money, these negotiations went very smoothly, and the details were settled in just a few days.

MGM is responsible for publicity and channel communication with theater chains in the later stage.

Kevin is in charge of the full production of the film, and MGM has no involvement.

If this news spreads out, I don't know how many directors will be envious of it.

You know, in Hollywood, there are no more than ten directors with absolute editing rights.

Although Kevin also has the identity of an investor, it also fully explains his current status in Hollywood.

And just like that, Kevin and MGM, for the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, began calling in the original cast.

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On the other hand, with the reputation of Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp can be said to have greatly increased his wealth.

Directly bought a mansion worth tens of millions.

Johnny Depp is uncomfortable living in his new mansion.

When a person succeeds, the bad guys around him often disappear, and he is in this state now.

When he went out to run a business or something, the treatment he enjoyed was the treatment he could not have enjoyed before he played Pirates of the Caribbean.

The agent, Ms. Caitlin, hurried to his mansion.

"Depp, Chenxi Film Company invited you to star in the second part of Pirates of the Caribbean. This is a good opportunity for you to raise your reputation to a higher level."

Caitlin had a look of excitement on her face.

Pirates of the Caribbean has brought too many benefits to Johnny Depp.

In the past six months alone, some of the commercial performances that Depp has accepted have allowed him to earn more than the film salary.

It can only be said that a superstar with masterpieces is too capable of acquiring leeks.

Wherever he goes, the name of Jack Sparrow can often attract a large number of audiences, allowing the organizers to feel the popularity of Johnny Depp.

The status of a superstar is recognized step by step through such commercial performances.

And the sequel movie, there is no doubt that it has greatly helped his fame.

Johnny Depp took out a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass, and took a sip.

Then he raised his head and said very calmly:

"Caitlin, tell me, isn't our pay for the second film a bit lower?"

Caitlin, a mature woman in her 30s, changed her face.

"Depp, you mean more money? But, we signed a contract with them."

"I'll just say that I'm not feeling well. Does the doctor say that if I want to recuperate from my injuries, I must go into battle with my injuries?"

Depp said calmly.

Capital society, look at money.

After the explosion, Depp's heart also grew bigger.

In his view, the signed contract, the incremental method of 500 million US dollars, is no longer in line with his status.

As for friendship.

If you have to say it, it is also his friendship with Nicolas Cage.

And Steve Kevin, it is also the level of acquaintances.

They earn so much, so what if they get a little more pay.

"However, if you do this, you may offend Steve Kevin."

"With his current position in the industry..."

Caitlin said with concern.

But at the same time very excited.

You know, her income is also commissioned according to Depp's income.

Depp earns more, she earns more.

With a superstar like Depp in her hand, if you tell her, how many people envy and hate her.

That is to say, he was lucky enough to be spotted by Steve Kevin and praised by him.

That's why Caitlin has such a superstar in her hands.

She didn't dare to disagree with Depp's opinion.

"It doesn't matter, so what if I offend him, have Pirates of the Caribbean left me?"

Depp is very confident.

"That's right, since that's the case, shall I call Chen Xi Movie?"

Depp nodded.

"You just say that I'm not feeling well recently, and I may have to take a break for a while, and at the same time hint, let them increase the salary appropriately, so that my body can recover faster."

Caitlin nodded, since Depp has an idea, she can execute it.

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It was another year of summer sunshine, waking Steve Kevin from his sleep.

Lift the quilt and feel the coolness of the air conditioner.

Kevin touched his flat stomach, feeling a little regretful.

Although he usually pays attention to exercise, but the eight-pack abs is something that the male protagonist can easily get in any rebirth novel he reads.

He just didn't.

The abdomen has a little abs outline.

But if you want to practice thoroughly, there is still a long way to go.

As for medicine, even protein powder, Kevin didn't think about it.

Physical health is the most important thing.

His exercises are all done in the most scientific way, with proper diet.

After stretching himself, he called a high-end Chinese restaurant nearby, and after ordering thousands of dollars of meals, Kevin turned on the computer.

Looks like a movie forum that popped up recently.

Chapter 126 Slight tactics and the arrival of the "Holy Land"

This is a small forum called Fandom Tribe.

Everything looks so simple.

Kevin didn't underestimate them.

From this fan forum, he extended a new idea.

As an ordinary director, Steve Kevin is actually very satisfied with his current status.

It's just that he wanted more.

Offline, originally planned to acquire a medium-sized film company, when he went to MGM, Kevin suddenly realized.

With his current strength, it's not like he can't swallow a big company like MGM.

Moreover, the real potential of these big film companies is after the rise of the Internet.

Their copyright library, in Kevin's view, is the biggest resource.

Especially for video sites.

Swallowing MGM, plus the copyright of Marvel, is enough to build a video website.

And his goal is obviously the future online video giant.

Netflix.

In the future, before he traveled, Netflix had become the well-deserved king of the American video industry.

Revenue even exceeds Apple's revenue.

After listing on NASDAQ, the market value is as high as more than 1000 billion US dollars.

From content production, to online video giants, to the development of peripheral copyrights, this is the ecological chain he wants.

Netflix was founded in 1997.

Kevin remembers this very clearly.

He must hurry up, first obtain enough content copyright, and then take down Netflix, and use a three-pronged approach to move towards the road of Hollywood king.