novelones Chapter 205: New conspiracy, the four major Hollywood forces join forces to encircle and suppress Pa
Chapter 205: New conspiracy, the four major Hollywood forces join forces to encircle and suppress Pa
Akhben was originally uninterested in the minor league business plan.
She joined the clique just to find some allies within her family.
But Guy's next words cheered up Akhben.
"Wang Lei is a guy worthy of our all-out efforts. Previously, we had not made any moves because our funds were not fully in place.
But now it has become an urgent matter to block Wang Lei's investment in Hollywood! "
Hollywood used to be the preserve of big families. It wasn't until the Paramount Act was introduced that they cashed out and left one after another.
Now Wang Lei's acquisition of Paramount is undoubtedly a slap in their face.
Ironically, it has been more than a year since Wang Lei acquired Paramount, and Paramount has shown signs of coming back to life.
Not only has it produced big productions like Star Trek, but it has also been very successful in small-budget horror films.
Thanks to Wang Lei's acquisition of many special effects production companies, the cost of Star Trek is said to be only about 2000 million U.S. dollars, but it has achieved a global success of 2.8 million U.S. dollars, and its profits are amazing.
(At this time, more than 1 million US dollars can rank in the top ten box office for the whole year.)
What's even more surprising is that Paramount seems to be lighting up its talent for small-scale horror films.
Death Comes, a low-budget horror film made with a group of school students for only 360 million U.S. dollars, turned out to be a dark horse at the box office this year.
It has grossed nearly 4500 million US dollars at the global box office!
Many small companies that rely on producing R-rated films were shocked.
The follow-up "Human Purge" cost less than 200 million and hit a global box office of 3600 million.
Two consecutive low-budget horror films seemed to have opened up Paramount's newfound passion for filmmaking, and he actually fell in love with the feeling of making a big difference out of something small.
New president Sydney even publicly stated that the sequels to the two films are already in production and are expected to be released on the big screen in less than half a year.
And some reporters discovered that Paramount has several other low-budget movies in production.
Hollywood is filled with tragedy.
Big production companies publicly denounce Paramount. If everyone makes low-budget bad movies, who will make big-investment industrial movies? The film industry will only stop moving forward.
Small production companies only dared to complain secretly. Paramount's small productions killed all their efforts and further squeezed the market they depended on for survival.
“Some organizations have already predicted that Paramount will become the most profitable film production company this year!”
“Now is the best time to invest in Hollywood, and big production companies need capital support.
And I have a premonition that the film industry is entering the era of industrial films.
Maybe it won’t be long before box office over [-] million will become common, and movies with a box office of over [-] billion will also appear.
Sooner or later, it will be easy for movie companies to go public.
Our investment in a Hollywood film production company would be an excellent investment. "
I have to say that Guy's analysis is very reasonable, and anyone would follow his footsteps.
Others have expressed their intention to join the fight against Paramount.
Akhben still hesitates in her heart. She knows how terrifying Wang Lei is. If she joins these people and confronts Wang Lei head-on, the investment may be in vain.
"Akhben, do you have any objections?"
Seeing Guy's questioning look, Akhben hurriedly expressed his position in order to cover up his guilty conscience:
"I'm willing to pay $10 billion to join this game."
"Very good, I really saw the right person!"
"We each choose a Hollywood company to acquire, and we will get together two weeks later to report on our results."
Everyone nodded in unison, eager to try.
They are at a young and vigorous age, and they are all leaders among their peers.
From time to time, the elders in the family would mention in their ears how outstanding Wang Lei was.
This intensified their competitive spirit.
At the end of the reception, Guy stopped Akhben.
"Akhben, please stay for a while."
"What's the matter, Guy?"
Guy hesitated for a while and said:
"Actually, I have had preliminary contact with Time Warner Group. They plan to reorganize their Warner Bros. Pictures and sell 56% of their shares to Toshiba.
I plan to buy 25% of Warner Brothers' shares. They offer 60 billion US dollars. I hope you can help me raise half of the funds, and I will give you half of the shares! "
Time Warner is one of the top [-] companies in the world, and a large media company that is on par with Nidis.
Warner Bros. Pictures is his subsidiary and was once the third largest film and television company alongside Paramount.
What surprised Akhben was that Guy was willing to pay such a high price to deal with Wang Lei. It didn't look like he was just going to play.
Seeing the shrewd Akhben's questioning look, Guy had no choice but to confess:
"I have inside information. Jerry, the president of Time Warner Group, is raising funds to acquire Turner Broadcasting Company. If his plan is really successful..."
Turner Broadcasting Company is also a large media group, if Jerry's acquisition is really successful.
Time Warner will once again surpass Disney to become the world's largest media group, bar none!
"And President Jerry promised me that if I was willing to buy the shares of the film company, he would personally transfer 1% of the shares of Time Warner's parent company to me!"
Akhben suddenly realized that this was the reason why Guy was willing to pay a heavy price.
1% of the shares will definitely appreciate a lot after Time Warner completes its merger again.
"But I've helped you share half of the pressure, what's the benefit?"
Faced with the question, Guy looked arrogant: "Akhben is the biggest benefit if I give you the opportunity to become a shareholder.
As the most important subsidiary of Time Warner, Warner Bros. Pictures will definitely appreciate in value when the time comes, and you can make a lot of money from this deal! "
This made Akhben very angry. She hated others the most and responded with a giving attitude with a superior look.
Seemingly realizing that he was being a bit direct, Guy reluctantly changed his tone:
"To be honest, Akhben, I asked you to cooperate, not anyone else in the minor leagues, simply because I knew you and I were the same kind of people the first time I saw you. You are smart and won't refuse my kindness, right?" .”
Akhben smiled and did not refuse this "kindness":
"Three billion US dollars is not a small amount. Give me three days to raise funds."
"Of course, I look forward to good news from you."
Looking at the other party's back, Akhben felt the need to talk to his secret ally Wang Lei about how to maximize benefits.
Compared to people in the minor leagues, Wang Lei seems to be more reliable.