Chapter 555： business development

Why is Evan Bell so confident in front of Barry Mayer? Because he believes that Warner Bros. is optimistic about Christopher Nolan, and they will definitely sign the emerging director. And Evan Bell has the confidence to repeatedly challenge the bottom line of Warner Bros.

In the end, Evan Bell's calm and cunning strategy succeeded.

To be precise, it was not Evan Bell who successfully persuaded Warner Bros., but Barry Mayer who made his own judgment on the investment of Christopher Nolan, and he finally decided to trust the rookie. So, Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan signed a three-film deal.

The first two films will be decided by Warner Bros. Christopher Nolan will write the script, and Warner Bros. will have the right to make changes, but the final decision will need to be decided by Christopher Nolan and the producers of Warner Bros.: Warner Bros. will not make the decision Power to Christopher Nolan.

For the third film, Christopher Nolan decides the subject matter and script. After Warner Bros. review and approval, they will support them unconditionally. Of course, the budget cannot be provided indefinitely. The amount of the budget depends on Christopher Nolan's performance in the first two films. The ability to come out and the quality of his own newly provided script are decided.

"Mr. Bell, I'm looking forward to your future development as a producer." Barry-Mayer has a better understanding of Evan-Bell, and a newcomer like Li Yikelleher who is recognized at this level is indeed not to be underestimated. watch for. In Barry-Mayer's view, Evan-Bell may not be the most eloquent, nor the most business-aware, but he knows the chips in his hands and how to use them. This sobriety and wisdom is the most commendable. "Why didn't Studio Eleven directly acquire a small production company, so that it could expand its business faster. I think that under the leadership of Mr. Bell, the development of Studio Eleven will definitely not be at the current level."

Evan Bell shook his head, "I just want to produce the works I like. If the expansion is too fast, the Eleven Studio may not be able to afford it." Evan Bell's own style is decided, Ten A studio cannot develop into a large production company, it is always an independent production company.

But Barry-Mayer has a different view. "Mr. Bell, I think you have entered a misunderstanding. Buying a small production company does not mean that the development speed is too fast, but it can make your works more sophisticated. Compared with Your development speed will be faster now, but the rhythm is still in your hands, right?"

Evan-Bell thought of a sentence: To do good work, you must first sharpen your tools.

"Having a mature production studio is absolutely beneficial to the works currently produced by Eleven Studio. As for the expansion speed, it depends on the helmsman." Barry-Mayer, as the head of Warner Bros. A lot more open than Evan Bell.

Evan Bell was thoughtful, and his expression also showed a thoughtful look, but he did not pause for too long, and soon said with a smile, "Mr. Mayer is looking forward to such a day. But for now, Our studio doesn't have such a huge amount of money, you know, I'm just a small

just the studio. "

"Haha, Mr. Bell, any big company grows from a small company, doesn't it?" Barry-Mayer laughed, although his voice was not very loud and he didn't express too much emotion, but from the look in his eyes You can still feel his "enthusiasm" in his smile. "Even independent film companies have different scales. I believe that Eleven Studios will never be of this size."

"Hopefully one day." Evan Bell responded with a smile, not too enthusiastic.

The next day Eden-Hudson and Christopher Nolan arrived at Warner Bros. New York to sign a partnership agreement. Warner Bros. doesn't seem to have thought of "Batman" just yet, though.

The plan for a series remake, but for Christopher Nolan to continue the "Key to the Street"

The script is complete.

After the signing of the Christopher-Nolan cooperation agreement, it did not have the important effect as imagined. After all, before the film was shot and released, the results of this agreement could not be measured.

Instead, it was the first meeting between Evan Bell and Barry Mayer that seemed more important.

In fact, this meeting is also very important for Evan Bell, because it reminded him that it is feasible for Eleven to rely solely on primitive accumulation and development. For now, only "NCIS" and "Crash" Two movies, but in the future, the "NCIS" will continue to shoot and will definitely occupy a part of the team. If Eleven Productions needs to make two movies at the same time, then it will be stretched. Acquiring a small production company is indeed a viable option.

Although Evan Bell did not have the ambition to develop Eleven Studio into a giant, he still hopes that Eleven Studio is an independent studio that is free from external influences, but if he wants to make a unique studio Works, the perfection of the production team is inevitable.

Therefore, acquiring a small production company, or a professional production team, is indeed a solution worth considering.

However, Evan-Bell's answer to Barry-Mayer's words is not open-hearted. Don't look at Eleven Studio's assets now approaching one billion, but to really start producing TV, movies, and music, this money is nothing at all. Warner Bros. spent 170 million to create a "Troy", not including publicity expenses. Therefore, Eleven Studios is indeed not rich.

The speed at which Evan-Bell made money as an individual and in the form of an independent studio has been astounding, but compared to the concept of a company, it is still too slow.

Looking back at the start-up process of Eleven Studio, the digital music commercialization plan and the talent draft plan are the cornerstones of Evan-Bell's success today, and Evan-Bell's solid steps in music and film have only built Eleven Studio. to today's scale. So, if you want to further realize the accumulation of funds to meet the conditions of the acquisition of small production companies, what can be done?

Evan Bell didn't really have a good idea for a while. Although "Deadly Identity" and the two albums have already made profits, it will not be difficult for "NCIS" and "Crash" to make profits in the future, including talent shows. It is also accumulating funds for Eleven Studios year after year. But still not fast enough.

Thinking of this, Evan Bell couldn't help but sigh that he, a liberal arts student, is really not sensitive enough to the economy. If he has enough knowledge about stocks and makes a short-term investment, the accumulation of original capital will not be so difficult. However, sigh return sigh, but Evan Bell has no regrets at all. If it is simply a matter of money, the money he earns now is enough for the three Bell family to live for a lifetime, but if he wants to further develop in film and TV production, including design brands, Eleven Studio still needs to accumulate more funds.

stock? Thinking of this, Evan Bell couldn't help but flash in his mind. He now has 250,000 shares of Apple in his hands, but it is only equivalent to less than the old shares of Apple.

Evan-Bell's knowledge of stocks is indeed limited, but he clearly remembers that Apple's 2003

The market value of the year fell to a record low of five billion US dollars, and the presidents of companies including Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard believed that Apple was going bankrupt.

The specific reason, Evan Bell is not very clear. In fact, the last lifetime was launched in 2003, and the sales of d are still very good, but it still cannot prevent the decline of Apple's market value. So what about this lifetime? Because of the emergence of Evan-Bell, it appeared ahead of schedule and is now officially implemented. Will Apple's stock still fall to its lowest point in history this year? If so, is this a good investment channel?

Thinking of this, Evan Bell couldn't help but get excited, and he immediately contacted Teddy Bell. The two brothers were on the phone and on the computer at the same time, still inquiring about the information. After two days of tossing around, Evan-Bell finally determined that the wind fanned by the wings of his little butterfly was still too weak, and the effect did not change the general trend of history.

Although the successful implementation of digital music commercialization has made d's sales rise step by step,

The profitability of the company is also very gratifying, but Apple is still stuck in the quagmire according to its historical trajectory.

Apple Inc. is still a computer company at the end of the day, despite unexpected advances in portable music players. The incompatibility of Apple's computers and the lack of stability of the operating system have kept its market share at 5% to 10%. After entering 2003, Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard both broke out, pushing Apple's computer market share to less than 5%.

Faced with the astonishing speed of Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard, Apple's resistance is very weak. The most important thing is that Apple's retail stores in the United States are very limited, and until now, Apple has only retail stores in the United States. The limitation of channels also limits Apple's further expansion, and its market share can only be retreated.

The development of this industry's computer has been hindered, and the news that Apple Inc. made a profit of $6,500 in 2002 can only be a self-consolation effort.

At the same time, the combination with d has developed a new history of digital music commercialization, but it has been two years since its introduction to the official recognition of digital music commercialization. The research on digital music by other major music companies has also been laid out for a long time. Among them, Sony Corporation, which was the first to invest in digital music research, released a portable music player last year, and later released its online music download store. It has also launched a fierce competition with Apple in the music market. ! .