Chapter 996： acquisition target

~Date:~Oct 08~

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"So what do you mean?" Sean Mayer looked at Evan Bell and asked.

Evan Bell rejected two plans successively, and it seemed that he had a draft in his heart, but Evan Bell smiled wryly, spread his hands, and looked helpless, "I don't know anything about distribution, either. It's just a matter of fact, knowing that neither the Weinstein Brothers nor DreamWorks are for us."

"Cut..." Eden Hudson gave Evan Bell a look of disgrace, "Just say it if you're picky."

Evan Bell smiled, with a noncommittal expression, "I think it's a more appropriate choice to acquire a small ** film company." Indeed, a large company like DreamWorks still has no consortium. It is a large-scale company that has invested in capital, but the scale is too large. It is not an easy task for Eleven Studio to eat into a fat man.

Teddy Bell noticed Evan Bell's gaze on him, and he knew he was asking for his opinion, "Actually, if you want to prepare the distribution department from scratch, it's not impossible. It's just that we don't have the talent in this area. It’s really not easy to talk to each theater chain one by one. If we want to start from scratch, we must go to a headhunting company and hire a talent to manage the distribution department.”

The current Eleven Studio, after the departure of David Greenblatt, although there is no problem in operation, it is indeed in a situation of insufficient manpower - especially management talents. Therefore, if a distribution department is established, it is imperative to find a department manager. However, it is already difficult to find talent, and it is necessary for this talent to have enough contacts to negotiate with theaters. It's even harder to build distribution channels.

Take a look at the number of works of Eleven Studio in the past two years: "Deadly Identity", "Crash", "Love Notebook", "Mysterious Skin"↓ "Brokeback Mountain" in post-production. The "Little Sunshine Beauty" that is about to be filmed has a total of six works, which is not worth much cooperation for the theater chain. Look at big companies like Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox. Which company does not plan to make dozens of films a year, such as a small workshop like Eleven Studio. To sign a distribution agreement with the theater chain, the theater chain has no profit to make, and is naturally not happy. Even if the agreement is signed. It is estimated that the screening room arranged for Eleven Studio will not be too good.

Therefore, it is estimated that it will be more difficult to build a distribution department from scratch.

"I also think that we should probably acquire some small ** film companies. On the one hand, the distribution department is the main issue and our main reference standard; on the other hand, we can also add some management talents, including for Eleven Production to add some team." Teddy Bell continued. He has been thinking about this for a few days.

The current location of the Eleventh Studio is actually a bit embarrassing. The funds are there, but not too much; the regulations are there, but they are not too big, and the structure of the future take-off is not perfect; the reputation is there, but it is not too big. too limited. Perhaps, following the matter of the distribution department, it would be a good idea to adjust the overall structure of Eleven Studio♀ In the same way, if the future cooperation with Pixar is successful, or even an acquisition, Eleven Studio's Development will speed up quickly; and if the collaboration doesn't work out, Eleven Studios also has a good foundation to lay the foundation for the future.

Teddy Bell's words caught the attention of Eden Hudson and Sean Mayer, who all looked at him, and Evan Bell had already started to sift through ** film companies in his mind. In fact, in the United States, there are countless large and small film companies. Apart from large film companies, companies such as New Line, Focus Films, Lionsgate, and Miramax also have a good influence.

Some of these second-tier film companies are subsidiaries of a certain group. For example, Focus Films is a subsidiary of Universal Pictures, and Fox Searchlight is a subsidiary of Fox Group. , a company that is doing well, their situation is much better than the big booth of DreamWorks. Unlike DreamWorks' ambitious, Lionsgate Films sticks to the film industry, and its development policy is also very clear. After DreamWorks, the demeanor as a successful ** film company.

However, none of these companies can be acquired by Eleven Studio. Even if the transaction price is affordable by Eleven Studio, such as DreamWorks' 1.6 billion, Teddy Bell's response is, "There is absolutely no problem. ". The point is that these companies already have a certain scale and prestige, the acquisition itself is not easy, and the integration problem after a successful acquisition is even worse. Therefore, Evan Bell must focus on some relatively small companies, even some companies that are not well-known but have great potential in the future. He must mobilize all the information of his previous life.

"Shaun, get that list out," Eden Hudson said, his expression still calm.

Sean Mayer then reacted, "You asked me to prepare this list, which is used at this time? How do you know that Evan's idea is this?" Sean Mayer hurriedly removed from his briefcase. Take out a stack of printed materials.

Eden Hudson glanced at Evan Bell. He didn't need to see Evan Bell's puzzled expression, but he turned out to be completely taken for granted, which made Eden Hudson's eyes twitch. "With his character, it's not hard to guess what he thinks."

After Eden Hudson heard that Evan Bell had an idea for a distribution channel, he asked Sean Mayer to prepare it. The information covers all the film companies currently recorded in the United States, no matter how large or small, it is very complete . In fact, at the beginning, Eden Hudson just felt prepared, but listening to the tone of Evan Bell's speech just now, he basically guessed it almost, and now this information has exerted the greatest effect.

Teddy Bell turned over the information, "Shann, what page is the information about the big company? We'll just omit it."

"About thirty-two pages." Sean Mayer flipped through the documents in his hand and said about the thick stack of documents in ≈. Individuals, sharing a little per person, it is not so scary.

"Why print it out? It's not good to see it directly on the computer," Eden Hudson grumbled.

Sean Mayer was stunned for a moment, and replied casually. "Didn't you say you wanted to print it out?" This casual sentence made Eden Hudson choked, and then he lowered his head to look through the information as if nothing had happened. did not think of. Sean Mayer, who has always been nerve-wracking. There were times when Eden Hudson was speechless, which made the Bell brothers happy.

Eden Hudson simply chose to ignore the whispers of the Bell brothers, while Sean Mayer was completely confused and confused. Eden Hudson seems to be aware of Sean Mayer's doubts. He raised his head and glared at Evan Bell, motioning "look at your profile"♀ Only then did the two Bell brothers put away their smiles and pretend to be serious.

Looking at the information is a huge process, and they can only rely on their own judgment. First select a group of suitable objects. After delineating the scope, make a detailed analysis of each object to see if it is really suitable, and finally select the target.

It took three days before and after, these four talents have set the target, the scale should not be too large ∈ One Eleven Studio, and the distribution channels and management talents should be sufficient ☆ Importantly, there is the possibility of acquisition' one The studio is not a consortium with deep pockets and can directly spend money, so it must have the intention of selling and acquiring, which is suitable for the negotiation table. After selecting a total of nine companies, it needs to be approached slowly.

Lakeview Films was established in 1994, but in 2002 there was a huge change in management, and now it is in a period of turmoil. It was finally stabilized last year, and the intention to sell is still relatively obvious. △ For the ** film company, Lakeview The film industry is well-known in the industry, the most famous work is "Million Dollar Baby", which released this work in 2004 to free the company from the dilemma of management changes, and they were relieved by their outstanding performance during the awards season. . In addition, "Underworld" and "Runaway Bride" were also released by them, and more than 30 works have been released so far.

Shadow House Company, a new company established in 2003, has only released three works so far, and there are not many bright spots. But Evan Bell was very impressed with it. The two works of "Pan's Labyrinth" in 2006 and "Life of a Rose" in 2007 both performed very well at the Oscars. It can be seen that the studio company It has great potential, so Evan Bell singled it out.

New Market Pictures, founded in 1994, released Christopher Nolan's debut film Memento. In addition, "Death Illusion" was released in cooperation with 20th Century Fox, and in a sense, Evan Bell also cooperated with them. Although only less than 20 works have been released so far, there are many outstanding works such as "The Devil" and "Whale Rider" that have won nominations or even awards at the Oscars. Also very close.

Telescope Entertainment, established in 1998, was established by the European media group Kirsch Group and Mediaset. At the beginning of its establishment, it reached a cooperation agreement with Disney. It has strong strength and has achieved excellent development in the past six years. score. Although the five-year cooperation agreement with Disney ended in 2003, it did not affect their development pace. At present, there are more than 40 works released, including "Star Trek", "Fake God", "Memoirs of a Geisha", "Pentium Age", "New Count of Monte Cristo", "The Legend of Zorro" and other works. Although the company has The consortium injected capital, but relatively speaking, it is completely exclusive in the U.S. market, so it is not out of reach. Sean Mayer put it on the waiting list ← Telescope Entertainment was selected by four people Among the candidates, the company with the most reputable reputation, complete set of rules, and the most difficult company. And Eden Hudson judged that their willingness to sell should not be strong, after all, their current development is in a virtuous circle.

Walden Media Company is a new company established in 2003. It has released five works so far, including "Eighty Days of the Earth". Although the word of mouth can only be said to be average, it has won the support of a group of fans, and its box office performance is also good. Better than expected, after all this is just a new company. "The Chronicles of Narnia", which will be released at the end of this year, has received countless expectations, and it is also their work. With less than two years of qualifications, they won the distribution rights of "The Chronicles of Narnia". It can be seen that the operator The financial resources and connections are indeed impressive. Evan Bell remembered that the future "Adventures in the Center of the Earth" was also issued by this company. But Walden Media's focus is more on commercial films than Studios.

The Roadside Scenery Film Company, a junior established in 2003, Evan Bell is very fond of the name of this company, and he is quite comfortable. Six works have been released so far, but none of them have achieved any results. Compared with the studio company and Walden Media, which were established in the same year, this company is really lackluster. But Evan Bell remembered that the company had great potential, and was later acquired by Lionsgate ∠ a lifetime, winning Oscar nominations for "Winter's Bone", "Beautiful Mistakes", "Hengwan", "Androgynous" "It's all their works. From the point of view, the development potential of this company is the greatest.

In addition there are also three very small ** film companies, Teddy Bell selected them because they have a good relationship with the largest theater chain in the United States, which is very important for Eleven Studios. Issuing sector is a very important condition.

The nine companies before and after each have their own advantages and disadvantages. It is conceivable that in the next period of time, Teddy Bell and Eden Hudson will work hard, and the finishing work after the acquisition will not be mentioned for the time being. The long negotiation process alone is troublesome enough. If it doesn't go well, maybe all the nine companies will be beaten with eggs.

The task of Teddy Bell and Eden Hudson is very arduous. After more than two months of training in public relations during the awards season, the two must devote themselves to new jobs, but this is not enough for the two of them. It's hard. Although the two talents are only 24 years old, they are absolute juniors in the business field, but because of the special relationship of Eleven Studio, the strength of these two young people cannot be underestimated.

Perhaps, the future of Eleven Studios can raise expectations a little more.

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