Chapter 289： Big bosses gather

With the start of the celebration reception, more and more well-known figures have appeared, including Chinese director Ann Lee, DreamWorks magnate Jeffrey Katzenberg, horror master George Romero, Kung Fu superstar Jack Chen , British director Ridley Scott...

Even Columbia Pictures chairman Amy Pascal and MGM distribution president Robert Levine made appearances.

Amy Pascal is a very capable female elite. She was originally a secretary. Relying on her bold and pungent character, she rose step by step and gained a heavyweight voice.

At first, she had plans to acquire the copyright of "Spider-Man", but unfortunately, during that time, Tang En decisively took action and won Marvel. Later, she intended to buy the copyright of "Fantastic Four", but was still rejected by Dunn.

This time, her purpose is clear, to operate Columbia Pictures and become the second partner of Legendary Pictures!

Dunn's words flickered, but he didn't make a direct statement.

MGM is getting old, and it also produces about 20 movies every year, and the output is not small, but only the "007" series and "Hannibal" series are really popular at the box office.

Moreover, MGM made two big bad decisions, inviting John Wu to shoot "Wind Whisperer" and launching a series of blockbuster collaborations with Tom Cruise.

Within two years, it will surely fall into bankruptcy.

At this time, it is absolutely impossible for Dunn to cooperate with MGM!

"You and 20th Century Fox are very close?" After stealing a spare time, Dunn quietly came to Michael Ovitz.

The matter of platter investment is very important, and even Tang En can't make a decision, and it must be considered in its entirety.

In particular, have enough respect for Michael Ovitz as a partner.

"Well, during this time... I met with Tom Rothman a few times, and we had a good chat." Michael Ovitz glanced at Dunn and lowered his voice, "I know there were some misunderstandings between you in the past, but ... Recently, Fox has clearly shown weakness..."

Tang En waved his hand, "I don't need to mention this. I can't affect the company's interests because of personal conflicts. Legendary Pictures belongs to all shareholders, not me."

This is not a fake show.

The reason why Legendary Pictures was able to successfully attract investment on Wall Street was mainly because Dunn used his personal reputation as a guarantee.

Although Wall Street and Dunn were once in a hurry, they have cooperated several times, and it's not bad. Dunn has a credit guarantee.

Now Legendary Pictures is operating smoothly in Hollywood, away from Wall Street.

If at this time, Tang En, for his own selfish interests, disregarding the interests of shareholders, privately controls Legendary Pictures, then the reputation he has finally built up on Wall Street will be gone.

Dunn will not do things that are more than worth the loss.

What's more, 20th Century Fox is not Disney. Even when the two companies fought the hardest, Fox has always abide by the rules and belong to the normal market competition.

It is not the enemy of life and death, and there is room for relaxation.

Like Disney, once they get angry, they issue a ban. In order to kill Dunn Films, they would rather hurt themselves or others. It's too extravagant and too much! There is basically no possibility of resolving conflicts.

Michael Ovitz was satisfied with Dunn's answer, "I have resigned as the CEO of AMG's agency, and the focus of my work has all fallen on Legendary Pictures. During this time, I did a large-scale and detailed investigation, I think there are two companies that are more in line with our cooperation requirements."

"Twentieth Century Fox?"

"Well, and Universal!"

Tang En's face changed slightly, "Universal can't do it!"

Michael Ovitz smiled, "I know what you mean, so I never thought about Universal. During this time, my communication with Tom Rothman was quite pleasant."

Tang En pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Twentieth Century Fox has launched the "X-Men" series and the "Planet of the Apes" series. The income in the next few years will be considerable, and it is indeed more invested than Paramount and Columbia. prospect."

Michael Ovitz sighed, "You can think of it this way. The first two deals will definitely attract the attention of Wall Street. We must produce a satisfactory transcript in order to get more invest."

More investment means a more important position for Legendary Pictures in the industry!

Tang En's eyes lit up, "More investment? Could it be..."

"That's right!" The pride of power appeared on Michael Ovitz's face, "Now the country's economic situation is not very good, many private equity funds cannot find suitable investment industries, and even some private equity funds have hoarded more than 10 billion US dollars! The investment in films is a new field in the investment industry, and many fund managers are paying attention.”

Tang En narrowed his eyes, "You mean... Legendary Pictures is likely to get another huge investment in the short term?"

"As long as the second investment is successful enough, I will be sure to get the second round of financing before March!"

"What mode?"

"Maybe it's debt first, maybe it's middle-tier financing. It doesn't matter. For Legendary Pictures, the money you get is the most important thing!"

Dunn was amused by Michael Ovitz's words.

This is the domineering Hollywood!

The money went to the accounts of Legendary Pictures, and it is active in Hollywood's territory... Hey, how to spend it, isn't it all up to you?

"Yes, when necessary, we can give up part of the management shares to facilitate and better attract investors!"

Tang En is also dark-hearted. On the basis of maintaining his basic reputation, he is of course willing to see Legendary Pictures grow and develop at the fastest speed.

As for that meager stake... To be honest, he never expected to rely on Legendary Pictures to make money. High-tech companies are the key areas for the explosion of wealth.

He invested 100 million US dollars in Legendary Pictures, and the biggest purpose is to buy power and status in Hollywood!

Just like now, there was another high-pitched shout from the door: "Ms. Shirley Lansing, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, is here!"

As the master of Dunn, Yi Li was going to greet him, and Michael Ovitz quickly said, "In that case, do you agree with 20th Century Fox?"

Tang En smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Michael, you are the chairman and CEO of Legendary Pictures. I'm just a director."

Michael Ovitz laughed, "Little fox!"

"Don't make any noise about this matter." Tang En covered his mouth and lowered his voice, "There will be a big show to play in a while, these film company bosses, you have to appease them."

Michael Ovitz raised his brows, his heart tightened, "Don, don't be ridiculous!"

"Don't worry, I have a plan!"

Tang En evilly smiled.

Michael Ovitz was a little nervous, what kind of tricks is this guy going to play?

...

Soon, at the celebration reception of "The Chainsaw", a group of sages and bigwigs gathered.

Not only senior executives from established film companies such as Universal, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Columbia, Warner, and MGM all appeared, but even senior executives from emerging companies such as DreamWorks, Lionsgate, and Legendary Pictures also appeared one after another. .

Big-name directors such as George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, and Clint Eastwood were also present.

The whole reception has become a gathering place for Hollywood bigwigs!

A small B-grade film "The Chainsaw" caused a sensation in the industry, surpassing that of "Spider-Man" and the "Titanic" of that year, and the grand occasion was unprecedented!

Of course, everyone who has a heart understands that the big brothers' joint appearance is not at all to congratulate the big sale of "Chainsaw", but because of ulterior motives.

George Lucas is a lobbyist for Twentieth Century Fox, Ridley Scott is a lobbyist for Universal, Martin Scorsese is a lobbyist for Paramount...

In short, the second investment order of Legendary Pictures has become a must for Hollywood giants!

Many young actors at the reception, like the young Australian actress Rose Byrne, did not know the inside story and were completely shocked by the scene in front of them.

She has no contact with Dunn, but has a good relationship with Natalie Portman. In "Star Wars 2", she replaced Keira Knightley as the maid beside Queen Amidala She will appear at the celebration reception of "Chainsaw" because of the request of the Australian Hometown Association: "As long as you have time, you must attend this party!"

Senior Cate Blanchett told her that Dunn has a good relationship with Australian actors. If she wants to have a better development in Hollywood, she can take Dunn's boat.

She vaguely heard the meaning of Cate Blanchett's words.

Are you going to sleep with him?

Rose Byrne is young, she has dreams, pursuits, and ambitions, and she doesn't like it this way!

However, at this time, what happened in front of her left her stunned!

She really did not expect that Dunn Walker, who is similar in age to her, would have such great power and status!

All the bigwigs in Hollywood and many big-name directors are all around Tang En, shouting back and forth, as if there is a momentum of responding.

This is shocking!

And when there was another announcement from the door, Rose Byrne's eyes were full of little stars, and the trembling in her heart was about to faint, and another super big man came to the scene——

"Mr. Michael Eisner, Chairman and CEO of Disney, is here!"

...

Dunn and the big guys were chatting and laughing, as if they had endless politeness. When Michael Eisner was announced at the door, the atmosphere in this small circle immediately solidified.

Michael Eisner, he's here too?

This small circle is full of prominent figures in the industry, and of course they know the contradiction between Dunn Pictures and Disney.

At the last "Spider-Man" celebration reception, Michael Eisner made a lot of jokes uninvited, which attracted the contempt of his peers in the industry.

Now... the celebration reception of "Chainsaw", he is here again!

What is this for?

God?

crazy!

(Sanqi Chinese)