Chapter 422： Buy Universal? The layout is too small!

After more than a month of buffering, the impact of the "911 Incident" on film and television entertainment has finally been eliminated.

In the new week, Dunn got the latest report faxed from Comcast.

Last week, the new subscribers of sta TV network exceeded 2.1 million, so far, the total subscribers exceeded 14 million!

Looking at the professional cable TV market in North America, the sum of the subscribers of hbo and sho is not as good as sta!

Last night, the fifth episode of "Band of Brothers" was broadcast, and another wave of ratings peaked -

The theme of this episode is "Crossroads", which was shot by Tom Hanks himself.

Although Tom Hanks adopted the method of "Saving Private Ryan" in structure, it is still relatively novel in the series.

The lighting and shadow handling in this episode is also excellent. The massively shaky footage at the beginning, coupled with the gasping voice-overs that increase in volume, sets up strong suspense, while setting the tone for this carnage-esque victory and reflection.

The title of this episode, "Crossroads", is clever, referring not only to the crossroads where the battle is taking place, but also to Captain Winster's psychological ambivalence. Although the battle scenes are not too many, the scene of the series' first collective bayonet still gives a tragic rendering, especially the design of a nearly zero voiceover in the charge is commendable.

Although Tom Hanks is not a director in his own right, he filmed with so many great directors, and also participated in "Saving Private Ryan".

And his transition to the next episode at the end is also a highlight.

The supplies of Company E were in short supply, and the soldiers of the defeated Allied forces made one's mind sink. In the harsh winter, the artillery fire ahead is bright - the Battle of the Ardennes is coming!

With Tom Hanks, the great **** controlling the field, the ratings of "Band of Brothers" finally ushered in the popularity of its premiere. The average viewers reached 14.87 million. At the peak of the ratings, there were more than 18 million households in the United States, watching at the same time. !

The popularity of "Band of Brothers" is back!

In the off-season when the film market is relatively weak, "Band of Brothers", a miniseries, has become the biggest focus of entertainment media.

And a series of good news came from DreamWorks. The overseas copyright of "Band of Brothers" is selling well!

Regardless of the country, a single episode of "Band of Brothers" sells for $2 million, regardless of price!

The royalties in Britain and France are more than 30 million US dollars.

So far, the total overseas sales have exceeded 180 million US dollars!

As a major shareholder, Tang En Pictures will naturally have a lot of distribution.

After the first round of "Band of Brothers" is finished and the disc is released, that will be a broader market!

"How much did the DVD sales of "Band of Brothers" in the previous life come from? $700 million or $800 million?" Dunn sat in the office, his memory was blurred, but his face had an unstoppable smile.

Of course, behind this smile, in addition to the good trend of sta and "Band of Brothers", there is also the emergence of an important big man - Jack Welch!

In a few months, Dunn and Jack Welch had several communications. At that time, he was not optimistic that the sta TV network could stand out in the gap between hbo and sho.

Facts have proved that content leads traffic, Dunn's decision is correct.

After "Six Feet Under", "X-Men", "The Grinch" and "Band of Brothers", the number of North American users of sta has exceeded the sum of hbo and sho!

Jack Welch naturally has to fulfill his promise, he will serve as a strategic advisor to Dunn Pictures.

Dunn's strength is foresight and judgment on the **** of the content field and market prospects. But he still lacks experience in enterprise management and strategic layout.

With the guidance of Jack Welch, the world's No. 1 manager, Dunn Pictures will definitely be on the right development path.

During this time, Dunn also specifically checked the matter of Jack Welch.

This old guy lived a luxurious life. After retiring, he divorced his original wife. He planned to find a young and beautiful girl to enjoy her old age and enjoy her old age.

I have to say, there are ideas and styles!

However, his ex-wife was a lawyer, and she used all kinds of legal means to directly make Jack Welch compensate $180 million and half of the real estate.

Jack Welch had no choice. In order to maintain a luxurious life and raise a spoiled wife, he had to set up the Jack Welch Consulting Company to provide consulting services for large companies.

The meeting place is the racecourse of the *** International Golf Club.

Dunn arrived late with his new love, Anne Hathaway, and saw Jack Welch, who was in his sixties, riding a black horse, galloping in the racecourse.

Anne Hathaway opened her mouth in fright.

Tang En laughed dumbly, "Sure enough, he is old and strong, and he is majestic!"

"Can you ride a horse?"

"I…"

Seeing her submissive appearance, Tang En knew she was afraid, smiled, waved his hand, and asked the staff to find a tall brown-red horse, held her in his arms, and rode together slowly. Forward.

"Wow...this feeling...it feels like my first time riding a bicycle..." Anne Hathaway was very excited, but she didn't dare to move while sitting on the horse, her face was flushed.

Tang En grabbed the reins with one hand and put his arm around her waist, and said with a smile, "Actually, this is my third time here, but such a trained horse is easy to ride."

Anne Hathaway shook her head. "Forget it, I still like to play golf and relax more. Horseback riding...it's so stressful and suffocating."

After ten minutes, we turned to the golf course.

Compared to a horse course, a golf course is a holy place for communication.

"To be honest, every time I see a report on starz TV, I'm terrified." Jack Welch swung a shot fiercely, then looked at Dunn beside him, "I'm surprised you did it. Of course, Celebrate for you too."

Tang En also waved it casually. After all, he is a young man, and his visual distance is farther than him. He said with a smile: "Because I am a young man, my drive is better!"

Jack Welch shook his head, "On the one hand, momentum is one aspect. Your thinking and observation skills are very sharp, and your market judgment is very accurate. This is your biggest advantage under your chaotic management."

Dunn has a black line on his forehead.

Anne Hathaway also stopped after a few swings and looked at this side in amazement.

Is this criticizing Dunn?

how is this possible?

In her opinion, Dunn is omnipotent!

In particular, his and Barry Mayer's few understatements blocked up-and-coming director Brett Ratner, which is daunting.

Of course, there were many girls living with him in the Mid-Levels Manor, which also allowed her to see Dunn's crazy side.

When Dunn and Jack Welch went to the rest area, they were a little indignant, "The performance of Dunn Films is excellent! I can even say responsibly that Dunn Films will be the film company with the highest return in Hollywood this year!"

"Unsinkable", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and "A Beautiful Mind" are all box office champions in various schedules.

Jack Welch shook his head and said, "Dawn Pictures has a good performance, thanks to your movies, but it is an indisputable fact that the management is chaotic, the responsibilities of various departments are unclear, and the redundant staff are redundant."

Dunn's face froze, this matter, Bill McNick also mentioned to him.

When Tang En Pictures was founded, in order to expand its strength as soon as possible, many employees were recruited, especially the royal team that Tang En recruited through the "sunglass system", most of which were seriously biased.

Such people can only be technical talents, not management talents.

And as the founding team of Tang En Pictures, they have deep qualifications, and many of them have gone to management positions, which is bound to cause problems.

"The dismissal of the founding team, or the dismissal or demotion of the founding team members, is a process that every startup company must go through." Jack Welch stared at Dunn, "You brat, treat your competitors, the means Ruthless, but treating your own people is too soft, this is not business."

Dunn sighed, "Bill... oh, it's the president of Dunn Films, Bill McNick. He used to work at Twentieth Century Fox. He used to be tough and domineering. After graduation, his work style has changed greatly, it is sleek and ingenious, or ... he is no longer willing to take over work that offends people."

Bill McNick became a good man, and Dunn couldn't even start, which was destined to cause many under-talented founding members to occupy management positions.

More importantly, Bill McNick is also a technical talent. He is a producer. He is definitely not as good as Barry Mayer, Tom Rothman, and Ron Mayer in terms of interpersonal communication and management skills.

Jack Welch waved his hand, UU reading www. uukanshu.com "Forget it, I don't fully understand the situation of Tang En Films. I will go back a few more times to clarify the situation and give you advice. Now we have to discuss a more important topic."

"what?"

"Your money!"

"what?"

Tang En was a little surprised and stared at him, "My money? What's wrong?"

This old man, he wants to ask for remuneration before the consulting agreement is signed?

Jack Welch obviously saw his thoughts and stared angrily, "I'm asking you, how do you plan to develop the business of Dunn Pictures with the money you make in the stock market!"

Tang En scratched his head embarrassingly, hesitated for a moment, and lowered his voice, "The next plan is to acquire Universal Pictures!"

"Universal?" Jack Welch pondered slightly, "Vivendi's recent momentum is very strong, stronger than the Japanese companies ten years ago."

Tang En smiled mysteriously, "Yeah, so Sony suffered a serious loss, and Panasonic almost went bankrupt."

Jack Welch is a business wizard. He clearly understands that Vivendi's crazy acquisition in the United States is a suicidal act under the circumstances of the stock market rupture and economic crisis, so he nodded, "Global's brand is not bad, there are certain acquisition value.”

When Tang En heard this, he pouted again and again, that was Universal Pictures!

It's a Hollywood giant!

But Jack Welch's tone was completely understatement and indifference.

But then again, let alone Universal Pictures, even the Vivendi Group is not at the same level as the General Electric he was in charge of before.

He really has the qualifications to despise Universal.

"and then?"

"What then?"

"You just plan to buy Universal Pictures? The layout is too small!"

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