Chapter 431： Outside the market

Since starting his business, Tang En has always been rampant all the way, blocking and killing gods, with an unstoppable attitude, like sitting on a rocket, to the top of Hollywood.

The only time to back down and compromise is to face Redstone!

In order not to have friction with Redstone, Dunn contributed "Under Six Feet" to sta's competitor sho.

According to internal information, the TV station has subscribed to home users through the rebroadcast of "Under Six Feet", an increase of nearly 1 million!

Now that the first round of "Band of Brothers" is over, do you want to take advantage of "Band of Brothers"?

This is too shameless, isn't it?

When he gave "Under Six Feet" to the sho TV network, Tang En had already swallowed his voice and gave Lei Shidong enough face.

Now that sho gets cheap and sells well, he even wants to get his hands on the rebroadcast copyright of "Band of Brothers".

Tang En was furious, slapped the table heavily, his face suddenly flushed red, and he shouted angrily, "Too deceiving!"

Bill McNick's face was also gloomy, "This is taking us as soft persimmons!"

"Um?"

Tang En gave him a strange look, this old guy rarely saw such a strong side of him.

"The influence of "Band of Brothers" is too great! Even if it is a rebroadcast, it can attract a huge audience. The six TV stations that are rebroadcasting, except we are starz, are all basic cable TV stations, and they can only broadcast the abridged version. As long as If it is broadcast, it will attract more viewers to starz TV station to watch the full version. If the TV station is allowed to rebroadcast it, it will be a diversion and will steal our business!"

Bill McNick's analysis makes a lot of sense.

sta and sho are competitors from the beginning, and the TV copyrights that Dunn Pictures purchased with huge sums of money have to be used to subsidize competitors.

Lei Shidong's method is to suppress the giants who break the rules of the market, and to bully the small!

Tang En waved his fist and said categorically, "In any case, "Band of Brothers" can't be launched! Damn, don't even think about any of our self-made TV series in the future!"

Bill McNick said solemnly: "Redstone is wily, his methods are sharp, and he is proficient in out-of-the-box tricks, so he can't be careless."

"I know that old thing is powerful, but he can't do whatever he wants!" Tang En was really angry, this Lei Shidong thought it was a game of big fish eating small fish, and regarded him as shrimp!

"Do you remember the Viacom-Disney battle last year?"

"Of course! Viacom's CBS and Disney's ABC compete for market share. CBS used "Survivor" and "CSI" to crush the blockbuster variety show "Who Can Be a Millionaire" and completely cut it off ABC is taking advantage of the rising power."

Bill McNick nodded, "You're right, but... you know, I'm also from Disney, and I have a few friends over there. A few days ago, I heard a different statement."

"what?"

"Redstone won a disgraceful win!"

"what?"

Tang En opened his mouth wide, listening to his tone, is it a trick?

Bill McNick said: "In addition to California and Florida, Disney also has Disneyland in Tokyo and Paris, and Tokyo has the best performance."

Tang En nodded and said, "I know, so in September of this year, Disney joined the Japanese side to invest in a new Disney at sea."

Bill McNick said: "In fact, the negotiation started last year. This is actually a joint venture between the United States and Japan, and the funds involved are not less than 3 billion US dollars! With such a large amount of funds, the fund mobilization and approval procedures are very complicated. Regulatory clearance and judicial approval from both governments.”

Tang En opened his eyes wide, with an incredible expression, "What do you mean? Could it be that Lei Shidong is making trouble?"

Bill McNick said: "Redstone served in the military in his early years and deciphered a lot of code. He has been in business for decades, and his contacts in Congress are far from Disney's. In order to promote the construction of the new park, Disney must back down. ."

"Damn, this Lei Shidong is too much!"

Even if Dunn and Disney were like fire and water, after hearing about Redstone's despicable methods, they couldn't help but feel the same hatred.

The market is the market, whether it is healthy competition or vicious competition, everyone is playing the rules of the business game.

Redstone's direct use of political connections to interfere in business competition is no longer a means to the sky, but he can't afford it!

Everyone is playing rugby together, you are holding a submachine gun and holding the ball forward, even if you win, who will be convinced?

No wonder Lei Shidong has such a bad reputation in the industry, not only because of poor family relations and separation of his wife and children, but also because of the behind-the-scenes tricks that make people despise!

Tang En gritted his teeth and asked, "They want the replay rights of "Band of Brothers". Did Lei Shidong greet him personally?"

"No, it's the person in charge of cbs."

"That's easy, just refuse!"

Tang En waved his hand with a firm and unceremonious tone.

Bill McNick said cautiously: "I think...you'd better explain this to Redstone yourself, there's no need to tear your face. His influence is too great, aren't we going to buy Universal Pictures? This requires the approval of the Federal Department of Justice."

Tang En smiled coldly, "Explain? Explain shit! I respect Lei Shidong as an old man, and he made fun of me as a child! Shame on me! In the future, get out of my way, don't stay where it's cool! I don't play with him anymore!"

Bill McNick was taken aback, "Don, don't be impatient!"

Tang En sighed and shook his head: "Don't worry, I won't be reckless enough to tear my face with him. Isn't our "American Idol" broadcast on cbs in February? It doesn't matter. Even if "Band of Brothers" makes a little trouble Paradoxically, American Idol was enough to make him smile."

Of course, if he really wants to tear his face, Dunn will not be afraid!

The situation now is very different from six months ago.

Dunn Pictures has two more people, one is strategic advisor Jack Welch and the other is CEO Brandy Norris!

Jack Welch has been in charge of General Electric for more than 20 years and has created a business empire with a market value of 450 billion US dollars. The relationship in Congress is only a lot more than that of Redstone!

Brandi Norris was born into a rich family. Goldman Sachs is known to have powerful connections in the Federal Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve.

If Redstone really dared to do something when Tang En acquired Universal Pictures, Tang En would not lack a direct channel to the political world.

At that time, that is the real immortality!

Dunn's idea is very righteous and arbitrary. Bill McNick has long been used to it. Seeing his expression, he knows that he is confident.

Then he changed the subject, "There is one more thing, you must be very interested."

"what?"

"I heard... Michael Bay has a new job."

"what?"

Dunn was a little surprised. The fiasco of "Pearl Harbor" has exposed all of Michael Bay's shortcomings, only explosive scenes, not emotional scenes This is the shortcoming of directing commercial blockbusters.

In many cases, love is an indispensable element of commercial films.

At this time, who is so ambitious? Dare to use Michael Bay?

Bill McNick said: "It was Sony Pictures, when Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay jointly launched the "Jedi Men", which invested 19 million US dollars and received 140 million US dollars at the box office, which was a great success."

Tang En suddenly realized, "So, they want to restart the sequel?"

"That's right. The performance of Columbia Pictures has not been very good in the past few years, and I have been contacting Jerry Bruckheimer to launch "Jedi Boys 2". But... Jerry Bruckheimer has been in the past few years. The wind is smooth, and Michael Bay is also gradually rising, and there is no need to make a sequel."

Dunn nodded and said: "Now "Pearl Harbor" is a big failure at the box office, and many Hollywood studios don't want to suffer bad luck, so "Jedi Boys 2" is on the agenda. Sony Pictures needs performance, Jerry Bruckheimer And Michael Bay, also needs a movie to prove himself again."

Bill McNick said: "Obviously, they just don't hit it off."

Dunn was silent and thought for a while.

"Jedi Men 2" invested 130 million US dollars, with a North American box office revenue of 138 million and an overseas box office revenue of 134 million. From the box office market, this film failed again, and it was worse than "Pearl Harbor".

But this movie is a typical Michael Bay style, with fast and tense rhythm, grand explosions, and exciting action scenes. It belongs to the classic action movie type of the 90s, and the surrounding market sells very well.

Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay have been active for so many years, it's time to take a break!

Dunn doesn't want to give them another chance!

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