Chapter 499： Transocean call

At the celebration, there were also some of Dunn's business partners, such as Michael Ovitz of Legendary Pictures.

"You've been getting close to Eisner lately?"

Michael Ovitz has been an agent in Hollywood for 20 years, and he has long been accustomed to seeing a lot of relationships between men and women. He didn't care at all that Tang Enzhen was flirting with Julia Stiles, and walked over directly.

Dunn glanced at him, a little funny, winked at Julia Stiles with a smirk, and whispered, "I booked a room upstairs, do you want to go?"

Julia Stiles pursed her lips, her face was slightly warm, and she gave a soft "um".

"The reception is over, go upstairs!"

Only then did Tang En turn his head, shook his head and said, "Being close doesn't mean you have a good personal relationship."

Michael Ovitz and Michael Eisner have a big feud, and he smiled slightly after hearing this, "The box office of "Spider-Man 2" is gratifying, it seems that for Hollywood's comic-reformed movies, Marvel Studios is the leading dc movie Big business!"

You know, in the past 30 years, manga-modified movies have always been the world of DC Films!

Dunn was noncommittal, "By the way, isn't Warners restarting the new version of "Batman"?"

"You don't know? The movie is almost over!" Michael Ovitz was a little surprised and a little funny, "Don, aren't you too confident? You don't care about your competitors' situation? Does the film industry care?"

Tang En asked, "What's the specific situation? Who is the star?"

Warner Bros. is Legendary Pictures' largest "plattery investment" partner. For every Warner movie, Legendary Pictures is an investor. Of course, Michael Ovitz knows a lot of inside information.

But his face was not very good-looking, "Humph! It's Ben Affleck!"

"what?"

Dunn almost laughed.

Ben Affleck has become the new "Batman"!

However, in "Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones", Ben Affleck's poor acting skills were criticized by the media, and his life was not very good.

Michael Ovitz gasped: "I said at the time, Ben Affleck is not suitable! However, both DC and director Brian Singer think he fits the image of Batman."

Dunn waved his hand, "Forget it, it's useless to be angry. Besides, this is the famous Batman! The appeal and influence are bigger than Spider-Man."

Michael Ovitz said solemnly: "But the schedule of "Batman" is May next year!"

When Tang En heard this, he couldn't help but be startled.

Now it's fun!

In May next year, Dunn Pictures' Daredevil will also be released!

Batman vs Daredevil?

This time, it's really going to be a battle to see who is the real "Dark Knight"!

As far as the brand of the film is concerned, "Spider-Man" is of course more than "Daredevil".

Even with Dunn and Natalie's "Marvel's Song" and mv to help out, "Daredevil" can't have the appeal of "Batman".

However, Daredevil is directed by Christopher Nolan!

In front of God Nuo, to be honest, Brian Singer, the director of "Batman", is like a schoolboy.

In the previous life, when Nolan's "Dark Knight" trilogy was a godsend, Brian Singer's "Superman Returns", with an investment of 270 million US dollars and a global box office of only 390 million US dollars, vomited blood at a loss.

It wasn't until the release of Zack Snyder's "Superman: Man of Steel" that the signature hero was saved.

"In any case, it's impossible for "Batman" to lose money." Dunn smiled and waved his hand. "In the disc market and the surrounding market, it is enough for "Batman" to recover its cost and even make a small profit."

Michael Ovitz blinked and raised his brows slightly, "Even if I'm not satisfied with Ben Affleck, I can hear what you mean... In terms of box office, "Batman" has absolutely no competition with "Daredevil" Qualified?"

Dunn avoided answering and laughed a few times.

Michael Ovitz knew Dunn's self-confidence in movies, so he didn't bother much about this topic, and said in a low voice, "I've arranged it. At the end of this month, I will have dinner with the Brown family. You are coming."

Tang En's face turned pale, "No problem!"

That year, Panasonic's acquisition of Universal and Seagram's acquisition of Universal were all operated by Michael Ovitz.

When Tang En wanted to acquire Universal Pictures this time, his help was definitely indispensable.

The Brown family in Canada was the major shareholder family of Seagram Group at the beginning; then Seagram was acquired by Vivendi, and the Brown family naturally became the major shareholder of Vivendi.

Two consecutive major mergers and acquisitions failed, and the company was heavily in debt and was hit by bankruptcy.

The Brown family has been completely disappointed with Universal and Hollywood.

Inside Vivendi, the Brown family has united many American shareholders to implement two strategies: first, to demand the dismissal of CEO Messier; second, to immediately sell related assets in the United States.

I really can't play it anymore!

But right now, Vivendi's board of directors is in the hands of French shareholders.

The shareholder groups of Vivendi are divided into French and American.

Although the Brown family is a Canadian family, it is also a representative of the American family.

Tang En wanted to start early and have a good relationship with the Brown family.

...

As we all know, the May schedule is the world of "Spider-Man 2" and "Star Wars 2".

However, for the whole month of May, can't it be just these two films?

Thus, a series of cannon fodder appeared.

DreamWorks' animated film "My Little Pony King" has an excellent reputation and has been praised by film critics, with a box office of 17.5 million;

Warner's crime action film "Insomnia", produced by George Clooney and starring Al Pacino opened with a box office of 15 million;

20th Century Fox's large-scale erotica "Infidelity" opened with a box office of 14 million;

Universal Pictures' comedy "About a Boy" opened with a box office of 8.5 million;

Sony Pictures' comedy film "The Newcomer Arrives", which opened at the box office of 9 million;

MGM's action crime film "Wild Youth" opened with a box office of 2.7 million;

Produced by DreamWorks, Woody Allen's masterpiece "Hollywood Ending", opened with a box office of 2 million...

Basically, in front of "Spider-Man 2", in addition to "Star Wars: Episode 2", there is a resistance force, other films, a wailing sound.

At the end of May, Dunn attended Michael Ovitz's family dinner and chatted with old Brown and Little Brown very speculatively.

In the acquisition of a series of assets of Vivendi Entertainment in the United States, such as Universal Pictures and Universal Music, they responded and expressed their full support for Dunn!

That night, after Dunn went home, he received another transoceanic call from the other side of the ocean.

The other side is Scott Swift, who is actively investing in Internet companies on the other side.

"Dan, I'm in trouble."

"What's wrong?"

"The Penguin company you asked me to take care of is going to go bankrupt!"

Dunn almost laughed angrily, "Scott, it seems that you had a very cool time there? Do you like to joke too?"

Scott Swift's voice was serious, "No! Dunn, this is not a joke, I'm serious."

"Penguin Company? Bankruptcy?"

Tang En raised his brows, very puzzled, "If you are short of money, you should invest more! I have already told you, one Ali and one Penguin, these two companies are not afraid of more investment, but less shares!"

Scott Swift said solemnly: "No, it's not a question of funding."

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(Sanqi Chinese)