Chapter 1099： Billowing wave

In the conference room of the Presidential Suite of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, Robert Iger is receiving visitors who came here specially from Montgomery, Alabama.

This middle-aged man with short brown and black hair furrowed his brows, neat clothes and smart and capable face, also could not conceal the fatigue and haggard from the heart.

Robert Iger always wore a polite and decent smile, just like the Mickey Mouse of Disney who once worked, looking kind and harmless.

This is not the first time the two sides have met. They have talked many times before, so Robert Iger is very patient, waiting for the Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld to take the initiative to speak.

Although Richard Fuld came here, there was one last hesitation.

A subordinated debt bomb dragged American real estate and Wall Street into the abyss, and Lehman Brothers suffered greatly.

The crisis originally did not spread to Lehman Brothers, and Lehman Brothers held very few subordinated debts, and they had already sold them decisively.

But the wildly rising housing prices have made everyone lose their minds.

Banks began to lend to customers who did not qualify for loans; financial institutions packaged these loans into bonds and financial products, and sold them through investment banks.

Lehman Brothers is no exception.

"Bob, the offer of Relativity Entertainment is too low." Richard Fuld still strives for the benefits he deserves for Lehman Brothers: "Unless a premium of 20%, Lehman Brothers will not transfer the holding. Some shares of 20th Century Fox."

Robert Iger said: "Yes, but Relativity Entertainment has to pay in installments, which will be paid within three years."

What Lehman Brothers needs is funds, how can they agree? Richard Fuld furrowed his brows tighter: "Bob, don't say such insincere words."

Robert Iger shook his head slightly: "The theory of relativity is entertaining and sincere, otherwise I would not sit here and talk to you. Richard, you know better than me, how many people in Wall Street, Manhattan, and even the entire United States would like to see Unlucky Lehman Brothers."

Richard Fuld fell into a brief silence.

Lehman Brothers, founded in 1850, has a history of more than 150 years and is an investment bank with a long history in the United States.

In 1994, Lehman Brothers listed on the New York Stock Exchange through an IPO; in 2000, when Lehman Brothers was founded for its 150th anniversary, its stock price exceeded $100 for the first time and entered the S&P 100 index. It is one of the five or four largest investment banks in the United States.

Even last year, Lehman Brothers' profits still ranked among the top three investment banks in the United States.

Who would have thought that the dignified Lehman Brothers might now face a moment of life and death?

The phone rang suddenly, Richard Fuld said apologetic, walked out of the conference room into another room, connected to the phone, only said a few words, his face became very serious.

The call was made by the big boss from Washington, DC. He was operating secretly there and wanted to seek support from the Treasury Department, but was ruthlessly rejected.

That group of bastards, when they took Lehman Brothers money, it wasn't like that!

The Lehman Brothers family has a great cause, and it will not just fall down, and it is not time to fall, just continue to think of ways.

Richard Fuld put away his mobile phone, returned to the meeting room, sat opposite Robert Iger, changed his hesitation and silence, and said directly: "Are you fully funded?"

Robert Iger said with great certainty: "Of course, don't doubt the funds held by Relativity Entertainment."

Richard Fuld is simply and neat: "Sign the transfer agreement, you will pay the money immediately, and everything else is easy to negotiate."

Robert Iger said, "No problem."

This transaction, which may involve billions of dollars, finally reached a preliminary agreement after several months of efforts by Robert Iger, with the help of the general social and economic trends.

Just as "Avatar" continues to be popular in the movie market, this is also good news for Relativity Entertainment.

The plan initiated by Ronan and Robert Iger was a crucial step forward.

On the other hand, the hot momentum of "Avatar" has not diminished at all. Including the North American market, there has been a situation where it is difficult to find 3D and IMAX3D tickets for "Avatar" worldwide. Many fans even bought 3D movie tickets at 7 o'clock in the morning. Zhong went to the theater to line up.

Even so, they can only buy tickets for the next day.

Major booking websites on the Internet in North America, any movie tickets of "Avatar" 3D and IMAX3D will be sold out within ten minutes.

With the arrival of a new weekend, "Avatar" continues to maintain a sustained and stable box office trend in North American theaters.

This week, after years of gestation, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg claimed to be "twenty years of sharpening a sword," and Dr. Indian Jones embarked on an expedition for the fourth time.

In order to be able to replay the role of Indiana Jones, the 65-year-old Harrison Ford was almost desperate.

Even Ronan was surprised by this. Harrison Ford's body shape is very well maintained, and he doesn't even see any difference from his previous appearance in "Jihad".

Hollywood stars have all kinds of quirks, but most of them are more dedicated.

Even Spielberg's godson, whom Ronan doesn't want to see, is said to have worked very hard when shooting.

Since she did not appear in "Transformers", Shia LaBeouf is basically unknown. Most of the stars are actually working hard before they are famous.

This standard is universal in entertainment circles all over the world

Of course, someone who was born in Rome like Jaden Smith is an exception.

In the past two decades, Dr. Indiana-Jones is getting old. For business interests, he needs to find a successor to inherit the title of "Indiana Jones" and continue to create value for the film company. Come a lot of income.

Everyone knows that Harrison Ford wielded his long whip and ran around the world as a doctor of Indiana Jones in 1981, and then relied on the 1984 "Devil's Ark". "And 1989's "Jihad" return with the same identity...

As early as the early 1990s, the rumors about "Indiana Jones 4" did not survive, but when the decision was made, the producer George Lucas, also the creator of the character, and the director Spielberg They realized that if there is not a good enough story, they will never make it.

This stand is particularly good, so the two teamed up to bring a thin story.

"Indiana Jones 4" is undoubtedly in the same line as the series. The two big directors have tried their best to keep the film style consistent with the previous ones, whether it is from the dialogue, the development of the plot, and even the fighting mode.

But the times have changed. For young movie audiences of this era, especially those born in the 1980s and even the 1990s, a long-lived movie that is almost the same as their age cannot be said to be too attractive. force.

Of course, the power of this series is still huge.

In the first weekend of its release in North America, "Indiana Jones 4" landed at No. 1 on the North American box office chart with $11.13 million, breaking the situation that "Avatar" continued to dominate the box office chart.

There is no doubt that the "Indiana Jones" series still has a huge market value and can be regarded as one of Lucasfilm's most valuable assets.

But the film is far from reaching the expected goals in some aspects.

Spielberg, who wants his godson Shia LaBeouf to inherit the "legacy" of Dr. Indiana Jones, is destined to be disappointed. Both new and old audiences will not wait to see this son in and outside the movie.

It is said that Spielberg listened to the advice of his godson during the filming, allowing him a lot of freedom in his role.

It is conceivable what kind of role a person like Shia LaBeouf will bring-wearing a leather jacket, playing with a switchblade, and having all kinds of bad habits.

"Indiana Jones 4" succeeded at the box office, but the future prepared by the two directors for the film failed.

In contrast, the steady performance of "Avatar" not only won the present for 3D movies, but also created a good future for nearly a decade.

The box office of this film in North America in the third week was only 2% lower than that in the second week, and reported $75.61 million!

Three weeks after the release, the North American box office of "Avatar" has exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars, reaching as high as 411.21 million U.S. dollars, creating the fastest record of 400 million U.S. film history in North America.

With the continuous expansion of overseas screenings, the global box office is about to exceed 1 billion US dollars.

This audience wave called 3D is rapidly forming, and a thirst for 3D movies is also gathering frantically.

Unfortunately, no one expected "Avatar" to explode to such a point, and no one prepared the corresponding 3D big production movie in advance.

In addition to relativity entertainment.

With the help of the explosive momentum of "Avatar", the promotion of "Alice in Wonderland" is progressing very smoothly. The 3D commercials that have been posted on the opening of "Avatar" have also won praise for their 3D effects.

This is not the fake 3D movie except subtitles 3D, but the real 3D movie created by the famous Hollywood technology director Robert Zemikis in two years.

"Alice in Wonderland" started the pre-sale of movie tickets for the first weekend in North America three weeks in advance. On the first day, more than 8 million US dollars of movie tickets were sold in North America.

Three days The first week of pre-sale movie tickets in North America is 15 million US dollars!

Such pre-sale results almost indicate that "Alice in Wonderland"'s North American opening weekend box office must exceed 100 million.

The remaining suspense is just over 100 million US dollars.

Hollywood filmmakers have thoroughly recollected and realized what changes "Avatar" has brought to Hollywood and to the entire film industry.

Not to mention anything else, 3D movies have become a trend.

I didn't say that, as the originator of the world's film following, as the most popular film work center, countless companies immediately put 3D film projects on the agenda.

what? Is the new project too slow to shoot? It’s okay, isn’t there someone in the process of shooting and post-production? Directly convert to 3D.

It doesn't matter if the 3D effect of the movie is not good, it is enough to make money with this wave, the other is not important!

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