Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

Chapter 464: Romance and Acquisition Plan

Link's next boxing match is scheduled for Teachers' Day, September 10, in Las Vegas. His opponent is former IBF light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods, a British man.

In 2005, he knocked out former boxing champion Rick Hoyer in five rounds and won the IBF light heavyweight belt. In 2006, he defeated 'Bulldozer' Glynn Johnson, and in 2009 he was defeated by 'Thunder' Tavoris. Claude's challenge, losing the boxing title.

 This time Clinton Woods makes a comeback and is ready to compete for the IBF gold belt again.

Later, under the arrangement of both brokerage companies, he had a fight with Link, and the winner was qualified to challenge for the boxing championship.

 The opponent is a 36-year-old veteran, a technical boxer, and it is not difficult to deal with him.

However, considering the recent rumors in the boxing world, some people claim that he has never experienced cruel fighting and has a weak psychological quality. He can only be defeated with "iron-blooded" methods. Therefore, when dealing with him, you must use any means and do not follow the rules. In the end, It's nice to be able to fight with him in the boxing ring. If you hurt him once, you can destroy him over time.

Link didn’t know how many people believed this statement, but he had to guard against it.

Coming back from training at the Muscle Beach Club in the afternoon, when Link walked into the villa, he happened to see Evaca cooking in the kitchen.

She is tall and has skin as fair as snow. She wears a sleeveless silk dress with the skirt reaching around her knees, revealing her long and round calves, flat shoes, and graceful curves that cannot be hidden under the long skirt.

Link found that Taylor was right. In the past six months, Eva Kalai has indeed become more conservative in dressing than before.

 The dress is more dignified, not as close to the body as before, showing off a **** and plump figure, and rarely wearing heavy makeup, which is more elegant and light.

This discovery surprised him a little.

 When he was dating Taylor, he made a lot of inappropriate opinions because of his clothing issues. The two had quarrels several times, and Taylor accused him of being too controlling.

In order to avoid making the same mistake again, he never raised any objections about his dress after dating Ivaca.

Also because Eva Kats is so good at dressing, even top fashion magazines such as "Vogue" and "ELLE" have praised her clothes, which also makes him unable to say much on this issue.

Although he didn't say anything, after the two of them started dating, Ivaca's clothes gradually broke away from the **** line and became mature and solemn. She looked like a strong and domineering female president in the company, and more like a mature and charming lady at home. people.

 Link had not paid much attention to this change before.

Now that I saw it, I was a little confused. I didn’t quite understand the reason why Ivaca did this, and whether it had anything to do with her.

 “Dear, I’m back.”

Link walked into the kitchen and shouted.

 “Wait a moment, the food will be ready soon.”

Ivaca looked back at him and said.

"You are pregnant. You should get more rest. How can you cook by yourself? Let Elena and the others cook whatever you want."

Link took the table knife from her hand and cut the fruit into several pieces with a few clicks.

Elena is the chef and nutritionist of the villa. She has a nutritionist qualification certificate. She was hired by Ivaca last year and is proficient in French and Italian cuisine.

“Elena was doing it originally, I just came to the kitchen to cut some fruits for cold dishes, but you chopped all the fruits, and now I can only make juice.”

Ivaca gave him a charming look, pushed him away, took the knife, and started cutting other fruits.

“Your fingers are too tender. They should be kept away from water and away from knives. It’s not good to get injured.”

Link held her waist from behind, placing his palms against her flat and soft belly and rubbing it gently.

 “Stop harassing me or I’ll really cut my finger off.”

Ivaca said softly.

Link stopped what he was doing, just hugged her gently, smelled the charming fragrance in her hair and said, "Your clothes seem to be getting looser and looser."

 “Of course you should wear looser clothes when you are pregnant.”

Ivaca said nonchalantly.

"It seems to be the same. When it comes to dressing up, as long as you feel beautiful, you don't need to care too much about other people's opinions. I don't care about mine either. I don't understand fashion and don't know how to dress better, so my opinions are not reference. "

Link said softly.

Ivaca turned her forehead to his side and wiped his chin, "Why did you suddenly mention this? Did the fashion magazine say that my dressing style has changed drastically recently, from an urban beauty to a working woman, a bit serious and rigid, lacking in changes? , you want to comfort me?"

".Yes!"

Link didn’t know that there was such a statement in fashion magazines, and it seemed right.

“There is no need. I used to go the **** fashion route because I am a young woman and need to gain attention from my peers. I also need to regulate my dress and behavior through external feedback and become a celebrity in the eyes of others.

 But no need now, I am your fiancée, I only need to care about your vision and your evaluation. Do you think I look good like this? "

"Of course, you are very charming every day. Every time I see you, I will not look at other scenery. Every time I hold you, I just want to melt you into my body, so that I can I will occupy you forever and don’t have to worry about losing you one day. Every time I have sex, this thought will become stronger. Am I a bit perverted or very controlling? "

Link reflected.

 “Hold me tighter.”

 Ivaka said suddenly.

 “What are you doing?”

Link put his hands under her armpits and hugged her chest and abdomen tightly.

Ivaca suddenly pulled out a long table knife from the knife holder, pointed it at her chest and said, "I think the same about you. When I see you, I won't look at anyone else, or even want to look at you." The sky and the sea, no matter how beautiful they are, when I am held by you, I just want to use this table knife to pierce it from here, into your chest, so that we can be together forever, and no one can **** it from me. Let's go."

Link saw that she was really holding the tip of the knife against her heart, so he quickly grabbed the knife handle and put it back on the knife holder.

"Don't make trouble, you are pregnant, please be careful and don't use the knife."

 “Do you think my ideas are extreme?”

Ivaca pulled up the golden hair hanging around her ears and smiled.

 “Yes! We both need a psychiatrist.”

Link said helplessly.

Ivaca smiled slightly and said that this was the truest thought in her heart. It was not a mental illness and he did not need to be too nervous.

“I understand, but the magazine said that pregnant women are prone to psychological problems due to endocrine and other factors. I think it is also necessary to see a psychiatrist regularly.”

Link persuaded.

"Don't worry, I just want to tell you how much I love you. This is an emotional issue, not a psychological issue."

Ivaca turned back and touched his lips with her red lips, picked up the fruit plate and asked him to come out and eat the fruit.

Link looked at her mature and charming back, a flash of helplessness flashed in his eyes. He realized that the women around him could not be studied deeply, and they were all time bombs.

Taylor often scolded him and frequently used knives, punches and kicks on him.

Ivaca is as gentle as water on the surface, and is mature and steady in his behavior, but occasionally a crazy idea will pop up, making him break out in a cold sweat.

There is also Emma Watson. As long as he shows his intention to break up, she will cut her wrists with a knife.

There are also women like Daddario, Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Liu, and Nozomi Sasaki.

Although they have communicated with each other many times, there is not much real communication at the spiritual level. For the time being, no major problems have been found with them. I hope there will not be any in the future. If they are all like Eva Katele Emma, ​​he will probably go crazy. Lose.

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While eating fruit in the living room, Link mentioned something to Eva, whether to buy a larger property.

This villa is a single-family house. The surrounding area is not small, but the living area is not large. Now it is enough for two people. After the child is born, the nanny and servants will live here. It will be more convenient to buy a large villa. There is also greater assurance in terms of privacy and security.

 In addition, he also has another consideration. Women naturally like luxurious and beautiful things, and both Taylor and Ivaca are like this.

 Evaka comes from a wealthy family. She has lived in a big villa and driven a luxury car since she was a child. She may be more demanding than Taylor in this regard.

 In the past, they didn't care and just followed their own wishes. They didn't mind living in a small villa and suffering.

 But after seeing Taylor's large estate, he found that he should ask more for their opinions on food, clothing, housing and transportation.

It's best to follow their ideas, no matter what they think.

 With his current worth, as long as it is not the White House, other luxury houses are not a problem.

Ivaca said it’s nice to live here. The environment is good. It’s not as crowded and noisy as Beverly Hills. It’s also close to the company and convenient for commuting. However, after the birth of the child, the place will be a little small. If you want to buy real estate, you can Consider buying a large villa nearby.

There are also very luxurious manor villas in the Bay Villas area. You can ask a real estate agent.

Link agreed with her opinion and decided to contact a real estate agent later to see if there were any suitable large villas nearby.

　While eating, Ivaca took the initiative to talk about the company.

  Lionsgate has three movies released in August and September. The first "The Devil's Stand" is a biographical adaptation based on the stand-in of Saddam's eldest son Uday Hussein. It tells the story of innocent people getting into trouble, life changes and the human heart. The struggle is more literary and artistic.

In order to open up the market, the Lionsgate Distribution Department has taken this film to more than ten film festivals since the beginning of the year, hoping to promote the film and preferably win a few film awards before releasing it. Unfortunately, it was not very successful.

On July 29, the film was released on a small scale in North America. Because the attendance rate was too low, the theaters ended the screening early, with a box office of 1.36 million. The overseas box office results were also average. It has been screened since the beginning of the year and has received awards in more than ten countries. It grossed $4.6 million.

 The current total box office is 5.96 million, and the film cost is 19.1 million US dollars, almost a total loss.

The second film "The Fighter" stars Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. The plot of the movie is highly similar to that of "The Fighter". It also tells the story of the conflicts that a pair of boxing brothers encounter in the game. The three parties changed from mother to father, Amy Adams' role was changed to a female doctor, and finally there was a more satisfactory ending.

 Because the plot is too realistic, after the movie was released, it was considered a companion piece to "The Fighter".

 The movie was released on August 9. The current box office in North America is 13.12 million, and the overseas box office is about 8.5 million.

The production cost of the film is 25 million. To make a profit, the global box office of the film needs to reach more than 50 million. Obviously, the film has no hope of making a profit.

However, the company can also earn an income through the release of movie DVDs, streaming media broadcast rights, cable TV rights fees, etc.

 The loss is expected to be around 8 million.

This movie has a better reputation than "The Crazy Madam's Happy Family" in terms of reputation, but if fans don't buy it, it's useless no matter how good the reputation is.

The third movie "Doomed", starring the popular actor Taylor Lautner and the British flower Lily Collins, tells the story of a young man who encounters a series of crises and the truth he discovers while investigating his own life experience.

　　It was released in North America on September 2 and grossed US$10.92 million at the box office over the three-day weekend. The current overseas box office is approximately 25 million US dollars.

 The production cost of this film was 35 million.

  Considering that Taylor Lautner and Lily Collins are relatively well-known overseas, there should be some profit in the total box office, estimated to be 70 to 80 million.

It can barely make up for the losses caused by the first two movies.

In the past two months, Lionsgate has also released two movies for Relativity, "Shark Night" and "Judy Moody and the Not-So-Bad Summer". The former one barely broke even, and the latter one lost more than 10 million. .

In September, the Hollywood summer season also came to an end. The media released some statistics. This year’s North American summer season sold a total of 543 million box office tickets, with a total revenue of 4.4 billion US dollars.

 The number of moviegoers is the lowest since 1997, and the highest number of movie tickets sold was 653 million in 2002.

  However, affected by 3D movies, the total box office of 4.4 billion US dollars set a new record.

During the summer season, Paramount earned approximately US$1.5 billion in box office in North America with movies such as "Transformers 3", "Captain America", "Thor" and "Super 8", while Warner Pictures earned approximately US$1.5 billion at the box office with "Harry Potter 7" Movies such as "The Hangover Part II", "Green Lantern", "Bad Boss" and "Bridesmaids" have grossed about US$1.3 billion at the North American box office.

 Disney is about the same as Universal and Sony, with around 5.6 billion.

 Twentieth Century Fox is at the bottom.

 Lionsgate Pictures is temporarily ranked tenth with US$210 million.

This 4.4 billion is a big pie, but unfortunately, with Lions Gate’s current size, it can only eat a small piece.

"Today the company held a meeting. President Burns raised an issue to acquire Summit Entertainment and form a strong alliance. This issue was a plan before Lionsgate was acquired. It was interrupted due to the change of owners of Lions Gate. Now President Burns has raised it again. Come out, do you want to continue with this plan?”

 At the dining table, Ivaca asked while eating.

 Michael Burns is the vice president and chief strategy officer of Lionsgate Pictures, leading its industry planning, acquisitions, and expansion.

The target of this company acquisition is Summit Entertainment, which was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Monica. It has produced many popular movies, including the "Twilight" series and the "Dance My Life" series. , as well as the 2009 Oscar-winning film "The Hurt Locker", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", "Vanilla Sky", "Two Smoking Barrels", etc.

  Summit Entertainment has also become the leader of independent production companies at the box office in recent years with the "Twilight" series.

If you can win Summit Entertainment, you can get the copyrights to these movies. However, Summit Entertainment owns the "Twilight" series, and the price will definitely not be low.

 “How much is the quote from the summit?”

“Around 420 million, there is room for negotiation, and mergers and acquisitions can also be achieved through shares.”

Evaka said.

 430 million is a very appropriate number. Some film companies’ films make money, but it does not mean that the film company itself is valuable.

 film companies are like chickens that lay eggs. Every year after a movie makes money, shareholders will take away most of the profits and leave a part as production funds.

For a film company, its valuable assets are film copyright income and popular film adaptation rights, distribution channels, production departments, etc.

Compared with Lions Gate, Summit Entertainment has no listing experience and limited funds. It only invests in two or three movies every year. It also has no TV drama department, TV channels, video websites, and a large amount of film library inventory. It is also worse than Lions Gate in terms of distribution capabilities. Some.

This is also the reason why although Summit Entertainment has more than 2 billion in global box office for "The Twilight Saga", its actual value is not as good as that of Lionsgate Pictures.

 As for whether to acquire this company, Link still needs to seriously consider it.

The benefit of the acquisition is to expand Lionsgate's film library. Originally, Lionsgate had more than 12,000 film and television rights per episode, most of which were obtained through the acquisition of other film production and distribution companies.

With these film and television rights, Lionsgate Pictures can earn about 80 million in copyright fees every year.

 After acquiring Summit Entertainment, the company can expand its film library and its film and television IP.

There is also Summit Entertainment, which is also good in film production and distribution capabilities and can play a reinforcing role.

 Originally, Lionsgate Pictures was able to move from the eighth largest film studio in Hollywood to the seventh or sixth largest, sometimes even surpassing Fox, Sony, and Paramount to rank among the top five. This was also the result of the acquisition of Summit Entertainment in 2012.

 This is a benefit.

 The disadvantage is that it is a bit expensive.

From the perspective of investment income, if you have 430 million U.S. dollars on hand and invest it in other fields, such as NVIDIA, whose market value fluctuates, and its value increases 100 times in another ten years, you can also earn more than ten times by investing in other fields.

Selling Dingfeng Entertainment is not a reasonable investment.

In addition, the reason why Lionsgate Pictures originally acquired Summit Entertainment was because Lionsgate is a listed company. If a listed company wants to become bigger and stronger, the most direct way is through mergers and acquisitions.

Now that the company is privately owned, its funding sources are limited, and its ability to resist risks is reduced. If it continues to develop along its original path, problems will inevitably arise over time.

Thinking of this, Link put down the juice glass and looked at Ivaca opposite.

“Dear, what do you think about this matter? I would like to hear your opinion as a reference.”

“My idea is that it is not suitable to acquire Summit Entertainment for the time being.”

Ivaca put down her knife and fork and explained her reasons.

 First of all, both of them are newcomers to the film industry and do not fully understand the film industry. After owning the large company Lionsgate Pictures, they then acquired Summit Entertainment, which was a bit too fast.

Secondly, the acquisition of Lionsgate was only completed in May. They do not fully understand the internal situation of Lionsgate and have not yet achieved 100% control. At this time, they will acquire Summit Entertainment, which is not much smaller than Lionsgate. , prone to problems in management.

 At the same time, it will not be able to give full play to the advantages of Lionsgate + Summit, which will cause a waste of funds.

Finally, Lionsgate Pictures currently has a debt of US$180 million. The company's box office performance this year is average. Link currently does not have sufficient funds on hand. Continuing to use debt for acquisitions will bring a heavy burden to him personally and to the company.

"My opinion is that it can be acquired, but not in the past two years. In a few years, if Lionsgate develops well and has the strength to acquire other companies, we will consider buying Summit or other companies. This will be safer. ”

Ivaka said calmly.

“You are right, there is some speed, so let’s do what you want and wait and see what happens in a few years.”

Link said.

"good!"

 Ivaka nodded and continued eating.

Link looked at her and said, "Dear, wouldn't it look too serious if we talk about work while eating like this?"

“No, we can flirt in the kitchen, read in the study, and talk about work at the dining table. This shows that we are like-minded and compatible in all aspects. I like this.”

Ivaca wore red lips and her eyes became brighter.

 “Yeah, that’s what it sounds like.”

Link smiled and said, "One more thing, we are very compatible in bed. It's a pity that you are pregnant. I have to wait until next year if I want to touch you. Every time I think about this, I feel a little regretful, although I am also looking forward to this." child."

Ivaca smiled slightly, and her cold and dignified face suddenly had a charming look.

"Who said you have to wait a year? You can have **** after three months of pregnancy. Just be careful and there will be no problem."

"is that true?"

Link was a little surprised. He was a rough guy and didn't know this knowledge.

Ivaca blinked her bright eyes and responded to him in this way with a soft "hmm" in her nose.

It’s just that her humming was so delicate that Link’s heart trembled when he heard it. He couldn’t help but move forward and kissed her red lips before she finished eating the strawberry.

  Ivaca’s red lips are always the most delicious food on the table.

 (End of this chapter)