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The major film companies in Hollywood except Universal Pictures have very complicated emotions towards Andy now. On the one hand, no one will refuse to cooperate with him who holds a large number of IPs in their hands. On the other hand, they are not willing to be owned by Universal Pictures He stepped on his feet. And maybe in the future, they will unite to stumbling and express rejection and anxiety.

But regardless of their worries, Andy Smith, a super rich man with no shortage of money, has already joined the game. What's more terrible is that even if there is no Universal Pictures, the newly established Summit Entertainment alone has a lot to beat them The trend of looking for teeth everywhere.

"The Battle of Elah Valley", "Garage Cry", "Dancing Out of My Life 2", "Beauty and the Ugly Girl", "Breakthrough Journey", "Scandal Project", "Sister and Die Love", "Never Back Down", "The Hurt Locker", etc. With the release of more than a dozen movies, the new company Summit Entertainment has completely gained a firm foothold among the Hollywood heroes.

A cost of 15,000 "Ghost Story" has a global box office of more than 240 million US dollars, even eclipsing the Hollywood Big Six.

The key point is that in the coming year, the "Furious 4" series, "Everybody's Superman" and "Twilight" series are all commercial blockbusters. Hollywood film companies are very aware that these films have been produced long ago, and all of them have been produced by Summit Entertainment. Press down and prepare to dominate the 2009 summer vacation, the ambition is so big that everyone has a headache.

What's more, Andy Smith not only has an upstart Summit Entertainment in his hands, but also a Marvel Group that makes all film companies salivate, especially when "Iron Man" swept the global box office, and "Magic Hulk" is a second-time revived IP. After relying on the box office to recover the cost, the Marvel Group has become the most delicious piece of fat.

Look at the little spider, haven't the X-Men made a lot of money?

The most annoying thing at this time is undoubtedly Dick Cook, the CEO of Disney Pictures. He knows that Disney’s chance to annex the Marvel Group has been completely lost. Andy Smith, who owns Universal Pictures, will never be so idiotic as to sell If you lose the Marvel Group, you will break your arm.

Thinking of adding the theme of Marvel superheroes to the Universal theme park, it will attract the attention of all boys. girl market.

Not to mention Warner, which owns DC Comics, they immediately regarded Universal Pictures, which was about to insert Marvel's wings, as their biggest competitor in the future.

The most embarrassing thing is Paramount. At first, I thought that I could catch the express train of the rise of Marvel and make a lot of money, but suddenly found that I might be kicked out of the car halfway, which made my claws numb.

And Sony Columbia, which has been entangled with Marvel, is really a headache. Ever since Andy Smith annexed Marvel, the negotiations that forced them to give up some of the interests of the little spider have never stopped.

They are really harassed and helpless. Once the Little Spider movie hits the market, the Marvel negotiating team will definitely come to the door. If you don't give us a point, we will file a lawsuit to overturn the agreement. It is really a rascal.

There's no way, when encountering this kind of scoundrel, Sony can only make a profit. Although they are not afraid of a lawsuit, the money for a lawsuit is also very expensive. Moreover, they don't want to have a stalemate with Marvel, and they haven't seen the uncompromising twentieth century Could it be that Fox was forced to cry and protest helplessly?

I have to say that the Marvel led by Andy Smith is really shameless and disgusting. The X-Men comics have been completely distorted by Marvel. , Nima, if you don't give money, don't you all play tricks, and they are not just talking about threats, they are really self-destructing.

Whether it is Sony or 20th Century Fox, they are really afraid of this kind of beast who has a bad personality and a life-threatening animal!

Watching Andy Smith talking and laughing with Paramount CEO Brad Gray, this handsome young super rich, this business genius who is about to become their new boss of NBC Universal,

Adam Ferguson, the acting president of Universal Pictures, stood beside Andy with a smile on his face. His mood and thoughts were also difficult to calm down, with excitement and apprehension.

The original president was recalled by General Electric after the initial signing of the transaction agreement, and Adam Ferguson was the acting president who was signed and agreed by Andy Smith after Gaia's team stationed in NBC Universal reported it, and fully presided over the daily operations of Universal Pictures .

Although he just took office not long ago, he was originally the president of NBC Universal International, mainly responsible for the promotion and distribution of overseas film markets. He is no stranger to the work of Universal Pictures, and he got started quickly.

He knew that if he wanted to remove the prefix of agent, the most important thing was to be able to make a smooth transition of Universal Pictures' work and hand over a stable company to the new boss.

After Andy chatted with the CEOs of the film companies, and faced Adam Ferguson alone, Andy only said one sentence, which was the only request for the acting president.

"Universal will always maintain the title of the most stable studio in the film industry!"

Adam Ferguson also breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, what he was most worried about was that the young and energetic boss followed Disney's way. After all, with many IPs, the construction of a theme park is still a very attractive project.

But for Universal Pictures, it's a bit of putting the cart before the horse. Sure enough, the new boss's pace in business is really very steady.

"By the way, the "Fast and Furious" series, in the future, let Universal release it. "Twilight" and "Everybody's Superman" can also participate in the release. After all, Summit Entertainment still lacks foundation, and maximizing profits is the most important thing. of."

Holding champagne, Andy stretched out his arms to embrace the slender waist of Gal Gadot, who had been smiling sweetly and kept quiet, and lightly instructed Adam Ferguson, not caring at all about the fact that the acquisition transaction had not yet been officially completed.

"Understood, thank you boss." Adam Ferguson didn't care about the fact that Andy didn't officially own NBC Universal, but responded directly with a very dogleg.

"In the future, I will further integrate film resources. It is inevitable that Summit Entertainment will be merged into Universal Pictures, including Weinstein Films. I heard that Spielberg and Paramount have fallen out. Isn't the director always a pleasure to work with?

Go get in touch and see if it's possible to draw him to our side. There is also DreamWorks Animation, and the global influence of the Transformers series is no less than that of Harry Potter. "

"Okay, boss." Adam Ferguson responded immediately without saying a word. He had known about the young new boss he was going to serve from various aspects before. Although the new boss would give his subordinates great autonomy, the same , this young boss controls YU very strongly, he doesn't like his subordinates going against his wishes and decisions.

"Wait a minute, I'll introduce someone to you..." Andy glanced at Adam with satisfaction, then reached out and waved to Carl who was not far away.

Carl was holding champagne and walked over quickly with a smile. Although Adam and Carl didn't have much contact with each other, they were no strangers. After all, Carl had been on the board of directors of NBC Universal for several months, and his crazy sense of presence caused panic in the group. , I don’t even want to know each other.

"Karl is busy with something. If some resources from Universal can be used, you can help." Andy gestured with a glass of wine, and they both raised their glasses and clinked lightly. Naturally, Adam would not understand Andy's order. reject.

Adam also knows that Carl is the spokesperson of Hollywood launched by the new boss, and he has won the trust of the new boss, especially the fat Carl himself is also very capable, and the speed of his rise in Hollywood is also surprising. It can be done.

The greedy vampire, touchstone Carl, the new gatekeeper Fatty Carl has replaced Harvey, who was beaten by everyone, and has become a "big man" in Hollywood. Although Carl's achievements and aura still need to be accumulated, it is far from Reaching Harvey's career achievements, but backed by the towering giant tree of Andy Smith, everyone knows that it is only a matter of time before Carl completely replaces Harvey, because all forces in Hollywood also need a new gatekeeper! 8) For more exciting novels, welcome to visit our Reading Academy