Exploiting Hollywood 1980

"Minahan, you are a cunning liar. You deliberately added the name of Lombada, a name that our cannon has purchased the ownership of, to the subtitle of your bad movie. Don't think that we will just give up. See you in court!"

Yoram, Minahan's cousin and current president of MGM, shouted to Minahan as he got out of the car.

Ever since he kicked Minahan out of the cannon and took his place, his figure has grown more and more sideways. Now he has surpassed Minahan and become the fat man with the biggest belly on the scene...

There is a row of tall and handsome men behind him, each of them looks like a male dancer in "Dirty Dancing". In addition, they are all wearing Italian-style waist-fitting suits, which creates a good comedy effect for a while.

"Drink... Bah..." Minahan spat at his cousin, a very vulgar move, which made the Italian dancers in the row behind him shake their shiny heads in disgust and whisper to each other.

"I'm sorry for you, you bastard. You stole my movie idea, and then you signed a contract with Lumbada's single publisher first, and now you're competing with us for release time. Who brought you to Tel Aviv back then, hand in hand? Teach you how to sell movie tickets?”

The two Israeli brothers just stood at the crossroads and had a big quarrel. They cursed from English to Hebrew. When they were not satisfied, they continued to curse Russian curses that they had learned from their parents when they were young...

"Where are the people on our side? Go and call over..." Ronald took a look and saw that the number of people on the opposite side was absolutely dominant. Although Melora's momentum was now dominant, just in case, he quickly turned around and let Melora's 21 Century Pictures staff went to call someone.

"Where are you? Where are you?" After only seeing each other for a few minutes, a small group of employees from 21st Century Pictures (Melora's new company) at the entrance of the cinema here, as well as the actors in the movie, were all cheering. Ran over.

When Minahan took a look, he saw that all kinds of people were wearing nothing. Some were wearing suits and ties of public relations people, some were wearing T-shirts for audience research, and a few marketers were wearing peaked caps and photography vests. I forgot to put my expensive camera under the car first...

"Hey, don't slow down. You and Bannon discuss it. Cannon seems to have a big financial problem. You plan to buy out your break dance copyright after we are finished..." Minahan quickly changed the subject. .

"If he dares to spit, you can kick him out. Leti is pregnant now and hates people who talk about cleanliness the most." Minahan looked at me and talked about Yoram again, for fear that I would destroy the outside of his home. Got dirty.

"Yes. You haven't cooperated with us on two movies yet. Orion is responsible for distribution and award winnings..."

"I understand, by the way, can NBC just order less of this TV series?" Bannon changed the subject.

"Yes, yes..." Melora laughed dryly and went to drink coffee again...

"Nbc gave you a seven-episode order because you promised to adapt the TV series version of "The Man After get off work." He asked Seinfeld to do a bad job and have no ratings, so it may not be possible to renew..."

Except for the last eight years of the subsequent junior commander's term, very few people played this kind of leverage-added-leverage operation. But now that the Federal Reserve has retreated into a rate-raising cycle, if it continues to do so, it will have to pray to God and cannon-produce super-selling productions like Batman to fill the hole.

I'm afraid that these old employees gave up lower wages to join Melora because Melora didn't have any unique charm, but because these employees knew that the cannon might have a small problem, and we would be unemployed if we ran away again. .

"Hahaha, you are a good person, you are an investor..." Giancarlo Pahaling came to pester again.

"Who does that guy think I am?" Minahan has a bad impression of that person. There are no good women outside Hollywood who believe in men, and there are no actors who betray themselves for a chance, but such a disgusting behavior, that is Do bad Hollywood actors look like streetwalkers?

"Well, you guys should keep an eye on it quickly. First, alert Yoram." Minahan and Bannon discussed the operation.

Like a victorious rooster, Melora laughed wildly, waved her hand, and walked back with the crew. She was like a salesman of inferior products outside the cinema door, shouting, "Slow down and see you." movie, that is the most authentic Lambada musical, but this counterfeit opposite..."

"Oh, you saw the photo of our boss pursuing Laura Diane, the leading actor in their new movie. It's so disgusting... By the way, the lady of the world is wearing a red dress. Isn't she very beautiful?"

Giancarlo Pahaling here was also discouraged. He turned around but still couldn't find a prey, "Forget it, where is Min Houhe, where is Carlopa?"

After sending Melora away, Minahan quickly found Richard, "That's not the case. He will help you collect rumors in the circle. You can find someone to go to Wall Street and inquire about it."

"Giancarlo Paminhou, the owner of Cannon, I also acquired the EMI Film Company (pathé) in the country..."

The worst example of someone who can make a small fortune from a comic book adaptation is not the Salkinds, the producers of the original Superman series. We obtained the rights to adapt Superman for seventy years and made a fortune from it. We filmed eight Superman movies, and sold the rights to the first one to Melora at a low price.

"Really? In fact, you are cooperating with Min Houhe, and you are a competitor with Cannon." Min Houhe said with a smile.

The eighth and seventh points have nothing to do with each other. They are not too few bad films that shortchange important films that should have been heavily invested in. For a movie like the seventh Superman movie, if 40 million can definitely be invested according to the original plan, there is still no hope that Cannon can be revived.

"You recently went to Orion Pictures to attend the release ceremony of your video "Love at Sunset Bridge". I heard that many Orion people are looking for jobs..."

If there would be a small problem if the cannon went up like that, Min Houha wanted to take the opportunity to obtain the copyright of the important film and the distribution rights of the video tape. We don’t have the rights to adapt these Marvel movies yet, and if they are of a suitable length, we can’t just buy them and wait for the right time to release them.

"Who wants to hit Melora? It turns out it's their gang of plagiarists..." The first person running over from the front of the crowd was the leading actor Laura Minhou.

"Who is this person?" Min Houhe stood aside, avoiding the flash of the photographer with the help of Richard. Today's confrontation between two fat Israelis will be reported tomorrow.

"Why is he still talking about your cannon? Now he should be talking about your 21st Century Pictures..." Minahan discovered Melora's question.

"Hey, it's bad..." Bannon also knew that there was little hope. There was a small chance that the TV series would not be bundled with him.

"You go call Rachel Talalay, the director of on-site production..." Minahan was so flustered by Retty's words...

It's still worth doing. At least, Minahan hasn't bought the rights to the break dancing and martial arts films he made by Monk Gwenton. Those movies have been selling poorly in the video tape market for a long time, and they can also be regarded as a souvenir of my own growth.

"Is he cooperating with the Cannon people again? Are you too afraid of us..." Min Hou came out and saw Minahan talking on the phone, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Pa..." Laura Diane's star map was no longer affected by watching that movie. She slapped the opponent's hand open, turned around and walked to Melora's side to express her position.

You were wearing a red short dress today, with a big red bag hanging under your shoulders, and bright strappy low-heeled sandals on your long legs, so you went a little faster. After all, you are the foundation of the world's oldest sister. You walk and pose gracefully, which makes Minahan's eyes light up.

"According to him, Cannon no longer has the capital injection from the Italian banker, and it should have stopped shooting some small-investment projects. Why are they still competing with you for high-cost movies like Lambada?"

"Hey, you see, I am also a serious person who makes movies. I heard from your former employee at Cannon that that guy held parties at seven places every day. In the name of Cannon and EMI bosses, he played and danced with Bad Hollywood every night. Dating with various male celebrities..."

"After a company goes bankrupt, if there are not a small number of old employees who run away, you have checked and found that there are not many old employees who are willing to endure high wages and Melora's temper and run away to my 21st Century Pictures. "

"Hey, it's all the traitor Yoram. If it were me, the resources for the two movies haven't been combined, and you cannons can't afford another movie that can be called a box office success..." Came up on the seventh day. Min Houhe, who took the credit, screamed and cursed my cousin outside Minahan's home.

Seventh, was the shooting of my film project controlled by professional producers? I was the only one in charge. Too few films were canceled and the budget was overrun. I could only edit them hastily at the beginning, and they were not released even though they were announced. What kind of effort was it?

"Hey, that is your lifelong dream after all. You originally wanted to use the platform of Cannon to make a career in Bad Hollywood..."

The only problem is that there are not many people who have the same idea as Min Houhe. They are waiting to watch the cannon fall down one day, and then they rush down to kill the fattest piece of meat before others can react. Eat it first.

"We are going bankrupt? How did he know?" Retic said.

The two movies were released head-to-head. The box office on the first day of the weekend was over one million for Melola's side and just over one million for Yoram's side. Both movies achieved some success.

Minahan glanced at me. He didn't look very graceful. He had a small face and didn't have the coldness that is typical of Latinos. However, he had small bags under his eyes due to excessive drinking. There was nothing genteel about his smile.

Yoram focused more and more on borrowing money here and there to fill holes, so as to prevent one day from paying interest on junk bonds and forcing the company to declare bankruptcy.

"Yes, not many of your Cannon employees who have been following you have come to your new company. We can tolerate a boss who picks up girls every day and makes serious movies... Although you can give us now The salary is more than a cannon, and we are willing to work with you." Melora said very proudly, not confident in her own charm.

What I went back to find was not the leading actor in Yoram's version of "Lombada", Kalopa Harding. Your appearance is indeed a notch lower than that of Laura Diane, the eldest sister of the world.

Yes, speaking of Batman, Cannon also has some Marvel Comics assets, such as Spider-Man, Fantastic Seven, etc. Do you know the details of the contract we signed back then? How many years have we been authorized?

In other words, Giancarlo Pahaling used the Cannon's assets as collateral, borrowed another sum of money, and then bought the Cannon.

"Anyway, you have to watch carefully, because you want to shoot to alert the hunters and other hunters..."

"Is that like that? We're just shooting a small production now?" Min Houhe's heart moved slightly. He had seen that kind of behavior from the Australian tycoon who once bid for Columbia Pictures.

I always shoot small-scale cannons, so I can repay the loan. Just relying on the boss to pick up girls also generates cash flow. It's not a matter of time, and time is on the side of uncaring people like Minahan.

Giancarlo Paja looks nothing like the monarch in the history of his country. I guess I don’t boast about Napoleon’s portrait. He also had a similar hairstyle, with a strand of hair hanging down from the bottom of his forehead and a turban. A roll.

"In that case, Orion is very unlikely?" Letty said to herself.

"Well, I'm very lackluster..." Minahan felt that Melora was quite incompetent. Although she was stingy with her superiors, she was still a producer who really wanted to make movies, and the crew was very united.

That lambada dance movie was pretty good, and the story was pretty self-explanatory. The main dance part was because the male protagonist, Laura Diane, was a Latina from Mexico, and she danced better than Kalopa, a native of America. Harding is even less charming.

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"Well, Steve (Bannon), thanks for the news..."

The initial conclusions are not: first, because interest rates have been low and rising, my financing cost of US$400 million has been too low.

"Yoram is an idiot. I'm afraid I'm not looking for a way out yet..." Bannon chuckled. As a post-cFo and current president, if Yoram has a clear understanding of Cannon's financial situation, I will now If Giancarlo Paminhou is allowed to do whatever he wants, he is definitely looking for a way out.

"Ugly sister, do you think there is some misunderstanding between you two?" He said, coming over to hold your hand and kiss it.

Seeing the confrontation between the two fat Israelis turn into an upper-class man seducing a man on the spot, a handful of reporters at the scene became interested. Because Giancarlo Pahalin is the media boss, that kind of news is reported in the press. How can a fight between two fat Israelis not be boring?

"What?" Minahan was startled by your words, maybe.

The money for Giancarlo Pahalin's acquisition of Cannon was not provided by the bridging loan bank that Cannon often cooperates with, Crédit Waiona Bank.

"I'll pick you up Min Houhe...wait...", Minahan picked up the phone and originally asked his assistant Lake to call Melora, but suddenly I lost my other thoughts. It was still bad to let Melora know about that matter.

"Let's go and see if the crew will have financial problems. Have you ever been on a crew that has no financial problems? There will be no warning signs...for example, the quality of the lunch will be degraded, the photographer and director will suddenly be picky, and they will take one or two shots. It’s just a matter of time, and there are not many people who can even call to look for a job..."

Sure enough, comparing the news from Richard and the information from Wall Street that Min Houhe learned from Bannon, Cannon is really not in any small trouble.

That person has many shortcomings, but not a single advantage. I am the kind of boss who really wants to make movies. Although my vision in selecting scripts is good, my ability as a director is good, and my ability to manage a company is good, I am willing to do anything in order to make a successful movie.

Melora is still very concerned about the plight of the cannon, which has almost become a knot in my heart. Before I was driven out by the cannon, I was always reviewing what I had done wrong.

Sure enough, the attention Laura Diane attracted was limited to Minahan. In front of Yoram, an Italian woman pushed aside the dancers and emerged from the front...

Minahan understands that Giancarlo Pahalin bought EMI and Cannon. In addition to the film libraries of the two, the two theater chains in Europe and Britain are under my banner. Come on, are you here to do some small production? Why are we still repeating the high-cost route of cannon?

"That little red suit really suits the super pretty boy," Min Houhe thought to himself.

"Hmph, drink...bah..." Melora saw Yoram hiding in front, and spat on the ground again, "You guys go..." She turned around and greeted the young man, and proudly poured her phlegm into her mouth. Went to the entrance of the premiere cinema.

…

Min Houhe was heartbroken when he talked about it. Minahan saw that I wasn't that sad when I talked about being betrayed by Yoram and being driven out of the cannon.