hollywood entertainment mogul

"What does dukka mean?"

Bob Weinstein asked as Harvey put down the phone.

"He didn't agree and insisted on 20% for 20%."

Harvey Weinstein said with a fat face.

"Fake, this guy is too greedy. He is young but has a big appetite."

Bob cursed.

"Hmph, if you could make a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan a year, how dare you open your mouth?"

Harvey said, holding a cigar.

"Then what should we do now? Do we still need to exchange shares with him? Should we exchange shares at equal value? LV Pictures is developing well. A movie has a box office of over 100 million a year. It seems that we will not suffer any loss in exchange at equal value."

Bob said while stroking his stubble on his chin.

Miramax is a film company founded by two brothers in 1979.

Mira is their mother's name, and Max is their father's name. They own 70% of the company's shares, and the remaining 30% is held by several other shareholders.

The two have absolute say in the company.

Harvey held the cigar and squinted his eyes in thought for a moment.

"Wait a minute, do you believe that LV Pictures' movies will continue to be hits?"

He asked himself and answered, shaking his head, "This is impossible. In the film market, no one is a victorious general.

In the past, MGM, Paramount, Universal, Disney, and 20th Century Pictures all had great successes, but they would also go through troughs and even go bankrupt and merge.

As long as one movie suffers a big loss, the development of the entire movie company will be affected.

LV Pictures has been developing well in the past three years, with almost every movie making money, but can it maintain this profitable status?"

"you mean?"

Bob frowned slightly.

"Wait a minute, the market value of LV Pictures is currently at its highest, and the transaction is not cost-effective at this time. When the next movie or the next movie suffers a big loss, Duca's confidence and morale will inevitably be greatly reduced.

When he is at a low point, we will start to help him in the name of friends, and then he will be at our mercy."

Harvey said with clenched fists.

Bob nodded, then shook his head,

"What if LV Pictures' next movie or movie continues to be a hit?"

"Then make the next movie. He is not a god. There will always be a movie that loses money.

Even if he is a god and can find the best scripts and make the best movies, but this is Hollywood, the territory of the seven major studios, will they watch Duca eat up their cake?"

"Won't!"

In the United States, the big capitalists are the gods. No matter who hinders the capitalists from making money, the capitalists will kill them without hesitation. No matter how powerful Duka is, he is no match for the capitalists.

"That's right, just wait and see. The development of LV Pictures has not yet affected the business of Seven Pictures. If LV Pictures continues to develop and steals other people's cakes, Seven Pictures will definitely teach this person a lesson.

Newcomers who are not polite can also suppress LV Pictures. This is the order of Hollywood."

Harvey said affirmatively.

Bob nodded slightly. As an old filmmaker, he was familiar with the rules of the Hollywood game.

The seven major Hollywood studios are the overlords in the industry, but behind the seven major studios are several major media groups, including Warner Media Group, News Corporation, Viacom Group, Comcast Group, General Electric Group, etc.

Behind these groups are Wall Street and countless investment bosses.

These people compete with each other and cooperate with each other to monopolize the North American entertainment market.

If any company affects the order of Hollywood, several major media groups will inevitably intervene.

For example, financing holdings include the company into the Wall Street capital system, and they can make money together. If the financing fails, they can also manipulate the publicity channels, profit sharing, and film arrangement.

The reason why several major media groups ignore the newly emerging LV Pictures is that firstly, LV Pictures is still too small and has too little profit. Compared with several major groups, it is like an elephant and a mouse and does not affect the overall situation;

The second reason is the uneven development among several major groups. Universal, Warner, Disney, Paramount, and Fox are all moving forward together, occupying more than 90% of the Hollywood market.

MGM-United Artists, which has changed owners several times, is declining day by day, and Columbia Pictures, which was bought by Sony, is still in the adaptation and adjustment period.

The two film studios have low production capabilities, but they do not want to give up their share.

This situation gives LV Pictures room to survive.

When Columbia Pictures stabilizes and is able to rely on its own films to stabilize its market share and reduce its reliance on independent film companies such as LV, the development of LV Pictures will inevitably encounter obstacles.

Now let’s see how long LV Pictures can last. This is a big drama. Not only the Weinstein brothers want to see what happens to LV Pictures, but others are also watching.

After all, a guy who makes 100 million a year is so enviable and jealous.

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"Duka, how about merging LV Pictures into DreamWorks? I'll give you shares converted into 100 million U.S. dollars."

In the coffee room of the office, after the first weekend box office performance of "Absolute Deal" came out, David Geffen came to visit him again, showing the same unreasonable thoughts towards LV Pictures.

This time his new film company has a name - DreamWorks.

"Isn't the suggestion I made last time okay? I invested 30 million to become a shareholder of DreamWorks. When the DreamWorks distribution channel is established, I will hand over the film to DreamWorks for distribution. At the same time, I can also ensure the independence of DreamWorks. Isn't that good?

"

Duca poured a glass of red wine for Geffen. It is a private brew of a French winery. Now this wine is not only available in his office, but also in two bars and Jasmine. It has a good reputation.

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"Duka, after DreamWorks is established, my Geffen Production Company will also be included in DreamWorks. Together with your LV Pictures, our production capabilities will be even stronger. By then, all live-action film projects of DreamWorks will be

How about I leave it all to you?"

David Geffen asked, holding a wine glass.

Duka was silent, this suggestion sounded good.

Geffen is an all-rounder in the entertainment industry and a genius in business operations. His fields include music companies, brokerage companies, film companies, art companies, etc.

He initially worked as an employee at William Morris Agency, the largest agency in Hollywood, and was a colleague of Michael Ovitz and other CAA founders.

He left William Morris in 1968 and founded Tuna Records. Two years later, he sold the company to Columbia Records and received US$3 million. At the age of 26, Geffen became a true self-made millionaire.

Later, he was very interested in making movies. Through the relationship with Warner Film Studio CEO Ted Ashley, he became the vice chairman of Warner Film Studio in 1975. However, due to his too out-of-touch personality, he would not

After dealing with the relationship with my colleagues, I was fired after working for only one year.

In the 1980s, he entered the record industry again, founded Geffen Records, and signed Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, John Lennon, and Cher. In 1990, Geffen Records was acquired by MCA Records for 550 million. Geffen's net worth

Nearly a billion dollars.

In 1985, he founded Geffen Film Company and filmed many movies with Tom Cruise such as "It's Crazy".

If he can take charge of the film department of DreamWorks, he can use the platform of DreamWorks to use more funds to shoot more movies without having to worry about being targeted by several giants.

However, there was another problem that forced him to make a cautious decision. David Geffen and Spielberg, both of whom are Jews. Jews are extremely powerful in Hollywood, so he must be careful when cooperating with these people.

He thought for a while and said, "Will Amblin Pictures, directed by David Spielberg, be merged? If our three film studios become one, that would definitely be an exciting thing."

Amblin Pictures is an independent production company jointly established by director Spielberg, film producers Kathleen Kennedy, and Frank Marshall. It was founded in 1981 and has produced "E.T." and "Back to the Future."

And "Jurassic Park" is in preparation.

If Amblin Pictures can be included in DreamWorks, he is willing to hand over the chicken that lays the golden eggs, and everyone can make more money together.

"Duka, why are you always staring at Steven? Amblin Pictures is his personal film studio and his private territory. He will not hand it over, but Steven also promised to turn Amblin Pictures over to him in the future.

The films shot by Lin Film will be distributed by DreamWorks."

David Geffen spread his hands and said.

Duca thought about it for a while, but still refused. It would be too difficult for DreamWorks to truly become big, like Spielberg's act of independent division.

Even if he devotes all his attention to building DreamWorks, but several teammates are not aligned and cannot work together, it will be useless no matter how good he does, and he will eventually be divided up by several giants.

So he changed the topic again, "David, last time I heard you said you were planning to establish an animated film department and a special effects studio. How is the progress?"

David Geffen pointed at him, a little dissatisfied with his way of changing topics casually.

"I am going to invite Jeffrey Katzenberg to join. He is currently the head of Disney's animation department. If he is willing to join DreamWorks, the animation department will be handed over to him."

David Geffen explains his relationship with Katzenberg again.

Katzenberg had been an assistant to his William Morris colleague Barry Diller, the former president of 20th Century Fox Pictures.

Now Katzenberg is the head of Disney's animation department and one of several powerful figures in Disney. However, he has conflicts with Disney Chairman Michael Eisner and the work is not going smoothly. This also gives you David Geffen to win over.

Chance.

"Sounds great, hope everything goes well."

Duca raised his wine glass and smiled.

"Duka, you really don't want to consider incorporating LV Pictures into DreamWorks. If you want to become a big shot in Hollywood, this is definitely a good opportunity not to be missed."

David Geffen said.

Duca smiled and said, "David, what is your main purpose in joining the entertainment industry? Is it to make more money, to be a big shot, or to have fun?"

David Geffen thought for a moment and pondered, "After Geffen Records was acquired, I have no interest in making money anymore. As for being a big shot? Am I not considered a big shot now?"

"Haha, yes, I think the same as you. It doesn't matter whether you make money or become a big shot. The most important thing is to be happy. Too much work will affect the quality of life."

Duka smiled softly.

"But you are only 27 years old, and you are in the stage of struggle. Why don't you have any ambition at all?"

David Geffen said sadly.

"If I make 100 million a year, doesn't that count as progress?"

Duka smiled softly.

David Geffen was stunned for a moment, and had to admit that what this guy said made sense. He made 100 million a year. Can he earn so much by joining DreamWorks?

Today's young people are so awesome.

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