hollywood entertainment mogul

"Hey, Duca, I heard that you rejected all acquisition offers?"

In the office, Duca received a call from Harvey.

"Yes, they underestimated the market value of LV Pictures too much, and we didn't reach an agreement."

Duca shrugged his shoulders and said.

"I heard that you quoted 400 million U.S. dollars. This is too exaggerated. United Artists Pictures was founded more than 60 years ago, but its market value is less than 800 million U.S. dollars. LV Pictures was founded only three years ago. How dare you ask for that much?"

Harvey chuckled.

"Of course, the only valuable thing United Artists has is the rights to adapt dozens of old movies, and LV Pictures is a large company with an average annual profit of more than 100 million U.S. dollars. 400 million U.S. dollars is not that high."

Duca took a sip from the teacup.

"Duka, I admit that LV Pictures used to be very profitable and envied people, but now it lacks stamina. Three consecutive films have only passed the passing mark. Do you know the reason?"

"Oh, what's the reason?"

“The reason is that LV Pictures is too small and its production capacity is too low. Blindly expanding production will only lead to a serious decline in the quality of movies and LV Pictures’ profits will become less and less.

If you cannot immediately improve the production capabilities of LV Pictures, your company will be in big trouble, and I think you understand this."

Harvey pointed and said.

Duca nodded. Although Harvey is a profiteer or an opponent, this guy has rich experience in film production. The problems he pointed out are indeed the problems faced by LV Pictures.

If LV Pictures wants to grow into a major film company or a film company alongside the Big Seven, it cannot do so under the current situation.

The reason why Seven Pictures has been able to stand in Hollywood for a hundred years is because the company has a mature production, distribution and publicity system. From the company CEO to the bottom employees, the development of the company will not be affected if no one is missing.

But LV Pictures cannot do that. Currently, all film projects of LV Pictures are decided by him. If he does not interfere with the company's production work and lets the company develop, how long can LV Pictures last?

Definitely not too long.

As long as one or two major film projects are mistakenly invested, causing the company to suffer financial losses, the entire company will encounter problems in its operation. The ability to resist risks is too low, which is a big problem.

Duca noticed this problem and was ready to solve it.

Starting next year, each production team leader will have a free production fund of 30 million.

This means that the money is handed over to three producers, allowing them to invest in the production of movies they like, and get a share of the money earned, just like the managers of a venture capital company, without too much interference.

Once the manager earns a certain amount of funds for the company, he will be automatically promoted to a senior manager or even a partner.

Partners are similar to film production studios, they can mobilize more funds, participate in larger film projects, and get more shares.

If LV Pictures has three or four mature studios, the company's production capabilities will definitely be significantly improved, no less than those of several major film studios.

This was a plan agreed upon by him, Monica and Green, and it was still being conceived. Naturally, he would not tell Harvey about his opponent.

"Duka, you should know that improving the company's production capabilities cannot be achieved in a year or two. The most suitable path for the development of LV Pictures at present is to join the Seven Major Pictures.

Just like Miramax and New Line, they are backed by major film companies. They use the parent company's funds to make movies every year. They can make whatever movies they want, and they have a lot of autonomy.

There is also the producer's salary, I get 40 to 50 million per year, and the company's share is also tens of millions, so it is not a problem to easily earn 70 to 80 million per year, which is definitely more cost-effective than running a company."

Harvey said confidently.

Duca nodded, "You're right! It's just that earning 70 to 80 million a year is too little. I used to earn at least 100 million a year from making movies, and this year I can earn at least 200 million. I sold the company to several major movies.

My income has been reduced, so why should I sell it?"

Duca smiled.

"You make at least 100 million a year?"

Harvey opened his mouth to refute, but he thought that in 1991, this guy made almost 100 million with "Reservoir Dogs", "Unruly Sky", "Love in My Heart" and "Basic Instinct".

In 1992, he earned more than 100 million with "Mexico".

This year's "Immoral Deal" earned more than 100 million, and the remaining movies, although not so exaggerated at the box office, can still make tens of millions...

Thinking of this, Harvey felt sour.

"But you can't guarantee that the company will always make money like this. Only by joining the ranks of the seven giants and operating according to their rules can you have a party with them and share the cake."

"You are right. I will definitely join the Big Seven in the future, but at that time they will not acquire me, but I will reverse acquire them."

"Uh...hahaha~"

There was a burst of laughter on the other end of the phone, and Harvey almost laughed his head off.

"Duka, you really know how to joke. Do you know what I admire most about you? It's your humor, hahaha~"

"...."

Duca took the tea cup and blew it, listening to Harvey's chuckle, when Monica opened the door and walked in,

"Whose phone number is it? Why are you laughing so hard?"

Monica took out her ears and said.

"Uh~"

Harvey immediately stopped his voice,

"Duka, my suggestion is that you think about it. No one in the world doesn't want to acquire the seven major film studios and then let them go bankrupt and return movies to art. But this is unrealistic."

"Not necessarily. If we join forces, we can definitely do it. How about you resign from Miramax and come to LV Pictures? I will give you an annual salary of tens of millions every year."

Duca reverse invitation to.

"Haha, you are kidding."

Harvey hung up the phone.

Duca shook his head. This guy still looks down on LV Pictures. In the future, LV Pictures will make him unable to reach higher levels.

"Big boss, you just said you wanted to acquire Seven Films?"

Monica put down the folder and shook her calves wrapped in black stockings.

"Aren't you wearing any underwear?"

Duca glanced at the collar of her women's suit.

"I'm a low-cut, pervert!"

Monica covered it with her hands and opened the neckline a little. There was a white bra covering, but the sunken neckline was a bit low.

"May I?"

Monica rolled her eyes coquettishly.

"Haha, you're so beautiful! I don't know why, but every time I see you, I'm tempted by you. My dear, you make me completely fall for you."

Dukara took the back of her hand and kissed it.

Monica pushed his forehead away and pointed to the folder on the table.

"This is a movie planned to be released by the seven major film studios at the end of the year. Take a look at the arrangement. Do you need to adjust it?"

"Okay, let me take a look!"

Duca smiled, opened the folder, and took a look at the opponents of "Pulp Fiction" at the end of the year. Just one glance, and he suddenly took a breath of cold air.

The competition for this year’s winter vacation is no worse than for the summer vacation.

Fox's "My Fair Daddy" will be released on November 24, a comedy movie starring Robin Williams, Pierce Brosnan, and Sally Field. He has seen it and it is very funny and of high quality.

December 10th is another movie "Schindler's List" co-produced by Universal Pictures and Spielberg. It is about the concentration camps of World War II and commemorates the suffering of the Jews. It will definitely get the full support of the Jewish elders and box office.

A double harvest of trophies.

Seeing this, Duca hesitated a little.

This year is undoubtedly the year of Spielberg. His "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List" will definitely dominate the Oscars and Golden Globes next year, and even win all the awards.

When "Pulp Fiction" is released, will it win an award?

It's hard!

The probability of running with you is extremely high.

The remaining films include "Goose Pond" starring Julia Roberts, which will be released on December 17, and "Philadelphia" starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, which will be released on December 22.

"Crazy Sisters 2" will be released on December 10, "The Fighting Old Ninja" will be released on December 24, etc.

All are movies with strong fighting qualities.

It’s hard to carve out a bloody path in “Pulp Fiction.”

"You also see the problem, right? Our production department has just discussed that next year most of the Oscar technical awards will be awarded to "Jurassic Park."

And this long-hyped "Schindler's List" is obviously aimed at next year's Oscars. With Universal Pictures, the Jewish Consortium and CAA, they think it won't be too difficult to win public relations awards.

It will be exponentially more difficult for our film to win awards, so should we postpone the release date?"

Monica asked, leaning forward and pressing her chest on the desk.

Duca thought for a while, should he postpone it?

It’s not October yet, so it’s too late to postpone it, but when will it be postponed to next year?

Next year, 1994, is known as the most glorious year in the history of world movies, with "Forrest Gump", "Shawshank Redemption", "The Lion King", "This Killer Isn't Too Cold", "Weird in Disguise", "On a Bright Day" and "

"Speed ​​of Life", "True Lies", etc.

If "Pulp Fiction" doesn't win the award this year, it will be hard to win next year.

"If we don't change it, it will be released this year."

Duka tapped his finger on the table and said.

"Then do we still need to do film awards public relations?"

Monica pursed her lips and smiled.

"Of course, film awards public relations will be done every year in the future. Even if we fail this year and the results are not ideal, it doesn't matter. At least we tried and accumulated experience for the next success. If we didn't even try, how could we win the award?"

Duca shrugged and said.

Monica stared at him quietly, the corners of her lips raised slightly,

"Honey, do you know when you are your sexiest?"

"When you're not wearing any clothes?"

Duca boldly guessed.

Monica rolled her eyes at him, "Now, when you are making a decision, you are decisive, domineering, fearless, and arrogant. You are like a great dictator like Caesar. I am so fascinated by you."

Monica held her cheeks and smiled like a girl, but her appearance was too sexy and beautiful, so this expression was more like teasing him.

Duca smiled softly,

"Honey, do you know when you are your sexiest?"

"When? Don't be immodest!"

Monica pointed her finger at him and warned.

"Haha, it's very serious. It's when you pester me like a sloth every morning and don't let me get up. Every day, I spend almost all my energy in order to let go of you who are lazy and not overly indulge in your gentleness.

strength and decisiveness.”

"Are you saying I'm lazy?"

Monica said angrily.

"Yes! It's true!"

"Humph, we will sleep in separate rooms tonight, and you are not allowed to sleep on the bed."

"Impossible, even if you kill me, my body will still sleep with you, otherwise I will have insomnia after death."

"Shut up! It's scary to think about it!"

Monica hugged her shoulders and gave him a big roll of her eyes.

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After a few words of teasing, the two continued to do serious business.

Both of them are quite busy in the last few months of the year.

During this period, LV's movies were released almost one after another. "Age of Innocence" was released in August, "Cowgirl Blues" was released in September, and "Escape from Las Vegas" starring Nicolas Cage and Sharon Stone was released in October.

"Pulp Fiction" will be released in mid-November.

Now they are busy with the release of "Escape from Las Vegas," which is exclusively produced by LV Pictures and will be distributed by LV Pictures' newly established publicity and distribution department.

The last time the company independently released "Cowgirl Blues", although the results were lower than expected, it was still a successful attempt.

The head of LV's newly created distribution department is President Scott Green. The job of the publicity department is to spend money on media promotion, like product endorsements and advertisements, to let more people know that the movie is about to be released.

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The male and female protagonists of the movie are handsome bald man Nicolas Cage and sexy goddess Sharon Stone. It is said that the movie has passionate scenes, which is the selling point of the movie.

The distributor is also responsible for contacting the managers of major theaters in North America. Depending on the type of movie, the theaters where it will be released are also different. Some theaters focus on commercial films, some focus on horror films, some focus on niche literary and artistic films, and some

Max’s big screen focuses on science fiction movies.

"Escape from Las Vegas" is a literary film. During the internal test screening, the internal staff of the LV Films Production Department gave it an A-level rating, making it an excellent film.

Then we invited theater managers from all over the country to watch the movie. The theater managers from more than 40 states gave it 18 A’s and 22 B+, which is an average of A-.

This rating is not given casually. Generally, A-level ratings are given in internal test screenings of film companies. During promotions, promotional resources for A-level literary and artistic films will be given, while there are relatively fewer promotional resources for B-level films.

The higher the theater's rating, the more screens and screening times it will provide.

This time "Escape from Las Vegas" received high ratings, and the LV Pictures Distribution Department sent out a 6 million promotional package. This is a package for literary and artistic films. If it is a commercial film, a Category A package, it will be at least 20 million.

The 1,042 screens for the premiere are not bad among literary and artistic films. If the box office performance is good, the scale of the screening and the film scheduling rate will increase accordingly.

"In order to perform this movie well, I have exhausted all my acting skills. I hope the box office data will be better."

Nicolas Cage said while shaking his glass.

"You should expect better reviews from film critics. Your performance in this movie is very good. The company is going to use it to publicize the Oscar for Best Actor, so you should also make some preparations."

Duca said.

Nicolas Cage thought for a moment and nodded.

His uncle, Director Coppola, has a wide network of contacts in the industry and can provide him with a lot of help in competing for the Oscar-winning actor, and his agency will also contribute.

In addition, most of the leading actors in several popular movies this year were not that outstanding, which also gave him a good opportunity.

"As for mine, have you done any public relations for me? I have tried my best to act in this movie well. Can you help me with my public relations?"

Sharon Stone put her arm around Monica and smiled.

Monica blinked and glanced at her,

"Did you choose the wrong person for your coquettishness? If you want to win the prize, you should go to that guy."

"The relationship between me and Duca has been broken long ago. There is no point in looking for him. Who in the industry doesn't know that you are in charge of LV Pictures. If I want to win an award, of course I have to look for you. What about Monica, I can let you

It’s an unspoken rule, once or twice!”

Sharon Stone licked her red lips and smiled.

Monica tilted her cheek, she couldn't stand it, she was so aroused.

"We'll wait until the movie is released. If professional film critics think your performance is good, we will also invest money in publicizing for you to win the Oscar for the leading actress next year."

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"Haha, thank you Monica, I am yours tonight, which hotel should we go to?"

Sharon Stone laughed.

"Please spare me, I am a normal woman."

Monica pushed her hand away and glanced back at someone.

Duka smiled innocently, what does her seducing you have to do with me? I am a good man.

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