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"BOSS, as far as I know. Hollywood producers Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto are in contact with Hasbro and plan to develop "Transformers"?"

There are no secrets in Hollywood, let alone Ron Meyer, the man who controls the Big Seven.

"Don't worry, I have already talked with Hasbro. I promised them to invest at least 100 million US dollars to film "Transformers". If necessary, we can add more money.

They were very excited, but due to the capabilities of Hongmeng Film and Television, they never agreed.

But we initialed an agreement, and as long as I have a major Hollywood company by the end of this year, we can officially start negotiations for the adaptation of the "Transformers" project.

As for Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto, they are just Hasbro's alternatives.

But if we reach an agreement with Hasbro, we can consider letting them be the producer.

Of course, it’s up to you to decide whether this is really the case. "

Ron Meyer nodded, "I will contact Hasbro as soon as possible after I go back."

"This is my first project after acquiring Universal. I must win it." Xu Liang emphasized his tone.

"I'll do my best."

It would be very unwise if he didn't give face to the big BOSS's first project.

"I'm waiting for your good news."

Xu Liang smiled.

Originally, he thought about bringing out "Night at the Museum" again, but after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.

Ron Meyer is not a yes man. It is already very embarrassing for him to make a big production with an investment of over 100 million. If he makes another one, everyone will have opinions.

It would be better to wait until "Transformers" is a box office success and then add more.

With grades, anything you say will work; without grades, if you talk too much, even if you agree, your followers will violate it.

Xu Liang has already grabbed the most profitable Marvel series for the next two decades and doesn't mind waiting.

However, instead of making large-scale productions worth hundreds of millions, we can still play with small costs.

Moreover, the low cost and quick results can quickly increase the voice within Universal Pictures.

Xu Liang took the notebook next to him, took a look at it, and handed it over.

"have a look."

Ron Meyer took it and looked at it. On the title page, it was clearly written - The Conjuring.

After opening the contents, his guess was confirmed. This was indeed a script.

Speaking of which, Xu Liang prefers "The God of Death" and "Chainsaw". The series are long enough and profitable.

But unfortunately the former has already been filmed, and the subsequent "Saw" is also being produced by Lionsgate Pictures.

Without the chance, Xu Liang thought of summoning spirits.

The main reason why I remember it is that it is famous enough and the person who filmed it was a Chinese.

Because there had been so much time in between, he had forgotten the general plot of The Soul Calling.

But coincidentally, when I checked again, the Hollywood script copyright agency actually had the name "The Conjuring" in it.

Xu Liang spent some money to buy the script.

Wait quietly for Ron Meyer to finish reading.

"how do you feel?"

"Excellent horror movie script."

“Spend some money and get it shot next year.”

Ron Meyer nodded. The production cost was only about 10 to 20 million US dollars, so he wanted to give it this face.

"As for the director, leave it to James Wan, the director of "Saw"."

Ron Meyer didn't know James Wan, but he still agreed.

As the saying goes, small-budget movies must give face to big bosses.

"Okay, these are the two movies I want to make. You can decide the rest by yourself."

Ron Meyer breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the big boss would add tasks regardless.

Now, two movies are within his tolerance.

“Have you brought this year’s Universal Pictures annual report?”

"Brought it."

Ron Meyer quickly took it out of the briefcase.

"Please look."

Xu Liang took it.

Universal Pictures has many profit-making departments under one company.

For example, UCI United International Film.

This is a joint venture between Viacom and Universal.

It has 104 theaters and nearly 868 screens in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Spain, Japan, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, Panama and other countries and regions.

Then there's Universal Home Entertainment.

One of the world's largest film VCD and DVD video tape distribution companies.

Universal Pictures, responsible for all distribution efforts for Universal Pictures.

Universal Games, a subsidiary of Universal, publishes games including "Resident Evil", "Destiny", etc. Although it is far inferior to giants such as Hongmeng Games and Nintendo, it still has its own loyal players.

Universal Television, Universal's television production arm, has produced "House" and "How to Get Away with Murder."

Universal Animation Studios, although far less famous than Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky, has also produced the popular animated series "Barbie".

But at the heart of all these departments is the production department.

Throughout 2003, they produced and distributed 19 movies, eight of which grossed over 100 million yuan.

"Bean Spy," "Love Actually," "Far and Away," "American Pie 3: American Wedding," "The Incredible Hulk," "The Incredibles," "Peter Pan" and "Fast \u0026 Furious" Passion 2: The Wind Rises Again".

Among them, the fantasy adventure film "Peter Pan" is a standard bad movie.

The production cost was US$125 million, but the box office revenue was only US$100 million. Even if some were recovered from DVD and TV rights, it would still be a huge loss.

Those with a box office of more than 200 million include "Love Actually", "The Last of Us", "American Pie 3: American Wedding", "The Incredible Hulk", "The Incredibles" and "The Fast and the Furious: Uprising" Six parts.

There is only one "Fake God" with more than 300 million.

The global box office total was US$484 million.

All combined, Universal's 2003 box office total was $2.64 billion.

Peripheral revenue including DVDs and toys totaled US$2.31 billion.

TV and gaming revenue was $190 million.

Hollywood's second largest copyright library has licensing revenue of $580 million.

The film's distribution revenue was $790 million.

Plus all miscellaneous income, such as studio rental, prop rental and the like.

Universal Pictures' total revenue in 2003 was US$6.73 billion.

After deducting various expenses and paying taxes, net income was $938 million.

It can be seen from the report that the returns from the film industry are not as generous as he originally imagined.

But the cash flow is really awesome.

"Very good. No wonder many people praise you in front of me."

Xu Liang put down the information and smiled.

Ron Meyer had a reserved smile on his face, but he couldn't hide the pride in his eyes.

During the years when he was in charge of Universal, no company except Warner Bros. and Disney could stabilize him.

Even Warner and Disney have higher returns in television and theme parks, and are not much different from Universal in terms of production.

"However, the head office has a gaming business, so I plan to separate Universal Games from the company and merge it into Hongmeng Games North America."

"I respect the decision of the head office."

Ron Meyer said simply.

Anyway, the game business does not account for a large proportion in the world, and all games are the mainstay.

When he arrived, he was mentally prepared to be annexed.

"If I were to acquire UCI, do you think Viacom would sell it?"

As the commercial complexes under Taihua Real Estate were completed and opened one after another, a theater chain department also appeared under Taihua Real Estate, so it planned to acquire UCI and United International Films to build Taihua's theater chain into an international theater chain company.

"As long as the price is right, I don't think Viacom has any reason not to sell it."

Ron Meyer laughed.

Xu Liang also smiled and nodded, that's what's good about foreign countries.

As long as the money is in place, everything is fine.

If Viacom doesn't sell, he has a solution.

If the company wants to grow and add more screens, it needs investment.

The shares of UCI United International Films are 50/50 each.

As long as Viacom doesn't follow suit, its own equity can easily exceed half.

If you want to follow, that would be better.

Come on, let's discuss it again. How about acquiring MCI?

In short, there are still many ways.