Rebirth of the Tech Madman

Seeing that the young boss is so energetic, Andy Albert and David Beagleman naturally want to answer with fun, "It must be us."

"Yes, that's us." Tang Huan knocked on the table. "Have you ever counted. There are a few promising movies in our hands this year. Is there a significant increase compared to last year? Last year we not only got out of the predicament, but also It was completely exhilarating. Among the top ten North American movies at the box office of the year, we occupied three seats."

Andy Albert and David Beagleman nodded their heads with deep conviction. They didn't flatly compliment, it was indeed the case.

In addition to Spielberg’s "et Aliens" and "Noisy Ghosts" filmed for Lianmei and MGM respectively, Lianmei also has a series of films similar to "007" launched this year, namely -Sylvester Stallone's ""-"Rocky 3".

As early as 1976, when the first part of "Rocky" was released, it received a enthusiastic response and won ten Oscar nominations, and won the Oscar for Best Picture, Oscar for Best Director, and Oscar for Best Editing. Awards.

Sylvester Stallone, who was nominated for the best actor Oscar, has since established his position in Hollywood.

It is no exaggeration to say that "", like "007", is Lianmei's under-the-box program, full of gold.

In addition, another film by Sylvester Stallone, "D"-"First Blood", is expected to be released this year, and Tang Huan will naturally not let this movie go.

Due to Hollywood's mature risk-resistant operating mechanism, many successful movies at the box office are at the beginning of production. It is not so glamorous, often because it is not optimistic and encounters financing difficulties, or because different investors have conflicting opinions. This is the case with "First Blood".

Tang Huan, who has always attached great importance to intelligence collection, also pays attention to collecting various information in Hollywood. Moreover, the image of Shiyu's nouveau riche is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so more and more filmmakers come to try to ask for help.

After seeing the report document on this project, Tang Huan found that Warner also had a small investment, so he kicked the opponent out unceremoniously and got involved.

For another participant, ures, the producer of Orion, Tang Huan was very polite and even handed out an olive branch. The company Gein was founded by the group of executives who left Lianmei. He hopes that the other party can return.

Of course, Tang Huan has taken a fancy to the potential of Orion’s production, and its performance in the past few years has been remarkable. For example, last year’s comedy film "arthur"-"The Twenty-eight Gone", is The top ten movies in North America's annual box office.

MGM is in charge of ""-"Conan the Barbarian" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It was previewed in Houston, Texas on February 19th. So far, there have been 30 in the United States. The city has carried out such activities.

Although the movie has been changed and changed because of too many violent scenes, the fans have been interested in it. This can be seen from the popularity of the preview.

In the capital of the District of Columbia, because movie fans lined up on the street, the result was a traffic jam; in Denver, Colorado. Tickets for the movie quickly sold out; in Houston, there were about a thousand spectators who were disappointed to be turned away because they did not buy tickets.

"From market research, the vast majority of the audience are white men, and they are well dressed, not the kind of punk in leather, but there is an obvious feature, muscles. Obviously, they are violent against this fantasy theme. Movies. It’s not an ordinary soft spot."

David Beagleman introduced it very carefully, because this is MGM that has been decadent for many years. After the reorganization, the first important film in charge, can it stand up in the film field? It depends on whether you can get a good start.

"According to the plan, "Conan the Barbarian" will first be fully released in Spain and France, before returning to the United States, and will deliberately avoid the competition of other high-cost large-production films in the summer."

"That's right, if the film's global box office exceeds 100 million, I will come forward with the consortium in the Middle East to reward everyone." After listening to the report, Tang Huan nodded and promised.

Having dealt with the major issues ahead, Tang Huan began to deliberately ask about the release of the movie "Shaolin Temple".

"This movie now has a box office of about 15 million U.S. dollars. Many viewers appreciate the long-shot fighting scenes in it. As a non-English niche work, it is quite successful."

Andy Albert knew that his boss paid more attention to the performance of this Chinese-language movie, so he did a lot of homework. At this time, he answered very fluently.

"Do you think that, based on the reaction of this movie, works of this kind of subject matter will win a fixed portion of American audiences?" Tang Huan asked musingly.

"It should be possible. After all, Bruce Lee's movie attracted attention. In the "Shaolin Temple" movie group, there are even some ea game players who come here. In addition, I have to say that the support of the Chinese audience is very enthusiastic." Andy Albert's views from outside the Chinese cultural circle sounded very relevant.

"After a few months, I will recommend two more movies from Xiangjiang." Tang Huan said with a smile.

"In fact, compared with those Japanese Bushido movies, Chinese kung fu movies are not inferior. The former relies on Japan’s growing economic influence to land in the United States, but you are a strong Hollywood boss and want to favor a few movies. It's not difficult for actors, even." After such a long time of contact, Andy Albert seemed to be like Tang Huan's confidant, and when he closed the door to talk, he pointed directly to the essence of the problem.

"I won't mess around, Hollywood rules still have to be followed, and I have to listen to your suggestions even more." Tang Huan laughed loudly and waved his hands.

...

After the insurance giant Pan American almost wholly acquired Lianmei, it has been deliberately renamed it Pan American Pictures to expand its influence. As a result, it was strongly opposed by the high-levels of Lianmei, so that the conflicts between the two sides became more and more accumulated. Deep, and finally led to the collective exodus of the United States in 1978.

Including. Chairman-Arthur Rim, President and Chief Executive Officer-Eric Pleskov, Chairman of the Finance Committee-Robert Benjamin.

Obviously, these people are the pillars of Lianmei, but Pan Am will not buy it. He insisted on driving them away and was criticized as stupid by the outside world. Lianmei was badly injured.

Speaking from facts, these high-levels who left are well-deserved elites in Hollywood, and Lianmei’s current laurels such as "007" and "Rocky" are all accumulated by others.

Three people such as Arthur Rim, Eric Preskov, and Robert Benjamin entered the United States as early as 1951, and they passed the excellent performance based on the gambling agreement. Lianmei company shares were purchased from Lianmei founders Chaplin and Mary Pickford at a low price and made public listing.

The most dazzling achievements of their team are "onsnest" in 1975-"Flying over the lunatic asylum", "" in 1976-"Rocky", "" in 1977-"Anne Hall", three consecutive Won the Oscar for Best Picture.

So after these people set up the Orion production company, they also performed well. However, some capital accumulation must depend on time to accumulate, such as the distribution network.

In the beginning, Orion Studios worked with Warner to solve this problem. For example, the top ten comedy film "arthur"-"The Twenty Eighth Playboy" in North America last year was produced by Orion. Issued by Warner.

But the cooperative relationship between the two parties does not seem to be harmonious, so much so this year. There are signs of parting ways.

Tang Huan will naturally not let go of the opportunity to dig into the corner of his old rivals, not to mention the deep connection between Orion Production and Lianmei.

In this way, Tang Huan invited several founders of Orion Studios, the ex-Lianmei executives who had left, to gather on the yacht.

Christina, the female ship king, is the best at this type of luxury toys. Tang Huan didn't even bother to take it and just use it.

On the yacht far from the land, blow the wind. Fishing seems to be really free from secular disputes. But in fact, this enjoys tranquility. It is precisely for the ensuing secular dispute.

Everyone knew what the purpose of this trip was, so after arty, formal negotiations began.

The initial contact, naturally some subordinates have done it before, and Tang Huan, the big boss, came out purely for the final touch-yes or no, let me give you a good word.

Among the founders of Orion Studios, Robert Benjamin passed away in 1979.

That is, in the same year, the Joan Hersholt Humanitarian Award was awarded to Robert Benjamin. This shows his achievements. Unfortunately, his wife can only come to the Oscar site to receive the award.

At present, Eric Preskov and Mike Medavoi are responsible for the most daily operations of Orion Studios. As for the overly old Arthur Rim, it’s not because of his age. Involved in specific matters.

"I heard that Orion Studios wants to form its own distribution network by acquiring companies." After tasting the fresh fish carefully cooked by the chef, Tang Huan went straight to the topic.

"Tang's news is really well-informed. We do have this plan." Eric Preskov frankly confirmed the news. I have to say that the previous contact between the two parties was relatively pleasant, so there was no psychological resistance. , And even have a strong interest in cooperation.

"As I said bluntly, the acquisition of a company is only the first step in capital operation, and the next resource integration is the key. The company’s industrial structure is not only entertainment, but also broadcast electronics and other fields. Orion will inevitably need to lay off employees and integrate assets. Make frequent adjustments in other areas, but these tasks are not your expertise."

Tang Huan bluntly expressed his opinions, "These irrelevant matters will distract you for at least a year. During this period, if you fail in the film field, what will the shallow-rooted Orion production company do to resist? The risk, just by financing, is probably far from enough."

"Any company has to go through this risk of transformation. Orion Studios has a very promising prospect. Our management team is also experienced. I believe these small difficulties will soon disappear."

Eric Preskov had a lot of qualifications in the United States before. Successful cases such as "Flying over the Cuckoo's Asylum" were all involved. Therefore, he answered with confidence in his tone.

Tang Huan smiled slightly and decided not to attack the confident Eric Pleskov, and instead lobbyed from another angle.

"You and Warner, it seems that the cooperation is not as close as you think. Warner and I are old rivals, and I know their greed."

However, the cooperative relationship between the two parties does not seem to be harmonious, so that this year, there are signs of parting ways.

There is a chance to dig into the corner of an old rival~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Tang Huan will naturally not let it go, not to mention the deep connection between Orion Studios and Lianmei.

In this way, Tang Huan invited several founders of Orion Studios, the ex-Lianmei executives who had left, to gather on the yacht.

Christina, the female ship king, is the best at this type of luxury toys. Tang Huan didn't even bother to take it and just use it.

On a yacht far away from the land, blowing wind, fishing, seems to be really free from secular disputes, but in fact, this peaceful bedding is precisely for the next secular disputes.

Everyone knew what the purpose of this trip was, so after arty, formal negotiations began.

The initial contact, naturally some subordinates have done it before, and Tang Huan, the big boss, came out purely for the final touch-yes or no, let me give you a good word.

Among the founders of Orion Studios, Robert Benjamin passed away in 1979.

That is, in the same year, the Joan Hersholt Humanitarian Award was awarded (to be continued)