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After having a pleasant lunch together, Ms. Gower left, but Spielberg was left behind by Fang Mingyuan.

"Stephen, I noticed that the company's operating conditions don't seem to be very good recently?" Fang Mingyuan said seriously.

Spielberg looked a little embarrassed, and the current situation of DreamWorks Pictures could not be summed up as bad. It has been almost ten years since the establishment of DreamWorks Pictures, although in these ten years, DreamWorks has The film company has launched many box-office hits, many of which are in cooperation with Hong Kong's Kumho Film Group, which have been recognized by movie fans around the world. Hollywood has also recognized that DreamWorks Pictures has become a company that can challenge established film companies. of emerging film companies.

But in fact, DreamWorks' "dream" has been gradually shattered.

At that time, the three founders of DreamWorks decided to establish DreamWorks, aiming to build a large-scale media company that could span movies, television, music, animation, games and the Internet. In the 1990s, this was undoubtedly an extreme situation. A bold idea.

And now, in addition to movies and animation, in the fields of television, comics, games and the Internet, DreamWorks can be said to be basically in a state of loss. And the profits generated by movies and animation every year are nine times out of ten. Even more has been swallowed up by losses in other fields. Therefore, in the past few years, DreamWorks' debt has been growing continuously. As a minority shareholder of DreamWorks, Fang Mingyuan owns 17% of the shares, the second largest shareholder. Among the three founders, he has never been involved in the management of DreamWorks after he became a shareholder.

Obviously, films and animations have achieved very good results. However, the company is not only unable to pay dividends to shareholders, but also has to bear more and more debts. When Spielberg faced Fang Mingyuan, he was indeed a little embarrassed.

"Fang, as you said, the company's operating conditions have indeed been having some problems recently. David and Jeff plan to package and transfer the video game department and record department. The TV series department also plans to reduce its scale to repay debts. "We plan to find a suitable day to discuss these issues with you again." Spielberg scratched his head and said. Already in his sixties, he faced Fang Mingyuan, who was more than half his age, but he did not have the usual strength. .

Fang Mingyuan sighed inwardly. In fact, he not only noticed this problem recently, he also knew that if everything remained the same as in the previous life, then in more than two years, DreamWorks would have to sell itself to other Hollywood film companies.

Spielberg is a talented director, screenwriter and film producer. But Fangyuan does not think that he is an excellent boss, at least compared to the bosses of other Hollywood film companies. He is not!

His wife commented that he was "always like a child, concentrating on something."

He doesn't like to attend meetings. If he can decide the time of each meeting, then he will definitely limit the time of any meeting he attends to less than two minutes! And as far as Fang Mingyuan knows, in the many years since DreamWorks was established,

Spielberg has attended only a handful of corporate finance meetings!

Although he is a top figure among Hollywood commercial film directors and has produced many box-office hits, many people think that he is a box-office speculator. However, those who are familiar with him know that he does not actually value box-office so much.

He values ​​his own feelings more. Otherwise, he would not have missed a hit movie like "Superman". In his opinion, shooting a movie he likes is more important than shooting a box office hit movie! Jane

In other words, he does not make movies to make money! But this does not affect him from becoming one of the most profitable directors in Hollywood!

As for the other two founders, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, David Geffen, who started out as a record maker, was not that concerned about the management of DreamWorks. Only Katzenberg took over all the

All his energy is devoted to the operation of DreamWorks.

It's a pity that DreamWorks did not get the rewards he deserved for his full dedication.

DreamWorks has reached the final stage of sale. Whether it is sold to Universal Pictures or Paramount Pictures, this is not the result that Fang Mingyuan wants to see. Not only because he is now a shareholder of DreamWorks, but also because

He does not want to see DreamWorks' film library fall into the hands of other companies. Although the copyrights of the most elite films are all in the hands of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, the rest of the films are also excellent works.

——After all, Fang Mingyuan was able to see and remember a large number of movies back then. If many high-quality movies were not introduced or had a good reputation online, he would naturally not know about them. Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Co., Ltd.

There are also a large number of movies shot every year. Many good movies, such as the "Die Hard" series, were not available to him in time due to various reasons.

Moreover, he also knows that whether DreamWorks is acquired by Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, or other Hollywood film companies in the future, Spielberg will lose a lot of freedom. And there will be no freedom.

, he also lost a bit of aura.

"Stephen, if possible, I can inject further capital into the company. For the record department, I think Geffen will find a good buyer for them. For the video game department, I can contact Blizzard or Gamestation, whether it is an acquisition or

Okay, it's better to cooperate. I think there is still a lot to do. For the TV series department, we can cooperate with the TV series department of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company, and I have also reached an agreement with 20th Century Fox Film Company. Two to three TV series will be produced.

Cooperation." Fang Mingyuan pondered for a moment and said seriously. "I hope the debt will not affect the normal operation of the company. It is not only your dream, but also my dream!"

Spielberg also felt bitter in his heart. His dream failed to take hold, and instead showed signs of dragging the company down. This also made him feel helpless. Although he made movies and started a company not just to make money,

But he deeply understands that without money, any dream can only be a dream and cannot become reality.

Although none of the three people want to change the proportion of the company's shares, the reality is here. If no changes are made, the company will soon face the dangerous situation of insolvency. And if the suggestions put forward by Fang Mingyuan are not considered

Factors that change the company's shares. For DreamWorks, it is actually a good choice.

Blizzard, with many popular and popular works such as "Diablo", "Warcraft", "StarCraft", "Might and Magic", "Heroes" and so on, has become the top computer game production company in the world. Gamestation

The company has become the top company in home console games! In fact, it is not that the three of them have never thought about cooperating with Blizzard and Gamesstation before. After all, both parties have the same shareholder, and now Hollywood movies adapt games, or in other words

It is normal for games to be adapted into movies. "Resident Evil" is undoubtedly an example. Although it has not been officially released yet, it has already triggered heated discussions among movie fans around the world.

Another example is "Tomb Raider", which was adapted from a game. It also achieved quite good box office results. It was only its second film, but it failed, with a global box office of only 150 million.

The total investment in the movie is over 90 million US dollars. However, this has not stopped the film industry from adapting the game.

DreamWorks also had this idea at the beginning. In terms of movies, it is indeed very strong. But in terms of video games, the three founders can be said to be rookies. As a result, the products they produced failed one after another.

.By now, all three of them have lost confidence in video games.

If DreamWorks can hand over this piece of work to Blizzard or Gamestation, there will undoubtedly be a greater chance of success.

However, the three of them are worried that Fang Mingyuan will expand his equity and voice in the company as a result. Of course, they hope to cooperate closely with Fang Mingyuan and Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company, but they do not want the power of the company to be ceded.

Fang Mingyuan also understands this truth, so all this time, Fang Mingyuan has never said much about the operation of DreamWorks Company. But now, if Fang Mingyuan doesn't say anything, I am afraid that everything about DreamWorks Company in the previous life will happen again.

Spielberg was speechless for a long time. Fang Mingyuan naturally would not ask him to make any decision or promise on the spot, so he quickly changed the topic.

"Fang, I heard that the filming of "Resident Evil" has been completed?" Spielberg asked. Biohazard fans around the world have been waiting for this movie adapted from the game for a long time. But so far, everyone except

We know that the heroine is played by Uma Thurman, and the male lead is an unknown newcomer named Chris Pine. We don’t even know who the director is.

Spielberg naturally does not belong to this group. He knows that the director of "Resident Evil" is a famous figure in the industry-George A. Romero!

George A. Romero, a famous Hollywood director, is the most dazzling zombie-themed movie. He can be said to be the father of zombie movies in the world. As early as the 1960s, his "Night of the Living Dead" made

Zombies have become the new darling of modern horror movies. His subsequent films "Dawn of the Dead" and "Zombie Out" made zombie movies popular around the world, and a group of similar or simply following the trend appeared. It can be said that

, it was George A. Romero who established the basic characteristics of zombies. Subsequent zombie movies, including "Resident Evil", basically followed these principles.

The game "Resident Evil" also adheres to these principles!

Therefore, George A. Romero is also hailed by many as the father of modern horror movies!

However, after George A. Romero was nominated for the Saturn Award for director in 1994 for "Twins", he has never had any masterpieces, so many audiences today have forgotten this horror movie director.

master!

And no one thought that Fang Mingyuan would think of him when choosing the director of "Resident Evil"! George A. Romero happily agreed to Fang Mingyuan's invitation.

In fact, not many people know that the reason why Fang Mingyuan chose George A. Romero was because of the "recommendation" of Shinji Mikami. When Shinji Mikami was making the game "Resident Evil", he once mentioned that there are many plots and

The scene, he was deeply influenced by George A. Romero's movies. Fang Mingyuan had also seen George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" and "The Dead", so he chose him.

Fang Mingyuan's choices really caused quite a stir in the small Hollywood circles at the time.

Although George A. Romero is known as the father of modern horror movies, he is now over sixty years old and has not produced any masterpieces in the past five or six years.

Although Uma Thurman has been a famous actress in Hollywood for a long time, most of the films she starred in were not very popular. This has led to many people not even remembering her classic images on the screen, but she was in a few of them.

Films in which she played supporting roles made her shine, and some even became icons of the film. For example, Poison Ivy in "Batman and Robin", which won her multiple awards including the Oscar for Supporting Actress.

Nominated for "Pulp Fiction". But after that, the probability of her starring role being nominated for a Razzie Award is much higher than her being nominated for a positive award. Some people even regard her as box office poison.

And Chris Pine is a newcomer who has no outstanding works except for starring in two TV series. I don’t know what Fang Mingyuan sees in him! Could it be that it’s just him?

Handsome appearance?

Today, there are countless directors and actors who want to cooperate with Fang Mingyuan. This choice undoubtedly surprised many people!

"The filming has been completed, but the official release will probably be postponed to next year." Fang Mingyuan spread his hands helplessly. There is no other way, otherwise, it will become a competition between his own movies. Especially during the Christmas period, then

But it’s such a loss.

Spielberg shook his head. Nowadays, when major Hollywood film companies schedule new movies, they will try their best to avoid the works of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group. No one wants to be the foil of Hong Kong Kumho Film Group. "The Terminator"

3》After the craze, it will definitely become more like this.