Best of Hollywood - Chapter 233

Text Chapter 233: Wish Come True

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After giving Cindy Crawford a hard time, Ryan returned to Orion Pictures refreshed.

For the next few days, Ryan was negotiating with MGM, and they barely reached a consensus.

Orion Pictures won the distribution rights of “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”, while MGM won the overseas rights of “American Pie”.

Immediately afterwards, good news also came from the UK. Golden Harvest officially signed a contract with PolyGram and obtained the distribution channel of PolyGram Film Company.

In fact, buying the distribution channel of Polygram Film Company did not take too many twists and turns, and there was not even a competitor.

At this time, DreamWorks did not have enough funds to establish overseas distribution channels, and Lionsgate Films had just been established and had not yet shown its edge.

Of course, in order to quickly close the deal, Ryan paid a very high acquisition fee, which was regarded as being cheated once, and it was voluntary

Ryan had to withdraw some funds from the stock market.

Far away in London, England, Michael Kuhn looked exhausted.

PolyGram’s business has shrunk in recent years, and with the rise of digital music, the company’s two major stocks, Siemens and Philips, believe that digital music will replace the traditional record industry.

Even started negotiations with the Seagram Group to sell PolyGram at an appropriate price, and the transaction amount is expected to exceed US$10 billion.

According to Seagram Group’s acquisition plan, Polygram’s main recording business will be merged with Universal Pictures’ recording division to form a new Universal Records company.

In terms of PolyGram’s market share in the global record market, the main body of the merger must be PolyGram. At most, it’s just a name change, and there is nothing to worry about in terms of remuneration.

But Michael Kuhn, president of Polygram Films, was not so lucky.

For Universal Pictures, Polygram Films has almost no value except for the film library, and what awaits them will be the fate of being dismissed or sold again.

However, the sudden emergence of Golden Harvest Film Company barely brought a glimmer of hope.

“I want to know what Mr. Zou’s plan is?” Michael Kuhn looked at the representative of Golden Harvest Film Company in front of him, his tone was very puzzled.

Before 1997, Xiangjiang had been a British colony, so he was no stranger to Golden Harvest Film Company, and even bought several films produced by Golden Harvest, which were screened and distributed in Europe.

What puzzled him was that Xiangjiang film industry has been in decline in recent years, and Golden Harvest’s performance has also declined.

At this time, they spent a huge amount of money to acquire the distribution channel of Polygram Film Company, could it be for the purpose of distributing discourse films!

However, it doesn’t seem quite right.

With Golden Harvest’s own channels, it is enough to distribute Chinese-language films, and there is no need to buy the distribution network that Polygram Films has worked so hard to build.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Michael, Mr. Zou is no longer a shareholder of Golden Harvest.”

Jiang Zhiqiang faintly revealed a trace of helplessness, “Some time ago, an investor from France bought all the shares of Golden Harvest.”

Speaking of it, Jiang Zhiqiang was also at a loss. When the other party bought Golden Harvest, they also bought Broadway Cinemas at a very high price, merged them into Golden Harvest Cinemas, and made him the new president of the company.

As for the acquisition of the distribution channel of Polygram Film Company, he was even more confused.

Investment from France!

Michael Kuhn was taken aback for a moment. Could it be a film company from France?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt relieved. Although the French film industry is not very good, it is better than falling into the hands of a Xiangjiang film company.

“Gaumont Film Company?” He asked tentatively.

Gaumont Film Company, one of the famous French film companies, was established in July 1895. It was also brilliant for a while, and Gaumont Film Company also operates theater business and has sufficient funds.

“Mr. Michael, wait patiently for a while, I think I will know who it is soon.” Jiang Zhiqiang was also very curious about this.

About half an hour later, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a young blonde woman walked in, wearing a professional suit, and she looked pretty good.

Jiang Zhiqiang took a quick look at her, she seemed familiar, he seemed to have seen her somewhere, but he couldn’t remember who it was.

He didn’t recognize Sofia Coppola.

But Michael Kuhn recognized it at a glance. She is the daughter of the famous director Coppola and one of the current top managers of Orion Pictures.

“It turned out to be Orion Films!”

Michael Kuhn suddenly stood up, took a deep breath, immediately understood, and said to himself, “Only the two film companies, Orion Films and DreamWorks, would treat Polygram Films. Distribution channels are interested.”

As we all know, Orion Films and DreamWorks are the two most dynamic film companies in Hollywood, and both are ambitious.

Sofia Coppola nodded with a smile and walked in.

“Sorry, Mr. Michael, Mr. Jiang, there was some traffic jam on the road just now.”

At this time Ryan came in from the outside and looked at Michael Kuhn and Jiang Zhiqiang who looked surprised.

Michael Kuhn, the head of Polygram Films, has established a global distribution channel from scratch, which can produce and distribute films on a global scale. During this period, he also established a large-scale film library.

(According to the information on Wikipedia, Polygram Films can produce and distribute films on a global scale, which is comparable to major Hollywood film companies.)

Needless to say, Jiang Zhiqiang was very famous in his previous life. At the age of 13, he followed his father, Hong Kong film distributor Jiang Zuyi, into the film industry. He was responsible for traveling to various European countries to buy films. Ambush” and other works.

Ryan shook hands with the two very enthusiastically, sat down with each other, and said directly: “I think the two of you should know something about the situation of Orion Films.”

Michael Kuhn and Jiang Zhiqiang looked at each other, both showing a wry smile.

Whether it is the “Saw” series, “The Sixth Sense”, “Terminator 3”, or the best-selling “American Pie” in North America, they are all well-known and blockbuster films.

The number of films produced by Orion Films is not very large, but the box office is a bit scary.

It is currently the most famous independent film production company in Hollywood.

“Orion Films produces several films every year, and the only thing lacking is overseas distribution channels.”

“Next, the distribution channels of Polygram Films and Golden Harvest will be merged to form a new overseas distribution company. It is expected that the first film “Rush Hour” will be released in March or April next year.” Ryan said. Slowly talking about the next plan.

“peak moment”!

There was a clear look in Jiang Zhiqiang’s eyes. With Jackie Chan’s influence in Southeast Asia, the release of “Rush Hour” would not encounter any resistance.

“So the newly established distribution company needs a supervisor who is very familiar with the distribution business.”

“I wonder if Mr. Michael is interested!” Ryan said, looking at Michael Kuhn.

The only person who is currently in charge of an overseas distribution company is Michael Kuhn.

“A new distribution company!” Michael Kuhn had a hint of longing and hesitation at the same time.

When Polygram Films established a global distribution channel, he once had this fantasy, challenging the Hollywood giants.

However, once the news that Orion Films has overseas distribution channels gets out, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble in Hollywood, and it will definitely attract the suppression of the seven major film companies.

If one is not careful, Orion Films will become history and be acquired by one of the seven major film companies.

Examples like this abound in Hollywood.

Of course, as long as Orion Films survives, it will surely become the eighth film company in Hollywood with global distribution channels~www.mtlnovel.com~ Even if this global distribution channel is not perfect, it can still surpass all second-tier film companies.

Michael Kuhn took a deep breath, “It’s always been a dream of mine to run a company that would challenge the giants of Hollywood.”

Ryan nodded happily. With the addition of Michael Kuhn, not only can the new distribution company be stabilized, but it can also immediately open up the situation.

Of course, Ryan will not challenge any Hollywood giants, but will be more low-key.

The new distribution company will not be merged into Orion Films, but a separate company will be established to be mainly responsible for the distribution of films outside of North America.

When the time is right, Ryan will transfer a large number of newcomers to overseas distribution channels, so as to completely control overseas distribution channels, instead of relying on Michael Kuhn all the time.

Next, several people discussed for a while about the release plan of “Rush Hour” and the merger of Golden Harvest’s distribution channels.

It wasn’t until dark that Michael Kuhn left in a hurry and called the employees of the permanent overseas offices one by one overnight to tell them the good news.

After a period of time, these people will return to London in batches, and Ryan will personally interview them to reassure people, improve their treatment, and so on.

The next day Michael Kuhn signed a contract with the new distribution company and officially took over the position of president.

At the same time, Ryan put a sum of 24 million US dollars into the account of the issuing company to improve overseas distribution channels and integrate the existing distribution channels of the two companies.

As for Golden Harvest, it cut off its distribution business and gradually reduced its production business, focusing on theater companies and taking advantage of the Asian financial crisis to acquire movie theaters.

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