Heads Up Hollywood

Tang En has a great plan.

Therefore, he has to quickly complete the primitive accumulation, establish a piece of industry, and at the same time use his control over the future trend to secretly weaken the opponent's strength.

After receiving a dividend of 100 million US dollars, his first thought was to invest in the capital market to earn crazy returns.

But Tang En quickly thought of another thing - Marvel!

It is now 1997. Marvel has just gone through bankruptcy and reorganization, and is in a very bad situation. It even had to keep selling comic copyrights to survive. But with the box office explosion of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man", Marvel's situation immediately improved, and it ambitiously created the Marvel Universe, which achieved success in one fell swoop.

It can be said that now is the best time to make a move on Marvel - before "X-Men" is released and Sony Pictures acquires the rights to Spider-Man.

Dunn gave his assistant George Paxton a task to collect relevant information about Marvel and possible acquisitions.

The news sent back was not optimistic.

The current market value of Marvel Entertainment Group is not high. It was acquired by Avi Arad and Ike Patham as a whole last year, which cost 50 million US dollars.

However, unlike the previous Wall Street capital controlling Marvel, Avi Allard has great ambitions. He not only took back many copyrights that were sold and leased out before, but also established a subsidiary Marvel Pictures, determined to develop into the film industry.

Moreover, Avi Arad and Ike Patem have been collectively approved by Marvel's management, and it is impossible for Twain to buy Marvel now.

The purpose of the acquisition of Marvel by these two shareholders is to develop their careers, not just seek capital like Wall Street.

Therefore, for Twain's invitation to buy, Marvel's attitude is undisputed-reject!

Tang En rubbed his head with some headaches. Marvel's attitude is so decisive, can they only invest their funds in the stock market?

He is not reconciled!

"If you don't cooperate, you can only destroy!"

Tang En's eyes were tightly narrowed into a line, and a bit of coldness appeared on his solemn face.

He has a firm belief that it is impossible for him to give up a super big gold mountain like Marvel to future competitors for nothing.

There are still two years to go. If Marvel is still obsessed with it during this time, then Twain will definitely use all means to kill the grass and roots to prevent future troubles!

There are too many comic companies in the United States, and Marvel's only superhero who is really popular in the United States is Spider-Man.

As long as Sony Pictures snatched the copyright of Spider-Man before Sony Pictures in 1999, and then backhandedly cooperated with other comic companies to create a parallel universe, allowing Spider-Man to travel directly into the parallel universe. The soul, how is it still as beautiful as the previous life?

Of course, this is a last resort.

After all, the Marvel universe has the successful experience of previous life. Twain's control is much safer than creating a brand new comic universe.

While Tang En was thinking about the future of Marvel, he received a call from Bill McNick.

"Hey, Tang En, is it convenient? I'll visit your studio."

Tang En has registered his own film company - Tang En Pictures.

However, there are only two people in the company now, the boss Dunn Walker and the employee George Paxton, who rented an old-fashioned tube building with a large area and a bad location, very close to the slums.

Tang En was flattered by Bill McNick's sudden visit, "Bill, you are too polite!"

Bill smiled and said, "It's okay, I'll be there on time at two o'clock in the afternoon!"

...

Tang En thought that Bill McNick's sudden visit was to thank "Titanic" for its contribution. The North American box office of this film has exceeded 500 million, and the global box office is approaching 1.3 billion US dollars. The momentum of crazy growth has not abated.

However, it was not his assistant who came with Bill McNick, but a middle-aged man with a bald head, kind eyes, a suit and leather shoes, an easy-going demeanor and a strong aura.

Tang En greeted him with a smile, and offered to extend his hand, "Hello, Dunn Walker, you can call me Dunn."

The other party's attitude was gentler than Tang En's, and Tang En was very surprised by the closeness from the bottom of his heart. This person's aura is completely suitable for politics!

Is it a politician?

"Hi, Tang En, I'm Brian Lord, from CAA."

Behind this gentle voice, there was no threat or confidence as imagined. It was very peaceful and soothing, just like talking with old friends for many years. Tang En couldn't help but be astonished.

Brian Lord!

Tang En has been in Hollywood for so long, of course he has heard of this recognizable name.

After Michael Ovitz and Ron Meyer switched jobs, Brian Lord became the new butler of CAA. At the same time, he is also the most famous golden agent in Hollywood!

steve spielberg tom cruise nicole kidman madonna george clooney brad pitt johnny depp kate winslet Lanchet... is an entertainer in his hands.

And Brian Lord's assistants are also well-known big-name agents in Hollywood, Maha Duckhill, Pat Kingsley, Hilda Querry, Tracy Jacobs S, Geyer Kosinski...

Tang En swallowed, saying in his heart that he was not nervous, it was definitely a lie.

Bill McNick said hastily: "Twain, I know that recently... you and CAA had some misunderstandings, but I assure you, Brian has no knowledge of this!"

Tang En controlled his restless emotions, his face was calm.

Brian Lord waved his hand, "Whether I know it or not, it's all my fault at work. Dunn, I apologize for the harm this has caused you."

Tang En's face turned watery, "That's unnecessary, I've already fired William Mihawk, and I'm negotiating with William Morris' agency."

Faced with Tang En's unceremonious words, Brian Lord smiled as before, "It should be, WMA is the largest brokerage company in the industry, and it has poached many big-name directors and stars from CAA in the past two years. , CAA’s situation is much worse, every artist must pay great attention to it.”

That's a great thing to say.

The WMA is now full of big names, did you Twain receive top-notch treatment in the past? But CAA is different. CAA is facing internal and external troubles. It is very careful about every popular and potential artist, attaches great importance to it, and will do its best to meet all their needs.

Tang En took a deep look at Brian Lord, and sighed in his heart, he was indeed a seasoned manager, and an understatement of compliments could show his edge.

Bill McNick rounded things up and said, "Forget it, Tang En, save face and stop this matter. I believe Brian will give you an explanation."

Brian Lord continued to smile back, with the utmost sincerity.

Tang En nodded, "Let's go into the room and talk."

Back in the office, Tang En poured a glass of whiskey for the two of them, and then sat down quietly, waiting for Brian Lord's "argument".

Brian Lord knew it well, and said with a smile: "Twain, I heard that you are going to acquire Marvel Entertainment?"

Tang En tried his best to control, but he couldn't hide the horror on his face.

George Paxton gathers Marvel information at his behest, in secret. Unexpectedly, everything was under Brian Lord's control.

Sure enough, he is a figure in Hollywood, this network and channel information is shocking!

Tang En took a deep breath, "I do have that intention."

Bill McNick glanced at Tang En and frowned.

He really didn't expect Tang En to be so fond of messing around. As a director, wouldn't it be enough to make a good movie? It's understandable that you set up your own studio, but you are too arrogant to buy Marvel, right?

Even Warner DC dare not touch the ruins of Marvel, why do you Twain?

Brian Lord's expression was too uniform. Ever since he met Tang En, he had always looked as gentle as water. It was impossible to see any psychological fluctuations on his face.

"Twain, you can make a movie like "Titanic". The special effects technology is definitely one of the best in Hollywood, but superhero movies..." Brian Lord shook his head, "This is a piece of mud!"

Bill McNick added: "Yeah, Twain! Two superhero movies came out this year, Warner's Batman and Robin, and New Line's Spawn, and it's a total loss! Especially Batman Xia, invited George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger and other superstars, the result? Almost ruined this series!"

Brian Lord sighed, "I'm still running the Batman and Robin project. It may take at least five years to pay off. Twain, in fact, in the past few years, superhero movies have been declining. Movies like The Phantom, The Boom, and Batman Returns aren't doing well at the box office."

Tang En shook his head firmly, "Others can't shoot well, but it doesn't mean I can't shoot well! I'm sorry, but my biggest wish right now is to acquire Marvel."

Bill McNick sighed heavily, while Brian Lord didn't say anything more. He opened his briefcase, took out a stack of thick documents, and handed them to Dunn.

When Tang En opened it, he suddenly felt short of breath and his heart was beating wildly. He looked at Brian Lord with fear!

This is definitely a top-secret material within Marvel!

In front of this material, George Paxton's investigation these days is like a child's play.

This document contains Marvel's internal financial details. Regardless of the fact that Marvel now has two major shareholders leading the trend, this document clearly points out that Marvel's finances are not healthy, and within two years, Marvel will definitely embark on the old road of selling copyrights.

Two years later... Isn't that when Sony Pictures bought the rights to Spider-Man in 1999?

The document also contains detailed information on the management, each person's specific position, power faction, personality analysis, development philosophy and many other aspects.

This is simply an encyclopedia of Marvel Entertainment Group!

No wonder Michael Ovitz was able to become the most powerful person in Hollywood for three consecutive years. CAA's network and channels are really amazing...