Heads Up Hollywood

After more than a month of buffering, the impact of the "911 Incident" on film and television entertainment was finally eliminated.

In the new week, Tang En received the latest report faxed by Comcast.

Last week, STA TV network added more than 2.1 million new subscribers, so far, the total number of subscribers has exceeded 14 million!

Looking at the professional cable TV market in North America, the combined subscribers of HBO and SHO are not as good as STA!

Last night, "Band of Brothers" played the fifth episode, which set off another wave of peak ratings——

The theme of this episode is "Crossroads", which was shot by Tom Hanks himself, and the shooting is very exciting. The main reason is that the processing techniques are too rich.

Although Tom Hanks adopted the method of "Saving Private Ryan" in terms of structure, it is still relatively new in the series.

The light and shadow processing in this episode is also excellent. The big camera shake at the beginning, combined with the gasping voice-over at louder volume, sets up intense suspense while setting the tone for this carnage-style triumph and reflection.

The title of this episode "Crossroads" is very ingenious. It not only refers to the crossroads where the battle took place, but also alludes to Captain Winster's psychological contradictions. Although there are not many battle scenes, the scene of collective bayonets for the first time in the series still gives enough tragic rendering, especially the design of almost zero voice-over in the charge is commendable.

Although Tom Hanks is not a director by profession, he has been filming with so many great directors, and has also participated in "Saving Private Ryan".

And his transition to the next episode at the end is also a highlight.

E company's supplies were short, and the defeated soldiers of the Allied forces were in a sinking state of mind. In the severe winter, the artillery fire ahead is bright - the Ardennes battle is coming!

With Tom Hanks in control, the ratings of "Band of Brothers" finally ushered in the popularity of the premiere, with an average viewership of 14.87 million. At the peak of the ratings, there were more than 18 million households in the United States watching at the same time !

The popularity of "Band of Brothers" is back!

In the relatively weak off-season of the film market, a miniseries of "Band of Brothers" has become the biggest focus of attention of the entertainment media.

And DreamWorks has also sent a series of good news, the overseas copyright of "Band of Brothers" is booming!

No matter which country it is, the price of a single episode of "Band of Brothers" is 2 million U.S. dollars, and the price is not negotiable!

The copyright fees of Britain and France exceeded 30 million US dollars.

So far, the total overseas sales have exceeded 180 million US dollars!

Tang En Pictures, as the major shareholder, will naturally have a lot of distribution.

After the first round of "Band of Brothers" is finished and the disc is released, there will be a wider market!

"How much was the DVD sales of "Band of Brothers" in the previous life? 700 million US dollars or 800 million US dollars?" Tang En sat in the office with a vague memory, but he couldn't stop smiling.

Of course, behind this smile, in addition to the good trend of STA and "Band of Brothers", it is also because an important figure is about to appear - Jack Welch!

In several months, Dunn had several communications with Jack Welch. At that time, he was not optimistic that the STA TV network could stand out from the gap between HBO and SHO.

But the facts proved that Tang En's decision was correct as content guides traffic.

After the popularity of "Six Feet Under", "X-Men", "The Grinch", and "Band of Brothers", STA's North American user volume has surpassed the sum of HBO and SHO!

Naturally, Jack Welch had to fulfill his promise. He wanted to serve as the strategic advisor of Dunn Films.

Tang En's strength is foresight, which is the domination of the content field and the judgment of the market prospect. But he still lacks experience in the management and strategic layout of the enterprise.

With the guidance of Jack Welch, the world's number one manager, Tang En Pictures will definitely be on the right path of development.

During this time, Tang En also specifically investigated the matter of Jack Welch.

This old guy lived a luxurious life. After retiring, he divorced his first wife, and planned to find a young and beautiful girl to enjoy his old age and life.

I have to say, there are ideas and styles!

However, his ex-wife is a lawyer with superb means and adopted various legal means to directly make Jack Welch pay 180 million US dollars and half of the real estate.

Jack Welch had no choice. In order to maintain a luxurious life and raise a beautiful wife, he had no choice but to set up Jack Welch Consulting Company to provide consulting services for large companies.

The meeting place is the racetrack of *** International Golf Club.

Tang En arrived late with his new love Anne Hathaway, and saw Jack Welch, who was in his sixties, riding a black horse galloping in the racecourse.

Anne Hathaway opened her mouth wide in fright.

Tang En couldn't help laughing, "Sure enough, he is getting stronger and stronger, and his appearance is heroic!"

"Can you ride a horse?"

"I……"

Seeing her obedient look, Tang En knew that she was afraid, so he smiled and waved, and asked the staff to find a tall brown-red horse, hold her in his arms, and the two rode together, slowly Forward.

"Wow... this feeling... feels like it's my first time riding a bicycle..." Anne Hathaway was very excited, but she didn't dare to move while sitting on the horseback, her face was ruddy.

Tang En held the rein with one hand and put his arm around her waist, and said with a smile, "Actually, this is also my third time here, but this kind of horse is easy to ride with training."

Anne Hathaway shook her head, "Forget it, I still like to play golf, and I can relax more. Riding a horse...is too tense and suffocating."

Just ten minutes later, he moved to the golf course.

Compared with the racecourse, the golf course is a holy place for communication.

"To be honest, every time I see a report from Starz TV station, I am terrified." Jack Welch swung his club fiercely, and then looked at Tang En beside him, "I am surprised that you did it. Of course, Celebrate you too."

Tang En also waved his hand casually. After all, he was a young man, so the visual distance was farther than him. He said with a smile: "Because I am a young man, my drive is better!"

Jack Welch shook his head, "Momentum is one aspect. Your thinking and observation skills are very sharp, and your market judgment is very accurate. This is your biggest advantage under your chaotic management."

Tang En had a black line on his forehead.

After swinging a few shots, Anne Hathaway also stopped, looking at this side in surprise.

Is this criticizing Tang En?

How can it be?

In her opinion, Tang En is omnipotent!

In particular, he and Barry Meyer blocked the new director Brett Ratner with a few understated words. This kind of strength is daunting.

Of course, there were many girls living with him in Banshan Manor, which also allowed her to see Tang En's crazy side.

Tang En and Jack Welch went to the rest area, feeling a little aggrieved, "Twain Pictures' performance is outstanding! I can even say responsibly that Tang En Pictures will be the film company with the highest return rate in Hollywood this year!"

"Unsinkable", "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and "A Beautiful Mind" are all box office champions in each schedule.

Jack Welch shook his head and said, "Twain Films' outstanding performance is due to your films, but it is an indisputable fact that the management is chaotic, the responsibilities of each department are unclear, and there are redundant staff."

Tang En's expression froze. Bill McNick also mentioned this matter to him.

When Tang En Pictures was first established, in order to expand its strength as soon as possible, it recruited many employees, especially the royal team recruited by Tang En through the "sunglass system", most of them were seriously biased.

Such people can only be technical talents, not management talents.

As the founding team of Tang En Pictures, they have a lot of experience, and many of them have gone to management positions, which is bound to cause problems.

"Firing the founding team, or dismissing or demoting the founding team members, is a process that every start-up company must go through." Jack Welch stared at Tang En, "You boy, treat competitors with methods He is ruthless, but he treats his own people too softly, this is not business."

Tang En sighed, "Bill... oh, that's the president of Tang En Pictures, Bill McNick. He used to work at 20th Century Fox. He used to be tough and domineering in his work style. He was killed by his subordinates and lost his position. Here we come After Twain Films, his work style has changed drastically, he is sleek and ingenious, or... he is no longer willing to take over the work that offends others."

Bill McNick has become a good guy, and Twain can't do anything. This is bound to cause many members of the founding team with insufficient talents to occupy management positions.

More importantly, Bill McNick is also a technical talent. He is a producer. In terms of interpersonal communication and management skills, he is definitely not as good as Barry Mayer, Tom Rothman, and Lang Mayer.

Jack Welch waved his hand, "Forget it, I don't know enough about the situation of Tang En Pictures now, I will go a few more times later to clarify the situation, and then I will give you suggestions. We are now going to discuss a more important topic of."

"What?"

"Your money!"

"ah?"

Tang En was slightly surprised, and looked at him intently, "My money? What's wrong?"

This old man wants to ask for a reward before the consultant agreement is signed?

Jack Welch obviously saw what he was thinking, and stared angrily, "I'm asking you, how do you plan to use the money you made in the stock market to develop the business of Tang En Pictures!"

Tang En scratched his head in embarrassment, hesitated for a moment, and lowered his voice, "The next step is to acquire Universal Pictures!"

"Universal?" Jack Welch pondered slightly, "Vivendi's recent momentum is very strong, stronger than that of Japanese companies more than ten years ago."

Tang En smiled mysteriously, "That's right, so Sony suffered serious losses, and Panasonic was almost bankrupt."

Jack Welch is a business prodigy. He obviously understands that Vivendi's crazy acquisition in the United States is a suicide act under the circumstances of the stock market collapse and economic crisis, so he nodded, "Universal's brand is not bad, there is a certain acquisition value."

Tang En curled his lips when he heard this, it's Universal Pictures!

Be a Hollywood mogul!

But Jack Welch's tone was completely understated and indifferent.

But then again, let alone Universal Pictures, even the Vivendi Group is not a company of the same level as the General Electric he was in charge of before.

He really has the qualifications to despise Universal.

"Then what?"

"What then?"

"You only plan to acquire Universal Pictures? The structure is too small!"