Heads Up Hollywood

Since the establishment of his business, Tang En has always been rampant all the way, blocking and killing gods, with an unstoppable attitude, as if riding a rocket, reaching the top of Hollywood.

The only time to back down and compromise was to face Lei Shidong!

In order not to cause friction with Lei Shidong, Tang En contributed "Six Feet Under" to STA's competitor SHO.

According to internal information, Showtime has added nearly 1 million home subscribers through the rebroadcast of "Six Feet Under"!

Now that the first round of "Band of Brothers" is over, you want to take advantage of "Band of Brothers" again?

This is too shameless, right?

By giving "Six Feet Under" to the SHO TV network, Tang En had already swallowed his anger and gave Lei Shidong enough face.

Now that SHO is cheap and good-looking, he even wants to get his hands on the rebroadcast copyright of "Band of Brothers".

Tang En was furious, and slapped the table hard, his face flushed immediately, and he shouted angrily: "It's too much to bully!"

Bill McNick also had a gloomy face, "This is using us as persimmons!"

"Um?"

Tang En gave him a strange look. This old guy rarely sees such a strong side of him.

"The influence of "Band of Brothers" is too great! Even if it is a rerun, it can attract a huge audience. The six TV stations that rebroadcast, except us, Starz, are all basic cable TV stations. They can only broadcast the cut version. As long as If it is aired, more viewers will be attracted to Starz TV to watch the full version. If Showtime TV is also rebroadcasted, it will be a diversion, and it will steal our business!"

Bill McNick's analysis makes sense.

STA and SHO are competitors to begin with. Tang En Pictures bought the TV rights with a huge amount of money, and they want to use it to subsidize their competitors. Isn't this out of their minds?

Lei Shidong's method is to suppress the giants who break the market rules, so that the big bully the small!

Tang En waved his fist and said decisively: "No matter what, it's impossible for "Band of Brothers" to be released on Showtime! Damn, they won't even think about any of our self-made TV series in the future!"

Bill McNick said in a deep voice: "Lei Shidong is scheming, his methods are sharp, and he is proficient in tricks outside the plate, so don't be careless."

"I know that old thing is powerful, but he can't do whatever he wants!" Tang En was really furious. This Lei Shidong thought it was a game where big fish eat small fish, and treated him like a shrimp!

"Do you remember the Viacom-Disney fight last year?"

"Of course! Viacom's CBS and Disney's ABC compete for market share. CBS used "Survivor" and "CSI" to beat the blockbuster variety show "Who Can Be a Millionaire". ABC is taking advantage of the rising power."

Bill McNick nodded, "You're right, but...you know, I'm also from Disney, and I have a few friends there. A few days ago, I heard a different story."

"What?"

"Lei Shidong won disgracefully!"

"ah?"

Tang En opened his mouth wide. Hearing his tone, could it be an outside trick?

Bill McNick said: "In addition to California and Florida, Disney also has Disneyland in Tokyo and Paris. Among them, Tokyo has the best performance."

Tang En nodded and said, "I know, so in September this year, Disney joined forces with Japan to invest in a new Disney at sea."

Bill McNick said: "Actually, the negotiations started last year. This is actually a joint venture between the United States and Japan, and the funds involved are not less than 3 billion US dollars! With such a large amount of funds, the transfer of funds and approval procedures are very complicated. Regulatory clearance and judicial approval from both governments.”

Tang En opened his eyes wide, with an incredulous expression, "What do you mean? Could it be that Lei Shidong is getting in the way?"

Bill McNick said: "Redstone served in the army in his early years and deciphered a lot of codes. He has been in business for decades, and his connections in Congress are far from what Disney can match. In order to promote the construction of the new park, Disney must back down. .”

"Damn it, this Lei Shidong is too much!"

Even if Twain and Disney are in dire straits, after hearing of Lei Shidong's despicable methods, they will inevitably share the same hatred.

A market is a market, be it benign competition or vicious competition, everyone is playing the rules of the game.

Lei Shidong directly intervenes in business competition with political connections. This is no longer a trick, but unaffordable!

Everyone plays rugby together, you hold the submachine gun and hold the ball forward, even if you win, who will be convinced?

No wonder Lei Shidong has such a bad reputation in the industry. Not only is the family relationship not good, and his wife and children are separated.

Tang En gritted his teeth and asked, "They want the rebroadcast rights of "Band of Brothers". Did Lei Shidong personally say hello?"

"No, it's the person in charge of CBS."

"That's easy, just refuse!"

Tang En waved his hand, his tone was firm and unceremonious.

Bill McNick said cautiously: "I think...you'd better explain this matter to Redstone yourself, there is no need to tear your face. His influence is too great, aren't we going to buy Universal Pictures? This requires the approval of the Federal Ministry of Justice."

Tang En smiled coldly, "Explain? Explain what a fart! I respect Lei Shidong as an old man, he teased me like a child! Shame on me! Get out of my way in the future, so stay where it's cool!" I won't play with him anymore!"

Bill McNick was taken aback, "Twain, don't be arrogant!"

Tang En let out a long sigh, shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I won't be so reckless as to tear myself apart with him. Isn't our "American Idol" broadcast on CBS in February? It doesn't matter. Even if "Band of Brothers" has a little trouble Contradictory, "American Idol" is enough to make him smile."

Of course, if you really want to tear your face apart, Tang En will not be afraid!

The current situation is very different from half a year ago.

Tang En Pictures has two more people, one is strategic consultant Jack Welch, and the other is CEO Brandy Norris!

Jack Welch has been in charge of General Electric for more than 20 years and has created a business empire with a market value of 450 billion US dollars. The relationship in Congress is only a lot more than that of Redstone!

Brandy Norris was born at Goldman Sachs. As we all know, Goldman Sachs has a strong network in the Federal Treasury and the Federal Reserve.

If Lei Shidong really dared to make a move when Twain acquired Universal Pictures, Twain would not lack direct channels to the political world.

When the time comes, it will be truly immortal!

Tang En's idea was very righteous and arbitrary, and Bill McNick had long been used to it. Seeing his expression, he knew that he was confident.

Then he changed the subject, "There is one more thing, you must be very interested."

"What?"

"I heard...Michael Bay has a new job."

"ah?"

Tang En was a little surprised. The disastrous failure of "Pearl Harbor" had exposed all of Michael Bay's shortcomings. He only knew how to make explosive scenes, but not emotional scenes. This was the shortcoming of directing blockbuster commercial films.

In many cases, love is an indispensable element of commercial films.

At this time, who is so ambitious? Dare to use Michael Bay?

Bill McNick said: "It's Sony Pictures. Back then, Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay jointly launched "Bad Men" with an investment of 19 million US dollars and a box office of 140 million US dollars. It was a great success."

Tang En suddenly realized, "So, they want to restart the sequel?"

"That's right. The performance of Columbia Pictures in the past few years has not been good. I have been contacting Jerry Bruckheimer and want to launch "Bad Boys 2". But... In the past few years, Jerry Bruckheimer has The wind is going smoothly, Michael Bay is also gradually rising, there is no need to make a sequel."

Tang En nodded and said: "Now that "Pearl Harbor" has failed at the box office, many Hollywood film companies are unwilling to suffer bad luck, so "Bad Boys 2" is on the agenda. Sony Pictures needs performance, Jerry Bruckheimer And Michael Bay, also need a movie to prove themselves again."

Bill McNick said: "Obviously, they just didn't hit it off."

Tang En was silent and thought for a while.

"Jedi Men 2" invested 130 million US dollars, and the North American box office earned 138 million, and the overseas box office earned 134 million. From the box office market, this movie failed again, and it was worse than "Pearl Harbor".

But this movie is a typical Michael Bay style, with fast and tense rhythms, grand explosions, and exciting action scenes. It belongs to the classic action movie genre in the 1990s, and the peripheral market sells very well.

Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay have been active for so many years, it's time to rest!

Tang En didn't want to give them another chance!