Movie Master

Ian looked at Lance carefully, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was more meaningful.

Lance looked back innocently and shrugged, "Good luck?" Ian rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"What? The floating interest rate has started to increase?" Gawain showed a pleasant expression, and sat up straight eagerly, but saw Ian shaking his head in denial.

"Not only has it not been raised, but it has also been lowered. The real estate market is showing no signs of weakening. Our liquidity is about to run out, and we are almost unable to hold on. We are not far from bankruptcy." Mingming's words It was extremely frightening, but Ian's voice was full of enthusiasm and vigor. Even though he was as calm as him, he couldn't help leaning forward slightly, "But it's because of this that it's not normal. Gawain, remember? You saw a whole row of villas sold in Miami, but no one lived in them, and they didn’t even have furniture.” Gawain nodded, he had seen those scenes with his own eyes, and he had also done his own investigation, “Strange This is where the banks know that many people with bad credit are buying houses, but why don't they raise the floating rate instead of lowering it?"

Ian looked at Gao Wen, then at Theo, finally landed on Lance, and said firmly, "Because they are trying to cover up the loopholes. They firmly believe that the real estate bubble is not They will disappear, thinking that they only need to persist for this period of time, and then they can get through it.” This includes top investment banks and major banks, “So, they lowered the floating interest rate, hoping to win more people with good credit to buy real estate , to stabilize the market." Having said that, Ian paused for a moment, then leaned back in his chair, and smiled at Lance, "I started buying A-rated bonds in December."

The upgrade from B-grade to A-grade, in simple terms, is to bet on how thoroughly the real estate is bad. The more severe the crash, the higher the income of A-grade—because all major banks and investment banks now firmly believe that even if B-grade The Tier 1 market is crashing, and neither will the A-Class market.

Ian never left Lance's eyes. He was able to be so bold and even take risks. In the final analysis, it was because of the current situation that almost all Lance had said. Therefore, Ian's confidence and ambition are also gradually rising. Chaos Films not only needs to complete the original accumulation, accumulate enough funds for the acquisition of Marvel Entertainment, but also win the first pot of gold for itself to form a property rights department.

"Not surprisingly, changes will come soon. The soonest, after the Oscars are over; the slowest..." Ian thought about it seriously, "July. If it is slower, we have to think of other ways It's over." Chaos Films didn't have much liquidity in the first place, and Ian had already included the box office revenue of "Fury Road", which was barely able to last until July.

Seeing Gawain's serious expression, Ian couldn't help but smile, reached out and patted Gawain's shoulder, "Even if you don't believe me, you still have to trust Lance." Gawain beat Ian's hand directly, With a speechless expression on his face, Ian laughed loudly, and his eyes fell on Theo again, "The acquisition of Marvel Entertainment is basically not a problem."

The global revenue of a single work of "Fury Road" has exceeded 500 million U.S. dollars-of course, this is the profit before tax, but after "Fury Road" lands on the video tape rental market and CD sales market, it will also bring The second wave of income, and the development of the property rights department will bring the third wave of income. This work alone is enough to make Chaos Films straighten up. This is also an important reason for Ian to start buying A-grade bonds. reason.

"The current share price of Marvel is around thirteen dollars. Of course, if we plan to swallow it all at once, it may need to be raised to around fifteen or sixteen per share..." Ian shrugged, "And what's next In the past two months, the market’s reaction to Marvel, the sales of comics are one aspect, and the latest developments about “Iron Man” and “Invincible Hulk” are another aspect, and the price may increase slightly.” Chaos Films It is undoubtedly an important blessing, which is a positive impact on shareholders, and this is also the price that Chaos Pictures must pay, "However, it is estimated that the final transaction price will not exceed 1.8 billion. To be precise, I hope that it will be less than 1.5 billion." Take it inside."

Lance couldn't make up his mind for a while. In his last life, Disney bought Marvel at a price of 4.2 billion US dollars, including cash and Disney stock, but now why only 1.5 billion is needed? Is the price gap too big?

No wonder Ian is so confident that if their shorts are actually going to pay off, it should be around 300 to 500 percent - maybe even higher since Ian started buying A-rated bonds Yes, this also means that Chaos Films is likely to obtain more than two billion in revenue.

Ian noticed the surprise in Lance's eyes, and cast a questioning look. Lance was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and waved his hand with a smile, "So, the acquisition is not a problem?"

Ian nodded in affirmation, "If everything goes well, the property rights department can start working in the second half of the year." After quickly completing the original accumulation, the basic construction of Chaos Films can be fully launched.

Lance forgot one very important thing: time.

In the last life, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment at the end of 2009. At that time, "Iron Man" achieved great success, and the sequel has also been put into production; at the same time, the "Batman Prequel" series created a new era of superheroes. The genre, box office and word-of-mouth have both harvested; the "X-Men" series and the "Spider-Man" series are also brewing for the second reboot. It can be said that movies adapted from comics are on the rise. Not only has Hollywood paid enough attention, but the comics sales market has also recovered, so the stock price of Marvel Entertainment naturally rose in 2009.

But now, Lance not only preempted Disney, but also preempted the rise of Marvel Entertainment. Even DC Comics' "Batman Prequel: The Dark Knight" has not yet been released. So it's no surprise that the share price has been flat.

"Time, we must hurry up." Theo's voice made Lance turn his head away. He was still thinking about "time" just now, "Regardless of whether the cooperation between Disney and Warner Bros. can be successful, the acquisition of Marvel is our goal this year Biggest target. We cannot let our guard down."

"Say, do we want to make trouble?" Lance suddenly had an idea in his mind, and he said it out of the way. Looking at the gazes of the three people, a sly smile flashed in Lance's eyes, "I I mean, let's let the wind out, let's say that the semi-finished product of 'Iron Man' is very bad at the moment. Hulk' was not satisfied with the effect, and Oscar plans to retake the shot later."

Gawain was the most outspoken, and he directly expressed his doubts, "So, you mean to discredit yourself?" Lance nodded in the affirmative answer, but now Gawain was even more puzzled, "Why?"

Ian gradually came to his senses and gave Lance a meaningful look. Discrediting "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" can be said to be multi-purpose. On the one hand, it can attract more attention, and the news media will pay more attention; The movie cools down slightly, maybe the stock price of Marvel Entertainment will drop slightly; on the other hand, it can reveal a message that the film production is not going well, you know, even in "Fury Road", Lance has never lost his composure However, this is bound to make both Warner Bros. and Disney think a lot.

Although many effects may not be immediate, they can make the muddy water even more turbid and win more space for Chaos Films, even if it is just a tiny bit, which is invaluable for Chaos Films, which is struggling to survive.

Theo also understood, "So, who are you going to disclose the news to?" Chaos Films must not be the one to say it, even if it is internal news, it must be assumed that the news leaked accidentally.

"Ah!" Gawain's reaction was a bit slow, but he also turned the corner, "You want to make Barry Meyer and Robert Iger suspicious, right?" Gawain patted the table, his face A big smile appeared on his face, "If even you don't have confidence, who else in Hollywood can say that they will be able to complete the task well? Right? You say, right?"

Seeing Gawain's smug expression on his face, Lance couldn't help but smile, and nodded to Gawain to express his affirmation, but his words were to answer Theo's question just now, "Just leave it to Dorothy." Now Lance has finally learned to hand over the public relations work to Dorothy, "Even if it doesn't work, Dylan Wilde will definitely be willing to exchange such inside information." Maybe, he can exchange such false inside information for valuable information .

"Let me contact Kevin Fitch, maybe the creative committee can play a role." Ian said, supplementing the strategy by analogy, which immediately made Lance's eyes bright-if the creative committee broke the news, think That Lance screwed up two movies makes it even more convincing, and it also builds the assumption that Chaos and Marvel's partnership is in trouble.

"Gao Wen, are you planning to attend this year's Oscars?" After finishing the business, Lance started chatting again.

Gao Wen waved his hands again and again, "What did I do in the past? I think I'm so uncomfortable." But after refusing, he couldn't help turning his head to look at the other two brothers, "What about you? Are you going this year?"

This year's situation is different. As the biggest winner in the nomination stage, "Fury Road" has a lot more seats in the invitation letter than in previous years, and there are as many as six seats for producers alone. Theo is nominally the president of Chaos Films, Ian is nominally one of the producers of "Fury Road" in charge of financing, and Gao Wen is the physical trainer of "Fury Road", so if they want to , fully available. Even if they weren't, they, as Lance's family, were able to attend, and Leonardo DiCaprio brought his own mother to attend in the "Titanic" year.

"Theo and I both plan to attend, but it's a pity, is it alright if you stay at home alone and watch the live broadcast?" Ian said solemnly, causing Gawain to clenched his fists and gritted his teeth with hatred. Ian was helpless.