Chapter 486 "The Destruction of the Empire"

The income of US$58 million is far from the huge profit of US$1.3 billion in just one day when Zucker took advantage of the Japanese "Ehime" incident last month. However, the "Ehime" incident, such as the financial market turmoil that evolved from political events, is, after all, a rare event.

The financial shock to Barclays this time is an active act.

In terms of difficulty, it naturally increased a lot.

But the result?

Zucker still succeeded!

At the same time, Zucker also relied on this assault to send a signal to the outside world - I don't want to be messed with!

"It's a lot of pride to be able to take a big hit from Barclays this time around and hit it hard."

Of course, be proud!

Barclays has never been a pure commercial bank.

Personal savings, business investment, asset management... The strengths of these banks themselves, let's not talk about them for the time being.

Its Barclays Capital, a leading global investment bank, provides financing and risk management solutions to large corporate, institutional and government clients;

Barclays Global Investors Limited, one of the world's largest asset managers and a leading provider of investment management products and services;

Barclays Wealth Management, which manages more than £40 billion in client funds;

Barclays International Retail, which provides a range of banking services to corporate clients in countries throughout the Caribbean, including France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Africa and the Middle East;

......

Subsidiaries such as Hortafe Information Company, Barclays Bank are not too many.

There are hundreds of directly controlled subsidiaries;

The number of companies and companies involved in investment and shareholding is even more astonishing. According to rough statistics, there are no less than 500;

Behemoth!

"This time the financial raid, although the participation of a number of Wall Street investment banks,

They have shared a lot of pressure on me, but they are not worthy of gratitude. If there is no benefit to be gained, look at them one by one, and definitely turn to me! "

"Of course, they joined my camp, which was what I and Andrew Chelop expected."

Zucker was slightly proud.

However, the grievances and disputes between Zucker and Barclays Bank have not completely ended. On the contrary, from another level, the war wealth has just begun.

With the resignation of the former CEO of Starship Technology, Nicholas, the evolution of the international lawsuit has just begun.

Both sides hate?

"Oh, it's not that exaggerated."

"In the world of adults, the opinions of individuals and individuals, and between companies, those so-called hatreds and conflicts are nothing more than entanglements of interests."

Zucker sees it clearly.

......

the next day.

As expected by Zucker, this financial assault incident was widely reported by the media in the UK and the US.

There are all kinds of speeches.

Many media from Europe, Australia, Asia and other countries and regions also participated in this report.

The name "Zuke Wald" was mentioned again by many people.

Hollywood movie tycoons, media giants, Internet tycoons, banking tycoons, upstarts in the venture capital industry... Zhu Ke's resumes have been turned over one by one, making headlines in many media .

This incident gave Zu Ke some notoriety. After all, he used financial means to actively attack others.

don't care!

Notoriety is sometimes a deterrent!

On this day, Zucker came to Wald Pictures.

"Kevin, there are still 3 days before the 73rd Oscars. We have to take back a few golden statues this time. We can't let the company's awards and honors be empty." Zucker said.

"certainly!"

Kevin Feige said firmly: "Boss, we are running Oscar this time, and the pure money cost is no less than 11 million US dollars. This is because the parent company Jin Shuguang Entertainment Group itself is a media group, and the price is a lot cheaper, otherwise The cost of absolutely no less than 15 million."

Zucker nodded: "That's good."

The Oscars are, to put it bluntly, a money game.

Without a sufficient amount of money to open the way, you don't even think about it for best picture, best director, best actor or actress, best foreign language film, etc.

fair and just?

Just listen, don't take it seriously.

An excellent film festival must first of all have commercial value before it can attract the attention of the broad audience, otherwise it can only be reduced to mediocrity.

Of course, "pseudo-fairness" and "pseudo-justice" should also be well grasped, otherwise the film festival will be easily ruined.

At this moment, Zhu Ke looked at Kevin Feige's steady performance, and was really relieved a lot.

Once upon a time, before Bill Sr. joined Wald Pictures, Kevin Feige served as the acting president of Wald Pictures for a period of time.

Speaking and doing things, he was extremely rough at that time.

Of course, it can't be said to be bad, but compared to the CEOs of the Big Six and some of the top second-tier film companies in Hollywood, he is indeed far worse, and it is completely unsatisfactory to Zucker.

Today, he has finally grown up and will become more and more excellent.

"Boss, speaking of this. I must sincerely thank Mr. McNick. Without his careful teaching, I would still be the same boy I used to be." Kevin Feige immediately laughed.

Zucker waved his hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "Let's not mention these, let's talk about the gains of your German party not long ago."

In February 2001, Kevin Feige, the new president of Wald Pictures, was invited to attend the opening of the Berlin Film Festival in Germany.

Kevin Feige attends the Berlin Film Festival and will naturally watch some films to see if they can make money for Wald Pictures.

"Unfortunately!"

"Boss, I feel that the three major film festivals in Europe have really declined a lot these days."

"This time at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany, whether it's the French film "Intimacy" that won the Golden Bear Award, or the "Seventeen-Year-Old Bicycle" that won the Grand Jury Prize Silver Bear Award, and "Italian Learning Class", Movies like "You Are That One" and "Ghost Town" do not have enough commercial attributes, and it is difficult to obtain high box office in the movie market."

"At the same time, none of the executives above the vice president level of the six major Hollywood companies attended the Berlin Film Festival, and the person who sent them was at most a department head."

There was a hint of regret and reminiscence in Kevin Feige's tone.

Zucker smiled and said, "So, your trip to Berlin this time is completely for nothing."

Hearing this, Kevin Feige immediately shook his head.

"It can't be said for nothing, I have reached an agreement with the president of German Konstantin Pictures, Anderfen Heidemann, to jointly produce a film about Hitler on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory over the Nazis. The movie, uh, the movie is titled 'The Destruction of an Empire,'" Kevin Feige said.

Constantine Pictures?

Co-production, distribution?

The movie "The Destruction of an Empire"?

Suddenly, Zucker was surprised.

Others don't know the movie "The Destruction of the Empire", is it not clear to Zucker, who is a traveler?

The film "The Destruction of the Empire", which cost 13.5 million euros to make, may not be the best film among the films commemorating the 60th anniversary of the victory over ***, but it is undoubtedly the most well-known film, and at the same time, it is also the film with the highest commercial value. .

If nothing else, the film grossed over 30 million euros in Germany alone.

The German box office was 30 million euros, which is difficult for even the "Avengers" movie to achieve such a high box office later.

In the "Führer's Wrath" in the film, Hitler roared angrily when he heard that General Steiner did not launch an attack. This section is often borrowed by netizens, borrowing the "Führer's mouth", with subtitles for spoofing, and it became popular. network.

Impressive!

Kevin Feige said: "Now the script is in the editing stage, and at the same time some historical materials in Germany during World War II, especially those valuable materials that are kept secret, Constantin Films is also actively contacting the German government, which is impossible for us Hollywood studios. Only they can do it.”

Zucker nodded.

The precious historical materials are not local local snakes, and they are not even qualified to take a look at them.

" "The second is sent.

Thanks to the book friend "woofer" for the reward again.