Chapter 1303 Fame and Fortune
Hollywood is the most intoxicating vanity fair in the world. If you are willing to delve into it, you can even find everything that humans have created for desire.
This is definitely not a good word, because human desires often mean depravity. No matter how human beings package and whitewash this term, it cannot change one thing, that is, in the face of desire, human beings have no lower limit to speak of.
For the sake of fame and profit, they can sell everything they have. And in a situation like this, it's almost impossible for anyone making a living in Hollywood to be clean. This is true not only for those actors and stars, but also for the producers and bosses behind the scenes.
Being able to be the boss of hosting a party in Hollywood, needless to say, those so-called celebrity beauties will definitely flow past them like an assembly line. And no matter how beautiful these stars are on the bright side, facing them who control the channel, they have almost no other choice except to show obedience and docility.
It's not that no one will choose to resist, but all those who resist must leave Hollywood. And this is absolutely impossible for those mortal men and women who come here for fame and fortune. Therefore, the vast majority of people will only choose to sink, and the vast majority of people can only be willing to fall.
All kinds of things like this have created a luxurious place full of luxury and luxury. This is Hollywood. A place where dreams are a commodity.
Every moment, there will always be countless people entering here with the dream of being a star. And every moment, there will always be countless people who leave here because of the shattering of their dreams and the loss of everything they have. After all, there are only a small number of people who can succeed here, and even for those who are successful, it is difficult to say that they really got everything they want. This is impossible in Hollywood, because when you realize your dream, it is almost doomed, you must lose something.
No one can be the winner and winner here, if there is one, then it is only those predators hiding behind Hollywood. Those big crocodiles who control channels and resources are also known as the Eight King Kong in Hollywood. From the last century to the present, the entire Hollywood is almost controlled by these eight companies. With the top resources and the most complete channels, the eight major companies not only control everything in Hollywood, but also extend their tentacles to the whole world.
It can be said that their contribution is crucial for Hollywood to become the world's film factory. And it is precisely because of this that they take it for granted that they control the entire Hollywood. For these big companies that occupy the top of everything in Hollywood, Hollywood is just their back garden. Although there are only a few of the Eight Great King Kongs left today, this structure will not change. They are still the topmost existence, and no matter what other Hollywood people do, they can only rely on them to survive.
The almost monopoly approach coupled with Hollywood's global reputation,
Apart from worrying about whether their next movie will hit the street, these big Hollywood companies don't have to have any other worries at all. After all, they are in the entertainment industry. If movies were able to live well during the Great Depression in the United States, they can naturally live well now.
And this also makes these Hollywood leaders gloat in the face of the current stock market turmoil in the entire United States and the troubles of those established companies. It was almost early in the morning, when the regular meeting was held, the CEO of Twentieth Century Fox had already laughed at his subordinates at the decision-making meeting very unceremoniously.
"Look at their distressed appearance, I swear, this is definitely the funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. You can never imagine how depressed those guys who never gave us a good face in the past are now. .If you know any of them, I really suggest that you visit them with some gifts, and you will definitely enjoy the spiritual pleasure for a long time!"
"Maybe we should talk to Paramount and see if we can move these stories to The Wolf of Wall Street 2. I think the audience will love this story. Because they will also love to see those old stories. The appearance of a big man falling into the garbage dump."
Someone echoed and made such a suggestion. Upon hearing this suggestion, the CEO immediately snapped his fingers and laughed.
"That's right, it should be like this. Harry, I will leave this matter to you. Tell Paramount that we can cooperate. We are willing to bear part of the cost whether it is distribution or investment, as long as they start this project as soon as possible , everything is easy to say. By the way, don’t forget to warn them and let Leonardo quickly regain his figure. What the hell, he has already got the statuette. Can’t he quickly recover from this bad situation? back in the image?"
"Are you middle-aged?" Leonardo's popularity is still good, so soon someone came out to help him out. Regarding this, the CEO just curled his lips and changed the topic.
"Okay, let's not talk about him. Let's talk about our plan for the next quarter. How is our film going? Has the estimation agency given an approximate figure?"
"According to the current market conditions, the situation should not be too bad. Although many companies in North America have been affected by the stock market, as far as the current situation is concerned, they have not caused too much damage to ordinary audiences. Big disruption. Entertainment is what everyone needs, and the more turbulent times are, the more people need entertainment. So our forecast for this quarter is 2 billion."
"Two billion?" He tapped his fingers and lit himself a thick cigar. The CEO of Twentieth Century Fox said this to his subordinates. "This return is not a good number. We must know that our initial investment is already very large. In addition to production costs and personnel expenses, we also have to bear a large amount of publicity costs. This is huge for us. Pressure, if such a financial statement is reported to the head office, everyone will probably look bad. So, do you have any solution?"
"Maybe we can contact our partners. Our Chinese friends, aren't they busy with the issuance of our projects on the other side? You know, they also have investment in these projects in our hands, I think We can let them also cover part of the publicity costs. Especially in the Asia-Pacific region. This will save us a lot of money."
"It makes sense, so let's do it. Contact the crew and get them ready to go to the Asia-Pacific for promotion. I believe that with them, things should go smoothly."
The CEO made the decision right away. Faced with his decision, of course Fox's decision-makers have no other opinions. For them, this is already a commonplace thing.
The initiative of the project is in their hands, and those so-called partners of course only have the role of paying for their decisions. If you are not happy, then I am sorry, the final financial statement will definitely disappoint you. Maybe you are a very profitable investment in your eyes, but in the end the result may make you stick all your pants in it.
This was the case with the Germans back then. What was the result of them waving their banknotes to invest in Hollywood? This is true of the Germans, and of course the so-called Chinese partners are also true. Hollywood doesn't have any sympathy for them, and it's even more impossible for their film companies to be polite to them.
If you cooperate, I can also bring you some soup. If you are unwilling to cooperate, then you don't even have to drink the soup. You can sue, or you can turn against them. But as long as Hollywood's position in the world film industry remains unchanged, they will never worry about investment. Without you, there will always be others to join in the fun. Investors are never alone, and that's especially true of Hollywood.
The Hollywood company, which is used to being an old man, is running almost everything related at a high speed. Soon, they came up with relevant regulations in the meeting. But just when they were about to implement the regulations, a sudden notice caught them off guard.
"Mr. President, something is wrong. There is news from the head office that someone has started to discuss the acquisition with the board of directors. The finance department has sent a letter asking us to sort out all the financial statements and submit them. It seems that they will soon We can talk about the results!"
The news from the secretary's assistant immediately turned the originally peaceful decision-making meeting into a turmoil. They have forgotten when was the last time something like this happened. But they knew clearly in their hearts how such a change would affect Zhao Cheng.
If there are any huge changes in the head office, then as a subsidiary, 20th Century Fox will inevitably face a huge disturbance. All of them present may have to pack up and leave, and by that time, everything they have now will be reduced to nothing.
Having enjoyed the luxuries and luxuries of Hollywood, no one wants to lose them. So immediately, Fox's CEO asked loudly.
"Who is doing this? Why didn't we hear any news in the first place? Is it the Osborne Group? Or the Stark Corporation? What are they trying to do with the acquisition of 21st Century Fox?"
"No, it's not them. It's Chairman Wang of the Yida Group across the sea. He proposed to the company headquarters to acquire 51% of the shares at a premium, and the company's board of directors is discussing it. Maybe they will really... .”