Chapter 1991 It's All About the Taste of Money

Carl saw that there was a new Asian beauty next to Andy, so it wouldn't be any surprise. As for Andy's "playfulness", it can be said that the person who knows best is him.

Of course, for Chen Zhihua, Carl had already read the materials, and Carl, who had a rare recognition of Asian faces, also expressed admiration for Andy's beauty when he saw Zhihua himself.

After a brief introduction, Andy asked the maid to take Chen Zhihua to choose a room, and reported to the relatives and friends in China that they were safe. Only Andy and Carl were left in the living room. .

"Every time you come back, you stuff me with one. Seriously, there really aren't that many resources for them to share. The problem is, it's the Asian face who is the hardest to find. Boss, you're trying to drive me crazy. what."

As soon as Chen Zhihua left, Carl began to pour out his bitterness and complained.

Andy shrugged noncommittally, and said indifferently, "It's not about letting them play the first and second female roles, arranging some small roles, and showing their faces to brush up their popularity. It is already very important for Asian actors to become third- and fourth-tier stars in Hollywood. Not bad, there is only one Jack Chen, and they know this, so don't complain, just tell me, what's new in Hollywood recently."

Hearing Andy say this, Karl was relieved and said with a depressed expression on his face, "You know the situation in Hollywood, there are not many Asian characters... Forget it, when I didn't say it."

Seeing Andy staring at him coldly, Carl followed his heart very knowingly, and continued with a smirk, "There's nothing major recently, except for the wildfire that hasn't been put out yet, what you're interested in may be that Disney is working with Luca. When contacted by Sri Lanka Films, it is reported that Disney intends to acquire Lucasfilm to bring the Star Wars series under its command and strengthen the expansion of the male xg user market.”

"Huh?" Andy was stunned at first. To be honest, the news was a bit unexpected, but he was relieved quickly. After all, Marvel has become a cash cow in his hands, and it seems that there are not many targets for Disney to acquire in Hollywood. One, the Star Wars series is undoubtedly the best choice. It is not weaker than Marvel's superhero ip, but the influence of Star Wars is more extensive and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"Tsk tsk, it smells like money!"

Andy sighed with emotion. He knew that Disney would not be able to spend less time on this acquisition. You must know that George Lucas, an old guy, is also very shrewd. He has been pressing the Star Wars series for so many years, not shooting a sequel, except It's because he didn't want to shoot it out and smash the signboard, and more importantly, he was also a little powerless and wanted to sell it.

"Yeah, this transaction may involve four to five billion US dollars, and this time maybe it's really a big bargain for Disney." Carl said with some emotion.

"Oh? Do you have any insights, let's hear it." Andy was aroused by Carl's tone of curiosity.

"Nothing, Lucasfilm is already a giant in the film industry, but it is a complete system that spans the entire Hollywood film industry. It includes several subsidiaries.

"Lucas Publishing" has brought him a steady stream of licensing income, and "Industrial Light and Magic" and "Skywalker Sound" have become one of the most important branches of Hollywood in the past two decades and an indispensable part of the Hollywood industrial system. So far, ILM has produced and participated in nearly 300 films, and Skywalker Sound Effects has also produced special effects for more than 300 films.

This is a huge fortune. Plus, it has been four years since the last Star Wars movie. Star Wars fans around the world have long been impatient. If the Disney acquisition is completed by then, they will be cruel. One point, build a Star Wars a year, squeeze the potential of Star Wars, maybe you will earn back the money from the acquisition with interest.

The Star Wars series definitely has this potential, you know, it's a complete world, and it's a complete world that has been built for more than 30 years!"

Hearing Carl's words, Andy fell into contemplation,

He frowned slightly and touched his chin. He also agreed with it. It was not that he never thought about joining the battle for the acquisition of Lucasfilm. However, he was hesitant. After all, the stall he had set up was too big Big, the Smith Media Group, which has just completed the integration, has not digested the existing resources, and holds a large amount of IP resources in its hands. It needs a lot of funds to invest, and then spends several billion to acquire Lucasfilm, Whether it can be digested is a big question.

He is not short of money, but if he really wants to buy whatever he sees, he will buy, buy, buy, and buy, and he will take too many steps. What if he is talking nonsense?

It’s better to stabilize first, wait and see, anyway, this kind of acquisition negotiation cannot be reached in a day or two, especially George Lucas, who regards the Star Wars series as a child, is definitely a big trouble in the negotiation.

"You said, if I proposed to Lucas to acquire Industrial Light and Magic, you said, would he agree?"

When Carl heard Andy's question, he rolled his eyes and said incredulously, "Boss, a complete diamond necklace, will you knock down a diamond for money?"

"Okay." Andy himself knew that he asked a silly question, but this also shows how much he covets ILM. Although Universal Pictures also has its own special effects animation company, some advanced technologies and Industrial Light and Magic is no match.

"By the way, there is one more thing. Recently, Hollywood has become popular in Asia to find money. The hot money in India and China has become the hottest topic in Hollywood. Many companies have already sent people to China and India to find money. You see , should we also send someone to India to have a look, after all, many people are stupid, and they won't take it for nothing." Carl raised his eyebrows at Andy and reported with a smile.

If you want to ask what Hollywood lacks the most, there is only one answer, and that is money!

Hollywood found that financing from US hedge funds and banks dried up, and now Asan and Chinese companies have a lot of money to invest. Hollywood is badly in need of overseas funding to continue its global expansion.

Foreign capital investing in Hollywood is nothing new. As far as a foot basin, German and French capital landed in New York and Los Angeles in the 1900s. They also bought and bought everywhere, which also caused a commotion. Soon after the excitement passed, Hollywood left them with the lessons of staying in Vanity Fair.

India has become an important force in the latest round of knocking on the door of Hollywood.

However, it is conceivable that only a large amount of tuition and lessons awaited them, and then they fled away in a dreadful state.

The hard-hitting Hollywood, the flowing foreign investors, these words are not just words, but summed up the bloody lessons one by one.

Think about it, before coming to Hollywood, who didn't all have stunts in the country, who didn't have a lot of money to ride the waves of capital and want to make a name for themselves in the sunshine of California, who didn't want to promote their own excellent culture in front of the American audience?

But in fact, many investors do not have the professional knowledge of the film and television industry, ignore the particularity of the creative industry, and blindly carry out capital operations.

To be honest, in the big hole of Hollywood, both directors and producers are proficient in flicking foreign capital and the professional skills of empty-handed white wolves, because they have ushered in too many 'turtles', There are countless successful cases. Their noses are more sensitive than dogs. If they smell a little blood, they will pounce on them without any bottom line, wagging their tails at the 'new bosses' to please them, and then they turn their faces and don't recognize people after emptying their money. Waiting for the arrival of another bo foreign capital.

"Go, why don't you go!" Andy said without hesitation, "Assams are happy to send money, why not!"

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