Chapter 917 Fight Against the 6 Hollywood Giants

Next, Xia Yu ordered his subordinates to prepare the employment contract, and the time was written in two days.

Barry Diller solemnly signed his name on it and put a contract in his briefcase.

"Boss, I will resign after I go back today. It will take about three days to complete the job handover."

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Three days is acceptable, but you can do it as early as possible. MGM and United Pictures are waiting for you to take over."

"I will as soon as possible!"

Barry Diller replied.

After getting Barry Diller, Xia Yu didn't hide his plans from him, and told him to meet Shirley Lansing later, and hired her to be the executive president of MGM Pictures.

Barry Diller also knew this strong woman and had dealt with her a lot, so he recognized her ability very much and completely agreed with Xia Yu's plan.

For the next appointment, Xia Yu directly asked Barry Diller to stay here.

When Shirley Lansing arrived, she was stunned when she saw Barry Diller talking and laughing with Xia Yu, and then she realized that Barry Diller, the vice president of Paramount Pictures, had been arrested by Xia Yu. dug away.

Accompanied by Barry Diller, Xia Yu once again told her his plans for MGM and the arrangements for her.

Shirley Lansing did not receive an invitation from 20th Century Fox at this time, so she was very satisfied with the position of CEO offered by Xia Yu, and readily accepted Xia Yu's invitation to become Xia Yu's capable subordinate.

Then Xia Yu informed Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing of some things, such as having invested in CAA and secretly integrating theater chains, etc.

These layouts of Xia Yu made the two admire Xia Yu's layout and look forward to the future of MGM.

At this point, Xia Yu can finally let the two of them run MGM and build a media empire for him.

After the swift departures of Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing.

Seemingly aimed at the rumormongers, Northstar Capital convened a press conference to announce in a high-profile manner that Barry Diller was the chairman of MGM, and Shirley Lansing was the CEO.

After the press conference, the news that Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing were poached by MGM spread widely.

All beings are different.

But in any case, many people who want to see the jokes of MGM and Northstar Capital will not be able to see them any time soon.

After Barry Diller and Shirley Lansing took over MGM Pictures and United Artists, they reformed radically, and at the same time used the $100 million injected by Polaris Capital to start redeeming the previously lost money. Film and television copyright.

Just when Xia Yu was about to relax, Michael Ovitz called him and told him that Steven Spielberg wanted to meet him in person after seeing the script of "Alien E.T" talk.

On the morning of January 15, Xia Yu came to CAA brokerage company by car after having breakfast.

After getting the staff report, Michael Ovitz immediately came out to greet Xia Yu.

It's been a month since Michael Ovitz's attitude changed radically.

He became more respectful to Xia Yu and kept his attitude low.

Apparently, Polaris Capital's acquisition of MGM and United Artists really shocked him.

Although Xia Yu had briefly mentioned it to him before, after all, there was no intuitive feeling.

But when what Xia Yu said was realized in such a short period of time, and Polaris Capital entered Hollywood with such a domineering attitude, he, a practitioner in the Hollywood film and television industry, felt more profound than the average person.

With the support of MGM Pictures, which has annexed the United States Film Company, the CAA brokerage company he created will rise at a faster rate. From now on, he will no longer have to wait carefully for the stars he signs.

The CAA brokerage company surpasses his old club William Morris brokerage company in the near future, and there is a greater possibility to launch an impact on the MCA group in the future!

From now on, Xia Yu's influence on him is no longer purely capital, but more important all the resources of MGM Studios.

"Mr. Xia, after witnessing your series of operations, I haven't been able to sleep for the past few days. It's really shocking. The pattern of Hollywood was easily changed by you."

While walking, Michael Ovitz touted.

These days, Xia Yu's ears are getting calloused when he hears this kind of flattery and compliment, so he just smiled and said indifferently, "It's okay, it only cost 250 million before and after. About 10 million dollars, on the contrary, recruiting the chairman and CEO of MGM Studios took some of my mind."

Xia Yu's casual attitude made Michael Ovitz's expression froze. He looked at Xia Yu subconsciously, and found that Xia Yu didn't look like he was pretending.

Invisible coercion is the most deadly.

"250 million US dollars is so easy to say, Mr. Xia, I have seen so many people, you can say such a thing, I don't know what to say anymore."

Michael Ovitz said quietly.

Xia Yu was stunned for a moment, looked at Michael Ovitz, who was a little hit, and laughed dumbly, and did not go any further on this topic.

After a while, a group of people came to the office.

"Mr. Xia, it's not yet the appointed time. Steven Spielberg hasn't come yet, but he should be there soon."

After sitting down, Xia Yu found a comfortable sitting position and said nonchalantly, "Then wait."

"Michael, do you know what Steven Spielberg is up to now? Raiders of the Lost Ark should be over, right? Has he taken on a new movie?"

In the face of a series of questions posed by Xia Yu, Michael Ovitz immediately said: "I specifically inquired, the shooting task of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" has been completed, and it is now in post-production. According to the normal progress, this film will It should be released in the summer."

"Then I asked Steven Spielberg, and he clearly told me that he had received a lot of scripts, but he had not decided which ones to shoot."

Xia Yu nodded slightly and felt relieved.

Since Steven Spielberg has not made a decision and is willing to come and talk, there is a high possibility that the movie "Alien E.T" will be taken over by him, and it can be shot at the first time. The key is to wait. Can we negotiate.

The movie "Alien E.T" was shot by Steven Spielberg in its previous life. After its final release, it caused a movie craze all over the world, with a global box office of up to 790 million US dollars.

Therefore, although Steven Spielberg is not the only big director in Hollywood, in order to ensure the success as much as possible, Xia Yu still wants Steven Spielberg to make this movie.

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While the two were chatting, the time unknowingly arrived at 9:58 am, and Steven Spielberg arrived two minutes early.

After a polite greeting, the three sat around the table.

Steven Spielberg directly took out the script of "Alien E.T" that he received before, and his eyes wandered on the two of them.

Michael Ovitz immediately explained: "Mr. Spielberg, the script for this movie was taken by Mr. Xia, the majority shareholder of our company."

"Mr. Xia, this script is very exciting, it attracted me." Steven Spielberg said with praise, without concealing his attitude.

Xia Yu said with a smile: "Mr. Spielberg, you have deep knowledge in science fiction and commercial films, so I think you will be interested in it. I wonder if you would like to shoot it?"

Praise is praise, but when it comes to specific cooperation matters, Steven Spielberg is also very cautious, not nodding immediately, but bluntly pointing out his concerns and saying: "Mr. Xia, this script is very Yes, but there is more than one factor that determines the box office of a film. I specifically asked about the Galaxy Film Company written in the script, but it is only a small film company from Asia, and it cannot open up the situation in Hollywood.”

Although what Steven Spielberg said was true, Xia Yu was still a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he has long considered this, so he is in a hurry to win the MGM Studios.

Xia Yu said lightly: "Mr. Spielberg, Galaxy Films is not qualified, so what about MGM Studios?"

Steven Spielberg frowned at the mention of MGM Studios.

During this period of time, MGM Studios had been making a lot of noise. Of course, he knew that if it was MGM Studios, which had annexed Lianmei Pictures, it would definitely be qualified.

It's just that this Mr. Xia is not the major shareholder of CAA brokerage company, and he has already secured the investment even before MGM Pictures has settled down?

To guarantee the release of this "Alien E.T", at least 20 million US dollars, MGM Studios agreed so quickly?

Having doubts in his heart, Steven Spielberg asked directly: "Mr. Xia, MGM Studios is willing to make this movie? Is it the only producer in one company?"

"Of course not, MGM and Galaxy are co-producing the film."

Xia Yu said without hesitation.

At this moment, Michael Ovitz realized that Steven Spielberg should not know Xia Yu's identity, and only thought that Xia Yu was the major shareholder of CAA brokerage company.

So he introduced again kindly: "Mr. Spielberg, I think I have to introduce Mr. Xia to you again, he is not only the major shareholder of our company, but also the chairman of Polaris Capital, MGM Pictures. He led the acquisition of the company and United Pictures."

Steven Spielberg was shocked, looked Xia Yu up and down, took a deep breath to suppress the waves in his heart, and apologized: "I'm sorry Mr. Xia, please allow me to take back the question just now, at this point I don't Doubtful."

Joke, Polaris Capital spent $184 million to acquire MGM Pictures, another $60 million to acquire United Artists, and then announced a capital injection of $100 million.

Polaris Capital is simply inhumane.

Since the chairman of the North Star Capital Company said this personally, then he will undoubtedly insult Xia Yu and his own IQ by asking again.

It's just that he wants to know what Xia Yu's position is for this movie. Only by knowing this can he decide whether to really take over.

So he asked again: "Mr. Xia, according to the script, this movie doesn't have too many big scenes, so the production cost should be more than 10 million US dollars, and if the cost of publicity is added, it will be 20 million US dollars. Dollars or so, do you think it's okay?"

Xia Yu looked straight at Steven Spielberg and said solemnly, "Mr. Spielberg, this movie will be the first movie of MGM's re-emergence, so it will be Committed to the pursuit of classics, it will not restrict you in terms of production costs, not to mention 20 million US dollars, it can be doubled or even more, as long as you spend your money with value and meaning!"

Steven Spielberg was silent for a moment, then shrugged and said: "I think as long as a normal director, he will not refuse this temptation!"

"The pursuit of the ultimate splendor of the film is also my life creed."

"Mr. Xia, I made this movie!"

Xia Yu immediately smiled, got up and extended his hand to him, Steven Spielberg immediately reached out and shook hands with Xia Yu.

"I wish us a happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

After the verbal agreement was reached, other details followed.

For example, the director's share ratio, the actor's brokerage contract, the preparation for the release, the permission to revise the script again, etc., have all been discussed.

At the end, Xia Yu made one last request.

"Mr. Spielberg, it's January 1981. I hope this movie will be released in the summer of next year, no problem?"

The time span is seventeen months, which is already a long time for a movie. The "Raiders of the Lost Ark" he filmed started in June last year, and it will be released in June this year, which is only one year away.

Even if you add in the time for wrangling and preparation in the early stage, it's only about fourteen months.

Although because of Xia Yu's request, he will work hard to make "Alien E·T" perfect, but three more months are enough!

So he said without any pressure: "Of course there is no problem, next summer, you will definitely be able to see this movie in theaters."

"I'm looking forward to the final product!"

Xia Yu said with a smile.

After the negotiation, Xia Yu and Steven Spielberg agreed to officially sign the day after tomorrow.

After returning, Xia Yu immediately informed Barry Diller to prepare him, and at the same time gave him the script of "Alien E.T" that was not modified by Steven Spielberg.

Barry Diller was shocked by the boss's action, but also quickly prepared.

Two days later, Wu Siyuan, the general manager of Galaxy Films, arrived in San Francisco to attend the MGM Studios press conference.

In the spotlight, Barry Diller, Steven Spielberg, Wu Siyuan and others stepped onto the podium, and the reporters who arrived kept pressing the shutter.

Then, the tripartite agreement was signed under the spotlight.

MGM Pictures and Galaxy Films jointly invested in the film "Alien E·T", with an initial capital of 50 million US dollars, MGM Pictures invested 30 million US dollars, Galaxy Films invested 20 million US dollars, Steven Spielberg directs.

The media immediately recorded this historic moment.

After signing the agreement, Barry Diller did not hide at all, and directly announced that "Alien E.T" will be released in the summer of next year.

This is a provocation from the "male lion"!

The media was immediately excited, and reporters from all walks of life used cameras to record Barry Diller's domineering scene.

If the other six giants are willing to take their stand, then the bonus for the next two weeks or even a month will not be able to escape.

In the end, the press conference ended in a hustle and bustle.

On the same day, major entertainment evening newspapers and TV entertainment channels reported this explosive news one after another, and Hollywood film companies, large and small, were informed of the news, and their reactions were mixed.

But these are not within Xia Yu's attention, nor does it attract the attention of Barry Diller, who is busy dealing with company affairs and preparing to set up a shooting project team for "Alien E·T".

As for Xia Yu, he took a plane across the United States and came to New York.

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