The First Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-Six Chapters Enter the Entertainment Industry

"You said that George Lucas did not plan to sell his shares of Moguang Industry, but to sell his shares of Lucasfilm?" Feng Yu was very surprised. This Lucasfilm is George Lucas. Founded by one hand, although there are not many film and television copyrights in hand, it is also worth a lot of money with the ace ip of Star Wars. --

At this time, Kameda Masao said: "Boss, I don't think it's strange. Lucas invested more than 90% of his movie income in the past few years into the polishing industry, which created the polishing industry. The industry's outstanding film special effects technology. And the polishing industry is the most profitable company under Lucasfilm."

"If the polishing industry is controlled by us, it is equivalent to losing control of the most advantageous business of Lucasfilm, and then Lucasfilm may start to lose money."

"Since we have put on a stance that we are bound to win, Lucas might as well sell the whole package to us. This is worse than Lucasfilm's downfall in the future, like MGM in the past."

Feng Yu frowned, is that really true? If this is the case, then Lucas may not sell it. With the trump card of the polishing industry in hand, Lucasfilm can continue to stand in Hollywood.

Ralph explained: "Boss, I also don't think it's surprising, don't look at Lucas' wealth, but they don't have much cash in Lucasfilm, and during this time, Lucas There just happened to be an idea to shoot Star Wars into a TV series, and it is said that the script has been written, but no one has invested."

"Don't Lucas even have the money to invest in a TV series?" Feng Yu couldn't believe it. Lucas's net worth has two or three billion US dollars. Even if he took a loan, he could borrow enough. funds are correct.

Even if Lucas wants to shoot Star Wars TV, he can't shoot all TV sets according to the movies, right? Then a long TV set, the investment is definitely not a small amount, perhaps even higher than the investment of S.H.I.E.L.D.

No, with Lucas's consistent "refinement" striving for "refinement", this production cost is definitely higher than that of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"It's very strange that Lucas is a person who doesn't like to borrow money. His company, Lucasfilm, including all the subsidiaries below, has no debt. I really don't know how the people in his company are Think, in the name of Lucas, or the strength of their company, it is actually very easy to get a loan."

"Moreover, Lucas does not invest in finance, nor in other popular 'popular' investment industries such as real estate, but concentrates on making movies and related industries. From this point of view, he is the movie 'fan' in the mouth. People. And he also donates a sum of money to charity every year, and his life is not luxurious. "

"He wrote fifty episodes of TV scripts, but the budget for each episode was as high as $20 million, which was the result of his desperate efforts to compress it."

Feng Yu's eyes widened, what's the deal? It costs one billion dollars to make a TV set? Who will invest in this tm!

Feng Yu wouldn't invest anyway, and he's not a seasoned Star Wars fan. Even if he was, he wouldn't invest. It definitely won't cover the cost. This TV series is more expensive than some movies. It's impossible to make money!

Feng Yu remembered that the production cost of the first season of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the previous life was 80 million US dollars, and the special effects were all complained about, and the plot was not compact enough, the scenes were not enthusiastic enough, and so on.

The production cost of one episode is less than $4 million, including all costs, and it has caught up with the popularity of Marvel movies and the explosion of fans. How can you possibly make money by asking for four times as much as someone else in this episode?

If the production cost of an episode can be reduced to five million US dollars, Feng Yu will also consider investing. After all, the TV broadcast time is longer, and there are rebroadcast rights, CD sales rights, etc., which should also be able to preserve the cost. If it drives the industry around Star Wars, it may make money.

But even if it takes two or three years to invest $250 million, and then earn $25 million on paper, it will still be a loss after inflation.

If TV wants to make more money than movies,

It can be difficult, unless it is possible to broadcast multiple channels of a TV series at the same time, but in that case, the first broadcast rights may not be sold at a high price.

"Just because of this, he wants to invest by himself? Then he would rather sell the company's shares than go to the bank for a loan?" Kameda Masao felt incredible. Although the loan interest is relatively high, it is better than selling the company's shares that he founded. , loans are still more people's choice, right?

But considering that Ralph's offer to Lucas is relatively high, he may be moved by it.

"Then how do they plan to sell Lucasfilm?" Feng Yu asked.

"At this time, after our assessment, Lucasfilm is worth about 2.6 billion US dollars. If we want to become the controlling majority shareholder, we must 'spend' at least 1.8 billion US dollars to buy Lucasfilm at a premium. Sixty-seventh of the shares." Ralph said 'colorly'.

At the same time, Ralph was a little hesitant. Of course, Wind and Rain Holding Group can take out the money, but how much income should be worth it after investing so much?

For example, with the same investment of 1.8 billion US dollars, one business can earn 1.8 billion US dollars in three years, and another business can earn 1 billion US dollars in three years. Although they are all making money, it feels like a loss in this comparison. $800 million the same.

It's another $1.8 billion. This time Feng Yu also felt that he was playing too big. In order to stop the expansion of Suni Pictures, he acquired MGM, then acquired the cinema chain, and then thought about investing in Weta Digital. , Now if you 'spend' at least $1.8 billion to acquire the shares of Lucasfilm, then in order to stop Sony's expansion this time, the real investment may exceed ten billion US dollars!

That's not even counting, Feng Yu's favorite Marvel Entertainment, if you count this company, the numbers will be even more exaggerated.

"Boss, let's take a stake. With the name of our Wind and Rain Holding Group, even if it is a stake, we can have a great say." Kameda Masao suggested.

"No, since he gave us the opportunity to control, then let's control it. Is it 1.8 billion US dollars, buy it!"

Through these 1.8 billion US dollars, it controls Lucasfilm and indirectly controls the polishing industry. This business will definitely be profitable.

"Are we still buying Marvel Entertainment? Are we still buying Weta Digital?" Kameda Masao asked seriously.

"Continue to acquire and expand our scale. Then integrate them together, set up Wind and Rain Entertainment Group, merge Wind and Rain Games into this group company, and then acquire several influential TV stations and merge them into it. Form an entertainment group!"

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