Chapter 1092 Financial Report Conference
Stallone is one of the most legendary of Hollywood's famous filmmakers who insist on writing, directing and starring with a brilliant script. Sadly, Peter Berger is not among them.
Not only that, but this one is also a big hole in Hollywood.
In the past, Peter Berger's self-written and directed debut "Bad Stuff" ended in failure, and it did not stop the 'rise' of this filmmaker born with racial bonuses in Hollywood. After that, he directed more than ten years. Many of the films are blockbusters with big investment and big production.
However, except for "Superman Hancock" starring Will Smith at his peak, others have basically failed, such as "Super Battleship", such as "Deep Sea Catastrophe", and even some did not impress the audience at all Big-budget movies like The Jungle Book and Bloody Kingdom.
Simon, however, loves this kind of filmmaker.
Just as long as you can't get yourself into it.
At this moment, when he heard Peter Borg's confident condition, Simon's expression was not displeased at all, but Bole's expression of cherishing talent when he saw Maxima, and resolutely agreed: "No problem, Peter, I have breakfast at breakfast. I've seen the script synopsis for "Bad Stuff," and it's a great story."
Peter Berg obviously didn't expect Simon to be so straightforward, he was a little stunned, and then subconsciously said: "But, Mr. Westeros, Mr. Morris talked to me once, and he thought I was a novice..."
Simon waved his hand and interrupted: "Peter, I'm the boss, so I think if "Bad Stuff" is done well, it is very hopeful that it will win the Oscar, so it can be placed under the banner of Highgate Pictures and let Ella be in charge."
Oscar?
Peter Berger was once again surprised, and inevitably excited, that if his project could hit the Oscars, even if it was just a nomination, it would be enough to make him famous in Hollywood.
However, this good thing seems to come too easily?
Seeing that Peter Berger didn't know how to react for a moment, Simon turned the conversation skillfully: "But, Peter, if you want to direct yourself, the budget must be controlled within 10 million US dollars out of risk considerations. It also has to be decided by us.”
This is normal.
Simon's voice fell, and even Robert Redford, who was in the audience, thought so.
Peter Berg also felt that things were returning to normal, but he immediately said: "Mr. Westeros, 10 million US dollars is too little, frankly speaking, several other studios interested in "Bad Stuff" offered The budget is more than 10 million."
"Funding may be important for a movie, but it's never the deciding factor, Peter, Good Will Hunting only has a budget of $10 million, see how much audiences love the movie now? So, the collaborators are The point is, Daenerys can help you make a great movie and at the same time bring it to market successfully, that's all that matters."
Having said that, Simon was really worried that Peter Berg would agree on the spot, so he stopped: "In this way, think about it carefully, Peter, I look forward to your good news."
After Simon finished speaking, he deliberately ignored Peter Berg and turned his attention to Robert Redford next to him.
The goal has definitely been achieved.
Surrounded by guests, Simon didn't lower his voice much just now. He compared "Bad Stuff" with "Good Will Hunting", which has continued to sell recently. The news spread, and I don't believe that other Hollywood studios will not steal their heads.
The noon drink will last until 2pm.
Simon stayed until the end, patiently communicated with all the filmmakers on the scene, and when the reception was over, he was about to leave, and was once again stopped by Natasha Richardson, who had chatted at the beginning of the reception.
"Simon, I think you should apologize to me."
Just after whispering that Girl A greeted Ella Deutschman about "Bad Stuff", Simon heard Natasha Richardson's sudden words and asked with a smile, "Why?"
Natasha Richardson stared at Simon: "You said, I will die if I ski again, this... It's ridiculous."
Simon corrected his mistake: "Okay, I'm sorry, Nata."
The melancholy in Natasha Richardson's expression did not diminish at all: "But, Simon, you have ruined my hobby. Even if you take it back now, I will not dare to ski again in the future."
"It sounds serious," Simon said with a slightly curved corner of his mouth. "So, aren't you working on Broadway? The next time you go to New York to invite you to dinner, it's a compensation, how about that?"
Natasha Richardson was stunned. Is this direct or perfunctory? Even though she thought so, her tone was a little softer unconsciously: "Simon, this is too insincere."
Simon raised his arms and put on the trench coat handed over by Lady A, and said with a smile: "Dinner is just the beginning, we can seriously discuss more compensation at that time."
Feeling some hateful elements in the man's smile, Natasha Richardson subconsciously shook her head: "I didn't mean that, I mean, who knows if you will remember this next time you go to New York, don't you, um , can't you tonight?"
"Unfortunately, I can't do it tonight, but I have a lot of things to do."
Natasha Richardson saw that Simon's tone was serious, and the man did not pursue some ambiguities in her words just now, so she had to agree.
Simon is really busy.
After the noon reception, there was another film forum on the Park City side. This time it had nothing to do with Sundance, but an exchange project jointly initiated by several major studios in Hollywood. Many filmmakers
will participate, and Simon also chooses to attend. In the evening, it was another fashion party held by Melisandre's ck brand.
Even if there is some free time, Simon's eyes are on the film festival.
People have collected a bunch of film materials that are planned to be screened at the film festival. Most of them are just simple posters. When there is a little spare time during the ride or waiting, Simon will read it, in order to find leaks and discover "new people".
Because the information in my mind is too rich, it is easy to find many familiar names, but unfortunately they are all small characters. However, a trend has been found. This year, there are many more films shot with digital cameras.
In this case, you can try to copy some of the previous projects, such as "Blair the Witch", "Ghost Records" and other pseudo-documentary horror films that created miracles with Xiaoboda, do not do it for nothing.
At the same time, on the evening of January 19, the 54th Golden Globe Awards was officially held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The results were basically within Simon's expectations.
The recently popular nominated film "Good Will Hunting" won nothing, the best picture in the drama category was taken away by "The English Patient", the best picture in the musical comedy category was "Mrs. Veron", and Madonna also got her wish to get the best film in the musical comedy category. Great heroine.
The results of the awards were released, and the media, as always, expressed doubts, mainly for Daenerys Entertainment's two films "Good Will Hunting" and "Frozen".
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is also helpless.
Daenerys Entertainment's PR project this time is "The English Patient", what else can they do?
As a result, although "Good Will Hunter" gained nothing, its popularity increased because of the media's attention, which once again stimulated the increase in the box office. "Frozen", which has already released a videotape, also ushered in a big sales increase.
It's all a joy.
Moreover, Daenerys Entertainment has quietly won the overseas distribution rights of "The British Patient", which can be regarded as some kind of exchange and compensation. You must know that in the past, the domestic box office of "The British Patient" was only 78 million, but it was 150 million overseas.
Although not involved in the production, but only distribution, Daenerys Entertainment can also make a fortune.
In fact, Daenerys Entertainment is responsible for the overseas distribution of many MGM projects in recent years. On the one hand, MGM's overseas distribution capabilities are limited. On the other hand, since he is the boss of Daenerys Entertainment after all, Simon also has to consider the interests of his own company. On a deeper level, doing so would also lock MGM into the chariot of Daenerys Entertainment.
A new week is coming, Simon returned to Los Angeles on Monday, and the most talked about thing this week is undoubtedly Igret's earnings conference.
The time is two o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, January 22nd.
Holding a grand press conference specifically for the release of the financial report is not pioneering, but it is also rare.
However, whether it is the market value of Igret, or the public attention this company has received, or even the most direct financial report data, it is worth planning with such fanfare.
In fiscal year 1996, Igreat's annual revenue was 33.6 billion US dollars, compared with 20.8 billion US dollars in 1995, a year-on-year increase of 63%, and did not fall back to the industry's generally expected annual growth rate of less than 50%. .
Not only that, Igreit's net profit in 1996 also reached an astonishing 3.5 billion US dollars.
What is the concept of $33.6 billion in revenue and $3.5 billion in net profit?
According to the ranking of revenue, 33.6 billion US dollars has been squeezed into the top 20 ranks of the top 500 domestic companies in the United States. And calculating the profit, it directly broke into the top 10 range.
Actually, that's not the point.
The most important point is that even with a group of 100-year-old corporate giants, Igret’s revenue growth still shows no sign of slowing down. If it continues like this, the industry can’t even imagine that the future Igret will be. What a behemoth.
When Jeff Bezos presented the company's overall revenue figures for 1996 to the hundreds of reporters in the Igret Convention Center, many of them couldn't help but think of someone special about the new tech giant. Corporate motto in the mist.
you know nothing!
In recent years, there have been various interpretations about the rumor that Simon Westeros personally finalized the meaning of this corporate motto.
Now, people's feelings about this are very simple.
The world is changing so fast that everyone really doesn't know anything about it!
Of course it's just emotion.
As executives from different business units of Igreat came to the stage to conduct detailed analysis of the financial report data and different businesses, everything seemed so logical.
In addition to the core software service and advertising business, the most concerned business of Ygrit in 1996 was undoubtedly e-commerce.
After several years of solid foundation, the Amazon Mall, which was in charge of Alice Ferguson, expanded more aggressively in 1996, not only continued to build warehousing and logistics centers across the United States, but also began to introduce more external merchants. shopping needs of more consumers.
In addition, Amazon's European and Asian sites have also grown by leaps and bounds.
Compared with the 63% annual growth of Igreit as a whole, Amazon's revenue growth is also the best among Igreat's many businesses, reaching 103%, with a turnover of 11.6 billion US dollars, accounting for the entire Igreat's annual growth rate. 34% of revenue.
When seeing this number for the first time, the first reaction of some spectators who are familiar with the industry is that
'water'.
Because the retail industry, like the automobile, electronic products and other fields, is very easy to obtain huge revenue.
Just like Wal-Mart, this retail giant's current revenue volume has reached hundreds of billions of dollars. In stark contrast to its revenue, Wal-Mart's net profit margin is only about 3%, far less than the software service industry can reach up to 20%. level of net profit.
Igreit is positioned as a new technology company. It stands to reason that the source of revenue should be software and services with very high net profit margins. Now, using the rapidly expanding online retail revenue as revenue is not a problem. Suspect?
However, after the initial questioning, most people were horrified again in the blink of an eye.
Ten billion!
Amazon's online store was launched in early 1992, and it's been exactly 5 years now.
It took five years to develop an online shopping business that had never been done before to $10 billion in revenue, which is already a miracle. After all, only $10 billion in revenue is enough Magazine's top 500 companies in the United States occupy a very high position.
Who would dare to say that in five years, a company with $10 billion in revenue can be built, no matter what?
In this way, even if it is retail, what can it be!
What's more, when Alice Ferguson introduced more detailed data, many spectators inside and outside the conference also discovered the difference.
The e-commerce segment's revenue of $11.6 billion, of which $10.3 billion is from Amazon's online retail, accounting for 88%, is indeed a high proportion, but there is another about $1.3 billion in revenue, which is from the platform's online retail sales. Income from commissions, storage, logistics, etc. charged by third-party sellers.
That's not even counting advertising revenue, which is counted separately as another core business of Igret.
Since it is in the early stage of development, in order to attract third-party buyers, Amazon charges very low fees for sales commissions, storage and logistics and other services. It is completely operating at a loss by subsidizing its own money. Therefore, this income only accounts for 15% of the sales of third-party sellers. Around, even if you count the seller’s advertising expenses, it’s less than 20%.
This also means that in just two or three years, the sales of third-party sellers on Amazon's online store have quickly reached 8.6 billion US dollars, and the growth rate is faster than that of self-operated sales.
And this $8.6 billion in sales, according to Igreit’s official calculations, does not count the increasing number of jobs in Amazon’s marketplace itself, and it is conservatively estimated that 50,000 new jobs have been created for the federal government.
This data is naturally part of the key publicity of this conference.
At the same time, Alice also announced that Igreat will further promote the platformization of Amazon's online store and attract more third-party sellers. It plans to reduce its self-operated sales business to less than 30% in the next ten years, focusing on supporting third-party buyers. home, and the move is expected to bring no less than 1 million jobs to the Commonwealth.
With solid performance as support, no one can easily doubt that Igreit is drawing a pie.
With the continuation of the press conference, in addition to the dazzling financial report data, bystanders gradually realized the purpose of Igreit holding this conference. Igreit is once again publicly publicizing the importance of his company to all aspects of the federal society. .
Of course, it is impossible for most people to know the potential game behind the scenes, but some people want to distort it in other ways.
Such as the antitrust investigation Igreit is facing.
When thinking turns to this point, certain things will suddenly become clear, and Igret's high-profile earnings conference is likely to put pressure on Washington.
The subtext is simple.
If you were to break up Igret, it would probably mean the loss of millions of potential jobs.
Going a step further, such as e-commerce, which has the fastest growth rate and the most jobs, if there are politicians and lawmakers in the authorities who support the breakup of Igret, or which state pursues the antitrust investigation of Igret the most, then , Unfortunately, your logistics center is gone, and the associated employment is gone. The end result is that some people's votes are gone.