Heads Up Hollywood

Tang En's tone was very strong, "Mr. Horn, as I said, I must obtain all the copyrights of the entire series of novels before I can start this film project! Ms. JK Rowling was at the most critical moment. I helped her, but The result? She climbed to the top and kicked Tang En Pictures to the bottom. I don't believe in such a partner."

"We will solve this problem!" Alan Horn immediately promised.

Tang En shook his head, "I'm sorry, Mr. Horn, I'm not in the habit of handing over the initiative, and Ms. Rowling's behavior is too disappointing. I just hope to get the copyright, and then everything will be done according to the contract. I don’t want to deal with this kind of person.”

David Heyman was very embarrassed. He was an Englishman. He was the one who used his connections to win over JK Rowling to put pressure on Dunn Pictures.

But I didn't expect that the young Dunn Walker had such a tough attitude.

"Mr. Walker, your request...is difficult." David Heyman looked embarrassed.

Tang En shrugged, "I know it's difficult, but this is the premise of our cooperation. I'm sorry, Mr. Heyman, I'm a bit direct. With the strength of Shengri Pictures, if I can't provide some special help, why should I Want to work with you?"

David Heyman secretly smiled wryly.

Yes, he has no copyright, no funds, no channels, and he can participate in such a big project operation with just a British face? Why?

Shengri Pictures is not Warner Pictures!

David Heyman sighed, "Okay, Mr. Walker, I will try my best to convince JK Rowling to let her sell you the film rights of the entire book set."

"It's not as much as possible, it's a must! This is the prerequisite for Tang En Pictures to cooperate with Shengri Pictures and Warner Pictures!" Tang En stared straight at David Heyman.

"Well, I will definitely do this!" David Heyman felt Alan Horn's deep eyes and replied firmly.

Tang En showed a smile and looked at Alan Horn, "Mr. Horn, with this prerequisite, I think we have the first basis for negotiation."

"What about the second foundation?"

Alan Horn had already understood that what Tang En valued was not the benefits of capital, but many external conditions. This makes him very relaxed, as long as it is not a strict copyright agreement and dividend agreement, it is very simple for Warner.

It's just spending some human resources.

Boards value capital, not intangible assets.

Tang En didn't hide anything, "With Mr. Horn's energy, I must have heard that I intend to acquire Marvel Entertainment."

Alan Horn frowned immediately.

Marvel... He is too familiar.

Over the years, Marvel has been in trouble. It was once listed, went bankrupt and delisted, and was acquired by private companies. Life is difficult.

Alan Hornburn intends to propose the board of directors and wants to acquire Marvel Entertainment.

But with the disastrous failure of the movies "Batman Forever" and "Batman and Robin", superhero movies have become a taboo for Warner. At this time, who would dare to buy the mess of Marvel? Even DC Comics is about to collapse!

Now, after Tang En confirmed the news that he was going to acquire Marvel, Alan Horn's eyes became more and more complicated.

What is this young man thinking?

The market value of Marvel Entertainment Group is not high, and Tang En's strength is enough to complete the acquisition, but... you bought such a mess, do you really think you have the ability to turn stones into gold?

It was difficult for Alan Horn to say these words clearly, and it was unnecessary to say that his mission on this trip was to negotiate a cooperation with Tang En Pictures on the "Harry Potter" project, not to be a savior.

On the contrary, if Twain acquired Marvel and his funds were tight, he would need Warner's support even more to develop "Harry Potter"!

Alan Horn's thoughts were controlled by his little thoughts, and he said with a smile: "Didn't you get the support of CAA?"

Tang En spread his hands and said with a smile: "One more helper, one more hope of success."

Alan Horn agreed heartily, "Yes, Warner will support your acquisition and guarantee that your acquisition will not be raised by your Hollywood counterparts."

"I heard that New Line Pictures and Marvel Entertainment have developed a superhero movie "Blade Warrior". The relationship should be good. If they come forward to make peace, it should be very effective." Tang En said with a half-smile.

Alan Horn couldn't help but blush.

"Blade Runner" was released one day later than "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".

But what happened?

Be killed in seconds!

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" is in full swing, with a global box office of nearly 250 million US dollars.

But what about "Blade Warrior"? It is a miracle that the global box office exceeds 100 million US dollars!

Loss is doomed.

"Ahem..." Alan Horn coughed a few times, hiding his embarrassment, "For Marvel, we will send someone to make peace. With the help of CAA and the strength of Time Warner, as long as there is no problem with funding, we will After half a year, Marvel will be yours."

Tang En smiled and clapped his hands, "Thank you very much!"

Don't forget, there is another big brokerage company Endeavor and public relations boss Avery Emmanuel behind him. With the joint attack of these three major forces, Marvel Entertainment is determined to win!

...

Because Tang En's two preconditions are not well reflected in the contract, the strategic cooperation agreement three days later is only the "priority cooperation right" between Tang En Pictures and Warner Pictures on the "Harry Potter" film project.

In addition to the complex ratios of copyright, dividends, investment, etc., the content of the contract revolves around the "priority".

If Tang En Pictures wants to develop "Harry Potter" in the future, Warner Pictures has the priority to cooperate. Moreover, Tang En Pictures must start this project within two years after obtaining the copyright of the entire "Harry Potter" series.

Alan Horn's idea was very simple. With the strength of Tang En Pictures, it was impossible to accumulate enough funds to operate the "Harry Potter" project in a short period of time. At that time, he had to cooperate with Warner according to the agreement.

Andrew O'Hare is the veteran of Dunn Films. As a market analyst at Market Judgment 97, he can be sure that once "Harry Potter" is adapted into a movie, it will be a success.

But what the boss Tang En did made him quite puzzled.

"Boss, do we really want to cooperate with Warner?"

Tang En smiled, "Is there a problem?"

Andrew O'Hare frowned slightly, "Boss, "Harry Potter" will definitely be a success. Our cooperation with Warner is equivalent to sending our money to Warner!"

"Oh?" Tang En frowned, "What do you think?"

Andrew O'Hare shook his head, "Boss, in fact, with your influence, if you want to make a film, there will be many foundations and even Asian and Arab hot money to invest in you. We have no shortage of funds! More importantly, use With their funds to make movies, the copyright will still be in our own hands."

Twain Films was his home, and Andrew O'Hare felt distressed seeing Twain make such a "wrong" decision to send his family's money out.

Tang En's expression was calm, "Yeah, everything will be under our control at that time. As long as the first film has accumulated funds, Tang En Pictures can be solely owned for the subsequent filming, and there is no need to share profits at all."

"Boss, then you are..."

Andrew O'Hare was quite surprised.

Tang En smiled coldly, "Andrew, do you think that Warner Bros. sent so many people to negotiate with us just for the "Harry Potter" film series?"

Andrew O'Hare's eyes widened, "Isn't it?"

""Harry Potter" is just a not-so-famous teenage novel written by the British. Are Warners sure that the movie will be a success?" Tang En snorted coldly, "They sent executives like Alan Horn just because they wanted to It's just a matter of reaching a strategic partnership with Tang En Pictures."

"boss……"

Andrew O'Hare was at a loss and couldn't understand.

"Andrew, Hollywood is dominated by the six major film companies. Do you understand this?"

"Yeah, everyone was optimistic about DreamWorks at first, but... hey!" Andrew O'Hare sighed heavily, "Even DreamWorks has suffered a lot, so they can only rely on Paramount. Independent film companies are really too difficult to mix. gone."

Tang En nodded, "Then can you predict the future of DreamWorks?"

"The future?" Andrew O'Hare's pupils slowly contracted, and he pondered slowly, "Maybe...they will be acquired by Paramount."

"That's right!" Tang En drank resolutely, and then curled up the corners of his mouth with a half-smile, "Andrew, do you understand Warner Bros.' plan this time?"

In just a split second, Andrew O'Hare felt cold sweat break out, and he said in disbelief, "You mean...Warner Bros. has plans to acquire Dunn Pictures?"

The corner of Tang En's mouth curled up, and he said calmly: "First, we will simply cooperate on individual projects, then the company will take a stake, in-depth cooperation, and finally a full acquisition. Warner Bros. wants to deal with Dunn Pictures in the same way as New Line Pictures."

"This this……"

Andrew O'Hare knew about Twain's ambitions, and his acquisition of Marvel Entertainment proved it even more.

only……

Time Warner is a giant!

Seeing Andrew O'Hare's stunned look, Tang En smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't worry, if DreamWorks can't break the monopoly of the six major Hollywood film companies, it doesn't mean I can't either!"

Andrew O'Hare had no doubts about Twain. Twain was not only his boss, but also his benefactor, "But Warner...we signed the contract."

Tang En laughed loudly, "What kind of bullshit contract is it just a 'priority right to cooperation'!"

Andrew O'Hare blinked, "Huh?"

Tang En lowered his voice and smiled mysteriously, "If you want to fulfill the contract, Tang En Pictures needs to find a partner first!"

"You mean... we run the "Harry Potter" project independently?"

Andrew O'Hare finally understood Tang En's plan. He had no intention of cooperating with Warner to develop "Harry Potter". Instead, he took advantage of this negotiation to get the other party to agree to two requests. This was to play Warner Bros. Among them!

"But... do we have that much money?"

"money?"

The corner of Tang En's mouth curled up slightly, "The problem of funds will never be a problem!"