I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 94

[Chapter 92 Slaughtering a fat sheep is the most loving]

After listening to Amy Pascal’s retelling of Coca-Cola CEO Guo Sida’s conditions, it was impossible for Eric not to be moved. He even wondered if there was a big hole waiting for him, otherwise, how could there be such a fall in the sky? The good thing about the pie?

Provide enough budget funds, completely not involved in the production of the movie, and even provide a team to help him make another movie to meet the Fox contract, and after that, he can still get 30% of the domestic and 10% of the overseas. Box office split.

This kind of condition is a bit maddening, and it is impossible for Spielberg to get such a generous treatment.

“Amy, Columbia’s offering this kind of offer makes me feel unreal. You know, the last time I worked with Columbia wasn’t very pleasant, so it’s hard for me to believe that there’s anything in it. . . . Amy said sternly:

”

Eric, believe me, in order to facilitate this cooperation and prevent anyone from obstructing it, the board of directors deliberately dismissed Mr. Blunt Cohen, the former president. This is enough to express Columbia’s sincerity.

” Ke still shook his head, happy that Blunt Cohen got out, but not enough to convince him that Columbia did it because of him: “I need a real, convincing reason?”

Amy After pondering for a while, he explained in detail: “Because Colombia is negotiating an acquisition with Japan’s Sony, it needs hot-selling movies to stimulate the stock price, and you are the safest one at present. The three movies you participated in have achieved amazing box office results, Under the continuous accumulation of this kind of box office appeal, the audience has formed a certain movie viewing inertia. When your next movie is released, many people will habitually tend to walk into the movie theater to watch it. As long as your next movie is released It is reasonable to maintain the previous level, do not take a slanted sword, and get a box office of more than 100 million yuan again.”

Seeing Eric gradually showing a clear expression, Amy continued: “So, don’t think that Columbia will make a loss. It’s a win-win partnership. Eric, the previous hit of Home Alone, pushed Columbia’s stock price from $12 to a high of $14. The market cap jumped from $2.2 billion to $2.56 billion.”

Eric did the math, that is to say, because of the benefits of “Home Alone” before, Colombia’s market value increased by 360 million.

Under normal circumstances, although this kind of growth is exciting, shareholders will not sell stocks because the stock price has increased by two dollars. After all, they are looking at long-term interests, and the main benefit is the annual profit dividend.

At the same time, once the film investment fails, the stock price will fall again.

But things were different after Sony decided to buy Colombia, where every cent increase in the share price was translated into real money.

The shareholders of Colombia will not calculate any net assets with the Japanese. If they want to buy, they must be based on how much the stock price is, and there must be a certain percentage of the premium.

I remember in the previous life, Sony acquired Colombia and spent nearly five billion dollars. This was definitely a super takeover, because Colombia’s actual assets were less than two billion dollars.

Only one year after the acquisition was completed, Columbia’s stock price fell back to its normal level again, and the market value directly evaporated by 2.7 billion, making Sony’s board of directors cry without tears.

No matter his past or present life, Eric has no good feelings for the Japanese. How can he not be one of himself when he slaughtered the fat sheep with a knife.

Of course, on the surface, you still have to pretend to be embarrassed, and your own interests are the first.

“Amy, if that’s the case, I’d love to work with Columbia again,

but I’ve signed a three-film deal with Fox before. As for what you said about Columbia providing me with the Gunslinger crew to make a movie to deal with Fox, I’m definitely not I will agree, this is about my personal reputation, and many people have questioned whether I can make the first few movies at my age.”

Hearing Eric’s reassurance, Amy asked: “Eric , Do you already have a plan in mind?”

Eric smiled slightly: “It is estimated that you have already obtained the specific content of the contract, so the previous price was offered. Although the local share is 5% less than that of Fox, compared to the price paid by Colombia, this The price is still very reasonable.” Amy’s cheeks were slightly hot, and although the specific terms of the contract between Eric and Fox were not strictly confidential, they had not been disclosed to the public, and it must have been commercial espionage that played a role.

Eric is also not interested in gossip, and continued: “Since Colombia already knows the content of the contract, you should be clear that Fox’s contract is mainly to obtain the distribution rights of the sequel to “Home Alone”, and it is specially formulated for this purpose. A lot of details about that movie. But I don’t care too much about the other two movies, so…”

Amy Pascal interjected excitedly: “So, your next movie is not to be handed over to Fox. It doesn’t matter if it is released, as long as it will be handed over to Fox for three works before the end of the year, right?”

Eric nodded and shook his head again: “Although this does not violate the agreement, Fox is not so easy to pass. Fox has already My next movie is scheduled to be in the summer, and because Fox has not many movie release plans this year, once I quit, Fox will directly withdraw from the summer box office competition, which will cause Fox to lose a little bit. Tens of millions, more than hundreds of millions of dollars in profits.”

Amy Pascal frowned in distress. Although the six giants have both competition and cooperation, it is impossible for Columbia to come up with enough chips to make Fox give up such a large sum of money. profit.

Glancing at the boy on the opposite side,

Eric shrugged helplessly. He couldn’t think of anything for the time being, and this year’s summer movies are already saturated, especially in big-budget movies.

Although Eric can fight and direct another movie for Fox, this kind of thing may not be possible for others, but it is no problem for someone with golden fingers like him.

However, in this case, should the extra film be pitted against “Batman” in May, or against “Raiders of the Lost Ark” in June? Is it possible to get July and compete with yourself?

This is bound to result in a lose-lose result.

But at the same time, he was reluctant to give up the generous conditions offered by Colombia.

Even if it is calculated according to the box office of the next movie of 200 million US dollars in North America, his share will only be 10 million US dollars less than that of Fox, but Columbia is willing to pay 30 million US dollars for the production cost. buy order.

What’s more, he is not so confident about his next movie, although as long as Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks can be invited, plus his box office appeal, it will definitely be no problem to break 100 million.

But how much he can get, but there is absolutely no reference to the box office of his previous life, because his next movie is not a movie from Hollywood in his previous life.

“Amy, give me a few days, I need to communicate with Mr. Barry Diller first. It would be best if I can get Fox’s understanding. If it is impossible to reach a settlement, I am not violating the agreement anyway.”

“Need Columbia Do something?” Amy Pascal asked.

Eric was noncommittal: “What can Columbia do? Could it be that you go to Mr. Barry Diller’s office and say to him, ‘Hey, we’re going to negotiate with the Japanese, we need some leverage, how about giving us Williams’ next movie? ”

This…” Amy shook her head with a smile: “Okay, I’ll wait for your good news, if you need help, you can contact me directly.” The

two left their contact information before breaking up and saying goodbye.

After Eric went home, he called Barry Diller’s office directly, but was told by the other party’s assistant that Barry Diller was on a business trip to Europe and didn’t return until four days later.

Although the assistant left Barry Diller’s temporary contact information to Eric, he did not call him directly, but made an appointment for a meeting four days later.

After all, this matter is difficult to tell clearly on the phone. The two are separated by thousands of miles.

[End of this Chapter]