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Daniel was stunned for a moment, but his heart began to revolve quickly. Toli Literature Network

Ask him how Miramax is?

Is it the film, the manager, or the company's prospects? On the other side, it all seemed abrupt.

Seeing that Daniel didn't speak for a long time, his eyebrows were furrowed, and his face was thoughtful.

"Harvey and Bob, want to buy Miramax."

"Acquisition?"

He was not surprised by this matter. The Weinstein Brothers and Disney's conflicts could not be concealed. At present, Robert is a skilled and good at coordination, but the differences are deeply rooted, and the strength of the headquarters is also very strong. Coordination is impossible. Now what Robert has to think about, and what the Weinstein brothers have to think about, is how to break up.

At that time, Miramax was acquired for 85 million, and now it is far more than this price.

The Weinstein brothers have acquired a lot of money, but they want to acquire Miramax with full capital. Daniel does not believe it very much. With an investment of 1 billion yuan, they do not have the ability.

With that in mind, it seemed a bit meaningful for Robert to ask him.

Want to get him involved? Still trying to see if he had a foot in it.

At the beginning, he half-jokingly invited Harvey to join dd. Although he said it privately, the two sides only regarded the proposal as a joke at the time, and they didn't pay much attention to it. Maybe it was heard by Robert.

Otherwise, with Robert's city government, it would be impossible to talk to him about the filth with the subsidiary company in person.

"They have deep connections in Hollywood, and of course they can find funds, but Disney has spent countless energy on Miramax over the years, and there is no plan and no way to sell Miramax to them. However, with the Weinstein brothers on The opinion of this department may not stay at Miramax in the end. If you leave them, Miramax may have a storm. Disney has this intention. We can buy dd Pictures, of course, you can also choose to buy shares. Join Miramax in the form of. We hand over the management of the company to you and the executive team of dd Pictures."

My God, Daniel exclaimed in his heart.

He hadn't thought of that at all. When Weinstein was about to leave Miramax, Robert wanted him to join the company.

Selling DD Films is not in Daniel's plan for the time being. After all, DD Films is not so much his as David's. His core department is Daniel Investments.

"Sorry, I'm so surprised. Seriously, Robert, I'm very grateful for your trust, but it's really surprising. Although I think it's a little weird, maybe I should go back and think about it before answering you."

"Of course."

The two pressed the topic and began to discuss things about "Pirates" 2.

"You're going to join the crew to shoot The Bourne Bourne later?"

Daniel nodded. In fact, when he discussed with Universal Pictures to push back the plan. Daniel was basically sure that it was just a fake action, and the possibility of Disney taking a step back was the greatest, so of course it was natural to proceed according to the original plan. But he couldn't use this reason to convince Stasi Schneider. Once he said so clearly that he was only doing strategic work, he could guarantee that even if Universal Pictures was willing to step back, it would communicate with Disney. At that time, It is not certain who will give in. so. As everyone knows, Universal Pictures did not really stop the preparation work, but slowed down a little. Now to restart, is also very simple.

Talk to Robert about this. Daniel was not at all unnatural.

Robert showed a very interesting smile, "The packaging contract you signed with Universal, Disney thinks this method is good, so we want to shoot the 2 and 3 parts of "Pirates" together, I don't know what your thoughts are. ?"

Although Daniel knew it well, his face was still very surprised.

"To shoot together?" Daniel frowned. "Not to mention, if you want to shoot at the same time, there are two issues that must have been considered. The first one is funding. For two films to be filmed together, dd needs to give at least 100 million yuan. After all, the investment of the two films requires at least 300 million dozen. Bottom line. The second point is, of course, the release, continuous release, I am afraid there is a problem with the peripheral development.”

The implication is that Disney is doing this in the hope of squeezing out the dd film industry.

For Disney to spend 200 million, it's nothing. The current "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not the first. At that time, the prospects were uncertain, and the risk of large investment was great. Now it is completely different. The sequel to "Pirates" There is no doubt that it has become Disney's most important project. At this time, with Disney's big business, investing 200 million is certainly easy and comfortable. But dd Pictures is completely different. According to one-third of the investment rights, according to the investment of 300 million, they will spend 100 million.

In the eyes of outsiders, dd's profits from "Greek Wedding" and "Rwanda Hotel" are currently less than 200 million. Now they have "Ghost Omen" and "Love Until the House Collapses" Waiting for a few projects, it is a bit difficult to come up with 100 million for the two sequels of "Pirates" alone.

In this way, Disney can justifiably reduce the investment rights of dd Pictures.

Of course, this is a commercial negotiation, which is different from Disney's dealing with Daniel himself before.

So he was not dissatisfied.

In business, he still understands this.

Robert did not explain immediately, but shook his head, "Disney intends to invest 400 to 450 million to make the sequel to "Pirates of the Caribbean". If, if you want to retain 30% of the investment rights, you need to prepare about 150 million funds."

Daniel's face became dignified, and his eyes were sharper when he looked at Robert. He knew that Robert had something to say, maybe Disney would do it, but it was impossible to ask him to respond arrogantly in person today.

"The success of "The Curse of the Black Pearl" is a great stimulus for Disney," Robert said slowly, "Of course, this is not a bad stimulus, we realize the market potential of well-made special effects blockbusters, Weta The digital technology is amazing. In the first part, many places are reserved. And considering that everyone's requirements for the sequel will always be much higher, it is very important to invest more costs for special effects production and promotion. Necessary. We believe that the potential of the "Island" series has not been fully tapped, this is a series that is expected to win 1 billion US dollars worldwide.

At this point, it is impossible for Disney to take into account the investment pressure of dd. If you really cannot adjust, I suggest that for the sake of the movie, you can appropriately reduce the investment ratio. "

Robert's words sound great, but miss the most important first point.

"I don't think you will forget who advocated the emphasis on special effects and production at the beginning. I have no additional opinion on this point. But what is the arrangement of shooting the two films in succession? If they are filmed separately, give dd Pictures a refund. There's room for investment, and there's no problem with that."

"I don't see the need for consecutive shots."

"The cost is always rising, whether it's manpower, production, publicity, or special effects. With time delays, the second film was filmed in 2005, released in 2006, and then the third film was filmed in 2007, released in 2008. , in this way, the cost will increase by at least 10%, that is, the investment of 20 million to 30 million. With the prospect of "Pirates", I don't think it is necessary to wait until the second film is released before considering the third film. Moreover, it is obviously a bit, no Discuss your pay, even Orlando and Kayla, after the second part, their pay requirements will go up significantly, and at that time, who knows how they will develop."

As Daniel listened, his mind was also in a mess. When Disney asked him to control the shooting progress, he did not strongly object, because considering that there would be an income in the crude oil market at that time, it should not be unable to cope with the investment in the sequel of "Pirates". However, what he didn't expect was that Google and f2f would need a lot of investment. As a result, it was really uncertain whether 1.5 billion could hold up.

This is also his negligence.

Daniel was going to drag it back and go back to discuss it. But the moment he opened his mouth, Flint and Light suddenly thought of Robert's proposal.

Miramax acquires or merges dd Pictures, and the investment rights of "Pirates of the Caribbean" must also be placed in it. In this way, dd Pictures will of course have no financial pressure. If it chooses to buy shares, then the income will be higher. , was also accounted for by Miramax, and his interests were not harmed at that time.

The words turned on the tongue.

"Are you going to give Miramax the sequel to "Pirates"?"

Robert's eyes lit up, realizing that Daniel understood what he meant, which was not only a condition for him, but also a bargaining chip for him.

It depends on whether Daniel is going to accept the move.

On Daniel's side, of course there are more choices~www.readwn.com~ The most arrogant one is the threat of starring. As a small investor, he cannot grasp the film's production schedule, but as a soul star, he can of course be held hostage. Disney's. However, doing this is breaking the rules after all. Actors and investors can be integrated into one, but using this method will make other studios feel threatened to some extent, and then invest in their own films. The difficulties encountered must be Just more or less.

"You have given me a problem. I have to take the exam in two days." Daniel rubbed his forehead.

As soon as Robert heard it, he knew that there would be no result today, which was also what he expected. It was impossible for Daniel to decide on such a big thing.

"So, are you reminding me that I'm talking a billion-dollar business with a 'high school student' preparing for the SAT? That's bad enough." (To be continued.)

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