Ace Hollywood

Kirk Kerkorian stood at the center of the Hollywood stage. Under the spotlights, his every movement was detailed and interpreted by the media. (Baidu search to force literature network to update the fastest and most stable)

After both dd Pictures and Sony made an offer of 4.8 billion, Kirk met with Dan Taylor. Taylor is the chief financial officer of MGM and an important figure in connecting MGM and Sony. If there is no accident, MGM After May is acquired by Sony, Dan Taylor will lead the slimmed-down MGM film company - because Sony does not plan to retain other production departments except for the studios of "007" and "Million Red Panther", which means that the big massive layoffs.

"That's Sony's weakness."

Opposite Daniel is Jeff Robinoff of Warner Bros.

They understand that even if the current dd film industry has already surpassed Sony in many hardware conditions and the price is not inferior, MGM's first possible choice is still Sony.

"If dd Pictures joined Time Warner, it might be different."

Daniel just laughed at Jeff's complaints. Even if this massive acquisition was unsuccessful in the end, it was of great significance to DD Pictures. There are several independent studios in Hollywood that can buy MGM on a short-term basis with Sony - of course, it may be that they have no intention of doing so. But no matter what, it's enough to make dd Pictures no longer ordinary.

"We need to do something more." Daniel frowned and returned to the original topic, "DD Pictures does not plan to lay off large-scale layoffs, this is definitely a bargaining chip. It can let more people know this, especially the employees of MGM ."

"Cork doesn't necessarily need the support of those people."

As the largest shareholder with a 74% stake in MGM, Cork really has little to do with others.

Daniel twitched the corners of his mouth, "Maybe he's still planning to buy MGM back, it's always good to win over people."

…

Shanying released an industry report at this critical moment.

The report provides a more detailed basic introduction to both parties in the MGM acquisition. Of course, the large-scale content is still the public's attention and expectations for the acquisition.

“The Sony consortium consists of, in addition to Sony Group, private equity group Providence Asset Partners, Texas Pacific Group and dlj Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity firm owned by Credit Suisse First Boston, and of course media giant Comcast Te is also a member, but its stake is more symbolic because the two sides have reached an agreement that if the Sony consortium eventually succeeds in buying MGM, Comcast will open a new channel on its own cable network. Used to play movies belonging to Sony-based studios—roughly half of all U.S. movies.

The consortium led by dd Pictures includes dd Pictures, Plutos Investments, John Elliott Fund, kkr Equity Group, and Time Warner. "

After this brief introduction, Shanying showed a slight interest in digging down.

"Sony is not the largest investor in the Sony acquisition syndicate, in other words, the source of funds used to acquire MGM. Sony does not bear the greatest pressure. This is a good thing for both Sony and MGM. The news, because of Sony's retreat in the global electronics market, clearly shows that the Japanese electronics giant is not so easy now. They are determined to expand their territory in the global private independent animation, TV and home entertainment industries to ease the need for other industries. The pressure on the field. But it also raises the question of whether they have convincing solvency. The MGM brand has gradually reduced over the past few decades to the point where it has to be sold. It should be difficult for the market to believe that, MGM was able to quickly become a very profitable company after being acquired by Sony."

Then, the report made no secret of its inclinations.

"Relatively speaking. The assets of Plutos Investment Company, which holds more than 62% of the shares of mb company, are expected to exceed 10 billion yuan, and the financing channels are very smooth. The cash holdings of dd film industry are expected to exceed 500 million US dollars. "Pirates of the Caribbean" The 30% investment right of the series and the copyrights of the "Chainsaw" series and several works that sold well at the box office this year are also high-quality assets that attract banks. The John Elliott Fund under the Boston Consortium, kkr Equity Group is not the main investor Fang, dd Pictures has incorporated it into its team, most likely with the help of their public relations capabilities in the capital market. As for Time Warner, the public still does not understand their cooperation methods, and direct investment is unlikely.”

"In contrast, Sony, which is huge, has been questioned about its solvency and later-stage development fund providers. The dd film consortium is relatively simple. It has abundant funds and is developing rapidly."

Shanying chose to release the industry report at this time, and it would be impossible to say that there was no impetus from dd Pictures behind it.

In the case of "Greek Wedding", Shanying Company is also one of the partners. Many people still remember this, so it is not particularly unexpected that dd Pictures can get Shanying to endorse it.

What's more, at the same time as Shanying's report was released, news that dd Pictures would retain at least 70% of MGM's jobs also spread, once dd Pictures completed the acquisition. Several new films will be filmed immediately, including a new work in the "007" series. The news is certainly appealing to MGM's lower- and middle-level staff, and while they have no direct influence at the top, Kerkorian can't completely ignore union pressure.

Sony's countermeasures ensued, and this protracted acquisition station seemed to have reached its last moment, but the mystery was revealed that may still extend into April, and the disagreement between the US market regulator and MGM's shareholders and creditors, It is difficult to get unified in a short period of time.

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On February 27, the Kodak Theater in Hollywood was star-studded.

As one of the few major entertainment events that can squeeze out the MGM acquisition in the past two months, it is obvious that the media who want to change their tastes are very concerned.

Will Daniel **** have three games in a row? The Oscar judges may also have a collective plague. Will Hilary Swank, the young non-beautiful powerhouse, be mentioned twice, so she may hopefully be the second Katharine Hepburn—not pretty, but always winning. In the best director, David Fincher and Eastwood are rivals. This time they both take the main theme line. The improved version of "The Social Network" focuses on struggle, innovation, and dreams - this is the endorsement of the American dream Movie. And "Million Dollar Baby" is an obvious career inspirational film - the road to a female boxer's championship. Compared with "Mystic River", which was defeated by Daniel last year, Eastwood's new work this year is obviously more in line with Oscar's appetite.

As for the finale's best picture. Miramax's two "The Aviator" and "Finding Neverland" are not very promising. Martin Scorsese's three views have always been wrong, and the theme of the latter is really special, although it is a movie. Semi-autobiographical film. But the content is full of magic—not a good review.

Overall, Miramax's ability to make two films nominated for best picture at this time is enough to prove their strength. After all, now their most energy should be on the conflict with Disney.

Say this. The Weinstein Brothers' insistence on releasing Mike Moore's "Fahrenheit 911" really offended Robert Iger.

Disney has always had a good relationship with the U.S. government, and generally speaking, the big studios have a good relationship with the government. "Fahrenheit 9/11" was clearly not to the government's appetite, even though he made a splash at Cannes. So Disney asked Miramax to refuse to release the film, but the Weinstein brothers refused to Disney. They insisted on it, and they did it - to get Fahrenheit 911 on the big screen.

The relationship between the two parties deteriorated sharply.

Knowing this background, you know how difficult it is for "The Aviator" and "Finding Neverland" to be nominated for important awards such as Best Picture and Best Actor at the same time.

When Natalie Portman took Daniel's arm onto the red carpet, there was more applause than Leonardo's.

It's not easy.

Because Leo's "dress" this year is Gisele Bundchen - the most expensive supermodel today, and in the US, supermodels are definitely the most attractive material - which is why so many big names end up with models Together. With Leonardo as the ultimate representative.

Natalie Portman and Daniel present hand in hand. Eye-catching enough on its own—Daniel never held hands on the Oscars red carpet with an actress he didn't collaborate with, which seemed a little bit significant. Plus, as a big return to Hollywood, Daniel is the most watched star in his own right today—although last year he had two big hits, "The Bourne 2" and "The Social Network," if you count New Year's Eve. "The Return of the King", that is, three full. In addition, he also won the Oscar for best actor, suddenly has tens of billions of assets, and now he has to buy MGM, but even so. He did temporarily say goodbye to Hollywood last year.

Daniel wasn't wearing a Burberry, a well-tailored suit from Italy, no brand, but he also wore a limited-edition watch from his Royal Oak collection—that's not much. It wouldn't be surprising if he walked the red carpet with a sack of dollars on his back now.

Portman's light-woven gray dress is elegant and dusty, but the deep v design tells photographers that this is definitely not a naive and simple design.

The first step they took on the red carpet attracted most of the shots.

In front is Johnny Depp and his wife Vanessa Padillas, Johnny Depp is also nominated for Best Actor. But the attraction is much smaller than that of Daniel. Depp, who does not have Captain Jack by his side, doesn't seem to have a particularly charming temperament.

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"They got it?"

Two lesser-known entertainment tabloid reporters got together to discuss gossip. They were too far away from Daniel, and they had to get closer to take a few pictures.

"How could they have time to engage, didn't Boman go to Israel to study? The rest of the time was on the set." One of them was named Mike, and he didn't quite believe that the two were together.

"It's not easy for these stars to meet. Last time Boman stood up and cheered for Daniel, haven't you forgotten? How long has it been since Daniel's real girlfriend appeared?"

"He was at Collins' birthday party this year - oh my god, what's going on." Mike exclaimed suddenly.

"How- oh"

All the reporters on the red carpet now have the same mental activity as they do, which is quite an exciting picture.

After Natalie Portman and Daniel **** took a few steps, Scarlett Johansson in a black off-the-shoulder evening dress took two steps and stood on Daniel's left, although Daniel quickly He held Scarlett's hand, but he still couldn't hide that it was an accident.

The photojournalists on both sides of the red carpet were stunned, and the shutters did not hesitate.

It's a pity that whether it was Natalie, Daniel or later Scarlett, the expressions on their faces were very natural. It seemed that Scarlett was just one step behind.

Ghost letter!

Mike's cell phone rang suddenly, the three of them were taking pictures of the person opposite them with their backs to them, and he quickly answered the phone.

"Mike, did you get it?"

"What, boss, what did you say?"

"Daniel, did you take the photo that Scarlett rushed up to just now?"

"...Uh, oh, boss, Daniel came over, I'll talk to you later." Mike hung up the phone quickly.

He and the colleague were gossiping just now, and they didn't raise the camera at all. Daniel and the three of them reacted too quickly, how could it be possible to take pictures.

"It's over now." Mike secretly prayed for himself for a while in his heart, and then quickly pointed the camera at the three of them, hoping to take some good photos to lighten the boss's anger a little.

The protagonists on the red carpet kept their faces unmoved, giving everyone a glimpse of what it means to be calm. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

But only they themselves knew that Natalie and Daniel walked the red carpet together was just decided-because Daniel planned to shoot her famous work "Black Swan" for Natalie after the acquisition of MGM, so he did not refuse Nata An unexpected proposal from Li's mother and agent. As for Scarlett's sudden attack, it was even less unexpected.

As Kusa's only client now, the golden boy and girl have unlimited potential, and it is normal to walk the red carpet together. It's just that I didn't mention it in advance, and the attack at the door was a bit of a surprise.

Fortunately, after dealing with the old foxes in the business world for a long time, Daniel is far more calm than before. Otherwise, tomorrow's newspapers will be full of weird facial expressions.

This accident made Daniel an even more undoubted red carpet focus.

However, the next media interviews will probably be a headache for a while. (To be continued.) WWW.GEILIWX.COM happy reading every day