Chapter 899: The tiger falls and is bullied by the dog
"Why did you invite him?" Song Tangtang's voice on the other end of the phone was full of surprise: "You want him to continue filming "Harry Potter"? But the film company for this cooperation has not been decided yet."
"It's not about filming "Harry Potter."" Fang Minghua replied: "Did you see a piece of news? DreamWorks and NBCUniversal Pictures are also negotiating, and the former wants to sell itself to the other party."
"I see, I didn't expect that the famous DreamWorks would sell itself. I heard that there are still financial problems." Song Tangtang sighed, suddenly realizing something, and his tone became urgent:
"Minghua, are you looking for Spielberg to acquire his DreamWorks?!"
"Yes, I have such thoughts." Fang Minghua naturally would not hide his thoughts from his wife:
"It's really ugly for Warner Bros. to take advantage of others! I feel that instead of negotiating with other companies, it is better to buy DreamWorks directly and let DreamWorks cooperate with Shengshi Film and Television! From now on, I will not play with other companies in Hollywood, but I will do it myself Play with left and right hands! ”
Fang Minghua spoke like an old man, making Song Tangtang laugh on the other side of the phone.
"However, acquiring DreamWorks is a big deal, and it's not as simple as co-producing a movie." Song Tangtang reminded.
"So, I first asked Spielberg to find out." Fang Minghua explained.
"Okay, I will also contact Wu Tianmin immediately and ask him to find a way to find out the specific content of the negotiations between DreamWorks and NBCUniversal Pictures and the reasons for the obstacles, so that we can know ourselves and the enemy." Song Tangtang's mind immediately became active.
"Yes, I'll do as you say."
Today is Wednesday, two days later in the afternoon, when Fang Rui comes back from school, Fang Minghua packs his luggage, drives Nick to the airport with his three children, and gets on the plane to Los Angeles.
It was already 6:30 pm when he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport more than two hours later. When he arrived at the departure hall, Fang Minghua saw a middle-aged man smiling and waving to him. It was Jack, the driver of Amber Mountain Manor.
They came specifically to pick you up at the airport.
Jack graciously picked up the trolley case in Fang Minghua's hand, and they left the waiting hall, got into Audi cars, and headed straight to Amber Mountain Manor.
After entering the manor gate and arriving at the door of the villa, housekeeper York was already waiting at the gate. Naturally, someone helped carry the luggage in. Fang Rui asked, "Uncle York, is my mother back?"
York immediately replied: "Miss, the eldest lady has not come back yet, but Anastasia called half an hour ago and said that she was on her way back to the manor and will probably be back soon."
Anastasia is a female driver at the manor. After Song Tangtang came to the United States, he became her full-time driver and drove her every day.
York's attitude was very respectful, but Fang Minghua always felt awkward when he heard about eldest ladies and eldest ladies. Why did he seem to be returning to a big family in feudal society after coming to the United States?
Forget it, let him.
"Well, let's wait for my wife to come back and have dinner together." Fang Minghua replied.
Fang Minghua took his three children to the second floor. They all had their own fixed bedrooms. Ten minutes later, a Mercedes-Benz 300 drove into the manor with its bright lights on and parked at the door of the villa. A man wearing a black OL uniform Song Tangtang got out of the car.
When Fang Minghua went out to greet him, he saw that Song Tangtang's face looked a little tired.
"Are you tired? Have a good rest after dinner." Fang Minghua felt sorry for his wife.
"I'm not tired either." A smile appeared on Song Tangtang's face: "Where are the children?"
"We're all here. You wash up and change clothes first. We'll go downstairs to the restaurant for dinner." "Okay."
Ten minutes later, Song Tangtang put on her home clothes and followed Fang Minghua downstairs into the restaurant. Three children were already waiting at the table. Tonight was Western food, French red wine braised beef, juicy tomato salmon and North African egg crepe. And green salad.
Fang Minghua was not very interested in Western food, but his wife and three children ate it with gusto, so Fang Minghua had to make do with it.
After dinner, Fang Minghua and Song Tangtang were chatting on the sofa in the living room. Fang Rui had gone upstairs to hide in his room to chat online. His son went to the video game room on the first floor to play video games, and his youngest daughter Xinxin was nestled in Fang Minghua's arms watching TV.
"Minghua, Wu Tianmin has figured out the specific content of the negotiations between DreamWorks and Universal Pictures and the reasons for the obstruction." Song Tangtang said.
"What's the reason?" Fang Minghua suddenly became energetic.
Song Tangtang explained the reason.
Or there is a financial crisis.
Although DreamWorks is relatively well-known and has produced some well-received and well-received films over the years, it has also produced a lot of bad films. It has been in poor condition since 2000, especially last year when it made a loss on "Escape from Clone Island" 80 million US dollars, causing DreamWorks to be heavily in debt. So the three of them worked together and simply sold the company.
"After the news was announced, Universal Pictures quickly came to the door. For them, acquiring DreamWorks has a unique advantage. It is said that Universal Pictures President Yung Meyer and DreamWorks President David Jay Fen has been a close friend since childhood and has always been close to her.”
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"Spielberg spent 30 years making films at Universal Studios and still maintains a studio there. The two studios have been doing business with each other since the founding of DreamWorks. Universal Pictures had financed DreamWorks and was responsible for the overseas distribution of DreamWorks films and the worldwide distribution of DreamWorks films on DVD, and Meyer wanted to work hard to get the deal done."
"If that's the case, why did the two families almost break up?" Fang Minghua asked with some confusion.
"Although Meyer wants to rush to buy, Jeff Immelt, the boss of General Electric, the parent company of Universal Pictures, is not in a hurry. He feels that the price charged by DreamWorks is too high."
"The asking price is too high?! How many dollars?" Fang Minghua asked.
"This is a trade secret, and outsiders will not know it, but some people in the industry estimate it to be between US$1 billion and US$1.5 billion." Song Tangtang said.
"1 billion to 1.5 billion? It's not too high, right?" Fang Minghua said to himself.
"Yes, if it were in our country, it would be an astronomical figure, but in the United States, the transaction amount is not very large, and the industry generally believes that the DreamWorks brand and its strength are definitely worth 1.5 billion. ”
"It seems that Immel took the opportunity to lower the price." Fang Minghua said with a smile.
"Yes."
"Sure enough, the tiger fell down and was bullied by the dog." Fang Minghua said with emotion.
"Minghua, do you really want to acquire DreamWorks?" Song Tangtang raised his head and looked at Fang Minghua and asked.
"Yes, if it's 1.5 billion, I'll pay for it! What's the point of sleeping with so much money lying in the account?" Fang Minghua replied with a smile.
(End of chapter)