Heads Up Hollywood

So far, the current summer blockbuster movie is "Daredevil 2". Hit the $1 billion mark.

Now, it's time to usher in a new hit - "Pirate Alliance 3: At World's End"!

Different from the Avengers series, Mission: Impossible series, and Star Wars series, this series belongs to Tang En's "original drama", and it is his masterpiece that established Hollywood's first commercial film producer.

At the time of "Pirate League 1", the film achieved a box office of 330 million U.S. dollars in North America and a global box office of 750 million U.S. dollars, which was a great success.

When it comes to "Pirate League 2", it will be even more incredible, with a North American box office of 460 million US dollars and a global box office of 1.08 billion US dollars! It directly shocked the whole Hollywood!

Also because of the unexpectedly great success of "Pirate Alliance 2", Tang En's professional voice in the industry has risen sharply, and his theory of film and television special effects production process has also been widely adopted and used by peers.

Now, the new work is here again!

"Pirates Alliance 3"!

This film is the film with the largest investment in this summer!

The production cost was $225 million!

US$100 million was announced in North America, and US$80 million was announced overseas, with a total investment of US$400 million!

Counting the follow-up dividends of the main creative team, if the film wants to make a profit in the box office market, the global box office must exceed 1 billion US dollars!

Perhaps due to Tang Enxi's good luck in having a daughter, the film immediately became a new favorite in the film market as soon as it was released.

Friday, $55.83 million, Saturday, $44.44 million, Sunday, $35.36 million...

Counting the early games, the North American box office of "Pirate League 3: At World's End" reached 146 million US dollars in the first week!

Higher than Daredevil 2!

Of course, this is also the reason why the series is more family-friendly, humorous and fantasy coexist, and the word-of-mouth must be far inferior.

It can also be seen from the box office trend that the box office of "Pirate Alliance 3" plunged in a straight line, which is not quite the same as the lasting strength of "Daredevil 2".

The difference is that in May, the global market for the summer file has not yet fully launched. In June, the summer holidays are in full swing!

The overseas market of "Daredevil 2" is gradually developed, and "Pirate Alliance 3" is released simultaneously overseas!

Simultaneously released in North America, it also includes more than 30 countries including Britain, France, Germany, Australia, Korea, Netherlands, Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, and Spain!

In the first week, "Pirate League 3" grossed US$146 million in North America, and US$275 million overseas!

The global box office in the first week exceeded 410 million US dollars!

Created a new record!

Such an amazing result really surprised Twain.

Because of his concerns about the series' reliance on Johnny Depp, "Pirate League 3" will be different from the first two films. At the heart of this film are Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway.

Tom Hardy held the family-inherited evil sword and went to "the end of the world" with Anne Hathaway, dealt with the pirates in Asia in the South China Sea, and then rescued Johnny Depp from prison and defeated the big The story of the devil.

The film was 112 minutes long, and Johnny Depp didn't appear until the end of the film for 20 minutes.

Now, the movie has achieved great success and broke the global first-week box office record held by "Spider-Man 2", which shows that this model has achieved great success.

The role of Johnny Depp has been weakened, and the "Pirate League" series can still make fans pay!

For Tang En Pictures, this is the biggest success of "Pirate Alliance 3"!

Let this series have a longer vitality.

It also gives the world structure of the "Pirate Alliance" series more room for exploration.

Next, you can connect with pirate organizations in the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and Malacca, and develop this story of punishing evil and promoting good to the world, and truly tell the story of the "Pirate Alliance".

The summer work was very busy, but even so, Tang En took three days off to stay at home with his wife and children.

After racking my brains for three days, I couldn't figure out what the child's name would be.

In the end, Natalie suggested, why not call her grandmother's name—Amalia.

Therefore, the name of Tang En's eldest daughter was decided, Amalia Portman Walker.

...

Three days later, Tang En returned to the company and participated in an important financial meeting.

The time has been set, and New Global will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange on August 8, 2006!

New Global has already carried out a shareholding reform. Currently, New Global has a total share capital of 1 billion shares. It plans to issue 200 million additional shares at the time of IPO, expanding the total share capital to 1.2 billion shares.

The listed underwriters that have been identified are Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Chase, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank.

The list of nine members of the board of directors after the company's listing has also been announced, including Dunn Walker, Barry Diller, Robert Iger, Brandy Norris, Kevin Turner, five executive directors, and Steve ·Jobs, Jim Jannard, representatives of the Prada family and representatives of the Dolby family are 4 shareholder directors.

The issue price... is still being negotiated.

Because New Universal performed so well this summer, especially the global hit of the movie "Daredevil 2" and the joint marketing of Prada and "The Devil Wears Prada", which greatly raised the market's expectations.

The issue price discussed by the two sides is also constantly rising, gradually rising from the initial $132, $133, $136, $138, $140... until the global box office of "Pirate Alliance 3: At World's End" set a record in the first week. Breaking through 400 million US dollars, which has greatly improved the confidence of larger investment banks in New Global.

The estimated release price reached $146!

According to this standard, the market value of New Global will reach 175.2 billion US dollars!

Such a market value is enough for New Global to rank among the top 25 in the global corporate market value ranking!

Of course, this is not enough.

There are still nearly 2 months before the listing of New Global, and there is still enough time for New Global to negotiate with the investment banks to further accurately determine the issue price that is in the interests of both parties.

For example, recently, Lucasfilm has been dealt with!

After a series of asset evaluations, as well as the agreement between Tang En and George Lucas, the two parties negotiated to complete the transaction at a price of 3.6 billion US dollars.

But George Lucas is not short of money, he doesn't need cash, and New Universal needs to use stock for mergers and acquisitions. At that time, George Lucas will also get an independent director of New Universal.

The specific transaction will have to wait until after the listing.

At this stage, the investment banks have already completed the asset evaluation of New Universal. If they buy Lucasfilm again, the work will have to be done again. It is not possible to carry out large-scale project transactions before listing.

Going public is a big event, and all shareholders are looking forward to it.

Now that it's on the market, you can cash out!

Except for those major shareholders, most of the shareholders are employees of New Global, especially the old team who have followed Tang En since he started his business. Most of them are "specialized" talents selected by Tang En through the system. It is difficult to enter the company's management, and they can only get some very ordinary salaries.

Fortunately, they are veterans of entrepreneurship and hold a lot of shares in their hands.

This time when New Universal goes public, they can take the opportunity to cash out and get a large sum of money, which will truly change their lives.

In terms of Tang En's current wealth, money is already a number to him. It doesn't matter whether it is listed or not, and whether it is cashed out or not.

However, he is the big boss of New Global, and he is responsible for all the employees, especially those old employees!

He has the responsibility to let these subordinates who have followed him for many years live a better life.

New Universal must be listed!

Moreover, the stock price must continue to grow, and it is necessary to create as much wealth as possible for their cash out.

Therefore, Tang En has prepared a series of good news, which will continue to be released in the next period of time!

Raise the issue price to the highest!

And, make sure that the stock price can continue to grow after the IPO!

For the benefit of shareholders!

Therefore, during this period of time, New Universal has been trying its best to integrate the good news. In the summer, "Daredevil 2", "Pirate Alliance 3", and "The Avengers" will be released in July. Driven by it, push the stock price of New Global to the highest!

It is already 2006, and within a few years there will be a financial crisis.

At that time, there was wailing everywhere. No matter how good the performance of New Global was, the market value would shrink significantly. We must hurry up.

"The summer film market should not be a problem. We need good news in the field of TV dramas. Haven't the copyright of "A Song of Ice and Fire" been negotiated yet?"

"Encountered some trouble."

Glenn Fierro, who was in charge of copyright negotiations, was called to the office by Tang En, with a very embarrassed expression on his face.

Tang En frowned, "What's going on?"

Glenn Fierro: "HBO is involved!"

"HBO?"

Tang En opened his eyes wide.

In recent years, Staraz TV station has risen like a rocket and has become the favorite TV station of the American elite. The average monthly subscription fee is 9 US dollars. It still has more than 35 million users in North America, and the number of global users has exceeded 42 million. .

Under such a big situation, Tang En almost forgot about HBO!

Yes, in the previous life, HBO was the leader in this field!

Glenn Fierro said: "HBO has just changed the person in charge. After taking office, the new leader seems to intend to follow the development route of the Starz platform and attract audiences with high-quality productions. They want to launch an epic fantasy masterpiece, which is quite "A Song of Ice and Fire."

Tang En was slightly annoyed, and was very dissatisfied with his work, "We have been in contact with old Martin for many years! And if I remember correctly, we have also reached a verbal agreement!"

Glenn Fierro was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "That's true. The old man did intend to cooperate with us to produce this fantasy historical masterpiece through Starz. But recently...he heard Some gossip, it made him very uneasy."

"Gossip?"

"Hmm." Glenn Fierro took a careful look at Tang En. His rank is low, and many things are not clear, "It is said that...we intend to make "The Hobbit" or even "The Silmarillion" American drama."

When Tang En heard this, he suddenly realized.

It seems that the old man lacks confidence!

Yes, this is the "Lord of the Rings" series, the originator of Western fantasy!

"Harry Potter" and "A Song of Ice and Fire" series are deeply influenced by "Lord of the Rings".

Now, New Universal is going to promote the production of derivative American dramas related to "Lord of the Rings", which is going to explode! In comparison, which onion is "A Song of Ice and Fire"? Isn't it the product that was killed in seconds?

Not to mention old Martin, even if he had the foresight to know that "Game of Thrones" was a hit in his previous life, and the first TV series in history to hit the world, Tang En was not sure about the derivative of "Lord of the Rings". Under the impact of American dramas, "Game of Thrones" can really compete.

Tang En had thought about it a long time ago, and said: "No such thing! You tell old Martin that the "Lord of the Rings" series of American dramas will definitely not land on Starz! Now the fantasy American drama on Starz is "Warcraft", wait again and again Once the seasons are over, it will be A Song of Ice and Fire that will fill the void!"

"Really?" Glenn Fierro was slightly taken aback.

Tang En waved his hand, "You can write this clause into the contract!"

This is the truth.

Tang En has already planned the future trend of the derivative film and television works of "The Lord of the Rings". First, he will shoot the American drama "Nummenoreans". Then I will make the "The Hobbit" movie, a total of three, and after the movie is released, it will also be directly streamed online. Next is the American TV series "The Emperor Aragorn", with a total of three seasons, which is also broadcast on the streaming media Netflix.

This will be an important part of Netflix, and it will be the key to allowing Netflix to come from behind and defeat Hulu in a short period of time!

Indeed, it will not be broadcast on traditional platforms.

However, there is no need to tell old Martin these words.

This old man is a bit stubborn.

He worked in Hollywood in his early years as a screenwriter. Later, he was annoyed that the producers and directors would often delete his stories, so he left the screenwriting job and went back to writing novels.

People who have worked in Hollywood are usually slick.

Quickly get the copyright down!

"If that's the case, then it's easy to handle." Glenn Fierro sighed in relief and nodded.

Tang En glanced at him, "Is there any problem with HBO?"

Glenn Fierro smiled, "No problem! In front of Starz, HBO has no competitiveness at all!"

...

On June 19, Tang En got the box office report for the second week of "Pirate Alliance 3: At World's End".

The North American box office was 130 million US dollars, the overseas box office was 210 million US dollars, and the next week's box office was 340 million US dollars!

It was released for two weeks, with a global box office of 750 million US dollars!

Can't stop it!

Can't stop it at all!

This week, a total of 5 new films were released, but in front of this phenomenal blockbuster movie, everything became cannon fodder.

Even the "Fast and the Furious 3" produced by Universal Pictures, the new film was released, under the overwhelming momentum of "Pirate League 3", the box office in the first week was only more than 30 million US dollars, which is far behind the "Fast and the Furious 2" Big, fans are collectively chanting for Vin Diesel to return.

On the same day, Universal TV Production Company and Starz announced at the same time that they had reached an agreement with George Martin on the film and television copyright adaptation of "A Song of Ice and Fire". In the next five years, this fantasy masterpiece will be adapted into The American drama was produced, and the expected broadcast time is 2010.