Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 367 The President's Brilliant Insight! This trip will surely lead to Tang Wen's capture! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Tang Wen dislikes Shirley Lansing.

But as adults, we don't act solely based on our preferences.

He was thinking about how to maximize profits.

Shirley Lansing has a unique background; she is the first female president of one of Hollywood's six major studios.

From this perspective, her influence in Hollywood is unparalleled.

Coincidentally, Tang Wenzheng needed her influence.

This year, Nicole Kidman won the Oscar for Best Actress by leveraging the power of California legislators and women's rights organizations in California, in exchange for tax refunds for films by Spielberg and others.

After a series of maneuvers, she successfully won the Best Actress award.

But what about next year?

Next year, I'll be promoting Charlize Theron and "Monster".

Although the power of California feminism can still be utilized.

But it's not safe.

None of the actresses vying for Best Actress are pushovers.

If Shirley Lansing and Paramount were willing to advocate for themselves.

Oh, no.

It is to contribute to making vulnerable women visible to others.

Then Charlize Theron would have a much better chance of winning the Oscar for Best Actress.

Even the chances of winning awards in Europe will increase.

Tang Wen was already intimately familiar with the rules of the game at Hollywood and European film festivals.

He didn't believe that by simply waiting and doing nothing, the Best Actress trophy would still fall on Theron's head according to the inertia of the original timeline.

That's highly unlikely!

almost negligible.

Tang Wen tapped his fingers on the seat, recalling Paramount's original development path.

What movies did they release after merging with DreamWorks?
Which film series is the most profitable?

Thinking of this, Tang Wen took out his phone and called Robert: "Is it a convenient time to talk?"

The latter immediately pushed the woman away from his arms, gesturing for her to leave the bedroom, and went to the balcony alone: ​​"Tang, what's the matter?"

Paramount wants to collaborate with us, whether we want to or not.

Robert's voice remained unchanged: "Shirley Lansing is a difficult woman, but we don't need to be afraid of her. Paramount's main focus is on dealing with DreamWorks."

He's a veteran in the industry and knows the moves of all the major companies inside and out.

"I want to leverage Shirley Lansing's influence in future awards seasons."

“This woman has a big appetite,” Robert thought. “Given the domineering style of their large corporations, she might demand a share swap with us. We absolutely must not agree.”

Paramount is an industry giant.

There's also a parent company, Viacom, which is one of the three largest media giants in the United States, a truly multinational corporation.

In 2000, its total revenue reached over 200 billion US dollars.

Below it are more than a dozen television stations and over a hundred radio stations...

The fastest-growing business right now is one that everyone in China is familiar with – MTV.

In this era, and for many years to come, the top left corner of the music videos in KTVs always featured the words "MTV".

In short, Viacom's total market capitalization is approaching $100 billion.

If they insist on exchanging shares with Tang Wen's Galaxy Entertainment.

Galaxy Entertainment's market value is barely enough to fill someone else's teeth.

"Don't worry, I won't exchange shares with them. It's impossible. Paramount and Viacom can't control everything."

Hearing Tang Wen's firm tone, Robert felt relieved. Tang Wen remained clear-headed, knowing he wanted to use Paramount but didn't want to give too many benefits: "What do we do?"

How much do you know about Hasbro?

"Hasbro? The company behind Transformers? I watched the cartoon when I was a kid! Oh—" Robert understood: "If Transformers is remade, it will definitely be a big production. It can definitely be made into a movie series."

But Hasbro is not to be trifled with.

If you try to get their authorization, you'll inevitably get a severe bite out of them.

Over the past eighty years, Hasbro has grown into the world's largest toy manufacturer.

It's like being in a completely different field; they don't care about Viacom or Paramount at all.

Tang Wendao said, "Try to contact them secretly and see if you can get the film rights."

"Transformers?"

"And special forces."

"understand!"

The chances of easily obtaining the copyright are slim, but we should still give it a try.

If things don't work out, then these two projects can be used as "bait for cooperation" and offered to Paramount.

Let them discuss cooperation; Tang Wen and Galaxy Entertainment will only participate as partners.

After all, Transformers require a lot of special effects, which is quite expensive.

To sell merchandise later, a mature distribution channel is needed.

It would be too much of a drain on Tang Wen's energy to manage the business himself.

Even if you focus all your attention on this project, you might not be able to do it well.

However, if he can easily and happily acquire the copyright, then he can take the lead and the initiative is in his hands.

We should try to fight for it; we should still go for it.

new York.

After Tang Wen arrived, he rented the large screen in Times Square and played a promotional video for his work.

His works include not only films, but also music albums and novels.

Eating fish in multiple ways is a long-standing tradition in Tangwen.

Disney doesn't want Tang Wen to simply go on a roadshow.

I helped finalize some promotional programs.

Among the most famous are "The Late Show with David Letterman" and "TRL".

Tang Wen chose the latter and gave the former to Johnny Depp.

The lead actors also need to promote the film diligently; if the movie is successful, Tang Wen will not be the only beneficiary.

The Late Show with David Letterman likes to provoke his guests and create unexpected situations.

Tang Wenxuan's program is a live music program on MTV, which includes a celebrity interview segment.

He used to be able to promote both albums and movies.

The two shows started recording around the same time.

Tang Wen's situation went smoothly, except for being teased about his numerous scandals and being too promiscuous.

Depp is in a much more troublesome situation.

In the middle of the night, Tang Wen and Scarlett were getting ready to exercise.

Depp, carrying a bottle of liquor, knocked on the door and came in to start complaining.

The host, David, kept challenging him all night, saying his appearance was sloppy, repeating it at least ten times.

Of course, Depp didn't hold back either...

Two days later, the program aired.

As expected, Tang Wen and Scarlett witnessed a famous scene together.

David: "Is there chocolate on your face, or do you never wash your face?"

Depp: "I got this on me when I stayed overnight at your mother's."

The scene was filled with exclamations of surprise.

David laughed in exasperation, and his questions became increasingly pointed.

Depp dealt with it leisurely, fiddling with his lighter, flames occasionally leaping out...

Full of gunpowder flavor.

It was all improvised by the two of them; there was almost no script.

It's all because they can't stand each other.

In the blink of an eye, a new week has passed.

Pirates of the Caribbean ended its second week of release.

Tang Wen returned to Los Angeles.

Lately, he's been the subject of numerous scandals.

The helicopter appearance during the promotional event was also a major publicity stunt.

The three main actors toured various locations to promote their work.

The writer continued to promote it online.

Disney is investing heavily in various sectors and pouring resources into them.

A series of combined punches followed.

The cinemas increased the number of screenings.

Last week, Monday's box office, including pre-sales, totaled $1241 million.

It's slightly higher than the total box office of "Hulk" in its second week.

Box office revenue is slightly lower on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which are weekdays.

Less than $1000 million.

On Thursday, box office revenue rebounded by 1100 million.

This kind of performance is not considered exaggerated during summer vacation.

The total for the first four days combined is approaching 4500 million.

It secured the top spot at the box office three days in advance. On Friday, the box office surged to $1500 million.

On Saturday and Sunday, the box office exceeded 1700 million.

Added together, they form a string of mesmerizing numbers.

Tang Wen looked down at the document Lin Zhiling handed him, which stated that this week's new box office revenue was $8577 million!
The second line shows the total box office gross in North America: $16603 million.

1.66 million. "Now, your status as an internationally renowned director is completely secure!" Lin Chih-ling offered her red lips.

After their lips parted, Tang Wen asked, "How are the arrangements overseas going?"

"Disney wanted you to continue your overseas promotional tour for the next two weeks, but I refused." Lin Zhiling nestled in Tang Wen's arms, wiped his hands with a wet wipe, and then put his hands back in her arms.

Tang Wen couldn't help but kiss her, and said with satisfaction, "I'll only visit a few major cities at most."

Disney has invested heavily this time.

In the original timeline, the first Pirates of the Caribbean film was not released simultaneously overseas.

Instead, they adopted a conservative policy of postponing the release.

It was already out of theaters in North America, but it hadn't been released in some European and Asian countries.

"The overseas opening weekend box office figures are out too." Lin Zhiling gritted her teeth, resisting the urge to touch her hand, and tried to distract herself by picking up the document Tang Wen had put down and turning to the second page.

Overseas opening weekend box office: $8398 million.

Japan contributed the most, over 2000 million US dollars.

Japan has always been very receptive to Hollywood fantasy and science fiction blockbusters.

It is currently the world's second largest vote bank.

The UK contributed the second-largest share of the box office, as English speakers contribute over $1200 million in its opening weekend.

Germany and France, as traditional box office strongholds for blockbusters, contributed around 1000 million in box office revenue.

Next are South Korea, Spain, Italy...

As for Huaxia, it hasn't been released yet.

Tang Wen was both satisfied and disappointed with the overseas results.

North America is the largest market, but blockbusters like The Lord of the Rings and The Matrix have proven that the combined box office potential of overseas markets is much greater than that of North America.

Firstly, there is a large population.

Secondly, there are no good local films.

It was easily defeated by Hollywood blockbusters, resulting in a decrease in screenings.

For example, The Matrix Reloaded grossed $2.81 million in North America and a whopping $4.61 million overseas, almost double the North American box office!
The Lord of the Rings: The Second Ring was even more outrageous, grossing $330 million in North America and $600 million overseas.

Comparing the three, Tang Wen's "Pirates of the Caribbean" had an overseas box office that was basically the same as its North American box office during its opening weekend.

There are clearly fewer overseas!

Based on a ratio of approximately 1:2, the overseas revenue in the first week should be $1.6 million.

This is clearly wishful thinking.

Tang Wen understood that it wasn't that there were fewer people overseas, but rather that there were more in North America.

After his unification and meddling, he created all sorts of news.

The box office in North America increased by tens of millions.

In comparison, the number of overseas locations appears to be smaller.

When will the latest overseas box office figures be released?

"The complete statistics won't be available until Wednesday. The data from Japan and South Korea is relatively timely, but the process for other countries is very slow. They'll save the box office figures for Saturday and Sunday until Monday or Tuesday, and then slowly compile them, so it won't be until Wednesday at the earliest..."

After Lin Zhiling finished speaking, Tang Wen knew without even thinking that she was referring to those European countries.

Tang Wen's new film, "Pirates of the Caribbean," has grossed $2.5 million worldwide in just ten days!
The news swept the world like a hurricane.

Tang Wen proved himself in the realm of blockbuster films.

More people are now watching him.

Besides actors and stars, there are also directors and producers.

Tang Wenzhen has truly come into the sights of all the top executives of the six major Hollywood studios!
"In the past two or three years, Tang's projects have never failed."

"Keep an eye on him, and don't let any opportunity for cooperation slip by!"

"Keep an eye on his company; if Galaxy Entertainment has its eye on a script or novel, we can consider competing with them..."

The struggles in Hollywood have always been shameless.

Make money, don’t be shabby!
Michael, the Disney president who should have been the happiest, was anything but happy.

He was preoccupied with the "peace bet" and at the time felt that even if "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" was of high quality, it would be difficult for it to exceed 6 million US dollars as the first new film in the series.

Looking back now, I realize I was careless!

That Tang guy has no sense of martial ethics, but he's too good at making headlines.

Even someone as busy as him has seen the rumors.

It's Angelina Jolie again, and it's about helicopters again.

The only thing missing is Zhu appearing on the live stream on the plane...

The publicity campaign was too successful.

According to Disney sources, overseas box office revenue actually increased over the past week.

In other words, it will be in theaters for ten days.

Tang Wen has achieved more than half of his $6 million goal.

Am I really going to have to step down?
No one can easily give up power.

However, if you want to resort to underhanded tactics or sabotage others, ordinary methods are not very effective.

If he makes any big moves, he won't be able to get around Iger and Roy Disney, and the shareholders won't let him off the hook either.

Disney's stock price is rising because of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Anyone who dares to hold Disney back at this time is Disney's enemy.

Michael's nickname was "Tyrant," not "Stupid."

He knew that there were some things he absolutely could not do.

But the thought of handing over power makes me feel extremely uncomfortable.

damn it!
They fell for Don and Roy's trick.

Galaxy Entertainment: Tang Wen has just finished drawing the storyboard for "The Outlaws 1 & 2" and sent it to Fei Xiang and other lead actors in Hong Kong.

Lin Chih-ling informed the visitor that they had arrived.

The visitor was Shirley Lansing, president of Paramount.

Let's talk about collaboration.

Regarding how to cooperate with Tang Wen, or rather, acquire Tang Wen's company.

Paramount held a special meeting, inviting negotiation experts and psychologists to participate.

The goal is to acquire Tang Wen and Galaxy Entertainment as quickly as possible.

We need to acquire at least a portion of Galaxy Entertainment's shares.

Psychologists believe that Tang Wen has a strong desire to be in the spotlight.

Pirates of the Caribbean was a global bestseller and a huge success.

Taking advantage of the negative reviews and criticisms surrounding the film, it didn't circulate much.

This must have been Tang Wen's most triumphant moment.

He was then invited to join Paramount and become one of its senior executives.

He was bound to be tempted.

Shirley Lan nodded. Her ideal goal was to acquire 51% of Galaxy Entertainment's shares through a combination of capital and Paramount shares, allowing Tang Wen to continue serving as president.

Galaxy Entertainment, which had some fame, became a subsidiary of Paramount.

At the same time, abolish or merge the North American distribution system built by Galaxy Entertainment.

From now on, Galaxy Entertainment will no longer need to retain distribution rights; all film distribution will be handled by Paramount Pictures.

The negotiation expert followed up on this point, saying, "I've looked into Galaxy Entertainment's financial situation. Frankly, they're not short of money, and it's unlikely they can sway Tang Wen with money alone."

Paramount has a long history, much like a slow-moving, giant old man.

Galaxy Entertainment is a newcomer, like a nimble and fast young athlete.

Giant old people need to constantly absorb fresh blood to maintain their vitality.

This is what most large companies in North America do.

The others nodded in agreement and looked toward the person in the main seat.

Shirley Lansing was prepared: "We'll use Paramount's Class B shares plus cash to buy more shares. Since Don likes fame, why don't we give him the title of Paramount's largest individual shareholder!"

Furthermore, his directing and producing skills are quite good; he can be entrusted with important responsibilities!

Paramount's vice president said, "President, you're absolutely right! Tang Wen likes fame, so let's give him fame. Fame + money + power, a three-pronged approach, is enough to sway anyone."

That's really what he thought.

Hollywood has been dominated by the Big Six studios for many years.

It can be said that the top level of Hollywood consists of the six major studios.

In recent years, Paramount's performance has once again been among the best of the Big Six.

In their view, Tang Wen is still young, and it would be better for him to join Paramount now.

In the future, when they retire.

Tang Wen has the opportunity to take the helm of Paramount.

He rose to become a true top figure in Hollywood.

Tell me, who in Hollywood could resist such a temptation?!

Moreover, he is a major shareholder with shares.

Seeing that he had finished speaking, the other vice president could only pat his head and say, "With the president personally taking charge, we will definitely be able to win over Tang Wen."

Let's return to the present.

Da da da!
The slow, deliberate tapping of the high heels seemed to suggest that the visitor was a very confident person.

Lin Chih-ling personally welcomed the guests into the reception room.

Shirley Lansing walked in with her chin slightly raised, her eyes scanning the room. Suddenly, she froze, her chin tucked in, and her eyes narrowed.

A tall, slender, and beautiful woman was sitting on the sofa.

He was quite young and sat in a casual posture.

That alone was not enough to leave her stunned.

What truly stunned her was that she recognized the woman.

The other party appears to be a key figure in the Brown family and the head of the FBI.

(End of this chapter)