Hollywood Hunter

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Amy said: "Yes, but this year and next year will definitely not work. If everything goes well, the company will probably be able to conduct an IPO as early as 1992."

With the continuous expansion of business vision, Simon gradually no longer resists the company's IPO problem. He also understands that if Daenerys Entertainment wants to continue to grow and develop in the future, a public listing is a must regardless of all aspects.

Simon and Amy brought up the subject again because of her salary contract.

The contract that Amy signed with Simon when he joined the company included the corresponding cash dividends and the same amount of equity awards. Although the outside world has various valuations for Daenerys Entertainment, the company was not listed after all, and Amy Equity awards are difficult to quantify.

Amy's contract will expire early next year, and Simon wants to delay the cashing of the equity award given to her until the company goes public, and Amy agrees.

Nancy heard Amy say this, but she keenly grasped another meaning in her words, and repeated tentatively: "If everything goes well?"

"Don't guess," Amy interrupted with a smile, "Speaking of which, the main building of Malibu Daenerys Studios has been completed. Would you like to go see it tomorrow and choose an office building? Design your own decoration?"

"Of course, I won't save money for our boss."

Nancy said, still couldn't help thinking about what just happened.

Cersei Capital has accumulated a large amount of money overseas. As long as people are not too stupid, they should know that this money can only reflect its value if it is spent as soon as possible, and hoarding it will only depreciate in the continuous inflation.

Among the companies in the Westeros system, Daenerys Entertainment is the most suitable and most in need of using this capital for large-scale expansion, and the expansion target will obviously only be Hollywood Seven.

Nancy even locked in on the merger target in the blink of an eye.

Now the Seventh Hollywood, Columbia and MGM have just changed hands, and it is impossible to sell them again in a short time. Simon should also despise these two companies.

Rupert Murdoch is ambitiously building his global media empire and won't sell Fox.

Although Paramount has just experienced the failure of "Rocketman", the company's film business in the past two years has been very good, and its stock price is on the high side. Paramount chairman Martin Davis has turned down several merger offers in recent years and is not a good acquisition target.

Time Warner is too big for Daenerys Entertainment.

Disney has been in a state of rapid recovery in recent years, and its stock price has grown rapidly. The Bass family and the Disney family, who hold a large stake in the company, will not easily sell.

In the end, only mca, the parent company of Universal Pictures, remains.

If it was Nancy herself, she would also choose mca without hesitation.

Beyond movies, mca's TV, music and theme park businesses are highly complementary to Daenerys Entertainment. Moreover, the aging mca chairman Lou Wassalman is not as resistant to outside acquisitions as Martin Davis.

The next afternoon.

Because it was Saturday, and there was a celebration party for "Batman: War Hour" in the evening, Daenerys Entertainment's executives, large and small, came to Malibu to check the movie that they will be staying in the middle of this year. City Park.

Five kilometers from California's Highway 1 into the Malibu area, the mountainside plot has changed from its original barren slope.

After a year of construction, the main buildings in the three areas from top to bottom in the studio have been completed.

There are five office buildings with three to five floors in the top administrative area. Different from the old-fashioned small buildings and bungalows of traditional studios, these five well-proportioned office buildings are all designed in the style of high glass curtain walls. The styles vary, with a sleek and modern design aesthetic in simplicity.

In addition to the office, the five buildings also include restaurants, cafes, gyms and other recreational areas for employees.

The most conspicuous of the second floor are three two-story factory-style office loft buildings with a length of 150 meters and a width of 30 meters. The exterior of the loft is a combination of red brick walls, tempered glass and black steel beams. The roof is also designed with a loft-style roof. , looks full of literary style.

The loft model office buildings in this era have not yet emerged.

Therefore, Simon amazed many people when he first drew the draft drawings, and the effect after the completion of the building was also very good.

The three office lofts will house creative departments such as Pixar Animation, Daenerys Special Effects, Blizzard Studios and Marvel Entertainment's West Coast team.

The scale of the current Pixar teams is not large, but even taking into account future expansion factors, the theoretical double-storey 9,000-square-meter internal space of each office loft is enough to accommodate an office scale of 500 to 1,000 people.

In addition to the three office lofts, a large-scale activity center in the style of circular glass fiber reinforced plastic was built on the second floor, covering an area of ​​2,500 square meters. Multipurpose for movie screenings, hosting parties, and holding conferences.

On the bottom floor of the studio are six studios of different sizes and a large post-production center.

Of course, these are just the main buildings inside the studio.

In addition to only five office buildings on the top floor, there are other buildings such as restaurants, shops, warehouses and dormitories on the second and third floors.

However, with a total area of ​​50 hectares of the Studio Park, all these buildings occupy more

It's not really that big.

Because of the popularity of cars in the United States and the lack of public transportation in Los Angeles, the largest area in the studio is actually the parking lot, not counting the land used for greening and backup. The top-to-bottom three-story park has six parking lots, large and small, which can accommodate 3,000 cars when fully loaded.

After walking around the studio, the others were still visiting. Amy, Nancy, and Jennifer came to the parking lot fence on the second floor near the cliff.

Leaning on the railing, there was a cliff of more than ten meters under her feet, and in the distance there was a blue scene of the sea and the sky. Nancy took a deep breath in enjoyment, and curiously pointed to the shell that has gradually formed in the Dumei Cape Manor in the distance. The building asked Jennifer: "When will it be built there, it looks so beautiful?"

Simon is not in Los Angeles, and the female assistant has to take into account the multiple roles of assistant and housekeeper.

Following Nancy's gaze, Jennifer said, "It will be next year at the earliest. The interior decoration is very troublesome, and many things have to be customized."

Nancy leaned forward enviously and said sourly: "If you build such a conspicuous villa, someone will definitely say that the boss is extravagant, and Hearst has been criticized for many years."

The founder of the Hearst Group, William Randolph Hearst, spent most of his life building Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, which has been criticized by many as a luxury until many years later.

Jennifer argued: "Simon is just building a house he likes, which is not as extravagant as Hearst."

Nancy nodded solemnly, but with ridicule in her tone, and said, "Yes, yes, Simon is right in everything."

Jennifer blushed slightly, intending to ignore Nancy.

Nancy retracted her gaze, turned to look at the office lofts on the second floor of the park, and said to Amy, "I would rather work in these loft-like buildings, which are much better than the office buildings above. I I think this can stimulate the creativity of employees more.”

"So these three buildings are for Pixar," Amy said. "However, if you really want to bring your own department to work here, you can. There is a lot of spare space in these lofts now. You can use 3 The second floor of the loft."

"Then it's settled, I will take the time to discuss the decoration plan with the designer."

Nancy nodded immediately. She didn't care about the potential difference in status between the administrative area on the first floor and the office area on the second floor. Her comfort was the most important thing, not to mention that the consumer goods department moved to the second floor, and no one dared to take it lightly.

Having said that, Nancy looked around the empty space, recalled what happened yesterday, and asked Amy tentatively, "Our office buildings in Santa Monica and Burbank are rented, and they will be returned after we move in. That's it. But Amy, it's empty enough, what if we have a second studio park?"

The three people beside the railing were all extremely smart. After hearing what Nancy said, Jennifer immediately looked over suspiciously.

Nancy noticed Jennifer's eyes, and couldn't help but tease: "Really, even Jenny knows about it, and I have to be kept secret."

As the closest person to Simon in the company and also has a relationship with James, Jennifer naturally knew that Daenerys Entertainment planned to acquire mca. Although Simon is in Australia recently, he has been discussing this matter with James and Amy, and sometimes needs a female assistant to help pass the word.

Amy smiled and said, "Then just pretend you don't know. You're just the president of the consumer goods department. You really want to take my place."

"Maybe," Nancy asked Xiao Baiya as a threat, "So, what about the two major parks?"

Amy said: "We have a lot of high-quality copyrights in our hands now. The employees of another park moved here, and this side is full. The space freed up there can expand some superhero attractions and add a horror film community. Ah, that sort of thing, that makes the theme park more attractive to tourists."

Speaking of which, Simon and Amy discussed it after they proposed the mca acquisition.

Universal Studios in Burbank covers 212 hectares, and Daenerys Studios in Malibu has 50 hectares. If it bought mca, Daenerys Entertainment would have a much larger studio area than the other Hollywood studios combined.

However, this question did not trouble Simon.

Simon bought mca in large part because of the company's theme park business.

Movie theme parks are promising in the next 20 to 30 years.

As long as the acquisition of mca can be successfully completed, Simon will increase investment in theme parks and build more attractions in Universal Studios to attract tourists, and the film and television production business there can just be transferred to Malibu.

What's more, MGM at its peak had as many as six filming bases in Los Angeles. Even if it didn't reach the height of MGM in the big studio era, Simon was confident that Daenerys Entertainment's future development would be enough to digest these two. In the movie theater park.

Hearing Amy say this, Nancy immediately understood, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "It's a really good idea."

Amy urged: "Remember to keep it secret, the news gets out, don't say grab my position, Simon will have to fire you."

"Of course I understand."

The three women chatted, Robert Rem, Ella Deutschman, and Robert Iger who flew over from the east coast in the morning and others walked over together.

It's already evening.

"Batman: War Hour" party at 7pm at Simon's mansion halfway up Palisades

It was held inside, everyone said hello, Amy and Jennifer rushed to Palisades to check the party preparations, and the others left for the time being.

Daenerys Entertainment's party has undoubtedly been the most sought after party in Hollywood in the last two years, especially in recent months.

The 10-movie plan for the second half of last year is still going on. With the box office explosion of "Batman: War Hour", the upcoming DC Cinematic Universe project will undoubtedly represent more opportunities for Hollywood filmmakers to become famous in one fell swoop.

With the birth of North America's first domestic box office expected to break $400 million, the actor Adam Baldwin of "Batman: War Hour", who was not even a third-tier player, has risen to the ranks of first-tier superstars, and Valerie, the actor of Catwoman · Golino also completely established a foothold in Hollywood.

The film's supporting cast, such as Willem Dafoe, Tommy Lee Jones and Anthony Hopkins, also all rose to fame.

It is conceivable that even if other films in the dc movie universe in the next few years can only reach half of the commercial height of "Batman: War Hour", this plan is enough to become a powerful star-making machine, for countless Hollywood filmmakers eager to make their mark. In other words, this is the coveted opportunity.

Therefore, in order to get the invitation to this celebration party tonight, many people tried their best.

The originally planned party size of 200 people eventually expanded to more than 500 people due to the irresistible favoritism of all parties.

The party started at seven o'clock in the evening, but just after six o'clock, the mansion in Palisades was already full of celebrities, and the large number of paparazzi who heard the news almost blocked the mountain road, and Amy had to send security. Personnel maintain traffic outside the mansion.

As soon as the sky darkened, a flashy scene began in the mansion. Men and women in fancy clothes and beautiful decorations shuttled around the mansion, looking for every opportunity that might make them go to the sky.

The most dazzling youth that many people expected did not appear, so Daenerys Entertainment and Time Warner executives who attended the party, as well as other Hollywood bigwigs, became the close friends of the party.

However, the reason why a circle is a circle is that some people clearly feel that they are within reach, but they cannot break in anyway.

The main villa inside the mansion is not fully open this time.

At the entrance of the stairs leading to the second floor of the villa, two bodyguards stood with arms crossed, blocking the guests who wanted to go upstairs with various excuses to get close to those big men.

In the study on the second floor, there were only Amy and Jonathan Friedman.

Amy leaned on the edge of the desk, folded her arms, looked at Jonathan Friedman next to the bookshelf with a serious expression, and said, "Joe, we have to make this clear today, Adam and Valais. Li's contract, and everyone else's contract, is absolutely impossible to modify. The dc movie universe is a very large project. If every movie is a big sell, the actors feel that they don't get enough and ask to modify the contract, Then there is no way this plan can go forward.”

About what kind of boss brings out what kind of employees, Jonathan Friedman felt that Amy had a Simon's breath when he said this: "Amy, even if the salary cannot be changed, other aspects, such as this The character figures of "Batman: Hour of War", which involves the image rights of the actors, I think Adam and Valerie should have the right to get a proper share of the toys that use their own images. Also, the contract does not The restrictions on their participation in other films during the contract period are also too restrictive."

"Joe, I remember very clearly that the contract stipulates the corresponding derivative licensing terms. Moreover, we are not producing the figures of the actors themselves, but the figures of the movie characters they represent. After all, they are just a carrier. . As for the restrictions on their participation in other films, this is to ensure that they can successfully fulfill their contracts."

Amy said here, paused, and continued: "Joe, if you need, I can find the list of the last few shortlisted Batman characters, you can see what state they are now, and what kind of coffee is Adam? Bit. Without this role, Adam is still a little guy who is not even a third-line actor, maybe he can only be such a little guy all his life. Batman gave him everything. Simon and I mentioned it, he never expected to be The actor who is popular with him will be grateful to himself. He is a person who does not believe in people's hearts. He only hopes that those people can fulfill the agreements he once signed. Moreover, if Adam's five contracts are completed, he will be able to take away the remuneration. The total amount is 30.3 million US dollars, with an average of more than 6 million per movie. This is already a first-line star level, and Daenerys Entertainment has not treated him badly. With the popularity brought by Batman, Adam can also participate in other movies and take on various Advertising, that's enough to give him a very good income, and so does everyone else. So, Joe, I hope we're only going to have a conversation like this once between us."

After a brief silence, Jonathan Friedman nodded quickly, showing a soothing smile: "Okay, Amy, you know, we brokers, we always obey the wishes of our clients."

Amy still had dissatisfaction on her face and said: "You can let them know how much Christopher Reeve got paid for playing "Superman". The first "Superman" sold 300 million US dollars worldwide, and Reeve was in the first film. The second "Superman" film was only $500,000, and the third one barely rose to $1 million. Joe, if we didn't sign the contract in advance, with the current box office performance of "Batman: War Hour", they You can pay as much as you want on the sequel, 20 million, 30 million, or directly participate in the box office share, whether we accept it or not, this is their right. But since the contract is signed, it must be abided by ."

Since Amy had such an attitude, Jonathan knew that this matter could not have any results. It might be worse to talk to Simon directly, so he said: "Amy, I will tell them."

Seeing that Jonathan was about to leave, Amy stopped him again and asked, "Joe, I need a name. Who proposed to revise the contract?"

Jonathan smiled bitterly and said, "Amy, is this the end of the matter? I owe you a favor."

Amy and Jonathan looked at each other for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Joe, I hope you remind them to abide by the contract, and we will have more opportunities for cooperation in the future. Otherwise, you know Simon's temperament, if someone interferes with the DC Cinematic Universe plan. Go ahead and they won't have any place in Hollywood anymore."

In the living room downstairs of the villa, Adam Baldwin, who was chatting and laughing with some guests by the stars, saw Jonathan appear, and immediately walked up with a question in his eyes.

Adam Baldwin's agent, Matthew Stelt, joined in.

Jonathan glanced up the stairs subconsciously and didn't notice Amy's figure, so he took Baldwin and the two to a corner of the backyard and communicated with them in a low voice.

Among the main actors of "Batman", the most confident attempt to renegotiate the contract with Daenerys Entertainment is undoubtedly Adam Baldwin, who plays Bruce Wayne. Amy has obviously guessed this in his words just now. A little, at the end wanted a name, just wanted confirmation from Jonathan.

The favor Jonathan owes can be regarded as blocking a lot of things for Adam Baldwin.

However, upstairs in the villa, Amy did not intend to forget about it.

Leaving the study, Amy went to another living room on the second floor. Nancy, Jennifer, Valerie Golino, Sandra Bullock and other ladies gathered here. There were several sofas in the room and on the terrace. Filled with women.

Greeting everyone, Amy called out her assistant Vanessa Lind, stood in the outer corridor and said, "Go check it out tomorrow, which scripts Meg Ryan has seen recently, and which ones are you working with? The crew is in contact and who is going to work with them, and I will see the results next Monday."

Vanessa didn't ask more, nodded and said, "Okay."

"Also," Amy added, "you will tell the finance department tomorrow that the "Batman: War Hour" creative team reward plan that is being drawn up will be cancelled, so there is no need for statistics."

Vanessa was a little surprised this time, and asked uncertainly, "Cancel?"

"Yes," Amy said. "In addition, you have tried to spread the news in the past few days. Because someone wants to break the contract and sign a new agreement, all the extra rewards in the plan have been cancelled."

Vanessa understood, nodded, and asked tentatively, "Amy, won't you really want to cancel it?"

At $20 million, if all of them are canceled because of some people's small actions, the creative team of "Batman: War Hour" will probably hate some people.

Just don't know who is going to renegotiate the agreement.

Amy glared at her assistant: "Why do you ask so much, just do your own thing."

Vanessa shrank her neck and said, "Okay, I see."

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