Huayu Zhihao

Chapter 961 Hollywood returns to the era of the seven giants

"Kevin Feige continues to helm the new Marvel Entertainment!" -- "The Hollywood Reporter"

"New Marvel Entertainment reorganizes Marvel Studios to create a Marvel superhero movie universe!" - "The New York Times"

"Marvel Entertainment announced the list of 6 films in the second phase of the Marvel superhero movie universe!" - "Washington Post"

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After the press conference of Disney, Sony Columbia, and Universal's three major Hollywood giants buying shares in Marvel Entertainment, the media once again became noisy.

With the addition of the three giants, the distribution channels of Marvel Entertainment will be more complete in the future, which can be said to be even more powerful for the film's box office performance.

At the same time, the six films released in the second phase of the Marvel superhero movie universe also aroused heated discussions.

Especially now that "The Avengers" is sweeping the global movie market, as a further second stage, it naturally attracts the attention of movie fans and comic fans.

Although the feature film cannot be seen for the time being, at least everyone knows that superheroes such as the Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man will appear in the next stage of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

And more and more superheroes will appear in the future, and these superheroes will all appear in the same movie, just like "Avengers 2.0", it is exciting to think about.

As for the new Marvel Entertainment Company, there are basically no major changes, only Marvel Pictures is being reorganized, but most of them are old people who have been merged into Liang Tianchi. Of course, some people from Liang Tianchi Pictures have also joined.

Now the focus of Marvel Entertainment is still "Iron Man 3" and "Thor 2", although all the profits of these two films within 5 years belong to Liangtianchi Pictures.

But as the opening work of the second phase of the Marvel superhero movie universe, Marvel Entertainment must lay a solid foundation before it can better complete the other 4 works.

Just as the media focused on the three major Hollywood giants buying shares in Marvel Entertainment, Hu Jin turned around and started negotiations with MGM Holdings.

Negotiations between the two sides have actually started last year, and it has been nearly a year and a half now.

The reason why it has been delayed for so long is not only because Liang Tianchi has not been able to provide so much funds for the time being, but also because MGM Holdings does not want to sell MGM to others, but only wants to sell it to Liang Tianchi.

Because the price given by the Tianchi ruler is the highest, and it is all in cash, and there is no need to pay in installments.

Originally, after the bankruptcy protection of MGM Holdings, the shareholders were still worried that the huge non-performing assets of MGM would rot in their own hands, but they did not expect that at this time, Liang Tianchi, the receiver, appeared.

All the shareholders saw the opportunity to sell the chicken ribs for a fortune, so they naturally didn't want to pay attention to Warner Bros., which was only willing to pay 12 billion, and the telescope company, which didn't want to pay.

Of course, Sony Columbia has also contributed a lot, because they can not only get rid of MGM, a hot potato, but also take a stake in Marvel Entertainment, which has gradually become a well-known movie brand.

Moreover, after investing in Marvel Entertainment and selling MGM Holdings back and forth, Sony not only does not need to pay, but also makes a fortune, so it is naturally willing to be a middleman and constantly mediate to facilitate this acquisition.

In fact, Liang Tianchi and MGM Holdings have already discussed the details of the acquisition, and all they are waiting for is the money from Liang Tianchi.

After Disney, Sony Columbia, and Universal paid the money to Quan Tianchi as agreed, the acquisition was finalized.

"Congratulations, MGM is now yours." Tommy Mottola laughed.

"Same joy, same joy." Chen Hao said with a smile.

It was already the end of May. After Chen Hao completed the first cut of "Gravity", he came to the United States to personally participate in the acquisition of MGM Holdings.

After signing the purchase contract, Chen Hao couldn't help feeling excited.

After so many years of planning, MGM, once one of the seven giants of Hollywood, finally belongs to itself.

And after the acquisition of MGM, Liang Tianchi will completely solve the biggest shackles that have plagued it for many years, and it is also one of the reasons why DreamWorks was finally disbanded, the global distribution channel!

Of course, MGM also has the crucial MPAA qualification, which is also an important condition for Tianchi to become a real giant.

At the same time, MGM's huge film library is also a huge asset.

Now, Measuring Ruler has all the conditions to become a real Hollywood seventh!

"Congratulations, my old friend." Davis looked at Chen Hao and couldn't help sighing, "Seriously, introducing you to Hollywood may be the greatest achievement in my life, hahaha..."

"Thank you." Chen Hao said sincerely.

To be honest, Chen Hao should be able to live a good life without Davis, but it is hard to say whether he can involve Hollywood, let alone his current achievements in Hollywood.

At the same time, Davis also contributed a lot in the process of Tianchi's acquisition of MGM. Chen Hao really owes him a big thank you.

"This is a thank you gift for you, thank you for your support." Chen Hao said, "In addition, the door of Measuring Ruler will always be open to you. If you need help, you can come to me at any time."

Davis glanced at Chen Hao upon hearing the words, accepted the gift with a smile and said, "Then I'll be impolite, hahaha..."

Afterwards, Chen Hao and his party returned to Liangtianru Pictures.

This time Liang Tianchi acquired MGM Holdings, spending a total of 65 billion US dollars, and obtained [-]% of the shares of MGM Holdings.

Among them, Liang Tianchi paid 25 billion US dollars to all shareholders of MGM Holdings, and the remaining 40 billion is debt, which will be fully borne by Liang Tianchi.

However, Liang Tianchi has put out 5 million US dollars to repay MGM's due debts first, and the remaining 35 billion will be repaid slowly in the future.

Speaking of which, these debtors were also one of the supporters that led to Liang Tianchi’s acquisition of MGM, because Liang Tianchi promised to repay the US$5 million in debt after the acquisition.

This makes these debtors who are already worried that MGM Holdings' debts will become bad debts ecstatic, and their support is overwhelming.

The reason why it cost up to 25 billion U.S. dollars is because MGM Holdings is not only MGM Pictures, but also includes MGM Entertainment, MGM United Artists, Modern Times Films, Di Gao International theaters, Comcast TV.

MGM Resorts, MGM Grand, Mandalay Resort, Fantasy Resort, Excalibur, Treasure Island, Mandalay Bay, Bellagio, New York, and MGM Cafe.

MGM Holdings includes film companies, entertainment companies (peripheral copyright development), theaters, cable TV, hotels, resorts and coffee businesses.

These are the results of MGM's expansion during its glory days, and because of its diversified development, MGM's own asset valuation has reached nearly 30 billion.

This is also the reason why MGM Holdings refused to agree to Warner Bros.'s 12 billion investment in the acquisition.

However, many of MGM's businesses are currently poorly managed, and they are in debt of 40 billion, which is why they have become a hot potato, a huge non-performing asset.

If the situation were not so bad, Chen Hao would not have had the opportunity to acquire the former Hollywood giant without anyone or relevant departments intervening.

"Now MGM belongs to the measuring stick, but this is the first step." Chen Hao said, "Whether the next few steps can be taken steadily and steadily is the key to success."

Hu Jin and Smart both nodded when they heard the words.

"Let's talk about MGM's business first." Chen Hao said, "MGM Entertainment and MGM United Artists merged to become Haotian Entertainment, and will be responsible for all copyrights and peripheral development of the group.

The Modern Times Film Company reserved it and used it exclusively to invest in the production of literary and artistic films in the future, to hit the Golden Globes and Oscars and other awards.

Di Gao International Cinemas, Comcast TV and MGM Pictures are also retained, but the distribution channels of MGM Pictures are all handed over to Liangtianchi Pictures.

In the future, Liangtianchi Films will be responsible for the publicity and distribution of all the group's films.

The label of MGM Pictures is reserved, and it will be used exclusively to produce films such as "007" and "The Hobbit" produced by the original company.

Next is the hotel, resort and coffee business. The coffee business is sold off directly, and the poorly managed hotels and resorts are also sold directly to repay previous debts and reduce the company's burden. "

Hu Jin nodded when he heard the words, obviously he will be responsible for selling the non-performing assets, which was discussed before.

In fact, Chen Hao planned to sell all the hotels and resorts, but Hu Jin thought that the selling price would be very low at this time.

Moreover, many of these hotels and resorts are actually operating well and making money. It would be a pity to sell them at a low price.

It is completely possible to keep it after the company recovers, or sell it at a higher price.

Anyway, the debt of 5 million US dollars has been repaid first, and the debt situation is not very urgent.

"By the way, the copyrights of "007" and "The Hobbit" haven't been released, have they?" Chen Hao asked.

The previous MGM has ceased production. In order to get rid of the company's continued sinking situation, MGM, which has no funds to invest in film production, can only use copyright to attract other companies to join in the investment.

"No, we declared this in advance when we first contacted MGM Holdings." Smart said, "It's also fortunate that we declared it in advance, otherwise the copyright would really be incomplete."

The hottest IP under MGM is undoubtedly the screen classic "007" series, in addition to "The Hobbit" whose value has soared because of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.

These two super IPs are the only things that MGM can use to attract others.

Before MGM’s bankruptcy protection, it first asked Warner Bros. and Lions Gate to invest in the production of "The Hobbit", and then hoped to take half of the copyright of "007" in exchange for the other party to bear all the production costs.

Fortunately, Liang Tianchi contacted MGM Holdings early, otherwise the two deals may have been concluded, and even the two films will be released this year.

The reason why Chen Hao wants the complete copyright of "007" and "The Hobbit" is because these two series are the key to his revival of MGM and repayment of debts.

Everyone can see that if MGM can really revive, then it must rely on these two series.

So after spending 25 billion to buy MGM Holdings and another 5 million to repay debts, the remaining 5 million US dollars in Liang Tianchi's hands will be used to fully restore MGM's global distribution channels, and respectively Making the first film of both series.

"MGM's global distribution channel is our top priority next, and it is also the key to whether we can really become the seventh largest in Hollywood, so the remaining 5 million US dollars, in addition to the 2 million US dollars used to make two films outside the dollar.

The remaining 1.2 million US dollars will be used to restore MGM’s previous distribution channels. It must be done in the shortest possible time. If the money is not enough, you can invest again. What I want is efficiency and speed. "Chen Hao said.

"Don't worry, we have already formulated relevant plans for the restoration of MGM's distribution capabilities." Smart replied, "With the foundation of MGM before and the distribution channels of Tianchi, after half a year, we will You can have giant-level distribution capabilities.”

Chen Hao nodded when he heard the words, and then said, "Taking advantage of this acquisition of MGM, I want to make some adjustments to the company."

Smart frowned upon hearing this.

"The company was called Liangtianchi Film Group before, but I want to change it to Haotian Entertainment (USA) Group, which has jurisdiction over Liangtianchi Film, Haotian Entertainment, MGM Group, Future 3D, Marvel Entertainment and MSE , you are still the president of the group." Chen Hao said.

Smart smiled after hearing this, "You are the boss, you have the final say."

After hearing this, Chen Hao said, "Let's go back now and discuss the specific implementation plan. Let's find a place to hold a celebration party at night!"

"I like this." Hu Jin smiled upon hearing this.

After returning to Liangtianchi Pictures, Chen Hao and the others discussed again in the conference room. The general direction had been set, and only the specific implementation plan was discussed.

In the evening, Smart rented a villa in Beverly Hills and opened a celebration party.

All the employees of the Measuring Ruler attended, as well as Sony Columbia's Davis, Disney's Dick Cook, and Universal's Adam Ferguson.

Of course, the five superheroes from "The Avengers", Elizabeth Olsen from "The Hunger Games", Twilight Girl, and many Hollywood superstars who have worked with Chen Hao and Liang Tianchi Films all came.

There are still a lot of uninvited ones, because everyone knows that Chen Hao's position in Hollywood has gone a step further, no matter whether he will lose in the future, because many people, the industry and Wall Street are not very optimistic about Liang Tianchi's acquisition of Migao plum.

Because MGM's debt of up to 40 billion is likely to drag down Tianchi, and even force Chen Hao to sell the equity of Marvel Entertainment again.

But now Chen Hao's power has undoubtedly been strengthened again, and it is inevitable that many Hollywood actresses will come to make acquaintances.

There were even those like Sister Widow who directly dragged Chen Hao to kneel and lick.

And Gal Gadot and Megan Fox came together for half of Friends.

However, in the end Chen Hao brought back to his villa Elizabeth Olsen, the future Scarlet Witch.

After a night of extravagance, the North American media showed their efficiency the next day.

"Hollywood returns to the era of the Big Seven!" --Los Angeles Times

(End of this chapter)