my movie years

Chapter 378 Fox Supermarket is open for business

Disney is the biggest winner in this year’s North American summer season.

Although "Solo" failed, "Ant-Man 2" and "The Incredibles 2" will follow.They are all popular videos.

But Disney is not without competitors. "The Dark Knight Rises" produced and distributed by Warner still firmly suppresses "Avengers 3".

Next, Warner also has films such as "The Meg", "The Secret of Beauty", and "Crazy Rich Asians".

This is followed by Universal’s “Jurassic World 2,” Paramount’s “Mission: Impossible 6,” and Sony Columbia’s “Hotel Transylvania 3.”

As can be seen from the above-mentioned films, except for "The Meg", the others are basically sequels.

Although "Beauty Trap" has a new cast, it basically continues the setting of the classic heist film "Arhat" series.

Zhang Hao actually thought about getting the rights to this film from Warner Bros., and then asking Da Mi Mi to assemble a bunch of bastards to act in it, but I don't know if he got the idea.

There are so many beauties, just looking at them is very pleasing to the eye!
Next, the most important thing is the movie "Deadpool 21" produced and distributed by 2th Century Fox. No, it should now be called [-]st Century Fox.

Entering the fourth week of the North American summer season, the popularity of "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Avengers: Infinity War" has finally subsided, giving other films a chance.

This weekend, "Deadpool 2" hits the North American market.

Based on the good reputation of the previous film, "Deadpool 2", a special superhero movie, achieved US$1.13 million in its first weekend, which can be said to be quite impressive.

Not surprisingly, "Deadpool 2" ended "The Dark Knight Rises"'s three consecutive North American weekly box office wins and became the new weekly box office champion.

However, due to the synchronization with overseas release times, this week's global box office champion and runner-up are still "The Dark Knight Rises" and "Avengers: Infinity War".

Netizens’ comments are very interesting, saying that these two movies are the big and small of superhero movies.

As for who is the big king and who is the little king, this is a matter of opinion and is left to the audience to judge for themselves.

Fans of Marvel movies definitely think that "Avengers: Infinity War" is the king, but in terms of box office and reputation, "The Dark Knight Rises" is slightly better, so it's really hard to say.

Although "Deadpool 2" is a box office hit, one blockbuster movie cannot save the shaky 21st Century Fox.

21st Century Fox’s problems are not just at the movie level, but involve many aspects.

Especially after many Hollywood companies have participated, the split and acquisition of 21st Century Fox has become an inevitable fact.

At this point, there is no capital left to save it, and it must fail.

Before, everyone just scraped the meat with a knife and ate it bit by bit. Zhang Hao was also a little late.Warner Pictures is quite covetous of these assets.

Especially the copyright of the "Alien" series is now in Zhang Hao's hands.

Warner Pictures is considering contacting Zhang Hao and the two parties will jointly develop the "Alien" series.

There is no way, Disney has Pixar animation, Lucasfilm's "Star Wars" series, and Marvel, which holds the top spot.

Although DC has a Batman, it is completely unable to compete with Marvel.

Marvel can have many movies, but the master's spin-off movie will end this year, and we don't know when the main story will be released.

Therefore, Warner urgently needs new profit points to compete with Disney.

In addition, what is most coveted by many Hollywood companies is undoubtedly the movie copyright of the X-Men.

Superhero movies are now very popular, and the two largest superhero movie companies are controlled by Disney and Warner respectively.

Therefore, other film companies want to get the copyright of the X-Men and develop their own X-Men universe.

The current competition for this copyright is very fierce. Relying on the advantages of Marvel Comics, Disney is relatively ahead in this battle.

The movie was a success, but the company was on the verge of collapse, and 21st Century Fox simply stopped struggling.

After "Deadpool 2" sold well in its first week, 21st Century Fox officially announced that it would allow the flow of assets and shares.

In other words, the sneaky behavior before is no longer necessary, and everyone can buy it openly.

21st Century Fox Supermarket is officially open for business.

For a time, the capital market was turbulent, and several funds from New York on the East Coast sent teams to Los Angeles to join in the buying war.

Not to mention the Hollywood companies that have access to the property on a first-come, first-served basis. They have all called the parent company behind them to raise money.

There is no shop like this after passing this village, so everyone should seize the opportunity.

The vampires on Wall Street have been coveting Hollywood for a day or two, but they didn't expect that the devils in Hollywood are even more deceitful than they are. Many Wall Street tycoons have been deceived so much that their mothers don't recognize them.

This acquisition is an opportunity for Wall Street. If most of 21st Century Fox's assets can be retained, the reorganized film company will still be strong.

But when I came here, I discovered that the devils in Hollywood had already emptied half of 21st Century Fox, and the remaining half seemed to be in the hands of these devils.

The most annoying thing is that there are actually a group of Chinese people involved in the acquisition.

They don't attract attention, but they quietly annex a lot of assets.

Several times, Wall Street representatives heard these Chinese people happily reporting to their bosses, shouting: "More money, more money..."

This announcement is tantamount to exposing the acquisition case to the sun, making it the most concerning matter in the film and capital circles.History has completely changed. In the original history, Disney quietly acted and then launched in one fell swoop to successfully win over 21st Century Fox.

When Hollywood and Wall Street reacted, they even put the acquisition contracts in safes.

But this time is different. After Zhang Hao's interference, many uninvited guests were added to the acquisition, and Disney's strategy of quietly entering the village failed.

Across the Pacific in China, Zhang Hao held a meeting with the Penguin board of directors because of this matter.

The main source of funds for this acquisition is Penguin, which is easy for Penguin to make money by selling pesticide skins.

Zhang Hao wanted to pay for it himself, but the amount of funds required for this acquisition was too large and he couldn't afford it.

Capital, good or bad, depends on how it is used.Generally speaking, if you can't beat capital, the best way is to add capital.

Penguin needs Zhang Hao to implement their entertainment strategy, and Zhang Hao needs Penguin's money and protection.

The meeting basically determined the central idea of ​​continuing to increase investment and join the acquisition war. Several acquirers will continue to invest US$30 billion to snap up the assets of 21st Century Fox.

Three billion US dollars seems like a lot, but this acquisition war is worth tens of billions of dollars, so it doesn't seem like much.

Penguin contributed most, while Zhang Hao and Bona China Film both contributed a bit.

After the meeting, several big guys continued the meeting in Xiao Ma's office.Traditionally, small meetings are held for small matters, and small meetings are held for big matters.

"Xiao Zhang, after the acquisition is completed, do you have any ideas for the future?" China Film changed its leadership again this year, and Fu Ruoqing, who has a good relationship with Zhang Hao, became the new head.

So now China Film has strengthened its cooperation with Zhang Hao and actively participated in and promoted Zhang Hao's film industrialization construction.

In other words, this job is originally the responsibility of China Film Group, after all, it is a national film company.

Zhang Hao thought for a while and suggested: "On this asset, we can reorganize a new company and put it in Hollywood."

"Can't you move back to the country? Just play tricks on those foreigners." Xiao Ma worried.

"That's true. Normally it's fine. Once you want to do something, people will really do it." Yu Dong is also worried about this.

Zhang Hao shook his head and said: "The problem is only when we move back. They won't let us move.

If we reorganize a company and place it in Hollywood, people will think they can control our situation at any time, and they will be much less wary.

and……"

Zhang Hao took a document from his assistant, handed it to the bosses, and explained: "I have some friendship with Mr. Rupert Murdoch, although News Corporation and 21st Century Fox have completed the separation.

But the company is still controlled by the Murdoch family, who can do a lot for us. "

Xiao Ma's eyes widened when he saw the document, which clearly stated the copyright ownership of "X-Men".

The most valuable thing about 21st Century Fox, apart from its distribution channels, is its rich copyright library.

After all, it is one of the established film companies. The copyright accumulation over the years is not a small amount, and it will take a lot of effort to get them all.

Among them, the most eye-catching one is the copyright of the "X-Men" series.

After all, the hottest movie genre on the market right now is superhero movies. Whoever owns them means they have great market competitiveness.

but……

"How did Rupert Murdoch agree to give you the copyright to "X-Men"?" Yu Dong asked curiously.

"To be precise, he didn't give me the copyright. After all, it involves all aspects." Zhang Hao explained: "He just sold it to us, on the condition that it is not less than this number, plus one condition..."

"What conditions?" Fu Ruoqing asked.

As we all know, News Corporation has been trying to enter the Chinese market for a long time, but has always been shut out.

If this is the case, the people present cannot do it.

"It's very simple. Make a biopic of him, and I will write and direct it." Zhang Hao found it funny when he thought about it.

Before returning from the United States, Zhang Hao had a meal with Rupert Murdoch, during which he proposed this condition.

At that time, Zhang Hao thought that the old man was old, not sober, and started talking nonsense.

But I realized later that the old man was so clever!

Anyone with a little knowledge of the media industry will know that the power of media and public opinion today is controlled by the English-speaking world.

In order to integrate into the world, we have paid a lot of price, including public opinion and media, which are all controlled by foreigners.

But now, Rupert Murdoch is keenly aware of the danger, and his backer has now become someone who wants to eat him.

So Rupert Murdoch needs a new backer.

Of course, it's not Zhang Hao, and he doesn't have the ability.Zhang Hao is only responsible for filming the biopic, and the rest is up to Rupert Murdoch himself to talk to the people above him.

(End of this chapter)