hollywood billionaire

Chapter 105 20 Years No.1

"Give the entire HMG client list to the UTA agent?"

Sitting in the conference room on the top floor at 10202 Washington Avenue in Culver City, Kevin Hart chatted with Han Yi while replying to Dashi Johnson's message on his mobile phone.

Sony's conference rooms, whether it is Sony Music, Sony Pictures or Sony Group itself, have such a color scheme and layout.The bright red table, the white pulley chair, except for the stereo, LCD screen and a row of filing cabinets in the corner, there are no other extra decorations, fully reflecting the concise style of Japanese enterprises.

"Yes, including artists under all the companies that will be acquired next."

"Why do you do this... Sorry, I know you are a shareholder, haha." Kevin Hart put down his phone, raised his hands and laughed, "But bro, that's one of your identities, the other is HMG From this point of view, wouldn’t it be better to disperse the performing arts contracts and let WME, CAA and even ICM serve you?”

Kevin Hart's suggestion is not unreasonable. Every brokerage company has fixed resources and channels. That is to say, no matter whether it is WME, CAA, UTA or ICM, the value they can provide has an upper limit.

Dozens of musicians from the same company signed a contract with a performing arts agency at the same time. Although resources can be allocated as reasonably as possible, it is inevitable that there will still be conflicts of opportunity and interests.

It's one thing to let artists compete healthy, but it's another thing to be trapped in a pool of internal friction.

"From the perspective of pure performance realization, it is like this."

Han Yi also closed the chat window with Xiaoru, and the girl from Baodao was asking him about the trivial details of the graduation ceremony.He buckled the phone on the table and replied with a smile without any further details.

Why put all of HMG's client list in the United Artists Agency?

Han Yi naturally had special considerations.

First of all, acting agents will take 10% of the commission, neither more nor less.In the European and American music industry, even if you escape to the remotest corners of the world, whether it is Iceland or Gibraltar, as long as you do performances, you must have the services of a performing arts agent.And as long as the role of performing arts agent exists, this 10% of income will be lost in vain.

From this point of view, Han Yi certainly hopes to put all the artists in UTA, because no matter what, he can still get a 10% equity dividend from this 41% income.

Others don't know, but Han Yi himself knows the gold content of the artists in his hands. 10% may not seem like much, but in a few years, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Halsey, 10% of any one person will be enough for performing arts agencies to eat their faces.

Secondly, Han Yi's decision has a higher dimension factor.

That is, he hopes to further enhance his voice and practical role within UTA through the rising commercial value and influence of HMG artists.

How to understand this sentence?
Just imagine, how much will the profitability of this sector be boosted by stuffing more than a dozen dazzling stars with annual income of more than 2020 million U.S. dollars into UTA's music department at one go?Can it surpass WME and CAA to become the industry's No. [-] in the [-]s, at least in this area?

Can Neil Warnock gain more voice within the company as head of the music department?
And what attitude will Neil Warnock have towards Han Yi who helped him accomplish this pioneering feat?

With Han Yi on the board of directors, will there be another loyal voting machine that will always follow him?
Once Warnock is no longer obedient, even if he makes a gesture of dissatisfaction, and only verbally warns that the performing arts contracts of these artists will be transferred to other management companies, the music department will change in an instant.

After all, Han Yi is very sure that in the 2020s, no brokerage company can bear the pain of Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish changing their families at the same time.

There is no need to touch other artists, just these two names are enough to make any company afraid.

Send a large amount of cash cows to UTA, and gradually link the growth of UTA to the growth of HMG. In this way, the United Artists Management Company will become more and more dependent on Han Yi.

At that time, Han Yi's control over UTA will not only be reflected on the long table of the board of directors.

Following the same strategy, gradually penetrate each sector.When the time comes, his will will be UTA's program of action.

Such a method is not complicated, and anyone can think of it, but the main reason why no one can put it into practice is because it is a righteous conspiracy that can only be completed by superimposing advanced information and double chips of wealth and wealth. .

Future superstars who are bound to shine + the huge amount of money they have collected in their pockets, if there is one less, nothing will happen.

With this move alone, it is difficult for the three giants of UTA to use any means to resolve Han Yi's growing internal influence.

Not to mention, Han Yi has other extra tricks.

"However, it's hard to separate a person's identity, isn't it?" Han Yi spread his hands lightly, "Don't ask what UTA can do for you, ask what you can do for UTA."

"Okay, Mr. President."

Hearing Han Yi's intentional avoidance, the keen Kevin Hart stopped digging into the same topic.For him, offering advice is a kindness as a partner, but not a duty.It was enough to let Han Yi know that Kevin was always on his side.As for how Han Yi chooses to deal with the cooperative relationship with UTA, it really has little to do with him.

"Dwayne's side is also in this building now, negotiating with them."

""James of the Brave", right?" Han Yi nodded, "If I'm not wrong, it should only involve this one. It's different from us."

"Yes, he is negotiating with Jack Kasdan, the executive producer of the movie." Kevin Hart glanced at the phone and gave an affirmative answer, "On the project of "Jumanji", he wants Just like us, co-produce and share shares.”

For Dwayne Johnson, "Game of the Brave" with a production cost of less than [-] million, which has just accumulated industry reputation and original capital through several successful action films, is the best time for him to stand on a broad stage.He doesn't know if the movie will be a success, but like Kevin Hart, the first chance to sit at the negotiating table for a blockbuster commercial is more important than anything else.

His seven production company, the first project he used to practice was the documentary "A Dilemma" purchased by HBO. The movie version of "Guardian" is currently being filmed in Miami.

And the third project is "Game of the Brave", which can finally be called a real Class A movie.

It cost around $[-] million to make, but no more than $[-] million.There are thematic elements of box office hits, and even if it fails, the losses are manageable.

More importantly, for the current Dashi Johnson, the profit or loss within a reasonable range of a movie does not affect him at all.After all, he was paid $70 for an episode of his starring role in the hit HBO show Ballers.

In 2016, only the five stars of "The Big Bang Theory" got more TV than him.

"Why don't we form an alliance?" Han Yi pointed to Kevin's mobile phone screen and said, "You and Devine have a successful cooperation case, and you are also the most suitable candidate at present. Let me say, we can advance and retreat together , both participate in the production, or reject the invitation together. In this way, the two together should be able to get all the released equity shares."

"I was talking to him about this just now." Kevin Hart touched his chin and said with a smile, "Dwyane also meant the same thing, our two production companies will take 50% of the investor's share first. , the specific allocation can be discussed later, but the general direction remains unchanged. If there is a third investor, we will withdraw directly.”

"Correct thinking." Han Yi gave an approving look, "Let's put the power together in one place first, so that Sony won't attack each other. That's why they don't want us to have a meeting on the same floor."

"Don't worry, that's a smart guy. Regardless of his size, he's strong enough here." Kevin Hart pointed at the temple, "He knows how to get where he needs to go."

"I have no doubt about that." Han Yi raised his eyebrows and said.

People will always be deceived by the disguise of appearance, it seems that big people are always linked to stupidity and impulsiveness.

有多少人知道，德维恩-‘巨石’-约翰逊2017年6月至2018年6月的演艺收入，是福布斯杂志20年以来追踪到的最高记录呢？

$1.24 million before taxes.

This is another factor that motivates Han Yi to invest in "Game of the Brave".

If he can get a ride in Dashi Johnson's acting career through this movie, Han Yi doesn't mind giving him more benefits.

"By the way, Dwyane asked me to tell you that after today's negotiations, he has to return to Miami for filming immediately. He may not have time to meet. But the next time he returns to Los Angeles, it is expected to be in mid-May. I hope the three of us can get together Get together."

"Of course, I can't ask for it." There was a smile line in the corner of Han Yi's eyes, but he didn't show the joy in his heart.

What he wants in the field of film and television is actually these.

You don't have to be a wolf, just a sleigh driver.

"Gentlemen, sorry for the delay."

Before chatting for a long time, Philip Rowley hurried back to the conference room, waving his hands, as an apology to Han Yi, Kevin Hart and Jordan Bromley.

The three are here to discuss the details of the slate deal. Kevin Hart's deputy Ty Randolph and Manate Entertainment's film and television lawyer Christopher Chasen discuss the investment details of "Game of the Brave" in another conference room. , if you add Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and their barrister Harold Brown on different floors of the same building, there are three film and television investment meetings held at the same time in the office building of Sony Pictures.

This is the attitude of Sony Pictures, or most Hollywood companies, towards investors.We must not allow them to have the opportunity to meet with each other, and prevent information exchange, so that we can better deceive... No, to promote the progress of the project.

"Just had a call with the higher-ups." Philip Rowley put his old blackberry phone back into his pocket, helped his outdated black-rimmed glasses that only old accountants in the last century would wear, and pointed to the ceiling above his head , said, "Unfortunately, the answer is still no. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" currently has no investment quota that can be released."

"That……"

"Neither is "The Crown." Rowley added before Bromley opened his mouth, "Netflix and Left Bank... our production company in the UK jointly produced this TV series, but 100% of the investment is from Netflix Bear it. So, from this point of view, Left Bank is just a mercenary.”

"It's okay, it's always a good thing to ask."

Han Yi breathed a sigh of relief with some regret, and smiled at Philip Raleigh. "Spider-Man: Homecoming" is just a hopeless fight. As for "The Crown", he really wants to participate.A $1.3 million production for two seasons, even for Netflix, is a super project that requires debt to raise funds.

Perhaps, in the future, we can cooperate with Netflix in another way?

Don't they... have a post-IPO debt financing plan every year?
Can there be another way to help them solve their debt financing needs in content procurement?
"Then let's move on to the list."

Thoughts flashed through his mind, Han Yi raised the thick stack of project materials in Yang's hand, and said.

"Yes, Mr. Han, the investment opportunities that Sony Pictures has prepared for you are extremely rich."

Philip Rowley looked up at Han Yi, with a weird smile due to the wrinkles of aging skin, and then he lowered his head and buried the reading glasses into the paper document.

"The first project, Jumanji, is the project we are most determined to participate in, right?"

"Yes, my two clients, Mr. Han Yi and Mr. Kevin Hart, need a 50% investment share."

As a lawyer, Jordan Bromley is the representative of the specific negotiations.He glanced at the representative of Sony Pictures sitting across the long table, another senior lawyer from Manate Entertainment, Natasha Azawa, who appeared on behalf of Sony Pictures today, and the vice president of Sony Pictures in the middle, Philip Rowley, who is in charge of finance and financing, spoke firmly and irrefutably.

Azawa on the opposite side is responsible for maintaining the relationship with Sony Pictures, and what I want to ensure on my side is that Han Yi and Kevin Hart see Manate Entertainment's dedication and dedication.

As long as you don't go to court, in the Hollywood world, there is very little talk about the need to temporarily replace the attorney because of a conflict of interests.In fact, in private negotiations that do not need to be made public, both parties would like to use the same firm, so that many things can be discussed more easily and advanced more easily.

Here is Jordan Bromley, and there is Natasha Azawa. Even according to the 1.7 rules of the American Bar Association, it is not a direct violation of the principle of conflict of interest, as long as both companies are informed in advance.

This is the case for the investment agreement between Sony Pictures and Perfect World. Manate Entertainment represented both parties and facilitated the signing of the agreement.

And this is also the reason why Manat Entertainment has gradually grown in the entertainment circle.

Snowball effect.

"Another proposed star, Mr. Dwayne Johnson, and his seven-dollar production company also need investment shares before they are willing to play." Natasha Azawa took the lead and spoke for Sony Pictures, "As the No. [-] lead actor, we must of course give priority to his investment request."

"Yes, that's why we became partners with Mr. Johnson." Jordan Bromley smiled and replied unhurriedly, "We were partners in "Oolong Agent", and we were partners in "Brave" The same is true in "The Game". Hartbeat and the seven block producers need to be the only investors in this film, otherwise Mr. Hart and Mr. Johnson believe that it will be difficult to agree to the performance contract."

"As for how to allocate 50% of the investment share, this is something we can discuss after we determine the general framework. Hey, isn't it a good thing for an A-level blockbuster to save the trivial matters of financing?"

"Of course, Mr. Bromley, it will be beneficial to both parties."

Drawing a line across the papers in front of him, Philip Rowley continued his eerie smile.

"We usually don't release so much investment quota to the individual production companies we cooperate with. You know, first of all, it is for financial security, and second...Sony Pictures is a brand with a profound history and brilliant achievements. Investors from all over the world want to cooperate with us. In order not to damage the cooperative relationship, a part must be reserved for them.”

Having said that, Philip Rowley subconsciously glanced at Han Yi from the Far East.

"If we want to get 50% in "Game of the Brave", we also need you to prove your sincerity in cooperation in the slate deal."

"Like?"

"Blade Runner 2049."

GOD DAMMIT.

Han Yi sighed in his heart.

The Sony movie project he feared the most is still here.

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