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   Chapter 372 Build high walls and slowly become king

  Los Angeles, when Ted Sarando received a call from a headhunting company, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Of course, he had heard of the name of Western Pictures, the most high-profile emerging film company in Hollywood this year.

   For Western Pictures, there are naturally many controversies. Some people think that it may be the next big Hollywood company to grow up. After all, the gold owner behind it is America's technology upstart, Song Yang, who is on the top 100 rich list.

But most of the Hollywood companies are in the state of watching the show. If they want to watch Western Pictures, when they can’t hold on, or they become the big guns, many of those actors, directors and producers want to rely on it. Western Pictures is making a fortune!

Ted Sarando doesn't have much feeling about Double Click Company. He has a little skepticism about what kind of trick a Hollywood company can play with a financial master from the Internet industry. After all, there are too many precedents, Ami Liga, European, and Asian sponsors have come to Hollywood and returned in vain.

However, Song Yang's performance in the Internet industry and the battle with the gluttonous companies on Wall Street made Ted Sarando suspicious of Western Pictures, but he didn't think that Hollywood people could really cut it. Song Yang got chives.

   With all kinds of doubts, Ted Sarando went to the building of Western Pictures after receiving a call from the headhunting company.

  Ted Sarando has accumulated a lot of contacts in Hollywood for so many years, but his popularity is not too high. When he came to Western Pictures, he did not receive much attention.

After entering Western Pictures, Ted Sarando was brought to Song Yang. On the way, Ted Sarando watched Western Pictures, and felt that the difference from other Hollywood companies was that almost all offices were computerized. As for other props departments, special effects departments, and camera equipment R&D departments, etc., the offices of many major Hollywood companies are still stuck in the 1980s...

   "Sit!" Song Yang looked at Ted Sarando in front of him. The first thing he felt was that he was young. Ted Sarando, who was just 32 years old, also belonged to the absolute younger generation in Hollywood.

Of course, it also depends on who is compared. Ted Sarando also looked at Song Yang behind the desk. Even though he had seen many news reports about Song Yang in the news media, he saw the real person Song Yang. At that time, Ted Sarando still had to sigh, if he hadn't known Song Yang's identity, he would have doubted whether Song Yang was a newcomer to Hollywood.

Ted Sarando's current information is nothing to see, and he is not a presence in Hollywood right now, Song Yang said directly to Ted Sarando, "Ted, I'm glad you can come, you What do you think of Western Pictures?"

Obviously, Ted Sarando was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Song Yang would ask this question directly. After a while, Ted Sarando finally said, "Maybe... it will be A Hollywood company with great potential!"

Ted Sarando said it very euphemistically, but in fact he wanted to add that maybe Western Pictures may be the richest Hollywood company in Hollywood, and of course it is more likely to be regarded as the one to be slaughtered. .

Listening to Ted Sarando's words, Song Yang just smiled. Song Yang understood that Hollywood's current opinion on Western Films is that people are stupid and money comes quickly. After all, they are not Hollywood novice. After several hundred million companies, a trilogy movie series came directly. This is completely different from Hollywood's routine, and it is a big gamble.

   "Ted," Song Yang straightened up and looked at him, "If you were to become the president of Western Pictures, how would you run it?!"

Ted Sarando couldn't help but think, it doesn't matter if Western Pictures is a newcomer to Hollywood, or whether other Hollywood companies regard Western Pictures as a big deal, but Western Pictures has a lot of money, and all Hollywood people see it with their own eyes. see you.

Being able to become the head of a company like Western Pictures is also a qualitative change in his career for Ted Sarando. At least on the surface, he has already entered into a relationship with the Emperor of Disney, the president of Paramount, etc. The head of the Hollywood giant, the status of the same level, although actually very different.

Taking a deep breath, Ted Sarando calmed himself down. Before coming today, Ted Sarando had thought that if the headhunting company poached him, it might make him a Western Films content director or something. Guan, but I didn't expect that Song Yang would make him the head of Western Pictures when he came up.

   "Establish the brand of Western Pictures and make it, like DreamWorks, a brand representative in Hollywood movies. In addition, we must maintain costs. Like Miramax Pictures, let Western Pictures maintain a balance of payments as soon as possible!"

Ted Sarando said that his strategy is basically to let Western Pictures, which accumulates grain and builds walls slowly become king, use some small-budget films to try and make mistakes, slowly build word of mouth, and gain a firm foothold in Hollywood. After that, and then start playing the big production.

After    finished speaking, Ted Sarando just nodded when he saw Song Yang, but did not speak, which made Ted Sarando feel a little nervous, not knowing what Song Yang meant.

Ted Sarando doesn't know if he's being conservative. In the style of Western Films, it's obviously not the style that sticks to the rules, but this is Ted Sarando's style, he's not that People who do things right from the start are better at boiling frogs in warm water.

Just like the years when I was in Netflix, I first relied on buying dramas to make Netflix gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, and then I started self-made content, which made Netflix soar to the sky. When the Hollywood colleagues reacted, Netflix The tail is already too big.

   "Ted, what do you think about the internet movie industry, or internet video?"

Song Yang suddenly asked Ted Sarando a question, which made Ted Sarando completely stunned there. Listening to Song Yang's words, Ted Sarando's first reaction was absurd thoughts, and then he understood. He frowned, "Putting Hollywood TV series and movies on the Internet?!"

  Ted Sarando only felt crazy when this thought came up in his mind. If his colleagues in Hollywood knew that Western Pictures was planning to play Internet Films, I am afraid that in an instant, Western Pictures would become the public enemy of Hollywood.

Putting TV dramas on the Internet will make traditional TV stations dissatisfied, because audiences who will be robbed of TV screens will be put on the Internet, not to mention Hollywood film companies and movie theaters. It will not be allowed. Once users are used to watching movies on a small screen at home, who will go to the theater, what to eat and drink without box office film companies, and where to go to cut leeks?

  I don't know if Song Yang really wants to engage in Internet film and television, but Ted Sarando understands that if he wants to take over as the head of Western Pictures, he must stand with Song Yang.

   "You can test the waters of Internet video, but I am afraid that Internet movies need to be more cautious. On the one hand, it is a problem of user acceptance, and on the other hand, it also needs to be accepted by Hollywood companies!"

Ted Sarando said to Song Yang that although putting TV drama videos on the Internet will also cause opposition, at least there is no need to worry about becoming a public enemy of Hollywood. · Sarando still thinks he needs to find the right time to do it.

Song Yang listened to Ted Sarando's words and clearly felt that although Ted Sarando was young, he acted very cautiously, which made Song Yang prefer Ted Sarando a little more. Points, if a madman takes over the Western Films, it may be a big move, but it is more likely to be taken into a ditch. The Western Films is too shallow and can't stand so much toss.

   Seeing Song Yang's outstretched hand, Ted Sarando suppressed the expression on his face, but his eyes were obviously excited, Ted Sarando shook hands with Song Yang heavily.

   "Western Pictures will issue an announcement to announce to the whole Hollywood that you, Ted, will become the president of Western Pictures!" Song Yang said to Ted Sarando.

He took out a bottle of wine from the wine cabinet at the back of the office, and Song Yang poured a glass for Ted Sarando, "The most important thing for Western Pictures at the moment is the Hollywood movie market. In addition, it cooperates with ICNC TV to produce original TV series. !"

   "But," Song Yang told Ted Sarando, "Internet video is something that Western Pictures must do. By next year at the latest, Western Pictures will cooperate with IMDB to promote Internet online video.

  ICQ, Double-click Company, America Telecom, etc. will cooperate with Western Pictures to enter the Internet video industry. In the field of Internet video in America, Western Pictures must occupy a place! "

  Song Yang explained to Ted Sarando, that is, join Hollywood first, then overturn Hollywood, carry the banner of Hollywood, and be anti-Hollywood.

"Western Pictures can build a brand, but every year in the future, it will be necessary to promote one or two large-scale movies, especially special effects movies. If there is an opportunity, Western Pictures can acquire Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, etc., and adapt and promote Western Pictures. Industry's live-action special effects movie!"

Ted Sharando was obviously stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Song Yang thought that Western Pictures didn't have enough cards, and wanted to include Marvel and Dark Horse. Obviously, he wanted to launch a comic book. The live-action superhero movie.

   Even though the superhero movies are in recession now, Marvel’s life is not easy, and it even changed hands several times, but the price is not cheap.

  Song Yang won't stay in Los Angeles for long, so he acted very resolutely. After confirming that Ted Sarando would take over the head of Western Pictures, he soon signed a contract with Ted Sarando.

At this time, Ted Sarando knew the family background of the entire Western Film Industry. It owns Weta special effects studio, owns IMDB website, and may acquire companies such as Marvel in the future, owns ICNC, NBC, ICQ, Double-click, etc. A group of brother companies and allies, and more importantly, have the support of the American Global Investment Fund, a big sponsor.

  Ted Sarando suddenly felt that he, the head of Western Pictures, seemed to have a much better life than other Hollywood companies...

   (end of this chapter)