My Life Can Hang

Grod could feel the line of sight of the Legendary Films party all looking at him, and he couldn't help but ask.

"The Joker belongs to DC Comics after all, and they may not be willing to give us the right to adapt this character."

"The big deal is that we will give them the rights to adapt Godzilla. They should be interested, right?"

Ning Shu had already accepted Chen Dongcheng's point, and he seemed calm in the face of Grod's rhetorical question.

Grod was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Godzilla is one of our few super IPs. Is a clown worth paying for Godzilla's copyright?"

"I am very optimistic about the potential of the Joker, and I also believe that Warner Bros. will not care about this character who has nothing to do with their Justice League."

Ning Shu nodded with certainty, and glanced at Chen Dongcheng vaguely.

Noticing that Chen Dongcheng nodded slightly to himself, he felt more at ease.

"If Warner Bros.'s attitude is not firm enough, we will take out the adaptation rights of Godzilla and Pacific Rim, and I don't believe they will not be tempted."

Grod has nothing to say this time. Maybe Pacific Rim is not attractive to Warner Bros., but Godzilla's IP value is still quite good.

Chapter 616. 614 Become the New Sixth University?

It's just that all the high-level executives of Legendary Pictures are thinking about a problem.

A character who is not very good in DC comics, even DC does not pay attention, is it really worth the price they pay?

Gerald looked at Mary calmly, and both of them disagreed a little.

Abandoning your own super IP and replacing it with an unattractive superhero is simply a bad move.

"OK, I will contact Warner Bros. as soon as possible."

Grod happily agreed, this was the first thing the big boss explained after he took over.

If he doesn't understand, he probably won't be far away from being fired.

Chen Dongcheng, who had never spoken, knew very well that Grod and Mary were dissatisfied, and didn't care much.

As long as the Joker's results come out, the results will naturally prove everything.

At that time, even Grod and the others will have to look at Ning Shu with admiration, and naturally they will pay more attention to Ning Shu's opinion.

"Okay, then I will inject a sum of money into Legendary Pictures, with a scale of no less than [-] million US dollars."

"The estimated cost of "Detective Pikachu" is US$[-] million. You can seek cooperation from Sony Pictures."

"The investment share is up to them, and I want their filming and adaptation rights of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"."

"The production cost of "Joker" is controlled within [-] million US dollars, and we invest in the production alone."

"Grod, you are responsible for bringing Todd Phillips to me and asking him to rewrite the script. I will give him the greatest autonomy. As for the starring, go to Joaquin Phoenix."

Chen Dongcheng knocked on the table and announced the next arrangement.

As soon as they heard the injection of US$[-] million, everyone's eyes could not help revealing a hint of excitement.

It's been a tough day for Legendary Pictures lately.

Wanda, which acquired them before, was supervised by the upper levels, and it was difficult for funds to flow overseas.

Legendary Pictures, which was already heavily in debt, had to carry it on its own.

Now that funds have finally been injected, many projects that were originally stagnant can be started.

Although Grod didn't quite understand the big boss's instructions, he still nodded cooperatively.

"I understand that there should be interest from Sony. After all, Japanese manga adaptations have been relatively popular in Hollywood in recent years."

"In addition, Pikachu is a popular IP, there should be no shortage of fans to buy it."

"Joaquin Phoenix as the Golden Globe Award winner, he is a great choice to play the Joker, and his acting skills are still worthy of recognition."

As a well-known Hollywood producer, Mary said confidently: "I have some friendship with Joaquin, and I'm sure that Joaquin will agree to play."

"Apart from these two films, if there are independent films that have recently sought investment, please send me the information. In the future, Legendary Pictures will no longer make monster IP films, and will transform into R-rated films."

After Chen Dongcheng finished speaking, he gave Grod a few seconds to accept.

Grod and Mary looked at each other, which was no small matter.

Legendary Pictures, which has been seeking to build a monster alliance, has actually switched to an R-rated film, which is really exciting.

R-rated movies can also be said to be horror movies.

Although there are occasional good works in North America, they are not favored by the six major film companies.

Generally only small independent film companies are interested in such films.

From the beginning of its establishment, Legendary Pictures has been working hard for the six major film companies.

Although Godzilla and King Kong did not make much money, at least they are good IPs.

Now suddenly abandon the IP that I finally accumulated before, and make low-cost R-rated films.

These elites who have worked hard in Hollywood for a few years are really unacceptable.

"We expect to invest [-] million US dollars in "Detective Pikachu", and "Joker" will be invested by us alone, but we must hold the distribution rights of these two films in our hands."

After Chen Dongcheng read the materials of Legendary Pictures, if it weren't for the complete team and IP library, it would not be worth the price.

But Hollywood is the most exclusive, at least Legendary Pictures still has a certain reputation.

Working hard from scratch is undoubtedly a nightmare level of difficulty.

"Grod, in addition to contacting Sony, I plan to ask you to acquire a high-quality company with overseas distribution capabilities other than the Big Six."

Grod's heart jumped and he quickly asked, "We really lack overseas distribution capabilities. I wonder what your budget is?"

"No more than [-] million US dollars, in addition to the six, the top five companies with international distribution capabilities, I want a controlling stake in one of them."

Chen Dongcheng looked serious and looked at Gerald seriously.

"This acquisition is very important to us, and China's distribution capabilities can be ignored."

R-rated films are generally not available on the big screen in China, so they don't need to be considered much.

Even if it needs to be released, there is still Cao Cao Pictures.

"I will carefully screen and give you an answer as soon as possible."

Grod didn't dare to be careless, this was a task that the boss so solemnly assigned, and he nodded quickly in response.

"Then let's do it first, I will stay in Los Angeles for a while recently, you don't need to worry too much."

Chen Dongcheng said casually, and announced the meeting.

Grod and Mary took a deep breath, thinking about how to complete their respective tasks as quickly as possible.

Ning Shu also began to enter Legendary Pictures to check the losses of some Legendary Pictures' previous investment projects, as well as budget applications for some future projects.

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The takeover of Legendary Pictures was relatively smooth, and Wanda's withdrawal was also very straightforward.

For such a cross-border acquisition, no bank dares to provide funds under pressure from above.

Fortunately, Chen Dongcheng was well prepared, and it was very easy for the previously established Summit Fund to complete this acquisition.

The original fund of 50 billion US dollars was suddenly reduced by 35 billion US dollars, and the available funds became less.

Chen Dongcheng looked very open, money is a string of numbers in the bank.

Don't look at the $35 billion spent now, as long as Legendary Pictures can rank among the top six film companies, the market value of tens of billions of dollars is nothing.

Except for Legendary Pictures, which is constantly busy, no one else is idle.

Six major film companies.

Oh no, it should be called the five major film companies soon.

Disney is about to acquire the main business of 20th Century Fox.

In addition to raising prices, the previous competitor Comcast can't stop the deep-pocketed Disney.

In fact, the names of the six major film companies are more suitable for previous years.

In today's North American film circle, in addition to Warner Bros. and Sony, Universal can barely occupy 10% of the market share.

Paramount, which is at the bottom of the list, has already existed in name only, and its market share is almost overtaken by Lionsgate, the seventh-ranked company.

As Disney's attitude is getting tougher, it is actively raising funds, and it is going around various countries to pass regulations, and it is determined to merge with 20th Century Fox.

Of the six major film companies, one is naturally vacated.

Coupled with Paramount's existence in name only, if Legendary Pictures is firmly on the throne of the king of R-rated films, why can't it become the new six majors?

chapter 617, the privilege of all evil

Grod was very efficient, and it didn't take long to get Warner Bros. and brought an invitation to the party.

It is an invitation letter, it is better to say that it is a hunting ground for the top executives of various companies.

In Hollywood, the dream-making capital of the money-loving fans.

Too many young and beautiful girls are eager to get the attention of big people and become famous overnight.

As for the price to be paid to become famous, they have long known from the day they stepped into the land of Los Angeles.

It even spawned a group of middlemen who specialize in pimping.

They wandered among young and beautiful girls and the heads of major film companies.

Although Legendary Pictures' status in Hollywood is not too high, but it is also a second-tier film company, it is naturally qualified to participate in this kind of party.

Grod wisely handed the invitation letter to Chen Dongcheng alone.

Otherwise, if Ning Shu sees it, he will definitely have no good fruit to eat.