Hollywood Hunter

Five Elements Tian Amy said: "Yeah, but this year and next year will definitely not work. If everything goes well, the company will probably be able to perform ipo in 1992 at the earliest."

The reason for this topic is because of Amy's contract.

The contract signed by Amy with Simon at the beginning included half of the cash dividend and the same amount of equity awards. Although there are various valuations of Daenerys Entertainment, the company was not listed after all. Amy The equity rewards are difficult to quantify.

Simon took the initiative to talk to Amy about this topic when he was still in Los Angeles a few days ago.

Amy's contract will expire early next year. Simon hopes to redeem her equity rewards before the company goes public, and Amy agrees.

Nancy listened to Amy saying this, but grasped another meaning in her words keenly, and tried to repeat: "If everything goes well?"

"Don't guess," Amy interrupted with a smile. "Speaking of that, the theme building of Malibu Studios has been completed. Would you like to see me tomorrow, choose an office building to design and decorate your own style?" ?"

"Of course, I won't save our boss money."

As Nancy said, she couldn't help but think about what she had just done.

Cersei Capital has accumulated large sums of money overseas, and as long as it is not too stupid, it should be clear that this money can only be reflected as soon as it is spent, and hoarding will only depreciate in continuous inflation.

Among the companies in the Westeros system, the most suitable and most need to use this fund for large-scale expansion is Daenerys Entertainment, and the expansion target is obviously only the Hollywood Seven.

Nancy has already targeted the merger even in the blink of an eye.

At the current Hollywood Big Seven, Columbia and MGM have just changed hands, and it is impossible to sell in a short time. Simon should not look down on these two companies.

Rupert Murdoch is ambitiously building a direct global media empire that will not sell Fox.

Although Paramount just experienced the failure of "Rocket Expert", this company's film business has been very good in the past two years, and its stock price is high.

Martin Davis has rejected several merger offers in recent years, and it is not a good acquisition target.

Time Warner is too big for Daenerys Entertainment to eat at all.

Disney has been in a state of rapid recovery in recent years, and the stock price has grown rapidly. The Bass family and the Disney family, which hold a large share of this company, will not be easily shot.

In the end, there was only mca, the parent company of Universal Pictures.

If it were Nancy herself, she would also choose mca without hesitation.

In addition to movies, mca's TV, music and theme park business can form a strong complement to Daenerys Entertainment.Moreover, the old Looi Salman did not resist acquisitions like Martin Davis.

The next afternoon.

Because it is Saturday, there is a celebration party of "Batman: Moment of War" in the evening, and a large and small executives from Daenerys Entertainment came to Malibu to view the movie they will be staying in this year. City Park.

This mountainside plot, five kilometers from California’s Highway 1 into the Malibu area, is a different place than the original barren slope.

After a year of construction, the main buildings in the three areas from top to bottom in the cinema have been completed.

There are five three- to five-story office buildings of different sizes in the uppermost administrative area. Unlike the traditional studios' small buildings and bungalow buildings, these five office buildings are all designed with high glass curtain walls. The styles are different, and the simplicity reveals the beauty of fashion and modern design.

In addition to the office, the five buildings also include restaurants, cafes, gyms and other employee activities and leisure areas.

The most striking on the second floor are three 150-meter 30-meter two-storey factory-style office loft buildings. The loft exterior is a combination of red brick walls, tempered glass and black steel beams. The ceiling is also designed as a loft roof. It seems full of literary and artistic style.

The loft model office building in this era has not yet emerged.

Therefore, Simon drew a lot of people after drawing the draft drawings in person, and the effect after the construction was also very good.

The three office lofts will house creative departments such as Pixar Animation, Daenerys Special Effects, Blizzard Studios, and the West Coast team at Marvel Entertainment.

At present, the size of several teams including Pixar is not large. However, even considering the future expansion factors, the theoretical double-layer 9,000 square meters of internal space in each office loft is enough to accommodate an office scale of 500 to 1,000 people.

In addition to the three office lofts, a large-scale circular fiberglass-style event center was built on the second floor, covering an area of ​​2500 square meters. The interior includes a hall that can accommodate 1200 people and several small halls of hundreds of people, which can be used for movie screenings. , Hold evening parties and hold conferences and other multiple purposes.

The lowest level of the studio is six studios with different specifications and a large post-production center.

Of course, these are just the main buildings in the cinema.

In addition to only five office buildings on the top floor, there are other restaurants, shops, warehouses and dormitories on the second and third floors.

However, with a total area of ​​50 hectares, the studio area of ​​all these buildings is actually not large.

Because of the popularity of American cars and the lack of public transportation in Los Angeles, it is not counted as greening and spare land. The largest area in the studio is actually the parking lot.The three-story park from top to bottom has a total of six parking lots, large and small, enough to accommodate 3000 cars under full load.

After walking around the studio, the others were still visiting. Amy, Nancy and Jennifer came to the second floor of the parking lot near the cliff.

Leaning on the railing, there are more than a dozen high cliffs at the foot, and in the distance is the scene of the blue waves of the sea and the sky. Nancy enjoyed a deep breath, and curiously accused the building of Dumei Cape in the distance. The shell-shaped building asked Jennifer: "When will it be built there and it looks so beautiful?"

Simon is not in Los Angeles, the female assistant must take care of the multiple roles of assistant and housekeeper.

Looking at Nancy's eyes, Jennifer said: "It will be next year at the earliest, the interior decoration is very troublesome, and many things have to be customized."

Nancy glanced forward enviously, sourly saying: "Building such a conspicuous villa, there must be someone saying that the boss is extravagant, Hirst was criticized for many years."

Hearst Group founder William Randolph Hearst spent most of his life building the Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California. Until his death many years ago, he has been criticized as luxury by many people.

Jennifer argued: "Simon is just building a house he likes. How could Hester spend so much money."

Nancy nodded solemnly, but with a sneer in her tone, she said, "Yeah, yeah, Simon is right about everything."

Jennifer's face was red, and she planned to ignore Nancy.

Nancy no longer looked at the shell villa in the distance, turned to look at the office lofts in the second floor of the park, and said to Amy: "I would rather work in these loft-like buildings, than The office buildings above are much better. I think this will stimulate the creativity of employees."

"So these three buildings are for Pixar they use," Amy said: "However, if you really want to bring your own department to work here. These lofts now have a lot of free space. You can use 3 No. 2nd floor of loft."

"Then it is so settled, I will take the time to discuss the decoration plan with the designer." Nancy nodded immediately. She didn't care about the potential status difference between the first-floor administrative area and the second-floor office area. Her own comfort is the most important thing. Not to mention that the consumer goods sector moved to the second floor, and no one dared to despise it.

With that said, Nancy looked around the open area and remembered what happened yesterday, and tentatively asked Amy: "The office buildings in Burbank are all rented, and we can return it after moving in. But, Ai Mi, it’s already empty enough, what should we do if we have a second Studio Park?"

All three of them by the railing were extremely smart. Upon hearing Nancy's words, Jennifer looked at him in doubt.

Nancy noticed Jennifer's eyes, and couldn't help but ridicule: "It's true, even Jennifer knows, I have to be concealed, and I'm talking all around."

As the closest person in the company's Simon, he also has a relationship with James. Jennifer naturally knows that Daenerys Entertainment plans to acquire mca.Although Simon has been in Australia recently, he has been discussing this matter with James and Amy, and sometimes needs a female assistant to help with the conversation.

Amy smiled: "Then pretend you don't know well, you are just the president of the consumer products department, really want to grab my position."

"Maybe," Nancy made a threatening threat to Xiaobaiya, and asked, "So, what should I do with the two major parks?"

Amy said: "We have a lot of high-quality copyrights in our hands now. The employees of another park moved over and it was full here. The space vacated there expanded some superhero attractions and added a horror film community. It can also increase the attraction of the cinema to tourists."

Speaking of which, Simon and Amy discussed the matter after they proposed the plan to acquire mca.

Universal Studios in Burbank has 212 hectares, and Daenerys Studios in Malibu also has 50 hectares.If you buy mca, Daenerys Entertainment owns a movie theater that is much larger than the total area of ​​existing movie theaters in other Hollywood studios.

However, this problem did not cause trouble to Simon.

A large part of the reason why Simon wants to buy mca is for this company's theme park business.

Movie theme parks are promising in the next 20 to 30 years.

As long as the acquisition of mca can be successfully completed, Simon will increase the investment in theme parks and build more attractions in Universal Studios to attract tourists. The film and television production business there can happen to be transferred to Malibu.

What's more, MGM at the peak of that year had as many as six shooting bases in Los Angeles. Even if it could not reach the height of MGM in the era of the large-scale studio, Simon is confident that Daenerys Entertainment will develop enough to digest these two in the future. In a large film and television park.

Nancy heard Amy say this, and immediately understood it, thinking for a moment, "It is indeed a very good idea."

Amy urged: "Remember to keep it secret, and the news will spread, let alone grab my position, Simon Fei must drive you away."

"Of course I understand."

The three women chatted, and Robert Reim, Ella Doichman, and Robert Egger, who flew from the east coast in the morning, came together.

The time is already evening.

The celebration party of "Batman: Moment of War" was held at the mansion in Simon, Palisades, at half o'clock on the mountainside at seven o'clock in the evening. Everybody greeted a few words. Amy and Jennifer hurried to Palisades to check the preparations for the party. The others left for the time being.

Daenerys Entertainment’s party is undoubtedly the most sought after party in Hollywood in the last two years, especially in recent months.

The plan for the 10 movies in the second half of last year is still going on. With the box office explosion in Batman: Moment of War, the upcoming DC movie universe project will undoubtedly mean more hot opportunities for Hollywood filmmakers.

With the birth of the first local box office movie in North America expected to break through $400 million, the actor of Batman: Moment of War, which was not even a third-tier player, Adam Baldwin jumped to the ranks of first-line superstars, and the catwoman Valerie Gurry Connaught also firmly established itself in Hollywood.

The film's supporting roles, such as William Duff, Tommy Lee Jones, and Anthony Hopkins, have also greatly increased their popularity.

It is conceivable that even if other films in the DC movie universe in the next few years can reach half the commercial height of "Batman: Moments of War", it will mean too many rare opportunities for countless Hollywood filmmakers who are eager to come forward.

Therefore, in order to be able to get the invitation letter for this celebration party tonight, many people have done their best.

The original planned party size of 200 people was eventually expanded to more than 500 people because of the human offensive that was difficult for all parties to resist.

The party opened at seven o'clock in the evening, but just after six o'clock, Palisades's mansion was already full of celebrities, and the large number of paparazzi from the news almost blocked the mountain road, and Amy had to send security Personnel maintain traffic outside the mansion.

As soon as the sky was dark, there was a flashy scene in the mansion. Men and women in beautiful costumes shuttled around the mansion, looking for every opportunity that would allow them to step into the sky.

The most dazzling young man in many people's expectations didn't show up, so Daenerys Entertainment and a Time Warner executive who attended the party, as well as other Hollywood bigwigs, became close objects of close attention at the party.

However, the reason why circles are circles is that some people clearly feel that they are within reach, but they cannot break in anyway.

The main villa in the mansion was not fully opened this time.

At the entrance of the staircase leading to the second floor of the villa, two bodyguards stood cross-handed, and from time to time blocked the guests who wanted to go upstairs and get close to those big men under various excuses.

In the study on the second floor, only Amy and Jonathan Friedman were at this time.

Amy leaned on the edge of the desk, holding her arm, looking at Jonathan Friedman beside the bookshelf with a serious expression, and said: "Joe, we must make this matter very clear today, Adam and Valerie The contract, and everyone else’s contract, is absolutely impossible to modify. The dc movie universe is a big plan. If every movie is sold, the actor feels that he has not taken enough and asks to modify the contract. Then, there is no way to continue this plan."

Probably what kind of boss brought out what kind of employees, Jonathan Friedman felt Amy's breath clearly showed when he said this: "Amy, even if the pay cannot be changed, but other aspects, such as this The character of "Batman: Moment of War" is hand-made. This involves the portrait rights of the actors. I think Adam and Valerie should have the right to get a proper share from the toys that use their own images. The restrictions on participating in other films during the contract period are too harsh."

"Joe, I remember very clearly that the contract stipulates the corresponding derivative licensing terms. Moreover, what we make is not the hands of the actors themselves, but the hands of the movie characters they represent. In the final analysis, they are just a carrier. . As for the restrictions on their participation in other films, this is to ensure that they can perform their contracts smoothly."

Amy said here, paused, and continued: "Joe, if you need, I can find the list of the last few Batman characters who were shortlisted. You can see what they are and what Adam is. If you don’t have this role, Adam is still just a small person who can’t even be considered a third-line actor. Maybe he can only be such a small person in his life. Batman gave him everything. Simon and I mentioned that he never expected to be The actor he is popular with will be grateful to himself. He is a person who does not believe in people’s hearts. He only hopes that those people can fulfill the promises he has signed. And, if all of Adam’s five contracts are completed, he can take away the rewards. The total amount is 30.3 million US dollars, with an average of more than 6 million each. This is already a first-line star level. Daenerys Entertainment has not treated him badly. With the popularity brought by Batman, Adam can also participate in other movies and take various films. Advertisements, these are enough to bring him a very rich income, and so are others. So, Joe, I hope this topic between us is only once."

Jonathan Friedman nodded shortly after a brief silence, and said with a mild smile: "Well, Amy, you know, we brokers, always obey the wishes of customers."

Amy still had dissatisfaction on her face and said, "You can let them know how much compensation Christopher Reeve got when he played "Superman". The first "Superman" sold $300 million globally, and Reeve was second The pay for the film "Superman" is only $500,000, and the third part barely rises to $1 million. Joe, if our two parties didn’t sign the contract in advance, with the current results of "Batman: Moment of War", they want No matter how high the remuneration is in the sequel, 20 million, 30 million, or directly participate in the box office share, whether we will accept it or not, this is their power. But since the contract is signed, it must be observed."

Since Amy is so attitude, Jonathan knows that there can be no result in this matter, and it may be worse to talk to Simon directly, so he said: "Amy, I will tell them."

Amy saw that Jonathan was leaving and stopped him again, asking, "Joe, I need a name. Who proposed to modify the contract?"

Jonathan smiled bitterly: "Amy, will this matter stop here? I owe you a favor."

Amy and Jonathan stared at each other for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Joe, I hope you remind them to abide by the contract and everyone will have more opportunities for cooperation in the future. Otherwise, you know Simon's temperament, if someone interferes with the DC movie universe plan Advance, they will no longer have a foothold in Hollywood."

In the living room downstairs of the villa, Adam Baldwin, who was staring at the moon with some stars and talking to some guests, saw Jonathan appear, and immediately came up with an inquiry in his eyes.

Adam Baldwin's agent Matthew Steele also joined in.

Jonathan glanced down the stairs subconsciously, and did not find Amy's figure. Then he took Baldwin and them to a corner of the backyard and communicated with them in a low voice.

Of the several leading actors in Batman, the one who has the most confidence to try to renegotiate the contract with Daenerys Entertainment is undoubtedly Adam Baldwin, the player of Bruce Wayne, and Amy has just guessed this in his words. Finally, I want a name, just want to get confirmation from Jonathan.

Jonathan owes a lot of things to Adam Baldwin.

However, upstairs in the villa, Amy did not intend to forget about it directly.

After leaving the study, Amy came to another living room on the second floor, where Nancy, Jennifer, Valerie Galino, Sandra Bullock and other ladies gathered here. There were several sofas in the room and on the terrace. They were full.

Saying hello to everyone, Amy called her assistant Vanessa Linde and stood in the outer corridor and ordered: "You will check tomorrow, which scripts Meg Ryan has watched recently, and which crews are you in contact with?" , Who I plan to work with, I will see the results next Monday."

Vanessa asked no more and nodded, "Okay."

"Also," Amy said again: "You will tell the Finance Department tomorrow that the "Batman: Moment of War" creative team reward plan that is being drafted will be cancelled, no need to count."

Vanessa was a little surprised this time and asked indefinitely: "Cancel?"

"Yes," Amy said. "In addition, you have to find a way to spread the news in recent days, because some people want to break the contract and re-sign the agreement, all the cash rewards in the plan are canceled."

Vanessa understood, nodded, and tentatively asked, "Amy, won't you really want to cancel?"

20 million US dollars, if all the small actions of some people are cancelled, the creative team of Batman: Moment of War probably hates some people.I just don’t know who wants to renegotiate the agreement.

Amy glared at her assistant: "Ask so many things, just do your own thing."

Vanessa narrowed her neck and said, "Well, I know."