Hollywood starts with animation

That night.

Presidential Suite at Hilton Hotel in New York.

Zhu Ke, who became rich overnight, was very extravagant. He not only enjoyed fine wine and food, but also enjoyed the imperial service.

"The presidential suite is good, good, just croak!"

"I think someone like Zhu, who was in the entertainment industry somehow, always watched those stars live in the presidential suite. This is really the first time for myself, oh..."

In Zhuke's previous life, although he was a middle-level manager of a small entertainment company, his mother was in logistics and had very little contact with those stars.

The income is even different, and even the unspoken rules are not his turn.

"Speaking of Hollywood beauties, everyone says that the rich will taste their saltiness, and the poor will look at their beauty. In this life, I, Zhu, will also taste the saltiness!"

The tree-lined trails you thought were already busy.

——Shakespeare.

Even if the place was left by countless people, we still yearn for it.

——Guo Moruo.

When you can easily enter, you should understand that it is not that you are powerful, but that the other party can tolerate your insignificance.

--Pavel Korchagin.

"Heh...I have money now anyway!"

Thinking of the jokes in the previous life, Zhu Ke couldn't help but shudder. Forget it, those buses are fine, so let's be more stable.

In the next time, Zhu Ke thought about how to use the first pot of gold.As a traverser, I don’t want to think about how to make money. Why don’t you just enjoy it now? It’s too much to pursue, you must continue to make money and make big money!

"Continue to invest in the stock market?"

For the first time, Zhu Ke had this idea in his mind.

After all, my current more than two million US dollars are all from the stock market and from the listing of Netscape.

"It's not impossible, but I only know a general idea."

"Although I know that investing in the stocks of companies such as Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, etc., it will never lose money. The future will be giants with a market value of 1.3 trillion US dollars, but now it is too..."

Not much else, Amazon in 1995 is not a giant now, but Xiaomengxin, which has just been established less than one month (established in July), has not yet been listed!As for the purchase of its original shares, it is simply a fart.

Jeff Bezos, what a shrewd man!

He is smarter than the hairy monkey, and now he wants to get the original stock from him, let alone Zucker, not even Goldman Sachs or Morgan.

The stock market can make money, and it can make a lot of money, Zhu Ke, the traveler knows.

I understand!

But not now. Anyway, in the next few years, especially after 1998, the Internet technology stock market will grow wildly. By then, it will not be too late to have enough capital to enter the market.

"Then what should I do?"

"Forget it, do it all, just do your job!"

Film and television entertainment!

In the last life, Zhu Ke did this, even if it was logistics, he was familiar with it.

"My home in this life is in Hollywood, so go to Hollywood!"

"Find a Hollywood company and work as a staff member? Yes, but it's too low for me as a traverser."

"Open a film company directly?"

"Not even better, the water here is too deep and it is easy to be pitted."

"Movie shops, especially how many more stores will be opened to become a chain store?"

"It looks like this is a good method!"

It's not that Zhu Ke doesn't want to directly enter Hollywood and set up a film company, but as a half of the industry, he is too aware of the depth and xenophobia of the entertainment industry.

Think of the six Hollywood helms: Barry Meyer, Robert Iger, Shirley Lansing, etc., which one did not work from the grassroots level; think of Hollywood stars such as Julia Roberts and Angelina Jolie, which One is not from a role actor.

There are so many things like that.

Even the regulars on the Forbes rankings, the son and daughter of Oracle boss Larry Ellison, entered Hollywood with ambitions of 200 million dollars, but what happened?

Several bad movies were shot!

The bad film "Air Combat Heroes" alone paid nearly 100 million US dollars in tuition.

Don't you just waste a few years!

In the end, did it rely on the 2008 financial crisis, the economic downturn in the United States, and the lack of money for major Hollywood companies to integrate into success?

"Be guilty... No, be more prudent!"

Zhuke squeezed his forehead.

Hollywood's xenophobia is one aspect, and the most important thing is Hollywood's accounting issues!

That is really walking on the edge of the law. Under the premise that the law allows, make a big fuss on the book issue, do it to the extreme, and completely exploit foreign investors!

Do not believe in the integrity of large companies!

For example, Spielberg’s DreamWorks has collected hundreds of millions of dollars from India, India and Arabia.

Don't say it's an outsider, even if it's an insider, it's not at all mercy.

The hands are very dark!

"Harry Potter" series, how famous.

It has earned enough fame for Time Warner Group. In terms of box office alone, it has harvested nearly tens of billions of dollars in the world, not to mention peripheral authorization, DVD, video tape sales, clothing authorization, liquor authorization, etc., which are thousands of Billion dollar market.

But you can believe that it turned out to be a loss on the company's books!

Yes, it is a loss!

And it's a fucking huge loss!

The film production company and distribution company belong to the Time Warner Group, but the two subsidiaries are financially separated and calculated independently. Except for the theater revenue, the profits originally belonged to the production company, most of which belonged to the distribution company.

As a result, the production company's books are naturally at a loss.

Chi Chi...

"Big companies are black. Since the books are losing money, it is possible to pay less corporate tax without paying the main actors' box office profit share. Why not!"

Several leading actors in the "Harry Potter" series once brought Warner to court over the box office split.

But the result?

The team of lawyers that Warner keeps, are you kidding the trap set in the contract?

I'll kill you if I play!

Even if a big company loses the case under special circumstances, it will have to delay you for a few years, consume your energy, and never make you feel better!

Anyway, my arm can't twist my thigh.

In this gangster, you have to abide by the rules they set, otherwise you are an outlier, provoke the collective interests of major Hollywood companies, and finally drive you out of Hollywood alive.

Michael Jackson is one of them!

He holds the copyright of countless songs, does not know how to compromise, and violates too many hidden rules and interests of the entertainment industry, and he will not be discredited.(Assault on boy, skin color problem) Even after his death, many people still talk about it.

The director of "Lord of the Rings" Peter Jackson, not only because of salary issues, brought the new line company to court, and the lawsuit lasted six years.

"Hollywood likes daredevils with stupid people and a lot of money, so I have to take it easy."

Zhu Ke couldn't help sighing.

"Otherwise, there will be no bones left in the end!"

"There are too many bad guys and villains in this world."

As half of the industry, Zhu Ke really understands book issues too well.

The movie is clearly profitable, and it can also make you a loss on the books.Not much else. First of all, the price of the photographic equipment, which is obviously US$200,000, can also make you US$1 million on the account. Other unrelated film personnel expenses will go to the investor’s account. The water is deep, not to mention the laymen, even the insiders, also have to guard against.

"Just open chain stores around movies!"

"safe!"

"Leave aside, "Toy Story" is about to be released. It was the North American box office champion in 1995!"

"As long as the copyright is taken, even if it is only in Los Angeles, just selling the toys of Sheriff Hudy and Buzz Lightyear can make a lot of money. Not only can it make money, it is also a great stepping stone to Hollywood."

......

Just do it.

Zhuke called overnight and ordered a ticket.

Early the next morning, I took a flight to Los Angeles.

After returning to my home in Los Angeles and putting down my luggage, I immediately contacted several intermediary companies, and finally selected an intermediary company with good conditions and good reputation.

"I don't have many requirements. Beverly Mall, South Coast Mall, Hollywood and Highland Mall, Montana Street, these places, must have!"

Zhuke faced the middle-aged black man in front of him, gesturing constantly on the map.

The selected places are all well-known areas with heavy traffic in the Los Angeles area.

"Okay, please rest assured, our profession will definitely satisfy you." The middle-aged black man solemnly said.

Zhuke nodded, "Okay, what I want is this major, how long can you take me to see."

"Three days!"

The black man made a gesture extremely confidently.

After leaving the intermediary, Zhuke sat alone in the room thinking, "When I have completed a few stores, I will go to Pixar Animation for the first time and take a look at Jobs."