The journey starts from the Titanic

"Haha!" He Yongyuan smiled triumphantly, and avenged the fat man just now for letting himself taste his rich body scent.

He Yongyuan secretly admires this fat man, not only has the huge movie theater organized in good order, but also has his eyes on the money, and he has a fanatical ambition for the film industry.

As the time in the United States gets longer and longer, He Yongyuan feels the more people in this country want to make money.

It's not to make money, but to make money as a way to embody personal value. This is a bit different from "everything is inferior, only studying high" and pursuing power.

Especially those large companies, there are several super giant companies in almost every industry in the United States, and they can easily monopolize an industry, reflecting the power of capital.The same is true for the film industry.

"It seems we are going to establish a film trust!" He Yongyuan sighed.

"Isn't it? In the United States, every new thing appears. At the beginning, it was an era of free competition. Most people also invested in it for fun, but as the market slowly grows, it will turn to monopoly.

Only large companies, large-scale, and huge amounts of funds can integrate the entire process chain to have the last laugh.The current film industry is at this stage, so as long as we are one step ahead of others, we can take the lead in the industry and become the largest film company."

Fox said with enthusiasm, "In the shadow line, Fox has already emerged as a strong competitor. In Chicago, there are companies called Balaban and Katz that are also operating shadow line chain businesses, and several large-scale companies have opened in Chicago. Movie theaters will soon spread to New York.

Fortunately, we now have a foothold in New York and have the first opportunity. In addition to continuing to expand our palace shadows, we must expand our market share in the low and medium markets, and merge a batch of small and medium shadows to expand our scale as soon as possible to attract More viewers"

Having said this, Fox looked at He Yongyuan expectantly.

"Isn't it just asking for money to invest? Do you need to look at me with such numb eyes?" He Yongyuan scolded with a smile, while taking out the document signed by Situ Nan.

"Hey! The boss agreed with your suggestion and told you to do it boldly! Don't worry about financing, Robles Securities will provide sufficient funds."

"Oh! The boss is wise, I love him to death." Fox said excitedly.

"There is also good news. You have been promoted. From next week, you will serve as the vice president of Twentieth Century Entertainment. At the same time, Fox Shadow Line will be managed by you."

He Yongyuan smiled.I was a little envious of this fat man.

"Oh..." Fox was a little panting with excitement. Although he had thought about such a day, he did not expect happiness to come so soon.

Twentieth Century Entertainment is a monopolistic giant built by the William Consortium in the film industry. It has much more resources than Fox Shadows.

Looking at the shareholders of Twentieth Century Entertainment, it is not difficult to understand why Fox is so excited, Wells Fargo Investment Company, Robles Securities, William Foundation, California Investment Corporation...

These are all first-class investment companies. The resources at hand are no longer just a matter of money, but also represent the influence of the William Consortium in the film industry.How can Fox, who was only 30 years old, want to enter the core of the company without being excited?

With this powerful resource, it will not take long for Fox to be among the upper class in the United States.

"Go ahead!" He Yongyuan encouraged.

He didn't know that in history, it was this fat man who founded 20th Century Fox, one of the eight major Hollywood film companies, but by mistake, Fox has now become Situ Nan's partner and partner.

With strong financial support, Fox was finally able to realize his ambitions by acquiring two movie theaters near New York's Central Station in one fell swoop and renamed them as Fox New York's second and third largest theaters.

The three cinemas have more than 15,000 audience seats, making it the largest shadow line company in New York, accounting for half of the shadow line market, and Rijin Doujin.

In addition to a few that have been built, more than a dozen palace cinemas are under construction, and other small and medium shadow companies on the east and west coasts are also under the pressure of Fox Shadow to carry out a new round of reshuffle. Fox Shadow annexed.

Fox Shadow has established a chain of movie theaters across the country, and film giants such as MGM and Paramount also have to beg Fox Shadow to arrange for their films to go online.

Of course, most of the time, the works of the 20th Century William Film Company are played on Fox Film.

The aggressive momentum of the entertainment companies in the 20th century made Paramount, MGM and other giants feel pressured. They also had to increase investment in shadow lines and invested heavily in the acquisition of shadow line companies.

As a result, Paramount Pictures and the Chicago shadow chain Baraban Katz formed an alliance and merged. After receiving funding from Wall Street, they followed the path of the 20th Century Entertainment Company and competed fiercely with each other.

As for MGM, it seems a little absent-minded and has a strong interest in the hotel and tourism industry, resulting in a development that is inferior to that of 20th Century Entertainment and Paramount.

This is something later, I will not mention it for now.

A week later, a cafe on Broadway, at the same time, with the same seats, and with the same people, staged a meeting that had a decisive impact on Warner Pictures.

It has been 10 minutes since He Yongyuan and Harry sat down, and both of them were drinking coffee in silence.

Compared with the overbearing and decisive attitude last time, He Yongyuan showed sufficient patience this time.Uh, he has already had two cups of coffee.

Looking at Harry, who looked embarrassed, he thought to himself: "The last time he spoke may be a bit too extreme, if this guy is determined to refuse his kindness, it would be bad. Although only a little concession, Warner Bros. It should be agreed to invest in equity financing.

"Our brothers worked so hard to start the company, and a lot of hard work has been gathered along the way. If it is taken away at once, it will be difficult to accept both emotionally and profitably. Mr. Ho, can't you take a step back?" Harry brewed After a while.

"What do you mean?" He Yongyuan stirred the coffee while paying attention to the other's expression.

Harry's face instantly darkened, his lips were tight, but he seemed to have made up his mind and his eyes became firm again.

He Yongyuan realized that the other party's mentality has changed and secretly cried out that it was not good. He rushed to talk, "I have two good news. Are you interested in listening?"

"What good news?" Harry asked when he was interrupted by He Yongyuan.

"One is that we are ready to invest in the research of sound film technology, the real commercial sound film technology, do not understand that it is the wax discs for experimentation.

This is made up of Kodak, Twentieth Century William Films, Cummins Electric, and the great Nicholas?Dr. Stella collaborated in research and development.I promise that within three years, it will definitely surpass the basic sound film technology in the hands of General Electric and Edison.If Warner joins, it can also benefit from this."

He Yongyuan smiled.

Harry's heart was a little shaken at this time. Hearing this guy's tone was quite loud, it shouldn't be a lie to point out so many organizations by name and name.Let's listen to what he says before making a decision!

"That's good news. Anything else?" Harry asked.

"The next one may be more convincing." He Yongyuan smiled, intentionally buried himself, took a sip of coffee, and slowly said: "If we can achieve cooperation, Warner's works can be recommended to Fox Shadowline in the future. Promote nationwide.

Like the "Golden Girl" you filmed not long ago, it's not bad, but unfortunately it lacks a distribution channel, otherwise it can be sold hot, and the income will increase at least 5 times!"

"What you said is true?" Harry was moved. If he could enter a big platform like Fox Shadow, it would be a great promotion for Warner Movies.

Just like a hundred years later, if the products of a small factory can enter Wal-Mart’s shelves and be sold and promoted all over the world, then for this small factory, it will be sitting on a rocket launcher and flying into the sky.

The reason is the same as that of Microsoft software quickly gaining popularity all over the world through the ibm platform.

"I don't need to lie about this yet. I'm cooperating with your company on behalf of a large film investor.

We only make investments and will not interfere with your management of the company, unless it is a major strategic issue related to the company.

Of course, the conditions I mentioned are a bit harsh, but this is mainly based on the huge benefits I can bring to Warner."

After He Yongyuan finished speaking, he looked at Harry sincerely?Warner.

For He Yongyuan, this is just a business, a task.

For Harry, this is still a long-standing business. He can't make a decision lightly, but the conditions offered by the other party are too favorable, and he is reluctant to give up this opportunity.

"Sorry, wait a moment, I'll make a call." Harry rushed out.

Time passed by. He Yongyuan drank twice as much coffee again. He felt a little full. He looked at his watch. It has been half an hour.

Seeing that Harry hadn't returned yet, he was a little disappointed, shook his head and prepared to leave.