Vol 2 Chapter 242: Integration

Volume One Foundation Stone] Chapter 242 Integration
Chapter 242 Integration
"Well, guys, all the mén leaders are left now, and I can take out some words," said Adrian, smiling at the people present in the conference room, smiling.
A few minutes ago, he held a temporary staff meeting outside to appease the feelings of employees around the globe because the company's ownership changed again. It was not very successful or bad. There, the company should be able to grow better than it is now. But in the eyes of executives, they are different. A few weeks ago, they discussed the changes that will take place after the media takes control of the world. It is really here now, and naturally it can not be comforted by a few words.
"I know you're worried," Adrian said again after a moment of silence. "But if you know a little about my style, you will know that such worry is unnecessary."
He raised a finger: "First of all, Ron will continue to be a global player for a long time. In the past many years, he has not only firmly stabilized Universal's course in frequent changes, but also achieved a lot. In terms of results, he proved that he is a sè, and I can't think of a person more suitable for this position than he is. "
He made a gesture of raising Ron Meyer sitting on the right side, and nodded slightly, sitting in danger, and briefly said "thank you", humble and polite.
"The same is true of others," Adrian continued. "Without your efforts, Universal will not persist until now, so I hope you all can continue to work hard and make better results."
Some words need not be so clear. These executives are guys who have been in the mall for many years. How could they not understand what Adrian meant? After this sentence, they were relieved. This action was very covert, and the jīng was immediately mentioned. They knew that the new boss's words were not finished yet.
Sure enough, after admiring Claude Ron Rees, who was sitting on his left, and also the entire media, Adrian made a gesture backwards, and then, the beautiful nv secretary placed several folders. Before them.
"This is my point about the future. You can see if you have any questions." He said.
All executives, including Meyer, started to turn things around. They looked at it very quietly, but occasionally raised their heads and changed their eyes, Adrian was not in a hurry, and sat steadily waiting.
It did n’t take long for them to read his plan, and then there was a discussion of stealing the sī language. Meyer did n’t join it, just sitting quietly in the position and watching them, and turned around after the discussion was over To Adrian: "This is a surprisingly large idea, Mr. Adrian, please forgive us, we cannot make an exact assessment in a short time."
"I understand," Adrian nodded, "IMHO, Universal has been silent for too long. Although it has been developing fairly well in the past few years, and it is still very valuable in the context of changing ownership. But Everything has its disadvantages, while maintaining the basic development progress and letting everyone lose a little bit of the aggressive mentality, especially after Spielberg left the world to start the DreamWorks, this mentality is particularly prominent. And now, we It ’s not Panasonic, there is no cultural difference, and I do n’t understand what American audiences think; we are not Seagram, we know nothing about the media, and Hu Luàn directs. We have experience and talent, so why ca n’t we do better? I need You work harder and need you to see farther away. It ’s like making a movie. Screenwriters, actors, and directors are important, but recording, props, and lighting are equally important. As long as we work together, we can do more. it is good"
He straightened up, shook his hands and made a fist, but briefly and vigorously looked at the people who were doing it. Even if he knew that he was laying the groundwork for the plan on the document, the executives couldn't help but take a deep breath Tone.
"I understand what you think, so this thing doesn't need to be done overnight. We can adjust according to the actual situation to ensure the smooth integration." He then said again, with a firm and unquestionable tone.
Adrian's plan is actually very simple, is to split Bosworth, and then merge most of the resources into the world. Prior to the media, Bosworth was ranked first among the three largest film production and distribution companies. After all, it was brought by Adrian himself, and the Lavern in charge of the operation did quite well, even afterwards. The promotion went to the head office, but the foundation was very solid.
But Bosworth still has a long way to go before reaching the level of the seven major film companies. After all, the seven major film companies have developed in Hollywood for more than half a century, are deeply entrenched and cannot be replaced casually. What's more, overseas distribution rights cannot be obtained without deep qualifications. The reason why DreamWorks could not enter MPAA is because it did not have overseas distribution rights, so Adrian set a goal to acquire one of the seven major film companies from the beginning. .
In his plan, the media company responsible for film and television production and distribution should be divided as follows. Firstly, there should be a large company with high qualifications and strong anti-risk ability, and it should produce and distribute those large productions with large investment; secondly, there should be two A medium-sized company, most of the time producing and distributing works with medium investment, occasionally involves some large investments, one can favor independent films with the main goal of obtaining honors, and the other favor commercial films with more profit as the main goal; finally , A small company with a good foundation and qualifications, is responsible for producing and distributing movies with small investment and low cost.
In fact, this plan has been adjusted according to the actual situation. For example, Miramax and the new line correspond to medium-sized companies. Now that Universal has arrived, naturally it should be responsible for large investment and production. Then Bosworth thought a little too much, so Adriana split them up and merged them into Universal. Most of the employees in Bosworth were brought out by him. Without credit and hard work, it is impossible to lay off all employees. Besides, they are familiar with his style of doing things, they are more comfortable to use, and they are more ... easy to control the world.
However, the thoughts of global executives should also be considered. Most of their abilities are very good and should not be chilling. That's why the above remarks, since they have expressed their attitude and determination, have given them time to break in.
As for Bosworth, although it was dropped to third place after the split, its actual status is not considered, and Adrian will not let it go. If the small investment and small production work well, it may not be able to develop. The lion mén film has been established last year and is still very inconspicuous. It has been mainly producing and distributing horror movies, but Adrian knows that it is because of They have their own eyes on horror movies, and they will develop into the pinnacle of Hollywood's second-tier movie company in the future.
It is a pity that now they are not destined to do this again. From the moment they were founded, Adrian has made them keep an eye on them. As long as the lion mén is optimistic, if it is valuable, it will immediately buy a higher price. What's more, he impressed several horror films developed by Lion Mén. Such suppression is nothing in Hollywood, and DreamWorks has not been secretly stumped by its company in recent years. If Bosworth hadn't had good luck at the beginning, no one could see their potential, and it would have developed quickly and steadily. Maybe it is still struggling with the second-tier film company, and so is the media.
There was a buzzing sound in the conference room, and the executives began to discuss. In the plan, most of the people who produce and distribute films in Bosworth and most of the people who make and distribute TV series will be merged into the world. They don't think carefully. The seven major movie companies basically involve television production, and there are many works, such as Warner. Although there is no "Friends", a TV series that affected the 1990s in the United States, there are still good works on display and snatches. Ratings. Needless to say, Fox and Disney. Most of the TV series of TV station X are produced by the former, and the Disney Channel of the latter has always been loved by American families.
Universal has also launched a lot of TV series itself. In the past few years, it has been continuously acquired. In order to ensure the development of the company, it has to spend more resources on movies and TV series with faster cost recovery. So Adrian didn't interrupt their discussion, just listened quietly, chatted with Claude from time to time, and then answered questions from Meyer and other executives.
After about ten minutes, the discussion gradually became lower, and in the eyes Adrian cleared his throat: "Then, let's go here for the time being. Please summarize any suggestions and give them in writing. Meyer, let me put it all together. "
He didn't plan to listen to their suggestions right away. Only over an hour, what good suggestions could they come up with? But he didn't mind impressing them before leaving.
"Also, I have some plans for the production of movies and TV series." Adrian said making a gesture to the back, and Charlize quickly handed a book to him.
"I plan to adapt this novel into a TV series," he took the book into the hands of Meyer, and watched them circulated, "played on cable TV, a total of eleven episodes, each investment between 80 million to 100 million Between the U.S. dollars, both Global and TBS TV, a subsidiary of TBS, can co-invest and invite Spielberg to supervise-this is what he promised me. "
A low voice sounded, especially for those who saw the book, with an investment of 80 million to 100 million US dollars per episode? This is too exaggerated. Although the production cost of TV series is increasing, such a large investment has never been made before.
Awaiting their comments, Adrian took three more books from Charlize and placed them on the long table in turn: "This is my movie plan, and I plan to adapt these three books into a movie."
After seeing the covers of the three books, a low voice rang again. These three books are so famous that none of them present have read them.
"You want to ... adapt these three novels into a movie?" Meyer hesitated, and then asked uncertainly.
"Yes, a novel and a movie are invested and produced by Global, rest assured that the three will require investment of about 300 million to 350 million US dollars, which will not be much higher than Titanic." Adrian opened A small joke, "As early as the end of 1994, I was given the right to adapt. I have been preparing for so many years. I have drawn a lot of scene maps and character settings. The shooting locations and corner actors have also been certain. Consideration-I like to make long-term planning arrangements. "
He put his hands on the long table with a smile on his face, his chin slightly lifted, and was very confident. At the same time, he gave a condescending look, which made people here forget to question.
"I really have you, Ed, but you calmed down the audience and they had nothing to say." Sitting in the RV, Claude Haha laughed, and then learned Adrian wěn said: " Very simple, this is my movie "
He had learned that unquestionable tone.
"Isn't this my movie?" Adrian shrugged, took a bottle of champagne and three glasses from the small wine cabinet, poured them down, and handed them to Claude and Charlize next to him.
"But it will be completed within one year next year ... Frankly, even me, I feel a bit exaggerated." Claude said with a cup, "I remember, you have a new movie to shoot in Italy right away, and still ... ... "
He didn't say the back half, but narrowed his eyes at Charlize.
"It can be completed in up to two months, and up to three to four months in the later period, without delaying next year's filming," Adrian said leisurely. "You know, I always make movies very quickly."
"Yeah, yeah, even someone like me who doesn't know much about filmmaking knows that no one has been able to launch a higher cost movie like you in less than half a year and always get a good box office "Crowder sighed, but immediately became happy again." If it were me, I wouldn't be sure to convince them in a short time. You really have no one in this respect, Ed. "
"That's because I can handle more important things for you," Adrian said with a straight body. "Because of you, I can put jīng on this wholeheartedly. I know this way, acquisition TBS acquisition and acquisition of the world, how much effort you have done, and who and what you are facing. "
"Because ..." Crowder stumbled, as if in a memory, "You said, as long as we are close, we won't be defeated."
He looked into his eyes, and gave a serious sè, and then patted him on the shoulder: "I always remember the words you said when you came to encourage me that night, frankly, at the beginning I There is really a feeling of boredom. I think you are whimsical again, but then ... you are attracted to it unknowingly, and then, until now, what is a little bit more ambitious than looking at the original ambition What makes the implementation more dynamic? "
"Of course," Adrian laughed and patted Claude's shoulder hard: "The world will be ours"
With both hands squeezed, in the eyes with a smile, everything is self-evident, and then-
"Can you stop looking at me like this? It's easy to misunderstand, Crow."
"Really? I wouldn't bother to look at you if it wasn't for the way you dealt with the NV guys, Ed."
"I'll deal with you in the same way I deal with nvs? Don't kid me, I'm not good at that."
"Of course, of course, we all know what you like-hey, Charlie, don't you think it's boring to stay by this huāxin man? Why not try to start your own business?"
"I warn you, Crow, don't instigate my secretary, otherwise I will turn my face."
Looking at the two who dismantled each other, eyes widened and small eyes as if a man might be at any time, Charlize rolled his eyes and cast his eyes out of the window. It was just a smile but she unknowingly climbed to the corner of her mouth, but after a few minutes a flash of blankness flashed in her eyes, and then she sighed subtlely.
The issue around the globe has come to an end. Claude is in charge of how to split and integrate. Adrian only needs to pay attention at any time. With Lavern to look after, Bosworth's people will not suffer too much. However, some things really should be started, such as the TV series that intends to invest in Global.
That's right, "Brothers", which has caused a sensation in the past century just after entering the 21st century, has always started early for movies and TV series based on novels.
Although with his support, TNT has successfully transformed into a cable TV station that produces its own TV programs and has won a considerable number of users, but it is still inferior to such a well-established TV station. Although "Yù Wangdu" and "Underworld" have become TNT works because of Adrian ~ EbookFREE.me ~, there are still some good TV series, it is not easy to kill them completely Things.
Therefore, by taking the opportunity of integrating Universal, let TNT produce this TV series just right, there is no shortage of funds and producers. When the script of "Saving Soldier Ryan" was introduced to Spielberg, Adrian was Using the excuse of "Brotherhood" as an excuse, and also told him about his plans, he also promised when he invited him to be a producer.
After this TV series, which can be regarded as a super investment at the current stage, is broadcast on TNT, even if it can persist, it will not pose a threat to TNT which has firmly established itself for a long time.
But this is just one of his many jobs that need to be asked, and there are some things that he needs to handle himself-Nintendo found mén through TBS.
During the period when Japanese companies invaded the United States, they established more or less connections with American companies. For example, Capcom had a good relationship with Marvel Comics, and also launched a fighting game about X-Men in 1995. . TBS owns a lot of animation rights, so there is a popular animation channel, and Nintendo turned to mén to promote an animation they produced, an animation derived from the game.