Rebirth of the Tech Madman

According to Hawkins' idea, he plans to observe the attitude of Lianmei to the club first, and then go to Pan American to test his tone.

As a result, after waiting for a long time on Lianmei's side, Hawkins saw a person in charge, and during this period, he found that the whole office atmosphere of Lianmei was a little shameless and lacking in vitality. Compared with his own ea, it was almost It is an underground, a heaven.

Although it can be seen from the face that United American President Andy Albert is in a bad mood, when this person met Hawkins, he still maintained his demeanor and apologized for the rudeness that made the guests wait for so long.

"Ea’s Cassidy game console, I bought it at home, and all kinds of games are really fun." Albert showed an inquisitive look on his face, "But what is the relationship between games and movies? Mr. Hawkins came here in person. It's impossible for me to talk about business."

"In fact, the relationship between games and movies is not as remote as it seems. Anyone who is a big success can be adapted by the other to provide customer experience in a different form." Hawkins answered seriously, and then talked. Turn, "I came to visit this time, mainly to ask about film investment experience."

Hawkins' humility and politeness, of course, may also be the word "investment", which made Albert's enthusiasm significantly improved, and after chatting for a while, he turned to inquire about ea's strength.

"Now the scale of investment in movies is getting bigger and bigger, but sometimes the benefits may not be what you want. The risks involved can be imagined. Is ea very abundant in terms of capital operation?"

"As early as last year, the shipment of Cassidy game consoles in the United States exceeded 500,000 units. Sales also exceeded 100 million U.S. dollars. The performance of other regions in the world has not been included." Hawkins smiled faintly. "The profit margins of high-tech products, hehe, are still considerable. Now ea is a hen who can lay golden eggs in the eyes of investors. Within a few days, I can easily raise tens of millions of dollars."

Albert took a breath of air secretly, saying, "The ea is indeed capable of diversifying operations", but he secretly started to play Xiao Jiujiu in his heart.

Since its acquisition by San Francisco-based financial group Pan American, Lianmei's business conditions are fairly good. There are good works coming out from time to time, and while gaining considerable box office, they can also win at Oscars.

However, the owner of Pan Am has always wanted to replace Lian Mei's brand "" with its own group's name, Pan Am, which is "". However, Lian Mei's executives are unwilling to accept this change and have also tried to make Lian Mei a stronger company.

As a result, fierce conflicts broke out between the two parties, which eventually led to the departure of many key personnel including the president of Lianmei in 1978. Orion Films was also established.

Following the historical trajectory, it is also very competitive. Launched many popular and popular movies, such as the classic horror film "The Silent Lambs," which allowed Judy Foster to be awarded the best actor, best director, and best Oscar for the second time. The film and the best adapted screenplay are both fame and fortune.

It can be seen that Pan Am has ruined its foundation stupidly, but it also reflects how deep the water in Hollywood is.

But it is precisely because of this that Albert got the opportunity to advance and climbed to the throne of the president.

In 1979, the management of Lianmei, which had a big change of blood, performed well. Four films were successful, so everyone came to an ambitious production-"Heaven's Gate" with a budget of $11.5 million.

However, as the budget continues to increase, Albert has become increasingly uneasy.

Not all companies are as lucky as Universal. After investing $30 million in "Jaws 2" in 1978, they can still make good returns, but there are more precedents for failure.

Just before Hawkins' visit, Albert had just read a report on the shooting process of "Heaven's Gate". The figure of more than 40 million US dollars made him feel that a big rock was pressed in his heart, and it was strange that his face was good.

If "Heaven's Gate" fails, Albert's position will certainly not be preserved, as is the situation in his previous life.

Albert has only been the president for a year, how could he be willing to fall into desperation so quickly? In his opinion, the ea who came to the door on his own initiative may be a life-saving straw. As for whether the opponent is a triumphant or a reinforcement, it is not in front of him. important.

It is based on this psychology that Albert's enthusiasm has increased by an octave, but he didn't know it, but this has aroused the vigilance of Hawkins, who is young but mature.

"Does ea want to adapt the game into a movie, or has it already taken a fancy to any good scripts? Lianmei has always done a very good job in investing in movies, and the same is true for the distribution. MGM's distribution is our agent." Albert carefully Promoted Lianmei.

"You Lianmei and the group headquarters do not seem to get along well, so you didn't consider changing the boss?" Hawkins didn't answer Albert's question directly, but tried unabashedly.

"Oh, it's really rich and big, and the picture is not small." Albert muttered in his heart, and looked at the young man in front of him again.

If it were placed a year ago, Albert, who had just taken office, would have refused directly and firmly after hearing this, but now, with the example of the previous group of elites who left, there is no need for him to act as a loyal minister. Keeping your position as president is the most important thing.

"Everyone wants to be happy, but it depends on the mood of the owner to decide." Albert pretended to be a wry smile, and said so-called intimate words to Hawkins for a while.

"Although Lianmei is the smallest of the eight major Hollywood companies, its value is also very impressive. Even if Pan American is willing to let go, ea really has the strength to take over?"

In the final analysis, Albert is still skeptical of ea's strength. After all, Lianmei, founded in 1919, is an established company, and ea's history seems to have not been as long as the president.

"Just as I don't understand Hollywood, you don't understand Silicon Valley. The ability to create wealth can be described by myth." Hawkins smiled confidently, "Do you know who my boss is?"

"I haven't had time to ask. Who is it?" Albert asked very cooperatively.

"The $500 million undersea treasure that has been talked about in the United States recently. It was discovered by my boss Tang Huan. But he didn't care about the money. It was directly invested in a fund institution for public welfare. And Tang Huan. It is a representative of the Silicon Valley myth. In less than a year, the sales of the company under the name reached hundreds of millions of dollars."

Having said that, Hawkins imitated Tang Huan's tone and asked Albert, "How much is Lianmei worth now, and can't it be taken with four hundred million?"

Albert was choked by the words of a small local tyrant in Silicon Valley and rolled his eyes. Judging from the current disappointment of Pan American towards United States, it is very likely that he will be taken down by this price. Even if there is a discrepancy, it is tens of millions of dollars to die.

Although he admitted this fact in his heart, Albert felt very shameless, so he retorted: "Silicon Valley and our Hollywood are both highly professional fields. Even if ea can buy Lianmei, as a layman, It may not be managed well. MGM is a ready-made example."

Hawkins smiled scorchingly, "It's true. But isn't you in Lianmei? Professionals. Professionals will do it."

As soon as I heard this, Albert felt comfortable in his heart. Now the position of the president is a bit dangerous, but if he changes his boss, professional matters will be done by professional people. Obviously, he is still the boss of this three-acre land. How to choose? Need to talk.

"It seems that you have already thought about it before coming here. However, this matter is important and troublesome. Both of us need to understand and increase trust." Albert made a gesture with a smile on his face, "It's almost time for dinner." , I hosted a private dinner in honor of Mr. Hawkins."

Next, the brothers' good intimacy can be imagined. One bragging about ea's ability to attract gold has unlimited prospects, another cleverly expressing his power appeal, and more recent developments of Lianmei have also been spoken frankly.

After listening to Hawkins’ report, Tang Huan smiled, “Then let Albert continue to sit in the position of President of United States. Anyway, we also need time to adapt to Hollywood’s rules, and I even have the psychological preparation for continuous losses in the next few years. Up."

At this moment, Madonna approached, Tang Huan played with the bump on the other's chest while continuing to say: "From the current situation, in order to avoid being frightened by the grass, you don't have to go to Pan Am to try it hard anymore. It’s enough to keep in touch with Lianmei. In particular, Albert should be closer. It would be better if he could do something that would further lose confidence in the Pan American anti-Lianmei. But this is not necessary, I I believe that after the release of "Heaven's Gate", Pan Am will surely make it vomit blood, and then put it on the market with painstaking lessons."

Hawkins agreed. Although he didn't understand why Tang Huan had so badly viewed "Heaven's Gate", which had not yet been produced, he also recognized that Lianmei is currently desperately walking a tightrope.

"Now Albert and I are still very sincere in mind. When I find some time, I invite him to visit the company headquarters in Cupertino, to see our strengths, and the effect of wooing will definitely be better." Hawkins suggested. Tao.

"Your idea is really good, just do it." Tang Huan greatly appreciated Hawkins' wit.

Seeing Tang Huan hung up the phone, Madonna held down the man's hand and asked: "Tang, don't you want to buy Hollywood's Lianmei?"

"Shh~www.wuxiahere.com~ is still operating secretly. If you leak the news, it is your responsibility." Tang Huan applied a little force on his finger, and the cherry deformed.

"Oh, people don't dare." Madonna said charmingly, "Do you have a date tonight?"

"The offer is also with you." Tang Huan laughed loudly.

Tang Huan had an apartment in Cupertino. Taking advantage of the rare chance of fooling around, he took Madonna over, but when he was high at night, he was disturbed by the sudden call.

Tang Huan estimated that no one would be so ignorant at this time. Basically, it was from the Asian side, especially his secretary who made small pranks from time to time. (To be continued...)

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