Rebirth of the Tech Madman

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In 1980, Tang Huan took advantage of the huge amount of dollars that ea grabbed from the popular North American game console market and won the alliance that was abandoned by the insurance giant Pan Am because of the huge loss of the movie "Heaven's Gate" which was on the verge of bankruptcy. Beauty, just stepped into the door of Hollywood.

After all, Lianmei belongs to the smallest of the eight traditional Hollywood companies. Even if it changed hands again, it did not cause much sensation. It was more fortunate that it was lucky enough to be picked by upstarts and does not need to go bankrupt for the time being.

However, people in the circle quickly paid real attention to Lianmei. This company is not only the toys and embellishments of Tang Huan, who has rapidly risen to the billionaire, but it can also make money in the deep Hollywood.

Through timely injection of sufficient funds to alleviate financial difficulties and key support for signature films such as "007" and "Rocky", Lianmei recovered its vitality in only one year.

After another year, the United States, which has movies such as "Conan the Barbarian", "e.t. Alien", and "Golden Pond", has begun to make a lot of commercial profits.

You know, the management of Lianmei is basically the same group of people, nothing more than a change of boss.

It can be seen from this that the performance of Lianmei Juruyunni shows at least one point, that is, Tang Huan has an amazing leadership charisma. Otherwise, he would not be able to understand people and he would have been separated as a mountain pit. Dead, Ho Tan has a foothold and development in Hollywood.

Even so, due to the size of Lianmei, Tang Huan’s position in Hollywood is still not high, until Kirk Kirkrian sold the dying MGM to the Kuwait Investment Authority and Tang Huan, this Silicon Valley nouveau riche's territory in Hollywood has only begun to expand.

Of course, most people think that MGM, who has been hollowed out, has a virtual watch. Whoever puts it on is a big burden. It is estimated that it will take ten or eight years to adjust the body. It is estimated that Tang Huan picked out the tattered addiction.

But the result is that MGM, after slashing the chaos and violently rectifying it, and operating several films that are prone to controversy, such as "Spring City is full of flowers," and even rated as r-rated movies, they actually began to regain their vitality. The roar of the lion is louder.

This business performance not only allowed Tang Huan to further win the trust of the Kuwait Investment Bureau, but also made himself a Hollywood tycoon.

Next, Tang Huan, who already had the aura of the richest man in the United States on his head, had a bigger hand. In a contest with Rupert Murdoch, he bought 20 from his collaborator Malvern Davis at a big deal. Century Fox.

Since then, Tang Huan has owned three of the eight traditional Hollywood companies, plus satellite companies such as Orion, as well as the influence of Columbia Pictures through Coca-Cola’s complex investment relationship, and has completely brought Disney, Universal Pictures, Warner, and Paramount Left behind, became the undisputed Hollywood No. 1 tycoon.

It seems that Tang Huan has too many titles and auras-Doctor of Computer Science, IT industry expert, writer, richest man in the United States, Silicon Valley leader, Hollywood tycoon... It is a bit dizzying, so his realm has begun to return to the original.

For example, after becoming recognized as the No. 1 Hollywood tycoon, Tang Huan did not sit in the luxurious office on the highest floor of Fox Plaza. Old Hollywood tycoons like Darryl Zanuck asked his subordinates to choose beautiful actresses. , As a "four o'clock girl", sent over for your own enjoyment, to demonstrate authority.

He is more about letting those carefully selected executives let go.

Facts have once again proved how strong Tang Huan’s leadership is. Without having to charge for the battle himself, his subordinates can buck the trend in the continuing downturn in Hollywood. In just a few years, they have created a modern entertainment kingdom. .

There is no doubt that other companies are feeling tremendous pressure.

Originally, this was nothing. After all, in recent years, the market has been downbeat. In order to avoid the huge risk of ups and downs hanging from a tree in the movie, everyone has done everything possible to extend their business tentacles to other areas, and didn't want to fight for a few porridge.

But when Disney wanted to return to the traditional business of cartoons, it was given a head-on by works such as "American Rat Tan" and "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", letting him find out that his hand was almost out of date. Now is the age of computer animation.

Disney used his own unpleasant experience to test out how powerful the Downs Entertainment Kingdom is, and it also shows that Tang Huan's strategy of granting power to his subordinates is very successful.

This Hollywood No. 1 tycoon, on the contrary, has another notable performance that is close to Hollywood: For so many years, he has never attended any awards ceremony in Hollywood, even when he and Deng Lijun co-starred in "Hu Hua Qing Qing".

All these, and this year Tang Huan obviously used his influence to support a film, and decided to attend the 60th Oscar Awards ceremony, which formed a very sharp contrast, and then full of topics, attracted all kinds of media. After hearing the wind, he couldn't wait for the day when the Oscar Awards ceremony began, and he began to pursue and intercept with all his pains.

In the end, the reporters finally got the opportunity to interview the Golden State Warriors by watching their own nba team, the Golden State Warriors, through the richest man at the Forum Stadium, the home stadium of the Los Angeles Lakers.

These guys worked hard for their apparently abnormal enthusiasm and found a pretty good cover, so the initial question was pretty serious, "Tang, what do you think of this Hollywood screenwriter's strike?"

This general strike was launched by the American Screenwriters Association against the main representative of American television and film studios-the Film and Television Producers Alliance. It has been about a month since March 7, 1988 to the present, but There is still no sign of easing.

The cause of the trouble between the parties is naturally the failure to coordinate the distribution of benefits, which is mainly reflected in the sharing mechanism.

As far as the United States is concerned, in this huge market that spans several time zones, it is impossible for any program to be broadcasted in movie theaters and TV stations at the same time; in addition, with the popularization of home video recorders, those in the beginning Unpopular programs also have the opportunity to turn over.

For such factors, how much real economic benefits a program will generate, even those in the industry will feel like looking at flowers in a fog. Various organizations, including actors' unions, have negotiated interests with producers since the beginning of television, while the progress of screenwriters' associations has been relatively slow.

For screenwriters, the ideal ecological game rule is: their own stories are exciting enough to attract producers to buy them, and then screenwriters can take the opportunity to raise the price and get a good contract, which includes the first draft and two The cost of this modification, regardless of whether the modified version is finally adopted, this kind of original work can earn a considerable income, which is worthy of your own intellectual effort.

But in the Hollywood world dominated by producers, this model must be out of shape. Often, out of the 10 scripts used, only one can eventually be made into a show, and the rest are put into the script warehouse to sleep. As for the income generated by various subsequent adaptations and video tape releases, very few screenwriters can share the profits.

In addition, it should not be overlooked that Hollywood, which has a poor market, has always attached great importance to cost control over the years, and screenwriters have often become victims.

The unsatisfactory status of the industry also makes the screenwriters' creative rights unsatisfactory.

The content of the negotiations between the American Screenwriters Guild and the Film and Television Producers Alliance mainly revolved around these three aspects, but until the deadline of February 29, 1988, there was no progress, including Paramount and the three major television networks. The big companies in ”gave a stern rejection, and eventually 96% of the members authorized the American Screenwriters Association to strike.

Obviously, the screenwriters quit their picks, and the impact was very large. Even this year’s Oscars ceremony was also affected. The Screenwriters Association of America did not agree with the screenwriters to write lines for them, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can only do many preparations ,just in case.

As far as Tang Huan was concerned, he was born in grass-roots, but because he was the richest man, his **** was so crooked that he ignored the real requirements of the people below. That was not his character, so he was more neutral in attitude and even sympathetic.

However, compared to the IT field, Tang Huan can be described as operating in Hollywood while quietly understanding the detailed rules of the game. He has always respected the opinions of industry consultants, otherwise he will be killed if he has money. After all, Sony and Panasonic are in Hollywood in the original time and space. The experience is there.

Naturally, Tang Huancai would not fight against the entire Hollywood vested interest group-and it would not be wrong! Don't be too frantically exploited on weekdays, you just have everything.

Therefore, in the face of reporters’ questions, Tang Huan just said formulaically: I hope that all parties will return to the negotiating table and negotiate patiently to resolve their differences.

Fortunately, the other party’s original intention was gossip. It wasn’t this difficult question to embarrass Tang Huan. He quickly revealed his true purpose. "Tang, this year’s Academy Awards, "Mulan" and "The Last Emperor" are nominated for the lead, you Optimistic about who will be the biggest winner?"

Tang Huan was eager to change the subject quickly, even if he was gossiped, so he put on a look of high interest and said: "Both movies are very good, but you must know that there is my investment in "Mulan", haha ..."

Obviously, Hollywood's No. 1 tycoon has made clear his attitude, and he supports his own "Mulan".

It's just that the reason is not the superficial relationship between who is close to each other.

Tang Huan's indifference to "The Last Emperor" firstly stems from the various preferential treatments he received, such as driving directly into the Forbidden City for shooting.

The richest man felt sour about this. He didn't even enjoy such treatment. Instead, he built several movie studios to meet the shooting needs in this regard.

Perhaps, the investment of nearly 24 million U.S. dollars in "The Last Emperor" may be regarded as luxurious in some people's eyes, but which of Tang Huan's blockbuster movies with Chinese elements is not a big production.

In addition, in Tang Huan's view, whether or not the Western-led biographical films of Oriental characters can truly understand and embody Chinese history is still a matter of dilemma. To be more realistic, how much fame and fortune can the Chinese really get from it? Even if "The Last Emperor" won awards for best film, best director, best photography, etc., does it have a dime relationship with the Chinese? It's not a Westerner's curious game yet. If you are really sincere, give it to the best actor!

The release schedule of "The Last Emperor" in the United States was to premiere in New York on November 18, 1987; and to premiere in Los Angeles on November 19, 1987, thus ensuring the eligibility to participate in the Oscar Awards; by 1987 On December 18th, it began to be screened in the United States.

The box office performance of this movie can only be said to be "extraordinary"-in the first twelve weeks of its full release, it did not make it into the top ten of the weekend box office rankings. It was not until the massive increase in the number of theaters that it was released. The seventh position.

Although American audiences are curious and fresh about "The Last Emperor", they still feel that the movie is boring~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is far from being comparable to "Mulan". Just the beautiful dress of the heroine Lin Qingxian is here. The western fashion industry has caused quite a stir.

In the competition for awards, Tang Huan has unabashedly instructed his ministry to go to public relations, and even released the spur of “raising soldiers for a thousand days, for a short time”. Before, he put the best film and best female in the Golden Globe Awards. The protagonist and other awards in the bag are a staged result.

This anecdote in the circle naturally can't be concealed from the magical media. After a knowing smile, the reporters asked in a clever way: "Tang, does your investment include brigittelin?"

"Brigitte has been popular in Asia for more than ten years. It is handy to control the role of Mulan. He has won many awards in Asia, and American audiences have also recognized it." Tang Huan raised his brows and asked the question after he listed the facts seriously. One sentence, "Am I right?"

The reporter who is also counting on the news from Hollywood's top tycoon, how dare you really disobey, after laughing, tentatively confirming: "Your attitude is to support "Mulan"?"

"This is just a statement I made based on my personal preferences." Tang Huan laughed again, "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences must have its own judging principles."

Come on, as long as you admit it yourself, we don't have to worry about not having enough news for speculation-reporters don't mention that they are more satisfied, and they all check their records cherishingly for fear of accidents.

Of course Tang Huan understood how these guys would exaggerate when they returned, but he didn't care.

You know, now is the weakest stage of Hollywood as a whole, and "The Last Emperor" also prevents Chinese-themed movies from appearing abruptly in Hollywood. It can be said that the opportunity is fleeting, this time I am in contention!