"Ridiculous MGM, Wind and Rain Holdings, and Feng Yu."
"MGM is going to be acquired by Wind and Rain Holdings and is destined to be a victim."
"MGM is going to sign an unknown director. Is this a gamble or a farce?"
"Wind and Rain Holdings is going to enter the film industry after acquiring MGM and AMC Cinemas?"
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News about Wind and Rain Holdings, MGM, etc. and Masao Kameda, Ralph, etc. are all over the media these few days. Wind and Rain Holdings' move will change the landscape of Hollywood.
Sony Pictures is the first to start ridiculing MGM. They claim that MGM entering the arms of Wind and Rain Holdings is a joke because Wind and Rain Holdings does not have any experience in the film industry.
Sony seems to have forgotten that when Sony acquired Columbia Pictures, they also do not have much experience. The only experience they have is that Sony owns some small Japanese film companies' shares.
But at that time, Japanese investors had entered the US film industry. Not only Sony, but Toshiba, Panasonic, etc. had also entered the US film industry. In the end, all of them were cheated by the Americans.
MGM immediately starts to retaliate. They claim that Sony is just being sour grapes. If MGM is acquired by Sony through leveraged buyouts, it will be a tragedy. Compared to Sony, they trust Wind and Rain Holdings more.
After that, Disney, Warner, Universal, Paramount, 20th Century Focus (Fox), etc. start to attack MGM. Some felt this is Hua Xia's invasion of the US culture market, just like the Japanese's invasion in the past.
Some felt that the entry of the film industry by capitalists will cause the film industry to enter the wrong path of high investment. This can be seen from MGM signing many directors and applying for many film projects at the same time.
Can MGM afford to invest in so many films at the same time? Are they going to release more than three films a year? Also, why is the investment so high? That 'Avatar' is planning to invest more than 300 million USD? Isn't that crazy?!
For the sake of filming "Avatar", they actually wanted to acquire Industrial Polishing and other special effects companies. This kind of direct spending deeply hurt the fragile hearts of other film companies.
Actually, if possible, they also wanted to throw in money like this, to give others the feeling that their company was powerful, so that other competitors could only look up to them. They wanted those good producers, directors, and actors to be willing to work with their company, so that they could leave other companies behind.
It's a pity that MGM does not have so much money. Even if they add up their investments for a year, they might not be able to match MGM's investment. Isn't MGM afraid that their investment will fail?
Instead, they hoped that this was a smokescreen released by Wind and Rain Holdings to sell off MGM Grand and the cinema chains. That way, they would have one less competitor, a strong competitor.
Although this competitor hadn't reached the level of making them despair, it was still very strong, and they couldn't help but look up to him. This was not only because of the company's strength, but also because of the World's Richest Man, Feng Yu.
Feng Yu's strength might be hidden, but Feng Yu had risen so fast that they could only look up to him. This was someone who even Bill Gates had to give in to. This was someone who became the World's Richest Man at the age of 30. This was someone who could make money from his investments.
Wind and Rain Holdings did not have any new businesses in the past. Whether it was the internet, hardware, retail, culture, entertainment, financial investment, or other industries, those giants had existed for a long time.
But Feng Yu is so miraculous. He found a new world in the crevice and forced himself to grow. He even grew into the tallest tree in this forest.
This time, Feng Yu's investment in the film and television industry was much bigger than before. From the start, he acted as though he was not short of money, and this gave those companies a lot of pressure.
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"Boss, all the other film companies, big or small, are talking about us. I don't think MGM's counterattack alone is enough. How about we, Wind and Rain Holdings, warn those film companies? "Masao Kameda said with a frown.
Feng Yu laughed nonchalantly. "This is nothing. After we acquire Marvel, I think they will be even more excited. But let them be. MGM's exposure will be higher this way, and they are helping us advertise for free. "
They can get on the headlines without spending money, and the audience will know about it. What's wrong with that? Sometimes, you can't achieve this effect even if you spend money.
The collective condemnation of the film companies proved that they were guilty and weak. The strong will never argue and will use actions to show their strength.
"You're right. Let MGM continue to deal with them. But MGM's copyrights are not worth selling. We have already selected some classic movies and recorded them in HD. But the sales are only so-so. Although there are profits, the profits are too little. "
MGM had spent 5 billion USD to acquire this company. Although they had gotten rid of some of their other businesses and used this opportunity to get rid of some debts, the actual cost is still more than 8 billion USD. Now that MGM has invested so much money into the movie, it means that if MGM can't reach 10 billion USD in three years, it will not be profitable. If it can't pay off its debt in five years, it will be a loss.
"Don't worry. We have already approved the 007 series, right? After this movie is released, the sales of the 007 series will skyrocket. We have also bought the rights of the Terminator sequels, and we have also bought the rights of the earlier HD discs. This is also a high income. "
"And when Marvel comes under our banner, just Marvel's comics and movies alone can generate huge profits for us every year. Also, you must believe in Cameron's miracles. Titanic had set a new box office record, but the sales of their DVDs and other peripherals are on par with their movies. Who can imagine this? "
Feng Yu thought to himself. This is not including Cameron's 3D version of Titanic. In Feng Yu's previous life, this movie's box office sales will reach more than 2.1 billion USD, and the DVD and other merchandise sales will reach 3.5 billion USD!
As they were chatting, Ralph knocked on the door and entered. He told Feng Yu some unexpected news.
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