Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 408 Warner's two-line attack

"The company handover is going so smoothly, which is all thanks to everyone here, but there are more serious situations waiting for everyone to deal with."

After the pleasantries, Tang Huan's face turned serious, "As a free port in Hong Kong, if the global economic situation is good, life will be comfortable, otherwise, life will be sad. According to my inference, the international trade situation in the second half of the year is not optimistic. While we are busy reorganizing the company, we must also prepare for the winter.”

Because Tang Huan secretly burst Xiangjiang's real estate bubble ahead of time, this negative energy began to be continuously released. It will not wait until the second half of the year to be directly detonated by political and external factors as in the original time and space, making everyone panic all day long .

This is what Tang Huan likes to hear. After all, he is also on the stage now, and it is better for Xiangjiang to be less chaotic.

It can be said that this factor is under the control of Tang Huan, but the other factors are beyond his reach.

For example, whether the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher will still fall in front of the Great Hall of the People in a historic way, which will cause the Hong Kong stock market to fluctuate, Tang Huan cannot be sure, it can only be decided by God.

However, Tang Huan never expected this accidental factor to become a decisive condition.

There is another more important factor, that is, various signs are increasingly indicating that a new round of international economic turmoil marked by the Latin American sovereign debt crisis will still occur according to historical inertia.

Since the most influential external factors that caused the explosive deterioration of Xiangjiang's economic situation in the second half of the year cannot be avoided, Tang Huan must of course plan ahead.

"I hope that all the loan agreements with major banks will be settled before mid-August." The black-hearted Tang Huan made no secret of his intention to drag the bank down.

In his view, with the advantage of information asymmetry at his disposal, the bank's money should not be borrowed in vain, and it must be borrowed after borrowing, so that it can leverage its strength to leverage greater future interests and complete more. many achievements.

This is just a briefing, and there is no need to make any resolutions, as long as everyone reaches an ideological consensus.

Therefore, without much effort, Tang Huan brought the matter to an end, and then prepared to leave for England.

……

This year's American summer, the box office performance of "ET Alien" shocked the audience.

自6月11日全面上映后，《E.T.外星人》分别在6月13日、6月20日、6月27日，连续三个周末雄踞票房榜首，而票房收入更是夸张地两个1200万美元和一个1300万美元，堪称史无前例了。

And looking at the trend, this is just the beginning. The media reported that copies of the "ET Alien" movie in green bags were sent to various theaters without stopping, which shows its commercial value. .

Seeing that Tang Huan made a lot of money this summer, but he was doing nothing, Warner boss Steve Ross couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

Just as Steve Ross's temper was getting worse and worse, his subordinates finally did a comfortable thing and found Spielberg, who has been so busy recently.

To be honest, Steve Ross really didn't expect that a children's film with a simple plot like "ET" would be so popular.

How could such a big bargain be picked up by Tang Huan?

Steve Ross, who was scratching his heart, forcibly resisted the idea of ​​being mad with jealousy, and began to talk to Spielberg about the authorization of the video game adaptation of "ET Alien".He secretly ruthless, absolutely must not waste any more opportunities.

"Stephen, congratulations on the success of "ET". By the way, I heard that your movie "Poltergeist" also performed well at the box office. It is a sure thing that it will exceed [-] million."

Steve Ross laughed exaggeratedly, "It seems that this year is Spielberg's miracle year."

While Spielberg was dealing with Steve Ross's compliments, he felt a little uneasy in his heart, because he had basically determined that the other party wanted to get the authorization to adapt "ET" into a video game.

There is a rumor outside that recently, Spielberg has been earning $50 a day.

This figure may be slightly exaggerated, but Spielberg does earn a lot of money.Therefore, he was very grateful to Tang Huan for his selfless support.

However, there is one thing that makes Spielberg more entangled. Tang Huan used the convenience of film investors to book the license to adapt "ET" into a video game.But EA also seems careless because of this, and has been busy developing games for the personal computer platform.

Because Tang Huan promised that if a third party is willing to break through the terms and conditions and is willing to offer a price of more than 3000 million U.S. dollars to compete for the authorization of the video game adaptation of "ET Alien", then Spielberg can decide on his own, so Spielberg is very supportive of this. EA's resentment disappeared, and the big boss respected him so much, what else did he want.

But now that Steve Ross suddenly jumped out, Spielberg couldn't calm down again. The other party wouldn't really be willing to offer 3000 million US dollars, would he?If this is the case, how should I make a decision?

Spielberg was at war between heaven and man, and he heard Steve Ross ask: "I heard that the authorization to adapt the video game "ET Aliens" is still in your hands?"

"Not exactly, EA has already reserved the authorization for the video game adaptation of "ET Aliens." Spielberg added in a deep voice, "But it also stipulates liquidated damages, as long as someone is willing to pay more than 3000 million U.S. dollars If the price is low, I can decide on my own whether to authorize the video game adaptation of "ET."

"Interesting rule." Steve Ross snorted disdainfully, "I have to say, Tang Huanong's article seems to be very attractive on the surface, but in fact it is that he firmly established the policy at a low price. Locked in the authorization of "ET Alien" to adapt the video game, in the end, it is you who suffer the financial loss."

Spielberg smiled noncommittally. He didn't want to comment on the intrigues in the mall. Anyway, he had personal experience of Tang Huan's kindness.

"Do you think my accusation of Tang Huan's hypocrisy is unfounded?" Steve Ross chuckled, "How about this? I'll offer $3000 million, and you will authorize the video game adaptation of "ET Alien" to Atari When the time comes, let's see if Tang Huan will act so generous again?"

It has to be said that Steve Ross, a mall hero, has a very deep city. He didn't directly say that he wanted to buy the authorization to adapt the video game "ET Alien". After all, "ET Alien" is so popular, Spielberg and Tang Huan's relationship may be in the honeymoon period, and it is not easy to lobby, so he adopted the current method of soliciting dissension to win over.

Seeing Spielberg's strange expression, Steve Ross was secretly proud. $3000 million is enough to make a person feel suspicious.

In fact, if Steve Ross could read minds and know what Spielberg was thinking, he would definitely spout old blood and pass out.

Steve Ross wants to buy the license to adapt "ET" into a video game for $3000 million.To test whether Tang Huan was pretending to be generous, Spielberg was reminded of another promise made by Tang Huan, that is, if EA has not started the "ET Alien" video game project by the end of the year, he is willing to compensate Amblin. company $3000 million.

Isn't this called temperance?Tang Huan didn't intervene directly just to admonish those increasingly arrogant subordinates in EA, otherwise "ET Alien" must have started to adapt video games.

After such a comparison, it is judged that Steve Ross is really a villain.

However, Spielberg was surprised that someone was actually willing to offer $3000 million to compete for the license to adapt "ET" into a video game.

Seeing that Spielberg was silent, Steve Ross raised the price boldly, "How about $3200 million? You know, for you, this is a complete windfall. Can EA offer this price?"

"Okay, I agree to this deal in principle." Spielberg nodded.

On the surface, Spielberg seemed impressed by Steve Ross's lavish spending, but in fact, he had other plans.

Judging from EA's current response, its executives seem to really have no time to take into account the "ET Alien" video game project.

As a result, Tang Huanke will pay 3000 million US dollars to Amblin at the end of the year.

Instead of doing this, it is better to sell the license to adapt the video game of "ET Alien" to Steve Ross. Anyway, this income also falls on the name of Amblin Company, and as a shareholder, Tang Huan not only Instead of losing the bet in embarrassment, you can share the proceeds together.

What a feat, why not do it, Spielberg feels that he has a clear conscience.

"Agreed in principle?" Steve Ross asked with flickering eyes, "Could it be that you have other requests?"

"Yes." Spielberg nodded emphatically, "I will retain the right to art direct the video game adaptation of ET."

Speaking of this, Spielberg sighed, "Although I am not familiar with the video game industry, I have also heard that the quality of video games is now uneven, and there are even pornography and massacres of Indians." games like that. Of course, I'm sure Atari wouldn't do that, but I had other artistic requirements."

Steve Ross nodded slightly with an understanding face, and said grandly, "No problem, then do as you say."

It has to be said that Steve Ross has always spent a lot of money on those who are useful.

In the original time and space, celebrities such as Barbra Streisand, Spielberg, etc., were all attracted by Steve Ross at a high price.

But after Tang Huan was born, Steve Ross used these tricks against Spielberg, and the effect was obviously greatly reduced.

When Spielberg bid farewell and left, Steve Ross looked up to the sky and laughed with great ambition, although he did not expect to defeat Atari's number one enemy EA by grabbing the license to adapt "ET" into a video game. , but it can severely defeat the opponent and at the same time enhance Atari's strength. This is a rare best of both worlds.

Furthermore, his spending a lot of money was not spent in vain, and Spielberg wanted this kind of favor to praise him.

Steve Ross started from inheriting the funeral home business run by his father-in-law, stepped into the parking lot industry, and finally extended his business field to Warner.

This foundation was established step by step by Steve Ross, who galloped between Wall Street and the Mafia with his flexible wrist and extraordinary wit, completing various intricate negotiations.

During this period, Steve Ross has encountered countless opponents, but no matter how difficult the opponent is, he can find a way to deal with it.

But Tang Huan, an upstart in Silicon Valley and a lucky man in Hollywood, made Steve Ross extremely overwhelmed.

Tang Huan, who was born in a first-class prestigious school, is engaged in the high-tech industry in Silicon Valley. His down-to-earth and successful entrepreneurial journey has won the admiration of countless young people, and his outstanding eloquence has won the favor of Wall Street.

This kind of divine success makes people like Steve Ross, who has climbed to the top of the world through various intrigues, inevitably feel sour.

What's even more exaggerated is that EA, which is firmly on Atari's head, and United Artists, which has been in constant friction with Warner, are strictly speaking Tang Huan's sidelines.

Whenever he thinks of this, Steve Ross, who feels more and more at a disadvantage, can only describe it as embarrassing.

Now that he has sniped EA by snatching the authorization to adapt the video game of "ET Alien", Steve Ross is naturally overjoyed so much that he loses his composure.

"Don't think I only have this trick." Steve Ross, who slowly suppressed his smile, said to himself, then picked up the phone and asked the assistant, "Is Irving Kershner here yet?"

"Sir, he called just now and said he is still on his way and needs to wait for another half an hour." The crisp female voice replied.

Steve Ross put down the phone, a look of ruthlessness flashed across his face, "It's not only United Artists who can produce "007", Warner can too."

It turns out that Warner recently invested in an unofficial "007" movie, which is the "Never Say Never Again" in the original time and space - "Cruise Missile".

Because of copyright reasons, "Cruise Missile" has been in constant trouble. It was not until this year that the lawsuit was completely settled, the dust settled, and the project could be officially approved.

And Warner, who has been envious of United Artists' exclusive "007" piece of fat, invested without hesitation and chose Irvin Kershner, the director of "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"--Irvin Kershner to direct , and even invited Sean Connery, the first actor of James Bond - Sean Connery to play the leading role.

Obviously, Warner, who was attacking in two directions, planned to give Tang Huan a look.

(End of this chapter)