Giant of the times

When the Flamingo game is released, Sunbird and Apple will all be dead!

At present, the development of Flamingo's game console is basically completed, and samples are being manufactured at the factory. After one or two months of testing and modification, mass production will be possible in October. In order to produce Flamingo game consoles and game cartridge-related products, Ant Factory has trained thousands of workers, and its monthly production capacity can reach 5 million game consoles.

The time when Flamingo Company is going to kill everyone is coming soon. It is definitely a huge wrong decision for Apple to enter the game console industry at this time!

On August 15, "Star Wars 2" began to be released in the United States, setting a new box office record, reaching 75 million US dollars in its first week!

At the end of August, "Star Wars 2" began to be released overseas, repeatedly breaking box office records in various countries.

Li Zetian discovered that making movies is so profitable. Every time a "Star Wars" movie series is released, it means that the company increases its revenue by at least US$600 million, including peripheral profits.

"E.T. seems to have been released in the early 1980s, right? The box office is higher than that of "Star Wars 1" and "Star Wars 2", and it is the global box office champion! It is worth mentioning that " The investment in "Alien E·T" is only US$10.5 million!" Li Zetian mused.

On the evening of September 1st, the Star Wars Film Company held a celebration party and invited many celebrities in Hollywood. Li Zetian had nothing to do and went to the banquet.

Since movies are so profitable, now we need to get excellent works into our own company.

"Mr. Li, congratulations, "Star Wars 2" is a box office hit!"

"Mr. Li, congratulations..."

"..."

Many people greeted Li Zetian, both familiar and unknown, and Li Zetian smiled.

Not far away, George Lucas was drinking and chatting with Spielberg. The two were good friends and directors, and they often communicated together.

Previously, Spielberg filmed a movie "Jaws", which made him famous in Hollywood and became more famous than George Lucas. But after the release of "Star Wars 1", George Lucas' fame surpassed Spielberg. This time "Star Wars 2" continued his efforts and achieved new success, making George Lucas the most dazzling director in Hollywood!

Li Zetian walked towards the two of them with a glass of red wine in his hand.

"Mr. Li, you are here!" George Lucas was surprised because he rarely saw Li Zetian attending banquets.

"Um!"

At this time, Spielberg also said hello to Li Zetian.

The three of them started chatting.

Li Zetian half-jokingly said to Spielberg: "Director Spielberg, are you interested in signing a contract with Star Wars Film Company to make a movie?"

Currently, Spielberg is a director at Universal.

Li Zetian is poaching!

Spielberg was stunned and said with a smile: "As far as I know, Star Wars Film Company has no other film production plans other than investing in the "Star Wars" series of movies."

Li Zetian smiled and said: "It doesn't exist now, but it doesn't mean it never exists."

Spielberg pondered for a moment and said: "If Star Wars Film Company asks me to make a movie, it would be an honor for me, and of course I would be very willing. However, I have to first see if the script is suitable for me..."

George Lucas smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Li, I was just about to ask Spielberg to help me make a movie, but now I'm going to be poached by you~!"

"Haha," Li Zetian laughed, "Well, Director Spielberg will help you shoot it first, and then help me shoot it. During this period, I will have someone write the script." Li Zetian probably guessed that George Lucas invited What movie is Spielberg shooting? It should be "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

Li Zetian then asked: "George, does Lucasfilm need investment?" "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is also a very popular series. Although Li Zetian doesn't remember the box office of this movie, at least it should be 300 million US dollars, its production cost is estimated to be less than 20 million US dollars.

At this time, George Lucas nodded and replied: "Yes!"

There is no way, the copyright of "Star Wars" does not belong to Lucasfilm, so now Lucasfilm does not have strong funds to invest in movies, and having one more investor can share some risks.

"How much investment do you plan to ask for?" Li Zetian continued to ask while the iron was hot.

"Five million dollars!" George Lucas thought for a while before saying.

Li Zetian nodded, "Well, then 5 million US dollars..." He could see that George Lucas suffered a loss in "Star Wars" and did not get the copyright, so he didn't want to use "Raiders of the Lost Ark" this time. 》The copyright has been given away.

Li Zetian has already taken advantage of George Lucas and feels there is no need to continue to cheat him. In addition, the peripheral products of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" are not very profitable, so it is not worth Li Zetian's efforts to grab the copyright of this movie.

So, the two reached a verbal agreement here.

Li Zetian clinked glasses with the two of them, took a sip of red wine, and then left.

At the banquet, Li Zetian met many people, and connections in the film industry were of some use to Li Zetian. In order to seize high-quality content resources, technology giants in previous lives acquired film companies one after another. Before Li Zetian traveled through time, it was rumored that Apple was going to acquire Disney to strengthen its competitiveness in the video field! In 1989, Sony acquired Columbia Pictures in the United States, successfully turning Sony into an electronic entertainment giant!

When Li Zetian returned home that night, he planned to set up a new film company that would not only produce films, but also have film distribution rights! Looking at the eight major Hollywood film companies, none of them has distribution rights.

Movie distributors account for a large proportion of the movie box office share!

Why don't you make this money yourself instead of giving it to other companies? Moreover, without the right to distribute, it means you are controlled by others!

However, Li Zetian thought for a long time and felt that it was too slow to establish a film distribution company by himself. The correct approach was undoubtedly to acquire a powerful film company. This is in line with the behavior of a business boss!

Li Zetian thought for a while about which company to acquire, and his favorite company was Disney!

After the death of the founder of the Disney Company in 1966, Disney faced the dilemma of losing creativity. In the 1970s, only four animated films were released, and factional disputes within the company intensified.

In the 1970s and 1980s, the U.S. economy was in recession, the Hollywood film market was sluggish, and many companies went bankrupt. A wave of mergers and acquisitions began in the U.S. entertainment industry. At this moment, the Disney Company can be said to be in turmoil due to internal and external troubles. It is the best time to acquire Disney! ! !

At present, Disney's annual revenue is less than 1.4 billion U.S. dollars. However, in the mid-1980s, after professional manager Michael Eisner took over, Disney developed rapidly. In 1998, its annual revenue reached more than 18 billion U.S. dollars, a record With an annual growth rate of more than 20% and an annual return on assets of 18.5% for 14 consecutive years, the market value has increased from the original 3 billion US dollars to 70 billion US dollars!

Three billion US dollars is not a big number. Li Zetian thought for a long time and decided to buy the Disney Company! ! !

"Before the baby is born, I must buy Disney as a gift for her!" Li Zetian smiled and said firmly.

The due date is June 1981, so there is still a lot of time!

The next day, Li Zetian went to the Flamingo Company and negotiated with Nolan Bushnell about the sale of the Flamingo game console.

In the office.

Li Zetian said: "The name of the game console is - Flamingo-1. I plan to release it on RB for more than a month and then move to the United States!"

Nolan Bushnell was very surprised and couldn't help asking: "Why not publish it directly in the United States?"

Li Zetian explained with a smile: "About October, the Flamingo-1 game console will be ready for mass production. Generally speaking, it takes one or two months to produce the game console in the early stage, just in time for the Christmas shopping rush . But before that, we have to make the Flamingo game famous!" Li Zetian paused and said, "In November, the Flamingo game console and games will be released first in RB because of the influence of Atari 2600 in RB It is far not as big as in the United States, and RB is still a big game country, with the market second only to the United States. If you occupy the RB market first, and the game becomes popular, your fame will naturally spread to the United States, causing widespread reports in the media and newspapers. Players read the reports, They will be extremely eager for our company's products, but we just don't release them, just holding their appetite. When the Christmas promotion comes, just think about what it will be like!"

Nolan Bushnell couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Mr. Li, your idea is very good! In Chinese idioms, is it called 'striking in the east and attacking in the west'?"

When Li Zetian heard this, a black line appeared on his forehead.

"Bushnell, when did you start learning Chinese idioms?"

"I'm very curious about you, so I started to study Chinese culture every day when I have nothing to do! I didn't expect that Chinese culture is so profound and profound. I found that I have fallen in love with Chinese culture. It can bring me a lot of life insights and creative inspiration!" Nolan Bushnell laughed.

"Well, China has five thousand years of history and a long history. It is indeed worth learning by many foreigners." Li Zetian smiled and nodded and said, feeling proud and proud in his heart. Because of his influence, more and more foreigners began to Interested in Chinese culture.

Then the two chatted for more than an hour, and then Li Zetian left the Flamingo Company.

Because of the lessons learned from the past, every product must undergo rigorous testing.

The Flamingo-1 game console had some minor problems during the testing process, but they were quickly resolved. By September 28, the product passed the test and was finally handed over to the Ant Factory for production.

A game hurricane sweeping the world is coming soon! ! !

PS: There is one more update to be added today, so there are still two more updates. The current monthly ticket is 1,200, but it is estimated that it will not reach 1,400 tomorrow.