Hollywood Director 1992

"Link, I received inside information that the presidents of the Big Seven studios gathered at the Death Star building not long ago. Under the chairmanship of Michael Ovitz, they jointly discussed countermeasures against the rise of Guess Pictures. It is said that they negotiated several measures to target Guess Pictures and prevent its development. Link, what do you think of this matter?" Aaron Kouch asked.

"It's quite interesting. If it's true, I hope they can compete with Guess Pictures through legitimate means. As long as it's legitimate, Guess Pictures isn't afraid of any opponent," Link said with a smile.

Aaron Kouch nodded. "The box office results of the movies released by Guess Pictures are indeed very impressive, but the movies of the Big Seven are also not bad. If the Big Seven join forces in the movie market to suppress Guess Pictures' movies, are you confident in overcoming this crisis?"

Link took a sip of coffee. "In fact, all independent production companies in Hollywood are affected by the Big Seven studios during their development. The Big Seven studios are like stones pressing on seeds. Every independent production company must have the courage and perseverance to break through the stones if they want to grow.

Since its establishment in early 1992, Guess Pictures has faced competition and challenges from its peers many times, and has faced bankruptcy crises many times, such as during last year's winter break and this year's summer break.

However, with the concerted efforts of the company's colleagues, Guess Pictures has not evaded, but faced the competition head-on, winning challenge after challenge, and its performance has become better and better, transforming from a small company into a large company, with film production and distribution capabilities no less than those of the Big Seven studios.

We at Guess Pictures have never been afraid of challenges and competition. On the contrary, we love competition, because every competition makes us stronger."

"Well said!" Jerome applauded excitedly, acting as the atmosphere group next to him.

Aaron Kouch tapped on the keyboard. "Link, judging from the current situation, this action by the Big Seven studios is bigger than the previous ones, and it's coming on strong. How are you going to deal with this crisis?"

"I'm not sure, because this matter hasn't been confirmed yet. Even if it is confirmed, there's no need to rush.

The ultimate competition in the film industry is the competition of box office and word-of-mouth. As long as the movie is well-made and the audience is willing to support it, no matter if it's the Big Seven studios or the Big Seventy studios, they can't stop a movie from being a hit.

And Guess Pictures is a film company with guaranteed quality. Every movie we have produced this year has received support from the audience.

Whether it's 'Pulp Fiction,' 'Speed,' 'Seven,' 'The Mask,' or 'Good Will Hunting,' they have all become popular movies after their release.

In the future, we will shoot and release more classic movies that are both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. We are also confident in continuing to achieve good box office results and win good word-of-mouth in the movie market.

Based on this, no matter how many opponents there are, and no matter how strong the opponents are, we will win in the competition, and all attempts to prevent the development of Guess Pictures will be shooting themselves in the foot.

This point has been proven in previous competitions. Aaron, you asked me how to deal with this crisis. In fact, you should ask the Big Seven studios how to avoid this crisis.

My answer is to establish a close cooperative relationship with Guess Pictures. This point can also be confirmed from the performance report of Columbia Pictures in the past two years," Link said with a smile.

"Well said! Reasonable and well-founded. If I were the president of the Big Seven studios, I would definitely seek cooperation with Guess Pictures," Jerome said, clapping his hands.

Aaron Kouch smiled and said, "The several film projects that Columbia Pictures has cooperated with Guess Pictures have indeed achieved good results, but according to inside information, Columbia Pictures President Jon Peters also participated in this meeting targeting Guess Pictures. Will this affect the cooperation between the two companies?"

"It won't have any impact on the current cooperation," Link said definitively.

"Okay, Link, let's talk about the next topic," Aaron Kouch said, "Currently, Guess Pictures is preparing for its second round of financing. The company's valuation for this round of financing is $1.6 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, Wall Street investment banks generally believe that this valuation is too high and the investment risk is too great. No investment company has clearly stated that it will participate in the financing.

The Wall Street Journal believes that Guess Pictures' current round of financing is very likely to fail. Link, what do you think of this statement? How likely do you think this round of financing will be successful?"

Link thought for a while and said, "This round of financing will not fail. People who think this round of financing will fail should take a look at Guess Pictures' performance report this year.

We have released 9 movies before and after, and the current total North American box office has exceeded 840 million US dollars, ranking first in the industry. The global box office has exceeded 1.6 billion US dollars, and it is expected to exceed 2.2 billion US dollars in the future, which is higher than the profit of any film company in the world.

The world's most profitable film company is valued at 1.6 billion US dollars, which is a very modest price.

If no one is willing to invest in this, then it is not a problem for Guess Pictures, but a problem for the investment companies. They have no investment vision. When Guess Pictures' market value reaches a new high in the future, they will definitely regret their current decision."

"That's indeed the case," Jerome said, "Guess Pictures is not only the most profitable film company in the world today, but also the fastest-growing film company. At the end of last year, its market value was less than 300 million, and this year its market value has reached 1.6 billion, more than five times. If it doubles again next year, Guess Pictures' market value will reach 3 billion, and all investors will be able to make a fortune with this investment."

Jerome was too into the scene, biting his teeth and slapping the table, "It's a pity that I don't have money. If I had 100 million, I would definitely seize the time to buy shares in Guess Pictures. Link, why don't you let Guess Pictures go public? After it goes public, I can also buy some stocks."

Link smiled and said, "I will strive to let Guess Pictures go public in the future."

Hearing Link's statement, Aaron Kouch also felt that investing in Guess Pictures was very cost-effective, but it was a pity that he didn't have any money on hand.

"We also know that Guess Pictures has great investment potential, but Wall Street investment banks believe that Guess Pictures is not worth 1.6 billion. If this round of financing fails, will you consider lowering the price?"

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Aaron Kouch continued to ask.

"No! First of all, this round of financing will not fail. Secondly, in my hands, Guess Pictures' shares will never depreciate.

First, I and my colleagues are confident in managing the company well, and we are confident in winning the competition with other companies.

In addition, I am also confident in launching more critically acclaimed and commercially successful movies through Guess Pictures. In the future, Guess Pictures will develop better and better, and depreciation will never happen to Guess Pictures," Link said confidently.

Aaron Kouch nodded, constantly typing on the keyboard, recording his words.

"Next topic," Aaron Kouch continued to interview other topics.

Including the remarkable achievements Guess Pictures has made in the box office market this year, ranking first in the industry's total box office. What are the reasons for achieving this achievement? What are Guess Pictures' plans for next year? How to ensure the current advantages without being surpassed, and so on.

The interview lasted for more than an hour.

Link answered more than twenty questions, showing his attitude towards the Big Seven studios, his thoughts on the future development of the film industry, and his confidence in the development of Guess Pictures.

He was parched.

After the interview, Jerome invited the two to play bowling at the bowling alley in the shopping center.

Link accompanied the two prematurely aging middle-aged men to play two games at the bowling alley downstairs.

While bowling, Link received a message from Joan Chen saying that she had arrived in Los Angeles and had brought some local specialties.