Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 113 Industrial Acquisition Plan
"Michael, as for production companies, talk to Good Machine Pictures and Artisan Entertainment first. As for film distribution companies, these two are good and we can continue to contact them."

Link drew some pictures on the information, wrote a few suggestions, and passed it to Michael Rison.

Michael Rison took it and looked at it.

"Boss, our company's film production capabilities are pretty good at the moment, but our film distribution capabilities need to be strengthened. When acquiring companies, should we first acquire distribution companies? We should do it step by step. If we acquire too many companies at the same time, the burden on the company will be too heavy."

Link shook his head.

"The company has only invested in and produced two films so far, Paranormal Activity and The Blair Witch Project. These two are small productions, and given the company's current situation, they are barely enough.

However, next year we will be investing in and producing multiple films at the same time, including "Ace Ventura", "Final Destination", "Pulp Fiction", etc., and we simply cannot handle it with just a few people in the production department.

If a company wants to improve its film production capabilities, acquiring other film companies is a shortcut.

The film distribution companies can take it slow. Guess what, they only have one movie to be released, and the rest won’t be released until the second half of next year, so they can take their time.”

"Boss, I understand."

After Michael Leeson left, Link continued to look through the remaining materials.

This includes film production companies, distribution companies, special effects companies, animation film companies, etc.

Among these companies, Link found two targets with great potential, Marvel Entertainment and Pixar Animation Studios.

Marvel Comics was founded in 1939. With its numerous comic characters, it has become one of the two giants of American comics along with DC. Its famous comic characters include Captain America, Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Wolverine, The Hulk and others.

However, due to poor management, in the past decade or so, Marvel Entertainment has sold famous comic characters such as the Fantastic Four, Wolverine, and Spider-Man to solve the company's financial problems.

By 1988, New World Pictures successfully acquired Marvel for $4600 million. In 1989, investor Ronald Perelman spent another $8250 million to buy back Marvel Entertainment from New World Pictures.

Marvel Entertainment has gone through many twists and turns but still has not been able to resolve its predicament.

Currently, Ronald Perelman wants to increase the sales of his comics by selling comic books and collecting cards, similar to giving away cards when you eat instant noodles, the more you eat, the more you get.

However, in the 1990s, the film and television industries developed rapidly, and the audiences for movies, television and comics were even larger, so it was almost impossible for Marvel to revive by selling cards.

It is still on the brink of bankruptcy.

The market value is around 8000 million, and there is still room for decline.

The second is Pixar Animation Studios, whose founder and president is Apple founder Steve Jobs.

Jobs left Apple in 1986 and bought the computer animation division of Lucasfilm from director George Lucas for $1000 million.

After years of development, Pixar computer animation has gradually matured. It currently mainly produces "commercials" for companies and animated logos for film company openings. The opening of Guess What Pictures was also designed by Pixar Animation.

Since 1990, Pixar Animation has produced five computer-animated short films, including "The Little Tin Man" and "Snowman: Rise of the Snowman". At the Oscars ceremony earlier this year, it won the Academy Award for Science and Engineering for its Computer-Assisted Production System (CAPS).

Although Pixar is at the top of the industry in computer animation, it has not yet achieved profitability and its future is uncertain.

The current market value is approximately US$3000 million.

These two companies are also very promising targets. If we can successfully acquire these two companies or obtain a majority of their shares, it will be a great boost for Guess Pictures.

If you have the chance, you can talk to the heads of the two companies.

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"Boss, it's time to get off work."

Liu Xiaoli stood at the door and knocked on it with her fingers.

Link checked his watch. It was not yet four o'clock in the afternoon.

"You forgot that Chen Chong and Vivian Wu invited you to dinner several times and you accepted."

"I forgot, but now I remember." He paid for the dinner with Chen Chong and others some time ago, and now they want to treat him back.

Link put down the documents, changed into a casual jacket, and looked back at Liu Xiaoli, who was wearing a gray women's business suit, a neat ponytail, flesh-colored stockings and black high heels. She was becoming more and more fashionable, sexy and charming.

"Do you want to change clothes?"

"Why should I change my clothes? They invited you to dinner, but not me."

"Then I won't go either. I'm not familiar with them, and it would be awkward to talk without you. How about you help me push it off?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? They've already arrived at the restaurant. It's not right for you not to go at this time."

Liu Xiaoli used a lint remover to help him brush his clothes.

"You were the one who said the weird thing first, not me."

"Can't you just joke around? How come you have no sense of humor at all?"

Liu Xiaoli rolled her eyes at him. Her hands were gentle but her words were harsh.

"Yes, you have a sense of humor, and sexiness, wow, it's huge."

Link deliberately leaned forward to take a look at the collar of her slightly open shirt, and saw the jewel necklace, the delicate collarbone, and the fair and plump slope of her face.

"What are you looking at, rascal!"

Liu Xiaoli quickly covered her chest and raised the bristle brush to hit him.

"It seems like there's a bug stuck in your clothes. Do you want me to help you get it out?"

"Go! If you dare to put your hand out, I'll chop it off. You're a big boss, you've seen everything, can't you be more serious?"

"I can't be serious with you."

Link smiled softly, hummed a song, and went out first.

Liu Xiaoli glared at him and looked down at the collar that he had secretly glanced at. Some black lace was exposed on her underwear, making the surrounding skin look even whiter, tenderer and more delicate, like tofu. She couldn't help blushing.

After going downstairs, Link got into the car and called Monica, saying that he was having dinner with some Chinese actors and would be back later in the evening, so he asked her to eat early.

Monica told him to be careful and not drive after drinking, and that he could call her in advance and she would drive over to pick him up.

Link said he understood.

After hanging up the phone, he called Jennifer Connelly again, chatted with her for a while, and made an appointment to spend the night at her place on the weekend.

"Call the babysitter and ask Xixi if she's eaten. If she hasn't, let's go together. It'll be more lively with more people, and the little one likes crowds, too."

Lin Kechong said to Liu Xiaoli who was sitting in the co-pilot seat.

"We are all adults. It's not good for a child like her to be there, right?"

"How nice of you, sir, to receive a few more red envelopes."

Link joked.

Liu Xiaoli glanced at her, took out her mobile phone and called the nanny at home to ask Xixi if she had finished her class today.

Nanny Aunt Zhang said the class was over and Xixi was practicing the piano.

Liu Xiaoli asked Aunt Zhang to change Xixi's clothes and pick her up to go out for dinner in ten minutes.

(End of this chapter)