Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 200 Financing Plan (Thanks to the repeater, Mi Chong, for the extra chapter 3)

"Cunning guy!"

Death Star Building - CAA Agency Headquarters, Michael Ovitz looked at Link on TV with a complicated expression.

Longmeyer smoked a cigarette and said calmly, "We really underestimated him."

Michael Ovitz snorted, his expression turning even worse.

Before joining the gambling, he knew Link, a young, smart, rich, and capable person, but he never took him seriously, nor did he consider him as an opponent, so he joined the gambling that time just on a whim, just for fun.

At the same time, considering the level of "Trap" and Tom Cruise's fame, they didn't think they would lose.

But after the release of "Fruit Trap", influenced by "The Wedding Banquet" and "Ace Ventura", he started to get drunk and anxious, and did a series of irrational things, including raising funds many times to promote "Fruit Trap" and suppressing the box office of "Final Destination".

This also led to him investing more and more in this gamble.

In the end, he lost to Link and his "Final Destination".

This caused him, Longmeyer, and several important clients of CAA to lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

It also indirectly caused Richard Gere to be seriously injured and disabled, Robert Downey Jr. to be imprisoned, and Dustin Hoffman's reputation to be damaged.

The work of CAA's signature client Tom Cruise was also affected.

CAA suffered a huge loss this time.

Looking back, Michael Ovitz regretted participating in the bet.

If you don't participate in the bet, you won't lose so much money.

If after the bet started, they had not continued to increase the stakes to raise the box office of "Final Destination" and suppress "Final Destination", they would not have invested so much, the losses would not have been so great, Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Gere would not have fought each other, and Tom Cruise and others would not have been affected.

The more Michael Ovitz thought about it, the more regretful he felt.

"Michael, Link has already established a firm foothold in Hollywood. After successfully releasing seven films, Guess What Pictures has become increasingly powerful and has become the most powerful company in the independent film industry. I suggest that you take the initiative to improve your relationship with Link. Having one more potential collaborator will be more beneficial to CAA's development than having one more competitor."

Jay Maloney said.

Michael Ovitz knew that Jamalone was right;

CAA is an agency that makes its profits from sharing the salaries of its clients and the production of film projects. This profit model requires them to maintain a close working relationship with film companies.

Considering the interests of the company, it is very necessary to improve the relationship with Link and Guess the Movie Pictures.

But from a personal perspective, he, as the number one figure in Hollywood, would not take the initiative to befriend Link, a person who has brought great losses to the company and himself.

"It is indeed necessary to restore the relationship with Link."

Langmeyer said, "Link likes to use new actors in his movies. If we don't cooperate with him, it won't have much impact on him. However, his movies are very popular and he has created many stars. It will be more beneficial for us to cooperate with him."

Michael Ovitz took a few deep puffs of his cigarette and nodded.

On TV, Larry King continued to ask: "Link, I heard that your third movie has been completed. What is the subject of this movie? Can you tell us a little bit?"

Link said, "It's a thriller movie that involves religion and crime. John Milton mentioned the seven Christian sins in Paradise Lost: gluttony, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and wrath. This movie is also based on these seven sins, and the thriller level is no less than the previous two movies."

"Crime thriller? I have a bad feeling that after this movie is released, something bad might happen again." Larry King said with a serious expression.

"Larry, trust the science."

"Haha, Link, how about we make a bet? If I lose, you buy me a drink?"

Larry King laughed.

"I can definitely win."

Link smiled and bumped fists with Larry King.

Larry King continued the interview with other questions.

After finishing the CNN interview at noon, Link went on to participate in interviews with The Hollywood Reporter, Vanity Fair, and CBS TV, where he talked about movie betting and the dispute with Robert Downey Jr. and others.

Clarified some scandals and rumors.

However, the effect was not significant, and there were still many malicious news reports in the media. During this period, Link received investment applications from many investment companies, including CAA, Time Warner Group, Vanguard Group, BlackRock Group, Morgan Investment, Goldman Sachs Investment, etc., all of which were giants in the capital circle.

Link knew that Guess the Movie had become a hot commodity in the eyes of Wall Street capital.

The recent negative news in the media is probably also related to these investment companies.

Continuing to refuse would probably bring a lot of trouble and delay his filming.

Link called several of his senior executives to a meeting and decided to accept the financing, but the valuation of Guess What Pictures was $5 million, instead of the $2.2 million offered by Wall Street.

Since everyone is optimistic about Guess the Movies, it means that the company's shares are very valuable, and doubling the value from the original basis does not seem excessive.

"$5 billion?"

When Michael Ovitz heard the offer, he frowned. "Link, are you kidding me? Columbia Pictures has been established for more than 70 years and has released thousands of movies, but its market value is only $30 billion. Guess why the company wants $5 million?"

Michael Ovitz is not only the founder of CAA agency, but also a broker in the capital circle.

He used his resources to help Sony Group acquire Columbia Pictures in 1989.

In 1990, he helped Panasonic Films acquire MCA, the parent company of Universal Pictures.

Now he is hired by Vanguard Capital to discuss financing matters with Link.

It’s just that Link didn’t seem to want to accept financing and wanted to continue to eat alone, which made him very unhappy.

Link smiled and said, "The market value of a film company is not determined by how long it has been established, but by its performance. Guess what? Since the establishment of the film industry, every movie has been a big hit, and the box office revenue ratio often reaches thousands or tens of thousands of times. Last year's revenue was higher than that of the seven major film studios.

This shows that Guess What Pictures' ability to make money is not inferior to that of the Big Seven Studios.

My offer of $5 million is not much, maybe even less.

Also, do you know how many people wanted to invest in Guess the Movies since the end of last year? 127, including individuals and investment companies. This shows that Guess the Movies has great potential and may grow into a large film group comparable to the seven major film companies in the future. It is very cost-effective to invest in Guess the Movies now. It would be a pity to miss it. "

"On par with the seven greats?"

Michael Ovitz laughed dryly twice in his throat, "Link, I am negotiating with you seriously, I hope you will be serious too."

"Michael, you are a veteran in Hollywood. I have great respect for you and will not joke with you. To be honest, the current market value of Guess What? is 5 million. By the end of the year, we plan to increase the market value of Guess What? to over 10 billion. If you want to invest in Guess What?, it's best to start early. If you wait, you may not have the opportunity to invest again."

Link smiled as he leaned back in his office chair.

"One billion? That's a good goal. I'll think about the financing and give you news in a couple of days."

Michael Ovitz snorted and hung up the phone forcefully.

He took the initiative to call Link to discuss cooperation, and also to give Link a chance to make peace, but Link didn't know how to cherish it.

Then don't blame him for being cruel.

Michael picked up the phone and called Vanguard Capital, proposing to continue suppressing Guess the Movies and force Link to bow his head.

Link has no roots in Hollywood and definitely won't last long.

Vanguard Capital is the most powerful entertainment capital in Hollywood and a major shareholder of film companies such as Warner Bros., Disney, and 20th Century Fox.

As long as Leading Capital is willing to suppress Link, Link and Guess will be doomed.

"Boss, can we do this?"

In the office, Liu Xiaoli looked at Link worriedly.

There have been many rumors in the circle recently that Guess the Movie has made too much money and has been coveted by the seven major film studios and Wall Street capital, and those forces are preparing to join forces to take over Guess the Movie.

In this situation, Link not only does not intend to compromise, but is also prepared to make a fortune from the capital side.

She was very worried that the Wall Street capitalists would give up negotiations and use other methods to deal with Link.

"Don't worry, we still have a lot of chips and we won't lose."

Link smiled confidently as he flipped through the newspaper.

(End of this chapter)