Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 282 We are not afraid of suppression. Every suppression will make us stronger.

"Link, I received inside information. Not long ago, the presidents of the seven major film companies gathered in the Death Star Building. Under the chairmanship of Michael Ovitz, they discussed countermeasures to the rise of Guess What? Pictures. It is said that they negotiated a number of measures against Guess What? Pictures to prevent its development. Link, what do you think of this?"

Aaron Couch asked.

"It's quite interesting. If it's true, I hope they can compete with Guess What? Pictures using legitimate means. As long as it's legitimate, Guess What? Pictures is not afraid of any opponent."

Link laughed.

Aaron Kutcher nodded. "The box office performance of the films released by Guess What? is indeed impressive, but the films of the Big Seven are not bad either. If the Big Seven join forces to suppress the films of Guess What? in the film market, do you have the confidence to survive this crisis?"

Link took a sip of coffee and said, "In fact, all independent film production companies in Hollywood will be affected by the seven major film studios during their development. The seven major film studios are like stones pressing on seeds. If every independent film production company wants to grow, it must have the courage and perseverance to break through the stones.

Since its establishment in early 92, Guess What Pictures has encountered competition and challenges from its peers many times, and has faced bankruptcy crises many times, such as last year's winter vacation and this year's summer vacation.

But with the cooperation of colleagues in the company, Guess What Pictures did not escape but faced the competition head-on, winning challenge after challenge. Its performance became better and better, and it grew from a small company to a large company. Its film production and distribution capabilities are not inferior to those of the Big Seven studios.

We at Guess What Films are never afraid of challenges and competition, on the contrary we love competition because every competition makes us stronger.”

"well said!"

Jerome clapped excitedly and acted as the atmosphere controller on the sidelines.

Aaron Kutcher tapped on the keyboard. "Link, judging from the current situation, the actions taken by the Big Seven Studios this time are bigger and more aggressive than the previous ones. How are you going to deal with this crisis?"

“I’m not sure because it hasn’t been confirmed yet. Even if it is confirmed, there’s no need to rush.

Competition in the film industry is ultimately a competition of box office and word of mouth. As long as a movie is well made and the audience is willing to support it, no matter whether it is one of the seven major film studios or the seventy major film studios, nothing can stop a movie from selling well.

Guess What Pictures is a film company with guaranteed quality, and every film we produced this year has been supported by the audience.

Whether it is "Pulp Fiction", "Speed", "Seven", "The Mask" or "Good Will Hunting", they all became popular movies after their release.

In the future, we will shoot and release more classic films that are both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. We are also confident that we will continue to achieve good box office results and win a good reputation in the film market.

Based on this point, no matter how many competitors we have or how powerful they are, we will win the competition, and any attempt to stop the development of Guess What Pictures will be a self-defeating move.

This has been proven in several previous competitions. Aaron, you asked me how to deal with this crisis, but 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 What, which can also be confirmed by Columbia Pictures’ performance in the past two years.”

Link laughed.

"Well said! It makes sense. If I were the president of the Big Seven Film Company, I would definitely cooperate with Guess What Film Company."

Jerome said, clapping his hands.

Aaron Kutcher laughed and said, "Columbia Pictures' cooperation with Guess What on several film projects has indeed achieved good results, but according to insider information, Columbia Pictures President Jon Peters also participated in this meeting targeting Guess What Pictures. Will this affect the cooperation between the two companies?"

“It will not have any impact on the current cooperation.”

Link said affirmatively.

"Okay, Link, let's move on to the next topic."

Aaron Kutcher said, "Guess What Pictures is currently preparing for the second round of financing. Your company's offer for this round of financing is 16 billion US dollars. According to the Wall Street Journal, Wall Street investment banks generally believe that this offer is too high and the investment risk is too high. Currently, no investment company has explicitly stated that it will participate in the financing. The Wall Street Journal believes that Guess What Pictures' current round of financing is likely to fail. Link, what do you think of this statement? What do you think is the probability of success of this round of financing?"

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

We have released nine films, and the total box office in North America has exceeded 9 million US dollars, ranking first in the industry. The global box office has exceeded 8.4 billion US dollars, and is expected to exceed 16 billion US dollars in the future, which is more profitable than any other film company in the world.

The world's most profitable film company offered $16 billion, a very modest price.

If no one is willing to invest, it is not the problem of Guess What Movies, but the problem of the investment company. They have no investment vision. If the market value of Guess What Movies reaches a new high in the future, they will definitely regret their current decision. "

"It is indeed the case."

Jerome said, "Guess What Pictures is not only the most profitable film company in the world, but also the fastest growing film company. Its market value was less than 3 million at the end of last year, but this year it has reached 16 billion, more than five times the previous year. If it doubles again next year, Guess What Pictures will reach a market value of 30 billion. All investors will be able to make a fortune with this investment."

Jerome was so into the role that he gritted his teeth and slammed the table, saying, "It's a pity that I don't have money. If I had 100 million, I would definitely buy shares of Guess What Pictures as soon as possible. Link, why don't you let Guess What Pictures go public? After that, I can also buy some stocks."

Link smiled and said, "In the future, I will try to get Guess Pictures listed."

After hearing what Link said, Aaron Kutcher also felt that investing in Guess What Pictures was a good deal, but unfortunately he had no money.

"We also know that Guess the Movie has great investment potential, but Wall Street investment banks think that Guess the Movie is not worth 16 billion. If this round of financing fails, will you consider lowering the price?"

Aaron Kutcher continued to ask.

“No! First of all, this round of financing will not fail. Secondly, in my hands, guess what, the film shares will never depreciate.

First, my colleagues and I have the confidence to manage the company well and to win the competition with other companies.

In addition, I am confident that Guess Pictures will produce more critically acclaimed and commercially successful films. Guess Pictures will develop better and better in the future, and depreciation will never happen to Guess Pictures."

Link said confidently.

Aaron Kutcher nodded, his hands hammering away on the keyboard, recording his words.

"Next topic."

Aaron Kutcher continued the interview with other topics.

This includes the remarkable achievements that Guess Pictures has made in the box office market this year, ranking first in the industry in terms of total box office. What are the reasons for this achievement? What plans does Guess Pictures have for next year? How to maintain the current advantages and not be surpassed? And so on.

The interview lasted more than an hour.

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

Talking till my mouth is dry.

After the interview, Jerome invited the two to go bowling at the shopping mall.

Link played two rounds of bowling with two middle-aged men who looked prematurely aged at the bowling alley downstairs.

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

(End of this chapter)