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    In fact, today's big-budget movies are quite particular.  Because special effects are not as developed as they will be ten or twenty years from now, the money burned for special effects is limited. Nowadays, the so-called big movies require an investment of tens of millions of dollars.  It is fundamentally different from the big movies that will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in the future.  ??If today¡¯s big movies are to be released in the future, they can only be said to be low-budget movies.  Therefore, the current big movies can only trick large film companies. For giants, if they make three or five big movies, they will only be disgraced and will not die. If the big movies in the future are not  Let's talk about three or five movies. Even if one of them loses money, the general manager may resign, the distribution department may be replaced, there may be a big purge, and finally the boss may need to be changed.  Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Li Mingbao entering the big movie market.  In terms of investment, DreamWorks still has tens of millions of dollars in its account, and tens of millions of dollars in external debts that have not been recovered. It is completely affordable to make a big movie in a year.  The most important thing is that Li Mingbao has his own plan when making big movies. The movies he wants to make are at most a matter of making less and making more, and there is no risk of losing money.  With such strong confidence, it would be a real waste for Li Mingbao not to make big movies.  But John didn't know Li Mingbao's confidence. After hearing Li Mingbao's words, he said cautiously: "Big movies are not easy to make, and the funds required are not a small amount. The current development of your DreamWorks is already very good. Keep it up."  With this kind of momentum, your company's assets will reach over one billion US dollars in just a few years. But why do you choose to invest in big movies? Big movies make money, but even we lose money a lot.  Twentieth Century Fox is also very nervous when making big movies. We are afraid of not making money and losing money, which will be a big trouble. Our company does not care about the loss of a movie, but if a movie loses money, it will cause a chain reaction.  For example, stock prices fall, investors criticize, and a series of other problems. If another big movie loses money, the threat will be even greater. So even large movie companies are very cautious about making big movies, so why should you DreamWorks.  Are you in a hurry? There is a broad road but you choose to take a dangerous road. Mr. Li, your adventurous spirit is really big."  It's not a problem, at least not now. DreamWorks has not been listed yet, and there are no other investors. Basically, I alone have the final say. With the current amount of funds of DreamWorks, even if there are two movies.  At the same time, losing money will not put DreamWorks in trouble, and it will not even have a big impact. But if the movie is successful, then our DreamWorks will embark on a rapid development path. Compared with taking it slowly, at least it will take more time.  We need to save half of it, and the company¡¯s asset accumulation will be at least doubled, so DreamWorks¡¯ production of big movies will be of great benefit to our company,¡± Li Mingbao explained with a smile.  Hearing Li Mingbao¡¯s words, John suddenly remembered the details of DreamWorks.  So he also laughed: "Indeed, I am a little confused. The development of DreamWorks to its current scale is completely full of surprises. I'm afraid Mr. Li, you never thought that DreamWorks would become what it is now, right? In that case,  , there won¡¯t be much difficulty if DreamWorks expands its pace. As long as it is not listed, your performance can be as good as you can. Success or failure will only result in the loss of your own money, which has nothing to do with the stock price.  Not much. Now I'm a little envious of your opportunities, Mr. Li. "When John said he was envious, it was not a cliche, but a fact.  Regardless of the fact that Twentieth Century Fox is a great company owner, one would think that John is a man of his word within the company.  But in fact, even if John is the boss of 20th Century Fox, it is not easy to make a major decision.  Because Twentieth Century Fox is a listed company, he has to make a decision, discuss it with other shareholders, and make a detailed plan. Even the managers below may refute his opinions.  So when it comes to freedom, boss John is definitely not as free as boss Li Mingbao.  If it were an ordinary company, John wouldn't actually be envious.  But for a company like DreamWorks, John had to envy him.  After all, DreamWorks has only been open for a year or two, but now everyone understands the development potential of DreamWorks.  Even sometimes when John attends cocktail parties in the circle, the bosses of other giant companies are also envious of John.  Because to some extent, DreamWorks is in the same camp as 20th Century Fox.  Here in Hollywood, we have always believed in the principle that the big fish eats the small fish and the small fish eats the shrimp.  At the top of the pyramid is a giant company, but if such a giant company is not closely connected with other Hollywood film companies, then this giant can only be an empty frame.?Whether others recognize you or not is a question.  In this way, the people above have some requirements for the companies below. If a company with good development potential appears in their own camp, like a company like DreamWorks, then the giant companies will have a much stronger say in the industry.  Therefore, these giant companies often support some small and medium-sized companies, and even large companies. As long as there is no threat to their own companies, they will intentionally support them so that these companies can keep pace with them on certain things.  The emergence of DreamWorks was full of surprises. At the beginning, John only had some contact with DreamWorks because of Li Mingbao's face, and regarded it as a return favor.  But I didn't expect that DreamWorks was very competitive. In a place like Hollywood with frequent personnel turnover, it was able to reach such heights in a very short time.  In this way, John's face is also bright, and the previous conversation has made the relationship between DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox much closer. Now DreamWorks is about to launch a major movie project. If  If it succeeds, DreamWorks' ranking in Hollywood will rise again, and it may not be able to become the right-hand man of Twentieth Century Fox in the future. It is even possible to merge DreamWorks into Twentieth Century Fox at a high cost.  Based on John's understanding of Li Mingbao, as long as he has money, everything is easy to discuss, even selling the company is no exception.  The most coveted thing about DreamWorks is actually their profits.  Compared with those companies that have empty shelves but low profits, DreamWorks' profits are to some extent not inferior to those of large Hollywood companies, and even some giant companies. In some years, the profits may not be as profitable as those of DreamWorks.  The profit is high.  Who wouldn¡¯t like a company like this?  After hearing what John understood, Li Mingbao said again: "Our company wants to make a big movie and transform the existing model. There is still a difficult point. In these places, we need your help, John."  "The current development of DreamWorks is beneficial to 20th Century Fox, so after Li Mingbao spoke like this, John said generously: "If you need help, just say it. With our relationship, it is completely  There is no need to look outside the box. " "Although Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang has his own unique opinions on film distribution, Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang does not have a good way to manage a film company, although I can let Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang.  Slowly improve your capabilities. But in Hollywood, slow development actually means failure, and if a special film company like DreamWorks develops slowly, it will be easy for others to catch up.  We need to reconsider the choice of manager. We are not very familiar with Hollywood. It is not easy to find a suitable general manager. In this matter, we can only ask you, John. I hope you can.  He can help our company find a suitable general manager and lead our DreamWorks to develop greatly," Li Mingbao said.  "General manager? It is indeed troublesome for Mr. Jiang to take this position. I was still wondering why DreamWorks didn't make some changes since it has such a good opportunity, and why, as general manager, is Mr. Jiang working as a distribution manager?  It turns out that it is because you lack a general manager. This matter is easy to handle. There are many people working in Hollywood. Even for a high position like general manager, there are not only one or two people suitable for it. The general manager is currently on vacation.  There are quite a few managers. I know there are many with rich management experience. I don¡¯t know what your DreamWorks¡¯ specific requirements are for a general manager?¡± John asked while smoking a cigar.  "Hollywood is not Hong Kong. If Li Mingbao wants to find such a suitable person in Hong Kong, it will not be easy to find a tall person among short people.  The general managers in Hong Kong are basically real bosses. Their industries are their own industries. It is not easy to recruit such people to your own company, not to mention that their professional qualities may not be the same.  So high, so looking for someone in Hong Kong is a waste of time.  Moreover, in Hong Kong, the profession of professional managers is not very popular now. Even in large companies, even British-funded companies, nepotism cannot be avoided.  So if you want to find someone, it¡¯s best to find someone in Hollywood.  The industry here is mature, and the industry of professional managers is familiar to everyone here. Even John's 20th Century Fox company, their general manager is not John, but a member of the board of directors, and John  But he is the chairman of the board of directors.
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