Chapter 373 (1/2)
Any branch of the DC movie universe, even if it can only reach half the box office level of Batman: the moment of war in the future, will be enough to support the performance of a large studio. As a result, senior management of danielis entertainment and Time Warner Group will personally come forward to determine the role of the project.
Similarly, because these roles mean a great opportunity for many actors, the whole Hollywood, whether it's the actors who are looking forward to it or the agencies, are paying close attention to any relevant information coming out of Denise studios.
When the news of the confirmation of the hero and heroine of ”flash” came out, the joy of the person concerned, not to mention, countless eyes inside and outside Hollywood were instantly focused on Jason jederick and Robin white, both young people in their twenties and twenties, who became the focus of Hollywood's attention in just a few hours.
Danielis entertainment and Time Warner Group allow actors who have signed the DC film universe long-term contract to play in other film projects. Although there are very strict restrictions, before DC film universe team has formally contacted the parties to sign the contract, many studios have handed a series of offers to the agents of the two actors, trying to win them in advance It's a blank space outside the movie universe project.
In the morning, we determined the candidates for the leading role and the leading role in the flash. In the afternoon, a number of core supporting roles in the project were also finalized.
Although they can't compare with the hero and heroine, these people also get a lot of attention.
In a word, the casting process of DC movie universe is very different from Hollywood tradition.
Traditional Hollywood film projects are constantly in contact with filmmakers to negotiate and gradually piece together the whole team. In the DC movie universe project, the initiative is entirely in the hands of the producers, because this series will not deliberately pursue any first-line stars, such as Batman, Superman and lightning man, who are well-known ”stars”.
Therefore, when the casting starts, if an actor wants to get a role, he or she must sign an agreement of intent before passing the initial selection. The terms include accepting the long-term contract of DC movie universe, salary rules, image authorization, etc. if you don't accept it, you don't need to waste the time of both parties.
This casting process also means that once an actor is selected, the two sides can sign a formal contract quickly, and there is no need to haggle over the details. If an actor wants to change his mind after he is selected, he will not only be abandoned immediately, but also face huge claims.
Confirm the main cast of ”flash”, and then sign the contract and arrange the physical fitness and performance training for the actors.
Simon saw off Terry Semel and others. As soon as he returned to his own office in the District, the female assistant came in and told him that James Leibold had called before, saying that there was something very important.
Instead of turning to the leather chair behind the desk, Simon sat down directly on the edge of the opposite desk and picked up the microphone to signal the female assistant to dial.
Jennifer skillfully dials a series of numbers, and just after dialing, she grabs a hand from the side. After earning a few times, Simon began to talk to his father. He had to give up the struggle, but the hand released her again.
Smiling at the female assistant's red ears pretending to help her clean up her desk, Simon chatted with her over there, but her expression gradually converged.
It's about the 20% stake in ESPN that Robert egger mentioned at the party last Saturday.
Robert egger returned to New York and quickly put together a rough list for Simon.
ESPN was founded 11 years ago. Now it has more than 57 million subscribers, with annual revenue of US $500 million and net profit of US $51 million last year.
Simon was a little curious at the beginning about why metmet / ABC Group didn't buy back the 20% shares by itself. Because of the veto power of major shareholders, metmet / ABC Group has more advantages than any other buyer in buying the 20% shares. Because of the success of who will be a millionaire, the financial situation of metmet / ABC Group in recent years has been excellent, and it can fully afford the funds.
The information Robert egger collected gives the reason.
Tom Murphy, the conservative chairman of metmet / ABC Group, and Warren Buffett, the major shareholder, are not willing to pay too high a price for this equity. The valuation of 20% shares of US $200 million, equivalent to a price earnings ratio close to 20 times, seems too high in the eyes of the two old men. They are only willing to offer a price earnings ratio of 10 times.
In addition, ESPN has just signed a huge four-year $400 million event broadcasting agreement with major league baseball recently, and the annual revenue of ESPN is only $500 million. Because of this agreement, the sudden increase of $100 million in content cost every year also makes ESPN bear a very big risk.
If this very risky and huge deal fails, ESPN, which has a good development momentum, is likely to turn to decline.
Since metro / ABC Group is not willing to buy the shares, Simon thinks that his move will be secure, so he directly leaves the matter to James.
Unexpectedly, things suddenly changed again.James told Simon on the phone that the acquisition of the shares had been going very smoothly. He and Tom Murphy, chairman of the Mets / ABC Group, had an agreement. The other party was very happy that Westeros could buy the shares, and then contacted Reynolds nabesk. The feedback from the other party was also very positive.
However, just this morning, Tom Murphy suddenly called James again, saying that metmet / ABC Group is likely to be unable to accept westero's shares in ESPN, giving the reason that other metmet / ABC partners are interested in the shares.
Under James' questioning, Murphy revealed that it was the Hurst family, who had been interested in entering the cable TV industry in recent years, who wanted to buy the 20% shares of ESPN.
The Hurst family, like the Newhouse family, is a deeply rooted super media family in the United States.
Although there are no members of the Hurst family in the top 10 of the Forbes 400 list this year, only the Newhouse brothers occupy two of them. But in fact, the wealth of the Hurst family is comparable to that of the Newhouse family. It is only because William hurst, the first generation founder of the Hurst family, has a total of six children. After the inheritance of wealth, the ownership of the family is over dispersed.
The Hurst family has been prosperous for a hundred years. At that time, William Hurst directly incited a ”Spanish American war” against Spain by virtue of the Hurst group's media network all over the country. Although it is still criticized, the impact of the Hurst family on American news and public opinion can be seen from this.
Now the Hearst family has gradually begun to take power from the third generation. However, this media family still has a deep influence on the trend of American news and public opinion by virtue of hundreds of newspapers, weekly magazines and other media platforms in major cities in North America. The influential San Francisco Chronicle on the west coast is the industry under the name of the Hearst group.
Although Simon's personal wealth is several times that of the Hurst family, James thinks it's better not to provoke such a media family that is deeply rooted in the United States and can incite a war.
James originally wanted to find out more specific details and then talk about it with Simon. This afternoon, William Hurst III, the third generation successor of the Hurst family, contacted Simon again, but he sent an invitation to Simon, hoping that he could attend a party of the Hurst family tomorrow evening.
As for the purpose, it is obvious.
After talking with James on the phone for more than 20 minutes, the female assistant had just left. Simon put down the phone and continued to lean on the edge of his desk to think about it.
When she was in New York at the beginning of this month, Janet and Simon said that if they could, the media families of Newhouse and Hurst in the United States had better make friends with them. If they could establish contacts, they would be of great help to the development of the westero system.
However, Simon, a newly rising rich man, is not so easy to enter the old family circle. There is no aristocracy in the United States, but the aristocracy plot of the old family in this land is more serious than that in Europe.