Chapter 79

MGM stood up.

The biggest question now is where will the money for the acquisition of MGM come from.

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Chapter 125 Greedy Johnny Depp

Steve Kevin almost ran out of cash when he bought a stake in MGM.

Even if he later obtained 300 million in cash through the copyright authorization of the Pirates of the Caribbean, plus the previous income, the full calculation would be about 500 million.

As for the Batman series, Steve Kevin is at most $780 million.

Compared with MGM's current market valuation of nearly 2.6 billion, even half is not enough.

The executives silently calculated Steve Kevin's wealth in their hearts.

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In fact, Kevin was poorer than they thought.

The acquisition of Marvel has almost emptied him. Counting taxes and other expenses, there is barely about $100 million left in the overall account.

Although he only needs to acquire the remaining 50% of the shares in the hands of the behind-the-scenes boss, this is still a price of more than one billion dollars.

If you want to win it completely, unless you wait for the second part of Pirates of the Caribbean and Batman to be in place.

That's it, there's another big problem.

Is the casino tycoon willing to let go.

If it was before Kevin became a shareholder, it is estimated that the tycoon would have liked someone to take over.

But after Kevin came, plus Time Warner's stake, the value of MGM soared.

Although this value, with a lot of moisture and reliance on Steve Kevin, is currently the price.

If Kevin wants to win, this is the floor price.

To know the people who can run casinos, they are not ordinary people.

It's better not to offend someone in the film industry like Kevin, or not to offend others.

At least you have enough money.

"President LTECH is joking, you must know that if you want to win the remaining MGM shares, it will cost 1.3 billion US dollars."

"I can't come up with that much money right now."

"Unless the share of Pirates of the Caribbean II is in place and Batman's money arrives, it's probably about the same."

Kevin also followed Leiter's words and concealed this meaning in ridicule.

Then he made a haha and said with a smile:

"Let's talk about the Pirates of the Caribbean sequel."

The other MGM executives laughed, hid their thoughts in their hearts, and discussed the next investment with Kevin.

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Under the circumstance that it was obvious that they would make money for MGM, these negotiations went very smoothly, and the details were settled in just a few days.

MGM is responsible for publicity and channel communication with the theater chain in the later stage.

Kevin's side is in charge of the full production of the film, and MGM has nothing to do with it.

If this news spreads out, I don't know how many directors will envy it.

You know, in Hollywood, there are no more than ten directors with absolute editing rights.

Although Kevin also has the identity of an investor, it also fully illustrates his current status in Hollywood.

And just like that, Kevin and MGM, the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, began to call upon the original cast.

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On the other hand, with the reputation of the Pirates of the Caribbean, Johnny Depp can be described as a great increase in net worth.

Directly bought a mansion worth millions.

Johnny Depp is uncomfortable living in his new mansion.

When a person succeeds, the bad people around him often disappear, and he is in such a state now.

Going out to run business and perform or something, the treatment he enjoys is the treatment he could not have enjoyed before playing Pirates of the Caribbean.

The agent, Ms. Caitlin, hurried to his mansion.

"Depp, Dawn Films invited you to star in the second film of Pirates of the Caribbean. This is a good opportunity for your fame to rise to the next level."

Caitlin had an excited look on her face.

Pirates of the Caribbean has brought so many benefits to Johnny Depp.

In the past six months alone, some of Depp's commercial performances have allowed him to earn more than his salary.

It can only be said that a superstar with a masterpiece, the ability to acquire leeks is too strong.

Wherever he goes, Jack Sparrow's name can often attract a large number of audiences, making the organizers feel the popularity of Johnny Depp.

The status of a superstar is recognized step by step in the industry and outside the industry through such business performances.

And the sequel movie, no doubt, has been a huge help in his fame.

Johnny Depp, took a bottle of red wine from the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass, and took a sip.

Then he raised his head and said very calmly:

"Caitlin, you say, is our second film's pay a little lower?"

Caitlin, a mature woman in her thirties, changed her expression.

"Depp, you mean to add money? But, we signed a contract with them."

"I'll just say that I'm not feeling well. Did the doctor say that if I want to recuperate, I have to go into battle with the injury?"

Depp said calmly.

Capital society, looking at money.

After the explosion, Depp's heart also grew.

In his opinion, the signed contract, the incremental method of five million dollars, is no longer in line with his identity.

As for friendship.

What he has to say is his friendship with Nicolas Cage.

And Steve Kevin, it belongs to the point of acquaintance.

They earn so much, so what if they get paid a little more.

"However, doing this is likely to offend Steve Kevin."

"With his current position in the industry…"

Caitlin looked worried.

But at the same time very excited.

You know, her income is also based on Depp's income.

The more Depp earns, the more she earns.

She has a superstar like Depp in her hands. Say it out, I don't know how many people are envious, jealous and hate her.

That is, he was lucky enough to be picked up by Steve Kevin and held up for him.

This gave Caitlin such a superstar in her hands.

She also dared not object to Depp's opinion.

"It doesn't matter, what if I offend him, did the Pirates of the Caribbean leave me?"

Depp is very confident.

"Also, since that's the case, I'll answer Chenxi Movie?"

Depp nodded.

"Just say that I have been unwell recently, and I may have to take a break for a while, and at the same time suggest that they should increase the salary appropriately, so that my body can recover faster."

Caitlin nodded, and since Depp had an idea, she could just execute it.

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Another year of summer sunshine woke Steve Kevin from his sleep.

Open the quilt and feel the coolness of the air conditioner.

Kevin touched his flat stomach, feeling a little regretful.

Although he usually pays attention to exercise, the eight-pack abs is something that the male protagonist can easily obtain in any rebirth novel he reads.

He just didn't.

The abdomen does have a little bit of abs outline.

But there is still a long way to go in order to fully practice it.

As for medication, or even protein powder, Kevin didn't think about it.

Physical health is the most important thing.

His workouts are all done in the most scientific way, with a proper diet.

Stretching, calling a nearby high-end Chinese restaurant, and ordering a thousand-dollar meal, Kevin turned on the computer.

It looks like a film forum has popped up recently.

Chapter 126 Strategies and "Holy Land"

This is a small forum called Cinephile Tribe.

Everything looks so rudimentary.

Kevin did not underestimate them.

From this fan forum, he extended a new idea.

As an ordinary director, Steve Kevin is actually very satisfied with his current status.

It's just that he wants more.

Offline, he was planning to acquire a medium-sized film company, but when he went to MGM, Kevin suddenly realized.

With his current strength, it's not like he can't swallow a big company like MGM.

Moreover, the real potential of these big studios came after the rise of the Internet.

Their copyright library, in Kevin's opinion, is the biggest resource.

Especially for video sites.

Swallowing MGM, plus Marvel's rights, is enough to create a video site.

And his goal is the future online video giant.

Netflix.

In the future, before he crossed, Netflix has become the well-deserved king of the American video industry.

Revenue even exceeds Apple's revenue.

After its listing on Nasdaq, its market value has reached more than 100 billion US dollars.

From content production, to online video giants, to the development of peripheral copyrights, this is the ecological chain he wants.

Netflix was founded in 1997.

Kevin remembers this very clearly.

He must hurry up, first obtain enough content copyrights, and then take down Netflix, and take a three-pronged approach toward the road of Hollywood king.