Chapter 121

Chapter 121

K Street, Washington, DC Jessica enjoyed the dishes carefully prepared for her by the restaurant's chef Gary Danko. Another corner of San Francisco, In the Saison VIP box, the Michelin-starred restaurant is ranked alongside GaryDanko. The return of the king takes place at CAA and Michael Ovitz, currently in a happy mood in Hollywood, faces off against his BOSS and Anne Hathaway. Anne Hathaway took a special trip from Los Angeles. She took this afternoon off just to see her boyfriend. It's been more than half a month since Ovitz returned to the position of CEO of caa. Over the past two months, Ovitz has focused much of its energy on reducing electricity consumption and restructuring CAA's structure and management. After many busy days, it can be said that it is finally free. It came to pass that Abel had come. Ovitz rushed forward immediately. "Ovitz, you look much more beautiful now than before." Abel laughed and teased Michael Ovitz, who was sitting across from him: "How are you?" How does it feel to return to the king? What does it feel like to lose and then win again? "Hahaha~" Ovitz was smiling happily and clearly in a good mood. "I have to say." Ovitz happily said: "Very good!" "Ha~ it's okay." Abel shrugged and smiled: "I also believe that under your leadership, my brother will be able to restore his great fighting power. "Thank you so much for trusting me." » Ovitz said softly. This time Ovitz learned without Abel's assistance. I absolutely cannot go back to CAA. Despite Abel's actions, most were contacted by Ovitz and Abel later paid for it. Ovitz knows this. These shareholders are willing to sell their shares to Abel. This does not mean that they are willing to sell the same stocks to each other. Others don't say that. Bloomberg, David Geffen and the founders of Endeavor, the shareholders, obviously cannot buy the shares they own. These people did not sell their stocks for money but to do Abel a small favor. There are also stocks of other companies, although I am willing to pay a high price to buy them. Chances are you won't be able to buy it. Only Abel, because he's very famous on Wall Street. With adequate financing, premiums can be much higher. Only in this way can we buy the stocks that Ovitz wants but are very difficult to buy. As a result, she represents more than 38% of CAA's stock, plus some of Ovitz's stock and some of the stock of Ovitz's original allies in the company. The final relative ownership percentage was achieved when the general meeting of shareholders was held and the board of directors was re-elected. Successfully defeated the original management and appointed Abel, the largest shareholder, as chairman. Subsequently, Ovitz, who exercised the voting rights of the absent chairman, reappointed Ovitz as CEO. Let CAA's Ovitz, an entertainment giant with enormous influence in Hollywood, direct a plot like The Return of the King. The more Ovitz learned about Abel's strength, the more he lost the desire to surpass Abel in CAA. Because he knows Abel's layout in Hollywood. In addition to CAA, there is also an entertainment modeling agency that looks like an underwear brand but is actually a creative modeling agency. There is also AB Smith Entertainment, which has solid capital, has been established for less than a month but has invested in many films. Elizabeth's garden is doing well and is still in the preparation and development stage. Ovitz doesn't like it very much, but AB Smith Entertainment has Ovitz paying attention. This company is not currently involved in distribution or production activities but focuses on investing directly in the film industry. Thanks to abundant financial resources, determination and simplicity, giving money is also a lot of fun. Currently, he is considered by many Hollywood practitioners to be the new big sheep. Now everyone wants to repeat the story of the year and let Wall Street know that Beverly Hills is not easy to get to! But Ovitz insiders are clear. AB Smith Entertainment looks like a fool with a lot of money. It has only been around for a short time and has invested a lot of money in many movies. Big Sheep's perfect performance. What if the films he invests in are all high quality projects? For some reason, Ovitz felt that way. Even these investment projects don't look very good. And if we take a step back, even if all these investments by AB Smith Entertainment were in vain. This situation led to heavy losses for other Hollywood companies, even the Big Eight. But Ovitz knew this money meant nothing to Abel. This makes Ovitz's positioning clearer. After all, he really didn't want to be kicked out of CAA after returning to CAA. It was really embarrassing and I probably won't have the courage to continue causing trouble in Hollywood in the future. Faced with Michael Ovitz, he was grateful and even proud. Abel was a bit surprised. Fortunately, this attitude will help Ovitz maintain his plan better. Abel also happily agreed and said: "By the way, Ovitz, let me tell you something. I bought Marvel." "Question?" Ovitz thought for a moment: "Is it the Marvel comic company that sells toys?" God, before Spider-Man was a hit, before Iron Man made Hollywood cool. Marvel has been very quiet in Hollywood. On the other hand, many of its famous IPs are more famous than the company itself. "Exactly." Abel smiled and said: "In addition, I am still negotiating with Sony and Fox to buy back the rights to Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four in their hands." "OH!" Ovitz's eyes lit up: "Boss, what do you mean, how many movies do you plan to film next?" Abel nodded, not afraid to reveal the secret in front of Ovitz. "It's just that the negotiation process may not go smoothly. Sony is fine. Even though Spider-Man is more valuable, there is still hope of redeeming him. » "For the Fantastic Four and X-Men, the likelihood is not high. Fox is taking this very seriously, even though the first X-Men movie didn't make much money. " Ovitz wondered why Spider-Man was more valuable. Logically, Sony should take this issue more seriously. How can I redeem it? Will Sony be ready to sell? Is it just a waste of money? Ovitz asked somewhat puzzled: "Compared to Fox, Sony's Spider-Man is clearly more famous. He is the only superhero who can compete with Superman and Batterman, and his popularity is even higher than Superman and Spiderman." . . Would Sony be willing to sell it? "Ha~" Abel smiled. "Spider-Man is becoming more and more valuable. But." He was right: "But Sony is a neon company. Spider-Man is a famous American hero. Spider-Man should be in American hands. » "Yes" Ovitz listened to the boss explain, some people understood, some people didn't. Just looking at Abel's more confident appearance, he nodded. "So. BOSS, what do you mean?" » Ovitz asked kindly. "Then AB Smith Entertainment will invest in Marvel. The focus will be on Marvel movies, then Marvel Films will shoot a series of superhero blockbusters." "If you could get Spider-Man from Sony, the first Marvel movie would be Spider-Man." "If I really can't get it back, I'll choose to shoot some of Marvel's remaining superhero IP." "Marvel Movies is still just a basic company and they don't have the ability to shoot and produce movies themselves." "Michael, I need Ni and Caa's help." Abel looked at Ovitz: "I'm also the one who helps CAA." Through these films, it will be a film with a huge investment. CAA and you can also benefit a lot from it. » "Understand." Michael Ovitz nodded decisively. He knew it, as Abel said. If what Abel said was true, it certainly helped him a lot. Now that he has just returned to CAA, he will immediately receive such a large order. Then there would be no doubt among them that he would return to the king! "I will do my best, please believe me, BOSS." » Ovitz said firmly. Looking at her expression, Abel was quite satisfied. Abel half-jokingly said: "If we can really get the Spider-Man copyright back." Michael, do you think it's better for Anne to play Mary Jane or Gwen? Sitting next to her, Anne Hathaway, who was always very well behaved, was stunned for a moment. Then a look of joy appeared on his face. It's Mary Jane and Gwen! They are very famous in America and can be considered nationals of the United States. Everyone in America wants to be Spider-Man and of course, American girls also want to be Mary Jane and Gwen. Michael Ovitz looked at Anne seriously and radiantly. "I think it's okay." After Ovitz finished speaking, he thought for a moment and then added: "Maybe you could combine the characters of Gwen and Mary Jane into one, and Miss Anne could play that role. After all, this is a film adaptation and not a pure live-action comic book series. " What Ovitz said next made Alberto look at him. Abel remembered, as in the third spider. The main female character MJ is a combination of Mary Jane and Gwen, which makes this role even more brilliant. Just because of the main actress's skin color, some people questioned MJ's acting in the movie. But that's the actor's problem, not the character's. There is no doubt that MJ, who is likened to a combination of Mary Jane and Gwen, is even more outstanding in terms of personality. If Spider-Man's copyright can truly be reclaimed, perhaps MJ's personality can actually be taken into account. At this time, MJ's excellent character design as well as Spider Maguire's acting generation will be used, very consistent with the Spider-Man character design in the comics. Also, in terms of CG special effects, if you spend a little more money. Perhaps a better version of Spider-Man could be filmed parallel in time and space. And if Spider-Man can return, the Avengers franchise could be even more interesting. But there is a premise to this, which is that getting Spider-Man back into Sony's hands is actually possible. And to achieve all this, Abel felt he must next look at the work of Merriot and David Jones. Furthermore, it can also borrow the power of K Street. What is K series? K Street is the abbreviation for a street in DC district. Start on A Street near the Capitol Building in DC, followed by B Street, C Street...K Street. K Street is exactly ten blocks from Capitol Hill. This place is to a certain industry in the United States what Wall Street is to financial capitalists. This industry appeared very early, when Wall Street was not yet formed. It has been around for a long time, first appearing in 1808. Abe has never had the opportunity to use K Street before and this time he wants to get Spider-Man back from Sony. Besides money, the most powerful weapon you can use must be K Street. In reality, it still costs money. I want to mobilize the people of K Street and I want these people to help me. Absolutely impossible without money. We can only say that if you want to blame Sony, then Sony is behind the movie. Sony happens to be the company Neon, and Neon happens to be Wang raised by the United States. If the Spider-Man copyright falls into the hands of other Hollywood giants, I probably won't be able to use this method. CURRENTLY. We can only blame Sony for its bad luck. Thinking so, he stopped discussing this topic. Abel and Ovitz discussed how Marvel Corporation is collaborating with Marvel Movies and CAA. After staying for about ten minutes, Ovitz noticed that Abel wasn't talking about work. The founder of caa was immediately very considerate and asked to leave. Abel looked at Annie with sticky eyes, even though Jessica had just squeezed out a few hundred milliliters last night. He was a bit agitated. Of course, Ovitz's request to leave was immediately approved. When Ovitz left, Anne became clingy to him. Even though they were still in the restaurant's dressing room, she wished she could merge into Abel's body. It almost made Abel want to eat, he just wanted to eat her. But today we are in the year 2000 and photographic equipment such as pinhole cameras are very mature. This place is not my territory, we absolutely cannot let him do anything too outrageous here. The person who built the image of a super rich man has positive energy and does not want to give up halfway. So he immediately ate his fill and left directly with Anne Hathaway. Of course, not at the Hilton. Jessica is still there. Although the hotel is so large, the probability of encountering it is relatively low. But he didn't want to risk such management, so he took Anne to another Four Seasons hotel. After producing more than 200ml, Anne Hathaway fell into a deep sleep. He took the time to go to the living room next to the bedroom and call David Mellon. "Hello, good evening. David." "Have a good night." In it, David Mellon says: "Though I don't know what else you want me to do." But just in time, I just wanted to let you know that our crude oil futures listing is almost sold out. Abel was not surprised to hear this news. Sell ​​long-term available international crude oil orders. This time Abel made the request more than ten days ago. "What are the benefits? » David Mellon replied "After deducting processing fees, commissions and spreads, the total profit is 1.345 billion USD! God above, with You, sometimes I really feel like I'm playing a numbers game. How did making money become so easy? ! " Hearing David Mellon's excited voice, Abel smiled and firmly said: "My grandfather Alex once said. With the right people, you can do anything with half the effort. It's the same with making money, David, you just have to have the right people." "Okay. Although hearing you say that makes me a little uncomfortable, because it makes me seem wasteful." David Mellon said on the other end of the line: "However, our grandfather was right! Being with the right person is more important than your abilities!" "That's my grandfather!" Abel pointed out that David had intentionally made a mistake, smiled and said: "By the way, I want to ask you something. You're on K Street in Washington DC, do you know anyone or any familiar places? "K Street?" David Mellon was surprised, "What else do you want to do?" (end of this chapter)