MTL - Tokyo Literature and Art Times-Chapter 532 Buying a theatrical chain for a movie?

  Chapter 532 Buy a cinema for a movie?

   "Aunt Xiao Ren, I want to eat that."

"okay."

   "Aunt Xiaoren, I want too."

   "Okay, okay. Ah, open your mouth..."

   "Oh, Xiao Ren, don't be so used to them."

   "Haha... I think it's good."

  Iwata Takeshi looked at Akina and the Shinobi sisters, and he had a feeling right now.

  I was ignored at home!

  Ah, did you make a mistake?

  I am the head of the family, but when I eat, I have no status at all.

  The two of them, they will serve the two children.

  Iwata Izumi and Iwata Yui, these two little guys are also very proud.

  I didn't say anything about eating, and kept looking at their father like that.

   means: envy?

   Takeshi Iwata This is so easy!

   So angry.

   However, as far as their family's problems...it's no longer a problem.

   The two sisters, Akina and Xiaonin, have completely untied their hearts.

   became a pair of wings for Takeshi Iwata.

   So what else?

   After eating, the two children played there by themselves.

  Iwata Takeshi, Akina and Shinobu, just talk about serious things.

   is really serious.

   Make a pot of tea and the three of them start.

   "Uncle, that, I have something to say."

   "Xiao Ren, still called Uncle?"

   "Ha, I can't change my mouth for a while."

   "Don't care about these details."

  Iwata Takeshi has a weird feeling that when Shinobu calls himself uncle, it's pretty good.

   Even, at that time, there would be something special... When I was called Uncle, I was inexplicably excited.

   Ah this...

  Iwata Takeshi, did this guy reveal something?

  That, why don't you tell Xiaoren next time and ask her to call her father?

  Cough!

   This is so abnormal!

   Such a bizarre idea, of course Takeshi Iwata cannot make it public.

   But what did Xiao Ren want to say?

   "Actually, I mean, I..."

   "Sister, you don't have to do this."

   Akina actually knew what Xiao Ren was going to say, but she was a little embarrassed about this.

   The two sisters exchanged glances, and Xiao Ren finally made up his mind.

   "Uncle, actually, I just feel that even if I continue like this, my artist status doesn't seem to have anything to boast about."

This? ? ?

  Iwata Takeshi was a little confused at first, but he soon understood.

   "You mean, you want to retire?"

   Xiaoren nodded heavily after hearing this.

   Takeshi Iwata guessed right.

   At this moment, Director Uncle Name couldn't help but fall into memory.

  When I met Shinobi for the first time, why did this girl cry?

   It is because she is really bad at singing. With this level of singing ability, it is very likely that she will not be able to debut.

   The little girl cried very sadly.

   Takeshi Iwata decided at the time that he would protect this girl.

   Later, Xiao Ren made his debut with his film performance.

   This experience…

   Takeshi Iwata really played a big role.

   But what about now?

   Now, Shinobu is going to retire.

   And the reason for this retreat?

   Definitely because of him Iwata Takeshi.

  In this way, Takeshi Iwata's feelings are very complicated.

   On the one hand, he could feel that this was Xiao Ren's love for him.

   On the other hand, he is also a pity for Xiao Ren.

   For such a long time, Shinobi has grown quite well.

   As an actress, she is already quite good.

  Perhaps, his acting skills have not yet reached that extremely high level.

   However, you can clearly see her growth.

   To be honest, Takeshi Iwata really thinks it is great when he sees the growth of Shinobi.

So…

"I disagree."

   Takeshi Iwata expressed his opinion.

   Akina and Shinobi have actually been researched before, although, it has not been finalized yet.

  I want to hear what my husband thinks.

result…

   Akina first expressed her thoughts.

   "Ana, she, you are really kind to Xiao Ren!"

   Ah this...

"Have it?"

   Takeshi Iwata can already feel the feeling of fat orange in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

   Akina's face looked like she was angry.

   "No? Xiaoren wants to retire, and then live with us... a family. This approach is more traditional.

  I understand what you mean, you are the kind of more advanced thinking.

   That is to say, not so macho, and do not want their women to show their faces outside.

   A girl can work, which in itself is a good thing.

  The women of the new age need work.

   In this way, there will be economic security and the opportunity to achieve self-independence.

   And this, fundamentally, is indeed a good thing.

  The average Japanese girl, after being with the person she loves, still can't work without working.

   But then…

   In short, you are eccentric and forbearance! "

   What is the situation?

   It's just that the truth is all on Ming Cai's side, she this...

   Ordinary people can't understand it, right?

  Iwata Takeshi was a little silly anyway.

   Shinobu on her face…

   "Sister, you say that, like, like..."

   "Like what?"

   "It seems that you are also very partial."

   "Ah this..."

   Xiao Ren simply plunged into the arms of his sister, Akina.

  The two sisters... Takeshi Iwata somehow felt that he was a vulnerable group.

   "Then... what do you say?"

   Takeshi Iwata chose to surrender.

   The two sisters, Akina and Xiaonin, couldn't laugh.

   "Anyway, what I mean is to let Xiao Ren not have to work at all. If you want to film, then film yours."

"this…"

   "Yes, just coming out of Dongbao is considered a retirement, but it's not."

   "Can Dongbao agree?"

   "You are one of the bosses, why wouldn't you agree?"

   "What do you mean by Shinobi?"

   "I listen to my sister!"

   It’s so simple, Iwata Takeshi is particularly pleased.

  My two wives, is there anything else to say?

   "Okay, I'll listen to you two."

   Anyway, this kind of thing is not what you want to do?

   "Oops!" Xiao Ren was very embarrassed, her face was extremely red.

  Iwata Takeshi then went straight to the point.

   "Actually, as far as the current situation at home is concerned, there is no problem with working or not. You two sisters should do a good job of dividing the labor. As for me... I even want to be a happy otaku."

  Iwata Takeshi is this going to lie flat?

   "You! You have to keep working hard!"

   "That's right! That's it!"

"Hahaha…"

   It seems that the wives do not agree.

So…

   "Are the kids asleep?"

   "Oops! You bad guy!"

   "It turns out that uncle is such a person!"

   Akina and Xiao Ren's faces were all red.

   tacit understanding.

   Don't worry about the future, just do the present.

  …

  The two sisters, Takeshi Iwata and Akina Xiaoren, of course lived a small life without shame.

   However, something happened in America.

  Twentieth Century Fox.

   "What? Why do you do this?"

   "James, your film is really over budget."

   "So what? There are a lot of over-budget movies! Can you count how many over-budget movies are in Hollywood every year?"

   "However, your investment is too big."

   "Really big? Or do you mean something else?"

   "No no, I really don't mean anything else."

   "I feel like you're implying that I'm spending money."

   "James, I can swear to God, I definitely didn't think so."

   "Well, old friend, I believe in you, but why do you have so little confidence in me?"

   "James, this is definitely not a performance without confidence, absolutely not."

   "You Fox are determined to sell the distribution rights of this movie first?"

   "This is one of our strategies, in simple terms, at least we can reduce the cost to an acceptable level with this sale."

   "Okay, I won't say more."

   "Great, James, thank you for your understanding."

   "But the buyer side..."

   "This... Of course we will have a good discussion, oh? Do you have a choice James?"

   "Of course, let's be honest, I have a friend who supports me very much."

"That's great!"

   The thing that worries James Cameron still happened.

  Twentieth Century Fox intends to sell distribution rights to Titanic.

   This distribution right includes the theatrical release of the movie, as well as various rights in the video product market.

   Of course, they don't plan to sell them all.

   America is like this, they can sell everything here.

   Then you can divide everything into many, many parts.

   This is called a shareholding system.

   Well, in fact, we are all familiar with this kind of thing, but it is definitely the most thorough in this country.

   Many people are used to this.

   So, crucially, who is the buyer?

  James Cameron is the director of this film, and of course he can ask about the distribution rights of this film.

   Of course, as far as Fox's attitude is concerned...they feel they have done the best they can.

   After all, from the perspective of capitalism, they are the capital.

   They can do whatever they want with the movie, they can do whatever they want.

   There is no need to say anything to you, the director.

   Fortunately, Cameron is a great director.

  The movie "Terminator 2" is really awesome.

   It was the box office champion back then, and now there are countless people watching this film over and over again.

   The popularity of this movie will last for many years, which is very impressive.

   Therefore, even if 20th Century Fox is a big Hollywood company, it is very powerful.

   But you can't go too far.

   But what about your Cameron friends?

   Yes, publishers without strength will not do.

   Soon, Twentieth Century Fox gave several candidates of its own.

  Universal, Columbia, Paramount.

   It should be said that this list is full of big Hollywood companies.

   As far as the year is concerned, the most powerful is MGM.

   Because MGM's main business is a hotel, and in fact, it should be said to be a casino.

  The hotel is equipped with a casino, and happiness is like a fairy.

   But in the final analysis, they are engaged in real estate.

   Hotels are generally run by real estate companies.

   This thing is similar all over the world.

  So, that blond-haired guy is doing real estate and casinos, and as a result...

  Let's do it now, Ah Dong is really high in the ranking of the richest.

  MGM originally had its own theater chain.

   is also the largest cinema chain.

   But because of the later US antitrust law, the company was split up.

  This antitrust was done by President Franklin.

   At the same time, Exxon Mobil was also spun off.

   is the Rockefeller family.

   In fact, this split does little.

   At least for the Rockefeller family, it's really useless.

   However, it was a very big blow to MGM.

  The Rockefeller family is still very powerful, giving people the feeling of an American emperor.

   And if you look at it later, that is to say, the head of the Rockefeller family, he later lived to be 100 years old.

  Why do you live so long?

   Do you like sports, exercise, or health care?

no.

   He had six heart transplants.

Understand.

   The real immortality is actually the ability to make money!

   Of course, there are still many people who help the Rockefeller family write various chicken soup articles.

   They did a good job at this.

   Not to mention the Rockefeller family.

   As far as the current situation is concerned, it is comparable to the publishers of large companies such as Universal, Columbia and Paramount.

  Your friend of James Cameron, do you have this strength?

   Seriously, James Cameron is also very worried.

   However, after he called Takeshi Iwata, his expression was weird.

  What happened?

  …

  Iwata Takeshi was reluctant to leave Japan. After he received the call from Cameron, he just said a word.

"Do not worry."

   Then, nothing else?

  Yes, this guy still said something interesting.

   However, after coming to the United States, Iwata Takeshi was not in a hurry to find Cameron.

   He called an old friend.

   "Ah? Mr. Iwata, what do you mean..."

   "It's very simple, I appreciate your ability, and I'm relieved to handle some business."

"This…"

   "You can think about it, but then I'm going to have a meeting with the people from Twentieth Century Fox."

   "Okay, I promise."

"That's great."

   Who is this old friend?

  Barbara, is a very good woman to work with Martin Scorsese.

  This woman has been in Hollywood for a long time.

   Then, what did Takeshi Iwata call her to do?

   Quite simply, this woman did not withstand the temptation.

  cough...don't think too much, this woman is not too young.

   Actually, Takeshi Iwata intends to hire her.

why?

   Soon came the day that Twentieth Century Fox sold the distribution rights to the movie "Titanic".

  The family is a big company, and the conference room is also quite well arranged.

  Cameron came early in the morning.

  The movie is like his child, made by him.

   He is very precious.

   can't be sold to a bad guy, he has to keep an eye on it.

   Of course, I talked to Takeshi Iwata before, and there is a distribution of interests between them.

   However, this time the opponent is not ordinary.

  Universal and representatives of the two companies were also present.

   The most positive this time is Paramount.

   As an old Hollywood film company, Paramount seems to be the oldest.

   This company has produced countless classics.

   But today, this company feels a little downhill.

   However, for this big production, they are ready.

   About $70 million.

   This is their condition.

   What about the other two?

   One 50 million, one 60 million.

   This is real money, if it’s not shown, just give money.

   Therefore, this transaction is also a kind of gambling.

   So, are there buyers?

  The Fox side announces the meeting.

   At this moment, a woman appeared.

   "Everyone, on behalf of my boss, I'm contributing $100 million!"

   Good guy, 100 million!

   is Barbara, she is really very proud.

   But, is it enough to just have money?

   "Your boss? What about his strength?"

  Barbara was not in a hurry, but just said something that made everyone's jaw drop.

   "My boss, just completed an acquisition, he bought AMC Cinemas!"

   America's No. 2 Company?

   That boss

  James Cameron, all smiles on his face.

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