Hollywood Starts with Animation

MDS (Midas) Pictures.

It is a film company that focuses on film production, distribution, and DVD distribution. It is located in the Burbank area, just one street away from the Wald Films Building.

"Mr. Brandon Midas, our Jin Shuguang Group is here with sincerity."

Taro Hashimoto solemnly looked at the man with a sad face in front of him.

Brandon Midas is 27 years old this year and is the second generation of MDS Films. He took over MDS Films from his father five years ago. Just out of school, he is ambitious and intends to carry forward the MDS film industry that his father left him.

But!

However, his heart is higher than the sky, and his life is thinner than paper.

He screwed up several big projects one after another, costing MDS Pictures a lot.

"Mr. Hashimoto, please let me think about it again. After all, the film library of MDS Films is my father's hard work for many years." Brandon said solemnly.

"I understand you!"

Hashimoto Taro said: "But the bank will never understand you and your company. If you don't sell the film library, do you sell the company directly? That's what I'm sorry for your father in heaven."

For a moment, Brandon was silent.

The pressure on him from the bank really made him breathless.

In this day and age, anywhere in the world, you owe the banks money, and the damned banks are going to chase after you.

Of course, the premise is that your company is in a recession.

Otherwise, in the face of those well-developed big companies, those banks are eager to borrow more money from you, or even begging you to borrow money.

a long time.

Brandon said: "Mr. Hashimoto, in addition to the film library, we also have film distribution channels in MDS Films. Our company is sold to your company as a whole. I wonder if it is possible?"

Whole sale?

Ha ha!

Wald Pictures now has no shortage of distribution channels,

Well, at least there is no shortage of distribution channels in the United States!

"Mr. Brandon, you need to know one thing, for your MDS Films, we are only interested in the copyrights of 65 films in the MDS Films library. As for the others, please forgive me and there is nothing I can do." Taro Hashimoto said bluntly .

"......"

Brandon was silent again.

Two days later.

Brandon, who received multiple calls from banks again, finally compromised.

In desperation, he could only sell the film library of his own film company.

Taro Hashimoto paid $2.8 million for the rights to 65 of the MDS films.

In the days that followed, Taro Hashimoto led his team to constantly travel to and from Hollywood's second- and third-tier film companies, seeking to purchase the film rights in their film library to enrich the film library of Wald Pictures.

What?

Why don't you go to Hollywood Six?

Ha ha!

The Big Six in Hollywood are rich, and they don't lack that money. Besides, behind them are large media conglomerates with their own TV platforms, home entertainment divisions, even Disney and Universal, as well as entertainment cities.

They can maximize the use of the library of massive movie copyrights.

Every year, those film libraries can bring them a steady profit of tens of millions of dollars. How can they be sold?

Therefore, if Hashimoto Taro wants to collect those film copyrights, he can only seek second- and third-tier film companies.

Of course, those stores that provide DVD rental services are also one of the important targets.

Blockbuster Group is the largest sales chain of DVD and video tape rental services and sales services in the United States. At its peak, it had 9,000 stores in the United States, more than 60,000 employees, and a market value of more than 30 billion US dollars;

Of course, the entire United States cannot be the only chain that offers DVD and video rentals and sales.

In the United States, there are also numerous DVD and video chain stores.

But now, Blockbuster is the dominant one, and other companies are shivering and being overwhelmed. Bankruptcies, bankruptcies, and store cuts happen every day.

However, you can't underestimate them.

The skinny camels are bigger than horses, and they have a lot of movie rights and ownership in their hands.

......

As of the end of January, Hashimoto Taro and his team had collected the copyright and ownership rights to as many as 1,400 films.

"Boss, the number of movies currently in our film library, even if we look at all Hollywood studios, is second only to Hollywood's Big Six and MGM, ranking 8th." Hashimoto Taro reported.

Zucker nodded in satisfaction.

However, Zucker is a little pity.

"These 1,400 film copyrights are indeed a lot, but the quality is really a headache!" Zu Ke laughed.

Taro Hashimoto: "Boss, the copyright of those excellent movies is in the hands of big companies, um, and Blockbuster, there's not much we can do."

"Well, I know you tried your best."

Zucker also had nothing to say.

The quality is not good, the quantity comes together.

The copyright of an excellent film may be worth tens of millions of dollars;

And the copyright of a low-quality movie is estimated to be hundreds of thousands of dollars. Of course, even lower, a few thousand dollars can be won.

Expensive and expensive to die;

No one wants cheap white picks;

"fine!"

Zhu Kelang said: "It doesn't matter if the copyright of those junk movies doesn't make money, at least it enriches our film library, and in the future, we can double the earnings from those DVD manufacturers such as Sony and Toshiba."

Zucker didn't feel bad at all.

You know, the further down the road, the more valuable the copyright of the movie!

Especially after 2010, when Internet online video and streaming sites emerged, even the copyright of junk movies could bring huge returns to the company.

Classmate Zhu Hao will never do a loss-making business!

"By the way, how much did it cost in total now?" Zucker asked.

"Boss, a total of 60 million US dollars have been spent so far. It's not that I don't want to spend 100 million US dollars. It's just that many movies are too ordinary and have no desirable value at all." Hashimoto Taro smiled bitterly.

"Hahaha~!"

Zu Ke waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, you just need to spend money and spend the 100 million US dollars. No matter how rubbish the movie copyright is, there is a time to make money. Let go and do it boldly~"

"Yes, boss."

As Zucker said, the copyright of these junk movies will also bring extremely rich returns to Zucker in the future.

It can be said to be a big profit.

......

at the same time.

Paramount Pictures.

CEO Shirley Lansing looked at Jordan and asked, "You said that Jin Shuguang Group is collecting movie copyrights, what is their purpose?"

Hearing this, Jordan shook his head.

"Boss, it stands to reason that they collect copyrights from big, medium and small companies in Hollywood in order to enrich the film library. This is understandable behavior for the newly established Wald Pictures."

"but!"

"It's strange that they don't avoid meat and vegetarian food."

"Whether it's the copyrights of good movies or the copyrights of those junk movies, they don't let it go, which makes me very puzzled."

"After all, the copyright of those junk movies is completely useless."

Jordan said solemnly: "What a cunning person is that guy, Zucker Wald. It stands to reason that he should know the copyright of those junk movies, which is useless. But now this one is out, I really don't understand."

Shirley Lansing was also extremely puzzled at the moment.

"Hmm~"

Shirley Lansing pondered: "In this case, leave him alone. Didn't it mean that Wald Pictures has two new movies to be released? You should pay more attention to it in the near future."

"Okay, boss."

Although the cooperation between Paramount and Wald Pictures is over now, Paramount still has a heart for Wald Pictures, thinking about acquiring it one day.

" "The second is sent.