With the launch of the Golden Globe Awards, the 1999 awards season officially started.

"Save Private Ryan", which originally released theaters, has dropped to 5 stores, but the number of theaters has exploded again due to the overwhelming calls for the best Oscars, and has increased to 1,027 stores!

In contrast, "My Grand Greek Wedding", which performed poorly in the awards season, only 23 theaters have been transformed into 196, which has little impact on the overall box office of the movie.

You must understand that before this, the North American box office of "My Grand Greek Wedding" exceeded Don't expect and had accumulated a total of US$252 million!

"Save Private Ryan" had a North American box office of only $199 million.

Some authoritative organizations predict that during the awards season, the North American box office of "Save Private Ryan" is likely to increase by $16 million to $17 million, successfully breaking the 200 million US dollar mark, and surpassing "The Peerless Heavenly Tribulation" and becoming the second place in the North American box office rankings in 1998.

But Tang En didn't care about these trivial matters.

The post-production of "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Ghost Man's Threat" has been completed, and Don has completed the initial cut version and handed it to George Lucas for the final review.

In addition, after a long three months of filming, "Wedding Proud" invested by Tang En Pictures finally finished filming and returned to Los Angeles to start post-production.

British people are relatively reliable than Americans, but their efficiency is really poor.

Reese Witherspoon returned to Tangen Pictures, carrying a bag of candy and smilingly distributed it to everyone.

On the one hand, she finally became the heroine and shared her happiness with everyone; on the other hand, she did not attend the company's Christmas party because of filming, which is considered a make-up.

Tang En looked her up and down, and smiled and said, "It seems that he is not tired and has a good spirit!"

Reese Witherspoon sat down beside him and stretched, "The director strictly insisted on the eight-hour work system and was not tired at all. By the way, I heard... do you have a new female companion?"

Tang En had a dark forehead, "Who did you hear?"

Reese shook his head proudly, "Stimulate! Hehe, I didn't expect that it really made me explode!"

"Naomi Watts, an Australian actor, lives a very embarrassing life and can't afford the rent, so I took her home. Oh, by the way, and Nicole, she's divorced and is recuperating her in my heart." Tang En didn't hide it and told her about it.

Reese blinked, "Nicole Kidman, you guys..."

"Nothing! At least not yet!"

"Oh, what about me? Am I still living there?"

Tang En thought for a moment, "It's up to you, if you like, go, but you can't argue."

Reese shrugged, "Then forget it. If I move in, two Australian women will definitely join forces to bully me. If you miss me, we can go to the hotel."

Tang En waved his hand powerlessly, "Okay, let's talk about these things later. Now we will sort out the documents first. This afternoon, we will start the fourth negotiation with Marvel. This time... it's very critical!"

"I'm going to be a big star, and I'm still a little secretary?" Reese Witherspoon raised his fist and protested seriously.

Tang En smiled and said, "What's wrong with the little secretary? Amy Pascal is still a little secretary. Now he is the chairman of Columbia Films?"

Amy Pascal, who was secretary-general, unexpectedly became the chairman and CEO of Columbia Pictures, which was a major event in Hollywood in early 1999.

This woman is very capable, and the first thing she does after taking office is to acquire Spider-Man copyright.

In later generations, he was promoted all the way and became the second leader of Sony Entertainment.

So Don Ever must attack as soon as possible and take down Marvel.

Marvel superheroes can no longer wander around.

...

Tangen Pictures has been negotiating with Marvel for a long time, and for a small company with a market value of tens of millions of dollars, the negotiations have been a bit long.

Marvel's controlling party and management also broke out major irreconcilable conflicts.

It is conceivable that even if Donn acquires Marvel, Avi Arad and Ike Patum will not be able to continue to serve in Marvel.

This is somewhat of a pity. Both of them are knowledgeable and ambitious management talents.

But it is not important compared to Marvel's business.

After several rounds of negotiations, Avi Arad and Ike Patum finally handed over their bottom line, and they were going to hold a 5% stake and continue to take charge of Marvel Entertainment.

To put it bluntly, I just don’t want to delegate power.

Shares can be released, but the power is not lost, and even the price is easy to negotiate.

Tang En was very dissatisfied with their attitude. He had mentioned more than once that he had only one requirement for Marvel, that is, to acquire it in full!

"So that's it, I'll say it."

Tang En cleared his throat and turned his eyes to the Marvel veteran management led by Alan Fann.

"If I successfully complete the Marvel acquisition, of course, it is a full-owned acquisition, I will do the following three things."

"First, improve the architecture of Marvel Studios. Marvel Studios is now a completely empty shell, with no ability to operate movies and no relevant talents. This is not only a problem of funds, but also a problem of connections. This is related to Marvel's future development and must be the first to solve it."

"Second, debt issues, I will give you a promise here, and you can even write it directly into the contract. From now on, I acquire Marvel, all Marvel's debts will be paid within three years, so that the company can completely get rid of the debt crisis that lasts for more than ten years! If I can't do it, I am willing to give the shares to everyone for free!"

Don En's loud words made the Marvel veterans' eyes shine.

Since the 1980s, Marvel has been struggling to survive by selling hero copyrights. In order to help the company overcome difficulties, the veterans even cut their salaries many times, and they didn't have to think about dividends.

Tang En's words now undoubtedly reached their hearts.

How wonderful should a financially healthy Marvel be?

"The third is your position issue. Everyone here is Marvel's veterans and I have spent my best efforts on the company's development. I am very moved and admired. I promise everyone that everyone's position will not change, and that all employees' salary will increase by 20%!"

This was a dignified purchase with money, and naturally gained the favor of the management.

"As for the fourth, it's the movie."

Tang En deliberately paused because this was the point. Everyone was shocked and pricked up their ears and listened carefully.

"You all know that Don't Photos produced "My Grand Greek Wedding", which was rushing at $420 million worldwide for a cost of $15 million. I have also directed "Titanic", with a global box office of nearly $1.9 billion! "Star Wars Prequel 1: The Ghost Man's Threat" will also be released in mid-May."

"What do I mean by saying so much? I just want to tell you that I have excellent investment vision and professional ability to shoot commercial blockbusters! Marvel's strategy of developing superheroes with other companies in the past was wrong, ridiculous, and undesirable. The copyright is in me and we can develop it independently!"

"I will solve the problem of funding. I can guarantee that if I successfully acquire Marvel, within this year, I will start a super-large production with an investment of $150 million. It is a real superhero movie, not a farce like "Blade Warrior" in the past!"

Tang En's face-to-face slap did not make Marvel's management feel ashamed, but instead had a rosy face and looked expectant.

Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesadda couldn't help asking: "Mr. Walker, are you planning to shoot Spider-Man?"

With such a big investment and such a big investment, in order to reduce risks, we must shoot Marvel's hero - Spider-Man!

Don Neng said lightly: "Of course, I have a huge plan that will bring Marvel to the peak of Hollywood! Not only Marvel, but also Iron Man, Hulk, Doctor Strange, and Captain Marvel will all appear on the big screen in the future! You just need to understand that as long as I am, the days when Marvel was crushed by DC in the past will never come back!"

Stan Lee asked tentatively: "Mr. Walker, will you direct it yourself?"

Done smiled slightly, "Mr. James Cameron once mentioned to me that he is very interested in shooting Spider-Man. If the cooperation cannot be achieved, I will shoot it myself."

James Cameron?

Donn Walker?

These are all the top Hollywood commercial blockbuster directors, and they are completely different from the rookie director Stephen Norrington of "The Blade"!

With an investment of US$150 million, he is Marvel's leading ace Spider-Man, and a top commercial director, how could such a movie fail?

Tang En's words were like the magical brush of Ma Liang, which painted a colorful and starry future prospect for everyone present.

Ellen Fann, Stan Lee, Brian Bendis, Joe Quesadda, Dan Barkley and other Marvel veterans looked at each other and nodded.

There is no doubt that Don is the best candidate to take charge of Marvel!
Chapter completed!