After returning to the hotel, Xia Tian first instructed Robertson to contact his agent Michelle in the United States and asked her to come to the hotel to meet him. Then he and Chu Hong returned to the room with him.

As the saying goes, a small separation is better than a newlywed, of course there are many things to be done.

After several twists and turns, after feeding Chung Chuhong, she watched her fall asleep, and Xia Tian put on her clothes and came to the next room.

"Boss!" Michelle quickly stood up and greeted him when she saw Xia Tian.

"Yes." Xia Tian nodded, "Please sit down!"

"Thank you, boss!" Michelle sat down and looked at Xia Tian with bright eyes, "Boss, what are your instructions?"

"I believe you should know the purpose of my visit to the United States this time," Xia Tian said, "How about it, what suggestions do you have?"

"Boss, which companies are you targeting? If it is a small company, it is relatively easy to acquire. I will just go to negotiate with them in person. If it goes well, the deal can be concluded in less than a month.

But if you are acquiring a large company, it is not easy. You need the help of a team. Lawyers, advisors, bankers... and the acquisition is protracted and may take a year or two to discuss," Michel introduced.

"Of course I want to acquire big companies, and there are six major Hollywood companies." Xia Tian smiled slightly, "I can register hundreds of small companies in a minute. What's the use of buying them?"

...

Although there are many film companies in Hollywood, there are only these six film companies that are truly standing.

The reason for this is that their distribution capabilities are super strong, with distribution networks spread throughout the United States and the world, and can sell movies to any place in the world (excluding the Soviet Union, China, etc.). The stronger the distribution capabilities, the more the movies can be sold at high prices and the more money they can make.

Second, because they operate in a variety of ways, in addition to making movies, they also engage in TV, radio, books, magazines, comics, theme parks, etc. In this way, even if a business suffers losses, it can be compensated with other money-making projects.

Third, they are supported by consortiums behind them. Behind Fox is Murdoch's News Corp. Behind Paramount is Gulf Oil Company, Behind Universal Pictures is American Music Company, and Behind Columbia Pictures is Coca-Cola Company... Even if they suffer losses for a while, with the financial support of consortiums, they will help them overcome difficulties and create glory again.

Other film companies are not as lucky as them. Just like DreamWorks, founded by the well-known director Spielberg, the well-known producer Jeffrey Carsonberg, and the well-known music tycoon David Geffen, has launched a large number of blockbuster movies, such as "Artificial Intelligence", "Cat and Mouse Game", "Memory Break", "Shrek Monster", etc., but in the end, they still cannot escape the fate of being acquired.

It is because it is just a simple content manufacturer, but the cost of the movie production is borne by it alone, and the majority of the profits are taken away by the distribution company, so the risks and benefits are absolutely not proportional.

If a movie makes money, the distribution company takes the big head; if a movie loses, DreamWorks loses the worst. The risk of making movies is quite great. Even if DreamWorks has a big director like Spielberg, it cannot guarantee that every movie will make money.

In fact, in one or two years, DreamWorks' losses were as high as 3.6 billion US dollars. And it did not have the support of a large consortium, so once it lost money, it would fall into a fiscal crisis, and naturally it would be difficult to escape the fate of being acquired.

Xia Tian didn't want to end like DreamWorks and was not satisfied with producing a content maker, so he had to acquire six major film companies.

And he also knew that spring in Hollywood was coming soon.

As we entered the 1990s, with the development of special effects technology, the shooting technology of films will usher in a great leap forward. Pictures that were difficult to shoot in the past will no longer be a problem with the help of digital special effects.

These amazing movies can attract the audience's attention from the video recorder and cable TV. After all, watching movies on TV, how can you compare to watching blockbusters on the theater's big screen?

Second, Hollywood film companies gradually got rid of their dependence on theater box office and focused on subsequent developments, such as video tapes, cable TV, theme parks, peripheral product development, etc.

In the 1990s, Hollywood film companies' revenue from videotapes and cable TV exceeded the box office revenue of theaters.

Moreover, since the number of viewers covered by video tapes and cable TV is obviously more than that of viewers who go to the theater to watch movies, more viewers are exposed to movies, thus promoting the development of film peripheral products and enhancing the value of movies.

For example, like the Hong Kong pirated movies that were popular in the mainland in the 1990s, although the film companies suffered a certain degree of loss (in fact, the loss was not large, because most genuine Hong Kong movies were impossible to introduce to the mainland).

But if it weren't for the popularization of those pirated videos, most people would probably not know what kind of people Wang Xian, Cheng Long and Zhou Runfa were, let alone they came to the mainland to make money later.

Three, in the 1990s, the Soviet Union collapsed. The originally closed Eastern European market suddenly opened up, allowing Hollywood film companies to gain more than 300 million viewers out of thin air. The market suddenly increased by nearly one-tenth, and it was also high-quality customers in developed countries, which naturally greatly increased Hollywood's revenue.

Therefore, although Hollywood film companies are living a miserable life now and are forced to "sell themselves", if you wait a few years, they will become an unattainable "white and rich beauty". So if you don't take action now, there will be no chance in the future.

...

"Boss, if that's the case, we have to have a huge team to help us launch the acquisition," Michel said. "The lawyers, advisors, and bankers are indispensable."

"I have to add a public relations team," Xia Tian added. "After all, I am an outsider. Acquiring Hollywood will make many people unhappy. So there must be a public relations team to help me reduce public opinion pressure and clear obstacles."

"No, the boss thinks so thoughtfully." Michelle nodded.

"There is no need to say too much flattery. The team is formed by you, and the acquisition will be launched as soon as possible." Xia Tian said.

"Yes, boss." Michelle nodded quickly.

"When do you think you will be able to achieve results?" Xia Tian asked again.

"I think it will take at least half a year." Michelle thought for a while.

"Okay, I'll give you three months. In three months, I must see the results." Xia Tian nodded, "Otherwise, you can roll the bed and leave."
Chapter completed!