In April, Xiang Nan began to prepare for the filming of "John Wick 2, 3, and 4". He shot three films at once, which also brought the series to a successful conclusion.

In addition, he also leaked rumors that he wanted to change hands of Universal Pictures.

On the one hand, he also has a movie called "Fast and Furious 8". After filming, he will choose to retire. After retiring, of course he hopes to leave everything alone and be able to be a pastoral man at home.

On the one hand, Ning Jing has no plans to take over, and Ning Jian is still very young, so he doesn’t know how long it will take for her to take over. If there is no one to take over, it will be better to change hands as soon as possible.

As soon as this news came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the industry, because no one expected that Xiang Nan would change hands with Universal, which really exceeded everyone's expectations.

You must know that Universal Pictures is a chicken that lays golden eggs. Its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Harry Potter Magical Universe and Monsters Universe are all famous IPs, with annual profits of more than 6 billion US dollars, which is enough to compare with Coca-Cola

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Now that such a company is about to change hands, naturally a lot of people want to get it. However, not everyone can afford it.

After all, Universal Pictures has a market value of 220 billion U.S. dollars, and Xiang Nan holds more than 50% of the shares, which is more than 110 billion U.S. dollars. Which company can afford so much cash. Therefore, although fat meat is delicious,

But not everyone has such a good appetite.

What's more, Universal Pictures is what it is today because of Xiang Nan's leadership. Before being acquired by Xiang Nan, Universal Pictures was heavily in debt, with annual losses of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Therefore, after Xiang Nan changes hands, Universal Pictures' profits are bound to decline, and it will definitely not be worth US$220 billion by then. Therefore, everyone also hopes to reduce prices.

In this regard, Xiang Nan also promised that although Universal Pictures has changed hands, he will continue to serve as the honorary chairman of Universal Pictures and will be responsible for finalizing the new film shooting of Universal Pictures every year for up to five years.

This gave those acquirers confidence, and eventually many consortiums sent people to discuss with Xiang Nan. Among them, the most active one was Apple.

Apple is no longer a company that only knows how to sell hardware devices. In fact, software resources are its most profitable business. For example, iTunes’ annual profit is US$15.8 billion, which is higher than Universal Pictures’ profit in two years. In addition,

Apple TV launched by Apple also provides video subscription services.

So it needs content very much, and Universal Pictures has a huge library of nearly 10,000 movies, and it also owns well-known IPs such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Harry Potter Wizarding Universe, and the Monster Universe.

Therefore, if we win over Universal Pictures, we will not only gain access to massive resources so that we will not be strangled by other content providers, but we will also have sufficient self-development capabilities.

By then, Apple will be in the field of streaming media, flix. This will also become another profit point for Apple, so Apple is very interested in it.

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Xiang Nan sent people to talk to them while filming his own movie.

The negotiations went fairly smoothly. After all, one party really wanted to sell and the other really wanted to buy. The only difference was the price and payment method.

Although Apple now has a lot of cash, it still hopes to pay in the form of stocks and cash. After all, with more than 100 billion US dollars, it is really difficult to get it out.

Xiang Nan said yes.

After all, Apple's stock price is still strong. And he is also one of Apple's major shareholders. As early as the late 1990s, before Steve Jobs returned to Apple, he had quietly acquired nearly 30% of the stock.

At that time, Apple's market capitalization was only US$6 billion, and 30% of its shares were only US$2 billion. Today, these 30% of its shares have risen to nearly US$400 billion, a two-hundred-fold increase.

Subsequently, the two parties reached an agreement that Apple would acquire Xiang Nan's Universal Pictures shares for US$60 billion in cash and US$60 billion worth of stock.

Xiang Nan's acquisition of Universal Pictures only cost more than US$3 billion. Twenty years later, the price has increased more than 40 times, which is considered a good business.

A large-scale acquisition like this cannot be completed within a month or two. In fact, acquisitions often take months or even years, and the accountant's audit alone is not a matter of a day or two.

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In May, "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" will be released, telling the story of Star-Lord's murder of his father.

The "Guardians of the Galaxy" series is different from traditional superhero movies. Compared to the bitterness and hatred of other heroes, several heroes in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" are relatively funny, so its style is more funny and more interesting.

In addition, director Gunn personally likes nostalgia, so the "Guardians of the Galaxy" series also has a lot of nostalgic easter eggs.

The first part features Sony Walkman, as well as classic songs from the 1970s and 1980s; the second part features "Knight Rider", David Hasselhoff and Microsoft's Zune player.

Therefore, movie fans who like this series of movies can't put it down, while movie fans who don't like it despise it, and their opinions are very divided.

But even so, there are still more people who like it. This is why "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" achieved a box office of 280 million US dollars in North America and a global box office of 860 million US dollars. The results are quite impressive.

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In June, Universal Pictures released "Jumanji: The Next Level."

The original version of this movie was not a success. It only earned more than 500 million U.S. dollars at the global box office, which was nearly half of the previous film, and its reputation also dropped sharply.

Its failure is multi-faceted. First of all, it is a complete failure in character creation.

In "Game of the Brave: Battle in the Jungle", the school beauty becomes a fat boy, the nerd becomes a strong person, the strong person becomes a weakling, and the ugly duckling becomes a beautiful woman... Through this transformation, everyone realizes their own shortcomings and strengths.

, realizing the growth of the characters.

And this contrast also creates a lot of contradictions and laughter, enriching the audience's viewing pleasure.

But in "Game of the Brave", although there is a contrast, it is only treated as a punchline. Everyone's character motivations are inexplicable, and the logic of behavior is completely broken, reducing it to a mindless movie that can only watch special effects.

Cool movie.

Secondly, the main line is not clear.

In the first part, both the protagonists and the villains compete for the gems, and the main plot is simple and clear. In the second part, although the levels come one after another and the audience is dizzy, the levels and tasks are not closely connected.

For this reason, although the protagonist group encountered many dangers in the process of breaking through the level, the audience was unable to feel a sense of crisis, and the movie-watching experience was naturally greatly reduced.

Xiang Nan re-arranged it to address these shortcomings.

In the previous movie, Xiang Nan left a foreshadowing in the easter egg. The game console that was smashed by the protagonists was recovering on its own. Therefore, at the beginning of the movie, the protagonists heard the familiar sound of drums again, and then they were sucked in again.

In game.

Secondly, the main story has been reorganized, and the villain is more cruel, vicious, and more like a big villain. Unlike the original villain, he is simply an idiot.
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