A certain day at the end of May.
Zane Blackwood, as the boss of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, needed to tour his company.
Even as a hands-off leader, he couldn't be completely separated from its control, otherwise it could inevitably lead to a situation where the tail wags the dog.
Financial review, introduction and replacement of important equipment, appointment of personnel in important positions, etc., all required Zane to review and decide in person.
First stop: Wald Pictures.
As a subsidiary of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, it was the most core subsidiary.
Victor, who was also the CEO of Wald Pictures, got the news early in the morning and accompanied Zane to review the company's situation.
"Boss, these materials in front of you are the result of a week's review by the head office's financial team." Victor pointed to the files on the desk.
The content of the document was not much, only dozens of pages.
Of course, this was the result of the review, sorting, and streamlining by the financial team led by Martha; otherwise, it would definitely be a stack of raw data.
There were so many headaches!
Zane was watching Victor's commentary while looking at the collated materials.
"Boss, now the distribution department of Wald Pictures has grown from a distribution business covering only 6 states last year to 35 states."
"There are 13 states left in the 48 contiguous states. As for the overseas Alaska and Hawaii, we are currently sending out manpower to start the distribution business. It is expected that before the end of this year, our distribution network of Wald Pictures can be fully deployed across the entire United States."
Zane nodded immediately.
There was comfort, but also bitterness.
You had to know that the distribution network of Wald Pictures could cover so much ground so quickly because Zane had paid real money!
Since the establishment of Wald Pictures, Zane had never drawn any money from it. Except for the filming funds of various movies, all other remaining funds had been used to expand the company's distribution network.
Besides, the money wasn't enough!
Therefore, Zane pledged a part of the film company shares and the rights to several movies, and borrowed 30 million US dollars from Wells Fargo Bank, and every last cent was invested in the distribution department.
"Not bad, the money I invested wasn't in vain!"
Zane nodded in relief.
Victor added: "Boss, for the formation of the distribution department, the U.S. dollar needs continuous investment. After all, when we have a distribution network covering the entire United States, the next step is to establish a distribution network covering all of North America."
"The next step is to enter South America!"
"Then Europe, Asia, Australia, etc., all of which require large sums of money."
The voice fell, and the corners of Zane's mouth twitched slightly.
"..."
What could Zane say now?
The establishment of a distribution department was simply a huge gold-devouring beast!
The establishment of a distribution network covering more than half of the United States alone had cost more than US$50 million.
Then, one could imagine how difficult it was to build a global distribution business!
Moreover, when the day came to expand beyond North America, the pressure he faced was not only financial pressure, but also pressure from the film and television distribution industries of other countries!
And various local protection policies of various governments.
This was also the reason why Hollywood's top six was always the top six.
Only they could distribute films from all over the world to the world. Film and television colleagues in other countries, let alone surpassing them, didn't even have the qualifications to expect it.
First, there was no money;
Second, there was no strong network.
The most important thing was that the six major Hollywood companies had been cultivating for decades in order to form a global distribution business.
Wald Pictures still had a long way to go!
"Victor, don't worry about anything else for now. We must first complete the distribution network covering the United States. North America is the top priority. As for the distribution business in Europe and other places, we'll look into that later."
Zane's said.
"Okay, boss." Victor replied.
In Hollywood, aside from the Big Six, the other second-tier film companies weren't bad in strength. The shareholders behind them were also powerful figures. Their distribution business covered the entire United States, and even North America, without problems.
But!
They just didn't have a global distribution business!
Even if they shot a top-three movie in the North American annual box office rankings, like the "Twilight" series from Summit Entertainment, in order to promote the film to overseas markets, it could only accept the exploitation of the Big Six in Hollywood.
It was always subject to others!
Under long-term suppression, even if they were all ambitious in the beginning, they would eventually be acquired by the Big Six, or eliminated.
Think about DreamWorks, created by Spielberg, Katzenberg, and David Geffen!
When DreamWorks was founded, it was a sensation!
Once upon a time, it once claimed to be a major company that "could compete with the Big Six."
For several consecutive years, it produced well-known, Oscar-sweeping movies like "Saving Private Ryan", "Shrek", and "Kung Fu Panda". But in the end, wasn't it also dismembered and acquired because of the suppression of the Big Six?
One of the most important reasons was the lack of a network covering the global distribution business!
"Damn it!"
"I'm not thinking that far ahead now!"
"I'll spend the money to build it first, try it out."
"It would take a tremendous amount of time and money to establish a global distribution business from scratch."
"After a few years, if it doesn't work, then I'll just buy one of the Big Six."
Zane was confident.
Wasn't it just money? As someone with foresight, he still had this confidence.
...
In the following time, Victor briefed Zane on the shooting of the three films "Wrong Turn 2", "The Purge Project", and "The Sixth Sense".
"Boss, of the three films, "The Purge Project" wrapped up as early as the beginning of the month and has started post-editing and other production. The film has had a rough cut three times and is expected to be completed in another two weeks." Victor said.
"Uh...."
Zane couldn't help but shake his head with a smile: "It seems that Zack is really anxious. It's only been less than 4 months. He really wants to start shooting "300" quickly!"
Victor also smiled and said: "It is a bit fast, but from the situation reflected by Kevin Feige, Zack isn't cutting corners in his rush."
Zane nodded: "I have never doubted the quality of Zack's directorial work. He is a director with high standards. Well, how is the situation on Nolan's side?"
Nolan? !
Mentioning Nolan, Victor immediately perked up.
"Boss, I have to say that you have a good eye for people. I've been to the set of "Final Turn" several times, and I've also seen a few rough cuts. Director Nolan is indeed a very talented person. From my professional perspective, his future achievements will not be low."
"Hehe." Zane smiled knowingly.
Nolan—none of the films he made in his lifetime had a score lower than 7.5. He was one of the few directors who combined art and commerce.
Could his future achievements be low?
"The Sixth Sense" being directed by Shyamalan made Zane even less worried.
Everything was going very smoothly!
After all, Shyamalan had an amazing artistic level in supernatural/horror themes. Zane was very much looking forward to this film. You had to know, it was a movie that was the box office runner-up in 1999 with a global box office of more than $600 million!
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