After Buying Marvel, I Became the King of Hollywood

Chapter 42:

Kevin also looked at the Quartet curiously.

The roadside, as far as the eye can see, is generally the same as the most prosperous downtown area in New York.

All kinds of luxury goods, high-end restaurants, gold jewelry and other high-consumption stores are placed on both sides.

Obviously, it is aimed at the gamblers who have won the bet, the kind of energy that is not money.

It’s these bigots who are in the hole.

Kevin did not have these high-end consumption habits, and the poor often appear to be upstarts when they become rich, but Kevin has maintained his original mentality very well.

Although he occasionally spends money to eat good food, he does not spend money on these luxuries.

After all, he is a director and doesn’t need to package himself like a star.

All people want to see is his work.

There is no need to spend the money.

After half an hour’s drive, the three of them came to a huge and splendid building.

The driver walked to the door and said a few words to a few gatekeepers. Then he returned and led the three of them into the office area of the casino through the small door.

After several complicated roads and many guards, several people entered the core area of the casino.

After the two bodyguards checked that they were not carrying any metal weapons, they were allowed to enter Kirk Kerkorian’s room together.

As a gambling tycoon, he was hated by countless people. On weekdays, he was very careful about his own safety.

In this area of Las Vegas, with such a complicated procedure, the safety of oneself is protected to the greatest extent.

After entering the room, Kevin looked at the decoration of the room. It was a 100-square-meter office area with sofas and other office supplies in the middle.

A middle-aged and sturdy man in his forties or fifties, a man in a suit and leather shoes with a bit of a godfather vibe, sat on the sofa in the middle and motioned the three of them to sit down.

Following his invitation, several people took their seats.

Kirk Kerkorian then spoke:

“Is it what you said, can you lead MGM to restore glory?”

MGM means nothing to Kirk Kerkorian. He bought MGM, but he actually paid more for his feelings, but when feelings became a burden, Kirk Kerkore Well, MGM doesn’t take that seriously anymore.

He was looking for an opportunity to take MGM.

And Kevin is the one who made the MGM in his hand sell for a better price.

Facing a valuable person, Kirk Kerkorian put away his face as a gangster, and used a serious businessman face to deal with several people.

In the face of Kirk Kerkorian, who looked like a gang leader, Kevin was not afraid at all.

Things in the world move for profit.

When he can bring benefits to others, even the gangsters will not attack him.

Kevin responded calmly and plainly:

“Yes, it’s me.”

“Steve Kevin.”

Reiter interjected:

“He is the most famous new director in Hollywood recently. Three consecutive films have grossed over 100 million at the global box office. The latest Mission: Impossible is expected to reach a global box office of 600 to 700 million.”

“We at MGM have a 30 percent investment share.”

Kirk Kercorion looked at Kevin with a somewhat surprised look.

This kind of huge profit is almost comparable to the income of his casino.

Kevin has topped a casino all by himself. This is talent among talents.

After thinking for a while, Kirk Kercorion said with a scrutiny:

“How did you bring MGM to glory, tell me about your plan, and if you can convince me, MGM’s 5% stake, I agreed…”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin suddenly said:

“I want 10% of the shares.”

People are not greedy and unstable. After meeting Kirk Kerkorian, after a series of thoughts, Kevin directly doubled his original goal.

Hearing Kevin’s words, Kirk Kercorion was not angry, he lit a cigar, took a sip, and then said leisurely:

“Young people, if they are too greedy, they will only seek their own death.”

“Of course, just because you dare to stand in front of me, the lion opens his mouth, and I will give you a chance to convince me.”

“What can you bring to MGM?”

With a smile on his face, Kevin began to speak:

“Do you know the biggest reason for MGM’s decline so far?”

Kirk Kercorion did not speak, but motioned Leiter to talk to him with his eyes.

Leiter on the side hurriedly said:

“There is a lack of movies with huge profits, and subsequent distribution power.”

“As we all know, publishing is more profitable than a movie. The box office of a movie is only 30% to 40% of his profit.”

“And our current distribution power at MGM is far from realizing the true potential of the movies in our library.”

Kevin chimed in:

“The most important thing is that we are missing a capital injection from a media giant.”

“Without the support of the media giants, MGM will never be the top five in Hollywood!”

“In addition to my shares, I also propose to sell a certain amount of shares to Warner Bros. to gain the support of Time Warner behind them.”

“In this way, I am confident that in ten years, MGM’s stock price will rise at least five to ten times.”

Kevin’s words will clearly arrange the future of MGM.

Using his directing ability as a link, he introduced the capital of Time Warner behind Warner Bros., so that MGM was reborn.

The success of all this depends on whether Kirk Kerkorian is willing to sell part of his shares to Kevin and Time Warner.

Chapter 67 Kevin’s Net worth

It is not so easy to get the shares of a film company of MGM’s level in Hollywood.

Like the Big Five, most of the shares are in the hands of the group behind it. As part of a complete industrial chain, it is almost impossible to take action.

The next-level MGM, if you want to start, also has to pay a lot of cash higher than the stock price.

Unless it is someone like Kevin who is inseparable from MGM, can he buy shares at a normal price.

In other words, Kevin is actually buying more than 100 million shares at a price of $90 million, which is robbery.

Kirk Kercorion stared at Kevin for a long time with an unpredictable expression, until a few minutes later, when he saw that Kevin’s face was still without fear, he suddenly burst into laughter, Showing a very kind look.

“Kevin, I believe in you, I can sell 10% of the shares directly to you, and I can also give up 20% of the shares to Warner Bros. Of course, yours can be purchased at the current stock price, and Warner must pay 1.3 times the share price. Buy at a premium, I value you, not them.”

Kevin’s face finally showed a happy look.

Don’t look at just a 10% stake in MGM, which is an achievement that countless directors can’t achieve in their lifetimes.

The success of this step means that he has surpassed the achievements that countless directors could not achieve in their lifetimes, and has become one of the numerous major shareholders of MGM.

Since then, his status in Hollywood has changed.

The most basic point is that he can use MGM’s connections to win awards for his films. As long as his film level is high enough, no matter his age, nothing else can stop him.

As the founder of the Academy Awards, MGM has made connections and connections, and even Oscar can’t refuse.

If anyone thinks that Oscar is not affected by the outside world, then Kevin can only say that that person is still too young.

Of course, even MGM, in Kevin’s heart, is also just a springboard.

In the future, his Morning Entertainment will use the resources of MGM and Warner Bros., plus a large number of IPs provided by Marvel, to follow the future development route of Disney step by step and become an absolute giant in Hollywood.

But before he really grows up, he still needs the big umbrella of MGM to protect him from the wind and rain…

…..

A day later, he rejected Kirk Kerkorian’s invitation to gamble in his casino.

The three returned directly to New York.

Reiter, as Kirk Kerkorian’s contact, went directly to Warner to negotiate a stake sale, while Kevin was cleaning up his assets.

Funds ready to buy a 10% stake in MGM.

In the absence of a premium and the current stock price is not high, Kevin can take 10% of the shares for a mere $90 million, which is undoubtedly a huge profit.

In his memory, ten years later, MGM, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was able to sell itself for more than three billion dollars.

It’s just that MGM is unwilling to sell at this price, so it chose to go bankrupt.

And even now, the real value of MGM’s 10% stake is actually at least doubled. If MGM doesn’t need Kevin too much now, it’s absolutely impossible to get MGM’s shares at this price.

Kevin came directly to Chenxi Film Company.

After teasing with the two little sisters at the front desk, listening to their compliments, and taking them out for a good meal, Kevin returned to the company and came to Dawson’s office.

“Dawson, how much active funds does the company currently have, and how much will come in later?”

Dawson nodded and called for an ordinary woman with glasses and an ordinary looking financial account that Kevin didn’t know, and counted it in person.

After doing some calculations, the woman with glasses raised her head and said:

“Currently, the company’s income is mainly the income from escaping from the town, and the subsequent sale of copyright income, a total of 61.85 million US dollars, after deducting the expenses, there are still 58.43 million US dollars left. Dollar.”

“In the follow-up, Mission Impossible’s North American box office has reached 150 million at the box office, and there is still one to two weeks before it goes offline. It is estimated that the North American box office is about 160 million, and the company’s revenue will probably be in Around 30 million.”

“The follow-up overseas box office share should be relatively large, and it is expected to earn hundreds of millions of dollars, as well as follow-up copyright income…”

Kevin interrupted.

“Enough, so it seems that after Mission: Impossible is released, my funds are enough.”

The woman with eyes raised her eyes and said:

“BOSS, you have to pay taxes in April. After the operation of charitable funds and other aspects, you only need to pay about 15% of the income of the year, but it is best to reserve this money in advance…”

Kevin patted his head.

I almost forgot about this. In the United States, the tax bureau is the boss. The FBI and the S.H.I.E.L.D. are nothing compared to it.

The tax bureau is a force with independent armed forces.

No matter how big the rich, once it involves tax evasion, the tax bureau will not buy it.

Reasonable tax avoidance can, tax evasion, no!

Kevin doesn’t have the guts to fight the tax office.

As for more tax avoidance methods, some are not available to film companies, and for the time being, they cannot be reduced to a lower level, and we need to hire professionals to study them later.

In this way, there is still a certain gap in his hand, Kevin thought silently.

But this is not urgent, and he can delay the payment for a few months.

All he cares about now is how well Wright and Time Warner are negotiating.

…..

On the other side, Reiter and Robinoff were chatting happily over coffee in Warner’s president’s office.

Robinov pondered Leiter’s words, somewhat moved.

The most valuable thing for a film company is actually their film library, and MGM, as the oldest film company, does not have too many movies in the film library, which is invaluable in the hands of Time Warner.

At this time, they only need to invest 20% of the shares to be able to use their film library. Although they also have to pay, it is still a profitable business.

Especially at this time, Mission Impossible is still in theaters, and the stock has not yet reached its peak. At this time, even if it is a 1.3 times premium, Time Warner will never lose money.

And the most important thing is that Steve Kevin will buy 10% of the shares of MGM. If they don’t join Warner, it will be difficult to intervene in the investment of Kevin’s other films, which is undoubtedly unacceptable to them.

Escape from the Dead Town and Mission Impossible gave them a taste of the sweetness, and they couldn’t stop it.

Under these multiple considerations, although Leiter has no decision-making power, he has decided to persuade Time Warner to buy 20% of MGM’s shares. Of course, the swap of Warner and MGM shares is not unacceptable.