Chapter 142: canadian film company

However, what Sophia didn't expect was that Paramount quickly agreed to Ryan's suggestion and asked him to edit a 30-second promotional advertisement.

It took three full days before Ryan carefully selected and edited a commercial.

The only pity is that "The Truman Show" is only a feature film, there are no scenes of alien spaceships, plane explosions, and car chases. The publicity effect may not be as good as "Independence Day" in the previous life.

Of course, no one can deny that the number of viewers the Super Bowl has is definitely a very good publicity platform.

For a short 30-second commercial, Paramount needs to pay $950,000 for it, and it is also the premise that the Super Bowl wants to attract the attention of Hollywood studios.

The work has come to an end for the time being. Blue Sky Studios has Chris Wedge in charge, and Paramount is responsible for the promotion of "The Truman Show". Ryan can take time to think about the next development.

For example, the suggestion made by Sophia some time ago?

Whether it is the future of the Avengers, or the copyrights of the X-Men, Fantastic Four, etc., as well as the copyright of Spider-Man that has not yet been obtained, it needs a film company to support it. It is best to master the distribution channels in North America, which is the previous Lionsgate Same.

Of course, it is impossible for him to spend a huge amount of money to acquire a company with North American distribution channels at a cost of US$100 million like Lionsgate, thus forming Lionsgate's North American distribution channels.

After having a very simple lunch at noon, Ryan drove to the Los Angeles branch of Merrill Lynch and met Swift.

"How's the stock market?" Ryan asked directly.

"Very good." Swift made a very exaggerated gesture and said, "The momentum of technology stocks is very good, and more funds can be invested in the future."

"Chain Saw 3" was a big hit at the box office, and he knew very well that Ryan would receive funds one after another for a long time to come.

"No problem." Ryan nodded slightly.

Investing in technology stocks at this stage is a very good investment. To put it bluntly, you can make money with your eyes closed, at least before the Internet bubble appeared.

For Ryan's move, Swift is very happy, the more funds he has, the more his share will naturally be.

"By the way, what happened to the matter that I asked you to investigate a while ago!" Ryan said the main purpose of today.

Swift shrugged his shoulders, as if he had known this for a long time, reached out and took out a thick stack of documents from his briefcase and put them on the desk, and said: "This is some information I found through Merrill Lynch, and it is very reliable. "

Merrill Lynch is headquartered in New York, USA. It is one of the largest financial management consulting companies in the world. It has a great reputation in the financial industry and exists like a giant.

Therefore, even if the information obtained by Swift through Merrill Lynch cannot be said to be 100% accurate, at least there is absolutely no problem in general.

Ryan picked up the information and read it carefully. John Dunning, the founder of Canadian Film Company, headquartered in Montreal, is CINépix, a Canadian independent film company with distribution channels in Canada and the United States. It mainly distributes English and French films, as well as some European films.

That's right, Ryan recognized at a glance that it was the Canadian film company he was looking for.

Swift said: "This film company not only has distribution channels in North America, but also has a large film library."

"Be more specific." Ryan asked looking up.

Acknowledging that, Swift continued: "The studio invests mostly in Canadian films, occasionally releases some European titles, and a few low-budget horror films, and almost never invests in high-risk Hollywood films."

"By the way, this company not only has distribution channels in North America, but also has a very complete distribution channel for videotapes."

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"However." Swift hesitated, and said, "This film company has a close relationship with the Canadian government, and there is no intention of selling it at the moment."

No intention to sell!

Ryan frowned, this was not what he wanted to hear, and immediately interjected: "With Merrill Lynch's influence, it shouldn't be difficult to do."

Acquisition of business is one of the main businesses of Merrill Lynch.

Although Swift had guessed it a long time ago, he was still shocked at this time, and said with certainty: "For Merrill Lynch, it is naturally possible."

"But as a friend, I hope you can think carefully about it. With the current scale of this film company, even if the acquisition is finally reached, I am afraid that it will have to pay a very expensive fee."

Ryan had already prepared for these things. In his previous life, Lionsgate Films paid as much as 100 million US dollars to buy the Canadian film company.

Even if the price could be a little cheaper now, it would cost more than tens of millions of dollars.

"Don't worry, I've thought about it very clearly." Ryan shook his head, rejected his offer, and said, "After the acquisition is completed, I will choose to split the Canadian film company and only keep the North American distribution channel and videotape distribution. channels, in this way, a lot of funds can be recovered."

The most precious legacy of a film company, apart from North American distribution channels and videotape distribution channels, is probably only the film library.

Once the Canadian film company is split up and all assets including the film library are sold, a lot of money can be saved, and many Hollywood film companies will never refuse the opportunity to expand the film library.

"Okay then, I will personally contact the supervisor who manages this business." Swift nodded and said.

Ryan closed the documents in his hand and said, "Of course, if the Canadian film company refuses to sell, Merrill Lynch can find the next suitable target."

"My requirements are very simple, preferably a medium-sized distribution company."

"With the channels of Merrill Lynch, the results will come soon." Swift agreed immediately. For Merrill Lynch, it is not difficult to acquire a distribution company with North American distribution channels, provided that you pay the starting price.

"Don't tell anyone about this." Ryan didn't want to make a fuss for the time being, and it's better to keep a low profile. He didn't want to be an early bird and attract several Hollywood giants to suppress him.

As for those small distribution companies, it is obviously not within his consideration.

Even if the price is more expensive, choose a mid-range distribution company.

The studio's account is about to usher in a large amount of income, which is enough to acquire a medium-sized distribution company.

With "Saw 3" in theaters and "The Truman Show" on the way, Ryan has plenty of money.

After talking about the matter, Ryan chatted with Swift for a while, and left Merrill Lynch.

Swift began to get busy. He was only a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch and was not in charge of the acquisition business. He could only choose to contact other department heads.

Of course, he can also get a very generous share from it, and improve his status within Merrill Lynch.

After leaving Merrill Lynch, Ryan did not drive back to the studio, but chose to drive back to the apartment.

The moment he opened the door, Ryan was taken aback for a moment. There was a pair of ladies' high heels at the door, but it was Monica Bellucci who was back!

Except for Ryan himself, there are only a few people who have the keys to the apartment, and most of the time, unless there is something wrong, only Monica Bellucci will come to live often.

Ryan closed the door casually, walked into the living room, and seemed to faintly hear the sound of a shower coming from the bathroom on the second floor, he couldn't help feeling hot, and walked up quickly.

"Boom, Monica!" Ryan walked outside the bathroom and knocked lightly on the door, but no one responded.

He turned the doorknob directly, but didn't lock the door. The next moment, he stepped in, "Honey, do you need to come together..."

After speaking, Ryan was taken aback by the scene in front of him.