MTL - Reborn Capital Empire-v2 Chapter 691 2004 matrix

Chapter 691 The Matrix of 2004

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"In terms of TV dramas, the second season of "Lost" and "Prison Break", and the first season of "The Big Bang Theory" all have ratings above 10 points. Among them, the second season of "Lost" has more than 7 million viewers, and "Prison Break" is the second Season viewership exceeded 9.5 million, and the newly released "The Big Bang Theory" was the most popular with 11.5 million viewers, surpassing the first season of "Prison Break" with 10.8 million viewers."

"In addition to TV dramas, the "Voice of America" ​​we produced and "America's Got Talent", which produced the first season of this year, have become phenomenal variety shows. The former has a rating of 22.3, and the latter has also exceeded 17.4."

“Because of the broadcast of a series of excellent TV series and variety shows, the CW public television, Canal+ and TNT are two paid TV stations in the United States and the world, especially in Europe, the audience is increasing. Canal+ currently has 3.37 million paid subscribers in Europe and Africa. , TNT has 4.1 million paid subscribers in North America. In the two quarters of 2004, we received advertising revenue and paid subscription revenue from TV and variety shows, totaling $1.134 billion."

“In terms of games, Valve Game Studio, Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and Call of Duty continue to generate revenue, especially the second part of “Call of Duty”, which currently sells more than 7.59 million copies. "The second part, created a peak of 900,000 simultaneous online users in China. "Audition" and "Bubble Hall" are also one of the most popular casual games in China. The development of "Dungeon and Warriors" has been completed. , the official public beta test early next year.”

"The Tianxia Studio in Huaxia Jingcheng, "The World", "Fantasy Westward Journey", "Westward Journey", three online games are currently one of the most popular games in Huaxia, especially the "Fantasy Westward Journey" which just launched this year has created 310 million The number of registrations, the peak of 2.7 million simultaneous online."

"Xue Leshan Studio, the second part of "Ghost" is expected to be officially tested in October this year, and will go on sale in the middle of next year. The third part of the "Homeland" series is expected to be officially tested at the beginning of next year, and will be available for sale in late 2005 or early 2006. As for the second part of the "Witcher" series, it is still in the development process, and when it will be released, Mike has not given exact information."

Mike Moraimi, the general manager of Xue Leshan Studio, one of the original Blizzard three giants, who came from Blizzard, also inherited the old habit of Blizzard's three years of sharpening a sword. Although the three development teams of Ghost, Homeland, and Demon Hunter have been established for nearly two years, they have yet to come up with a mature game.

"Blizzard Studio, "World of Warcraft" was officially tested in March this year, and the market has responded well. The specific release will not be until November. The third "Diablo" and "StarCraft" second "Wings of Liberty" are still under development In the process, according to the plan given by Frank, Wings of Liberty will not be officially tested until the middle of next year. There is no more detailed plan for the third part of "Diablo"."

Frank Pierce, general manager of Blizzard Studios, one of the Blizzard Big Three.

"Fantasy Studio, the first edition of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been launched, and has now achieved 1.47 million sales. "Harry Potter" has launched the first version of the public beta, which is expected to be officially released by the end of the year; "National Treasure" is currently still In development, Allen responded, it will be in beta early next year and go on sale in the middle of the year."

Alan Adhan, general manager of Fantasy Studios, may be the fastest-developing of the "Big Three." Three games can basically be completed in a year and a half. In particular, "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been listed and sold well.

"...The animation and music business generated US$1.73 billion in operating income in the two quarters of 2004. In terms of animation, Marvel surpassed DC to become the world's largest comic platform. Currently, it has 2,733 registered comic artists and 29,000 new comics. 23.78 million registered users. The online subscriptions of works such as "Red Flame Battlefield", "Midnighter" and "Spawn" exceed 1 million."

"Pixar's "The Incredibles" and "Kung Fu Panda", the former has been completed, and is currently in the pre-release publicity work, which is expected to be released in September. "Kung Fu Panda" is scheduled for Christmas."

"Matrix Music, thanks to the promotion of The Voice of America, new signings Adele and Taylor Swift, with multiple songs on the Billboard charts, is currently the most popular female artist in North America and the UK The business in China is also progressing rapidly. "Super Girl" helped us to acquire four high-quality singers with a deep fan base. At present, Matrix Music is the company that has signed the most female singers in the world among the four major record companies in the world. In 2004 In the mid-term, it surpassed Universal Music and held a 24.9% share of the global music market."

"...The main park and theater business, the expansion of the four Universal Studios in Hollywood, Orlando, Osaka, and Barcelona, ​​has been completed. In the two quarters of 2004, it generated an operating income of 5.14 billion US dollars. In the theater chain, through acquisitions and New construction, we have 46 luxury cinema chains in North America and Europe, and another 5 new constructions, with a total of 623 screens, and generated operating income of 360 million US dollars in the two quarters of 2004."

"...streaming media business, in the second quarter of 2004, Hulu had 37.9 million registered users, 3.32 million paying users, main business revenue of $223 million, and net profit of $64 million."

"...Consumer products business, in the two quarters of 2004, received a total of 1.57 billion US dollars in film and television peripherals."

After flipping through the information and listening to Buddy Morris's introduction, Guo Shouyun was quite satisfied. The Matrix developed faster than he expected. It has not been in vain that he has worked hard for the past five years to copy those well-known film and television dramas and games in his memory, as well as a series of painstaking layouts.

In terms of revenue, among the six major Hollywood giants, it has surpassed Disney, and Time Warner, which has been implicated by the giant pit of America Online, is second only to News Corporation.

"How did 'Van Helsing' go?"

Guo Shouyun is still looking forward to the magical revision of "Van Helsing" co-produced with Sony Columbia. After all, the main line is set according to his brain hole, but the sub-line plots are different.

"It is currently in post-production and is expected to be officially released in September." After Buddy Morris finished speaking, he paused and glanced at Guo Shouyun's expression, "Boss, Director Michael Bay said, the special effects of "Transformers" There are too many scenes, and I am afraid that the plan to be released at the end of this year cannot be realized.”

Guo Shouyun frowned, and after thinking about it, he nodded.

"Okay! ... By the way, let Michael director, put the shots of Bumblebee and Jazz in the final production. Also, give up the cooperation between these two characters and the car manufacturer."

He knows better than anyone how high the box office of "Transformers" is, such a good advertising opportunity, if he does not own a car company. How can it be given to others when there is already a Red Star car?

If it weren't for the poor technology of Hongyan heavy-duty trucks, the market in the United States and Europe is almost zero; there are no pickup trucks and rescue vehicles in the company, and he is not even willing to let the Optimus Prime, ambulance and iron models. go out.

"Yes!"

"The Fast and the Furious is coming out next year?"

Buddy Morris nodded, "The plan is to complete the production in the second half of this year and release it early next year. But Lin plans to take a break after working on "National Treasure". I'm afraid we have to choose another director."

"How long does Justin Lin plan to rest?" Guo Shouyun asked.

"Three months!"

"Three months is not too long. And I'm not optimistic about other people at the helm of the filming of "Fast and the Furious", so let Justin Lin direct it."

"Fast and the Furious" is better than "Transformers" to promote the new car of the Ruby Motor Group. After the launch of the stunning Rover sedan series, MG SUV series, and the absolutely eye-popping scissor door and shark-faced MG sports car series, the box office of "Fast and the Furious" will go to a higher level. Of course, it has a century-old brand building. The Rover will also be given a new lease of life.

"Also, temporarily suspend the bidding for vehicle advertisements for the third part of "Fast and Furious"."

As the CEO of Matrix, Buddy Morris is somewhat aware of the news that his boss has invested in an automobile group in Huaxia. Although he does not think that the products of the car company in Huaxia are worthy of the classic "Fast and Furious" series under Matrix and "Transformers" with an investment of more than 100 million yuan, the big boss's tone is very firm, he doesn't want to get bad luck .

Especially now that the high-level struggle of Ruby Company and the exit of John Roberts are being fueled by many media and continue to ferment in the United States. Although this kind of thing is not necessarily your own turn, it is better to be cautious in front of the big boss.

"The MGM acquisition has changed?"

After reading the Matrix's annual report, Guo Shouyun turned the information to Buddy Morris.

"We had already negotiated ~www.novelbuddy.com~ with Gary Barber to buy all of MGM's shares at $12 per share. But suddenly Sony Columbia stepped in, bringing together Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Capital Fund, Comscat, DLJ Commodity Banking Partners, Foursquare Group, LBO to acquire MGM.”

"LBO?"

"Yes! At present, the consortium formed by Sony has formed a 'MGM Holding Company', and intends to use this company to acquire all the shares of MGM Pictures."

"What about the price?"

"$13 per share!"

"At $13, these guys really know how to calculate. ... Gary Barber, Sony must have given him a lot of benefits, right?"

"This is currently unknown. But leveraged buyouts will definitely require the cooperation of management. With the scale of MGM Pictures, he has at least obtained more than $50 million in revenue from this acquisition. Otherwise, he would not be in close contact with us. Break the contract when it is signed.”