Chapter 536 Zucker Is Like a Lamp

"Hollywood starts with animation ()"

the next day.

After starting the vacation mode, Zhu Ke stepped into the building of the headquarters of Jin Shuguang Entertainment Group again after a lapse of nearly two months.

"what?!"

CEO Victor said in surprise: "Boss, do you mean that Weta Digital in New Zealand is a special effects company that is no less powerful than Industrial Light and Magic?"

Zucker emphasized: "I mean potential!"

Victor continued to ask: "Boss, you must understand that an excellent special effects production company is not only a simple model of special effects software + special computers + first-class special effects artists, but the most important thing is to have the ability to develop new technologies, from In this regard, ILM is very powerful.”

Clearly, Victor was skeptical.

A slightly larger production company in Hollywood has its own special effects department for film and television, which can produce some simple special effects results. However, for real large-scale special effects and top-notch special effects results, professional special effects companies still need to be entrusted.

Also, it costs a lot of money.

The special effects costs of Wald Pictures' "Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" are astronomical.

Zuke immediately laughed and scolded: "Victor, you are the only one in the entire group who will question me and not give me face."

Hearing this, Victor said solemnly: "Boss, I am the CEO of the group. I need to be responsible to the group and to you."

Zhu Ke laughed twice, waved his hand, and said, "You, you, I can't tell you. In short, I am optimistic about the future of Weta Digital. Of course, I will go to New Zealand in the next two days to have a look first."

Victor nodded.

In fact, Zucker can make all decisions of the company in one word, and he doesn't need to give Victor any face at all, but Zucker won't do it and can't do it.

Victor is the CEO of the group. His performance is not exceptional, but he is "steady", which is very satisfying to Zucker.

After all, there are a large number of professional managers in Hollywood who are eager for quick success.

This kind of person, classmate Zhu Ke, has always despised him.

"Victor, do you want to come with me to have a look?" Zucker suddenly suggested.

"Uh......?"

Victor was stunned for a moment, but after thinking about it for more than ten seconds, he said, "Yes. But I won't have time to leave in three days, and my stay in New Zealand will not exceed two days."

Zucker immediately clapped his hands and applauded: "The timing is so precise, and the existence of a CEO like you is definitely a blessing for any boss."

Praise for the red fruit.

Capable and very conscientious subordinates, what boss does not like?

Victor smiled and said, "Boss, I'm only interested in Weta Digital because I heard what you said. Once it is as you said and has excellent potential, then we will invest in it or even acquire it gradually. A good thing."

Of course it's a good thing!

With the development of the times, high-investment special effects movies have gradually become the mainstream movies of Hollywood in the 21st century, and Zucker holds a large number of superhero copyrights. These copyrights want to be filmed, so the expenditure on special effects is definitely not small.

"Having a particularly excellent special effects company in hand will give a huge boost to the overall operation of Jinshuguang Entertainment Group." Victor said firmly.

Zucker nodded again.

In 2012, Disney bought Lucasfilm, including its subsidiary Industrial Light & Magic, for a hefty $4 billion.

The profitability of the special effects company itself can only be said to be average. After all, a lot of money is invested in the research and development of new technologies, but an excellent special effects company is definitely a special part of a film company.

Who in the Big Six Hollywood is not jealous of Industrial Light and Magic?

Zucker is also very greedy, but Lucas will not sell at this moment, after all, Lucas is still very energetic at present.

On the other hand, Weta Digital has not yet emerged completely, but has the opportunity to become a subsidiary of Jinshuguang Entertainment today.

......

a few days later.

Zucker and CEO Victor and his party went to New Zealand on the private plane "Lola".

Hollywood has no secrets.

No, Zucker and the others just flew out of Los Angeles when the news spread.

"What is this guy doing in New Zealand?"

Xie Yi, the boss of New Line Cinema, immediately fell into contemplation, and the sadness between his eyebrows could not be resolved. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and immediately called director Peter Jackson: "Peter, where are you now? Are you going back to New Zealand?"

"Yes, I just returned to New Zealand this morning."

The voice of director Peter Jackson soon came over the phone.

Shay tightened his fists and asked, "Is it because of Zucker?"

Bearded Peter Jackson didn't think too much, and replied: "Yes, Mr. Wald and I had a great talk at the youth director exchange event a few days ago, and he should also arrive in New Zealand today, um, visit My Weta Digital."

"Mr. Shay, what's the problem?"

Hearing this, Xie Yi felt a lot more at ease.

Why?

Because of the special effects company that requires huge investment, Shay's New Line Cinema does not need it at all and cannot afford it.

The phone hangs up.

The corner of Shay's mouth was slightly raised, and he said with a smile: "That guy, Zucker Wald, is still always cunning! Visiting Weta Digital? Hehe, I don't believe a word! In my opinion, he is aiming at Weta Digital, the purpose of becoming a subsidiary of Jinshuguang Entertainment Group!"

The voice fell.

Jonathan, the company's vice president, said in surprise, "Then shall we stop it?"

Shay waved his hand and shook his head: "We have no reason to stop it! Besides, we can't afford the special effects company itself. It's not us, but Disney, Columbia, and the Big Six Hollywood like Universal."

as predicted.

The six major Hollywood companies also received the news immediately and made accurate judgments.

It's not that easy to fool these old foxes!

In just a few years, Zhu Ke's reputation has become too popular, and he has become the focus of everyone's attention. It will become the focus wherever he goes. Just like a firefly in the dark night, it is impossible to hide himself.

Disney: "There's nothing we can do to stop it."

Since the film "Pearl Harbor" failed at the box office, Disney's serious internal struggle has once again erupted on a large scale. Even Disney Studios CEO Robert Iger was almost fired.

You can see how fierce the struggle is.

Sony Columbus: "Why stop it? It's just a special effects company located in New Zealand. Jin Shuguang will buy it if he wants to buy it. It's no big deal."

Hollywood is not short of excellent special effects companies, and the number is still very large.

However, they muttered about the potential of Weta Digital, which could rival Industrial Light and Magic in the future, and even better in terms of motion capture technology.

Universal: "Professional special effects company is a beast of gold, there is no need to introduce it."

Since Universal Pictures was acquired by the French Vivendi Group, high profits are the first goal.

Paramount: "That guy Zucker is not a targetless person. When it comes to our understanding of Zucker, we at Paramount absolutely have a say. Weta Digital is very likely to be a potential gold."

The media boss Lei Shidong became interested in the first time, and arranged for someone to visit New Zealand.

Rupert Murdoch, the media boss of 20th Century Fox, also made the same choice and appointed the vice president of the company to visit.

soon......

The private plane Rolla successfully arrived in New Zealand.

Victor smiled and said, "Boss, we are investigating Weta Digital with such a big fanfare, I think the whole Hollywood knows it."

Zucker shrugged his shoulders and said, "If you know it, you will know it. I am determined to win Weta Digital, unless they are richer than me."

not give a damn about.

Zucker doesn't care about the reactions of major Hollywood movies. Today, Zucker has the confidence to say this.

Today, Zhu Ke, who is like a lamp, is very difficult to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and keep a low profile. In this case, Zu Ke simply throws away these coats and deals with the problem aboveboard.

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