mousepad-d2 Chapter 240 A Gorgeous Tour
Chapter 240 A Gorgeous Tour
After federal prosecutors dropped the charges, Michael Jackson finally won his final freedom, but the PR campaign against Michael wasn't over.Because human beings actually have a kind of "schadenfreude" instinct deep in their hearts. When they see others (especially celebrities) encounter misfortune, they will be very happy.And the media is also fueling this selfish desire of human beings. When Michael was deeply involved in the "child abuse incident", the media reported overwhelmingly; Such a sentence was mentioned in an unpopular place.So for some, Michael's reputation wasn't redeemed.
So Michael's agent and Michael Jackson Records plan to hold a global tour to enhance Michael's reputation. All profits from this tour will be donated to UNICEF, World Vision and International Children's Rights Protection Organization.When Michael's team mentioned this plan to Jed, Jed was still a little surprised. Michael Jackson has never held a large-scale concert since the "Historic Tour". The most recent outdoor performance was in Korea in 1999. Two "Michael Jackson and Friends" friendly concerts in Seoul and Munich, Germany.
There are many reasons why Michael Jackson no longer holds a large-scale concert tour. One is that Michael's physical strength is exhausted, and the other is that Michael's team has been unable to pay the cost.In fact, Jed believes that there should be willingness on both sides. The two child molestation cases actually caused great physical and psychological damage to Michael, and even caused Michael to fall into drug problems at one point.And with the progress of the entertainment industry, the cost of a concert is also increasing.To put it simply, if you are a niche group like Sodagreen, you may only need to go to the Mercedes Center when you come to Shanghai; but for a young queen like Stefanie Sun, it is too cheap if you don’t go to the Shanghai Sports Center .
Jed once saw Madonna’s MDNA concert. Madonna may be the person closest to Michael’s status in the global music industry. At one of her concerts, there are at least a hundred dancers, and no one has at least two or three outfits. And her The gorgeousness of the stage design is jaw-dropping. For someone like Michael Jackson who pursues high quality, Madonna's concert is at least just an entry-level model.
Such a huge expenditure is actually very stressful for the organizer of the performance. In addition, Michael likes to donate his concert ticket revenue, which undoubtedly reduces the profit margin of the organizer, so there will be someone to accompany him Michael went crazy.Jed looked at the cost given by Michael's team. The cost of a concert of hundreds of thousands of dollars means that the tickets must be at least one million to be able to earn back.
Of course, besides the tickets, future DVD sales will also be a source of income, the most important thing is the support of the sponsors.
Jed rubbed his forehead, "You come to me because you want me to dig out high-end sponsors, right? According to your cost, we must have at least two or three top-level sponsors, and they must be Companies such as the aviation industry and the banking industry are allowed; in addition, the secondary sponsor must also be a company at the level of Coca-Cola. In addition to the general partners that the contractor finds in the country where the contractor is located, we must at least Only by generating more than one million income can we return to capital.”
"Of course we understand Mr. Sherman's difficulties, but we think this is a good way to help Michael gain popularity as quickly as possible." Michael's agent knows that Jed has all-hands, "Of course we hope that you can help Michael realize this wish." .Since the sales of the album "History" failed, Michael has always been hesitant about the release of the record. We hope that after this concert, we will release a new album for Michael through the gathering of popularity, and then make a new round Tour."
"According to the speed of tour and record, it means that Michael will do two global concert tours within three years. Can his physical strength support it?" Although Jed believes in Michael's professionalism, he cannot ignore Michael's age.If Michael was exhausted to death because of his own reasons, it is estimated that Michael's fans would form a group to kill him.
"Michael's physical strength is not a problem at all." The manager assured, "We mainly focus on the first round of charity performances in Asia and South America, because there is more need for help there, and the scale will be larger; but the second round of charity performances We will focus on promoting concerts in Europe and the United States, and only go to a few important cities in Asia, and the equipment can be directly used for the first concert.”
"If the focus is on the Asian market, I think I can really find a few local tyrants." Jed knows very well that the new century is the century of Asia, and people in the Middle East are very rich by relying on oil; they have climbed out of the bubble economy Japan is also beginning to show signs of recovery; China and India rely on their huge domestic markets to become new economic entities that attract global attention. "For charity performances, you may have to do more countries and cities in Asia. I suggest that the first round of charity performances be done in 30 cities, of which about ten will be in Asia, and the remaining 20 will be in South America, the United States, and Europe. Let’s divide it. We should try to be as close to big cities as possible, after all, we also have box office pressure and publicity pressure.”
"It's no problem at all." After learning that Jed was willing to find a sponsor, Michael's management team returned with satisfaction.
In fact, Jed really has many Asian sponsors who want to cooperate with him. As the world's best-selling commercial film producer, many companies are eager to spend a lot of money to place their own advertisements in the films of the Galaxy Film Group.Jed does not object to the placement of advertisements, but there are only two requirements. First, the placements must reasonably meet the needs of the complex plot; second, the placements of advertisements must be few and precise.Therefore, there are a lot of companies queuing up to the Galaxy Film Group to give money every year, and with the rise of the Asian economy, more and more yellow-skinned local tyrants have also joined in.
The first rich company that Jed found was Qatar Airways, yes, the big rich who could lose millions of dollars by inviting Real Madrid to play a summer training game.When their marketing department heard that they had the opportunity to become the top sponsor of Michael's world tour concert, the marketing director almost had a heart attack.Today's Asian local tyrants have money, but they are not famous. Now they have the opportunity to enter the most watched concerts in Europe and America. Their behind-the-scenes bosses, a few oil princes, have promised to write a check casually.Fortunately, Jed is also a kind person, and directly offered a package price of 777 million US dollars.In addition to being the top sponsor of Michael Jackson's "Global Charity Concert for Children" and the only partner of the airline, Michael has also become the spokesperson of this airline for five years. Michael will shoot three commercials for this company within five years At the same time, Qatar Airways can use Michael's portrait on the fuselage and its own promotional materials.Unexpectedly, the oil princes felt that they had taken advantage of it, and specially sent a plane named Michael Jackson for traveling in Michael Jackson's concert.Seeing the brand-new Boeing [-] jumbo, Jed felt for the first time whether he was asking too low a price?
In addition to collecting [-] million US dollars from Qatar, Jed also collected [-] million US dollars in sponsorship from the Indian communication giant Reliance Communications Group.When Jed shook hands with Abani, the boss of Reliance Group, he smiled and said, "The entertainment industry is indeed very profitable."
Jed only had a wry smile in his heart. Of course he knew that this owner was the culprit for the future acquisition of DreamWorks and the separation of the three DreamWorks brothers.But it was also with his massive financial support that DreamWorks really became one of the giants in Hollywood.The last one to become the top sponsor of Michael's concert tour was a Japanese company, and it was Sumitomo Mitsui Bank, a subsidiary of the Mitsui consortium that has a very close relationship with Sony Group.When the news came out, Jed's people lurking around Sony executives reported back that the president of Sony Music Entertainment had smashed his most cherished tea set.
Although the Mitsui Consortium stated that Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a joint venture bank between itself and the Sumitomo Consortium, and this cooperation is led by the Sumitomo Consortium.But Jed understands that these words are used to appease Sony, and since he has made money, he doesn't care about anything.When Qatar Airways, Reliance Communications and Sumitomo Mitsui Bank announced to be the top sponsors of Michael's concert, the remaining secondary sponsors were even more readily available, and the [-] seats were all filled in less than a month.According to the calculations of Michael's team, even if all the ticket sales are thrown away, the profit of this concert is enough.
Just when Michael's team was happily preparing for the concert tour, the mysterious team named Dongfeng No. [-] crew suddenly came back.Everyone in Dongfeng Company knows that the crew of Dongfeng No. [-] is producing an epoch-making work in the history of American TV dramas, especially this TV series is all shot with high-definition cameras, and the definition is comparable to movies.This TV series is "Prison Break" that Jed has high hopes for. Unlike the version in that time and space, Jed has planned three seasons in advance, so the plot will not be full of bugs in the second season.At the same time, because of the overall planning, the plot of the TV series is more compact and the plot is smoother.The most important thing is that this crew has been filming in an abandoned prison, and the degree of restoration is also very high.
Jed watched the edited first three episodes of "Prison Break", and compared with the original version, the excitement level was only improved but not reduced.In particular, Jed's proposal to have episodes where there are suspenseful points was thoroughly implemented by the director and screenwriter. Basically, the audience will find that they seem to have missed a lot after watching one episode less.And the edited clips are also very exciting, Jed believes that it is enough to convince the purchasing managers of the five major TV networks.Jed said with a smile: "You don't have to worry about the ratings. After a few months of rest, you can directly shoot the second season. I still say that, as long as you keep improving, I will buy out the first three seasons."
Jed's guarantee made the crew very happy, because for the actors, the longer the TV series live, the more stable their income will be.After TV actors get off a TV series, it is generally difficult to find the next TV series within a year or two, unless it is an unimportant supporting role.American audiences aren't used to seeing them in two completely different shows at the same time, both in the lead and in the supporting cast.If a few faces like TVB kept performing, American audiences would have been blown away.For other professionals, although it is not so difficult for them to find a job, who doesn't like to have a stable job?
After explaining the residence, Jed ordered the secretaries to meet with the purchasing departments of the five major TV networks.