Chapter 877 Fox Online

When Steven Pateman left, Ronan left behind the script and proposal, which clearly signaled that Relativity Entertainment had the intention of cooperating.

In the face of such old Hollywood qualifications, there is no need to hide it, and the two parties just negotiate based on normal market conditions.

He found Connie, asked his assistant to copy the script and plan, and transferred it to Shahai Entertainment to start negotiations with Steven Pateman as soon as possible.

With Disney as a long-term partner before, Steven Pateman did not consider cooperating with other companies. Now that Disney’s internal turmoil has caused problems in its own operation, with Steven Pateman’s years of experience in the industry, if Relativity Entertainment considers time Too long, Steven - Patman is likely to turn to find other cooperative companies.

Because of Robert Iger's relationship, Steven Patman appeared in front of him with "Hannah Montana", and Ronan certainly would not miss it.

This kind of situational musical seems to be very brainless, but if it works well, its profitability is even more terrifying than that of ordinary popular dramas.

Just say "Hannah-Montana", once the series becomes popular, the original soundtrack can be released, a movie can be released, and a concert can even be held in the name of Hannah-Montana.

Ronan has never watched a musical, but because of a female friend, he watched "Good Girl is a Big Star". At that time, Miley Cyrus, who played Hannah Montana, was very popular.

Otherwise, camel toe would not have spread so widely.

However, it is not easy to successfully operate such a series. In addition to music creation, the main characters also need to have a good singing level.

Ronan remembered that it seemed that the heroine's father and daughter in the film seemed to be the father and daughter of Miley Cyrus in reality.

It can be found by someone.

Of course, Ronan would not put his hopes on one person, but he would also make other preparations. After all, it is never difficult to find actors in Hollywood.

Even if it is a girl actor with a certain singing level.

With Robert Iger as the matchmaker, the contact between Shahai Entertainment and Steven Patman progressed very quickly. After several discussions, a preliminary verbal agreement has been reached.

Compared with the chaotic Disney, the stable Relativity Entertainment is also a good partner.

Besides,

For Steven Pateman, the remuneration given by Relativity Entertainment is only higher than that of Walt Disney.

Ronan also received a report from Connie that no actor or singer named Miley Cyrus was found.

Because of the "camel toe", Ronan is very sure that he did not remember the name wrongly, so there is only one possibility. Miley Cyrus does not know which corner of the state she is nesting in.

This kind of thing can't be forced, and Relativity Entertainment can't spend a lot of resources. Finding a certain actor is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Ronan is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt. After the project is negotiated, Shahai Entertainment will open the selection.

Sitcoms have always had a market in North America and even the entire West, and they are often a typical example of small inputs and large outputs.

Of course, this refers to the beginning stage.

In the later stage, the salary of the main creators has always been a big problem.

Especially group plays.

For example, "Friends", the end of this series, in addition to the reason for the ratings, there is also the fact that the remuneration of the six protagonists is too high, which is already too high for the producer to bear.

Sandsea Entertainment also has a sitcom project, which has been named "The Big Bang Theory".

Since Ronan basically didn't read the specific content of this series, he only proposed ideas and directions, and the series was completely handed over to a professional screenwriting team.

At present, the published script has been completed. After reading it, Ronan is generally satisfied. While letting the screenwriting team continue to polish the script, the official preparations for this project have also been put on the agenda.

As long as there are no major surprises, Netflix streaming will not lack high-quality dramas in the future.

In late September, under Ronan's suggestion, Netflix's board of directors approved a brand new acquisition. Netflix Video acquired YouTube, which was just established this year, for US$47.8 million.

Netflix Video, the No. 1 company in the online video industry, has acquired the No. 2 company in the same industry. The video business, which was originally the weakest among all major businesses of Netflix Network, has been further strengthened.

From the upload of the first 19-second video on April 23 to the wholly-owned acquisition by Netflix, the YouTube company only existed for five short months.

Netflix, which swallowed YouTube, has become a website with 40 million short videos and attracts more than 8 million people to browse every day.

This figure even exceeds Yahoo's traffic.

In addition, since Netflix Video is a business of Netflix Network, rather than a separate company, there is no need to worry about some copyright troubles.

As we all know, netizens often use certain movies or mv clips when making videos, which will involve copyright issues.

After several years of hard work, Netflix has reached content authorization and protection agreements with other large and medium-sized licensing companies except Hollywood except 20th Century Fox, including Universal Music, SonyBMG, Warner Music, CBS, etc., which can be completely released. The market is concerned about legal actions that may be pursued by content providers for infringing content.

After the acquisition was completed, at the high-level meeting of Netflix, Ronan also mentioned a proposal to discuss and investigate the webcast industry.

This is of course not a business for the present, but a preparation for the future.

Netflix networks are the leaders in their respective industries, but if they want to keep going, they must maintain a sufficient speed of development instead of standing still.

Those who stand still and don't want to run, but want to fall behind, whether they are veterans or not, Ronan will find a way to kick them out.

There are so many emotions in business operations.

Even after the listing, Ronan still owns the absolute controlling stake in Netflix, and for now, all the major investors are his strong supporters.

Because Ronan can best guarantee their return on investment.

But Netflix is ​​not without competitors.

After Ronan held the new board of directors of Netflix in San Francisco and just returned to Los Angeles, he saw a news in the media.

Twentieth Century Fox, which has been widely rumored before, has made the latest progress in entering the Internet.

News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox jointly held a press conference to officially announce the online operation of Fox.

Not only that, Fox Online has also obtained Internet authorizations for film and television dramas from most medium and large film companies, including the Big Six in Hollywood.

Hollywood movies have never been an exclusive license. For various film companies, it is a good thing to continue to sell copyrights to create a profit again. Why not do it?

Of course, Relativity Entertainment and DreamWorks authorized, Fox Online did not.

Fox Online almost copied the operating model of Netflix streaming media, using two methods of on-demand payment and monthly fee, but the monthly fee is $3 lower than Netflix streaming media.

"Looks like a lower monthly streaming fee than Netflix."

In the office, Connie, who had a detailed understanding of Fox Online, reported to Ronan: "But Fox Online does not provide users with DVD online rental services."

Ronan was using his computer to check the contents of Fox Online. He casually clicked on "True Lies" and said, "Doesn't Fox Online exclusively broadcast new dramas?"

Connie thought for a while and said, "Originally, Twentieth Century Fox planned to broadcast the latest season of the hit series "24 Hours Against Terrorism" on Fox Online, but it was strongly opposed by Fox TV. There are rumors that , the top executives of Fox TV and Fox Online quarreled directly in an internal meeting."

Ronan can roughly guess why. With the appearance of Fox Online, it is too far to hit Netflix. The first thing to do is the cake inside Fox.

The most typical is Fox TV.

What will Fox TV think if the new drama is broadcast exclusively on Fox Online?

The contradiction between old and new media is simply unavoidable.

Relativity Entertainment does not have a TV network, which is a major drawback, but it can also be regarded as an advantage for the rapid development of Netflix's business.

Because there will be no constraints inside.

Connie continued: "It is said that after 20th Century Fox's internal coordination, the TV drama projects that already exist or are about to be launched within Fox will not be the first to land on Fox Online, but will only enter Fox Online after the TV station has finished the first round. "

"That's it?" Ronan moved the mouse and chose the highest-definition version of "True Lies" to play: "Won't 20th Century Fox prepare a new drama for Fox Online?"

Connie said: "At present, I can only get some gossip, saying that 20th Century Fox intends to develop a spin-off series of "X-Men", which will be broadcast through Fox's online platform."

Hearing "X-Men", Ronan frowned slightly. This series has almost supported half the sky of Fox's film business.

Think about it a few years ago, when Marvel was so poor that he sold his son, he had the opportunity to take advantage of it, and he was in a great mood.

but now? Thinking of the prodigal behavior of these bastards in Marvel, anger rushed to his forehead!

This is really the ass decides the head, and the interests determine the position of the butt.

After more than ten seconds of buffering and waiting, "True Lies" began to play on the computer screen. Ronan only glanced at it and determined that the clarity was not as good as that of Netflix streaming media.

This is not actually a gap in video clarity, but a technical gap.

"What about investment?" Ronan continued to ask.

"Very high!" Connie said: "Because Netflix's streaming business is booming, the license obtained by 20th Century Fox has at least doubled compared to our original one. In terms of website design and technical support, it is through the acquisition in Silicon Valley." And patent licensing, there is definite news that Fox Online can go online, and 20th Century Fox’s investment will not be less than 1.2 billion U.S. dollars.”

Ronan stopped watching the video, because after watching it for only a few minutes, the clarity of "True Lies" was buffered again.

"Too anxious." Ronan whispered.

Connie answered: "Twentieth Century Fox is currently facing us tit for tat, and probably doesn't want to be left too far behind by us in the Internet business."

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