Chapter 846 The Decision of Hollywood Giants

In Los Angeles, six middle-aged people were sitting in a private courtyard, drinking coffee.

It looks like this is an ordinary gathering between friends, but if someone from Hollywood comes to see it, they will be surprised.

It is no exaggeration to say that these six people have the power to make almost all stars and actors in Hollywood show leniency.

Look who they are!

The man sitting in the host's seat is Michael Eisner, Paramount's executive vice president and director of film production.

The man on his right with a beautiful moustache is Alan Ladd, president of 20th Century Fox.

Next to Alan Ryder is a very fat man. This is Rosen Brandt, the president of Columbia Pictures.

Directly opposite Michael Eisner was a tall, somewhat aloof man named Sam Karloff, the president of Universal Pictures.

To Sam Karloff's right, George Harding, president of Warner Bros.

The last one is the middle-aged man with a smile on the left of Michael Eisner. He is Matthew Cody, the president of MGM.

Although Michael Eisner is not the president of Paramount, Barry Diller completely leaves it to Michael Eisner to handle movies, so he can fully represent Paramount in movie affairs.

The heads of the seven major Hollywood companies, except for United Artists Film Company, which has been acquired by Kirin Group, the heads of the remaining six companies are all sitting here now. It is hard to believe that they are just drinking coffee.

Something must be happening!

um, yes.

This gathering was actively organized by Michael Eisner, and the purpose was to discuss matters related to United Artists Film Company and Disney.

To put it more bluntly, Michael Eisner wanted to target the man he had always disliked - Yin Jun.

At this time, Michael Eisner didn't know that Yin Jun had tried to recruit him. This matter had hit a wall with Barry Diller, and of course he didn't know.

But even if Michael Eisner knew, he wouldn't care, and he wouldn't accept Yin Jun's solicitation at all.

In fact, what he is planning now is to teach this Hollywood intruder a lesson, to let him know that not everyone can play in Hollywood, and not everyone can make all the changes.

It is for this reason that the presidents of the other five giants are now sitting here.

Otherwise, with their busy schedules, how could they have time to drink tea with a few boring people? Even if I want to drink tea, I want to drink tea with a beautiful female star.

"Disney has been making a lot of moves recently." Michael Eisner coughed lightly. "It is said that they are planning to send dozens of artists to the African savannah to sketch. This is for that animated film that has a box office of 800 million US dollars. get ready?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Yin Jun said that Disney will make an animated film with a box office of 800 million US dollars. To an insider, this is complete nonsense.

There is no way this live-action movie can achieve 800 million US dollars. You still dream of 800 million US dollars for an animated movie?

If they hadn't known that Yin Jun was a real genius, they would have laughed at this man as an idiot.

Now these giants also feel that this is probably Yin Jun's stunt to attract the attention of Hollywood and attract the interest of newspapers and movie fans.

Otherwise, if you look at the recent newspapers and magazines, there are many people who have been following this matter for several months, and it is still very popular, which is great.

The key thing is that they haven't spent any money yet.

And what Yin Jun said about quitting Hollywood, of course, has different explanations in the eyes of this group of cunning people.

Just because you, Yin Jun, have quit Hollywood, doesn’t that mean that the Kirin Group has also quit Hollywood, right?

If someone else becomes the president, wouldn't it be completely overturned?

Oh, by the way, the president of the American branch of Kirin Culture is not Yin Jun in the first place, but a woman I have never heard of before, a housewife!

"Don't worry about this cartoon. Disney is now in decline. There is no threat at all." Matthew Cody said, "Disney should go back to the TV channel and make their cartoons. Or make their amusement parks." That's great, why do you have to overestimate your capabilities to make a movie? Do you really think that Yin Jun, who is successful in Asia, can do the same in Hollywood?"

"You can't say that." Little Alan Ryder shook his head, "I know that Yin Jun is an absolute genius. None of us here are like him, who can swallow Disney and other movies in one breath at the age of 19. United Artists Film Company. It is even more impossible to write dozens of scripts like him, and every one of them is a good script.

If Disney uses his script this time and makes it according to his vision, I think the box office should not be too bad, at least 100 million US dollars. This is definitely a good start for Disney. As long as they work steadily, I believe they can still do well in Hollywood animated films. "

"So what if it's good? Is Hollywood a place where you can do well if you're good?" George Harding dismissed Alan Ryder's remarks, "Is the United Artists movie good? They have 007! And these few Isn't the "Rocky" series discovered in 2010 very good? But it will collapse at any time. What can you do? The market is so fickle! We can't catch it, let alone him from Xiangjiang!"

"Well, that's true." Rosenbrandt smiled, "Actually, Yin Junxin is the screenwriter, and I think there are still many areas where we can cooperate. For example, the film he recently produced, "Police Academy. ", I think it's very interesting. The sequel is fully capable of climbing to the top. But if he wants to come to Hollywood and compete with us, that's not possible. ...right, Sam?"

Sam Karloff smiled, "Why are you asking me?"

"Isn't he recently cooperating with you on Spielberg's "E.T."? It's scheduled for June. You're very confident, right?" Rosenbrandt said jealously. Yin Jun's script is actually Secondly, what he values ​​​​more is the genius of Spielberg. Unfortunately, Universal has a tight grip and will not let go at all.

"Haha, Stephen said he liked it very much, and we also thought it was good, so let's take a look at the effect." Sam Karloff said, "However, Yin Jun is really not a good person. A mere screenwriter actually bargained with us. In the end He took so much profit and equity out of hand."

"If he wasn't smart, how could he come to Hollywood and buy two companies at once?" Michael Eisner snorted coldly, "Sam, we are discussing today to teach this kid from Xiangjiang a lesson. You don't have any objections, do you?" ?”

"I completely agree with everyone's point of view, otherwise I wouldn't be here." Sam Karloff said, "Business is business, but the status of our major companies must still be respected."

"Well, it's still too early to talk about his animated movie, but he is currently producing a movie. Have you heard about it?" Michael Eisner introduced the most important topic today.

"I've heard of it." Alan Ryder nodded and said, "In fact, if he hadn't owned United Artists and Disney, we at 20th Century Fox would have wanted to cooperate with him. It's a pity that he doesn't care about our kindness. , with an investment of more than 20 million US dollars, if you include publicity funds, it will be at least more than 30 million US dollars, but he has not introduced any investment partners, he is very confident!"

"What's the content? Is it like "Police Academy" again?" Rosenbrandt said, "Chinese people can only make small-scale comedy movies like this."

"No, you are wrong." Matthew Cody is obviously also thoughtful, "He is making a hot action movie, and even many elites in the digital field have followed him. Considering the various costs of the place in Xiangjiang, in fact, you This movie can be regarded as a super investment of US$50 million."

Although this stunt company in the digital field was established not long ago, its growth momentum is very fierce.

Many Hollywood companies' movies are now looking to them for special effects. Spielberg's "E.T." was produced entirely by them.

Hearing that there is a digital field doing special effects, Rosenbrandt also raised his eyebrows and said, "I can't tell, he is really capable! But if he loses this money, do you think he will become the shortest-lived person in Hollywood?" The boss of fate?"

"It's far from that point." This time it was Michael Eisner who spoke. "Although Yin Jun has a total debt of 3.7 billion US dollars, he has enough confidence to support his Transformers project. Development! In fact, if HSBC had not taken the lead, our banks such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley would also be very willing to accept his mortgage loans."

"Then, is it useful for us to target him like this?" George Harding frowned.

"Of course it works!" Michael Eisner said, "This is the first movie he directed. The first movie had a total investment of more than 30 million U.S. dollars. If we beat it hard, no matter for Yin Jun's morale has a huge impact on the morale of Qilin Group, Disney and United Artists.

The first movie may not be able to break his muscles, but if we hit him hard in several movies in a row, naturally everyone will gradually lose confidence, and Yin Jun may not be able to bear it. In the end, he could only sell these two companies, end his unrealistic journey in Hollywood, and return to Asia in despair to become king. "

"Yes, I think so too." Rosenbrandt agreed.

The remaining people also nodded slightly.

For everyone, reducing a strong competitor is definitely a beneficial and harmless thing.

And if Disney and United Artists stay, they might be able to take the opportunity to buy them in at a low price and increase their own strength!

"Since everyone agrees, let's start thinking about which movie we should use to compete with him." Michael Eisner felt relieved and began to smile on his face.

"They definitely don't dare to go head-to-head with Spielberg in June." Alan Ryder thought, "If my prediction is good, Yin Jun still hopes to make a difference, so July should be the most promising month." Maybe when it comes out.”

"July? Isn't it too late? It's already April now!" George Harding said blankly.

"Hong Kong is a magical place. They often shoot a movie in ten days. So I think there is nothing that Yin Jun can't do." Rosenbrandt shrugged.

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed unconsciously, this irony was so well said.

After laughing, Michael Eisner looked at George Harding and said, "George, do you think your "Superman 2" can be scheduled for July?"

"good!"

George Harding nodded, "Since everyone has decided so, let us contribute... However, in terms of publicity and theater arrangements, you have to help us more!"

He was straightforward enough, but in fact he was just following the tide.

They originally wanted to schedule "Superman 2" in June, but Universal's "E.T." announced its release date before they did, and it was also in June, which was a bit difficult to handle.

Everyone in Hollywood knows what kind of director Spielberg is. Anyone who wants to compete with his commercial blockbusters really needs some courage.

Even with "Superman", the most attractive brand, Warner Bros. doesn't have much confidence. They don't want to see both sides suffer losses.

Now it has been pushed back to July. Not only did no one say that they were giving up, but these film companies will also provide more compensation.

As expected, Universal President Sam Karloff breathed a sigh of relief and was the first to respond, "Don't worry, we will have arrangements here. Whether it's promotion or cinemas, we will definitely satisfy you."

"Superman 2" doesn't want to touch "E.T.", so why does "E.T." like to touch "Superman 2"?

This way everyone can occupy a slot, which is naturally the best!

"We at Paramount will also support it." Michael Eisner naturally agreed.

As the two talked, several other companies would definitely not say anything bad, so they also said that they would give "Superman 2" better arrangements in theaters.

This group of people was so understated that from beginning to end, they never mentioned what kind of movie Yin Jun made, what the content was, how it was shot, and what its characteristics were.

In their view, movies produced outside of Hollywood are unlikely to be big hits at the box office.

The last time "Police Academy" was just an accident, wasn't it thanks to so many European and American actors that it was able to achieve pretty good results?

Since the United States implemented antitrust laws in film, theater chains and film companies have implemented separate operations.

However, this is only limited to film companies and theater chains, and does not include media companies.

Think about what this means?

Yes!

Time Warner Group can own theater chains because it is a large media conglomerate.

But it also owns Warner Bros. and uses its own CNN to advertise for it.

This is the reason why the seven giants of Hollywood in the future will all be backed by a super media giant!

It says that owning theater lines is not allowed, but there are always ways around it.

Those who did not try to circumvent it, those who did their own independent production operations, such as United Artists, Columbia, and MGM, ended up learning a painful lesson, warning the Hollywood giants what they should do.

This is why the last time Michael Eisner felt that Lucasfilm was unruly and wanted to ban it, it was so easy to operate.

Small film companies are so frustrated.

You must be restricted and exploited by others everywhere.

Isn’t this how Miramax, owned by the Weinstein brothers, the biggest black hands of the Oscars, was acquired by Disney?

This time, Michael Eisner received far greater support than last time.

As a result, he had more confidence to completely defeat Yin Jun's movie.

If your commercial film is not successful in the United States, what kind of successful film is it?

Wait!

Starting from this movie, I will let you taste failure again and again!

Hollywood is the Hollywood of Americans, and you will not be tolerated to show off your power!

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