1735 One Step Ahead

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"Unfortunately, the distribution rights were taken by others early on, otherwise Park City will be more lively this year."

The first meeting of Bob Iger brought a lot of surprises to Renly. Even if it was a businessman's perspective, it still showed his old way: no Sony classics were mentioned, just the phrase "other people" Lightly carried over, the focus of the entire topic is still more on the second half of the sentence.

Everyone can see Bob's boldness and decisiveness. From Pixar to Marvel, from Lucasfilm to 20th Century Fox, successive large-scale mergers and acquisitions have allowed Disney to take the lead on the copyright road everywhere, firmly. It has completely controlled the absolute dominance of the era of "copyright is king", and has left its opponents far behind.

But few people can see the delicacy and wisdom behind these decisions: why buy these companies? And how to take the initiative in the acquisition process? How to complete the structure integration after the acquisition? Finally, how to solve the problem of personnel scheduling and embark on the track of fighting side by side?

It's all Bob's wisdom.

It is true that after the acquisition of Pixar and Lucasfilm, their works gradually lost their edges and corners, gradually reduced to Disney-style assembly line works, and became another money-making commodity series after Marvel. Humanity/warmth, the space epics of the Star Wars series are all disappearing, and all works under the Disney umbrella are slowly becoming more and more similar, without edges and features.

However, aside from the angularity and character of these artistic creations, Bob can smoothly integrate Pixar and Lucasfilm into the Disney system, which is what his predecessor Michael Eisner was not able to do— —

Although he led Disney's comeback to become one of the six major Hollywood studios, Michael Eisner was called a "tyrant" in the industry. It made his relationship with a series of high-level management talents rattled.

Including Michael Ovitz (michael-ovitz), the original founder of the creative artist agency, who later moved to Disney as president, and the Weinstein brothers, CEO of Miramax Pictures, who The irreconcilable contradictions have seriously affected the subsequent development of Disney.

This shows Bob's ability.

Later, it was rumored that after Bob retires from the CEO position, he will participate in the presidential election. It may seem like a joke, but it has powerful possibilities when scrutinized. What's more, Ronald Reagan did it, why can't Bob Iger?

Bob's calm and reserved style can be regarded as a unique style in Hollywood, and many people should be quite uncomfortable when confronting him; but for Renly, it is a deep knowledge.

The smile on Renly's mouth rose slightly, "Why didn't I know that Disney was actually interested?"

Disney will definitely not be interested in works like "Booming Drummer", and even if they are to hit the Oscars, they will not produce and release them.

In the face of Renly's calm ridicule, Bob did not panic, and said frankly, "The polite remarks have been debunked." Such a blunt response made the atmosphere more lively, "But I have to admit that now it should be Everyone is eager to work with you, and even if it's not something like 'Boom Drummer,' we have countless potential possibilities."

"Like 'Super Marines'? Animated dubbing was my first attempt," Renly said.

Bob nodded lightly in agreement, "It's like 'Super Marines'." A steady and sincere answer, still watertight, and then the conversation changed, he cut to the real topic, "I don't know if you are interested in and What about a Disney collaboration? We could sign a five-part deal, with you as a producer and starring yourself. I think that’s going to be something to look forward to.”

It seems abrupt and there seems to be no warning, but when you think about it, Bob has been laying the groundwork since the meeting, and he is creating an atmosphere inside and out. Now that such a cooperation proposal is proposed, it does not feel like it is a matter of course. Makes people feel excluded. With this ability to control, you can clearly see Bob's strength.

"Five works?" Renly raised his eyebrows slightly, without concealing his surprise, he looked at Bob slightly in surprise, "You mean, my five works, or Disney's five works? "

To put it simply, it is the difference between creative initiative; further, it is the difference between the individual and the company - Renly now also has a production company, Sisyphus Pictures.

In Park City, the future development direction has been initially determined, and the major events of the distribution channel are temporarily aside. At least it can be determined that the future of Renly will be tied to Sisyphus Films, which also makes all relevant negotiations must be made. Adjustment.

Bob let out a low laugh and didn't answer directly, "I heard before that you and Paul Walker, Jessica Chastain and others are going to conceive a new project? I think this is a very interesting thing. , I don't know what style you plan to choose?"

In fact, this is the answer. It is not a cooperation with Sisyphus Pictures, but a personal cooperation with Renly. You can refer to the previous cooperation agreement between Christopher Nolan and Warner Bros.

So, does Bob know that Sisyphus Pictures and Sony Classics have reached a partnership agreement?

But one thing is for sure, Bob must be clueless about Sisyphus Pictures' ambitions

, otherwise, he knew that Renly's works were now tied to Sisyphus Films, and the form of cooperation had to change.

Of course, even if the news comes out, Bob can still choose to cooperate with Renly. Just like commercial films such as "Jurassic Park" and "Interstellar", the cooperation between Renly and the six major Hollywood studios is still can continue. It's just that the mode of cooperation and the content are different.

For example, in Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" series, he cooperated with Paramount in his personal capacity, and at the same time has cooperation agreements with two production companies, Sky Dance and Bad Robot - similar to Legendary Pictures' For the production company, during the negotiation process, Tom's producer rights are unique and can be regarded as the top in the industry.

"Aha, we're in discussions. In fact, this time in Park City, I discussed this idea with Joel and Ethan, and they thought it was very interesting, and they also thought they could provide some inspiration or ideas, but it evolved from the script. It's not an easy thing to be a project. When the busy time is over, we're going to sit down and talk." Renly said with a smile, but did not answer Bob's question directly.

If Renly is willing to cooperate, or the project urgently needs a production company, then this is the best time, he must go on with Bob's topic, and then seek cooperation from Disney.

But Renly didn't. This also means that the emergence of Sisyphus Pictures has provided more possibilities for Renly, and his position and position have changed. Now, even if Bob didn't know their plans, Renly's attitude could be seen.

Bob understood in an instant that the point was not whether the cooperation could be achieved, but that the object of cooperation was no longer the individual Renly, but the whole of Sisyphus Pictures.

After further thinking, Renly should have gained a lot at Sundance this time, and people in the industry can see that Renly, like the Weinstein brothers, acts frequently, and there should be news coming out one after another. Although there is no way to know the specific situation of Sundance for the time being, it is enough for Bob.

Bob was not frustrated or disappointed, and there was still no change on the surface, as if the conversation just now was nothing more than a joke in a small talk - it was true, it was just a test, and the next thing was The real drama meat, "Wow, then we will wait and see. However, we have a confirmed project on hand now, I wonder if you have a schedule to follow?"

coming.

Renly didn't speak, just stared at Bob silently.

Strictly speaking, the best partner for the idea conceived by Renly and his friends has never been Disney. On the contrary, Disney's family-friendly nature may become a stumbling block for the project, which limits the creative ideas of Renly and his friends. Both Renly and Bob knew this clearly, so, when Bob's temptation just now, Renly didn't take it seriously, and Bob didn't go into it. Now comes the point.

"We have talked a few times before, but because the frame structure of the script is not mature enough, and the settings of all the characters are not mature enough, it has been overturned and rebuilt several times, so there is still no way to determine it. Until now." Bob Then he said, but did not directly cut into the real theme, but said casually, "We all know that you have your own insistence on the script and the characters."

"I once thought that after such a reputation spread, I would probably start losing my job," Renly interjected jokingly.

Bob chuckled. "I must admit, I was intimidated at one point. God, the last thing Disney princesses need is personality."

Pretty self-deprecating!

A smile appeared in Renly's eyes, "And the prince doesn't even need it."

Bob laughed outright, "But now, I think, we need to make a little change. We want to be able to tell a real flesh and blood story, and then build the whole world. You know, the reason why the world of Star Wars is Fascinating, because it has a fresh vitality, so we hope to fill the whole world with more stories."

"Of course, there are still many things that need to be changed and supplemented in the story and characters of the script. We also look forward to identifying the corresponding actors, whose personal temperament can collide with the characters and help the screenwriters complete a huge story. The disadvantage of this is that it may be difficult to start filming within this year; but the advantage is that we still have enough time to polish it slowly.”

Flowing clouds and water, in one go.

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