Chapter 129： win over

January 23, 2000, is the 57th Golden Globe Awards dinner.

As a young man, Dunn must attend awards ceremonies like the Golden Globes and Oscars unless there are special circumstances. In addition, the judges should not be left unruly and unruly. They should be humble and courteous, and make everyone feel appropriate.

On January 20, Dunn flew back to California, and the first news he heard was not the vigorous Golden Globes discussion, but a sensational personnel change in the circle.

At the second general meeting of 20th Century Fox this year, Chairman and CEO Bill McNick was officially dismissed!

Tom Rothman got his wish to take over the power of Fox.

Hearing this news, Dunn was silent for a long time and told the secretary that he wanted to entertain Bill McNick.

Bill McNick refused the banquet, knowing that Dunn had something to say, he came directly to Dunn Pictures.

Seeing Ella Fisher busy and busy, Bill McNick raised his eyebrows, "Change secretary?"

"No, Reese is busy making a movie, and Ella is actually an actress."

"quite pretty."

Dunn laughed dumbly, "Bill, you are still in the mood to pay attention to these. It seems that your mood is not as bad as you imagined."

Bill McNick sighed and waved his hand, "I expected it at the beginning of the year, and I was mentally prepared."

Dunn frowned and asked pretending not to know: "Bill, why is this? Even if "Fight Club" loses money, how much profit have you made for Fox over the past so many years?"

"Yeah, since I left Disney in 1994 and came to Twentieth Century Fox, I have indeed achieved great success." Bill McNick shook his head with a dejected expression, "Isn't that what managers are like? Make money, If the shareholders are happy, they will continue to work; if they lose money, they will leave when they are angry.”

"It's just a "Fight Club", is it that serious?"

"It's just one reason. The main reason is that the performance of Fox Pictures last year was too bad. The film produced by Fox, the best box office "The Trap", was only 24th in the annual ranking, and..."

Bill McNick hesitated and shook his head.

Of course Dunn understood the reason, so he could only pretend to be stupid, "Why? Isn't there me? The global box office of "Star Wars Episode 1: The Menace of Phantom Men" was $1.1 billion! The North American box office of "Wedding Cracker" was $210 million. No. 4 in the North American box office of the year! This performance is not bad."

Bill McNick stared deeply at Dunn, found him blank, and paused, "News Corporation is the controlling shareholder of Twentieth Century Fox, and the power distribution to Tom Rothman and I was that I was in charge of original projects. , he is in charge of the series. So series like "Die Hard", "Star Wars", "X-Men" are all his responsibility. And "Wedding Cracker"... I didn't get the distribution rights. "

"Ah? That's what it is!"

Tang En was taken aback, his expression suddenly changed, and he said with anger: "Then why didn't you say it at the beginning? Bill, with our friendship, when you said something, I would definitely hand over the publishing rights of "Wedding Shocker" to me. you!"

Bill McNick also smiled bitterly to himself.

At the beginning, he was also too ambitious, and his focus was on some big A-level productions. I never thought that a comedy with an investment of 18 million US dollars could affect the future pattern of Fox executives!

If it could be expected, Bill McNick would certainly not let go of the distribution rights for "Wedding Cracker."

This is the original vision, too high and too arrogant.

"It's all over, so there's no need to talk about it." Bill McNick sighed and waved his hand, "And Tom Rothman has given you a lot of help. In exchange for benefits, it is also in the interests of Dunn Pictures."

Tang En said with a serious face, "Bill, you are wrong. I value loyalty more than interests! If you hadn't accepted me as the director of "Titanic", I would never have achieved what I am today."

Bill McNick's face was ruddy, showing a bit of pride.

Without a doubt, it was the greatest achievement of his life!

No matter how much success Tang En achieves in the future, his shadow as a Bole will always be behind him.

"Forget it, don't mention those things." Bill McNick changed the subject, "The distribution rights of "Spider-Man" were only a verbal agreement, and I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen. , you have to hurry up to negotiate, the conditions should not be too bad."

"And Tom Rothman?" Dunn raised his brows.

Bill McNick said: "You have some old grudges in the past, but it doesn't matter. Tom can't be emotional about this kind of thing. No film company will reject your movie, and neither will he!"

"No, no, Bill, you misunderstood." Dunn shook his head again and again, "Bill, Tom Rothman squeezed you away, he stole your position, don't you want revenge?"

"revenge?"

Bill McNick gave a wry smile.

Now that he has no power, he is just an ordinary producer, how can he compare with the big butler of 20th Century Fox?

Powerless!

"Bill, I can help you!" Dunn looked at him firmly.

"You help me? How?"

Bill McNick is not questioning Dunn's ability, but with the current strength of Dunn's film industry, he can't compete with Fox at all.

Tang En crossed Erlang's legs, took a sip of coffee, and said meaningfully: "Bill, you said... If you just left, 20th Century Fox would have lost the partner of Tang En Pictures, and Tom Rothman's life will still be there. okay?"

"what?"

Bill McNick did not expect Dunn to make such an outrageous suggestion, and was stunned in surprise.

"Bill, I'm a man of death. If someone treats me well, I'll treat him twice as much; if anyone plays tricks behind my back, I'll definitely not let him go! It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge!"

Dunn sat up suddenly, his voice was stern, "Since I filmed "Titanic", Tom Rothman kept playing tricks behind my back. Even with the release of "Wedding Cracker", we have I have had a pleasant cooperation, but it is purely a matter of interest! My revenge has never been reported!"

"Don..."

Dunn interrupted him, half-smiling, "Bill, it seems that we have a common enemy."

Bill McNick pondered for a long time, and his slack old face rarely showed a bit of moving, and he said: "Don, actually, you don't need to do this."

Dunn shook his head firmly, "Bill, it's actually very simple, you are my friend."

"Twentieth Century Fox...you can't afford it." Bill McNick shook his head and whispered.

Dunn said with a smile: "To be honest, I've already provoked Disney, and soon I'll provoke a conflict with Warner Bros. One more Fox is no big deal."

Bill McNick looked at Dunn in amazement, as if looking at a monster.

Dunn's expression was relaxed, and he slowly told Bill about the conflicts and disputes with Warner and Disney.

"In 1994, I left Disney with Jeffrey Katzenberg, who founded DreamWorks Animation, and I joined Fox. Since then, Disney's filmmaking has been stagnant, and you don't have to worry too much about that. ." Bill McNicke paused and pondered for a long time, "Now Disney's main business is TV operations and TV channels, but Warner Bros... I advise you to choose cooperation."

Dunn laughed and pointed to his chest, "Bill, I have great ambitions!"

"Then you can't make enemies everywhere!"

"So I need a capable, prestigious, well-connected, influential elder to help me."

Dunn looked at him with a smile.

Bill McNick didn't react for a moment.

Dunn smiled and asked, "Bill, where are you going after you leave Fox? Are you not old enough to retire?"

Bill McNick said easily: "I can't keep up with being a producer and preparing movies like I did when I was young I might go to college and do some theoretical work in film. ."

Dunn understood.

It seems that he will follow the trend of history, enter the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and then rise all the way to become the chairman of the Oscar jury.

But Tang En wanted to make a change, "Have you ever thought about changing a company?"

Bill McNick finally reacted and looked at Dunn with wide eyes, "You... do you want me to join Dunn Pictures?"

Dunn laughed, "Bill, you finally figured it out, haha!"

Bill McNick looked at Dunn jokingly, "Your ambition is really not small, do you think it's possible?"

"Why is it impossible?" Dunn looked righteous and awe-inspiring, "It's true that Dunn Pictures can't compare to 20th Century Fox now, but we can fight. Bill, it was you who accepted me as the director of "Titanic", but Now? What about your confidence in me?"

Bill McNick was silent for a long time and lost his words for a long time.

He didn't even understand this matter. When filming "Titanic", he had amazing trust in Dunn, but after that... this trust became less and less.

Until he missed the distribution rights of "Wedding Cracker" and lost the position of chairman and CEO of Fox.

Of course, this is the influence behind Dunn's sunglasses system, but Bill doesn't know it.

He only knew that it was Dunn's appearance that saved him from a precarious position with the great success of "Titanic".

Later, because he ignored Dunn, he was fired.

"Trust Dunn, you can get everything!"

"If you don't trust Tang En, you will lose everything!"

In Bill McNick's mind, an illusion that surprised him suddenly occurred.

(Sanqi Chinese)