It has been half a month since Dunn Pictures counterattacked and issued a block order to Disney.
In the past two weeks, Dunn Pictures' films continued to sing, and Disney's films dismounted; at the same time, Jack Nicholson, Mel Gibson, Johnny Depp made strong appearances, and Dunn Pictures Signing a contract to cooperate, ignoring Disney's blocking attitude.
The trend of things has become more and more unpredictable.
Michael Eisner originally thought that as long as Dunn Films dared to respond with a "blocking order", the Film Association, which is based on the six giants, would definitely come forward in an official capacity to restrict Dunn Films.
And so far, that's not the case at all!
Michael Eisner made another special phone call and communicated with several other giants. The replies they gave were all ambiguous, obviously intentionally evasive.
With Michael Eisner's IQ, he quickly reacted.
This kid Tang En... must have paid a very high price in exchange for the support of several other giants!
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With the current assets and scale of Dunn Pictures, what benefits can Hollywood giants envy?
"Movie rights?"
Michael Eisner immediately shook his head, this is impossible!
If several giants partnered up and divided up Dunn Pictures, wouldn't the film copyright be shared equally?
"It can't be real money, right?"
Michael Eisner smirked.
It's true that Tang En is a super rich man, but he's not stupid. How could he take out his own money for nothing and give it to several other giant companies? Essentially, the Hollywood giants are all potential competitors of Dunn Pictures.
Michael Eisner is very smart. He has already guessed that Dunn must have joined forces with Michael Ovitz to make a big promise to the other giants, otherwise they would not be able to let Dunn's film industry be so "nonsense".
The box office of "Fox and Dogs" is very miserable, but the loss of tens of millions, for Disney with a market value of more than 50 billion US dollars, is a drop in the bucket, and it does not affect the slightest.
At most, it's not good-looking in face, and it's just that Tang En is quick to talk.
From the very beginning, Michael Eisner paid enough attention to Dunn, a newcomer in Hollywood, but now he realizes that his attention is still far from enough.
The surprise brought by Tang En was far beyond imagination.
"Maybe... I should find a chance to meet this kid?" Michael Eisner narrowed his eyes and pondered.
Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can win a hundred battles.
Michael Eisner, who was invincible in Hollywood in the past, rarely picked his head in front of Dunn, a fledgling young man. While he was angry and amazed, he also became a little more curious in his heart.
He had never seen Dunn before, and his impression of Dunn came from media reports and everyone's remarks.
Some things seem serious on the surface, but when we talk about it, it is the size of a sesame grain.
Of course, Michael Eisner does not admit that he has the idea of admitting counsel. In fact, with the strength of Disney, there is no need to bow to any company!
It's just that it's not worth the cost to fight against a film company with less than $2 billion in assets!
Recently, many shareholders have sent him emails to express their dissatisfaction.
There is a sentence Dunn said rightly, Disney's film industry is really weak.
After Jeffrey Katzenberg resigned, animated films plummeted; live-action films... were all supported by Jerry Bruckheimer and Harvey Weinstein, and there was no domineering of the old studios at all.
Being continuously bullied by Tang En Pictures in a short period of time, in essence, it is still a Disney business, and its strength is too weak.
Now Disney, the core industry is the TV business!
In addition to espn sports station, there is also abc public television network, and recently, Michael Eisner will reproduce the glory of Disney Channel!
Disney Channel is a premium cable television station that focuses on teen programming and has in the past been rivaled by Warner's Cartoon Network and Viacom's Nickelodeon Channel.
This obviously does not satisfy Michael Eisner's appetite.
In the teens and kids market, it has to be Disney's world!
The cable TV network is difficult to roll out in a short period of time. To quickly establish a leading position in this field, acquisition is the best way.
Michael Eisner had already thought about it, and his eyes fell on the home entertainment channel of Twentieth Century Fox.
The channel has 81 million subscribers in the United States, 10 million in Latin America and 24 million households in Europe, and the total value of the acquisition will not be less than $5 billion.
Although the price is high, once the acquisition is completed, the merged Disney Channel will be the master of cheap home entertainment channels!
Compared with such a huge market, the little income of the movie is really inconspicuous.
Thinking of this, Michael Eisner also laughed at himself, Dunn... He was just a foolish boy who was still young. He jumped up and down in Hollywood because of his talent and ability to make a few movies.
Is it necessary to get to know such a child in general?
Perhaps it was the successive blows of Disney movies, which made him disheartened; perhaps the momentum of Dunn Pictures was too strong, and big stars appeared one after another;
At this time, Michael Eisner was not as violent as he was some time ago. His heart was still in the water. Even when he saw some of Dunn's provocative remarks in the newspaper, he sneered and smiled.
"It's time to find a chance to meet him!"
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The schedule of "A Beautiful Mind" was not tight, so Tang En was not in a hurry when filming.
Shooting 8 hours a day, there are two rest days every weekend, and not a penny of overtime is paid.
Mel Gibson's cameo scene was soon over. This guy didn't even have time to rest, so he took a private jet and went to the crew of "Unsinkable".
Dunn received a call from Bill McNick and heard unexpected news.
"Dawn, Michael Eisner wants to see you!"
"Who?"
Tang En was startled, but didn't react for a while.
Bill McNick said slowly: "The chairman of Disney, Michael Eisner!"
Tang En suddenly laughed, "Don't be funny, he will meet me? He doesn't want to kneel down and beg for mercy, right?"
Bill McNick's tone didn't mean a joke at all, he said solemnly: "Don, I'm afraid this matter is not groundless, Michael Eisner handed over the news through Ron Mayer, he must have seen the situation clearly, I don't want the ban on the ban to continue."
Tang En waved his hand and told the crew to rest for half an hour, then slowly walked back to his lounge, and said coldly: "So, Michael Eisner is really serious?"
Bill McNick sighed It can't be said to be a coward. Even Mel Gibson is on our side. This influence is too great. If we continue to make trouble, it will not be worth the loss. "
Dunn raised his brows, "Bill, what do you think?"
"As he said, the ban is a farce." Bill McNicke paused, "If even Disney backed down and we continued to make trouble, the giants would definitely be unhappy."
Dunn curled his lips, "Bill, you're right, but Michael Eisner must have thought so too! Why should I follow his wishes?"
"Dan, you..."
"Humph! It was he who made the commotion about the ban. Now that the situation is out of control, he wants to call on everyone to stop together. I just want to ask, why?"
"Just because he represents Disney!"
"Ha ha!"
Dunn laughed arrogantly and said coldly: "What about Disney? Bill, don't say I'm too self-righteous, Michael Eisner has been emperor for too long, thinking that everyone is him A slave, he is used to his stinky problems!"
Bill McNick sighed, "Don, it's not good for both of us if we continue to make trouble. The banning order must be settled in the final analysis."
Tang En said lightly: "Of course, the ban order has broken the rules of the market and must not exist for a long time. I know that. But if you want to solve this matter, it depends on my attitude, not him!"
"Dang En, you're acting up again."
"No, Bill, I'm very awake and calm now." Tang En's voice was steady and firm, "Tang En Pictures is a new company, and I don't want to go down the old road of DreamWorks. Just in time, I can use Disney to make a difference. Let the whole Hollywood understand that Dunn Pictures is not a DreamWorks and cannot be slaughtered by others!"
(Sanqi Chinese)