Chapter 341： Fire the founding team

Generally speaking, even if there is a contradiction between colleagues in Hollywood, it is rarely revealed in front of the media, unless the relationship is really cold to the extreme, and there is no room for relaxation.

Just like Peter Jackson and Harvey Weinstein, like Dunn and Jerry Bruckheimer!

Last year, Dunn also sincerely invited Jerry Bruckheimer to be responsible for the project of "The Chronicles of Narnia".

But later Dunn was under federal investigation, and Dunn's film industry crisis broke out. Jerry Bruckheimer did not choose to support Dunn, but fell to the ground.

The beams of the two are now forged.

Later, the two often satirized each other in the media. Although it was not obvious, it also made the contradiction public.

And this year's "Black Hawk Down" project, Jerry Bruckheimer hated Dunn!

He had already negotiated with Director Ridley Scott, but Dunn suddenly cut his teeth, took Director Scott away, and took over "Spider-Man 2".

This is not the end, Tom Hardy, who has a lot of experience in war dramas, was originally an important role in "Black Hawk Down". League of Pirates: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

It's just a slap in the face!

Now, "Pearl Harbor" and "Unsinkable" have their release dates on the same day. This is the real bayonet, and there can be no reservations.

Fortunately for Jerry Bruckheimer, his backing is Disney!

No matter how talented Tang En is, Tang En Pictures is just a small company that produces and makes movies. Even if you include Universal Pictures, the distributor, it does not have the capital to compete with Disney.

So in terms of publicity strategy, "Pearl Harbor" crushed "Unsinkable"!

Everything seems to be moving in a favorable direction.

Jerry Bruckheimer feels confidence like never before.

Tang En is very powerful, this is true, but he is not bad. The "Peerless Heavenly Tribulation" he produced was the annual box office champion in 1998!

With the "Pearl Harbor" that has been prepared for two years, and with the big backer of Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer feels that he has the ability to challenge Dunn.

especially……

I heard that the production cycle of "Unsinkable" is less than 12 months?

James Cameron is famous for his slow work in Hollywood. In such a short period of time, a commercial blockbuster should be produced and then released in a hurry. Will there be a good result?

This time, Jerry Bruckheimer is full of confidence, he wants to represent Disney and debunk Dunn's false shadow!

During this time, he has been interviewed by two media, one is the "Los Angeles Times" for ordinary audiences, and the other is "Variety" magazine for senior movie fans and industry insiders.

In an exclusive interview with the Los Angeles Times, Jerry Bruckheimer said: "It's true that Dunn Walker is a good director, but let's be honest, whether it's Star Wars Episode 1: The Ghost Man Menace, or "Spider-Man" is a typical popcorn movie without any cinematic elements except dazzling special effects and vulgar jokes. As for "Titanic"...it is of course a rare good movie, but we all You know, the biggest credit for this movie is James Cameron, not Dunn Walker."

"Pearl Harbor is a hugely invested commercial blockbuster. We spent $200 million, and even the director and I gave up our pay for better results. It's a war movie, but we need to It expresses feelings, reflections, and recollections. We can't praise the entertainment style of popcorn movies, which is too exaggerated, too simple, and lacks artistic value."

At the same time, he also made a bold prediction on the box office of "Pearl Harbor", ""Pearl Harbor" is a movie not inferior to "Titanic", and the special effects technology is better now than a few years ago, so I can responsibly say that "Pearl Harbor" will be more exciting and exciting than "Titanic"! "Titanic" is a box office myth in film history, but I think "Pearl Harbor" has a higher qualifications."

When facing "Variety", Jerry Bruckheimer's words were even more pertinent, "Dawn Walker is only 23 years old this year, what kind of life experience do you think a 23-year-old young man can have? His movies , can only express some superficial, vulgar, obvious views."

"Of course, I'm not criticizing him, but a movie is a movie. It's a profound knowledge, and he's just a layman. Even if his talent is very good, he needs enough time to accumulate. As for "Unsinkable"... I'm sorry , I don't want to comment on my peers' films. But the production cycle of this film is too short, James is a talented director, but it is too hard for him to make a commercial blockbuster in such a short period of time."

"At the end of the day, Dunn Walker is too young and too impetuous. He doesn't see the artistic value of movies at all. He just treats movies as a tool to make money. Yes, his past few movies have been very good at the box office, but this It's abnormal, this kind of entertainment film that lacks reflection will lead our younger generation to younger age."

...

On Dunn's desk, there are two pieces of data, mixed with good and bad.

The happy thing is... Dunn Pictures has made a fortune!

With its big hit at the Oscars, "Drug Web" is a big box-office hit. So far, the North American box office has reached 110 million US dollars, the overseas box office has also exceeded 60 million US dollars, and Dunn Pictures has received a total of 62 million US dollars;

Not only that, "The Girl Who Moved Soul" also had a certain box office rebound.

Of course, the more important thing is the sales of "Spider-Man" and "Chainsaw" videotapes and DVDs!

In the North American market, "Spider-Man" sold 9.87 million sets of CDs, and the sales reached 270 million US dollars! The overseas market sold 6.98 million sets, and the sales also exceeded 100 million US dollars smoothly.

Just for a "Spider-Man", Dunn Films got 210 million US dollars in the video tape and DVD disc market!

The North American sales of "Chainsaw" can't be compared with "Spider-Man", only 2.14 million sets, but many overseas countries have not entered the cinema, but have been listed directly in the form of video tapes and CD-ROMs, so the sales volume is very high. more than 10 million units.

So far, "Chainsaw" has also brought in $40 million in revenue for Dunn Pictures in the videotape and DVD market.

As of the end of April, Dunn's revenue has reached as much as 330 million US dollars!

In addition to the support of several new projects this year, "Spider-Man 2", "Juno", "Daredevil", "Omen of the Sky", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", a fixed investment of 100 million US dollars in TV series has been made ...

At present, there are nearly 300 million US dollars of deposits in the book of Dunn Films!

This is definitely a huge positive news.

A box office hit movie, the profits really exploded. Just like "Spider-Man", it is a spring that brings profits to Dunn Pictures!

Who would have thought that at this time last year, Dunn Pictures almost went bankrupt because of the debt crisis?

This summer's The Unsinkable, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, followed by A Beautiful Mind, The Chronicles of Narnia, Juno; next year, Spider-Man 2, Pirates: The Black Pearl The Curse of "The Omen", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", "The New York Times"...

It is conceivable that in the next few years, Dunn Films will be indomitable in the film market!

Dunn's layout in the film industry has already achieved initial results. With the expansion of the Marvel Universe, the development of the "Harry Potter" series, "Pirate Alliance" series, and even the "Transformers" series, the strength of Dunn's film industry will only be limited. stronger.

But the situation in the TV industry...is not optimistic.

Another data shows that since the price increase of starz TV station, it has been protested by many customers, and the number of subscribers has plummeted by 30%, leaving only 2.13 million subscribers.

Moreover, these users are members who purchased earlier, and once the membership expires, I am afraid that half of them will give up the renewal.

Tony Grammer, the president of starz television network, complained to Dunn, saying that if he did not inject a cardiotonic agent, starz television station would be finished!

In fact, this situation was foreseen as early as when Tang En confirmed the price increase.

I just didn't expect it to be so serious.

But Dunn did not show too much nervousness.

On May 6th, the cardiotonic is coming!

The blockbuster movie "Spider-Man " with a global box office of more than 1.26 billion US dollars will be exclusively on starz TV!

This is not to mention, on May 26th, "Chainsaw" will be broadcast on starz TV.

In June, the boutique American drama "Under Six Feet" debuted.

When "Six Feet Under" finishes playing... By September, it will be the world of "Band of Brothers"!

So Dunn's reply email to Tony Grammer was simple, "Maintain stability!"

At this time, Dunn was a little helpless.

With the development of Tang En Pictures, Tang En, as the boss, can no longer do everything by himself. He must manage things by managing people, unless it is the content production that he is particularly interested in.

However, the person in charge of the starz TV network made Dunn very dissatisfied with his ability.

Not once or twice.

Dunn has acquired many companies and has not had the experience of firing the founding team, but at this time, he really has to make a choice.

TV industry, very important!

After thinking for a long time, Dunn picked up the phone and called caa boss Brian Lord, "Brian, the sta TV network lacks an executive, can you help?"

Brian Lord laughed dumbly, "Dawn, I'm a brokerage firm, not a headhunting firm!"

"Hollywood is such a big circle, why are you looking for headhunters? You have a wide network of people." Dunn disagreed.

The entertainment industry does not have a typical commercial atmosphere. The headhunting company's approach is not very effective here. There are only a few elites in this circle, mainly looking at friendship and face.

Brian Lord smiled and said: "I have some contacts, and I can help a little bit, but... Compared with me, I think it will be more suitable for you to find another old friend."

"Oh? Who?"

"Michael Ovitz!"

(Sanqi Chinese)