Chapter 379： Mr. Disney who relies on the old and sells the old

"Only Dunn can defeat Dunn"!

This is the headline of the entertainment section of The New York Times, when praising Dunn's outstanding ability in the film field, it also counts the current film market structure.

When "Unsinkable" was released in its first week, it was unexpectedly won the weekly box office championship by "Pearl Harbor". The tyrants gave in one after another.

It was not until the release of another film by Dunn Films, Mr. Otherwise, "Unsinkable" will continue to lead the weekly list with $45 million in its fifth week of release.

More and more signs have shown that the commercial blockbuster Tang En participated in the production of, in the summer, the gods blocked the gods, the Buddha blocked the Buddha, and they were invincible!

His opponent is only himself!

It is conceivable that in the next few weeks, the North American box office market will change from the one-man show of "The Unsinkable" to the two-man show of "Mrs. Smith" and "The Unsinkable".

"Film Review" also sent praise: "As of 24:00 yesterday, the global box office of "Unsinkable" has exceeded 550 million US dollars! Among them, the North American market contributed 320 million US dollars. For commercial blockbusters, high box office seems to have become the norm, and the latest release of "Mr.

"Los Angeles Times" focused on French director Luc Besson: "Before this, Luc Besson encountered a career waterloo, and his "Joan of Arc" box office failed miserably, so many investors He stayed away, and even he encountered an emotional crisis and started a divorce."

"It was Dunn Walker who rescued him, invested 100 million US dollars, and planned the "Mrs. Smith" project. Facts have proved that Dunn not only has a unique vision in the content of the film, but also is sharp enough in the use of people. Decisive, courageous, and successful."

"'Mrs. & Mrs. Smith' tells the ironic murder story of a killer couple. Mr. Smith is American, Mrs. Smith is French, different cultures and criminal groups from different countries, creating enough laughs in this story. And the tension of the plot. It's a pity that the theme has not been sublimated, and the plot is old-fashioned, but this is still a movie worth watching, and the $75.08 million in the first weekend box office is proof."

"Mel Gibson and Sophie Marceau, a multinational group, had a wonderful performance in Braveheart, and their performance this time did not disappoint everyone. This screen couple will definitely dominate This summer, in my opinion, Dunn Pictures can prepare the script and shoot "Mr. and Mrs. Smith 2"."

"Entertainment Weekly" made an evaluation of the box office: "This week, the box office of "Unsinkable" has shrunk by 35%, the North American box office has reached 320 million US dollars, and overseas markets have also made great efforts, and the global box office has exceeded 550 million US dollars. The film is still hot in the North American market, but in overseas markets, especially in Japan, France, Australia, Germany and other countries that were released earlier, it is obviously unable to continue."

"According to authoritative agency forecasts, the North American box office of "Unsinkable" will be around 420 million US dollars, and the overseas box office will be between 450 million and 480 million US dollars. That is to say, "Unsinkable" wants to challenge Dunn's three 10 The billion-dollar movie is unlikely, and the only hope is whether it can surpass Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" and come in second."

"Universal Pictures' first-week box office estimate for Mr. Especially compared to Angelina Jolie in Tomb Raider at the same time. Sophie Marceau is too young and too hard-core in this kind of action movie."

"As the famous film critic Roger Ebert said, if Sophie Marceau is replaced by Angelina Jolie, as long as Jolie can perform in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in the style of "Tomb Raider", "Mrs. & Mrs. Smith" will be able to reach the expectations of Universal Pictures and make $600 million at the global box office."

"However, Sophie Marceau has a greater reputation in Europe. Dunn and Luc Besson's choice may have paid more attention to the overseas box office. Even if the word of mouth and box office are not as expected, the global box office of "Mrs & Mrs. Smith" exceeds $500 million, maybe not difficult. It's ironic, right? Dunn Pictures' films are still on par with $500 million when the box office shrinks!"

...

This is a French cafe with a poetic name - "Jacqueline".

Dunn arrived 10 minutes late on purpose. As Roy Disney said, this is an old shop. As soon as he entered the room, he was sitting by the window. An old couple in their sixties was busy at the bar. make coffee.

Tang En made a great deal of fanfare to have his bodyguards guard the door, and there was a kind of mobilization of big people coming, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of Roy Disney.

But Tang En doesn't care. People respect him one foot, and he respects others ten feet. If anyone is shameless... then there is no way.

"Mr. Disney, I just got the news. I heard that the stock market opened today, and Disney's stock price has been falling all the way. Now it's down more than 5%?"

Roy Disney shook hands with Dunn lightly, "Into this summer, Disney's stock has been fluctuating."

Dunn said with a bit of beating: "Speaking of which, I was also wrong. The release of "Unsinkable" beat "Pearl Harbor" and caused Disney's stock price to plummet. Last week's "Mrs. Smith" overshadowed "Asian" Tlantis: The Lost Empire, another big sell-off in Disney's stock."

Roy Disney frowned and said lightly: "Disney's market value exceeds $40 billion, and it is second only to Time Warner, Viacom and Vivendi Universal among the world's media and entertainment groups. We have a huge industry. The structure, the movie market is a tiny fraction of that, and it doesn't have such a big impact on the stock price."

"Oh, really?"

Tang En laughed and felt contempt in his heart.

To die to face and suffer!

Every industry is the same, there are always some self-righteous old guys, relying on their deep experience in the industry, many connections, and great influence, they want to rely on the old and sell the old to point the country in front of the younger generation.

As everyone knows, the times have changed a long time ago. In the wave of the Internet, young people are the masters of the new world!

Roy Disney is obviously still holding the attitude of his predecessors, and said lightly: "Of course, Disney's largest business income is the abc radio and television group, because the financial statements released in June showed that Disney's overall operating income declined last year. ."

Tang En half-smiled, "Oh... It turns out that Disney's stock price continued to fall, which was dragged down by abc, but I remember that Michael Eisner had already reacted. He acquired Fox Home Entertainment Channel, which should be given to the market. It brings vitality and confidence? Why did the stock price fall as soon as the stock market opened today?"

Roy Disney frowned and said solemnly, "Don, aren't we going to discuss Disney's stock price?"

Dunn laughed twice and slapped haha.

"Let's talk about cooperation!"

"Okay, you say."

"I think...there is no absolute conflict of interest between you and Disney, and all the misunderstandings are caused by Michael Eisner."

Dunn laughed, "Of course, I'm a newcomer in the industry, how can I take the initiative to provoke a giant like Disney? It's Michael Eisner who won't give me a way to live, so I can only resist! It seems that the results are not bad. Disney is not as strong as it seems.”

Roy Disney's face suddenly showed a bit of anger, but he quickly covered it up, took a deep breath, and said, "In the final analysis, it's Michael Eisner! You said just now, the trend of Disney's stock price this summer. Not so good, it was Eisner's fault too, so..."

"what?"

"We have a common enemy."

Tang En shrugged lightly, his expression very calm, "Maybe!"

Roy Disney didn't like Dunn's absent-minded appearance, gritted his teeth, and could only follow the words: "So we should cooperate, you are outside, I am inside, and join forces to kill Michael Eisner!"

Dunn smiled, "It sounds very good."

Roy Disney said: "Indeed, this is the best decision for us! Inside... This is Disney's secret, and it is not convenient for me to disclose it to you. Outside, I hope you can do three things. I cooperate."

Tang En's mouth twitched, his expression a little indifferent.

Roy Disney felt that he had said it all for the sake of it and had shown enough sincerity to be patient at all times, so he stretched out three fingers and said slowly: "First, Disney The film production department of China has encountered great difficulties, and I hope that in the next 3 years, Dunn Films and Disney can cooperate on 5 films to help Disney overcome the difficulties."

"Oh, what about the second?"

"I know that you are a shareholder of Legendary Pictures and have a lot of say, so I hope you can come forward and persuade Michael Ovitz to cooperate with Disney on a platter investment project."

"Oh, what about the third?"

Roy Disney smiled and saw that Dunn did not have any excessive reaction, so he was relieved and said slowly: "The third is the animation industry. From the current situation, traditional hand-painted 2D animation , has not been loved by the market, and computer 3D animation represented by Pixar and DreamWorks Animation is the main trend at present.”

Dunn nodded, "That's true, the Sillywood Animation Studio under Dunn Pictures is also currently producing computer animation."

Roy Disney smiled and said: "To be honest, I watched a part of the cartoon "Fantastic Four" produced by Siliwood Animation, and it was very good! It's hard to imagine that you can use such a technology to make a cartoon, and Is it an animated movie! It's a huge waste of resources."

"Oh? What do you think?"

"Of course it's about making big animated movies! And in the animation field, Disney has the largest and most extensive channel in the world. If Silkwood Animation and Disney Animation can start a business cooperation in computer production, or Disney can buy Silkwood Animation , it would be better.”

Dunn looked at Roy Disney's eloquent way of talking, as if he was listening to a book from heaven.

What a good old Roy Disney!

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(Sanqi Chinese)