Chapter 445： I want to be the leader!

In the 1980s, Michael Eisner was Barry Diller's henchman. He assisted Barry Diller in proposing and developing the "High Film Theory", which was a time for Hollywood's amazing people. This set of programmed movies The theory has brought Hollywood into the era of commercial films.

But in recent years, his judgment on movies has gotten worse and worse!

Because of him, Disney has lost many excellent film projects, the most famous of which is the "Lord of the Rings" series!

A few years ago, Harvey Weinstein took this project to ask him to invest, but he refused.

Later, New Line Pictures took over, and Harvey Weinstein, as the executive producer, received 5% of the global box office dividends. It is reasonable to say that this is Miramax's income, not personal income.

However, Michael Eisner was not optimistic about the "Lord of the Rings" project, and he waved his hand and agreed to share the benefits with Harvey Weinstein.

In other words, Disney accounted for 2.5% of the global box office dividends of the "Lord of the Rings" series, and the Weinstein Brothers accounted for 2.5%.

Now, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is a big hit at the box office, and the surrounding industries it drives are comparable to the previous year's "Star Wars Episode 1: The Menace of Ghost Man" and last year's "Spider-Man"!

Only one film can bring at least 1 billion US dollars in profits to New Line Cinema!

Michael Eisner is gutted.

Now that Disney has the opportunity to touch "The Chronicles of Narnia", which is as famous as "The Lord of the Rings", how can he not be excited?

More importantly, "The Chronicles of Narnia" brings a different magical world, which is more in line with the fairy tales of children's dreams, go to a magical world, become a savior-like hero, and then become the king of the fairy tale kingdom. .

No doubt, this is more in line with Disney's value system!

Dunn saw the emotional fluctuations on Michael Eisner's face, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Will he give Disney a big gift?

Think more!

Although "The Chronicles of Narnia" is as famous as "The Lord of the Rings", it is too difficult to adapt. The profound philosophy and religious metaphors in it are difficult to show through the plot.

Except for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", the follow-up films suffered huge losses and became special effects garbage.

Dunn Pictures took the benefits of the first film and let Disney go to collect the garbage!

"This matter... I have to go back and discuss with the board of directors."

When it comes to the copyright of those classic cartoons, the entanglement of interests here is too great, even Michael Eisner cannot do it arbitrarily.

Tang En was not in a hurry to get the result, and looked at him with a half-smile, "Mr. Eisner, I am willing to let go of the follow-up copyright of The Chronicles of Narnia, you must see the sincerity of my cooperation. ?"

"certainly!"

Michael Eisner nodded again and again, in a good mood.

"What about you? I need to see Disney's sincerity."

"I said, this is a big deal, I need to..."

Tang En waved his hand and interrupted him, staring at him, "I'm not talking about this. I have two enemies, but they're both Disney's partners."

Michael Eisner immediately realized that one was Jerry Bruckheimer and the other was Harvey Weinstein!

Dunn said: "Black Hawk Down, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, you have seen the box office results, not to mention compared with "The Lord of the Rings", not even "Resident Evil" with a $35 million investment! No! I said, he's not that Hollywood gold medal producer anymore, he's out of date!"

"Resident Evil" grossed $19.8 million in its first week, while "Black Hawk Down" only took in $14.8 million.

After "Pearl Harbor", Jerry Bruckheimer once again missed a commercial blockbuster!

Michael Eisner said: "Indeed, we had discussions internally that as long as Black Hawk Down didn't break $100 million at the North American box office, we would rescind the priority partnership between Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer Studios. protocol."

Tang En nodded with satisfaction and asked with a smile, "What about the other one?"

"This is very difficult!" Michael Eisner glanced at Dunn and said puzzledly, "As far as I know, there is no substantial conflict between you and Harvey. The quarrel in the past is the source of Since the conflict between Disney and Dunn Pictures. Now that our two companies have resolved the conflict, you still need to…”

Tang En said sternly: "This is not a contradiction, but a principle!"

"in principle?"

"Mr. Eisner, you don't know that, do you? Harvey Weinstein is the biggest red sofa in Hollywood!"

Michael Eisner almost laughed.

Harvey Weinstein is the biggest red sofa?

Stop talking!

Who doesn't know in Hollywood now that you, Dunn Walker, are the biggest beneficiaries of unspoken rules!

Harvey Weinstein is old, ugly, fat, and frustrated, which actress would like to lean on?

You, Tang En, are different. You are young, rich, and unmarried. There should not be too many actresses who take the initiative to post back!

Tang En blushed at his playful eyes, coughed lightly, and said solemnly: "I'm not referring to the kind of transaction that you love and I want, this kind of industry unspoken rules, all walks of life, Impossible to stop. I'm talking about the use of power, power, and violence by the man Harvey Weinstein!"

Michael Eisner looked straight, "Don, don't talk nonsense if you don't have any evidence."

Tang En sneered and said, "If you're talking nonsense, you'll know when you check! Not to mention Hollywood actresses, even if they are Miramax's female employees, I can guarantee that many of them have been murdered by him!"

Michael Eisner has long heard of this, otherwise, with Harvey Weinstein's outstanding talent, he would have been promoted from within, and it would be impossible to limit his power to Miramax.

I'm just afraid that he will ruin Disney's image!

"Be careful about this!"

Michael Eisner's face was a little gloomy, and Disney was having a hard time right now. He was afraid that Dunn, a stunned young man, would fight with Harvey Weinstein.

Tang En sneered at the corner of his mouth with disdain, "I have my senses, otherwise I would have exposed it to the media! Humph, internal scandal, internal digestion, I understand."

Michael Eisner breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

"But this person, I have to win no matter what!" Tang En snorted coldly, "The existence of this scum is a kind of pollution to the living soil of Hollywood! And now the feminist sentiment is running high, once things become serious, they will In an uncontrollable situation.”

The collective uprising of actresses in the previous life, of course, made Harvey Weinstein stinky, but also seriously damaged the current Hollywood system and influenced the interests of film companies.

Dunn is now in power, especially the beneficiary of unspoken rules. He will never allow that uncontrollable feminist tide to arise in Hollywood!

He founded Rose Pictures, ostensibly to cater to feminism.

In fact, he wants to control the feminist trend of Hollywood, control this force in his own hands, and prevent it from happening!

If a Hollywood feminist movement like "e's_up" really broke out in the previous life, that kind of indiscriminate attack, with a private life like Dunn's, is likely to fall into it.

Only by becoming the leading big brother of Hollywood feminism can Dunn occupy the moral commanding heights forever.

Michael Eisner had no foresight, so naturally he couldn't guess what Dunn was thinking, but he just thought that this kid was too jumpy and nonsense!

Obviously afraid of the rise of women's rights, why do you still do Rose Films?

Isn't this asking for trouble?

"For two years, don't touch him!"

Michael Eisner pondered a little, and gave a condition.

In his opinion, two years is enough for him to stabilize Disney's internal struggles.

And two years later, the "Lord of the Rings" series will be released, and Disney will take advantage of it, and Harvey Weinstein will be less important.

He was prepared for someone like Harvey Weinstein.

Why did he insist on not investing in The Lord of the Rings? If it was an offer from Disney Studios, he might have said yes, but not Harvey Weinstein!

This man has such a bad reputation!

It’s okay to be a **** in the independent film industry, which is already deep and dirty. However, it is different when it comes to commercial movies. The operation is basically exposed to the sun, and brand marketing and word-of-mouth value are especially important.

If Harvey Weinstein reaches out to the mainstream commercial film circle Once there is a scandal, Disney will be unable to withstand it, and it will seriously affect Disney's brand image.

Tang En raised his eyebrows, "What about two years later?"

Michael Eisner said indifferently: "If his behavior does not change within two years, Disney will not use potential brand threats to continue to provide him with protection."

"Two years..." Dunn squinted and pondered for a while, thinking of the progress of George Paxton's team investigating the sports scandal, and smiled slightly, "Two years! No problem!"

Negotiation is the art of compromise.

Taking a step back and taking what they need, Michael Eisner was very satisfied with Dunn's attitude, and half-jokingly said: "By the way, Natalie... I have encountered a lot of trouble recently, do you need help? Say Honestly, I think her performance in Juno can make a difference in awards season."

Tang En snorted disdainfully, "Don't need it for now! An outdated old guy has gathered a group of outdated old guys and it's just a small fight."

"That's Kirk Douglas!"

"It doesn't matter!"

Tang En was confident enough, "When voting for Oscar, it's not about who has more friends and who has more influence. I want to see what he can do!"

Michael Eisner was speechless.

This Dunn is too arrogant, right?

When it comes to influence on Oscar, even he claims to be no better than Kirk Douglas. Where does Dunn get his confidence?

Of course he didn't know Dunn's secret weapon.

In 2001, the annual box office champion was Dunn's "Unsinkable", with a global box office of $1.01 billion.

According to the trigger reward of the sunglasses system, Dunn will get a "Stolen Heaven for Prize" skill!

Don't be too invincible!

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