Chapter 476： Unstoppable reality show

Dunn was very dissatisfied with Michael Eisner, and of course he would not give him another chance. "The cooperation between Pixar and Disney has come to this point. I have notified the legal department to buy out the contract by paying cash."

"what?"

Michael Eisner was shocked.

He thought that Tang En would refuse to renew the contract with Disney, but he didn't expect that Tang En's methods were more ruthless. Not only did he not renew the contract, but he also thought of terminating the cooperation now and buying out the contract!

"You can't do that!" exclaimed Michael Eisner.

Tang En said coldly: "I can do whatever I want, you can't control it! Don't forget, Pixar is now my company!"

Pixar is a listed company, and it needs at least 4 months of approval and operation time to complete the delisting and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dunn Pictures.

But Pixar's power has been in the hands of Dunn.

When Jobs quit, John Rust became Pixar's new executive, can he still refuse Dunn's meaning?

Michael Eisner took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Dawn, I know that in the past... We have had an unpleasant experience, it's my fault, but you can't be selfish. Only Disney can make Pixar's Maximizing profits, buying out contracts...not sane business practices."

The corner of Tang En's mouth twitched, disapprovingly, "What if I'm irrational? Back then, I broke my family and invested in "Spider-Man", was it sensible? I spent $80 million to buy the North American TV rights of "Band of Brothers", is it sensible? I don't make movies well , but acquired the technology company imax, is it sensible? Michael, please don't talk to me about reason! If you have enough reason, you should accept my conditions in the first place!"

"Accept, I will accept it!" Michael Eisner exclaimed repeatedly, "Don't you want to remake those old classic cartoons? I agree, Dunn Pictures will cooperate with Disney to develop the 'Disney Princess' series in depth development. Even if Roy Disney doesn't agree, I'll force it through the board!"

Tang En said lightly: "Michael, if you had such an attitude, if it were two months earlier, there might be a different result."

"Oh, it's not too late now."

Michael Eisner tried his best to adjust his tone with a bit of flattery.

Putting it on the outside world, it is difficult for others to imagine that Disney's high-ranking king would actually humble himself for a 24-year-old young man, and even be scolded repeatedly, and even show off a little to please.

No way, Pixar's influence is too great!

Once the news spreads, Pixar will terminate the cooperation with Disney, which will definitely make things worse for Disney's already depressed stock price.

Overnight, $3 billion was lost.

With such a big change, the board of directors must adjust the management in order to restore confidence to investors.

Michael Eisner is to blame and must leave.

He is 60 years old. Since the age of 32, he has served as an executive of the abc group, and then moved to Paramount, Disney, and has a lot of scenery. He is known as the first manager of Hollywood.

He doesn't want to be late for the holidays!

Now, Dunn is his only chance.

Dunn didn't want to give him any sympathy, and his tone was serious, "I said it's too late, it's too late! I bought Pixar at such a huge price, it's impossible to make a wedding dress for Disney."

Jobs did not agree to renew the contract with Disney, well, Dunn acquired Pixar, and then renewed the contract with Disney, what are you kidding? Dunn is Disney's working man?

Michael Eisner was silent for a long time, a little dejected, "Dawn, you should understand what Pixar means to Disney, to buy out that contract, maybe you only need to pay 20 million US dollars, but as soon as the news spreads, yes Disney's stock price is a disaster."

"I'm sorry, I'm the person in charge of Dunn Pictures. Disney has nothing to do with me." Dunn replied lightly, without any sympathy.

Michael Eisner took a deep breath. He was very powerless towards Dunn's insensitive attitude. He sighed, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"First of all, I will remake those classic cartoons into live-action movies, and Dunn Pictures and Rose Pictures will be responsible!" Dunn said lightly, "Rose Pictures is a studio that mainly promotes women's movies, which is very suitable for 'Disney Princesses' 'series."

Michael Eisner frowned, "Rose Pictures and Disney can be jointly responsible and share all copyrights."

"No! If there is a disagreement between Rose Pictures and Disney, who should be the leader? We must clarify the priority!" Dunn's attitude was very tough.

Michael Eisner was very helpless, "This issue... Leave it on hold for now, we will discuss it in detail later, you can continue to talk about it."

Dunn said: "Pixar's past few cartoons, the distribution rights are all in the hands of Disney, I want to take it back. Pixar's children must belong to Pixar, and I can't let the children live abroad."

Michael Eisner was speechless for a moment.

Dunn's request is too much!

Dunn not only wants to buy out the distribution contracts of Pixar and Disney, but also takes back the distribution rights of the past four cartoons. This is to completely cut off the relationship between Pixar and Disney.

There is no doubt that Michael Eisner could not agree to such excessive conditions, but he did not dare to refuse on the phone, intending to find an opportunity to discuss with Dunn in detail, "Is there any more?"

The corner of Tang En's mouth raised slightly, "There is also the issue of buying out the contract. It is necessary to negotiate and terminate the contract peacefully and friendly. I don't want this process to be full of troubles, and I don't want to go to court."

To buy out the contract is to pay the penalty.

is a breach permitted by law.

But a breach of contract is a breach of contract. Jobs did not want to bear the reputation of defaulting, and neither did Dunn.

Moreover, the forced termination of the contract will be subject to tax, and the negotiated termination will not be subject to tax.

If this matter, both Tang En Pictures and Disney can operate quietly and privately, it will be great for Tang En.

Michael Eisner shivered in anger, Dunn's request is really too much!

This is no way back for Disney.

"Dawn, you have to understand that if Disney's stock price collapses, I will lose all rights! When the new CEO takes office, they will definitely obey Roy Disney's wishes. At that time, all your requirements will be impossible to achieve." Michael Eisner gritted his teeth.

Tang En smiled slightly, "So, I get what I want, you get what you want, each gets what they need, and neither owes each other."

"Huh?" Michael Eisner suddenly understood something, "Do you have a way to stabilize Disney's stock price?"

Tang En said lightly: "No one can control the trend of the stock price, but at least, Tang En Pictures has the ability to influence the stock price."

"How to do it?"

Michael Eisner suddenly became interested.

Disney's stock price is not only related to his position of power, but also to his salary income.

His annual salary at Disney is only $1.25 million, but he has an option award of 6.5 million shares. If the stock price is sluggish, the allotment option is waste paper, and his annual income is only $1.25 million, which is not as good as a middle management.

Dunn said: "I said, I can transfer "The Chronicles of Narnia" to Disney. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" has exceeded the $300 million mark at the North American box office, and the global box office is more than $700 million. Looking at all the films released in 2001, it was second only to The Unsinkable and The Fellowship of the Ring.”

"This is just the beginning, as the first film becomes an instant hit, the reputation of The Chronicles of Narnia will increase day by day! According to the explosion theory, the value of the film will skyrocket. "The Lord of the Rings" is only a trilogy, but "Narnia" "The Legend of Nia" can make seven films! This is not considered a related film."

“Conservatively, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe will bring in $500 million in profits for Downing Pictures, and the film’s merchandising sales are so good! If Disney were to operate, there would be Disney Consumer Goods and Disney Stores. It’s not surprising that the series “The Chronicles of Narnia” will bring $5 billion in return to Disney!”

$5 billion!

Dunn drew a beautiful pie.

Michael Eisner has long been interested in the "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. This is a series of films with a child protagonist, which is in line with Disney's values, but he must not follow Dunn's words, "$5 billion? Hehe~www .novelhall.com~ If that's the case, I can't believe you'd pass The Chronicles of Narnia to me."

Tang En said indifferently: "I said, the projects I invest in must be firmly in control. "The Chronicles of Narnia" is a series jointly developed by Dunn Pictures and Warner Bros. Warner's constraints are too great , I lost interest in working with Warners. In the same way, the control of the live-action adaptation of Disney cartoons must be in my hands.”

Michael Eisner was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "The Chronicles of Narnia alone is not enough."

Dunn smiled and said, "Michael, you are too greedy. We are all filmmakers. You must understand the value of The Chronicles of Narnia."

"I need to have a stronger reason to convince the board, you know, Roy Disney has too much influence on the board, he represents the Disney family!" Michael Eisner once again showed his sophisticated side.

Dunn didn't care and asked with a smile, "Michael, you must know about American Idol, right?"

Michael Eisner's face sank.

Is not this nonsensical?

Now the two major public television networks, cbs and abc, are fighting each other.

As a result, the reality show "American Idol" produced by Dick Clark Television Production Company, a subsidiary of Dunn Pictures, landed on CBS, making CBS, which already had the upper hand, more and more unstoppable!

The most recent issue of "American Idol" exploded in ratings because of the appearance of two girls who sang amazingly. The average viewing household for the period exceeded 35 million, and at its peak, 47 million households across the United States were watching the reality show at the same time.

And it's still in the trials. What will happen to the ratings in the knockout stage?

Seriously terrified!

"American Idol" is unstoppable!

(Sanqi Chinese)