Chapter 605： peak of life

"Gone Lover" has entered its seventh release period, with a North American box office of $187 million, an overseas box office of $259 million, and a global total of $446 million!

It was the first film of the year to exceed $400 million at the box office.

Although there is still a certain distance from the expected goal, such excellent box office results have been enough to prove to the market the box office appeal of the new Oscars.

Nicole Kidman got her wish to get a salary of 20 million US dollars, but at present, there is no suitable project for her to choose.

Dunn simply waved his hand and helped her out, recommending her to partner Will Smith in Australian director Alex Proyas' sci-fi masterpiece "Enemies of the Machine".

The movie, which has long been confirmed, will start in June this year.

The originally scheduled heroine, Bridget Mouna, is a muscular fitness beauty who is not well-known, and can be fired for any reason.

Anyway, before the official launch, most of the initial agreements signed by film companies and actors are without legal effect.

What can Bridget Mooney say when the Oscar winner joins?

Even if you complain, you have to hold back.

Entering the middle of May, major colleges and universities across the United States have entered the end of the semester.

Hot flakes started to multiply.

Welcome to summer!

The hottest ones that have been hyped by public opinion are Warner Bros.' "The Matrix 2: Reloaded" and Marvel's "Daredevil: Time for War".

With the higher and higher status, Dunn's attention to the movie box office has become lower and lower.

This year, New Universal's film companies will release a total of 32 films to cinemas.

Among them, Universal Pictures 18, Dunn Pictures 2, Marvel Studios 2, Rose Pictures 2, Focus Pictures 3, Furious Pictures 3 "B-level films", Pixar Animation Studio 1, 1 of Siliwood Animation Studios.

This is just the beginning.

With the integration of resources under New Universal, the Film and Television Entertainment Department will increase production from this year.

The number of films produced by Universal Pictures should be between 25-30, Dunn Pictures 3-5, Marvel Pictures 2-3, Rose Pictures 3-5, Focus Pictures 2-5, Furious Movies Industry 1-5, plus two animation studios, and excellent films received from overseas.

Starting next year, Universal International Distribution will release 40-50 films a year, reaching the level of Warner Bros.

Hollywood has developed for a hundred years, and a system has been formed.

For film companies, releasing one new film a week is already the maximum.

If more movies are released, it will only be left-handed and right-handed, competing with itself.

From the experience of the golden age of Hollywood, and the heyday of Warner Bros. in the 1990s, with 50 releases per year, it has peaked.

If there is more, it will not only be excessive competition for the film box office, but also put too much burden on the distribution company, which will drastically increase the cost.

New Universal has to release so many new films every year, and it is impossible for Dunn to have the energy to pay attention to them all. He will only pay attention to individual "explosive movies", and he will focus more on Hollywood's upper-level social network.

Like May 16, Friday night.

Disney hosted a grand reception at the West Hollywood Hotel for $250,000.

Many old guys in Hollywood who rarely show up are all in attendance.

Unprecedented.

Specifications, even higher than Oscar.

Even Hollywood superstars like Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise are not eligible to receive invitations.

On this day, Michael Eisner invited celebrities, political and business elites from all walks of life in the United States to gather together.

Let's celebrate together, Disney's market value has successfully exceeded 50 billion US dollars!

Dunn also met many Disney directors and major shareholders here.

Everyone was very polite to Dunn.

It's like offering up like a gold master's father.

After the reception started, Michael Eisner took the stage and delivered a warm speech, thanking all walks of life for their support and making Disney today.

There is a lot of pride in the words!

Afterwards, Jack Valenti, wearing a tailless gift and his iconic white hair, slowly stepped onto the stage.

Dunn opened his eyes wide when he saw him.

This is a big man!

The confidant of President Kennedy and the staff of President Johnson!

Later, he served as president of the Motion Picture Association of America.

During his tenure, he made outstanding contributions to the American film industry.

Under the general suppression of Hollywood at that time, Jack Valenti pushed the parliament and explained the "Paramount Act" in a gentle way. The producers, distributors, and theaters of the film did not need to be all separated. The theater chain party can be independent, and the producer and distributor can be integrated.

He also traveled among congressmen through his connections in the White House to promote the federal government's support for the Hollywood film industry from tax rates to policies.

The most important point is that he advocated the repeal of the "Hays Act" that had been in place for more than 40 years, and introduced the film rating system, which is the g-level, pg-level, pg-13 level, r-level, and nc-level that are still commonly used in Hollywood today. Level 17.

Because of the "Paramount Act", the Hollywood studio system collapsed, which directly led to the decline of Hollywood's development in the 1950s and 1960s.

It was a series of promotions by Jack Valenti that helped Hollywood have the second golden period of development in the 1970s and 1980s, and gave birth to Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, George A group of film masters such as Lucas and Francis Coppola, as well as many acting talents such as Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and Jack Nicholson.

Although Jack Valenti is a politician, he is well respected in Hollywood.

He was over eighty years old, and the hall was silent.

He took the stage, pointed to Michael Eisner, smiled and said, "The first time I met him, he was a lanky guy in his twenties who worked at abc. But he had a This kind of fledgling self-confidence can come up with more than a dozen crazy ideas in a minute."

He continued: "In Eisner's veins, the blood of entrepreneurs and artists flows, and the mixture of the two blood can cause fire and chaos. But Eisner can make them flow in harmony. This is extremely It's not an easy combination, and there's no question that it's in the long-term interest of The Walt Disney Company."

The old man's speech was not fast, but between the lines, there was an undisguised love for Michael Eisner.

“Let’s put it this way, in a way that every financial analyst on Wall Street can understand: If you invested $10,000 in Disney stock from the day Michael took office and never sold it, today you will be A full $240,000! When Michael became head of Disney, it was worth $2.1 billion. Today, May 16, 2003, that number is $50 billion!"

"Finally, there's another side of Michael and Jane "Michael Eisner's wife." In anonymity, they have donated millions of dollars to causes they value, and to this country. They never do it to earn thanks or adoration. They pay because they care and don't need public plaudits. "

"I see Michael as one of the giants of the entertainment industry!"

In the identity of Jack Valenti, to make such a high praise and evaluation is still in front of many celebrities in the United States...

It can be concluded that this is almost the pinnacle of Michael Eisner's life!

Dunn is young and has good eyes.

He could even see the tears in Michael Eisner's eyes.

"Hey."

Dunn could not help but sighed.

After all, Michael Eisner is 61 years old.

Only a month younger than Barry Diller.

Michael Eisner, who has been in charge of Disney, has created countless glory, and as an old man, he certainly does not want to end in infamy in his old age.

To the extreme praise of Mr. Jack Valenti, Disney's market value exceeded 50 billion US dollars, perhaps the best reward for his work in the past few decades...

At this time, Michael Eisner walked over to Dunn's direction, and the two exchanged a few affectionate greetings.

Then, he lowered his voice and said solemnly, "Dawn, I intend to acquire the Sillywood Animation Studio!"

"what?"

Tang En was stunned for a moment.

Acquiring the Silkwood Animation Studios?

Soon, he reacted.

Disney's animation department is over. There is no market for traditional 2D hand-drawn animation , and Disney has laid off more than 200 hand-drawn animators.

However, if you want to develop computer animation, how can it be done overnight?

The best way to deal with it is to acquire an existing computer animation studio, and then merge and complement the existing Disney animation studio.

Pixar was snapped up by New Universal, and this is pretty much the only way Disney wants to transform animated films.

But the question is, which studio to acquire?

Blue Sky Animation Studio?

This is Twentieth Century Fox's big baby, impossible to sell.

Pixar Animation Studios?

This is even more impossible, Dunn will never agree.

DreamWorks Animation Studios?

The difficulty is even greater. Even if Jeffrey Katzenberg loses, it is impossible to work with Michael Eisner again.

Then there is no choice.

All that's left is the Hollywood Animation Studios.

Originally, Dunn had some compassion for the old man Michael Eisner, but when he heard what the other party said, he changed his body, showing the calm and shrewdness of a businessman.

"The timing is... not right."

Dunn immediately shook his head and refused.

nonsense!

Disney is now impatient to reverse the decline of animated films.

For Dunn.

The longer you delay, the better.

Give charcoal in the snow... to sell the highest price!

Sillywood Animation Studio is an animation studio founded by Tosca Musk with the help of Dunn and Elon Musk, using her connections in Silicon Valley.

This is an animation studio that did not exist in the previous life.

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(Sanqi Chinese)