Hollywood Starts with Animation

Wednesday.

9 am.

At the moment in Wald Pictures, everyone's heart is full of haze, and the huge conference room is even more deadly.

Whether it is Victor, the CEO, or Linklater, the director of "Juno" and the best director at the Berlin Film Festival, their faces are full of anger, of course, more helpless.

"Damn Time Warner~!"

The first person to break the silence was Zu Ke: "This matter is not over!"

Zucker hated Warner Group in his heart.

Why?

Just because "Juno" suppressed the "Space Jam" produced by his company, it used its powerful influence to exert pressure on the theater and greatly reduced the "Juno" film schedule.

On Monday, there were more than 2,700 screens for "Juno", and with high word-of-mouth, high controversy and high-profile discussions, the theaters are bound to add more screens;

However, just yesterday, that is, Tuesday, there were only more than 2,200 screens released.

All at once, 500 screens were cut.

Even more so today!

The cinema has also cut back on the lineup.

"Juno" has less than 1,500 screens.

The reduction in the number of films has caused the daily box office to continue to decline, to be more precise, it has fallen like a cliff!

Monday Box Office: $9.2 million;

Tuesday box office: $6.1 million;

With today's screen count, $4 million is a blessing.

"Without a large-scale screening, even if the popularity is high, the box office will not improve much." Director Linklater said with a wry smile.

Zhu Ke nodded with a sullen face and said, "Victor, you said that the theater cut our film schedule, is it a breach of contract? After all, we have signed a contract before."

Hearing this, Victor shook his head: "Boss, we are a small company, and the contract signed with the theater is a flexible contract, and the theater has a favorable position, so according to the contract, they have not breached the contract."

"Oh?"

Zu Ke was stunned for a moment, and his heart was more angry.

Victor added: "Boss, don't say that the theater party has not breached the contract, it is that they have breached the contract, can we still sue it?"

"Well, when I didn't say it." Zucker waved his hand.

Report to the theater party? !

What a joke!

The cinema chain is the terminal that occupies the film industry chain. They can make you burnt out as long as they jam your movie a little. In this situation of inequality and disadvantage, no matter how good your movie is, they are not afraid!

No matter how good your movies are, can they still compare to big Hollywood companies?

Even if there is one or two extremely good movies, it will be of no use!

Not enough! Dear!

You must know that in Hollywood, any of the six major Hollywood film companies produces or distributes no less than 50 movies every year, and at the peak, it even exceeds 100 movies.

than quantity?

Even if all the members of Wald Pictures are shooting movies like crazy, it is no better than a fraction of the big companies!

In this case, as long as they are not stupid, they all know which side they will choose.

In the final analysis, Wald Pictures is still weak!

"Mr. Jones and Mr. Wald, it's a problem to reduce the number of films in theaters, but we can't ignore Warner's public opinion advantage in the media and newspapers!"

Director Linklater reminded.

WarnerMedia Advantage?

"Hehe~!"

More than a year later, Rao is Zhu Ke, who claims to have seen the big scene, but now he is helpless.

Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Fortune Magazine, Life Magazine, CNN, HBO, DC Comics, Warner Bros., and other media with global influence,

All are owned by Time Warner.

Others have mastered such a huge media power, what do you use to fight against it?

The iron-headed baby can smash you to pieces!

"Boss, in fact, Time Warner has already taken action. Here are some newspapers I bought this morning, take a look."

While talking, Victor took out several newspapers.

"California Post", "American Youth", "Eastern Film News", "New York Life", etc. Newspapers, as many as eight, all criticize the film "Juno" .

In particular, the "New York Life", in its commentary, even claimed that "Junot" is a cancer of society.

The article said: "The movie 'Juno'? A nasty mudslide!"

"Why is there a mudslide? And the motherfucker is evil?"

Zucker scolded angrily: "Every one of them is like a virgin, why don't they talk about the bad movies produced by Warner Films every year? They are the culprits, okay! Want to play, right? Now, my motherfucker will take out $10 million and see who dies and who lives!"

I have to say, Zu Ke was really angry.

Throw money!

I'm going to throw money crazy!

Even if I can't beat you, I'm going to be sick to death~!

"Boss, calm down."

Victor pondered: "Don't look at Warner's attack now, and the media that criticize is as high as 8, but these are regional media newspapers, and their strength is less than one-tenth of their full strength. Making the situation bigger will only Bring out the parent company behind Warner Bros, and then once they go all out, you're going to spend $50 million and it's totally useless!"

"Damn~!"

Zucker was speechless.

Big companies are fucking hooligans!

"Mr. Jones is right, Mr. Wald, you'd better calm down." Director Linklater advised.

"That's right!"

Victor said solemnly: "Boss, in the face of the pressure of big companies, what we can do now is to contribute to the network, attract as many young audiences as possible, and enter the cinema."

Hearing this, Zu Ke waved his hand: "Okay, you can do it."

At this moment, Zhu Ke, the transmigrator, was extremely helpless.

"Damn, I have written down this account, and one day I will make you regret it!"

That's right, Zucker has already begun to figure out how to find trouble with Warner in the future.

In fact, for this, Zucker still has some confidence.

In early 2000, America Online (AOL) acquired Time Warner Group, forming an interdisciplinary behemoth, which can be called the world's first media giant. However, with the sudden advent of the Internet bubble, Warner Group's stock price fell again and again, and it was caught in a long-term personnel struggle.

The company is in chaos!

And, in the next few years, even more bad films fell out, relying only on "Harry Potter" to continue the glory.

"If I cut off Harry Potter's beard ahead of time, how crazy would you be when I saw it?" Zuke roared inwardly.

The emergence of bad news has made Wald Pictures devastated.

However, at this time, the good news appeared.

Jordan, the representative of Paramount, came to visit in person, he said: "Warner is a giant, but we are Paramount! Our parent company is Viacom Group, and in the media field, we are not afraid of Time Warner. , this time we can help you."

help?

Paramount is no justice!

They are also conditional.

One: to win the overseas distribution rights of "Juno".

Second: Sign an overseas distribution contract with Zucker for 5 films.

Third: take a stake in Wald Pictures.

The first two points, Zucker can still accept. However, Zu Ke would not agree to the third demand for shares.

That's right, once Paramount becomes a shareholder in Wald Pictures, all the problems that Zucker is facing now will be solved, and it will also be able to ride on the giant media ship Viacom, allowing the company to enter the fast lane of development.

But in the end, Zucker refused!

"Invest in shares?"

"And then become their subsidiary?"

"They're going to make me more money, that's right. But I'm a traveler, and if you want me to work for you, don't even think about it!"

Zucker is so arrogant.

Of course, it's more of a small peasant idea!

No matter how small your own Wald Films is, it is your own hot kang head, and he will never allow others to interfere. Even if he could make more money, Zucker would not agree.

"" Thanks to Tang Taizong of Journey to the West for the reward of 100 starting coins. Woohoo~ The minister finally received the first tip.