Hollywood Starts with Animation

After James and Charlize's problems were resolved, Zuckery and Victor began to discuss things about "Teletubbies".

"Boss, the person who contacted me was Smith, the minister of the content department of the British BBC, and their attitude was very clear, that they asked us to rush to London as soon as possible to discuss the issue of copyright development with them."

In fact, Victor is now full of doubts.

The boss of your own is a jerk!

It's unbelievable that Wald Pictures' first film, "Lola Run," has yet to be released, to be associated with a behemoth like the BBC.

"Wait a minute, don't get excited. You said just now that they are in a hurry?" Zucker interrupted suddenly.

"Uh......"

Victor was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Yes, although Smith's tone is very calm, but as the minister of the BBC's content department, he can make him call in person, which in itself is very telling. And.... .."

Suddenly, Victor became mysterious.

"And what? Just tell me, don't cheat with me." Zuke scolded with a smile.

"Boss, it's like this. I have a good friend who works for the BBC Broadcasting Corporation and is responsible for the maintenance of information equipment. After I hung up the phone from the UK, I asked him sideways. It happened that he knew something, and he told me , the BBC is cooperating with a European rag doll production company to produce an early childhood education drama, but it is a coincidence that its content is actually the same as the "Teletubbies" that we have registered the copyright of around the world. Similarly, the title of the episode is tentatively named "Teletubbies"."

This has to be said to be a coincidence.

Well, this is for Victor.

For Zucker, it's definitely not a coincidence, but a blessing!

Why?

Because "Teletubbies", in the original time and space, was completed by the Ragdoll Production Company and the BBC Broadcasting Company.

"Damn it! Fortunately, I first registered the global copyright, otherwise this gold mine would be gone. And I guess the people from the BBC Broadcasting Company and the Ragdoll Company at this moment must be ignorant." Zu Ke thought like a thief. road.

The same is true.

In fact, the Ragdoll Company and the BBC Broadcasting Company have completed one-fifth of the content of "Teletubbies" and are planning to determine the broadcast date and copyright registration. However, when they submitted the application materials to the Copyright Office, they were told that they could not pass it. Some people registered similar copyrights as early as 40 days ago.

They are hoodwinked!

BBC: "..."

Ragdoll:"......."

In the face of Zucker's shamelessness, oh no, it's Zucker's copyright. The two companies can only contact Zucker through gritted teeth. After all, they have invested a lot of pounds in the "Teletubbies" project, and they are very optimistic about this project. Now let them give up, obviously impossible.

"Victor, you arrange people immediately, contact them first, explore their bottom line, and you and I will go to London in person after a while." Zucker ordered.

"Okay, boss." Victor arranged people immediately.

In the face of the fat delivered to the door, Zucker will definitely slaughter it.

Well, you said that Zhu Kewu robbed other people's achievements and charged a high amount of copyright tax, which is a very shameless behavior.

Yes, you are right.

Zhu Ke never thought that he was a good person, and that people would not be punished for their own sake. Moreover, Zucker did not take this as a shame for robbing the copyright of the British, but felt it was a supreme honor. Mom and Dad, I won glory for the country!

The matter of "Teletubbies" has come to an end for the time being, but the release of "Lola Run" encountered problems.

"Victor,

Are you saying that "Lola Run", which was originally scheduled to be released on April 12, was harassed by the theater chain, and it was MGM who exerted influence on the major theater chains? "

Zucker couldn't help frowning.

"That's right, boss. At the beginning of the period, through Wald Pictures and some of my previous relationships, I had already negotiated 315 screens on the premiere day, and I will make adjustments later depending on the box office results; but today, I After receiving the call, many of their cinemas shut down my screens, and now there are only 120 screens left, and it is estimated that there will be more reductions."

Speaking of this, Victor was really full of anger.

So annoying!

Talking doesn't count!

I was just about to sign a theater sharing contract, but I regretted it.

As the CEO of Wald Pictures, I was operating the first cinema film released. I wanted to show my abilities in front of the boss, but who knows what the hell has happened, you are not angry. If it weren't for one of the well-connected theater managers who revealed the existence of MGM, Victor wouldn't know what happened.

Damn MGM!

dong dong dong~~!

Hearing this, Zhu Keqiang endured the anger in his heart, tapped his fingers on the desk repeatedly, and pondered: "Victor, try to contact the theater line again to see if you can add more screens, I'll call and ask. John Lasseter, see if he can help."

"Okay, boss."

As soon as he said it, Victor got up and left, intending to go to the theater to communicate in person.

And Zucker also contacted Lasseter at the first time.

Although John Lasseter is also a newcomer to Hollywood, he is the first of the Pixar Five Tigers and the chief director of "Toy Story", which won the box office champion in 1995. His face in the theater is better than Wald's. Work is much more useful.

......

"Zuck, you said it was MGM doing the trick"

"Need my help?"

"Help, I'll definitely help."

"My dear friend, don't worry, your business is mine, and I will help you find a way."

Sure enough, he was still polite. After receiving Zucker's call for help, John Lasseter agreed to help right away, without any refusal or perfunctory in his words.

The reason why he helped is because Zhu Ke deliberately wined over on weekdays, and the two got along pretty well;

Second, in the process of Pixar's allotment, it was Zhu Keli who persuaded him to buy the full allotment, which greatly increased his net worth.

......

Not long after, old Billy in Utah also received a call from Zucker.

His name is Billy Gilder, and he's the owner of a movie-merch chain in Utah. Although his chain store is not the largest in Utah, or even in the top five, with only 9 stores, he has been operating in Utah for decades and is familiar with the heads of major theaters. He can be described as a veteran local snake.

In terms of licensing around "Toy Story", Zucker and others have a good relationship, and they have communicated several times later, and have some friendship.

"Zuck, you've got the right person when it comes to the MGM shit."

"You're right if you don't know, and I won't tell you, but it's enough for you to understand. I have a grudge against MGM, and they cheated on me!"

"Don't worry, I can't tell old Billy anywhere else, but in Utah, I can still help."

After a day.

With Victor's renewed efforts, and the help of Lasseter and old Billy, "Lola Run" finally adds some screen.

355 yuan.

That's right, 40 more screens than the original 315 screens. Of course, the premiere of the movie was not all over North America, but only in places like California and Utah.

Moreover, the premiere date of "Lola Run" was changed from the planned April 12 to April 5.

That is to say, there are less than two days before the release of Zucker's first film.