Hollywood Starts with Animation

Pixar Animation Studios.

"Boss, all the information you want is here." John Lasseter handed a stack of documents to Jobs behind his desk.

Shortly after Jobs took over the document, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the lenses of his glasses also glowed.

"Humph~!"

Jobs snorted coldly: "Zuck Wald, this little bastard, he really made a name for himself in Hollywood!"

Lasseter nodded and sighed: "Yeah, no one would have thought that a year ago he was a little bastard trying to calculate the copyright of our movie peripherals, but now he is enough to be regarded as a well-known producer in Hollywood."

"Lola Run" has a global box office of more than 100 million US dollars;

Although "Hard Candy" box office is not high, only a few million dollars, but as a niche type of film, it has won a good reputation;

"Deadly Bend" grossed over $32 million in North America and over $40 million overseas;

"Juno" is even more remarkable, and it caused a sensation when it was released.

At present, the movie "Juno" has won the single-day box office champion in North America, with a box office of 29 million on the first day; in addition, in the first weekend that just passed, the film also won the box office championship for three days on the weekend!

The three-day opening weekend grossed more than $63 million at the box office.

"John, pay more attention to Zucker recently. If there is anything, please tell me immediately." Jobs put down the document in his hand.

Lasseter nodded: "I see, I will pay more attention to the situation of Wald Pictures in the near future."

Hearing this, Jobs said solemnly: "Not only Wald Pictures, but also that icq!"

icq?

Lasseter frowned suspiciously.

"Yes, it's icq!"

Jobs said solemnly: "When I watched the movie on the day of the premiere, I felt that icq was infinitely creative and would inevitably lead to a wave of trends, but I never imagined that in less than three days, its North American registered users would become Over 500,000 visits."

"so smart?!"

Rao is Lasseter, who has seen many big scenes, and is also shocked at this moment.

You must know that in 1996, the number of people using the Internet in North America was about 50 million. Today, icq has only been listed for three days, and its cumulative number of registrations has reached 1% of the total number. How could Lasseter not be shocked in this situation?

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Paramount Pictures Group.

"Boss, did you see last weekend's box office data?"

Jordan, Zucker's old friend, stared at the middle-aged woman sitting behind the desk, his expression full of respect.

"Well, I just watched it not long ago. Last weekend's box office champion, with a total of more than 63 million US dollars at the box office. I have to say that Wald Pictures is a young, dynamic, and extremely potential film company. If appropriate, We could totally acquire it."

The middle-aged woman who spoke was Jordan's superior.

Her name is Shirley Lansing!

She is the CEO of Paramount Pictures Group, one of the six major Hollywood film groups, and the first woman in Hollywood history to lead the six major film groups; in the future, the annual "Hollywood Women's Rights List" will be specially set up with her Named the Shirley Lansing Leadership Award.

Her ability is evident.

"Boss, do you mean to directly enter the acquisition negotiation stage, or to participate in the previous share first?" Jordan asked.

Shirley Lansing pondered: "Let's get a share first, let him feel the sincerity of our Paramount. Hehe, after all, he needs our Paramount's strong overseas publicity capabilities."

"I understand."

Jordan nodded heavily.

Of course he understands!

The so-called sincerity and participation in the previous share,

It is nothing more than tying you up in advance, so that while you can taste the sweetness in the early stage, you are more and more inseparable from the big companies, nibbling away step by step, and finally being acquired!

for example:

Second-tier film company Miramax, most of which is owned by Disney;

Searchlight Entertainment, which belongs to 20th Century Fox;

New Line Cinema, which belongs to Time Warner;

Touchstone Films, also owned by Disney;

and many more.......

There are many second-tier film companies in Hollywood, and many of them have been recruited by big companies through various means.

As for the so-called first participation in the previous share, it is also a joke!

It's nothing more than a gentler approach.

It's like DreamWorks Animation, isn't it just the sweetness thrown by Paramount, and it's hooked up!

......

Warner Films Group.

Barry Mayer, then chairman of the Warner Films Group, a subsidiary of Time Warner Group, looked at the report in surprise.

I have to say, he was a little surprised at this moment.

However, the tall black man opposite him was a little unhappy, and his dissatisfied expression was fully revealed on his face.

Well, he is the old hooligan Jordan of the NBA!

"Damn~!"

Jordan said angrily: "Where did this Wald Pictures come from? It ruined my movie "Space Jam" and stole the weekend box office champion that should have belonged to me!"

Although he is the god of basketball, he is also a person, not to mention his temper is not very good.

Now that the movie starring him has been suppressed, how can he be as proud as him?

Barry Mayer said solemnly: "Michael, calm down."

"calm?"

Jordan chattered again: "Are you kidding me? I was beaten by a high school girl who got pregnant out of wedlock while she was underage. Don't you allow me to complain?"

At this moment, Jordan can be described as unhappy to the extreme.

In fact, Barry Mayer doesn't like to reason with outsiders, but in the face of Jordan, who is known as the "flying man", he can't be silent, he must respond.

"Michael, don't worry."

Barry Mayer said calmly: "Winning first does not necessarily mean winning in the end. Don't forget, we are Warner Films! In North America, we have a great influence on theater chains and media and newspapers. With just a little pressure, you can make your opponent fall apart~!”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Jordan's eyes lit up immediately.

However, he thought of something, and then hesitantly said: "Will it not be good to use the outside trick?"

hehe~~

Barry Mayer laughed immediately.

"Dude, this is not an out-of-the-box move. It is our conventional method, which is to use all the means that can be used to achieve our own goals."

It didn't take long for him to personally instruct his subordinates to contact the theater party and exert influence in order to achieve their goal of reducing the schedule of "Juno".

As for the media and newspapers?

Hehe~!

Warner, one of the six major Hollywood companies, is also a subsidiary of the giant media conglomerate Time Warner. In North America, even News Corp. is no match for them in terms of influence.

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