Heads Up Hollywood

The development of things is not the same as Michael Eisner expected.

He originally thought that Tang En's head became hot, and after Disney issued a banning order, Tang En Pictures would immediately face enormous pressure, and the entire company's operations would be in a state of collapse.

But in fact... the development of Twain Pictures is still booming.

Not only did it spend 16 million US dollars to acquire a small independent film company, but the movie "A Beautiful Mind" also started smoothly.

Tang En left all the affairs of the company and went to the East to make movies. On the surface, he seemed to give up on himself, but in fact, he had supernatural confidence in Tang En Pictures, and he didn't take Disney's pressure seriously.

This kid... Where did he have such confidence?

Michael Eisner is puzzled!

Joe Ruth often repeats a sentence, Dunn Walker always plays cards against common sense, and he cannot be viewed from a traditional perspective.

Now it seems that this is really the case.

In particular, Tang En's new film "A Beautiful Mind" has aroused heated discussions and widespread attention from the media.

More importantly, the crew of "A Beautiful Mind" announced that Jack Nicholson, a veteran actor and representative of Hollywood's contemporary acting school, has joined as a detective.

In the eyes of the outside world, this news may be unremarkable. It is only natural for the most powerful director to cooperate with the most powerful actors.

However, it caused quite a stir among the top Hollywood executives.

Now, Disney and Tang En Pictures are in a big rage, and they are making trouble.

A large number of actors take a cautious attitude, do not express their opinions, do not stand in line, get involved outside the matter, and do not participate in this kind of competition at all.

For example, James Franco, a popular newcomer promoted by Tang En Pictures, and Nicolas Cage, who was helped by Jerry Bruckheimer to transform into an action superstar, were both vague and ambiguous when they were interviewed by the media.

However, Jack Nicholson's obvious choice immediately dealt a big blow to Disney.

Now, Disney and Twain Pictures are exchanging ban orders, and there is a lot of trouble. In the core of Hollywood, no one knows, no one knows.

Jack Nicholson suddenly appeared at this time and joined the crew of "A Beautiful Mind" to play a small role. This is not a matter of cooperating with Tang En in the movie at all, it is a real slap in the face of Disney!

After a group of old actors such as Marlon Brando retired, the four major movie stars represented by Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert DeLoney A master of Hollywood acting skills.

They are the objects of countless young actors to emulate and learn from.

For example, Leonardo Ricaprio often looks in the mirror and learns the shocking performance of Al Pacino; Matthew McConaughey’s idol is Dustin Hoffman; Tom Hanks' performances when he was young showed traces of Dustin Hoffman.

Now, Jack Nicholson has openly stated his position, standing in line with Twain, and he does not know how many followers and actors he will bring along...

The influence of an actor of this level cannot be underestimated!

For Michael Eisner, it is absolutely impossible to admit defeat, at most it is to spend more energy.

Originally, he thought that after Tang En issued the banning order, he didn't need him to work behind the scenes, and other members of the American Motion Picture Association would take the initiative to sanction Tang En Pictures.

Not enough From the current point of view, several other film companies have not taken any action, and there is a posture of watching the fire from the other side.

It doesn't matter that they don't take the initiative, Michael Eisner can invite them to help.

"Terry, it's me, Michael! Hehe, you've been busy with work lately, haven't you?" Michael Eisner's rare tone revealed a bit of flattery.

On the other end of the phone was Terry Semel, chairman and CEO of Warner Bros.

Terry Semel, who served as the president of Disney Entertainment Distribution in his early years, vaguely guessed what Michael Eisner called, "Oh, Michael! I'm fine, as usual."

Michael Eisner laughed and said, "I heard you were invited by Yahoo? Have you considered it?"

Terry Semel said calmly: "I haven't made a final decision yet."

Michael Eisner said with concern: "Old man, in my opinion, Yahoo is really a good choice! The current Warner has seriously restricted your ability. From Warner Bros. to Time Warner, and from Time Warner Warner becomes AOL Time Warner, which, IMHO, is not a good sign."

In his words, there was a slight suspicion of sowing discord.

Michael Eisner is the head of Disney, dominating a media conglomerate.

And what about Terry Semel?

He is just an executive officer of a film group under a media group.

However, Michael Eisner's words clearly touched Terry Semel's heart, "Yahoo's stock has had some problems recently, and it is not so easy to reverse the situation."

Michael Eisner understood what the other party meant at once, leaving Warner and joining Yahoo was almost a certainty!

"I've heard some news that Tang En Capital...is the company controlled by Tang En, who is still secretly shorting Yahoo stock?"

The corner of Terry Semel's mouth twitched, and he said lightly: "It's just speculation. Besides, I am still the chairman of Warner, and I only need to be responsible for Warner."

Michael Eisner laughed repeatedly: "That's right, that's right! But Tang En Pictures has been making a fuss recently, which has seriously affected the order of Hollywood."

"You mean the ban order?"

"hehe."

"If I remember correctly, the matter of the ban order was first provoked by Disney, right?" Terry Semel will soon leave Hollywood and go to Silicon Valley. He no longer needs to sell his face like in the past.

Michael Eisner said: "This is different. Disney's banning order is just to teach him a small lesson. Everything is under control. But Tang En Pictures, they are vicious competition in the market, and they are destroying Hollywood. business order."

Terry Semel showed a bit of mockery on his face, and his tone was flat, "Really? I really don't know about it. Let someone check it out."

Michael Eisner heard the meaning of the other party's refusal, and felt puzzled.

Did this kid Tang En hook up with Terry Semel? No, there has never been any information in this regard. At most, Tang En only communicated with Warner's president Alan Horn a few times.

Seeing that Terry Semel wanted to resign, Michael Eisner directly took out his trump card, "Twain Pictures has developed very well in recent years, hehe, especially "Spider-Man", even old people like us Guys, I'm a little jealous."

"Yes, Tang En's directing ability is indeed very good."

"The director's ability is one aspect. The main thing is that Marvel's superheroes are really brilliant. If they are produced by a big company like us, maybe the effect will be better."

Terry Semel narrowed his eyes, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Michael Eisner bared his fangs, "Twain Pictures is just a small company, and Marvel's superheroes are an untapped treasure. It can be seen from the popularity of Marvel's comic sales recently. I heard Say...Warner and Tang En Pictures have cooperated in the projects of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "Harry Potter"?"

We are all smart people, and Terry Semel has heard the deep meaning and greed in Michael Eisner's words.

If Tang En Pictures was just a small company, it would not be able to control the copyrights of Marvel Entertainment, "Harry Potter" and "The Chronicles of Narnia".

If you want to produce more A-level big productions, you must borrow the power of big companies.

Just like the current DreamWorks, more and more are seeking cooperation with major film companies.

But if Twain Pictures were allowed to develop like this, no one would be able to stop Twain from expanding his business.

Terry Semel thought slightly, "Okay, Michael, I already understand what you mean."

Michael Eisner laughed. "Terry, I wish I could have a drink with you right now! For the good of us in Hollywood!"

"Then I can only pay respects, Cheers!"

Terry Semel responded with a smile.

It's just that there was no smile on his face that should have appeared.

To put it bluntly, everything is an interest.

After hanging up the phone, Michael Eisner contacted Sony, Paramount, Universal, and 20th Century Fox successively, explained the situation respectively, and analyzed the existence of the cancer of Dunn Pictures.

With both kindness and power, I just want to join hands with everyone to get rid of Tang En Pictures, and carve up a series of copyrights including Marvel's superheroes, "Harry Potter", "The Chronicles of Narnia"—

The "Avengers" series is shared by Universal and Paramount;

The Fantastic Four series is owned by Sony Columbia;

The "Harry Potter" series is shared by Disney and Warner;

The Chronicles of Narnia series shared by 20th Century Fox and Warner...

All in all, everything seemed to be in order.

Michael Eisner was sitting in the office, with his legs crossed, his right index finger tapping on the desk in rhythm, his eyes half-closed, thinking silently.

Although the attitudes of several giants were ambiguous, they did not directly express their approval of his proposal.

But he has this confidence.

Carving up Twain Pictures definitely has huge potential benefits for the six giants!

Back then, RKO Pictures, one of the eight major Hollywood studios, had been responsible for distributing Disney's cartoons.

Mr. Walt Disney was not reconciled that Disney was just a small animation studio, didn't he join forces with several other giants to carve up RKO?

RKO withdrew from the stage of history, and Disney succeeded in ascending to the ranks of giants in one fell swoop.

How does the strength of Tang En Pictures compare with that of Lei Dianhua back then?

Under the instigation of Michael Eisner, the disintegration of Tang En Pictures and the division of profits seems to have started.

"It would be great if the box office of "Fox and Dog Party" can surpass that of "Soul Shifting Girl". It can make Tang En Pictures even worse!"

A bit of anticipation welled up in Michael Eisner's heart.