Heads Up Hollywood

Tang En was very dissatisfied with Michael Eisner, and of course he would not give him another chance, "The cooperation between Pixar and Disney has come to an end. I have notified the legal department to buy out the contract by paying cash."

"What?"

Michael Eisner was shocked.

He originally thought that Tang En would refuse to renew the contract with Disney, but he did not expect that Tang En's methods were even more ruthless. Not only did he not renew the contract, but he also thought of terminating the cooperation now and buying out the contract!

"You can't do this!" Michael Eisner shouted urgently.

Tang En said coldly: "I can do whatever I want, you have no control over me! Don't forget, Pixar is now my company!"

Pixar is a listed company, and it will take at least four months for approval and operation to complete its delisting and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tang En Pictures.

But the power of Pixar is already in the hands of Tang En.

When Jobs quit, John Last became the new executive of Pixar. Could he still refuse Dunn?

Michael Eisner took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Twain, I know that in the past... we had an unpleasant experience, and it was my fault, but you can't be impulsive. Only Disney can make Pixar's Maximizing profits, buying out the contract...is not a sensible business behavior.”

The corner of Tang En's mouth curled up, and he disapproved, "So what if I'm irrational? Back then, I went bankrupt and invested in "Spider-Man", was it sane? I spent 80 million US dollars to buy the North American TV rights of "Band of Brothers", was it sane? I don't want to make a good movie , but bought imax, a technology company, is it rational? Michael, please don’t talk about reason with me! If you were sensible enough, you should have accepted my conditions at the beginning!”

"Accept, I will definitely accept!" Michael Eisner shouted urgently, "Don't you want to remake those old classic cartoons? I agree. Tang En Pictures will cooperate with Disney to expand the depth of the 'Disney Princess' series. development. Even if Roy Disney disagrees, I will force it through the board!"

Tang En said lightly: "Michael, with your attitude, if it had been two months earlier, maybe there would have been a different result."

"Hehe, it's not too late now."

Michael Eisner tried his best to adjust his tone, showing a bit of flattery.

From the outside world, it is hard for others to imagine that the king of Disney would humble himself for a 24-year-old young man.

No way, Pixar's influence is too great!

Once the news spreads, Pixar will terminate its cooperation with Disney, which will definitely make things worse for Disney's already sluggish stock price.

Overnight, evaporating 3 billion US dollars is considered a small amount.

With such a big change, the board of directors must adjust the management in order to regain the confidence of investors.

Michael Eisner was to blame and had to leave.

He is 60 years old. He has been an executive of ABC Group since he was 32 years old, and then he moved to Paramount and Disney. He has a great reputation and is known as the number one manager in Hollywood.

He doesn't want to lose his life at the end of the day!

Now, Tang En was his only chance.

Tang En didn't want to show him any favors, and his tone was serious, "I said it was late, but it was too late! I paid such a huge price to acquire Pixar, it's impossible to make a wedding dress for Disney."

Jobs didn't agree to renew his contract with Disney, well, Twain bought Pixar, and then renew his contract with Disney, what joke? Twain is Disney's wage earner?

Michael Eisner was silent for a long time, slightly depressed, "Twain, you should understand what Pixar means to Disney. Maybe you only need to pay 20 million US dollars to buy out that contract, but once the news spread, yes Disney's stock price, it's a disaster."

"Sorry, I'm the person in charge of Tang En Pictures, Disney has nothing to do with me." Tang En replied lightly, without any sympathy.

Michael Eisner took a deep breath, feeling powerless against Tang En's reticent attitude, and sighed, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"First of all, I want to remake those classic cartoons into live-action movies, and Tang En Pictures and Rose Pictures will be in charge!" Tang En said lightly, "Rose Pictures is a studio that mainly promotes female films, which is very suitable for 'Disney Princess' 'series."

Michael Eisner frowned, "Rose Films and Disney can be jointly responsible and share all copyrights."

"No! If there is a disagreement between Rose Pictures and Disney, who should take the lead? We must clarify the priority!" Tang En's attitude was very tough.

Michael Eisner was very helpless, "This issue... put it on hold for now, we will discuss it in detail later, you can continue to talk."

Tang En said: "The distribution rights of the past few Pixar cartoons are in the hands of Disney, and I want to take them back. Pixar's children must belong to Pixar. I can't let the children go abroad."

Michael Eisner was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.

Tang En's request is really too much!

Tang En not only wanted to buy out the distribution contract between Pixar and Disney, but also took back the distribution rights of the past four cartoons. This was to completely sever the relationship between Pixar and Disney.

Undoubtedly, it was impossible for Michael Eisner to agree to such an exorbitant condition, but he didn't dare to refuse on the phone. He planned to find an opportunity to discuss with Tang En in detail, "Is there anything else?"

The corner of Tang En's mouth slightly raised, "There is also the issue of buying out the contract. It is necessary to negotiate a peaceful and friendly termination of the contract. I don't want this process to be full of trouble, and I don't want to go to court."

To buy out the contract is to pay liquidated damages.

is a breach of contract permitted by law.

But a breach of contract is a breach of contract. Jobs did not want to bear the reputation of breach of contract, and neither did Twain.

Moreover, the forced termination of the contract requires the payment of taxes, and the negotiated termination of the contract does not require payment of taxes.

It would be great for Tang En if Tang En Pictures and Disney could handle this matter quietly and privately.

Michael Eisner was trembling with anger, Tang En's request was really more than one request!

This is no way out for Disney.

"Twain, you have to understand that if Disney's stock price crashes, I will lose all my rights! When the new CEO takes office, they must obey Roy Disney's wishes. By then, all your demands will be impossible to realize." Michael Eisner gritted his teeth.

Tang En smiled slightly, "So, I get what I want, you get what you want, each takes what he needs, and owes neither."

"Huh?" Michael Eisner suddenly understood, "Do you have a way to stabilize Disney's stock price?"

Tang En said lightly: "No one can control the trend of the stock price, but at least Tang En Pictures has the ability to influence the stock price."

"How to do it?"

Michael Eisner suddenly became interested.

Disney's stock price is not only related to his power position, but also to his salary income.

His annual salary at Disney is only US$1.25 million, but he has an option award of 6.5 million allotment shares. If the stock price is sluggish, the allotment option is useless paper, and his annual income is equivalent to only 1.25 million US dollars, which is not as good as a middle-level manager.

Tang En said: "I said that I can transfer "The Chronicles of Narnia" to Disney. The North American box office of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" has already exceeded the US$300 million mark, and the global box office has even exceeded Looking at all the films released in 2001, the box office is second only to "Unsinkable" and "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."

"This is just the beginning. With the success of the first film, the reputation of "The Chronicles of Narnia" will grow day by day! According to the hit theory, the value of the film will soar. "The Lord of the Rings" is only a trilogy, but "Narnia" "The Legend of Nia" can be filmed in seven! This is not counted as related films."

"It is conservatively estimated that "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" will bring 500 million US dollars in profits to Dunn Films. The peripheral sales of the film are great! If Disney operates, there will be Disney Consumer Products Department and Disney Store channel resources, peripheral profits will only increase! Even if the "The Chronicles of Narnia" series brings Disney a return of 5 billion dollars, it is not surprising!"

$5 billion!

Tang En drew a beautiful pie.

Michael Eisner has long been fascinated by the "The Chronicles of Narnia" series. This is a series of children's protagonists, which is in line with Disney's values, but he must not follow Twain's words, "5 billion dollars? That's right, I can't believe you'd pass on The Chronicles of Narnia to me."

Tang En said lightly: "As I said, the projects I invest in must be firmly in my hands. "The Chronicles of Narnia" is a series jointly developed by Tang En Pictures and Warner Bros. Warner's constraints are too great , I lost interest in cooperating with Warner. In the same way, the control of the live-action adaptation of Disney cartoons must also be in my hands."

Michael Eisner was silent for a while, then shook his head and said, "The Chronicles of Narnia alone is not enough."

Tang En smiled and said: "Michael, you are too greedy, we are all filmmakers, you must understand the value of "The Chronicles of Narnia"."

"I need to have more reasons to convince the board of directors. You know, Roy Disney has too much influence on the board of directors. He represents the Disney family!" Michael Eisner once again showed his sophisticated side.

Tang En didn't take it seriously, and asked with a smile: "Michael, you must know "American Idol", right?"

Michael Eisner's face darkened.

Is not this nonsensical?

Now the two major public television networks, CBS and ABC, are fighting each other.

As a result, the reality show "American Idol" produced by Dick Clark Television Production Company under Tang En Pictures landed on CBS, making CBS, which already had the upper hand, even more unstoppable!

In the latest issue of "American Idol", the ratings exploded because of the appearance of two amazing singing girls. The average viewing households in the current period exceeded 35 million, and at the peak, 47 million households across the United States were watching this reality show at the same time.

And it's still the trials, what will happen to the ratings when it comes to the knockout stage?

Think carefully!

American Idol is unstoppable!