In fact, Verratti doesn't need to say much, Ronan can also guess that Disneyland wants to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment to develop the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of amusement projects, and there must be Michael Eisner's promotion behind it.

Walt Disney is not the Disney of the Disney family, nor is it Michael Eisner's Disney.

The dispersion of the equity of the entire group company is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Whether it's Michael Eisner or Roy Disney, if you want to win the Disney Civil War, you must win the support of the majority of shareholders after all.

The vast majority of shareholders only look at who they support - who can bring more returns to their investments!

Roy Disney has been digging in-house, and it's from him that Disney's classic animated films are constantly releasing new DVD versions.

But in terms of business operations, Michael Eisner is undoubtedly better at it, just like he has done in the past two decades since he entered Disney, and he wants to increase revenue with new content.

Over the past two decades, Michael Eisner has expanded Disney's TV business on top of Disney's animated film productions, expanded into live-action film and television productions, acquired ABC and ESPN, and added new content.

Strictly speaking, the successor to Michael Eisner, who was once hired by Roy Disney, that is, Robert Iger, took the same path.

At that time, Walt Disney successively took Pixar Studios, Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm and reclaimed Hulu shares, and built Walt Disney into the number one giant company in Hollywood with new content that was constantly superimposed.

Ronan understands the dynamics of Disney today, and combined with the memories of the past, it is not difficult to judge Michael Eisner's intentions.

Frankly, such a collaboration has more good than bad for Relativistic Entertainment.

Verratti then said: "Of course, Disneyland will pay the relevant licensing fees, either in the form of an upfront buyout or a later dividend. ”

Ronan nodded slightly and said, "I can feel Disney's sincerity." ”

Verratti looked to his side and said, "Hopefully an agreement can be reached soon." ”

Ronan thought for a moment and said, "I hope to talk to Michael in person." After a pause, he added, "Next week, I'm hosting a charity dinner with Tom Cruise about supporting ALS, and you can tell me that if Michael has time, Tom and I are welcome to attend." ”

Verratti said, "I will." ”

Ronan pressed the intercom next to him and informed Connie, "Have two invitations to the charity dinner be prepared." ”

"What about Disney's partnership with Relativity Entertainment?" Verratti asked.

Ronan smiled and said, "You have to leave me some time to think about it, right?"

Verratti hurriedly said: "No problem. He said goodbye at the right time: "Mr. Anderson can go to Disney at any time if he has time." ”

Ronan said, "If we can work together, Disney may not welcome me." ”

"Definitely. Verratti said: "Disney will not change this. ”

Ronan didn't say anything more, waited for Connie to send the invitation, shook Verratti's hand, and personally escorted him out of the reception room.

In terms of basic etiquette, Ronan has always done an impeccable job.

Back in the office, Ronan spoke on the phone with Robert Iger in San Francisco and exchanged ideas.

In the last two years, Michael Eisner has actually tended to be conservative, much more conservative than the original reform and radicalization.

But now the initiative to seek cooperation is partly the result of the long-term efforts of Robert Iger's team, but also the great pressure on the other.

The pressure comes from Roy Disney and, more precisely, Disney's shareholders.

Within Disney, there must be many shareholders who are dissatisfied with the current situation of Disney and are beginning to lean towards supporting Roy Disney.

At the end of last year, at Walt Disney's shareholders' meeting, Roy Disney continued to choose to forbear, probably to win more shareholder support and finish his work.

According to Robert Iger's understanding and speculation, the Disney shareholder meeting at the end of this year may become a battleground between Roy Disney and Michael Eisner.

According to the perception of people, the kind and steady Roy Disney and the arrogant and irascible Michael Eisner, most people will choose to support the former.

But things between companies are far from that simple.

For Relativity Entertainment, how to get as much revenue as possible in this Walt Disney civil unrest is the first thing Ronan and Robert Iger consider.

This has nothing to do with justice, nothing to do with human temperament, but is determined by the nature of capital.

After the Independence Day holiday, after ten weeks of screening, the North American box office exceeded $350 million, with a cumulative total of $362.57 million, becoming the highest-grossing part of the series.

The film also grossed more than $600 million worldwide.

Looking at the box office alone, it doesn't seem to be in line with the film's reputation and praise, but the income from the offline broadcast of "Spy Shadow" is higher.

In the first two "Spy Shadows", Relativity Entertainment's income from DVD rental and sales alone far exceeded the box office share obtained.

These two films have won 3 annual rental championships in the North American film market.

Another film released by Relativity Entertainment in May, the animated feature film that was once translated as "Despicable Me" in the East, grossed $235.89 million in North America and more than $400 million worldwide in seven weeks of release.

Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio, the first animated feature film made a name for itself all over the world.

Before, more viewers knew about "Peppa Pig", but they didn't know who the production company behind it was.

Compared with ordinary cartoons, animated films have a stronger promotion for animation studios.

Ronan is also considering whether to spin off the animation studio from Shahai Entertainment and become a separate company when the time is right in the future.

In this regard, he also needs to communicate with Robert Iger and George Clint.

Compared with the strength of these two films, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is like a tornado, surging when it comes and surging when it goes.

The momentum comes and goes quickly.

The film itself is not bad, nor is it very good, it has attracted so much attention and sensation that anyone with a discerning eye can see what the reason is.

The film broke 100 million at the North American box office in just one week, and after the Independence Day holiday, the North American box office exceeded 200 million US dollars.

But with Jennifer Aniston's complete silence, the popularity of the film quickly decreased, and the screening rate in theaters began to decline significantly.

Relativity Entertainment has estimated internally based on market feedback that the North American box office of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is unlikely to exceed $250 million, and the global box office is about $500 million.

Even so, the film can still be said to be a great commercial success.

As the heroes and heroines of the film, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are so red that they turn purple, even if such a scandal is caused, there is still an endless stream of crews and producers who want to find two people to make films, and they have the potential to break through the threshold.

Hollywood is a relatively pure business circle, and the standard for measuring the value of actors has basically nothing to do with morality.

As long as the producer can make a lot of money, let alone cheating, even if he goes to the sow, he can still play the leading role in a first-line big production.

If nothing else, the old cowboy Clint Eastwood, the archetypal representative of Hollywood's die-hard right, a Californian who is more like a Texas redneck, is still at home in Hollywood, the largest leftist concentration camp in the United States.

Without him, Clint Eastwood's films have always made a lot of money from investors to producers to distribution companies.

A new weekend has arrived, and "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Soul Coffin" also spent its second release weekend in North American theaters.

But before the weekend, the film was comfortably grossing over $200 million at the North American box office.

This weekend, there were no films in North America that could compete with "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" were released, which also made the film maintain a relatively stable trend and continue to attract money in theaters.

The second weekend box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" was only a little more than 50 percent lower than the first weekend, and it collected another $75.21 million in North America in the three days of the weekend, and the total North American box office was $281.2 million in the previous four working days.

Just ten days after its release, the film's North American box office is already close to the $300 million total cost line.

At the same time, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" continues to wreak havoc in overseas theaters, from Europe to Latin America, from Asia to Australia, theaters in more than 80 countries and regions around the world have begun to screen this annual supermasterpiece.

The first "Pirates of the Caribbean" cultivated a lot of fans for the film, which became the basis for the success of the second part.

Even if the first film was successful, Embassy Pictures still spent more than $100 million on global promotion, and the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is also a typical example of successful publicity and marketing.

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 has grossed $351.27 million at the overseas box office.

According to conservative estimates, the film's North American box office is expected to be around $480 million, and the global box office is expected to hit $1.1 billion.

Even hotter than the film itself is Captain Jack Sparrow.

In the overseas promotional tour of the film, in the promotional announcement of Tokyo Station, Johnny Depp was surrounded by crazy island country fan girls in Ginza, tens of thousands of people were crowded, and he was trapped for three hours before getting out.

It is said that Johnny Depp is embarrassed and has several intimate parts, all of which are pinched and swollen by crazy island girls.

But the next day, Johnny Depp still ignored the bodyguard's obstruction and continued to sign autographs for the crazy island nation fans.

It is no exaggeration to say that Johnny Depp in front of fans is always the best captain.