Under the morning sun, Michael Eisner walked into the Disney headquarters building, came to the president's elevator room, saw Cook Dick was opening the elevator door, and hurriedly followed in.

There were only two people in the elevator, and Cook Dick and Michael Eisner greeted each other and talked about something secret: "Mel Gibson filed a lawsuit against Embassy Pictures the other day. ”

This is what they pushed behind the scenes, and Michael Eisner also paid attention, saying: "I know, this guy is like a man, and he has to fight for it." ”

Cook Dick said: "I guess Mel Gibson will have a hard time winning. ”

Michael Eisner doesn't care: "We're just going to give relativity entertainment a little bit of trouble, don't let them go too fast and too smoothly." He instead asked, "What are relativity entertainment and Robert Anderson going to do?"

Cook Dick shook his head: "I don't know, but from the standpoint of the studio, Relativity Entertainment and Ronan Anderson should take a tough stance." ”

It's all about movie entertainment companies, and it's not difficult to understand the reason, Michael Eisner nodded lightly and said: "It's okay to let them be busy for a while, and then let a new company like them develop freely, and then ride on Disney's head." ”

The elevator reached the top floor at this time, and Cook Dick waited for Michael Eisner to get out of the elevator, and hurriedly followed, saying as he walked: "There are a lot of troubles with Relativity Entertainment right now, and Benedict Fitzgerald, the screenwriter of The Passion of the Christ, sued Mel Gibson and Embassy Pictures. ”

Michael Eisner frowned and asked, "You let people do it?"

"It's not. Cook Dick shook his head directly: "We have a collaboration with Mel Gibson on "Apocalypse", how can people encourage Benedict Fitzgerald to sue Mel Gibson, isn't this asking for trouble?"

He briefly talked about what he knew, especially the involvement of the screenwriters' union.

Michael Eisner thinks more: "Interesting, this is the simple spontaneous act of the screenwriter? It doesn't look like it, I don't know who is behind it, but it counts us and Embassy Pictures." ”

Cook Dick paused for a moment and found out that Benedict Fitzgerald had both circled the Embassy Pictures and caused trouble for Disney, which worked with Mel Gibson, because of the lawsuit.

"I guess it's a few others. Cook-Dick had a rough guess.

Michael Eisner thought the same way: "It's highly likely, get someone to help Mel Gibson and don't let this drag down the film project with us." ”

Several other large companies, seeing that there is an opportunity to suppress relativistic entertainment, are estimated to be tempted to take action, and by the way, they can create some trouble for their old rival Disney, why not?

In the same way that Disney encouraged Mel Gibson with side knockouts, it didn't take much to do, it was completely easy.

Michael Eisner walked towards the office, and Roy Disney came out of the office just as he passed through it.

The two walked one face to face.

Whether it's Michael Eisner or Roy Disney, they all don't squint, as if there is only space on the other side, and they don't exist with each other, so they staggered by.

In the past, the two of them were able to maintain peace on the surface, but they completely tore their faces last year.

Roy Disney came to the elevator room, his face became a little gloomy, Michael Eisner was the professional manager he personally hired back in the early eighties, and it was Michael Eisner who single-handedly developed Disney from a simple studio to today's entertainment media group, but it was also Michael Eisner who continued to use the power in his hands to dilute the shares of the Disney family, resulting in Disney today is no longer the Disney of the Disney family.

Even, Michael Eisner wants to kick him, the only remaining executive of the Disney family, out of Walt Disney.

The contradictions between the two sides cannot be reconciled, and this is a battle where you either get out of the way, or I retreat.

In Preton Pictures' office, Ronan meets Tom Hanks.

"You look a lot thinner. Ronan shook hands with Tom Hanks: "My hair is long, too." ”

Tom Hanks smiled innocently and said, "The movie has already begun to be prepared, and I have to get closer to the character in terms of appearance, so I have lost weight and grown my hair at the same time." ”

Ronan looked at Tom Hanks' new look, and suddenly remembered the comments about "The Da Vinci Code" that I didn't know where I had seen, and some fans said that Tom Hanks's male protagonist image is "bald forehead and a ducktail on the back of his head"!

"How's the preparation?" Ronan asked.

Tom Hanks said: "Ron Howard went to Europe and was coordinating the filming with France, and the Louvre had agreed to allow us to shoot the Mona Lisa, but refused to allow us to shoot the Mona Lisa, and their experts thought that the lighting for the film would cause damage to the famous painting, and for safety and protection reasons, the crew would have to settle for an exact scale replica." ”

Ronan suddenly asked curiously, "Is the one hanging in the Louvre genuine?"

Tom Hanks shrugged: "I don't know. ”

Ronan said: "Tom, a suggestion for you, the crew has increased security, this film is also very controversial, you are going to Europe to shoot, there is a stronghold of church power, and it is possible that the crew will be surrounded by protest teams." ”

"I ignored that. Tom Hanks thought of The Passion of the Christ and knew it was Ronan's experience, so he quickly jotted it down and said, "I'll call the production manager and hire another bunch of security guys." ”

Ronan is not worried about the box office and commercial prospects of this film, the actor Tom Hanks still has a strong appeal, and the original book is also full of power.

"The Da Vinci Code" once again proves that controversy has a market, and such a nonsense religious theme has been on the New York Times bestseller list since December last year, and has been on the top of the bestseller list for 15 consecutive weeks.

Today, the original book has sold more than 5 million copies in North America alone.

The film already has an excellent audience base.

When Ronan left Preton Pictures, he met Spielberg.

"Do you have time, Steven?" Ronan directly invited, "Let's find a place to talk for a while." ”

Spielberg looked at his watch first, then at the vice president of DreamWorks, who came with him, and said, "Philip, you go see Tom first, and I'll be there later." ”

He then said to Ronan, "Let's find a place." ”

Ronan pointed diagonally across from Preton Pictures and said, "There's a Starbucks over there, where are we going?"

"Yes. Spielberg had no objections.

The two crossed the street, entered the café, found a quiet place, and each ordered a cup of coffee.

Ronan took the lead and said, "Has the business of Artisan Pictures been straightened out?"

As early as February, Relativity Entertainment spun off the film library and script library of Yijiang Pictures and handed over the rest of the business to DreamWorks.

DreamWorks certainly takes the business that has been acquired very seriously, Spielberg said: "It's basically straightened out, and by September this year at the latest, DreamWorks will be able to distribute the film globally alone." ”

Ronan was polite: "Congratulations." ”

Hearing this, Spielberg didn't know what to say for a while, DreamWorks paid more than 240 million US dollars to buy these businesses from Relativity Entertainment, and actually helped Relativity Entertainment solve a lot of unnecessary troubles, but he couldn't deny that DreamWorks got the coveted distribution business, especially the relatively sound overseas distribution channels.

If it weren't for the help of Relativity Entertainment and Ronan Anderson, Spielberg would be pretty sure that DreamWorks would be in a rough swing at the moment, and it wouldn't even be long before it would be under pressure from Paramount Pictures.

After a moment of silence, Spielberg suddenly said, "Thank you." ”

It was hard to say, but Spielberg eventually said it, and although he was old, he was never as cheeky as the young man sitting opposite.

Ronan said calmly: "You're welcome. He said very seriously, "Steven, we have never been enemies. ”

Spielberg raised his head, stared at Ronan, and said, "Indeed, we are not enemies. ”

He never denied that he didn't like the young man opposite, Ronan Anderson had too much calculation, was too cunning and cunning, and the lower limit of being a man was a little too low.

But if you think about it, there is no fundamental conflict of interest between DreamWorks and Relativity Entertainment these days.

Therefore, there is no such thing as an enemy.

Ronan said: "In the past two years, Relativity Entertainment has always encountered various troubles, such as some time ago, some people used headhunting and suppressing theaters to target Relativity Entertainment, and as far as I know, they are also using similar means to suppress DreamWorks. ”

Spielberg uttered a sentence seemingly lightly: "Shirley Lansing and Paramount Pictures." ”

"That's right. Ronan smiled and said seemingly relaxedly: "In the past few years, especially after Relativity Entertainment has been a little larger, the trouble encountered is not only from Paramount Pictures, but also from some other companies, such as the films of Relativity Entertainment that the rating committee will inexplicably within the limits of the rules, and so on. ”

Spielberg gradually read the intent in Ronan's words, and said, "Since the founding of DreamWorks, it has encountered a lot more trouble than Relativity Entertainment. ”

Ronan intentionally or unintentionally created an atmosphere of hatred and hatred: "DreamWorks and Relativity Entertainment have experienced too many hostile targets, we are struggling to survive in the suppression of large companies, and the company's development to this day is not easy to come by, and we must not easily give up the current situation." ”