Probably spurred by a new round of negotiations between the Writers Guild and the producers, The Hollywood Reporter reported an article that added fuel to the fire - "Top 10 Mansions in the Entertainment Industry".

At the top of the list is Donne, whose mansion in the Malibu area of Los Angeles, known as King's Landing No. 1, is worth $300 million.

In second place is 81-year-old TV producer Aaron Sparkling, who has produced numerous well-known soap operas. His mansion in Beverly Hills, valued at $100 million.

Then, there's the mansion of black host Oprah Winfrey, worth $50 million. In addition, the mansion of TV series actor Jerry Seinfeld is also worth $50 million. He became a household name with "Seinfeld," earning $267 million a year at the peak of his career in 1998.

The fifth-ranked mansion still belongs to Towne, the more than $45 million Mid-Levels estate, now Villa 2 in King's Landing.

In addition, the mansions of Sylvester Stallone and Barbra Streisand are both worth more than $30 million, the mansions of singer Lord Stewater are worth $25 million, the mansions of TV actor Kelsey Grammer are worth more than $22 million, the mansions of George Clooney are worth $20 million, and the mansions of Jennifer Lopez are worth $15 million......

This list can show that popular movie stars are not keen on spending a lot of money on luxury homes. It can also show that the income of screenwriters is really low enough!

Among the celebrities on the list, there are producers, directors, actors, singers, and hosts...... There is just no screenwriter.

The media is not afraid of big things, and the more chaotic the better.

However, Donn's attitude towards improving the status of screenwriters still promoted friendly negotiations between labor and management.

The fantasy dispute did not arise.

After three rounds of negotiations, on November 18, the two sides reached an agreement and signed a welfare contract worth a total of $140 million.

In addition to the recent labor negotiations, one of the biggest events in the Hollywood industry is the listing of DreamWorks Animation on the NASDAQ.

In particular, DreamWorks' new animated film "Shark Story" was released for 8 weeks, grossing $140 million in North America and $320 million worldwide. The success of the box office directly pushed the market value of DreamWorks to a peak, reaching $3.45 billion!

Then, Jeffrey Katzenberg, the head of DreamWorks Animation, raised his eyebrows and proclaimed in front of the media: "I'm fed up with Hollywood politics! After 30 years in Hollywood, everything has to follow the logic of Hollywood, and now, I want to be myself!"

What this sentence means, people in the industry understand.

Hollywood's film companies are all occupied by a group of lawyers and accountants. DreamWorks is led by artists.

In addition to this, there is a deeper meaning.

He's rebelling against Disney's big man Michael Eisner!

At that time, he was the chairman of Disney's film department and a key figure in Disney's revival, but he was tragically fired by Michael Eisner and forced to create DreamWorks.

Now, DreamWorks Animation has successfully gone public and has been a huge success, with a market capitalization of nearly $3.5 billion!

Although it can't be compared with Disney, which has a market value of nearly $60 billion, there is a fact that I have to admit that the current DreamWorks Animation is more successful than Disney Animation!

"Donn, you can't let a few thorns break the rules and stability of Hollywood. Michael Eisner invited Donn to the country club in Beverly Hills to play golf together.

Michael Eisner has high moral standards, is strict enough to be strict with himself, and does not have a female companion to accompany him.

But there has never been a shortage of beauties around Donn.

This time he was accompanied by Anne Hathaway, the female number one of "The Queen Wears Prada", and Sienna Miller, the female number three personally selected by Donn.

In the movie, they will both play Meryl Streep's assistant, and will intern with Donn during this time.

Don was resting on the recliner, admiring the beauty of the two beauties playing in the distance, smiling, and casually said, "What rules?"

"The Existence and Rise of DreamWorks Animation. Michael Eisner spoke his mind bluntly, "Pixar rose and then was acquired by New Universal, which is a normal development model. But DreamWorks Animation ...... This is not in the interest of Hollywood as a whole. ”

Overall?

Don was a little funny.

It's not in Disney's interest, right?

Was it a slap in the face by Jeffrey Katzenberg's success?

In the animation market, New Universal's unstoppable Pixar, as well as the newly established Lego animation studio, have become a big giant. Twentieth Century Fox has Blue Sky Studios, and its strength should not be underestimated.

In addition, Warner and Sony have also set up their own computer animation studios.

The competition in this market is very fierce!

Although Disney acquired Silkwood Animation Studio from New Universal at a high price, the competitive pressure is too great, and it is almost impossible to restore the pattern of Disney's monopoly on the animation market back then.

Not to mention monopoly, half of the country is gone!

"At the beginning, DreamWorks brought together the Big Three, and with the financial support of Paul Allen, the start-up capital was as high as 2.6 billion US dollars, and it bought an abandoned airport of more than 1,000 acres on the southwest coast of Los Angeles, in an attempt to build a huge studio, recording studio, rehearsal hall, theater, and sports field, called 'Dream City of Movies'. As a result, ten years later, it failed miserably. DreamWorks Animation's current momentum is relatively strong, and it may not be able to continue. ”

Don shook his head, disapproving.

Two months after its release, DreamWorks' animated film "Shark Story" grossed $320 million. Pixar's animated film "The Incredibles" was released for three weeks, grossing $210 million in North America and $180 million overseas, and the global box office is approaching $400 million.

New Universal is not under the slightest pressure.

Michael Eisner stammered: "If I'm not mistaken, in the past, DreamWorks has always been a distribution partner with Universal Pictures. Now DreamWorks, but the publisher has been replaced by Paramount! This is a big loss!"

The Hollywood giants have brought together a large group of lawyers and accountants, and these people are mainly focused on the distribution business.

Right-handed bookkeeping and legal handling will make the issuer's income very significant.

For example, "Shark Tale", which costs $75 million, currently has a box office of $320 million and a split of $150 million. Paramount takes 8% of the distribution share, can DreamWorks Animation get 1.5-3.2*8% of the revenue?

Of course not, Paramount has to first remove publicity expenses, distribution expenses, copy fees, transportation costs, insurance costs, labor costs, public relations costs, damage costs, and other expenses.

A lot of the fees are made by Paramount and Viacom's internal transactions, which are too boring.

DreamWorks, an independent film company, has been squeezed very hard by Hollywood giants.

"Saving Private Ryan", which was popular all over the world that year, was distributed by Universal Pictures. As a result, DreamWorks made only $30 million.

Universal Pictures is now Donn's company, so he looked at the inside material, and Universal Pictures made $25 million by distributing Private Ryan!

DreamWorks and Spielberg worked hard to make a movie and earned $30 million.

Universal Pictures easily earned $25 million through distribution.

It's even easier than lying down to make money.

Don Pictures' "My Grand Greek Wedding" and "Wedding Guests," which were released by Twentieth Century Fox, were also cheated in this way.

Tang En was unmoved, and said lightly: "The contract has expired, and DreamWorks has the right to re-select partners." ”

Michael Eisner looked at him with a smile, "Heartbreak?"

"Ahem. ”

"Haha!"

Tang En said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Michael Eisner said: "DreamWorks will have a cartoon in May next year, called 'Madagascar'. ”

"I know. Don nodded, "Someone watched the test screening of that cartoon, and the reputation is good." Pixar's "Kung Fu Panda", which will be released next year, has been adjusted to November. ”

Michael Eisner gritted his teeth and said his true purpose, "Disney will release 3 animated films next year, "Savage Mission" in April, "War Pigeon Story" in August, and "Four-Eyed Chicken" in November. ”

3 cartoons are released in a year, and Disney has really invested heavily in order to revive the animation business.

"What do you mean?"

"There is "Savage Mission" in the April schedule, and if you put "Kung Fu Panda" in the June schedule, you just happen to sandwich DreamWorks' "Madagascar" in the middle, maybe ...... It can be dealt a heavy blow. ”

Adjusting the schedule of "Kung Fu Panda" from November to June, Disney's first computer 3D animation "Four-Eyed Chicken" released at the same time will have more room to survive.

Michael Eisner: It's going to kill two birds with one stone.

Tang En shook his head and said, "To be honest, I really don't care about this little thing. At the beginning, I would use the movie schedule to suppress Paramount, and that was because Paramount was too powerful. DreamWorks ...... No, no. ”

Madagascar is a very good cartoon.

Let "Kung Fu Panda" go to the ring?

Nine times out of ten, you can't beat it!

Disney wants to suppress DreamWorks Animation, and Don doesn't care.

Within a few years, Jeffrey Katzenberg will be heading for a dead end with his DreamWorks animation, and it's only a matter of time before it's over.

Michael Eisner said a few more words, and Donn's face was indifferent, but he didn't let go.

He will not do anything that is not good.

Let "Kung Fu Panda" compete with bad movies like "Four-Eyed Chicken", which is much safer than competing with "Madagascar".

In the previous life, Disney's three animated films "Savage Mission", "War Pigeon Story", and "Four-Eyed Chicken" released in 2005 all failed, and the animation business collapsed, which was the fuse for Michael Eisner's resignation.

It is also the fundamental reason why Disney later spent $7.6 billion to acquire Pixar at all costs.

"After the acquisition of Prada, will New Globe continue to develop in the fashion market?" said Michael Eisner, who suddenly changed the subject.

Tang En smiled: "Of course, since you have made a move, there is no reason to give up halfway." ”

Michael Eisner said slowly: "Disney's animation business is only a short-term crisis, especially after the acquisition of Silklywood Animation, we restarted the princess series of films. The "Rose Princess" that has already been approved and the upcoming "Rapunzel" are both this theme. 'Disney Princess' is Disney's trump card, and in the field of fashion, it is also quite popular with girls. ”

"Oh?"

Don's eyes lit up.

Michael Eisner turned his head to stare at Donn, "I think Disney and New Universal can continue to deepen their cooperation." ”

"The brand of Disney princesses?"

"That's right!"

Don blinked, thinking secretly.

……

Sienna Miller began to enter the big screen this year, with two films "Alfie" and "Layer Cake" released, and the box office results were mediocre.

But this beautiful and sweet blonde still attracted the attention of Hollywood.

Don gave her an important role in "The Queen Wears Prada", a character that contrasts with Anne Hathaway.

"Did Don invite you?"

Anne Hathaway and Sienna Miller were playing at ease and asked her in a low voice.

"Hmm. ”

Sienna Miller understood what she meant, and nodded slightly.

"What do you think?"

"This weekend, I'll move in. ”

Sienna Miller hesitated for a moment and said frankly.

There is nothing to hide, the two intern together at New Globe, and when Don is free, it is inevitable that he will call the two of them over together to pamper them.

Anne Hathaway lowered her voice: "What about your boyfriend? If you don't clean it up over there, I advise you not to move in with Done, he cares about this." ”

Sienna Miller said: "I know, it's all taken care of. I talked to Jude and broke up for a while. ”

Her boyfriend is Jude Law, the two met while filming the movie "Alfie", but the relationship is unstable, they have separated once before, and then got back together.

"What do you mean?"

Sienna Miller said lightly: "It's just a temporary separation, and during the period of cohabitation, I won't contact each other for a while." When I move out of Donn's house, let's see if I can continue dating. ”

Anne Hathaway was also surprised by this solution, and asked curiously, "Does he agree?"

"Why don't you agree? Don't forget, he is still famous for "Wedding Guest", and he is an actor who is picked up by Don. Besides, even if he wasn't picked up by Don En, I don't believe that he is an actor who dares to rob women with Tang En. "Sienna Miller is very calm and analyzed, and the head is the way.

Anne Hathaway laughed, "Yes. ”

"By the way, you have a lot of experience, do you think...... How long should I live with him?" asked Sienna Miller in a low voice.

"Look at the frequency. ”

"What do you mean?"

Anne Hathaway whispered: "There are many women in Donn, and they have never broken one after another. He's inviting you to Villa 3, right? As far as I know, he has a total of eight villas in the Los Angeles area, you know what that means, right? He can't take care of everybody. If he frequents you, it means that he has a strong interest in you, and it is best not to leave. If he goes to your side less and less often, or even doesn't go for a long time, it means that he has had enough fun and has lost interest, and you can move out. ”

"Oh. Sienna Miller nodded in realization, "What about you, how long have you been living with him?"

Anne Hathaway pulled the hair from her ears and said, "I have lived with him twice, the first time for 10 months, and the second time for 6 months, both of which are living in Mid-Levels Manor, which is the one reported in the newspaper, an absolute super mansion!"

"Why don't you come to Villa 3 and stay for a while?"

"Huh?"

""The Queen Wears Prada" should be launched in March, during this time, you come to live with me, and it is convenient for us to communicate. ”

Anne Hathaway hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Ask him what he means." If he agrees...... I'll move in for a while. Anyway, if I don't go over, he'll definitely call other girls over. ”

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors