Don let out a long sigh.

There is some helplessness.

At the same time, he also affirmed the correctness of closing the MGM label.

It just sucks!

This year, MGM will have 19 new films released this year, of which 15 are big bad movies.

There's no way, these movies have either been filmed or most of them have been filmed, and it's impossible to cut them off.

Only the sequel movie "Barber Shop 2", the remake movie "Megatron", the sequel movie "Teenage Agent Cody 2", and the black movie "Soul Dream Flying" have a slight point of interest.

It's just a little bit of a look.

"Barbershop 2" was produced at a cost of $30 million and grossed $65.97 million, "Megatron" was produced at a cost of $46 million and grossed $57.22 million, "Teenage Agent Cody 2" was produced at a cost of $26 million and grossed $28.82 million, and "Soul Dream Flying" was produced at a cost of $16 million and grossed $14.82 million......

None of them can recoup their costs through the box office market!

At this level, what else is the need for MGM to exist?

In addition, MGM is in the process of initiating several projects and has the idea of initiating a project, and Tang En has rejected 5 in a row and only retained 3.

Those producers at MGM are simply corpse vegetarian meals, ruining the company's money!

Get out of here with Cork Corkerian!

It's imperative to close MGM Pictures!

However, it is not yet possible to make any announcements.

It's awards season, and New Universal's many movies are popular in the awards season - "Lost in Translation", "The Devil", "Pentium Age", "Finding Nemo", "Gone Girl", "Love Actually", ......

The news of MGM's closure will be more shocking, and once announced, I am afraid that it will affect the treatment of these films during the awards season.

New Universal wants to hold off on the announcement until the awards season is over.

However, this kind of news must not be hidden.

Many of MGM's projects have been axed, and the 19 films that were originally scheduled to be released this year have ...... There are only 8 films that have a chance to enter the cinema line.

The remaining 11 films will be released directly in the form of DVDs and videotapes.

Fend for yourself!

This is an undisguised slap in the face!

A full 11 movies have been cancelled!

How disappointed must MGM be with New Universal Entertainment to make such a drastic decision?

MGM worked hard for several years to produce 11 films, and they were shot inside without even having a chance to enter the theaters.

That's too ruthless, isn't it?

How dissatisfied must he be with these people in charge of MGM?

No matter how bad the movie is, it can be filmed, there must always be a chance to enter the big screen of the movie theater, right?

Even if it's a small screening, can't these movies be sold in movie theaters for even the hundreds of thousands of dollars in copy and distribution fees?

The direct consequence of New Universal's thunderbolt tactics was to provoke a revolt from MGM's existing management.

And then...... The news that New Universal was going to shut down MGM was exposed.

"The Hollywood Reporter": "According to insiders, MGM, one of the eight major Hollywood film studios, has not been optimistic about its development after merging into New Global at a sky-high price of nearly $4.5 billion, and I am afraid that it will cancel the label and close the film company." ”

Montreal Film Magazine: "Recently, MGM made a major announcement to cancel the release of up to 11 films this year and release them on DVD instead. You must know that movies that are released directly in the form of DVDs are usually very low-budget small films that cost less than $200,000. According to reliable news from the show, Hollywood tycoon Donn Walker is very optimistic about MGM's business and has the idea of closing MGM. ”

Entertainment Weekly: "MGM announced that 11 films, including "Dirt Factory", "Good Boy", "Dark Tide" and "Code 46", have canceled their release plans. In particular, "Code 46", starring famous actors Tim Robbins and Samantha Morton, cost a whopping $8 million to produce. The cancellation of the release of these 11 films will cost New Universal as much as $25 million in production costs. Donn's courage is evident, but at the same time, it also makes us deeply worried about the future of MGM. ”

TIME: "Harry Sloan, chairman and CEO of MGM Pictures, gave us a phone interview in which he claimed that he had infinite love for MGM, but no one knew where the future would go. He couldn't feel the new company's love for MGM, all of MGM's business was stagnant, and all ongoing projects were taken over by Universal Pictures, Rose Pictures and other companies. MGM now is like a criminal waiting to be sentenced. ”

Newsweek: "MGM is dying ......"

……

"Damn, I knew Harry Sloan was a sinister bastard!

In his hand, Donn held a transcript of an interview with Harry Sloan, the current CEO of MGM, with an angry expression.

Ron Meyer, who has been reassigned by Barry Meyer to be in charge of social relations in the entertainment industry, shook his head and said: "According to the practice of Time Magazine, they rarely report on uncertain events, and mainly focus on positive content. This time, I suddenly cared so much about MGM......"

"I know, Ted Turner!"

Don snorted coldly.

Ron Meyer pondered for a moment and said: "Now, there are more and more rumors from the outside world, and many of them are very irresponsible. We need to clarify and make the truth public as soon as possible, otherwise...... It will seriously affect our corporate image. ”

The employees of MGM are left to fend for themselves.

No matter how low morale is, Don doesn't care.

However, now that the turmoil is so big, it has affected the employees of New Universal's headquarters, and it is necessary to make a reasonable explanation for the whole society and internal employees.

The truth is the most advantageous weapon to clear up rumors.

"In that case, let's hold a press conference, and I'll be there in person to explain the matter. ”

"Huh?"

Ron Meyer was stunned for a moment.

As the head of the public relations department, he is able to arrange the speeches of others, so that all external statements are consistent, and the posture that best serves the current interests of New Globe is presented to the public.

However, Don is different.

There is no control over what Don wants to say!

The current new world, but a wave has not settled, and a wave has risen!

The feminist controversy is not over yet, and the two deals of acquiring Discovery Communication and selling Sriwood Animation have also been ridiculed by the industry. Now, MGM Pictures is about to be shut down again, and once it is not handled well, it will put New Universal more and more on the cusp.

It must be cautious, cautious, and cautious!

"It's really not me who provokes the trouble, I want to blame, I can only blame those people for being stupid!"

Don knew Ron Meyer's concerns, but he didn't care.

His face was gloomy and his gaze was sharp.

At the beginning, when dealing with the incident of Les Moonweis, Lei Shidong personally called him to convince him, hoping that Tang Enwei would stop in moderation and not make a big fuss. In exchange, he promised to contact a few old guys to coordinate when MGM had an accident in the future.

But the result?

Now that it has spread all over the United States that New Universal is going to close MGM Pictures, almost all the media are criticizing Donn's practice of killing chickens and eggs.

Lei Shidong's side, but he quietly did not move.

This Nima is treacherous!

Harry Sloan wants a lesson, Cork Corkerian wants a lesson, Ted Turner wants a lesson, and Lei Shidong wants a lesson!

Ron Meyer knew that Donn's character was more than strong and not maneuvering, so he had to say, "If you want to ...... Disclose our attitude to the society with righteous words, and it is best to be clever enough to divert the contradictions. ”

Don laughed: "Yes, that's what it means, transfer the contradiction!"

At this time, Shirley Lansing came with a red face, and she was able to report to her work in person, and she went directly to Donn's office, which was about the New Global Women's Rights Foundation.

Sure enough, I heard Shirley Lansing say: "Don, someone has found it!"

"Victims?"

Our volunteers have secured her in Philadelphia, and the lawyers and media are rushing over. ”

As a public welfare foundation, many employees are free volunteers.

Tang En said: "This matter is very important, it must be carefully screened, and there are no spies among the volunteers." ”

Shirley Lansing laughed: "You're too worried, and you're still a spy, do you want Carol to get involved?"

Carol Melton, the new vice president for public policy, is the first thing to fire in the new office: vigilance against commercial espionage. Businesses such as film and television, television, and travel and vacation, there is no need to worry, mainly the R&D department of the interactive entertainment department, Carol Melton has built a counter-espionage studio to specialize in commercial eavesdropping and commercial espionage against competitors.

This has sparked a moment of laughter within New Universal.

Film and television entertainment companies, when did you do this?

The circle is so big, who doesn't know whom?

But Don clearly understands that Carol Melton's strategy is very important. The future of Interactive Entertainment is not just about film and television entertainment, especially the technology of Dolby Laboratories, the creativity of Blizzard, and the strategy of Facebook......

Don waved his hand, "How's the attitude of the victim?"

"Very resolute!" Shirley Lansing smiled, "especially with our help and support, she is even more determined." However, there is still a lot of pressure from the outside world, especially the school and CBS. ”

"School?CBS?hmph, tell her, don't worry!" Don snorted coldly, "This time, I'm going to let all the pressure be transferred to the school and CBS! I want to see how long they can withstand the pressure of public opinion in the whole society! This time, we are going to send Bill Cosby to prison, and we will never give up until we achieve our goal!"

Ron Meyer was in high spirits.

That's right!

This seems to be the best way to solve the dilemma. I want to talk about "Heads-up Hollywood" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~