Steve Burke had a lot of nice things to say to Don at the Vanity Fair party after the Oscars.

even secretly said a lot of "secrets".

However, how can this kind of elite businessman tell the truth?

In the last week of March 2003, a group of people quietly gathered for a meeting at the Marriott Hotel near the Philadelphia airport.

These include current Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts, President Steve Burke, and three other Comcast executives.

In order to prevent detection, the nominal purpose of the meeting was to discuss Comcast's next focus on telecom operations.

But this is clearly not an ordinary meeting.

In addition to many of Comcast's executives, the meeting included two investment bankers, as well as Steve Ratner, chairman of the Quad Group.

When Steve Burke left Disney to join Comcast, the cable operator had only 4.5 million subscribers. After several years of unremitting efforts, the number of Comcast subscribers has approached 30 million, making it the largest cable operator in the United States!

More than Time Warner, which ranked second, has more than 10 million more users.

Despite widespread suspicion on Wall Street, under Steve Burke's leadership, Comcast successfully integrated AT&T's widely distributed cable business and doubled its stock price from 2002.

Comcast is seen as a master merger, and after successfully integrating AT&T's business, it is ready for a new move.

Of the largest cable companies in the United States, only Comcast is a pure "distribution channel" company, that is, a bizarre company from another planet compared to content companies like Disney, which Michael Eisner derided.

Don't look at what Steve Burke and Donn said that day, swearing that Comcast would focus on developing telecommunications operations, but in fact, it was a dark position.

It is a common belief in the television industry that as long as there are more than 20 million users, you can set up a profitable cable TV channel.

Comcast has nearly 30 million subscribers, which means that Comcast is fully qualified to launch its own content programming with its own cable system.

Funnel is easy, what's missing is content!

When Brian Roberts poached him from Disney, he didn't let him run a TV operation or a telecommunications operation business, but let him help Comcast develop the film and television entertainment industry that he had always coveted!

Reach out to the content!

Under Steve Burke's operation, this is where we are today.

He is the chief planner and executor of this operation!

There are only a few entertainment content providers in the United States that are worth paying attention to: Twentieth Century Fox, New Universal, Sony Entertainment, Disney, Viacom, and Time Warner.

These companies are "never for sale" and have insurmountable obstacles.

As for Lionsgate, DreamWorks, and MGM Pictures, it's not worth considering at all.

Last year, Disney had turmoil, and Roy Disney and other veterans set off a "Save Disney" movement, intending to force Michael Eisner to step down, and the whole Disney was in chaos.

That's the perfect time to make a move.

However, Michael Eisner survived with his tenacious will, and with the help of Done Walker, Disney's stock price continued to rise.

The acquisition of Disney is no longer possible.

Comcast had no choice but to look for new targets.

Coincidentally, in the blink of an eye to 2003, the pattern of the film and television entertainment industry seems to have changed again!

New Universal and Disney join forces to fight Viacom!

Seeing that Viacom's stock price continues to fall, Bestech's first-quarter performance this year has fallen by 30% year-on-year, which is desperate.

Lei Shidong has begun to rush to the doctor, and the contradiction between him and President Kamasin is becoming more and more clear.

Inside Viacom, people are panicking.

And that's just one of them.

And the other one!

New Universal has signed an agreement with Toshiba to join forces with Time Warner to join the ranks of the HD-DVD format against Sony's heavily invested Blu-ray DVD.

Sony Entertainment wants to acquire MGM to expand its film library and increase the strength of Blu-ray DVDs.

Donne, on the other hand, has his eye on MGM.

New Universal and Sony seem to be about to set off a lot of disputes.

New Global is a vigorous new company, Sony is an old company that is dying, what will be the result of the collision of these two companies?

If it is in the field of electronics, New Globe is by no means a match for Sony.

But in Hollywood...... Can the Japanese have fun?

So, the choice is simple.

Comcast did not hesitate to reject Sony's application for an alliance, and instead extended his hands to New Globe to help New Globe acquire MGM.

MGM is helpful to Comcast, but New Universal is even more helpful!

As long as New Universal beats either Viacom or Sony Entertainment, Comcast can make a move at the right time.

Either acquire Viacom or acquire Sony Entertainment.

Only with Donn's hand was it possible for Comcast to overcome the insurmountable obstacles and get involved in the film and television entertainment industry.

That was the focus of the discussion at this meeting.

Is Comcast's key target Viacom or Sony Entertainment?

In the process of New Universal's suppression of Viacom and Sony Entertainment, in what form does Comcast have to secretly help?

Donn is like a sharp knife in Hollywood.

Comcast wants to borrow a knife!

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Since its release, Donn's economics book "The Theory of Explosive Styles" has sold 380,000 copies in North America and 770,000 copies overseas.

Truth be told, sales are mediocre.

Compared with those top theorists, there is a big gap.

But his other bestseller, "Gone Girl," is a different story entirely.

Looking at the best-selling books in the world today, only the "Harry Potter" series is at the level of 10 million, but there are only two sets at the level of 5 million copies - the "Lord of the Rings" series and "Gone Girl"!

Since the release of "Gone Girl", sales have approached 2.3 million copies in North America and 3 million copies overseas.

Don's fame and appeal are vividly displayed through this book.

Even if Don and Ella Fisher share the royalty income, he also received a full $22 million!

In the past, when the Harry Potter series was a bestseller, there was only one book that could match Harry Potter - the masterpiece "The Da Vinci Code".

This book, which sold 7.5 million copies in North America and 65 million copies worldwide, is almost insane!

The book was released in mid-March this year, and it hasn't yet become a hit.

Tang En has notified the copyright department and asked him to take the film rights into his pocket.

"Gone Girl" is an excellent book, but it is still a little worse than "The Da Vinci Code".

Even with the blessing of Don's aura, it would be difficult to replicate that kind of divine skill.

However, with the release of the "Gone Girl" movie, it can always drive a wave of sales!

Reaching the 10 million level, it shouldn't be a big problem.

Take a look at the main creative lineup of this film adaptation of "Gone Girl" -

Producers: Donne Walker, Katherine Kennedy, Reese Witherspoon;

Director: David Fincher;

Actor: Mel Gibson;

Heroine: Nicole Kidman.

With the aura of the new Oscar-winning actress alone, the film will definitely attract countless fans to watch the movie.

Wednesday, April 2nd.

The movie adapted from the famous best-selling "Gone Girl" has finally met fans.

The film opened in 2,865 theaters and landed in the North American market!

After the awards season, the two super blockbusters in the Christmas file have also begun to shrink the market.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" grossed $310 million in North America, $640 million overseas, and $950 million worldwide;

"The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers" earned $330 million in North America, $580 million overseas, and $910 million at the global box office.

All have a tendency to approach the $1 billion mark!

However, it's just a trend.

The two films have been in theaters for almost half a year, and even if they continue to harvest a part of the market, it will be difficult to break through the $1 billion mark.

Fans who "love the new and hate the old" have turned their attention to new movies - "Gone Girl" by Rose Pictures, "Sniper Phone Booth" by Fox Films, "Anger Management" by Sony Pictures, "Nothing Else" by Disney, and so on.

"Do you really think that an R-rated film will surpass a comedy at the box office?"

Jack Nicholson was invited by Donn to Universal Pictures' in-house screening room, along with Martin Scorsese, William Monaghan, Leonardo Ricaprio, Marco Wahlberg, Martin Sheen and other members of the "Departed" crew.

Martin Sr. intends to let Jack Nicholson play the villain "Frank Castro" in "The Departed". But this veteran actor has played too many villains and doesn't want to accept this role.

Tang En invited him over and used the opportunity to watch the movie to communicate his feelings.

"It's true that "Gone Girl" is an R-rated film, but there is an Oscar-winning actress. and Mel Gibson, who has made more than 20 movies in the past ten years, and none of them have failed at the box office!"

Jack Nicholson's expression was displeased, "Donn, are you comparing an action actor to me?"

Don smiled, "Mel is not a simple action movie star, his acting skills are not bad at all. ”

Jack Nicholson snorted coldly and said lightly, "Let's watch a movie!"

He starred in Sony Pictures' comedy "Anger Management", which happened to collide with Rose Pictures' "Gone Girl" on the schedule.

The two films have a similar investment, with the former costing $70 million and the latter budgeting $65 million.

The key point is that the former is an entertainment comedy, and the latter is a crime suspense R-rated film.

Can "Gone Girl" really complete "Anger Management" in the box office market?

Jack Nicholson didn't believe it.

What's more, Don also talked about acting.

In terms of acting skills, he hasn't served anyone yet!

He is the actor with the most Oscar nominations in Hollywood's history!

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