Since the summer file "Spider-Man" swept the box office, Tom Rothman, the big boss of Twentieth Century Fox, has been much more honest and has shown favor to Donn.

In the shopping mall, there are only eternal interests, not eternal enemies.

Before taking off for Los Angeles, Donn met Tom Rothman in a café near Fox's headquarters.

Mainly talked about three aspects: platter investment, reality show, "X-Men".

The first two topics are still far away. Especially for reality shows, Fox Television Network is at a significant disadvantage compared with the three major public television networks in the United States, NBC, ABC, and CBS.

Unless a special offer can be made, Don will choose to hand over "American Idol" to Fox Network.

Don was mainly talking about the release and publicity of X-Men.

In the previous life, "X-Men" was released in July. But in this life, because Don wanted to film "Spider-Man", the Fox Production Department sent someone to the "Spider-Man" crew to observe and study for half a year before starting to shoot "X-Men".

This led to the release schedule of "X-Men", which changed from a summer file to a Christmas file.

This is good news for Donn.

In any case, "X-Men" is a child of Marvel and avoids confrontation with "Spider-Man". If this movie can also become popular, then the market will once again ignite the hot trend of Marvel superheroes.

This has a good role in promoting the next project of Marvel Studios.

Of course, there is a more important point.

Don wants to make this Christmas movie more popular!

"Chainsaw" is indeed a classic B-grade film, and it is not too much to say that it is the king of horror films, but this small cost can really compete with "Immortal"?

Not necessarily!

The reason why Don dared to let "Saw Horror" and "Immortal" go head-to-head was because the competition for this Christmas schedule was very fierce!

The niche and unique, distinctive, and distinctive "Chainsaw" has a special group of viewers, and the impact of the fiery competition of mainstream commercial films has little impact.

On November 17, Universal Movie "Christmas Groe", Sony Movies "The Sixth Day", and Paramount's new film "Imp Barry" were released, and on November 22, Disney's new film "Undead" and Fox movie "X-Men" were released;

On December 8, Sony's classic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was released; on December 15, Paramount's new film "Eavesdropping on a Woman's Heart" and Disney's animation "Transforming into a King" were released, and on December 22, Fox movie "Desert Island Survivor" and Warner's new film "Agent Beauty" were released at the same time......

Perhaps in order to avoid the summer file of "Spider-Man", a large number of excellent movies, even movies that do not belong to the family carnival genre, have been scheduled by the distributor in this Christmas schedule.

In the midst of the brutal competition of so many mainstream films, "Immortal", starring the scandal-ridden Bruce Willis, can stand out?

It's just Disney's wishful thinking.

In the previous life, "Undead" did achieve good results without the Bruce Willis scandal and without the competition of "X-Men", and the North American box office exceeded $90 million.

But in this life, with the appearance of Donne, everything has changed!

In particular, "Chainsaw", produced by Rage Pictures and distributed by Focus Pictures, and "Immortal" are the same selling points of thriller, suspense, and horror.

In the same movie genre, will "Immortal" be the opponent of "Saw"?

That's where Donn's confidence lies!

Donn's purpose in chatting with Tom Rothman is very simple, first, to talk about the possibility of cooperation between the two sides, and second...... It is hoped that Fox can put more effort into the promotion of "X-Men".

"X-Men" and "Undead" were released on the same day!

With such a schedule arrangement, insiders can understand at a glance that Tom Rothman is avenging Disney for his revenge in the summer.

Donn, happy to see it happen.

Before parting, Tom Rothman instructed secretly: "Don, there are some things that can be done in moderation. ”

Don smiled, "Thanks, I understand. ”

……

At Disney's CEO meeting, Michael Eisner laid out his strategic plan for the expansion of the Disney industry.

At present, Disney's core strategic development is the business development of cable TV stations.

Michael Eisner has long set a goal of acquiring "Fox Home Entertainment"!

Twentieth Century Fox and Tom Rothman had no say in this level of acquisition, and Disney negotiated directly with News Corp. headquarters.

The preliminary negotiation conditions were not good, and Murdoch directly shouted $8 billion!

It's a fantasy.

However, Michael Eisner also has a trick, News Corp. is now headquartered in Australia, and Murdoch has long changed his nationality to the United States, hoping to transfer News Corp. to the United States and reorganize and go public.

However, in this process, because it involves the two sensitive areas of the newspaper industry and television, the government's monitoring and jurisdiction will be very strict, and it happens that Disney has a relationship in this regard.

George Mitchell, a director of Disney and a longtime friend of Michael Eisner, is a politician who now serves in the Clinton administration, is an adviser to the president and a diplomatic ambassador to Northern Ireland.

"Continuing negotiations, if News Corp agrees to trade in shares, the transaction price could be relaxed to $6 billion. If he is determined to ask for cash, up to $5 billion! Bob, you have to take this matter personally!"

The payment method in cash is far less expensive than the transaction through debt, stocks, etc.

Michael Eisner set a conclusion on this important topic in one sentence, looked at the documents in his hand, and said unhurriedly: "I heard that there was an accident about the new park in California?"

As early as 1955, Disney established the first-ever Disney park in Los Angeles. But the park was so old, the facilities were aging, and it was an ornamental park, so this year Disney launched a new project and built a new adventure park in Los Angeles.

Rob Conton, vice president of Disney Resorts, said: "Yesterday, during construction, the wall collapsed and crushed three workers. ”

Michael Eisner frowned, "What about the insurance company?"

"It is being calculated, and if nothing happens, it should belong to the category of claims. Rob Conton said cautiously.

"Blocking the news, communicating with the families of the deceased, signing a confidentiality agreement. Michael Eisner stared at Rob Condon dissatisfied, "Strengthen construction supervision and public opinion control, I don't want to see any negative news!"

"Then the government needs to ...... Communication?"

"What do you say?"

Michael Eisner gave him a cold glare.

Rob Conton smiled wryly, "I see." ”

Michael Eisner looked around and said in a deep voice, "Adventure Park is the second park in the California resort area, and it is also the most attractive selling point for visitors. But you must pay attention, you can be adventurous and exciting, and you must pay attention to safety!"

A group of high-level officials nodded again and again.

Michael Eisner sighed and bowed slightly.

Although during this time, because of Donne's relationship, his prestige in the company has been greatly impacted. But he was still quite satisfied with the current situation.

Although on the board of directors, he was questioned a lot. But in the CEO meeting, he is still the Disney monarch of his word!

At this time, Joe Ruth, the chairman of the production department, said: "If nothing else, Adventure Park will open next year." And Donn Pictures is planning to shoot a pirate-themed movie. ”

Michael Eisner frowned and stared at him.

Joe Ruth touched his nose, a little flustered, "What do I mean...... The pirate adventure section can be strengthened, just by taking advantage of the spring breeze of that pirate movie from Down Pictures. ”

Michael Eisner gritted his teeth and said, "Does Disney still need to play this little trick?"

Joe Ruth's face flushed, and he was speechless in embarrassment.

Michael Eisner really hates iron and steel, it's this Joe Ruth, if he wasn't powerful, how could he mess with Donn's unlucky guy?

If it weren't for the fact that his influence on the board has been shaken now, he would have fired Joe Ruth outright.

It's just not enough to achieve, more than enough to lose!

It's just that this result will shake the influence of Michael Eisner even more, and Joe Ruth is known to be his henchman.

"Donn Pictures is going to have a new movie coming out, you know?" said Michael Eisner, who was very unkind, and did not mean to save face for him in the slightest.

Joe Ruth immediately said: "You know, it's "Chainsaw", a B-grade film released by Focus Pictures, with a limited audience. It will be screened on October 30, and it will be officially released on November 1, and it is estimated that it will ...... The number of cinemas will not exceed 50. ”

"Oh?"

Michael Eisner's eyes lit up.

That's good news.

50 open movie theaters, it is impossible to compete with "Immortal Robbery", right?

President Robert Iger hesitated and said, "The screening begins...... In case the word-of-mouth of this movie ferments and forms an effect, it may really have an impact on our "Immortal Tribulation". ”

Joe Ruth immediately patted his chest and promised, "Bob, you can rest assured, I will guarantee "Immortal Tribulation", it is foolproof!"

Michael Eisner looked at him deeply, nodded heavily, and said, "Okay!"