Chapter 164: The Power of the Animation Industry

The next day, Donn and his entourage rented a plane and left France.

In addition to the crew, accompanied by the team of Luc Besson and the French goddess Sophie Marceau.

As in the past, Don sat between Natalie and Nicole Kidman, and although he couldn't hug left and right in front of so many people, he was on his side, adding a lot of fun to a long journey.

"By the way, George sent me a message saying that filming is going to start, are you still the director?" Natalie suddenly thought of something, and looked sideways at Donn.

Don was slightly stunned.

He really hasn't gotten any news yet!

But when you think about it, that's normal.

Although it is a film produced by Lucasfilm, the copyright is all in Lucasfilm, but the investor is Twentieth Century Fox, and the distribution rights are also in the hands of Fox, and they have the power to decide the director.

Don is now in such a big trouble with Twentieth Century Fox that no matter how high the box office and how great his achievements are, it is impossible for Tom Rothman to agree to Donn as the director of the sequel.

Anyway, for this kind of series of movies, the director doesn't matter at all.

The third version, won't the director be changed?

It was a great success!

And when it was restarted, Twentieth Century Fox and Lucasfilm were interested in making George Lucas the director of the new trilogy.

Later, Donn suddenly appeared and snatched George Lucas's place.

Now, taking Don and lifting George Lucas up is just a matter of returning to his position.

Compared to Donne, George Lucas is the god. Maybe if it were another director, fans would react greatly. But George Lucas as the director will certainly not cause controversy.

Seeing Donn's slightly stunned appearance, Natalie guessed the result and snorted coldly, "Fawkes is really stingy!"

Nicole Kidman said meaningfully: "I hope director Lucas doesn't mess up the project." ”

Under Donn's direction, it was an unprecedented success, grossing $1.15 billion worldwide.

Three days ago, Donn's financial assistant informed him that Fox had transferred $170 million in box office dividends.

Now, the whole world knows that Don is rich, and it is impossible for Tom Rothman to suppress Don in the economy, so there is no need to forcibly suppress the dividends.

As for whether George Lucas will mess up the project......

The corners of Donn's mouth crossed a leisurely arc.

, is considered the worst, most pitiful, and most boring part of the entire "Star Wars series", with a global box office of only more than 600 million US dollars, and a lot of scolding in North America directly made George Lucas have the idea of retiring.

"Are you thinking of any bad ideas again?" Natalie keenly grasped the subtle change in Donn's expression and stared at him closely.

Donn snorted, "What bad idea can I fight, I don't even have a chance to get close to this project right now." ”

Natalie hesitated and snorted softly, "I wish George had screwed up this project and let the world see how good you are." ”

Don and Nicole looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

Obviously, these three guys all have the same thoughts.

Natalie knew that it was not easy to talk about this topic, so she glanced at Sophie Marceau, who was talking to Luc Besson not far away, and lowered her voice, "Hey, how did I find out that she was weird today?"

"What's wrong?" Don was a little puzzled.

Natalie was a little embarrassed and whispered, "I just think she walks awkwardly, like ......"

Don pursed his lips, "Like what?"

Although Nicole Kidman turned her head sideways to listen, Natalie didn't shy away from it. Of course, there is no need, everyone understands the relationship with each other.

"It's like the first time we're ...... After staying together, I felt that way the next day. ”

Nicole Kidman's face was a little weird.

Don sneered, "It's easy, because it's the first time for her." ”

"Liar!" Natalie glared at him angrily, "She's in her thirties and married, Don, are you an idiot for me?"

Don coughed lightly, leaned over, and whispered a few words in her ear.

Natalie's face turned crimson, and she also showed a little disgust, "Donn, you...... You...... How can you ...... you are disgusting?"

Don looked innocent, "Nat, this is normal, right?"

"Normal, are you gay?" Natalie's tone was a little heavy, and her face was very ugly.

Donn frowned, "Don't talk nonsense!

"Then how are you ......" Before Natalie could finish speaking, she found Nicole Kidman on the other side of Don sitting precariously, as if everything had nothing to do with her, and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Nicole, did you hear our conversation?"

Nicole nodded a little helplessly.

"Do you think that's normal?" Natalie stared at her.

Nicole squeaked and didn't answer.

Natalie blinked, her eyes wandering over Don and Nicole's faces, and suddenly she understood something, "You guys...... You ...... too."

Nicole smiled reluctantly, embarrassed.

Natalie rolled her eyes and nearly fainted.

……

In the first two years, Don worked very easily, even if it was a high output of one movie a year, he felt very leisurely.

But with the development of Tangen Pictures, especially this year, Tangen Pictures has successively rolled out the layout in the film and television industries, and the work he worries about has increased suddenly.

Even with Bill McNick to help with the specifics, Donn was only responsible for the strategic design and was still very busy.

Back in Los Angeles, he didn't even return home, and was directly called back to Done Films by Bill McNick.

"Please, I need to rest now!"

In the face of the menacing Bill McNick, Donn was powerless to resist.

Bill McNick said angrily: "How old are you, and you still need to rest? When I was in my twenties, I used to work on movies for a week, and you just came back from a trip to Europe, and you still need to rest?"

Don rolled his eyes and raised his hands, "Okay, Bill, you've managed to convince me." Say, what's going on?"

"You've failed in the animation industry. Bill McNick spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Failed?

Don's expression suddenly became serious, and he didn't have the intention of joking.

Hollywood is not aware of it now, but Don knows that the animation industry symbolizes Hollywood's real profits!

Pixar was able to sell for $7.4 billion in 2007, and Lucasfilm, which has two ace series, could only sell for $4.2 billion in 2012.

That's the powerful advantage of animated films over live-action films!

The reason is simple, peripherals and derivative copyrights.

What is the most powerful movie periphery in the future of Hollywood?

Is it a representative of American culture, or is it a global phenomenon, or is it an ace series of the Marvel Universe?

Neither!

Hollywood's top peripheral industry is the upcoming "Disney Princess" series!

These cartoons from decades ago cover literature, publishing, clothing, toys, cruise ships, beverages, film and television, real estate, music and many other aspects.

Just selling toys can bring Disney $500 million in revenue every year, crushing all movie series!

That's the power of the animation industry!