Don was very unhappy with Michael Eisner, and of course he wouldn't give him another chance, "The cooperation between Pixar and Disney, so far, I have notified the legal department to buy out the contract by paying cash. ”

"What?"

Michael Eisner was shocked.

He thought that Tang En would refuse to renew the contract with Disney, but he didn't expect that Tang En's methods were even more ruthless, not only did he not renew the contract, but he also thought about terminating the cooperation now and buying out the contract!

"You can't do this!" exclaimed Michael Eisner.

Don said coldly: "I can do what I want, you can't do it! Don't forget, Pixar is my company now!"

Pixar is a listed company, and it will take at least 4 months to approve and operate to truly complete the delisting and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Down Pictures.

But the power of Pixar is already in the hands of Donn.

When Steve Jobs quit and John Rust became Pixar's new executive, could he still refuse Donn's intentions?

Michael Eisner took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Donn, I know the past some time...... We had an unpleasant experience and it was my fault, but you can't be rash. Disney was able to maximize Pixar's interests and buy out the contract...... Not a sane business practice. ”

The corners of Donn's mouth curled, and he was very disapproving, "What if you are not rational? I invested in "Spider-Man" at the beginning, am I sensible? I spent $80 million to buy the North American TV rights of "Band of Brothers", am I sensible? I am not good at making movies, but I bought the technology company IMAX, is it reasonable? Michael, please don't talk to me about reason! If you were sane enough, you should have accepted my conditions in the first place!"

"Accept, I will accept!" Michael Eisner exclaimed, "Don't you want to remake those old classic cartoons? I agree, Donn Pictures will cooperate with Disney to carry out in-depth development of the 'Disney Princess' series." Even if Roy Disney doesn't agree, I'll force it through the board!"

Tang En said lightly: "Michael, if you have such an attitude, if you had advanced it by another 2 months, maybe there would have been a different result." ”

"Hehe, it's not too late. ”

Michael Eisner tried to adjust his tone as much as possible, with a bit of flattery.

In the outside world, it is difficult for others to imagine that Disney's high-ranking king would be a 24-year-old young man who would whisper his voice, and even be counted down again and again, and still have to show off a little flattery.

No way, Pixar's influence is too great!

Once the news spreads, Pixar will terminate its cooperation with Disney, which will definitely add insult to Disney's already depressed stock price.

Overnight, $3 billion is a small amount.

In order to regain investor confidence, the board of directors will inevitably have to adjust the management in order to regain investor confidence.

Michael Eisner is being blamed and must leave his job.

He is 60 years old, and since the age of 32, he has served as an executive of ABC Group, and then moved to Paramount and Disney, and is known as the No. 1 manager in Hollywood.

He doesn't want to lose his life!

Now, Donn is his only chance.

Don didn't want to show him any affection, and his tone was serious, "I said it's late, it's late! I spent such a big price to buy Pixar, it can't be to make a wedding dress for Disney." ”

Jobs didn't agree to renew his contract with Disney, okay, Don bought Pixar, and then renews his contract with Disney, what's the joke? Don is a Disney worker?

Michael Eisner was silent for a long time, slightly depressed, "Done, you should understand what Pixar means to Disney, buy out that contract, maybe you only need to pay $20 million, but as soon as the news spreads, it will be a disaster for Disney's stock price." ”

"I'm sorry, I'm the head of Down Pictures, and Disney has nothing to do with me. Don replied lightly, without any sympathy.

Michael Eisner took a deep breath, was very weak about Donn's attitude of not entering oil and salt, and sighed, "Say, what do you want?"

"First of all, I'm going to remake those classic cartoons into live-action films, and Donn Pictures and Rose Pictures will be in charge!" Donn said lightly, "Rose Pictures is a studio that focuses on women's films, which is a good fit for the 'Disney Princess' series." ”

Michael Eisner frowned, "Let Rose Pictures and Disney be jointly responsible and share all the copyrights." ”

"No! If there is a disagreement between Rose Pictures and Disney, who should be the main one?

Michael Eisner was helpless, "This question ...... Shelving it for now, let's talk about it in detail later, and you can continue. ”

Don said: "The distribution rights of Pixar's past few cartoons are in the hands of Disney, and I want to take it back." Pixar's children must belong to Pixar, and I can't let them be left behind. ”

Michael Eisner was speechless for a while.

Don's request is too much!

Don not only has to buy out the distribution contract between Pixar and Disney, but also takes back the distribution rights of the past four cartoons, which is to completely sever the relationship between Pixar and Disney.

There is no doubt that Michael Eisner could not agree to such an excessive condition, but he did not dare to refuse on the phone, and planned to look for an opportunity to talk to Donn in detail, "Anything else?"

The corners of Tang En's mouth raised slightly, "There is also the issue of buying out the contract, to terminate the contract through peaceful and friendly negotiation, I don't want this process to be full of turmoil, let alone go to court." ”

To buy out the contract is to pay liquidated damages.

is a breach of contract permitted by law.

But a breach of contract is a breach of contract, and Jobs didn't want to bear the reputation of default, and neither did Donn.

In addition, there is no tax to pay for forced termination, and no tax is required for negotiated termination.

If this matter can be quietly operated privately by Tangen Pictures and Disney, it will be very good for Tangen.

Michael Eisner trembled angrily, Donn's request, it was really more than one too much!

This is a way back for Disney at all.

"Donn, you have to understand that if Disney's stock price crashes, I will lose all my rights! When the new CEO takes office, they will definitely have to obey Roy Disney's wishes, and when the time comes, all your requests will not be fulfilled. Michael Eisner gritted his teeth.

Don En smiled slightly, "So, I get what I want, you get what you want, each takes what he needs, and the two don't owe each other." ”

"Huh?" Michael Eisner suddenly understood something, "Do you have a way to stabilize Disney's stock price?"

Tang En said lightly: "No one can control the trend of the stock price, but at least, Tang En Pictures has the ability to affect the stock price." ”

"How?"

Michael Eisner was immediately interested.

Disney's stock price is not only related to his position of power, but also to his salary income.

His annual salary at Disney is only $1.25 million, but he has an option award of 6.5 million rights issues. If the stock price is depressed, the rights option is waste paper, and he is equivalent to an annual income of only $1.25 million, which is not as good as a middle manager.

"I said I could transfer 'The Chronicles of Narnia' to Disney. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has crossed the $300 million mark in North America and more than $700 million worldwide. Looking at all the films released in 2001, the box office is second only to "Unsinkable" and "Lord of the Rings 1: The Fellowship of the Ring". ”

"This is just the beginning, as the first film becomes an instant hit, and the Chronicles of Narnia will grow in fame by the day! "The Lord of the Rings" is only a trilogy, but "The Chronicles of Narnia" can make seven films! ”

"It is conservatively estimated that "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" will bring $500 million in profits to Don Pictures, and the peripheral sales of the film are too good! If Disney goes to operation and has the channel resources of Disney's Consumer Products Department and the Disney Store, the peripheral profits will only be more! The series "The Chronicles of Narnia" will not be surprising even if it brings Disney a return of $5 billion!"

$5 billion!

Donn drew a beautiful pie.

Michael Eisner has long been interested in the "Chronicles of Narnia" series, which is a series of films with a child's protagonist, which is very much in line with Disney's values, but he certainly can't follow Donn's words, "$5 billion? Hehe, if that's the case, I really don't believe you'll transfer "The Chronicles of Narnia" to me. ”

Tang En said lightly: "I said, the project I invest in must be firmly in my hands. The Chronicles of Narnia is a series co-developed by Don Pictures and Warner Bros., and Warner's constraints were so great that I lost interest in working with Warner. In the same way, for the live-action adaptation of Disney cartoons, the control must also be in my hands. ”

Michael Eisner was silent for a moment, shook his head, and said, "The Chronicles of Narnia alone is not enough. ”

Donn smiled: "Michael, you are too greedy, we are all filmmakers, you must understand the value of "The Chronicles of Narnia". ”

"I need to have a stronger reason to convince the board, you know, Roy Disney has too much influence on the board, he represents the Disney family!" said Michael Eisner, once again showing his sophisticated side.

Don didn't care, and asked with a smile: "Michael, you must know "American Idol", right?"

Michael Eisner's face sank.

Isn't this nonsense?

Now CBS and ABC, the two major public television networks, are in full swing.

As a result, the reality show "American Idol" produced by Dick Clark TV Production Company, a subsidiary of Donn Pictures, landed on CBS, making CBS, which already had the upper hand, more and more unstoppable!

The latest issue of "American Idol" exploded in ratings because of the appearance of two girls who sang amazingly. The average number of households watching the show exceeded 35 million during the period, and at its peak, 47 million households across the United States were watching the show at the same time.

And it's still a selection tournament, so what will happen to the ratings when it comes to the knockout stage?

It's scary to think about!

"American Idol" is already unstoppable! ()

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