"Band of Brothers" has a much higher status in the history of television than "Titanic" in the history of movies!

Because there are many classic movies alongside "Titanic", such as "Gone with the Wind", such as "., such as "Avatar".

But in the history of television, no TV series can compare with "Band of Brothers", not even "Game of Thrones", which brought global effects.

In the past life, HBO and SHO were once two heroes in the cable TV market, and they were in a rivalry.

HBO, under the impetus of Chris Albrecett, invested in the filming of "Black D Family" and "Desire City", two popular American dramas, so it has a slight advantage, but the lead is not obvious.

It wasn't until HBO invested in "Band of Brothers" and got the North American TV rights that the pattern of the cable TV field changed qualitatively.

"Band of Brothers" immediately caused a sensation upon its release, and the viewing users of the HBO television network ...... Approaching 15 million!

This is not the kind of user group that was watched for free when STA TV broadcast "Spider-Man" a few days ago, HBO counted all paid members!

In other words, because of the TV series "Band of Brothers", HBO's member users have more than doubled, and the gap with SHO has been directly widened.

Ten years later, the gap is becoming more pronounced.

HBO users spend more than $7.9 per month, while SHO users spend less than $1.8 per month.

In other words, users of the SHO TV network will not choose to subscribe for the whole year, but will subscribe in a special month of choice, and only watch one or two hit dramas, which is completely incomparable to HBO.

The appearance of "Band of Brothers" became a watershed in the history of American cable television.

This is an epoch-making miniseries!

Now, "Band of Brothers" is in Don's pocket, which is why he has a lot of confidence in the STA network.

Of course, this requires a precondition, that is, the STA TV network will not be subject to the conspiracy of the Viacom Group led by Lei Shidong during the accumulation period from May to September.

In today's North American market, it is true that the largest cable network is HBO, but HBO's operator is Time Warner, and there is no direct conflict with the STA television network.

Even if it's competition, you can only start with the content.

It's precisely the content field that Donn is least afraid of, and he has too many classic ideas in his head.

Starz TV's direct opponent is Shotime TV, a subsidiary of Viacom Group, so at this time, paralyzing Lei Shidong and making him not attack STA TV network is Donn's top priority.

Then, Donn used "Band of Brothers" to make a surprise attack, and in an airborne manner, he established STA's status and influence on the cable network in one fell swoop.

When the time comes, Lei Shidong will want to suppress it again, and it will be too late to regret it.

Unexpectedly, Tosca Musk also took this level into account.

And it also played a role with the only product in his hand, the animated version of "Fantastic Four", and the pattern is shocking!

Don put away the attitude of speaking with a higher status, and for the first time had a kind of equal discussion with her.

In the past, Don and others communicated with an equal mentality, all because of foresight, and he was able to affirm that the other party was a famous person!

Like Spielberg and Cameron, like Bill McNick and Ron Meyer, like Steve Jobs and Elon Musk......

And Tosca Musk ...... In his previous life, he was not well known!

However, it is obvious that through nearly a year of contact, Don can almost confirm that the beautiful woman in front of him is the gold buried in the sands of Hollywood in his previous life.

Don left his boss's seat and sat down on the couch across from Tosca Musk, smiling slightly, "Go on?"

Tosca Musk couldn't be happier in her heart, she secretly clenched her fists.

It's a good feeling to be affirmed!

Even if Don didn't say anything, she could feel that Don En's opinion of herself had fundamentally changed.

It's not easy!

Especially for a beautiful woman.

Tosca Musk took a deep breath and showed a charming smile, "The first two points are from a macro perspective, and the third point is from the long-term layout plan of Silkwood Animation. ”

"The $8 million broadcast fee is not high, but it's only in North America. We also have overseas markets, and we also have a DVD market, and I believe that with the quality of Fantastic Four, we can recoup the investment of $30 million. ”

"The important thing is that Sriwood Animation can open up the situation and make a name for itself through the channel Nick Rodion. With the integration of the Disney Channel, Nick Rodeon will have to cut prices again if he wants to maintain his place in the children's market, and will be completely reduced to a cheap TV show. ”

"In order to increase the appeal, Nick Rodeon will also screen Fantastic Four several times in a short period of time, don't ask me why I say that, I have enough confidence in my product. In this case, you can let more viewers know about our Sriwood Animation Studio, which is a wave of free publicity. ”

Don looked at her with a smile, "Publicity is more important than profit?"

Tosca Musk replied: "For companies, of course, it is the benefits that matter. However, more important than the benefits are greater gains, and this is where propaganda comes in. ”

Don smiled and shook his head, "It seems that you are determined to make an animated movie." ”

"Of course, I'm very adamant about this!" Tosca Musk's face turned grim, very serious.

Don wasn't as skeptical as he used to be, just nodded slightly, "Is that the manga adaptation?"

"That's right, "The Adventures of Bone Treasure". ”

Tosca Musk said with a smile.

Don let out a soft "um".

After the last chat, Don specifically asked someone to check the information of "The Adventures of Bone Treasure", which is the favorite set of comics for American children at present.

It is mainly about the three brothers and sisters of the Bone Treasure family, the obedient "Bone Little Girl", the adventurous "Bone Little Crazy" and the lovely "Bone Little Hip", who escaped from their homes and embarked on a fantastical and interesting comedy adventure.

It has a certain adaptation value.

"Tell me what you think, about this movie. ”

Tosca Musk's eyes lit up, "In the process of making Fantastic Four, we have accumulated enough experience in animation production, and we also have two patented software. However, at present, there are not enough employees of Sriwood Animation, and if you want to shoot a big movie, you need more special effects artists and animators, so ...... I'm going to buy a special effects company outright. ”

Tang En's eyes twitched, and the corners of his mouth curled, "The ambition is not small!"

Tosca Musk shrugged his shoulders indifferently, "I gave up everything in Silicon Valley and came to Hollywood to develop, never to get a job." ”

Don smiled, "Which company did you fall into?"

Now in Hollywood, there are four major special effects companies.

First, it is naturally Lucasfilm's industrial light and magic, which is the originator of the special effects industry;

Second, PDI Pacific Digital Imaging Studio, which completed the acquisition last year because DreamWorks Animation wanted to transform and develop computer CG animation;

third, the digital field founded by James Cameron, which is the main special effects company responsible for "Titanic", "Christmas Greek", and "Unsinkable";

Fourth, the rhythm special effects studio, which was founded as early as 1987, is a leader in the industry in terms of qualifications and status, and this company is responsible for the production of "X-Men" by Twentieth Century Fox.

However, with the advent of the era of film special effects, more than 30 special effects companies have sprung up in Hollywood, and even 7 special effects companies have appeared in the small British film industry.

The competition in this industry is fierce!

Tosca Musk said: "It's Senaset special effects company, a subsidiary of Etuman Kodak, who was responsible for the "Mission Impossible" series and also helped produce some special effects for "The Chronicles of Narnia". ”

Tang En raised his eyebrows, "The strength is very weak, haven't you heard of it?" ”

Tosca Musk laughed angrily, "Big boss, I also want to buy a powerful special effects company, do you give me so much money at a critical moment? I want to make a big movie, and I want to buy a special effects company, without a capital injection of 100 million US dollars, I can't play at all!"

Tang En didn't seem to hear the ridicule in the other party's words, pinched his chin, half-squinted his eyes and muttered: "Sony Pictures created Sony image special effects, and DreamWorks also acquired Pacific Digital Image Studio, Blue Sky Studio, a subsidiary of Twentieth Century Fox, whose main business is special effects services...... Special effects company, it's necessary. ”

"Huh?"

Tosca Musk's eyes widened, as if he had learned something from Donn's words.

Don muttered to himself for a moment, this was his thoughts, and after two minutes, he spoke, "What do you think of the 'digital realm'?"

"Mr. Cameron's digital domain?" Tosca Musk said excitedly with a look of surprise and excitement, "Of course it's good, the digital field is recognized as the most professional fluid production special effects company in the industry, and this aspect is stronger than industrial light and magic!"

"Fluid crafting?"

"It's dynamic special effects! This is the biggest addition to animated CG films!"

Tang En smiled, "Since this is the case, then choose the digital field, it's not fun to make a small fuss, if you want to do it, you have to do your best!"

Tosca Musk was a little excited and couldn't sit still, "But the trouble of the acquisition is not small, right? ”

Don waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about it, James is a major shareholder in the digital field, in a word! As for the other two co-founders, Stan Winston and Scott Ross, they are both smart people, and they will definitely understand that it is far better to have their backs on Down Pictures than to go it alone." ”

The special effects company was once an outlet, but the scale of the industry was too small.

With the market demand in Hollywood, there is no need for more than 30 special effects companies at all. It is conceivable that in the next few years, a large number of special effects companies will collapse one after another.

In fact, it is.

In the next 15 years, three of the four major special effects companies in Hollywood have gone bankrupt, and the only surviving industrial light and magic has also become the dowry of Lucasfilm and transferred to Disney.

Special effects are destined to be just a foil to the movie, and it is difficult to have room for survival without the industry of destiny.

For example, the difference between an independent film company and the Big Six film giants.

Distribution channels are the fundamental way for the Big Six to dominate Hollywood, and independent film companies can only serve as foils, and their living space will shrink step by step until they go bankrupt.

No independent film company has survived this fate, not even MGM, which was once popular all over the world.

Unless, like Sony Pictures, it acquired Columbia Pictures, and it seems like Down Pictures, which is under the guise of Universal Pictures...... ()

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