Sony's third-quarter earnings report announced that the profit of Sony electronic products fell by 23% again.

At its peak in 1999, Sony's stock price peaked at $157 and had a market capitalization of more than $100 billion. Five years later, Sony's stock price has shrunk to $40.

The serious crisis encountered by Sony is exactly the same as Don expected before, CEO Nobuyuki Idei is under great performance pressure, and the voice of resignation is becoming more and more intense.

The happiest is Comcast's chairman and CEO of NBC, Steve Burke!

One step closer to his dream of an entertainment empire.

The worse Sony is, the more likely it is that NBC will acquire Sony Entertainment.

And all of this comes from Donn's strategy.

Steve Burke expressed great respect and gratitude to Donne.

Don didn't care too much, he was very irritable now, and he only had one thing on his mind - "Mulan"!

"I've never bothered so much about my own movies!"

Don was in his office, slamming the table.

The financing plan for "Mulan" has been basically resolved, not counting the publicity and distribution costs, and the total budget is $120 million. Among them, the Chinese side holds 60% of the shares, Hong Kong's Media Asia Pictures 10%, Hong Kong's Emperor Entertainment and Anle Pictures each hold 5%, Legendary Pictures 10%, and Rose Pictures 10%.

Rose Pictures will invest $12 million, which is carefully calculated.

The main distributor of "Mulan" will be Universal Pictures, and it can take a dividend. In the case of "Mulan" guaranteeing a global box office of $200 million, Rose Pictures invested $12 million to ensure that it would not lose money.

If the global box office of "Mulan" exceeds 200 million, or the peripheral sales exceed expectations, or the accounting operation is smoother, New Globe can even make a small profit.

After all, it is the dominant party and distributor of the film, and it has control.

For the rest of the shareholders, it is too difficult to make money.

Don didn't care too much about that, though.

He didn't think about making money through "Mulan" at all, even if he lost some money, he could accept it.

The key is, the movie must be made well!

The reason why the movie didn't make money can be cultural barriers, but it can't be that the quality of the movie is too poor!

Tang En took the lead in making a Sino-US co-production masterpiece, if it is made into a bad movie, he will not look good, and the face of the Chinese leaders will not look good.

Best, it's still perfect.

In terms of actors, there will be no problems.

The heroine is Miss Zhang, which is indisputable.

In addition, there are probably no fewer Chinese actors who are famous in the European and American markets, such as Jett Lee, Jack Chen, Gong Huang, Michelle Yang, Maggie Zhang, Tony Liang and others.

These actors, any one of them, can arouse the fanatical pursuit of movie fans in China.

The big production led by New Universal and China Film brings together a lot of these actors, which is not a problem at all.

The $120 million production budget of "Mulan" also has enough confidence.

The producers were also chosen.

Donn won't be the producer, but he picked the best production team for Mulan, and the four major producers are Catherine Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Jiang Zhiqiang, and Barry J. M. Osborne.

Katherine Kennedy was the chief producer, and her husband, Frank Marshall, was the deputy, and they represented Rose Pictures.

Jiang Zhiqiang is the executive producer, which goes without saying. He is the spokesperson of the Hong Kong side, is well versed in Chinese and American cultures, and is an indispensable bridge of communication between China and the United States.

Barry S. M. Osborne is also a well-known gold producer in the industry, having produced films such as "Knights of the Sand", "Changing Face", "The Matrix" trilogy, and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. With excellent experience in cross-border cooperation and communication skills between different languages, lubricants are very effective. It was recommended by Legendary Pictures.

In addition, China Film's boss Han will also serve as a producer, responsible for all film operations in China.

The producer team can be described as very strong!

The biggest problem is the director!

Who to choose?

Ann Lee was rejected, the big directors in the mainland, Director Zhang, Director Chen, Director Jiang, the level of directors is absolutely enough, and it is also a first-class level in Hollywood, but the lack of knowledge and understanding of Western thinking.

The directors in the Hong Kong government are even more ridiculous, not only are they not knowledgeable enough in the pattern, but the level of directors is also very low, and they are a group of wild people.

"Are you a Chinese director in Hollywood?"

Don shook his head again.

Tang Jili, who filmed "Red Fan District", has long been finished, and John Wu is also outdated.

Wen Ziren and Lin Yibin are still rookies who have just left school, and they have no ability to take charge of big productions at all.

"Here comes Catherine. ”

"Let her in. ”

Then, Katherine Kennedy walked into Donn's office in a loose women's suit, her hair pulled up, showing the ability of a strong woman.

As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Don, I think we should choose a female director!"

"Female director?" Tang En was stunned for a moment, "Do you mean Mulan"?"

Catherine Kennedy came to Donn's desk, handed over a document, and said seriously, "Boss, as far as I know...... This year's Time Magazine Person of the Year will be you!"

Tang Enwan smiled and said, "This kind of thing, even the CEO of Time Warner is not sure." Don't forget, this is an election year. ”

"So what?" said Katherine Kennedy, "even if President Bush is re-elected and so many things happen, it will be difficult for him to compete with you in a positive image." This year, you're moving too much. ”

Don pondered her words and seemed to think of something, "You mean feminism?"

Catherine Kennedy said: "Of course, this year, you have done several major events that have had a huge impact on the promotion of women's rights. This goes far beyond the United States. ”

This year, Donn promoted the establishment of the new Universal Feminist Protection Foundation, took down TV personality Bill Cosby, took down movie boss Harvey Weinstein, won down legendary British host Jimmy Saville, and even set off a sexual assault scandal in the sports world!

As for other major events, such as the closure of the MGM label, the closing of Fahrenheit 911, the acquisition of Liverpool, the promotion of film cooperation between South Korea and the United States, and the global box office of "Pirate League 2: Coffin of the Soul" exceeded $1 billion......

Arguably, Don is the most sensational figure of the year.

The most striking is feminism.

Katherine Kennedy said: "Warner made a Catwoman, the first female superhero movie. Fox made "The End of the World," the first commercial blockbuster shot by a female director. As the spokesperson for women's rights in Hollywood, you should set an example and make a commercial production with women as directors and women as the leading roles!"

Don hesitated and said, "Catherine, you should understand that I am not sexist, but women have far less control over the complex situation of A-grade productions than male directors. ”

"So, let's test it with Mulan. Catherine Kennedy smiled, "This is the only film in our past few years that has only participated in 10% of the investment, and it doesn't matter if you lose." ”

Tang En pursed his lips and said unhappily: "Do you think I care about the 10% investment? If you mess up this project, the loss will be even greater!"

Catherine Kennedy said disapprerovingly: "I know what you mean, isn't it just to cater to the leaders over there, and then let New Universal's industry smoothly enter the Chinese market." ”

"Do you know what to do?"

"You haven't asked me who the female director I have picked is, can you deny me? I believe that this director will satisfy the Chinese side enough!"

Tang En blinked, a little surprised, "Chinese female director?"

"That's right!"

"Don't talk nonsense, none of the male directors in China are suitable, is it possible for female directors?"

It's not a TV series!

"I'm sure she can. Katherine Kennedy was adamant, "I looked at her resume and it was very good and she was able to meet our minimum standards. I've talked to her and she's interested. ”

At this moment, Don was surprised.

Being able to meet the minimum standards of Hollywood studios shows that this female director does have some outstanding features and outstanding achievements.

"Who?"

"Joan Chan. ”

Tang En was a little in a trance for a while, and he didn't know much about the English names of these Chinese.

He half-squinted his eyes and thought secretly.

Joan Chan ......

Suddenly, my heart opened up.

Oh!

It turned out to be her!

Chen Chong!

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors