Animated films, which are Disney's core assets.

Don't look at Michael Eisner and Jobs, who are deeply contradictory, and often satirize Pixar's animations internally for being flesh and bloodless and lacking soul.

But Pixar's potential, he sees it better than anyone else!

Unexpectedly, Don actually reached a cooperation with Jobs and took a stake in Pixar Animation Studios!

Disney and Pixar are true of a partnership, but the distribution contract signed by the two parties is only 5 movies.

Once the contract period ends......

If there is no new force born, Disney is of course still the only option for Pixar. Because throughout Hollywood, the animation power of all other film companies combined is not as good as that of a Disney.

But now, things have changed...... It's really going to happen.

Don't Don't it be obvious that he created Sriwood Animation Studios and took a stake in Pixar?

The good news is that a global distribution department can not be created overnight, which requires not only a huge amount of money, but also a global network. With the current influence of Tangen Pictures, it is still a step behind.

But seeing the next two acquisition rumors, Michael Eisner was shocked into a cold sweat.

Don once tried to buy DreamWorks Animation and even ...... Also tried to buy Universal Pictures!

Although the results failed, Michael Eisner keenly found some mystery in these two failed acquisitions.

Why would DreamWorks Animation rather endure continuous losses than sell Down Pictures and settle down?

Why would the Seagram Group prefer to be acquired by the Vivendi Group rather than sell Universal Pictures in exchange for funds to revitalize the company?

The reason is very simple, that is, they don't look down on the strength of Down Pictures!

Don't look at the vigorous movies produced by Down Pictures, from "My Grand Greek Wedding" to "Spider-Man", it seems that every movie is writing the glory of Don Pictures.

However, the success of the box office market does not mean that the film company will become bigger and stronger.

Influence is a virtual attribute that needs to be accumulated over a long period of time!

Unless some extremely special events break out, it is difficult for the company's influence to explode in a short period of time like personal fame.

The success of "Spider-Man" can make the starring James Franco popular and make Don Ann famous all over the world, but it is not qualified to bring the glory of a large company to Don Pictures.

Which of the six major film companies has not produced and distributed thousands of films, and it took decades to form today's influence through disdainful efforts?

Tangen Pictures, which has only produced a few movies, is not enough.

But......

Once a special circumstance arises, it's different.

It's like the '98 World Cup in France two years ago.

The French team has never won the championship, the previous two World Cups, not even the European zone has not broken through, the former European champion, after Platini's retirement, has gradually become the second rate in Europe.

In particular, the legendary star Eric Cantona was expelled from the team because of a conflict with the manager. This time, it was lucky, relying on the host's quota and directly advancing to the finals.

is such a team that is not widely recognized, and it has made it all the way to the final. But even so, everyone just thinks that the French team is lucky, relying on penalties to win Italy, and in the semifinals, it met the dark horse Croatia, relying on the host's home advantage, to enter the final.

No one is convincing!

Therefore, it can also be seen through the handicap bets that the fans almost overwhelmingly beat the Brazilian team to win.

Outcome...... The French team easily defeated Brazil 3:0 and won the championship in one fell swoop!

The French team, which was originally not favored by everyone, stepped on the body of four-star Brazil, and instantly transformed into the greatest team in the world!

Zidane also stepped on Ronaldo's body and became the most powerful star of this era and was crowned World Footballer.

And before that, he hadn't even been in the top three once.

That's the power of special events!

It can make a great impact in a very short period of time!

If Down Pictures wants to quickly gain a foothold in Hollywood and have a position on an equal footing with the big six studios, it must look for this kind of special event.

So...... Who is the stepping stone?

Michael Eisner's eyes narrowed into a line, and he seemed to see through Donn's ambitions and layouts.

Everything in front of you is an illusion!

This summer, it seems that Fox and Disney have joined forces to suppress it, and Don is forced to fight.

But in reality, Don is probably rejoicing!

This is his plan, he is deliberately provoking Disney, waiting for Disney to make a move, and then winning the sympathy of the majority of filmmakers with the attitude of a weakling.

After winning everyone's sympathy and favor, Don will really make a move, just like now, completely tearing his face, and even not answering the phone call from Michael Eisner himself.

Because, he is ready, he is going to step on Disney and announce to Hollywood, but the world, that Down Pictures has the strength to compete with all opponents!

Just like the French team stepping on the Brazilian team to ascend the throne, Disney is the stepping stone chosen by Donn for Donn Pictures!

He wants to use a series of methods to ravage Disney to prove to DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures that Towne Pictures is superior and a warm haven.

Michael Eisner took a deep breath and looked very solemn.

Although all this is his speculation, but from his intuition and experience, this may be infinitely close to the truth!

Don is definitely eating the bear's heart and leopard guts, delusionally thinking of stepping on Disney and reaching the top of Hollywood!

Michael Eisner's heart was beating and he couldn't take it anymore, he picked up the phone again and dialed Donn's private number, this time, he had to make it clear.

"Hello, this is Don, may I ask who you are?"

"I'm Michael, Michael Eisner. ”

Listening to Tang En's indifferent voice, he couldn't help but feel a touch of anger in his heart, and quickly suppressed it, trying not to anger Tang En. At the very least, there must be some communication first.

How do you know that Don't know that Don't know that his voice changed, and his voice was angry, "I said that you are boring and boring?

"I'm Michael Eisner, a Disney ......"

Before the words were finished, Michael Eisner was directly stupid.

On the other end of the phone, there was another burst of blind tones.

Don didn't give him a chance to defend himself at all, and hung up directly!

Michael Eisner angrily slammed the telephone directly, made a "bang" sound, and roared angrily: "Boy, you are lawless!"

……

The crew of "A Beautiful Mind" has begun preparations, and the initial budget approved by the production department is $45 million.

Among them, Russell Crowe was paid $6 million, Nicole Kidman was paid $5 million, and Don only took a symbolic $500,000 director's fee.

The original version of "A Beautiful Mind" had a budget of $58 million, and the salary spent on female number one Jennifer Connelly was only $450,000.

However, the salaries of the producers, directors, and screenwriters in the original version consumed a budget of $12 million, and in order to facilitate the actors to enter the play, they were filmed in chronological order of the story, which greatly increased the budget expenditure.

Now, Russell Crowe has been working on the character for more than three months, and it is enough to follow the normal filming process.

The initial preparations for the crew were handed over to his production assistants Morgan Carrey, Glenn Feyero and Erin Carey, and he rushed to the beach outside Mexico City.

There's a huge crew at work here, and Donn filmed it in a giant sink here when he first filmed Titanic. And now, James Cameron is back to his old place with his "Unsinkable" crew.

As soon as he entered the set, Don heard Cameron's roaring voice, and even a little hoarse, "Matthew, what is your reaction? Are you a conditioned reflex for too many horror movies? Put away your startled performance, and give me the rules!"

"Okay, director, I see. ”

Matthew McConaughey's voice sounded a little weak.

Speaking of which, anyone who cooperates with Cameron will have a weak temperament.

Instead of disturbing Cameron's filming, Donn stood aside with executive producer Grant Hill and whispered, "How's the work, is it going well?"

Grant Hill sighed and shook his head,

"What's wrong?"

"The ability to film...... James is good, of course, but sometimes he's too harsh. For example, in the scene just now, in my opinion, Matthew's performance is already very passable. ”

Don said with a smile: "Fine products need to be crafted, James also hopes that the movie can be made more perfectly, anyway, the budget of 200 million US dollars must be enough, right?"

Grant Hill said: "There's not a lot of pressure on the budget, it's just too much pressure on the schedule. Mel hasn't joined the group yet, so I don't know what the future holds. ”

Mel Gibson is still filming "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in France, so "Unsinkable" can only shoot other people's scenes first.

"How did you arrange Mel's work?"

Mel first filmed a personal scene in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" for 30 days, and then came to the crew of "Unsinkable" to shoot for 50 days, and his role was not heavy. After the filming is over, I will return to the crew of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" and make up for the rest of the scenes. ”

Tang En pursed his lips, "It's really a toss-up! I persuaded him at the beginning, he is not too tired to shoot a movie honestly!"

Grant Hill smiled: "It's normal to rush to the scene in commercial films, and you don't need to figure out the role for as long as an art film." Huh, look who's coming?"

Don looked in the direction of his mouth and smiled.

A woman with high hair, a long red dress, and a beautiful fairy walked over was none other than his old friend, Liv Taylor.

She is obviously dressed in a long skirt, obviously a costume, and has a sense of enchantment that transcends time and space in the fifties.