Chapter 212: Is there a kind of "box office bet" to take it?

"I think sometimes experience is a barrier that can't be crossed, and if you don't have a lot of experience to back it up, no matter how much preparation you have, it won't help. ”

Michael Eisner's words really did not disappoint Oprah, nor did they disappoint all the viewers who followed the matter, and finally "tore apart" - finally waiting for you.

"Indeed, Disney is the best proof of this, because we have decades of experience, so Disney has produced countless wonderful and great animated films. ”

Frank Wells then "mended the knife", and since he chose to "tear", then he must be full fire.

Since Disney has "attacked" head-on, MGM will naturally not admit it - if you want to fight, then fight.

"Sometimes experience may not bring excitement and greatness, but rather resting on its laurels, assembling in an assembly line and without new ideas. Shirley Lansing was really powerful, and as soon as she came up, she was directly angry and-for-tat.

Peter Chernin followed suit: "Once people's thinking is limited by the so-called experience, then all creativity and innovation will become nonsense and jokes, and in the end they may gradually be dragged into the abyss by their own experience, unable to extricate themselves." ”

These words are absolutely gunpowdery, and they go straight to Disney's death hole, so that Michael Eisner and Frank Wells changed their faces like chameleons after hearing it.

The Disney duo had to admit that Peter Chernin and Shirley Lansing had a really vicious eye, and they immediately found out the dead end of the current Disney animated films. So, for the past few years, Michael Eisner has been working to reshuffle or completely dismantle Disney's 2D hand-drawn animation department in favor of a brighter future of 3D computer animation.

Therefore, after seeing MGM bring Blue Sky Studios under its command, Disney officially reached a strategic partnership with Pixar, the leader in the field of 3D animation, not long ago.

Seeing that the "tearing war" has officially kicked off, Oprah, the "scheming", continued to add fuel to the fire and said: "Actually, many viewers also have questions like Peter and Shirley. We all know that Disney is a predecessor in the field of animated films, and has experience that other companies can't match, but will this experience make Disney fall into a fixed 'routine'? The final movies are all standardized 'industrial products'?"

"There is no doubt that Disney's vast experience and determination to innovate and forge ahead are in no way compatible. Moreover, the purpose of Disney Animation is to continue to provide wonderful creativity to all movie fans, so that everyone can feel the deepest happiness in Disney animation. Frank Wells was the first to fight back.

Although Frank Wells knows that what Peter Chernin and Shirley Lansing said is true, he must not carry this "pot" at this time, otherwise the reputation of Disney animation for decades will be ruined in this "tearing war".

"All of us at Disney know that one of our beliefs and purposes at Disney is 'creativity is king.'" Therefore, the movies that we have dedicated to fans at Disney over the years can be described as wonderful works of infinite creativity. ”

Michael Eisner also helped Frank Wells to "shake the pot" together, and in any case, the pot of "standardized industrial products" cannot be carried back.

On the contrary, MGM has hardly had any animated films that can be used in recent years, and even many of MGM's live-action films have fallen into clichΓ©s - standardized plots and routines, without the slightest creativity. ”

I have to say that Michael Eisner is definitely a master of "throwing the pot", and he deeply understands the true meaning of "misplaced strike" - if you attack my Disney animated film, then I will attack your live-action movie.

It's no wonder that Michael Eisner grabbed MGM's pigtails, it's really that MGM has been too uncompetitive in recent years, and it is almost a masterpiece in the hands of casino tycoons.

From the moment he decided to participate in this "tearing war", Peter Chernin thought about all the "black spots" that Eisner could attack, and MGM's lack of good works in recent years was one of them.

Therefore, when Peter Chernin heard Michael Eisner throw the "pot" over like this, he decisively threw it out again: "As we all know, MGM has experienced a series of turmoil in the past few years, so in the hands of some people who don't understand the film industry, the 'lion' has indeed fallen into a short 'sleep'. However, with the strong entry of the new boss and the addition of some professionals such as Shirley, the 'lion' has completely awakened. From last year to this year, we have produced and released such films as "Terminator 2", "The Lambs of Silence" and "Flowers of the End", which have received rave reviews and box office hits. ”

Don't think that you Michael Eisner will "shake the pot", I, Peter Chernin, are not weaker than you at all, everyone is an "old Chinese medicine doctor", who doesn't know who.

"We believe that the new MGM will produce and distribute more, better and more innovative films in the future. Shirley Lansing countered: "On the contrary, although Eisner and Mr. Wells have been talking about how good and wonderful Disney's animated films are, the animated films produced by Disney in recent years do not seem to be as good as the two of them said." ”

"In recent years, a series of animated films produced and distributed by Disney have rarely received both box office and word-of-mouth. Even, many animated films are exactly like 'assembly line industrial products' that they have concocted according to Disney's previous experience. ”

Shirley Lansing is unforgiving, and if you want to "dump the pot", then the old lady will splash dirty water - who wouldn't be able to divert hatred.

For a while, the aggressive Shirley Lansing stopped Disney, Disney's animated films have indeed rarely appeared in the past two years, and the audience of animated films is narrow, and high box office is even rarer.

"Excuse me, which year was there a Disney animated movie in the top 10 at the box office?"

Shirley Lansing saw that she was gaining momentum, so she continued to chase after the victory, and continued to ask with great momentum.

If this were the year after tomorrow, the Disney duo would have been able to slap her face swollen if Shirley Lansing had dared to ask, because the 1992 North American box office number one was Disney's animated film Aladdin.

However, this is not 1992, and "Aladdin" is only in the works.

In the face of Shirley Lansing's questioning, the "old Chinese medicine doctor" Michael Eisner immediately used a trick after a moment's aphasia - forcibly throwing the pot.

"The animated films produced by Disney over the years are all small-cost investments, and it is naturally difficult to achieve both box office and word-of-mouth. However, even with a small investment, we still use our sincerity to bring joy to fans, and we have good box office results. ”

Michael Eisner's wave of "forcibly dumping the pot" is really beautiful, and he put himself in a relatively innocent position for a while - we have a small investment, so the box office is not good, don't bully us.

"So what Mr. Eisner means is that as long as Disney invests a lot, it will have a very good box office?"

Seeing Michael Eisner come to "forcibly shake the pot" with such a hand, Shirley Lansing decisively came to a "stealing concept", see how you break it?

The Disney duo is also a master of "tearing", and naturally saw Shirley Lansing's sinister intentions at a glance, so Frank Wells said: "Big investment will inevitably bring high box office, but Disney is not an infallible precision instrument, and it is inevitable that any idea will not be liked by fans, which will lead to the box office failure of the film." ”

"So experience isn't everything!" Shirley Lansing said with a pretended sigh, and then asked, "Mr. Eisner and Mr. Wells, then I have a question for you?"

The Disney duo made a gesture of please, and the two knew that Shirley Lansing, the "crazy woman", was going crazy again, while Peter Chernin knew that his partner was starting to "dig a hole".

"I want to ask, how much is the investment in the movie "Lion of Kings"? Is it a big production in Disney's animated films?"

"The investment in "Lion of Kings" is about $40 million to $50 million, which is a big production in an animated film. Frank Wells replied truthfully, then looked at Shirley Lansing, waiting for the rest of the story.

Listening to Frank Wells's answer, Shirley Lansing smiled in her heart, and then said: "As we all know, MGM's investment in "The Lion King" is more than 50 million. With two films so similar, do you think Disney's "Lion of Kings" is high at the box office, or is it our MGM "The Lion King" that is high at the box office?"

The Disney duo listened to Shirley Lansing's words, and complained frantically in their hearts, they knew that this "crazy woman" was not a good bird, and they didn't expect it to be so "vicious".

This question is really difficult for the two to answer, because no matter how they answer, there are pitfalls ahead.

If the two say that the box office of "The Lion of Kings" is high, then once the box office of "The Lion King" is high, then the two will definitely be "dug up and whipped".

But if you say that "The Lion King" has a high box office, then you will be slapped in the face immediately - don't you say that you are experienced "old drivers", why are you still not confident in the box office of your film?

Seeing that the Disney duo was slow to answer, Shirley Lansing herself said: "I think the creative "The Lion King" produced by our MGM animation team will definitely have a higher box office than the "standardized product" "King of the Lion" created by the experienced Disney." ”

The clay man still has three points of anger, not to mention the absolute hegemon in the industry like Disney, you are a blatant provocation?

At this time, Disney's decades-long reputation was in front of Eisner and Wells, and if they didn't fight back, Disney's reputation would be trampled and crushed by Shirley Lansing, a "crazy woman".

"Impossible, Disney's "Lion of Kings" will definitely be higher at the box office than "The Lion King" made by a rookie like MGM. ”

Michael Eisner and Frank Wells fought back decisively, and chose to "just face it" - the "old driver" will be afraid of you as a "rookie".

"Do those two dare to gamble -- see whose box office is high? Do you two have a kind of box office bet?"

"Is there a kind of box office bet ......?"