When Chris Meledandley followed the beautiful reception lady to Shirley Sandberg's office, Shirley Sandberg and Chris Wedge had been sipping coffee and chatting happily about "Ice Age" for a long time. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"President, Mr. Meledandley has arrived. Shirley (Sandberg's) secretary said over the intercom.

"Okay, let him in. Shirley (Sandberg) replied.

When Chris Meledandley walked into the spacious corner office, he was first taken aback by Shirley's (Sandberg) youth.

Hollywood, as the representative of the most stubborn male supremacy in the United States, has always been a haven of power for men.

Whether it is a male star in front of the stage or a company executive behind the scenes, not only are men in the majority, but also in men's positions. Even now in Hollywood circles, the most legendary female CEO of Paramount Pictures, Shirley Lansing.

As the first female manager to serve as CEO of the seven major film companies, she is not only the top of the Hollywood women's rights list for many years, but they also set up the "Shirley Lansing Leadership Award" named after her.

Shirley Lansing has worked in Hollywood for more than 30 years, and since she became CEO of Paramount in 1990, her career record can be described as a great achievement - Tom Cruise's "Mission Impossible" series was the result of her.

And 1984's "The First Born", 1987's "Fatal Temptation", 1988's "Black Rain" and "The Defendant", 1992's "Campus Storm", 1993's "Peach Deal" and a series of acclaimed and popular classic movies are inseparable from Shirley Lansing's strategy behind the scenes.

But despite being such a legendary Hollywood powerwoman, Shirley Lansing is actually just the head of Viacom's film division.

Shirley Sandberg is the de facto helmsman of the integrated media battleship of the Fire Lion, with a number of distinct sub-divisions such as film, television, music, and comics. And these sub-departments have also set off varying degrees of earth-shattering waves in Hollywood.

This kind of power and talent is difficult for even Shirley Lansing to match.

Chris Meledanderley and Shirley (Sandberg) couldn't help but think when they smiled and shook hands.

Shirley (Sandberg) smiled as usual and gave a brief introduction to herself, and she was no longer surprised by Chris Meledandley's reaction. Hollywood is a world of high and low, and when it comes to foreign affairs, many business partners have the illusion of despising Shirley's female identity or young age.

But the guys who have had such an illusion are all cleaned up by Shirley (Sandberg) without exception, and there are no bones left.

This is a woman who can control Google and Facebook, and these scum in Hollywood simply don't know who they're fighting against!

After greeting Shirley (Sandberg), Chris Meledandley turned his head and saw an "old acquaintance" he hadn't seen for a long time.

"Hey, Meledandri, long time no see. Chris Wetch greeted with a faint smile.

Chris Meledandley was stunned for a moment, as Chris Weitch had said in his previous dealings with Sid. When Chris Meledandley was still in charge of the 2D animation department at Fox Group, he knew that Chris Wetch was not willing to do only visual post-production, and wanted to convince the company's top management to invest in 3D animation.

But at the time, Chris Meledandley was of course blocking this for the benefit of his own 2D animation department. Later, in the sale negotiations of Blue Sky Studios, Chris Meledandley also made a lot of efforts behind the scenes in order to kick out Blue Sky Studios, otherwise Fox would not have decided to sell Blue Sky Studios so quickly at that time.

Of course, Sid and Chris Wetch are very grateful to such a "living Lei Feng" who helped out for free.

So when Chris Meledandley saw his old enemy Chris Wych, it was conceivable that his face and mood would not be too good.

Although he was stunned for a moment, Chris Meledandley reacted quickly, with a smile on his face, and greeted Chris Wetch: "It's been a long time, Wedge. ”

"Then let's sit down and talk. Shirley (Sandberg) said with a smile.

After a few people were seated, Shirley (Sandberg) spoke first: "Mr. Meledandley, I've seen your resume, you first worked in Disney's animation department, right?"

Chris Meledandley nodded, "Yes, I've been in management at Disney since the mid-80s, and I've been involved in the production of films such as "The Lion King" and "The Little Mermaid". ”

In fact, this is the fundamental reason why Chris Meledandley has always believed in 2D animation. Of course, in addition to the fact that in 2000, it is also the time when 2D animation and 3D animation are not in a hurry, and a large number of former bigwigs, including Disney's Michael Eisner, are still immersed in the world of the former 2D animation dynasty.

After all, the success of "The Lion King" was only six years ago.

According to past experience, the development and change of an industry also requires more than ten years of accumulation and change. However, the advent of the new millennium has brought not only changes in time, but also fundamental changes in things and rules.

"Then you moved to Fox Group as a senior executive in charge of the animation department. Shirley (Sandberg) picked up and said.

Chris Meledandley nodded, "Yes, that's good. ”

"I know you have a soft spot for 2D animation because of your experience at Disney, but what about now?" asked Chris Wetch with a smile.

Although the other party was smiling, this sharp question immediately made Chris Meledandley have a slight bitter taste in his mouth, he laughed self-deprecatingly, and then said: "I think the era of 3D animation has indeed come, and it seems that the end of Disney has really arrived." ”

"Hehe, Disney naturally has Michael Eisner to worry about, and we should pay more attention to the advent of a new era. That's why we're looking for you. Shirley (Sandberg) said with a smile, then turned to look at Chris Wetch beside her.

Chris Witch smiled at Chris Meledandri's puzzled eyes and said to him, "We want you to join Blue Sky Studios, Meredandley. ”

"Blue Sky Studios?" Chris Meledandley asked confusedly, "Well, you're not making a post-production film, ah!" He immediately thought of what Chris Wetch and Blue Sky Studios really wanted most before they left Fox Group!

"You've transformed into an animation company. Although it was a question, Chris Meledandri's tone was affirmative.

"Not bad. Chris Wetch said with a confident smile.