In fact, in the final analysis, it is already a rare thing that the new line can continue to set box office records in North America.

Now the Lion Pictures in the promotion of overseas films, but also with the help of Sony Pictures' resources, not to mention independent studios like the new line, as the so-called back to the big tree is good to enjoy the shade, "The Lord of the Rings" and "Rush Hour" can quickly be screened in North America and even the world, the quality of the film is of course the foundation, but good publicity and distribution are also essential.

Among them, the influence of Warner Group is absolutely indispensable.

If it is a normal day, with the management of Hollywood, as long as the new line can continue to make money, then Warner will also benefit, then they will not interfere in the affairs of the new line.

Historically, watching "Rush Hour" and "The Lord of the Rings", which have exploded one after another, Warner has always been sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai because of films such as "The Little Wizard" and "The Matrix".

But this time, Warner first lost the "little wizard", and then cooperated with Spielberg and other famous directors in several films, and all suffered a box office waterloo, Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" did not even break through the North American box office of 100 million US dollars, although later with the director's fame, it recovered 150 million US dollars at the overseas box office, but in the end it can only be regarded as a small loss.

As for "Operation Swordfish", another big-name star-studded film, the results were even worse, and it directly caused Warner to suffer internal injuries.

But with the high salaries of a number of big-name stars, including John Travolta, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry, they really didn't take a penny.

This made Warner and Barry Meyer even more uncomfortable, so after seeing the unprecedented explosion of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" created by Fire Lion with almost negligible mass new actors, they also decided to follow suit, and "The Golden Compass" in the hands of New Line Pictures naturally became the best target.

Of course, now that "Spider-Man" has exploded, if DC is still in his hands, Barry Meyer will also consider restarting a new comic book movie like Fox.

But...... ,Eh,Forget it.,It's a tear when you talk too much.。

Barry Meyer shook his head in a trance, and then looked at Robert Shea, who looked unhappy again, and said, "Robert, the Golden Compass can't have any effect in your hands, so why don't you just open the copyright to us to make it, and you can also participate in the investment, half and half, how about it?"

Barry Meyer's condition can be regarded as very sincere, as the parent company Warner and New Line cooperate, and also adhere to the principle of equal sharing of interests.

But Robert Shea clearly knows that Barry Mayer can give such "generous" conditions, precisely because Warner Pictures is now weak, if they are relieved, then they will not have such a good face to show him.

Robert Shay thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to think about it, Barry. And this matter is not my own business, I have to go back and discuss it with the people in the company. ”

Robert Shea decided to use a trick first, and Warner Pictures, which had lost the "Little Wizard", was afraid that this year's box office results would be quite ugly, and "The Matrix 2 and 3", which was already scheduled to be released next year, could give them a sigh of relief.

But this year and next year, there will be a new line for the release of the sequel to "The Lord of the Rings", so he has the confidence to sit firmly in Diaoyutai, if it weren't for Jack Cheng's schedule, which caused "Rush Hour 3" to be delayed in determining the start time, then Robert Shea would have more confidence to argue with Barry Meyer.

"No, the new line will certainly not hand over The Golden Compass to Warner, or rather, it is determined by Robert Shea's personality. Sid said lightly.

He was exchanging briefings with Jon Philheimer on his phone for the recent month, and by the way, he mentioned several big things in the circle recently, among which the dispute between New Line and Warner over "The Golden Compass" is not a secret.

"Boss, are you so sure?" asked Jon Fairheimer curiously.

"Of course," Sid said with a faint smile, "Since CNN was acquired by Time Warner, New Line has hurriedly launched several big-budget movies, and it can be seen that Robert Shea has not been a willing guy since then, so it is almost impossible to want him to spit out what is in his mouth." ”

"If Warner is still as strong as in previous years, then he may still have a few years with Barry Meyer and the pseudo-snake, but now Warner is a tiger falling in Pingyang and swimming in the shallows, if he can endure it, then I will eat ...... live" Sid was laughing and saying when suddenly the Rolls-Royce he was sitting in slammed the brakes, which made him stumble without a seatbelt in the back seat, and almost rushed to the front row.

"I'm going to ——, Willy, what's going on!?" Sid asked as he hurriedly opened the front and back partitions.

was still on the phone with Jon Fairheimer just now, and he was hung up directly.

"Sorry, Boss. It's really a disaster from heaven-" Willy, the deputy captain of the bodyguard in charge of security today, pointed helplessly with a black face, and said on a skateboard that smashed on the windshield.

"I'll—" Sid looked up and saw the skateboard that had almost smashed the windshield open, and if it weren't for the fact that all of his cars had been professionally modified to get around safely, Willy and the driver's brother might have been going to the hospital for a few days today.

"Boss, you stay in the car, and I'll let the brothers in the back go out and see how things are going. Although Willy was a little nervous just now, as a former second lieutenant of the U.S. Airborne Corps, he quickly calmed down.

For a young big man like Sid, their security work has always been based on the assumption of the worst combat environment, but today they were in a third-party studio in downtown Los Angeles, so they were so relaxed.

Willy, who calmed down, immediately notified the bodyguards in an SUV behind him to get out of the car to check the situation through the internal radio, and if there was a firefight, rubber bullets could be used.

Although California does not allow guns in public, it is still the same saying that in any country, the elite always have their own way.

By establishing a few security companies and gaining some support among Republican lawmakers, it is not difficult to get the relevant gun rights.

Just to avoid controversy and trouble, Sid usually made them wear non-lethal weapons such as rubber bullets when they were in the metropolis.

After a moment of chaos, several big men in suits quickly jumped out of the SUV behind, their strong bodies and capable aura, they were not ordinary people at first glance.

"Hey, what's going on?" asked one of the bodyguards, moving forward as he walked around the car Sid was in.

Then they saw a few young men and women on skateboards, looking at them with bewildered expressions.