The next day, Disney CEO Michael Eisner came to Disney's Burbank headquarters in a limousine. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoSince the release of Disney's summer blockbuster "The Peerless Tribulation", it has swept all over the world and dominated the North American box office charts.

This not only bankrupted CAA's packaging model completely, but also further established his strong position within Disney, which led Roy Disney to try to entangle the shareholders of the board of directors to overturn his plan to go bankrupt. Since the box office of "Peerless Tribulation" came out on the first day, the shareholders who were still a little wavering, including the one in Texas, couldn't wait to call him to congratulate and pledge their allegiance.

A bunch of incompetent wall grass and wine bags and rice bags. His foundation in Disney for nearly 20 years is comparable to that of a few rich second generations who are strong and capable.

And now their Disney family, vainly trying to sue in court is simply a clown, with neither any internal support nor real evidence, and this lawsuit can drag on the lawyer for several years. This is the right time to cut off Roy Disney supporters.

When Michael Eisner walked into his spacious office, his assistant had already put hot coffee and the latest Variety magazine on his desk.

Michael Eisner is used to sipping a cup of Blue Mountain coffee and reading the latest Variety Weekly of the day before starting his day's work.

He took a sip of his coffee, and the delicate and soothing taste was perfect. Then he shook the newspaper and opened the front page headline - "Fire Lion TV's new program, 36 million first-day ratings! Another home run from Miracle Boy!"

Michael Eisner's hand shook, and the coffee "popped" onto his boss suit.

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The summer file was supposed to be a carnival for the film industry, and this year's summer file of 98 is not inferior to previous years. Although "Heaven and Earth Collision", which originally tried to expand the summer file to May, ushered in a dismal failure, the good start of "The Peerless Tribulation" released in July still proves that the traditional summer file has not been affected.

This also gave a good start to "Saving Private Ryan" at the end of the month. But in early July, when Disney was supposed to be jubilant and dominating Hollywood, it was interrupted by an unexpected competitor.

Fire Lion TV, the new TV station mentioned by the miracle boy Sid Leonhardt in "Oprah Talk Show", its first official show actually became an instant hit.

The staggering 36 million ratings on Friday night's first day and the strong $36 million box office of "The Peerless" in the first weekend made the headline on the entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times the following week — "Two 36 million, who do you prefer?"

"I don't know about the others, but I do know that young people now love Sid Leonhardt and his Fire Lion family. Jon Stewart quipped on his "The Daily Show."

When you do something magical, you are a rising star. When you do two pieces, you are a miracle. But when you do all three, you're a miracle.

If a month ago, the "prodigy Sid" article in Time Magazine still made many people feel that it was a bit exaggerated. Then the instant hit of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" made Sid's name as a prodigy undoubtedly established.

The New York Times said, "No one has ever been so successful at this age." I just want to say that the future belongs to the children!"

Newsweek praised "Who would have imagined that a 17-year-old boy could create a miracle in the world of fiction, film and television in one year in a row that is rare for adults." ”

Although Sid only has the title of co-executive producer on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", and according to the information dug up by follow-up reporters, this novel show is only the American version of the British version of the same name, but the excited crowd is no longer so much.

The Chicago Tribune said, "Incredible things are always created by incredible people." ”

The New Yorker, on the other hand, said, "'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' is not a quiz show, it's an epic of struggle! Sid attached his excellent sense of story to the show, and finally created a grand adventure." ”

Although Disney was a little unhappy that the limelight of the summer file was stolen by a new TV station, as two completely unrelated fields, Disney Studios did not have too many complaints. But the executives of the big four television stations are guilty.

ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX, the four largest television networks across the United States, were beaten out in the ratings by a small California-based television station.

Even NBC, the current North American ratings king, which owns "Friends", was trampled under the feet of Fire Lion TV because "Friends" happened to be in the summer break.

But "Variety" pointed out that even compared to the just-concluded "Friends Season 4", "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is even better. The average annual viewership of "Friends Season 4" is 24 million, with the highest viewership being more than 31 million.

And "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" reached a staggering 36 million people when it premiered, although with the successive release of summer blockbusters, its ratings began to fluctuate, especially on weekends, but combined with the rising weekday ratings. Now the average viewership of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" still reaches 28 million.

As a small TV station with hundreds of employees, the opening show of Fire Lion TV can be described as amazing.

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I don't know if it was affected by the success of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", and the deal negotiations with Sony went quite smoothly, and after the withdrawal of the Backstreet Boys, the closing of Jive Records went quite smoothly. Well, when it comes to smoothness, it actually means that Sony is very simple, but as a New York-based Jive Records, Sid can't manage it directly, and now it's only sending some permanent staff to New York to record work.

At the same time, for the production of "Harry Potter" and "The Da Vinci Code", Sony was eager to immediately put the now popular "The Da Vinci Code" on the screen, but after Shirley Sandberg issued a sales forecast report for the "Da Vinci Code", the Sony executives led by Howard Stringer had to change their minds.

Because the data collected by a professional research company and the analysis and conclusion concluded that the current sales frenzy of the novel "The Da Vinci Code" is only the beginning, with the global promotion and the launch of hardcover editions. The Da Vinci Code will reach a real peak in the next 2~3 years.

And at that time, only by putting the movie on the screen can the market potential of this movie be truly tapped. Howard Stringer, who has worked at CBS for most of his life, can't fail to understand the importance of timing. In front of this detailed and convincing report.

He also had to bow his head and agree to bring the film to the screen again three years later, in 2001, of course, and the production would start two years later.

Strong and persuasive, with unconvincing methods, so that the opponent unconsciously acts according to his own expectations. That's the bright spot that Shirley Sandberg flashed out of this negotiation, and he was delighted with the excellent results that Sid received immediately after he handed over power.

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As soon as Max Martin stopped the car, he heard a familiar voice greet him, "Hey, Max, you're such a busy man, I've been looking for you for days." ”

Max Martin turned around and saw Sid smiling and waiting at the door of his house, Max sighed and walked over, "Although I have known that you are a monster for a long time, you have been acting too exaggerated recently." ”

"Yes?" Sid asked with a grin, "to the conference room up there?"

"Drinking at noon?" Max Martin said with a frown.

"Milk tea. Sid rolled his eyes, "I'm not old enough to drink, okay?"

"That's still milk tea, I don't like to sit in a conference room, and I'm not a white-collar office worker. Max Martin shrugged.

"That's fine. The two of them walked along the coastal neighborhood of Santa Monica, and the morning in Los Angeles was filled with sunshine, fresh air and blue waters.

Sid didn't say much along the way, but Max Martin couldn't help but keep peeking at him.

Sid smiled and said, "I'm not Miss Beauty Pageant, what do you always look at me? ”

"In front of you, does anyone dare to call themselves a prodigy?" Max Martin rolled his eyes as well.

"Don't say that, at least I know eight out of nine things about music, I don't know anything about it. Sid smiled and spread his hands.

"You came to me, didn't you come to invite me to drink milk tea? Max Martin said, glancing at him.

"Yes, in fact, I'm here to recommend weight loss tea to you, look at your belly, it's time to lose weight. Sid said with a smile on his face.

"——, I'm not obese, I'm naïve. Max Martin slapped Sid's hand pointing at his stomach.

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business. Sid finally straightened up, "So, what do you think of the music industry right now? ”

"The music industry?" Max Martin looked at Sid in surprise, he didn't expect Sid to suddenly throw out such a big topic, "How can I know such a big thing in the music industry, I'm just a producer, you should ask those bigwigs in the music industry about this kind of thing." ”