In fact, in this operation against Zhang Fan, in addition to Disney, which directly faces Zhang Fan's threat. The one who jumps up and down the most is Sony.

The most important reason for this is because Sony and Zhang Fan previously cooperated in the overseas release of Iron Man. I know very well what huge potential benefits the superhero movies in Zhang Fan's hands have!

For people who start a company, profit is the ultimate goal they pursue.

Now Zhang Fan is willing to hand over the release of the Hulk, in Sony's view, this is Zhang Fan's posture of preparing to compromise and get closer to Sony. Naturally, they immediately greeted each other with smiles.

Regarding Sony's former and backward compliments, Zhang Fan's response was only a sneer!

"Mr. Zhang, you are the pride of our Asians. The person who said this with a red face was Kazuo Hirai, the president of Sony Entertainment.

I've heard this many times. With a kind smile on his face, Zhang Fan showed his acting skills to Kazuo Hirai without hesitation, "It's my honor to be able to work with Sony Columbia." ”

Zhang Fan wanted to strangle Kazuo Hirai directly in front of him at this time. However, he was able to control his emotions very well, and even negotiated with the Japanese man in front of him with typical Japanese appearance characteristics in an extremely friendly atmosphere about the release of the Hulk by Sony.

Kazuo Hirai didn't have the help of the system, and Sony couldn't predict the future. All they can see is that Iron Man has sold more than a billion at the box office worldwide!

Everyone thinks that spring has come for superhero movies. Actually, there is nothing wrong with this idea. With the improvement of science and technology, the role of computer special effects is becoming bigger and more advanced. Many scenes and magical abilities that could only exist in imagination, in comics, cartoons and even books, can finally appear on the big screen perfectly with the help of computer special effects.

In this case, the Marvel superheroes, who have exploded almost entirely on the spectacle and extremely eye-catching superpowers, have a place to play. The success of the first part of Iron Man also proves this.

Sony, like several other giant companies, wants to take advantage of this huge gold mine. It's just that Zhang Fan's performance is too strong, and they can't stop it. At this time, Zhang Fan took the initiative to come to the door under pressure and said that he would hand over the distribution rights to Sony, and Sony was naturally excited and couldn't do it himself.

"This time the matter is a foregone conclusion, and we can't do anything now even if we regret it. After a few small talks, Kazuo Hirai began to turn to the topic: "If it was before the classification committee made a decision, we would still be able to talk." It's just that there is no way around it now. ”

Although he said so, Kazuo Hirai didn't think so in his heart.

He knew very well that if it weren't for the huge pressure on Zhang Fan from the grading committee, Zhang Fan would never have come to Sony. The reason why I said this was to take care of Zhang Fan's face.

For Kazuo Hirai's thoughts, Zhang Fan is naturally very clear. It's just that Zhang Fan didn't show the anger in his heart at all, because there was no point in getting angry. Only when the other party is most proud of them is the best choice.

"In addition to the Hulk, I have a movie coming out at Christmas. After a moment of silence, Zhang Fan finally said the true purpose of coming here today, "I hope to get help from Sony this time." ”

"Another one?" Kazuo Hirai looked at Zhang Fan with some surprise, "Is it the cartoon commissioned by DreamWorks, and it was done so quickly?"

"Hmm. Zhang Fan smiled and nodded, "It's not a very difficult production, this film has been completed." I'm going to release it at Christmas. The grading committee, for its part, also hopes to get help from Sony. ”

In the summer file, what is really regarded as the trump card by Zhang Fan is Frozen. Although this movie is a family-friendly cartoon for all ages, if Disney, which feels threatened, joins several other giants to manipulate the rating committee, even if it is only to set the film as PG after G-rate, it will be a huge loss for the film.

There are several movie ratings in the United States, and there are no restrictions, and the mass rating that anyone can watch is G-rated.

And there are some tutoring levels that are not suitable for children to watch, which are rated PG.

The special tutoring level that is not recommended for children under the age of thirteen is the PG-13 level.

R-rated movies that are recommended for children over the age of 17 are restricted.

As for the restricted level that prohibits viewing under the age of seventeen, NC17 is a catastrophe for any movie.

There are several other special levels, but they are all extremely niche and generally have little to do with popular films.

Although Frozen is an animated film, Zhang Fan also knows that it is a family carnival type. Normally, it should be G-rated. But don't forget, he signed a contract with Disney, and this is a movie that will decide the fate of Pixar!

Not to mention the elites of Disney, even the executives of an ordinary company will choose to do everything possible to block Zhang Fan's movies at such times. If the seven giants shoot together, this movie is likely to be set at PG level.

The main market for cartoons is children, especially at times like Christmas. If it is really set at the PG level, it will have a great impact on the box office. As for finding a reason, it's too simple, just wait until this period has passed. Even if it is announced later that it is the wrong level, it doesn't matter, you can't let the movie be re-released, right?

If the seven giants act together, this kind of thing is very likely to happen. After all, they all wanted to suppress Zhang Fan. Disney pays a certain amount of interest to be able to move them. You must know that the parent of the classification committee, the Motion Picture Association of America, is made up of the seven of them!

Although the matter of the Hulk made Zhang Fan very angry, it had its good side, that is, it reminded Zhang Fan that this is a dangerous flaw!

Now Zhang Fan has thrown out the Hulk, which is destined to be difficult to make a huge gain, so that Sony Colombia will fight back from the anti-Zhang Fan alliance, which is definitely very worthwhile.

"This. "Kazuo Hirai can handle it" Sony Columbia is only a member of the American Film Association. Once the other companies join forces, we can't object to it. ”

It's not that it's hard to object, it's just that the interests are not enough.

Zhang Fan sneered in his heart, and he had a very clear understanding of the subtext of Kazuo Hirai. These Japanese people are like this, when they are profitable, they don't care what will happen later, they must be desperately squeezing all the profits! Just like they have taken many risks to gamble on the fortunes of the country.

Hollywood's seven giants are not good friends who wear a pair of pants, they are their biggest competitors! In fact, if Zhang Fan can hit Disney, the others will definitely open champagne behind their backs to celebrate!

Sony hopes that Zhang Fan can succeed and snatch Pixar from Disney. And the reason why Kazuo Hirai refused like this was to be able to get more benefits from Zhang Fan's hands.

"According to the plan, about three films in the Hulk series will be filmed in the early stage. There was no hesitation, Zhang Fan directly threw out the bait prepared for Sony, "I am ready to hand over these three Hulk series movies to Sony to be responsible for distribution." ”

"What about Iron Man?" Kazuo Hirai couldn't hold back any longer, and directly opened his mouth to say greedy words.

The first Iron Man part grossed more than $1 billion at the box office worldwide. If a huge gold mine is a temptation for anyone making a film to refuse in a dollar approach.

The first Iron Man, which was already a success, is bound to have a sequel that will not be bad at the box office. Kazuo Hirai can't wait to get more benefits from Zhang Fan's hands.

"Mr. Kazuo Hirai. Zhang Fan's face turned cold, "I came here today to seek cooperation, not to do a big sale." I hope you understand that it's not just Sony that can do these things!"

In addition to Disney, which has completely torn its face, several other major Hollywood film companies are looking forward to cooperating with Zhang Fan to share the benefits. If Zhang Fan went to them, he would naturally be able to get the same result. Zhang Fan is reminding Kazuo Hirai that if you do things too much, don't think about getting a hair!

Kazuo Hirai secretly scolded in his heart that he was too eager, and this kind of greedy face of Chiguoguo was very likely to force Zhang Fan away. After all, it is now several giant companies that covet the works and copyrights in Zhang Fan's hands, not Zhang Fan to beg them.

"Mr. Zhang, please leave this matter to our Sony. Kazuo Hirai hurriedly spoke out in an attempt to repair his image, "We will definitely make this film a G-rated movie." ”

Sony Columbia's performance in Hollywood is somewhat low-key. This is not because they are not good, but because they were bought by the Japanese and had to do it in order to take care of the emotions of the Americans. On the contrary, Sony Colombia is strong because they have the powerful Sony Group behind them.

For Kazuo Hirai, a typical Japanese character who wants to get benefits and gain face. Zhang Fan was full of contempt in his heart. It's better for the Americans to directly make it clear that I just want to get along with the benefits. This kind of practice of wanting to save face with a liner just makes people more disgusted.

Zhang Fan is not worried about what will happen after that. He needed only this time for Frozen to get through it.

After the success of Frozen, Zhang Fan forcibly snatched Pixar from Disney. Zhang Fan, who is famous and has strong strength, really has the qualifications and strength to gain a foothold among Hollywood's top film companies.

At that time, Zhang Fan can use lawsuits to threaten several giant companies. forced them to give up on stumbling over film classification. Now if you threaten people, you don't speak loudly. And it can't catch up with the release of Frozen.

What Zhang Fan needs most now is time! Time to make him strong as soon as possible!