158. Resting on your laurels or changing?
PS: Thank you Jun Moxiao and Blade for their rewards, and congratulations to the third deacon in this book, thank you very much for the support of Jun Moxiao's little pot friend! Uncle will buy you candy to eat later.
On the other side of the ocean, a heated discussion is taking place in the conference room of Miramax, Disney's major film and television company.
"Oh, no, I don't think there's any point in discussing this proposal anymore, the local box office has proven that it's not for us, and we shouldn't waste energy on this business that is destined to lose money." A balding middle-aged white American man with a big belly waved his arms excitedly, trying to convince his opponent and the rest of his colleagues in the room to remain neutral.
However, his statement obviously did not work, and everyone's eyes were still confused.
"Don't you know the company's tradition, our company has stood for independence and autonomy since its inception, and the films produced by our company are also famous for their artistry and logic, but that film, what is the artistic connotation!? It's going to ruin our company's reputation! The fat man continued to speak loudly unwillingly, and even did not hesitate to raise this matter to the issue of the company's reputation.
There were many people present, all of whom were senior executives of the company, and the words of the fat man Zuihou made them struggle in their hearts, whether they were slowly dying in conservatism or seeking another breakthrough? Thinking of this, many people's eyes couldn't help but look at the person who advocated the introduction of the film.
And the fat man's opponent looked calm at this time, obviously there was no disagreement with the fat man's words.
As everyone's eyes focused, just across from the fat man sitting just now, a meticulous man with brown hair and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses slowly opened his mouth to explain the reason why he wanted to introduce that work.
"I don't think the main reason for the film's failure at the local box office is the film itself. It's a clash of cultures. That's why I propose to buy the remake rights of the other party's film, use our country's own actors to match this wonderful story, and then replace the music that does not fit our country's culture, and replace it with what the children like now, then the film will definitely be successful. You must know that in that ancient country, the box office of this movie has achieved nearly 200 million Chinese coins. And his investment is only less than 15 million yuan, and in Europe and the United States, where our market is more mature, the box office will definitely be able to make greater progress! ”
The man's analysis was far more detailed than what the fat man said, and his prediction was also reasonable, and many people sitting there had involuntarily nodded their heads in agreement, obviously the man's words had touched their hearts.
Seeing everyone's reaction, the middle-aged man was sure in his heart, and his voice was raised a little higher, and he continued to explain his opinion.
"And I think what attracted me the most about this film was his group-oriented approach. You have to know what is the biggest consumer group of Disney at our headquarters, which is children's language and teenagers!! As for this song and dance film, it is aimed at teenagers, and I think that alone is enough for us to win it, and our company is also in urgent need of a high-grossing work to prove the meaning of our existence to the headquarters. ”
"Seems to make some sense."
"That's right, there are consumer groups of companies as a guarantee. Maybe this film will really be rejuvenated in our hands. ”
"Well, the company's position at the headquarters has really been declining lately. We do need to make some changes. ”
There was a whisper of discussion from the crowd, and at this moment the scales of victory began to tilt towards Lyon's side.
However, Leon did not feel satisfied, and at this moment he took out the killer weapon that he had been preparing for a long time.
"It's true that the company's tradition is to distribute and produce some niche films that are more artistic or less popular, but that doesn't mean we can't move to the mass market, and now that times are changing, we must change as well. This can be in line with the pace of the times and not let us be abandoned and eliminated! ”
Leon's words made the eyes of many young executives in the audience light up, they are not willing to rot together in this rotten company, they want to change. Work hard in the direction they want to see, and Leon's words undoubtedly gave them a bright hope, so for Leon's words, they were the first to waver, and began to move closer to this middle-aged man.
"Ahh
"I also think we have to make a breakthrough, we can't always hold on to what we have before, then we will just become a page in the pile of old papers, and end up in the garbage incineration plant."
"That's right, this time I agree with Leon's idea that this film should be introduced!"
Seeing that most of the young executives had already stood on Lyon's side, and those who were still hesitating also had a tempting gaze in their eyes, the middle-aged fat man sitting in the position suddenly became anxious.
"In short, I will not agree with you to invest the company's property in this 'children's film' in such a child's play, and I will oppose it to the end!" The middle-aged fat man roared angrily, still disapproving.
He was an old man in the company, and he felt that his anger should be able to rewrite the opinions of those present.
However, it was obvious that Leon didn't care what he thought, so he ignored the middle-aged fat man's vicious words, and said directly to the top old man with gray hair: "Mr. George, can I vote by show of hands?" ”
"Well......? You're done talking. The gray-haired old man, as if he had just woken up, looked at Leon with half-open eyes, and asked.
"Mr. George, I don't think I can convince the other side of my arguments, and I want to use a democratic approach to decide whose plan is better by voting." Leon didn't seem to see the attitude of the old man named George at this time, and continued.
"Alas...... Well, raise your hand to vote, please raise your hand in favor of Lyon. The old man groaned for a long time before he sighed slowly and announced.
As soon as the words came out, those executives who had supported Leon just now immediately raised their hands, and some of the centrist people who moved slowly raised their hands after hesitating for a moment, looking at the arms that were already far more than half raised, and the middle-aged fat man's face was already pale.
"Mr. George, Xiexie, your support." Leon smiled when he saw that the result had been decided, and at the same time bowed very gentlemanly to George, who was sitting at the top, and thanked him.
With the smile of the victor, Leon stepped out of the conference room, and left with him the supporters just now, because in the confrontation just now, they had already chosen the pioneering team, and Leon, who was at the front, was about to become the spiritual leader of their group.
The conference room, which was originally full, was suddenly empty, and the middle-aged bald fat man was slumped on the chair covered in sweat, and the faces of the remaining people were not very good-looking, but their eyes were focused on the old man George who was sitting in the first place at this time.
"Grandpa George, weishenme?" The fat man gritted his teeth and asked with the anger in his heart.
He didn't understand that the old man Weishenme wanted to support Lyon's vote, because that decision was obviously a fatal straw that overwhelmed Zuihou on their side.
The others listened to the fat man's words, and nodded in confusion, knowing that this old man named George had been the most upstanding of the company's traditions.
Looking at a few lonely colleagues, George sighed, and said helplessly in a hoarse voice: "The general trend of the world is beyond the power of manpower. ”
"What do you mean?" Several executives present were confused by the old man's sudden Chinese speech, and they didn't understand what the old man was talking about, but fortunately, the old man seemed to know and quickly explained.
This is an old saying, which means that the development of the whole situation has become the climate, and it is no longer something that can be changed by man. This is just like the current situation of our company, you also know that the development of the company has reached the critical point of survival, and the rise of reformers is inevitable, Harrison, your approach is not wise, blindly blocking will only make you lose the right to speak in the company, and it will not play a role. ”
"Oh God, what the hell am I going to do!?" The middle-aged bald fat man, that is, Harrison sadly grabbed the few strands of hair on his head and asked with a hint of madness.
"What we need to do is not to organize the pace of reformers, but to go along with them and at the same time fight for the interests of those of us who are traditionalists. If you think about it, as long as the reformers succeed, it will naturally benefit our company, and we, as conservatives, can naturally use the benefits created by the reformers to prove our own ideas, right? Old man George slowly spoke his thoughts, his words were full of calm, but a fine light flashed in his eyes from time to time to prove that this 'old fox' was far from that simple.
And so it was, and the already gloomy faces of the people who were doing it changed a lot for the better, and Harrison didn't scratch his pitiful hairs anymore.
As George said, isn't it a good idea to use the benefits of your opponent's creation to grow yourself?
At the same time, Leon, who had returned to his office, immediately called the overseas department and asked them to immediately start the negotiations that had been shelved for a long time and continue to contact Tianxia Film and Television.
After hanging up the phone, Leon sat in his office chair and closed his eyes in contemplation, and it took nearly five minutes before he opened his eyes again and picked up the phone at hand.
"Alice, help me book a ticket to Kyoto, Huaxia, and at the same time help me make an appointment with the director of the "Youth Musical" company, which is the magical leaf, I hope he can spare a while, I want to have a good interview with him."
………
At this time, Ye Sumang didn't know that there was a film company on the other side of the ocean arguing over his work, and he was in the Dongfeng Hotel at this time, preparing for the first performance of his play. (To be continued.) )