For large companies like Warner Bros. and Disney, it is definitely not a trivial matter to work together, and they will inevitably need to go through layers of review and consideration before they can determine whether to cooperate; Even if the cooperation plan is determined, the subsequent distribution of interests and power is a tug-of-war, and it is not uncommon for the disagreement to collapse. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoEven if it is a single work such as "Titanic" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", the two sides need to pull their strings for a long time, not to mention the remake plan of DC Comics. Therefore, revealing the intention of cooperation is only the first step, and there is still a long way to go.

But undoubtedly, Disney's olive branch has proposed another possibility for Barry.

If it could, Warner Bros. would of course still want to keep DC Comics firmly in the palm of its hand and refuse to share its benefits with others, just as it rejected Chaos Pictures in the first place, and there won't be much difference between a top big company like Disney; But Disney's proposed theme park cooperation plan is a temptation that Warner Bros. can't refuse, not to mention that Warner Bros. really needs someone to share the risk now.

However, leaving aside the relevant assessments such as the benefits of cooperation and the risks of cooperation, even if Barry nodded in agreement to cooperate with Disney, the choice of cooperation projects is crucial. They should choose well-known characters like Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash, and go all out from the beginning; is still like before, choose characters like Catwoman and Konstantin who are mediocre but have topic gimmicks, test the water to see the effect of cooperation between the two sides, and watch as you go; Or fully open up the characters of DC Comics, the two sides go their own way, Warner Bros. develops a few characters, Disney develops a few characters, and then works together to lay out the DC Universe......

Different projects can lead to different results, and there are countless details to ask.

In fact, this is one of the important reasons why Warner Bros. refuses to share DC Comics with other companies, in addition to the fundamental interests, the two sides will face many problems in the process of cooperation, such as the setting of ideas, the choice of style, and the positioning of ideas. If it could, Warner Bros. would be willing to hold the production rights of the movie firmly in his hands and then join forces with Disney to build a theme park, but Disney is not stupid; Second, the risk of comic book adaptations is something that Warner Bros. must consider.

Now is the best time, because Chaos Pictures has just begun to lay out; It was also the worst time, because the box office of "Superman Returns", "X-Men 3", and "Spider-Man 2" failed to meet expectations one after another.

Barry leaned back in the boss's chair and fell into deep thought, although he had responded positively to Robert's overtures just now, he himself did not make a decision on whether he should promote this cooperation, as for the opinion of the board of directors, that is a matter for later. The top priority is to investigate the changes within Disney and the recent news in the circle, what drove Robert to take the initiative? Barry is not a man to be led by the nose.

Thinking of this, Barry suddenly felt a little ridiculous, just one Chaos Pictures, just one Lancelot-Strello, actually turned the whole Hollywood upside down, this is really incredible, isn't it? If someone had told him a year ago that he would change Warner Bros.' future strategy just because of the start of filming on two films, he would have thought that person was crazy. But, that's how reality happened.

"This is Hollywood." Barry said sarcastically, then picked up the handset again and pressed the internal button, "Help me transfer the production department ......"

In this chess game, Chaos Pictures took the lead, and then Hollywood bigwigs also responded, and the changes have risen to a completely different level, which is very different from the world before "Fury Road". However, Lance has obviously been mentally prepared for a long time, he does not have a plan to be beaten passively, and taking the initiative is his style.

James Corden looked at Lance in front of him, his expression was stunned, and he couldn't react. But Lance sat there with a calm face, as if he didn't notice it, and sat calmly in the face of James's surprised and somewhat flustered eyes, and finally James was defeated, and looked at Theo sitting next to him pleadingly.

Recently, Theo has been sitting on Green Ridge Street, and James and Theo are also more familiar, but Theo didn't speak, and Ian's ridiculous voice came, "Lance, you scared James." Lance raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at him speechlessly, and Ian chuckled, "James, I think what Lance means is that you have to adjust your vision, our goal is not a second DreamWorks, but the seventh largest film company in Hollywood, and all the plans now cannot focus on the present, but on the results in five or even ten years." Ian leaned back in his chair and looked up at Lance, who was sitting behind, "Am I right?" ”

"But...... But...... "James felt he needed a little time to digest it. Before entering Chaos Pictures, he was also the CEO of a film company, in charge of the life and death of nearly 100 employees, but in just one year, the pace of development of Chaos Pictures was really too fast, and James's vision seemed to be a little unable to keep up with the speed.

In addition to the production department, the distribution department of Chaos Pictures has been turned upside down, after experiencing the baptism of "Fury Road", they re-signed distribution agreements with major theaters, and now Chaos Pictures has the ability to distribute in an average of about 3,700 theaters in North America, maybe the foundation is still unable to compete with big labels such as Disney and Warner Bros., and there are still differences in the details of the contract, but such a distribution ability has the qualification to compete with large companies.

In addition, Chaos Pictures' screenwriting department has become the largest destination for independent Hollywood films, receiving more than 25,000 scripts in September alone, a figure that has surpassed those old labels to become Hollywood's leading figures. Of course, there is a lot of water in this, amateur scripts account for the majority, and more than 90% of the scripts will be eliminated, only a very small part can enter the blacklist and be sent to major film companies, and less than one thousandth of the scripts have the opportunity to stay in Chaos Pictures and put into filming.

Despite this, Chaos Pictures has formed a virtuous circle of industrial chains, and the development of screenwriter talents is at the forefront of the entire Hollywood. Last month, Chaos Pictures signed an agreement with the East Coast Writers Guild and the West Coast Writers Guild of the United States, and received their support, and cooperated with New York University, UCLA, etc., to set up the "Chaos Pictures Scholarship", which is specially used to reward outstanding scripts, which are selected every quarter to encourage screenwriters to break through and innovate and evolve those wild ideas into scripts. Applications for the first tranche of the scholarship will be accepted in October, and the results will be announced in the first week of January next year.

There is also Chaos Pictures' trailer soundtrack department, which has now become one of the most important gathering places in Hollywood, with a market share of 70% in 2006 alone, and is a well-deserved giant of trailer soundtracks, almost a monopoly. Thanks to the circular income from copyrights, as of September, the soundtrack department had made a profit of more than 80 million in 2006, which is a staggering profit, even more profitable than a "Sin City". What seemed like a gambling choice for Lance at the beginning has now become the strongest driving force for the rapid development of Chaos Pictures, and if it weren't for the madness of "Fury Road", perhaps the soundtrack department would have even earned more than the production department this year.

Now Chaos Pictures is no longer a small independent company, the office at 21 Green Ridge Street has expanded to three floors, with nearly 300 employees, and has truly become the leader of Hollywood's medium-sized film companies.

But even so, James was frightened when he heard about Lance's plan - because Lance decided to set up an intellectual property department, or in a more colloquial way, a peripheral department.

The cause of the incident is from the peripheral distribution of "Fury Road" - that is, the distribution of videotapes and DVDs, but Chaos Pictures does not have any channels for distribution now, considering that the distribution department of Chaos Pictures has just entered the orbit, and the next publicity and distribution of "Queen", as well as the publicity and distribution of works such as "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk", so James feels that it is the best choice to cooperate with major film companies - Paramount or Universal, and now both companies have perfect peripheral distribution channelsThey are also willing to cooperate with Chaos Pictures, after all, the explosion of "Fury Road" in the video tape market is worth looking forward to, not to mention the series of films that will be put into production.

This is not only the easiest choice, but also the wisest choice, especially considering that Chaos Pictures is working with Universal Pictures on "The Incredible Hulk", and the cooperation of peripheral distribution is completely smooth.

But Lance put forward a shocking idea, he hopes that Chaos Pictures will complete the peripheral distribution of "Fury Road" by himself, not only that, Chaos Pictures will also set up an intellectual property department, and truly bring the development of peripheral industries into the scope of the territory. This...... This is simply frustrating, not to mention how huge the money and energy need to be invested in the surrounding industries, just saying that the copyright in the hands of Chaos Pictures is far from reaching the scale of developing the surrounding areas.

"Lance, do you know how many copyrights we have in our hands right now? Nine films, only nine, not even in the double digits, just relying on nine films to set up an intellectual property department, are you sure that is not too far ahead of its time? The risk is not proportional to the investment, and I do not see the necessity of such a choice, let alone the possibility of the success of such a plan. ”

James finally came to his senses, gushing his opinion, his face red.