Chapter 399: Warner VS Disney
Although the wishful thinking of entering the Chinese market seems to be impossible in the short term, for the film association, it can be regarded as a phased progress to be able to directly obtain the promise of the secretary of state, and the next step is nothing more than the use of financial aid offensive to make this matter continue to rise in the priority of government actions. @δΉ@ζ@novel wwW.lWXs520.Com and for large companies such as Warner, it is initially able to satisfy their appetite if they can guarantee that the Chinese market will be further opened in the next few years, as for Jennifer and Big Dream, although they failed to provide very immediate help, but the posture is quite good, sincere enough, and if she is not lying, her background in China should be too hard to be hard, and she is an authoritative China expert, so whether it is Warner's two Jeffs, or Christopher Dodd and other association officials, they are not dissatisfied with herAfter the dinner, a group of bigwigs from the film and television industry moved to the bar in the hotel for a drink, during which Christopher invited her to participate in the regular meeting of the association half a month later, and intended to let her give an introductory speech about the Chinese market.
Regardless of whether there is specific power or not, industry associations are always a good thing, and no one will be reluctant to brush up on such an occasion, and Jenny is of course happy to agree - among the actors of her generation, there are still very few people who hold the title of United Nations ambassador. Julie is one, but in terms of the gold content of the title itself, if she can successfully enter the council of the association, then the potential benefits she and Da Meng will definitely be much richer than that of the United Nations ambassadors, especially in the area of overseas distribution, the film association itself has access to connections that ordinary filmmakers can't reach: it can be said that compared with the work itself, the distribution and marketing of the film depends on the 'road', and if you want 'road to the wild', you have to rely on mixing, blowing, and blacking.
Previously, although Da Meng was also a member of the Film Association, Jenny had a few conversations with Christopher as an actor, but this is certainly not as good as having the topic of China as an entry point to talk about, in this evening lounge party, she talked with Christopher and the two Jeffs quite speculatively, while Cesare mainly chatted with Robert - this also made Jeff. Robinov's mind was even more lively, and he felt that this time Washington had indeed not come in vain.
"What do you think? Jeff? In the car back to his hotel, he offered his observations, "Is the rift between Jennifer and Disney trending widening -- judging by Bob and Jennifer's performance tonight, it seems that their relationship has become more estranged." β
"Well, I feel it too." Bix's gentle expression with a smile on his lips showed a little deep, "With the close relationship between Big Dream and Disney, Disney's movies have still been unable to synchronize in China for several years, and after the big hit of "Avatar", this must be a hurdle in Robert's heart. What's even more remarkable is that Robert took the initiative to bring Jennifer from Los Angeles, and they had plenty of time to communicate during the several hours of the flight, but Jennifer probably didn't say anything, and instead chose to share this secret with everyone in public - from this point of view, her wariness of Bob should have been transformed into emotional: I wouldn't be surprised if you said she hated Robert emotionally. β
It's no surprise that Disney is now preparing "John on Mars." Carter". Robinov forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and analyzed in a stable tone, "With the current development potential and connections of Big Dream, even if she leaves Disney, she can do well, of course she doesn't have to endure Disney's brutal interference." As long as Warner can maintain a stable environment, it shouldn't be difficult to sign a near-exclusive partnership contract like Legend. β
For example, in the next 4 years, Legend will have 15 works handed over to Warner for distribution, and after the number is full, the two parties can extend the contract, and Legend can also find other partners, so that small film companies will have a lot of freedom, and there is no strong feeling of 'being controlled by others' psychologically. Whether Big Dream breaks up with Disney and becomes an independent film company, or Jennifer opens a studio on her own, Warner intends to adopt such a cooperation method - the sweat contract does not belong to this gold medal producer and actress who is extremely wide-ranging and valuable, can act, play, and distribute, and Warner can only consider taking such generous conditions to make Jennifer tempted.
"It's not time to think about it yet," Bicks shook his head, but not as optimistic as Robinov - not like Robinov desperately needed this merit to secure his ascension, he was more objective. "Jennifer is 29 years old, and of course, she has some of an artist's temperβ"
The thought of her proudly boasting at the dinner table that she was a fan of someone big guy made both Jeffs laugh: if it weren't for the fact that the Chinese market is so closed and special, and Jennifer does enjoy privileges, this kind of talk would sound too much like bragging at the wine table. - However, Jennifer's life experience is also quite bizarre for ordinary people, and this kind of thing happens to her, and everyone can naturally accept it, after all, who in Hollywood does not know that she was also chased by an important figure in the Abu Dhabi consortium, the prince of the United Arab Emirates? It's not uncommon for such legends to have one or two heavyweight fans.
However, Robinoff certainly doesn't think Jennifer is a stupid person because of her pride, as an artist, her naivety and pompousness are excusable, but this doesn't mean that she will be completely emotional, and Jennifer will definitely consider it carefully because of her smugness, and she will not make a hasty decision because she is divorced from Robert. - In Bix's opinion, if she wants to poach Jennifer, the focus should still be on her husband Cesare. Vijeri.
"Of course, she has the temper of an artist, but she's also a calm industrialist." "Did you notice Cesare and Robert's intimacy? This young man is the de facto owner of Big Dream Films, and with Jennifer on the field all year round, the opinion of this big manager must be taken into account by her, even her priority element - you have to learn to take away the halo, Jeff, and while everyone is telling you that Big Dream's success is inseparable from her - newspapers, magazines, and TV interviews convey this message, but what you have to see is that she is just a girl who barely graduated from high school, acting? There's no denying that she's talented. But with continuous film investment and capital operation, her career plan ......"
His tone was somewhat meaningful, "Come to think of it, whose idea is it more likely to be from common sense?" β
"You mean, Cesare. Is Vijeri the decision-maker behind Big Dream's series of investments? Robinov asked, somewhat surprised, "And not just a good executor?" β
"How can a good executor get a large amount of equity in Big Dream?" Bickers scoffed, "Think about his position change, from CAA to Da Meng's immediate CEO, almost no familiarity period immediately led the company to make continuous investments, and Da Meng didn't even experience any personnel changes during this period...... Come to think of it, Jeff, you're also a senior executive, is this a possibility? β
No, generally speaking, changes in the company's top management will bring about a corresponding transfer of personnel rights, even if the chairman of Big Dream is still Jennifer, this is inevitable - after all, Jennifer has always gone to other places to film, if Cesare is really airborne, then there will be a figure similar to the head of the company before, after the promotion channel is cut off, the departure of him and his team is almost inevitable. Unless...... Cesare has always been in charge, and his departure from CAA is just the end of his juggling state. If you think about it this way, it is very likely that he will hold a large stake in the company, and it is even possible that this company was co-founded by him and Jennifer, or he used Jennifer as a guise to start it.
The chain of logic weaved and shuttled in Robinov's mind like lightning, "Look at it this way, Jennifer may be just a puppet, and Cesare is the one who counts?" β
"I'm more inclined to them as a partnership, with Jennifer having the ability to make films, while Cesare is more focused on running the company." "So Jennifer has to pay attention to her opinion - her husband is not the gold digging boy who the outside world portrays, but her Bole and benefactor, and her indispensable partner, without him, she may not be able to form a company and control it, at most she will be reduced to a senior producer, and leave the most of the profits to the major studios, rather than completely monopolizing it as she is now." β
"But the Vijeri family has always had a close relationship with Disney, especially Cesare's mother, Virginia, who was a longtime friend of Robert's." Robinov frowned, "In this regard, our connections are still a little shallow, and we can only make some connections around the bush." β
"Warner's board of directors also includes members of the Schmidt family -- his father's last name is Schmidt." Bickers said confidently, he calmly showed his foresight, and this also made Robinov secretly happy in his heart: it seems that Bicks really attaches great importance to poaching big dreams. "Cesare doesn't have much to do with him, but all we need is an excuse to get close to - let's start with the Codename Shero merchandise, and it's up to you to contact Jennifer, and I'll ask Mr. Schmidt to contact Cesare to see if they disagree on the project and what Disney's attitude is...... In this project, we can not make money or even lose money, take a long-term view, if we can pry the big dream into Warner, it will represent a huge amount of profit. β
What he said about even the company's leverage refers to letting Big Dream raise money, with Warner taking a majority stake, or signing a cooperation contract similar to Dune and Legend, and earning a huge amount of commission through the distribution of Big Dream's movies. Of course, if Disney is willing to sell the stock, Warner will definitely be willing to take it, no matter how high the valuation.
"Understood." Robinov finally couldn't suppress his excitement - with Bix, he would undoubtedly have more room to play, and even, from the other party's faint promise tone, he could feel that as long as he could do this well, the position of president of Warner Entertainment should not be far from him......
After this dinner, which was important for the whole industry, the next morning, Bickers took a plane back to New York, leaving his business jet to Robinoff, and asked him to go to Los Angeles to pursue his big dream while the iron was hot, Robinoff did not want to waste time at all, although he did not invite Jennifer to go to New York with him (that was too conspicuous), but he kept an eye on it, learned the whereabouts of Robert and his party from the airport, and only landed in Lax with them, Almost without wasting a minute, he dialed Jennifer's phone: the last time she was contacted, Jennifer's tone was that she had not yet begun to think about the surrounding development, Warner was the first to be the competitor who offered preferential terms, and Jeff was confident that Marvel or Disney would never come up with more favorable terms than this, and he was determined to win this contract.
"Hey, Jennifer," he said hello with a relaxed smile as the call was answered.
"Ahh It's you, Jeff. However, Jennifer's somewhat flustered and low tone made Jeff's heart sink suddenly, "I was about to call you - just got off the plane - about the development of the Codename Shero that you mentioned earlier......"
Her tone was a little sour, expressing her unhappy, aggrieved and helpless feelings, "You know, Robert and I flew back together...... Anyway, just now on the plane, we ...... I've made a decision, Big Dream should have to choose Marvel cooperation, I'm very sorry, I can only disappoint you......"
In fact, from the time she talked about it, Jeff had already guessed the direction of the matter, and of course his mood was not too good, but he quickly warmed up a lot because of Jennifer's tone: her words revealed too much information, what kind of atmosphere would the conversation on the plane be like? Robert was disgruntled because of the dinner party and forcibly obtained the development rights of "Codename Shero" as punishment? Cesare on Robert's side? It seems that Bix's speculation is correct, Cesare's voice is indeed very heavy, and the contradiction between Jennifer and Robert has almost completely surfaced......
"I see," Jeff said quickly, not angry, but relieved Jennifer, "it's just a character of Kylie, or just a world, and we have a lot of opportunities to work together, don't we?" Don't worry, Jennifer, Warner will continue to support the "Codename SHERO" series, no matter what the grievances between Marvel and DC are, business is business......"
Under his comfort, Jennifer's tone was a little clearer, and it was more intimate than before, "Oh, thank you, Jeff, you know, I'm afraid you're going to be mad at me......"
Very good, although I didn't get the peripheral adaptation rights, there is no doubt that the relationship with Jennifer is deeper than before - and judging from Jennifer's tone, she and Cesare are by no means as harmonious as the outside world seems, if the rift in her career can be extended to life (very fortunately), Jennifer is going to break up with Cesare, it will be a very good opportunity for Warner: Bix said that most of the good movies of Big Dreams may be Cesare's love, but he doesn't think so when he has more contact with Jennifer, at least Monroe's Week was Jennifer's own idea from start to finish, and all Warner needed was Jennifer's ability to make a movie, and it would have been better if she had left alone, and a strong company would have been the second choice......
"Of course I can understand your difficulties, Jennifer......" Jeff said jokingly to comfort Jennifer. Well, I guess I should have given Kevin a congratulatory call - he probably doesn't know anything right now, does he? Maybe this pie-in-the-sky good news was sent to him by me, the big boss behind DC......"