Faced with "Troy" far below expected box office figures, Warner's executives are also reflecting on the fact that this is their second major production that has failed this year, and the box office failure has brought not only investment losses, but also a drop in stock prices and conceivable shareholder accountability.

Why did it fail? That's the most important question the Warner Bros. board wants to ask.

Since Ryan took over Walt Disney, the number of co-productions has inevitably shrunk dramatically, and Warner's management has anticipated this situation, so they have increased their investment to capture more market share.

"Ryan is like magic!"

At Warner Bros. Board of Directors, an executive director said something from the bottom of many people's hearts, "The big investment he decided never had to worry about returns and profits." ”

"We shouldn't have Brad at all? Peter. Another director complained, "If Ryan was to play Achilles, none of this would be a problem now." ”

"The question is, will he star in it?" Warner Bros. CEO Gerald knocked on the table, "Except for the "Star Wars" series, which has long been signed as an actor, has he starred in movies made by other companies since entering the new century?" ”

Everyone fell silent, if it weren't for Ryan's long-term and happy cooperation with Warner, even the "Harry Potter" series, they might not be able to participate in part of the investment.

"In a week's time, Sony Columbia's King Arthur will be released." Someone worried, "Troy is going to be in a much tougher situation." ”

"Not necessarily." Gerald cautioned, "'Troy' is lower than we expected, and I'm afraid 'King Arthur' will be even worse." ”

"That's right." Immediately, a director chimed in, "This script was first pitched to Touchstone Pictures, and it was also approved by some people at Disney, but it was vetoed by Ryan." ”

The others breathed a sigh of relief, their tense expressions soothing a lot, as if someone was more unlucky than Warner. They'll be able to relax a little bit.

Sitting at the head of the conference table, Time Warner President Don never spoke? Logan spoke suddenly, and he asked Gerald, "You and Ryan have always been good friends, and what projects have he vetoed in the past few years." ”

The meaning of the words is very clear, these projects will not be taken over by Warner in the future.

"The biggest project is King Arthur." Gerald thought for a moment, then said, "Also, Ryan dismissed Disney and Jack?" Chen's two-film contract canceled all follow-up cooperation plans with him. ”

"The ones that were canceled were "Rebirth of the Dragon" and "Around the World in Eighty Days." He added.

"Notify all Warner companies." Tang Dynasty? Logan didn't hesitate. Said to his assistant, "Don't get involved in investing in these two films anymore......"

"Forget it......" he waved his hand suddenly, "or tell them not to participate in investing in Jack in the future?" Any of Chan's films. ”

No one objected to these words, after all, in the eyes of Hollywood, the value of the other party is extremely limited.

"And." Tang Dynasty? Logan continued, "Isn't the Wonder Woman dailies almost finished? I remember someone mentioning Gail? Is Gado Natalie? Portman's friends? At that time, in the name of Warner Group, Ryan was invited to participate in the test film meeting, hoping that he would be willing to put forward some opinions. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they also understood that the appearance of several large zuò was not good. Even this senior executive of the group company felt a huge pressure, otherwise how could he ask the boss of Marvel to propose a superhero movie for DC?

Warner has been on bad luck since the acquisition of AOL, and Ryan, who is hiding at home as a model, is well aware of this.

Of course. He doesn't need to think about these now, but obediently be a qualified model.

Standing in a design studio specially built for Charlize, Ryan felt as if he had been carved out of marble, allowing South African diamonds to snap a pair of men's sunglasses that he had designed himself onto the bridge of his nose.

Put on the last pair for Ryan. Charlize stepped back two feet, his hands on his chest, and looked at him carefully.

"Is it okay?" Ryan felt an itch in his eyebrows.

"I found a very strict problem."

Pinching his chin, Charlize walked around Ryan. Seeing her back on the other side, Ryan couldn't help but ask curiously, "What did you find, honey?" ”

"You put on any pair of sunglasses...... Charlize walked over, took off the sunglasses, and gently pinched Ryan's face, "It's all so charming." ”

"Oh, do you need me to thank you for the compliment?" Ryan grabbed her and kissed the soft red lips.

"You're welcome." Charlize walked back to the workbench, put away his sunglasses, and said, "If you really want to thank you, then help me endorse my CT sunglasses." ”

"May I ask how much the endorsement fee is?" Walking to the workbench, Ryan sat down on Charlize's work chair, "If it's too low, I won't say yes." ”

"Really?" Charlize suddenly turned around, jumped lightly and sat on the workbench, looking at him with his chest crossed, "If ......"

She kicked off the slippers hanging from her feet, and a long, straight leg reached for Ryan, "I...... Is it okay to pay yourself? ”

"Dear ......"

Ryan reached out and grabbed the white thin ankle, kneading it lightly, "You...... Are you seducing me? ”

"Of course...... No. Charlize snatched his leg back and jumped off the workbench as fast as he could, away from Ryan, "Even if it's tempting, it's not now, I'm going out, I have to go to the company." ”

She didn't wear shoes either, so she opened the studio door barefoot, turned her head and waved, "That's a designer with a lot of potential, I have to meet her in person." ”

Ryan nodded, and the door closed again, and there was a soft noise.

In just two months, with Ryan's vast resources, Charlize's 'CT' fashion company has been established, albeit in its infancy, but after leasing a Disney office floor on Mondeo Avenue, the shelves have been roughly erected.

Even candy with Charlize printed on it has appeared in Disney children's stores in the greater Los Angeles area since last week.

Ryan will certainly not sit idly by for the business Charlize wants to start, and part of his brokerage team has been assisting South African diamonds, such as the acquisition of this candy factory with good taste but small brand......

His team has a full range of solutions on how to turn the name of South African diamond and Oscar-winning actress into commercial interest.

Yesterday, Ryan received a call from Brad? Pete and Jennifer? Aniston's phone call, Touchstone Pictures began negotiations with their agent about the new film, and the box office of "Troy" was far less than expected, giving Touchstone enough reason to keep the price down.

Such negotiations will definitely go on for a long time, and Ryan is not in a hurry.

As for Angelina? Julie is also very inclined to cooperate with Disney, how many people will refuse to gain fame and fortune?

Back in the study on the second floor, Ryan sat in front of the computer and read Disney's report from last month, and then received a message from Scott? Swift's phone.

"Well done, Scott."

Hearing the news from the other party, Ryan smiled and said, "You can weigh the specific things." ”

It's simple, Scott, in the name of one of Ryan's foundations, sent people to Harvard University to find Mark? Zuckerberg, after more than a month of negotiations, accepted their investment and took the first step towards financing expansion.

OF COURSE, THE INVESTMENT IS NOT LARGE, FOR THE TIME BEING, IT ONLY GOT 20% OF THE SHARES, FACEBOOK WILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO RAISE FUNDS IN THE FUTURE, AND THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO INVEST.

For the above things in investment, after years of tempering with a large amount of money, Scott can be said to be perfect, even if there are some investments without Ryan's mention, he also makes more money and loses less, such as the five percent of Netflix' shares bought two years ago, and now it has doubled.

Now Ryan has dozens of foundations, large and small, overt and covert, and Scott is like a fish in water.

These are all used to accumulate wealth or preserve value, his foundation is still centered on film and television and a wide range of peripheral industries, although the market value of Walt Disney is still a little far from News Corp., but as the stock price continues to climb, it is not impossible to surpass them to become the world's largest media group in terms of market capitalization.

Ryan still clearly remembers that in the last few years of his previous life, Walt Disney has become the world's No. 1 media company, although it may not be as good as News Corp. or Time Warner in terms of media, but Disney's own ability to transform hematopoiesis is extremely strong.

Of course, if Rupert? If Murdoch can fulfill his long-held wish to acquire Time Warner, Disney's kind of media behemoth will certainly be incomparable to Disney.

The problem is that even if Murdoch's financing is successful, the federal government will never allow the deal to happen.

June has already begun, and colleges and universities in North America are on holiday.

Teenagers, the largest consumer group in the film market, are always the focus of Hollywood.

On the second weekend of June, Disney's film dedicated to this group will be released: Pixar's "Superman Family."

On the other side of the Pacific, this type of movie is undoubtedly the best choice to release before June 1, but this is not the case in North America.

Although Children's Day has an international name, children in the United States are not only this holiday, and most Americans do not have this concept, in addition to International Labor Day, although "May Day" International Labor Day originated in the United States, but Labor Day in the United States is not "May Day", Labor Day in the United States is the first Monday in September......

The earliest Pixar animated feature films would try to avoid collisions with other companies' big productions, which was also related to Pixar's lack of confidence at the time, but after continuous success, the first choice for Pixar's animated feature films was the summer file, and they were no longer afraid of competition, even if there were super blockbuster zuò such as "Troy" and "King Arthur". (To be continued......)