You know, to this day, the TV animated version of "Harry Potter" worked by the Ghost Party is still broadcast on Disney's ABC television network.

And as a senior executive who rose from ABC to Disney's headquarters, Robert Iger knows this better.

- The person who operates the animated version of Harry Potter is one of Iger's cronies.

Therefore, Robert Iger knows very well that the distance between the "Harry Potter" series and Disney is actually as close as Warner.

As a film and television company focusing on the youth market, Disney actually has an advantage over Warner to some extent.

However, because of the strategic direction of the Disney group at that time, not enough attention was paid to the Harry Potter series.

- Michael Eisner wants to improve in the field of live-action films, and at the same time, he is also planning to buy Jobs's Pixar Studio.

Although Disney has suffered setbacks in both directions, these plans have made Mickey Mouse not rich in funds and unable to compete with Warner Pictures, which is backed by Time Warner Group and has deep pockets.

As a result, they ended up losing the Harry Potter series.

From this point of view, Robert Iger feels that it is simply Michael Eisner's fault.

Of course, as a mature professional, Robert Iger knows that saying things like "I said ...... a long time ago" to his boss doesn't mean much other than getting himself in trouble.

Therefore, he skipped the dissatisfaction in his heart and directly told Michael Eisner about his "poaching" plan -

"I've studied the shooting patterns of Charlotte Booth, and he's a director who makes films very quickly – it usually only takes about a year from the initiation of a film project to completion. ”

"That's a lot of speed for a Hollywood film project that can run for two or three years — especially since the quality of his films is very good. ”

"That's why I think he's a god-like figure for the film company - after all, in addition to profitability, there are actually great benefits to being able to quickly return funds. ”

"It's not a good thing to tie up a large amount of the company's liquidity to a project for several years, like Titanic. ”

However, Charlotte Booth's ability to shoot quickly also caused an unexpected problem - that is, the film companies he worked with often couldn't keep up with him. ”

At this point, Robert Iger paused.

He saw Michael Eisner's eyes lit up when he saw him sitting in front of him, and realized that the other party understood what he meant, so he continued,

"Like Disney, most Hollywood film and television companies tend to have a capital turnover rate of two to three years - a speed like Charlotte Booth's speed means that if he only works with one company, the company's capital flow back rate is likely to not keep up with the speed of his films. ”

"After all, it's impossible for a company like the Big Seven to make just one movie at the same time. For other films, it is difficult to complete the whole process from planning to release within a year. ”

In this case, by the time Charlotte Booth finishes a film and begins work on the next one, the company he works with may not be able to raise enough money. So—"

"—Charlotte Booth needs to choose a new collaborator!"

Michael Eisner understood exactly what Robert Iger meant,

"However, in the case of Warner, they can also choose to cut other projects and go all out to work with Charlotte Booth!

"That's what you say......"

Robert Iger said with a smile,

"But, Michael, if you were you, would you choose to tie most of the company's cash flow to a director?"

"Of course not. ”

Michael Eisner nodded.

As a businessman, everyone will make preparations with both hands when possible, and tie the company's future to one person, or try to avoid it as much as possible.

"So, Warner's money flow will soon be unable to keep up with Charlotte Booth's filming?"

Michael Eisner asked.

Robert Iger nodded,

"Although "Sherlock Holmes" exploded at the box office and made a lot of profits, it will take more than half a year for the funds from its proceeds to return, plus Warner's other plans, I think if Charlotte Booth plans a blockbuster again this year, Warner may not be able to support enough capital flow. ”

"That's our chance!?"

"Yes. ”

"Alright then, I'll leave it to you, Bob!"

Michael Eisner patted Robert Iger on the shoulder.

In fact, Robert Iger would be inclined to try to work with Charlotte for more reasons than what he said.

You must know that although Hollywood's capital is the same as other places, it is chasing ups and downs, and likes to gather around successful people.

However, everyone also understands one truth - no one can succeed forever.

Especially for commercial blockbusters, to some extent, the success rate of this thing is similar to gambling.

Past success doesn't mean anything.

Even a super director like Steven Spielberg has gradually entered a creative trough after "Saving Private Ryan".

And what about Charlotte Booth?

Robert Iger, who originally thought that the other party would definitely have a creative trough, changed his opinion after reading a film review by Roger Ebert.

It was this film review that made Robert Iger determined to try to work with Charlotte -

"I don't really like director Charlotte Booth, who focuses on commercial films and doesn't have a strong artistic pursuit—of course, this may also be that I, an old man, am a little outdated!"

At the beginning of the film review, Roger Albert made a self-deprecation,

"However, when I watch a film directed by Charlotte, I tend to be happy. It's different from what I feel when I watch other commercial blockbusters – I can understand what the selling point is, I can judge whether it's a good commercial movie or not, but I don't necessarily instinctively be happy. ”

"It's not about the quality of those films. It's just that as an old man, I value the storytelling and artistry of movies more, which often clash with some elements that commercial films value. ”

"It's like looking left and right at the same time, which is a conundrum for all Hollywood directors. ”

"It was a difficult choice between storytelling and artistry, or hot scenes and special effects. ”

"However, in the films directed by Charlotte, I don't see the difficulty of this choice. ”

"Artistry aside, he can always make hot scenes and special effects that meet the standards of commercial blockbusters on the premise of ensuring the story. ”

"It made me think that it wasn't impossible to do both, but that most of our directors didn't work hard enough. ”

"However, after watching Sherlock Holmes three times, I changed my opinion-"

"It's not that other commercial film directors don't work hard enough, it's that they really aren't Charlotte Booth......"