Pixar Animation Studios.
"Boss, all the information you want is here." John Lasseter handed a stack of documents to Jobs behind the desk.
Soon after Jobs took over the document, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the lenses of his glasses also glowed.
"Hmph~!"
Jobs snorted coldly, "That little bastard Kyle Page has made a name for himself in Hollywood!"
Lasseter nodded and sighed, "Yeah, no one would have thought that a year ago he was a little bastard plotting to get the copyright of our movie peripherals, but now he is considered a well-known producer in Hollywood."
Run Lola Run grossed over $100 million worldwide;
Although the box office of "Hard Candy" was not high, only a few million dollars, it won a good reputation as a niche film;
Wrong Turn grossed over $32 million in North America and over $40 million overseas.
"Juno" was even more remarkable, causing a sensation as soon as it was released.
Currently, the movie "Juno" has won the single-day North American box office championship, with a first-day box office of 29 million; in addition, in the just-concluded first weekend, the film also won the three-day weekend box office championship!
In the first three days of the weekend, the cumulative box office reached more than 63 million US dollars.
"John, please pay more attention to Kyle shortly. Tell me immediately if there is any situation." Jobs put down the documents in his hand.
Lasseter nodded: "I understand. I will pay more attention to the situation of Page Pictures shortly."
Hearing this, Jobs said in a deep voice: "It's not just Page Pictures, it's also that ICQ!"
icq?
Lasseter frowned in confusion.
"Yes, it's ICQ!"
Jobs said solemnly: "When I watched the movie at the premiere, I felt that ICQ was full of creativity and would create a trend, but I never expected that in just less than three days, its registered users in North America would exceed 500,000."
"So awesome?!"
Even though Lasseter had seen many big scenes, he was still shocked at this moment.
You have to know that in 1996, the number of people using the Internet in North America was only about 50 million. Now, only three days after ICQ was launched, the cumulative number of registered users has reached 1% of the total number of people. In this case, how could Lasseter not be shocked?
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Paramount Pictures Group.
"Boss, have you seen the box office data from last weekend?"
Kyle's old friend Jordan stared at the middle-aged woman sitting behind the desk with burning eyes, his expression full of respect.
"Well, I just watched it. It was the box office champion last weekend, with a cumulative box office of more than 63 million US dollars. I have to say that Page Pictures is a young, dynamic and promising film company. If it is suitable, we can acquire it."
The middle-aged woman who spoke was Jordan's superior.
Her name is Shirley Lansing!
She is the CEO of Paramount Pictures, one of the Big Six in Hollywood, and also the first woman in Hollywood history to lead one of the six major film groups. In the future, the annual "Hollywood Women's Rights List" will set up a "Shirley Lansing Leadership Award" named after her.
Her ability is evident from this.
"Boss, do you mean to go directly into the acquisition negotiation stage, or to take a share first?" Jordan asked.
Shirley Lansing groaned and said, "Let's get involved first and let him feel our Paramount's sincerity. Haha, after all, he needs our Paramount's strong overseas publicity and promotion capabilities."
"I see."
Jordan nodded heavily.
Of course, he understood!
The so-called sincerity and participation,
It is nothing more than tying you up in advance, so that while you taste the sweetness in the early stage, you become more and more dependent on big companies, and they erode you step by step, and finally you are inevitably acquired!
For example:
Miramax, a second-tier film company, is majority owned by Disney;
Searchlight Entertainment, which is owned by 20th Century Fox;
New Line Cinema, which is owned by Time Warner;
Touchstone Films, also owned by Disney;
Etc....
Many of Hollywood's second-tier film companies were eventually recruited by big companies through various means.
As for the so-called first-hand participation, it is also a joke!
It's just that the means are gentler.
It's just like DreamWorks Animation, which was lured away by the sweet offers thrown by Paramount!
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Warner Film Group.
Barry Meyer, then chairman of Warner Film Group under Time Warner Group, looked at the report in his hand with some surprise.
I have to say, he was a little surprised at this moment.
However, a tall black man opposite him was a little unhappy, and his dissatisfaction was fully revealed on his face.
Well, he is the old rogue Jordan of the NBA!
"Damn it~!"
Jordan angrily said: "Where did these Page Pictures come from? It ruined my movie "Space Jam" and took away the weekend box office champion that should have belonged to me!"
Although he is the god of basketball, he is also a human being, and his temper is not very good.
Now that the movie he starred in has been suppressed, how can a proud man like him accept this?
Barry Meyer said in a deep voice: "Michael, calm down."
"calm?"
Jordan continued to chatter, "Are you kidding me? I was defeated by a high school girl who got pregnant before marriage. Don't you allow me to complain?"
At this moment, Jordan was extremely unhappy.
Barry Meyer doesn't like to reason with people outside the circle, but facing Jordan, known as the "Flying Man", he cannot remain silent and he must respond.
"Michael, don't worry."
Barry Meyer said calmly: "Winning first does not necessarily mean winning in the end. Don't forget, we are Warner Bros. Film Group! In North America, we have a huge influence on cinemas and media newspapers. As long as we exert a little pressure, our opponents will collapse~!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Jordan's eyes lit up immediately.
However, he thought of something and hesitated again, "Would it be bad to use tricks outside the game?"
Hehe~~
Barry Meyer immediately laughed out loud.
"My friend, this is not a trick. This is our normal method, which is to use all available means to achieve our goals."
Not long after, he instructed his subordinates to contact theatres and exert influence to get them to cut the screening schedule of "Juno".
As for the media and newspapers?
Haha~!
Warner, one of the six major Hollywood companies, is a subsidiary of the giant media group Time Warner. In North America, even News Corporation cannot match its influence.