Heads Up Hollywood

On Friday, March 10, the Nasdaq hit its all-time high of 5,048.62, more than doubling its 1999 level.

Over the weekend, Monday March 13, the processing of massive initial bulk sell orders set off a chain reaction of sell-offs: investors, funds and securities institutions began to liquidate.

Among them, a large number of high-tech companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, and Dell sold off stocks with a total value of more than 5 billion US dollars.

In just six days, the Nasdaq lost nearly 900 points.

However, market analysts on Wall Street believe that this is just a correction in the stock market.

Because the federal government has already conducted an antitrust investigation on Microsoft, which will be announced in court in half a month. According to gossip, Microsoft's monopoly has already been established.

Microsoft is a symbol of high-tech stocks and the company with the highest market value in the world. Once Microsoft is defined as a monopoly company, its stock price will definitely be affected, and it will affect the entire stock market.

Therefore, it is normal for the Nasdaq stock market to experience some fluctuations at this stage.

Sitting in the office, Tang En put down the "Wall Street Journal" in his hand, and looked at the various analyzes of financial experts and stock experts on it, feeling a little ridiculous.

At this moment, Isla Fisher knocked on the door and came in with a serious face, "Dawn, Bill, please go over."

Tang En was taken aback, a little confused, so logically speaking, he was the boss, and Bill McNick should come to his office if there was a problem.

Without hesitation, he got up and went to the president's office, only to find that the room smelled of smoke. In addition to Bill McNick, there were also Andrew O'Hare, Nina Jacobson, Kevin Feige, and Grant Sherlock. Er et al.

"What happened?" Tang En frowned, realizing that something was wrong.

Nina Jacobson said in a deep voice, "Twain, "Spider-Man" has been targeted."

"I know that both Disney and Fox TV stations are forbidden to report." Tang En smiled nonchalantly, but found that everyone in the room was frowning, "Could it be...they made a big commotion again?"

"indeed so!"

Tang En sneered and said, "It's impossible to give "Spider-Man" an R rating, right?"

Bill McNick shook his head and said, "That's impossible. You can't get a PG grade. PG-13 is definitely fine. In the MPAA committee, Universal Pictures is also a core member."

Tang En narrowed his eyes and looked around the crowd. Kevin Fitch, who had the lowest position and youngest age, handed Tang En a document, "Tang En, Disney and Fox have adjusted the schedules of their major blockbuster films this summer."

Tang En suddenly realized, it turned out to be the case!

He quickly browsed through the documents, "Spider-Man" is scheduled for June 22, and this day is Thursday, which is the premiere and an early show.

Disney's A-level big production "Sixty Seconds", originally scheduled for June 9th, immediately after the release date of "Spider-Man" was announced, the release date was changed to June 20th for the premiere , released nationwide on June 21.

Coincidentally, Fox's sci-fi action film "Titan A.E.", which was originally scheduled for July 14, has also adjusted its schedule and changed to Saturday, June 24 for its national premiere.

Even an idiot can understand that Disney and Fox are teaming up to target "Spider-Man" and suppress Twain Pictures!

Twain could still understand Fox's behavior. After all, he interrupted his cooperation with Fox, which had a very bad influence on Tom Rothman.

But Disney went too far.

He just hit back at Bruce Willis, is it worth Disney's continuous threats, smears, and suppression?

Don't forget, it was Disney who first challenged it!

If it hadn't been for Disney to suppress "The Wedding Crashers" and let Bruce Willis make remarks that were not good for "The Wedding Crashers", would Twain fight back?

But even so, Twain never targeted Disney, he just taught Bruce Willis a lesson.

Relying on the strength of the company, Disney suppressed Tang En Pictures with force. If one wave fails, the next wave will come.

Too much!

Twain wasn't angry at the behavior of 20th Century Fox and Tom Rothman, even after he chose Bill McNick and cut off his cooperation with Fox, he thought about today.

What he hated was Disney. Half a year had passed since the matter of Bruce Willis, and Disney was still chattering and besieging Twain Pictures. It was simply too deceitful!

Grant Hill was Twain's partner when he was filming "Titanic". He witnessed Jon Landau's exclusion from Hollywood and knew Twain's ruthless character.

Seeing Tang En's gloomy face, Grant Hill said: "Tang En, it's actually not that serious. We'll notify Universal to adjust the schedule and avoid them."

Nina Jacobson was the first to shake her head, "No! We are different from Disney and Fox. "Spider-Man" is a work that Twain Pictures and Marvel Pictures have exhausted all their efforts. It must give fans the greatest confidence, The greatest expectation. Adjusting the schedule is tantamount to admitting defeat."

Andrew O'Hare agreed: "Yes, Tang En Pictures' corporate culture is 'hard work, struggle, and never give up'. Retiring before a fight is not our style!"

Tang En glanced at Andrew appreciatively. He was indeed the veteran of the company, and he understood his spirit very well.

Bill McNick glanced at Tang En, and said earnestly, "I don't know your personal situation, but I know the company's situation very well. Now the company has only 50 million US dollars on its books. Adjusting the tax structure and company composition will cost another sum of money." In other words, the company's debt problem is very serious, and the box office of "Spider-Man" cannot be damaged!"

Grant Hill agreed: "I agree, it's better to make a long-term plan instead of fighting for a while. As long as "Spider-Man" sells well at the box office, will you still be afraid of the suppression from Disney and Fox?"

Tang En stared at Kevin Fitch, "What about you? Kevin, what are you thinking?"

Kevin Fitch is the assistant to the president of Marvel Studios and the assistant producer of "Spider-Man". He is Tang En's favorite candidate for the next president of Marvel, and he intends to cultivate him.

Kevin Fitch pondered for a moment, cautiously as if giving a speech, "I think what you said makes sense."

Tang En suddenly exploded!

nonsense!

Seeing everyone's weird faces, Kevin Feige coughed lightly and quickly added, "Spider-Man is the first movie of Marvel Studios, with an investment of 150 million US dollars, and it was directed by Twain himself. We can't back down. , this will not only make fans doubt, but also affect the image of the director in full swing."

Everyone nodded.

That's true, whether Tang En Pictures or Marvel Pictures, in the initial stage, the real core is only Tang En, who is the biggest source of fans' confidence.

In any case, it should not have a bad impact on Tang En's image.

"I know that the movie "Spider-Man" has taken on huge debts, so the box office must be a success. Bill and Grant are right about this." Kevin Fitch's position is very low, and he obviously doesn't want to offend the boss.

Tang En frowned, dissatisfied with his answer, and fixed his eyes on him, "Then what do you think we should do?"

Facing Tang En's gaze, Kevin Fitch replied calmly, "Take it cold."

"Cold treatment?"

"That's right! The fans' confidence must not be lost, and the film's box office must not be reduced. The best way is to deal with it coldly and wait and see."

Tang En understood, and laughed loudly, "Kevin, it seems that you have great confidence in "Spider-Man"."

Kevin Fitch expressed a firm expression, "I firmly believe that neither "Titan A.E." nor "Sixty Seconds" will have an impact on the box office of "Spider-Man."

Bill McNick has always had little confidence in superhero movies, frowning, "It's too risky!"

Nina Jacobson: "I think Kevin's right. Titan A.E. is $75 million, 60 Seconds is $90 million, and Spider-Man? We're $150 million." ! Regardless of the content, we are not afraid of any opponents in terms of cost alone."

Andrew O'Hare noticed that Twain was looking at him, and expressed his opinion: "Twain Films had produced "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" before, and encountered "Blade Warrior" and "Rush Hour". "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" was suppressed, but what happened? We have repeatedly won! I have confidence in "Spider-Man"!"

Bill McNick and Grant Hill looked at each other with a bit of astonishment on their expressions.

Where did Tang En find this group of executives?

What a bunch of lunatics!

No one can predict the box office market of movies. The huge risks involved, even the six major film companies, must try their best to avoid them.

But Tang En and his group of subordinates... seem to never know the risks, they are a group of lunatics who bite the bullet and push forward.

"Spider-Man" is indeed a super blockbuster, even if it is in the same schedule as "Titan A.E." and "Sixty Seconds", the possibility of success is very high.

There is always a risk of failure.

As the decision maker of the company, shouldn't the probability of failure be minimized?

The interests of the company come first!

Dunn understood what Bill McNick was thinking. He used to work under the supervision of the board of directors, and the way he worked was that he would rather earn less than lose money.

But Twain Films is different, Twain has absolute confidence in himself, and he will never let go of any money that belongs to him!

"My movie, there is no risk!"

Tang En stood up from the sofa, waved his hands, and directly set the tone for today's discussion.

"I know Disney and Fox's plans. They must have guessed that we are facing a debt crisis and dare not take the risk of "Spider-Man" to teach us a lesson. However, they made a wrong calculation!"

"Spider-Man is Spider-Man! Without Disney and Fox, the box office would be a hit; with Disney and Fox, the box office would be a hit!"

"Aren't they trying to suppress us? Okay, then let's have a serious game! I want to see it. With the two bad movies "Titan A.E." and "Sixty Seconds", can I What impact did the movie have!"