Heads Up Hollywood

Lionsgate Films is a strange existence in Hollywood.

As early as the beginning of its establishment, the big boss, a banker from Canada, made a great wish to create a world in Hollywood. As soon as the company was established, it started a series of acquisitions. It won many small offset printing equipment and distributors in the United States, and even established its own distribution department.

You know, this is something Lucasfilm and DreamWorks dare not think about. Even MGM has lost the ability to distribute independently.

So here comes the question?

With such an obvious competition for territory with the Big Six, how can Lionsgate survive in Hollywood?

Because of the change of the century in Hollywood!

This is an opportunity.

Around 2000, Hollywood experienced years of turmoil.

The integration of Warner and aol is overwhelmed; Columbia Pictures is trying to turn losses into profits and restore vitality; Universal Pictures is in constant sales, reorganization, and management changes; Disney is in the second dangerous period in history. Even Roy Disney launched the "Save Disney" campaign; Paramount's performance is getting worse and worse, and it is busy with the "Revival Paramount" plan, and its parent company, Viacom, is in a state of desperation; Twentieth Century Fox, fired The meritorious veteran Bill McNick was killed, and there was chaos inside...

It was during this turbulent period that DreamWorks had a few years of comfortable life, and Lionsgate Pictures also developed smoothly.

Including Tang En Pictures, it is also in this crack that they have the opportunity to grow up by going back and forth and getting both ways.

Of course, even so, Lionsgate does not dare to confront the traditional forces of Hollywood, and can only focus on some crooked movie themes.

B-movie themes like religion, horror, crime, shoddy action movies, etc.

The development is not bad, at least much better than DreamWorks.

"Based on Lionsgate's business strategy, controversial films like "Fahrenheit 9/11" are their favorites. The boss of Lionsgate is Canadian, so I'm afraid they won't care about Hollywood."

Barry Meyer analyzed the results clearly.

This made Dunn nod secretly.

In the previous life, "Fahrenheit 9/11" was distributed in North America by Lionsgate.

Michael Eisner, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, and said coldly: "If you don't want to do it, you will never be able to do it! Warner's style is really hypocritical and disgusting."

Barry Meyer smiled embarrassingly.

Tang En waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "What would a Canadian do? Another major shareholder of Lionsgate Films, and the biggest supporter of the network——John Malone!"

"John Malone..."

The corners of Barry Mayer's eyes are slightly raised, the godfather of American cable TV!

Tang En said: "Don't worry, if it's just a Disney company, Old Malone may bite the bullet and release the movie in order to make money. After all, his industry is far away from Disney. However, with the addition of New Universal and Warner, it will be different, old man. Malone wouldn't be so confused."

Barry Meyer turned bitter.

John Malone's industry has little contact with Disney, and has little contact with New Universal, but Warner is a major customer!

This is obviously Tang En and Michael Eisner, coercing Warner to come forward!

This is using me as a weapon!

Tang En frowned when he saw that he was still unwilling to agree, and said displeasedly: "Barry, don't forget that during the Oscar period, the digital versions of the two films "The Last Samurai" and "Mystic River" were posted on the Internet , I helped you maintain the justice of intellectual copyright! For this reason, I also asked Dolby Laboratories to develop a DVD encryption system! Ted Turner and Marvel Comics, I have never read Pay off the old account!"

This is the combination of grace and power!

Tang En and Michael Eisner are both big bosses of media group companies, and they are tycoons at the same level as Time Warner's CEO Richard Parsons.

And he is just the CEO of Warner Bros., mainly responsible for the film business. In terms of rank, he can only be on the same level as New Universal's Bill McNick and Disney's Rich Ross.

There is a gap!

Thinking of two years ago, when Tang En, as a newcomer, recommended his whimsical platter investment business to himself...

Why!

Barry Meyer sighed and nodded with emotion, "Okay, John's side... I will notify you."

Tang En and Michael Eisner looked at each other faintly, revealing a hint of secret joy.

There is a feeling of trickery succeeding.

Tang En smiled very satisfied, and said with deep meaning: "The third thing is much simpler. You know, whether it is the "New York Times" or "Fahrenheit 911", there is a shadow of a person behind it."

"Harvey Weinstein?"

Barry Meyer opened his eyes wide, and immediately thought of something, he was shocked, "You...you are going to deal with Harvey? No way?"

Tang En blinked and looked at him strangely, "Can't you?"

"No." Barry Meyer lowered his voice, "I heard that he...has a lot of connections in politics. He also donated a lot of money in this election..."

Tang En's face immediately turned cold, "So, such a political speculator must be taken down! Hollywood is the world of Hollywood, not the territory of the White House! He wants to go this crooked way, no! Don't you think that the Democratic Party? The crowd will stand up for him, right? Don't worry, politicians are a bunch of bastards who eat people and don't spit out their bones. When things get big, they may add fuel to the fire in order to draw a clear line."

Barry Meyer took another careful look at Michael Eisner.

It stands to reason...

Harvey Weinstein is his subordinate.

Was it taken down like that?

What about Disney's decency?

What Michael Eisner hates the most is dealing with politicians, followed by shareholders on Wall Street. He said in a deep voice: "On this point, I completely agree with Twain! A movie is a movie. If you want to play political tricks, go to the two You can go to the White House, but don't come to Hollywood!"

Barrymeyer was secretly amazed in his heart.

This Disney king is indeed domineering and ruthless!

Harvey Weinstein is definitely the No. 1 figure in the film industry. If he said he would give up, he would give up on such a general?

Sure enough, Twain then heard: "You must have heard about Harvey Weinstein's various behaviors. He is a criminal! Hollywood must not cover up such a person. We must report it! We must expose it!"

"Report? Expose?"

Barry Meyer reacted immediately, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

This is the method that will be used on Les Moonves and Bill Cosby, and it will be used on Harvey Weinstein again!

This is not giving up at all, this is to sentence him to death!

This Dunn is too cruel!

"Harvey...he's not Bill Cosby, and his influence on the industry is even greater than that of Woody Allen. This incident...may cause turmoil, and the entire entertainment circle will be affected..."

Barry Meyer took a deep breath and said fearfully.

Tang En smiled: "I helped you once with the pirated DVD, and tolerated you twice with Ted Turner and the comics. It's not too much for you to do me three small favors, right?"

Barry Meyer was on the verge of crying, could it be the same?

Not a level at all, okay?

First things first, get the New York Times!

God, that is the top three most influential newspapers in the United States!

The second thing is to get "Fahrenheit 9/11" done.

How much favor would it take to convince John Malone?

The third thing, which is even scarier, is to get Harvey Weinstein!

Well-known figures in the industry, who doesn't know that the Democratic Party is behind Harvey Weinstein?

This is going to turn the sky upside down!

It's a revolution!

How can you agree?

Michael Eisner spoke coldly again, and sent out a sweet date, "Miramax has a subsidiary, as you must know—Dimension Pictures. Dimensions Pictures specializes in the production and distribution of horror and Thriller films have performed well in the past few years. However, films of this type have seriously deviated from Disney's values. Without Harvey Weinstein, there is no need to exist anymore."

Barry Meyer's eyes lit up for a moment. He didn't have the bitter look just now, and his face was rosy. He asked in surprise, "Are you willing to sell Dimension Pictures?"

Don't look at him submissively pretending to be a grandson in front of the two big brothers, but he is not stupid!

The value of Dimen Pictures is really too great!

Even bigger than Miramax without Harvey Weinstein!

Dimensional Films' films include "Scream" series, "Life of Killing" series, "Ghost Hunt" series, etc., as well as "Small Island", "Sensory Games", "Hacker Chase" and so on. Order" and other word-of-mouth works.

In addition, Dimension Pictures also bought out the North American copyrights of a large number of Hong Kong films, such as "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng", "Fang Shiyu", "Flying Eagle Project", "Swordsman", "Police Story" and so on.

These Hong Kong movies with two kung fu superstars, Jack Chen and Jeter Lee, will have continuous follow-up copyright income, and even have the opportunity to be released in theaters and sell well!

In 2000, "Drunken Master 2" was released in North America, with a box office of 11.56 million US dollars; in 2001, "The Iron Monkey" was released in North America, and the box office reached 14.69 million US dollars...

Compared with these visible benefits, there is the most important point - talent!

Harvey Weinstein has flourished in the independent film industry. In addition to his own ability, he also built an elite team led by him and his brother Bob Weinstein.

If Disney takes Harvey Weinstein, can Bob Weinstein and his team stay at Miramax?

There is a great possibility that they will leave Disney together with Dimension Pictures!

You know, Harvey Weinstein is mainly responsible for the business of Miramax, and the business of Dimension Pictures...is in charge of Bob Weinstein!

Dimens Films...is a good piece of cake! ()

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