MTL - Movie Master-Chapter 994 Chess changes
For big companies like Warner Bros. and Disney, it is definitely not a trivial matter to join forces. They must go through layers of audits and multiple considerations before they can determine whether to cooperate; After a tug-of-war, it is not uncommon for the talks to collapse after a disagreement. Even for a single work such as "Titanic" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", the two parties need to negotiate for a long time, let alone the remake plan of DC Comics. Therefore, disclosing the cooperation intention is only the first step, and there is still a long way to go.
But there is no doubt that Disney's olive branch has proposed another possibility for Barry.
If possible, Warner Bros. of course still hopes to firmly control DC Comics in the palm of their hands and refuse to share the benefits with others, just like rejecting Chaos Pictures at the beginning. There will not be much difference between a top company like Disney; but Disney The proposed theme park cooperation plan is a temptation that Warner Bros. cannot refuse. What's more, Warner Bros. really needs someone to share the risk now.
However, apart from assessments of cooperation benefits, cooperation risks, etc., even if Barry nodded and agreed to cooperate with Disney, the choice of cooperation projects is also crucial. Should they choose well-known characters such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and The Flash, and attack with all their strength from the beginning; Look at the cooperation effect between the two parties, and watch it while walking; or fully open the characters of DC Comics, both sides work on their own, Warner Bros. develops a few characters, Disney develops a few characters, and then join hands to lay out the DC universe...
Different projects can lead to different results, and the details are countless.
In fact, this is also one of the important reasons why Warner Bros. refused to share DC comics with other companies. In addition to the fundamental interests, the two parties will face challenges in the process of cooperation, such as creative setting, style selection, and intentional positioning. Many questions. If possible, Warner Bros. is willing to firmly hold the production rights of the movie, and then jointly build a theme park with Disney, but firstly, Disney is not an idiot; secondly, the risk of comic book adaptations is a problem that Warner Bros. must consider.
Now this time is the best time, because Chaos Films has just begun to lay out; it is also the worst time, because the box office of "Superman Returns", "X-Men 3", and "Spider-Man 2" failed to reach expected.
Barry leaned back in the boss's chair, lost in thought. Although he responded positively to Robert's overture just now, he didn't make a decision on whether to promote this cooperation. As for the opinion of the board of directors? That's for later. The most urgent task is to investigate the internal changes in Disney and the recent news in the circle. What drove Robert to take the initiative? Barry is not one to be led by the nose.
Thinking of this, Barry suddenly felt a little absurd. A mere Chaos Films, a mere Lancelot Strelow, turned the whole of Hollywood upside down. It's incredible, isn't it? If someone told him a year ago that he would change the future development strategy of Warner Bros. because of the start of filming of the two films, he would definitely think that person was crazy. However, the reality happened like this.
"This is Hollywood." Barry said sarcastically, then picked up the phone receiver again, pressed the intercom button, "Help me transfer to the production department..."
In this game of chess, Chaos Films took the lead in making the move, and then all the bigwigs in Hollywood also responded one after another. The situation has risen to a completely different level, and it is very different from the world before "Fury Road" difference. However, Lance has obviously already made mental preparations. He has no plan to be passively beaten, and his style is to take the initiative.
James Corden looked at Lance in front of him with a look of astonishment, unable to react. But Lance didn't seem to notice it, and sat there with a face full of calm, as steady as a mountain under James' surprised and flustered eyes. In the end, James was defeated and looked at Theo sitting next to him for help.
Recently, Theo was sitting on Green Ridge Street, and James and Theo were familiar with each other. However, Theo didn't speak, and Ian's teasing voice came over, "Lance, you scared James." Lance The end of his eyebrows was slightly raised, and he glanced speechlessly. Ian chuckled, "James, I think what Lance means is that you have to adjust your vision. Our goal is not the second DreamWorks, but the second DreamWorks. It is the seventh largest film company in Hollywood, and all plans now should not focus on the present, but on the results in five or even ten years." Ian leaned back in his chair, looked up at the person sitting behind Lance, "Am I right?"
"But...but..." James felt that he needed some time to digest it. Before entering Chaos Films, he was also the CEO of a film company, in charge of the life and death power of nearly a hundred employees, but in just one year, the pace of development of Chaos Films is really too fast, James His vision seems to be a bit behind the speed.
In addition to the production department, the distribution department of Chaos Films has been turned upside down. After experiencing the baptism of "Fury Road", they signed distribution agreements with major theaters again. Now Chaos Films has an average of 3,000 in North America. The distribution capacity of about 700 theaters may still be unable to compete with major labels such as Disney and Warner Bros. There are still differences in the details of the contract, but such a distribution capacity is already qualified to challenge the big companies .
In addition, the screenwriting department of Chaos Films seems to have become the largest delivery place for Hollywood independent films. In September alone, they received more than 25,000 scripts, which has surpassed those old labels. Become a leading figure in Hollywood. Of course, there is a lot of water in it, and amateur scripts account for the majority, and more than 90% of the scripts will be eliminated, and only a very small part can be blacklisted and sent to major film and film companies. One in a thousand scripts has a chance to stay in Chaos Films and put into shooting.
Despite this, Chaos Films has formed a virtuous industrial chain, and it is ahead of the entire Hollywood in the development of screenwriting talents. Last month, Chaos Films signed an agreement with the American East Coast Screenwriters Association and the American West Coast Screenwriters Association, and received their support, and cooperated with New York University, UCLA, etc. to set up the "Chaos Films Scholarship", which is dedicated to To reward excellent scripts, select once a quarter, encourage screenwriters to break through and innovate, and evolve those wild ideas into scripts. The selection of the first scholarship will start to accept applications in October, and the results will be announced in the first week of January next year.
There is also the trailer soundtrack department of Chaos Films, which has now become one of the most important gathering places in Hollywood. In 2006 alone, the market share of this department reached 70%, which is well-deserved for the current trailer soundtrack. The giant crocodile can almost be said to be the dominant family. Thanks to the recurring income from copyright, as of September, the 2006 profit of the soundtrack department has exceeded 80 million. The profit is astonishingly high, even more profitable than a "Sin City". Lance's seemingly gambling choice at the beginning has now become the strongest driving force for the rapid development of Chaos Films. If "Fury Road" is not too crazy, perhaps the revenue of the soundtrack department this year may even exceed that of the production department.
Now Chaos Films is no longer a small independent company. The office at 21 Green Ridge Street has expanded to three floors, with nearly 300 employees, and has truly become a mid-sized Hollywood film company. The so-called "seventh player", the so-called "seventh player", is not just a simple name, those behind-the-scenes departments that the media cannot see play an important role, but the success of "Fury Road" has pushed the true strength of Chaos Films to the top. Just in front of everyone.
But even so, James was frightened when he heard about Lance’s plan—because Lance decided to set up an intellectual property department, which is generally referred to as a peripheral department~www.novelbuddy.com~ The cause of the incident came from the "Fury Road" Peripheral distribution—that is, the distribution of videotapes and DVDs, but Chaos Films does not have any channels for distribution at all. Considering that the distribution department of Chaos Films has just entered the track, the next promotional release of "Queen" and "Steel" Heroine" and "Invincible Hulk" and other works, so James feels that it is the best choice to cooperate with a large film company—Paramount or Universal. Now these two companies have complete peripheral distribution channels, and they also I am willing to cooperate with Chaos Pictures. After all, the explosive power of "Fury Road" in the video tape market is worth looking forward to, not to mention a series of films that will be put into production soon.
This is not only the easiest choice, but also the wisest choice, especially considering that Chaos Pictures is cooperating with Universal Pictures to shoot "The Incredible Hulk", and the cooperation in peripheral distribution is completely smooth.
However, Lance put forward a shocking idea. He hoped that Chaos Films would complete the peripheral distribution of "Fury Road" by itself. Not only that, Chaos Films would also set up an intellectual property department to truly incorporate the development of peripheral industries. within the scope of the layout. This... This is simply insanity, not to mention how much money and energy the peripheral industry needs to invest, just talking about the copyright in the hands of Chaos Shadow Industry is far from reaching the scale of developing peripherals.
"Lance, do you know how many copyrights we have in our hands now? Nine, only nine, not even double digits, and setting up an intellectual property department based on just nine movies, are you sure it's not Will it be too advanced? The risk is simply not proportional to the investment, and I don’t see the need for such a choice, let alone the possibility of such a plan’s success.”
James finally came back to his senses, expressing his views eloquently, blushing.
