I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 399
[Chapter 396 Why]
Michael Eisner, who was sitting in a high-end cafe in Beverly, glanced at his watch again, five minutes before the appointed time, but his face was already showing impatience look.
These days he has been in a state of irritability. Disney has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in consecutive film failures last summer, and none of the films released at the end of the year have achieved great results.
Throughout 1990, if it weren’t for Disneyland and branded product sales to make up for the losses, Disney would likely have posted its first loss since his tenure.
However, even though the balance of payments was barely maintained, some shareholders still began to accuse him of monopolizing the power of Disney and single-mindedly shot down Eric Williams, thus ending the good partnership between Disney and Firefly .
Of course Michael Eisner would not admit his remorse to others. If he had known that such a situation would be caused, he would certainly not have been such an early bird.
But it is useless to say these now. After he expressed his reconciliation to Eric through “Human Ghosts”, it was only in exchange that Firefly was not openly hostile to Disney, but the cooperation between the two parties was out of the question.
Although he has complete control of Disney’s board of directors, Michael Eisner is well aware that this absolute dominance is based on his ability to earn enough for Disney shareholders.
Only Disney can bring a steady stream of profits to shareholders, and there will be no situation in a company with very scattered shareholders that shareholders will unite against him.
Occasionally one or two shareholders jumped out to pick on him, and it would not have any impact on him, not even those from the Disney family.
Therefore, he will only be sitting here today.
And rarely arrive earlier than others.
Before I knew it, five minutes passed, and a waiter finally led Robert Shea to this table, Michael Eisner let himself show a warm smile, and Robert Shay Shay shook hands and the two sat down opposite each other.
“I’m so sorry. Michael, I’ve encountered something, and I’m a little late,” Robert Shea said to Michael Eisner after ordering a cup of coffee.
Michael Eisner still had a smile on his face and said, “It’s okay. Robert, and you’re not late.” The two had a brief chat , the waiter quickly brought coffee, and Robert Shea slowly added a few pieces of candy to himself, looking leisurely.
It doesn’t seem to have any intention of negotiating business affairs, and the attitude of taking a posture is obvious.
These days he is really doing well. After getting through the resentment of being kicked out by Firefly, because he has the script of “Cut Throat Island” snatched from Eric, Robert Xie Yi discovered that he was more beautiful than when he was a firefly, and the seven major film companies lowered their attitudes to show their affection to him, hoping to cooperate with him to develop the “Cutthroat Island” project.
Of course Robert Shea thought about making Cutthroat Island independently, but he invested in such a large-scale film.
Distribution is not that simple.
Losing the new line, with the little connections he has now, it is impossible to support the release of a big-budget movie like “Cutthroat Island”.
Unless he is willing to accumulate a few years of patience.
Otherwise, relying on the seven distribution channels is inevitable.
But out of the resentment of being kicked out of Firefly, Robert Shay is eager to make a comeback, and of course, he also used “Cutthroat Island” to disgust Eric, so he has decided to fight with Seven Great cooperation, these days he has been shuttling between the seven executives, hoping to use this chip in his hand to strive for the best interests for himself.
Michael Eisner looked at Robert Shay, who was posing.
A sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stabbed without a trace: “I heard that kid went to New York again.” Of course Robert Shea knew who Michael Eisner was referring to.
His expression became gloomy: “It must have been because of this oil price fluctuation again, maybe I made some money last time. This time I want to make a fortune again. Young people, they are always ignorant, not only did they refuse hfpa (Hollywood Foreign Press Association) invited guests to present awards. He didn’t even attend the Golden Globe Awards this year. He must have offended hfpa this time. It will not be so easy for firefly movies to win awards in the future. Things.” Michael Eisner doesn’t really care about the Golden Globe Oscars, MGM has more than 150 Oscars, the number one of all studios, and it’s not yet Half dead.
Only those second- and third-tier small companies are very concerned about the profit dividends brought by the Golden Globes and Oscars. From this, it can be seen that Robert Shea’s vision is still limited to what level superior.
Michael Eisner suddenly felt that Eric made the right choice to kick Robert Shea out of the Firefly.
“That kid will take care of himself sooner or later, Robert, let’s talk about Cutthroat Island now,” Michael Eisner said bluntly.
Robert Shea put down the coffee in his hand and cheered up: “Let’s talk about Disney’s conditions first, Michael, I’m still very inclined to cooperate with Disney, but you also need to offer concessions The conditions of my heart.” Michael Eisner said: “Forty-six percent, including all investment and distribution, you account for forty percent, Disney for sixty percent, of course, you can also take To this proportion of income.” Robert Shea felt a burst of incredulity, looked at Michael Eisner’s serious expression, and sneered: “Are you kidding me, Michael, don’t say yes I’m forty-six, even fifty-five, and I won’t agree. I’m so sorry, I think I should leave, everyone’s time is precious.” “What’s the hurry, Robert , why don’t you listen to me,” Michael Eisner waved to Robert Shea with a half-smile.
Aware of Michael Eisner’s unusual expression, Robert Shea hesitated for a moment, then sat back.
Michael Eisner continued: “Let’s talk about “The Ghost Story” first, Eric Williams said that apart from him, the script should be placed on others In the hands, the possibility of success is not high. I didn’t believe it at first, but after the release of “Human Ghost”, I realized that what he said was not wrong, if it weren’t for the tear-jerking “oh,
my-” soundtrack, the grade of this film will drop by more than one step, and the box office will definitely shrink significantly.
In addition to him, with other directors or composers, the chances of linking this classic old song from decades ago to “Human Ghost” are infinitely equal to zero.
” “Does this have anything to do with what we’re talking about today?
“Robert Shea asked impatiently. UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com Michael Eisner nodded, looked at Robert Shea with bright eyes, and said confidently: ” Of course, do you know why I’m not as eager as the other studios and only contact you now?
” Robert Shea instinctively had a strong sense of unpleasantness, and asked a little stumblingly: “Why…why?”
“(To be continued)
[End of this Chapter]
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