Chapter 516: Wald Pictures on the cusp of the storm
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Warner Bros. Pictures.
It is a subsidiary of Time Warner and one of the six famous Hollywood, especially after its parent company Time Warner merged with American Online (AOL) to form a company, it has become a monster that dominates the market.
It's so overwhelming that a lot of film companies can't breathe!
Even for several other film companies that are the same as Hollywood's Big Six, the choice at this moment is to avoid the edge for the time being.
However... no one thought that AOL, Warner Inc., would actually play off by itself.
Deep in internal struggle!
There have been fierce internal conflicts between the original Time Warner faction and the newly joined AOL faction.
The outside counterparts were fiercely a handful of melon-eating crowds.
As a result, as a subsidiary of the group, Warner Bros. Pictures has had a bad time for nearly a year.
"Boss, good news!"
The secretary rushed into the office of the CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures, with a smile on her face.
"Huh?" CEO Barry Meyer frowned.
The secretary saw the displeasure of her boss, and immediately said: "Boss, I just answered a call. It is a call from Director Zach Schneider. He wants to invite you to meet."
"it is good!!!"
Hearing that, Barry Meyer, who was slightly unhappy just now, smiled beautifully like a flower in full bloom.
"It's not in vain that I wooed him over and over again, and he finally realized that Warner is his best partner! I can't wait to meet him now!"
Excited!
That's right, Barry Meyer is very excited now.
You know that he hasn't had many happy days since this year. The struggle within the company upset him for a while.
In February 2000, Time Warner was acquired, and the Internet bubble burst soon after.
Throughout the whole year of 2000, among a series of movies produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, the only one that was truly a hit was "The Matrix."
other?
Haha, don't mention it!
Throughout last year, the performance of Warner Bros. Pictures fell by 23%. Outside colleagues and the media, many people claimed: "Barry Meyer is the worst CEO of Warner Bros. Pictures in the past 100 years!"
Listen!
Criticism from outsiders, coupled with the targeting of AOL filming, he was almost dismissed from the CEO position of Barry Meyer, thanks to the support of former chairman Steve Rose, otherwise he would definitely be ousted. Up.
Barry Mayer desperately wants to take a breath!
"Director Zach Schneider is my magic weapon. With his joining, Warner will soon be able to launch a hot movie, which can save the company's overall decline and save my career."
However, he did not know one thing.
The "Harry Potter" series of movies belonged to Warner in the original time and space, and it was Barry Meyer who dug into it.
The result is also gratifying!
The copyright of the "Harry Potter" series has created a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars!
But... now it belongs to Zucker!
.......
That night.
Director Zach Schneider and CEO Barry Meyer met in a very low-key restaurant in the Burbank area.
"Oh?"
"You mean to adapt "Pretty Girls" from DC Comics, right?"
"Only you have a request, then absolutely no problem!"
Barry Meyer heard that Zach Schneider was interested in "Pretty Girls", and he didn't hesitate at all at the moment, and he was very happy.
This makes Director Zach very moved.
"Except for Mr. Wald, only Barry Mayer appreciates me the most. Of course, Mr. Barry Mayer has more courage in the "Pretty Girls" movie." Zack secretly said in his heart.
The two of them ate and talked, and they had a very pleasant chat.
There is a feeling of hate to see each other late!
Even though this is not the first time the two have met, they still feel sorry for each other.
but......
The news of the meeting between the two was exposed by a gossip magazine early the next morning.
.......
The next day.
The well-known Los Angeles gossip magazine "Entertainment Little Secrets" published an article: "Yesterday, Warner Bros. Pictures CEO Barry Meyer and famous Hollywood director Zach Schneider, the two had dinner together. They had a very happy conversation. It seems that cooperation is near! "
As soon as this news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many film and television industry colleagues.
Lionsgate’s owner Gusta: "Didn’t Zach Schneider say to be tied to Wald Pictures? And he also served as the director of Wald Pictures’ production department, although I heard it’s just a nominal , But he actually chose to cooperate with Warner, which is surprising."
"Hehe!"
Legendary Pictures CEO Eric sneered: "He refused my three invitations. I thought he was only making movies for Wald Pictures, but now it seems that I guessed wrong! He refused me, just watching Not in my legendary film industry!"
Legendary Pictures, the bottom-most existence among Hollywood second-tier film companies.
Not to mention that it is compared with Wald Pictures, even compared to Harvey Weinstein's Miramax Films, it is also quite different.
Xie Yi, the owner of New Line Pictures, said with a smirk: "It's rare to see that fellow Zhuke languish, and all his awards have gone to Warner. It's really pleasing!"
gloat.
For a long time, Shay always had a smile on his face and MMP in his heart when facing Zhuke.
To put it bluntly, he was jealous of Zucker.
Shirley Lansing, CEO of Paramount Pictures, was surprised when he saw the news: "The loss of a director like Zach Schneider is undoubtedly a major blow to Wald Pictures. "
There is no subordination relationship between the director and the film and television company.
This is correct.
However, if a top director leaves you to shoot for other film companies, then it is definitely a huge loss.
The existence of top directors, even those high-ranking large companies, also need to maintain a balanced attitude to maintain relationships.
After all, no one will choose to have trouble with money.
.......
At 8 o'clock in the morning that day.
When Kevin Fitch came to the Wald Building and was about to start his office, he was surrounded by a large number of reporters.
"Mr. Fitch, may I ask, does the collaboration between Director Zach and Warner mean that Wald Pictures has broken with Director Zac?"
"Director Zach broke with your company. Is there an economic dispute?"
"According to internal sources, Wald Pictures rejected the new script "Pretty Girls" directed by Zac, but Warner generously accepted it. Is this the reason for Director Zac’s departure? Please answer ?"
The rush of questions from a large number of reporters did not make Kevin Fitch panic.
He had this psychological preparation since he refused to approve the film "Pretty Girl Secret Agents".
He knows Zach too well-stubborn.
"Interesting, so interesting."
At this moment, it is located above an office building next door to the Wald Building.
Well, the eighth district film company.
Steven Soderbergh, who has just won the Oscar for best director award, sneered and said: "This is very lively, what do you think? George!"
Hearing that, George Clooney: "A director chose to cooperate with other film companies. This is the norm in Hollywood, and there is nothing to say about it. This time, the reason why such a heated discussion is caused is nothing but Wald The film industry is on the cusp of a storm."
Steven Soderbergh nodded and smiled: "Who makes Wald Pictures too much? Many people don't want to see it grow again!"
A small incident caused a huge disturbance.
Everything is because of Wald Pictures in recent years~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is too ostentatious!
If it's not against you, who is it against?
Wald Pictures, at the cusp of the storm, any small matter has been deliberately magnified by the outside world!
"Quiet, all quiet!"
The security of Wald Pictures pulled away a group of reporters who were eager to interview.
Kevin Fitch looked at everyone and said loudly: "Director Zach is a partner with Wald Pictures. It is his personal freedom to choose which film company he will shoot for. For example, as the owner of DreamWorks Pierberg, don’t you often make movies for Universal Pictures."
"This is just normal! I hope you can calm down."
"Of course, if you are interested in our Wald Pictures, then you should focus on our "Spider-Man" movie, which will be officially released on DVD worldwide on the 15th of this month."
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