406 Waiting for a few years

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Reporters and paparazzi finally blocked Ryan in front of the building of Jenkins Pictures, and they came up to ask questions, Toy Story 2 set the highest first-week box office record in the history of an animated film. How did you think of acquiring Pixar? In the studio?

$70 million-plus is scary, but I think Toy Story 2, and Pixar, deserves that, doesn't it?

Ryan stopped for a while and simply answered the reporter's question, We have always said that as long as we work hard, we can achieve success. Pixar Studio has worked hard for computer animation for 20 years. Their success is not accidental, but It is inevitable. As for the original acquisition, I have said it many times. I am optimistic about their efforts. It is as simple as that. Remember in one second The fastest update of popular novels

Ryan, as far as we know, the sales of peripheral products are as hot as the box office of the movie. Do you have any tips for this? Another reporter asked loudly.

The trick? Ryan laughed and said in a deliberately joking tone, The biggest trick is...

All the reporters' ears perked up, and the noisy front of the building was extremely silent.

I paid for it out of my own pocket and bought a set of Toys dolls for everyone I knew.

After the joke was finished, Ryan walked into the office building under the protection of bodyguards, ignoring the commotion behind him.

Frankly speaking, Toy Story 2 can get such a box office result in the first week, which is not only beyond Pixar studio's expectations, but also not even Ryan himself. , however, after the Thanksgiving holiday and the opening weekend, the second week of the box office is sure to see a big drop.

This is the natural law of entertainment movies.

With a rare long stay at Jenkins, Ryan sat in his office. Browse the company's next production plan.

After each blockbuster series was released successively, the production of the sequels was put on the agenda one after another. Most of the directors of the first episode also signed the subsequent director contracts. The only sequel production that changed the director was Mission Impossible 2. , At present, Bai Ge? Wu is taking the crew out on location. If nothing else happens, this will be his last glory in Hollywood.

In order to ensure the success of the film,

In order to squeeze out Bai Ge Wu's last bit of material, Ryan simply gave him the final editing right, which is for Chinese directors in Hollywood. It's just something you can only dream of.

The news came back to Hong Kong and caused a huge sensation. With the addition of actors such as Jack Chen, Jet Li and other action teams such as Yuan Heping and Cheng Xiaodong, the Hong Kong film industry was instantly bursting with confidence, and many media were advocating that Hong Kong films had conquered Hollywood. , Hong Kong movies can definitely get out of the slump.

Unfortunately, this is just their wishful thinking. It won't be long before the seemingly glamorous Hollywood Hong Kong filmmakers return home, and Hong Kong films are infinitely close to death.

In fact, it's not just Ryan and Jenkins Pictures, Hollywood's slightly more visionary. They are absorbing their strengths, and then turning them into part of Hollywood culture, and when they have squeezed what they have to the limit, naturally these people are no longer needed.

certainly. As long as they can still make money for themselves, these producers, including Ryan, will still give them generous contracts.

Want to stay in Hollywood. Then we must take the initiative to integrate into the mainstream culture of Hollywood. Ang Lee, a top student who graduated from New York University, is very smart in this regard, while other filmmakers who come to Hollywood, especially from Hong Kong, still retain a strong Hong Kong The old-fashioned style of movies is of no use to Hollywood, which pays attention to assembly line production.

Last year, the Wachowski brothers fell in love with Jett Lee and wanted to invite him to play the role of the guardian angel of the prophet. Who knew that the other party would pay three million dollars, and such a role with limited footage would cost three hundred With a salary of ten thousand dollars, Harvey Weinstein rejected this candidate without even thinking. That's why Tiger Chen's guardian angel was born.

Hollywood studios, and Jenkins in particular, can easily get big money for their films, but they don't take advantage of them.

After the knock on the door, Scott Swift walked in. At Ryan's suggestion, he sat on the chair opposite the desk. After a female secretary had coffee, the two entered directly. to the point.

Toy Story 2's huge first-week box office and hot sales of peripheral products have driven the rapid rise of Pixar's stock. Investors are very confident. Many people even think that as long as Pixar persists, maybe it will create a Cisco-style myth. . Scott briefly described the stock situation of Pixar, Since the movie was released, the price of a single stock has risen by more than 15%.

Is this normal? Ryan frowned. Pixar is indeed very successful, but the stock price is rising too fast, right?

There's a lot of bills on the market now, but it's rare to see anyone shipping. Scott slowly clasped the armrest of the chair, According to Ed Kammer's reaction, someone is contacting a few of them and testing them. Did they mean to sell Pixar shares, but they rejected it.

Ryan nodded. This is normal. Ed Camere, John Lasseter and others almost regarded the Pixar studio as their own children. Unless there was an irresistible reason, they would not easily take action. shares.

And Ryan. Scott mentioned another company, France's Vivendi Group, privately sent us an application to acquire Blizzard Entertainment, and their bid exceeded 13% of Blizzard Entertainment's market value. .

If you don’t want to trigger an acquisition war, a premium acquisition is undoubtedly the most appropriate method. Vivendi Group has shown a strong interest in Blizzard Entertainment since two years ago, but Ryan has never nodded his head. He knows the distance between Blizzard and Blizzard. The most glorious moment is still a long way off. Now, if I sell it, wouldn't I become the second Steve Jobs.

To this day, Steve Jobs's sale of Pixar Studios to Ryan is treated as a joke.

The founder of Apple, after lacking the springboard of the Pixar studio, has never returned to Apple, and without his Apple, still embarked on the development path of the previous life.

This ironclad fact also reminds Ryan to keep a clear head at all times, the earth will turn without anyone.

Ryan, what do you think? Scott also has a lot of shares in Blizzard, and was a little moved by Vivendi's bid.

After all, their main industry is still in the film industry, and the proceeds from the sale of Blizzard Entertainment are now dozens of times as much as the original investment.

Are we short of money, Scott. Ryan took a sip of coffee and slowly put the cup on the table, I think, what we don't lack right now is money?

Indeed, we have no shortage of liquidity.

After selling large stakes in Yahoo and Cisco, other than investing in Google and buying a small stake in Disney, large sums of money can't find a way to invest now.

I heard that Blizzard is preparing to release Diablo 2, and the next step is to launch Warcraft 3. Blizzard Entertainment is far from reaching its peak, and it is definitely not a wise choice to make a move at this time. Ryan shook Shaking his head, Reject Vivendi... Well, leave some room for future negotiations.

I understand. Scott nodded in agreement.

Also, Scott, find a way to suppress the stock prices of Blizzard and Pixar, and don't let them rise too fast. Thinking of the stock market crash next year, Ryan also has a headache, and the listed company under his name will definitely also Affected, at present, we can only try to minimize the impact. Before the end of the year, try to sell the remaining it stocks.

After sending Scott away, Ryan put aside the financial aspects. After all, he is an outsider. With Scott as a good player, there is no need to worry too much.

After drinking a cup of coffee, Ryan opened the document on the notebook and started typing slowly. Pirates of the Caribbean was completed last month, and it has been handed over to Julis. When the time is right, the project will be officially approved, and he wrote It is exactly the process of American Idol's national draft.

After a series of short investigations, the few people Garcia sent to the United Kingdom basically determined that the United Kingdom had not planned such a draft activity. Ryan quickly wrote down the little things in his mind that he did not remember much.

In fact, such a similar draft activity has existed in North America for a long time, but there is no standardized operation.

For example, Disney's Mickey Mouse Club draft is to select suitable teenage actors and singers across the United States, but this type of draft is just for the draft, without interaction with the audience, and will not be put on TV, let alone hype. Star-like establishment of support groups and other messy means.

Ryan needs to come up with relevant ideas and processes as soon as possible, carry out extensive cooperation with Fox TV, and then register it as his own patent and brand. Even if he goes bankrupt in the future, he can live freely with the copyright of American Idol. go down.

Since he is not sure when the British side will plan this show, all Ryan needs is to be fast and make it his own as soon as possible. He has prepared his lawyers and brokerage team. Register worldwide.

By the way, should I buy a record company and sign the top singers?

And Taylor, the cash cow that will be popular all over the world in the future...

Thinking of the blond curly hair, Ryan couldn't help shaking his head. If she became the owner of the record company, with her rogue character, she would definitely take all the money she earned...

Besides, I already have a plan. As long as it succeeds, there will be a complete industrial chain. The only thing to do is to wait a few years.

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