Hollywood Hunter

Crowded and busy, with some kind of inscrutable excitement.

This is Julia Roberts' first impression of Burbank's Daenerys Entertainment Branch office building.

You know, today but Saturday, most people in this company don’t seem to have the awakening of the weekend.However, thinking of the feedback of the film review on "Magnolia Orchid" in the media today, Julia couldn't help but feel a little excited.

In addition to the expected praise for the film as a whole, as well as director Mark Redell, starring Jessica Lange and others, many film review articles also specifically mentioned Shelby as she played.

After doing some analysis on the film criticism in the morning and communicating with Daenerys Entertainment, Marvin Josephson, the ICM president who has personally taken over her agency work, said this time it is even hopeful to help her win an Oscar for best supporting actress. Nominated.

Julia is only 21 years old this year. She won't expect to win a prize, but just one nomination is enough to give her an advantage over most of her actresses of the same age.

This time to participate in a publicity conference, Marvin Josephson did not come together, but appointed another agent to accompany.The two were led by the staff to a reception room, and Julia accidentally discovered that another star of "Steel Magnolia", Daryl Hanna, and the other's agent had arrived early.

Also an ICM artist, if it is in the past, Julia can only look up in front of Daryl Hanna.

Daryl Hannah is 28 years old and made his debut in the 1970s. In 1982, he attracted attention with the role of replicator in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner. He has participated in "Mermaid" and "Wall Street" for many years. , "French Open Condor" and other hot works, can be described as one of the hottest actresses in the 1980s.

However, thinking about the five-part appointment with Daenerys Entertainment, Julia immediately became confident again.

I just don’t know if I can see Simon Westero today.

It is a pity that the little man who has greeted countless Hollywood actresses already has a girlfriend.Moreover, there are rumors in the circle that he seems to prefer mature women, "Beverly Wife" is affected by this tendency.

Yes, yes.

It’s no surprise that a young boy who lacked love and care from a young age and a mature woman who likes to be gentle and considerate.But, who said that young girls can't be tender and considerate?

Thinking about this, Julia and Daryl Hannah greeted each other, and saw that the other party was not too enthusiastic, and she did not deliberately ask for fun. Instead, the agents accompanied by both parties chatted a few times to avoid the cold.

After waiting for more than ten minutes in this way, the other main creators of "Steel Magnolia Flower" arrived one after another.However, after the agreed two o'clock in the afternoon, Daenerys Entertainment did not mean to start the meeting.

Just as Mark Redell, the director of "Steel Magnolia," got up and wanted to ask about the situation, Amy Pascal, CEO of Daenerys Entertainment, walked in and greeted everyone with an apology, and explained the temporary There are some situations that require everyone to wait a moment.

Whether it is Mark Redell or Jessica Lange, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and other stars, it is usually just the kind of object that others are waiting for.However, Amy personally came forward to apologize, and Daenerys Entertainment is just like the sky. Everyone is very good at speaking. Otherwise, Daenerys Entertainment cannot gather these people on Saturdays. .

However, everyone could not help but wonder, what happened suddenly can temporarily delay this meeting.

Amy explained to everyone that after a short stay, she hurried away again,

At the same time, in a large meeting room upstairs.

Almost all the executives of Daenerys Entertainment were here, even Robert Iger of the East Coast flew from New York in the morning.

At this time, Daenerys Entertainment's two presidents in charge of distribution and television business, Robert Rem and Robert Egger, New World Pictures President Danny Morris, and High Gate Pictures President Ella Doicman , And other core executives such as Mark Hillvis, President of Daenerys Special Effects, James Gordon, President of Marvel Entertainment, Nancy Brill, President of Consumer Products, and Paul Schmidt, the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Sitting at the large conference table.

Only Simon stood alone, with a serious expression.

Although there was no anger, the special temperament accumulated by the two generations and the huge aura of wealth and reputation have made these executive groups in the conference room called industry elites not dare to take it lightly.

The cause of the incident was the announcement plan of "Steel Magnolia Flower".

At the end of the year, the four films "Scream", "Steel Magnolia", "Death Poetry Society" and "Rainman" have different audiences. In order to complete the announcement of these films more efficiently and accurately, these four films The film was handed over to four teams of the company.

According to the established brand strategy, "Scream" is assigned to the New World Publishing Company, and the titles are used by New World Films. The three films "Steel Magnolia", "Death Poetry Society" and "Rain Man" belong to Dan Nellis Publishing Company, the title of the film uses Daenerys Studios brand.

Because "Scream" is a commercial film released by Daenerys Entertainment in the true sense, the company's emphasis on this project is self-evident.

Robert Rem put all the elites of the distribution department in the "Scream" group, and also gathered a lot of resources that the company can use.

After all, a nationwide road show definitely needs a large number of media contacts to support it. If other film companies do this rashly and arrive in a city, they may not find a media willing to cooperate with the promotion.

The start of "Scream" was 20.71 million US dollars at the box office in the first week, and the team responsible for the announcement of this project definitely contributed.

In "Steel Magnolia", the problem immediately appeared.

Since the four films are divided into four groups, there will naturally be a sense of competition among each other.

Moreover, whether it is Robert Rem, the person in charge or an employee of the distribution department, naturally will express his tendency according to the box office potential of several films. "Scream" has the highest box office potential, and everyone hopes Joining this group, Robert Rem will also allocate more resources to it.Before the return of the distribution of "Rainman", "Steel Magnolia" is undoubtedly the least favored of the other three films. After some deployment, it naturally became a weaker distribution group.

In the early publicity stage, Simon only did not find this problem because he only needed to put ads in various channels.

However, "Steel Magnolia" will also be followed by a road show. When he saw the huge difference between "Steel Magnolia" and "Scream", Simon realized the seriousness of the matter.

This is not because the quality of the "Magnolia Flower" project is too poor, the company is in a period of rapid rise, everyone is doing their best, even if the "Magnolia Flower" team can not be compared with the "Scream" team , But spent enough thought, the gap will not be too big.

The key is difference.

The two plans can be said to have very different styles.

This means that the two teams of "Scream" and "Steel Magnolia" have not communicated at all, and many of the obvious advantages of "Scream" are not absorbed by "Steel Magnolia". Similarly, Some of the details of the "Scream" program that have proved infeasible, "Steel Magnolia" still exist.

If only the commercial success or failure of the two films, Simon does not care, but he understands that this situation will soon lead to a division within the company and further lead to the emergence of infighting.

The most notable feature of a large company's illness is the internal struggles between company departments.

Daenerys Entertainment has not yet developed into a large, well-founded company, but Simon did not dare to take this issue lightly.Moreover, Simon even felt a bit lucky to be able to detect this problem in time.

In a few years, Daenerys Entertainment will grow and develop, and the corporate style and culture will be completely finalized. It is simply impossible to reverse these problems without hurting.

Amy returned shortly after leaving briefly, and Simon, who had just been silent, continued: "Everyone must understand one thing, Daenerys Entertainment is a whole, production, distribution, derivative development and other support departments, any link Both are indispensable. I don’t expect all of you to live in harmony, there will be differences between the two, not to mention that Daenerys Entertainment now has more than 800 employees. However, I ask you to work together, even if you You want to strangle each other in private. At work, you must also cooperate with each other. If you can’t do this, then you can only choose to leave on your own initiative, or I will expel you. Daenerys Entertainment internal will There is no doubt that there is competition. But cooperation is more important than competition, and the next thing will be directly reflected in the salary of all of you."

Simon said here, picked up the two road show plans for "Steel Magnolia" and "Scream" and showed it to everyone, "Like these two plans, the release of "Steel Magnolia" could have absorbed " The screaming experience has the advantage of avoiding some mistakes that have happened, but this situation has not happened, which obviously means that there is a lack of communication between the two teams. Even, the screaming team waits again to watch The joke of the "Steel Magnolia Flower" group, the mistakes I made, how can you avoid them, how can my own accumulated experience let you know? This idea is very narrow, and I don't want to see similar situations in the future. And , Bob, it’s your job to coordinate the communication between the two teams, so it’s your dereliction of duty if this happens."

Robert Rem felt the sharp eyes that Simon looked at, and did not dare to refute, said: "I'm sorry, Simon."

"I don't want to hear that sorry," Simon shook his head and said, "As a punishment, your bonus this year is deducted by 10%."

According to the remuneration contract initially agreed by Simon and Rem, in addition to the basic annual salary, a bonus of up to US$3 million can be obtained according to the status of work performance.Rem started his job in August. According to the development of Daenerys Entertainment, he will be able to easily get a full bonus of $3 million in August next year.

Now, Simon has deducted 300,000 US dollars.

Robert Rem can only smile bitterly. Everyone can feel Simon's rare seriousness today. If he debates at this time, he thinks Simon will deduct another 10%.Can he leave because of this?Hollywood is now coveted by the position of Daenerys entertainment executives. If he leaves, someone will make up immediately, and his ability will not be worse than him.

Simon didn’t hear Rem’s objection to his decision, so he turned away and looked at the crowd to continue: “Because of the nature of the film industry, it is more efficient to divide employees into different teams to take charge of each project in a targeted manner, but, I don’t want to see all kinds of split small groups in the company. It is your job to ensure the unity and coordination of the team. While you assign employees to be responsible for different projects, you must also ensure their cooperation with other teams. Remember This cooperation is not voluntary but compulsory. Everyone must provide assistance to others based on their own work. Only in this way can he get a higher salary and a higher position. The previous personnel work has always been personally responsible for me and Amy. Next, I will set up the company's personnel department as soon as possible to be responsible for this work. I will be here, you can communicate for yourself, and then notify this matter as soon as possible. To everyone in the company."

After Simon finished speaking, he picked up the two proposals and gave them to Robert Rem, and turned to leave the meeting room.

Robert Rem quickly got up and followed.

Because of the tight office space, there is no dedicated office for Simon on Burbank.Simon stood directly in the hallway and handed the two proposals to Rem, saying: "Give you a day, let the two teams "Scream" and "Steel Magnolia" come up with a new proposal together. By the way, the "Death Poetry Society" and "Rain Man" teams also have to participate, and let's do it now. Tell them that if it is not completed, everyone's salary will be reduced by one grade next month, and the year-end bonus will be halved."

According to a recently decided remuneration plan, all employees of the company in December will receive a minimum of two times and a maximum of ten times the monthly salary according to indicators such as length of employment, job performance, etc. Some outstanding employees can also receive additional year-end awards .

It is because the relevant information has been announced in advance that the company will be full of energy these days, even if it is not a weekend today, not many people choose to rest.

The entire Daenerys Entertainment Group's Daenerys Pictures, New World Pictures, Gaomen Pictures, Daenerys Distribution, New World Publishing, Daenerys Special Effects, Pixar Animation, Marvel Entertainment, etc. Departments and subsidiaries, the overall number of employees has exceeded 800.

Because the core management has a separate salary system, other employees of Daenerys Entertainment, including some middle and low-level managers, have an average monthly salary of about $3,500. In normal months, according to 800 people, Daenerys Entertainment’s monthly The expenditure was US$2.8 million.

Even if all are counted as 10 times the monthly salary, Daenerys Entertainment only needs to pay 28 million US dollars.

Such a sum of money is definitely a burden for other film companies of the same size. For example, Orion Pictures will certainly not be able to provide so much money to reward its employees, but for Daenerys Entertainment, it is not counted at all. what.

Simon can actually be more generous, but he also understands the step by step principle.The integration of Daenerys Entertainment is less than a year. Most employees have only been employed for a few months, and now they are given too much. It will be difficult to satisfy the employees’ appetite in the future.