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Just as Mailey Dandry was full of enthusiasm and was busy with the development of new work, Chris Wedge was also working hard...

Since Mai Lei Dan Derry resigned, his position in Fox has risen further.

Of course, his ability to reach today's height is entirely driven by achievements.

At the beginning, the animation projects produced by Fox always lost money and once became a burden for the entire company. It was he who led the Blue Sky animation team to produce "Ice Age" to restore the decline.

A few days ago, when he was personally shown by the company’s major shareholders, he discovered that this series has brought more than 1.2 billion U.S. dollars in profits to Fox and still has potential in the licensing market. In addition to direct benefits, he also discovered It has brought many hidden improvements to the company's offline channels.

Therefore, he dared to seek support and hold more power to speak without worrying about his failure.

Up to this moment, he really achieved that, that kind of mental excitement made him extremely happy-starting from today, he is also the number one person, and he is no longer "come down to others".

The sweet taste of power makes every ambitious man intoxicated, and Chris Wedge is no exception. Although he prefers animation and does not prefer business management, it does not mean that he does not want to stand taller.

In most cases, Delong and Wangshu are popular.

The accumulation of resources will quickly make people demand more. For example, when walking, I want a bicycle to travel, and I have a bicycle, but I want an electric car. With an electric car, I feel that the car is more comfortable. Divided into various grades and the comfort problem of the combination of money and technology...

The so-called desire is difficult to fill, there is a certain reason.

People will enjoy the thrill of various "superiority" distinctions. For Chris Witch, Mairedandrei's departure is the heart and soul of his "reasonable" requirements.

Since then, Fox Animation will not have a second authoritative voice...

This kind of treatment is what he pursues.

But unexpectedly, after leaving his job, Mai Lei Dan De Rui founded a lighting entertainment company, and hooked up with Firefly...

Bill McNico, the president of the company's distribution department, told him this.

When it is said, although there is no explicit statement, but it is a pity that Mai Lei Dan De Rui left...

Of course, Chris Witch doesn’t know what to say. He and Mai Le Dandre are not incompatible, but there is a certain conflict, and then the other party withdraws...

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There are different pursuits between people.

Like Chris Wedge and Mai Lei Dandry, they both pursue animation and don't like being hindered by others. Lehman only regards animation as a supplement to the company's development. What he really cares about is still live action movies.

In the office.

At this time, Lehman had just finished a project schedule.

The automatic painting business was taken over by a talented person. Except for the money and support, he didn't need him to worry too much. Life was not much worse than usual.

In the rush, time came to December 17.

It just so happened that another weekend passed.

In the market, "300" has been screened for a month, and in the third and fourth weeks of its release, it continued to decline steadily, maintaining at 20.76 million US dollars and 18.35 million box office respectively.

Because of this, throughout the period from mid-November to the first half of December, the North American box office of "300" has exceeded 170 million, and there is only less than 30 million US dollars away from the 200 million mark.

Considering the film's mixed reputation and the mainstream audience's acceptance of the radiation range-the most important thing is that most people may not particularly praise it, but they all feel worth the price.

Therefore, the two are offset. Even if the "300" screening screen is reduced to less than 900 screens in order to make room for new movies from other studios, it will accumulate a little every day during the subsequent nearly one month screening. There will also be good gains.

At this time, on the weekly box office rankings, the first place is still occupied by the animated film "Happy Feet" released by Warner.

This movie, which cost close to 100 million US dollars, combined animation and real action, although the box office performance is not particularly eye-catching-in terms of production costs, it has attracted positive reviews from parents and children.

Of course, "Happy Feet" can be renamed "Penguin Story". Its core is quite imitating the popular factors of Pixar's several masterpieces and applying them.

Second place: "Dream Girl" produced by Paramount, a music biography film.It is also the product of the intentions of major studios after the box office and word-of-mouth double harvest of "Go with the Song" last year.

And the film starring Beyoncé and Jennifer's combination, the topic is good, Paramount made a little effort, and got 22.67 million US dollars in the box office.

Third place: "When happiness comes knocking on the door" adapted from a real-life biography produced by Columbia Pictures.

The production cost of this film is 55 million US dollars. The inspirational story of Will Smith playing the protagonist of the same skin color at a high price. Since the premiere, it has received unanimous praise from film critics. The first weekend is 26.54 million, which is a great proof that Will- Smith's market appeal.

After all, such subjects generally won't be too high at the box office.

Colombia's idea is nothing more than a rush to the Olympics. It will not let it and will not choose to show it in mid-December, and it doesn't give much resources to announce it.

But whoever thinks, this film has become more and more courageous in the war, and it has a rhythm of breaking 150 million in North America.

what does this mean?

It means that the film can be profitable without operating the Oscars.

And this has further increased the worth of the protagonist Will Smith.

You know, Hollywood decides the actors' remuneration based on market value, unless you have a mine or the backstage is hard enough, otherwise the standard is very clear.

Prior to this, although Will Smith has stepped into the first-line actor, but has been criticized for only playing a flat role, laughing and joking.

But in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", his performance is enough to impress the audience.This has surprised many people.

Mainly, there are not many actors with strong appeal and acting skills in Hollywood.

With this, he took it for granted—unfortunately, this was just an extraordinary performance of his role that fits better, and he did not stabilize this template later.

In addition to all these things, French film companies such as Europa, Gaumont, and EMI have begun to promote "Untouchable".

The film has been completely completed since September, and has been delayed until now, naturally for the Christmas file.

In the United States, Firefly Pictures can only rely on a choppy way to enjoy the golden period of the audience base dividend, but in France, or with the agency distribution of the three major local studios, it completely enjoys the first-class resource tilt .

Not only that, the theater operators are very optimistic about Lehman, because his films always get good box office, especially when compared to the premise that the French market has been invaded by Hollywood blockbusters.

As a result, the film is only fixed, and it is guaranteed that no less than 40% of the film is arranged, and the screening scale of at least 3800 screens is guaranteed.

In this way, in a few days, Lyman will fly to Paris to participate in the premiere of the film.

Prior to this, the animation department in charge of Mai Lei Dan Derry also had new moves.

After carefully screening the industry personnel, the staff handed over to Lehman a large list of lists and business promotion budget statements.

These are basically the work he has been responsible for in the past two weeks. As long as it is executed smoothly and nothing else, the team framework can be built.

What is more surprising is that he also negotiated a priority contract with major image-licensed producers such as Mattel and Hasbro.

When reporting this matter, he was unspeakably calm.

If Perlman hadn't come over and happily pointed out that his job had become easier, Lehman still didn't know what Mairedandre brought to the Firefly.

In other words, this is the convenience brought by his personal connections and resources in the circle.

Similarly, after Robert Iger became the executive officer of Disney, the Jewish forces got closer to Disney. It was not all interests, but also some personal factors.

Toy companies such as Hasbro and Mattel have maintained close business relationships with Fox, and McLeodendre also has a certain degree of familiarity and friendship with the executives of these companies.

A convenience can increase the priority of channels and promotion for the copyright surrounding market under Firefly. For him, it is just a meal.It's really trivial.

It can be seen how many human resources can be accumulated from the top six department executives who have left.

I think that after Joseph joined Firefly, the recruitment of the company's administrative departments and personnel was quickly achieved...