Hollywood starts with animation

Wald Pictures.

After Zhuke patrolled the water world animation, he arrived at the headquarters of Wald Pictures in the evening of the same day.

After resting for several months, Zhuke of course has to take a look at the status of his property.

The July incident not long ago once again reminded us that we should never overestimate the integrity of a professional manager.

"Boss, this is Wald Pictures' profit statement for the first half of the year."

President Kevin Fitch submitted the data.

Zhuke took it and watched carefully in the office.

To be honest, Zhu Ke is reluctant to look at these things because the process is quite boring; various data analysis and comparisons are very tedious and almost dazzling.

[Wald Pictures, shooting plan for the first half of 2001.

1. "Dancing Out of My Life" movie;

2. "The Heart Attack by Fury" movie;

3. "Fast and Furious" movie;

.......

8. "Reaper is Coming 2" movie;

Only in the first half of 2001, Wald Pictures' new shooting plan included 8 new works in one fell swoop.

If the two films of "The Ninth District" and "The Queen Wearing Prada" are added, Wald Pictures will shoot 10 films at the same time throughout the first half of 2001.

Today, the first half of 2001 has completely passed.

Of the 10 planned films, only one film "District Nine" has been released.

The other 9 films are either in production or waiting to be released.

Film making is in a hurry!

"Boss, from January to the end of June 2001, Wald Pictures' overall profit in the first half of the year was as high as 390 million US dollars, ranking fifth among the major Hollywood studios."

Kevin Fitch said.

"what?"

Zhu Ke asked with a bit of amazement: "With the existence of the Big Six Hollywood, our revenue in the first half of the year was ranked fifth. Who is behind the Big Six?"

"Warner ranked sixth, and Sony Columbia ranked seventh." Kevin Fitch pulled out several data lists from a pile of reports.

Zhuke took it and took a look, and he was immediately happy.

"Tsk tut~"

Zhu Keyang read the information in Yang's hand and laughed: "Before 2000, before AOL acquired Time Warner, the performance of Warner Bros. Pictures was ranked No. 1, even Disney and Paramount couldn't keep up with it. Big brother in the industry."

"But what about the first half of this year?"

"Warner was so miserable, it was surpassed by our rising star."

In his words, Zhu Ke felt a sense of embarrassment.

Although Sony Columbia, Universal, Paramount and other film companies are called Hollywood’s top six, there are only two that really dominate.

——Warner!

-Disney!

However, in the first half of this year, several films that Warner invested and produced suffered blood losses.

If it were not for the support of its issuance business, let alone making money, the net profit might still be in a state of negative equity.

The corner of Kevin Fitch's mouth raised slightly: "Boss, you know. After AOL acquired Time Warner, it was affected by the Internet bubble in the early 2000s. The previously boasted declaration of the old and new media groups as industry dominances has now completely aborted. ."

"The effect of 1+1 greater than 2 did not appear, but it became 1+1 less than 2."

"In the first half of this year, within Warner Bros. Pictures, both the old and the new forces made a lot of noise. Wherever there is time to pay attention to the production of movies, there is a sharp decline in revenue, it is entirely their own reason.

gloat?

It’s not just Kevin Fitch, but which one of your Hollywood colleagues is not happy to see this?!

Two great blessings in life, dead wife and dead companion!

As for Sony Columbia Pictures, both Zhuke and Kevin Fitch jumped over subconsciously.

Sony Columbia ranked seventh in the first half of the year.

A very reasonable data.

It is always the bottom of the six.

"Columbia really has nothing to say. Just competing for market value, we at Wald Pictures are not losing much of it now. In a few years, we will surpass it. It is completely a certainty."

In a word, Zhuke looked down on it.

...

"Wald Pictures, what is the focus of the second half of the year?" Zhu Ke asked.

Kevin Fitch solemnly said: "The focus of the second half of the year is only 3 movies, namely "Spider-Man 2", "Harry Potter 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean"."

Among them, "Spider-Man 2" has been approved and entered the preparatory period of the crew, and all the actors have been in place. It is expected that filming will start at the end of September 2001 at the latest;

"Harry Potter 2" is not slow.

The signing of the contract renewal of the three young actors, Daniel, Hermione, and Ron went smoothly.

Markup?

The lion speaks loudly?

Ask for a movie box office share?

Not all!

At least in the second part of the "Harry Potter" series of movies, it will never exist.

No one is a fool!

Don’t you see Toby Maguire who plays Spider-Man Peter Parker, isn’t that a typical example?How arrogant and arrogant he was once, after being rectified, he is also honest.

Speak the most ruthless words, get the most vicious beating.

"It has to be said that the boss's policy of killing chickens and monkeys has been accomplished very well. No one of the external agencies and actors dares to treat us as soft persimmons."

Kevin Fitch came out proudly: "The "Harry Potter 2" movie is expected to start shooting at the end of October at the latest, and strive to be released on Christmas next year."

...

"Depp has determined to play the role of Captain Jack in "Pirates of the Caribbean"?" Zucker asked.

Captain Jack, who is stupid, pointed with orchids, and painted with smoky makeup, is undoubtedly the soul of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series.Johnny Depp's role as Captain Jack is completely a mutual achievement with the film, leaving a strong mark in the entire world film history.

Zhu Ke really can't think of what the movie will look like if another person is changed.

Kevin Fitch: "Depp intends to play the role of Captain Jack, but the problem now is his salary, and he is unwilling to sign a trilogy contract."

Zhu Ke said: "He is the most suitable candidate, but we have to control the salary issue, even if I have a good personal relationship with him."

Kevin Fitch: "I see."

There are not a few Hollywood movies in series, but most of them are just trilogy, and there are more than trilogy movies, but not many.

Does the production company want to make money?

Not really!

It's because the actors' pay is higher than one of the films in the series, making the profitability pressure of the production company even greater.

for example:

Toby Maguire in the "Spider-Man" series of films;

The widow sister and Downey who starred in the "Avengers" series of movies;

There are also "Back to the Future" trilogy, "The Matrix" trilogy, "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "Batman Dark Knight" trilogy...

The repeated accumulation and ever-increasing pay of actors have really made the production company big.

In the original time and space, Depp played in "Pirates of the Caribbean" 1, 2, and 3 movies, pay 10 million US dollars, 18 million US dollars, 20 million US dollars.

But what about "Pirates of the Caribbean 4"?

$38 million in salary!

Moreover, the $38 million salary is only the basic salary for starring in Captain Jack, and he also wants to have a high box office share.

In a single movie of "Pirates of the Caribbean 4", Depp earned more than $57 million in revenue alone, becoming the highest paid actor at the time.

So... What about the "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" movie?

Hehe, in this single movie in the series, Depp took away 95 million dollars in proceeds alone.

It's horrible!

In contrast, as the producer of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series of films, Disney Group, due to the downturn in the box office, the revenue of its "Pirates of the Caribbean 5" can be more than 90 million US dollars.

When the Disney Group saw it, it was immediately shocked!

Good guy, the income of my production company is not as good as that of an actor, so I still play ball!

Ever since, Disney lifted the table!

Zhu Ke said solemnly: "No matter what Depp's attitude is, the trilogy contract must be signed, and there is no room for negotiation."

Signing a trilogy contract does not mean that the actors' pay will not increase, but it can control costs to the greatest extent.

Zhu Ke is a capitalist, not a philanthropist!

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