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Brad Gray was the first to come out of the conference room, his face was quite normal, but of course it was not good-looking. Lon Meyer and Stacey of Universal walked side by side. The superiors and subordinates at the beginning are now the heads of the Seventh Big Brother, but they are a little closer than before. After all, Universal Pictures still has a parent company, and Lon Meyer has always been one of Stacy's competitors at Universal.

Warner Bros.' Jeff Robinoff and Robert Iger were a step behind, and Mike Linton and Fox's Bill McNeco were last, whispering.

But most of them are paying attention to what Mayer and Stacy have to say.

They are discussing Daniel.

"Daniel is at school now?"

"Yes, he needs to catch some reports, and the premiere of "Wall-E" is next Monday, and he will also attend."

Stacey nodded, "I met with Gerry Grass before and talked about the third part of "The Bourne". The filming should be completed by this time next year. Maybe it will be released in the summer, and the time will be a little tight. .”

Lon Meyer understood what Stacey meant. On the one hand, he was emphasizing the relationship between Universal and DD. On the other hand, he was indeed reminding Daniel that he needed to set aside time for "The Bourne Shadow 3". After all, his work next year seems to be very full, and he still needs to study.

"I will communicate with him, there should be no problem." Meyer said with a smile, and turned to look at Fox's McNeill, "Bill, next year we will be filming "Night at the Museum". I hope we can have a happy cooperation."

"I don't remember that I cooperated with MGM." McNicol joked, "Museum" is a project of DD Films, and has nothing to do with MGM.

"Don't forget, I'm the vice president of DD Films." Meyer blinked, and everyone was amused except Brad at the front.

These Hollywood power figures don't have much friendship with each other, and it's unlikely because of each other's attitudes. It affects the cooperation between companies. So when getting along, they are quite free and casual. For example, Brad Gray was too annoying in the conference room just now, so now everyone collectively saves him, and there is no burden. It's even less likely that Paramount will have nothing to do with the other Big Six -- if that's the case, Viacom will tell Brad to pack up and get out of here.

So, now he can only cover his head and keep silent.

McNicill looked at Linton beside him, "Really. Fox is working for DD Films again. Most of the income from the film "Museum" belongs to DD Films and Daniel. We only accounted for it." small portion,"

Fox and DD Films collaborated on a low-budget comedy,

It's no secret in the industry that it's important that the film stars Daniel himself - and that's enough of a draw, given Daniel's recent filming. And I plan to make a few movies. "The Social Network" kills many birds with one stone. In addition to making a big publicity for its mb and f2f, it has also achieved great success, not just at the box office. Also includes several Oscar nominations and three Oscar statuettes. Since the release of Fernando's "The Immortal Gardener", it has performed beyond expectations. Although it is not a big hit, it is relatively expected and cost-effective. DD Pictures also made a lot of money, not to mention, the reputation of this film is quite good. Both Daniel and Rachel's performances were appreciated by all parties. Daniel is very likely to be nominated for the Oscar winner for the fourth time with this work. For him, the significance of being nominated for the fourth consecutive time is extraordinary, which means that his performance has once again made a breakthrough and won consecutive awards at the Oscar level. Breakthrough is a kind of glory that is hard to come by for contemporary actors. In addition, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", which is currently being filmed, is one of the most potential commercial series.

It can be said that each of them is very eye-catching. Among the tens of thousands of movies in Hollywood every year, there are very few such works.

In 2006, Daniel's plan included the music biographical film "Indomitable Moment" named by the real protagonist. Reese Witherspoon is very much expected. According to Daniel's "habit" of making an Olympic film every year, next year's "Moving Forward" is likely to be Daniel's Olympic film. Just this title——Daniel's Olympic work, is enough for everyone to express their importance.

"Gladiator", "The Pianist", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Social Network"...every one is wonderful and can be called a classic of the times.

In addition to "The Bourne" series, the third part of the "Bourne" series will also start filming next year. As one of the most successful series of movies in Hollywood since the 21st century, Jason Bourne has countless fans. The fanciful online battle is still fresh in people's memory. Among Daniel's fans, he is probably only slightly inferior to Captain Jack and the Elf Prince. According to Disney, the third part of "Pirates of the Caribbean" seems to be planned to be released continuously-although it seems unlikely to start shooting next year.

Therefore, it can be seen from these works that the quality of the works that Daniel himself starred in is really high.

A small-cost fantasy comedy like "Night at the Museum" can attract Daniel, which may indicate that Daniel is very optimistic about this story-from this perspective, Fox only occupies a small half of the interest, which really worries them a bit. If a blockbuster movie is missed, McNicill may be quite distressed.

Of course, many people are also speculating that Daniel's participation in "Museum" may be due to the ulterior motives, but in "Avatar".

James Cameron has been preparing for this super production for many years, and the filming of actors will officially start next year or the year after. At this time, Daniel has started Fox's tentative cooperation, which will inevitably make people consider this. "Titanic" allowed Paramount to take a huge cake from Fox at the time. This time, many people became interested in "Avatar".

But the fear is also there. James Cameron is investors' favorite but also most hated director - his work is enough to make investors incredible returns, but also requires investors to take risks far beyond other projects.

No money, no money, need money, need more money!

finished? No, it's not halfway there yet!

No, I need money. Budget? Who can be sure of everything before starting a thing?

That's the conversation Cameron and Fox actually had during the filming of Titanic. Even a studio of Fox's size was almost dragged into the water.

Therefore, it is no surprise that Daniel will be interested in "Avatar".

But this is something Fox needs to consider, and it has nothing to do with other companies.

Disney's Robert, in a more harmonious conversation atmosphere, suddenly mentioned a movie "High School Musical" that Disney is producing.

"To be honest, our TV and film department originally planned to make a youth musical, and the story frame of "High School Musical" is even similar." Robert apparently saw the story of "High School Musical" from the report of the Screenwriters Association. summary. Daniel is certainly faster than Disney. This script was originally a TV movie produced by Disney for its own children, but the response was very good, and it went on the big screen, causing a whirlwind of singing and dancing.

Of course Ron Meyer doesn't know anything about this, all he knows is that Daniel came up with the script and that Channing Tatum, who is currently filming Magic Mike, will be in another musical after "High School Musical" "Dancing Out of My Life". This may show that Daniel is very optimistic about the theme of singing and dancing, which is completely different from "Chicago". Campus, youth, singing and dancing-all are young popular elements. The audience the film is targeting. Obviously young people.

"Daniel believes that this is also a potential area for recovery." Meyer and Robert said, as Disney, Robert is actually higher than everyone present, and Disney Pictures should be Dick Cook. But in addition to the film industry headquarters, Disney also has Miramax, animation departments, etc., so generally speaking. It's hard for Dick to stand on the same level as the other big six. After all, he doesn't have all the film and television departments that belong to Disney.

Robert also listened to the analysis of the TV movie department. Of course they are also optimistic about this subject, but it is only a vague attempt.

But Daniel's actions are not just an intention, he clearly supports the theme of youth singing and dancing. Robert thinks he should consider putting out a similar film, but may have to look again.

His relationship with Daniel Sandler still inevitably became mediocre due to various situations. When they first collaborated on "Pirates of the Caribbean", he could directly talk to Daniel on the phone about this kind of problem. For example, ask Daniel why he is optimistic about the theme of singing and dancing, why he will become an audience born around 90s who will love this theme, and so on. But now, when he wants to pick up the phone and dial that number, Robert doesn't want to deceive himself. Even if he is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, he is not sure whether it will be Kusa Damon or Sarah who answers the phone. Li, Daniel's agent and work assistant.

That will not be a problem that can be blamed. Even if it is a private phone, it is difficult to say that it is in my hands all the time.

Daniel had a thousand and ten thousand reasons to tell Robert why the person who answered his phone wasn't Daniel himself, but he would never tell the most truthful one: Daniel didn't want to answer his phone, didn't want to communicate with him directly.

But this possibility would be an unacceptable blow to Robert - he could not accept that his call might be deliberately rejected.

This is where his dignity lies.

When Robert sat in the office alone, he would also think of what he had done to Daniel and DD Films.

regret? Can't tell! But if he could know that everything is meaningless, or just know about Daniel's relationship with Plutos Investment Company, he might change his strategy.

At least, be smarter. Breaking up Daniel's relationship will indeed have some impact on the harmonious cooperation between the two parties.

In many cases, it seems that the relationship is good or bad, and it does not affect the cooperation. For example, DD Films and Disney can cooperate in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" without any grievances. Disney is willing to pay a record-breaking salary, and Daniel also agrees to cooperate with Disney. Require. But after a rift does arise, there will actually be a very obvious difference in some occasions and opportunities. To give an obvious example, when Daniel scooped up Andrew Stanton, he was relentless and unscrupulous. The reason why what happened is because there is no rapport between dd and disney.

Daniel's poaching is a business matter.

Robert can be sure that if the relationship between Disney and DD was not as cold as it is now, even if Daniel would still poach people, he would definitely work hard to get his support—although Pixar does not belong to Disney yet, but from Pixar It is definitely necessary to explain to Disney when digging out the leading characters.

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Lon Meyer became the central figure of this party. It cannot be said that he has become the core of the power center in Hollywood, but at least he has received the greatest welcome.

It is in stark contrast to Brad at the front.

All this, as mpaa president christopher dodd said, is due to the man who didn't come here, daniel sandler!

Whether it's the frustrated Brad Gray, the proud Ron Meyer, or even Stacy, Robert and others who watched Daniel become a legend, they all intuitively felt Daniel's power in Hollywood. Yes, after becoming the symbol superstar of this era, he has successfully grabbed the status outside the spotlight.

A horrible person!

These "old people" who are more than twice the age of Daniel inevitably have different feelings in their hearts.

For a while, everyone fell silent. Fortunately, they had already reached the elevator entrance.

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While Lon Meyer and the others were discussing major events in Hollywood, Daniel was typing on his computer in the study room.

"How Texas Farmers Can Solve Their Dairy Sales Problem"

This is one of his end-of-class reports. The instructor provided this case and asked the students to use their business knowledge to help this Texas farmer who was in trouble sell his milk. The problems included falling milk prices and shrinking sales channels. Narrow, tight transportation conditions, intensified competition and so on.

It's a problem!

"Why doesn't he sell his money-losing farm and invest in something else?"

This is a team project, and the one who muttered on the side was Galio, a classmate in Daniel's group.

Daniel glanced at him, "You can propose this way, maybe the instructor will give you an A when he sees it, because your thinking is eclectic."

The irony in this made the rest of the group laugh under their breath. (To be continued..)

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