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Crowded and busy, with a certain undeniable excitement.

This is Julia Roberts' first impression of the Daenerys Entertainment branch office building in Burbank.

You know, today is Saturday, and most people in this company don't seem to have the slightest sense that they should enjoy the weekend. However, thinking of the film critic feedback on "Steel Magnolia" in the media today, Julia herself couldn't help but feel some kind of faint excitement.

In addition to the expected praise for the film as a whole, as well as for director Mark Rydell, star Jessica Lange, and others, many review articles also specifically mentioned her role as Shelby.

After analyzing the film critics in the morning and communicating with Daenerys Entertainment, Marvin Josephson, president of icm who has personally taken over her agency work, said that this time he even hoped to help her win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. nominate.

Julia is only 21 years old this year. She is not expected to win, but just one nomination is enough to give her an advantage over most actresses of her age.

This time it was to attend a publicity meeting, and Marvin Josephson did not come with him, but only assigned another agent to accompany him. The two were led to a reception room by the staff, and Julia unexpectedly found that Daryl Hanna, another star of "Steel Magnolia", and the other's agent had arrived ahead of schedule.

It is also an artist under icm. If it was in the past, Julia could only look up in front of Daryl Hanna.

Daryl Hanna is 28 years old this year. She debuted in the 1970s. In 1982, she attracted attention with her role as a clone in Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner". Over the years, she has participated in "The Mermaid" and "Wall Street". , "French Open Condor" and other hot works, can be described as one of the hottest popular actresses in the 1980s.

However, thinking about her five-film contract with Daenerys Entertainment, Julia immediately regained her confidence.

Just don't know if I can see Simon Westeros today.

It's a pity that the little man who has made countless Hollywood actresses jealous already has a girlfriend. Moreover, it is rumored in the circle that he seems to prefer mature women, and "The Beverly Wife" is influenced by this tendency.

Yes yes.

Little boys who lacked love since childhood, and mature women who like gentle and considerate are also understandable. But, who said young girls can't be gentle and considerate?

Thinking of this, Julia and Daryl Hannah greeted each other, seeing that the other party was not too warm, and she didn't deliberately make fun of herself, but the agents who accompanied both sides talked a few words from time to time to avoid the cold scene.

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

Just as the director of "Steel Magnolia", Mark Rydell, got up and wanted to inquire about the situation, Amy Pascal, the CEO of Daenerys Entertainment, walked in, greeted everyone apologetically, and explained the temporary situation. In some cases, we need to wait a moment.

Whether it's Mark Rydell or Jessica Lange, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, and other stars, they're usually just the kind of people that others wait for. However, Amy came out to apologize in person, and Daenerys Entertainment is also at the peak of the day. All the celebrities are very good at talking. Otherwise, Daenerys Entertainment would not be able to gather these people together on a day like Saturday. .

It's just that everyone couldn't help but be curious, what happened suddenly that could temporarily delay the meeting.

After Amy explained it to everyone, she just stayed for a short time and left again in a hurry, but left Jennifer and Vanessa to entertain everyone. Everyone knows that the two women are Simon and Amy's personal assistants, which has shown the sincerity of Daenerys Entertainment, so they don't complain too much.

Meanwhile, in a large conference room upstairs.

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

At this time, the two presidents of Daenerys Entertainment in charge of distribution and television business, Robert Rehm and Robert Iger, Danny Morris, president of New World Pictures, and Ella Deutschman, president of Highgate Pictures , Daenerys Special Effects President Mark Silves, Marvel Entertainment President James Gorton, Consumer Products President Nancy Brill, and CFO Paul Schmidt, among other core executives, were all around. Sit at a large conference table.

Only Simon stood at the top with a serious expression.

Although they didn't get angry, the special temperament accumulated by the two generations and the huge wealth and reputation halo made these executives who can be called the industry elites in the conference room dare not take it lightly.

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

At the end of the year, the four films "Scream", "Steel Magnolia", "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man" probably 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 Distribution Company, and the title uses the label of New World Pictures, and the three films "Steel Magnolia", "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man" belong to Dan Nellis distribution company, the title uses the Daenerys Pictures label.

Because "Scream" is a truly self-published commercial film by Daenerys Entertainment, it is self-evident that the company attaches great importance to this project.

Robert Rehm brought all the elite of the distribution department into the "Scream" announcement team, and also brought together the public.

the vast resources available to the company.

After all, a national roadshow definitely needs a large number of media contacts to support it. If any other film company rashly does this and arrives in a city, they may not find any media willing to cooperate with the publicity.

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

When it was "Steel Magnolia"'s turn, the problem suddenly appeared.

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

Moreover, whether it is Robert Rehm, the person in charge or the employees of the distribution department, they will naturally express their inclinations based on the box office potential of several films. "Scream" has the highest box office potential, and everyone hopes that Join this group and Robert Rehm will also allocate more resources to it. Before the return of the distribution rights of "Rain Man", "Steel Magnolia" was undoubtedly the least favored of the other three films. After some deployment, it naturally formed a weaker distribution team.

In the early stage of publicity, Simon did not find this problem because it only needed to carry out advertisements in various channels.

However, "Steel Magnolia" will also have a roadshow next. When he saw the hugely different roadshow plans between "Steel Magnolia" and "Scream", Simon realized the seriousness of the matter.

This is not because the quality of the "Steel Magnolia" program is too poor, the company is in a period of rapid growth, and everyone is doing their best, even if the "Steel Magnolia" team can't compare with the "Scream" team , but with enough thought, the gap will not be too big.

The key is difference.

The two plans are completely different in style.

This means that the two teams of "Scream" and "Steel Magnolia" did not have any communication at all, and "Steel Magnolia" did not absorb many of the obvious advantages of the "Scream" plan. Similarly, Some of the details of the Scream plan that have proven unfeasible are still there in Steel Magnolia.

Simon doesn't care if it's just the commercial success or failure of the two films, but he understands that if this situation continues, it will soon lead to divisions within the company and further infighting.

The most salient feature of the disease of large corporations is the internal struggle between the divisions of the corporation to restrain each other.

Daenerys Entertainment is far from developing into a big business with deep roots, but Simon doesn't take the issue lightly. Moreover, Simon even felt a little fortunate to be able to discover 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 impossible to reverse these problems without breaking the bones.

Amy came back soon after leaving briefly, and Simon, who had been silent just now, continued: "Everyone must understand one thing, Daenerys Entertainment is a whole, production, distribution, derivative development and other support departments, any link. Both are necessary. I don't expect all of you to get along well, there will be disagreements between the two of you, not to mention that Daenerys Entertainment now has more than 800 employees. However, I ask that you must work together, even if you If you want to strangle each other in private, you must also cooperate with each other at work. If you can't do this, then you can only choose to leave by yourself, or I will fire you. There's competition, that's for sure. But cooperation is more important than competition, and that's going to be directly reflected in the compensation package of all of you."

Simon said here, picked up the two roadshow plans of "Steel Magnolia" and "Scream" and showed them to everyone, saying: "Like these two plans, the release of "Steel Magnolia" can absorb the "Steel Magnolia". The experience advantage of "Scream" avoids some mistakes that have occurred, but this did not happen, which obviously means a lack of communication between the two teams, and even the "Scream" team waited to see "Scream". The jokes from the Steel Magnolias group, the mistakes I've made, how can you avoid them, my own experience, how can I let you know? It's very narrow-minded, and I don't want to see anything like it in the future. And , Bob, it's your job to coordinate the communication between the two teams, so it's your fault for this to happen."

Robert Rem felt Simon's sharp eyes, and did not dare to refute, saying: "I'm sorry, Simon."

"I don't want to hear words like sorry," Simon shook his head and said, "As punishment, your bonus this year will be deducted by 10%."

According to the salary contract that Simon and Rem agreed upon at the beginning, in addition to the basic annual salary, they can also get a bonus of up to 3 million US dollars based on work performance. Rem started his inauguration in August. According to the development momentum of Daenerys Entertainment, he will easily get the full bonus of 3 million US dollars in August next year.

Now, Simon equals to a one-off deduction of $300,000.

Robert Rem could only smile bitterly. Everyone could feel Simon's rare seriousness today. If he made a distinction at this time, he felt that Simon would deduct another 10%. Could he still leave because of this? There are countless people in Hollywood now coveting Daenerys Entertainment's executive position. If he leaves, someone will fill him up immediately, and his ability is no worse than him.

Simon didn't hear Rem's objection to his decision, so he looked away, looked at everyone and continued: "Because of the nature of the film industry, it would be more efficient to divide employees into different teams to be responsible for each project, but, I don't want to see all sorts of splintered groups within the company, it's your job to make sure that the team is unified and synergistic. When you assign people to different projects, you must also ensure that they cooperate with other teams, remember , this cooperation is not voluntary, but mandatory

Sexually, everyone must provide assistance to others on the basis of their own work, only in this way can he get higher pay and get a higher position. Amy and I have been personally responsible for the company's previous personnel work. Next, I will set up a separate company's personnel department as soon as possible to be responsible for this work. That's all I have to say, you can communicate it yourself, and then notify everyone in the company about this as soon as possible. "

After Simon finished speaking, he picked up the two plans, raised them towards Robert Rem, and turned to leave the conference room.

Robert Rem quickly got up and followed.

Because of the tight office space, there is no dedicated office for Simon in Burbank. Simon stood directly in the corridor and handed the two plans to Rem, saying: "Give you one day, let the two teams of "Scream" and "Steel Magnolia" come up with a new plan together , By the way, the "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man" teams are also involved, so let's do it now. Tell them that if they can't finish it, everyone's salary will be lowered by one level next month, and the year-end bonus will be cut in half."

According to a recently decided salary plan, in December all employees of the company will receive a minimum of twice the monthly salary and a maximum of 10 times the monthly salary according to the length of their employment and the level of work performance. Some outstanding employees can also receive additional year-end bonuses. .

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

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

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 a normal month, based on 800 employees, Daenerys Entertainment’s monthly salary in this area is about 3,500 US dollars. Expenses were $2.8 million.

Even if it all counts as 10 times the monthly salary, Daenerys Entertainment only needs to pay $28 million.

Such a sum of money is definitely a burden for other film companies of the same size, such as Orion Films, which certainly cannot provide so much money to reward employees, but for Daenerys Entertainment, it is not at all. what.

Simon could have been more generous, but he also understood the principle of step-by-step. The integration of Daenerys Entertainment has been less than a year, and most of the employees have only been hired for a few months. If you give too much now, it will be difficult to satisfy the appetite of employees in the future.

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