Made in Hollywood

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Walking at the back of the line, Duke entered the exhibition hall of the Warner Building. The first thing that appeared in front of everyone was some of Warner's most famous movie characters, such as Superman Clark Kent, Batmobile Bruce Wayne, Little Wizard Harry Potter, Fellow Hero Frodo Baggins...

Duke's energy is not on visiting, he has been here many times, and he can come at any time.

From time to time, his eyes swept over a middle-aged man accompanied by Doug Walter. The middle-aged man had a slightly bulging head, short hair dyed black, and his small eyes were always shining. Maybe other people didn't feel it, but Duke With the eyes of the past, it is easy to tell from the other party's style that this is a person who has held a high position for a long time.

Although he didn't know this person, the famous mountain eagle could only accompany him. Duke was sure that the other party must have a certain say in the matter of Warner Fox World.

Duke didn't say much, though, and now wasn't the time to talk.

The group had already visited Warner's studio and office area before, and without staying in the exhibition hall for too long, they walked into the corridor next to them and entered a conference room that Warner had prepared for a long time.

There were more than a dozen people on both sides. At this time, according to their respective camps, they sat on two rows of sofas. Taking advantage of the free time when the waiter brought coffee and tea, Tina Fei, who was sitting next to Duke, got together. come over.

She has just obtained some information about the other party through the relationship in Asia.

"This Mr. Liu has a heavyweight voice in this incident." She lowered her voice and said the other party's position. Seeing Duke nodded slightly, she continued to whisper, "There is definite news, the largest city on the opposite side. , intends to introduce a well-known amusement park for the whole family. And based on this, we will build a world-class super-large amusement park base."

Duke is not surprised. This is what he expected. After all, the former Disneyland was built for this purpose. There is not only Disneyland, but also Disneyland as the center. Many supporting facilities have been carefully built.

There is no doubt that the other party's initial preference must be Disneyland, but when Time Warner and News Corp. joined it and made more favorable conditions, Disneyland was no longer the only choice.

This can be seen from the fact that the other party can send a special inspection team to visit Los Angeles.

Most of the time, it was Doug Walter talking to the Mr. Liu. Duke was just listening, and he knew very well that it wasn't easy to really impress the other side, especially to support Warner Fox World with all his might.

Warner Bros. and Twentieth Century Fox must show enough sincerity, and this sincerity will undoubtedly allow the other party to see the benefits.

"Disneyland is more famous in the East. Their characters like Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty are more deeply rooted."

The Mr. Liu raised this question directly, "Compared to Disneyland, I don't see any advantage of Warner World."

Doug Walter turned his head slightly, and Duke took up the topic knowingly. He was not loud, but loud. "Mr. Liu, I don't know if you have noticed, Disney has been going downhill in recent years."

"I would like to hear the details." The Mr. Liu looked interested.

"First, let's talk about animation. Disney has been living on its own over the years, and animated characters are dying."

Business competition has never been divided into justice and evil. Although Duke is based on facts, he has unreservedly opened Disney's scars. "Since "The Lion King", Disney has not had a successful animated image for a long time. , Disney animation has declined, and Disney has relied on in recent years, from the turn of the century to the present Disneyland's most popular animated images, all belong to Pixar Studios, and now Pixar Studios has separated from Disney and has just partnered with Disney not long ago. Warner signed a merger agreement."

Pixar Animation Studios is not just about animated films.

At the end of February, Pixar Studio, Duke Studio and Time Warner officially signed a contract. The two studios have completed the change of shares. Duke and Steve Jobs have also successfully become Time Warner's major shareholders and board members. .

Today is an information age, and the other party obviously has enough understanding of this point. The Mr. Liu was silent for a while and said, "Pixar Studio's separation from Disney is also a concern for us about Disneyland."

In fact, what Duke said is true. In the past five years, Disneyland's most popular images are the Dick Cowboy, Buzz Lightyear, Clownfish, and the Superman family. All the people in this world are chasing the popular and Fresh characters, and people who visit amusement parks are no exception.

"In addition, Disney's senior management is currently engaged in a fierce personnel struggle." What Duke said is not worried about the other party's investigation, this is all he has been planning since last year, "Group chairman Michael? Eisner and Robert Iger, who is backed by the Disney family, don't have a few years to make a winner."

Robert Iger competed with Michael Eisner, and a considerable part of the funding came from a Duke foundation and Warner sponsorship.

After that meeting with Robert Iger, although he did not want the business genius to take charge of Disney, he also reached some tacit understanding. After all, a chaotic Walt Disney was what he and Warners would like to see.

"Mr. Liu, there is a saying in your country that people drink tea, and the United States is no exception."

Looking at the other party, Duke continued, "It is Michael Eisner's idea to build Disneyland. If he fails in the personnel competition at Disney and Robert Iger takes office, the other party may not approve the investment and tear it up. It is not impossible for the agreement to divest or be perfunctory."

The Mr. Liu frowned slightly and just looked at Duke.

Duke understood that Disney alone would not achieve the desired effect, and turned to Doug Walter. The two of them were like singing double reeds. Doug Walter took his words.

"Pixar Studio is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Time Warner, and it is the best animation studio in the United States and even in the world. Now and in the future, it will create countless classic animation images, which will appear in the big world of Warner Fox, and the times Warners will team up with Hilton to build a five-star Pixar hotel."

No matter what the other party is thinking, Doug Walter keeps talking about his own advantages, "Warner promises to build the world's first Harry Potter theme park in the big world in the future..."

Just as Doug Walter finished speaking, Duke added, "Harry Potter has become a worldwide pop culture."

After all, his experience is not ordinary. He understands the mentality of the official on the other side, and he said without hesitation, "Your country is the world's top power, and it is also actively moving towards the world. It is an international metropolis. I think you built it. The purpose is not only to attract tourists from your own country, right? If there is a Harry Potter theme park as a sign, I believe it will attract many foreign tourists and even Western tourists to visit, thereby bringing more international attractions to your country. Influence."

After speaking, Duke's eyes swept across the other side. The Mr. Liu seemed to be calm, but Duke could still tell that he was moved by what he just said.

International influence is undoubtedly something that the other side has been striving for.

Wanting the other party to easily make a decision to support it is tantamount to a fantasy, but Mr. Liu has something in his mind, and Duke naturally won't let it go. After thinking about it for a while, he suggested, "We can make Panda a Warner Bros. The most iconic character in the world, and even a mascot."

Before waiting for the other party's response, Duke said, "We will create an animated feature film tailored for pandas that can be popular all over the world."

The Mr. Liu turned his head to look at Duke, suddenly smiled, and said with a pun, "Director Rosenberg is the top director in the world. The film you propose will not disappoint."

Duke also smiled slightly, "Of course not."

Go back and ask someone to go to DreamWorks Animation Studio to find out. If DreamWorks has already approved the project, it is best to get it in hand. If there is no project, then make a brief outline and let Blue Sky Studios under 20th Century Fox. Go make it.

Yes, Duke wouldn't even consider Pixar Studios on Kung Fu Panda.

Every animation studio has its own style, and this purely hilarious genre, in the hands of Pixar, has been a disaster for both the project and the studio.

Pixar Studios has never made or planned an animated film of this type.

In contrast, Blue Sky Studio, which started with funny animation, is undoubtedly more suitable.

The behavior of randomly pulling out an animated feature film and stuffing it into an animation studio can only be said to be silly and naive. Those people may never know the basis of the production concept and technical style of animated films.

Duke and Doug Walter basically said what they should say, and the other party couldn't say anything immediately. This formal meeting ended soon. Although there was a reception party in the evening, it was more about Warner and Fox. work.

Of course, since Time Warner and News Corporation are united, the investment scale of Warner Fox World is far greater than that of Disneyland.

Although Warner Disney successfully transformed into a media conglomerate, the loss of Pixar Studios, the failure of Michael Eisner to step down, and the existence of many other factors have resulted in the fact that Disney today is far less powerful than the former Disney, plus Robert Iger headed The Disney family and Michael Eisner are farther and farther away, and the competitiveness of Disneyland is far less powerful than it seems on the surface.

But Walt Disney will not give up easily. After all, the vastness of the opposite market is too tempting. (To be continued ~^~)