Hollywood Starts with Animation

DreamWorks.

In a huge conference room large enough to hold hundreds of people, at this moment, only three people exist.

The three are: Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen.

The three of them created DreamWorks together!

Spielberg is in charge of live-action movies;

Jeffrey Katzenberg is responsible for the animation project;

David Geffen is responsible for the music project;

Once upon a time, when they created DreamWorks, they put up the slogan "Don Quijote Windmill", which means that the DreamWorks created by them will surpass the Big Six in Hollywood and completely change the pattern of Hollywood movies.

The three of them are ambitious!

However... the reality is cruel!

Even after the establishment of DreamWorks, they have successively launched many movie masterpieces such as "Ghost Invasion", "Gladiator", "Artificial Intelligence", "Vanilla Sky", "Shrek" and so on, but they still can't hide the reality of DreamWorks. Today's decline.

They have been frantically suppressed, squeezed, targeted by major Hollywood film companies...

Today, the three of them dare not shout the slogan "Beyond Hollywood's Big Six".

They succumbed to reality...

"We have only one purpose now, and that is to get DreamWorks to complete the listing on the US stock market as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Spielberg said solemnly: "According to our annual performance in 2000 and the first half of 2001, it is difficult for our DreamWorks to obtain an IPO, but if it fails to go public, then the company's capital chain will always be in Tightened state will encounter the situation of breaking the capital chain at any time. Only when the company goes public can we solve this situation."

Katzenberg and David Geffen nodded heavily.

DreamWorks' life this year is really not very good, even if they launched "Shrek" in the first half of this year, an animation masterpiece that has flew at the box office, it still can't save DreamWorks' decline.

"Ahem~"

Spielberg cleared his throat with a solemn expression, and solemnly said: "The "Rival Storm" movie is our company's key project in the second half of this year. The production cost is 40 million U.S. dollars, and the publicity budget is as high as 20 million U.S. dollars.

"Yes! Now coincides with the impact of the 9/11 incident, the general environment of the film market is indeed very bad, it can be called terrible."

"but!"

"Once the movie "Rival Storm" succeeds, even if it is only a small profit, then we will be able to attract the attention of moviegoers across the United States."

"There will be "Shrek" in the first half of the year, and "Rival Storm" in the second half of the year. There are two base films. Our chances of getting listed on the US stock market will undoubtedly increase a lot."

The voice fell.

David Geffen took a deep look at Spielberg, and said in a deep voice, "Man, are you taking the company's fate and fighting hard?"

Spielberg nodded: "That's right."

David Geffen: "Then you should also know that once the movie "Rival Storm" fails, then our DreamWorks will completely lose the opportunity to go public in 2001."

"clear."

Spielberg said coldly: "Even if there is no "Rival Storm" movie, then the possibility of our DreamWorks listing on the US stock market this year is very small. Instead of this, we should try hard!"

Speaking of this, David Geffen can only nod his head in agreement.

"Jeffrey, what's your opinion?"

At this moment, Spielberg and David Geffen, both of them? Gu, turned their eyes to Jeffrey Katzenberg, who had never spoken.

Katzenberg waved his hand and smiled: "You all agree? I naturally won't object."

His answer was very perfunctory.

In other words, the success of the "Rival Storm" movie? To him Jeffrey Katzenberg himself? It doesn't matter at all.

As one of the Big Three, Katzenberg has absolute control over the owners of DreamWorks Animation, a subsidiary of DreamWorks.

Spielberg and David Geffen were tied tightly to DreamWorks? But he was different from Katzenberg. To take a step back, even if the DreamWorks Group goes bankrupt? He Katzenberg can still hold DreamWorks Animation? Switch dealers at any time.

The business of DreamWorks is sluggish, and the premature gaps and contradictions between the Big Three have been highlighted.

......

A certain filming base of Universal Pictures.

The crew of the movie "The Scorpion King".

At this moment, Dashi Johnson, who plays the leading role in the film, is chatting with Universal Pictures producer James Jacks.

The two were talking and laughing? The atmosphere of the conversation was very pleasant.

"Tsk tut~"

A staff member on the set of the crew? joked: "I remember a few months ago, our big producer, Mr. James Jacks, in front of many people, screamed the wrestler Dwayne Johnson. After a meal, the scene was terribly ugly, but now...the two can still talk and laugh? Is this Hollywood?"

Hearing that, a colleague next to him said: "Where is there any indelible contradiction among adults? As long as everyone's interests are the same? Then even if they feel upset, they can still be friends."

you do not say!

For now? In the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between Dashi Johnson and James Jacks is very good.

At this moment? The topic of the two people's chat? It is the movie "Fighting Storm" that will be released soon.

"Mr. Jacks? DreamWorks itself has the ability to distribute films in the North American market. Why did they give the movie "Rival Storm" to Universal Pictures for distribution?"

Dashi Johnson asked.

Hearing that, James Jacks couldn't help but smile and said: "He doesn't dare to release this movie by Spielberg himself."

"..."

Dashi Johnson was a little confused.

Upon seeing this, James Jacks immediately explained: "The movie "Rivalling Storm" is a struggling work of DreamWorks Pictures. They are counting on this movie to be the greatest success, in order to make DreamWorks gain US stocks. The opportunity to go public has increased."

"Nowadays, North American movies are on the market, and the overall environment is very bad due to the impact of the September 11 incident."

"Since Spielberg is working hard with this movie, he will naturally choose Universal Pictures as the distribution company. After all, DreamWorks can't... accept the failure again!"

Upon hearing this, Dashi Johnson suddenly realized.

DreamWorks wanted too much to succeed, so it turned to Universal Pictures as a distribution company.

However, as far as Universal Pictures is concerned, they have an indifferent attitude towards the success of the movie "Rival Storm".

The film has achieved box office success, so Universal Pictures as a distribution company will be able to obtain more revenue;

The movie failed ~www.novelmtl.com~Universal Pictures still made a profit as a distribution company, and it would only be the producer's DreamWorks that lost money.

Moreover, DreamWorks failed again, which is what Hollywood's Big Six would like to see.

When your DreamWorks was founded, you clamored to challenge the Big Six and re-divide the Hollywood pattern. What good attitudes can the Big Six have for you?

"Ha ha!"

James Jacks smiled at Dashi Johnson: "DreamWorks may not lose money, but Universal Pictures always has a profit."

Paramount, Warner, Disney, Columbia and other film companies have all received invitations for the premiere of the movie "Rival Storm."

They all promised: "I will definitely go."

However, like Zhu Ke, they both went with the mentality of watching the excitement.

In the words of Disney Chairman Michael Eisner: "Recently, we have all lost money, so your DreamWorks can't make money, otherwise you will treat us as shameless?!"

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