Chapter 573 Someone surrenders
Burbank, Warner Building.
Kevin Tsujihara officially walked through the door as CEO.
"President!"
"President!"
Everyone I met stopped, stepped aside, and took the initiative to say hello.
Kevin Tsujihara smiles and nods around frequently, showing great affinity.
The new CEO has made a very good impression on his subordinates.
Going upstairs and entering his office, Kevin Tsujihara was very ambitious. Like all newly appointed decision-makers, he wanted to show off his talents.
This Japanese-American had served as a senior executive at Warner Bros. for a long time. After AT&T acquired Time Warner, he was transferred to the parent company Warner Media as a senior executive.
When you come back, you will naturally have to achieve certain results.
It cannot be the "Harry Potter", "Batman" and "Lord of the Rings" series. Those achievements that belong to Barry Meyer and Alan Horn will only make the board of directors of the parent company embarrassed if they rely on the legacy of their predecessors. He and his shareholders believed that he had no ability to develop and could not even sit firmly under his buttocks.
The assistant, Beisen, who is also of Japanese descent, brought coffee and another document.
Kevin Tsujihara asked: “Marvel Studios and the CocCola Cult are dead?”
Nathan said respectfully: "It has been calmed down, Kevin Feige publicly apologized, Martin made people appease the CocCola cult, Disney also did some work, and there are very few reports in the media."
Kevin Tsujihara nodded: "Robert Egger reacted quickly enough to see the optimal solution so quickly."
Nathan stood quietly and did not answer.
Kevin Tsujihara thought for a while and then said: "You and your team will think of something else. Our superhero universe plan will take time. If Next Door is too successful, it will appear that we are incompetent and we will continue to think of ways to slow down Next Door."
“Yes!” Nathan responded crisply.
Kevin Tsujihara waved his hand.
Nathan left quickly.
In the office, Kevin Tsujihara opened the document brought by Nathan. This was the resignation letter of Warner Pictures President Alan Horn.
The head office has approved it.
Kevin Tsujihara read it once and signed his name on it.
The disastrous failure of "Terminator 2018" made the head office extremely dissatisfied with Alan Horn, who promoted this project, and was the direct reason for his resignation.
This is Warner Pictures' most painful failure after "Alexander the Great."
Even including estimated offline revenue, its losses exceeded US$100 million.
Allan Horn is gone, and Barry Meyer is next.
According to the parent company's plan, Kevin Tsujihara will also serve as chairman of Warner Bros. after Barry Meyer completely steps down.
The Japanese executive will wield great power.
From Warner Pictures to DC Pictures to Warner Entertainment, all the helmsmen need to be changed.
Like big companies in Hollywood, if the captain of the fleet flagship is changed, the captains of other ships will naturally also be changed.
As for the resulting turmoil, it is of course a short-term price to pay for the next glorious era.
Next, Kevin Tsujihara focused on Warner Bros.'s core film business.
Today's Warner Bros. is extremely powerful. The "Harry Potter" series has made Warner Bros. a lot of money, the Lord of the Rings series has made amazing profits, and "The Dark Knight" has brought DC comic movies back to their peak.
In terms of other films, Kevin Tsujihara discovered that Martin Davis, who has worked closely with Warner Bros. in recent years, has contributed considerable income.
However, Warner faces many problems. For example, Harry Potter is coming to an end, The Dark Knight is too dependent on Nolan, and The Hobbit in the same series as The Lord of the Rings is progressing slowly.
Kevin Tsujihara had plans before he came from New York, and "The Hobbit" had to be accelerated.
Barry Meyer and Alan Horn paid their partners too generously and the contracts were too lenient, which affected Warner's profits.
The most critical point is that Marvel next door has demonstrated the ambitions of the Marvel Universe on the big screen, and DC cannot lag behind.
Kevin Tsujihara made the call.
Not long after, Hamada, the new spokesperson of DC Films, entered his office.
When Kevin Tsujihara took office, of course he had to use his own people. He tried hard to persuade the head office to abandon the original candidates and transferred Hamada, who is also Japanese-American, from New Line Cinema to helm the DC comic film project.
"Superhero movies have been very popular in the market in the past few years. Batman is a hit, Iron Man is a hit, and Marvel has taken the first two steps of the movie universe plan." Kevin Tsujihara asked: "How is your planning here? "
Hamada has been studying DC comics carefully since Kevin Tsujihara talked with him two months ago. At this time, he had a preliminary plan and said: "I can definitely catch up. I am confident in this."
He said carefully: "Marvel's most popular Spider-Man, X-Men and Fantastic Four have all sold their copyrights, leaving only a bunch of second- and third-tier superheroes. On the other hand, our DC, from Superman to Batman, When it comes to Wonder Woman, all the rights are in hand, and they have been more popular in the comic book market than Iron Man and Captain America in the past few decades.”
Kevin Tsujihara said: "So, the first step I took on the job was to choose DC to create a superhero movie universe that belongs to Warner and DC."
Hamada has just taken office, and he is very ambitious at this moment. He said: "Nolan is filming a real-life version of Batman. Its setting is completely contrary to the DC universe. Superman has just experienced a failure in the movie, and Wonder Woman is a female character. The three giants of justice are not suitable for the time being. "
Kevin Tsujihara felt it made sense and nodded slightly. Hamada added: "I chose Green Lantern, which has a certain audience base and allows DC to advance the world view to the cosmic level, catching up with Marvel next door."
Kevin Tsujihara thought for a while: "You first lead DC Films to make a detailed plan. A project of this scale needs the green light of the review committee."
Hamada responded: "I will take people to do it immediately when I get back."
Kevin Tsujihara warned: “The speed must be fast!”
Hamada can feel the pressure on his immediate boss, because he is also under great pressure. He has just been promoted from an executive at New Line Cinema to the top position of DC Films. The first step is to produce outstanding results in everything he does.
The atmosphere in the Warner Building is quite depressing. Ordinary employees may not feel it obviously, but the executives are in danger after the leadership changes between Warner Pictures and DC Pictures.
The new bosses who come to power like to use their own people.
The Japanese CEO has made it obvious.
Allen Horne has resigned, and Barry Meyer will step down as chairman at the end of his term. This makes Daniel, who is very close to the two people, very worried.
Maybe, he, the vice president of the issuing company and the person in charge of the issuance of medium and large projects, will be replaced.
There have been rumors in the past two days.
There are basically only two ways in front of Daniel. One is to find a new home like Alan Horn, but it is not easy.
The six major Hollywood pits are limited and are currently full. Changing industries is too risky.
For a middle-aged man like him, who has purchased a luxury house and has several children studying in prestigious private schools, it is not uncommon for him to make a wrong move and be doomed, or even go bankrupt.
On the other side, some executives of several subsidiaries are already taking this path.
Surrender to Kevin Tsujihara.
The other party is new and it is impossible to replace all the people in important positions. After all, they work for Warner Bros., not a certain executive.
Daniel knows that his position is very critical, and he has been thinking about it in recent days.
Today, Alan Horn officially resigned, reminding him that things have reached a critical moment.
Daniel needed this job and didn't want to take risks in other companies. He picked up a document in his hand, made a phone call first, and then left the office and went upstairs.
Kevin Tsujihara met Daniel in the reception room outside the office.
"It's like this. There are some things that I need to ask you for advice." Daniel lowered his attitude appropriately: "Some time ago, Warner was sorting out the old films in the film library. After Martin Davis heard about it, he asked me for a detailed list. He was interested. Choose suitable projects and remake our old films..."
He told what happened, 90 percent true and 100 percent false.
Kevin Tsujihara didn't understand what he meant and asked with doubtful eyes.
Daniel further said: "Martin Davis has an excellent sense for choosing projects. Since he entered Hollywood, except for his debut film "Zombie Gigolo", all other works have been released by Warner Bros., and they have all been successful, and many of them are in production. It was not well-received before, but it became a hit at the box office and on DVD after it was released.”
He forwarded information about several old films chosen by Martin to Kevin Tsujihara: "He has an indescribable and terrifying intuition about the film market, and the projects he chooses are always successful. Similar situations have occurred in Hollywood in the past. ”
Kevin Tsujihara picked up the document, glanced through it quickly, and said with a smile: "Not bad."
This sentence is not about three old films, but it is about Daniel's attitude and stance.
He returned the information to Daniel and said: "You are very familiar with Martin Davis. Go ask him why he likes these three movies."
Daniel didn't hesitate at all: “I'll go find him right away.”
He believes that he used to stay close to Barry Meyer because of work needs, and now it is also for work needs.
After sending Daniel off, Kevin Tsujihara returned to the office and came to the floor-to-ceiling windows. He was in a particularly good mood today. He overlooked most of Burbank and had the illusion that Hollywood was under control.
Warner Studios, "Gone Girl" studio.
Martin, David Fincher and Charlize Theron are discussing characters and scripts.
Bruce knocked on the door and said, "Daniel is here."
The film is in discussions with Warner Bros. for distribution, and Daniel is the direct person in charge of the Warner Bros. negotiation team.
David Finch and Martin went to meet Daniel together.
The latter said directly: "David, your shooting and production speed has always been slow. You must promise me that you can complete the filming and production of this film before November next year."
The North American premiere date agreed upon by both parties is set at the beginning of next year's holiday season.
David Fincher understands the current situation in Hollywood and knows that there is no hope of winning this term. He still wants to continue to compete for the Oscar for Best Director. He immediately said: "From now on, I will work at least six days a week to ensure that "Gone Girl" "Completed on time."
Daniel held out his hand.
David Finch high-fived him.
This is only a confirmation on a personal level. The issuance negotiations are still ongoing. When the two parties complete the negotiations, they will definitely fall into a paper contract.
(End of this chapter)
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