My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 1394 Craftsmen, Tyrants and Acquisition Tide
PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket!Ask for a monthly pass!
On South Broad Street in Burbank, many people took photos with their cameras of a 6-story building with a reddish-brown base and a Roman palace style across the street.

The most attractive feature of this short building is that there are seven large stone sculptures of dwarves on the front of the outer wall, acting as seven pillars, supporting the low triangular eaves with their hands. This is the famous "dwarf building".

Or call it the familiar name Team Disney Building Burbank.

Yes,

This is the headquarters of Disney, the parent company of the famous and top actress 'Lina Belle'.

In order to commemorate the 'tyrant' Michael Eisner, later generations changed its name to Team Disney - The Michael D. Eisner Building!

At that time, the tyrant who brought Disney back to life had just been kicked out by the Disney people...

"Disney's senior management and senior leadership offices of various business departments are located in this building, including the audio-visual entertainment department, theme park and resort owners and other senior management offices, as well as the meeting room of the head office board of directors...

Wu, can you imagine that there will be traffic jams here every month?Shet, thinking about it makes my head dizzy. "

Harvey Weinstein swung his arms a little exaggeratedly, and introduced the Disney headquarters in front of him to Wu Xiaozu, who was handsome and dressed in simple clothes.

"That's really too bad." Wu Xiaozu cooperated with this guy's whore.

"That's right, a bad experience. They even want to build Disney Plaza in front..." Although Harvey cursed badly, he couldn't hide his complacency.

"Cooperating with Disney this time will be an opportunity for Miramax. Similarly... Wu, instead of going it alone, Gold Digger Pictures would rather unite with Miramax.

We will create a new film prosperity!
I know that you are determined to let more Chinese-language films enter the North American market, and this is not a problem.You have to trust me and your friendship. "

Fake squid!
Wu Xiaozu smiled, noncommittal!
A few days ago, Miramax left aside Gold Digger Films and quietly contacted Golden Harvest Film Company. The purpose is self-evident-although Golden Harvest and New Line are also fighting fiercely on the other side, the two investment companies The US$4500 million "Chinese Detective" has also been produced.

"Of course I believe in our friendship." Wu Xiaozu smiled and pushed the decorative glasses.

During this time, Harvey is actively negotiating with Disney about the 'acquisition'. If there is no accident, Miramax, an independent film company, will be merged into the Disney family as in the previous life, and stage a 'Hey Avalur's bloody drama.

He invited Wu Xiaozu to come to the Disney headquarters this time, in fact, he also intentionally tied Wu Xiaozu with him.

Although Wu Xiaozu's "transferring love" into Jerry Bruckheimer's arms, but in order to be able to share Wu Xiaozu's cash cow and the Chinese resources behind him, Harvey obviously doesn't mind.

Gold Digger Films holds the overseas distribution rights of a large number of Hong Kong Island films.

Such as Wu Yusen's "Hot Detective", Tsui Hark's "Once Upon a Time 2, 3", Zhang Emo's "Raise the Red Lantern", Yang Dechong's "A Brighter Summer Day", Li Min's "Pushing Hands", etc. North American distribution rights are in their hands.

At the same time, Quentin's "Reservoir Dogs" and Robert Rodriguez's "Killer Elegy" also made him drool.

For Harvey, who wants to eat the bonus of these movies, it is not a shame to abandon the past at this time.

even……

He intends to use the other party to increase his leverage when negotiating with Disney.

Now the independent market in North America has been opened by "Pulp Fiction", and the entire market can be said to be full of flowers... As the leader, he certainly does not want to miss such an opportunity.

Therefore, even if Wu Xiaozu empathized with another, he still didn't care.

Because he understands that although Wu Xiaozu has started a big production, the independent films produced by Gold Digger Films will still be the mainstream...

In fact it is.

It is not difficult for Wu Xiaozu to survive in North America, after all he has already proven his market value.But if you want to develop your own industry-independent film is an indispensable part, and it is also the focus of subsequent company development.

This does not contradict his own development towards the mainstream.

It's these production resources that Harvey fell in love with.

"This is also the reason why I am willing to come here with you." Wu Xiaozu added.

With the development of the independent film market, Gold Nuggets and Miramax have a basis for cooperation.

What's more, he also knows that Miramax and Disney are actually incompatible.Their films actually do not fit the overall image of Disney at this time.

But that's another story.

Now they and Disney must be considered a honeymoon period.

"Harvey—"

The two walked towards the third floor, and saw a bald man wearing gold-rimmed glasses head-on. The other party was very enthusiastic when he saw Harvey.

"Jeffrey, let me introduce you, this is Wu—"

Harvey took the initiative to introduce to Xiaozu Wu, "This is Jeffrey Katzenberg, the chairman of Walt Disney Studios."

If Disney is regarded as a huge entertainment fortress, then Disney Studios is the company responsible for the film and film animation business. It has a live-action film production group company, an animation company, and a distribution company. The bald man in front of him is definitely Disney. Useless high-level big shots.

It can be regarded as Disney's talker in movies and animation, and it ranks in the top five or even the top three in the entire Disney Group.

Probably only inferior to the tyrant Michael Eisner, the chairman of the board, and Frank Wells, the president of the headquarters.

He is also fully responsible for the acquisition of Miramax this time.

"Of course I know the famous John Wu. We met at the Oscar banquet, didn't you? Hello, Director Wu, I'm Jeffrey Katzenberg, you can call me Jeffrey."

"John Wu." Wu Xiaozu smiled and shook hands with the famous Hollywood bald man in front of him.

This is one of the current Disney 'tyrants'.

It must be admitted that the degree of "involvement" of Disney's top management has created a group of industry leaders.

Oh, this is also one of the Big Three of DreamWorks.

I have to say, it's really a pity for DreamWorks... There is David Fincher in the music, Katzenberg in the animated film, and Old Spie, one of the best film directors and businessmen in the live-action film~~
No wonder several major Hollywood giants united with the media parent company to encircle and suppress them.

If they succeed, the pattern of Hollywood in future generations may be changed.

Compared with their current status and energy in Hollywood, Wu Xiaozu can only be regarded as a craftsman.

Probably the difference is the gap between Hollywood industrialized films and Chinese handicraft films...

"Welcome to Disney." Katzenberg smiled brightly, and there was no sign of a member of the "Tyrants" at all.

Obviously he is also very interested in Wu Xiaozu, a "cash cow" film director.

This time point is also a peak period for Disney's external expansion.

Not only the expansion in the electrical industry sector, but also the alliance with Pixar and the acquisition of ABC...

I just don't know what Wu Xiaozu can gain in this wave of acquisitions, but since he knows Disney's actions, he might not be able to reap some benefits.

(End of this chapter)