The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1478 Go with the flow
With Spider-Man 2 about to be released, all the problems are slowly coming to the surface.

What the outside world doesn't know yet is that Sony Columbia is already writing the scripts for the third and fourth parts.

In other words, no matter how the second film performs at the box office, the development of the sequel is a foregone conclusion. This is the core of Sony Columbia's next five-year plan, and the layout of launching other film projects around the "Spider-Man" series is all formulated with reference to the experience of Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. relied on film series such as "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", and "The Matrix" as its core layout, and ushered in rapid expansion and growth. It has now become the largest film company in Hollywood. Sony Columbia hopes to learn from it and usher in its own heyday.

So now that it's settled -

No matter what happens, no matter what the situation is, subsequent projects of "Spider-Man" are imperative, even if it means changing directors or actors.

Naturally, both Amy Pascal and Michael Lynton are trying to take control of the development of the "Spider-Man" sequel project. Whoever wins will basically be able to take the position of CEO. Even if it is not 100% certain, it is almost certain.

After all, the entire board of directors is watching here.

"Spider-Man" is a battleground for both sides.

However, the reality is slightly different.

Now, there is still some time before Spider-Man 2 is released; but discussions about the third film's cast and production team have already begun:

A key revolves around Anson.

Should they continue to use Anson as Peter Parker for the third film in the series?

Amy has no way out. She must be tied to Anson. Success or failure all depends on Anson.

Michael is different. He can attack or defend, and he has a lot of room for maneuver.

Michael can choose Anson and try to win him over. In the business world, "there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests" is an eternal truth; but if Michael wants to attack Amy head-on, replace Amy's position, and establish his own power in Sony Columbia, replacing Anson is the most effective and deadly way.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Michael's judgment, observation, and choice are likely to determine the future of Sony Columbia; at the same time, Michael's performance in such a situation is also an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to be qualified for a position like CEO.

However, the perspectives of ordinary employees and these top leaders are slightly different.

In the eyes of ordinary employees and middle-level leaders of the company, Anson is a pro-Anson faction, while Michael is an anti-Anson faction. The matter is really simple, and the camps have long been divided.

Therefore, Anson's every move attracted attention, and Sony Columbia was paying close attention to it at all times.

Now, Warner Records and Anson have signed a historic cooperation agreement. Following "Eternal Love", Anson's influence in the entire North American market and even the global market has further increased, showing the energy of this superstar in all aspects. For Michael, this is not a good thing.

Last summer, they tried to replace Anson, but the plan failed once due to audience backlash; if they rashly angered Anson again without a thorough plan, Michael might not be able to withstand the consequences of a second failure.

The current situation is moving in the direction of Amy Pascal.

No wonder there was a solemn atmosphere in the conference room at this moment.

However, is it really that simple?

Michael Lynton had a faint smile on his face. No one could accurately judge his thoughts. That smile was like a mask that concealed him tightly. His confident attitude pulled the hustle and bustle back to the ground.

"No big deal, we just need to take advantage of the situation." "Right now, Ms. Pascal should be trying every way to promote Anson. There is no need for us to stop her. No, we need to appear to stop her and oppose her, and show our anxiousness and tension to make them believe that we don't want to see the development of this situation."

"But in reality, we need to add fuel to the fire and continue to push Anson's momentum to new heights."

"I remember that Anson submitted a premiere proposal, and we need to express our concerns; but in the end, you will not be able to overturn Ms. Pascal's decision and pass this premiere proposal without my knowledge."

"We continue to spend money, we continue to cooperate, and we should not skimp on the cost of promoting the film. Since Anson wants to play the role of the smart guy promoting the project, we will make him the superhero that everyone is paying attention to."

"We not only cooperated, but despite spending money, there was no need to save for him."

Simply put, it's flattery.

Now, the world's attention is focused on "Spider-Man 2".

On the one hand, Spider-Man performed so well in the beginning, creating an unattainable height, and high hopes were placed on the performance of the sequel early on.

On the other hand, Anson's momentum is too huge, as if he is the number one person in Hollywood, and his every move can attract the attention of the entire industry -

Not only movie fans but also Hollywood insiders are no exception.

Naturally, expectations have been sky-high.

All these circumstances came together and people were looking forward to another miracle.

However, miracles are not that easy to come by. If miracles occur every now and then, they can no longer be called miracles. They are just common phenomena in life.

Perhaps, for any other movie, a North American box office of 2 million or even million would be a success worth writing about, but this may not be the case for "Spider-Man ."

What's more, they are now continuously increasing their investment in marketing, and costs continue to rise; this will be an obstacle to the film's profitability. With a million dollars in marketing investment, people may expect the film's box office to reap an additional increase of ten million or even thirty million dollars.

In fact, all these marketing expenses were decided by Sony Columbia and had nothing to do with Anson; but now that Anson is at the center of the storm, people naturally put all the blame on Anson, asking Anson to be responsible, and expecting Anson's appeal to make these investments pay off.

This is the human heart.

If the performance falls short of expectations, it will be Michael's time to reckon.

Therefore, Michael was not at all panicked by the turmoil created by Warner Records and Anson, and could even be said to be happy to see it.

Just in time!

Similarly, and because of this, they need to confuse Amy's judgment and add fuel to the fire as quietly as possible, making Amy believe that things are going as expected on the surface, while secretly letting Amy suffer the consequences.

There were rustlings and whispers, and people were talking and discussing in the conference room. Then someone looked at Michael and asked loudly.

"But what if the movie is a box office success? Wouldn't we be shooting ourselves in the foot and helping them instead?"

In an instant, there was complete silence, and all the trivial sounds of discussion were cut off.

(End of this chapter)