The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1494: Selfishness

The storm is brewing and danger is lurking on every side.

In Amy Pascal's view, this may be a turning point for Sony Columbia's future, because Anson's value is far beyond imagination.

Originally, Sony Columbia, which held the initiative in the Anson collaboration, had the opportunity to surpass its competitors, but now it may be losing the key to its own rise.

Therefore, not only should they not panic, but they should also put aside their personal grudges and power struggles, put aside their differences in personal interests, unite as one, and keep Anson with greater sincerity.

They can transform "Spider-Man" into the company's biggest cash cow, they can develop more projects around Anson in cooperation with Jungle Films, they can transform Anson into the second Tom Cruise or even the second Tom Hanks, and create a whole new situation for the film company.

To this end, Amy made a detailed plan, everything is about benefits and opportunities, she hopes everyone can calm down and examine this crisis.

However…Amy’s words all hit a wall.

Michael Linton was obviously well prepared. Amy might be besieged by three or four people for every word she said. She couldn't even express her point of view accurately. She was alone in the storm and felt a deep sense of powerlessness in her heart.

In fact, things are still unclear now.

Regardless of whether Anson is really discussing the performance of "Batman" with Warner Bros., even if they are really discussing it, it is Anson's freedom.

After all, Anson and Sony Columbia did not sign any exclusive agreement, and the negotiations for "Spider-Man 3" have not yet begun. Anson is completely free to touch any movie project. They sit here and talk about betrayal, but they have no offensive power.

But Michael chose to seize this opportunity to make a fuss, fan the flames and intensify the conflict. After all, this was not a company affair but a personal grudge. Amy believed that Michael's judgment had been blinded by selfishness and desire.

This is not a good thing.

Amy felt a splitting headache. She also thought about just letting go and leaving the mess to Michael to see if Michael could make something out of it. After all, this was not her personal company. Even though she was a senior employee, she was still an employee in essence.

It won't take too long, maybe six months or three years, for the Sony Columbia board of directors to realize that Michael is making a fatal mistake, and by then it will be too late to regret.

This wasted time may cause Sony Columbia to fall behind in the competition among the top Hollywood companies, and if they want to catch up, it may take them twice or three times the time and energy.

However, Amy couldn't bear to leave.

It’s not so much that I’m reluctant to leave the company where I’ve worked for many years, but rather that I’m reluctant to leave the “Spider-Man” project.

As for work, you can just change companies. There are always countless jobs waiting for you, but the "Spider-Man" project may not be replicable.

Amy sincerely believes that the partnership between Sam Raimi and Anson Wood will create sparks that will allow this series to transcend the scope of ordinary popcorn and leave its own place in the long river of film history, which even Sony Columbia's reboot series cannot surpass.

Such an opportunity is hard to come by.

It's not just for profit, and of course, it's not just for dreams. By then, the "Spider-Man" series will become an important milestone in her career, a legacy left behind by her many years of work in Hollywood, and also a signboard of Sony Columbia.

Amy thinks they shouldn't miss it.

But look at the scene before you again.

Fierce looking and chattering—all that hideousness, cruelty, and nakedness, transformed into words without any concealment, mixed with the smell of blood, rushed towards Amy with bared fangs and claws.

They kept saying “betrayal” and “dirty” as if they were the pure and innocent Snow White, crying righteously that they were victims.

“Expel,” “sever,” “ban,” these ferocious shouts became louder and louder, and they declared their pride in refusing to be humiliated.

Apparently, they are not satisfied with just cutting ties with Anson, and are also preparing to "teach that guy a lesson and show him whose Hollywood this is", show the iron fist of Hollywood's top tycoons, and let those ants recognize their place.

Facing this scene, Amy just felt bored. Everyone was a chatterbox. If Anson was really here, everyone would probably be as quiet as a chicken.

Normally, one or two of them would talk freely, saying that in Hollywood there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests, and that the only important thing to Sony Columbia is interest; but when the time comes and the interests really need to be discussed, one or two of them would raise the banner of emotion and wave it there.

No, that's not right either.

At this moment, what they are "discussing" is indeed interests, but not the interests of Sony Columbia, but their own personal interests.

So, who is betraying Sony Columbia?
Amy ignored the clowns and looked at Michael through the crowd.

Michael Lynton cleverly hid behind the storm, did not speak a word throughout the whole process, remained invisible, and left the dirty and ugly things to others. He had been watching the changes and quietly controlling the overall situation.

He is capable, courageous and intelligent. He does have his own highlights, otherwise he would not have been able to climb to this position; but unfortunately he lacks a sense of the overall situation.

Or, in other words, he has a sense of the overall situation, but he currently puts his personal interests above the overall situation.

For a moment, Amy couldn't tell whether the former was more pathetic or the latter was more filthy.

After taking a deep breath, Amy regained her composure and raised her voice to ask, "Michael, is this what you think?"

In an instant, all eyes in the conference room turned to Michael.

Bathed in the gaze, Michael was not nervous. He did not ask Amy for her opinion - because he knew Amy was waiting for the opportunity to express her point of view; but he also did not respond directly to Amy's question to avoid exposing his own cards. He just spread his hands calmly.

“I agree with everyone’s point of view.”

"I understand that the box office success of Spider-Man has tied the character of Peter Parker to Anson's image, and if it's not necessary, we all hope that he can continue to play the role for ten or fifteen years, but this is not practical."

Amy sneered, "No, we kept him not because he is tied to the image of Peter Parker, but because the audience is willing to pay for him. He is the reason why the audience enters the cinema."

Michael, "But not anymore. When he's linked to another superhero, Peter Parker is no longer Peter Parker, the fourth wall is broken, the audience's connection with the character is broken, and now we are promoting Spider-Man 2, and Anson destroys our efforts."

Amy, "Oh, Jesus Christ, do you think it's still 1979? No longer pure? What kind of blood test is this? An actor can only play one role? Bullshit! What's more, the negotiations between Anson and Warner Bros. have not been finalized, and you are talking nonsense here."

You come and I go, neither gives an inch, a head-on confrontation!

(End of this chapter)