Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 234: Onino Takeshi: Scripts? I have plenty! Let the audience of Conan World open their eyes~
“You don’t have to worry about the funding.”

What relieved Shirley Lansing was that Takeshi Ono gave her a reassurance in a direct and firm tone.

"The board of directors will continue to inject $300 million to make up for the losses and as subsequent operating funds."

Gui Yewu did not deceive Shirley Lansing. This was something the three shareholders had already discussed.

Lao Dong and Ooka Group each invested 1 million US dollars, and Takeshi Ono did not need to pay any money, but he had to ensure that Paramount could "come back to life"!
Otherwise, the shares will be sold to the two companies at a discount.

It's a bet agreement.

But Takeshi Ono was not worried at all. Paramount itself had a strong foundation, and he had a lot of "resources" in his hands. As long as the funds were in place, it would be a natural thing to overcome the difficulties.

Upon hearing that she would soon receive $300 million in cash, Shirley Lansing felt relieved.

With this money, the loss hole could be plugged and Paramount finally avoided bankruptcy.

As a CEO, this is what she cares about most and hopes to see most.

In an instant, her resistance and discomfort towards Takeshi Ono taking over Paramount disappeared a lot.

Officially put himself in the right position.

"Boss, this money can make up for the losses and allow the company to temporarily get rid of the financial crisis, but it is not enough."

Shirley Lansing made her opinion solemnly.

"What's more important is the company's future development direction. Under the current circumstances, the previous operating ideas are no longer suitable and must be changed."

When it comes to company operations, Shirley Lansing's professionalism is unquestionable, which is why Takeshi Ono went against all odds and allowed her to continue serving as CEO.

Gui Yewu took her opinion very seriously and said thoughtfully: "What do you think?"

Shirley Lansing glanced at him, hesitant to speak, but finally gritted her teeth and said:
"My opinion is to cut unnecessary investments across the board and focus resources on making a movie that is guaranteed to be a box office hit, in order to restore the company's lost reputation and credibility, and thus stabilize people's hearts."

After a pause, he looked at Gui Yewu again with burning eyes.

“If it wasn’t you, Boss, who bought Paramount, my opinion would be completely different, because the risk is huge and it’s not worth it. It would be better to reduce profits and invest in more movies to spread the risk and accumulate more.

But with you, Boss, this thing has become possible, I think this risk is worth taking! "

Gui Yewu understood what she meant by the sound of the strings. He looked at her for a while and suddenly laughed: "It seems that you are interested in the copyright of the sequel of "Home Alone"!"

Shirley Lansing did not show any embarrassment when she heard this. This was exactly what she was thinking, and she said frankly:
“I know that the copyright for the subsequent filming of Home Alone is in your hands, Boss. With the success of the first film, we just need to continue to release sequels. I dare not say that we can replicate the popularity of the first film, but we will definitely achieve good results.

As long as this shot is successful, the outside world's doubts and criticisms against Paramount will collapse on their own, and the company can get out of the quagmire."

Gui Yewu nodded slightly. The other party's idea coincided with his own. She was worthy of being the famous "Iron Lady" in Hollywood. However, there were some differences in the specific implementation.

In the disappointed eyes of Shirley Lansing, Onino Takeshi shook his head and said: "I still have the copyright of the sequel of "Home Alone", and I can't give it to Paramount."

"But……"

Shirley Lansing wanted to continue fighting, but was interrupted by Takeshi Ono with a wave of his hand.

I couldn't help but feel disappointed, but Gui Yewu suddenly changed the subject: "But I have other preparations."

Shirley Lansing was stunned, not understanding what he meant.

Then she saw Gui Yewu took out some documents from his bag and handed them to her.

"Here are several scripts, and Paramount's next task is to film them."

Shirley Lansing took it.

She didn't expect that Takeshi Ono had already prepared the script in advance, but she didn't mean to look down on him, as the latter had already proved his ability with the two masterpieces "ET" and "Home Alone".

With curiosity, I started to read it.

"The Truman Show, Spy Kids, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Mission Impossible, Star Wars..."

There are five scripts in total.

Shirley Lansing took a quick look and couldn't help showing her surprise.

Although she made mistakes with "Little Big Women" and "Cutthroat Island", it does not deny her ability and vision. Besides, the stories and filming of the former two were not bad. It was only due to various unfavorable circumstances that she suffered losses.

Therefore, just by reading the introduction and character settings, Shirley Lansing was able to determine that all five scripts had the potential to be big sellers, each with its own characteristics, and all of them were quite excellent.

She was shocked that Takeshi Ono could come up with so many high-quality scripts at once, but when she thought about his identity and ability, it didn't seem worth being surprised. She still couldn't help but admire his talent.

How come when good scripts fall into Gui Ye Wu's hands, they are like a hen laying eggs, with as many as he wants?
However, it is undoubtedly a great thing to have such a genius in charge of Paramount.

Shirley Lansing's surprise is understandable. After all, what Takeshi Onino brought out was not some trivial thing, but a true classic.

Needless to say, "The Truman Show" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" are both excellent works with great reputation and box office success. Especially the former, as one of the representative works of comedy master Jim Carrey, it can earn more than 100 million US dollars at the box office as an art film, which already speaks for itself.

Its dark humorous expression, as well as the reality and profound connotations it implies, have been talked about by movie fans all over the world.

The latter is a model of commercial film.

But it is undeniable that both are excellent works.

As long as Paramount doesn't mess around, these two films will be enough to make up for all previous losses.

But how could Gui Yewu be satisfied with just this?
So he took out three more scripts.

"Spy Kids" tells the story of a pair of young siblings and a series of adventures they go on to save their kidnapped spy parents.

It is a family movie suitable for all ages. When it was released in 2001, it achieved the excellent result of dominating the box office for 3 consecutive weeks.

Now that "Home Alone" has set off the entire movie schedule and achieved astonishing results, Columbia and Takeshi Ono can be said to have made a fortune.

Therefore, there is almost no need to guess that the next step is to follow suit, and there will definitely be a large number of movies starring children released in the hope of getting a piece of the pie.

Since Takeshi Onino had already taken the first bite of the cake, there was no reason to give the big share to others, so he took out this script.

Moreover, "Spy Kids" can be made into a series. Four films were made in the original world, with a cumulative global box office of more than 5.5 million US dollars, which is a real gold mine.

It can be said that even if Paramount only shoots this series, it will not have to worry about performance in the next few years.

This is also the reason why Takeshi Ono chose the movie series.

As for the last two scripts… they are truly heavyweights!
If "Spy Kids" is the children's version of "007", then "Mission Impossible" is the film series that is truly comparable to "007".

Not only did it create the handsome Tom Cruise, but it was also Paramount's cash cow and life-saving straw in the previous life.

Once a crisis occurs, they immediately start shooting a Mission: Impossible movie, and then the cycle of hit-huge profit-turning crisis into safety begins.

The total box office of the seven films exceeded 40 billion US dollars, which can already be called a "gold mountain"!

Why wouldn’t Takeshi Onino choose such a “treasure of the museum”?

Besides, this can be regarded as "returning the property to its original owner", so let "Mission Impossible" suppress Paramount's fortune in this world again.

And the final "Star Wars"...can no longer be simply described as a movie.

This is a huge milestone in the history of world cinema!
Its influence is immeasurable.

George Lucas devoted his entire life to creating a true classic.

After 40 years, its charm has not diminished. If there is one word to best describe it, it would be - legendary.

In later generations, "Star Wars" has become a cultural symbol, just like Greek mythology, Western legends, and Shakespeare's works, and has withstood the test of time.

Onino Takeshi is glad that this movie did not come into being in this world.

In this case, he plans to make this classic shine again in this world.

Even though due to the gap in generations, perhaps "Star Wars" may never be able to achieve the same glory as its predecessor, but wouldn't it be a pity if such a classic didn't open the eyes of the people in the Conan world?

And Takeshi Ono has another purpose, which is to use this movie to train his own special effects company.

The previous life of "Star Wars" hatched the world's number one special effects company, Industrial Light & Magic. Takeshi Onino hopes that his own company can also target Industrial Light & Magic.

The point is that although "Star Wars" amazed the world with its epoch-making special effects in the 70s, its production difficulty has been greatly reduced in the 90s.

The "Ghostly Special Effects" used to hone the newborn is undoubtedly a very suitable choice.

If worst comes to worst, there’s still Hiroki Sawada to support us.

Based on the above considerations, Takeshi Ono came up with these five scripts.

Three of them are about spies and secret agents. Apparently, his intention is to have Paramount create a benchmark for this type of film. As it turns out, this type of film is very popular with the audience and has huge financial potential.

Take advantage of the fact that other companies have not entered the market yet and occupy the market first.

Moreover, all three films are series, which is enough for Paramount to use for many years.

Ultimately, the vitality of a film company depends on its ability to create a series of films.

Paramount was somewhat weak in this aspect in its previous life, which is why it was gradually surpassed by companies such as Disney and Universal.

Since Paramount is under the charge of Takeshi Ono in this life, he is bound to bring it to the top of Hollywood!
Looking at the high-spirited man in front of her, Shirley Lansing inexplicably developed a great deal of confidence.

This confidence comes not only from the five scripts in my hands, but also from the genius man in front of me!
At this moment, the haze in Shirley Lansing's heart was swept away, and instead, she was full of expectations for the future!

(End of this chapter)