Chapter 434： "New York Row" (5)

"It is reported that as of 24 o'clock yesterday evening, "New York Tour" has accumulated a total of 45.5 million US dollars at the box office (including midnight screenings), successfully winning the North American daily box office chart. Before that, the popular "National Treasure" single The daily box office dropped to $7.65 million."

"The new director Zach Snyder has reached the top, and the first day of "New York Trip" has surpassed "National Treasure", "Escape from Christmas" and other works."

"According to industry insiders, it is a foregone conclusion that "The New York Tour" will break through 100 million in three days, and Zach Schneider will become the new favorite of the market."

"The 300 million club will add another general, and Dao Zha is expected to become another first-line leader of Firefly Pictures."

"The previous zombie themes such as "Dawn of the Living Dead", "Resident Evil 1, 2" and "Shaun of Zombies" all set off a good wave of movie viewing in the market. Although the results were not outstanding, the success of "New York Tour", Does it mean that the zombie theme will be the next hot spot in the market? Zombie frenzy?"

"It is reported that many film companies have launched zombie-themed projects..."

The pursuit of news hotspots has made major theater chains prepare to increase the number of films and screens again according to the specific attendance and ticket sales of theaters in each state.

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Hollywood, Paramount headquarters.

Shirley Lansing looked at the statistical report on the market share of each movie during the Christmas period on her desk, her eyes dimmed slightly: "The momentum is higher than I imagined, and the box office and word of mouth are maintained more strongly. A single day 4 Absolutely..."

"Warner has a lot of money. Lehman's market vision is still so good. If he finds a new director, he can make a zombie movie very successfully." The assistant standing beside Shirley Lansing said in a complicated tone: "This People are different from ordinary directors. They can also have a keen investment vision. Before him, James Wen, Zach Snyder, I don't know where they came from..."

Thinking of this, Shirley Lansing felt that the burden on her shoulders was heavier.

She knows that with the current level of market competition, Paramount, which lacks production talents and excellent partners, is more and more difficult to deal with.

But... Shirley Lansing shook her head, throwing off some unnecessary distractions.

Lehman is too ambitious, and it is estimated that he will not really become an ally of Warners. Looking at his actions of hooking up with Lionsgate, he is very good at both sides, so there is no need to worry too much.

"But there are more people in the industry." Shirley Lansing thought so, she lifted up and stepped down and motioned her assistant to go out.

Later, she received Steven Spielberg, one of the three giants of DreamWorks, in her office to discuss acquisitions and cooperation.

Both parties have complicated equity interests. As a business involving billions of dollars, Paramount has been in contact with DreamWorks for a year and a half.

Meeting, meeting, meeting...

After solving internal problems and external factors, the board of directors did not know how much to suppress in order to continue to support the acquisition of DreamWorks led by Shirley Lansing.

The general conditions are almost discussed in this constant contact.

Once Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Viacom's parent company (parent company), acquires DreamWorks, it will assume all of DreamWorks' debts (mainly due to banks and Wall Street foundations) and purchase it wholly for $1.6 billion. 100% equity in DreamWorks.

In the terms of the agreement, Paramount will also receive DreamWorks' film library, which includes the copyright of 59 films such as "Gladiator", "American Beauty", "Saving Private Ryan" and "War of the Worlds".

In addition to the acquisition, Paramount will sign new employment agreements with management such as Spielberg and David Geffen to continue their roles as producers/executives, respectively.

In the newly acquired and reorganized DreamWorks production label, its management work is still carried out by Spielberg and David Geffen. In Paramount's annual 14 to 16 movie plan, DreamWorks will be responsible for it. 4 to 6 of the original DreamWorks publicity channels and other functions of the company structure will be combined with Paramount's related channels, unified management.

In other words, DreamWorks lost its distribution rights again and had to cooperate with Paramount's actions.

However, after nearly two years of negotiations, Spielberg still did not make a final choice.

He is still fighting for a better way out, such as "Escape from Clone Island".

Even if it is acquired, in terms of status, power and even cooperation, it is necessary to take new market achievements to further raise expectations.

After Spielberg did not give a clear answer again, Shirley Lansing did not bother much.

Anyway, the big tone has been determined, even if the details are a bit cumbersome.

After chatting for a while, Spielberg suddenly talked about the upcoming "Ride to New York".

After talking about the popularity of the movie during the Christmas season, he tentatively asked Shirley Lansing.

"At the beginning, Lehman and others still had a cooperative relationship with you. Without the help of Paramount to pave the way, he would not be able to enter the North American market. In your opinion, is there any possibility of cooperation between us?"

Spielberg's remarks revealed that he wanted to find Lehman for cooperation. After all, several major shareholders of DreamWorks agreed to the acquisition conditions, and he could not object now, and only planned to think about his own future.

"What do you mean?" Shirley Lansing pretended to be surprised, "I won't stop you from doing anything."

"Haha. I've always had the idea of ​​cooperating during this time."

Spielberg got the answer and left it behind.

The relationship between Paramount and Lehman has a lot of rift, everyone knows it.

Even if he joined Paramount, he still kept the DreamWorks label. In addition, his studio also has investment projects Such a director with smooth sailing, there are always opportunities for cooperation.

In the past two years, he has paid attention to Lehman's movements from many channels.

And if you want to make a difference in Hollywood, of course, the more friends the better, especially the powerful ones.

As a great director who has come all the way, he is now more like a capitalist than shooting on set.

Film production is also decreasing every year, and many times, he has lost the strong creative energy and desire before.

Even if he has a good idea, he invests more than making a film, finding someone to direct rather than starting it himself.

The reason is that he is old and no longer young.

The failure of DreamWorks even extinguished his greatest ambition.

But Lehman is different. He is still young and has good eyesight, which allows him to see the shadow of himself before, that upward momentum.

Shirley Lansing's words also made Spielberg feel more at ease with Lyman.

There is no permanent enemy in the business field. Even if you are unhappy, you have to suppress it. This is a qualified Paramount president.

Afterwards, Spielberg said goodbye: "I still have something to do, let's go first."

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