Chapter 726： unsteady template

While McLeodandre was full of passion and busy with the development of a new job, Chris Wedge was also eager to work...

His standing at Fox has risen further since McRedandry's departure.

Of course, his ability to reach the heights he is today is entirely driven by his achievements.

Back then, the animation projects produced by Fox always lost money, which once became a burden for the entire company. It was he who led the Blue Sky Animation team to produce "Ice Age" to restore the decline.

A few days ago, when he was personally approached by the company's major shareholders, he found out that this series has brought more than 1.2 billion US dollars in profits to Fox, and there is still potential in the licensing market. It has brought many hidden improvements to the company's offline channels.

Therefore, he dared to seek support, held more voice, and was not worried that he would fail.

Until now, he has really achieved it, and that kind of spiritual excitement makes him extremely happy-from today on, he is also a famous number one person, and he is no longer "subservient to others".

The sweet taste of power makes every ambitious man intoxicated, and Chris Wedge is no exception. Although he prefers animation production and does not prefer affairs management, it does not mean that he does not want to be able to stand taller.

In the vast majority of cases, it is the heart of the people who want to look forward to Shu.

The accumulation of resources will quickly make people ask for more. For example, when you are walking, you want a bicycle to travel. If you have a bicycle, you want an electric car. With an electric car, you will feel that the car is more comfortable. Divided into various grades and the comfort of the combination of money and technology...

The so-called ** is difficult to fill, there is a certain truth.

People will enjoy the thrill of various "superior" distinctions, and for Chris Wedge, McLeodandre's departure is his "reasonable" request.

From now on, Fox Animation will not have a second authoritative voice...  

This kind of treatment is what he seeks.

But what I didn't expect, after leaving the job, McLeodandrei founded a lighting entertainment company, and also hooked up with Firefly...

This was what Bill McNico, the president of the company's distribution department, told him.

At the right time, although I didn't say it explicitly, it's a bit of a pity that McLeodandrei's departure...

Of course, Chris Wedge doesn't know how to evaluate it. He and McLeodandre are not incompatible, but there is a certain conflict, and then the other side withdrew...

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The pursuits vary from person to person.

People like Chris Wedge and McLeodendry pursue animation and don't like being hindered, while Lehman just regards animation as a supplement to the company's development. What he really cares about is still live-action film and television.

Inside the office.

At this time, Lehmann had just finished reading a project progress.

The automatic animation business was taken over by a talented person. Except for the money and support, he did not need to worry too much about other things, and his life was not much different from usual.

In a hurry, the time comes to December 17th.

It just happened to be another weekend.

On the market, "300" has been showing for a month. In the third and fourth weeks of its release, it continued to decline steadily, maintaining its box office of 20.76 million US dollars and 18.35 million respectively.

It is also because of this that the North American box office of "300" has exceeded 170 million in the entire period from mid-November to the first half of December, and there is less than 30 million US dollars left before the 200 million mark.

Considering the film's mixed reputation and the fact that mainstream audiences are quite acceptable to the radiation range - the most important thing is that most people may not particularly praise it, but they all feel that it is worth the price.

Therefore, if the two cancel each other out, even if the screening screen of "300" is reduced to less than 900 screens in order to make room for the new films of other studios, but in the next month of screening, it will accumulate a little every day, There will also be good gains.

At this time, on the weekly box office chart, the first throne was still occupied by the animated film "Happy Feet" released by Warner.

This movie, which cost close to 100 million US dollars, is a combination of animation and live action. Although the box office market performance is not particularly bright-compared to the production cost, it has aroused positive praise from parents and children.

Of course, it is also possible to change the name of "Happy Feet" to "Penguin Story", and its core is quite imitating the blockbuster factors of several masterpieces of Pixar and use it.

Second place: "Dreamgirls" produced by Paramount, a music biographical film. It is also a product of the major studios after the box office and word-of-mouth double harvest of "Along with the Song" last year.

And the film starring Beyonce and Jennifer's combination, the topic is good, Paramount made a little effort, and it achieved a box office of 22.67 million US dollars.

Third place: The adaptation of the live-action biography produced by Columbia Pictures, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

The production cost of this film was 55 million US dollars, and it paid a high price to invite Will Smith to play the inspirational story of the protagonist of the same skin color. Since its premiere, it has won unanimous praise from film critics. The first weekend was 26.54 million, which is a great proof that Will - Smith's market appeal.

After all, generally speaking, the box office of such a theme is not too high.

Colombia's idea was just to rush to the Olympics. They would not let it or choose to show it in mid-December, and they did not give much resources for publicity and distribution.

But who would have imagined that this film will become more and more brave, and it has a rhythm of breaking 150 million in North America.

what does this mean?

It means that the movie can be profitable without running the Oscars.

And this further increased the value of the protagonist Will Smith.

You know, Hollywood determines actors' remuneration based on market value. Unless your family has a mine or the backstage is hard enough, the standard is very clear.

Previously, although Will Smith has stepped into the first-line actor, he has been criticized for only playing flat roles, laughing and laughing.

But in "When Happiness Comes Knocking", his performance was enough to impress the audience. This surprised many people.

The main thing is that there are not many actors in Hollywood who have strong appeal and acting skills.

In this way, he took it a step further—unfortunately, this was just an extraordinary performance of his role that was more suitable, and this template was not stabilized later.

In addition to all these things, French film companies such as Europa, Gaumont, and EMI began to promote "Untouchable".

The film has been completely completed since September, and it has been delayed until now, which is naturally for Christmas.

In the United States, Firefly Pictures can only rely on the method to enjoy the audience base dividend in the golden period, but in France, or under the agency distribution of the three major local studios, it completely enjoys the first-class resource tilt. .

Not only that, but the theater chain dealers are very optimistic about Lehmann, because his films always get good box office, especially in comparison with the premise that the French market has been occupied by Hollywood blockbusters.

As a result, the film has only been set, and it has obtained a guarantee of not less than 40% of the film layout and at least 3,800 screens.

And just like that, in a few days, Lehmann will fly to Paris for the film's premiere.

Before that, the animation department in charge of McLeodandrei also had new moves.

After carefully screening the industry personnel, this fellow handed over a large list of lists and budget statements for business promotion to Lehmann.

These are basically the work he is responsible for in the past two weeks. As long as they are carried out smoothly, if nothing else, the team frame can be built.

What is even more surprising is that he also negotiated a priority contract with Mattel, Hasbro and other major image licensing producers.

When reporting the matter, was indescribably calm.

If Perlman hadn't come over and happily pointed out that his job had become easier, Lyman still didn't know what McRedandry had brought to Firefly.

In other words, this is the convenience brought by his personal contacts and resources in the circle.

Similarly, after Robert Iger became Disney's executive officer, Jewish forces became closer to Disney, not all interests, but also some personal factors.

While Hasbro, Mattel and other toy companies have maintained close business contacts with Fox, McLeodandrei also has a certain degree of familiarity and friendship with the executives of these companies.

Taking a convenience will allow Firefly's copyright peripheral market to increase the priority of channels and promotion. For him, it is a meal. It's really a small thing.

It can be seen how many network resources can be accumulated by department executives who have left the six majors.

I think that after Joseph joined Firefly, the company's administrative department and personnel recruitment were quickly achieved...