v2 Chapter 477： Jobs in the film industry

In the middle of the night, Gibson and a few partners left the theater and walked onto the streets. If it weren't for the brightly lit street lights and the surrounding modern buildings, just looking at their dressing up, they thought they had come to a strange world.

Before they left the theater, they not only made a big purchase at the sales department, but also put on many of the things they bought.

For example, Gibson wears a gray pointed wizard hat, a simple wooden walking stick in his hand, and a gray robe on his body. At first glance, it seems that Gandalf has come to North America.

Several of his companions are not much better. Some of them are holding Legolas’s short bows, others are holding Aragon’s long swords, and the most exaggerated is a girl wearing Arwen’s velvet dress...

"What a pity."

The girl named Roche seemed a little dissatisfied and complained to her companions, "There is no limited edition Lord of the Rings jewelry for sale in the theater. I saved up my pocket money for a year, just want to buy a set, but they all sold out. Up."

"Roche, you are a rich man now!" Gibson joked, and then said seriously, "That's $3,999!"

"I'm happy to buy it!" Roxi said nonchalantly, "I am willing to contribute all my pocket money to this movie, max out my credit card, and don't care!"

Several people made noises, Rosie stared at them and said, "Stop talking about me, since the release of the Lord of the Rings until now, which one is less than $3,000 for the purchase of surrounding money?"

Gibson and others couldn't help scratching their faces, not to mention that before, it was tonight that they each threw out more than three hundred dollars.

"Don't talk about it." Gibson stepped up a bit, "After watching "The Return of the King", I remembered the first two. Why don't we go back to watch the discs."

"I agree!" Roche agreed first.

Others also agreed. They got faster and faster, and finally disappeared slowly on the streets of New York.

This weekend is an exciting weekend and a happy weekend for many fans in the United States and the world.

But the weekend is longer. There are also times when it is over.

The sun once again illuminates the west coast of North America. In the small meeting room of the Pixar studio in Emeryville, Steve Jobs finished a glass of water and did not look at Ed Camel, who was preparing a document next to him. He picked up the one in front of him. I looked through a few newspapers.

He simply browsed the current affairs and science and technology pages, and there was no news that could be noticed on them, and then turned to the entertainment version, as expected. The entertainment version was almost swept by reports related to "The Return of the King".

According to past habits, Steve Jobs temporarily put aside the front page headlines and turned to the back page to see how he felt in the market, just like he did with Apple’s products, whether it’s a computer, a player, or a movie like audiovisual. For products, his first priority is the user experience.

Although not all user responses in newspapers are true. But it can always reflect some problems.

"Because I have watched the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I am willing to believe in this world. At a certain time, in a certain place, there is really such a land called Middle-earth, on the land there are hobbits with blue eyes walking barefoot. The dusty royal survivors rode their horses with swords, and the elven prince with silver hair and shawl bent his bow to shoot arrows. The white-robed wizard who carried the white horse cast a spell to exorcise the devil. Shire, Luohan, Gondor, and Mordor were all true under the sky It has existed."

"2001, 2002, 2003. Three years of worries, and nearly nine hours of sorrow and joy. Whenever there is a fragment that looks like an end, there is always fear, for fear that it is really the end! Only to Frodo When I closed the sheepskin book, I finally realized that a long time of worry was settled, my heart was peaceful, but I was full of melancholy."

"I've seen it in the theater. After "The Return of the King", a movie fan got up and bowed deeply to the screen with tears in everyone's surprised eyes. That's because this is not just a movie, it can make people Believe in everything that happens, in this era when we no longer believe in dreams, Duke Rosenberg has weaved a magnificent dream for us!"

Seeing this, Steve Jobs looked up and asked Ed Camel, "Have you seen "The Return of the King"?"

The CEO of the Pixar studio temporarily put down his work, helped his glasses, and said, “I saw it on Friday, a masterpiece, totally worthy of greatness! Duke Rosenberg’s talent in film Unparalleled!"

He turned to the other side and said to John Lasseter and others, "John and they went to see it twice."

John Lasseter shrugged, "This movie is not just great and simple. Duke Rosenberg’s many practical methods have given me a lot of inspiration, and I can use some of the things he used. Of our animation production and brought a lot of help."

"After watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I can't admire Duke Rosenberg."

As the director of Pixar's recent animated film to be released, Andrew Stanton said with pleasure, "Disney hasn't fainted yet. The release date of "Finding Nemo" is far enough from "The Return of the King"."

"Michael Eisner hasn't been infected by the idiot Michael Ovitz." After John Lasseter said, he looked at Jobs and asked, "Steve, did the box office come out in the first weekend?"

"It should be counted." Jobs turned the newspaper to the front page of the entertainment page, looked at the unusually conspicuous numbers, and said, "Sunday got $42.11 million!"

"US$42.11 million!" John Lasseter is more than just watching the movie twice, he is obviously a fan of this series, and he started counting immediately after his mouth turned, "Friday is 40.35 million US dollars, Saturday is 44.21 million US dollars. Adding USD 42.11 million on Sunday, the first three days of the weekend are..."

Jobs said directly, "$126.67 million! New North American weekend box office record!"

John Lasseter added a sentence after him, "The North American box office of "The Return of the King" has exceeded 130 million U.S. dollars, including the early stage... Well, it is 133.28 million U.S. dollars!"

Ed Camel and Andrew Stanton glanced at each other, and both showed helpless smiles. Duke Rosenberg was still as strong as ever in the summer vacation!

Putting down the newspaper, Steve Jobs couldn't help but think of that young director who was always plain. He rarely felt a little admiration in his heart. Although the two parties were destined not to become friends because of the business relationship, he admired all capable people. People, there is no doubt that the guy named Duke Rosenberg is the best in his industry.

Even Jobs feels that Duke Rosenberg is definitely the most outstanding person in the film industry, just like he is in the computer industry!

As Brad Bird and others rushed to the meeting room, the giants of Pixar Studio finally arrived, and the meeting kicked off.

"Ed." Jobs said directly. "Talk about the contact with Warner Bros. and the Duke's Studio."

"I have talked with Duke Rosenberg's senior assistant Tina Fey and representatives of Warner Bros. four times in the past month."

In this energetic and creative company, even if it is a meeting with Steve Jobs, the atmosphere will not be serious. Ed Kamel’s speech is not very fast. He said as concisely as possible, “I can feel Duke With Warner’s sincerity, they really want Pixar to join Warner’s system, and they offer far better conditions than Disney and Michael Eisner.”

"The specific terms are in the information before you." Ed Kamel sighed softly, "It's really tempting."

"What about Disney?" Jobs asked again.

"They made some concessions." Ed Kamel shook his head, "Agreeing to give up another 30% of the box office revenue."

"I don't want the box office!"

What is the profit point of animated films, Jobs is very clear, "The surroundings still refuse to give in?"

"Yes."

Hearing Ed Kamel’s words, Jobs thought for a while and said slowly, “The negotiations between the two sides continue to drag on, we are not in a hurry. Now Pixar has enough capital, and Pixar can change the pattern of Hollywood!”

There is still a contract for an animated feature film between Pixar Studios and Walt Disney to be fulfilled. There is no need to worry about negotiations. Jobs is still observing. What he wants is the most favorable result for Pixar and his Steve Jobs!

The closed-door meeting did not completely end until the afternoon, and then Steve Jobs left the Pixar studio and flew to Los Angeles to attend a reception at Sony Entertainment.

Before entering the banquet, Jobs got another data report sent by the secretary. Seeing the even more terrifying numbers on it, he came up with the idea again. Duke Rosenberg is simply Steve in the film industry. Jobs.

Jobs is a small half-believer of Akio Morita, who has passed away, and this is the biggest reason why he was invited to the reception.

But Sony Entertainment asked him to come over, obviously not for this reason, the person representing Sony Entertainment quickly approached him.

"Steve, are you interested in working with Sony Entertainment?"

Faced with Jobs, it was Michael Ovitz, who helped Sony win Columbia Pictures. This apparently acted as a broker again, "Sony really wants to cooperate with Pixar Studios."

"Sony Entertainment?"

For people like Jobs, he would not cover up too much, and shook his head directly, "Sony Entertainment is not good for Pixar Studios!"

Indeed, Pixar Studios must have a huge media platform in order to shine, but Sony Entertainment can only be ranked first among the six major Hollywood companies. For Pixar Studios, which is now in demand, Sony Entertainment really Not worthy!

Michael Ovitz knew Jobs a little bit and didn't care, and said, "Steve, I promise..."

"you promise?"

Before he finished speaking, Jobs interrupted him, "Is your guarantee credible?" (To be continued...)

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