Hearing Eric's words, Tina Brown lowered her head slightly, and nonchalantly picked up the coffee in front of her to cover her expression. Tyra Banks and Diane Kruger gloated almost at the same time. However, the two Girls are actually very shrewd. They noticed Tina Brown's movements and immediately picked up the coffee in the same way.
An embarrassed Cindy Crawford just wants to pour all the coffee in front of him on some hateful guy's face.
"Wait, you bastard, one day, one day, I'll make you pay..."
Cindy Crawford was thinking frantically, but it didn't prevent the innocent and resentful expression on her delicate face, and she looked at Eric with full eyes, like a wounded Persian cat.
This is one of Eric's 'weaknesses' that Cindy Crawford accidentally discovered a few days ago. That day, she checked the training results of the models for the first time. A girl always looked down at her feet involuntarily when walking on the runway. , was scolded by Eric several times in a row. When the girl walked up to the runway crying again, Eric stopped scolding immediately. Instead, he asked the trainer to patiently teach the girl how to get rid of always bowing her head Shortcomings.
Eric didn't know that he had become the target of this stunner's 'calculation'. Seeing that Cindy Crawford not only did not fight back nor defended, but instead said 'you hurt me and just laughed it off' His expression suddenly became a little awkward.
Cindy Crawford and O'Neal's one night that feels very broken should have happened in this time and space, but now the timeline has not been messed up by Eric, Cindy Crawford In recent months, he has been living in Los Angeles for physical training, but Eric has never heard of the news of their contact.
However, Eric didn't bother to take back what was said, anyway, Cindy Crawford was not innocent before.
Tina Brown felt that the scene was a bit awkward, and seeing that Eric stopped talking, she took the initiative to smooth things over and said: "Eric, I have an appointment with Mr. Katzenberg at 2:30 in the afternoon. Talk about Yahoo and Firefly The cooperation details. Before that, can I interview you with some questions as the editor-in-chief of Yahoo News?"
Eric realized that it was definitely not a whim that Tina Brown said, but this kind of work behavior made Eric appreciate it very much. Moreover, as the boss of Yahoo, Eric didn't mind providing some exclusive news to his online media, so he nodded readily and said, "Of course, if you have any questions, feel free to ask."
Tina Brown sure was ready. After Eric nodded in agreement, she quickly took out the notepad from the briefcase, without any unnecessary nonsense, and immediately asked the first question: "Eric, after "The Lion King", Firefly still insists on reforming Disney. In the animation department, besides the reasons previously announced, does Firefly have any deeper strategic considerations?"
Eric didn't expect Tina Brown's first question to be so accurate. Now the outside world is almost guessing the real reason why Firefly insists on selling the hand-drawn animation department, and there are countless guesses. But no one hit the point from start to finish. Having been a media queen for many years, it is not surprising that Tina Brown is keenly aware of this topical issue.
Eric said honestly: "Yes, but this involves the internal secrets of the Firefly Group, so I can't say."
Tina Brown nodded with a smile, drew a cross in front of the first question, thought for a while, then changed the cross to a question mark, raised her head and said, "In this case, Eric. Yahoo can use your answer , invite a professional analyst for a review?" Pause, and Tina Brown added, "I mean, after the animation department auction."
"No problem." Eric nodded. Both parties understood that this was just a gimmick article to earn clicks. The real reason for Firefly's abolishment of the hand-painted animation department can only be inferred from the decline of 2D animation a few years later, so Eric did not I am worried that the analyst invited by Yahoo will be able to analyze the inside story based on his affirmative answer.
"So, the second question," Tina Brown asked again: "Many people now want to know about the sequel of "Men in Black". It is rumored in the industry that Firefly will refuse to restart the sequel of "Men in Black" in the short term. Is it really to monopolize the copyright of "Men in Black"?"
Eric laughed: "Tina, your question is really bold."
"Boss, I didn't bring an interview tape recorder," Tina Brown explained with a smile.
Eric knew that Tina Brown was saying this to show that his answers would not appear on the website unmodified. Moreover, he also felt that Tina Brown was testing himself to accept the negative news about the Firefly Group that appeared on Yahoo News. Yahoo is a mass media platform with great prospects for development. If the news about Firefly Group is all positive news, then its credibility will definitely be affected.
"The real inside story of this matter is this," Eric thought for a while, and said: "After the success of the first "Men in Black", including Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and other leading actors and directors, The producers demanded a substantial increase in remuneration and share. If Firefly and Columbia agree, then we will have to pay a total of $35 million in fixed remuneration and 30% profit share for the creators of the sequel. The production cost of the sequel will reach 1. 200 million US dollars, including the huge distribution and marketing expenses in the later stage, the total project expenditure may be close to 200 million US dollars."
At this point, Eric paused, waiting patiently for Tina Brown to write down the data, and then said: "Although the first film of "Men in Black" has a global box office of close to 600 million US dollars, according to the sequel, it often cannot Going beyond the rules of the first film, Firefly’s estimated box office for the sequel to “Men in Black” is 200 million in North America and 200 million overseas. In this case, according to the average share ratio between North America and the international market, the company can only recover 140 million US dollars in terms of box office At present, Hollywood's box office revenue usually accounts for one-third of the total revenue, that is to say, Firefly and Columbia will recoup about 280 million in video tapes and peripheral distribution in the next few years. Not to mention the long time cost during this period , the total profit of the entire sequel after mining all profit points is 220 million U.S. dollars, and 30% of the 220 million U.S. dollars will be distributed to the main creators, which is another 66 million U.S. dollars. Then, the whole movie Among them, several main creators who just participated in the filming of the film will take away more than 100 million US dollars in income, while Firefly and Columbia, the two major film companies that have invested countless manpower and material resources in film production, marketing and distribution, can only reap 150 million US dollars. The dollar, the two have to be divided together, Tina, do you think that under this situation, is it necessary for Firefly to develop a sequel?"
Tina Brown shook her head with a smile. According to Eric's analysis, if the sequel starts, Firefly and Columbia will basically be working for several main creators. This is obviously very uneconomical.
Diane Kruger and Tyra Banks listened to Eric casually uttering doubts about these Hollywood blockbusters. While satisfying their curiosity, they inevitably had some doubts, but the two women were very tactful and did not make unreasonable comments .
Cindy Crawford, who found that the trick she had just worked really worked, asked "with confidence": "Why don't you develop a sequel? Although the leading actors get more profits, Firefly still makes money. Isn't it? ?”
Eric just rolled his eyes at the woman, didn't mean to explain at all, picked up the coffee and drank it in small sips.
Tina Brown wrote down some of the data that Eric said, smiled and said to Cindy Crawford: "Cindy, for example, if you start a company in the future and hire a CEO to help you Take care, the company earns 10 million US dollars a year, but you find that the CEO who helps you manage the company earns almost 10 million a year, in this case. Would you still be willing to hire him?"
Cindy Crawford opened her mouth and wanted to argue, but found that if it was her, she would definitely kick out the CEO and replace her with a manager with an annual salary of 1 million or even less.
"I'm sure I don't want to," Tina Brown said, seeing the change in Cindy Crawford's expression, "The current situation of "Men in Black" is similar to the CEO I just mentioned. Bringing 10 million U.S. dollars in profits to the company, but taking away 10 million U.S. dollars in annual salary, no company will allow this to happen. Of course, it is definitely different when it comes to Hollywood film companies in reality. If it is MGM or Columbia, they will face losses if they do not start the "Men in Black" sequel project. They can only pay high salaries for the main creators. But Firefly, which has more choices, does not need this , because it also involves the issue of time cost, the annual film schedule is limited, and Firefly will definitely choose projects with higher profit margins, such as this year's "Lion King", this animation will bring Firefly to the next few years. $1 billion in profit. But if you switch the "Lion King" schedule to the "Men in Black" sequel, Firefly may end up with a profit of less than $100 million. Eric, am I right?"
Tina Brown said the last sentence while looking at Eric.
Eric nodded: "I have to say, Tina, your understanding is amazing."
Tina Brown smiled politely and said: "Thank you for your affirmation, Eric. However, without the data you just had, I certainly would not be able to analyze these. However, you think I should publish these data Is it on Yahoo News? This topic is likely to arouse Hollywood's hostility towards Firefly."
"The problem of high salaries for Hollywood stars needs to be solved after all, otherwise it will affect the sustainable development of Hollywood in the future. When you go to the headquarters of Firefly, you can also ask Katzenberg to provide you with some information. I hoped that the salary of Hollywood stars would return to rationality, so let’s take this opportunity to make a special topic on this topic. Firefly’s main films in recent years have not relied on superstars, and they will not in the future, so,” Eric shrugged, Said: "I don't worry about their hostility at all."
Tina Brown nodded slightly excitedly, realizing that this topic was bound to spark a heated debate. The corresponding section of Yahoo News will also increase its attention due to this heated discussion. The sense of accomplishment brought by this effect is the same as the sales increase of the magazines she managed before.
With this matter in mind, Tina Brown hurriedly finished asking the remaining questions, left a business card for the three daughters of Cindy Crawford, and agreed to discuss the matter of hyping up Internet topics for them at night, and then Hastily left Firefly Studios.
Although Tina Brown was in Los Angeles, on the second day, the topic of discussing the high salary of Hollywood stars landed on the homepage of the Yahoo portal. Qiang's article discusses in detail the reasons why Hollywood stars are paid inflatedly, and the various impacts on Hollywood in recent years.
Although since Michael Ovitz founded CAA, the discussion of Hollywood stars' high salaries due to various bundling strategies has not stopped, but with the full support of Firefly and the effective operation of Tina Brown, the hot topic this time Far more than ever before, relevant articles on the Yahoo portal were reprinted by more than 300 newspapers and media in North America and Europe within a few days.
Subsequently, the four major film companies Firefly, Fox, Columbia and MGM immediately issued a statement, saying that they would gradually adjust the company's production strategy to improve the current situation of excessively high remuneration for leading actors. Although Warner, Paramount and Universal are not members of the Firefly Alliance, they also quickly issued similar statements when their interests were aligned.
The unified statement of the seven major film companies immediately caused a huge shock in the industry. The Actors Guild of America jumped out immediately, saying that if the seven major film companies reduce the remuneration of actors, the Actors Guild will resist with the situation of dismissal, and some were fanned The actors who got up also showed signs of being ready to move, and seemed to be ready for an 'instant vacation' at any time.
Faced with this situation, Yahoo News immediately published a rebuttal article, saying that the cost reduction strategy of the seven major film companies is only aimed at a small number of stars with inflated salaries, and not at most ordinary actors. Class control, misleading the public in this way of confusing the public.
In Hollywood, which has just experienced a bumper summer at the box office, no one wants to see a strike.
Firefly and several other major film companies also quickly clarified that they will not reduce the salaries of ordinary actors. Not only that, with the overall expansion of the Hollywood film industry, the income of ordinary actors will not decline, but will gradually increase.
As a result, the ordinary actor class was appeased, and the superstars at the top of the Hollywood pyramid were immediately reluctant. (To be continued.)