Wednesday.

9:00 a.m.

At this moment, everyone's hearts were filled with haze, and the huge conference room was even more silent.

Whether it is Victor as CEO or the director of "Juno", Linklater, the best director of the Berlin Film Festival, both of them are filled with philosophical anger, and of course, they are more helpless.

"Damn Time Warner~!"

The first person to break the silence was Zhuke: "This matter is not finished!"

Zucker hated Warner Group in his heart.

Why?

Just because "Juno" suppressed the "Space Dunk" produced by its company, it used its powerful influence to put pressure on the theaters and greatly reduced the schedule of "Juno".

On Monday, the release of "Juno" was more than 2,700 yuan, and with high reputation, high controversy and high popularity discussions, the theaters will have to add screens;

However, just yesterday, Tuesday, the screen was only more than 2,200 yuan.

The screens were cut by 500 yuan in a row.

Today is even more overdoing!

The theater has cut screenings.

"Juno" has been released for less than 1,500 yuan.

The reduction in screening has led to a continuous decline in box office every day, and to be more precise, it is a cliff-breaking decline!

Monday’s box office: $9.2 million;

Tuesday’s box office: $6.1 million;

Thankfully, according to the number of screens released today, it can be $4 million.

"Without a large-scale screening, no matter how popular it is, the box office will not improve much." Director Linklater smiled bitterly.

Zhuke nodded as if he was so sank, and said, "Victor, did you say that the theaters have cut down on our film schedules, is it a breach of contract? After all, we have signed contracts before."

Upon hearing this, Victor shook his head: "Boss, we are a small company. The contract signed with the theater is a flexible contract and the theater party has a favorable position, so according to the contract, they did not breach the contract."

"oh?"

Zhu Ke was stunned immediately, and his heart was more angry.

Victor added: "Boss, don't say that the theaters did not breach the contract, it was just that they breached the contract. Can we still sue it?"

"Okay, pretend I didn't say it." Zucker waved his hand.

Sent the theater company?!

What a joke!

The theaters occupy the terminal of the film industry chain. As long as they stumble on your movies, they can make you feel overwhelmed. In this situation of inequality and disadvantage, no matter how good your movie is, they are not afraid!

No matter how good your movie is, can you still compare to the big Hollywood companies?

Even if one or two extremely excellent movies appear, it will be useless!

Not enough! Dear!

You should know that in Hollywood, any of the six major Hollywood film companies, produce or release movies every year, does not produce less than 50 movies, and at its peak, it even exceeds 100 movies.

Compare quantity?

Even if all of Wald Pictures are shooting movies frantically, it is not as good as a fraction of a big company!

In this case, as long as you are not stupid, you know which party you will choose.

In the final analysis, Wald Pictures is weak!

"Mr. Jones, Mr. Wald, the reduction of films in theaters is a problem, but we cannot ignore Warner's public opinion advantages in media and newspapers!"

Director Linklater reminded.

Warner Media Advantage?

"Haha~!"

After traveling through time for more than a year, even Zhu Ke, who claimed to have seen big scenes, is now extremely helpless.

Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Fortune Magazine, Life Magazine, CNN, HBO, DC Comics, Warner Bros., and other global influential media are all under Time Warner's careers.

Others have mastered such a huge media power, what do you use to fight against it?

Even the iron-headed baby can be broken for you!

"Boss, actually Time Warner has taken action. These are a few newspapers I bought this morning. You can take a look."

Victor took out a few newspapers while talking.

The California Post, American Youth Daily, Eastern Film, New York Life... and other newspapers, as many as eight, are all commentary articles that criticize the movie "Juno".

Especially the New York Life newspaper, in its commentary articles, it claims that Juno is a cancer of society.

The article said: "The movie "Juno"? A dirt-slide that makes people do evil!"

"Why is it just a mudslide? It's a fucking thing that makes people do evil?"

Zhuke scolded angrily: "Everyone is like a Virgin. Why don't they talk about the bad movies produced by Warner Film Group every year? They are the culprits, okay! Want to play, right? Then I can't do it. My mother will take out $10 million now to see who dies and who lives!"

I have to say that Zhu Ke was really angry.

Spend money!

I'm going to spend money crazy!

Even if you can't beat you, you will be disgusted to death~!

"Boss, calm down."

Victor pondered: "Don't think that Warner is taking action now, there are as many as 8 media criticized, but these are all regional media newspapers, and their strength is less than one-tenth of their full strength. Making the situation bigger will only lead to the parent company behind Warner Film Group. Once they take action at that time, even if you spend $50 million, it will be useless!"

"Damn it~!"

Zhu Ke was speechless.

Big companies are all sluts!

"Mr. Jones is right, Mr. Wald, you'd better calm down." Director Linklater persuaded.

"That's right!"

Victor solemnly said: "Boss, in the face of the pressure of big companies, what we can do now is to contribute to the Internet, attract as many young audiences as possible, and go to the cinema."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ke waved his hand: "Okay, watch it and do it."

At this moment, the time traveler Zhu Ke was helpless.

"Damn it, I've recorded this account, and one day I'll regret it!"

That's right, Zucker has already started to think about how to cause trouble for Warner later.

In fact, Zhuke is still a little confident about this.

In early 2000, AOL acquired Times Warner Group, forming a cross-field behemoth, the world's number one media giant. However, with the sudden arrival of the Internet bubble, Warner Group's stock price fell continuously, and it was even more involved in a long-term personnel struggle.

Moreover, in the next few years, the bad movies fell out, relying solely on "Harry Potter" to continue its glory.

"If I intercepted Harry Potter in advance, how could you be crazy when I saw it?" Zucker roared in his heart.

The emergence of bad news has made Wald Pictures frustrated.

But at this moment, good news came.

Paramount's representative Jordan came to visit in person and said: "Warner is a giant, but we are Paramount! Our parent company is Viacom Group. In the media field, we are not afraid of Time Warner. This time we can help you."

help?

Paramount is not a righteous man!

They also have conditions.

First: I want to win the overseas distribution rights of "Juno".

Second: Signing overseas distribution contracts with Zucker for 5 movies.

Third: Take a stake in Wald Pictures.

Zhuke was still able to accept the first two points, but Zhuke refused to agree to the third point of investment.

That's right, once Paramount acquires a stake in Wald Pictures, all the problems facing Zucker now will be solved, and he will also be able to take advantage of the media giant Viacom, allowing the company to enter the fast lane of development.

But in the end, Zucker refused!

"Invest in a share?"

"And then become their subsidiary?"

"They will make me earn more money by investing. That's right. But I'm a time traveler. I want me to work for you, so don't even think about it!"

Zhuke is so arrogant.

Of course, it is more about the small peasant thoughts!

Even if his Wald Pictures is small, it will be his own warm-up bed and will never allow others to intervene. Even if he can make more money, Zhu Ke will not agree.
Chapter completed!