Crowded and busy, with a certain excitement that cannot be concealed.

This is Julia Roberts' first impression inside the Daenerys Entertainment branch office building in Burbank.

You know, today is Saturday, and most people in this company don't seem to have the slightest awareness that they should enjoy the weekend. However, thinking of the film review feedback about "Steel Magnolias" in the media today, Julia herself can't help but feel a certain kind of

A touch of excitement.

In addition to the expected praise for the film as a whole, director Mark Reddell, starring Jessica Lange and others, many film review articles also specifically mentioned her role as Shelby.

After analyzing the film reviews in the morning and communicating with Daenerys' entertainment, ICM President Marvin Josephson, who has personally taken over her agency work, said that he is even hopeful of helping her win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress this time.

Nominate.

Julia is only 21 years old this year, so she doesn't expect to win the award, but just one nomination is enough to give her an advantage over most actresses of her age.

This time they were going to attend a press conference. Marvin Josephson did not come with him, but was assigned another agent to accompany them. The two were led to a reception room by the staff, and Julia unexpectedly discovered

Daryl Hannah, the other star of "Steel Magnolias", and her agent have arrived in advance.

She is also an artist under ICM. If it were in the past, Julia could only look up to Daryl Hannah.

Daryl Hannah is 28 years old. She debuted in the 1970s. In 1982, she attracted attention with her role as a clone in Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner". Over the years, she has participated in "Mermaid" and "Wall Street".

, "French Open Condor" and other best-selling works, she can be said to be one of the hottest popular actresses in the 1980s.

However, after thinking about her five-film contract with Daenerys Entertainment, Julia immediately became confident again.

I just don’t know if I can see Simon Westeros today.

It's a pity that the little man who has made countless Hollywood actresses envious already has a girlfriend. Moreover, there are rumors in the circle that he seems to prefer mature women, and "The Housewives of Beverly Hills" was affected by this tendency.

Yes, yes.

It is understandable that a little boy who has lacked care since childhood likes a mature woman who is gentle and considerate. But, who says that young girls can't be gentle and considerate?

With this in mind, Julia greeted Daryl Hannah and saw that the other party was not too warm, and she did not deliberately ask for trouble. Instead, the agents accompanying both parties chatted a few words from time to time to avoid an awkward moment.

After waiting like this for more than ten minutes, other main creators of "Steel Magnolias" arrived one after another. However, after the agreed two o'clock in the afternoon, Daenerys Entertainment had no intention of starting the meeting.

Just when the director of "Steel Magnolias" Mark Reddell stood up to ask about the situation, Daenerys Entertainment CEO Amy Pascal walked in, greeted everyone apologetically, and explained that the temporary

Something has gone wrong and everyone needs to wait a moment.

Whether it is Mark Reddell or Jessica Lange, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah and other stars, they are usually just the kind of people who are waited for. However, Amy personally apologized, and Dani

Liz Entertainment is also at its peak, and all the big names are very easy to talk to. Otherwise, Daenerys Entertainment would not be able to gather these people together on a day like Saturday.

However, everyone could not help but be curious as to what happened that could temporarily delay the meeting.

After Amy explained to everyone, she only stayed briefly and hurriedly left again, leaving only Jennifer and Vanessa to entertain everyone. Everyone knew that the two women were the personal assistants of Simon and Amy, which had already shown that Danielle

Si Entertainment’s sincerity, so I didn’t complain too much.

At the same time, in a large conference room upstairs.

Almost all the executives from Daenerys Entertainment were present, even Robert Iger from the East Coast flew over from New York in the morning.

At this time, Daenerys Entertainment’s two presidents in charge of distribution and television business, Robert Rehm and Robert Egger, New World Pictures president Danny Morris, and Highgate Pictures president Ella Deutschman

, Daenerys Special Effects President Mark Silvers, Marvel Entertainment President James Gordon, Consumer Products President Nancy Brill and the company's Chief Financial Officer Paul Schmidt and other core executives gathered around

Sit at the large conference table.

Simon was the only one standing at the top, with a serious expression.

Although they did not get angry, the special temperament accumulated over two generations as well as the huge wealth and reputation made these senior executives in the conference room, who can be called industry elites, not dare to take it lightly.

The cause of the matter was the promotion plan of "Steel Magnolias".

At the end of the year, the four movies "Scream", "Steel Magnolias", "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man" probably all have different audience groups. In order to complete the promotion and distribution of these movies more efficiently and accurately, these four movies

The films were handed over to four teams under the company.

According to the established brand strategy, "Scream" is assigned to New World Distribution Company, and the title of the film uses the label of New World Pictures. The three films "Steel Magnolias", "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man" belong to Dan

Daenerys Distribution Company, the title uses the Daenerys Films label.

Because "Scream" is a commercial film that is truly independently released by Daenerys Entertainment, it is self-evident that the company attaches great importance to this project.

Robert Rehm moved all the elites in the publishing department into the "Scream" promotion team, and also brought together a lot of resources at the company's disposal.

After all, a nationwide road show definitely requires the support of a large number of media connections. If other film companies did this rashly and arrived in a city, they might not be able to find media willing to cooperate with the promotion.

"Scream" had a good start with a box office of US$20.71 million in its first week, and the team responsible for the promotion of this project definitely contributed.

When it was the turn of "Steel Magnolias," problems immediately arose.

Since the four films are divided into four groups, there will naturally be a sense of competition among them.

Moreover, whether it is Robert Rehm, the person in charge, or employees in the distribution department, they will naturally express their own preferences based on the box office potential of several films. "Scream" has the highest box office potential, and everyone hopes that

Joining this group, Robert Rehm will also allocate more resources to it. Before the distribution rights of "Rain Man" return, "Steel Magnolias" is undoubtedly the least optimistic of the other three movies. After some adjustments

Afterwards, naturally a weaker publishing group was formed.

In the early stage of publicity and distribution, Simon did not notice this problem because he only needed to place advertisements on various channels.

However, "Steel Magnolias" will also have a road show next. When he saw the hugely different road show plans of "Steel Magnolias" and "Scream", Simon realized the seriousness of the matter.

This is not because the quality of the "Steel Magnolias" project is too poor. The company is in a period of rapid growth and everyone is doing their best, even if the "Steel Magnolias" team cannot compare with the "Scream" team.

, but if enough thought is spent, the gap will not be too big.

The key is difference.

The two plans can be said to have completely different styles.

This means that the two teams of "Scream" and "Steel Magnolias" have not communicated at all, and many obvious advantages of the "Scream" plan have not been absorbed by "Steel Magnolias". Similarly,

Some details in the "Scream" plan that have proven unfeasible still exist in "Steel Magnolias."

Simon doesn't care if it's just the commercial success or failure of two movies, but he understands that if this situation continues to develop, it will soon cause divisions within the company and further lead to internal strife.

The most striking feature of big company disease is the internal struggle between company departments that restrict each other.

Daenerys Entertainment is far from developing into a large enterprise with deep roots, but Simon does not dare to take this problem lightly. Moreover, Simon even feels a little lucky to be able to detect this problem in time.

In a few years, Daenerys Entertainment will develop and grow, and the corporate style and culture will be completely finalized. It will be impossible to reverse these problems without breaking the bones.

Amy came back quickly after leaving briefly. Simon, who had been silent just now, continued: "Everyone needs to understand one thing. Daenerys Entertainment is a whole, including production, distribution, derivative development and other support departments. Every link is

Both are indispensable. I don’t expect all of you to get along with each other. There will be differences between two people, not to mention that Daenerys Entertainment now has more than 800 employees. However, I ask that you must work together, even if you

Privately, you want to strangle each other, but at work, you must also cooperate with each other. If you cannot do this, then you can only choose to leave on your own initiative, or I will fire you. Daenerys Entertainment will internally

There is competition, there is no doubt about it. But cooperation is more important than competition, and this matter will also be directly reflected in the salary package of all of you."

Simon said this, picking up the two road show plans of "Steel Magnolias" and "Scream" and showing them to everyone, saying: "Just like these two plans, the release of "Steel Magnolias" could have absorbed "

The experience advantage of "Scream" can avoid some mistakes that have occurred, but this did not happen. This obviously means that there is a lack of communication between the two teams, and even the "Scream" team will wait to see "Scream" again.

The joke of the "Steel Magnolias" group, how can you avoid the mistakes I have made, and how can I let you know the experience I have accumulated? This kind of thinking is very narrow-minded, and I don't want to see similar situations in the future. And

, Bob, it is your job to coordinate communication between the two teams, so it is a dereliction of duty on your part to have this happen.”

Robert Rem felt Simon's sharp gaze, and did not dare to refute, saying: "I'm sorry, Simon."

"I don't want to hear words like sorry," Simon shook his head and said, "As punishment, 10% of your bonus this year will be deducted."

According to the salary contract originally agreed between Simon and Rem, in addition to the basic annual salary, they can also receive a bonus of up to US$3 million based on work performance. Rem started taking office in August. According to the development momentum of Daenerys Entertainment,

He can easily get the full bonus of US$3 million next August.

Now, Simon has deducted US$300,000 in one go.

Robert Rem could only smile bitterly. Everyone could feel Simon's rare seriousness today. If he argued at this time, he felt that Simon would deduct another 10%. Could he still leave because of this? Hollywood now covets Dani.

There are countless people in the executive position of Liz Entertainment. If he leaves, someone will immediately take his place, and their ability will not be any worse than his.

Simon did not hear Rem's objection to his decision, so he looked away and looked at everyone and continued: "Due to the nature of the film industry, it would be more efficient to divide employees into different teams to be responsible for each project. However,

I don’t want to see various splintered small groups appearing within the company. It is your job to ensure the unity and collaboration of the team. When you assign employees to take charge of different projects, you must also ensure that they cooperate with other teams. Remember

, this kind of cooperation is not voluntary, but mandatory. Everyone must provide assistance to others on the basis of their own work. Only in this way can he get higher salary and obtain a higher position. Company

In the past, Amy and I have been personally responsible for the human resources work. Next, I will set up a separate human resources department of the company as soon as possible to be responsible for this work. That’s all I have to say. You can communicate among yourselves and notify us of this matter as soon as possible.

To everyone in the company.”

After Simon finished speaking, he picked up the two plans, raised his head at Robert Rem, and turned to leave the conference room.

Robert Rem quickly got up and followed him out.

Because of the tight office space, there is no dedicated office for Simon in Burbank. Simon stood directly in the corridor, handed the two plans to Rem, and said: "I'll give you one day to make "Scream"

Together with the two teams of "Steel Magnolias", we will come up with a new plan. By the way, the teams of "Dead Poets Society" and "Rain Man" will also be involved. Let's execute it now. Tell them that if it can't be completed,

Everyone’s salary next month will be reduced by one level, and the year-end bonus will be halved.”

According to a recently decided salary plan, in December all employees of the company will receive a monthly salary of a minimum of two times and a maximum of ten times based on the length of employment, work performance and other indicators. Some employees with outstanding performance will also receive additional year-end bonuses.

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Precisely because the relevant news has been announced in advance, the company is full of energy these days. Even if it is the weekend, not many people choose to take a rest.

The entire Daenerys Entertainment Group includes Daenerys Pictures, New World Pictures, High Gate Pictures, Daenerys Distribution, New World Distribution, Daenerys Special Effects, Pixar Animation, Marvel Entertainment, etc.

Departments and subsidiaries, the overall number of employees has exceeded 800.

Because the core management has a separate salary system, the average monthly salary of other employees of Daenerys Entertainment, including some middle and low-level managers, is about US$3,500. In a normal month, based on 800 people, the monthly salary of Daenerys Entertainment in this regard

Expenditure was $2.8 million.

Even if everything is counted as 10 times the monthly salary, Daenerys Entertainment only needs to pay US$28 million.

Such a sum of money is definitely a burden for other film companies of the same size. For example, Orion Pictures will certainly not be able to spend so much money to reward employees, but for Daenerys Entertainment, it does not count at all.

What.

Simon can actually be more generous, but he also understands the principle of gradual progress. The integration of Daenerys Entertainment has been less than a year, and most employees have only been on the job for a few months. If you give too much now, it will be difficult to continue in the future.
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