The Best Entertainment Era

James Cameron has had a relationship with 20th Century Fox since 'Alien 2'.

In the office of the Fox Building, James Murdoch, who has completely shifted the focus of his work from London to Los Angeles, asked Tom Belk, the chairman of the film company: Later, we have cooperated with Terminator 2, True Lies and 'Titanic,' and it was all a success.

His eyes are sharp: With such a foundation in hand, why did James Cameron switch to Relativity Entertainment on Avatar?

A few drops of sweat rolled down Tom Belk's forehead, and he said: James Cameron refused to cooperate with us again. Six years ago, Ronan Anderson was in contact with James Cameron and sponsored the shooting of James Cameron's documentary. At that time, the whole Hollywood did not know the existence of Avatar. When we get the news, contact By the time of James Cameron, Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment had already poached all the people and projects.

These words carry out a purpose throughout the whole article. It is not the fault of the film company that 20th Century Fox and James Cameron did not continue their cooperation.

In fact, this is not wrong, because Ronan can reach a cooperation with James Cameron, and it is also an important reason to discredit Twentieth Century Fox.

Of course, the slander is a bit exaggerated, mainly to remind James Cameron of all the unhappiness he had with Twentieth Century Fox when filming Titanic.

How could James Murdoch not understand this, he pondered for a while, and said: What we missed is a project with a global box office of nearly US$3 billion and a short-term profit of US$2 billion!

Tom Belk and Jim Pross on the other side didn't answer the call. They couldn't figure out what James Murdoch was thinking for a while, and they didn't want to speak casually.

But in their eyes, 20th Century Fox really can’t be blamed for this. Film cooperation is a two-way choice. Ronan Anderson moved earlier and faster, James Cameron was willing to cooperate with Relativity Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox did not. Method.

You can't put the director under house arrest in a hotel if you can't achieve your goal like Harvey Weinstein?

That's the way to deal with overseas directors or producers. Like Hollywood directors, there are basically labor unions behind them. Who would dare to do this?

James Murdoch didn't settle for the latter, and said with emphasis: The discussion of Avatar now is not to make anyone responsible, but to remind you that some projects and profits, if we work more carefully, we will be more proactive. a little,

It won't slip away from your hand.

I have an unshirkable responsibility. Tom Belk was not stupid, and immediately said: I didn't do my job well.

Jim Prows said: I'm responsible too.

James Murdoch waved his hand and said, I can't blame you, a director of James Cameron's level has the initiative to cooperate. He still felt a little heartbroken: It's a pity that Avatar...

The profit of a film like Relativity Entertainment is higher than 20th Century Fox's efforts in the film business for a year!

It is false to say that you are not envious or heartbroken, especially when the director of the film is James Cameron, who has been cooperating with 20th Century Fox for a long time.

Since last year, 20th Century Fox's film business has performed poorly, especially for first-line major production projects, almost one of which was released and failed.

This makes James Murdoch even more regretful about missing Avatar.

Okay, I won't say more about Avatar. After all, this is already a project of another company. James Murdoch is a person who does big things, suppressing the regret and unhappiness in his heart, and turning to today's topic: Some time ago, news was circulating that George Lucas was going to retire and sell Lucasfilm.

Tom Belk said: The news of George Lucas' retirement is clear. I asked Spielberg personally last week and got a positive answer.

James Murdoch asked, Where's Lucasfilm?

It is basically certain that George Lucas is going to sell Lucasfilm. The person who answered the call this time was Jim Prose, with a serious expression on his face: According to the latest news, a group of Relativity Entertainment has already Been in covert contact with representatives of Lucasfilm, and has been for some time.

Tom Belk frowned. He didn't know whether he said it subconsciously or on purpose, and immediately spit it out: Another relativity entertainment?

Undisturbed, James Murdoch gets to the point: Have they reached a deal?

Jim Prose replied: George Lucas himself has a certain tendency, but Lucasfilm also has many shareholders, and they have not yet reached an agreement.

James Murdoch nodded slightly: After all, this is a transaction involving billions of dollars. Personal friendship has a certain impact, but it is no longer the key. The shareholders of Lucasfilm, even George Lucas himself , must maximize the benefits.”

Tom Belk said: Twentieth Century Fox has always been the distributor of the Star Wars series and has a major interest in this series. Relativity Entertainment does not have a good relationship with us. If Lucasfilm falls into Relativity Entertainment In his hands, Twentieth Century Fox may add a lot of new troubles.

Thinking of the X-Men series and the Fantastic Four series that are still in trouble, Jim Prose said: It's not possible, but certain.

Hearing the words of these two people, James Murdoch had an idea in an instant, and said: The Star Wars series is of great value, if the Star Wars movie can be restarted...

Tom Belk opened his eyes unconsciously: Although George Lucas's prequel trilogy and the comics in the past year have made Star Wars fans extremely dissatisfied, if there are new movies coming out, I think we should still be happy. There will be a large number of viewers who will buy it, and the income will not be much lower, even if it is not as good as Revenge of the Sith.

Jim Pross nodded slowly: Yes, there is a great possibility in this regard.

James Murdoch pondered for a moment, and said, Jim, you have a close relationship with Lucasfilm, and continue to find out which one Lucasfilm and Relativity Entertainment have progressed to! And...

He said slowly: Twentieth Century Fox has issued an acquisition invitation to Lucasfilm!

Okay! Jim Pross responded first, and then asked: But our resources, together with News Corporation, are placed on Time Warner.

James Murdoch shook his head: Time Warner is about to end, and the acquisition cannot be successful.

Speaking of this, he thought of his stubborn father, and felt depressed for a while. News Corporation and 20th Century Fox spent too much resources on Time Warner. Now they hold a batch of Time Warner shares, but the acquisition cannot continue. The economic crisis led to the decline of Warner's stock price, and the two companies temporarily locked up a large amount of funds in Warner, which was a waste of resources.

Twentieth Century Fox, in particular, first diverted funds to acquire Warner stock, then failed one after another in big-budget movie projects, and suffered divestments from investment institutions and bank loans, coupled with the general environment brought about by the economic crisis, the situation is really not optimistic.

Perhaps, Lucasfilm is the key to breaking the predicament.

In mid-November, News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox jointly held a press conference to announce the withdrawal of the acquisition offer for Time Warner.

Rupert Murdoch later accepted a television interview in which he claimed: Time Warner management and its board of directors have consistently refused to negotiate with us to discuss our extremely high-profile takeover offer. Moreover, since our takeover proposal was announced, Twentieth Century Fox's stock price has been falling, and it appears that this deal is not attractive to Twentieth Century Fox shareholders.

This means that the expansion plan of the Murdoch family has encountered a major setback.

Ronan received more detailed information. Time Warner's internal opposition to the takeover faction has always occupied an overwhelming advantage. , but Time Warner would rather prepare a poison pill than compromise.

Another point is that the American entertainment media industry does not want News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox to acquire Time Warner successfully, which means the birth of a super giant. After all, the two are not pure film and television entertainment companies like Relativity Entertainment. The industry is also at the forefront of the industry.

Therefore, with many companies quietly exerting influence and Time Warner lobbying vigorously, the Washington authorities intervened in the acquisition, including the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission expressing to News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox through their own channels opposing attitude.

Although the Washington authorities are called a group of pigs by the public and the media, they are not real pigs. No company can ignore political factors, otherwise there would not be so many capitals and groups speculating on politics. .

Rupert Murdoch's attempt ultimately ended in failure, and it seems that it has little impact on News Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox, which are big businesses.

However, there is one aspect that cannot be ignored. The large sum of money of the two companies cannot be withdrawn in time.

As a close follower, Ronan has been collecting relevant information from all aspects in order to keep abreast of the latest developments.

In addition to Twentieth Century Fox and News Corporation, there is also Lucasfilm. Relativity Entertainment and Lucasfilm have been in contact for nearly three months. The progress was relatively smooth, but a spoiler appeared as expected.

Although the contact has been carried out in a very small range of secrecy, Lucasfilm is not a small company, and it is impossible to keep the relevant information secret for a long time.

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