Bab 263: Chapter 263 - Conflict in the Office
Under the condition that the general cooperation framework has been determined, after three days of intensive negotiations, Jeffrey Kassenberg brought his DreamWorks Animation company to merge into MGM Studios, becoming one of its animation departments. Jeffrey Kassenberg became vice president of MGM Studios, specializing in the production and distribution of MGM's animated films.
This merger and acquisition is generally regarded as the industry MGM Studios into the animated film market signal, in the context of the economic crisis, MGM Studios in recent years can be said to be a unique performance in Hollywood, the first is the acquisition of the Playboy Group, and now high-profile formation of their own animation department, a series of actions have been letting the MGM gradually find the former king of the wind, but other Hollywood film companies are feel the full pressure.
Jeffrey Kassenberg joined MGM, the impact on Disney is the most direct. Although in the animated film market, Disney has never been afraid of any challenge from its rivals, this time the situation made everyone feel an unprecedented sense of crisis. Disney held board meetings one week after another, all discussing how to deal with the challenge from MGM.
Soon Disney announced a series of animated films, and in response, Jeffrey Kassenberg announced to the press the next day that five animated films that had been interrupted due to lack of funds were back in production. Seeing the momentum of MGM and Disney, the media and other movie studios were waiting to see what was going on, who would have thought that the two sides in this round of explicit brief exchanges, but each actually lay down, and then no further.
And then a more surprising news, MGM and Disney actually jointly announced that in the next two years, the two sides will jointly shoot a number of non-animated film program, which "Transformers" series and "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is listed, the news let all the people were shocked.
"Mr. Jeffrey, you can't..."
Eckles' assistant Cord was holding the phone between his face and shoulder, leaning against his desk to record an important call message, when Jeffrey Kassenberg appeared at the door of Eckles' office without any warning, neither knocking on the door nor greeting Eckles' assistant, and pushed the door straight open and walked in.
Corde out of the voice to stop when, Jeffrey Kassenberg has no matter what the intrusion into the office of Eckles. Cord hurriedly hung up the phone, ran all the way to follow in, just in time to see Jeffrey Carsonberg angrily dumped a newspaper on the scene of Eckles' desk.
"Mr. Eccles, I..."
As an office assistant, Cord was already derelict in his duty if he wasn't able to stop Jeffrey Carsonberg in the first place, and at this time, he looked at his superior with a pale face, and didn't know how to explain for a while.
Ecks from the beginning of the board a face, Jeffrey Carsonberg so without fear directly into his office, has already made him feel disgraceful. At this time, his face was even more gloomy and somewhat terrifying.
In this kind of tense confrontation with swords drawn, the most relaxed person in the office was Lin Mingyang, who was sitting on the side and drinking coffee, at this time, he was probably the only one who could be so relaxed and watch from the wall.
Because the topic they were going to discuss next would involve company secrets, Lin Ming Yang who put down his coffee waved his hand towards Kode, "It's fine here, you go out first."
As if amnestied, Cord didn't stay a moment longer and hurriedly slipped out, closing the door behind him, he let out a long breath, and when he wiped his forehead, there was actually cold sweat seeping out.
It wasn't that Coeur's mental quality was poor, but the atmosphere in the office just now already had the precursor of a storm, the most puzzling thing for Coeur was that Lin Ming Yang's breezy expression didn't seem to have the intention of putting this tense situation in his eyes at all.
Cord did not know that in the moment he closed the door and left, Lin Mingyang's entire expression had undergone a sea change, the most obvious was the hidden austere aura between his eyebrows, Jeffrey Kassenberg's anger and Eckles' resentment were all suppressed at this moment by his sudden outburst of aura.
"Jeffrey, both Ecks and I already know the reason for your visit...you sit down first!" There was an unquestionable majesty in his tone that did not fluctuate with emotion, and facing Lin Ming Yang, Jeffrey Kassenberg could only sit down honestly.
Although Lin Mingyang calmed the scene, Jeffrey Kassenberg still couldn't help but ask, "Why do we have to cooperate with Disney?"
It was because of the relationship with Disney that Jeffrey Kassenberg chose to part ways with Spielberg, and now that MGM had suddenly turned its enemies into friends with Disney, this made him unable to accept it in any way.
Eckles hummed softly, "Only a fool would go hard with Disney at this time!"
Jeffrey Carsonberg was just about to retort, when Lin Mingyang's compelling gaze suddenly landed on his face, Jeffrey Carsonberg's lips moved, and the words he wanted to say ended up stuck in his neck.
"Jeffrey, I understand how you feel right now, but I hope that you can at the same time recognize the fact that as far as the current situation is concerned, even if we provide you with more money and manpower, it's impossible to beat Disney in the animated movie market in the short term... At the moment, we don't have a direct conflict of interest with Disney, they want to to enter the non-animated movie market, and we have many advantages in this area, the cooperation between the two sides is the best choice." Lin Mingyang opened his mouth for the second time and directly analyzed the current reality to Jeffrey Kassenberg.
"To break the myth of Disney's monopoly in the animated movie market, the key is not whether we are cooperating with them on non-animated movies, but whether you and your team can produce movies that are above par, which is the core of the competition."
Jeffrey Kassenberg was able to calmly listen into Lin Mingyang's explanation by this time, but there was still one thing he couldn't figure out, "Knowing that it would become a rival, and still choosing to cooperate with us, why would Disney make such a decision?"
Lin Mingyang picked up his coffee and gave Eckles a wink before he drank it, and although there was still anger in his heart, Eckles came forward to explain with the overall situation in mind, "This time it was us who took the initiative to ask Disney to cooperate with us...MGM's speed of development during this period of time has attracted too much attention, and we don't want to become a target before we don't have the strength to cope with all kinds of situations. situations, we don't want to become a target, and benefit sharing can divert others from paying too much attention to us."
"Regarding the matter of cooperation, we are now only communicating with Disney through informal channels, both sides are willing to facilitate the outcome of the cooperation, because it was their side that released the news first, that's why there's this news that you saw in the newspaper today." Lin Mingyang then added.
"We were just about to find you to discuss this matter, and then... "Ecks shrugged helplessly, and could only express regret for Jeffrey Kassenberg's reckless and rude behavior just now.
Learning that he had misunderstood Eckes and accepted the explanation given by Lin Ming Yang, Jeffrey Kassenberg expressed his apologies quite frankly in front of the two in his office.
Eckes is not the kind of careful person, an internal storm so dissolved into nothing, in the next conversation, Eckes and Jeffrey Kassenberg between the quite a few points do not fight the feeling of acquaintance, Jeffrey Kassenberg left when Eckes also personally sent the other party to the door, which is next to the office in the printing of information Corde to see the dumbfounded.
Lin Mingyang also didn't take Eckles' office for himself this time as usual and then furiously play games on his computer, he also had an important appointment with an important guest today. Not long after Jeffrey Kassenberg left, he also left Eckles' office in a hurry.
And at this time, in the cafe at MGM's headquarters, a middle-aged man whose back looked a little lonely was constantly looking at his watch, and when there was still half a minute before the appointment time, Lin Mingyang's figure finally appeared in front of the cafe.
That middle-aged man stood up, short and thick beard covered his jaw, the whole person looks a little vicissitude, is such a not too pay attention to the details of the edge of the guy, if not mention the name, who can know that he is Hollywood's famous gold medal producer Bruckheimer.
"Little guy, we meet again!" Brookheimer's address to Lin Ming Yang startled the waiter next to him, Lin Ming Yang's age was not big, but Hollywood couldn't count a few people who could use such an address to him without fear.
The strange thing is that Lin Mingyang did not get angry, but instead warmly embraced the bearded man. Lin Mingyang initially entered Hollywood at that time, Brookheimer counted as early to give him the most help of a person, Lin Mingyang began to do the director to shoot the film, are through the hands of Brookheimer to be released. After Lin Mingyang became famous, the cooperation between the two slowly reduced, when the relationship exists because of Kate's layer, the relationship between the two has been very good, privately Lin Mingyang does not mind Brookheimer to the identity of elders to address him.
"How's Kate doing these days?"
Brookheimer mentioned Kate as soon as he came up, which was obviously out of Lin Ming Yang's expectation. The purpose of Bruckheimer's visit this time was very clear in Lin Mingyang's heart, but it didn't seem to have any relation to Kate.
Seeing Lin Ming Yang's puzzled expression, Brookheimer knew that he misunderstood his meaning, he explained with a grin, "Some time ago the scandal between the two of you was all over the place, her father used to be my best friend, and she wasn't in the United States during this period of time, so I wanted to know what she was up to, so I had to ask you!"
"She's...fine." Lin Mingyang stammered out a reply.
Bruckheimer didn't care about the strangeness in his expression, and immediately asked, "So does she have a schedule lately?"
"I don't quite understand what you mean...why are you asking this?" Lin Mingyang finally heard something wrong in his words.
Bruckheimer spread his hands helplessly, "Well, I knew I couldn't hide it from you...I'm afraid that Pirates of the Caribbean 3 is going to have to change its female lead!"
Lin Ming Yang's eyes widened, "Knightley's not acting?"
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