mousepad-d2 Chapter 166 The Third Famous Mouse
Chapter 166 The Third Famous Mouse
"Toy Story 2", which won the weekend box office champion for three consecutive weeks, finally met its rival, the junior from the same school - "Little Elf Mouse".Although they are brothers of the same school, "Little Elf Mouse" and "Toy Story 2" are not directly related by blood, because Jed acquired Pixar Animation Company and Blue Sky Animation Studio, and then joined Galaxy Computer Animation Company to form two animation productions. One company is the Galaxy Animation Studio (GAS) with Pixar Animation Company as the main body, and the other is the Galaxy Animation Production Company (GAP) formed by the merger of Blue Sky and the original Galaxy.
In order to challenge the position of the big brother, the Galaxy Animation Production Company paid hundreds of millions of dollars for the production of "Little Elf Mouse", which is why the little mouse Stuart looks so realistic in the promotional film.Whether it's movements or expressions, even the hair on Stuart's body is clearly visible.Jed actually knew that "Small Brothers" was a money-losing movie. The production cost was as high as 1.33 million U.S. dollars, but the domestic box office was only 1.4 million U.S. dollars.
If you count the promotional costs of this movie, "The Little Elf Mouse" is equivalent to not making a penny in North America but losing money.Fortunately, the film received a good response in European and Asian markets, so it made money relying on overseas box office, video tape rental and TV network copyright.Jed didn't turn down the offer, however, as Galaxy Animation was working on an animated film called Monsters, Inc. alongside the production of "Mr.It can be said that many of the technologies developed in "Little Elf Mouse" are also very applicable in "Monsters, Inc."So on the whole, "Little Elf Mouse" didn't lose money.That's why Jade approved the movie on a budget, allowing Stuart to show up for Christmas.
Although "Little Elf Mouse" is a money-losing movie, this movie made children very happy at the end of 1999.Stuart is not just a mouse, not just a pet of the Little family, but more of a new member of the Little family.This made George, the son of the Lite family, feel threatened. After all, although every big boy wants to have a younger brother to accompany him, he is worried that his younger brother will take away his parents' love for him.So George was full of hostility towards Stuart, and hardly talked to the cute little mouse.This made Stuart feel bad, too. He was a mouse longing for love. He had a father and a mother, but his older brother didn't like him.So film critics quickly discovered that the main plot of this story is actually very vulgar, and it is about parent-child relationship.
Of course, in order to make it fun for the children to watch, the screenwriters also set up a small trouble for George-to win the championship of the model airplane competition.The United States is a country that pursues a competitive culture. Any champion will make the challenger feel honored, and George is no exception.But George's model airplane competition seems to be going very badly. Either his father forgot to help him assemble the model airplane or his remote control was actually damaged.Of course, at this time Stuart came out to help this kind-hearted but slightly emotional brother.In the end, with the help of Stuart, George won the championship of the model airplane competition, and Stuart was finally accepted by George.Although the plot is simple, Stuart's appearance still makes him the most popular mouse in the United States.Naturally, Galaxy Film Company did not give up the opportunity to collect money. With the release of "The Elf Mouse Brother", various Stuart peripherals were also put on the shelves early.Parents have to buy an extra Stuart peripheral as a Christmas gift, otherwise God knows whether their children will "spend the saddest Christmas" because of this.
"Mr. Sherman, I'm sorry, it's a certainty that "Little Elf Mouse" will lose money at the domestic box office." Jia Fei found Jed after the Christmas holiday.
Both Yinhe and Dongfeng have a complete set of management mechanisms, especially the early warning mechanism, which has been appreciated by many management companies.It is impossible for any company to have smooth sailing, but if the risks can be discovered as soon as possible, the losses caused by the risks will be much reduced.Naturally, Galaxy Movies also has a box office early warning system. Once it is found that the movie's domestic box office may lose money, the relevant person in charge will receive a corresponding warning email.Interesting to say, "The Elf Mouse Brother" is the first time that Galaxy Film has issued a loss warning.After Jia Fei received the warning, he immediately contacted Mai Ruibo of the issuing company to conduct an accounting, and found that the loss was irreversible.
The most heinous thing was that Bowei International actually stabbed Yinhe Movie severely at this time.You must know that although the box office of "Little Elf Mouse" did not meet expectations, it was also the box office champion in the same period.However, Bowei International actually quickly reduced the number of canvases for "Little Fairy Mouse" to be released in North America.Jia Fei and Mai Ruibo have already complained to the Disney headquarters about Bowei International's behavior, but Disney has not given any reply.Jia Fei and Mai Ruibo are not fools, they know that this time they may have a hard time with Disney.
Jed Sherman Company and Walt Disney Company are already a pair of endless rivals. Needless to say, the contradiction between Galaxy Film Group and Disney Film Group, Dongfeng Broadcasting Company and Disney Television Company have also become new rivals.In the field of wireless TV, the newly established Warner Dongfeng TV Network has already posed a threat to Disney's ABC TV network, and in terms of cable TV, Dongfeng Broadcasting Company also owns two cable TV networks, History Channel TV Network and Life Channel TV Network.Although Dongfeng Broadcasting Corporation's cable TV network is mainly engaged in documentaries and female-themed channels, and has not yet constituted a direct conflict with Disney's ESPN TV network, the Turner TV network that Warner has just purchased is ESPN's sworn enemy.
Turner TV Network is a well-known second-run movie channel in the United States. Generally, TV dramas that are popular on mainstream TV networks will be rebroadcasted on Turner TV Network.However, the real money-making channel of the Turner Network is not the Turner Classics Channel, but the TNT Channel. TNT channel is the most famous comprehensive sports channel in the United States, and it happens to be a competitor of Disney's ESPN.
According to the plans of Warner and Dongfeng, in addition to the Warner Dongfeng TV Network and the Warner Dongfeng Radio Network, the future Warner Dongfeng Broadcasting Company will merge the History Channel TV Network, Life Channel TV Network and Turner TV Network into Warner Dongfeng Cable TV. Net became a subsidiary of Warner Dongfeng Broadcasting Company.Because of this aspect, most analysts in the United States now regard Galaxy and Warner as partners.Although Warner Bros. Films also loves to shoot action movies, their themes are more commercial and bloody, which is not the aspect involved in Galaxy movies.Therefore, analysts are more optimistic about the comprehensive cooperation between Warner and Sherman.
The Walt Disney Company is not an idiot either, since they can no longer get it, they should just destroy it.It's just that the production of Galaxy Movies has always been a blockbuster, even if Disney wants to do it, it can't afford to make money.It's just that this time "Little Elf Mouse" finally made Yinhe movies feel like "defeating Waterloo". Naturally, Bowei International stabbed Yinhe under the instruction of the upper management.
"Crimes other than war." Of course Jed knew that it was impossible to hold Jia Fei and Meribo accountable.
In addition, Jed actually expected to lose money, because the new technology of acting and film technology may lose money.But I didn't expect Disney to jump out so hastily and stab the knife, which made Jed very uncomfortable.After all, don't look at the relationship between Jed and Warner is heating up sharply, but that is only limited to cooperation in TV and records, and Warner still doesn't know anything about movies.
"Since Disney intends to tear itself apart, we can't pretend we don't know anything. If we want to break the contract, we have to pay the price. Our bottom line is that all copyrights belong to us, and Disney can neither use the copyright for free nor enjoy it anymore. Copyright proceeds. On top of that, it would be nice if we could get some compensation. How is our distribution channel going, Mr. McRiber?"
"There is basically no problem with the domestic theater chain." Mai Ruibo is also scheming, "We have a very good relationship with AmC Theater Company and American Entertainment, and there is no need for Royal Entertainment Group and Cinemark to struggle with money. It is just overseas distribution. On the other hand, we may need to temporarily rely on the channel of Warner Bros. Film Company. In terms of home entertainment, we have already invested in the blockbuster videotape and CD rental store chain, and we have no shortage of channels in videotape and DVD rental and sales. As for In terms of TV network broadcasting, we can rely on Warner Dongfeng TV Network for wireless; we can temporarily rely on Life Channel TV Network for cable. In addition, AmC Cinemas intends to cooperate with Warner Bros. Films to form an AmC movie channel for Warner Dongfeng Broadcasting Company again. I think we can consider a shareholding."
"There is no problem in participating in the AmC movie channel." Jed nodded in agreement. "Temporarily relying on the overseas channels of Warner Bros. is not a problem, but our overseas distribution work must be established. East Asia and Southeast Asia are not in a hurry. Lin Jianyue's Media Asia Film Company can serve as our distribution company in this region. Only in the Northeast Distribution channels in Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and Europe should be established as soon as possible, and then preparations for distribution in Eastern Europe, Russia, Latin America, South America and North Africa should also begin.”
"I understand." Meribo nodded.
"Jia Fei, tell me that from now on, all our company's files will be encrypted by Disney and Bowei International." Jed sneered, "The new century has arrived, and it's time for us to bid farewell to the past."
On January 2000, 1, the joy of the millennium has not yet passed. The Los Angeles District Court received a lawsuit filed by Jed Sherman Entertainment Company against Walt Disney Company.Jed Sherman Entertainment requested to terminate the agency distribution cooperation agreement with Bowei International, and at the same time affirm the ownership of the film copyright during the cooperation period, and the Walt Disney Company must make compensation for this breach of contract.The whole of Hollywood was confused by such a big case. The former allies who were loving and loving turned into sworn enemies overnight, and all the demands of Jed Sherman Entertainment were aimed at the heart of Walt Disney Company. Stab knife.
Affected by this news, both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq saw slight declines in the New Year, especially the decline in entertainment and media stocks became more and more obvious. Naturally, the Walt Disney Company and Warner Dongfeng Broadcasting Company were the first to bear the brunt. stock.