Chapter 209 Information Asymmetry
The biggest value of DreamWorks live-action film department, which later Spielberg's DreamWorks Film, is actually the most valuable series of commercial films in the past few years, and under the instruction of Ronan, Robert has already negotiated the film copyright in Rhode Island.
Toy-adapted movies are also a future development direction, and their value is far greater than game-adapted movies.
According to Ronan's idea, Robert successfully obtained the film copyright of two series of toys, and the two series are related to each other. If they are well operated, they can also achieve linkage in the movie.
Since Ronan's consideration of DreamWorks has never stopped since he realized that Spielberg and Katsonberg wanted to take over the overseas distribution network of Embassy Pictures.
Joining DreamWorks is definitely not within his consideration unless Spielberg and other major shareholders are willing to give up their absolute controlling stake.
This is obviously impossible.
Without absolute controlling rights, will you enter DreamWorks and fight with Spielberg?
This old man looks like a good old man, but he is definitely not easy to mess with.
Spielberg's DreamWorks Films will become a burden in the future, but it looks pretty good in recent years, so Ronan's intention is to win the overseas distribution rights of several DreamWorks Films movies.
Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't get it.
Because the current inconspicuous DreamWorks animation studio is his main goal.
DreamWorks Film can only be regarded as the present, but DreamWorks Animation Studio represents the future, a future with unlimited potential.
Among them, "Shrek Monster" is a very valuable part.
Among the same projects of DreamWorks Animation Studios, "Shrek Monster" was not the primary focus, and the larger investment in "The Pony King" is the key project that Jerever Carsonberg focuses on.
Moreover, "The Pony King" is more in line with the traditional aesthetics of Hollywood animated films, subverting and spoofing various classic "Shrek", and even DreamWorks Animation Studio did not expect that it would have a great success later.
It was also the success of "Monster Shrek" that DreamWorks Animation Studio truly determined its own style, which is the spoof truth, goodness and beauty summarized by Ronan.
The animation feature films from DreamWorks Animation Studio are all in a similar style.
This is also the right way, let DreamWorks Animation Studio learn Disney's sweet and a bit greasy truth, goodness and beauty, and Pixar Animation Studio's smile with tears in their eyes, and maybe it will eventually become a four-dimensional person.
The most typical one is Blue Sky Studio, which has never determined its own style. Animated feature films outside of "Ice Age" sometimes learn DreamWorks and sometimes learn Pixar, and finally become a lot of people.
A few days after talking to Carsonberg, Ronan received a call from Tom Cruise. Tom Cruise officially signed the actor contract for "Minority Report" and became one of the leading actors and producers of the film. After Tom Cruise signed the contract, he had a detailed discussion with Spielberg. During this period, he mentioned the overseas distribution of "Minority Report" and recommended that Embassy Films be the overseas publisher of the film.
Spielberg just said to think about it, and then there was no news.
After all, Tom Cruise is a nominal producer and has very limited voice in distribution, so Ronan cannot let his friends do more.
This is the only way for the time being.
Compared to Jerever Carsonberg, who was swept out by Walt Disney, Steven Spielberg is more involved with the six major companies.
If DreamWorks live-action film department does not intend to cooperate with Embassy Films, Ronan cannot force it and will not make any more efforts.
He has been staring at DreamWorks Animation Studio.
On the second weekend after Ronan talked with Jerefer Carsonberg, Jerefer Carsonberg invited Ronan to visit DreamWorks Animation Studio and let him watch "Monster Shrek", which has not yet been added with soundtrack, subtitles and some scene renderings.
After watching this movie, Ronan's final concerns were also put down. This "Monster Shrek" may not be a relationship that has not been completed yet, which is somewhat different from the one in his impression, but the main plot and main characters have not changed, and they are basically what they are like in memory.
Shrek, princess, donkeys and fire dragons, have not changed.
There are also a series of famous fairy tale characters who are spoofed and subverted.
The original plot of many fairy tales is not what Disney shows or beautifies countless times. For example, most of the fairy tales of Grimm are not original by the Grimm brothers, but are compiled and created by the two based on folk stories, which eliminates many super-large-scale things.
Ronan remembers reading a professional literary and academic paper. It is said that when the first edition of Grimm's fairy tale was published, the stories written on it were very different from those circulated later.
In the original version of "Sleeping Beauty", because Talia was stabbed by a spindle, silver twine penetrated all her nails, which eventually led to her tragic death. Faced with Talia's death, the heartbroken father did not bury her, but built a house for her in the forest and placed her body on a large bed inside. Later, a king discovered the house while hunting and found Talia's body inside. However, he thought Talia was just asleep, so he defiled her...
And Snow White.
It is said that in published stories and early folk legends, Bai Xue and the Queen are mother and daughter. Because the king fell in love with her daughter, the queen was extremely jealous and eventually turned into a tragedy of mother and daughter fighting each other.
After Bai Xue ate the poisonous apple, her encounter with the prince was even more unbearable. Why did the prince fall in love with Bai Xue who died of poisoning? She still loves Bai Xue? She has to accompany Bai Xue when eating and sleeping? Because the prince is a corpse-obsessed person. Later, when he did something indescribable to the corpse, his movements were too violent, which made Bai Xue spit out the poisonous apple...
Of course, "Shrek Monster" cannot be so subverted or spoofed, otherwise there will be no chance of being released in theaters.
After watching the movie, Ronan chatted with Jerefer Carsonberg again. Although Jerefer Carsonberg was still hesitating, Ronan could see that Jerefer Carsonberg had already had a bias in his heart.
He got another message from Jerever Carsonberg. DreamWorks' lawyers were carefully reviewing "Shrek Monster" because they were sued for fear that the film would annoy the other party's spoofs and satirical sarcasm of Disney movies, classic images and theme parks.
Copyright is never a small problem.
This reminded Ronan of something. I didn't know where I read a gossip in my previous life, saying that the prototype of the character Lord Falquid in the film is Disney CEO Michael Eisner.
With the grudges and love between Jerever Carsonberg and Michael Eisner, it is not an exaggeration to do these things.
Big people sometimes have a childish side.
If this is true, it is not difficult to understand Kasenberg's psychology. As a loser, he has no choice but to use Michael Eisner. He always has a channel to pour out his anger.
This movie is very exciting and suitable for watching at all ages. The cute cartoon animation images of children are very happy to watch, and the hidden adult humor can also make adults smile.
No one, including Jerever Carsonberg, would have thought that such a spoof and subversive film would explode so much after its release, and in the end it became the signature of DreamWorks Animation Studio.
The ambiosis of information is Ronan's biggest opportunity.
But Katzenberg was still hesitating and considering. After all, although the investment of $60 million is not as large as that of a Pixar Studios animated feature film that can often reach $150 million, it is not a small number.
The next day after visiting DreamWorks Animation Studio, Ronan made a special trip to Glendale DreamWorks headquarters to visit Spielberg, and once again asked about the possibility of cooperation between Embassy Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures in overseas distribution.
This time, Spielberg did not hesitate or hesitate, and obviously had already considered it clearly and directly rejected Ronan's proposal for cooperation.
Perhaps just like the films being filmed become more conservative, Spielberg became more conservative as he got older. He would rather accept the exploitation of his competitors' six major companies in order to maintain stable income with less risk than cooperate with new forces rising in the circle.
With DreamWorks Films' strength and Spielberg's identity and status, Ronan could not force the other party to cooperate with Embassy Films.
Business cooperation requires one's own will, otherwise, not to mention win-win results, it may eventually lead to mutual harm.
Fortunately, DreamWorks Animation Studio is still enterprising, and Katsenberg is also ambitious.
Ronan was not discouraged and continued to contact DreamWorks Animation Studio. As the overseas box office of "Human Clear Plan 2" continues to rise, it will also increase Kasenberg's confidence in the Embassy Films.
Moreover, it won’t take long. "Human Clearance Plan 2" will also be released offline in many overseas markets.
News came from DreamWorks Animation Studio, and Katzenberg and Spielberg had serious differences at an internal meeting, but DreamWorks Animation Studio belonged to Katzenberg's power, and Spielberg could not intervene for a while.
Since its establishment, this model of three giants parallel has great hidden dangers, and people's supremacy of money and power will gradually magnify the hidden dangers.
Before Thanksgiving, Ronan received news that DreamWorks Animation Studio and Universal Pictures began to contact each other again, but the negotiations only included the animated feature film "The Pony King", not including "Monster Shrek".
This is undoubtedly good news, and Jerever Carsonberg is already considering Ronan's suggestions.
Although it is only possible to get the overseas distribution rights, this is "Monster Shrek"!
Having said that, you can also find a way to issue copyrights in North America, after all, DreamWorks will be separated in a short time.
Chapter completed!