In a living room in the Universal Building, Fat Harvey met Universal President Sidney Sheinberg.

Sidney Sheinberg is 50 years old. He wears black glasses, has clean shaven beard, and has a cute smile.

Sidney Sheinberg is one of Universal's most successful presidents. He originally worked for MCA, the American Music Company, and became president of Universal after MCA annexed Universal.

Before he came to power, Universal could only rest on its laurels. After he came to power, he successively produced films such as "Jaws", "ET" and "Moonlight", bringing Universal back to the forefront of Hollywood.

Of course, this is not the reason why he is called the most successful president. The real reason is that he sold Universal and MCA to the Japanese for 6.6 billion, which severely cheated the Japanese.

"Mr. Sidney, I'm here on behalf of Sean Pictures. As you know, I distributed the movie "Basic Instinct" on my behalf." This meeting was more formal, and Harvey directly stated his purpose.

"I know, but what next?" Sidney Sheinberg's face became serious when he talked about business.

"Maybe we did hit the same schedule, but, I think..."

"What?" Sidney said with a cold face.

"Isn't this a bit too much? We can compete normally, what do you think, Mr. Sidney?"

"Excessive!" Sidney Sheinberg's face turned a little ugly, "I think it's you who are going too far!"

"Universal's release plan was set long ago. It was you. Remember, it was you who chose this date and hit it!"

"Major companies, with so many movies released, why do they deliberately hit Universal?"

"In other words, you think Universal is no longer good, so you can bully it as you like!"

Speaking of this, Sidney Sheinberg was very angry. When he received the news that "Basic Instinct" had a conflicting schedule with "French Condor", he just felt annoyed. Later, he actually heard that Sean Pictures'

When it was announced that the super-big production "Die Hard" had collided with "The Last Man" again, everyone became furious.

One can be said to be a coincidence, but two in a row?

Is this because they are displeased with the world and come to attack the world?!

Who gave them the courage!

I feel that the oldest film company in Hollywood is easy to bully.

Still think MCA is easy to bully?

Or maybe you think he, Sidney Sheinberg, is easy to bully!

Anyone who has occupied a pit and is about to poop will become furious if someone suddenly comes up next to him and tries to occupy half of the pit.

A stick of cake will stick to your face!

Hearing what Sidney Sheinberg said, Harvey quickly shook his head and said that he didn't mean it. It was all a misunderstanding.

"Misunderstanding? Are you trying to say that you didn't know that the two movies in the same period were from Universal?" Sidney Sheinberg sneered. You can't believe it. He didn't believe it.

"Uh..." Harvey looked embarrassed. Usually he always felt that he was very eloquent, but at this moment, he really didn't know how to say it.

Can he say that Boss Xiao specially selected Universal after looking through all the films produced and released by major companies this year?

What the hell...?

Harvey was a little dazed, as if Sean really bumped into him on purpose!

He didn't dare to say this, because if he did, Sidney wouldn't strangle him to death on the spot.

I could only keep saying that it was a misunderstanding and that there was absolutely no need to do this. This was a harm to Universal. I said that I would look at whether something went wrong when I got back, and then talk to Sidney again.

Seeing that Fatty Ha had given in, Sidney's attitude improved.

After leaving Universal, Harvey looked distressed. He had to meet and explain this matter clearly to Sean.

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"Did I bully him on purpose?" Sean looked at Harvey who was chasing him in confusion, "Did I?"

"Mr. Sean, do you still remember what you said when we selected the schedule?" Harvey asked helplessly.

Sean blinked, took a sip of the milk from Diane, and tilted his head to think back.

"What the hell are these things that Universal is shooting? It's really getting worse year after year. If it weren't for Spielberg supporting them, I think Universal would be going bankrupt."

"Sidney Sheinberg? Isn't it ridiculous for a musician to not be honest about his own music and movies?"

"The seven major companies, Universal and damn Disney, are competing against each other, and each one is worse than the other."

"Don't mess with anyone else, just Universal. Just keep an eye on them and arrange the release!"

Well, when Sean recalled what he said that day, he couldn't help but scratch his head.

It seems that I really thought Universal was easy to bully, so I took the initiative to bump into him.

"But damn, they are really rubbish!" Sean spread his hands with a weird, helpless and funny expression.

"They are such rubbish. If I didn't bully them, who would I bully?"

"We can only cut meat from Universal."

"Just tell me, what has Global been like in the past ten years?"

In the past ten years, just last year in 1985, Universal has done well. One "Back to the Future" won the box office championship, and one "Out of Africa" ​​ranked sixth on the box office list. But last year, Sean's first electric movie "

"Bank Robbery" took 4th place.

Going forward, in the three years of 1984, 1983, and 1982, there was only one Spielberg's "ET", and then there was no more. Losing money!

It looked good in 1981, ranking second at the box office, but that was a release, and the movie was produced by Jane Fonda and her daughter company.

Then, there was no more. In 1975, Spielberg made "Jaws" for Universal, and in 1978, "Jaws 2" was released. In the remaining years, Universal did almost nothing.

"Then what should we do now? President Sidney is very angry. Indeed, if Universal doesn't show anything when we bump into each other this time..." Harvey shook his head. He was not optimistic about Universal's movie today. At least he watched "French Open"

"Condor".

Well, it's rubbish as expected.

Losing money this year, and being pooped and pissed on by Sean Films without any reaction, Sidney should just wait to resign.

"Fuck you." Sean scratched his head irritably. He really didn't want to change gears.

Movies are not only about shooting and distribution, but also about human relationships.

He was still thinking about matters in Iraq, and the issue of distribution came up again.

"Damn fat man, you can't handle this fucking thing, so what's the use of asking you to publish it?" Sean was in a irritated mood, pointing at Harvey and scolding, "I might as well give Universal a fucking

To save face, let them distribute it for me!"

Harvey lowered his head, not daring to say anything at all. You set the date, and now you are scolding me...

"Jointly distribute it with Universal, and share half of the distribution fee with him!" Sean said with an unhappy look on his face.

"Here, if you divide more than half of it, it's only 10% of the distribution fee. Universal won't want that little money, so it's like kneeling down to beg for food." Harvey said with a wry smile.

He was willing to lose some money, but Universal wouldn't be so embarrassed.

This kind of precedent cannot be set.

Damn it, Sean cursed, "You'd better give me that idea, otherwise, stop closing that crappy company of yours and just merge it."

The corner of Harvey's mouth twitched, and he said after a while: "Either you look at this, first privately promote "Die Hard" to continue to collide with Universal, and then in a few days I will publicly say that those are just rumors, and "Die Hard" will avoid it.

Universal, this is a soft serve for Universal."

Sean tilted his head and stared at Harvey, who was staring at him with cold sweat breaking out, "His Sidney's face is just face, and my face is no longer face."

"That's not what I meant." Harvey waved his hands quickly.

"I don't care what you mean, "Basic Instinct" is already on the line, and the schedule cannot be changed. "Die Hard" will at most require increased post-production time and delayed release." Sean waved his hand domineeringly, "How much do you want from me?

You can’t sell it out in my name even if you pay tens of millions of issuance fees!”

"Find the rest by yourself. Whether you bribe Sidney or exchange other benefits, I don't care."

"That's it, you go out."

Harvey left with a depressed look on his face, and Sean was in a bad mood. In his opinion, the fat guy was a little confused and too greedy.

Now I still need Harvey's distribution capabilities in North America, especially the distribution of video tapes after the release, secondary screenings in small local cinemas, etc., after I build my own distribution capabilities.

Ha, fat man has no value anymore.

Of course, setting up a distribution channel is not that simple.

After sending Harvey away and absent-mindedly spending a day with Diane in New York, Sean called the phone number left there.

During the phone call, the other party confirmed that it was Sean himself and seemed very enthusiastic. Sean did not ask who the other party was and just communicated briefly.

Sean said, "There is nothing that cannot be solved with money. If there is, it must be that enough money has not been spent."

Iraq said that money is not an issue!

Money is not a problem, then Sean is not a problem, so without any hesitation, Sean brought with him the president of Umbrella Company, Bill Langton, consultant Leighton Stevens, and Commander of the Surface Warfare Division Robert A. Owens.

Colonel Dennis Abbott, commander of the Marine Division.

A group of 5 people flew directly from New York to Ankara, the capital of Turkey.

We chartered a flight from Ankara to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
To be continued...