Chapter 906: 3 party hegemony

"There is a situation," Chris Barker reminded: "I must tell you in advance that many production staff, including me, have signed a competition agreement with Disney."
Ronan had known the relevant situation a long time ago and said: "You can rest assured that all liquidated damages will be borne by Relativity Entertainment."
These people are not Disney executives, and the penalty for the competition agreement is not particularly high. It is not that everyone in the team has signed it, that is, a dozen people in the core team. The total amount is about 50 million US dollars.
Compared to the team that inherited Disney's animation production, this penalty is nothing at all.
Chris Barker felt relieved a little, and said: "If we join Relativity Entertainment, will we enter Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio?"
This is also a big doubt for him. Judging from several animations, Shahai Entertainment Animation Studio does not match their style at all.
"No." Ronan gave an answer without hesitation: "You, like Shahai Animation Studio, have become an independent animation production department of Shahai Entertainment. If the future develops smoothly, you and Shahai Animation Studio will also It can be separately classified as a subsidiary of Relativity Entertainment."
These words dispelled some of Chris Barker’s doubts, and he continued to ask: "In terms of production?"
Ronan said:
On the basis of maintaining your excellent traditional production concepts of truth, goodness and beauty, you must also incorporate new ideas that conform to social trends. The success of the film cannot be separated from the social reality. I found you, not for you to make dreams. The spoof comedy animation feature films like Factory Animation Studio or Shahai Animation Studio have created new fairy tale movies that meet the needs of the new era!"
Chris Buck suddenly showed a helpless smile: "We have encountered many difficulties in computer animation production."
"It's not difficult to solve." The Disney shareholders meeting is about to be held. Ronan has no need to conceal anymore, and said directly: "Pixar Studios can provide you with all-round assistance."
Chris Barker immediately realized the meaning behind these words: "What? Pixar Studios?" He looked up at Ronan, with a bit of shock, and asked: "You...Relativity Entertainment wants to cooperate with Pixar Studios? "
Ronan said: "I have reached an agreement with Steve Jobs and other Pixar studio shareholders that Relativity Entertainment will acquire Pixar Studios."
"This..." Chris Barker needed to digest the news. After a while, he gradually calmed down: "Michael Eisner ruined the Disney animation."
Ronan said slowly: "Chris, Relativity Entertainment is very sincere."
Chris Buck said: "I need to discuss with the members of the team, and then I will reply to you."
Ronan nodded slightly: "I am waiting for your good news."
Chris Buck stood up and shook hands with Ronan: "Emotionally, I don't want to leave the Disney animation studio where I have worked for more than ten years, but people sometimes have to make a choice."
Ronan is full of sincerity: "You will not regret the choice of Relativity Entertainment."
The two sides ended the interview. After Chris Barker left, he immediately found his old partner Byrne Howard who was waiting for the news to discuss with him.
Chris Buck recounted the meeting with Ronan in detail.
"Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment are indeed very sincere." Byrne Howard said: "We have become a team of losers in Hollywood and are not valued within Disney, but he personally talked with you and promised to give us better Great creative freedom."
Another core member of the team, Rich Moore, joined Disney for a relatively short period of time and did not have such deep feelings for Disney. He said: "Don't say it is our team. After 1999, the entire Disney animation studio was marginalized. We Don’t you leave and wait to be fired?"
Byrne Howard was silent at first, and then he said: "Disney is not what it used to be Disney."
Several other people have agreed, and they can see the situation of Disney in recent years very clearly.
Chris Buck has been silent, it seems difficult to make a decision.
Byrne Howard looked at him and said, "Chris, at this time, do you still have illusions about Roy Disney?"
"It's not an illusion." Chris Buck looked at everyone in the room and said slowly: "If Roy can win the Disney shareholders meeting, it will end Michael Eisner's arbitrariness. Disney is very likely. Back on track and stable development again."
Rich Moore then said: "The Disney shareholders meeting will soon be. With the current situation, can Roy Disney win?"
No one answered. The answer is very obvious. At present, Disney's stock price is rising all the way, and most of the centrist shareholders are on the side of Michael Eisner, and Roy Disney's chance of winning is diminishing.
Byrne Howard patted his old friend on the shoulder: "It's time to make a decision."
Chris Barker nodded first, then shook his head: "You are a little patient, wait and give me two more days. We are not bad for these two days, Ronan Anderson and Relativity Entertainment will not be affected by these two days. Change our minds and we wait for the results of the shareholders meeting."
Rich Moore and Byrne Howard looked at each other and said, "Okay, but Chris, don't have much hope for Roy Disney."
Byrne Howard said: "Even if Roy Disney wins, is he capable of running Walt Disney?"
Chris Buck has nothing to say, Roy Disney is a good man, but not a good manager and manager.
In mid-December, the entire Los Angeles film and television industry was making a fuss around the awards season. The "Brokeback Mountain" released by Embassy Pictures also began to be shown in Los Angeles and New York where the Oscar judges are relatively concentrated in 10 theaters.
The main creative team is working hard every day to redeem prizes. Ang Lee’s suits and ties appear at various banquet parties in Beverly Hills, except for Heath Ledger who is filming "The Dark Knight", including Anne Hathaway and Jack -Gyllen Hill and other major actors not only ran publicity announcements, but also participated in another parade in the Los Angeles area.
Canada, a neighbor to the north of the United States, officially passed the marriage bill, and two more states in the United States joined the ranks.
The community was greatly encouraged, and various activities emerged one after another.
There are a large number of conservatives in Hollywood, but there are also more leftists, and the voice of equal rights has become louder and louder, driven by some people.
This is driven by the general trend of society and cannot be prevented by any one person or company.
Although Utah clearly restricted the release of "Brokeback Mountain" in the state and continued to express criticisms, public opinion supporting "Brokeback Mountain" has become more turbulent.
Sometimes I have to admire Bai Zuo. Perhaps the earliest Bai Zuo people fudged those minority groups on their thief boats to sell their lives, but the flicker took a long time and increased in intensity, which led to many real Bai Zuo emerge.
When the white left wave appears, whether it is true or false, smart people will choose to follow the trend.
Even if it is not pleasing to the eye, it does not make a statement and does not make it public.
"Brokeback Mountain" has received a series of outpost award nominations and best director and best film trophies since its release. It has become a popular Oscar player along with "Capote" and "Good Night, Good Luck".
"Capote" also attracted Ronan's attention, because this is also a film.
In the terms of the media, "Capote" showed the audience that not all homosexuals are cowboys, and some are sissy New York intellectuals.
Fortunately, the director of "Capote", Belit Miller, has limited qualifications. The producer is just a small company called Infinite Media, and the distributor, Sony Classics, cannot invest too much resources on this non-Sony film.
As of mid-December, Ang Lee had eaten nearly 20 "plastic chicken" meals, and "Brokeback Mountain" has gradually become the most popular Oscar.
At the same time, the Walt Disney shareholders meeting was held in Burbank.
Since Relativity Entertainment did not have any Disney shares in his hands, Ronan could not participate in the shareholders meeting, but he heard that at the two-day shareholders meeting, the conservatives led by Roy Disney and the management faction led by Michael Eisner , Had an extremely fierce confrontation.
In addition, at a critical moment, the third faction entered in disorder. Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison, who represented Maple Leaf Pictures, joined several other minority shareholders to elect Dick Cook as the chairman of Walt Disney. And the position of the CEO.
Obviously, Dick Cook, who was originally a staunch supporter of Michael Eisner, privately reached an agreement with Ryan Kavanaugh and David Ellison, which became Maple Leaf Pictures’ interests in Walt Disney. Spokesperson.
Disputes between the three factions have stirred up the Disney shareholders meeting, and some shareholders even left the meeting angrily.
Roy Disney's motion to withdraw Michael Eisner, the chairman and chief executive officer of Walt Disney ~ EbookFREE.me ~, because there are far less than half of the supporters, it is impossible to pass.
But at the shareholders meeting, Roy Disney, a stubborn old man, said that he would never give up, and will join some shareholders including the Disney family to continue to sue Michael Eisner for malfeasance in the Delaware Chancery Court!
Michael Eisner kept his position and became the winner, but he was not happy at all, but was wary of the emergence of third-party forces.
He certainly knew that Ronan and Relativity Entertainment had already abandoned him at the time of the shareholder meeting and chose to maximize their interests.
In addition, Michael Eisner was very angry about Dick Cook's betrayal.
The third faction is on the rise, and Walt Disney is more chaotic than before. It is impossible to get back on track in a short time.
Michael Eisner has a sense of powerlessness, but in order to protect himself, he has to stay in this position.
Since then, Walt Disney has entered a new situation of trilateral hegemony.