Chapter 255 250 Six Major Moves, the First Battle Begins!

Chapter 251 250. Six major moves, the first battle begins!

"MGM is just like crazy, first supporting Mel Gibson, and then doing streaming media. I still don't understand what streaming media means."

At a private party, Charlie Sheen complained while drinking.

Elton John sighed: "Charlie, I thought you held a party like last time and flew back from abroad to participate. It turns out that you were just drinking and chatting."

"Well, I originally hired a dozen actresses from the San Fernando Valley, but now everyone is talking about this, so I'm not interested anymore and let them go back."

It is well known in the circle that Charlie Sheen likes to hold erotic parties. A group of friends can always have a lot of fun. Isn't it just for this hobby that everyone likes to be friends with you, a scumbag?

You didn't even do it, you can't put yourself in the right position!

Elton John shook his head and cursed you for not being interested, but I am interested. Don't look at my age, but I have drugs with me, and I still want to fight for 300 rounds.

James Franco was lying on the sofa, puffing out a cigarette and laughing.

Since he became famous for playing Harry Osborn, the Green Goblin in Spider-Man, James Franco received an invitation to join this secret party.

He himself has a bad style and is a pure bad boy at heart, but he has only been famous for a short time and has hidden it well, at least it has not been exposed yet.

At Charlie Sheen's party, everyone had to hand in their mobile phones, no recording was allowed, and it had to be kept absolutely confidential. Here, James Franco completely let himself go and showed his bad nature.

"Hahaha. Eric Cooper, a guy who is rolling on his father's credit, this kid must be mentally ill."

"Bullshit Lionheart Network, bullshit streaming media, I only saw that he offended the six major companies and all TV stations in the United States at the same time. He is finished, and MGM is almost finished."

"Can you imagine? This idiot is completely mentally ill. If I were the president of MGM, the result would be much better than his."

John Mayer gulped down a glass of brandy and looked at James Franco sarcastically: "I think you are just jealous. He didn't give you the leading actor of Transformers, but gave it to an unknown little guy. Pawn."

"I heard that you were the most powerful person among those who auditioned that day, but you lost to Chris Evans. Now he is not only Sam, but also Captain America, and you are still the Green Goblin."

"Frank, so you are very unhappy, am I right?"

James Franco sprayed a mouthful of leaf tobacco at the other party: "Shut up your stinky mouth John, he also won a Grammy!"

"And that guy is a musician? It is said that he can't even read the music score, but he can beat you professionals, you should be ashamed!"

"Okay, stop arguing, help me think about this problem." Charlie Sheen walked around anxiously.

"What's the problem?"

"The one I just asked."

"Charlie, you haven't said anything yet."

"Huh? Fuck! My head is getting more and more confused. MGM has several big productions recently, and my agent got the audition quota."

"But now Eric Cooper is clearly going to bring the company to the crematorium. Should I still interview? If I participate in MGM's movies, will the Big Six hate me and affect my future development? I'm very conflicted now."

Elton John rolled his eyes, thinking that everyone knows your mess, and it's all over the place. Who would hire you?

However, since Charlie Sheen participated in the Sony Columbia sitcom "Two and a Half Men" last year, his superb acting skills and funny plots have indeed made this big bastard popular again. His salary was close to one million US dollars, which is considered the top salary in the American drama circle.

James Franco waved his hand: "If it's mine, I will definitely not audition again. Just find a reason to turn it down."

"On one side is MGM, and on the other side are the six major American TV stations. Even a fool should know how to choose?"

"James, but we are actors. This is a struggle between film and television companies. The union and the agency have not expressed support for either side. I think even if I participate, it won't have much impact. There is a role I really like."

Looking at Charlie Sheen's tangled look of worrying but wanting, James Franco vomited in disgust.

"Wake up, Charlie Sheen, I received the news, top secret news that will not be announced to the public."

"If it is not announced to the public, how did you know it?"

"Uh"

"Okay, tell me quickly."

"The senior executives of the six major companies held a meeting a few days ago to launch a sniper attack on MGM. They must let Eric Cooper know how powerful this kid is. This plan has a code name, called Operation Rio. Do you know what it means?"

Charlie Sheen shook his head. He lived in a daze every day. Apart from drinking, taking drugs and having sex, his brain could no longer accommodate too many things.

"Stupid, you are from the 60s, don't you know what the name Leo means? MGM, Leo, don't you know?"

"That lion, that lion!" Charlie Sheen realized it belatedly.

MGM's opening logo is a roaring lion, which is well known, but many people don't know that the lion was not a special effect synthesis in the early days, but a real shot.

You couldn't do special effects in the 1920s, so in order to make this opening, the company could only rent a real lion and shoot the moment it roared.

It is said that the photographers were changed several times, and the lion's belly was about to burst. Of course, this is a joke.

MGM has changed a total of 7 lions to shoot the title. They all have their own names. For example, the first one was called Cairbre, and later changed to Slats.

The second lion was named Jackie, and the third was named Telly.

However, MGM called them Leo, which is also the symbol of the company.

James Franco nodded: "Yes, it is the lion of MGM. Although the Big Six has not issued another statement, it is obvious that Eric Cooper's sheltering Mel Gibson and the Lionheart Network have angered them. Now it's six against one, and they are targeting this lion!"

"And I heard that the various TV stations are also negotiating, and I'm afraid the results will be given soon. Brother, now is really not a good time to approach this lion."

"Well, if your information is accurate, now is indeed not a good time."

James Franco's so-called top-secret information is of course not top-secret. The Big Six deliberately released it. Not only did it spread in the entertainment industry, but soon even the audience knew it.

Two days later, Disney took the lead in announcing that many of its films would be rescheduled.

This year, Mickey Mouse's carefully crafted ace animation "The Incredibles" was postponed from the original August 5 to December 7, and the target was obviously the Christmas season "Inception".

The adventure masterpiece "National Treasure" starring Nicolas Cage was rescheduled to June 11, more than two months ahead of schedule, and the target was "Frozen".

"A Different World", adapted from the best-selling children's literature, was also rescheduled to September 17, sniping "Don't Breathe 2".

Anne Hathaway's sequel to the famous work "The Princess Diaries 2" was postponed to September 24, also sniping "Don't Breathe 2".

Even movies such as "The Chronicles of Narnia", "Superman High School", and "Magic Twins" that were originally scheduled to be released next year have been rescheduled, announcing that they will speed up production and try to release them this year.

After Disney announced a large-scale rescheduling of its films, Warner quickly followed suit.

The release date of the super IP "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was postponed from August to November, and the target was Gadot's "The Hunger Games".

"The Polar Express", produced by the great director Robert Zemeckis, was rescheduled to May 21, and it also sniped "The Purge 2" and "Million Dollar Baby".

"Troy", an epic blockbuster that has been carefully filmed for more than a year and brings together Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, has postponed its release date from May to June 17, and it is jointly sniping "Frozen" with "National Treasure".

Then Universal Pictures also announced a rescheduling plan.

First, the genre-mixed blockbuster "Alien vs. Predator" was postponed from April to September, sniping MGM's "Happy Death Day 2", soldiers against soldiers.

Then the ace IP "Jason Bourne" was moved up from July to June, and also joined the army of sniping "Frozen".

The popular comedy "Meet the Fockers 2" canceled its release date, probably aiming for the release date of "The Hangover 2".

"Van Helsing" starring Hugh Jackman was postponed from May to November, aiming at "The Hunger Games".

"Fast & Furious 3" was also announced to be produced in advance, and it is obvious that it is aimed at "Drive", which is also about racing.

Sony's super blockbuster "Spider-Man 2" was moved from the summer to the Christmas season, and it and Disney's "The Incredibles" jointly encircled "Inception".

20th Century Fox's "The Day After Tomorrow" and "I, Robot" and other masterpieces have also been rescheduled.

Paramount's "The Princess Diaries", "The Man Who Made It", "Tomorrowland" and "Suspect Zero" and other movies have also joined this battle.

These are just a part of it. Just like MGM still has movies in production that have not announced release dates, the six majors also hold a lot of cards in their hands waiting for MGM to make a move.

It's numb, everyone is numb!

For a time, the market was filled with gunpowder, and small and medium-sized companies such as Lionsgate and New Line were in a panic and announced the change of schedule.

Although they secretly reached an agreement with Eric, they announced to the public that they would remain neutral and would not take sides or stand in a team.

The change of schedule was also to avoid the sharp edge, but after a round of searching, they found that there was no good schedule. There was fighting in almost every schedule, so they could only choose to join the weaker battlefield.

DreamWorks has three big productions released this year, "Shrek the Monsters 2" and "Shark Tale", which have been carefully prepared for more than two years, and Spielberg's "The Terminal".

"Shark Tale" was urgently moved up from August to April 15, which is coming soon; the trump card "Shrek the Monsters 2" withdrew from June and was moved to October.

"The Terminal" wandered around for a long time and found that it really couldn't get in, so it could only announce that the schedule is to be determined.

Unlike small and medium-sized companies that survive in the cracks, movie fans are excited and screaming.

Although some movies have been postponed, there are more good movies to watch this year.

Cinemas are also very happy. The more movies there are, the hotter the market is. They don't care about your competition, as long as they can make more money.

And just after the Big Six sounded the horn of attack, the long-awaited reaction across the United States finally came, and major TV stations jointly issued a statement.

This statement is almost identical to that of the Big Six, and it also pointed the finger at Mel Gibson. It is hard not to suspect that the two sides have communicated privately.

"In view of the huge controversy caused by The Passion of the Christ, which has caused a very bad social impact, Mel Gibson has shown strong racist and anti-Semitic tendencies."

"This kind of thought is undoubtedly dangerous, and it is even more threatening and offensive to the TV station as a public mouthpiece."

"So after discussion, we decided not to establish or maintain any work intersection with Mel Gibson in the future, hereby declare!"

The signature is a long list of TV station names, but you don't need to pay attention to the local guys behind, the key is to look at the first two lines.

They include public stations CBS, ABC, FOX, NBC, WB, UPN and cable stations FX, AMC, CNN, HBO, Showtime, etc.

From now on, Mel Gibson or MGM, don't even think about advertising again, and don't even think about seeing a positive report about themselves on TV.

Eric has nothing to say about this, and still throws out a statement tit for tat, whoever is cowardly is a grandson!

In the MGM building, Eric did not go to the set these days. He handed over the filming to Neil, and he went to work and came to work as usual every day.

There was no way, people's hearts were a little unstable, and he could only stabilize the morale.

"Thank you, thank you very much Eric, you are my benefactor."

On the phone, Mel Gibson kept thanking him. When you are abandoned by everyone, the person who is willing to lend a helping hand, you can only repay him with gratitude.

"I won't abandon my partners. You don't have to worry, Mel. If I can't go on TV, I won't go on TV. There are still online channels, right?"

"YouTube can promote like Facebook, and it can also let you speak out. The box office of The Passion of the Christ is so good that those guys can't stop it."

Mel Gibson sighed: "Eric, your mentality is so stable. It's hard to believe that you are only in your 20s."

"Can I ask you one thing? Aren't you worried at all? To be honest, our situation is not very good now."

Eric chuckled: "Since I did it, I thought of this day. Now I just need a big victory to boost morale!"

Mel Gibson didn't speak because he didn't know how to win this victory.

On March 31, Saturday, Lionheart.com was officially launched.

Since it was the weekend, millions of users flocked to the website. The interface designed by Eric personally immediately shocked many people.

Unlike the simplicity of Facebook, Lionheart.com is just the opposite. It is rigorously classified and very gorgeous. Similar to the interface more than ten years later, only one interface shows a trend of dimensionality reduction.

Among these users, quite a few went straight to the variety show section and clicked on the first recommendation, "The Voice of America".

Because today is also the day when the second season of Fox's "American Idol" is broadcast, everyone wants to see who will win.

MGM VS Fox, the first battle begins!