I’m in Hollywood

It is true that even though the development speed of the information industry in recent years has amazed everyone, we cannot deny that the development of this industry is still in a very fragile seedling stage, with huge inputs but very little output. Extremely bearish on the prospects of the new technology industry.”

However, going back a hundred years, we will find that when generators and internal combustion engines first appeared, not many people expected that electricity would become one of the most important energy sources for modern people's lives, and no one could In a hundred years, the number of cars in the world will reach 500 million, which is almost equal to one car for every ten people in the world. Therefore, in this era of technological development and promotion far faster than a hundred years ago, we have reason to believe that, In the near future, all fields related to the information industry will become an indispensable part of ordinary people's life, such as clothing, food, housing and transportation. Therefore, the development of the firefly system may have reached an extreme in the eyes of outsiders, but in my eyes It seems that this is just the beginning.

In the large conference room of the Firefly Burbank headquarters, under the gazes of everyone, Eric looked around for a week with a confident smile on his face, and continued: Perhaps, some people will have doubts in their hearts, Eric, do you Don't you worry that someone will copy your plans for the future of the Firefly system so unreservedly?

In the light of everyone's laughter, Eric quickly shook his head and said, Seriously, I'm not worried at all, because Yahoo, Cisco, Nokia and other Firefly system companies have laid a very solid foundation for our future. , many of our competitors are even in a state of confusion. Moreover, in this world, business planning is actually a very cheap thing, I think everyone sitting here can easily make a better than I just The more reasonable and detailed business development ideas described are coming out.”

However, in order to turn a business plan into reality, it requires too much investment. In this process, a company is often limited by technology, interfered by capital, and constrained by insufficient team execution. Each of these factors can lead to the death of a creative company. But at Firefly, as long as we have a common philosophy and goals, then you can use your talents to the fullest, and I will do my best to help you solve it. All worries. Over the years, I'm sure I've proven that to everyone.

Finally, Eric looked more solemn, took a step back, looked at everyone, and said, Although there is no wine, I can't raise a glass, but I still hope that we can go on together.

wow wow wow.

Whether it was in the conference room or in the speakers of the remote display, warm applause sounded uniformly in an instant.

After Eric's speech, the executives of the Firefly System began to summarize the development status of the company they were responsible for in the past year, followed by discussions on the future development of various Firefly systems.

The meeting started at ten o'clock in the morning, western Los Angeles time, and was so focused that it continued until eight o'clock at night, and no one mentioned lunch or rest during the whole process.

It was not until night fell and the last discussion on the mobile communication network was over that Eric concluded in a state where everyone was still unfulfilled: Although it is a bit hasty and short, I have to announce that today's meeting is over, I believe that everyone has already gained their own insights and gains, and I will have people sort out today's detailed meeting minutes and send them to you as soon as possible. Then, finally, there is a small matter, and I hope everyone can cooperate.

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Firefly did not hide the news of the party from the top inside the system. However, when the media had not had time to dig out the details of the party, a series of sensational news inside and outside Hollywood came out from the various companies of the Firefly system one after another.

First of all, on the second day of the meeting, the management of Qualcomm held a press conference, announcing that it would withdraw from the cdma mobile phone manufacturing plant jointly established by the company and Sony Group in the near future.

The two sides will no longer cooperate in the future.

Although the reason given by Qualcomm is that the company intends to give up terminal products and focus on technology licensing and chip research and development, but considering the Pirates of the Caribbean script incident that just happened, everyone is sensitive to smell a trace of obvious pertinence breath.

As we all know, as one of the giants in the world-class electronics industry, Sony has never given up its plan to enter the mobile phone field since the beginning of the digital age. Even later, when Sony's mobile phone business failed after many attempts, it was still one of the most important suppliers of high-end mobile phone components in the world by virtue of its technological advantages.

The cooperation between Qualcomm and Sony in mobile phone manufacturing even predates Firefly’s investment as Qualcomm’s largest shareholder.

After that, due to the fact that they belong to the Firefly system, the relationship between Qualcomm and Nokia has gradually deepened, and the cooperation relationship with Sony has been continuously diluted.

At this time, at a critical moment when all electronics manufacturers in the world are sparing no effort to expand their mobile phone business, Qualcomm, which almost monopolized cdma technology patents, completely kicked Sony away, which is undoubtedly a very serious blow to Sony's plan to enter the field of mobile phone manufacturing. .

If Qualcomm's cessation of cooperation with Sony in the mobile phone business is just a slap in the face, then a series of news quickly spread by the group's Hollywood will be even more earth-shattering.

In the next few days, several news came out one after another from within the Firefly Group.

According to rumors, the executives of Firefly Group personally stated that following the acquisition of the script of Pirates of the Caribbean by Sony Pictures, all the media platforms of the Firefly system, including public television networks, cable TV, radio, Internet portals and other channels, will no longer be available. Accept any advertising order for any film produced by Sony Pictures.

The seriousness of the impact of this news on Sony Pictures can be seen from the proportion of Hollywood movie marketing budget. In Hollywood, only 20% of a movie's advertising marketing budget is spent on outdoor billboards, theater patch ads, etc. In the field of non-media channels, the remaining 80% is spent on media channels such as public television networks, cable TV, newspapers, and radio.

It can be said that once the news is true, even if it is not to the point of being blocked by the media, Sony Pictures will definitely become difficult in terms of film distribution.

Moreover, this is not over yet. Not long after this news came out, major Hollywood brokerage companies received notices one after another. It is still the day that Sony Pictures acquired the script of Pirates of the Caribbean. Directors, actors, producers and other main creators, the major film companies under the Firefly system will no longer cooperate with each other in any form within five years.

This news is undoubtedly more direct and strong for the shock of the entire Hollywood.

In recent years, the strength of the Firefly system in the film business also means that the Firefly system has the best opportunities for Hollywood filmmakers.

If due to the cooperation with Sony Pictures, there will be no directing or participating opportunities for the Firefly System Film Company in the next five years, coupled with the Firefly System’s ban on Sony Pictures’ media marketing, it is conceivable. , many promising filmmakers will be silenced because of this.

Therefore, as soon as these two news came out, the whole Hollywood was boiling.

For a time, in order to verify the authenticity of these two news, all the executives of the three companies, Firefly Group, MGM Group, and Fox Group, became the target of frantic pursuit and interception by the media. Media outlets in North America, Europe, and even the Far East are also closely following developments.

Although no one thought that the Firefly Group would have such a violent reaction because a script was robbed, not many people dared to personally take the risk to verify the authenticity of these two news.

In just a few days, all Sony Pictures film projects in the preparatory stage have come to a standstill, and the directors and actors who were originally looking for them have announced their withdrawal.

The state of the film that is in the production stage is even worse. Most of the crew from top to bottom, whether it is the director or the actor, hardly have any thoughts on the film, and the protagonists of many projects have begun to discuss whether they can still be released from Sony Pictures. Contracts, those insignificant supporting roles have no scruples, and they are looking for various reasons to withdraw from the crew, and they do not hesitate to offer compensation, and also hope to delete the scenes they have already filmed from the film.

In the face of such a bad situation, after a short period of confusion, Sony's interior also became jittery for a while.

Howard Stringer, who could hardly believe the facts in front of him, jumped out at the first moment, angrily accusing the Firefly Group of engaging in unfair and vicious competition, and claiming that Sony Pictures would stop at nothing for the Firefly Group's This monopolistic behavior is sued.

Naturally, however, a threat of this magnitude would have no effect.

Although the Firefly Group's blocking methods are fierce, it is definitely not an easy task to file a lawsuit for this. The most obvious loophole is that Firefly Group has never confirmed the authenticity of these two news through official channels.

What's more, if a lawsuit is really filed, such a wrangling lawsuit will last for three years and five years. Under the ban of the Firefly Group, it may become an unknown whether Sony Pictures still exists at that time.

Under the circumstance that Sony's US executives were madly trying to provoke a war of words but could not get any response, in just one week, the Sony rb headquarters finally could no longer sit still.

Because, after Qualcomm announced that it would stop cooperating with Sony in mobile phone production, Firefly Group also stopped negotiating with Sony on the purchase of 4,000 sets of 3D projectors, which was another very strong blow to Sony.

The 3D dual projector system developed by reald, a subsidiary of Firefly, and the two main projector equipment were originally planned to be purchased from Sony.

Sony's projector equipment, like other electronic products, follows a high-end line, and the high price naturally means that Sony's projectors have a very low market share.

If you can get the order from Firefly Group, according to the total number of movie screens in North America, only 2,000 sets, or 4,000 projectors, can directly increase the market share of Sony projectors by more than 10 percentage points. ,

Moreover, once Firefly Group's '4200' plan is successful and 3D projection is popularized, as the main equipment supplier of the reald system, Sony's projector market share will undoubtedly increase even more.

Now, just because Sony Pictures snatched a script from Firefly Group, it not only caused a huge setback for Sony's layout in the mobile phone industry, but also missed the great opportunity to turn over Sony's projector equipment, not to mention that Sony Pictures in North America has fallen into The messy situation, the senior management of Sony headquarters can no longer calm down anyway.

Playa Vista.

In the restaurant on the ship of Firefly Studios.

Kapoor Sid ordered a lunch from the waiter, then looked at Eric opposite, and said, Just for a script, is it really necessary to make such a big noise?

Eric handed the menu to the pretty blonde waiter beside him, waited for the other party to leave, and said with a smile, Are you also entrusted by someone to be a lobbyist?

Kapoor shook his head and said, Of course not. I know you must have been annoyed recently. I just pay attention to my job for the actors in my hands, so I really can't work with Sony Pictures in the future?

Don't do it for the time being, Eric still smiled. You can't keep me off the stage in public. It will be resolved after a while.

after a while?

Eric shrugged and said, It doesn't do me any good to kill Sony Pictures, you know, Firefly Investment just got a lot of cash, if you can spend some quickly, you can pay less. Lots of taxes.

Although he had already guessed seven or eight out of ten, Kapoor was still surprised: Are you going to buy Sony Pictures?

It's not Sony Pictures, it's Columbia Pictures.

Tsk tsk, in this case, you can control four of the seven, Kapoor shook his head with emotion, and added: So, these recent things are all bluffing?

Of course not, it's true that Qualcomm stopped cooperating with Sony, Eric said: If you don't hit Sony first, how can you make the Japanese surrender honestly, if they still hold on, I will knock a few more times. Stick, speaking of it, Sony and the company in my hands really have a lot of cooperation projects.

Kapoor found that he didn't know how to comment for a while, so he could only say: Then you should be careful, it's better not to lose more than the gain in the end.

Certainly not, Eric shook his head confidently.

Take Qualcomm as an example, both Eric himself and Qualcomm's management team originally hoped that Qualcomm would abandon terminal equipment manufacturing in the future and concentrate on the development path of technology licensing and chip research and development. At this time, the cooperation with Sony on terminal mobile phone equipment was abandoned. Although it was a bit ahead of schedule, it was also in line with Qualcomm's established development plan. In contrast, losing Qualcomm's strong technical support in the field of mobile communication technology is tantamount to a slap in the face for Sony, which is bent on entering the mobile phone manufacturing industry.